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the perilous state of the planet s wildlife is being laid bare at the world s largest biodiversity summit. the international union for conservation of nature has released its revised red list of endangered species. theres s some good news for tuna, but the fate of many other animals still hangs in the balance. gail maclellan reports. weighing in at around 150 kilograms, the komodo dragon is the world s largest living lizard. they are notorious hunters with deadly venom and no predators, so it is hard to imagine that they are under threat. but it has just been added to the endangered species list. they are only half found on a handful of indonesian islands and their habitat is shrinking rapidly. indonesian islands and their habitat is shrinking rapidly. globalwarming and climate change, is shrinking rapidly. globalwarming and climate change, rising - is shrinking rapidly. globalwarming and climate change, rising sea - and climate change, rising sea levels, that spec ....
and as tokyo sees off the paralympics with fireworks, it s been a fantastic games for great britain with 124 medals, including 41 golds. good afternoon. former girls aloud singer sarah harding has died of cancer aged 39. she was part of one of the most successful all girl bands this century, which was formed on the itv show popstars: the rivals. her mum marie announced her death on instagram, saying the 39 year old had been treated for cancer and slipped away peacefully this morning. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at sarah s life. the last member of the band is. after three months of competition, the moment her dream came true. ..sarah. cheering. but sarah harding could scarcely have imagined the success that would follow. every one of their first 16 singles a top ten hit, and thanks to a collection of irresistibly catchy songs they were soon selling thousands of singles. # sound of the underground.# and performing to sold out audiences. sarah ....
the start of what could be another golden games. cox is a cyclist, but also a runner. at the last paralympics, she won golds at both. and in herfirst event here in the velodrome, she was once again unstoppable. the time trial is normally won by tiny fractions. cox won it by more than a second. and she s done it in fantastic style! it was, she said afterwards, near perfection, and didn t her team know it. it was just as emotional for her family watching back home in leeds. we were just elated. i mean, the excitement from our end, we were so excited. nervous at the beginning, but we knew she was going to do it. you could tell the emotions were just overwhelming, i the tears streaming down her face, but so proud of herself. we re proud of her. well, there s no rest here for kadeena cox. she has her second cycling event tomorrow, and then next week she switches to the athletics and the 400 metres two different sports for this one remarkable athlete. the word remarkable ....
following yesterday s terror attack at the airport, hospitals in kabul are overwhelmed with the wounded. the pentagon says that the attack was carried out by one suicide bomber, not two. i can confirm for you that we do not believe that there was a second explosion at or near the baron hotel, that it was one suicide bomber. it comes as the uk government says it s stopping civilian evacuations from kabul after today and admits some people will be left behind. we are now processing approximately the last 1,000 people on the inside of the airfield and will fly them out today. that is effectively where we start to move to the next stage, the evacuation of our 1,000 troops. food shortages and only a few days of medical supplies left aid agencies say the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan is worsening rapidly. in other news, firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial estate in leamington spa, where explosions and a strong chemical smell have been reported. and in th ....
chance of that sunshine could help defeat some isolated but persistent thundery showers across parts of northern england and the midlands. more sunshine will equate to a little bit more warmth for sunday and through the week in the day there is more fine weather to come. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. crowds continue to gather outside kabul airport, amid reports of chaotic scenes as the us advises its citizens not to travel there until they are asked, because of security threats outside the gates. senior taliban figures including the group s co founder, mullah baradar are in kabulfor talks about establishing a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. now on bbc new ....