Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

US Senators to Receive Classified Briefing on North Korea

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

US President Donald Trump is to hold a classified briefing with US Senators on North Korea on Wednesday.

The United States has expressed deep concern over air raids by Turkey on Kurdish fighters in Syria and Iraq. A State Department spokesman said the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group had not approved the strikes, which he said had caused the "deaths of partners" in the battle against I-S. The Turkish military said it killed some seventy Kurdish militants in the raids.

For most of us we think of the water we use as coming from the sky in the form of rain, but for many people it comes from underground, often from deep and ancient aquifers. It's often assumed that these ancient sources are immune from the pollution that affects the water closer to the surface, but new research suggests that even these reserves may be feeling the repercussions of human activity.....

50 minutes

Broadcast

  • Wed 26 Apr 201702:06GMT