sylvia lennan—spence reports.ll of this was contaminated by thick, black oil, leaking from this ship, the mv wakashio, a japanese owned vessel that was sailing from singapore to brazil, when it ran aground injuly, 2020. the freighter spilt more than 1000 tonnes of fuel, releasing a toxic tide that damaged wildlife, corals and mangroves. it is one of the worst environmental disasters that mauritius has ever seen. during the trial, the ship's captain, sunil kumar nandeshwar, admitted to having a few drinks during a birthday party on board the vessel and to having given instructions to approach mauritian waters, to gain access to mobile phone networks, so that the crew could contact their families. he had left the first officer at the helm. both men were found guilty of endangering safe navigation and sentenced to 20 months in prison. translation: it is a very harsh sentence, considering _ the offence that was committed. it is extremely rare that a court does not take into consideration the rules of remission for a g

sylvia lennan—spence has the story. playing for argentina — all upfor grabs at the 10 auction taking place in buenos aires. widely recognised as one of the greatest football players of all time, maradona led a colourful life that gained him a huge following and many people are expected to try to snap up some memorabilia. translation: i estimate that at least 10,000, - 15,000, or even 20,000 people will see the event. probably many more and i'm coming up short because the maradonian world has those surprises. among the 87 lots that will go on the virtual auction block are luxury cars... ..including one which maradona once famously drove onto a football pitch. also for sale is a photo of the star with his friend, the late cuban leader fidel castro. but the top attraction is a house the footballer gave to his parents in the 1980s in one of buenos aires�*s wealthy neighbourhoods, with bidding starting at $900,000. it'sjust over a year since diego maradona died at the age of 60 from a heart attack after suffering several hea

sylvia lennan spence reports.red forests — a true winter wonderland in the us state of oregon. in neighbouring washington state, much excitement as seattle, too, was blanketed in snow. i woke up this morning, and i was like, "oh, my gosh, there's six inches of snow on the ground. i think i got to go skiing!" when we went to bed last night at midnight, i had trouble believing it would actually snow today. and when i woke up and saw what looked like maybe four inches, i was super excited. but it wasn't all fun and frolics, with seattle's mayor declaring a civil emergency ahead of the storms to give shelter to those in need. travellers, too, were hit by delays and cancellations as airport operators tried their best to remove ice from planes, the battering snow hindering their progress. flights were cancelled, and many people stranded. we had to wait for two hours outside in 20—degree weather— for a taxi that would be willing - to take us to one of the only hotels with room availability. meteorologists say global warm

sylvia lennan—spence reports. over the past few years have often seemed controversial. in denmark in particular, they've tried to pull up the drawbridge. they've confiscated valuables from arriving refugees, created a three—year wait until relatives can join and at one point separated young, married refugees. measures prompted by the 2015 refugee crisis when overi million entered europe via greece and italy, with many seeking asylum further north including in denmark. inger stojberg was immigration minister at the time. over the past two years she has been investigated over the legality of her 2016 decision to separate 23 married refugees under 18 years old from their spouses. she said it was to combat child marriages but her separation policy led some migrants to reportedly feel suicidal, living apart for months. bell rings. last week, she was convicted in an impeachment court and sentenced to 60 days' detention for failing to adhere to danish and human rights law, that each case must be assessed individually. fe

sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. well! what a story. stay watching.f rain and we had some snow over northern hills. similar story as we start the new week. we've got a frontal system working its way in from the atlantic. that's going to bring another round of rain and hill snow. you can see it here showing up on that pressure chart. it will be very wet across northern ireland, parts of scotland, western england and wales to start this morning. quite quickly, though, it will brighten up across northern ireland with sunshine and showers. but this band of rain will continue its journey eastwards through the day, eventually crossing most of england. we'll see some snow over the pennines as well. there could be a bit of a hang back of the rain for east anglia in the far south—east, otherwise it brightens up for many of us with some good spells of sunshine. most of the showers will be in the north and the west, some of these heavy and frequent, and there will be some wintriness over the high ground. a cold day to come — we could see nine or ten degrees in t

sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news.ounting its box office losses as the pandemic continues to prevent large sections of the audience returning to the cinema. in the us takings are set to reach $4.4 billion by the end of the year — which sounds like no mean feat, but that's down 61% on 2019, the last year where covid—19 wasn't a factor. globally, box office receipts this year were around 20 billion, again not be laughed at, but that's half of what the studios made in 2019. so far only one film this year has grossed more than1 billion dollars across the world — spider man: no way home — that's compared to nine films in 2019. so is fear of covid stopping audiences setting out to the local mutliplex, or has the rise of streaming and on demand changed the way we consume movies for ever? paul dergarabedian is a senior media analyst at comscore and joins me now from hollywood. that is quite a drop off from the box office monsters, isn't it? ., the box office monsters, isn't it? . ., , , the box office monsters, isn't it? ., .,

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sylvia lennan spence reports.are without power. one town in fukushima district has registered one and half metres of snow in recent days. forecasters say the amount of snow this season is twice that of an average year. there's no let—up in sight, with more snowfall forecast into tuesday along the japan sea coast. warnings are in place for residents to stay home. here's carol with the weather. hello again. over the next few days the temperature is going to rise to unseasonably mild levels. today, what we've got is rain pushing away into the north sea leaving a lot of cloud in its wake, thick enough for some patchy light rain or drizzle at times. the clearer skies across the highlands, northern ireland and parts of england and wales means that some of us will see some sunshine. but a windy day, especially with exposure in wales and the english channel. through this evening and overnight, there will be quite a bit of clear sky around, so especially in scotland, parts of northern england, we are looking at a touch of

sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. around 1.3 million trees. our wales correspondent hywel griffiths reports. from these young seedlings, one day, entire forests may grow. the welsh government says it wants to see 86 million trees planted across wales by the end of the decade to capture carbon and combat climate change. that's why next year it will offer over a million native trees for free — either to be added to a woodland like this or for people to plant themselves at home. but at the cost of £2 million to the taxpayer, how likely is it that they'll survive and thrive? trees are tough, actually. you've got to treat them pretty badly to kill a tree. you know, just a bit of tender loving care and it will be fine. bit of space and plenty of water. to reach 86 million, many, many more will need to be planted. a national forest stretching across wales is planned. a similar scheme is happening in the midlands. but planting to capture carbon is the subject of scientific debate. it depends on the type of tree and its locati

sylvia lennan spence, bbc news. incredible pictures. let's find out what is happening in the uk.ezing. further south, you can see the difference. a good 70 degrees difference between the highlands and the channel islands. the rain has been coming in from the west, steadily pushing eastwards —— a good 7 degrees difference. patchy light across the south. also scotland and wales. it will brighten up, the morning mist and fog clearing with sunshine can begin across scotland and northern ireland. like circles represent the gusts of wind strength. particularly windy across western exposure and the channel islands and the english channel, as well, as we go through the day. temperatures six in the north to 12 as a suite down towards the south. three this evening and overnight, still some cloud, some dampness from the cloud for a time, some clear skies meaning especially across scotland and parts of northern england we will see a touch of frost but then we have this next front coming in. look at the temperatures again, 10 degrees by night, in the south 1 degrees in aberdeen. tomorrow this