hello and welcome to the programme. we start in new zealand where, in the last couple of hours, chris hipkins has been sworn in as the country s new prime minister, after the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week, who said she didn t have enough in the tank to continue in the job. mr hipkins was sworn in at government house in wellington, alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country s first pasifika deputy prime minister. mr hipkins labour party will face a general election in october. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer, has more on this. this will be a big year for chris hipkins and his reshaped government. we are expecting a cabinet reshuffle in the next week or so and also a policy reset. the new prime minister says that inflation will be his key concern in the months leading up to that election on october leading up to that election on 0ctober1li, laterthis leading up to that election on 0ctober1li, later this year. cost of living pressures have been enormous i
who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i am in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it s also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer! and those building turkey s brown bears a safe place to roam. this is extreme conservation: turkey. turkey is huge a vast and varied country stretching over 1500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides the mediterranean sea, the black sea and the aegean, and then in the east it is mountainous and rugged, and all that influences the climate in very different ways. it s a country that is so rich in natural diversity. its sweeping pine forest are one of its key assets, but as temperatures rise, these forests are being destroyed by wildfires that are getting ever more intense. i start myjourney in mugla province on turkey s western coast, a short boat ride from the
this time, i m in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it is also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer. and those building turkey s brown bears a safe to room. this is extreme conservation turkey. turkey is huge, a vast and varied country stretching over 1500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides, the mediterranean sea, the black sea and the aegean sea and in the east its mountainous and rugged and all that influences the climate in very different ways. it is a country that is so rich in natural diversity, its sweeping pine forest one of its key assets. but as temperatures rise these forests are being destroyed by wildfires, getting ever more intense. i start myjourney on the western coast, a short bus ride from the coastal town of bodrum with thick pine forests stretch all the way to the beaches. like so many places around the
a small group of republican rebels had derailed each previous attempt. the new speaker says it was the influence of former president trump that helped him secure the position. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: turkey. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world, and in that time i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i am in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it s also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer! and those building turkey s brown bears a safe place to roam. this is extreme conservation turkey. turkey is huge a vast and varied country stretching over 1500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides
season marking the lunar new year. at least one person has been killed as russia bombed ukrainian cities overnight minutes after its self imposed ceasefire ended. ukraine reportedly retaliated by attacking two thermal power plants in the russian controlled donetsk region. military helicopters in western australia have airlifted more than 200 people cut off by devastating floods. the state s emergency services minister described the damage as a once in a century event. prince harry has revealed that he cried only once over the death of his mother, diana, the princess of wales, in 1997. in a new interview due to be aired later, he said both he and prince william felt unable to show any emotion as they met tearful mourners in public a fact which now causes him to feel guilty. our royal correspondent daniela ralph reports. memories of diana princess of wales and the anguish and grief of her son at her death are at the heart of prince harry s memoir, spare. in the first of h