In the dense forests of indonesia, a new species of great ape has been discovered by a team of international scientists. Its the tapanuli orang utan, and there are just 800 of them, which makes them the most endangered great ape in the world. Our science reporter victoria gill has the story. The remote mountain forests of sumatra are home to some of our closest ape relatives. And a small population here, first discovered just 20 years ago, has been hiding a scientific secret. This is the tapanuli orangutan, a species new to science. Until now, it was thought that there were just two distinct species of orangutan, sumatran and bornean, like this big male here. But this new study shows that there are actually three a tiny population has been hidden away and isolated by hundreds of thousands of years of evolution. Early dna analysis suggested these animals were peculiar compared to the other sumatran apes. So, scientists embarked on a detailed study examining what they ate, and their uniq
Surrey police are strongly criticised for returning shotguns to a man who went on to murder his partner and her daughter at a puppy farm. Almost a decade after Madeleine Mccann disappeared, detectives said they are still following a critical lead. And our green and pleasant land, but for how much longer . Warnings that Climate Change could have a dramatic impact on britains gardens. Coming up in sport on bbc news. Sunderland manager david moyes is charged by the fa after being caught on camera telling a reporter she might get a slap after a match last month. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. There were angry exchanges in the commons today in what was the last Prime Ministers questions before parliament is dissolved next week. The Prime Minister said only the conservatives could provide strong and stable leadership. Mr corbyn responded by saying the conservatives only represented the rich. Our Political Correspondent ian watson reports. Questions to the Prime Minister.
Created the chances. I think they didnt shoot. And it was fantastic. Very pleased. Congratulate the players. And i think the three points we got and we have again reduced the gap to four points with chelsea. Elsewhere, arsenal Beat Leicester 1 0, with an own goal from robert huth. Arsenal are now back up to sixth four points off the Champions League places. And in the battle of the bottom two, middlesbrough recorded their first victory of 2017 by beating sunderland i o. The black cats on the brink of relegation which could come as early as this weekend. Theyre rock bottom and i2 points from safety. In spain, barcelona and real madrid remain level on points at the top, after they both won, and scored 13 goals between them. Lionel messi scored twice as barca thrashed osasuna 7 i, with gomes and alcacer also scoring two each. Javier mascherano got the other his first goal for barcelona in 319 games for the club. And real madrid won 6 2 at deportivo la coruna, where James Rodriguez scored
Donald trump will announce today if hes Pulling America Out also coming up Pulling America Out of the paris Climate Change agreement, but chinese and eu leaders are preparing to pledge their support for the deal. Im at the biggest ago cultural show in england where farmers like will gather to show off their animals and talk about the biggest issues ahead of next week in their industry. England get their campaign started against bangladesh at the oval in a couple of hours time. Carol is going wild with the weather looking at nature on our door steps. Good morning. Good morning from camley street a stones throw from kings cross. Its a haven of tranquility. The Wildlife Trust launches its 30 days wild today, encouraging us in the cities to really engage with wildlife on our doorsteps. The weathers not looking too bad either. For most, it will be dry and sunny, however theres some rain coming in from the west. More on all of that in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa
Leave barcelona. Claire after being mocked by Nicolas Maduro in the wake of sanctions, donald trump said he holds venezuelas president personally responsible for the safety of the two Opposition Leaders seized from their homes and hauled off to jail. Big protest is planned for thursday, which is when the controversial new assembly, which could change the constitution, will get to work. Alison sargent reports. Allison the people in this crowd are Holding Photos of antonio medina, the former mayor prisoncas was taken to in the early hours of the morning on tuesday, as well as former Opposition Leader leopoldo lopez. Or, it was not a surprise. Already under house arrest, were lopez made this video one week before. If you are looking at this video now, it is because they came and illegally imprisoned me again unjustly. I am a prisoner of conscience, a prisoner for my ideas, a prisoner for wanting a better venezuela. Alison the Supreme Court accuses the two Opposition Leaders of violating y