welcome to the first ever bbc green sport awards. i m ella al shamahi explorer, stand up comic and paleoa nthropologist. and i have no idea what that means. i m mark watson. i m also a comedian, a writer, huge sports fan, and we both care about the environment. that s what this programme is all about. you ve just seen recycled footage from a bbc sports programme from 30 years ago. and even the awards are made from recycled material, which is all part of the ethos of this programme. and it s why we ve occupied the bbc sport match of the day studio. former international footballers, and now pundits, alan shearer and ian wright have been locked out. they think it s temporary, but it s a dream for me to be in this place. i ve dressed up especially for it, there s absolutely no way i m leaving without a fight. by the end of this, i ll be the official new match of the day host, theyjust don t know it yet. and with the click of the fingers, we can make ourselves feel even more at
applause. welcome to the first ever bbc green sport awards. i m ella al shamahi explorer, stand up comic and paleoa nthropologist. and i have no idea what that means. i m mark watson also a comedian, a writer, huge sports fan, and we both care about the environment. that s what this programme is all about. you ve just seen recycled footage from a bbc sports programme from 30 years ago. and even the awards are made from recycled material, which is all part of the ethos of this programme. and it s why we ve occupied the bbc sport match of the day studio. former international footballers, and now pundits, alan shearer and ian wright have been locked out. they think it s temporary, but it s a dream for me to be in this place. i ve dressed up, especially for it, there s absolutely no way i m leaving without a fight. by the end of this, i ll be the official new match of the day host, theyjust don t know it yet. and with the click of the fingers, we can make ourselves feel even
the head of the catholic church, pope francis has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. benedict xvi, who is 95, left office in 2013 the first pope to resign in six centuries. now on bbc news what s killing our rivers. you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river not only is it
injured in the incident. you are watching bbc news. next, it s time for what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little fish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. look at the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health. it is also full of nutrients like phosphate, which act as a kind of superfood for the algae. and when this algae gets into the river, it strips the river of oxygen, killing off other plant and