Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces severe drought leading to food shortages. The meat from these elephants will be distributed to people struggling to feed themselves. Neighbouring namibia also carried out a Wildlife Cull last month due because of the drought. Zimbabwe is home to an estimated 100,000 elephants the second largest population in the world after botswana. Zimbabwes last cull was more than 35 years ago. Harry was just a toddler when he was shot in the head with an air pistol. He was given a one Percent Chance of survival. Now nine, hes about to start a three Mile Walk for to raise money for the hospital that saved his Life Bristol childrens. Cheryl dennis reports. Its hard to believe now, but eight years ago, harry was given just a 1 chance of survival. At 18 months old, he was shot in the head with an air rifle. Itsjust a miracle, you know . The fact that harry was given such a small percentage of survival, and the fact he can still run around and be a happy chil
Talking to us after her long campaign. Libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former Childrens Laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. All of those stories coming up. Lets pause and catch up with the sport with chetan. We start with The News that Brendan Mccullum will take charge of all formats of England Cricket from next year. The new zealanders already the Head Coach of the test side, but from january, hell also take over the one Day And T20 teams. Hes also signed a new contract. The move coincides with the move coincides with Englands Tour of india Englands Tour of india and the icc champions trophy. And the icc champions trophy. In the meantime, Marcus Trescothick in the meantime, Marcus Trescothick will be the Head Coach will be the Head Coach for the upcoming series for the upcoming series against australia and the tour against australia and the tour of the caribbean later this year. Of the caribbean later this year. And staying with cricket, its been a
And making stolen phones harder to sell on the Uk Government, asks Tech Companies how they can tackle phone theft. And libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former childrens laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. Hello and welcome to the programme. We start this i were in ukraine. Where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 51 people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. It happened in poltava a city in the east of the country. Many people are believed to be trapped under the rubble. The countrys Defence Ministry called It A barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said, it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Our bbc verify correspondent, Merlyn Thomas has the latest. Here at bpc verify we are working hard to analyse and verify footage of the aftermath of the attack. Let me talk you through what we know so far but what happened. The attack was on the city Of Po
And britain s schindler commemorated with his own street. Nicolas winton is the hero who Rescued Hundreds Ofjewish children from the nazis we speak to one of welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from The Bbc. The french authorities say that at least 12 people have died, after a Boat Carrying Dozens of migrants capsized in the english channel. About 50 were rescued in an operation involving boats and helicopters. Its been confirmed the last hour a pregnant woman was one who lost their lives. The french coastguard says the boat got into difficulty off Cap Gris Nez at around 6am and everyone on board ended up in the water. An emergency medical Care Centre has been set up at Boulogne Sur Mer. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again today bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. This the scene this afternoon at a harbour in the big Port City of bologna, bodies of strictures, many survivors already taken to hospital for emergency care. This is nothing that this i
Areas of cloud, yes, But some spells of sunshine. And with that feed of humid air, we will see some pretty high temperatures on friday, widely into the 20s, Mid 20s for some including Western Scotland. We could get up to 25 degrees with some sunshine across that western side of scotland. What about the weekend . Well, still rather warm and humid, at least for a time. Some rain, particularly down towards the south, drier and brighter further north. This is bbc news. The headlines. The deadliest disaster in the English Channel this year. A pregnant woman is among 12 people whove died as a migrant boat capsizes. Russian missile strikes on the ukrainian military Institute Kill at least 51 people. Over a dozen could be trapped under the rubble. Benjamin netanyahu condemns the uks decision to suspend some Arms Exports to israel, calling it shameful. Now to the us, and its 62 days to go until Polling Day, lets return to the middle east, where the Health Ministry says at least 40,819 people ha