this week, we re diving into the world of artificial reefs. the advantage to this is you can take all of the best qualities of a natural reef and you can exaggerate them, completely. the robots have come to town. and paul finds out how old bangers are being given an afterlife. it s an engine ina dishwasher. course it is! our oceans and the marine life they support are under threat. climate change is causing them to warm at record levels and as the seas absorb more co2 they also become more acidic. and that as well as other man made damage like trawling for fish can have a devastating impact on important habitats like reefs, but can technology offer a solution? well, adrian murray has been finding out about some conservation efforts to help bring back marine life in two very different parts of the world, starting in denmark. just off the island of samso, plans are under way to build an artificial reef, and i m about to join a group of researchers on the water for a closer loo
okay. i have just a really quick question. i promise it will be quick. the statue that everyone is talking about that they think is her on the yacht s that her? so, it is not her. although a striking resemblance. it s actually the norse goddess freya. beautiful looking mermaid on the front of the ship slash megayacht. it s not a boat. it s much bigger than the boat. you don t have that on your yacht? i don t have the yacht. thank you, chloe. thank you, chloe. congratulations to them and cnn this morning continues right now. a u-haul truck rammed into security barriers near the white house. and the driver is around arrest for threatening to kill, kidnap harm the president, vp or family members. looming debt limit deadline. experts warn of a global recession that could take years to recover from. this would be a generational, economic self-inflicted wound. the fact that they are still committed to getting a deal is a positive sign. i felt we had a prod
tonight with the context, brian taylor, political commentatorfor the herald, and leigh ann caldwell, political reporter for the washington post. welcome to the programme. there s been an evolution in the way the west views this war in ukraine, an evolution in the arms which nato countries are supplying first it was shoulder held stingers, then the hymars, next came the patriot missile systems, now it s a conversation over tanks. the red lines have shifted with the evolving nature of the war. in recent months, the allies have come to the opinion that a year long stalemate in ukraine is in no one s favour except russia s. so what would it take to allow ukraine to win rather than just avoid losing? what would ukraine require in order to punch through the russian defences in towns like bakhmut and soledar, from where the bbc s andrew harding reports. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. clambering through the remain
long it will take, remine giant questions. and day one on the job for britain s new prime minister. liz trust making the track to achieve the queen s blessing and rescuing her country s economy from free fall. up for us first, the biden factor. the president huddles with his cabinet next hour. he does so facing what you might call a high wire challenge. to navigate a still to-do list while trying to defy midterm election history. nine weeks exactly until we count your votes, and the president s approval rating remains in perilous territory. but it is on an upward trajectory, and every tick up improves democrats odds. today, a cabinet meet to go promote progress made over the summer. the biden bet, that showing your government at work can help are e frame the midterms as a choice between normal and crazy. this is not your father s republican party. this is a totally different party, man. these guys are different. i ve worked with a lot of republicans, conservative repub
spain s one of the worst hit countries around a quarter of the roughly 20,000 global infections were diagnosed there. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up this week, i am on the greek island of evia, a year on from the devastating forest fires. look at these guys! look at them go! and taking a dip in natural hot springs built for the gods. 0h! that s so hot! we are off to denmark to take a look at the ancient treasury writing history is that. and next in istanbul, testing his artistic skills. nick is in. oh, we need lips. the island of evia, the second largest island in greece after crete, famed for its averted mountaintops, blue seas and glorious sunshine. but in the summer of 2021, that idyllic picture was turned on its head. last year in early august, temperatures were heading over 47 celsius in greece. the forest became a tinderbox and evia burned for over ten days. many scientists say that client change makes events like this more likely. climate change. b