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and sarah clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer has died at the age of 81. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. the intelligence steel announced his 2a hours ago between the us the uk and australia has been created in very different ways, the white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific, but for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative, and there has been some collateral damage coming from france, which is serious at the deal which is serious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. here is our defence grasp britain is making its mark in the pacific. the royal navy s an aircraft carrier has been flying the flag bearer. on exercise at the us and allies. proof of the increasing importance of the region, and the focus for this new defence agreement. so what is the focus for this new defence ....
this week we re putting on our next gen specs, strapping on our brain controls and entering the metaverse. just another day in the office, really. hey, welcome to click. let me hit you straightaway with a buzzword. you might ve heard it being thrown around recently. are you ready? always ready. the metaverse. what you think of the idea? mark zuckerberg s vision that it won t be long before we are working, playing and living in this whole virtual universe. it reminds me of second life from about 15 years ago, remember that? i do, i do. this was an early realisation of the sci fi idea that has been around for as long as i can remember. but the tech wasn t up to it, then. but things have moved along. we look a lot better online. it balances out the 18 bit at the last 18 months i felt a bit like living in a virtual world, so i have got mixed feelings about this because this is actually the last thing that people want right now? could it potentially help with some of the iso ....
we start with the travel business, because as you ve been hearing, the uk is about to announce a shake up of its covid rules for international travel. airlines and tour operators have been pushing for simpler rules on destinations, instead of the so called traffic light system of green, amber and red lists. and they want compulsory pcr covid tests to be scrapped, arguing the cost has been putting people off travelling, as our transport correspondent caroline davies explains. there have been hints that now people are vaccinated, they could be swapped for lateral flow test, the cheaper option. that could still prove controversial with some people in public health. other things the industry wants to see our things like moving from the traffic light system to just a red list and an open list system as well, so simplification there. the industry are really piling on the pressure on the government. thurlow comes to an end at the end of this month and they still have thousan ....