victoria gill, bbc news.o coronavirus, many across large parts of the us will not be back in the classroom and are taking their classes online instead. with online classes comes the need for internet access but many families in rural and low—income areas cannot afford wifi, and that can severly disrupt a student's ability to learn from home. the bbc‘s angelica casas sent this report from san antonio, texas. it is currently 825 and we have to get started. make sure you are muted and i need to go over announcements and if you have any questions, put it in the chat box. and, go! 22nd. this isa chat box. and, go! 22nd. this is a usual monday for this family. good luck! i have driven out to a parking lot to access wi—fi from the school bus because they cannot afford internet at home. in the country it's a hassle and we are in an area where there are families on a low income cannot afford the internet to be able to do your assignments. they can bea to do your assignments. they can be a problem when school continues

victoria gill, bbc news.wo days ago, mr suga, who's 71, was overwhelmingly elected as leader of the ruling liberal democratic party — replacing shinzo abe. there is some concern now that japan may return to the so—called "revolving door" politics of recent history, when it changed prime ministers almost every year. rupert wingfield hayes reports. yoshihide suga may be 71 years old. butjapan's new prime minister is, so he says, a man on a mission. "i want to break down bureaucratic division, vested interest and blind adherence to precedent", he says. "i want to form a cabinet that will work hard for the people." mr suga is best known as prime minister shinzo abe's long serving and grim faced spokesman. a man with no hint of charisma but according to those who know him, a man with a ferocious work ethic. this is a man gets up at five o'clock in the morning, does 100 sit—ups and then reads all the newspapers and by 6.30 he is starting meetings with businesspeople, advisors, with outside economists. he absorbs li

victoria gill, bbc news.he has been treated in germany after being poisoned while campaigning in russia. he posted these photos on social media saying for the first time he has been able to read on his own off a ventilator for an entire day. hurricane sally is heading for the gulf coast of the united states six erected to bring extreme life—threatening flash flooding. the at least one fifth of american offshore oil production was shut ahead of landfall. in brazil, health regulators have authorised another 5000 clinical test of volunteers for the astrazeneca covid—i9 vaccine. they have been involved in phase three trials testing the efficacy of the vaccine. phase two have resumed in other countries after being suspended after a volunteers suffered a serious side effect. it's 80 years since britain's royal air force managed to repel two massive attacks by germany during world war ii, part of their victory in what became known as the battle of britain. more than 1,500 aircraft fought in the skies and the victory

victoria gill, bbc news.ng kong and china. but since travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic some unusual but welcome sightings have returned. these are indo—pacific humpback dolphins, also known as white or pink dolphins, swimming and diving once again in the quiet waters of the pearl river delta. their comeback after six years has given scientists a once in a lifetime opportunity to study the impact of underwater noise on the behaviour of the aquatic mammals. researchers say their numbers in the area have increased by 30% because of the pause in ferry traffic. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ martinebbc. much more on all of our main stories and our website. hello, cooler weather on the way. that, of course, most noticeable where the past couple of days have been so hot and also along some north sea coast, eastern scotland, northeast england with more of an onshore breeze for a stunner of a tuesday and will feel much cooler for wednesday. and the reason we're losing high pressure that brought

victoria gill, bbc news.sengers between hong kong and china. but since travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic some unusual but welcome sightings have returned. these are indo—pacific humpback dolphins, also known as white or pink dolphins, swimming and diving once again in the quiet waters of the pearl river delta. their comeback after six years has given scientists a once in a lifetime opportunity to study the impact of underwater noise on the behaviour of the aquatic mammals. hello, cooler weather on the way. that, of course, most noticeable where the past couple of days have been so hot and also along some north sea coast, eastern scotland, northeast england with an onshore breeze for a stunner of a tuesday and will feel much cooler for wednesday. and the reason we're losing high—pressure to broaden the warmth of the south, replacing it with another area of high pressure, the flow of air around that coming from a cooler direction in the northeast into some of the north sea coasts during wednes

victoria gill, bbc news.ime minister. two days ago, 71—year—old mr suga was overwhelmingly elected as the leader of the ruling liberal democratic party, replacing shinzo abe. there is now concern that japan could be about to return to so called "revolving door" politics when the country changed prime ministers almost every year. rupert wingfield hayes reports. yoshihide suga may be 71 years old japan's new prime minister is, so he says, a man on a mission. translation: is, so he says, a man on a mission. translationzlj is, so he says, a man on a mission. translation: iwant is, so he says, a man on a mission. translation: i want to break down bureaucratic division, vested interest and lined adherence to president, he says. i want to form a cabinet that will work hard for the people. mr suga is test known as prime minister shinzo abe's long serving and grim faced spokesman. a man with no hint of charisma but according to those who know him, a man with a ferocious work ethic full. this is a man gets up at five o

victoria gill, bbc news.the signing of a deal, normalising relations between israel, the united arab emirates and bahrain, has taken place at the white house. president trump said it was the ‘dawn of a new middle east'. the gulf states are just the third and fourth arab countries to recognise israel, but the palestinians have urged other arab states not to follow suit, while their conflict remains unsolved. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has the story. since the founding of the state of israel in 1948, only two arab countries have made peace with israel. today at the white house, that number doubled as the uae and bahrain were brought together by donald trump to sign an agreement to normalise relations with the country. the signatures on the page took only a few seconds but it had taken decades to get here. and for donald trump, with one eye on the forthcoming presidential election and another on his place in history, this was a sweet moment, a significant foreign policy victory. we are here this afternoo

victoria gill, bbc news.afternoon. the front is still bringing patchy rain into parts of the south west of england, wales and the north west of england. and it is a damp evening here as we move into the small hours of tuesday. the front trips eastward and a damp conditions will be across east england by the end of the night. the mild night here. elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and i feel elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and ifeel on elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and i feel on tuesday. the elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and ifeel on tuesday. the best elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and i feel on tuesday. the best of the sunshine for the likes of scotland and northern ireland. a while for things to brighten up

victoria gill, bbc news. good evening, a weatherfront stretched the length of the uk today, northern ireland emerged into the sunshine behind that front during the afternoon. the front is still bringing patchy rain into parts of the south west of england, wales and the north west of england. and it is a damp evening here as we move into the small hours of tuesday. the front trips eastward and a damp conditions will be across east england by the end of the night. the mild night here. elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and i feel elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and ifeel on elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and i feel on tuesday. the elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and ifeel on tuesday. the best elsewhere, clear skies and itchy and i feel on tuesday. the best of the sunshine for the likes of scotland and northern ireland. a while for things to brighten up across eastern england, cloudy and make it and is the first thing. by the afternoon, a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the mid teens to the north of the uk

victoria gill has this report on the warnings.g to the natural world — that's the message from the un's convention on biological diversity. its latest report calls for urgent action to slow and eventually stop what it describes as nature's accelerating decline. covid—i9 has taught us clearly the relationship between human action and nature, so we need to change our production patterns, our consumption patterns. human encroachment into the wild life, into the forest. the picture this report paints is of an unsustainable relationship between humans and nature. one study calculated that nearly £400 billion spent globally every year to subsidize that damage nature, like foster feel use year to subsidize that damage nature, like fosterfeel use —— fossil fuel use. nature, like fosterfeel use —— fossilfuel use. some of nature, like fosterfeel use —— fossil fuel use. some of those billions need to be redirected now into turning the tide in biodiversity loss. we have to invest in conserving the nature that we still have, and also, restorin

here's our science correspondent victoria gill.escape from at least some of the anxiety that this year has brought. but even in the most scenic, rural, protected places, like this site in the west pennine moors that belongs to the wildlife trust, many species are in decline. we're losing biodiversity in this country. a quarter of native uk birds and mammals are now under threat. so, environmental groups have welcomed the announcement by the prime minister that 400,000 additional hectares of english countryside — equivalent to about 400,000 football pitches — will be protected, set aside for the recovery of nature. like so many 2020 meetings, the biodiversity summit today where mrjohnson spoke about his plan was held virtually. we can't afford to dither and delay, because biodiversity loss is happening today, it's happening at a frightening rate. and if left unchecked, the consequences will be catastrophic for us all. but while this commitment is seen as a positive step, conservationists say it takes much more than space to restore

victoria gill, bbc news.ok at the weather with louise lear. hello there. the highest temperatures today were recorded in the southeast of england with 31 celsius, but the warmth was fairly widespread, it extended as far northwest as the lake district. a beautiful afternoon here with temperatures in the high 20s. now, we keep some clear skies through the night. one or two scattered showers drifting their way east and a little more cloud perhaps across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. a relatively mild start to wednesday morning in the southeast. a little bit cooler into the north because we've got an area of high pressure that's drifting in across the north of scotland. and it's going to introduce more of a northeasterly airflow over the next couple of days. so the temperatures will start to recede. now, that means the best of the sunshine for wednesday will be across central and southern england and wales. there's always going to be the risk of more cloud through northern england, scotland, no

our science and environment correspondent victoria gill has more.nd describe —— slow what it describes as nature is accelerating decline. coronavirus has taught us the nature between human interaction and nature, so we need to change our production consumption, human encroachment into wildlife, into forest. the picture this report paints is of an unsustainable relationship between humans and nature. one recent study calculated £400 billion is spent globally on intensive agriculture and unsustainable fishing. some of those billions, the un says, need to be redirected now into turning the tide on biodiversity loss. we certainly have to invest in conserving the nature that we still have and the wild places we still have, and also restoring those that we have lost. this will be essential to contribute to the climate agenda as well as preventing mass extinction. this will mean that every country will need to make commitments to protect habitats, to produce food more sustainably and eat a more sustainable diet. they will have to reduce pollution so we and

here's more on the pledge for nature from our science correspondent victoria gill. most scenic, we will come a protected places like this site that belongs to the wildlife trust, many species are endocrine and we are losing biodiversity in this country. a quarter of the native uk birds and mammals are now under threat. so environmental groups have welcomed the announcement by the prime minister that 400,000 additional hectares of english countryside equivalent to about 400,000 football pitches will be protected. set aside for the recovery of nature. like so many 2020 meetings, the biodiversity —— biodiversity summit, his plan was held virtually. we cannot afford to get there and delay. based biodiversity loss is happening today and happening at a frightening rate and happening at a frightening rate and if left unchecked, the consequences will be catastrophic for us all. we have got behind us... this commitment is seen as a positive step, conservationists say it takes much more than space to mature habitats and species bounce back. it is a step forward that we have b

our science and environment correspondent victoria gill has more.ed to make commitments to protect habitats, to produce food more sustainably and eat a more sustainable diet. that we‘ll have to reduce pollution so that we and wildlife can have clean air and clean water, and we‘ll have to make more space for greenery and nature, even in our most urban environments. there used to be a main road that went through this park, with lots of cars, pollution, and we have turned it into a new green space. green space really softens places, makes it much nicer to live, improves the air quality. we really need to connect people back to that nature, as well, so people really value its function. in years ahead, countries will set out to repair the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but without making space for nature as we rebuild, the un says we risk leaving a damaged planet for future generations. the shortlist of six authors for the uk‘s most prestigious literary award, the booker prize, has been announced. the shortlist features four debut novelists,

victoria manning. >> terence john manning. >> james maounis. >> alfred gilles padre joseph marchand. >> joseph ross marchbankseter edward mardikian. >> edward joseph mardovich. >> charles joseph margiotta. >> louis neil mariani. >> kenneth joseph marino. >> lester v. marino. >> vita marino. >> kevin d. marlo. >> jose juan marrero. >> john daniel marshall. >> shelley a. marshall. >> james martello. >> michael a. marti. >> karen ann martin. >> peter c. martin. >> teresa m. martin. >> william j. martin, jr. >> brian e. martineau. >> betsy martinez. >> edward j. martinez. >> jose angel martinez, jr. >> robert gabriel martinez. >> waleska martinez. >> lizie d. martinez-calderon. >> paul richard martini. >> anne marie martino-cramer. >> joseph a. mascali. >> bernard mascarenhas. >> stephen frank masi. >> ada l. mason-acker. >> nicholas george massa. >> michael massaroli. >> philip william mastrandrea, jr. >> rudy mastrocinque. >> joseph mathai. >> charles william mathers. >> william a. mathesen. >> marcello matricciano. >> margaret elaine mattic. >> dean e. mattson. >> robert d. mattson. >> walter a. matuza, jr. >>

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