of the congo, king philippe of belgium returns a priceless kakungu mask taken out of the country before independence in 1960. hello and welcome. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. after hearing searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns. but the proposals do not have the 60 votes they would need for approval in the senate, and hence are likely to go nowhere. of the house nancy pelosi spoke before the vote. to those for whom a moment of silence is good enough because you don t have the courage to take the boat to protect the children, i would say, your political survival is totally insignificant. to the survival, compared to the survival of our children. , , ., ~ compared to the survival of our children. , , . ~ , ., children. the speaker started b sa in: children. the speaker
george, charlotte and louis made their debut appearance in a royal carriage at the trooping the colour parade. and in other news tonight: england get off to a storming start on the first day of the first test against new zealand at lords. good evening from buckingham palace, where the queen has been cheered on by huge crowds as the first of four days of the platinum jubilee celebrations got under way. it began with the trooping of colour parade and was followed by a spectacular flypast marking her unprecedented 70 year reign. in a message to mark the event, the queen said she hoped the celebrations would create many happy memories for people . at 96, her mobility is limited and she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony instead of inspecting the troops in person as is traditional. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. for all that she wants thejubilee to be about communities coming together and creating their own precious memories, in the end, it is all
across england and wales. still a degree of uncertainty how far that will extend northwards, but nevertheless the threat is there, and it could come down pretty heavily on sunday. the greatest risk is across the south, through out the weekend staying dry across northern parts of the uk. a reminder of our top story: disruption continues at airports across the uk, around 150 more flights have been cancelled today. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me, hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. emotions run high as fans gather at hamden park as scotland take on ukraine with plenty at stake. iam i am alive where the sun is shining ahead of kick off between scotland and ukraine. and the end of an era for paul pogba, it s confirmed he ll leave manchester united on a free . we ll be assessing his time at old trafford. also coming up in the programme: can england get off on the front foot as they prepare for a new era at lord s tomorrow, against
Hotels so why not grab a telescope at night and take advantage of the sky and if you look at the nemo. I would find that. Many people are interested in a different type of tourism this is no longer enough just to go and look at places they want to go deeper and have a real experience. Of the raw tourist to travel just to practice astronomy the rest of the trip is extra as if. The Iberian Peninsula offers the best conditions for observation. In addition to its geographic location and climate with a large number of clear nights throughout the year it is sparsely populated in many regions on the one of the earth and the world in central and Northern Europe the settled areas are quite scattered about there are lots of homes and small residential areas between the cities where the and the cities are compact and then there are a lot of unpopulated rural areas between them that means we have super dark skies
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Astronomy arguably the first science cultivated by humans is in some danger Light Pollution from cities obscures the stars. And if you go astronomers and astrophysicists were the first to identify the danger of losing the night sky society wasnt aware of the importance of preserving that sky people thought astronomers were the only ones interested for scientific or personal reasons the nine is the most with us as is the end though we may be witnessing the end of dark nights. In the cities are excessively illuminated where you both are not. The observatory is about to move farther and farther away to increasingly remote settings. With the most remote those. Quality of the sky. If you discover in the middle of it some skies look beautiful whats that about the of but its not guaranteed theyll stay that wife is the light and the starlight certifications ensure that there are regulations that will keep the skies so dark that people can enjoy the skies. The Canary Islands is the birthplace o