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you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? that is because that is where the earth is spinning fastest, so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. and that is why the uk space port is way down south in cornwall. and that is why it was there, earlier in the year that virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. marc cieslak: the uk s first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall. we are creating a huge cluster of space technology. the global value of the space economy is somewhere in the region of $360 billion. to the uk it is 16.5 billion pounds every single year. newquay airport usually hosts small passenger and private aircraft but is now home to spaceport cornwall. rockets will not launch from the ground here. private companies instead will take advantage of the runway which is one of the longest in britain, and ideal for an innovative method of satellite deployment via a rocket called launc ....
interview with bbc, elon musk, the owner of twitter, admitted he only went through with the purchase of the company because a judge was about force him to do so, that his takeover of twitter was painful and quite a rollercoaster, but that he would sell the company if the right person came along. musk purchased twitter for a whopping $41; billion, just over £35 billion pounds. just over £35 billion. he inherited a workforce of over 8,000 employee which he has defended cutting down to around 1,500, saying the company would have gone bankrupt otherwise. it s been just over a year since mr musk began his takeover of twitter. he purchased his first shares on 5 april, 2022, buying 9%. days later, musk submitted an offer to buy the whole company, above the current stock price. that was accepted on the 25th of april. in may, musk tweeted that the deal to buy twitter was temporarily on hold, he said because of the volume of fake accounts. twitter denied that and invited musk t ....
nichols. here is the memphis da a short time ago right here on msnbc. i have heard that a number of citizens making complaints about the scorpion unit. i know that units of that kind sometimes can both in memphis and around the country can sometimes breed a culture of over aggressiveness. i think it s probably a healthy thing that the units been stunt. while this happened as the committee prepared for the funeral of the 29 year old whose life ended at the hands of those officers in a moment. i m going to talk to reverend al sharpton who s going to give the eulogy for nichols. also this hour, a disturbing story out of oregon. a man on the loose for torturing a woman using dating apps to find even more victims. and then some breaking political news that we are following. kevin mccarthy confirming a wednesday meeting with president biden on the debt ceiling. all of that plus former president donald trump talking about the georgia da s investigation that could lead to ....
was arrested and beaten by five police officers in the us city of memphis. president biden described the video as horrific . british regional airline flybe ceases trading for a second time cancelling all flights to and from the uk after going into administration. a seven day state of emergency has been declared in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after three people were killed in severe flooding. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for click. this week we are trying to get to space. it s harder than it sounds. lara messes up the house. oh, no, i spilt my coffee! and then clears up. mind the cat, though. and fancy a drink? we are saving water and trying to save nick from himself. oh, no, he is getting a tattoo. there is no going back from this. lara: it is a pretty i spectacular view from earth s orbit. spencer: and there many things that have that view these days. a couple of space stations and thousands of satellites. and more and more companies want to put s ....
lets bring you up to date with a big political story. the result of an investigation into allegations of bullying by the deputy prime minister dominic raab have been delivered to rishi sunak. he denies the claim but the prime minister is said to be carefully considering now the findings. rishi sunak has received this report and we are waiting for him to make a decision about the fate, the future of dominic raab, he was a key ally of his. that show you 10 downing street. there was a flurry of information short time ago about what could possibly happen. it has settled down. it seemed we were close to hearing on whether dominic raab would keep a job or be ousted from government, but we aren t sure when it will come, there s been no announcement. we do know the prime minister has received this report, backin minister has received this report, back in november that the government appointed a senior lawyer to conduct an independent investigation into the complaints. dominic r ....