Noel conway, whos 67, has Motor Neurone Disease and says he fears becoming entombed in his own body as his muscles gradually weaken. Mr conway, who is being backed by the Campaign Group dignity in dying, wants a doctor to be able to prescribe a lethal dose when his Health Deteriorates further. The case will be the First High Court challenge since mps rejected an attempt to introduce assisted dying in 2015. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has this exclusive report. My name is noel conway. I have Motor Neurone Disease. Its incurable and terminal. I fear very soon i shall be entombed in my own body, and the thought of that fills me with absolute horror. Got you lunch, love. Beans on toast, as requested. Day by day, noel conway is gradually losing all strength in his body. Increasingly, he relies on his wife, carol. He is too weak to take his own life, so when his condition gets worse, he wants a doctor to be allowed to give him a lethal dose. Its my body. I have a right to die. I h
now reaches down to. have a look. 46. there is a sound effect! 46 inches of hair, she says she will keep wearing it. that is years in the making. he is from billericay in essex where she has been dubbed she is from billericay in essex where she has been dubbed rapunzel. electric rental scooters, which are already being tried out in more than 30 towns and cities across the uk, are being introduced to six london boroughs today. the government is assessing the risks and benefits of the scooters, but critics say they are a menace to pedestrians and other road users. this report by our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, contains footage of road accidents involving scooters from the start. electric scooters have been involved in some horrific accidents, like this one in lithuania. thank goodness, this time, the rider walked away. joyriders on rental e scooters put themselves in danger. but they also put others at risk.
talent, which reflected the killing of george floyd and the black lives matter movement. a ballet school in north west london is hoping to make dance accessible for young muslim girls. the grace and poise academy in queen s park is the first of its kind in the country, offering specially adapted classes in line with islamic teachings. pupils move to poetry instead of music and the classes are all female. all girls should be able to go to ballet. it doesn t matter if it s ballet and you re muslim, you can still go. when i m older i want to still do ballet, so i can become a professional and i can be a teacher. let s take a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, minor delays on the bakerloo line between lambeth north and elephant & castle due to a signal failure. but the waterloo & city line reopens today after 15 months of closure. on the trains, there s no service on thameslink between st pancras international and finsbury park because of overhead line problems.
they re a threat to pedestrians and to other road users. and the scooters themselves get in the way. users leave them all over the place, littering our streets. elaine knows the risks. she is partially sighted and relies on inca to help guide her around town. i heard some screaming, and then the next thing i knew, i d actually been hit by somebody that had come round the corner, gone straight into me, i then lost my balance, ended up falling on inca. bruised my elbow and my knee, which then meant, you know, you just don t go out. the department for transport told the bbc the incident is a matterfor the police. 31 towns are already part of the government s e scooter rental trials, with six london boroughs getting e scooter rental schemes today. the aim is to learn more about the risks and benefits of e scooters,
let s speak to the global boss of swedish firm klarna, probably the most well known buy now, pay later company. sebastian siemiatkowski is in london this week, and joins me now. welcome to the uk. good to see you. as of today klarna will be rolled out more widely. tell us how that is going to happen and where you make your money from that? going to happen and where you make your money from that? sure. what we are announcing your money from that? sure. what we are announcing today your money from that? sure. what we are announcing today is your money from that? sure. what we are announcing today is the your money from that? sure. what we are announcing today is the ability i are announcing today is the ability with the are announcing today is the ability with the usage of our app to use klarna with the usage of our app to use klarna everywhere. until now in the uk you klarna everywhere. until now in the uk you have been limited to use on the website is currently offering