This is Bbc News. We will have the headlines and all of the main News Stories of the top of the hour. This week, another chance to see our race to space, where we hit the road, built a house and, shh. Whispers . Locked up some astronauts. Jump on in. Thank you. So youre not using the Steering Wheel at all . Youre using a. Oh, wow laughter. Which way are we going . Which way are we going im at nasa in houston where lucienjunkin is taking me for a spin. Using both a Steering Wheel and a joystick, you can point this vehicle in One Direction and drive it in another. You feel the forces in your tailbone. Oh, i can feel the forces in my tailbone laughter. And if that seems really confusing, well, it is. But this is drive by wire technology, which means the onboard computer works out which way you want to go, and then calculates what to do with the wheels. All right, so, well just go this way. This is just one of many experiments into how we might live, work and drive on the moon or mars. Alt
The government has announced plans to tighten rules on the importation of dogs to the uk, in response to a rise in puppy smuggling. The proposals include raising the minimum age for imported dogs from 15 weeks to 6 months, and banning heavily pregnant animals. Lebu diseko has more. Hundreds of puppies brought into the country illegally are intercepted each year. The numberfound not to have met the uks pet import rules more than doubling between 2019 and 2020 alone. Many have Health Problems and had not been checked by certified vets. An increase too in the number with docked tails and cropped ears, more than 600 in the last five years. The government is proposing new rules for Puppy Welfare standards, including raising the minimum age at which they can be imported from 15 weeks to six months, a ban on importing heavily pregnant dogs and an end to importing dogs with cropped ears or docked tails. When it comes to Ear Cropping unfortunately we have seen is an increase in demand for dogs
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines seven more people died outside Kabul Airport yesterday as thousands try to leave afghanistan. British armed forces Ministerjames Heappey says some calm is now being restored in the area. For all that we have seen on the news over the last few days, and they have been the most awful images, the reality is that things are flowing now quite well. Former World Leaders criticise the us withdrawal. Former british prime minister Tony Blair accuses President Biden of following an imbecilic policy. The west has to understand that when you do something like this, the signal it sends out is one of inconstancy. Its one that says, look, when the going gets tough, were out. A State Of Emergency is declared in parts of new York State ahead of the Forecast Arrival of Hurricane Henri and don everly, one half of the everly Brothers Duo with his late brother phil, has died at the age of 8a. Now on bbc news, click gets rare access into Nasa Hq to take a look at the Re
The paralympics get underway in tokyo next week, with the Opening Ceremony on tuesday. Among those making their debut at the games, is the swimmer suzanna hext. But the 32 year old has followed an unusual path into the sport, having first achieved huge success, as an equestrian. Our sports correspondent, andy swiss, has been to meet her. It makes you want to get as much as you can out of life. Harrowing to the olympics, the latest stop on a remarkable porting journey. Latest stop on a remarkable portingjourney. From latest stop on a remarkable porting journey. From her earliest years, she loved riding. In 2012, a horse reared up riding. In 2012, a horse reared up and fell on top of her, leaving her with life changing injuries. I leaving her with life changing inuries. ~ , leaving her with life changing inuries. ~ ,. , injuries. I felt like my whole world fell injuries. I felt like my whole world fell apart. Injuries. I felt like my whole world fell apart. I injuries. I felt like my who