Maybe they. Maybe they were cheering, cheering me. It was an achievement that won him the nobel prize. Professor peter higgs at university of edinburgh. On behalf of a modest man, he avoided the fuss by going to a nearby restaurant when the award was announced. The former neighbour congratulated me on the news and i said, oh, what news . And so she told me that her daughter had phoned from london to alert her to the fact that i had got this prize. As a young theoretical physicist, he was fascinated by the behaviour of the Subatomic Particles that lay at the heart of atoms. He went on to develop a theory of how these particles gain substance oi mass. Summed up in this equation, Professor Higgs predicted a field which permeates the entire universe. Five other scientists also came up with similar ideas at around the same time. But in this historic paper from 1964, peter higgs was the only one to have predicted the existence of the particle through which it operated. The only thing i, i th
grand slam today, while hoping england do them a favour by beating france. and it has been pretty unsettled of late but as we look towards the next couple of days, high pressure is building, something brighter and drier on the horizon, i will be back with all the details. it s saturday 13 march. our top story: a metropolitan police officer will appear in court today, charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who went missing while walking home in south london ten days ago. wayne couzens, who s a8, was taken to hospital yesterday for a second time in two days, to be treated for a fresh head injury sustained in custody. charlotte wright reports. it is ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. she was walking home. today, a serving metropolitan police officer, 48 year old wayne couzens, will appear before magistrates. charged with her kidnap and murder. it follows a large scale police investigation spanning sites in london and kent. woodland in ashford
News. Flutz cancellations and delays after a global failure over British Airways computer system. Planes have been grounded on many airports. Flights cancelled for the rest of the day. The airline says delays and disruptions may continue into tomorrow. It has apologised saying it is working towards fixing the problem although it says there is evidence it is hacking at a system failure. This is what happens after a catastrophic it failure, thousands of Ba Passengers starting their Long Bank Holiday weekend. Queues of people snaking out of the door at terminal 5 in heathrow. People have been standing in the queues for up to 70, 90, 120 minutes in some cases. The queue stretches from the Check In Desks all the way out to the back of the terminal and down in front of the terminal, where all the taxis deliver people. Many passengers contacted the bbc with their experiences. Weve just literallyjust now been told that nothings happening, no flights till 6pm. Prior to that we hadnt been told v
News. Flutz cancellations and delays after a global failure over British Airways computer system. Planes have been grounded on many airports. Flights cancelled for the rest of the day. The airline says delays and disruptions may continue into tomorrow. It has apologised saying it is working towards fixing the problem although it says there is evidence it is hacking at a system failure. This is what happens after a catastrophic it failure, thousands of Ba Passengers starting their Long Bank Holiday weekend. Queues of people snaking out of the door at terminal 5 in heathrow. People have been standing in the queues for up to 70, 90, 120 minutes in some cases. The queue stretches from the Check In Desks all the way out to the back of the terminal and down in front of the terminal, where all the taxis deliver people. Many passengers contacted the bbc with their experiences. Weve just literallyjust now been told that nothings happening, no flights till 6pm. Prior to that we hadnt been told v
News. Flutz cancellations and delays after a global failure over British Airways computer system. Planes have been grounded on many airports. Flights cancelled for the rest of the day. The airline says delays and disruptions may continue into tomorrow. It has apologised saying it is working towards fixing the problem although it says there is evidence it is hacking at a system failure. This is what happens after a catastrophic it failure, thousands of Ba Passengers starting their Long Bank Holiday weekend. Queues of people snaking out of the door at terminal 5 in heathrow. People have been standing in the queues for up to 70, 90, 120 minutes in some cases. The queue stretches from the Check In Desks all the way out to the back of the terminal and down in front of the terminal, where all the taxis deliver people. Many passengers contacted the bbc with their experiences. Weve just literallyjust now been told that nothings happening, no flights till 6pm. Prior to that we hadnt been told v