Some of the most fascinating technologies weve featured on the show have been the ones that help people with disabilities. As the worlds first bionic games proved, the possibilities now emerging offer so much potential, this weekend sees the International Day of people with disabilities and thats a great chance for us to devote a whole programme to the latest tech developments in the area. Now, in the uk, around 5 of all railjourneys are made by those with a disability or a long term illness. That equates to around 85 million rail journeys every year. A quarter have reported problems with using public transport. The rail Company London midland is hoping to improve accessibility for its disabled passengers with a new app, passenger assist, and we asked emily yates to try it out for us. Im emily yates and im just planning my train journey to birmingham. It requires a fair bit of advanced booking. Im confident travelling by myself, but im not a huge fan of the train, which is actually why
And well have your full weekend Weather Forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story. Us media reports say Donald Trumps former National Security adviser Michael Flynn, who has admitted lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia, is prepared to give testimony that implicates the president s son in law, jared kushner. Mr flynn has agreed to co operate with an investigation into russian meddling in the us president ial election. Its thought hell tell investigators he was taking directions from Senior Members of Donald Trumps campaign team. The white house says mr flynn has implicated no one but himself in the investigation. Our washington correspondent laura bicker has more. Michael flynn, a retired three star general, left the court in washington to a familiar chant. Lock him up. Hed once encouraged donald Trump Supporters to use a similar version against rival hillary clinton. The 58 year old played a key part in mr Trumps Campaign and often travelled with him.
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