years time means that we re going to have to be using all the different rockets that are available to us. so the more that there are available, the better, and the closer they are to home, even better. the aim is to have several sites in the uk to launch rockets from, not just cornwall. and one is in an unlikely place in one of the most remote parts of the country. here in unst, one of the shetland islands, where sheep outnumber people and shetland ponies look on. this is the saxavord spaceport, which should see the uk s first ever vertical rocket launch. i think the first response from the locals was probably maybe it was an april fool or something like that. and then just as they ve seen the progress and the development since we ve been going, there s been real excitement about what we ve been doing.
and one is in an unlikely place in one of the most remote parts of the country. here in unst, one of the shetland islands where sheep outnumber people and shetland ponies look on. this is the saxavord spaceport, which should see the uk s first ever vertical rocket launch. i think the first response from the locals was probably maybe it was an april fool or something like that. and then just as they ve seen the progress and the development since we ve been going, there s been real excitement about what we ve been doing. but there s a good reason they ve chosen the northernmost tip of the uk. so the site was identified five years ago by the government, you know, looking for the uk s capability to launch, which was which is the missing part of the space puzzle. and shetland we are so far north,
it s not something you see very often, if ever. three shetland ponies arriving at this vascular ward at the lister hospital, ready to bring some four legged joy to patients like pamela. hello, hello! oh, yeah, look at that. you like kisses, do you? they love the kisses, yeah. beautiful, really is, so friendly. i don t know how they stand up to all the people here. must tire then out in the end. but she is, she s beautiful. pickles, romeo and charlie are therapy ponies. they re all rescues and have been through months of training so they remain calm in almost any situation. next, it s patrick s turn to be charmed by romeo. lovely, lovely. you know, really is, you know. brings a bit of warmth back in your old heart,
the days of cheap labour must end, keir starmer tells business. the labour leader says the country needs to be weaned off its immigration dependency. the manston centre in kent, which holds asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats, has been cleared. in hertfordshire, three little ponies are helping to bring some cheer to hospital patients. charlie, romeo and pickles are therapy ponies and they ve been visiting a ward at the lister in stevenage to bring some joy. kate bradbrook from look east reports. it s not something you see very often, if ever. three shetland ponies arriving at this vascular ward
been visiting a ward at the lister in stevenage. kate bradbrook from look east reports. it s not something you see very often, if ever. three shetland ponies arriving at this vascular ward at the lister hospital, ready to bring some four legged joy to patients like pamela. they love the kisses. yes. beautiful. really is. i don t know how they stand up to all the people in the end. she s beautiful. pickles, romeo and charlie are therapy ponies. they re all rescues and have been through months of training so they remain calm in almost any situation. next, it s patrick s turn to be charmed by romeo. lovely. you know, really is, you know. yeah.