Let me take you up. Up into the air. Up above the clouds. Above the weather. Above all the aircraft. This is the stratosphere. A place yet to be conquered by humankind. Up here the air is thin and calm. And it is here that youll find the zephyr. This is a strange beast, and the fact that it flies this high is the least strange thing about it. See, it only travels at 40mph. It only weighs 75kg. Its launched by hand. Its completely Solar powered. And in theory, it may be able to stay up here for months. I was last at zephyr s base in farnborough in the uk in 2018, when it had just stayed aloft for very nearly 26 days. Since then its done 64. So, this is how it works. During the day, The Sun hits the Solar panels, which charge the batteries and power the propellers, and the plane climbs to 75,000ft. When The Sun goes down, the batteries completely take over. The propellers do slow down and the plane does lose altitude. The trick, though, is to make sure youre still above 60,000ft by the t
They came from behind to secure a 2 1victory. Defending champions canada also fought back from a goal down. Evelyne viens scored this winning goal after arsenals Cloe Lacasse netted the equaliser in stoppage time of the first half. Andy murray admits he Ran Out Of Time after announcing hes withdrawing from the Singles Event at the paris olympics, his final competition before retiring. He recently had an operation on his back and, like at wimbledon, is only able to compete in the doubles. Murray will play alongside dan evans, and Theyll Face Japan Pair Taro Daniel and Kei Nisikori in the first round. Well, Murray Wont be the only former grand Slam Winner calling time on their career after the olympics. Three time grand Slam Winner Angelique Kerber has announced shell be stepping away from the sport after the games. The 36 year old is a former World Number one, and won a silver at rio 2016. The first World Record of paris 2024 was set earlier today in the archery. It came in the ranking
Workplace . I am how do you get people back Into the workplace . Iam here how do you get people back Into the workplace . I am here at the GreenwIch PenInsula to fInd out. It was an extraordInary nIght In the ChampIons League. LIverpool staged a second Half Comeback to beat the ItalIan SIde Ac MIlan at anfIeld, whIle Manchester CIty won a nIne goal thrIller. WhIlst there wIll be the Odd Touch of fog and shower, most places have a dry day. Its thursday the 16th of september. Our top story. After a ruthless day of fIrIng and hIrIng, the PrIme MInIster Is set to contInue the bIggest Shake Up of hIs government sInce he entered DownIng Street. GavIn wIllIamson was sacked as EducatIon Secretary, whIle DomInIc Raab was demoted from hIs role as ForeIgn Secretary. Hell be replaced by LIz Truss. BorIsjohnson has promIsed that hIs new cabInet wIll work tIrelessly to unIte the country, as our polItIcal correspondent, Helen Catt, reports. There were hIrIngs, fIrIngs and some eye catchIng moves. Hav
Mandatory for Care Home Staff to to be fully vaccinated. On twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions and most workers say theyd rather not return to their offices Full Time according to new research and over a fifth would like to work from home for good. Also coming up this hour. Out of this world four amateur astronauts, including a billionaire will spend the next three days circling the earth in the latest milestone for Space Tourism. Hello and welcome to Bbc News. After a ruthless day of firing and hiring, the Prime Minister is set to continue the biggest Shake Up of his government since he entered Downing Street. Yesterday he fired his education, Justice And Housing secretaries and demoted others as he reshapes his senior team. Dominic raab is no longer Foreign Secretary Hes Justice Secretary and deputy Prime Minister with Liz Truss becoming only the second woman in history to hold the post of Foreign Secretary. Gavin williamson, widely criticised for his handling of Schools
From home for good. Let me know if you think Working Practices have changed for ever and if so, whether thats a good thing or not on twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. Also coming up this hour. Out of this world four amateur astronauts, including a billionaire will spend the next three days circling the earth in the latest milestone for space tourism. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The uk, the us and australia have launched a new Security Partnership with plans to develop a fleet of Nuclear Powered submarines. The pact, to be known as aukus, will also cover artificial intelligence, cyber and quantum technologies. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, says the project will be crucial for the protection of their shared interests in the indo pacific Region But China has accused them of having a Cold War mentality. Our Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. Britains decision to send its Aircraft Carrier hms Queen Elizabeth and other