thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s will get initial compensation of £100,000 each. # the way is clear, the light is good, i have no fear.# and after one venue cancels his latest production over comments on trans rights, monty python s terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that s what art is about, pushing the limits. matt hudson smith is going to take the european title again. and gold for great britain as matthew hudson smith palace to victory in the 400 metres at the european championships. and coming up in the sport over on the bbc news channel, money matters at manchester united. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe confirms he wants to buy a stake in the club. good evening. it s been a difficult day for the british economy. the rate of inflation has hit double figures for the first time in 40 years. it was running at 10.1% in the year tojuly higher than analys
and i will see you very soon. hello, and welcome to this big, green open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. yeah, unfortunately, though, lockdown also saw an increase in something that s threatening to turn some of our green and pleasant lands into brown and unpleasant landfill, and that is the illegal dumping of rubbish. there ve been well over a million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year, and paul carter s been to see how ai is hoping to help us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england s seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste, while others, well, they literally do it on the fly. here on the outskirts of london, a number of councils have turned to tech to combat the issue. cameras, but not as you know them. these use al to catch fly tippers. since february, over 80 smart cameras have been installed at known dumping h
risk factor. russia has said it will withdraw from the international space station after 2024, ending two decades of cooperation with the united states and other countries. washington has described the announcement as unfortunate. the head of the russian space agency said moscow would instead build its own orbiting station. coming up on the travel show. we are finding out what s at the bottom of venice s most popular canals. there s something really big on the line here. it looks really, really heavy. we meet the chef bringing a comforting taste of ukraine to london. welcome to my kitchen! thank you. and lucy checks out the latest tech designed to inject more fun into festival season. i just love the fact that i can film hands free effortlessly. i can listen to music, i can make calls on these things. cheering. singing in italian. we start this week in one of europe s most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north east italy. this city on water is made up of ove
say they will appeal. nato leaders meeting in madrid have declared the kremlin a direct threat to security. they also said ukraine could rely on the military alliance for as long as it takes in its fight against russia. now on bbc news, click. this week: a high tech message from ukraine. it s unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people. the artificial intelligence catching the rubbish dumpers in the act, including this suspicious looking chap. there i am. look at that, bang to rights. is it a film or is it a game? when you ve got a hollywood director on board, it might be both. and is it a puffin? yeah, it s definitely a puffin. yeah, it is, although nick s been distracted by a gadget. is that a wee windscreen wiper? hello and welcome to this big, green, open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. unfortunately lockdown also saw an increase in something threatening to turn our green a
she has of the house oversight committee. here is part of nadler s victory speech. this district does not belong to me or to my opponents, for that matter. it belongs only to the voters of this district. the new yorkers who get up every day and busy themselves with building a better, fairer city. those new yorkers get to choose who best represents the people and values this city. you know what? i think the voters made themselves clear tonight. now, to florida, where cnn projects that demings will win the murray senate primary to take on income and marco rubio. she is the former police chief of orlando and has served in the house since 2017. cnn projects charlie crist will win the democratic governor s primary. he will take on income and republican ron desantis in november. crist was elected governor in 2006, when he was a republican he s been serving in the u.s. house since 2017. make no mistake about it. this guy wants to be president of the united states of america, a