And coming up on bbc news. Bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself . Hello. The nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. The number of people waiting to start routine Hospital Treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7. 5 Million People. The figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. Nhs providers, which represents Health Trusts in england, says the numbers arent surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. This includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. Yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs Waiting Lists one of his key priorities this year. The government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved Ambulance Response times. To dig into the figures and look at when they migh
Sir richard branson s space company, virgin galactic, has launched its first space tourism flight. the passengers, which included the former british olympic canoeist jon goodwin, who s 80, were flown to the edge of space and experienced zero gravity before returning to earth. the flight lasted just over one hour. here s sophie long. well, the crew arrived back here just under an hour ago to huge hugs from their husbands, wives and families who were overwhelmed with emotion and pride. and what a morning it s been four people here, who really feel this is a major milestone for space tourism. three people with no previous experience went to space today, one was an
you re not able to go. but they have been fantastic the fact that i can defy my parkinson s. three years ago, i climbed kilimanjaro and cycled down just to prove that it wasn t going to get me. and this is the same thing. an olympic canoeist in 1972, he knows a challenge. release, release, release. plane released. but despite this flashy promotional video, john remains pretty down to earth about his trip. even if he did pay $250,000 for a ticket 18 years ago. i think the opportunity to do something that s not been done before by many people at that price is a real bargain. the flight will lift off on august 8. ellie price, bbc news. a sweater with a complicated royal history is up for sale. it s the so called black sheep jumper princess diana wore to a polo match in the summer of 1981, one month before
And this is the same thing. an olympic canoeist in 1972, he knows a challenge. release, release, release. plane released. but despite this flashy promotional video, john remains pretty down to earth about his trip. even if he did pay $250,000 for a ticket 18 years ago. i think the opportunity to do something that s not been done before by many people at that price is a real bargain. the flight will lift off on august the eighth. ellie price, bbc news. before we go. a sweater with a complicated royal history is heading to auction. princess diana wore the so called black sheep jumper to a polo match in the summer of 1981. it depicts one black sheep amid rows of white ones. this was a month before princess diana s marriage to then prince charles, and it set off a fury of speculation over what message she may be trying to send if any. the item s expected to sell
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