Now, with lockdown currently testing everyones patience, it seems to me that we could all do with a little bittersweet sentimentality in our lives. Perhaps with an added feel good lift. Well, thats exactly whats on offer from astronaut, a film with a small budget, a big heart and a stellar hollywood star. Rosie used to say, on every special occasion, you make a wish. And that comet, thats a special occasion. Dad says wishes dont come true. He does . Richard dreyfuss is angus, the retired widower whose spirits may be down, but whose head is in the stars. A keen astronomer, hes always dreamed of going into space,
a dream which becomes a possible reality thanks to a tv contest to win a once in a lifetime seat on a commercial spaceship. You could look 65. Angus may be too old and too infirm to qualify, but in the whimsical wish fulfilment world of sheena mcleods debut future, he still has a shot. Angus stewart. Youre going to be an astronaut its clear from the outset that this very modest
The headlines the us president elect joe biden is outlining a 1. 9 trillion spending package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the economy. Speaking in delaware, described his proposals as a two step plan of rescue and recovery. Concern about brazils new coronavirus variant has prompted the uk to impose a ban on travellers arriving from south america and portugal. The Health System in the brazilian city of manaus is said to be close to collapse. Scientists are still in the early stages of studying the variant, which may be more transmissible. The leader of a who mission investigating the origins of coronavirus says his team is embarking on a long journey. Theyve finally arrived in wuhan, where the pandemic began thirteen months ago, after repeated delays which have raised suspicions that china is not fully cooperating with International Health authorities. The pandemic is notjust having ever an effect on education of children, there is evidence that their physical w
Of rescuers who had been battling through freezing conditions, night after night, to reach them. The miners had been told it would take 1a more days translation the critical patient comes first before the less serious ones. Miners had been told it would take 1a days to dig a rescue tunnel. However, somehow a large ventilation shaft was cleared, which led all the way to the main group of ten. Suddenly, the rescue was happening in hours rather than weeks. Translation the rescuers checked the miners to see if they had any injuries and covered their eyes for protection. After lifting up the trapped miners, we will search for the missing ones. Onjanuary 10th, a blast caught 22 workers underground. Initially, the accident wasnt reported for 30 hours, costing precious time. The local communist Party Secretary and mayor have both been sacked
because of the delay and will likely face more strict punishment. One of those trapped, whod been in a coma following head injuries caused by the explosio
The us broadcaster and talk show host larry king, who has died at the age of 87. Now its time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. We have got further snow for parts of north and west scotland, north and west england, into east anglia, that will clear away eastwards this evening. Showers in west scotland overnight. Another cold night, widespread frost, ice a risk. Parts of scotland, minus eight celsius. Rain, sleet and snow continues through the morning across parts of wales, south west england, parts of Northern Ireland. Further north wintry showers. Another cold day. Looking ahead, mandy is another cold day with a few wintry showers but mostly dry. Monday is another cold day. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines more than 1,500 people have been arrested in russia as police crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed Opposition Leader alexei navalny. Mr navalny s wife, yulia, has now been released after being arrested while attending a demonstration in moscow. Senior
Tens of thousands of protesters are marching in the us capital washington. Its the biggest protest so far during twelve days of demonstrations against the killing of george floyd. Thousands of mourners gather to honour george floyd at a second memorial service, this one in his birthplace of north carolina. It comes after a service was held in minneapolis, near where he was killed. His funeral will take place in houston on tuesday. In the uk, thousands of people have gathered in cities across the country, despite warnings to stay at home because of the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, but there were some clashes with Police Outside downing street on saturday evening, with mounted officers driving back some of the protestors. Now on bbc news, the travel show. From the top of the worlds tallest trees. Theres nothing else like this on the planet, and im getting an appreciation for that right now. To freezing alpine ice lakes. Im really nervous ab