And Now Britain obviously is a high Incidence Area will be able to travel again without having to go into Quarantine. Good evening. The Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer has declared that labour is back after the party held on at the Batley And Spen By Election in west yorkshire. But their victory was narrow. Kim leadbeater, the sister of the murdered mpjo cox, held the seat with a majority of just 323 votes over the conservatives. Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports. It was no easy path to Todays Moment of celebration. But the cheers soon replaced doubt about labours chances, the relief obvious. A loss here would have left the Labour Leader vulnerable, but this victory, even narrow, will quieten the critics for now. My message is, when the Labour Party sticks to its core values, is rooted in its communities and pulls together, we can win, just as we won here. This is the start, labour is back. For many, though, the credit lies with the candidate, the sister of the murdered mpjo cox. Rooted in the community, for her, this campaign meant more than pure politics. What weve done really well in this campaign is we listen to people and so i think that Human Connection is really important, and i think sometimes that is lost in politics. This areas littered with the evidence of what was a bruising campaign, fiercely contested and highly charged. There was tension and anger. For some labour supporters, it laid bare a disconnect that might still be overcome. There are elements in the community that dont feel represented, that dont feel theyve got a voice. I think there is a massive amount of work to do bringing and rebuilding the community we have here. The former Mp George Galloway stood here, aiming to split the labour vote. He did attract support, coming third. His pitch was aimed at the areas large muslim community. After Friday Prayers at this mosque today, the hope was for unity now a new mps been chosen. I hope she can fulfil all of her promises, you know . She has promised to the people who have voted for her and tried to bring all of the community together. There were specific local issues here. Nonetheless, this result is significant for labour after recent losses. This was their seat to start with but expectations were high that the tories would take it. One senior Party Figures suggested the controversy that led to the resignation of Matt Hancock as Health Secretary might have played a part. Unsurprisingly, no mention from the Prime Minister at a press conference today, who praised his candidates efforts. Ryan stevenson fought an incredibly positive L Campaign and, all things considered, did very well to reduce a Long Standing labour majority. The decision made here was a blow for the tories, but while it has bought the Labour Leader some breathing space, it has far from settled questions about the partys future. Alex forsyth, Bbc News in batley spen. Well, we can speak now to the political commentator, author and podcaster, Steve Richards thank you for being with us this evening. Kier starmer has painted this is a triumph. Can win of only 300 votes over the conservatives in a seat that was held by labour at the last general election really constitute a dramatic turn of good fortune for party . Fortune for party . Well, it constitutes fortune for party . Well, it constitutes a fortune for party . Well, it constitutes a dramatic fortune for party . Well, it| constitutes a dramatic Turn Fortune for party . Well, it. Constitutes a dramatic turn of fortune for party . Well, it constitutes a dramatic turn of the Orthodox Narrative because it defied expectation. That is when By Elections make an impact, so there was a narrative that labour was going to lose, that Kier Starmer could face a Leadership Challenge and that labour would erupt into one of Theirfamiliar Civil and that labour would erupt into one of their familiar civil wars. The win, even though as you do find it it was limited, changes that framing altogether for now, and that all By Elections can do. It gives Kier Starmer space, By Elections can do. It gives Kier Starmerspace, it By Elections can do. It gives Kier Starmer space, it gives Labour Mps and Labour Party members a sense that maybe they can win things when they have become conditioned to lose things in terms of By Elections, so thatis things in terms of By Elections, so that is significant and the conservatives were expecting to win, did not and that also has an impact. This is the second seat the conservatives have not won, the last one in chesham and amersham which was one of their seats and they lost to the liberal democrats. What is theissue to the liberal democrats. What is the issue for them when they look at this . They could argue, and presumably a lot are arguing, that we are in the 11th year of conservative government or conservative government or conservative led government in this country. By election defeats are, in that context, not terribly surprising. Yes, but it is taking place in a wholly abnormal national context. ,. ,. Place in a wholly abnormal national context. , context. The pandemic and the vaccine rollout. Context. The pandemic and the vaccine rollout. That context. The pandemic and the vaccine rollout. That phase i context. The pandemic and the vaccine rollout. That Phase Ofj Vaccine roll out. That phase of british politics is so extraordinary and it may be coming to an end and more Orthodox Party Politics is returning. Borisjohnson� s dominance returning. Boris johnsons dominance in returning. Borisjohnson� s dominance in this government, his omnipotent, is not really to do with grassroot policy detail, his management of people, it is to do with the perception that he is a great Vote Winner and he has been in the past. If that is questioned at all, some of his authority will go. Prime ministerial authority in britain is all about the sense that the Prime Minister is guiding mps, party members, supporters, two more election victories and if that is cast into any doubt, some of that authority will be called into question. That all may be short term or it might be the start of something big, a tidal switch we do not know that, but what we do know is that By Election surprises raise these questions. In is that byelection surprises raise these questions. Is that byelection surprises raise these questions. In the past, it has been said that these questions. In the past, it has been said that boris these questions. In the past, it has been said that Boris Johnson these questions. In the past, it has been said that Boris Johnson has i been said that borisjohnson has been said that borisjohnson has been lucky in his opponents, whether his Conservative Party opponents, effectively challenging Theresa May who was having a difficult time as Prime Minister, whether it is his Labour Party opponents, Jeremy Corbyn generally considered an unpopular leader with kind of Swing Voters and now Kier Starmer not making much impact in the middle of the pandemic. How important is it for him that this carries on being the case and what space is therefore Kier Starmer to start delivering blows . ~ , Kier Starmer to start delivering blows . , blows . Well, the space opens Up Artl in blows . Well, the space opens up partly in the blows . Well, the space opens up partly in the immediate blows . Well, the space opens up partly in the immediate with blows . Well, the space opens up partly in the immediate with the | partly in the immediate with the by Election Win because, as i said, if it had been a defeat, we would be talking now about the whole Noisy Dinn in the Labour Party about what the heck it should do with its leader, with its direction. Those questions might reappear, but he has a bit of space and the other space is related to the pandemic, that it has been such a bizarre period thats normal politics has not applied on a national level and yet you have had lots of local contests where actually politics has been pretty orthodox, so we dont know yet what sort of opponent he will be to borisjohnson in those more familiar, Orthodox Party Battles and he has the space now to offer a bit of definition, so we do not know whether he is lucky again, Boris Johnson, in his opponents or not because we have not had normal politics throughout the entire period of starmer� s readership, so that will be another factor in the months to come, but the significance of the By Election is that there is a little space that has opened up for definition, whereas if he had lost, it would be a wholly defensive, negative context in which he made his next moves. So By Elections do matter. It is a cliche that they dont, but they do have an impact on the immediate mood of politics and this one will apply in the same way as the lib dems game the other week and, indeed, the tory win in hartlepool had a huge impact in the immediate aftermath. So all three have enjoyed in the immediate aftermath. So all three have enjoyed something in the immediate aftermath. So all three have enjoyed something of a fillip, but it may well not be a sustained one. Fillip, but it may well not be a sustained one. , ,. ,. , sustained one. Possibly, we do not know, it might sustained one. Possibly, we do not know, it might signal sustained one. Possibly, we do not know, it might signal longer sustained one. Possibly, we do not know, it might signal longer term | know, it might signal longer term trends but that will depend on the players who, at least, in some cases, now have more agency than perhaps they thought they would. Steve richards, good to talk to you. And we will see how the Batley And Spend result is covered and other stories are covered on tomorrows front pages. Looking at the first editions at 10 30pm and 11 30pm are my guestsjoe mays, a Politics Reporter at limburg and Sian Griffiths from the sunday times. Some Breaking News we are getting from Wiltshire Police. This is regarding a Police Operation currently under way in a field close to junction 15 of the M4 Motorway where it runs through the county. From my memory, that is not farfrom swindon. The Wiltshire Police tell us that they are investigating the discovery of what they suspect to be older human remains. Specialist officers are currently performing a meticulous search of the area before Forensic Scientific Analysis is done, so they are getting whatever it is that is there and then taking it is that is there and then taking it off to establish what it is. Members of the public will see a Police Presence for a number of weeks, however, we will try to provide updates as we can as the work continues and they want to alert people so they do not think something is going on that is current, but this appears to be connected with the discovery of what they think are schumann remains and what they think are all human remains, so it is not the result of a current investigation. It appears to be something that has happened sometime in the past. Investigations could take a number of weeks, so thatis could take a number of weeks, so that is the expiration for any activity you may see in the fields adjacent to junction 15 of the M4 Motorway in vulture. One of the governments advisers on coronavirus has warned that ministers are facing a very difficult decision about lifting all englands restrictions on the 19thjuly given the continuing rise in cases. More than 27,000 new cases were recorded across the uk today. But deaths remain low. Heres our Health Editor Hugh pym. The officer national statistics says Hospital Admissions are much lower than they would have been without vaccines, but even so, the head of the 0ns told me that making the right call on Ending Restrictions in england will not be straightforward. This decision is the most difficult that the government has to make. We are watching with Laser Focus Everyday the data so that the government will have all the information it needs in order absolutely to mean that it is data, not dates. ,. , , not dates. The Ons Infection Survey su nests not dates. The Ons Infection Survey suggests that not dates. The Ons Infection Survey suggests that last not dates. The Ons Infection Survey suggests that last week not dates. The Ons Infection Survey suggests that last week in not dates. The Ons Infection Survey suggests that last week in the not dates. The Ons Infection Survey suggests that last week in the uk, | suggests that last week in the uk, there was a 67 increase in those testing positive. In england, one in 260 had the virus. In scotland, it was won in 150 and in wales, one in 450. In all of which, there were increases. In Northern Ireland, one increases. In Northern Ireland, one in 670 at the virus and the trend was uncertain. Nhs staff will hope that rising cases do not bring back the pressures they saw overwinter. Some say they are exhausted and angry they have been offered a 1 pay rise. The government will confirm soon whether that will be increased in england. Senior doctors say if that does not happen, members will be consulted on an overtime ban. You have to go back to the 19705 ban. You have to go back to the 1970s defined the last time this kind of action was taken by consultants. It is highly unusual for them to get involved in a Pay Dispute but their union says feelings are running high with pay after inflation having fallen over the last decade. Irate after inflation having fallen over the last decade. The last decade. We have had consultants the last decade. We have had consultants sleeping the last decade. We have had consultants sleeping in the last decade. We have had i consultants sleeping in offices, working through the night. My hospital, i have lost three Consultant Colleagues and it has just been awful, it is like Warfare Medicine and to be offered 1 and you have our pay eroded by 30 is just calling. You have our pay eroded by 3096 is just calling just calling. Another challenge for the new health just calling. Another challenge for the new Health Secretary. Just calling. Another challenge for the new Health Secretary. A the new Health Secretary. A spokesman said the government were dedicated to an uplifting pay for Nhs Staff unlike other Care Sector workers, but the Scottish Government has already agreed a 4 deal and wales and Northern Ireland will announce their offer soon. The latest figures show that 27 deaths were reported and 27,125 people were infected across the uk with covid in the 24 hours to friday. The run averaged 22,525 new cases everyday in the past week. 0ver averaged 22,525 new cases everyday in the past week. Over 152,000 in the past week. 0ver152,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the 24 Hour Period to friday. 45 Million people have had their first vaccine, 85. 5 of uk adults. 193,000 people have had their second jab on thursday into friday which means 33. 2 million people are now fully vaccinated, 63. 1 of adults. A 23 year old man has been charged with common assault, after englands chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, was accosted in a park in Central London. Lewis hughes, whos from east london, will appear before magistrates later this month. The incident took place last Sunday Evening in stjames park. The Cabinet Minister Michael gove and his Journalist Wife Sarah Vine are to separate after nearly 20 years of marriage. A statement said the couple who have two children had decided to end their relationship and were in the process of finalising their divorce. Northern irelands public Prosecution Service is to drop the case before two former soldiers who were facing Murder Charges including Bloody Sunday in 1972. Danjohnson reports now. Bloody sunday in 1972. Dan johnson reports ow Bloody Sunday in 1972. Dan johnson reports nova Bloody Sunday in 1972. Dan johnson reortsnow. � ,. , reports now. Bloody sunday is one of those Da S Reports now. Bloody sunday is one of those days that reports now. Bloody sunday is one of those days that really reports now. Bloody sunday is one of those days that really spells reports now. Bloody sunday is one of those days that really spells out those days that really spells out the worst of the troubles. The scene from that day or some of the images that define the most painful points in Northern Irelands history. It was a day when there was a Civil March through the Bogside Estate here in derry and at The End of that, there was rioting and paratroopers opened fire on a crowd and shot dead 13 people. Amongst those dead that day were James Ray and william mckinney, the only person to have been prosecuted out of those events was a british Army Veteran known only as a Soldier F. His case had been proceeding through the courts, but this morning, the family of those victims were told that the prosecution will go no further and that is, in essence because of a change in the Way Evidence was submitted in other cases that had already collapsed and it was decided that key evidence was about to be ruled inadmissible in court which would have undermined the case of the Public Prosecutor in Northern Ireland has decided to pull the case at that stage and the family was very disappointed by that news. Another case involving another� S Soldier referred to aS Soldier b who was charged with murder in relation to the death of daniel hegarty, a 15 year old shot dead and another Army Operation later in 1972. As i say, disappointment for the families who had been hoping that they were grinding slowly towards getting justice in those cases. Here is the reaction earlier today from william mckinney� s brother. The reaction earlier today from william mckinneys brother. 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Dan johnson their reporting. Lets look at the headlines at 14 minutes past eight. The Labour Leader secure stammer welcomed victory in the Batley And Spent By Election by 323 votes. The cases to be dropped against two former soldiers facing Murder Charges in the northern Ireland Troubles including Bloody Sunday in 1972. Angler merkel is visiting the uk and says she expects people from britain are fully vaccinated will soon be able to travel to germany without having to Quarantine on arrival. The family of Saskia Jones who was murdered by a convicted terrorist at a Prisoner Rehabilitation Programme in Central London are calling on the organisers behind the event is step down. Her uncle said they would be insulted if they stay in post. Phil, and peterjones have been talking to us. ,. , ~. , and peterjones have been talking to us. ,. , ~. ,. , us. People needtoknow what essentially us. People needtoknow what essentially happened us. People needtoknow what essentially happened here. Us. People Needtoknow Whatj essentially happened here. The enormity of what has happened. And what a devastating effect it has had on our family and what a devastating effect it has had on ourfamily and a number of other people. On our family and a number of other eole. ,. , people. Convicted terrorist as Men Cant surrounded people. Convicted terrorist as Men Cant surrounded on people. Convicted terrorist as Men Cant surrounded on london people. Convicted terrorist as men | cant surrounded on london bridge. Three men armed with a Fire Extinguisher and a normal task tagged him to the ground for nearby in fishmonger soul, tagged him to the ground for nearby infishmongersoul, saskia tagged him to the ground for nearby in fishmonger soul, Saskia Jones and jack merits lay dying. Khan had stabbed them with knives strapped to his wrist. Just two hours earlier, he was set at a Table Chatting to saskia. Both were guests at the Prisoner Education eventful as a teenager, khan was convicted of plotting to set up a terrorist Training Camp and went to prison. Shortly before his release in 2018, mis had shortly before his release in 2018, m15 had intelligence he was planning another attack. M15 had intelligence he was planning anotherattack. He m15 had intelligence he was planning another attack. He was monitored in the community by the Probation Service, the police and m15. They allowed him to go to Fishmonger Toll that day without a police escort. Learning together is a theoretically informed initiative. Sham . Learning together is a theoretically informed initiative. Informed initiative. Amy ludlow and Ruth Armstrong informed initiative. Amy ludlow and Ruth Armstrong are informed initiative. Amy ludlow and Ruth Armstrong are the informed initiative. Amy ludlow and Ruth Armstrong are the directors of the Cambridge University learning together programme which teaches prisoners and university Students Side by side. They help the event at fishmongers hall. I Side By side. They help the event at fishmongers hall. Fishmongers hall. I will explain how i not fishmongers hall. I will explain how i got introduced fishmongers hall. I will explain how i got introduced to fishmongers hall. I will explain how i got introduced to learning i got introduced to learning together. I got introduced to learning together i got introduced to learning touether. ,. Together. Khan was one of the students in together. Khan was one of the students in prison. Together. Khan was one of the students in prison. Amy together. Khan was one of the students in prison. Amy and. Together. Khan was one of the i students in prison. Amy and ruth, amongst 0thers, saw him as a success story. They put him 0n amongst 0thers, saw him as a success story. They put him on their leaflets and gave him a computer. I think people saw the advantage of having him as someone they had involved in their programme. They just lost sight of the danger to the public, their employees and anyone else associated with the programme. At the inquest into saskias death, learning together said it was the responsibility of the prison and Probation Service to ss Khans Risk and they had relied on those agencies expertise. Do you think they can continue to lead this organisation . They can continue to lead this organisation . They can continue to lead this oruanisation . ,. ,. , organisation . They should not be leadin an organisation . They should not be leading an Organisation Organisation . They should not be leading an organisation that i organisation . They should not be leading an organisation that got i leading an organisation that got something badly and tragically wrong. From a Family Point of view, we would be very distressed, upset and, frankly, insulted if they did. Amy ludlow and Ruth Armstrong received various awards for their work which was also praised by the prisons inspectorate, but the organisation is now suspended whilst Cambridge University carries out a review. In a statement, Cambridge University said. I have lived for 20 years longer than saskia did and i view what she achieved in her short life as of far greater value than anything i have achieved so far and building upon thatis achieved so far and building upon that is something that we are focused upon. The german chancellor Angela Merkel has said that britons who have had two covid 19 vaccinations should soon be able to travel to germany without going into Quarantine on arrival. Mrs merkel met prime Minister Borisjohnson Today for talks at chequers, on her last visit to the uk as head of the german Government And Covid Travel Restrictions were high on the agenda. We think that, in the foreseeable future, those who have received double jabs will then according to our classification, and britain obviously is a high Incidence Area, will be able to travel again without having to go into Quarantine, we would like to encourage people to be vaccinated. In the beginning, we did not have that much experience with this variant but we are dealing with it, and we are approaching this in the spirit that i set out and the variant is spreading quickly in germany too, but let me point out yet again, its not only germany that has imposed Travel Restrictions, the uk too has done quite a lot in order to protect its own citizens, and that is a continuous Learning Process that we undergo, we have to adjust time and again to the most recent development. The talks were also an opportunity to discuss the disagreements over the brexit nothern ireland protocol. Mrs merkel said that the � pragmatic solutions could be found. I personally believe that on the basis of this protocol and within the framework of how it was negotiated we can find pragmatic solutions. 0n the one hand, we can maintain the integrity of the single market but on the other hand we can contribute to creating acceptable solutions for the people. It is obviously understandable that this was prolonged and its a good thing it was prolonged for another few months, and i think it should be possible for All Of Us to come to a pragmatic solution within this grace period, and im optimistic that this can happen. And also this afternoon, the chancellor has met the queen at windsor castle. Good afternoon. Nice to see you again. D as our political correspondent Damian Grammaticas explains, the Chancellors Visit spells The End of an era for european politics. They say this is the last visit of Angler Merkel as chancellor. I think it is 16 years that she has been making these visits. Multiple Prime Ministers and this is her last one. That is why she was afforded both the meeting with borisjohnson and then went to meet the queen. But really, the substance was in the meeting with borisjohnson and quite a few different areas there. You touched on Northern Ireland. I think the message on Northern Ireland was pretty straight from Angela Merkel, essentially what she was saying was that when the Brexit Deal was negotiated, borisjohnson was on one side and she was on the other side. 0bviously, side and she was on the other side. Obviously, it was all done through the eu, but what was negotiated was an agreement overseen by Boris Johnson with special arrangements for Northern Ireland and she was saying that has to be implemented. She said there can be problematic solutions within it, but there was no sign there of any sense that germany thinks they can be any renegotiation of that. In fact, it is an international treaty the uk has to abide by was the mess she was sending there. Lets have a look at the weather. A warmer day on friday with more July Sunshine going around and what a fine place to spend that time on the white sandy beaches of the western isles. A glorious picture. 0ne western isles. A glorious picture. One or two storms around, however, heading into the weekend, those storms will become much more intense and much more widespread. Could cause problems, actually. 0vernight tonight, showers and thunderstorms clearing away. Further south, a band of Showery Rain starts to edge in. It will turn quite muggy with Mist And Fog patches around across the hills and coasts of england and wales. Tomorrow, a first band of thundery rain pushing northwards. Thunderstorms follow and could bring 30 millimetres of rain in the space of an Hour And Cause localised surface water flooding. The way the winds are, they will tend to lock this line of the distance in place across parts of south West England and we could see something like 40 to 80 millilitres of rainfall in one or two areas and the worst case scenario, that could cause flooding issues. Hello. You are watching Bbc News. The headlines this hour. Keir starmer celebrates victory into By Election. 0ne Starmer celebrates victory into By Election. One by starmer celebrates victory into By Election. 0ne Byjust 323 votes of the conservatives. Ads, election. One byjust 323 votes of the conservatives. The conservatives. A really important the conservatives. A really important victory. The conservatives. A really important victory. Hope i the conservatives. A really l important victory. Hope over division, decency over hatred. Case is to be dropped division, decency over hatred. Case is to be dropped again to former soldiers facing charges for troubles including from Bloody Sunday. Angela merkel has Met Borisjohnson and they discussed what a clinic making Travel Restrictions could be eased in january. Lode Travel Restrictions could be eased in janua. ~ ~ Travel Restrictions could be eased in january in january. We think that in the foreseeable in january. We think that in the foreseeable future, in january. We think that in the foreseeable future, those i in january. We think that in the foreseeable future, those who | in january. We think that in the i foreseeable future, those who have received double vaccinations rather than according to our classification and high Incidence Area will be able to travel again without having to go into Quarantine. The to travel again without having to go into Quarantine. Into Quarantine. The England Team set off for a into Quarantine. The England Team Set Off For A Run into Quarantine. The England Team Set Off For A Run for into Quarantine. The England Team Set Off For A Run for their Set Off For A Run for their Quarterfinal Match against ukraine on saturday. Let me bring you some Breaking News. This is coming from the united Nations Aid Organisation and it is whining about the really serious situation and its take great providence of ethiopia despite the fact that dave declared a Cease Fire earlier in the week. The Acting Chief has just announced that 400,000 people in the area of tigres are estimated to be in finding and another 1. 8 million people are on the brink of planning. 0ne another 1. 8 million people are on the brink of planning. One of the consequences of eight or so months of intense work there on that part of intense work there on that part of northern ethiopia. We will bring you more on that if we get it here on bbc means. Sir Richard Branson is a step closer to winning the race into space. He is hoping to blast beyond the earths the atmosphere on the 11th Ofjuly which happens to be nine days ahead ofJeff Davis. Both have created Space Toys and companies offering pretty expensive flights. He would be a passenger in the back of the Unity Rocket paying his for the better part of two decades now. He spoke to the bbc A Little Bit earlier. Space is critical to All Of Us. Little bit earlier. Space is critical to All Of Us. Two days ago vir in critical to All Of Us. Two days ago virgin orbit. Critical to All Of Us. Two days ago virgin orbit, our critical to All Of Us. Two days ago virgin orbit, our sister critical to All Of Us. Two days ago virgin orbit, our Sister Station i virgin orbit, our Sister Station company launched from an x 747 conversion atlantic. A Giant Rocket into space and it dropped off satellites around here which are critical for protecting the earth and making sure the earth is a better place. Making sure we can monitor degradation of and making sure we can on Climate Change and making sure, theres numerous things including making sure that you and i can talk without interruption on a programme like this. And so as far as the ordinary person who could never dream of going to space, if you go back to the 1920s, people are saying exactly the same thing about air travel. Saying exactly the same thing about airtravel. But saying exactly the same thing about air travel. But now, saying exactly the same thing about airtravel. But now, not saying exactly the same thing about air travel. But now, not everybody can afford to fly a Plane But None of the people cannot afford to fly on a plane so it takes i think entrepreneurs and innovators innovate and reach for the skies and then in time that technology becomes available to enormous amounts of people and i think the benefit of the enormous amounts of people. Richard branson speaking earlier. Let us speak to the president of Uk Space Long Standing and i suppose the ipas face. We are in a situation where yes, its great but this is the result of a long, slow, time consuming work that stretches back about 20 years now. The timeconsuming work that stretches back about 20 years now. Back about 20 years now. The one thin ou back about 20 years now. The one thing you have back about 20 years now. The one thing you have to back about 20 years now. The one thing you have to remember back about 20 years now. The one thing you have to remember if back about 20 years now. The one I Thing you have to remember if space is not easy. It is difficult. And regular rising access to space is difficult and making it economically affordable is difficult. This is what is being achieved right now. This is an amazing week for the british space industry. The satellite was carrying a number of satellites into space and the next Days Phase X launched british satellites as well. Companies like the orbits, and these are amazing british companies. While being invested in by emu space, the world first Estate Investment Trust and its going to be raising 150 Million to invest in space. This is the beginning. This week feels like the beginning. This week feels like the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in space. The British Parliament on the ninth, i dont think the bbc coverage, the British Parliament passed the next phase of Space Regulation through parliament this week. And on top of that the queen went to visit my own company, Aac Cried Space and the to visit and she herself was mentioning how satellites are changing everything mbr. If we are going to survive on this planet, there is no doubt that we need to industrialising space. 0ur Population is heading of a 10 billion, finding is upon us left right and centre and on top of that Climate Change is making our efforts very difficult to do the things we need to do to survive. We can put all of our funds and Data Centres and prejudice in space and stop manufacturing outside the Earths Atmosphere its basically the main way that we are going to save this planet and thats why theres so much effort now going in the and State Sector to space development. If an incredibly exciting period and just flying in the station, and really looking forward to going up. Ive looked forward to it since i was seven years old. I am 61 now, and my dream is about to come true. Imagine how Sir Richard feels. Good luck toJeff Davis. I think its a great Achievement And Virgin collected and virgin orbit have been british funded, Space X has been american funded, virgin and i launched on the us stock market. The worlds first investing company in Space Launching in the next week. Its an absolute change and now the industry is entering 50,000 people and we have got billions in exports and we have got billions in exports and gets very few people in the uk actually know that much about it. What you said. Who gets there first is here nor there but in a sense its one of the aspects of this is for some its still seen as a rich Mans Plaything. For some its still seen as a rich Mans Plaything Mans Plaything. Rich people la hint Mans Plaything. Rich People Plaything may Mans Plaything. Rich People Plaything may be. Mans plaything. Rich People Plaything may be. L Mans Plaything. Rich People Plaything may be, i dont Mans Plaything. Rich people i Plaything May be, i dont really think that is true. I think these people have a vision of the future. 0ther entrepreneurs ive ever worked with a vision. And their invasion of Jeff Davis and Elon Musk is simply what i have just said. They know we need to put massive resources into developing industry in space outside this precious atmosphere that we live in. They all know our population is heading to 11 Billion people and we cannot carry on doing the things we do now. One of the west problems we have at the moment is data service. They have overtaken aviation as a source of carbon in the atmosphere is that every time you download a film i watch a programme we think that its environmentally much my family but it is actually what billions and billions of us are doing it on a vast scale or it is not an almost every aspect of what humans are trying to do now needs to states. Even solar power. We now have the technology to put Solar Power Systems in space which can make power is selling Wind Farms when there is no land, we can Microwave Power it down there and send it into the grade, this is now technically possible and its the cheapest Space Launch System of these on to to bring it about. Launch system of these on to to bring it about. You mentioned you had this ambition bring it about. You mentioned you had this Ambition Dream bring it about. You mentioned you had this Ambition Dream of bring it about. You mentioned you had this Ambition Dream of going l bring it about. You mentioned you i had this Ambition Dream of going to space since you are a seven year old boy. I bet there are that of people who watch the moon landings. In 1969 who watch the moon landings. In 1969 who felt the same i still feel the same and we Heard of the programme being cancelled by nasa. Its amazing that mass i let that Space Travel and think of investment and a politicaL Support and economic interest and even popular interest went away from space. What do you think we know now that we did not know them that means we will not find ourselves doing the same thing that it would be something we are interested in for a short period of time and then be set get back on what happening on planet earth. There a simple answer. I know some of these people, i met them at Aviation Conferences and what they know and what i know from having studied it is that space was just too expensive. The systems that masi developed into were military based systems because of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and united at that time in the 60s, the average is far too expensive for getting industrial kicks into space and getting ordinary people into space and what this revelation is about is basically the equivalent of the railway arriving when you previously used canals are aeroplanes and writing or in internal combustion voices we will be able to get the kit to save this planet into space much more cheaply and economically affordable and that is going to be what leads to Industrial Revolution thatis what leads to Industrial Revolution that is now on their way. Even though we are not seeing it as visibly as he would like. It is everywhere around us. From your gps on your Phone Right through to this Television Programme and the fact that we could not feed ourselves now without space and very few people realise that. Feeding the population of the planet relies on satellites now attacked the food and make sure it does not spoil like it used to be used to lose 10 more food than be caught. Wright through the activity managing automated production of food from space and the same as becoming true with solar Power And Wind power and thats just the beginning of it. When ai is up there building Investor Equipment and things like manufacturing pharmaceuticals and space but you dont have gravity to relay the molecular structure is now possible. Im so excited about it. Taste molecular structure is now possible. Im so excited about it. Im so excited about it. We can tell. Antisemites. Im so excited about it. We can tell. Antisemites. Let im so excited about it. We can tell. Antisemites. Let me i im so excited about it. We can. Tell. Antisemites. Let me bring im so excited about it. We can i tell. Antisemites. Let me bring you tell. Anti semites. Let me bring you an update from the arena in munich on the heroes. The square is now 1 0 as a result of that goal in the 31st minutes for it to me. 1 0 there and its interesting that what is happening interesting that what is happening in munich is being mentioned earlier by Angola Merkel who said pointedly that the germans are being very careful about the number of spectators that are allowing him to the arena in contrast to her concerns about what was happening at wembley with the hero matches. 1 0. The match is continuing on Bbc One and you can keep up with the updates on the score on Bbc Online and dont forget that i whisper its colleagues will have a full round up in there but it seems this evening. In rome ahead of tomorrows 2020 final, the fans have been urged not to travel because of going to i whisper its corresponding to a spare. In the Summer Heat of rome, terrorism is getting back into the stream. And i didnt hear us as one claim in the point found ten means he will return to rome one day before and that lucky few england fans who live here, their wishes have already been granted. Brute fans who live here, their wishes have already been granted. We are luc and have already been granted. We are lucky and we have already been granted. We are lucky and we feel have already been granted. We are lucky and we feel lucky have already been granted. We are lucky and we feel lucky and have already been granted. We are lucky and we feel lucky and we i have already been granted. We are | lucky and we feel lucky and we Cant Wait to go tomorrow. We Cant Wait. These friends have lived in rome for more than 15 years and have managed to get tickets. Tithe more than 15 years and have managed to get tickets to get tickets. One of the fans that follows england to get tickets. One of the fans that follows england they to get tickets. One of the fans that follows england they deserve i to get tickets. One of the fans that follows england they deserve to i to get tickets. One of the fans that | follows england they deserve to get more than i do and might and that does but theres nothing we can do about it. Ifeel for them both does but theres nothing we can do about it. I feel for them both that they can rest assured that our voices will be Heard. It they can rest assured that our voices will be Heard. They can rest assured that our voices will be Heard. It will be a Far Cry from voices will be Heard. It will be a Far Cry from these voices will be Heard. It will be a Far Cry from these themes i voices will be Heard. It will be a Far Cry from these themes as i voices will be Heard. It will be a i Far Cry from these themes as more than 40,000 fans bringing them to victory over germany on tuesday. England officially had around 2000 tickets but strict rules mean there was no time for fans to get into if any and complete the five day Quarantine. They discourage travel by any means, uefa has cancelled any tickets held by Uk Residents after a request from the italian government. It could be rather lonely in here for england. We it could be rather lonely in here for england it could be rather lonely in here for encland. ~. , for england. We might have some Su Ort in for england. We might have some support in the for england. We might have some support in the stadium for england. We might have some support in the stadium but for england. We might have some support in the stadium but if for england. We might have some support in the stadium but if we i for england. We might have some L Support in the stadium but if we do, it is not going to be vast numbers by the sounds of it. And therefore its about what we do as a group and creating our own energy and our own spirit. Creating our own energy and our own sirit. ~. ,. , ~ creating our own energy and our own sirit. ~. ,. ,. , spirit. Ukraine squeaked into the quarterfinals spirit. Ukraine squeaked into the quarterfinals with spirit. Ukraine squeaked into the quarterfinals with a spirit. Ukraine squeaked into the quarterfinals with a last spirit. Ukraine squeaked into the quarterfinals with a last winter. Spirit. Ukraine squeaked into thej quarterfinals with a last winter in extra time against c and without me while england had so far been efficient and professional but not yet blown the doors off. This italian job yet blown the doors off. This italianjob will not be easy. We have two important announcement this week about electric batteries. 0ur Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris has more. The uk is connected by law to get the Net Zero Carbon Emissions no later than 2015. Than 2050, to limit the rise in global temperatures. Now that might sound like a long time in the future . But to get to Net Zero, action has to start now, and accelerate quickly. And transport is one of the big challenges. It is currently responsible for 27 of all Uk Emissions of the Greenhouse Gases that cause global warming. And cars account for more than half of that amount, as you can see on this chart. All that Petrol And Diesel which is being used. That s one of the reasons why the government has announced that there will be no more sales of new Petrol And Diesel cars after The End of this decade. It also means there needs to be a rapid increase in the Production And Use of electric vehicles . A process which is already under way. At The End of 2020 there were 432,000 Ultra Low Emission Vehicles on uk roads, most of them electric cars . That s not much more than 1 of the overall total, but there were none just over a decade ago. And worldwide, global sales of Electric Cars Rose by nearly 50 last year . With well over Three Million sales taking place during the pandemic. 0ne estimate is that one in five new cars sold will be electric by 2025. So, Car Companies are making massive investments in electric car production, with plans to phase out the use of the internal combustion engine. The new Nissan Battery factory in sunderland, announced yesterday, is just one example. But there are big challenges. Cost has been an issue, electric cars are more expensive to buy than Petrol Or Diesel cars, even if they re cheaper to run. But making batteries is getting easier, and the industry expects a Tipping Point fairly soon. Batterers are coming down in price. The plan is to increase production here in the uk as we have seen with