that means it s the green heart of italy. not a jealous heart but a fertile one. arriving in early fall, i chart a course through umbria s ancient forests and misty mountains. this is italy before the romans. a place where families live close to the land. a land of saintly legends, impossibly perched hilltop towns and rustic cuisine. wow. stop filming and just eat it. cheers. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants or tricky techniques, it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing its precious raw ingredients. from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and let s not forget the chefs and the butchers, preserving the traditional ways to cook these treasures of the land. and a note for any vegetarians watching, umbrians eat a lot of meat, particularly pork, like a lot of it. h
the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried und
good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilo
uk industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the country within months due to rising energy costs. uk s labour opposition criticises chancellor nadhim zahawi s trip to the united states. he says he s seeking solutions for the cost of living crisis, labour call it a junket. and in an interview with a us magazine about her relationship with the british royal family, the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, has discussed the importance of forgiveness. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. the un secretary general, antonio
the bison move through so this baby bison could be just the beginning. jonah fisher, bbc news, in kent. time for a look at the weather. here s tomasz schafernaker. high. good afternoon. it is going to stay mild over the next few days but big downpours lurking on the horizon today and indeed the weekend is going to be quite changeable. certainly not a wash out, we have some sunshine on the way but it will change. this is what the satellite picture looks like now. quite a complicated sort of pattern of clouds, you can see there are vortices, low pressure swelling around the uk, and the air is crucially coming in from the south, from the southern climes so hence it feels so mild out there. as we go through the weekend you will see areas of low pressure sweeping across the uk bringing further outbreaks of rain through that very changeable autumnal picture. the temperatures today, 19 in london, more typical in the mid teens but the average in london this time of year is closer to