to strasbourg, to the european court of human rights, and that court enforces and interprets the european convention on human rights, which is an international treaty signed by the uk and 46 other european states. this morning, in a written judgment, thejudges in strasbourg have said the case brought by mr lee was inadmissible and therefore have dismissed it. they said that at no point in the proceedings in the uk courts did mr lee invoke his rights under the european convention and therefore, to quote directly, by relying solely on domestic law, mr lee had deprived the domestic courts of the opportunity to address any convention issues raised, instead asking the european court to usurp the role of the domestic courts. judges say mr lee failed to exhaust domestic remedies, so the application was inadmissible. having successfully unfolded its sun shield,
toyota has overtaken general motors as the leading seller of cars in the us. gm had been king of us auto sales since 1931, when it took the number one spot away from ford. this shake up comes after a shortage of crucial computer chips plagued carmakers in 2021. the newjames webb telescope has completed a crucial task, in its quest to observe some of the most distant objects in the universe. its controllers completed the deployment of the space observatory s giant kite shaped sun shield, which is the size of a tennis court. the barrier will allow the telescope, to detect signals deep in space. prince andrew s lawyers have been trying to convince an american judge to dismiss the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him. they say his accuser, virginia giuffre, can t sue, because of damages she accepted in 2009, from the paedophile jeffrey epstein, in return for dropping her claims against him and any other potential defendant .
with having to testify in a new york court. now they wait. the judge in new york says a decision will come pretty soon. jonny dymond, bbc news. a memorial to the 22 people killed in the manchester arena terror attack will officially open to the public from today. the white marble circle in the grounds of manchester cathedral has been designed as a peaceful area for people to sit. it s engraved with the names of all those who died and contains capsules made by theirfamilies which have personal items and messages inside. nasa s new james webb telescope has successfully deployed its massive sun shield, a crucial task in its quest to photograph the first stars to shine in the cosmos. the shield, which is the size of a tennis court, was unveiled using motorised pulleys and cables.
webb has the potential to blow people away, even people who are used to hubble. and i know that s hard to imagine, but the instruments are so powerful, the telescope is so powerful, almost anywhere we look, we re going to be breaking new ground in a huge way. the telescope is so big that to get into space, it had to be folded up like origami. it s been busy unfurling, first its sun shield, which is the size of a tennis court. but now a vital stage of the process is beginning. the mirror is the most important part of the telescope. its two folded sides open up and lock into place at 6.5 metres wide. it s so big that it consists of 18
they promise rain. there has been a lot of it and interruptions. australia won the task. england took one wicket. it has been australia s day. frustrating for england. again. england went i would not say with high hopes, but their second victory in an ashes in 34 years. it would always be tough. where there is hope, you hope there is will and intent. but it has not been the easiest time to get cricket on with covid and those issues, but a lack of preparation has hit england hard and you have seen that with them being 3 0 down. hopes evaporated in 12 days. massively disappointing but they will want to put in big performances now. let s hope the rain tears. good morning. a rain affected day