in the uk and around the world. i m tadhg enright. we start here in the uk where a summer of strikes could get even worse in the winter as two of britain s largest trade unions have put forward motions to co ordinate future walkouts in an effort to cause maximum impact. this the latest move to build pressure on the government and companies as workers demand higher wages in the face of soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis. the summer has seen industrial action from railway workers, to dock workers through to criminal barristers. and there could be more to come as nurses and local government workers are set to make decisions in the coming weeks. joining me now is gervais williams, head of equities at premier miton investors. whenever we talk about such things, we often reference the winter of discontent from the 1970s when there were widespread strikes in the face of high inflation. could this match it? iithink i i think it s very serious, when we look at the cost of
nasa is set to launch its 0rion spacecraft on a mission that will pave the way for human space travel to mars. the uncrewed artemis 1 will travel farther than any spacecraft built for humans has everflown, reaching a0,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon. you can see the live shot from cape canaveral in florida. a 7.5 hours though, from take off. we re still 7.5 hours though, from take off. and although this is an unmanned mission, it will be a huge step for the robotics industry. a suited mannequin that can collect data on what future human crews might experience during space travel will act as captain on this mission. to help explain some of the potential here, i m joined by tom mccarthy, vice president of business development at space tech and robotics company motiv space systems. thank you for being with us on what must be a big day for you. please tell us more about this moonikin. what it is hoped we