And robot nurses, robot rabbits, and dancing aliens, this weeks click takes a look at the latest technological developments. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Its now believed more than 1,400 people have died after catastrophic flooding across several south Asian Countries following heavy monsoons. About 41 Million People have been affected in bangladesh, nepal and india. Millions have been left homeless and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. Parts of indias financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water and in the eastern state of bihar more than 500 people have been killed. 0ur south asias correspondent Justin Rowlatt is in bihar. We had one hour of heavy rain about an hour ago and these floods rose up in what is a regional capital of india. Thats how vulnerable even a city still is to flooding. Let me tell you, this flood water is absolutely disgusting. The first thing that happens is the drains back up and you get a toxic stew, a toxic stew of waste in th
Perspective of some the major events in history in witness at 2 30. That includes the partition of india in 1947. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has confirmed it has paid compensation to the former chief of the Defence Staff field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Both men were named a by an informant known as nick whos now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice. Angus crawford reports. They were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment, but they all proved to be false. During 0peration midland, police raided the homes of the former chief of the Defence Staff lord bramall, ex home secretary leon brittan, and former tory mp harvey proctor. All on the say so of this one man, nick, whose real identity cant be revealed. But a scathing review of the investigation found nicks credibility wasnt proper
Welcome to bbc news. First, our main story. For the first time in seven years, Public Sector workers in england and wales could receive pay rises which exceed the governments1 pay cap. Teachers and nurses could be among those who benefit, after pay review bodies were told they could recommend higher wage increases to professions which have skill shortages but as andy moore reports, unions fear the money will have to be found from existing budgets. What does a good teacher make these days . Recruiting enough teachers has become one of the most pressing problems facing schools in england. Starting salaries have fallen behind other jobs after years of low pay rises. Heres my magnets, two very powerful ring magnets. Now the government has confirmed some teachers might get increases above 1 . But thats likely to be in areas where there are skills shortages and theres no indication yet of how those pay rises might be funded. I think head teachers would be pleased to see a pay rise because th
Any new rulings from brussels string that time. No payment should be made for access to the Single Market and there should be no shadowing of the eu after brexit. Mimicking eu rules to ensure free trade. In florence last week, the Prime Minister set out the governments position. The foreign secretary does not contradict what she said but goes further in parts. Ministers insist the government is united. What i wa nt the government is united. What i want from the brexit talks and what borisjohnson want from the brexit talks and what Boris Johnson wants is want from the brexit talks and what borisjohnson wants is all of us around the cabinet table want is the best possible deal for britain that secures oui future best possible deal for britain that secures our future outside the eu and keeps a close will ship with our current european partners. Meanwhile the scottish leader Ruth Davidson has criticised what she calls overoptimism about brexit which sells people short on the conjugated pro