it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler proved a bargain for his owners a scottish syndicate who bought him forjust £17,000. the largest military parade in 70 years more than 6,000 members of britain s armed services will take part in next month s coronation. and the weather, a lot more cart around today compared to yesterday, patchy rain in the west but it will fill wall. all the details and outlook coming up after breakfast. just as she will feel warm. it s sunday, 16th april. our main story: motoring groups have welcomed the government s decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but insisted the announcement does not go far enough. existing stretches of smart motorway in england will remain, but more emergency stopping places will be put in place. the aa has called for the hard shoulder to return on all roads. aru na iyengar reports. it is not quite the end of smart motorways. plans for m will be scrapped, including 11 that had already b
time, the risks would have been reduced. i think the scandal here is that, basically, motorways have been expanded on the cheap and safety considerations have not always been at the top of the agenda. the transport select committee said these new smart waterways allow 1600 vehicles every hour to travel, and it s vital on busy days. this was vital to ease congestion, to allow people to get around faster and more easily. is there a better way to do this? ., , easily. is there a better way to do this? . , ., , ., this? certainly we would question whether smart this? certainly we would question whether smart motorways - this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked in terms of congestion. all our surveys show almost 40% of drivers do not use the inside lane which would have been the hard shoulder on smart motorways because they are petrified that there may be a broken down vehicle ahead so y
we can see reeds there but it is crisscrossed with all sorts of beaver channels and pools and hollows, and all filled with water. by turning to nature, this thread footage shows how the beaver has created meanders in the stream, allowing other habitats to develop. we don t say beavering away for nothing. the beaver really is a grafter, from building dams to digging canals, transporting water, even slowing water down. the beaver is super smart. the beaver have created canals, the beaver have made dams, they have felled trees and they are brought water all around the site. and in doing so, a lot of the big trees like ash and oak, they were sucking on the moisture out of the site, dried up, have started die off. but they have credit habitats in their own right, standing dead, it s been over 20 years, but what s taken its place is lots
during that time, the creatures have been sinking their teeth into trees, plants and soil and have transformed the landscape in the process. chrissie reidy can tell us more. beavers rarely put their feet up and that s why 20 years ago they were reintroduced here at ham fen to transform the land back to wetland. it was drying out, it almost had dried up. the trees you in the background, that small bridge that was just over there, you used to be able to walk across. you can t do that anymore. that is a wetland site now. we can see reeds but it is criss crossed with all sorts of beaver channels and pools and hollows, and all filled with water. by turning to nature, this drone footage shows how the beaver has created meanders in the stream, allowing other habitats to develop. we don t say beavering away for nothing. the beaver really is a grafter, from building dams to digging canals, transporting water, even slowing water down. the beaver is supersmart.