There have been other Flight Recorders found in the black sea. That is one story we will have more detail on the website, but in a moment. Now, our world killing the ganges. The ganges is one of the greatest rivers in the world, but it is in trouble. Pollution on a vast scale has turned its Sacred Waters into a stinking and lethal cocktail. Oh, god. Theres industrial waste. What are you stopping . Why are you stopping . The sewage from a50 million people. All the while, so much water is being taken out that large stretches of the river dont flow for months. The indian Prime Minister has staked his political reputation on cleaning it up. But is the ganges, indias sacred river, still being killed by pollution . Dawn breaks over the himalayas. And the glacier that is the source of the ganges. A small stream emerges from a cave in the ice. Gomukh, the cows mouth, they call it, one of the most sacred sites in all hinduism. As the river descends from the mountains, it gathers pace. It is kno
There have been other Flight Recorders found in the black sea. That is one story we will have more detail on the website, but in a moment. Now, our world killing the ganges. The ganges is one of the greatest rivers in the world, but it is in trouble. Pollution on a vast scale has turned its Sacred Waters into a stinking and lethal cocktail. Oh, god. Theres industrial waste. What are you stopping . Why are you stopping . The sewage from a50 million people. All the while, so much water is being taken out that large stretches of the river dont flow for months. The indian Prime Minister has staked his political reputation on cleaning it up. But is the ganges, indias sacred river, still being killed by pollution . Dawn breaks over the himalayas. And the glacier that is the source of the ganges. A small stream emerges from a cave in the ice. Gomukh, the cows mouth, they call it, one of the most sacred sites in all hinduism. As the river descends from the mountains, it gathers pace. It is kno
Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say
About the politics and International Diplomacy around this, because russia maintains this was that syrian air strike on a store of rebel held weapons, they hold the veto on the security council. There will not even be a resolution, probably, condemning this . Russia has consistently used its veto on the council to veto any attempt to castigate assad, given the fact that moscow is his biggest patron. Until recently, President Trump made clear his Main Objective in syria was to defeat Islamic State and he was considering cultivating assad as an ally and now this has happened, any attempt to cultivate assad or support Vladimir Putin becomes morally unconscionable for trump and at the same time he criticised president obama for being weak and he failed during the last chemical attack to abide by his promise to ta ke attack to abide by his promise to take action if assad breached the red line and he cited chemical attacks. He also said, whatever you do, do not go into syria . Do not ta ke d
About the future of banking in the uk and why theyre calling for the rules to be changed on Credit Checks. After 3a years out of english footballs top flight, the wait is finally over for brighton and hove albion, they have been promoted to the Premier League. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A cold and frosty start for some this morning but a lot of sunshine around today. However, well see Cloud Building from the north west through the day, turning the Sunshine Hazy with the odd spot of rain. Ill have more details in the next 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. North korea has stepped up its hostile language towards the us, warning there will be all out war if america uses Military Force against it. It comes after days of growing tensions between pyongyang and the washington. On saturday the nation staged a huge Military Parade involving Tens Of Thousands of soldiers and civilians. Ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines were apparently on displ