been evacuated this year, because of concerns about fire safety or cladding panels. in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster in london, almost 4,000 tower blocks are under scrutiny. phil hendry reports. all wrapped up for christmas, and the hammers ring out. for residents of these south london flats, a white christmas takes the form of protective plastic sheeting, while their cladding panels are stripped and replaced. as first time buyer sitara sorts out her presents, there s another presence that keeps on giving. talking about workmen stuff straight outside your bedroom window from first thing in the morning until the very end of the day. i can t even think about christmas, to be honest. i m going to be probably leaving the flat for as long as possible. the building s management are apologetic, offering compensation and to buy back many of the 270 flats. as we approach the seventh year since the grenfell tower fire, there are now nearly 4000 blocks of flats identified as h
in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there s an electric car with a secret. no, it s not its ultra light, ultra strong carbon fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it s not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you ll see that it s not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar powered car, and they call it lightyear one. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres of solar panels come in narrow sections that better curve around the body and also mean that if it s parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day s worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 mil
in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there s an electric car with a secret. no, it s not its ultra light, ultra strong carbon fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it s not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you ll see that it s not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar powered car, and they call it lightyear one. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres of solar panels come in narrow sections that better curve around the body and also mean that if it s parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day s worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 mil
in a show of solidarity for sir salman rushdie authors have been gathering in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was seriously injured in a knife attack. hundreds of writers gathered at the city s public library to read his works and pay tribute. now on bbc news: click. in an unassuming garage in the netherlands there is an electric car with a secret. no, it is not its ultralight ultra strong carbon fibre frame although that is important to the story and it is not the aerodynamic design that makes it seem like a future car from the 1950s although that is important, too. the closer at that shiny finish and you will see paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels. it also means if it is parked in the shade the section is lower in the sun work at full capacity. even though the battery can take you 440 miles in a single charge, a days worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 miles. the rest has to come from plugging it in. however. 45 might be eno
and showers are likely to continue across parts of scotland, although the winds will tend to ease. it has been a very blustery day here. perhaps a few showers elsewhere but on the whole, as i say, for most of us, it s a dry night. temperatures first thing around 10 degrees in aberdeen, 1a in liverpool and about that in london, as well. so, here s the forecast for sunday, then. it starts off quite sunny in many parts of the uk. writer wins spain in scotland, still a few showers but it will cloud over later in the afternoon lighter winds there in scotland. perhaps a little bit of rain there in northern and mid wales perhaps reaching the north west later on in the day. highs up to about 25 degrees. hello. this is bbc news with me, sean ley. the headlines. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastapol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears t