An indigenous brazilian activist who campaigned to protect the rain forest has been shot dead in what appears to have been a targeted killing. Paulo guajajara had recently told journalists that he was scared about the situation in his reserve, where illegal loggers and miners were operating. Indigenous groups have accused brazils far right government of failing to protect them. Bill hayton reports. This is the kind of direct action Paulo Guajajara was involved in catching illegal loggers red handed. In this incident, filmed in september, a group from his tribe intercepted a truck loaded with tree trunks and the tools of this illegal trade. With the nearest Police Station hundreds of kilometres away, members of the guajajara tribe feel this is the only way to protect their land from destruction. The guardians of the forest, as they call themselves, say their home made weapons have cut illegal logging by half over the past decade. In an interview six weeks ago Paulo Guajajara said it was
An indigenous brazilian activist who campaigned to protect the rain forest has been shot dead in what appears to have been a targeted killing. Paulo gua ja jara had recently told journalists that he was scared about the situation in his reserve, where illegal loggers and miners were operating. Indigenous groups have accused brazils far right government of failing to protect them. Bill hayton reports. This is the kind of direct action Paulo Guajajara was involved in catching illegal loggers red handed. In this incident, filmed in september, a group from his tribe intercepted a truck loaded with tree trunks and the tools of this illegal trade. With the nearest Police Station hundreds of kilometres away, members of the guajajara tribe feel this is the only way to protect their land from destruction. The guardians of the forest, as they call themselves, say their home made weapons have cut illegal logging by half over the past decade. In an interview six weeks ago Paulo Guajajara said it w
A us company says its ready to market a new drug that can slow down the disease. In the latest twist in the saga of britain trying to leave the european union, Prime Minister borisjohnson has suffered another major defeat in parliament. Mps voted to reject his fast track timetable to pass the eu Withdrawal Agreement through the house of commons. He did actually win another vote to advance the legislation, itself a significant victory. But the timetable defeat means hes been forced to pause the whole process, which means a a new extension may be needed, from european leaders. This from our Political Editor laura kuennsberg. A rare moment of silence. And then a result. The ayes to the right 308, the noes to the left 322. Mps kicked out the Prime Ministers timetable for speeding his brexit deal through parliament. Plenty of mps dont want to leave but even for those who do, a majority in here tonight thought it was happening too fast. Tonight the house has refused to be bounced into debati
Donald tusk says hes waiting for the letter also ahead. Kurdish fighters accuse turkey of violating a ceasefire deal by refusing to allow the evacuation of trapped civilians. And the first semifinal is set at the Rugby World Cup injapan its new zealand versus england hello and welcome to world news today. Here in the uk, lawmakers have again voted to delay brexit. They turned down the chance to back Prime Minister boriss johnsons new deal for the uk to leave the European Union. It means that mrjohnson is now legally required to write to the eu asking for a brexit extension beyond october 31st. But, he also says he still plans to take the uk out of the eu by the end of the month. Christian fraser is at westminster to explain. Thank you very much. This was supposed to be super saturday. It was the first saturday sitting of Britains Parliament in almost a0 years called to vote on the Prime Minister, borisjohnsons new brexit deal. We gotan we got an amendment to the main motion this evenin
And, coming up at 10 30, the travel show is in the jungles of borneo, exploring malaysias biggest state. Hello, good morning. The kenyan Long Distance runner Eliud Kipchoge has made history in vienna this morning, becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours. The 34 year old covered the 26. 2 miles course in 1 59. 40. But that time will not be recognised as the official marathon world record because it was not in open competition. Another reason for it not being recgonised is the team of rotating pacemakers that he used, who were guided by a laser in the road, which kept them within the two hour time limit. Well speak to a sports psychologist in a moment about the scale of his achievement, but first, heres the closing moments of the run. 300 metres to go, he can see the finish line here Neil Armstrong we had on the moon in 1969, Roger Bannister, the four minute mile 65 yea rs bannister, the four minute mile 65 years ago, edward hillary, the first man to climb everest