In the dense forests of indonesia, a new species of great ape has been discovered by a team of international scientists. Its the tapanuli orang utan, and there are just 800 of them, which makes them the most endangered great ape in the world. Our science reporter victoria gill has the story. The remote mountain forests of sumatra are home to some of our closest ape relatives. And a small population here, first discovered just 20 years ago, has been hiding a scientific secret. This is the tapanuli orangutan, a species new to science. Until now, it was thought that there were just two distinct species of orangutan, sumatran and bornean, like this big male here. But this new study shows that there are actually three a tiny population has been hidden away and isolated by hundreds of thousands of years of evolution. Early dna analysis suggested these animals were peculiar compared to the other sumatran apes. So, scientists embarked on a detailed study examining what they ate, and their uniq
Michael had the goal. Some people are seeing machiavellian views on the job at such as politics. Politics to an extent is about rewarding loyalty. Is this not an example of that . I do think people are seeing agency on williamsons part. This is a classic theresa may promotion, someone who has worked ha rd promotion, someone who has worked hard and who she trusts and who is not from a private school and we saw that from Karen Bradley and james broken shower with northern ireland. I remember when people spoke about him being the preferred successor rolled all that seems to have died a death along with devolved administration in northern ireland, and he is very much in that model of somebody who is within the inner circle and she has awarded him. I think it is a particularly wise move for him or her but i think your right to say that some people are engaging in this idea that Gavin Williamson is sitting like a james bond villain with this tarantula. I dont think that is what is going on.
So is this an intractable problem that could scupper the whole negotiations . Heres chris cook. The hardest question in the brexit talks is about Northern Ireland. Money remains a major Sticking Point in the negotiations, but we know how we can fix that. There is no simple way out of the irish question. Let us say britain is no longer in a Customs Union with the European Union. That will let us strike trade deals with third countries who have no similar deal with the eu. But the eu needs to be able to stop goods from that third country flowing into Northern Ireland and then into the eu via the republic. Further, what if we decide to divert from eu rules, so goods in our markets no longer meet all eu standards . Ireland need to be able to check stuff and may be turned back before it gets into the market. So they need a border. Now, everyone says they want to avoid that. A hard border would be a Major Economic burden, especially for farmers, and could undermine the peace process. The eu
Symptoms were dismissed as a migraine. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Let us know what you think of the plans in labours leaked manifesto. We really interested to hear your views. Were talking about social media gaffes today after the rapper bow wow posted suggesting that he was flying to new york by private jet when he wasnt. People are now posting their own exaggerated claims under the bowwowchallenge hashtag. Well show you some of the best ones. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, the bbc has obtained a leaked draft of labours manifesto, which promises to nationalise the railways as franchises expire and to abolish tuition fees in england. The document, seen by several newspapers, also pledges to return royal mail to Public Ownership and bring in an energy price cap. Norman smith is at a Labour Campaign
On the Campaign Trail. But he has been out and about in bristol. A Campaign Asset or a ticking time bomb . What about you . And we speak to the human and animal residents of Dumfries And Galloway to find out whether Scottish Independence would be a deciding factor in their vote. No coalition of chaos here. We will be getting the pet theories of our panel, stephen bush from the new statesman, and the sun on sundays dave wooding. Lets catch up on the latest developments from the Campaign Trail today. The Liberal Democrats have launched their Party Manifesto in east london. Leader tim farron called on voters to support his party and ensure they get a choice about britains future relationship with europe. I believe that our children will have a Brighter Future if we are inside the european union. That they will be safer and better off. That our economy will be stronger and our country will have more influence in the world. Butjust because i believe that doesnt mean i think people who voted