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Speeding up border checks. And completing the circle of life. 0h, everyone, calm down. Were here. The back up has arrived stand by, please. Stand by, Alexandra Palace. Switch out, regions, switch out. And cut to the palace. This is Alexandra Palace, the birthplace of television. 0n 2 november 1936, the worlds first regular High DefinitionPublic Television service was broadcast from there. Tvjoined radio and the printed word in bringing us entertainment and information, to bring us together and broaden our minds. But these days, information has another way of getting out. Social media has given us all the power to say whatever we want and show whatever we want, and that has caused several governments big problems. Some countries like china, iran and saudi ar ....
Another way of getting out. Social media has given us all the power to say whatever we want and show whatever we want, and that has caused several governments big problems. Some countries like china, iran and saudi arabia block news and discussions about topics they dont want their people to hear about. But many more countries will sporadically block social media sites, slow down internet speeds or even switch off net access altogether to try and stifle unrest and dissent at sensitive times. And the country that shuts down net access the most is . India. And by far, the bulk of those shutdowns are in the disputed himalayan region of kashmir. This week, the Indian Government removed the special status of the part of the region that it administers. It was an unprecedented move thats seen schools closed, demos banned, leaders arrested and, of course, the internet shut down. A couple of weeks ago, david reid went to kashmir to find ....
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are journalist and author, Yasmin Alibhai brown and former conservative advisor, mo hussein. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. The i leads on a story weve covered today borisjohnsons promise to expand stop and search powers. Drug lords are luring children as young as seven into crime, by offering them free food thats according to the metro. Bankerjob cuts make the front page of the financial times. It says almost 30,000 job losses globally have been announced since april. The telegraph reports on a government crackdown on social media which, the paper says, will see tech giants heavily fined for showing harmful videos. And the guardian reveals that hundreds of people deported from the uk were restrained by methods including shackles and belts. That information was provided to the newspaper after a freedom of information req ....
Could Virtual Reality help women in the early stages of labour . Midwives in cardiff are encouraging expectant mothers to take part in tests to see whether the technology could help them relax, or even provide pain relief. If the trial is successful, the programme could be rolled out across wales. Tomos morgan has been to find out more. Iam sort i am sort of submerged within a herd of buffalo. Hannah is soon to be a first time mum. Of buffalo. Hannah is soon to be a firsttime mum. There is one right there. And when she had then to give birth at cardiffs University Hospital of wales you will be offered a Virtual Reality headset. It is not named as an alternative to medicine, but to provide a moment of calm and destruction. Even if it was useful in the very early stages, and then you decided ono, i want to be more p ....
Gusts of wind, maybe 50 or 60 miles an hour, could cause disruption gcioss an hour, could cause disruption across england and wales. With lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want to join lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want tojoin me for the full cup full forecast here on breakfast. Its saturday, the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from National Grid, after yesterdays massive power cut which affected nearly a Million People in england and wales. 0fgem has warned it could take enforcement action following the blackouts, which caused huge disruption to the rail network and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. Some rail passengers were stuck on trains until the early hours of the morning, as andy moore reports. Darkness at clapham ....