A 6 day strike that has upended hollywood. This does not mean writers are returning to workjust yet. The deal is subject to the final Contract Language and members of the guild will have to approve the deal, and details of the deal were not immediately released. A spokesperson for the writers guild said the guild says picketing is now suspended but they are encouraging writers to continue to picket with sag aftra. Actors are still on strike with no deal. In washington, capitol us lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a Government Shutdown due to happen injust seven days time. Live pictures there of capitol hill. The republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide ranging spending cuts. Time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year on octoberfirst. The question now is whether lawmakers can pass a Stopgap Measure to buy more time. If
Youre very welcome. We begin with a Space Mission that could help explain the origins of Life On Earth. A Nasa Capsule Containing Rock and dust from the surface of an asteroid has successfully touched down in the utah desert. Its the largest ever sample from an asteroid that has made it to earth, and its an achievement nearly 20 years in the making. American scientists first pitched the idea to nasa in 2004. It wasnt until their third attempt in 2011 that the project was finally approved by nasa. 5 years later in 2016, scientists launched 0siris rex into space. On december 3, 2018, the capsule arrived at asteroid bennu. 0siris rex collected a sample from bennu in october of 2020. Then on may 10, 2021, 0siris rex began itsjourney Back To Earth leading us to this weekends events. On sunday, it successfully landed back here on earth. Recovery teams are now assessing the capsule s condition, before transporting it to clean rooms near salt lake city. It will be disassembled there, and the s
Good evening. The Ministry Of Defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of Firearms Officers handed in their weapons. They turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24 year old chris kaba who was shot and killed in south london last year. Earlier, the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, ordered a review of armed policing. Joe inwood reports. Chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in streatham. He was driving a borrowed car. According to police, the vehicle had previously been linked to an incident involving a gun. Chris kaba was hit by a single bullet fired by a Police Officer. There was widespread outrage at his death, especially amongst londons black community. Last week, his family were in court to see a Police Officer who is only being referred to as nx 121 charged with murder. They welcomed the prosecution, but its been met with concern
they alleged that prince andrew knew she was a sex trafficking victim, knew she was underage, and that she did not consent to the sexual acts in new york, london, the us virgin islands, the occasions she accuses him of sexual abuse. certainly he has previously strongly denied all of the allegations. we have reached out to buckingham palace and his representatives for comment. never mind life on mars how about living on mars? well nasa is now on the lookout for four people who will do virtually that spend a year in a martian habitat, designed to recreate the atmosphere and life that astronauts might experience on the red planet. they will live in mars dune alpha, a 1,700 square foot habitat, placed inside a building at thejohnson space center in houston. earlier i spoke to melodie yashar, director of architecture and building performance at icon, the company which will help design
sarah rainsford, bbc news, minsk. never mind life on mars how about living on mars? well nasa is now on the lookout for four people who will do virtually that spend a year in a martian habitat, designed to recreate the atmosphere and life that astronauts might experience on the red planet. they will live in mars dune alpha, a 1,700 square foot habitat, placed inside a building at thejohnson space center in houston. earlier i spoke to melodie yashar, director of architecture and building performance at icon, the company which will help design and build the mars dune alpha habitat for nasa. i asked how on earth one builds up the credentials to work on such an amazing project. that s a great question. we are in a very fortunate position, working with a renowned architecture firm, and together we are synthesising the requirements