Sons and daughters of the pioneering explorers see their fathers remarkable footage for the very first time. To see this film makes me feel very proud of him. Im in awe of what he managed to do. They went into the unknown without any consideration for their safety. These are some of britains Great Explorations. The British Film Institutes National Archive is a treasure trove of britains past. Among the thousands of films stored in this vault are some shot by Young Explorers as they travelled to unexplored parts of the globe. Now theyre being digitised and put online so that we can all relive their incredible stories. Among them is this film, released by Gaumont British in 193a. Its the first flight over Mount Everest. This View From The Top of Mount Everest had never been seen before. The footage is also helping scientists today learn more about the impact of Climate Change. Will you give me a hand with this strap . Certainly it was shot by major Latham Valentine Stewart blacker, a for
James brokenshire, the secretary of state, has gone along with this discrimination against the former forces and pa ramilitaries, discrimination against the former forces and paramilitaries, as they see it. The dup may be asking about the threat to british vet and that serve her. One last point, enda kenny, the outgoing taoiseach, expressed the opinion that they should not damage the prospect of getting the Power Sharing back on task. We have had several secretaries of state for Northern Ireland echoing that point. Arlene foster has just said she wants to get Power Sharing back up and running. Is there a serious effort . Or does this deal undermined the prospects . It depends on how you read it but i would see it as sinn fein being the main obstacle is coming back. Ithink fein being the main obstacle is coming back. I think there is considerable spec Natalie Mcvey scepticism. As as for the nationalist possession is westminster, sinn fein did well but refused to take their seats. Enda k
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. President trump has been permanently banned from twitter after the social media giant warned his tweets risked further incitements of violence. The company says it made the decision after a review of tweets from his personal account. He was previously suspended from twitter for 12 hours on wednesday after hundreds of people stormed the Capitol Building in washington. Our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. The most powerful man in the world no longer has access to one of his most valued assets twitter. Donald trumps preferred platform for picking fights, settling scores and promoting conspiracy theories has blocked him for good, citing what the Company Called the risk of further incitement of violence. President trump has been blamed for fomenting the protest that led to the death of five people at the us capital on wednesday and twitter believes his continued use of its platform could stoke further viol
People are being warned to stay vigilant about scams in which criminals offer covid vaccines for a fee. In one case, a pensioner was injected with a fake covid i9 vaccine and charged 160 pounds by a man pretending to be a health worker. People have also been sent Text Messages taking them to a fake nhs website with a booking link. The Bbcs Jayne Mccubbin reports. Moments before this image was captured, this man injected a 92 year old with a fake covid vaccine. He claimed to be from the nhs. And then administered a jab in the arm in what has been described as a dart like instrument, charged £160, took the money from the lady and then disappeared. And just to add insult to that injury, then re attended several days later to try to solicit an extra £100. So this has been a horrendous experience for the victim. Its not known what was injected into the pensioner but a hospital check found her unharmed. This was an absolutely disgusting crime, utterly unacceptable assault and fraud, and it
Start for many, and given we have had quite a bit of snow in the last 24 had quite a bit of snow in the last 2a hours, ice is a concern this morning, as is freezing fog. More details for you in about 15 minutes. Its saturday, 9th january. Our top story people in england are being urged to behave like they are infected with coronavirus as part of a new Public Awareness campaign encouraging people to stick to the rules. The message, which will be shared on tv, radio and social media, comes as the uk reported the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. Our correspondent dan johnson has more. Covid 19, especially the new variant, is spreading quickly across the country. This puts many people at risk of serious disease. A new campaign with a clear message. Once more, we must all stay home. These stark warnings come in response to the intense pressure on hospitals, which are getting close to capacity, especially in london and the south east. Londons mayor declared a Major I