Now on bbc news, click. This week. Driving arizona. Teaching tanzania. And clowning in california. La la la los angeles. A city of many sights. There is the movies. The beaches. The high life. And in between each of them. A lot of this. With hardly any rail alternative, the traffic here drives the locals to distraction. Its led some of the bigger thinkers to suggest radical alternatives. Electric car and Space Travel Guru elon musk has even started digging a tunnel. He envisions an Asimovian Network Of Car and passenger carrying tubes underneath cities in the future. How boring. Meanwhile back in the almost real world of marina del rey, a more modest way to reduce traffic. Two electric cars that belong to a whole apartment block. Envoy operates a closed car share system. The vehicles can be booked out by residents only and used for up to three hours at a time. Now this is not a car that you would use to drive to work and back because youd end up paying for and hogging it for the whole
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. Local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. There are still more than 500 other buildings nationwide that need to
And clowning in california. La la la los angeles. A city of many sights. Theres the movies. The beaches. The high life. And in between each of them. A whole lot of this. With hardly any rail alternative, the traffic here drives the locals to distraction. Its led some of the bigger thinkers to suggest radical alternatives. Electric car and Space Travel Guru elon musk has even started digging a tunnel. He envisions an Asimovian Network Of Car and passenger carrying tubes underneath cities in the future. How boring meanwhile, back in the almost real world of marina del rey, a more modest way to reduce traffic two electric cars that belong to a whole apartment block. Envoy operates a closed car share system. The vehicles can be booked out by residents only and used for up to three hours at a time. Now, this is not a car that you would use to drive to work and back because youd end up paying for and hogging it for the whole day. This is much more a car that you would use for convenience for
France Force Hundreds of homes to be evacuated as firefighters battle the blaze. Escaping it all. Theresa may and her husband philip are in italy on the first leg of a three week break. Its five oclock. Our top story. Charlie gards mother has returned to the high court for a new hearing a day after abandoning legal action over treatment for her terminally ill baby. Lawyers told a judge that connie yates and charlies father, chris gard, want to put the Bruising Dust of the legal fight behind them and have their final hours with charlie at home. Thejudge said he needs more information on the plan to take him home. Doctors say it is not practical to switch cs Life Support Machine of away from Great Ormond Street Hospital or a hospice. Our correspondent lisa hampele is at the high court. Thejudge showing a the judge showing a degree of frustration at the breakdown and trust between the doctors and charlie gards parents, even now continuing. You can feel the tension in courtand continuing.
To push the boundaries in a pool. The olympic champion broke his own world record in the 50m breaststroke twice in one day. And sniffing out disease. Could dogs hold the key to early diagnosis of parkinsons . And carol has the weather. After a bright start in the east, the rain already in the west will move east through the day and we will all see it, heaviest in scotla nd will all see it, heaviest in scotland and Northern Ireland and Northern England and itll be accompanied by blustery winds. Behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers. More in 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. All sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040 as part of efforts to reduce Air Pollution. The government is also expected to announce more than £250 million of funding for local councils to tackle emissions from Diesel Vehicles. Holly hamilton reports. Drives up in a 9001908 model t. Weve come a long way in terms of design but for 100 years weve been relying o