And space were pushed in 2019, a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and Climate Change in review 2019 the year in science. This is the year we saw the first ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanitys greatest achievements. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. There was a new treatment for parkinsons disease. It enabled this woman to walk again. There were also fires raging in australia. Youll need rescueing, wont you . We saw the hottest summers on record across the globe. And Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg had this message for World Leaders. How dare you you have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. What a year its been. Welcome to a year in science, where well be looking at the biggest stories of 2019. There was, of course, one issue that dominated. That was Climate Change. Not so long ago, people thought of it as a theoretical issue. But this year, we began to see the impact of a threat thats all too real. A
Hello. This is breakfast with Nina Warhurst and victoria fritz. Good morning, heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. There are calls for an independent inquiry after a serious data breach which saw the addresses of more than a thousand people on the new year honours list made publicly available online. The files included the details of celebrities, Senior Police officers, and politicians. One of those affected, iain duncan smith, called the leak a complete disaster. Several people have been stabbed at a rabbis home in the state of new york. At least five people, who were alljewish, have been taken to hospital. The new york mayor, bill de blasio, says he will not allow events like this to become the new normal and will step up security around jewish houses of worship. The suspect fled but police said he was later taken into custody. The lawyer representing the family of a british father and his two children who drowned in a resort Swimming Pool in spain on Christmas Eve w
Oclock last night and they gave me a big roast dinner, putting on a bed to sleep in. A lot of love going on in scotland. You know what, it sounds fantastic. They know you have done the walk the certain way to avoid the weather, because if you are finishing in scotland at this time of year it would have been very chilly. Yes, it would have been. It would have been. They chose to. Tell me, one question answered, i know you are an everton fan, but why speedos . Inaudible. Still cant believe it. When you swim the English Channel there is a role in the rules saying you have to wear one had, one pair of goggles, and one garment which is above basically, a pair of speedos. So a had to learn to wear a pair, running in and out of swimming pools, being embarrassed. But now. It hasjust took off. It has gone crazy. Speedo mick, your spirits, yourjoyful life is infectious and i wish you all the best and enjoy the journey today spirit. A note is the coldest part of you. Youre doing it for charity an
Of violence against women. Hello to you. Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases in earths atmosphere have reached new highs according to the latest figures, and there is no sign of any decline, not even a slowdown. One of the worlds leading experts on Climate Change says hes now scared for the future of the planet after the latest report by the World Meteorological organization. Sir david king, the former chief scientific adviser to the uk government, says there is a lack of Political Leadership to tackle the scale of the problem. Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt has more details. Floods in england. Record spring temperatures and wildfires in australia. The worst floods venice has seen in a generation. Scientists say extreme weather events like these will become more common as Climate Change intensifies. And today, we learnt that the gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, causing global warming, have hit record levels yet again. Lets see how concentrations of the main Gr
Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london and half past five in the morning in india, where police have arrested the owner of a bag factory in delhi, where a fire killed more than a0 people overnight. Emergency services said their work had been hampered by the narrow streets around the building, but they had been able to rescue more than 50 people. From delhi, Pratiksha Ghildial reports. The blaze broke out on the ground floor of this multistorey factory, in the early hours of the morning, and then quickly spread to other levels. Rescue services say at least 100 people were sleeping inside the building at the time. And died due to suffocation. At this hospital relatives of the victims have been waiting desperately all day for any news on their loved ones. Many of the victims were migrant neighbours from neighbouring states of delhi. There were several heart wrenching stories. Yasmin says her younger brother who died in the father had been blessed with a baby boy this mo