welcome to the first ever bbc green sport awards. i m ella al shamahi explorer, stand up comic and paleoa nthropologist. and i have no idea what that means. i m mark watson. i m also a comedian, a writer, huge sports fan, and we both care about the environment. that s what this programme is all about. you ve just seen recycled footage from a bbc sports programme from 30 years ago. and even the awards are made from recycled material, which is all part of the ethos of this programme. and it s why we ve occupied the bbc sport match of the day studio. former international footballers, and now pundits, alan shearer and ian wright have been locked out. they think it s temporary, but it s a dream for me to be in this place. i ve dressed up especially for it, there s absolutely no way i m leaving without a fight. by the end of this, i ll be the official new match of the day host, theyjust don t know it yet. and with the click of the fingers, we can make ourselves feel even more at
against the regime continue. ireland s prime minister attends a church vigil for the victims of the donegal filling station explosion. max verstappen has secured his second formula one world championship after winning the japanese grand prix. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russian divers are beginning a fuller examination of the damage caused by saturday s explosion to the bridge linking russia with crimea. the kremlin had previously hailed the bridge as one of its best, ultra modern and well defended structures. though limited traffic has resumed along one carriageway, a section of the other was brought down by the blast. these satellite images give an idea of what happened. this is the 19 kilometre long crossing, that s 12 miles, which you can see here linking russia, on the right of the screen, to crimea. you can make out smoke coming from one span of the bridge. this closer image shows how two parts of the road bridge have collapsed.
at its fastest rate in a0 years, welcome to this special edition of your questions answered. over the next half hour, we ll be examining in detail different areas of the squeeze on the pound in your pocket and some of the solutions that individuals, and communities, are finding. so, we ve got a panel of experts. sarah pennells is a consumerfinance specialist at royal london, which calls itself the uk s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company. sabine goodwin is co ordinator at the independent food aid network, which provides help to those at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. and mercedes osborne is a mortgage expert at pointers financial based in exeter. welcome to all of you. and also with us this week, our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who s out and about giving tips to householders on simple measures that may help reduce energy use. we ll be withjustin a bit later. and as you can see, we ve got a whole range of topics lined up. but first, here s our
of is the friendships, that i m most proud of. how could you not be proud of this friendship? from the moment his former team mate rob burrow was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2018, he was determined to do what he could to raise awareness. for him, and what he is going through, what the family are going through, i wanted to show them that i cared, and it sounds daft that you are doing it to show someone that you care, because you should be with them, and i see him as often as i can, spend time with him but also i want to show him that i m trying to do my best to raise awareness, i want to show him that we will continue to do our best to try to find the cure in this that slows us down, because of the terrible disease. in the past two years he has raised millions by running seven marathons in seven days and last november 101 miles in just 2a hours. but he is not stopping there. what have you got next? that team that started out two years ago, it is still intact with a
at a petrol station in donegal. investigations are ongoing to establish the cause. it is a huge impact to a small rural community. they are all local people. they are all very much involved in the community. they were all people who are shopping in the local shop. in iran, protestors appear to hack into state run television as demonstrations against the regime continue. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes, in the middle of the night on the city of zaporizhzhia. president zelensky condemned the attack as absolute evil. the latest strikes came hours after the 12 mile long bridge linking russia to occupied crimea was badly damaged by an explosion. our diplomatic correspondent, pauladams, reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead, and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle