the defence secretary grant shapps said the royal navy is working on a new dragonfire laser weapon to complement its existing weaponry, the sea viper air defence system. that s to be upgraded with a new warhead and software to counter ballistic missile threats. here s grant shapps. we have, for example, the largest ships that we have ever put to sea in the aircraft carriers. i toss it off, i think, 13 frigates and destroyers which are under commission at the moment. we are modernising the navy, going throughjust massive through just massive capitalisation programme and just this morning, for example, i have been on x, twitter, yesterday, the results of a new weapon which is a laser weapon called dragonfire, capable of doing what those men and women on hms diamond have been doing, with the sea viper missile system, and doing it with a labour laser instead to bring down incoming so the technology is also moving on very fast, as well as the investment. economists have warned
for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. there is a rare status only a few achieve in hollywood. it s called egot when you win all four of the major american entertainment awards, an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony. it s even more rare if you re an ethnic minority. legendary actress rita moreno is the only latina who holds that status. many would recognise her from anita in west side story, but she has a career spanning seven decades. it s not been an easyjourney, though, as she tells me in this interview for bbc 100 women. hi, rita. hi, there. how are you? i am so terrific it s disgusting. that s good. i am one of the happiest 90 year old persons you ve ever met. well, we re so excited to talk to you. so, welcome to this conversation with bbc 100 women. why are you so happy? tell me. well, think of it this way. i have my health. i have a career that s burgeoning all over again, which is that s really crazy. i have about five different things tha
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the hollywood star alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. she was killed on a film set when mr baldwin fired a prop gun. the actor had been rehearsing a scene for the western film rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near sante fe, new mexico. hannah gutierrez reed, the film s armourer, has also been charged. our west coast correspondent, sophie long, sent this update from los angeles. just under two weeks ago, we learned that they were intending to file these formal charges. and along with that several documents have been filed to the court, a statement of probable cause and it really details what they alleged or how they allege alec baldwin had failed in his duty of care, both as an actor and producer. he faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter and the list is long, and the reasons they say put forward accusing h
committees in the us house of representatives. mr santos has faced calls to resign for repeatedly lying about his family background and work experience. he will however continue to participate in proceedings on the floor of the house. now on bbc news, new hope in hard times: fighting the cost of living crisis. you want a piggyback? are you going to be superman, are you? nobody can afford to keep up with anything. i don t know how i ll cope, i really don t. it s autumn 2022, and anita s got troubles. troubles from every direction. absolutely shattered. i m constantlyjust lying in bed and just thinking about how am i going to pay this? how am i going to pay that? i m trying to make you a den. money is beyond tight. try that, brett. for little brett and his two older sisters, the outside world can feel scary. there s a monster out there. what monster? a huge one. a huge one? oh my goodness. for his mum, the monsters are getting real. i ve always managed with the money i get, me
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