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in the last episode of Newscast we were talking about how the government is going to extend voting in general elections to 16 and 17 year olds by the time of the next election,
which we think will be in 2029.
And then Chris and I were talking about what were we doing when we were 16,
and I did a list of all the amazing films that came out in 1996.
But then I thought, hang on, maybe 1997, when I was 17, was even better.
And I was right.
Get a load of this.
Titanic, Lost World, Jurassic Park, Men in Black, Tomorrow Never Dies, Air Force One,
As Good As It G- Liar Liar, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Fifth Element and The Full Monty.
I mean that I could argue is perhaps one of the best years in cinema of my lifetime.
Responses on a postcard please, only to slow them coming in.
Right,
let's get on with the latest episode of Newscast and we'll catch up with some news from the 18th of July 2025.
Hello it's Adam in the newscast studio and shortly I'll be joined by friend of the podcast James Gallagher from Inside Health on Radio 4 who is going to explain a very interesting story to us but one that does require some explanation so I'm glad he's gonna be here but first of all there's some more data out about the amount of pollution and sewage going into rivers and lakes in England this is data for 2024 And it shows that there were the highest number of serious pollution incidents in England on record and a big increase on the previous year.
And you'll remember,
we spent a lot of last year reporting on how people were calling on the government and the water companies to reduce the number of spills.
So there's a lot to untangle here, but I've got two people who spend their whole lives doing that.
Joining us on the line is BBC science and climate correspondent, Esme Stallard.
Hi, nice to be here.