Stamp on the planet and its not always been a pretty one a report from the United Nations says biodiversity is declining at a dangerous rate more than a 1000000 species could soon become extinct. Theres almost no place on earth thats been spared from human activity not even the poles or remote mountains such as in the kurdish region of Northern Iraq its one of the worlds most conflict ridden areas borders drawn after world war one left the kurdish region straddling 4 states turkey syria iraq and iran. This is resulted in uprisings of violence and wars that still continue today. Most recently against socalled Islamic State over the decades millions of people have been displaced some fled to isolated mountain areas. Kurdistans wildlife has also been badly. Acted many species are now endangered but there is new hope in the current dark region of Northern Iraq thanks to dedicated conservationists. Summer temperatures can exceed 40 degrees celsius here in the karratha in the kurdistan regio
The summit in osaka. Also this lunchtime. Deaths reported in europes heatwave. Temperatures in france are set to hit a record high. Police and Security Services wait to hear what the coroner says about them, at the inquests into the deaths in the London Bridge attacks. Demolished the remains of the bridge in genoa that partially collapsed last year, killing 43 people. Commentator heres lucy bronze, what a goal, what a goal and the pride of england after their quarter final victory, the lionesses dream of world cup glory. Ive been dreaming of playing in lyon macro and playing in the semifinal, four years, all that pressure and passion came out in that strike. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, well have details of the wimbledon draw. The british number one kyle edmund faces the spaniard jaume munar. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may has told the russian leader Vladimir Putin the nerve agent attack in salisbury was a despicable act and part
Euros are flowing into new infrastructure away lines harbors streets bridges and tunnels in 65 Different Countries its a project the likes of which the world has never seen. Its a powerful vision and for many an inspiring one. For some it represents opportunity for others misery. China is reaching toward the west along the new silk road we retraced 2 of these routes traveling from china to germany from the city of shenzhen to the city of to spork. We travel thousands of kilometers overland to central asia. And resale to thousands of kilometers across the oceans of Southeast Asia following the major overseas trade routes. We have traveled great distances but europe. Its still far away. And we retrace the route of the caravans heading West Crossing remote passes in the t. On shon mountains. Its a journey into the past along the ancient silk road. A route that today is marked by hope and opportunity and by burdensome debts and dependence on china. The route followed by the ancient traders
in spending and no new taxes. the british government is discussing plans for supermarkets to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this imported fossil fuels to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an ene
going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an energy expert from the world bank, and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, i m going to sit down with the moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty challenge of making sure everything is in place for this country to enjoy the abundant wind and sunshine whilst transforming its economy. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show and, i tell you what, it s certainly warm here in morocco s capital of rabat. in fact, this is a country that s trying to make the most of its natural resources, including the sunshine, to solve one of the biggest problems on the planet energy. that s because everyone wants more of it and, of course, we want to play less for it. as we know, the war in ukraine has led to big increases in our energy bills at ho