tim muffett reports. traffic versus tranquillity.t the royal horticultural society, a row is taking root. it seems a mad proposal to take down these trees which has been suggested. we are never going to be able to replace them. they are wonderful. we should be nurturing bees and looking after them for the future. it is madness. the problem is the nearbyjunction where the. it is congested and has the highest accident rate of any junction in the country and improvements are needed. that one proposal could see the a3 expanded and 2.5 acres of woodland destroyed along with 500 trees. it has high—profile support. this is a giant redwood. you have heard of these. massive. 0ver giant redwood. you have heard of these. massive. over 100 giant redwood. you have heard of these. massive. 0ver100 years giant redwood. you have heard of these. massive. over 100 years old. these. massive. 0ver100 years old. 0ne these. massive. 0ver100 years old. one of several down this great strip. this along with magnolia is and camellias would all go. 0ther plans

tim muffett, bbc news.could be the strongest storm to hit the us coast since hurricane katrina 12 years ago. hurricane harvey has been upgraded to a category two and forecasters warned that the 130 mile per hour winds are expected to hit in about 12 hours' time. cbs correspondent don champion is in corpus christi in texas. how are people preparing? the big concern is the strengthening storm off the coast here at texas. harvey is still a category two storm right now but is on the verge of becoming a major hurricane, a category three storm. it would be the first hurricane to make landfall here along the texas gulf coast in nine yea rs. along the texas gulf coast in nine years. looking behind me, the waves at the corpus christi bay are already whipping up. we have seen some wind and rain, but this isjust a taste of what's ahead. not only over the course of the next few hours, but the next few days. harvey will be a long duration storm in this region. flooding is a very big concern here. many places he could se

tim muffett looks back to a pivotal era in broadcasting.as banned. by broadcasting from international waters, pirate stations like caroline, radio london, and swinging radio england exploited a loophole. this was radio caroline's london hq, where tony blackburn had his first audition. did you have any sense of what a big deal this was going to be for you and for pop culture? yes, i did, yeah. i really thought this was going to be the start of something very big. # keep on running... broadcasting pop music from ships like this out at sea, the pirate stations were very popular. but on land, they weren'tjust winning over millions of fans, they also faced a powerful enemy — the government. the pirates are a menace and i don't believe at all that the public wouldn't support action to enforce the law. at midnight on the 14th of august 1967, the marine 0ffences act became law. it was now illegal for british citizens to work on the ships or to supply them. many pirate stations packed up, but caroline continued broadcasting from the sea until 1990.

tim muffett reports. traffic versus tranquillity. of these trees as has been suggested, because we're never going to be able to replace them. and they are wonderful, we should be really nurturing these and looking after them for the future. it's madness to be taking them down. the problem is this nearbyjunction where the m25 meets the a3. it's often congested. highways england says it has the highest accident rate of any motorwayjunction in the country and that improvements are needed. but the rhs fears one proposal being considered will see the a3 expanded and two and a half acres of its woodland destroyed along with 500 trees. it has high profile support. this is a giant redwood. you've heard of these, massive. over 100 years old. one of several down this great strip. this, along with rhododendrons, magnolias, camellias, would all go. other options, which would have less impact on these gardens, are being considered, but the road improvements are imminent. it's widely accepted by all sides that changes to thejunction need to be mad

tim muffett looks back to a pivotal era in radio.ngland exploited a loophole. this was radio caroline's london ho, where tony blackburn had his first audition. did you have any sense of what a big deal this was going to be for you and for pop culture? yes, i did, yeah. i really thought this was going to be the start of something very big. # keep on running... broadcasting pop music from ships like this out at sea, the pirate stations were very popular. but on land, they weren'tjust winning over millions of fans, they also faced a powerful enemy — the government. the pirates are a menace and i don't believe at all that the public wouldn't support action to enforce the law. at midnight on the 14th of august 1967, the marine offences act became law. it was now illegal for british citizens to work on the ships or to supply them. many pirate stations packed up, but caroline continued broadcasting from the sea until 1990. it anchored further into international waters to avoid uk regulations. this ship, the ross revenge, was its studio thro

tim muffett reports. traffic versus tranquillity.rey, a row is taking root. it seems a mad proposal to be taking down some of these trees as has been suggested, because we're never going to be able to replace them. and they are wonderful, we should be really nurturing these and looking after them for the future. it's madness to be taking them down. the problem is this nearbyjunction where the m25 meets the a3. it's often congested. highways england says it has the highest accident rate of any motorwayjunction in the country and that improvements are needed. but the rhs fears one proposal being considered will see the a3 expanded and two and a half acres of its woodland destroyed along with 500 trees. it has high profile support. this is a giant redwood. you've heard of these, massive. over 100 years old. one of several down this great strip. this, along with rhododendrons, magnolias, camellias, would all go. other options, which would have less impact on these gardens, are being considered, but the road improvements are imminent. it'

brea kfast‘s tim muffett is with students at ark academy in north london for us this morning.ts and staff are gathering to find out the news — how they have gonein to find out the news — how they have gone in the gcses. big changes in three subjects, english language, literature and mathematics. it is the way they have been graded, 1—9, as opposed to a—e, or f or g. we will speak with some of the students later. we thought it would be interesting to speak with 316 —year—olds as they waited for their results to find out the pressures they have been under and what it is like to be 16 —— three 16. iam i am excited to see how i have done. i know i have tried my hardest. i am excited to see how i have done. i know i have tried my hardestlj i am excited to see how i have done. i know i have tried my hardest. i am quite nervous. i i know i have tried my hardest. i am quite nervous. lam i know i have tried my hardest. i am quite nervous. i am quite excited because it is a new stage. # i've been thinking about tomorrow. # i've been thinking about tomorrow. # instead of drowning in the

tim muffett was in wisley for us earlier. root in these historic gardens. close to here, works are being considered to improve a junction, which could potentially have an effect on many of the trees you see behind me. it could theoretically see them cut down. anyway, here's a little explanation as to the geography of this area and what impact these improvements could have. it's been considered a centre of horticultural excellence for more than a century, but wisley lies close to where the m25 meets the a3. the junction's often congested. at peak times it's use by 7,000 vehicles an hour. according to highways england it has one of the highest collision rates in the country and needs improving. the royal horticultural society fears one plan being considered would see the a3 widened with the loss of 2.5 acres of woodland from the 240—acre site. 500 trees would be cut down, a prospect that has angered some. this is a giant redwood. you've heard of these, massive. 0ver100 years old. one of several down this great strip. this, alon

our reporter tim muffett visited the ark academy to get more on this i'm joined from our westminsternow you will want to congratulate students receiving their results this morning, and now we have a better understanding, in england and there was a slight fall in the past rate, and rails, slightly bigger, and in northern ireland, a rise in the pass rate. —— there was a slight fall in the past rate in england and wales. education is a devolved matter so i'm responsible for england's schools. we should congratulate all the students throughout the united kingdom and throughout the united kingdom and throughout england and wales, northern ireland, in collecting gcse results today, to achieve a standard pass or better in those gcses is a huge achievement and thanks to all the teachers in preparing our youngsters for these more demanding gcse is that we're seeing this year. let's talk about the new numerical grades for those three subjects, in england, that will be introduced across all of the subject in the next few years. we had from the confederation of british industry short while ago t

tim muffett is in wisley for us this morning. sion around the place. good morning. good morning. what a fabulous spot this is, the royal horticultural society's garden at wisley in surrey. a beautiful sight but you might be able to hear traffic behind me, that is the a three and it's a very busy road and as you say it is close to a junction with the emperor and the. —— a road three. —— m25 —— a3. here's an explainer about the situation and why some people aren't happy. it's been considered a centre of horticultural excellence for more than a century, but wisley lies close to where the m2 meets the a3. thejunction close to where the m2 meets the a3. the junction is close to where the m2 meets the a3. thejunction is often congested. at peak times it's used... according to highways england it has one of the highest collision rates in the country and needs improving. the royal horticultural society says one plan being considered would see the a3 widen. 500 trees would be cut down —— widened. a prospect that has angered some. this is a

tim muffett reports.river canal rescue, helping boat owners in trouble, teaching canal users basic rules, which, to their exasperation, many are unaware of. you drive on the right—hand side when you're passing another boat. so, it's port—to—port, left—to—left. these are metal boats. they rust in the water. if you don't take it out of the water and treat it, it will rot away to nothing until the boat sinks. after years of neglect, many canals are busy once more, and those who look after them say that canal users, especially those new to all this, need to ensure they know what they're doing. well, one of the issues that we have is the sheer popularity of canals means they're used by more and more people. the canal and river trust manages 2,000 miles of waterways in england. from the dangerous misuse of locks to the dumping of human waste, the boom in canal use has many downsides. what you have here is two widebeam boats moored next to each other, which is effectively quadruple mooring, narrowing the channel

breakfast‘s tim muffett reports.n the right—hand side when you are passing another boat so it is port to port, left to left. these are metal boats. they rust in the water. if you don‘t take it out of the water and treat it it will rot away to nothing the boat sinks. after yea rs of to nothing the boat sinks. after years of neglect, many canals are busy once more and those who look after them say that canal users, especially those new to all this, need to ensure they know what they are doing. well, one of the issues that we have is the sheer popularity of ca nals that we have is the sheer popularity of canals means it is used by more and more people. the canal and river trust manages 2000 miles of waterways in england and away from the dangerous misuse of lochs to the dumping of waste — the boom in canal use has many downsides. all you have here is two whitebeam boats china, which is quadruple mooring, causing obstruction for other craft trying to get through. the trust records incidents when it came but in london, wh

tim muffett reports.ing radio england exploited a loophole. we were 400 miles off the coast. - 3.5 — 3.5 miles. we flew under the panamanian flag. now, if anyone went on to that boat from this country, it was like declaring war on panama. this was radio caroline's london ho, where tony blackburn had his first audition. did you have any sense of what a big deal this was going to be for you and for pop culture? yes, i did, yes. i really thought that this was going to be the start of something very big. good morning, everyone. tony blackburn with you, feeling a bit under the weather. we have about an eight—force gale out there. broadcasting pop music from ships like this, out at sea, pirate stations were very popular. but on land, they won'tjust winning over millions of fans. they also faced a powerful enemy — the government. the pirates are a menace, and i don't believe at all that the public wouldn't support action to enforce the law. at midnight on 14 august 1967, the marine offences act became law. it wa