it doesn't matter where you get in zululand, there's police corruption. in south africa it is infecting the courts, and the parks that should be protecting them. half of the hluhluwe—imfolozi rangers are corrupt. we meet the go—between who took bribes from poachers. i would give to most of his friends, and most of his friends are lawyers, prosecutors, magistrates. magistrates who are now being investigated, and we meet the activist risking her life to bring down the kingpins. i try to be as careful as i can. i don't have a fixed address, i change my phone number all the time. you know, i'm like a ghost. helicopter drones. the search is on. somewhere in the trees below are dozens of rhinos. this huge private reserve in south africa is fenced and protected 24/7 by heavily armed guards. but the best way to deter the poachers is to remove what they kill for. and so the mission is to find the rhinos, sedate them, and dehorn them, to save their lives. but they're shy, suspicious, and aggressive. it's going to be a long day. the poaching epidemic here began ten

in the 19605, perhaps 100, all in zululand.a major push to save the species. using new drugs, the plan was to sedate and catch the rhinos and transport them to other parks. 0peration rhino, captured in this film, was spearheaded by hluhluwe—imfolozi park's head warden at the time, ian player. the very first time that ian player and others started darting rhinos, it was a great moment. so you can see that this is very close to my heart from a very young age. it is a very painful thing for me to see what is happening to these animals today. because they are a wonderful species, but it seems to me they wa nt to com pletely species, but it seems to me they want to completely eliminate them from the face of the earth. i think the whole of south africa wreaks, if i may say so, of corruption. —— reeks. the moving of rhinos continues to this day. even if the technology and the techniques have changed a little. it is dramatic, but it is harmless. and few years ago, before he died, ian player, the shirtless marksmen from the 1960s, came

imfolozi park in zululand is the home of the southern white rhino.ose remaining today originated here and it is also where they are now most at risk. it is not the first time these prehistoric animals have faced down extinction. but at the current rate of killing, it could be the last. huge herds once roamed africa until colonial wars reduced them to perhapsjust 100, all in zululand. in the 1960s, there was a major push to save the species. newsreel: tension mounts as the dart is filled with the costly drugs. using drugs, the plan was to sedate and catch the rhinos and transport them to other parks. right, ready to go. 0peration rhino, captured in this film, was spearheaded by imfolozi park's warden at the time, ian player. perfect shot. the very first time that ian player started darting rhinos, i was there, they invited me. lesson number one, to catch a rhino, have rope on hand. so you can see that this has been very close to my heart from a very early age. it's really a very painful thing for me to see what is happening to these animals, you know.

alastair leithead, bbc news, zululand.s laura hughes, from the financial times, and asa bennett of the daily telegraph. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it's time for the weather with ben rich. the soppy fortunes are looking quite mixed over the coming days of. —— hello there. —— our weatherfortunes of soppy that was the case on tuesday, the best of the sunshine down to the south coast of england, for many other areas there was a lot of cloud. the thickest across the north and the west and a very similar date on wednesday. a lot of cloud across western and northern parts, particularly. and northern ireland, further south we will see some breaks in the cloud, some sunny spells and those temperatures into the middle 20s, a bit cooler or across the north—west. to some things up, through the week ahead, the wea kest things up, through the week ahead, the weakest of the weather will be across the north—west, the warmest weather will be across the south—east because of the jetstream which will steer most of t

alastair leithead, bbc news, zululand. weapon. a senior russian diplomat said these were "unfounded, slanderous accusations based on suspicions, on suppositions and so on." i spoke to dave lee a little earlier about what the satellite might be doing. well, we know very little about what it might be doing. we know that it was launched in october 2017, according to the us state department. they said they‘ve been monitoring the behaviour of this particular satellite, and since it‘s reached orbit, and they say it‘s been acting and abnormal ways, calling it a troubling development. they said it‘s impossible to determine whether it is a weapon or not, because unlike traditional weapons, there are not many of the telltale signs. indeed, if a satellite is being used as a weapon, it is for very different ways, such as jamming gps signals, which could be one thing a space weapon could be doing. so it‘s very difficult to tell. as you mentioned, the russians say this doesn‘t have any merit whatsoever, they say it was unfounded and sla

alastair leithead, bbc news, zululand.. they lost 3—2 on aggregate to aek athens — after a 2—1 defeat in greece. scott sinclair scored a late goal to give celtic hope — but they could not get the second away goal needed to progress into the next round. this summer's heatwave has had a surprising effect on parts of britain. it's brought a hidden part of our past to the surface. archaeologists have been scouring the country from the air over the past few months and they've made hundreds of new discoveries. for example, have a look at this elizabethan home in staffordshire — tixall gatehouse. the hot weather has revealed this. the foundations of the orginial 16th century manor house tixhall hall which once stood here. and it's thanks to the heatwave that its emerged again as our arts correspondent, david sillito, explains. ok, martin. we've found an edge within the boundary. triple ditch. this is damian grady, one of historic england's aerial archaeologists. and this long, hot summer has revealed some lost landmarks. this is

private game reserve in zululand. the gunmen is that, the diet contains sedative.e than a ton. and they have less than half an hour to make some measurements, had a tracker and remove what the poachers kill these animals for. —— add. you can only a move probably one inch and a half of it. it won't get into the gross tissue. even that is still an attractive amount of warn thatis still an attractive amount of warn that is left on the animals to be —— horn. and off it comes. it is painless for the rhino, it is like cutting fingernails, it is even as a material. these are worth a fortune in asia where they are used as a status symbol. this is where it has come to. , of the private parks are doing this all the time now. but it is too expensive to be worn all of the rhinos in the government run parks. this is one of the most poached places in the continent. we met with one of rangers who didn't wa nt to met with one of rangers who didn't want to be identified. he explained his view of the problem. half of the hluhluwe imfolozi field rangers are corrupt. many, many people

alastair leithead, bbc news, zululand. now, the weather prospects with simon king.e rain through this morning. it has been heavy in places, fairly atrocious conditions through the rush—hour, but it is now confined to the south—eastern corner of the uk. as the rain clears away, we have some sunshine. a fairly decent scene in wales with those sunny spells. sunny spells through south—west england, wales, the midlands and northern areas of the uk. some showers across scotland and northern ireland. the rain lingers on in the far south—east of england through this afternoon. it is quite gusty out there, quite breezy. gusts of 30-40 gusty out there, quite breezy. gusts of 30—40 mph in places. it feels fresher, as i mentioned, temperatures of 17—20dc. significantly lower than yesterday. lengthy clear spells overnight, but the cloud will increase as we go into the early hours across northern ireland. temperatures down to about 11 or 12 celsius, so a cooler night than the last few nights. cloud increasing from the west. the next weather system will push through northern irela