Record as we know it. This is a story about stubbornness and ingenuity, and yes, about speed, too. It is the story of a quest to design and build the worlds fastest car, and then to find a place flat enough, long enough, to actually drive it. There are not many spots on this particular planet suitable for racing faster than the speed of sound. You cant just pick a straight stretch of road. At 500, 700, 900 miles an hour, the wheels would rip apart mere tarmac, which is why we have come to a remote corner of south africa, close to the borders of botswana and namibia, to a place called the hakskeen pan, on the southern edge of the giant kalahari desert. So here we are, we have come to the hakskeen pan. Beautiful, flat, miles and miles of dried mud, this lake bed, surrounded by these low, dark, red brown hills. A stunningly beautiful place. We are 800 metres above sea level here, a lake bed of mud and salt that floods briefly, once every year or two, and those white tents on the lake edge
Charged with murder. Thejodie chesney murder two teenagers are found guilty at the old bailey. This is what it looks like when youre trying to beat the land speed record we join the Bloodhound Team on a practice run. And coming up on bbc news, on day one of the para athletics championships, british medal hope kadeena cox is back from injury and talks to us about her Mental Health issues. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Both labour and the conservatives have been setting out their plans for the Economy Today and one thing seems clear whichever party is in charge after the election, theres going to be a lot more borrowing and spending than weve seen for a very long time. Labour have pledged to invest an extra £55 billion a year on infrastructure like housing and schools as well as environmental projects. Thats roughly double what the conservatives are offering an extra £20 to £25 billion a year. So is this going to be the battle of the big spenders . Heres our economi
Clearing him of breaking any laws in ukraine and calls forjoe biden to testify. Plus, from cancel culture to climate strike which one has been crowned 2019s word of the year . Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in leeds. Michelle fleury is in washington. This may be the most divisive election for a long time, and the starkest choice. But today, for one day at least, the main parties have much in common. They have both decided to spend more on infrastructure, and to dedicate a big chunk of that to the north of england which, by the way, is where youll find many of the contested seats. Today was definitely the day for people to leave westminister and go north. Borisjohnson was visiting a tea factory in stockton, wearing a blue boiler suit and talking to workers about, well, teabags. Amongst other things. Chancellor savid javid was in manchester, and John Mcdonnell was in liverpool with labours plan. The beady eyed amongst you may have noticed that i wasnt on the programme last night.
A petition against the suspension. Cost the worlds oldest Film Festival gets under way in fact quite a controversy over gender equality threatens to steal the spotlight well tell you what. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us italys president has given Prime Minister conti a mandate to form a new government country said the government would need to start right away on a budget for next year and would work to modernize italy to make it more competitive countries mandate follows a series of political twists and turns after the countrys far right to deputy Prime Minister called his party out of the governing coalition 2 former rivals the anti establishment 5 Star Movement and the center Left Democratic Party this week agreed to join forces to avoid a new election. And journalist seem a go to is standing by in rome with the latest high c m a good to see you so it looks like a green light for this new coalition but what hurdles does it still have to overcome. Yes there are quite
Until sentencing. The governments decision to suspend parliament. Were expecting to hear from Ruth Davidson in the next few minutes. In her Resignation Letter she said it had been the privilege of my life to serve as the leader good afternoon. Of the scottish conservative welcome to bbc newsroom live. And im annita unionist mcveigh. Party. the government has insisted a government whip, lord young, that mps will have time has also resigned in the last half to debate the uks departure from the European Union hour, saying shutting parliament down risks fundamentally undermining it. Despite plans to suspend parliament but cabinet ministers reject claims for five weeks into october. Yesterday, the queen approved the move is an attempt to stop mps the Prime Ministers request to close parliament until 14th from debating brexit october less than three or preventing a no deal exit. Weeks before the uk this is completely constitutional, and proper, there is going to be is due to leave the eu. Lo