The shop, so we hope it wont be too imposing to take away too much of the pleasure. The facilities are still here and we hope you will still here and we hope you will still enjoy coming. Many special events a re still enjoy coming. Many special events are still on hold. At least tomorrows first two reopening runs are fully booked. After so long standing still, its nice to get on the cylinders again. A cow that got stranded at the bottom of a steep bank on the northumberland cumbrian border has been finally freed. The 15 year old galloway got stuck at the crammel linn waterfall near gilsland on monday night. Its thought a visitor left a gate open and the cow found its way down from its field to the waters edge. The area has been hit by heavy rain for days, and the frightened animal was unable to make its way back up the hill. The fire and rescue service from nearby raf spadeadam joined other rescuers in a bid to try and guide the animal to safety, but in the end it had to be sedated and
Hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. Im filling in for mark kermode to review this weeks releases. First up, spaceship earth, a fascinating documentary about eight people who lockdown for two years for a science experiment. As i am ready to enter, i take my last breath of this atmosphere in two years. We were pioneers. We were the first biospherians. How can you prepare yourself for a journey into the unknown . The biosphere two is a collection of huge geodesic domes built the biosphere 2 is a collection of huge geodesic domes built in the arizona desert, home to an entire ecological system, including rainforest and an ocean. We called it biosphere 2 because biosphere1 is the earth. In 1991, the eight biospherians went to live and work there. They reckoned we might all have to relocate to mars one day so they wanted to give it a dry run. Under the glare of the press spotlight, the experiment suffered from controversy when the team added to the oxygen supply and all
Test in southampton. The remarkable story of british pilot Stephen Cameron who spent two months on life support in vietnam with coronavirus and is now on his way home. Good morning. It is going to be a warmer day for us today. Most places will be dry with sunny spells. Rain into the north west of the uk later on. Join me laterfor all the details. Good morning. Its sunday 12th july. Our top story the government is to spend more than £700 million on increased security and border checks in preparation for the end of the brexit transition period at the end of the year. Therell be 500 new staff, and new inland border posts where existing ports have no room to cope with the extra checks that will be required. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Dover is the busiest channel port. It will be on the front line of new regulations from the end of the year. When the bread the transition period comes to a close, new checks will be necessary. There are new facilities built inland. Uk wil
Were cancelled. Wales sees the further easing of lockdown restrictions today with the reopening of some tourist accommodation. Frustration for englands cricketers. Theyre under pressure in the first test as west indies take a healthy lead into the second innings. And as the equestrian sport of venti gets under way this weekend for the First Time Since lockdown, we are behind the scenes at the barbary horse trials. And if you are planning to get out and about this weekend i have good news for you, because it looks generally dry for us this weekend. There will be some spells of sunshine and it should be getting a bit warmer as well. Its saturday, the 11th ofjuly. Our top story tougher rules on wearing Face Coverings could be on the way in england, after the Prime Minister said a stricter approach may help stop the spread of coronavirus. Its already mandatory to wear a Face Covering in shops in scotland, and ministers are considering whether to follow suit in england. The government has p
To. Thats not going to be much fun for the six months. Tony also talked to us for a few days. His insurers told him not to move his fair share but there wont be here for another week. Its getting wet upstairs because theres all of this rubbish at the bottom. And they dont want you to move things out . Nothing. Millions of litres a day still need to be pumped out of this landscape to be pumped out of this landscape to erase the great inland lakes of yorkshire. Nasa has revealed that they have managed to grow lettuce in space. Here are the astronauts giving it a try on the International Space station. Inches and 15. This is one of three batches that were grown there over two years. Nasa says that astronauts may in the future be able to grow their own food on longer voyages. Bon appetit. Type the headlines now and bbc news. Another big rise the number of people affected by coronavirus in the uk. Theres no 163 confirmed cases. The government has pledged an extra £46 million for research i