Hello to you. Scientists have discovered particles of plastic falling in snow in the arctic, highlighting the scale of plastic pollution. A region so many of us think of as pristine is contaminated with microscopic particles, carried on the wind from thousands of miles away. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin travelled to the Arctic Circle as the Research Teams were working. Heres his special report. The arctic, a place of pristine beauty. Smothered with snow, clean and pure. Or, thats how it appears. But its an illusion. Arctic snow is tainted with microplastics and rubber particles and clothing fibres. Given the amount of pollution in the atmosphere, its perhaps hardly surprising that were finding microplastics in snow. But we have such a strong belief in the essential purity of this stuff that some people will find this news rather shocking. Dr Melanie Bergmann led the research. First stage involves a bit of low technology. A dessert spoon and a flask. I think were not treating
To clear the streets, this time outside a police station. The parents of the british teenager nora quoirin, whose body was found in dense jungle in malaysia, await the results of a postmortem examination. And the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for a conference in america, avoiding she says, a polluting air flight. Its five oclock, good afternoon, our top story is that borisjohnson has hit back at mps, who want to block a no deal brexit, accusing them of engaging in a terrible collaboration with the eu. The Prime Minister says the more eu leaders believed parliament could stop britain leaving without an agreement, the less likely they were to compromise. But the former chancellor, Philip Hammond, has accused the Prime Minister of trying to wreck any chance of a new brexit deal, by making demands brussels could never accept, and he warned that leaving without a deal would be a betrayal of the 2016 referendum result. Our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. B
Costs go up by more than a £100. Edna depends on her meals on Wheels Service now its under threat a new petition to boost the social care budget did you know more young people do vocational qualifications than a levels . Its btec results day. And coming up on bbc news. Jofra archer gets his cap but needs a brolly as dayi of the second ashes test has been washed out after heavy rain at lords. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Mps may be on their summer break but thats not stopped the conservative civil war over brexit. The former chancellor Philip Hammond has rounded on number ten accusing the Prime Ministers advisers of trying to wreck the chances of a new deal with the eu. Mr hammond says they are setting conditions that make a no deal inevitable and he called that a betrayal of the referendum result. But the Prime Minister says opponents of brexit were in a terrible collaboration with the eu, those were his words. Our correspondent ben wright reports. From ben wright
Levels of Carbon Monoxide in their plane when it crashed into a channel in january. Police plane when it crashed into a channel injanuary. Police in hong kong have again fired tear gas at demonstrators to clear the streets, this time outside a police station. The teenage climate activist, greta thunberg, set sail for a the teenage climate activist, greta thunberg, set sailfor a conference in america, avoiding what she says is polluting the air. Ina in a moment, time for sportsday. But a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. New Research Shows that unlike most of us, some people are genetically predisposed to waking up very early. Beyond 100 days will speak to the scientists who created the study, thats coming up after 7pm. In news thats coming up after 7pm. In news that will no doubt devastate children everywhere, britain is experiencing a cauliflower shortage. To find out why, we will be talking to doctor Wayne Martindale at enterprise food sustainability, thats aft
The uk is in the grip of a cauliflower shortage. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. An interim report from air accident investigators says the footballer Emiliano Sala had been exposed to harmful levels of Carbon Monoxide before a fatal plane crash over the channel. The report says it is likely the pilot David Ibbotson was also exposed to the gas, potentially reducing his ability to fly the aircraft. The footballer was flying from france to cardiff when the plane crashed. 0ur correspondent wyre davies has the story. The death of Emiliano Sala, atjust 29 years old, and in such tragic circumstances, shocked the footballing world. The Argentine Centre forward had just signed for cardiff from nantes and was on his way tojoin his new team in the welsh capital. While trying to woo him, he had been flown between the cities in private jets, the last flight, after he had signed, was in a single engine turboprop, at night, and in poor weather, shortly after take off from nantes, in an audio m