That we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now he s taking part in a groundbreaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn t pass the medical selection process. I thought i would have the skills, a mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. For the last ten years, john s been working as an orthopedic surgeon. Hi, sir. How are you? but his life s about to change, possibly forever. It s daunting. It s quite scary, because i m giving up the security of being being a doctor. It s a fantastic profession, i love it. There are so many aspects about it that i absolu
Opener at hampden. Stop a murky start but for most of us Warm Sunshine developing today, watch out for more heavy thundery rain in the south. I will have the details. Its Friday 6th of september. The Home Secretary Will chair a meeting of senior ministers, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement Bodies Today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. Yvette cooper said this showed the moral imperative of dismantling the gangs. Our home editor, mark easton, reports. The government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. The Home Office says it suggests the Business Model of the smugglers is under pressure. More people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, wi
Certainly deserved something from the game. After the opponent touched the ball, he dived in. So it was the judgment of the var, of the ref. Lucky for us, no penalty. So, yeah, of course we are happy with that. But i think also you can debate about it but i dont think its a penalty. It looked like a foul. Yeah, ijust think if you go for the ball and you miss it and clatter into an opposing player that hard, i dont see how its not a foul. I think they were fortunate to get away with that one probably. Yeah, disappointed it didnt go our way, because it would have been the least we deserved, really, to score a last minute equaliser and leave 1 1. Lets stay in the Premier League. Moises caicedo has completed his move from brighton to chelsea for an initial fee of £100 million. With add ons, thats set to rise to a british record £115 million. A deal with liverpool had also been agreed for very close to that amount, but the ecuadorian had always fancied a move to stamford bridge. That was