hello and welcome to the programme. an attempt to make british space history by launching a satellite from uk soil has ended in failure. a jumbo jet carrying a rocket took off from newquay airport, in cornwall, with hundreds of people watching. but when the un manned rocket was released at 35,000 feet or 11,000 metres it didn t make it into orbit. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle reports. the mission started so well. at it was time for the jet to take off at spaceport cornwall. it is left for the plane but this is left for the plane but this is just the beginning. is left for the plane but this isjust the beginning. the next step is to release of the rocket and start a new era for uk space. rocket and start a new era for uk space- uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on this uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on this historic. uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on th
you are watching bbc news. with all the very latest on the film world, here is talking movies: review of 2022. hello from new york. i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies review of 2022, special edition. in today s programme we look back at highlights of the year in cinema. we review many of the major movie events of 2022. we look at the films that nobody thought would become big global hits as well as the breakout arthouse offerings. plus my top ten films of the year. without doubt, one of the biggest movie events of 2022 was the arrival ofjames cameron s sci fi epic avatar: the way of water. it is of course the sequel to his 2009 avatar movie which became the biggest grossing film of all time. i went with some trepidation to see the new picture the other day here in manhattan. i say trepidation because it s more than three hours long. well, i did survive and i was very impressed by the cinema technology. it really is beautiful to watch. but in terms of storytelling
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in china where authorities have stopped issuing short term visas to individuals from south korea and japan, in retaliation for covid restrictions imposed on chinese travellers. inside the country, state media are downplaying risks from the virus. officials from several major cities and provinces have said the infection rates are past their peak and officials in beijing say it s discriminatory to single out chinese travellers. translation: regrettably, some countries disregard science and their own covid situation, they are bent on imposing restrictions on china. china firmly reject this and will take reciprocal measures, we called the relevant countries to base their measures on facts and science and take proportionate measures and not use this to engage in political manipulations. we can now speak to the travel writer and blogger, steve rohan, who worked in china for six years. he joins
the european union s health agency has said it believes having mandatory covid tests for travellers from china is unjustified. you are watching bbc news. hello from new york. i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies review of 2022, special edition. in today s programme we look back at highlights of the year in cinema. we review many of the major movie events of 2022. we look at the films that nobody thought would become big global hits as well as the breakout arthouse offerings. plus my top ten films of the year. without doubt, one of the biggest movie events of 2022 was the arrival ofjames cameron s sci fi epic avatar: the way of water. it is of course the sequel to his 2009 avatar movie which became the biggest grossing film of all time. i went with some trepidation to see the new picture the other day here in manhattan. i say trepidation because it s more than three hours long. well, i did survive and i was very impressed by the cinema technology. it really is beaut