There's a big new railway being built in the UK, which is lined with bat houses. So if there's likely to be bats there, then you have to have a bat survey. Paul Whitby from the ecology co-op who do bat surveys for people trying to build things across Britain. He told me some of his colleagues had been targeted by protesters, including having their vehicle sabotaged.
Ukraine’s army has pushed Russian forces back in the south and east. We ask how they’ve managed to make such impressive gains so quickly, whether more could follow and what Russia’s reaction might be. Why Britain has such troubles building homes, power stations and really much of anything. And how Maine’s lobstermen are responding to the latest threat to their industry.
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