queen elizabeth i! faced an assassination threat during a 1983 visit to america. hello, i m gareth barlow. we start in sudan where the family of an 85 year old uk national has told a bbc news arabic investigation that his disabled wife died of starvation after the british embassy there left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting. despite repeated calls for assistance, abdalla sholgami and alaweya rishwan were offered no help in leaving their home which is just yards from the embassy in the capital, khartoum. the foreign office said the situation had been too dangerous. nawal al maghafi reports. a race against time. as fighting in sudan intensified, thousands of dual nationals were desperate to escape. amongst them abdalla sholgami, a british citizen and a london hotel owner, and his wife alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum. that area, you can t leave, you can t enter. there are snipers everywhere in hat
and they want to leave food for other paying customers and so going in and buying 100 cans of beans in a single day raises a few eyebrows. you re live with bbc news. an experimental brain implant company founded by elon musk says it has won approval from us regulators to carry out its first clinical study on a human. neuralink called it an important first step, but did not elaborate on the aim of the study. it s working on brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness, and to help certain disabled people interface with computers. eventually, it says it wants to surpass able bodied human performance with its technology. we can speak now to jonathan ives, professor of empirical bioethics
well if you were with us on wednesday you will have seen the amazing report by our correspondent pallab ghosh about the use of electronic implants in the brain of paralysed man which enabled him to walk again. well it might sound like it s the stuff of science fiction films, but electronic brain implants took a step closer today. an experimental company called neuralink founded by elon musk says it has won clearance from us regulators to carry out its first clinical study on a human. it s working on brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness, and to help some disabled people communicate with computers. eventually, the company says it wants to surpass able bodied human performance with its technology. well, speaking to me now is nita farahany, professor of philosophy at duke law university and an expert on the ethical, legal and social implications