to shake is the political element. there are allegations of serious human rights abuses in this country and some are calling for a boycott of the games. well, here we are at the top of the mountain. not bad, eh? the ruins of the great wall of china overlook the olympic sites. but with the coronavirus lingering, how many people will be able to take this all in? two royal air force police dogs are being honoured today with the animal equivalent of an 0be. english spaniel alfie and labrador aj who are now both retired have been awarded the pdsa order of merit for their careers in the raf, sniffing out explosives and completing 15 hundred hours of searches between them. now time for a look at the weather with carol.
this area already has the feeling of a full blown winter sports place. the hope is that after the olympics there will be an explosion in china and an interest in skiing and the like, and that these facilities will be used quite a lot. one of the things that the beijing olympics is going to find hard to shake is the political element. there are allegations of serious human rights abuses in this country and some are calling for a boycott of the games. well, here we are at the top of the mountain. not bad, eh? the ruins of the great wall of china overlook the olympic sites. but with the coronavirus lingering, how many people will be able to take this all in?
facilities will get used quite a lot. one of the things that the beijing olympics is going to find hard to shake is the political element. there are allegations of serious human rights abuses in this country, and some are calling for a boycott of the games. well, here we are at the top of the mountain not bad, eh? even ruins of the great wall of china overlook the winter olympic sites. but with the coronavirus lingering, how many people will be able to take this all in? stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. and before we go, a remainder of our top story full of the governor of new york has assigned any face of growing pressure of alleged sexual harassment cases. thank you for joining us on newsday. that s all we have time for. stay with
the hope is that after the olympics, there will be an explosion in china of interest in skiing and the like, and that these facilities will get used quite a lot. one of the things that the beijing olympics is going to find hard to shake is the political element. there are allegations of serious human rights abuses in this country, and some are calling for a boycott of the games. well, here we are at the top of the mountain not bad, eh? even ruins of the great wall of china overlook the winter olympic sites. but with the coronavirus lingering, how many people will be able to take this all in? stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. lots of controversy around that set of olympics, just like we had around the tokyo olympics i had of that, with concerns over the pandemic. that s all we have time for on newsday. do stay with us on bbc
what do the great barrier reef, the canals in venice, and the galapagos islands have in common with the slate landscapes of north west wales? the answer is unesco world heritage site status. the area, including six sites in snowdonia, is now one of 32 uk sites on the prestigious list. our wales correspondent tomos morgan reports. 20 years in the making, and recognition is finally here. the slate landscape that dominates parts of snowdonia is now on a prestigious world heritage list that includes the great wall of china and machu picchu. the pioneerfor this bid was doctor david nguyen. i picchu. the pioneerfor this bid was doctor david nguyen. melt picchu. the pioneer for this bid was doctor david nguyen. doctor david nguyen. i felt it was somethin: doctor david nguyen. i felt it was something very doctor david nguyen. i felt it was something very wonderful - something very wonderful here, almost magical and i m naturally delighted to hear now that after 20 years, ourambitions deligh