In the 60 years since the first human went into space, fewer than 600 people have ventured above 50 miles in altitude. And most of those have been military trained personnel. The inspiration four believe theyre breaking new ground. They dont have what was famously called the right stuff. And if they can go into orbit, they say, anyone can. Jonathan amos, Bbc News. Have a back, with helen willets. Hi, ben, the atmosphere closer to earth, this was cambridge yesterday where we had almost a Months Worth of rain. It was pretty wet across many eastern parts of england. Very different outlook at the moment, this was cambridgeshire a couple of hours ago with plenty of sunshine. Plenty of warm sunshine and dry weather over the coming few days, although at this time of the year there will be some fog lingering through the Rush Hour. And it is not all plain sailing, we do have this Weather Front across thailand. This was yesterdays rain, that is moving away to scandinavia. Across scotland and Nor
Opposition politicians. Hello, you are watching Bbc News. A further 1,200 daily Coronavirus Testing sites are being set up in england for workers in vital roles to avoid disruption caused by the need to isolate, the government has announced. Prisons, Waste Collection and defence will be among the areas prioritised for the newest sites. They will operate in addition to 800 Testing Sites that have already been announced. The Department Of Health said Lateral Flow Tests Ta Ken daily would allow workers whove been pinged by the Nhs Covid 19 app, or contacted by Nhs Test and trace, to continue working. The latest Government Figures show 24,950 new infections in the latest 24 hour period, which means an average of 36,125 new cases per day in the last week. 1a deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning on average 64 deaths were recorded every day in the last week. And according to the latest figures, more than 5,200 patients are in hospital with covid 19. You can see that number is sl
Hello and welcome. First afghanistan, now iraq. In the past few Hours President Joe Biden has announced that the uss Armed Forces will leave iraq by The End of the year. The move was announced during a meeting with iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi at the White House. He has been urging President Biden to withdraw troops who have been a presence in the region since 2003. Roughly 2,500 us troops remain in the region but their presence has been harder to justify since the killing of qassim suleimani, irans top Security And Intelligence commander, by american Drone Strike in 2020. After the strike Iraqs Parliament demanded the government expel us forces, a powerful message for the countrys Prime Minister, whos been in power for just two years. But many of the us troops still in iraq, wont actually be leaving. Theyll be reclassified as advisers, a non combat role. White House Press Secretary Jenn Psaki explained how the us saw their new role in iraq. The real Announcement Today or re
Rostrum over there, and about to be announced as olympIc champIons, and then to hear the natIonal anthem play, I was gone. I couldnt even sIng. HIstory from Adam Peaty, as he wIns the 100 Metre Breaststroke, makIng hIm the fIrst brItIsh swImmer to defend an olympIc tItle. I havent felt thIs good sInce 2016. Itjust means the world to me. And there was a thIrd gold thIs mornIng, from 21 year old Tom PIdcock, In the Cross Country MountaIn bIkIng. We wIll have all the detaIls. Also tonIght. Theres been another bIg fall In the daIly covId cases, for the sIxth day In a row. A man descrIbes how he trIed In vaIn to save hIs wIfe and nIne year old son, after they got Into dIffIcultIes In Loch Lomond. And Extreme Weather across the globe wIld fIres, flash floods, landslIdes now some of the worlds leadIng scIentIsts warn that not enough Is beIng done to tackle ClImate Change. And, comIng Up On the Bbc News channel, Tom PIdcock completes a Gold And DavId Team Gb. The 21 year old Is the new olympIc
And the pm will say more about this. A Sixth Wimbedon title and at wimbledon, its game, Set And Match for Novak Djokovic as he beats Matteo Berrettini by three sets to one to take his sixth grass court title. The serb is now level pegging with Federer And Nadal on 20 Grand Slam wins. Lift off for branson the Billionaire Virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge of space on the companys first ever passenger flight, before gliding back to earth safely. Now on bbc news, the Film Review. Hello, and welcome to the Film Review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in cinemas and at home. One of the most intriguing releases of the week is tove, a finnish biopic about Moomins Creator Tove jansson. Alma poysti plays the swedo finnish author, painter, novelist and illustrator, in zaida bergroth s intelligent film which was finlands entry for best international feature at the recent 93rd academy awards. Im extremely happy. 0h well, pardon me. Are you all