the following year in 1952, 16 of us were sent home to greenland. when the ship docked i grabbed my little suitcase and rushed down the bridge into the arms of my mum and i talked and talked about all that i had seen but she didn't answer. i love up at her in confusion. after a while she said something but i couldn't understand what she was saying, not a word copy and i thought, this is awful. i can't speak with my mother anymore. we speak two different languages. really powerful, isn't it? and the survivors are now threatening to sue if they don't get compensation? yes, just six of them are still alive and they are all aged now in their 70s but they are represented by a lawyer who say they lost their childhood, their sense of belonging, their culture, their language as we heard there and they are seeking 38,000 us dollars each, but an apology has come from the prime minister last year, who said we cannot change what happened but we can assume our responsibilities and apologise to those we should have taken care of but failed, but the lawyer represe

we will soon find out if greenland will become a major global source of rare earth metals. all eyes are on their snap election result. the autonomous territory, which is subsidised by denmark to the tune of 600 million dollars a year, was once on donald trump's wish list — to buy. here's mark lobel with more. who would take power over the largest island in the world? a decision is imminent that will cause ripples far wider than greenland's coastline, floating voters rule the waves and have clear choices to make. it is true, there are a blizzard of domestic issues on the minds of the inuit majority here, including fishing and housing and economic pressures and the demand for greater autonomy but one controversial topic stands out and affects global citizens as well, the kvanefjeld mining project, one of the worlds largest untapped deposits of rare earth elements, minerals the west currently relies on chinese or to manufacture electronics, but could that change? the ruling social democratic siumut (forward) party party there is the giant earth any remaining mining project w

denmark is spending $245 million for surveillance drones to fly over greenland, on his visit to copenhagen, us secretary of state antony blinken didn't miss a chance to give his stamp of approval on the initiative. we very much welcome denmark's recent decision to invest more than $240 million in north atlantic and arctic defence, in coordination with the governments of greenland and the faroe islands, and we will continue our close cooperation in the arctic council, where we are headed soon, to ensure that the arctic region is one that is free of conflict, where nations act responsibly and act together. but increased nato activity in the region has caused one of russia's top admirals to lash out last week. speaking from this arctic base, he said that the nato presence in the barents sea was a provocation and increased the potential for conflict. on monday, russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov, spelt it out even more clearly. translation: this is our territory, this is our land, and we are responsible for our arctic coast to be safe, and everything that our country does there is absolut

colder air that's just to the west of greenland at the moment has our name on it, and it's going to be arriving across the british isles as we head into friday behind this stripe of rain, which is our cold front. so, this band of rain, squally winds on it, will push its way eastwards across england. then, sunshine and showers follow. cold enough for a little bit of snow across some of the higher mountains across the northwest of the uk, and those temperatures really taking a plunge. just 7 degrees celsius in both belfast and in glasgow through friday afternoon. now, beyond that, into the weekend, it does stay pretty unsettled. often, the weather's going to be quite windy and there will be some rain around as well. of the two days, probably saturday the better of it, but quite cloudy across western areas with some patches of rain, more general rain spreading into northern ireland. and all the while, we'll have gusty winds. temperatures still below par for the time of year, about 9 to 12 celsius on saturday. and on sunday, we've probably got some heavier rain on the way, working into som

the full spectacle will be visible from northern canada, greenland and some parts of russia. and weather permitting, a partial eclipse will be seen in northern asia, europe and the united states. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. it is one of nature's most dazzling sights — the moon casting its shadow across the sun. the northernmost parts of the world will be treated to the best view, where the total eclipse will begin in canada, travelling across a narrow band of the earth before ending in siberia. and it is a special solar event known as an annular eclipse. an annular eclipse happens when the moon is a little bit further away from the earth, so it looks smaller in the sky. and what you'll be able to see is a sort of ring around the moon, and that is why the annular solar eclipses are sometimes known as the 'ring of fire'. they're incredibly beautiful eclipses to spot as well. so, how can you safely watch the eclipse? well, you should never look at the sun directly or through sunglasses, because you can seriously damage your eyes. use two pieces of card,

that's coming down from greenland, settling between iceland and scotland and that's going to bring colder air across the uk together with some much stronger wind. and we're looking at some bands of rain or showers and it's cold enough for those showers to be wintry over northern hills, perhaps even down into parts of wales as well. temperature wise, 7 celsius in the north, maybe making double figures in the south east. this is bbc news. the headlines. several police officers have been seriously injured during violent protests in bristol. thousands of people gathered to oppose the uk government's police and crime bill which would give forces in england and wales more powers to curb protests. clashes then broke out at a city centre police station. parts of new south wales in australia are suffering their worst floods in a century. torrential downpours have caused dams to overflow and river levels to surge. around 1,000 people in the western suburbs of sydney are the latest to be urged to evacuate their homes. city officials in miami beach in florida have approved an extension to a state of

that's coming down from greenland, settling between iceland and scotland and that's going to bring colder air across the uk together with some much stronger wind. and we're looking at some bands of rain or showers and it's cold enough for those showers to be wintry over northern hills, perhaps even down into parts of wales as well. temperature wise, 7 celsius in the north, maybe making double figures in the south east. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the eurozone's biggest economy — germany — looks set to extend its lockdown. we'll live to frankfurt for the latest. the world's biggest oil company — saudi aramco — announces a sharp fall in profits as global lockdowns hit its bottom line. and turning the taps on! it's world water day, which highlights over 2 billion people still don't have access to clean water. we take a look at some of the challanges that still remain. let's start with germany,