David Attenborough who turns one hundred today. Since his first natural history programme for the BBC in the nineteen fifties, Attenborough has pioneered a genre and showcasing the natural environment the world over. We look at his legacy with Nick Gates, Producer and Director of the series David Attenborough series, Wild Isles.

Extended paid paternity leave and better protections for flexible workers are among the calls being made at the Association of Higher and Civil Public Servants’ Annual Delegate Conference.

Ciaran Rohan is General Secretary of the AHCPS spoke to Anton ahead of the conference.

The US has said that three US ships in the Strait of Hormuz were attacked but not damaged and responded with self-defence strikes. Despite the hostilities in the Strait Donald Trump still maintains that ceasefire with Iran remains in place. We get the latest with Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ireland’s 2030 recycling targets for municipal and packaging wastes will be difficult to achieve without further policy interventions. That’s according to new Waste Forecast models from Environmental Protection Agency.

Speaking to Anton was Warren Phelan, Programme Manager of the Circular Economy Programme in the Environment Protection Agency.

An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship in the South Atlantic is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said yesterday as the MV Hondius continues its track towards the Canary Islands where it is due to reach in the next few days. For the latest on it's journey Anton spoke to Cliodhna O'Flynn, Freelance Journalist and broadcaster in Tenerife.

Ireland will ‘go it alone’ on social media restrictions for children if the EU can’t come to an agreement according to Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan. Minister O'Donovan spoke to Anton.

A German tourist has won a payout of more than €900 after he was unable to secure a sun lounger due to other guests reserving them with towels.

Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent with The Independent gave us the details of this case.

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Gabija Gataveckaitė BBC Dublin Correspondent.