from home for good. let me know if you think working practices have changed for ever and if so, whether that s a good thing or not on twitter, it s @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. britain s decision to send its aircraft carrier hms q
a record jump in inflation to 3.2% the highest level in almost a decade as the price of food and transportation increases. facebook is accused of keeping secret internal research which shows that using instagram can damage the mental health of teenage girls. and to boldly go four amateur astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester city begin their champions league campaign tonight. will missing out in last season s final act as motivation? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister is reshuffling his cabinet this afternoon. downing street says he wants a strong and united team to level up the whole country and build back after the pandemic. there s been speculation about whether there could be changes at the top of government with questions in particular about the futures of the foreign secretary dominic raab, home secretary priti patel and education secret
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 they re breaking new ground. they don t 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 month s 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 yesterday s rain, that is moving away to scandinavia. acro
the former health minister nadine dorries becomes the newest culture secretary. a very busy day in downing street. in the latest appointment. much more on all the changes in the next hour. in our other news: a record jump in inflation to 3.2%, the highest level in almost a decade, as the price of food and transportation goes up. government scientific advisers warn there could be a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment in england for covid. ministers say they re working to avoid that. and to boldly go four amateur astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is reshuffling his top team of government ministers, as wide ranging changes see some big names leave or move within the cabinet. after a long conversation with the prime minister in downing street, dominic raab has been demoted from the foreign secretary position, becoming justice secretary, with the addition
it is easy to second-guess. we do take care of our own, leave nobody behind. the biden administration has managed as well as it can be managed under the circumstances. it is what america is all about, pulling together, leaving nobody behind. this couldn t have been done in a more orderly manner. i respectfully disagree. announcer: americans held hostage, kind enemy lines, day 20. sean: all right, day 20, americans held hostage, held behind enemy lines, the taliban terrorists, and tonight, we begin in may, one month before the taliban s fighting season. this was president trump s deadline for withdrawal. now, if and it is a big if the taliban, if they followed through with all of their promises, because they knew if they broke any rules, harmed any americans, killed any of our allies, they knew under donald trump the consequences, they would be dire. and according to president trump, no matter what, the united states would maintain control of bagram air f