Huge edge in world war ii and saved thousands of lives. It also marked the start of the information age. England built 10 of the colossus machines. And they became the heart of its booming computing industry. Actually, no. This is a replica of colossus. The real machines were destroyed after the war so that the pesky russians would not find out about the technology. The metaphor then is a simple one england dismantled decades of pioneering computing work because it seemed like the proper thing to do, and it suffered the consequences ever since. As i doubt many of you can name a single tech product or startup that hails from this country. What you will see next then may come as a real shock. Ashlee because in its very subdued, selfeffacing way, england has in fact given rise to a handful of Tech Companies that have impacted the world on an immense scale. I am heading from london to cambridge and into the english countryside to find the best technology that england has to offer. Along th
Bit of help. And, most of all, some understanding. The foreign secretary borisjohnson travels to libya to urge military and political leaders to restore peace and stability in the north african country. And test match special is 60 years old today we look back at that very british institution. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, there is a very tough draw for Tottenham Hotspur and celtic, as this seasonss Champions League groups are revealed. Good evening. Net migration to the uk thats the difference between the number of people entering and leaving has fallen to its lowest level for three years, mainly because of the large numbers of eu nationals whove decided to leave. Its prompted warnings from employers about the risk of labour shortages. The latest figures from march 2016 to march 2017 show net migration now stands at 246,000. Thats a fall of 81,000 compared with the previous 12 months. More than half of that change is due to the fall in net migration of eu citizens which is d
Good morning from the future, or at least, the home of the future. I am looking at how top tech could be changing the way we look at our lives. Mo farah wins the final track race of his career. Britains most successful athlete sprinted to victory in the 5,000 metres in zurich, bringing to an end his incredible track career. And matts by the seaside with the forecast. Good morning. Good morning. Iam in whitby all morning. Bank holiday weekend. The sun is up. Heavy rain today in Northern Ireland and western scotland. I have the full Bank Holiday Weekend forecast coming up. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Major travel disruption is expected over the weekend as millions prepare for the Bank Holiday Getaway amid Engineering Works on some of the countrys busiest rail routes. 0perators have warned passengers to expect delays, as services between london, the north west and scotland are cancelled and five of londons biggest stations face disruption. Keith doyle is at london eust
City fire crews on the scene searching the area using a helicopter to propel one of their team members down the cliff. It is really dark at this time so its going to be challenging for anyone to try and find if that person may be down there and if this is even a true report. We dont much we dont know much more other than there is police on the scene as well as like i said daly city and pacifica fire crews doing the best they can to try to make sure if anyone is down there, they are going to help them back up. We dont know much more at this time. This is breaking news. We will keep you guys posted as more information becomes available. For now, Ella Sogomonian, kron 4 is. Thanks. We will monitor the search tonight and first thing tomorrow morning 7 00 you will learn more and updates as they come in the newsroom. A two day manhunt after a bank robbery in Scotts Valley has ended with three people under arrest. On the run and a car stolen from a Law Enforcement officer. In the past two hou
Spoken truthfully . He probably did. President trump responding to controversy over this answer given by then senator Jeff Sessions during his january confirmation hearing when skied if he was in contact with moscow during the 2016 president ial campaign. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign, and i did not have communications with the russians. Reporter its a statement that runs contrary to an inflammatory report released overnight claiming sessions met with russias ambassador to the u. S. On at least two different occasions during the campaign. The attorney general holding a press conference this afternoon saying he had recused himself from any current or future investigations involving the 2016 campaign while also denying any wrong doing. The idea that i was part of a, quote, continuing exchange of information during the campaign between trump surrogates and intermediaries for the russian government is totally false. Is it appears the attorney general may