lfi'wfl m test. australian captain steve smith dug in to bat out the final day with yet another century. the good news for england, it will not be a whitewash. patrick kielty is in melbourne. then which england to have completed a dramatic and exciting first victory of this ashes series ended in a somewhat anti—climactic drawl. the familiar obstacle steve smith, the australian captain who scored his third century of of this ashes series and has now scored more than 600 runs in the series. he batted australia through to see out a draw. england had a glimmer of hope earlier in the day when david warner gave route a wicket on his birthday. then england also got rid of shaun marsh before lunch through jonny also got rid of shaun marsh before lunch throuthonny bairstow. but smith then batted alongside mitchell marsh to see a straight through the rest of the day. the scoring was slow, the pitch lifeless and the

atmosphere drained out of the mcg. so no 5— neal asher ‘s win for australia but england did not get that morale boosting win either. we now go to sydney to see if england can pick up their first victory of the series and we will all hope it isa the series and we will all hope it is a bit more exciting than this. getting tired of bashing? no, i am enjoying it. a shame we had to call it off, i could've done another hour out there. i am enjoying at the moment, and hopefullyl out there. i am enjoying at the moment, and hopefully i can end the series really well in sydney as well. very proud of the way we went about it and to come off three difficult games and put in a performance like that is very pleasing. that is what we are about asa pleasing. that is what we are about as a side. i think that is a fair

reflection of what we are capable of asa team. reflection of what we are capable of as a team. and to perform how we did ona as a team. and to perform how we did on a very unresponsive wicket. celtic look to extend their lead at the top of the scottish premier table today up against their old riders rangers. both types have had early chances. rangers going close in the opening five minutes but since then they have been under pressure but celtic have been getting closer and closer with every chance. wes foderingham keeping the geeroo goalless run out with half an hour gone. —— keeping the game goalless. and that is all the sport for now. now it is time for click. 2017, the year of curious cats, haunting holograms, and trigger happy trackers. hello.

it is time to look back on the year in tech. as 2017 fades away, we could tell you about all the technology news that has happened, the hacking, the launching, the automatic driving, but that would be just like last year and, come to think of it, the year before that. so we prefer to share with you some unforgettable memories from our year on click as we travelled far and wide to bring you some extraordinary moments. and we start with a personal highlight for me. back in october we travelled to japan and we got rare access to see how robots are helping with the dangerous task of cleaning up the fukushima nuclear power plant

after its meltdown in 2011. scary? no. i have worn plenty of protective suits in my time, but they have always been to protect the environment from my body. this time it is different. we're going inside unit five, which is identical to the units which were wrecked by the explosions. as you can imagine, it is really hot inside this suit.

it is a confusing jumble of walkways and machinery, it is difficult to appreciate that someone in here is a seven story high tank of water called the primary containment vessel, the pcv. and now it's time to go right underneath the reactor. oh wow. they think what happens after the meltdowns is that the molten fueljust burned through the bottom of the pcv and came through here to what's known as the pedestal. that's where they think the fuel is now. it's difficult enough getting through this place on foot, now imagine trying to remote control a robot through this after the whole place has been mangled by an explosion. oh yes, and do it in the dark. this is scorpion, its mission was to hunt for fuel in unit two.

time is of the essence for any fukushima robot. the radiation will eventually damage and disable its cameras, rendering it useless. but the entire mission can also be upset by something far more basic. this is service hatch x6, and in unit two they were hoping to send a scorpion robot down this ramp to film the molten fuel at the bottom. but it never made it. they did not get any footage or evidence of where the fuel was. in unit three the water's much higher, so they had to think of another way to get a robot in. that is where the mini sunfish came in. well, actually, that's where the mini sunfish came in. built to fit through this 15 centimetre pipe, mini sunfish is a tiny underwater robot with five propellers, two cameras, and four human operators. 300 kilometres away from fukushima,

in yokohama's r&d centre, i came face to face with the star of the investigation. injuly this year, mini sunfish was successful in finding material that could be fuel debris in the pedestal in unit three. decommissioning the site could take a0 years and it may cost 8 trillion yen. those little robots have a lot riding on their tiny backs. ever wondered what cats get up to when no—one's there? meet roxie and zara, who seemed agreeable in taking part

in some gadget testing. oh, sorry. if you have ever wanted to watch, talk to, or even play with your cats when you are not with them, then this could help. once the device is connected to your home wi—fi you can log in via the app anywhere you can get your phone online. there's a laser game to play, snacks at the tap of an icon, and a function to proudly make and share videos and cat snaps. this rather unusual looking setup works in quite a similar way. there's a camera so you can see the cats remotely, also the ability to give them food wherever you are. plus this toy, which is apparently something that cats might like to play with. zara and roxie were possibly slightly intimidated by the jolting

of the feathery thing and the app was extremely temperamental, making set up a rather tedious experience. the petpace smart collar has been around for a little while now and is available for cats and dogs. it allows owners to keep an eye on temperature, pulse, breathing rate, heartrate variability, and even the positions the pet is in, so could be particular beneficial if there are health concerns or an injury to keep an eye on. meanwhile, there seems to be a game of cat and mouse going on. the latter played by a remote—controlled rodent. although it actually consists of the mouse chasing the cat, which probably says it all about my day's filming. that was lara with some pretty disinterested interviewees. you can't win them all.

you know us, we will report from wherever we find a good story. there have been so many great ones. so many successful ones in africa this year. back injune, dan simmons went to tanzania to see the first stages of what could be a global revolution in education. we are travelling a long way from any town or city to visit some of the 200 children in tata village in northern tanzania. we are booting up the tablet, the first one. the whole programme is in swahili so the local children can understand. i think they're going to need more tablets. this is one of about 150 villages in tanzania chosen as the testbed

for the global learning xpriz. within a few months 4,000 tablets will be given out, the challenge to teach 7— to 11—year—olds to read, write, and do maths over the next year. the most effective app will win $10 million. the prize here will be much more valuable. older children can walk up to four hours to get to and from school, for younger ones like this seven—year—old amina that is too far. she has been lucky, she is one of those who has been chosen to take part in the challenge. at the start she has not seen a tablet before so she is not used to touching screens. when it comes to reading, she does not know more than one or two words in a sentence. butjohn, who is with the project, thinks the tablet will eventually help her to read fluently.

the problem is that there are about 60 to 100 million kids who have no access to school because it is too far. then you have 250 million more who go to school and to leave without ever having learnt to read or write a word. they are in botswana, boston, brighton, it does not matter. kids go to school all over the world and they go and do not learn. why is that? that's the question we're trying to address. in our greatest desire, every single child on planet earth has access to a world class education in the palm of her hand. we are hoping to be back next you to see how the teams get along. for now it is time to say goodbye. we have brought some biscuits to say thank you. and suddenly the difficulties the team will face when they arrive became clear. we just 20 or so tablets per village, there simply won't be enough for everyone to take part. to reduce potentialjealousy, the tablets will be locked to only run the educational software, but everyone wants one. a village mamma has been chosen

to settle any dispute. and the scheme's partners, unesco, will be asking some other important questions about tablets too. we are doing assessments of the social and emotional impact of such learning, because we expect some criticism from that side. we are engaging with the psychologists, anthropologists, educationalists, to try to understand what does it do to the child? is it an option that is ethical because children go to school, they are socialised also, it is not only the cognitive learning, it is learning to be part of the group. it's just like back at home. now they've all got tablets. they‘ re not really talking to anybody. that was dan in tanzania. next, we are off to germany with kate, who's found an elevator that goes sideways. the picturesque town of rottweil,

germany, home to fearsome dogs, chocolate box buildings, and a 246—metre tower housing the tallest observation deck in germany. but this tower is not just about great views. built by elevator company thyssenkrupp, it has 12 lift shafts running inside it. one is used to transport passengers to the top, the others to test the latest in elevator technology. it is in the core of the tower. only a few people really have the chance to see what we have built and what is running there. an elevator without any ropes. this is revolutionary. instead of steel ropes, the cabin is carried by linear motors, it is the same tech that drives japan's bullet train. as well as eliminating the speed

and height restriction of today's technology, this allows passengers to travel sideways as well as up and down, just like willy wonka's fantastical elevator in charlie and the chocolate factory. behind the scenes, behind the car, we changed this exchanger 90 degrees. get prepared for the horizontal movement while entering and leaving. as soon as the doors close we can go sideways to the next shaft. and this is the most important thing that we come back to — a circulating system. reinventing the paternoster. using this circulating pattern means a lift shaft could hold ten or more cabins, much more efficient than a single up and down ride that today's elevators are limited to. and this will only become more important when we start looking at elevators reaching perhaps 1000 or more metres into the sky. that was kate, going sideways.

and so are we now. we are off to the place where china makes the world's tech, the city of shenzhen, where last month i got exclusive prelaunch access to see how a new smart phone is born. they make loads of different types of phones in this factory, so to keep the st a secret from all the other workers, everything happens behind the blue shroud of secrecy. are you ready? thank you. come in. welcome to production line 27. the phone starts life as just a tiny camera and then it is gradually assembled around this u—shaped production line, which means by the time it gets to the end, it is a fully featured phone.

just about there. this is the reason china has come to dominate electronics manufacturing. a ready supply of a disciplined, relatively low—cost workforce. each person here has one uniquejob which requires concentration, speed and precision. a single speck of dust caught in a camera lens and the finished phone will be rejected. what i have found most surprising about this is it is all people. i would have thought with this kind of high precisionjob these phones would have been built solely by machine. but it is pretty much all humans. this is where an unlikely few phones are pulled off the production line to check extreme tolerance. that breaks my heart!

elsewhere, other test phones escape that big plunge, but instead are dropped 5000 times each. others have their charging ports wiggled and buttons pressed 10,000 times. with the launch over, one plus will nervously wait the first reviews and more importantly, the advance orders. and they will decide whether these people will be joined by hundreds more, or not. a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain in china. and now it is time to leave earth entirely for a few minutes to remember how the click crew explored the final frontier in vr. virtual reality game star trek bridge crew brings together up to four players, each taking a different role on the bridge of a starship.

that is brilliant. incredible! oh, my goodness. mark! we're warping, everybody! 0h! wow. wow! we don't have time for sightseeing, though. as we receive a distress signal from a stricken vessel. 0ur vessel has lost all power and our life—support systems are nearly exhausted. 0k. so, engineering? yes? could you transport the survivors here? i don't know. laughter. that wasn't in the training! it's at this moment that the action takes a turn which will appeal to star trek super fans. woah, woah! it is d51 cruiser.

a klingon d5 cruiser. 0k. target it! get us back behind it. target destroyed! it feels like social vr at its best, really. communication is a must. if you don't have it, you're not going to complete the mission. great for team building. it felt we had our lives on the line for a minute. a couple of sticky moments there, but i think we managed to pull it back and keep it together as a crew. and the result was a successful mission. now one thing we love to do on click is to look at how things might change significantly in the future. and one area that we think is about to pop onto the scene and possibly on to many people's plates, is lab grown meat. i'm talking burgers, steaks, and fish. got a taste for it? well, back injuly kat hawkins visited the cultured food capital, san francisco, to see what's cooking. i've come to this lab

in the heart of silicon valley to visit impossible foods. they claim to have invented the food of the future, a completely meatless meat made entirely of plants. impossible foods found that the key ingredient that gives meat its characteristic irony taste is haem. a molecule found in most living things and especially in animal muscle. luckily it's also found in plants. so this is your magic ingredient, this is your plant—based blood. right. and it provides the explosion of flavour you get that tends... it's the difference between white meat, chicken, with a beefburger. the company has recently flipped the switch on its meatless meat packing factory as it ramps up production. this will eventually make 4 million burgers a month. and the next aim is to move into chicken, pork and lamb.

but it is one thing being scientists enthralled by food tech and another to be a chef using the ingredients produced on your carefully crafted menu. i think we are eating way too much much meat in general. so it's a good way to be as close as possible to how meat looks and tastes. the impossible burger is now the only one roco has on his menu. and he sells 250 of them a week. it seems like at this stage it might be a novelty for silicon valley diners with money to spend but of course as always, the true test is in the tasting. 0k. it's about to happen. it's really good. the texture is just like meat. it doesn't taste like minced beef.

a bit like mushrooms. but i know there's no mushrooms in there. what comes across talking to roco, though, is how important it is for his customers that the flavour is close to meet while still being ethical. but what if you could serve up actual animal flesh without a single creature being harmed ? that is what several companies, including this small tech start—up in the heart of silicon valley are working on. they plan to grow actual fish from stem cells. finless foods takes a small sample of cells from real fish and cultures it up. 0ne cell can theoretically become one tonne of fish meat. but they're not there yet. we will be on the market in three years with products that are a new version of fish. that people haven't had before. and then in five to six years we'll have steaks and fillets just like the fish that you currently eat at the supermarket, just like what's inside of a fish that you'd normally see in the ocean.

kat hawkins reporting back in the summer. now from california to the netherlands, where nick kwek witnessed a dance with a new hologram effect. today choreographers and dancers of ndt are working with a new medium for artistic expression. they're taking two excerpts from their show called stop motion and adapting it to include holographic projections. it's a 3d almost an imax type experience without the need for glasses, you know. every detail has been carefully crafted. they are projecting a falling white giant and dust onto a black backdrop. playing with the themes of light and dark, and destruction. technology needs to embrace the art. but not be sticking out all by itself. it needs to help. it's like a glove to the art, to the expression. the holographic allusion is created

with the help of two very high—end projectors and a special lightweight mesh screen. by playing videos on the front mesh and back wall, it creates an optical illusion of 3—d depth. for the performers it is actually a really good rig to work with. because they can see the projections on this side whilst they're on stage performing. with other systems you do not really get that same... wow, it's really realistic, actually! dancer in position, stand—by lighting, music, cue projection and action. applause. and after all that globetrotting, i have to say there

is no place like home. there's no place like home... there's no place like... guards! yes, banks, voting systems and the nhs were not the only ones to have been under attack in 2017. even in my own castle i had my hands full with this lot. we even lost our first guest on the show. sorry, ken. and in 2018 we will be going back into battle again, reporting from wherever we find the best tech from around the globe, and at home. we will see you next year. wintry weather for many at least

taken a back seat in the next 36 hours but we do have some strong and blustery wind and also slightly milder air. still some cold conditions across scotland, hill snow pushing north. temperatures just two or three degrees still by the afternoon across the far north east but elsewhere coming up to around 8 degrees with those sunny spells. not too many showers and a better afternoon for the north of england compared to this morning. strong and gusty wind across the south and south—west. temperatures

in double figures but then some outbreaks rain. the wet weather pushing north through the night. the risk of some flooding. the wind strengthening across the board with the exception of the far north of scotla nd the exception of the far north of scotland were again we snow and ice. but tonight and into tomorrow we have stormed dylan, named by the irish weather service. the republic of ireland bearing the brunt but we could still see damaging winds in northern ireland and parts of the mainland. check with the weather warnings online. snow over the mountains but the strongest of the wind in the morning. easing down a little into the afternoon but blustery day across the board. taking a bit longer in the east of scotla nd taking a bit longer in the east of scotland for things to brighten up.

strong wind to end the day and that brings showers across the board heading towards midnight. and the start of 2018. wherever you are take a waterproof just in start of 2018. wherever you are take a waterproofjust in case as there could be some showers just about anywhere. into the start of new year's day, the risk of some heavy and persistent rain just moving year's day, the risk of some heavy and persistent rainjust moving into the english channel. good afternoon. the beatles drummer ringo starr, and the last surviving member of the bee gees, barry gibb, are among those who have been knighted in the new year honours. the ex—deputy prime minister, nick clegg, is also knighted and the the former ballerina, turned strictly come dancing judge, darcy bussell, becomes a dame. this report from lizo mzimba. more