portraits of the holocaust . 0ne one of those portraits is of course of lily ebert who we heard from their. a new oil leak is being tackled on the pacific coast of peru. it happened just ten days after a major crude spill which has been called the biggest ecological disaster to hit the south american country in recent years, killing scores of seals, fish and birds. but the clean up teams have been using a rather unusual method to mop up the spill as stephanie prentice explains. volunteers have been inching forward in the attempt to clean up the coast here in ventanilla, but now efforts have taken two steps back, as another leak has seeped into the problems of teams here on the beaches on the coastline local fishermen say smells like death. mopping up the oil is slow work and doing it quickly no small feat of ingenuity.
as they are. thank you very much for joining us. as they are. thank you very much for oinin: us. . ~ i. you can watch that special documentary on bbc two at nine o clock tonight. it s called survivors: portraits of the holocaust . downing st says that it has no sight whatsoever of a copy of the civil servant sue gray s report into lockdown parties in government. while the wait in westminster continues, the prime minister has vowed to fight on. the labour leader says he s frustrated at the delay. borisjohnson, speaking in wales this morning, has also dismissed claims he approved the controversial airlift of animals from afghanistan. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has the details. but first on the delay to that report by sue gray on the downing street party downing street say they have no sight of it. everyone was thinking it might come yesterday, it did not. the question why then. it seems that what may be happening in the background is that we had a
was very proud of what our armed services debt. prince andrew has denied being a close friend of convicted sex trafficker ghislaine maxwell, in a legal response to the woman suing him for sexual assault he denies all allegations against him. it is holocaust memorial day, marking 77 years since the liberation of auschwitz. seven holocaust survivors have had portraits painted in a commission by prince charles. one of the most prolific scriptwriters in british comedy has died at the age of 86. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news.
against him. it s holocaust memorial day marking 77 years since the liberation of auschwitz birkenau. seven holocaust survivors have had portraits painted in a project commissioned by prince charles. barry cryer one of the most prolific scriptwriters in british comedy has died at the age of 86. sport now and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. dropped catches undermined england s good start in the one off women s ashes test. it s a crucial match that, were england to lose, they d have no chance of winning the series. australia were 4 2 at one stage but they dug in and are on top after day one. jo currie reports.
i think it s fantastic. i felt we owed it to these remarkable people just to remember them in this way. there is something very special about the portrait, and about the artist s eye in bringing out the real underlying character, personality and meaning the connection between artists and survivors has been strong. the pictures reflect both loss and survival. these portraits go to the heart of their individuality and their humanity. what better way of rejecting that kind of philosophy that led to the holocaust? the reality is this extraordinary group of people are now growing smaller every year, but the power of their testimony forms a lasting memory. daniela relph, bbc news, the queen s gallery at buckingham palace. one of the most influential writers in british comedy barry cryer has died