Bernadette Keogh

Rachel Brady. You might have heard our interview last week with the amphibian expert who's helped breed endangered Chilean Darwin frogs at London Zoo. Well, this week we wanted to tell you about another amphibian rescue project.

Rachel Brady. You might have heard our interview last week with the amphibian expert who's helped breed endangered Chilean Darwin frogs at London Zoo. Well, this week we wanted to tell you about another amphibian rescue project.

Rachel Brady. You might have heard our interview last week with the amphibian expert who's helped breed endangered Chilean Darwin frogs at London Zoo. Well, this week we wanted to tell you about another amphibian rescue project.

Every spring, a tiny army of toads, frogs and newts hops, crawls and wriggles on a perilous journey across a country road in southwest England, heading to their ancestral breeding lake. Sadly, money gets squashed by cars. But now, thanks to a road closure and dedicated volunteers spending more than 600 hours on a toad patrol, the casualty rate has gone from 62% to 6%.

Every spring, a tiny army of toads, frogs and newts hops, crawls and wriggles on a perilous journey across a country road in southwest England, heading to their ancestral breeding lake. Sadly, money gets squashed by cars. But now, thanks to a road closure and dedicated volunteers spending more than 600 hours on a toad patrol, the casualty rate has gone from 62% to 6%.

Every spring, a tiny army of toads, frogs and newts hops, crawls and wriggles on a perilous journey across a country road in southwest England, heading to their ancestral breeding lake. Sadly, money gets squashed by cars. But now, thanks to a road closure and dedicated volunteers spending more than 600 hours on a toad patrol, the casualty rate has gone from 62% to 6%.

Sheila Gundry from the conservation charity Frog Life is a toad patrol volunteer. She spoke to Amal Rajan.

Sheila Gundry from the conservation charity Frog Life is a toad patrol volunteer. She spoke to Amal Rajan.

Sheila Gundry from the conservation charity Frog Life is a toad patrol volunteer. She spoke to Amal Rajan.

And that's all from The Happy Pod for now. But if you, like Adri and Niklas, have an unusual romance story, we'd love to hear about it. As ever, the address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. This edition was mixed by Matt Hewitt and the producers were Holly Gibbs and Rachel Bulkeley. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Bernadette Keogh. Until next time, goodbye.

And that's all from The Happy Pod for now. But if you, like Adri and Niklas, have an unusual romance story, we'd love to hear about it. As ever, the address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. This edition was mixed by Matt Hewitt and the producers were Holly Gibbs and Rachel Bulkeley. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Bernadette Keogh. Until next time, goodbye.

And that's all from The Happy Pod for now. But if you, like Adri and Niklas, have an unusual romance story, we'd love to hear about it. As ever, the address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. This edition was mixed by Matt Hewitt and the producers were Holly Gibbs and Rachel Bulkeley. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Bernadette Keogh. Until next time, goodbye.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Bernadette Keogh, and in the early hours of Tuesday 11th February, these are our main stories. Hamas is delaying the release of hostages, blaming Israeli violations. Israel responds by putting its military on high alert. There have been protests in Jerusalem after two Palestinian booksellers were arrested.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Bernadette Keogh, and in the early hours of Tuesday 11th February, these are our main stories. Hamas is delaying the release of hostages, blaming Israeli violations. Israel responds by putting its military on high alert. There have been protests in Jerusalem after two Palestinian booksellers were arrested.

The Trump administration begins deporting migrants back to Venezuela.

The Trump administration begins deporting migrants back to Venezuela.

The trial has opened of a man charged with trying to murder the author Salman Rushdie and how a monkey brought Sri Lanka's energy grid to a standstill.

The trial has opened of a man charged with trying to murder the author Salman Rushdie and how a monkey brought Sri Lanka's energy grid to a standstill.

Since a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect just over three weeks ago, a fragile peace has seen 21 hostages held in Gaza being released in exchange for more than 500 Palestinian prisoners, much to the delight of their families and supporters.

Since a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect just over three weeks ago, a fragile peace has seen 21 hostages held in Gaza being released in exchange for more than 500 Palestinian prisoners, much to the delight of their families and supporters.