countryfile‘s tom heap reports.omatosis is a viral disease causing inflammation of the eyes, ears and lungs with death following extensive convulsions. it's been present in uk rabbits since the 1950s, often killing 99% of the population in an infected area. but now, similar symptoms have been seen in brown hares in different areas across east anglia with hares in distress, dying and unable to run from humans. britain's leading authority on hares and rabbits, dr diana bell from the university of east anglia, is leading the investigations. i wasn't expecting myxomatosis in hares. and i really hope that — hares have no protection in this country. on the continent, there is a closed season for shooting hares, not in the uk, so what i would hope for is an immediate ban on hunting. the scientists are awaiting postmortem confirmation of the virus. that could tell them how itjumped from one species to another and, most importantly, how virulent it could prove. tom heap, bbc news. we will be back at the top of the hour with

countryfile‘s tom heap reports.omatosis is a viral disease causing inflammation of the eyes, ears and lungs with death following extensive convulsions. it's been present in uk rabbits since the 1950s, often killing 99% of the population in an infected area. but now, similar symptoms have been seen in brown hares in different areas across east anglia with hares in distress, dying and unable to run from humans. britain's leading authority on hares and rabbits, dr diana bell from the university of east anglia, is leading the investigations. i wasn't expecting myxomatosis in hares. and i really hope that — hares have no protection in this country. on the continent, there is a closed season for shooting hares, not in the uk, so what i would hope for is an immediate ban on hunting. the scientists are awaiting postmortem confirmation of the virus. that could tell them how itjumped from one species to another and, most importantly, how virulent it could prove. tom heap, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. india rakusson v

tom heap, bbc news.he country's economy, and a year after robert mugabe was forced out of office. local and international businesses have been closing their doors and the value of the fragile local currency has plummeted. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports from harare. zimbabwe is supposed to be on the mend, but right now, it doesn't feel like that. 0n the streets, hyperinflation is back. how much for one carrot? ten cents each. yesterday, how much for one carrot? five cents. as prices soar, people are panicking about how to feed their families. inflation here is too much. every day, every hour, every minute, the prices are changing. so what's going wrong? the politicians who kicked robert mugabe out of power last year insist they are taking tough steps to fix a broken economy. that means new taxes, and changes to a fragile local currency. people have to be patient, and this is the starting of bigger things. we have started on a very good note and the government is committed to reforms, so we need

tom heap, bbc news.last week has gone back on display. the renamed, love is in the bin, was sold at sotheby‘s auction house for more than £1 million, before destroying itself moments later with a device built in to the frame. here's ian palmer with more. applause. the moment banksy‘s girl with a balloon became love is in the bin. sold for £1 million before spontaneously shredding itself inside the auction house. today the artwork went on public display for the first time. it was a great piece of work in the first place, but now it's just had something added to it. it'sjust interesting, how they did it — like, does it go around and down or...? but, no, it is amazing. banksy installed the shredder into the frame before donating the painting in 2006. the stunt has turned the art world upside down because no one knows how he managed to pull it off. the auction house denies any involvement. who other than banksy could create so much excitement by destroying their own work? the conception and execution of this

tom heap, bbc news.ponchos and chocolate coins from yesterday's royal wedding have been put up for sale on auction site ebay for up to £1,000. the bags were gifted to 1,200 members of the public who were in the grounds of windsor castle to follow the marriage of princess eugenie, the queen's granddaughter and ninth in line to the throne, to jack brooksbank. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. fantastic weather today. i have got it wrong, i am off tomorrow. sorry. i wish we could control it. we have so many computers. maybe we could do that, but no. tomorrow, and you'd be off, across many parts of the country, it will be raining. there is more rain on the way that will start tonight and into tomorrow morning, but for some force, the weather tomorrow will be better. this is what is happening now. we still have a warning from the met 0ffice, still have a warning from the met office, we have had more than a millimetres of rain in the south of wales already. still the warning in

countryfile's tom heap reports.n of the eyes, ears and lungs with death following extensive convulsions. it's been present in uk rabbits since the 19505, often killing 99% of the population in an infected area. but now, similar symptoms have been seen in brown hares in different areas across east anglia with hares in distress, dying and unable to run from humans. britain's leading authority on hares and rabbits, dr diana bell from the university of east anglia is leading the investigations. i wasn't expecting myxomatosis in hares. and i really hope that... hares have no protection in this country. 0n the continent, there is a closed season for shooting hares, not in the uk, so what i would hope for is an immediate ban on hunting. the scientists are awaiting postmortem confirmation of the virus. that could tell them how itjumped from one species to another and, most importantly, how virulent it could prove. tom heap, bbc news. it's time for a look at the weather. thank you. western parts of the uk not faring too well

tom heap, bbc news. rally in afghanistan. police say explosives were stored in a motorcycle near the event in the province of takhar. officials say dozens of people have been injured in the attack. some are critical. this latest attack comes after a wave of others in recent weeks ahead of next saturday's parliamentary elections. the taliban and other islamist groups are opposed to the election process and have targetted campaign rallies to deter people from voting. this latest attack comes after a wave of others afghanistan is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. people are now growing increasingly disillusioned with politicians. secunder kermani reports now from herat. every day this five—year—old collects water from this pump for his family. this poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of herat is not directly affected by the fighting elsewhere in the country, but hardly anyone has piped water, and electricity only runs for around four hours a day. the boy's father, a shopkeeper,

tom heap, bbc news.n display in new york, ahead of an auction next month. thejewels have been held in private collections for more than 200 years. sotheby‘s has described the lot as "one of the most important royal jewellery collections ever to come to auction" and estimates its value at almost £4 million. tim allman reports. for many, she is the ultimate symbol of opulence, decadence and self—indulgence. marie antoinette, queen consort of france, casualty of the revolution, victim of the guillotine. more than 200 years later, some of her jewellery is going up for sale. these are items that have a unique place in history. this collection has been in the family since she owned them. so there are records of her wrapping the jewels the night before he went to prison, her last night of freedom was spent caring for these jewels and sending them back to first i think belgium and then austria, where she was from. the collection includes brooches, hearings and necklaces, also monogrammed ring here on the left, t

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