electric cars are not only good for the planet, but they re also good for our ears not that everyone minds. makes car revving noises but, of course, there is a problem if electric cars don t make a sound, you can t hear them coming. so, dan simmons has been driving a little bit slower than usual, it has to be said, to find out what might replace the sound of silence. if electric cars have to make a noise, well, we could end up with something like this. electronic music plays well, you wouldn t accidentally step out in front of it, would you? this is an art experiment to see how cars could interpret and complement the soundscape around them. more on that idea in a bit. but first, to get a feel of what the ev manufacturers themselves have in store for us, i ve come to japanese car giant nissan s technical development centre in bedfordshire. what do you think people expect an electric car to sound like? that was the interesting question that we started with what should a c
the headlines. a third case of the new omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in the uk the government urges people to get their boosters and to follow new rules from tuesday on mask wearing in england. the government says pupils in year seven and above in england should wear masks in communal areas of schools from tomorrow morning. the south african president has criticised the decision to put the country on the international red list. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity in the wake of storm arwen. four european countries agree to deploy a plane to patrol the french coast to help prevent migrants crossing the sea to britain. and sir frank williams who created one the great formula one teams has died aged 79. coming up in a moment on bbc news it s sportsday but first, here s click. are you ready for today s teaser? go on, then! right, what does this penguin, this building in iceland, a huge digital artwork and this s
the queen has celebrated the double christening of her two great grandsons in a private ceremony in windsor. coming up in a moment on bbc news, it s sportsday but first, it s click. on this programme, we see a lot of really useful technology, but some things are just solutions looking for problems. the first obvious place for vr was gaming, but once the technology had proved that it was properly immersive, we started to see signs that it really could take us to real places. it could put us in all sorts of situations, including education and even medicine. and sometimes, technology turns out to be most useful where you least expect it. i ve seen vr used to help people overcome phobias. you ve seen it used to teach students how to do surgery. but this has to be the most powerful use of vr i have ever seen. six month old archie was born with sagittal synostosis. you are a happy boy, aren t you? a condition where a baby s growth lines in the skull fuse too early. this means as
martyn hett, a coronation street superfan martyn hett, a coronation street super fan who was killed in the manchester bombing. ina manchester bombing. in a moment it will be time for a look at sportsday but first, a look at what else is coming up. nicholas paget brown has announced he is resigning over the grenfell tower disaster. we will hear how president trump has been accused by two tv presenters of lying and trying to blackmail them on twitter. and we will have a look at the papers. that is 1045 pm. that is ahead on bbc news. now it is time for sportsday. good evening, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday tonight. the wimbledon draw has been made, but will andy murray be fit to defend his title? johanna konta s also a doubt for the all england club. she had to pull out of her eastbourne semifinal with a back problem. how wounded are the lions ahead of tomorrow s second test? our correspondent katie gornall will have the latest from new zealand. coming up
Coming up in a moment on bbc news, it s sportsday but first, here s click. horns blare noisy, isn t it? pardon? i said, it s noisy! it s been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic! but in a few years time, it will be replaced by this. soft noises