should also have taken his life. but the former royal marine fought back and chose a new path. the years since have seen him challenge himself in ever more awe inspiring ways, changing people s perceptions of what s possible. in march, while training for a 5km charity run, footage of his fall and then recovery went viral. it was stark evidence of his determination. and so, on to his next everest a one kilometre swim off the coast of plymouth. he s swum before even competing at the invictus games. but, by his own admission, it s not his strongest discipline, and it s a very different environment. and what is frightening is that i remember how tired i was after 50 metres. now, this is a lot farther, with tides and currents and creepy crawlies underneath, and everything else that comes with system.
in gaza, hours after a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants came into effect. whipsnade zoo launch an investigation after two brown bears escape from their enclosure and are shot by wardens. now on bbc news, transgender teen andi bernabe documented his life for the bbc for a year, capturing the most formative moments of his journey through young adulthood. falling over myself. that s all right. my name is andi bernabe. this journey didn t start when i found out what the word transgender was. honestly, it started when i was born. coming to terms with my identity felt like trying to deny a part of myself that i thought
and central scotland. a reasonably mild night, i think, for many, with temperatures dropping down into low single figures probably in northern ireland and south west scotland. now, as we start monday, a fair bit of cloud around, but some sunny spells. many will start dry. there will still be some showers from overnight across scotland, northern and central parts of england, butjust notice how the showers blossom, again, perhaps fewer across the western half of england and wales compared with what we saw through today, but more intense showers and storms in eastern scotland and eastern parts of england. in the sunnier moments, it should feel pleasant under those blue skies, but with the showers coming through, feeling much cooler and through the rest of this week, a fairly cool week with more showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the united nations holds talks, as the conflict between israel and palestinians in gaza continues for a seventh da
place. oakland is a beautiful and powerful place. every day people are creating incredible art and ideas that will change the world. but more importantly, change our world. imagine how many more amazing pieces of art and world shaking ideas could be created if we just didn t have to focus so much of our survival, if we didn t live in a system that not only doesn t value our lives but often actively seeks to wipe us out. do you know what this is? this is joy. we could have had a whole show of this. we want more of this, we need to dismantle, reconceive and in some cases defund the systems that target us and refund life,
way different. the city is built around the docks. but unlike oakland, that industry abandoned vallejo in the 90s, leaving the city with the deadliest police force in northern california. in case you are just joining us, that s saying a lot. all i know about vallejo is e40. shout out to matt dre as well. oh, yeah. me i came to vallejo because i felt that people weren t being heard. yeah. otis taylor is a journalist who spent the last three years documents police violence in vallejo, california. in 2017 there was a viral video of police violence against the black man. the officer unholstered his gun and pointed it at bystanders. why is this acceptable behavior for a person filming police