there is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla than any other animal i know when sir david attenborough made his famous visit to a mountain gorilla family back in the 19705, it was, in his words, tinged with sadness. we see the world in the same way as they do. because he feared he might be seeing the last of their kind. poachers preyed on the mountain gorilla population. and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of the congo made conservation in those countries very difficult. so, how were the fortunes of the world s last mountain gorillas turned around and what can it tell us about conservation elsewhere? the first step was ensuring legal protections were in place. the bwindi impenetrable forest was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get the local people on side. the communities are critical in conserving the gorillas because, you know, these communities live next to the park
the mp patrick grady steps away from his snp membership while police investigate allegations of sexual harassment against him. good evening. russian missiles have struck the capital of ukraine just as g7 world leaders gather in germany and as president zelensky warned the war was entering a difficult phase. the russian strike hit a nine storey residential building in kyiv, killing one person and injuring six others, including a 7 year old girl. our correspondent nick beake has been at the scene. once again, ukraine s capital is under attack. this video said to show the city s horizon as more russian rockets hit. explosion and once again, civilians are in the firing line. a residential block in the centre of kyiv smouldering, ripped apart. screams inside, rescuers reach a young girl, pinned down by debris. they manage to bring her to safety and then taken to hospital. moments later, ukrainian official appears outside, brandishing a russian passport, saying that one woman sti
this is bbc news i m lewis vaughanjones the headlines at seven russian cruise missiles strike the ukrainian capital, kyiv, causing large explosions, one person is killed. on the first day of the g7 summit in germany, a committment to mobilise 600 billion dollars for global infrastructure programmes in developing countries by 2027. through strategic investments, will have the sustainable amount and shared global stability. the prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing a million euros in cash, from a former qatari prime minister, according to the sunday times. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal. and at least 21 people are reported dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london.