this is a timelapse from croatia s lastovo island. the phenomenon is one of the highlights of the year for star gazers and happens when debris from a comet, called swift?tuttle, enters the earth s atmosphere and burns up. as the skies turned dark and into the early hours of sunday morning, up to 100 shooting stars could be seen an hour. that is beautiful, isn t it? stay with us here on bbc news. hello, good afternoon, it is still blustery for this time of year, but that south westerly wind is falling lighter and yesterday. shower clouds are building here it. a lot of
an appointment with somebody to talk through the course in more detail to take it, because the academics can really help you as well. good luck. amy cole, bbc news. yes, good luck to anybody receiving their results this week. yes, good luck to anybody receiving their results this week. before we go, just time to bring you some images of the perseid meteor shower, which was visible across much of europe overnight, where cloud permitted. this is a timelapse from croatia s lastovo island. the phenomenon is one of the highlights of the year for star gazers and happens when debris from a comet, called swift?tuttle, enters the earth s atmosphere and burns up. as the skies turned dark and into the early hours of sunday morning, up to 100 shooting stars could be seen an hour. hello. once again, it s a rather unsettled looking weather picture for sunday. with low pressure so close by there will be quite a number of showers around. some places will escape, but it s difficult to say exactly where
the annual perseeid meteor shower has lit up skies across the world. to the delight of those hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting of a shooting star. this is a time lapse from croatia s lastovo island. the phenomenon is one of the highlights of the year for star gazers and happens when debris from a comet, called swift?tuttle, enters the earth s atmosphere and burns up. as the skies turned dark and into the early hours of sunday morning up to 100 shooting stars could be seen an hour. earlier, i spoke to dr megan argo, an astro physicist at the university of lancashire and i asked her whether she was one of the lucky ones that saw this spectacular display. idid not i did not see very many, it was
the british government is under renewed pressure to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats after six people drowned off the french coast. officials say 59 people many of them afghans were rescued by french and british coastguards. and the annual perseid meteor shower has lit up skies across the world. it gives star gazers the chance to see up to 100 shooting stars each hour now on bbc news island games: one sporting family. this is vazon bay in guernsey. on a sunny day like this, it s easy to see why so many come to dip their toes into island life. scattered across the world, island communities don t often get
website. before we go, just time to bring you some images of the perseid meteor shower, which was visible across much of europe overnight, where cloud permitted. this is a timelapse from croatia s lastovo island. the phenomenon is one of the highlights of the year for star gazers and happens when debris from a comet, called swift?tuttle, enters the earth s atmosphere and burns up. between dusk and the early hours of sunday morning, up to 100 shooting stars could be seen an hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good evening. it s been yet another unsettled weekend of weather with low pressure close by. but there s been some blue skies and sunshine around as well, such as here in dumfries and galloway. also some showers such as these, recorded by a weather watcher in shropshire. and it s been blustery, too, for this time of year, and it does stay unsettled into the start of next week.