they were putting through some tests to make sure they are fit enough for the flight but also it shows how accessible spaces becoming if we walk past. it’s accessible spaces becoming if we walk ast. , ., , , walk past. it s absolutely fascinating, walk past. it s absolutely fascinating, thank - walk past. it s absolutely fascinating, thank you i walk past. it s absolutely fascinating, thank you so walk past. it s absolutely - fascinating, thank you so much. as you said, the take off is due at 3:30pm uk time and you can follow it all here on bbc news. here in the uk, police in the west midlands say they re treating a fire at a well known 18th century pub near dudley as arson. the crooked house, described as britain s wonkiest pub, was largely destroyed by the blaze. it was then bulldozed, which the local council said was unauthorised, unacceptable, and possibly unlawful . here s louisa pilbeam. what s left of the 250 year old pub has now been searched by a specialist fire servic
it s an exciting day for those interested in space as three passengers will be on board virgin galactic s first space tourism flight when it blasts off from new mexico later today. they include a 80 year old former olympian with parkinson s disease and a mother and daughter. what an experience. live now to glasgow with malcolm macdonald, a professor in space technology at the university of strathclyde. thank you very much forjoining us. what are they going to expense on this flight? it is due to take off 3:30pm uk time. this flight? it is due to take off 3:30pm uk time. this flight? it is due to take off 3:30m uk time. , ., 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if an one 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying attention i 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying attention to what is happening recent
in the stuff that is made now will be valuable in years to come. welcome indeed! some of it. it is quite interesting, that s a whole other debate. let s move on to the sport. i was going to set the claretjug the open. the green jacket. not the green jacket those guys are wearing their because that is how damp it has been augusta national. we are we a re halfway we are halfway through but much of the third round has still to be completed by the final pack. the third round gets under way at 1:30pm uk time and 5:30pm uk time, so about ten hours of golf for golf fans to watch. they will love it! those that don t live golf but live with a golf fans have my sympathies. it s going to be a marathon of golf that we have to look forward to. bad weather again shortened play on saturday with the leaders through just the first six holes of their third round.
bad. that s the first element. why is it the least bad? because - is it the least bad? because the other two were is it the least bad? because the other two were either is it the least bad? because the other two were either a - other two were either a nationalisation of credit suisse and the assumption by the swiss government of alternatives. splitting shutting down credit suisse, which is very difficult. so, among the three possible options, this is the least bad. haifa among the three possible options, this is the least bad. this is the least bad. how difficult will it be for this is the least bad. how difficult will it be for credit this is the least bad. how difficult will it be for credit suisse - this is the least bad. how difficult will it be for credit suisse ubs| will it be for credit suisse ubs to take over credit suisse? these are two huge banks. what s going to go into this kind of merger? it’s a go into this kind of merger? it s a short-term go into t
the financial times is reporting that the swiss bank ubs has offered to buy its rival, credit suisse, for more than $2 billion. the swiss government is due to hold a press conference in about half an hour s time in bern. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america s silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland s central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. let s get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. mark, what you make of the announcement, the possible announcement? the possibility that ubs might be buying? fix,