friends have described tristan voorspuy as a true officer and a gentleman.shot dead yesterday as he went to check the remains of a lodge which had been burnt down. for almost 30 years, he and his wife had run a luxury safari company and ranch in the northern region of laikipia, one of the most important conservation areas in kenya. but recently this beautiful region has been turned into a battle ground for resources. cattle herders driving their livestock, tens of thousands of them, onto private farms and branches. the herders, armed and desperate, have pushed owners off their land. already it is estimated at least a dozen people have been killed in clashes. last month, a group of foreign tourists was evacuated by helicopter. at the root of this conflict is one simple thing. the need for water to keep both cattle and people alive. kenya is in the midst of a drought which could soon affect 4 million people. translation: we are very scared because our animals are dying. we are losing entire herds. if this continues, we fear we will die as well. as you can see,

friends have described tristan voorspuy as a true of that and a gentleman.dge which had been burnt down. for almost 30 years, he and his wife had run a luxury safari company and branch in the northern region in kenya, one of the most important conservation areas in the country. recently, this beautiful region has been turned into a battle ground for resources. cattle herders driving their livestock tens of thousands of them onto private farms and branches. the herders armed and desperate have pushed owners of their land. already it is estimated at least a dozen people have been killed in clashes. last month, a group of foreign tourists were evacuated by helicopter. at the root of this conflict is one simple thing. the need for water to keep both cattle and people alive. kenya is in the midst of the drought which could soon affect 4 million people. translation: we are very scared because our animals are dying. we are losing entire herds if this continues, we feel we will die as well. as you can see, there is nothing here. we have no food. but it is also alleg

the man has been named locally as tristan voorspuy locally as tristan voorspuy.n who ran a safari company. the attack is one of a number of violent attacks in the area in recent weeks between local residents and armed cattle herders searching for grazing. two of scotland's biggest investment companies, standard life and aberdeen asset management, are in talks about a possible merger. they would become one of europe's largest fund managers if the deal goes ahead. bbc scotland's business and economy editor douglas fraser has the latest from edinburgh between aberdeen asset management, based in the north—east city, and here in edinburgh, where standard life has been based for nearly 200 yea rs, life has been based for nearly 200 years, these are significant financial firms. they sell pensions, financial firms. they sell pensions, financial products and manage a lot of money, about £660 billion between them, in trusted to them by their clients which gives them a lot of clout in shaping the companies in which they invest and shaping the economy as a whole. this merger

friends have described tristan voorspuy as a true officer and a gentleman.the most important conservation areas in kenya. but recently this beautiful region has been turned into a battle ground for resources. cattle herders driving their livestock, tens of thousands of them, onto private farms and branches. the herders, armed and desperate, have pushed owners off their land. already it is estimated at least a dozen people have been killed in clashes. last month, a group of foreign tourists was evacuated by helicopter. at the root of this conflict is one simple thing. the need for water to keep both cattle and people alive. kenya is in the midst of a drought which could soon affect 4 million people. translation: we are very scared because our animals are dying. we are losing entire herds. if this continues, we fear we will die as well. as you can see, there is nothing here. we have no food. but it is also alleged this movement of cattle is being encouraged by some politicians to secure votes in the election in august. the conflict in which tristan voorspuy lo

the conflict in which tristan voorspuy lost his life may well intensify in the coming months.public health. in the first of a series of special reports this week, we'll be looking at ways to improve the air we breathe. as many as one in nine of us are breathing polluted air. the bbc‘s inside out team has been to the city of bath, where they recorded levels more like those found in beijing. here's seb choudhury. the air quality in our towns and cities is a huge problem so inside out is asking two people who live in bath, a cyclist and a taxi driver, to carry around one of these, to find out who's breathing in the worst air. first, kahlil who will carry an air quality monitor in the back of his cab. he's not expecting the results to be good. what do you think about air quality here? it's not very good in bath. it's not good at all. some people say they cannot breathe proper air. and he's not wrong. we record high levels of small particles called pm10s and pm2.5s found in diesel fumes. on one occasion they're as high as those measured in beijing. why are they bad? particulate mat

the man has been named locally as tristan voorspuy.sh cavalry veteran who ran a safari company. the attack is one of a number of violent attacks in the area in recent weeks between local residents and armed cattle herders searching for grazing. a man and have been airlifted to from the brecon beacons. the pair who are believed to be in their 20s we re who are believed to be in their 20s were washed over the top of the waterfall went on trails. they were amongst a party of four. the rescue operation took four hours. the energy company sse has apologised after some customers were quoted tens of thousands of pounds for a day's gas and electricity. the error was caused by malfunctioning smart meters overestimating energy usage. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. what is my time? just under three hours. 0rjust over. smart meters are meant to calculate our accurate bills — so imagine the surprise of some sse customers whose smart meters said they ran up thousands of pounds in one day. came down this morning and the smart meter sai

the man has been named locally as tristan voorspuy.a safari company. the attack is one of a number of violent attacks in the area in recent weeks between local residents and armed cattle herders searching for grazing. at a rally in paris, the centre right presidential candidate, francois fillon, has admitted to his supporters that he should not have asked his wife to work for him. mr fillon has repeatedly denied paying taxpayers' money to family members for little or no work. senior politicians in his party are due to discuss his continued candidacy tomorrow. i've been speaking to our pairs correspondent hugh schofield. it was very dramatic stuff, delivered in the teeth of a howling gale. a hailstorm at one point. before a sea of supporters, with their red, white and blue flags. it was quite exciting stuff, fighting stuff as well. the impression that you got from what he was saying was that he has no intention of standing aside. he was appealing to the faithful, these were the faithful, saying i made a mistake... he said that before, t

tristan voorspuy ran a ranch and lodges for visitors in the central rift valley region of laikipia.officer in the 1970s, and had spent nearly 30 years as a rancher and safari operator. memorial services are being held in the uk and belgium on the 30th anniversary of the zeebrugge ferry disaster. 193 people died when the herald of free enterprise capsized off the belgian coast, just after setting sail for dover. an inquiry into the disaster found the ferry‘s bow doors had been left open, and the person responsible for closing them had fallen asleep. and sally is here with all the business news. with news, i believe, of cars. general motors is set to announce a deal to sell 0pel and vauxhall to psa group, the french company that owns peugeot and citroen. both companies are hosting a press conference in paris later this morning. buying gm's loss—making european operations will make psa the continent's second—biggest carmaker, after volkswagen and ahead of french rival renault, and it will be a giant. last year, psa and gm europe sold a combined 11.3 million vehicles, and posted revenue

tristan voorspuy ran lodges for visitors in the central rift valley region of laikipia. and had spent nearly 30 years as a rancher and safari operator. a local official blamed rural herdsman. survivors, rescue workers and victims‘ relatives will gather today to mark the 30th anniversary of the zeebrugge ferry disaster. 193 passengers and crew died when the herald of free enterprise capsized shortly after leaving the belgian port, as duncan kennedy reports. the capsize the ca psize hold the capsize hold of one of britain was that worst peacetime shipping disasters. the herald of free enterprise, laying on its side near the entrance to the port of zeebrugge. the british ferry disaster of belgium... it was exactly 30 years ago to note that the vessel went down. there were 459 passengers on board, including british daytrippers. the first some new what was happening was when the plates started slipping off the tables. it took about 90 seconds for the 1300 ton vessel to turnover. the rescue operation help save many lives, but 193 passengers and crew died. the official enquiry