Now on bbc news, it s the newscast. Hello. This is the latest of our special newscast episodes where instead of rattling through the day s news, we sit down and have a long chat with an interesting person who has been in the news at some point. And today s guest is helen sharman, who in 1991 became the first ever british astronaut. This was after she answered an advert and took part in a competition to do a space mission that was sponsored by a group of british companies working with the then soviet union. And she went up, she came back down, and ever since, she has been enthusing people about science and space. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Helen, hello. Hello. You ve been on newscast a few times, but this is the first time you ve been here. . . I know, and it s wonderful. . . In ourfacility. Yeah, thanks for coming in. So, we ll talk about lots of space and science related issues, but ijust wanted to do your backstory first because as an 80s kid watching newsround every day, obvi
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Lets get started. We begin with what has been happening overnight here in the uk. There has been further unrest late Last Night in england and Northern Ireland with police now working around the clock to crack down on Violence And Arrest anyone involved. Nearly 400 people have been arrested after six days of violent disorder, which began last week In Southport after the fatal stabbings of three girls and escalated following misinformation about the identity of the perpetrator. In plymouth, at least three Police Officers have been injured during disorder in the city centre. Around 150 Police Officers were deployed to quell the violence. And in belfast, police came under attack from a small Group Throwing Rocks and other missiles. A bin was set alight and at least one Petrol Bomb was thrown. With the latest, heres our reporter aruna iyengar. Two opposing protests in plymouth started out peacefully. Vocal clashes between antiracism and anti groups. Police in Riot Gear were deployed to kee
I would be remiss if i didnt tell you there is another zoom call. Black women got the ball rolling. There have since been calls for black men and asianpacific islander people and lgbt Kewpie Ball and lots of groups. Tonights is white dudes for Harris. 75,000 people rsvped. Among the attendees was Jeff Bridges who said i am white, i am the dude and i am for Harris. Politics ought to be fun. Thank you for being with us. Have to tell you that lawrence is on vacation but the last word is still here. He is just trying to take a couple of days. I never miss your show. Something is always surprising. I didnt expect the Toilet Paper next to a pineapple under the sea. I knew that you were here for lots and there was a moment where this is an amazing story but it is about a pilot. Maybe i shouldnt do it. It is a beautiful tail. I am glad you told it. Have a great rest of your evening. Today is day 8 of the Harris for president campaign. We will have all the news in a moment. I want to begin with
HIts the road. What her fIrst CampaIgn Day look lIke. And what new PollIng Shows and how the former presIdent has started reshapIng hIs campaIgn. If theres new opponent In mInd also tonIght another republIcan lawmaker usIng racIally loaded language to descrIbe the VIce PresIdent Center of Cory Booker joIns us to talk about It. And later as the secret ServIce DIrector resIgns, new vIdeo emerges of the aftermath of the attempted assassInatIon of Donald Trump good evenIng. Thanks for joInIng us. It took barely more than, more than a day for the democratIc party to make Kamala HarrIs theIr presumptIve nomInee for presIdent. In fact, by the tIme the top House And Senate democrats endorsed her today enough bIden delegate. Delegates had pledged theIr support to put her over the top, a process the party InsIders and pundIts expected mIght take tIll Tomorrow R0 or perhaps all week Is now done leavIng VIce PresIdent harrIs free to buIld on that momentum If she can, In her fIrst day on the CampaI