thank you for coming on the programme. this seems a remarkable story. first of all, is this going to happen, are we going to be watching rockets launched into space from this island just like we watch launches at cape canaveral in the us now? , , ~ launches at cape canaveral in the us now? , , . , launches at cape canaveral in the us now? , , . now? yes, very much so. it s an excitin: now? yes, very much so. it s an exciting prospect now? yes, very much so. it s an exciting prospect that now? yes, very much so. it s an exciting prospect that we - now? yes, very much so. it s an exciting prospect that we hope l now? yes, very much so. it s an l exciting prospect that we hope to see the first launch this year and similarly multiple launches next year. it s an exciting time and the programme that s taking a good few years to get to this point and make sure we have all the things we need in place to allow launches to take place in the uk. the in place to allow launches to take place
we ll have to pass that on or absorb it. these are fragile industries and alcohol prices are a sensitive topic. these increases follow a three year duty freeze and they could still take time to filter through. donjohnson, bbc news dorset. house prices in the uk have fallen by the largest annual amount since 2009, according to the building society nationwide down by nearly 4%. an average home now costs just over £260,000. but higher interest rates mean affordability is still a challenge for many people. with the details, here s our cost of living correspondent, thank of living correspondent, you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme. let s look at this as simply as we can. house prices are falling therefore is that good news for people trying to get onto the property ladder?
for the northern half of scotland, showers or longer spells of rain here. some of the heaviest of the showers through the afternoon could be across central and western parts of the uk. and those winds fairly brisk and cool, temperatures at best, ranging from around 14 20 degrees from north to south across the country. for friday, it s a similar story. we ve got northerly winds, sunshine and showers most of the showers affecting south east scotland down in towards east anglia and the southeast. again, there could be the odd thundery one mixed in there, but some better sunny spells, i think, towards the west. but again, feeling cool for the time of year. it remains unsettled into the weekend. low pressure always nearby, showers or longer spells of rain, and again, it s going to feel pretty cool for early august. see you later.
simply. the government had declared they want to solve homelessness, that can t happen. you can t solve homelessness without homes and social homes are the only solve it. michael gove is absolutely aware of this he s also said it many times. we do need the prime minister and the chancellor to get on the work on this though. and the chancellor to get on the work on this though. thank you for cominu work on this though. thank you for coming on the work on this though. thank you for coming on the programme. - around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. # the blaze family are absolutely potty about teapots. they ve spent a quarter of £1 million on the biggest collection in the uk, everything from politicians to pop culture
not all european countries, us are launching theirflights not all european countries, us are launching their flights right now. some european countries are saying effectively get on board the french flights. 0ther effectively get on board the french flights. other countries like the uk are not putting off flights, that is what we are tracking right now. we will keep you across those details from niger. iam lewis vaughan jones, this is bbc news. hello there. it looks like it s going to remain unsettled for the rest of this week. thanks to low pressure, we ll see showers or longer spells of rain, some windy weather in the short term and it will generally feel on the cool side for early august. now, there s a new area of low pressure for the time of year, will continue to push across the country tonight and into tomorrow, so conditions go downhill across pretty much all areas. heavy rain starts to spread in. the winds begin to pick up across southern and western areas as the centre of the