this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello, i m claire bowes. thanks forjoining me here at the science museum in london for this edition of witness history, bringing you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode we look back at five incredible stories from space. coming up, we ll hear from the first afghan cosmonaut in space, whose mission nearly ended in tragedy. plus the women aquanauts who spent two weeks living underwater in the atlantic ocean. the handshake in space which became a symbol of peace between russia and america during the cold war, and laika, the dog who was sent into space. but first, in 1990, scientists developed a telescope which would become a household name and would eventually reveal parts of the universe that had never been seen before. nasa scientist katherine sullivan helped launch the hubble telescope into s
therapies we really have to understand those mechanisms very clearly and hopefully that won t be too many years away. t clearly and hopefully that won t be too many years away. clearly and hopefully that won t be too many years away. i suppose one ofthe too many years away. i suppose one of the things too many years away. i suppose one of the things the too many years away. i suppose one of the things the government - too many years away. i suppose one of the things the government is - of the things the government is looking at is allowing the brain to heal itself before coming the case of sportsmen and women, before going back and participating. just how important is it to allow the brain in general to heal? that is not my area of expertise, but what happens during the player because my career, but it is common sense that the more injury you do to the brain, the more concussions you have, the more likely you are to have, the more likely you are to have problems later in
shakespeare s hamlet and caravaggio s david and goliath. the purpose of the project, said the prince, was to conserve the united kingdom s natural heritage, to protect ancient woodlands and to plant many thousands of new trees in celebration of the queen s 70 years on the throne. is it the weather to enjoy the countryside this bank on a day weekend? it isa it is a pretty mixed bag. many of us will have been able to enjoyed this weekend. yesterday, it was northern parts of the uk that had the wettest weather. today, that rain has moved southwards, so it is a nice afternoon to get out and about across parts of scotland, patchy cloud and sunny spells. brightening up cloud and sunny spells. brightening up for northern ireland. some rain in the south of england, and parts of south west wales to take us towards the end of the afternoon. temperatures i2 towards the end of the afternoon. temperatures 12 for plum and cardiff, may be 16 or 17 in the highlands of scotland. the rain will
up in india, but as world leaders prepare to head home, how much did they actually accomplish? we re live in new delhi with the latest. but we begin in morocco where three days of mourning have been declared after more than 2,000 people were killed in the country s deadliest earthquake in decades. emergency teams have been desperately combing through the rubble of collapsed buildings to search for survivors. some of the worst-hit areas are remote villages on the foothills of the high atlas mountains. survivors there say they re in desperate need of life-saving aid and basic supplies. translator: we are living in a crisis situation. we ask that king mohammad vi intervenes and sends us some help because we are living through a traumatizing situation. the people don t have electricity, they have nothing to eat or drink, no bread, nothing. as local residents struggle to cope with the disaster, many tourists are now leaving the country and returning home to safety. some of t
the european council hence the uk could still change its mind. a former bishop convicted of abusing young men an independent review finds that senior figures in the church of england colluded with him. mosul‘s famous al nuri mosque is blown up by so called islamic state as iraqi forces close in on their last stronghold. prince harry tells an american magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen but they will do it for the greater good. and its ladies day here at royal ascot, where it s all about the fashion and the gold cup, which is today s feature race. coming up in the sport on bbc news, lions head coach warren gatland urges his side to be courageous, as he names an attacking team ahead of the opening test with new zealand on saturday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has revealed that an estimated 600 high rise buildings are covered in aluminium type cladding which could be similar to that used on grenfell t