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, well, think of them as ground control. There is something a bit mission to mars like about this whole project. Imagine trying to do something as complicated as this in a climate like this. Today, it is about 35 degrees centigrade. Yesterday it was touching a0. But there they are. Inside the tent, a quiet frenzy. At the centre of it, the bloodhound, flown out in pieces from the uk and now being reassembled. The aim, this year, to test the car at speeds beyond 600mph. Yeah, we have got
To welcome you and mrs trump. The queen hosted the us president first for a full state visit and then again at natos 70th anniversary. And the cambridge children enjoyed getting back to nature in a garden designed by their mother. The headlines accompanying a royal year normally revolve around babies, marriages and colourful pictures from the various countries visited by the family. This year has been somewhat different. Another annus horribilis . Well, only the queen can truly answer that question. And there have been significant highlights, not least the birth of her eighth great grandchild. Monday, the 6th of may and after staying tight lipped about his wifes due date, and declining to reveal any details as to the birth plan, a clearly delighted prince harry called an impromptu press conference in the grounds of windsor castle. X marks the spot. The royal family had gained a new member. Im very excited to announce that meghan and myself had a baby boy early this morning, a very heal
Archies first royal tour. The duke and duchess of sussex make headlines in Southern Africa and reveal the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. For me and for my wife, of course, there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the majority of it is untrue. I will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum. A no holds barred interview by Prince Andrew fails to draw a line under his friendship with a convicted sex offender. We try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. Its as simple as that. Mr president , i am delighted to welcome you and mrs trump. The queen hosted the us president first for a full state visit and then again at natos 70th anniversary. And the cambridge children enjoyed getting back to nature in a garden designed by their mother. The headlines accompanying a royal year normally revolve around babies, marriages and colourful pictures from the various countries visited by the family. This year has been somewhat different
A boycott of the country saying its absolutely not say. A top story supporters of iran backed groups in iraq withdrawn from the u. S. Embassy in baghdad after they laid siege to the complex for 2 days the countrys Popular Mobilization forces ordered the demonstrators to leave washington has dispatched extra troops to the iraqi capital after the protests with president on all trumped threatening reprisals against iran and blaming it for the attack so mona fulton reports to us now from baghdad. They left just as they had arrived a day earlier determined and angry but also pleased that they had managed to deliver a message to the us supporters of the iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces who had defied the Prime Ministers orders to withdraw just a day before now heeded the call of their leaders while some dismantled tents and ferried away supplies used to camp the night out the more defiant ones staged a final showdown in front of the embassy gates burning tires and flags to the soun
A new years day prodemocracy march in hong kong turns violent. On paul recent hour with the sports the rockets star mom is back from injury and back in business james harden schools 35 points to help houston down the nuggets in the n. B. A. Welcome to the news our top story supporters of iranian backed groups in iraq of withdrawn from the United States embassy in baghdad after laying siege to the complex for 2 days a Popular Mobilization force is ordered demonstrators to leave the u. S. Has also now dispatched extra troops to the region following the protests with President Donald Trump blaming iran and threatening reprisals simona fault and reports now from baghdad. They left just as they had arrived a day earlier determined and angry but also pleased that they had managed to deliver a message to the us supporters of the iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces who had defied the Prime Ministers orders to withdraw just a day before now heeded the call of their leaders while some thi