the uk s water companies released raw sewage into rivers on 400,000 separate occasions last year, according to figures from the environment agency. the figures have prompted calls for more to be done to tackle water pollution, with the singer feargal sharkey among those leading the campaign for change. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, has been to meet him. # scooby, dooby do. i want to know how a punk from northern ireland ended up the champion of britain s rivers. # teenage kicks right through the night. feargal sharkey is probably best known for this song. the dj, john peel, described teenage kicks as the best pop song ever written. how did a working class punk. laughter ..from derry end up doing this? it s considered a gentleman s sport, isn t it? laughter ..from derry end up doing this? it s a long time since anybody called me that, i have to tell you. well, ironically enough, if you want to get into flyfishing, there is no finer place than northern ireland. a, it s no
firefighters in south africa say a blaze that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has restarted after previously reporting that the flames had been brought under control. the bbc s southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko reports. 24 2a hours after a blaze tour through south africa s parliament, firefighters are still putting out hot spots. the damages are to be extensive. the roof of the national assembly, which is the main debating chamber, collapsed and the room was gutted. a team of experts is combing through the scene. we can combing through the scene. - can confirm that one of the biggest losses the people of south africa have suffered in this fire is the complete of the national assembly chamber, the national assembly chamber, the national assembly and joint seedings of the two houses. the national assembly and the national provinces. historic artefacts national provinces. historic artefacts survived - national provinces. historic artefacts s
here in the skies over the country, there have been increasing air incursions. a powerful snow storm brings the us capital to a standstill with hundreds of thousands losing electricity and schools closing in the southeast of the country. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it was billed as a potential revolution in healthcare but was itjust a massive case of fraud? a usjury has found elizabeth holmes, the founder of the blood testing start up company theranos, guilty of conspiring to defraud investors. prosecutors said the 37 year old convinced them that small machines developed by theranos could detect certain diseases with just a few drops of blood from a finger prick. in a moment we ll have a closer look at the details of the verdict, but first our north america tech reporter james clayton on how theranos was founded. we d like to see a world in which every person gets access to this type of basic testing. elizabeth holmes had a vision that t
programme. hello from new york. i m tom brook, and welcome to our talking movies review of 2021. in today s programme, we look at the highlights of the year infilm. there were many special moments. a real in person cannes film festival brought excitement and joy to the french riviera. a very pleasing end of the year adaptation of west side story. i used to be able to get into a room with the emeny. and a newjames bond film was finally released, and though it did not please everyone, it did gangbusters at the box office. but let s face it, 2021 has been a difficult year for the film industry. there has been some great artistry on display by way of some remarkable films, but there has also been an ongoing sense of doom over whether cinema going would ever return to normal. the pandemic has definitely had an impact on viewing habits and on the men and women who work in the film industry. we asked some of those who work both behind and in front of a camera to reflect on what impa
#0u # ou pretty things, don t you know you are driving your mama and six years after his death, david bowie s estate sells his entire catalogue of songs for more than $250 million. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it was built as a potential revolution in healthcare or it was a massive case of fraud. a usjury has found elizabeth holmes, the founder of the blood testing start up company theranos, guilty of conspiring to defraud investors after prosecutors said she had swindled private investors between 2010 and 2015. the 37 year old did that, they said, by convincing those investors that small machines developed by theranos could run a range of tests with a few drops of blood from a finger prick to detect certain diseases. in a moment, we ll have a closer look at the details of the verdict. but first, our north america tech reporter on how theranos was founded. we like to see a world in which every person gets access to this type of basic testing.