Senegal might see before still boast of. How women can be out of cycling but to wait. And why volunteers in the Council Passed a law. To begin the show in senegal a country that is home to some 15000000 people about 4 decades ago a forest was planted in the northwest of the country to combat the problem of coastal erosion it changed the lives of farmers there but now yes lisa population growth and other factors are putting a strain on this forest lets go see. A bountiful harvest of. Tens thats not something that former. Takes for granted. Heres one of over 20000 farmers livin in the now is region of northwest and senegal many live close to the closed and still potentially face of threats of erosion and sand storms but a belt of trees is helping to protect them. Almost 200 kilometers long its 500 metres wide at its narrowest point. The forest was planted 40 years ago as a shield against wind and coastal erosion. Regional Farmers Union representative moment in india it says the philip tr
Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson, womens golf and the first day of the solheim cup. Yes, europe holed a one point advantage after the opening foursomes, with the fourball is now under way. Thank you very much. And darren has all the Weather Forecast for us this evening. It is looking a pretty picture. Will it deliver . Yes, it is lovely. Lots of sunshine gcioss yes, it is lovely. Lots of sunshine across the uk today and tomorrow. You probably wouldnt want to change that, but in japan, you probably wouldnt want to change that, but injapan, they are trying to change the weather. More on the latest attempt later. Thank you very much. Also coming up. A bumpersummer up. A bumper summer for butterflies. A once in a decade mass emergence of painted ladies saw nearly half a million recorded across the uk. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im martine croxall. Downing street has announced that borisjohnson will go to luxembourg on monday to hold talks with the pr
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with tina dahely and Steph Mcgovern. Our headlines today thousands spend a second night out of their homes as efforts continue to prevent a dam from collapsing and flooding a derbyshire town. Prime minister borisjohnson visits those affected in Whaley Bridge and promises to make the area safe. Because this is a major problem. Because this is a major problemm fa ct, because this is a major problemm fact, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. Telecoms bosses question the governments ability to deliver the fastest possible broadband across the uk by 2025. A day to remember for rory burns as he hits a first test century to give england the advantage heading into day 3 of the first ashes test against australia. And breakfast enters the robot wars, but can our machine overcome the heavyweight champion of the world . Good morning. Some dry weather on the way for the majority of the uk today. But for tomorrow, th
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with tina dahely and Steph Mcgovern. Our headlines today work to prevent a dam in derbyshire from bursting continues in the face of a new warning of more thunderstorms and flooding. Prime minister Boris Johnson visits those affected in Whaley Bridge and promises to make the area safe. Because this is a major problem. If that dam goes, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. The home secretary, priti patel, says she wants criminals to feel terror at the thought of being caught. A day to remember for rory burns, as he hits a first test century to give england the advantage, heading into day three of the first ashes test against australia. And breakfast enters the robot wars but can our mean machine overcome the heavyweight champion of the world . Some drier weather on the way for the majority of the uk, but tomorrow, the prospect of further heavy showers, particularly across Northern Britain. Its saturday th
Gallagher is in Whaley Bridge. Military operations to protect Whaley Bridge enter the third day. And raf generic helicopter now a familiar sight and sound here two. Crews using sandbags to try to stop homes and businesses below the dam being engulfed. These were the scenes on wednesday outside margot grahams scenes on wednesday outside margot gra hams house. Scenes on wednesday outside margot grahams house. A stream turned to a torrent. Within 2a hours she was one of the 1500 people evacuated. She was allowed to return home today for 15 minutes to collect valuables. Was allowed to return home today for 15 minutes to collect valuablesm was really, really bizarre. The whole of the road is blocked with bags of concrete. Its like a ghost town. We were advised by the police we we re town. We were advised by the police we were going in at our own risk and yes, all right, its a calculated risk, really. We sort of knew we needed to get things, we knew we had to do things and as long as you mov