south east england and east anglia. what we have, we have this waving weather fronts, what we have, we have this waving weatherfronts, that what we have, we have this waving weather fronts, that is the dividing line between that warm and humid air in the south east and the fresh conditions for the north west. if you are stuck underneath that are slow moving front today, it s probably quick pretty cloudy. areas like south west england, wales, up to was east yorkshire for instance, outbreaks of rain under this waterfront, eitherside outbreaks of rain under this waterfront, either side of that, more sunshine breaking through the rest of the afternoon. a bit breezy across the north, pressure conditions and ten which is about 15 to 22 degrees in the north and but further south and east we are looking at the mid to high 20s, we could even see 30 celsius this afternoon. as we head through the evening hours, this initial band of rain will start to become a little lighter, bit more pa
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The dugong has been declared the first functionally extinct large mammal in Chinese waters by scientists from the Zoological Society of London and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
researchers say the dugong a marine mammal also known as the gentle giant of the sea is now extinct in china. they have been over hunted, and the sea grass they feed on has been destroyed. the scientists behind the study say it s a devastating blow for the animals a cousin of the manatee which are classed as vulnerable on the international species red list. joining me now is professor samuel turvey, professor at the institute of zoology at the zoological society of london, and co author of the study. it s really sad when you hear about an animal like this and we are talking about what described as a functional extinction in china, in other words not enough of the species to allow it to survive. it’s species to allow it to survive. it s an absolute species to allow it to survive. it s an absolute tragedy. there is so much bad news in the world at the moment but as this shows we are continuing to have environmental bad news as well and we are experiencing this progressive deple