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So, we thought, seeing as he is here, who better to to give voice to all our hopes for the lionessess, than brian blessed. Goodnight and good luck. Its coming home, its coming home, its coming. Footballs coming home. Everyone seems to know the score. They ve seen it all before. Theyjust know . They re so sure. That england 5 going to throw it away. Gonna blow it away. But i know they can play . Cause i remember. Three lions on a shirt. Jules rimet still gleaming. Thirty years of hurt. Never stopped me dreaming. Its coming home, its coming home, its coming. Footballs coming home. Its coming home, its coming home, its coming. Football s coming home come on, lionesses whooooo Breaking News from Around The World 24 Breaking News from Around The World 2a hours a day. This is bbc news. Put on girls and women, work as well as some other areas that are problematic, including reaching out to other communities in afghanistan to get advice and may be some kind of governance. All these issues have not only been travelling for the International Community after the sanctions were imposed three years ago after the collapse of the governments in kabul. It also for the Afghan People as your report previously said. You know, girls and boys want to go to school, especially girls want to go beyond sixth grade, and people do not have enough to eat, and its a very troubling disaster situation for the past 35 million afghans. 1mith troubling disaster situation for the past 35 million afghans. Past 35 million afghans. With the exce tion past 35 million afghans. With the exception of past 35 million afghans. With the exception of humanitarian past 35 million afghans. With the exception of humanitarian aid past 35 million afghans. With the exception of humanitarian aid to| exception of humanitarian aid to afghanistan, it is basically financially cut off from the world. How much longer do you think they can survive . how much longer do you think they can survive . Can survive . I dont think, that desite can survive . I dont think, that despite the can survive . I dont think, that despite the fact can survive . I dont think, that despite the fact that can survive . I dont think, that despite the fact that they can survive . I dont think, that despite the fact that they are l can survive . I dont think, that. Despite the fact that they are very resilient, we are talking about a nation that has undergone almost half a century of turmoil, civil war, occupation, aggression of all sorts and insurgency. We think survival, obviously as part of the afghan dna nowadays, but i think that this situation is reaching a breaking point. The un is saying as well that there is a shortage of 1. 3 billion for the next cycle of humanitarian assistance. This is critical. This means that almost 8 Million People all will be taken off the list, the people who receive the daily allowance for food to put on the table preventing starvation. There are hundreds of clinics thinking of operationalizing clinics, as he said it was cut off and we need to think of solutions to reconnect it in a way that serves the people of afghanistan as this focal point of our attention. Quickly, before we go, if the taliban changes their stance on women and girls, do you think that that will bring support from the International Community . that will bring support from the International Community . I think that. International community . I think that that International Community . I think that. That would International Community . I think that. That would open, International Community . I think that. That would open, i International Community . I think that. That would open, i think, definitely the opportunity and provide opportunity for recognition. In many countries will be more at ease. I think the issue of women and girls is critical. There are other issues, but as i said, it is essential now. If the taliban hopefully through their own deliberations, internal deliberations, internal deliberations, reach that point where they take the decision from i think it will make a huge difference for livelihoods and for the lives of many afghans. Thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. His character spoke to me more than most of the superheroes. Hes definitely one of my favourite superheroes. The best part, i think, is that actually it opens up and then stays in its place. So if ijust i put it on real quick. So i can actually do the full motion of everything he can do in a seat. So i can actually do the full motion of everything he can do in his suit. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Youre live with bbc news. Now to hawaii, where its been one week since Deadly Wildfires devastated parts of maui including the historic city of lahaina. The search through the burned out areas continues. At least 99 people are now confirmed dead. Officials are expected to begin releasing the names of those who died, once their families have been notified. Speaking in milwaukee, President Biden said the federal government is behind hawaii. My wifejill and i are going to travel to hawaii as soon as we can. Thats what ive been talking to the governor about. I dont want to get in the way. Ive been to too many disaster areas. But i want to go and make sure that they have everything that they need to. I want to be sure we dont disrupt the ongoing recovery efforts. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of hawaii, notjust our prayers, every asset, every asset they need will be there for them. These days, it may seem as though we are constantly being flooded by bad news. Well, we feel it here as well in this newsroom as well . Which is why this week, we are looking at something a little more positive. We continue with our series of chats with everyday people who are tackling big problems in their communities. Today, we have an American Bird Expert . Adam miller. He co founded Planet Indonesia, which helps indigenous communities protect the countrys biodiversity. Thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. Thank you so much for oining us on the programmeh thank you so much for oining us on the programme. Thank you so much, monica, the programme. Thank you so much, monica. For the programme. Thank you so much, monica, for having the programme. Thank you so much, monica, for having me the programme. Thank you so much, monica, for having me on. The programme. Thank you so much, monica, for having me on. I the programme. Thank you so much, monica, for having me on. I am the programme. Thank you so much, monica, for having me on. 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I had first moved to indonesia to study birds, and it was during that time living with indigenous communities within this beautiful country and really listening to the stories that they had, most importantly, the solutions they had. The solutions they had to they had. The solutions they had to the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis, and also to the stories around the decades of discrimination and marginalisation they had faced by social, political and economic systems. It was really through that process that i kind of like to say that i hung up my binoculars and became somewhat of a reluctant social entrepreneur. So he founded what Planet Indonesia does around the stories. We partner with indigenous communities living in highly biodiversity ecosystems. We invest in their solutions. We really view them as the leaders of this process, as the heroes of our future. And ourjob is to simply elevate their voices and to really put them back behind the wheel in controlling their social and ecological future. Controlling their social and ecological future. What are the bi t t est ecological future. What are the Biggest Challenges ecological future. What are the Biggest Challenges that ecological future. What are the Biggest Challenges that you ecological future. What are the i Biggest Challenges that you have found when you co founded the Planet Indonesia . Found when you cofounded the Planet Indonesia . , found when you cofounded the Planet Indonesia . ,. , indonesia . Challenges, i really challenges indonesia . Challenges, i really challenges that indonesia . Challenges, i really challenges that we indonesia . Challenges, i really challenges that we face indonesia . Challenges, i really challenges that we face as indonesia . Challenges, i really challenges that we face as a i indonesia . Challenges, i really challenges that we face as a planet. Currently 80 of the worlds biodiversity and 30 of the worlds remaining carbon is found in the lands, territories and oceans the Indigenous People manage. But if we look at the systems in place over the last few decades, the political system currently Southeast Asia is further behind any other region in the world in legally recognising indigenous territories. The social systems, Indigenous People are often discriminated against and marginalised. In the economic systems. It was estimated last year that of some 3 billion in the Carbon Philanthropic space that less than 1 reached Indigenous People. Those challenges are astronomical, and Planet Indonesia tries to tackle those both as a national level, International Level but most important in a grassroots level. Adam miller, thank you so much for joining us on the programme. Thank you so much for havint on the programme. Thank you so much for having me the second semifinal of the womens world cup is hours away, as co hosts australia prepare to take on england. Its a clash between two countries that have a fierce sporting rivarly, but the lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman has admitted she needs to brush up on its history. 0ur reporter Callum Tulley explains. A huge game isjust around the corner in sydney. Australia have never reached this stage of the competition before. For england, its their third successive semi finals at a womens world cup, but they have never tasted victory at this stage. So whatever happens, history will be made. Now, it will, of course, just be the latest chapter in a long standing rivalry between england and australia involving the ashes. And lets not forget this historic moment at the mens rugby world cup. Now enthusiasm for this tournament in australia has been huge. The hype around this game and, of course, the other games that have gone before it in sydney, have been absolutely massive. But tony gustavsson, the head coach of australia, has been trying to push some of that pressure onto the england players. Now, in response to that, englands head coach, Sarina Wiegman has said so a few mind games actually being played before a ball has even been kicked. And off the field, things are hotting up, too. I just want to show you this picture, which was taken by the australian newspaper the sydney daily telegraph, who sent a helicopter over the England Training camp to spy on the lionesses. And they published this photograph with an article which reads 11 palms against a nation. Welcome to thejungle, lionesses. So were seeing really a flavour of the hype and rhetoric that speaks to the Pretty Healthy sporting rivalry between these countries, which the aussies have had the better of certainly this summer, with australias men retaining the ashes, the women winning both the ashes and the Netball World Cup this summer, all at the expense of england, of course. But i think its fair to say that none of these garnered such widespread interest and passion and hysteria when compared to this semifinal. So i think for that reason its fair to say that this will be a Football Game for the ages. Just before we go some newsjust in. North korea says an american soldier who crossed into the country from South Korea Injuly has admitted illegal intrusion. It says 23 year old travis king has confessed that he decided to enter the country, as he harboured ill feelings against the us army. Pyongyang says hes expressed a willingness to seek refuge in north korea or a third country. Travis king dashed into the north while on a guided tour of the border area. Thats all for now stay with bbc news. I monica miller. Thanks for watching our programme. Hello. Well, were just into the second half of august, and guess what . It looks like summer is not over yet. In fact, over the next few days, it is going to turn warmer, more humid. And this time next week, some of the Computer Models are indicating even warmer weather. But thats still a long way off. Lets concentrate on the here and now. A weak area of High Pressure is over us. That means light winds, fairly stable conditions out there. Weve had some clear spells, apart from central and eastern scotland, where it has been damp in places, a relatively mild ish morning between 10 and 13 degrees. But because of the light winds and all of the moisture weve got out there, it does mean its foggy in places, certainly around dawn and just after, certainly across england and wales, the more prone spots. But it wont last for very long. It never does this time of the year. So lots of sunshine eventually and then clouds will bubble up. Theres Cumulus Clouds and well see a few showers, but very hit and miss. Here are the temperatures. 22 celsius in glasgow, 22 celsius in birmingham, about 26 celsius expected in the south east, a bit like on tuesday. Now, tuesday, wednesday, well see this and into thursday well see this area of High Pressure still across the uk, but its drifted a little bit further towards the north. And with the help of this low pressure here, were picking up more of a breeze from the south southeast, a very warm direction this time of the year. So that does mean that the temperatures are going to be creeping up. So, yes, one or two showers developing here and there, but generally speaking, a bright, if not sunny day. And look at these values, 23 celsius in liverpool, 23 celsius expected in glasgow and no doubt in some spots itll be even warmer than that in the south east, possibly 27 28 degrees celsius. And then thursday into friday, these low pressure Weather Fronts try to sweep in and they will. We are expecting some rain showers to move into south western and western parts of the uk. So i think friday, overall, quite a cloudy day with a chance of rain, but also humid and warm. Look at these temperatures, despite the cloud and the rain still low or mid 205. And then the outlook into next week, look at these values, 27 28 degrees celsius, maybe even 29 celisus at some point. So certainly looking warmer. And in the north, it looks as though temperatures will rise a little bit as well. This is bbc news, well have the headlines at the top of the hour, as the news continues straight after hard talk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Imagine a writer with a blank piece of paper. 0n the face of it, theyre free to take their imagination in any direction they choose, tell any story they like. But its not that simple. They need money, a commission. They need to win an audience, and for that, they must constantly adapt to changing tastes and technologies. My guest is one of the uks leading playwrights and screenwriters, lucy prebble. Shes had huge hits and one notable broadway miss. For a writer, how daunting can that blank piece of paper be . Lucy prebble, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thanks for having me. It is a great pleasure to have you here. Now you are very busy right now because a play that you originally