tim allman, bbc news.of mars. it moved 6.5 metres, which nasa described as a major milestone. the one—tonne robot landed on the red planet two weeks ago. since then, engineers have been carrying out extensive tests on its complex systems. perseverance is expected to travel about 15 kilometres over the next two years, conducting experiments and searching for evidence of ancient life. it's capable of driving about two hundred metres a day. the duchess of sussex says she feels "liberated" now that she and prince harry can make their own choices without the royal family. in the latest clip from her forthcoming interview with oprah winfrey meghan markle suggested that life within the royal family was not what she had expected. daniela relph reports. "would you please give me an interview?" and you said... for three years, oprah winfrey has pursued this interview. finally we get to sit down and have this conversation. well... for the duchess of sussex, talking to oprah a sign that the restrictions of royal life

the bbc�*s tim allman explains. in helsinki, they certainly know how to improvise.know what they say — necessity is the mother of invention. they call it ice surfing, a combination of wind surfing and ice skating. shooting across the surface, you can reach speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour. conditions are just perfect. i call them happiness machines. they really make people smile. and it's such a joy, pure movement, and right now it's on. there are estimated to be around 1000 competitors around the world, mostly based in northern europe, russia and north america. but which is best? surfing the waves or surfing the ice? translation: they are so different. - i can't really choose between them. the attraction in summer is that the waves make it more challenging, but in winter you can just race in straight away. there is of course one potential fly in the ointment — spring. as temperatures rise and the ice melts, the opportunities for fun disappear. so the moral of the story is, keep surfing while you can. tim allman, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and

tim allman, bbc news. clocks, and will be busy changing each of them himself. normally she gets help from friends but the pandemic has put a stop to that. so, that is quite a lot of work for him. bless him. rate. that it. —— right. that is it. and you can keep in touch me on twitter @lvaughanjones, i�*m lewis vaughan jones. thanks for watching bbc world news. hello there. friday marked a change to our weather. we saw some much colder air move down from the northwest right across the country. so that means we are starting the weekend off on a chilly note but bright with some sunshine, then it will turn wetter and windier, particularly across northern and western areas. and gradually, it will be turning milder. it�*s looking very mild indeed as we head on into next week. so for saturday, then, we�*re in the cold air mass, as you can see. this is the milder air mass which will be making inroads saturday night and into sunday. we start this morning off with a bit of an ice risk across northern areas where we h

tim allman, bbc news. we could all do with a happiness machine.ional and international, any all venues, nationaland international, any time on the bbc website, and also on our twitter feeds. bbc website, and also on our twitterfeeds. that's bbc website, and also on our twitter feeds. that's it bbc website, and also on our twitterfeeds. that's it for now. thank you very much for watching. hello there. today is shaping up to be a pretty similar day to how yesterday was with many places starting chilli, gray, foggy with some low cloud but will slowly burn back to the east coast. allowing sunshine to occur for many of us. a largely dry day today actually start with that low cloud and fog. many places will turn brighter into the afternoon. it's all driven by this area of high pressure which is keeping things fine and settled. most places will see light wind which is why we will start off great with this fog around for many places. the exception the west of scotland perhaps northern ireland, far west of england and wales which will start cold, frosty an

tim allman, bbc news.any crew on board, reached a predetermined height of ten kilometres before landing again. spacex officials called it a �*beautiful soft landing". the landing and take—off did indeed look good, but... just a few minutes later the test ended in a fiery explosion. the rocket thrown into the air and crashing back to the ground. it's the third rocket to explode in as many months. the owner of spacex, elon musk, is hoping eventually his rockets will be able to take humans to mars. there is more on that and all the news on the bbc website as well as our twitter feeds. thank you for watching. hello there. wednesday was a cloudy day and over the next few days, sunshine is going to be at a premium. now, we've still got colder air sitting across the uk. for most of the time, it is going to be dry but there will be a lot of cloud, and the cloud was thick enough on wednesday to give quite a few showers for england and wales, some heavy bursts of rain for a time as well. now at the moment, those sho

some have found a unique way to cope, as tim allman explains.�*s mobile phone. his wife died ten years ago in the tsunami. speaks japanese. he tells her about the stars at night that shine like jewels and he tells her how grateful he is that they met. translation: this phonej booth embraces all of me. it embraces the people affected by the earthquake and tsunami. it is a place that embraces not only the people who are alive, but also those who�*ve passed away. itaru sasaki owns this garden. he put up the phone box the year before the tsunami after his cousin died from cancer. he knows why the so—called �*wind phone�* has become so important to so many people both near and far. translation: they were suddenly i unable to see their loved ones, l so there are feelings left behind. they would have wanted to say something for the last time, had they known they were not going to see them again. and grief moves down the generations. daina okawa is 12 years old. his grandfather died in the disaster. speaks japanese. he tells him he will soon be going to

tim allman, bbc news.at at least four people have been shot dead by authorities in myanmar after they opened fire on a crowd protesting outside a police station in yangon. it comes on the day the military held a huge parade to mark armed forces day and warned anyone who defied orders not to protest that they'd be met with deadly force. that's it from me — you can reach me on twitter @lvaughan jones, i'm lewis vaughan jones, thanks for watching bbc world news. goodbye. hello there. friday marked a change to our weather. we saw some much colder air move down from the northwest right across the country. so that means we are starting the weekend off on a chilly note but bright with some sunshine, then it will turn wetter and windier, particularly across northern and western areas. and gradually, it will be turning milder. it's looking very mild indeed as we head on into next week. so for saturday, then, we're in the cold air mass, as you can see. this is the milder air mass which will be making inroads we star

tim allman, bbc news. it looks like a lot of fun, a bit of an icebreaker. we have been asking you don't it seems to have disappeared... we have been asking you to send us your pictures of pets in outfits because we are going to cover that in our business coverage coming up in a moment. see you soon. hello there. today is shaping up to be a pretty similar day to how yesterday was, with many places starting chilly, grey, foggy with some low cloud, that will slowly burn back to the east coast, allowing for some sunshine to develop for many of us. so a largely dry day today, a chilly start with that low cloud and fog. many places though will turn brighter into the afternoon. now, it's all driven by this area of high pressure, which is keeping things fine and settled. most places will see light winds which is why we will start off rather grey with this fog around for many places. the exception, the west of scotland, parts of northern ireland, the far west of england and wales, which will start cold, frosty and sunny. but eventually the sun will get going on this

tim allman reports. mother nature can provide the most astonishing of spectacle. attention, marvelling at the jaw—dropping sight on display. it seems more like woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like a music festival here, to have so many people around! yeah. i love it! i love how many people are here. amazing, like, incredible. i've been here, this is my third time, and it's changing so severely every single time i come. they have literally queued up to see this. a line of cars parked nearby now a common sight. the authorities have set up a hiking trail and are patrolling the area to prevent people from straying too close to dangerous volcanic gases. all this, quite the diversion after a year of viruses and lockdowns. i think for myself and for so many other people, it'sjust like a really nice experience to get to have this kind of social vibe, really, and just kind of get out. it really makes you forget about the whole pandemic and everything that has been going on. volcanologists say they have no idea how long this erup

tim allman, bbc news.no one on board. it followed what had appeared to be a successful ta ke—off in the southern united states. video showed the rocket engulfed in flames and crashing to the ground. russell trott reports. three, two, one... ignition... ..we have liftoff. it was all running so smoothly. the starship prototype rocket launched from boca chica, in cameron county, texas. five minutes in and the space—x craft begins its tricky descent back to the landing zone, ten kilometres — or 30,000 feet below. a near—perfect landing, or at least that's how it looked and despite some flames needing to be put out, it was all systems go for a second flight. this time, not so good. thankfully, no one was on board and there were no injuries among the safety crews on the ground. two previous tests also had failed. thousands of miles away in tokyo, japan, this billionaire launches a search for the trip of a lifetime. he wants eight artistically minded adventurers tojoin him he wants eight artistically minded adven

tim allman, bbc news.o there. friday marked a change to our weather. we saw some much colder air move down from the northwest right across the country. so that means we are starting the weekend off on a chilly note but bright with some sunshine, then it will turn wetter and windier, particularly across northern and western areas. and gradually, it will be turning milder. it's looking very mild indeed as we head on into next week. so for saturday, then, we're in the cold air mass, as you can see. this is the milder air mass which will be making inroads saturday night and into sunday. we start this morning off with a bit of an ice risk across northern areas where we had overnight showers. it is a chilly start but bright, plenty of sunshine around, but into the afternoon, cloud will be thickening out west with some rain pushing into northern ireland, western scotland along with strengthening winds. now, temperatures after that chilly start should reach 10—11 celsius for most. still, though, single figure valu

tim allman, bbc news.ee what i mean? when nancy first stepped into the ring to members watched in awe as the grandmother of eight through punch after punch. including these mightyjabs! she now gloves up to three times a week and says the punches are slowing down the degenerative effects of parkinson's. knock them out, nancy! more on our website. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. please do stay with us. hello. last weekend was a mainly dry weekend across the uk, with high pressure in control and this weekend will be the same. but there is a significant difference between weekends — that word there, cold. a very different feel to things. spring in the air last weekend — 15 celsius in the sunshine. this weekend, with only a few sunny spells around, it's closer to 7 degrees. and it feels like winter's still got a bit of life left in it. but it is high pressure across us, so it is going to be mainly dry. just this one weak weather front will deliver a bit of rain into parts of scotland, especially

tim allman, bbc news.is now known that dozens of people have been killed in an attack by an islamist militants on the northern town of palmer, and hundreds of others have escaped to safety. —— palma. some survivors say they were left to defend themselves during the assault which began on wednesday. islands has been increasing in the region since 2017. dino mahtani is deputy director of the africa program for international crisis group. he's in nairobi. i understand you have recently resentment of returned from mozambique. give us your understanding of what is happening here? who is behind these attacks and why? this happening here? who is behind these attacks and why?- these attacks and why? this is an insurgency _ these attacks and why? this is an insurgency that _ these attacks and why? this is an insurgency that is - these attacks and why? this is an insurgency that is basically| an insurgency that is basically snowballed in the period of 3— four years from something that was quite local in nature, wher

tim allman, bbc news.nesday was a cloudy day and over the next few days, sunshine is going to be at a premium. now, we've still got colder air sitting across the uk. for most of the time, it is going to be dry but there will be a lot of cloud, and the cloud was thick enough on wednesday to give quite a few showers for england and wales, some heavy bursts of rain for a time as well. now at the moment, those showers are becoming confined more to the south east of england and east anglia on that weather front there. at the same time we have another weak weather front moving down into scotland. now, behind that we're going to pick up more of a north—easterly breeze. that will push its way down across the uk and just continue to feed in that chilly airfrom the north. now, there's a lot of cloud around at the moment. misty weather, too. not as much fog, mind you. and temperatures by the morning should be just a few degrees the right side of freezing. but there's some showers to clear away from the south east and

tim allman, bbc news.or, grassroots sports being allowed again. from today in wales and monday in england, it follows the restart in scotland earlier this month, and, in northern ireland there's only until next thursday to wait before some activites can resume. it's the 3rd time, in 9 months that grassroots sports have emerged from a shutdown —— as mike bushell reports. it is time to say goodbye to those workouts. farewell to cloud coaching sections on zoom in the backyard, outside again for the return of grassroots ports and for most of us, the first time this year. they'll be beating dad at goal again, on monday, they can be reunited with her team—mates and played proper matches once more. i'm really excited, football has been a big part of my life. so i'm just really happy to have it back. it gives you that freedom, like an escape from reality being able to run round and not caring about what is going on. pretty much lost over half the year to know footballi at all and they are not seeing each other, th

tim allman, bbc news.ts all had to take an antigen test before the concert, and only those who tested negative were allowed in the venue. sergi forcada reports. it looks almost like a concert from old times, a big crowd without social distancing, although still wearing facemasks. after a year with most cultural events cancelled due to the pandemic, this sold—out gig by the pop band love of lesbian was a mix of science and music. included in the ticket, a coronavirus test which all audience members had to take a few hours before the concert. three nightclubs in barcelona that have been closed for months were transformed into makeshift test centres. translation: we've screened | all 5,000 attendees with a rapid antigen test for coronavirus, which is cheap and gives you results in ten minutes. out of all of them, we detected six positive cases, and two more people were told to quarantine. so, in total, eight participants weren't able to attend the concert. even if testing negative, partygoers still had their

tim allman, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.ards over the next few days. warm weather on the way for many, but across the north—west of scotland particularly, there is a lot of rain on the way. that could even cause some localised flooding. now, on the earlier satellite picture, you can see a lot of cloud extending out into the atlantic. that is heading in our direction. heavy rain through tonight across northern ireland and scotland, some of that into north—west england and wales as well. very strong and gusty winds across north—western parts of the uk. milder than it was last night. six to 9 degrees. but many spots will start tomorrow cloudy. certainly across central and southern parts of the uk. some sunshine initially across scotland, albeit with some showers. through the day, our band of rain will push northwards again. that rain really setting in across western scotland, eastern scotland should see some brightness. and some southern parts of england and south wales should brighten up just a little. it is windy for all. gus

tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. it may have been a thoroughly wet day for some northern and western areas, but with that wet weather has come a of milder air. a pretty mild and muggy night tonight even with some rain at times, still in england and north wales, not much, though. the most persistent rain will be to the north and north—west of northern ireland and more especially across the highlands of scotland. could see over a month's worth of rain here in the coming days and that could give some minorflooding. well but look at the temperatures. well above where we should be by day, never mind by night. so it will be a mild start to monday morning. still the rain there in the highlands of scotland pushing its way northwards, turning a bit dry in northern ireland through the day, and brightening up to southern scotland, northern ireland, northern ireland and north wales. but with winds going into a more southerly direction across the southern half of wales, midlands, southern england, it is going to be increasingly s

tim allman, bbc news. our director david this afternoon has been helping pronounce it. i won't risk it. i won't even ask matt taylor. of course, you could. we don't need to hear you do it. the weather we have to look forward to presumably will be a lot more temperate. some of you will be digging out your summer shorts in the next few days. much sunday sunshine around. here it is in the channel islands. north—east of scotland as well. for most it is cloudy, and it has been raining in north—west wales and north—west england. increasingly into northern ireland and scotland, lots of rain to come in the next few days. a blustery afternoon, but temperatures widely into the teens. rain returns at times to north england and north wales. thoroughly wet in western parts of scotland, particularly around the west island, but look at these temperatures on monday morning. 12 sent thirteens through the central strip. —— 12s and 13s through the central strip a bit of sunshine to northern scotland, but the club breaks up quite widely across central and southern parts of england and wale

the bbc�*s tim allman reports. eight legs, three hearts, one impossible dream.colour, her muscles twitching, her sucker is contracting. her suckers contracting. researchers believe marshmallow may be dreaming. # dream... a team of scientists at a university in the west of brazil recorded four octopuses over several days. their sleep pattern went through cycles. during quiet sleep they were still, during active sleep they moved around. similar to humans when we dream, a period of neural activity that can boost health and cognition. they look so strange, so different, they seem almost alien, but it is thought octopuses have the most complex brains of any invertebrates. perhaps the most famous was paul, the eight—legged soothsayer who had an uncanny — albeit not perfect — record of picking winning teams at the 2006 world cup. then there's 0ctavia, the octopus from devon who could solve puzzles that would help her attain food. # dream... the researchers have speculated this octopus — asleep, displaying the colours seen during courtship — may be thinking of romance.

the bbc�*s tim allman reports. eight legs, three hearts, one impossible dream.suckers contracting. researchers believe marshmallow may be dreaming. # dream... a team of scientists at a university in the west of brazil recorded four octopuses over several days. their sleep pattern went through cycles. during quiet sleep they were still, during active sleep they moved around. similar to humans when we dream, a period of neural activity that can boost health and cognition. they look so strange, so different, they seem almost alien, but it is thought octopuses have the most complex brains of any invertebrates. perhaps the most famous was paul, the eight—legged soothsayer who had an uncanny — albeit not perfect — record of picking winning teams at the 2006 world cup. then there's octavia, the octopus from devon who could solve puzzles that would help her attain food. # dream... the researchers have speculated this octopus — asleep, displaying the colours seen during courtship — may be thinking of romance. a beautiful dreamer indeed. what do you know! a painting by vi

tim allman, bbc news.about you. a home on the market in boston is causing quite the stir — but the attention isn't exactly leading to offers. tanya dendrinos has the grand tour. when it comes to design, open plan living as a concept many are willing to get behind. but this takes open to a whole new level. a loo in plainview. the ma'ori level. a loo in plainview. the majority of — level. a loo in plainview. the majority of us. _ level. a loo in plainview. the majority of us, yeah, - level. a loo in plainview. the majority of us, yeah, i'm - level. a loo in plainview. tue: majority of us, yeah, i'm still holding out hope that there is one person out there, because all we need is one buyer, who prefers it this way and is willing to put their money behind it and embrace the freedom that comes with being able to poop out in the open. personal freedom able to poop out in the open. personalfreedom is one able to poop out in the open. personal freedom is one thing but it might not be the best way to introduce your

some have found a unique way to cope as tim allman explains.ed, the receiver remains silent. this man does not care. he comes out quite often and dials the number of his wife's mobile phone. his wife died ten years ago in the tsunami. he tells about the stars at night that shine like jewels and he tells how grateful he is that they met. translation:— grateful he is that they met. translation: , , ., translation: this phone booth and braces all— translation: this phone booth and braces all of— translation: this phone booth and braces all of me. _ translation: this phone booth and braces all of me. it - and braces all of me. it embraces the people affected by the earthquake and tsunami. it embraces not only the people who are alive but also those who are alive but also those who passed away.— who are alive but also those who passed away. itaru sasaki find these _ who passed away. itaru sasaki find these garden. _ who passed away. itaru sasaki find these garden. he - who passed away. itaru sasaki find these garden. he put - who passed away. itaru

tim allman reports.he demonstration had been largely peaceful, butjust after 10:00pm, officers told people to disperse and then they moved in. wearing helmets and carrying shields, they moved forward trying to force protesters to leave. there appear to be minor scuffles with some officers using batons as they confronted the demonstrators. police say projectiles, including eggs and glass bottles, were thrown at them and lasers were shone in their faces. officers are trained in the tactics that they will use. we need to provide them with protection — with the helmets and shields and the protective clothing that they wear, but when they are attacked with bottles being thrown, eggs being thrown, a bicycle pedal being thrown, paint being thrown, police horses coming under attack — we need to respond effectively and robustly to that threat. all this happening close to bridewell police station. the scene of sunday's first kill the bill demonstration. this was described as the worst violence the city had seen in

tim allman reports. i see what you did there! like a music festival here, to have so many people around! yeah. i love it! i love how many people are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here — this is my third time, and it's changing so severely every single time i come. they have literally queued up to see this — a line of cars parked nearby now a common sight. the authorities have set up a hiking trail and are patrolling the area to prevent people from straying too close to dangerous volcanic gases. all this quite the diversion after a year of viruses and lockdowns. like a really nice experience to get to have this kind of social vibe, really, and just kind of get out and it really makes you forget about the whole pandemic and everything that has been going on. volcanologists say they have no idea how long this eruption will last. it could be over in days or it may go on for decades. only mother nature knows. tim allman, bbc news. those pictures are astonishing. incredible, mesmerising! it is 11 minutes past seven. lockdow

tim allman reports.k, police clashed with protesters on the streets of bristol. the demonstration had been largely peaceful, but thatjust demonstration had been largely peaceful, but that just after 10pm, officers told people to disperse and then they moved in. wearing helmets and carrying shields, they moved forward to trying to force protesters to leave. there appeared to be minor scuffles, some officers using batons as they confronted the demonstrators. police say projectiles, such as glass bottles were thrown at them, and lasers were shonein were thrown at them, and lasers were shone in theirfaces. indie were thrown at them, and lasers were shone in their faces.— shone in their faces. we need to rovide shone in their faces. we need to provide officers _ shone in their faces. we need to provide officers with _ shone in their faces. we need to provide officers with protection, | provide officers with protection, and the protective clothing they wear. but when coming under attack, with bottles, eggs, a

tim allman reports.ain, too much blah, blah kills the climate. the french capital is no stranger to the perils of climate change — the city has been blanketed in smog on many occasions. ministers insist this is one of the most important pieces of legislation in recent years and will bring concrete change to people's lives, but environmental groups say it just does not go far enough. translation: we hope parliament can raise the ambition _ of this law. this is really the last chance, the last opportunity to have a law that finally lives up to the ambition announced and promised by emmanuel macron since his election. and it was notjust paris — nearly 200 demonstrations took place across the country. a collective sense that time is running out and something has to be done, now. tim allman, bbc news. outdoor sports and activities are allowed from today across england, as part of the government's road map out of lockdown. tim muffett has been at hillingdon lido for us this morning. yes, good morning to you. i

tim allman explains. in helsinki, they certainly know how to improvise.e challenging, but in winter you can just race in straightaway. there is, of course, one potential fly in the ointment — spring. and as temperatures rise and the ice melts, the opportunities for fun disappear. so the moral of the story is, keep surfing while you can. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello, again. it's been a fairly cloudy and for some foggy start to the day. a lot of this will lift as we go through today, many of us will have a dry day with some sunny spells. but, some of the cloud will stick and be with us for much of the day only to reform again tonight. some high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. look at the spacing in the isobars, not much wind to break up the cloud and later we have this weather front coming from the south—west, introducing some showers. so the areas likely to hang on to the cloud are across parts of the midlands, parts of eastern england and we see some haar rolling on short from the no

tim allman reports.ime in less than a week, the lees class with protesters, on the streets of bristol. the demonstration had been largely peaceful, butjust after ten o'clock, officers told people to disburse, then they moved in. wearing helmets and carrying shields, they moved forward trying to force protesters to leave. there were minor scuffles. some officers using buttons as they confronted the demonstrators. police said projectiles including eggs and bottles were thrown at them, and lasers were shone in their faces. of this happening close to bridewell police station, the scene of sunday's first kill the bill demonstration. this described as the worst violence the city had seen in many, many years. last night that anger was felt once more. the protesters insisting their freedom to demonstrate is being taken away. but somerset police said they would not tolerate violent disorder. tim wales is the first part of the uk to lift travel restrictions within its borders, as the �*stay local�* rule is being r

tim allman, bbc news. i have got some octopus bats.her it is octopi or octopuses but octopi is acceptable. they have three hearts nine brains. in addition to the central brain, each arm has many brain, so it allows each arm to act independently. there you go. ifind it rather calming watching octopus sleep, or dreaming, orwhatever is going inside its own multi—brand head. now the weather with matt. a promising start behind me in sheffield. it will not stay that way. all of us can expect some rain. there will be big building clouds producing lightning and hail. at the moment we had bans are pretty heavy rain in the west pushing eastwards. a few showers in the south and east. the band of rain will go through the afternoon. still raining quite heavily by four o'clock this afternoon. part of kent, towards norfolk and, then sunshine by heavy thundery showers. temperatures will drop this afternoon. showers containing hail could turn wintry over the hills. they will rattle through quite quickly. some of the strongest winds with the initial bur