Now on Bbc News click. Lara this week, the atmosphere is electric on the water, but celebrity sparks will fly as we find out which famous faces are behind the wheel. Spencer were also in New York, where marcs with the Microsoft Team monitoring misinformation. And we hearfrom the iranian women whose Social Media Feeds have been used by the authorities to put them in prison. I was accused of propaganda against the Islamic Republic and sentenced to four years and three months in prison. Welcome to Lake Como. Its a beautiful part of italy, and the town of como itself was the home of the 18th Century Physicist Alessandro volta, who is credited as being the inventor of. The battery. Correct the clue was in the name. But i wonder if Signore Volta could ever have imagined his invention powering what Alasdair Keane has found on the same italian waters. Theres a new Race Craft in town thats fast and designed to perfection. But this isnt racing on the road or in the air. Although actually they lo
And Table Football is finally Coming Home this Weekend ive been to the birthplace of subbuteo in kent, as it stages the World Cup. And good morning. Today we will see some Sunny Spells developing across many parts of the uk, but like yesterday there will be the risk of some heavy and thundery showers. Where you catch them they will really be intense. Bring you all the details very shortly. Its saturday 21 september. A former manager of fulhams womens Football Team has told the bbc that extra precautions were put in place to protect female players from Mohamed Al fayed when he owned The Club. Mr Al Fayed, who died last year, was also the owner of harrods until 2010, and has been accused of rape and Sexual Assault by dozens of Women Who worked for the Department Store. Harrods says its utterly appalled by the allegations and has condemned his actions. Our reporter simonjones has More. How widespread was Mohamed Al fayeds alleged offending . Dozens of women have come forward to say that t
Against the islamic republic and sentenced to four years and three months in prison. Welcome to lake como. It s a beautiful part of italy, and the town of como itself was the home of the 18th century physicist alessandro volta, who is credited as being the inventor of. . . The battery. Correct! the clue was in the name. But i wonder if signore volta could ever have imagined his invention powering what alasdair keane has found on the same italian waters. There s a new race craft in town that s fast and designed to perfection. But this isn t racing on the road or in the air. Although actually they look more like sci fi spacecraft than boats. This is the racebird it s been created for the all new ei racing series that aims to prove the potential of electric power in the marine industry. We can use our sport platform in order to test and validate the solution, and then possibly change the way we will navigate in the future for billions of people. Hey, how are you doing? good. How are you
Wants to go electric, but some vehicles are easier to electrify than others. While the tech world is going mad for electric cars, bigger vehicles are proving more difficult. The bigger and heavier they are, the bigger and heavier the batteries need to be. More than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions from road transport in the eu comes from heavy duty vehicles. And because nearly everything we eat, drink and where will have been in a big truck at some point, the cleaner, greener future is going to need cleaner, greener haulage. And some manufacturers are pushing on with the switch to electric, as alasdair keane has been finding out. There are millions of heavy goods trucks driving on roads all over the world. But why are so few of them running on electricity? to find out, we are near sweden s capital, home to one of europe s biggest truck manufacturers. They are on the long road to changing an industry that is having a big impact on our planet. This is the largest change our industry
This week should we go for a ride . I think we should. Alasdair keane strapped into a truck with a distance. Difference. But how hard is it to power a drug by battery . You can start with lots of robots. It is quite mesmerising to watch. Love a robot. I know you do. Plus from ten wheels to do but how about a scooter powered by gas . We have also been overrun by rats this week, but ai has a solution in its sites. And there is something weird lurking in the water. Those are my toes you are talking about, and they were freezing. If you leave them in their long enough you will real story here is we are exploring the depths by robots. The world of transport wants to go electric, but some vehicles are easier to electrify than others. While the Tech World is going mad for electric cars, bigger vehicles are proving more difficult. The bigger and heavier they are, the bigger and heavier the batteries need to be. More than a quarter of Greenhouse Gas emissions from Road Transport in the eu comes