the decision for them what i gather. he made the decision whereby his client who was fully encompass mentis and physically fine, he persuaded him to turn around to give up persuaded him to turn around to give up his own summit bid before they then warned the rescue. so it s so nice to hear a positive story like this coming out from mount everest after a season where there has been so much frostbite and so much death. this year ranks quite possibly as the worst season everest has ever seen, so a story like this where somebody has literally plucked from near death and rescued is remarkable. near death and rescued is remarkable. . , , ., , a car rental company supplying remotely driven cars has launched in the english city of milton keynes in what it says is the first of its kind in europe. jo black has been finding out more. after 18 months and more than 1000 miles of testing,
developing technology, but others believe it s here to stay and will revolutionise the way we travel. jo black, bbc news. it s a sign that summer is on its way england s cricketers have begun their first test match of the season. there s the ashes against australia to look forward later this month. but first, england are taking on ireland at the traditional home of cricket, lords, and that s where we find our sports correspondent, joe wilson. there is a comforting sense of the familiar to be standing here again. tradition, of course, cricket respects that, but it has to change, adapt, that is partly why they are here playing a test match. in cricket has to be for all sorts of people. that is partly why i began my day with a different perspective, somewhere up there. the colours of the mcc, the
jo black, bbc news. the independent mp andrew bridgen has joined actor and activist laurence fox s reclaim party following his expulsion by the conservatives. he had made controversial claims about covid vaccines including comparing them to the holocaust. mr bridgen told a news conference in central london the mainstream parties cannot be part of the solution and that he will not be the last mp tojoin reclaim. he also rejected calls for him to resign and seek re election under his new party label, saying he believed there would be a general election soon. donald trump has said he will appeal after being found to have sexually assaulted a woman, in a civil case in new york. the former us president abused a journalist, ejean carroll, in a department store in the city in the 1990s. he was also found liable for defamation after calling the writer s accusations a hoax and a lie .
people who make time to sit, read and be with people in theirfinal days. jo black has more. 0n the ward with sue and carol at the norfolk and norwich hospital. they re butterfly volunteers, people who provide companionship for patients who are near the end of life. some have no family at all, others have relatives who can t visit for long periods of time. it s very rewarding. ijust wanted to give something back, but actually you get far more in return than you ever give. some of the patients that they help are entirely lucid. others are unconscious. but butterflies will sit by their bedsides, dedicated tojust being there. if you ve got a little bit of love that you can actually pass on to somebody else, that s how i see it, and somebody that needs you just to give them some comfort, whether it s just holding their hand, talking to them, reading to them, singing with them.
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