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
Person arraignment in the maralago documents case. Well tell you what happened when his two codefendants showed up in court. Plus new reporting from propublica about Clarence Thomas and his wealthy network of friends who allegedly financed his luxurious gifts and travel. And we begin this morning with a devastating wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have died as the flames rip through the island with crews in the skies and on the ground urgently battling three active fires. The flames have destroyed homes, wreaked havoc on businesses and forced thousands to evacuate. Residents seeking safety are flocking to airports and shelters. My family is thinking of just leaving the island completely. We have nothing but the clothes on our backs right now. Everything is gone. Some had to jump into the ocean to escape dangerous flames, swallowed more 2,000 acres of land. Want you to see Satellite Image that captures what the town of lahaina looked like, a Historic Town before and after the bla
Is zero gravity, right? tell us what this is. four minutes of this. four minutes of it? let s listen into this, adam. pilots have unlocked the feather, the preparation so they can raise the feather here momentarily. they re engaging the rcs as well. the feather is now starting to move on its way up. everyone is up out of their seats. it is incredible. they re all it is amazing. they re all going to the window and taking in this just absolutely incredible view of earth, the planet where all of their experiences are held. everything they have ever known is down below. look at that. the feather is all the way up. that is amazing. our crew looks like they re having an absolutely incredible time. and they are officially astronauts. welcome to space! congratulations to jon, to keisha, to ana on becoming astronauts today and special congratulations to our unity
For a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic s first private passenger flight. as the three space tourists made their way to the edge of the atmosphere, it wasn tjust blair dreams they carried with them but the dreams of those who have worked for years to make this a reality and of hundreds of others who hope to follow in their flight path. and this is what it s all about, as the spaceship unity more than 50 miles above the earth s surface. congratulations tojon, to keisha, to ana. congratulations to jon, to keisha, to ana. , ., ., ,., congratulations to jon, to keisha, to ana. , ., ., , ., ., to ana. views of our planet that only astronauts to ana. views of our planet that only astronauts have to ana. views of our planet that only astronauts have ever - only astronauts have ever experienced. back home in newcastle under lyme, there were cheers for the man who proved to the world that living with parkinson s does not mean you cannot live life to the f