Whoa ho this is so cool you have to release the rope. Yeah, 0k. Until the sail is flapping. Just. You can release, yes. So the flapping starts. Yes. And then from the flapping, we bring it injust. A little bit. Just to stop. Yes. Thats perfect now. Two centimetres. Ah, look at me im a sailor france and england may be neighbours, but in the middle ages they were bitter rivals. Mainly thanks to this man william, the Duke Of Normandy who history would come to know better as william the conqueror. In the year 1066, he left these shores to invade england and set it on a new course of history. William was descended from the fierce vikings or norsemen who gave normandy its name. In 2027, normandy will mark the 1,000th anniversary of williams birth. But the preparations for this big occasion have already begun. La mora was the flagship of williams invasion fleet. And now, a historical society in the Port Town of honfleur are busy recreating the Viking Style Longship that would have carried wil
Gets under way in qatar between afghan leaders and the taliban. What can they achieve . We hearfrom our correspondent in doha. Racing ahead of his rivals, Tadeh Pogachar is set to win his second tour de france, after finishing the penultimate stage with a five minute lead. Wait, wait, no and nervous laughter in cannes, as the Director Spike Lee accidentally lets slip the name of the winner of the festivals best Picture Award ahead of time. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours switzerland, luxembourg and The Netherlands. At least 160 people are so far known to have died across europe, some 140 of them in germany alone. Hundreds remain unaccounted for, and thousands are now homeless. Thousands of residents of wassenberg, an Area West of the german city of cologne, have left their homes after a dam was breached by floodwater overnight. Ger
At the 149th open, the gates have just opened at royal St Georges. The first golfers tee off in half an hour. And well reveal the total amount raised for Children In Needs 2020 campaign. Plus, it is a dry sense within state. Will it last for the next a0 days . We have at least got the prospect for the next five. Good morning. Its thursday, the 15th ofjuly. Our top story this morning is a call for Sugar And Salt taxes to be introduced in england, to improve the nations health. A landmark report, commissioned by the government, says the money raised by the levy should be used to extend the free school Meals Programme and pay for gps to prescribe Fruit And Vegetables. Ellie price has more. Its just what the doctor ordered, but not what you might expect. Cathy runs the charity care merseyside, involved in whats called social prescribing. Patients are referred by their local gp, and then offered things like Exercise Support and Cooking Advice here. They also provide healthy food to low inco
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