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katy austin, bbc news. now victory has been a long time coming for british formula one driver lando norris. he's won his first grand prix at the 110th attempt. the 24—year—old mclaren driver beat defending world champion max verstappen to take first place in miami, as patrick gearey reports. cheering. the boy from glastonbury, crowd—surfing at last. for years, lando norris has been the support act. now, finally, he is the headliner. i'm just proud, really. like, i mean, a lot of people... i guess, doubted me along the way. i've made a lot of mistakes over my last five years, my short career, but today we put it all together, so this is all for the team. i stuck with mclaren cos i could believe in them and i did believe in them, and today proved exactly that. what he needed was an opportunity. in miami, it came initially from the misfortune of others. this crash meant a safety car, a chance for norris to change his tyres and seize control.
katy austin, bbc news. now victory has been a long time coming for british formula one driver lando norris. he's won his first grand prix at the 110th attempt. the 24—year—old mclaren driver beat defending world champion max verstappen to take first place in miami, as patrick gearey reports. cheering. the boy from glastonbury, crowd—surfing at last. for years, lando norris has been the support act. now, finally, he is the headliner. i'm just proud, really. like, i mean, a lot of people......
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katy austin, bbc news. the european central bank has hinted it will most likely lower the cost of borrowing at its policy meeting next week. with inflation falling in a sustained way towards the central bank's 2% target, governing council 0li rehn said in a speech, the time is quote �*ripe injune to ease the monetary policy stance and start cutting rates'. this indicates the ecb will likely move before the us federal reserve. to india now, where the country's food safety regulator has banned the unauthorised sale of breastmilk across all states. the ban comes after reports and representations were made that some companies were selling human milk in the open market. the bbc�*s arunoday mukharji has more on why they needed to crack down. this has been a concern as some have complained that there are some companies in the country which are involved in the practice of selling breastmilk. triggered along these complaints, india's top food regulator has come up with the directive saying that the unauthorised
katy austin, bbc news. the european central bank has hinted it will most likely lower the cost of borrowing at its policy meeting next week. with inflation falling in a sustained way towards the central bank's 2% target, governing council 0li rehn said in a speech, the time is quote �*ripe injune to ease the monetary policy stance and start cutting rates'. this indicates the ecb will likely move before the us federal reserve. to india now, where the country's food safety regulator has banned...
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katy austin, bbc news. that's according to students sharing their stories on linkedin. tesla has announced thousands ofjob cuts, they promise interns will be allowed to perform meaningful work from day one. the bbc has reached out to tesla for comment. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. really, really good, and then really rubbish — that's jurgen klopp's assessement of his liverpoolside, but they still beat spurs. it's magical miami for mcalaren, as lando norris wins his first formula one race. and kyren wilson has the edge, after the first two sessions of the world snooker championship final. hello there, welcome along. there are just two weeks left in the premier league season, and there's so much riding on every game now. there were three games on sunday, and tottenham's hopes of a top—four finish are pretty much over after
katy austin, bbc news. that's according to students sharing their stories on linkedin. tesla has announced thousands ofjob cuts, they promise interns will be allowed to perform meaningful work from day one. the bbc has reached out to tesla for comment. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. really, really good, and then really rubbish — that's jurgen klopp's assessement of his liverpoolside, but they...
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our transport correspondent katy austin has been taking a look at its impact and its future. a moment in history. 30 years ago today, queen elizabeth and french president mitterrand officially opened the new connection between their two countries. it made an idea dreamt up centuries earlier a reality. since the queen made herjourney through the channel tunnel, 480 million passengers have done the same. these days, 100 trains speed through it each day. we're now going at about 120 kilometers per hour, which is roughly 75 miles per hour. and we're coming up to the middle of what is still the world's longest undersea tunnel. beeping driver martin has been here since the beginning. people have this concept that it's just straight through to france, and it's totally not. the tunnel itself is up, down, round the corners and everything. it's no straight lines at all. so you sort of know this tunnel like the back of your hand? absolutely, yeah. it's like a second home, really. building it was an exceptional feat of engineering. there are actually three tunnels. when i'm standing in r
our transport correspondent katy austin has been taking a look at its impact and its future. a moment in history. 30 years ago today, queen elizabeth and french president mitterrand officially opened the new connection between their two countries. it made an idea dreamt up centuries earlier a reality. since the queen made herjourney through the channel tunnel, 480 million passengers have done the same. these days, 100 trains speed through it each day. we're now going at about 120 kilometers per...
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katy austin, bbc news. back to the house of commons where we believe a statement from the uk defence secretary grant shapps is imminent. this is a statement about a hack which has compromised the payroll system of the british armed forces, both current serving members and some veterans as well with details of bank account numbers, addresses and so forth. government officials have told the bbc that china was most likely responsible but the chinese foreign ministry has dismissed this as absurd. it comes as president xijinping is in france today, having lunch in the pyrenees with president macron. who has been campaigning for better access for european firms in china. this is grant shapps. european firms in china. this is grant shawn-— european firms in china. this is grant shanna-— european firms in china. this is grant shapps. involving activity by a malian grant shapps. involving activity by a malign actor _ grant shapps. involving activity by a malign actor and _ grant shapps. involving activity by a m
katy austin, bbc news. back to the house of commons where we believe a statement from the uk defence secretary grant shapps is imminent. this is a statement about a hack which has compromised the payroll system of the british armed forces, both current serving members and some veterans as well with details of bank account numbers, addresses and so forth. government officials have told the bbc that china was most likely responsible but the chinese foreign ministry has dismissed this as absurd....
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katy austin, bbc news. a new volcanic eruption has begun in southwestern iceland almost three weeks after the end of previous activity, which had been ongoing since mid march. this latest footage shows a wall of molten rock shooting up to a height of 50 metres, and huge plumes of smoke covering most of the sky. the eruption is taking place in an uninhabited part of iceland, but the fishing village of grindavik benjamin hardman is a natural history cinematographer. he has been documenting iceland�*s volcanoes since the eruptions began around three years ago. i moved to iceland ten years ago to pursue photography and cinematography of nature. and it is surreal to be with this opportunity to document nature forming, in a sense. and it�*s given me such a greater sense of understanding to the landscape here, being able to see these moments of formation, because we�*re surrounded by volcanoes for that. thankfully they are not all erupting like this. honestly, it never stopped being overwhelming and truly ma
katy austin, bbc news. a new volcanic eruption has begun in southwestern iceland almost three weeks after the end of previous activity, which had been ongoing since mid march. this latest footage shows a wall of molten rock shooting up to a height of 50 metres, and huge plumes of smoke covering most of the sky. the eruption is taking place in an uninhabited part of iceland, but the fishing village of grindavik benjamin hardman is a natural history cinematographer. he has been documenting...
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katy austin, bbc news. the final of this year's eurovision song contest is coming up next weekend, but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event's official opening in malmo. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the swedish city for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # ooh, see that girl # watch that scene # digging the dancing queen...# this year's contest has been officially opened in the swedish city of malmo, ahead of what is a very busy week for the 37 representatives taking part. from the refined to the quirky... hello! my name is windows 95! # she's unforgettable. ..# tomorrow is the first semifinal, with half of the acts performing in the hopes of making it to the grand final on saturday. the uk is part of the big five, the countries that contribute the most to the ebu, and they automatically get a place in the final. but for the first time, they will perform live in the
katy austin, bbc news. the final of this year's eurovision song contest is coming up next weekend, but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event's official opening in malmo. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the swedish city for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # ooh, see that girl # watch that scene # digging the dancing queen...# this year's contest has been...
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katy austin, bbc news. us prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the world�*s number one golfer — scottie scheffler. he was accused of driving around a trafficjam and assaulting an intervening police officer. he was arrested just before the second round of the pga championship in louisville — two weeks ago — but was released in time to compete. a new volcanic eruption has begun in southwestern iceland, almost three weeks after the end of previous activity, which had been ongoing since mid march. this latest footage shows a wall of molten rock shooting up to a height of fifty metres, and huge plumes of smoke covering most of the sky. the eruption is taking place in an uninhabited part of iceland, but the fishing village of grindavik to the south has been evacuated along with the blue lagoon spa, one of the most popular tourist resorts. it�*s the fifth eruption to occur on the reykjanes peninsula since december. benjamin isa benjamin is a natural history photographer and he have been docu
katy austin, bbc news. us prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the world�*s number one golfer — scottie scheffler. he was accused of driving around a trafficjam and assaulting an intervening police officer. he was arrested just before the second round of the pga championship in louisville — two weeks ago — but was released in time to compete. a new volcanic eruption has begun in southwestern iceland, almost three weeks after the end of previous activity, which had been...
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katy austin, bbc news. jurors in donald trump's criminal trial in new york, have ended their first day of deliberations. he's facing 3a counts of falsifying business records, to cover up a hush money payment to a pawn star, before the 2016 presidential election. he denies all the charges. gary o'donoghue is outside the court in new york. while thejury were while the jury were deliberating, mr trump had to be called back into court? , , , , ., court? yes, the “my spent four hours and _ court? yes, the “my spent four hours and 37 — court? yes, the jury spent four hours and 37 minutes, - court? yes, the jury spent four hours and 37 minutes, to - court? yes, the jury spent four hours and 37 minutes, to be i court? yes, the jury spent four - hours and 37 minutes, to be precise, deliberating. that is after they had instructions from the judge at the beginning of the day. he told them to ignore various bits of evidence, only trust their own beliefs about the evidence, not to read or understand or to look at
katy austin, bbc news. jurors in donald trump's criminal trial in new york, have ended their first day of deliberations. he's facing 3a counts of falsifying business records, to cover up a hush money payment to a pawn star, before the 2016 presidential election. he denies all the charges. gary o'donoghue is outside the court in new york. while thejury were while the jury were deliberating, mr trump had to be called back into court? , , , , ., court? yes, the “my spent four hours and _ court?...
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katy austin, bbc news. china has launched a brand—new semiconductor investment fund — its largest to date. it's pouring more that $47 billion into the fund as beijing tries to boost development of its domestic chip industry at a time when the us is trying to limit its access to the most advanced technology. monica miller is following the story from our asia business hub in singapore. is this going to solve china's problems? it is this going to solve china's problems?— problems? it certainly is a aood problems? it certainly is a good attempt. _ problems? it certainly is a good attempt. that - problems? it certainly is a good attempt. that is - problems? it certainly is a good attempt. that is a i problems? it certainly is a i good attempt. that is a large chunk of money and this is china's referred state backed investment fund to set up its semiconductor industry. they are facing stiff competition from the us, and china has set a goal, target to become a global leader in a wide range of industries, but
katy austin, bbc news. china has launched a brand—new semiconductor investment fund — its largest to date. it's pouring more that $47 billion into the fund as beijing tries to boost development of its domestic chip industry at a time when the us is trying to limit its access to the most advanced technology. monica miller is following the story from our asia business hub in singapore. is this going to solve china's problems? it is this going to solve china's problems?— problems? it...
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katie austin, bbc news, in southampton. our business correspondent theo leggett is at the uk's busiest station, london waterloo. yet more strike action on the railways. is there any prospect, do you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? this you think, to an end to this very long running dispute?— you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? as you say, this dispute _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going i long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going on i long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going on fori this dispute has been going on for nearly two years now. since april last year there has been no meaningful negotiation between the two sides, between the rail delivery group, which represents the train companies, and aslef, which represents the train drivers. back in april there was a pay offer on the table last year. it was w
katie austin, bbc news, in southampton. our business correspondent theo leggett is at the uk's busiest station, london waterloo. yet more strike action on the railways. is there any prospect, do you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? this you think, to an end to this very long running dispute?— you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? as you say, this dispute _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute...
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katy austin, bbc news. the final of this year's eurovision song contest is coming up next weekend but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event's official opening in malmo. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the swedish city for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # ooh, see that girl # watch that scene # digging the dancing queen... this year's contest has been officially opened in the swedish city of malmo, ahead of what is a very busy week for the 37 representatives taking part. from the refined to the quirky... hello! my name is windows 95! # she's unforgettable... tomorrow is the first semifinal, with half of the acts performing in the hopes of making it to the grand final on saturday. the uk is part of the big five, the countries that contribute the most to the ebu, and they automatically get a place in the final. but for the first time they will perform live in the semis
katy austin, bbc news. the final of this year's eurovision song contest is coming up next weekend but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event's official opening in malmo. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the swedish city for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # ooh, see that girl # watch that scene # digging the dancing queen... this year's contest has been...
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katie austin, bbc news, in southampton. sadiq khan is begining his third term as london's mayor, and has pledged to make the capital the best city in the world to grow up in. he beat his conservative rival susan hall by more than a quarter of a million votes in last thursday's election. let's take a listen to what he had to say. many of you will have heard me talk about the idea of the london promise. that if you work hard and get a helping hand, you can achieve anything. forthe get a helping hand, you can achieve anything. for the next four years, city hall will redouble its efforts to help those young ones in need to move forward and achieve their aspirations. we will do our most to ensure london becomes a byword for opportunity again, a place where the barriers of class, race, and gender are finally broken down, and where they are extended upwards for all. so today, i'm pledging to make london the best city in the world to grow up in. london the best city in the world to grow pp in-— london the best city in the world t
katie austin, bbc news, in southampton. sadiq khan is begining his third term as london's mayor, and has pledged to make the capital the best city in the world to grow up in. he beat his conservative rival susan hall by more than a quarter of a million votes in last thursday's election. let's take a listen to what he had to say. many of you will have heard me talk about the idea of the london promise. that if you work hard and get a helping hand, you can achieve anything. forthe get a helping...
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katy austin, bbc news. south africans go to the polls tomorrow, 30 years after the end of apartheid — a system where your race dictated your life, including access to jobs, housing and where you lived. now, three decades on, for some, the geography of apartheid hasn't changed. barbara plett usher has more from cape town. this derelict hospital in the heart of cape town is under occupation, trading patients for tenants. the space here was first toilet for women... it was a toilet? at first. and now, it's a kitchen? now, it's a kitchen. it's my home. i love, yeah. an unlikely home has become a community. people waiting for government housing took matters into their own hands... we have probably around about 1,500 people living here. ..pressing for solutions to the housing crisis. and it's all about location. poor and vulnerable people have generally been pushed to the periphery of the city. where the occupation is located, it's close to the city centre, it's close to employment opportunity, it's close to he
katy austin, bbc news. south africans go to the polls tomorrow, 30 years after the end of apartheid — a system where your race dictated your life, including access to jobs, housing and where you lived. now, three decades on, for some, the geography of apartheid hasn't changed. barbara plett usher has more from cape town. this derelict hospital in the heart of cape town is under occupation, trading patients for tenants. the space here was first toilet for women... it was a toilet? at first....
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katy austin, bbc news, in southampton. ukraine says it's foiled a russian plot to assassinate president zelensky. two colonels have been detained, suspected of passing on secret information to the russia's security agency, the fsb. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse joins us now. what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president _ what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president zelensky - what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president zelensky are - assassinate president zelensky are commonplace ever since the early hours of the full—scale invasion when russian paratroopers tried to land here in kyiv to take him out. but this is an alleged plot which really does stand out. it has it all, you have the country's intelligence services to releasing footage where they say they have arrested two serving colonels in the security services who were responsible for keeping officials safe as well as institutions. they are accused of being hired as moles by the fsb, russia's own security servi
katy austin, bbc news, in southampton. ukraine says it's foiled a russian plot to assassinate president zelensky. two colonels have been detained, suspected of passing on secret information to the russia's security agency, the fsb. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse joins us now. what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president _ what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president zelensky - what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president zelensky are -...
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the bbc�*s transport correspondent katie austin takes a look at the impact this change will have on travelers. dover, the busiest ferry port in europe. more to come. this autumn, a new it system is due to go live the border. they root replace passport stamping and it will mean people have to register the fingerprints, have a photo taken and also answered some questions about their journey. the registration process will have to be done here at the poorin have to be done here at the poor in places like dover. people queuing for ferries will be handed an ipod to collect extra information. dover has already suffered from long queues at peak peer students. right now, it takes between 45 seconds in a minute varadkar to typically go to order control. a first—time traveller has to dredge register their details should anticipate a couple of minutes to register the details on the system. that depends on how many people are in the car, what nationalities are in the car as well. it will take a bit longer. car as well. it will take a bit loner. , ., ., car as well. it will take a bit loner. ,., ., , car
the bbc�*s transport correspondent katie austin takes a look at the impact this change will have on travelers. dover, the busiest ferry port in europe. more to come. this autumn, a new it system is due to go live the border. they root replace passport stamping and it will mean people have to register the fingerprints, have a photo taken and also answered some questions about their journey. the registration process will have to be done here at the poorin have to be done here at the poor in...
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here's our transport correspondent katy austin. a moment in history. 30 years ago today, queen elizabeth and french president mitterrand officially opened the new connection between their two countries, which made an idea dreamed up centuries earlier a reality. since the queen made herjourney through the channel tunnel, 480 million passengers have done the same. these days, 400 trains speed through it each day. we're now going at about 120 kilometres per hour, which is roughly 75 miles per hour. and we're coming up to the middle of what is still the world's longest undersea tunnel. driver martin has been here since the beginning. people have this concept that it's just straight through to france, and it's totally not. the tunnel itself is up, down, round the corners and everything. it's no straight lines at all. so you sort of know this tunnel like the back of your hand? absolutely, yeah. it's like a second home, really. building it was an exceptional feat of engineering. there are actually three tunnels. the one i'm standing in ri
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with me is our transport correspondent katy austin. 0ne assumes turbulence hits it happened very quickly, because normally when pallets approach turbulence, seat belt lights go out and people return to their seats. that obviously didn�*t happen he? pilots and their crews will be trained to deal with turbulence. this is like an incredibly severe incident of turbulence, you would touch taught to fasten your seat belt for safety reasons. generally, the advice is to fastened throughout the advice is to fastened throughout the flight, although this was a long flight. it was about 11 hours so people do nip about, go to the toilet, get food served, but it can be difficult, however much they plan ahead, it can be hard to predict for the pallets are about to head into turbulence. take a difficult situation to deal with. lots of people sadly have become injured to a frightening situation. people sadly have become in'ured to a frightening situation.h a frightening situation. looking at the pictures _ a frightening situation. looking at the pictures you _ a frightening situation. looking at the pi
with me is our transport correspondent katy austin. 0ne assumes turbulence hits it happened very quickly, because normally when pallets approach turbulence, seat belt lights go out and people return to their seats. that obviously didn�*t happen he? pilots and their crews will be trained to deal with turbulence. this is like an incredibly severe incident of turbulence, you would touch taught to fasten your seat belt for safety reasons. generally, the advice is to fastened throughout the advice...
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. ~ welcome for those family members who were waiting-— 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, is here. it is worth stressing that turbulence of this extreme quality is rare. , ., , turbulence of this extreme quality israre. , .,, , _ is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence _ is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is _ is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is when - is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is when a - is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is when a plane l is rare. yes, to put it simply i turbulence is when a plane has is rare. yes, to put it simply - turbulence is when a plane has grown into a patch of air that has become disturbed, and there are several different types, including something called clear air turbulence. that can be harder to predict. but at milder levels turbulence is very common and passengers will notice some bum venus but it does nothing to worry about. more severe turbulence is less prone to it than others and it can pick be much more serious. this incident sounds pretty exceptional in its intensity and the airline has described
. ~ welcome for those family members who were waiting-— 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, is here. it is worth stressing that turbulence of this extreme quality is rare. , ., , turbulence of this extreme quality israre. , .,, , _ is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence _ is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is _ is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is when - is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is when a - is rare. yes, to put it simply turbulence is when a plane l is...
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katie austin joins us first. this strikes me as incredibly unusual news, to hear of the death apparently during this episode of turbulence. , . , apparently during this episode of turbulence-— turbulence. yes, a very sad incident — turbulence. yes, a very sad incident. turbulence - turbulence. yes, a very sad incident. turbulence itself. turbulence. yes, a very sad | incident. turbulence itself is turbulence. yes, a very sad - incident. turbulence itself is not particular unusual, but yes, we don't often hear of somebody actually dying as a result. so this was something that has affected a flight from london heathrow to singapore that departed, we think, at about 10:30pm last night. singapore airlines has confirmed it did hit severe turbulence and diverted to bangkok, landing there at about 3115 local time. as you say, more than 200 passengers were on board, 18 crew. we don't have details at the moment of who exactly it was that has sadly died, or their nationality. not even whether it was a passenger or a me
katie austin joins us first. this strikes me as incredibly unusual news, to hear of the death apparently during this episode of turbulence. , . , apparently during this episode of turbulence-— turbulence. yes, a very sad incident — turbulence. yes, a very sad incident. turbulence - turbulence. yes, a very sad incident. turbulence itself. turbulence. yes, a very sad | incident. turbulence itself is turbulence. yes, a very sad - incident. turbulence itself is not particular unusual, but yes,...
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our transport correspondent katy austin is here. katy what more have we learned. we have learned more about what actually happened on that flight? that's right. accident investigators have been able to analyse information from the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. based on that, singapore's transport ministry has released an account of what has happened. the initial findings conclude that the flight operated as normal until it was over the south of myanmar, where there was rapidly rising and falling air. there was moderate turbulence and then rapid changes in vertical acceleration. after going up, the plane went quickly down, then up again. those changes, over less than five seconds, resulted in people who did not have their seat belts fastened becoming, in the ministry's words, airborne and then falling back down again. during this time, the aircraft lost 178 feet in altitude, and this whole sequence of events likely caused all of those injuries. earlier today, events likely caused all of those injuries. earliertoday, singapore injuries. earlier to
our transport correspondent katy austin is here. katy what more have we learned. we have learned more about what actually happened on that flight? that's right. accident investigators have been able to analyse information from the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. based on that, singapore's transport ministry has released an account of what has happened. the initial findings conclude that the flight operated as normal until it was over the south of myanmar, where there was...
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katy austin, bbc news. iama big i am a big fan of the tunnel. my kids used to think that they could look out of the window and see the fish swimming around. you have to not think about the fact that you are under the channel, just enjoy the ride. let's speak now to the independent�*s travel correspondent now who's in frankfurt... this was going to connect us in a meaningful way, this was going to connect us in a meaningfulway, has this was going to connect us in a meaningful way, has it happened? it was a fantastic piece of engineering, but as katy austin's excellent report said, it has not reached its potential. can you believe that as part of the planning and unbelievably i am old enough to remember when it opened, we were going to see direct trains from glasgow, edinburgh, manchester, leeds, cardiff, plymouth, going through to paris. none of that has happened, and furthermore, the number of destinations you can get to from london st pancras, the only uk station, has actually fallen. you can no longer get to marseille, to lyon, and their sta
katy austin, bbc news. iama big i am a big fan of the tunnel. my kids used to think that they could look out of the window and see the fish swimming around. you have to not think about the fact that you are under the channel, just enjoy the ride. let's speak now to the independent�*s travel correspondent now who's in frankfurt... this was going to connect us in a meaningful way, this was going to connect us in a meaningfulway, has this was going to connect us in a meaningful way, has it...
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katy austin, bbc news. a safety issue has prevented the launch of boeing's starliner spaceship just hours before it was due to blast off to the international space station. the mission, which has been delayed for years, was due to be the second privately—operated craft to send nasa astronauts to the space station, after elon musk�*s spacex. two astronauts were strapped into their seats preparing for lift off when the call for a scrub came following concerns from engineers. a scrub? that sounds really technical. let'sjust a scrub? that sounds really technical. let's just stop everything. it is 11 minutes past six. a—listers have hit the green carpet with a flourish at this year's garden—inspired met gala. the prestigious fashion event, held in new york, welcomed celebrities who were invited to show off their best floral outfits. you should have warned that today, sally! this is one of my favourite moments of the year, seeing these outfits. brooklyn beckham is there. and raye. shall we go next year? i
katy austin, bbc news. a safety issue has prevented the launch of boeing's starliner spaceship just hours before it was due to blast off to the international space station. the mission, which has been delayed for years, was due to be the second privately—operated craft to send nasa astronauts to the space station, after elon musk�*s spacex. two astronauts were strapped into their seats preparing for lift off when the call for a scrub came following concerns from engineers. a scrub? that...
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katy austin, bbc news. a teenage boy arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing on a beach has been released without charge. the 34—year—old victim named as amy gray died at the scene on friday. allah correspond at has more. the death of a woman has been traumatic for some people, including this group who gathered on bournemouth beach. the woman has been named locally as amy gray, 34 and from poole. friends from the football team she coached said they were utterly devastated by her death. the incident has literally divided the beach here in two — from one side where thousands of people have been enjoying the sun, to the other side, deserted and sealed off by police as they investigate what happened on friday night. officers have been working along the beach in their efforts to gather evidence in what dorset police have described as a very sad incident. dorset police say a 17—year—old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder on saturday morning has now been released without charge. they say he
katy austin, bbc news. a teenage boy arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing on a beach has been released without charge. the 34—year—old victim named as amy gray died at the scene on friday. allah correspond at has more. the death of a woman has been traumatic for some people, including this group who gathered on bournemouth beach. the woman has been named locally as amy gray, 34 and from poole. friends from the football team she coached said they were utterly devastated by her death....
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katy austin is here to take us through what that might mean. i suppose we need the definition of recession and we need to know how it feels as well. how does it affect us evenif feels as well. how does it affect us even if we do come out of recession? it's about 7am that the office of national statistics will give us the latest figures for gdp. that means gross domestic product, it's a measure of all the economic activity going on in the country. in other words, we'll find out whether the economy is now growing again and by how much. why does that matter? professor of economics laura coroneo can explain. having a growing economy means that the government can have big revenues that they— the government can have big revenues that they can rely on to invest or spend _ that they can rely on to invest or spend on— that they can rely on to invest or spend on public services or cut taxes — spend on public services or cut taxes if— spend on public services or cut taxes. if the economy doesn't grow, you dont— taxes. if the economy doesn't grow
katy austin is here to take us through what that might mean. i suppose we need the definition of recession and we need to know how it feels as well. how does it affect us evenif feels as well. how does it affect us even if we do come out of recession? it's about 7am that the office of national statistics will give us the latest figures for gdp. that means gross domestic product, it's a measure of all the economic activity going on in the country. in other words, we'll find out whether the...