fiji, a country of more than 300 islands strung together in the pacific ocean. this is the economic and technology hub of the south pacific, and has one of the region s but in recent years, this island paradise, along with other countries in the pacific, have been battered by cyclones and extreme weather patterns, even as rising threaten to leave entire villages under water. and then came the pandemic. as borders closed and countries went into lockdown, fiji sought lucrative sea food and while its tourism sector all to map the way forward, pacific island leaders met face to face for the first time in almost three years in the capital of fiji tackled a regional approach to climate change, post pandemic economic recovery and as china expands its influence in the region, leaders will have to decide who will future of the welcome to surrounded by sea, it is no surprise that i have been talking to some fishing communities to find out the issues they are facing. 0n the journey to
from buckingham palace, where thejubilee celebrations are continuing in to the evening here in london. the illustrator sir quentin blake, broadcaster clare balding and actor damian lewis are among more than 1,000 people recognised in the queen s birthday honours list. in other news, johnny depp s seen in a newcastle pub last night while in the us his legal team celebrated his defamation win but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends. 70 aircraft have flown over buckingham palace to celebrate the queen s platinum jubilee. the fly past began with several royal navy helicopters followed by modern and historic planes including a spitfire, hurricane, lancaster and voyager. a special formation of 15 typhoons then formed the number 70 in honour of the queen s reign. but in the past hour buckingham palace has announced that prince andrew the duke of york has tested positive for covid and will no longer attend tomorrow s service of thanksgiving. let s
agreed to contribute to a loss and damage fund for the most vulnerable countries, but ten months on, no agreement on who should pay, where it should be distributed or how. we will hear from one of the pacific island nations whose leaders today gathered at the white house. president macron says he has a plan for a pain free green transition. so does rishi sunak. is france s net zero strategy bold enough to meet the challenge? and israel abuzz with news of a new machine that can replaces our bees as the on farm pollinator. good evening. the leaders of some of the most vulnerable countries on earth have gathered in washington today for a pacific island summit hosted by president biden. it s part of a renewed effort by the white house to improve diplomatic relations in a region in which the us and china battle for influence, but the truth is the leaders of these small island nations feel forgotten. for years, they have been asking for finance and compensation to deal with the wor
negative adequate warnings. there are fears the true number of deaths could be close to 20,000. in britain and arrested on suspicion of murder, detectives are questioning three relatives of ten year old sara sharif. in the uk, the prime minister rishi sunak insists it is an absolute priority to protect in the uk from foreign state interference, including beijing. time for a look at the sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. if the hosts had hope for theirfirst game of the rugby world cup. the second brings significant expectation france will provide another win. after a three day break, the tournament resumes later with their match against uruguay in lille. france have made wholesale changes from the team that won that opening game against new zealand. 12 in all to take on uruguay. who are ranked 17th in the world. they ll be captained by anthonyjelonch, who s recovered from a serious knee injury. while uruguay are playing for the first time at this world cup after sittin
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