in the south of england. missing out on help to pay the bills. a bbc investigation finds three million households still haven t received their £150 energy rebate. i ll be looking at how you can get the cash you re owed. a night to remember for crawley town as the league two strugglers knock premier league fulham out of the carabao cup. good morning, a band of rain moving south and east, some of it quite heavy, eventually it will become confined to central parts of england and wales and on either side it will brighten up. all the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday the 24th or august. it s wednesday the 24th of august. our main story. police are continuing their hunt for the gunman who shot dead a nine year old girl in liverpool on monday night. olivia pratt korbel was killed as she stood behind her mother who was trying to stop the gunman from forcing his way into their house, in pursuit of another man. our reporter tomos morgan is at the scene. shocking details
It might surprise you to know we share our cities and towns with a huge range of native animals. But dog and cat poo can signal to wildlife that predators are about and they should stay away.
and bringing back the bandicoots. we hear from ray mears about a large scale project in australia which aims to restore wildlife that once thrived 400 years ago. let s return to our main story this morning, the investigation into the tragic killing of nine year old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot dead by a gunman in her home in liverpool on monday night. merseyside police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward, including members of what they ve called liverpool s criminal fraternity . the investigation will rely heavily on information from members of the public and i urge the local community, who have any information that could help us, to come forward so we can bring those who are responsible to justice.
scientists are warning that much of australia s native wildlife could disappear by 2050 due to differing factors. according to the national science agency indigenous animals and plants could be lost. joey clarke is from the australian wildlife conservancy. his organisation isn t surprised by the findings. small mammals are a group that has suffered disproportionately. so things that you might not have heard of, bandit kids, so things that you might not have heard of, bandicoots, really unique animals which are only found in australia, they have suffered the worst extinctions and that s basically because they are the right size to be eaten by a fox or cat. what we see is the priority in the first instance is to create spaces that are safe, where we can rebuild populations of some of those native species. we have launched the largest rewilding effort in australia,
of 3pm yesterday afternoon and about five o clock, we hit huntley and stayed there for about 17 hours. on a farm near st asaph in north wales, a shed roof blew off, damaging cars. the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northern england and the midlands. andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire. scientists are warning that much of australia s native wildlife could disappear by 2050 due to differing factors. according to the national science agency, indigenous animals and plants could be lost. joey clarke is from the australian wildlife conservancy. his organisation isn t surprised by the findings. small mammals are a group that has suffered disproportionately, things that you might not have heard of, bettongs, bandicoots, bilbies, really unique animals which are only found in australia. they have suffered the worst