in a police car in hampshire. time now to leave you with ten seconds of party. as a man city supporter i was in instabul, the blues have been parading their trophy when a thunderstorm hit manchester. you are all caught up. bye for now and have a good night. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. that surfing dream. the perfect wave. the perfect look. but beneath the surface lies a murkier side. for every pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dumped on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil. and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can
the perfect look. but beneath the surface lies a murkier side. for every pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dumped on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil. and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can surfing clean up its act? i ve surfed for more than a decade, but this is my first day on the water for over three years. new year s day 2020 and the fin of my board went into my face. i was left with 16 stitches, and it has taken me this long to start trying to get over my fear. today i ve come to the calmer waters of an inland surf lake near bristol to try and start getting back my love of surfing. as a journalist covering the
away after a day at the beach. some beaches have these recycling bins, have a look at this one. someone s just put this in here. this one, brand new, someone has dumped it after their holiday. this looks like it was practically new, but snapped. and this is just the very tip of the waste iceberg. these are boards collected onjust a handful of beaches in cornwall. this is quite typical, really. neil hembrow, 0cean recovery project manager for keep britain tidy, was out on the beaches of cornwall during the heatwave last summer looking for boards that could be recycled. that one has completely had it. probably this board was made over the other side of the world a few months ago, and it has been on a container ship for a month, it has then been driven from a port on a lorry to a distribution point, it s then gone on a van
away after a day at the beach. some beaches have these recycling bins, have a look at this one. someone s just put this in here. this one, brand new, someone has dumped it after their holiday. this looks like it was practically new, but snapped. and this is just the very tip of the waste iceberg. these are boards collected on just a handful of beaches in cornwall. this is quite typical, really. neil hembrow, 0cean recovery project manager for keep britain tidy, was out on the beaches of cornwall during the heatwave last summer looking for boards that could be recycled. that one has completely had it. probably this board was made over the other side of the world a few months ago, and it has been on a container ship for a month, it has then been driven from a port on a lorry to a distribution point, it s then gone on a van to a shop, and it has been used in the sea for a matter
and this is where much of that giant wave of surf waste comes from beginner s boards thrown away after a day at the beach. some beaches have these recycling bins, have a look at this one. someone s just put this in here. this one, brand new, someone has dumped it after their holiday. this looks like it was practically new, but snapped. and this is just the very tip of the waste iceberg. these are boards collected onjust a handful of beaches in cornwall. this is quite typical, really. neil hembrow, 0cean recovery project manager for keep britain tidy, was out on the beaches of cornwall during the heatwave last summer looking for boards that could be recycled. that one has completely had it. probably this board was made over the other side of the world a few months ago, and it has been on a container ship for a month, it has then been driven from a port