to the state of emergency. experts from the national history museum in london have started excavating some of the most importantjurassic sites in the uk at a secret location. it is believed to hold tens of thousands of fossils from 167 million years ago. rebecca morelle brings us this. a race against time to reveal our ancient past. the team from the natural history museum has just three days to excavate this unique site. look how long they are. that s really cool! this cotswolds quarry holds a secret trove of sea creatures that lived during thejurassic period. what s here is so extraordinary, he location is being kept secret. we have got another really nice, exceptionalspecimen here. this is a brittle star, it s likely to be a new species. it s quality of preservation, it s the number of fossils that we re finding, but it s also the diversity. it s really unprecedented in geological sites of this age across the world. usually, on an excavation, you may get a handful of finds
an american space was planned to develop a global monitoring system to track objects up to 35 kilometres from earth the powerful radar stations established in the us, uk and australia. 3500 kilometres. jonathan beale reports. the race in space is already underway, notjust for commercial ventures like virgin galactic with its recent maiden voyage, but for nations as well. mission control: three, two, we have ignition. - last year the us military launched another ten satellites into space. america also now has its own space force not least to protect the systems we now all use, such as gps location. there are threats in space. i d say the two countries that are most threatening are china and russia. there have been anti satellite missiles that have been developed. america already has early warning systems to detect ballistic missiles, including the fylingdales radar in north yorkshire. now the us wants to build a new radar system for deep space, and one of the new sites co
specials pilot scheme. labour criticised the move saying many members of the public felt it was unfair. it members of the public felt it was unfair. . , ., , ., ., unfair. it really was one rule for them and unfair. it really was one rule for them and another unfair. it really was one rule for them and another for unfair. it really was one rule for them and another for the - unfair. it really was one rule for i them and another for the festivals and they ve only to because been caught out by this. there are lots of questions about what the trial is and how you access it and i hope the minister will come to the house of commons and explain. one rule for them and anotherfor the commons and explain. one rule for them and another for the rest of us. angela merkel has visited the parts of germany that have been hit by heavy rains and flooding. more than 180 people have died in parts of germany and in belgium. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow is fully
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in northern ireland, it is 2 degrees warmer in northern ireland, it is 2 degrees warmer than it was yesterday. 29.6. the new high warmer than it was yesterday. 29.6. the new high of warmer than it was yesterday. 29.6. the new high of the warmer than it was yesterday. 29.6. the new high of the year. warmer than it was yesterday. 29.6. the new high of the year. it s - warmer than it was yesterday. am the new high of the year. it s going to stay dry for the majority of us, and as you are going to bed, these are not the minimum temperatures the bedtime temperatures at 11 o clock. 22 in birmingham. 23 for and 22 in birmingham. 23 forand cardiff. a 22 in birmingham. 23 for and cardiff. a little bit fresher further north, and also in rural areas. temperatures just easing further north, and also in rural areas. temperaturesjust easing down into the low 20s. still warm in the july sunshine but the heat is really that bit further south, where we will see temperatures up to 31 i