plenty of rain, but some great success for a very familiar sporting face today. success for a very familiar sporting face toda . ., . , success for a very familiar sporting face today- face today. exactly, sarah. the heavens have face today. exactly, sarah. the heavens have opened - face today. exactly, sarah. the heavens have opened here - face today. exactly, sarah. the heavens have opened here at l heavens have opened here at cheltenham, but little down dampen the spirit of sir alex ferguson. he hasn t had a festival winner before today, and that he had one with him on morale at the start of the day, and that he had second in the ryanair chase. you could see the look on sir alex ferguson s face when he celebrated those two winners. it looked like the joy that we were used to seeing when he was a football manager. i asked dan skelton if he had ever spoken to sir alex about the impact of being a winning owner and what it means to him. of being a winning owner and what it
programme. could you hazard a guess as to why ocean temperatures are so vastly greater at the moment than they ordinarily would be?- vastly greater at the moment than they ordinarily would be? there are a number of they ordinarily would be? there are a number of theories they ordinarily would be? there are a number of theories being - they ordinarily would be? there are| a number of theories being explored at the moment by climate scientists. the first, you ve already mentioned, is this transition from la nina to el nino. the three years prior to 2023, el nino in the tropical pacific, with cooler surface waters, a rapid transition from la nina to el nino in 2023, and that tends to push up temperatures. what we saw was sea surface temperatures in other parts of the world were rising even before el nino kicked in, so there are other potential theories, including things like changes in the amounts of sulphur in shipping fuel over the past few years, influence from the tonga
let s start with us senate majority leader, chuck schumer, has called for new elections in israel, saying the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is a major obstacle to peace and risked making israel a pariah . senator schumer said it was a grave mistake for israel to reject a two state solution. the fourth major obstacle to peace is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of extremists like ministers smotrich and ben gvir and the settlers in the west bank. i have known prime minister netanyahu for a very long time. while we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, i will always respect his extraordinary bravery for israel on the battlefield as a younger man. i believe in his heart he has his highest priority is the security of israel. however, i also believe prime minister netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of israel. prime minister netanyahu s pa
of office, i say go nuclear and go large and go with sizewell c. china may have committed crimes against humanity, according to a much delayed report by the united nations. explosion. more shelling near the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine delays a visit by un safety inspectors. and she s not done yet serena williams wins again at the us open, saving her retirement for another day. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s transfer deadline day, and we ll bring you the latest, with manchester united signing antony form ajax for an initial fee of £82 million. good afternoon. tributes have been coming in for bill turnbull the former bbc presenter who s died at the age of 66, after a long struggle with prostate cancer. he hosted bbc breakfast for 15 years, and also appeared on songs of praise, strictly come dancing and classic fm. susannah reid, who presented breakfast with him, said he was the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business . his family said