But there are now questions over the future of the h52 project which had planned to connect london, the midlands and the north of england. The uk government says it would be crazy not to review the project given soaring costs due to the war in ukraine and a rise in inflation. Defence secretary, and former transport minister grant shapps told the bbc the government would need to make serious decisions on how affordable it is. The hs2 project was originally due to link london with manchester and leeds, via birmingham. There is speculation that the link between birmingham and manchester may be under threat as costs have increased significantly. The line to leeds has already been scrapped. For more, heres our political correspondent, jessica parker. Hs2 is this enormous rail project, and they actually already scrapped a bit of the leg of the line that would run up to leeds in the north of england, in yorkshire, and now there is also lots of Speculation Building that the government will pot
Policing after a large number of metropolitan Police Officers stepped back from firearms duties. Their decision is linked to the case of an armed officer who was charged with the murder of a man. 24 year old chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in south london last year. A met Police Officer appeared in court on thursday. Joe inwood has this report. Chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in streatham. He was driving a borrowed car. According to police, the vehicle had previously been linked to an incident involving a gun. Chris kaba was hit by a single bullet fired by a Police Officer. There was widespread outrage at his death, especially amongst londons black community. Last week, his family were in court to see a Police Officer who is only being referred to as nx121 charged with murder. They welcomed the prosecution, but its been met with concern by many of the officers colleagues. In total, its thought more than 100 Firearms Officers have handed in whats kn
Concentrations of toxic contaminants found in dust on the International Space Station (ISS) surpass those found in floor dust in many U.S. households, a new study has found. Levels of organic pollutants in dust samples from ISS air filters were higher than the median values found in U.S. and Western European homes, according to the…
concerns of lead contamination in the area but the regional health agency says tests show there s no risk to air quality. still, some high levels of lead have been found in the soil near the cathedral. authorities say they have sealed off the affected areas and decontamination will begin soon and also testing dust samples from homes near the cathedral. exposure to high levels of lead can affect children s brain development. the world health organization says lead poisoning to affect the central nervous center and can cause miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. a new pentagon report labels north korea a rogue state and that s provoking a new blast of name calling from kim jong-un. we have details just ahead.
they re also testing dust samples in homes near the cathedral. high levels of lead can affect children s brain development. the world health organization said lead pointing can affect the birth of children. all right. we end this hour with a look at queen elizabeth. just moments ago, at her official birthday celebration. you see there, the queen. trooping the colours as its known, is a military parade. it s been tradition in the united kingdom for more than 2 it 260 years. later, the royal family will gather on the balcony as they always do at buckingham palace. and a royal source the duchess of sussex will be will, in the first public appearance since the birth of her son. that s it for cnn. i m natalie allen.