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this is bbc news. the headlines: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge has been named as 28—year—old usman khan, who was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. police are searching a property in staffordshire in central england, but say they are "not actively seeking anyone else". the victims who were killed were a man and woman. three other injured people remain in hospital — one patient is in a critical but stable condition. borisjohnson has described the deaths as "heartbreaking". the prime minister has said there will be an "enhanced" police presence on the streets of london. police are hunting a male suspect after several people were wounded in a stabbing in a shopping
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december three marks the un international day of persons with disabilities. and each year on click we use the occasion to look at some of the latest technology is helping to change the lives of disabled people. this is the beazley designs of the year exhibition at the design museum london which feature some great examples of inclusive design. this is my sleeve, silicon groups that make writers more comfortable. there are also magnetic so they snap together and can be held in one hand. this able to is a 3—d printable add—on that makes small buttons bigger and more accessible. and the kainga row is a concept mobility robot which can carry your shopping for you. one area of cutting—edge design and research which is playing an ever increasing role is prosthetics, particularly in the world of sports. this is paul
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carter. hello. hello. you have been looking at some of the latest prosthetics for us. and you started ina prosthetics for us. and you started in a place that seems pretty nonobvious to me. that's right. they went to reykjavik in iceland and i went to reykjavik in iceland and i went to reykjavik in iceland and i went to see the manufacturing process and the story behind the iconic running late, the prostatic running blade which is now synonymous with paralympic sport. what people may not realise that there is a huge amount of research and design which goes into making the blades, but also developing them and testing them to make them but in the future. you have got a pair of blades yourself. i do. the future. you have got a pair of blades yourself. ido. i'm the future. you have got a pair of blades yourself. i do. i'm very much a non— paralympian. i'm not really built for running. so we decided to leave this one up to the professionals. here at the headquarters of the prosthetics company in iceland. they have gathered a team of serious paralympic athletes for some even more serious testing. these athletes have a stack of medals, wild, and
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national between them. they're all major contenders at the 2020 our olympic games in tokyo. they are providing ossa with feedback and data of the performance of the prosthetics, which, it is hoped, will lead to better performing blades in the future. we are going into a lot of biomechanical analysis. looking into different ways of playing the carbon fibre techniques and trying those out. it isa techniques and trying those out. it is a bit of trial and error, obviously, in all of it as well. first invented in 1976, blades have been commonplace in paralympic sports since the mid— 90s. and they've come a long way. we have got a selection of running blades here on the table in front of —— front of me. in different iteration three yea rs. me. in different iteration three years. on one thing that really strikes me is really, it's been a revolution more than a revolution. i mean, this was the original design which is now about 20 or 30 years
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old, and it kind of has that classic sort of see shape that you can recognise a —— c shape. these are the blades that i'd personally have at home, my need to wear them more than i do, this is the flex foot. which, again, was a slight modification on the original design. and from there we progressed to this one, which introduced this bend in the back side which spreads the load, when you are actually pushing down. they don't look that flexible, because i'm not strong enough to bend them, but these excilly take quite a lot of force and that forces distributed along the back here. and fast forward all the way up to today's tito pro, which is this one, it's not 1 today's tito pro, which is this one, it's not1 million miles away, but it's not1 million miles away, but it has come through quite a few iterations to get the —— cheater. they couldn't come all the way to iceland without actually seeing how they made. and the design and manufacture process is more involved
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than you might think. wow. i'm used toa than you might think. wow. i'm used to a hospital workshop, which are kind of usually one man and an allen key. this is insane. this is sheets of carbon fibre fabric. you can see it on this machine here being cut into strips. it's actually mind blowing to believe that these are really thin little pieces of fabric just here will eventually turn into one of these. what's amazing is you can actually see the process, following it all the way through. you've got the start of the process here and you've got some moulds on the left, which were not allowed to show you. this is essentially a giant ofan show you. this is essentially a giant of an and once they are laminated and press together and covered in the resin to go into one of these, which applies temperature,
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but also pressure, which is really important because that's what condensers these and gives them their solidity. i wouldn't much fa ncy their solidity. i wouldn't much fancy getting inside one of these things. i'd probably end up with the bands. i was fitted with a blade in five minutes and they started running on the hallway in ossa for the first time in, like, 13 years or something, 12—13 years. and it was a day that i will always remember. how did that fill running for the first time mozela running for the first time mozela running for the first time after the amputation was like finding the wind in the air again. time after the amputation was like finding the wind in the air againlj finding the wind in the air again.|j have two, like, be honest. there we re have two, like, be honest. there were tears. there were tears. each blade is customised to every athlete. taking into consideration the physical attributes, running style, and forces they are applying. as well as this sport that they participate in. we are dealing on
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the biomechanical side with the most advanced gate lives that are available. we are talking about icon systems, force plays, that are basically telling us, objectifying what it is the athletes are trying to tell us as well. they are telling us to tell us as well. they are telling us what it is the foot is or isn't doing, to make sure we understand where we can potentially tweak. the design process draws parallels with that of motorsport, the changes are being considered that can show fractions of a second or add small distances to performances. and what was that transition like to having something that has been kinda personalised to you? it was really nice to have, because they could give feedback about how they felt and what i would like to feel. it really felt like we had the room to search for something that fits my personal running style and is different for everybody, so there's no like one golden rule regarding blades and it's fun to realise that and that you can reallyjust, you don't have to do what the paralympic champion is doing, because that
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might not even be the best for me. so it's good to have the opportunity to search for the right blades with a team of people around me. a switch to blades two months ago, category 1. to blades two months ago, category 1,i to blades two months ago, category 1, iwenta to blades two months ago, category 1, i went a full category different. so i'm still not sure i have the robles, but it's only been two blades. so within the four years they have been doing this now, we have been changing, adjusting the alignment, and the alignment invented training is different than during races, so it is constant change and development. it's never done. the new ones, they are helping the athletes a lot. the times are getting better, people are getting faster. it has something to do with the prosthesis and also people are getting more professional in the paralympian world. blades essentially springs. they can't return any more energy than is put into them, but concerns have been
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raised about just how into them, but concerns have been raised aboutjust how far development can take us. is there a risk we go beyond merely the physical capabilities of the athletes? a carbon fibre blade is not able to provide active positive energy. and that is what the human leg does. so if you look at itjust in that simple manner, you're always going to be slightly underperforming if you're reliant on a blade that is not able, like a muscle, to provide 200 - 300% of the not able, like a muscle, to provide 200 — 300% of the muscle in a sports activity. could we potentially integrate structures that could make a higher level of propulsion? there might be an opportunity for that. at this stage that is not at the order. we are not looking for that. we're looking to get people to maximise their performance, with a device that supports them as well possible stop a diet i would say is definitely giving them the fair opportunity to compete ——. that i would say.
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hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week the ride hailing firm uber was told it won't have its london license renewed due to what transport for london called repeated safety veillas —— failures. there is appealing the decision. google fired four workers known as the thanksgiving four, over what it saysis the thanksgiving four, over what it says is employee safety first of other employees accused the company of punishing them for speaking out. spot the robotic dog has been working alongside massachusetts state police. boston dynamic a—legged friend has been trialed for the past four months, helping with live incidents as well as training runs. staff at nasa have been busy bees. they have released the first astro bees on the international base station to help astronauts keep the place clean. these were could be robots place clean. these were could be ro bots clea n place clean. these were could be robots clean the air and will seek out a charging station when they are exhausted. and, finally, the royal
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navy will be flying a different kind of jet navy will be flying a different kind ofjet from navy will be flying a different kind of jet from the navy will be flying a different kind ofjet from the deck of hms queen elizabeth. this made by british firm that he gravity, allows the wearer to fly up to 32 mph 45—10 minutes. i'm guessing you'd want know if it was going to be five — ten minutes in advance, though, wouldn't you? —— 5-10. earlier this year, click live at the hay festival was a part of one of oui’ hay festival was a part of one of our most memorable moments. maisie, are they working? yes, i can see your microphone. an eye can see that your microphone. an eye can see that you are smiling. and i can see the buttons on your shirt. take a look at the audience. yeah. they are waving. eye can see there's a lady in the front with a red jacket. the
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quy in the front with a red jacket. the guy next to her is stripes. oh my god, it's so amazing. following that episode, many of you asked whether maisie got to keep the glasses? we are happy to say that she did. and we asked her what she's been up to since that show. so what have you use the headset for sense?” since that show. so what have you use the headset for sense? i suppose the most exciting thing for me was going to see my favourite singer, pink live in cardiff. about you looked epic. it was the most incredible night ever. they cried so much and danced so much and just had a fantastic time. it is so amazing what technology can do for us blind girls, isn't it? it's incredible. it really is. we wanted to get maisie back on click so we teamed her up with journalist lucy edwards, who is also blind, to take us on a tech tour of blind life and to test some new innovations along the way. i'd lost my site seven years ago.
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navigating the world can feel like a huge challenge, even with my gorgeous guide dog, olga. huge challenge, even with my gorgeous guide dog, 0lga.|j huge challenge, even with my gorgeous guide dog, olga. i usually use my guide dog willow to get around, but today we are using a new device, the wii walks mike kane.|j think olga is a bit confused with the cane. the device has a round sensor the cane. the device has a round sensor to detect obstacles. i've had it with my smart phone and airports to send me direction. my airports pick up the information from my phone and the navigation system reads it out to me. when we got there it said starbucks on your right. by then we could smell it anyway, couldn't we? when it was using the cane it was always a vibrating. the buzzing got really quick. so a new way was in front of something that was quite a large
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obstacle. this might be an improvement for some cane users, but personally i've found the feedback slightly overwhelming. i would imagine it could probably get quite difficult to detect what is important and is not important. i was excited to show maisie and at named microsoft's gown —— soundscape which is a 3—d sound to point you in the right direction. you can hear the right direction. you can hear the sound as if it's around you and it's like you are in the software almost. it will highlight nearby shops and restau ra nts. it will highlight nearby shops and restaurants. it can set an audio beep and if you want to find the local supermarket... 65 metres west. tapping sounds help guide us in the right direction although we did
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manage to walk past the shop door.|j think you do not quite believe it is to the right of you. at least we had oui’ to the right of you. at least we had our guide dogs to help us find the entrance. at home, some of the simplest technology can be the most useful. a big companies like apple, google and amazon are also trying to make their technology better people like me. most of the time i use my phone and a watch. lots of them have audio block services one new and are particularly unusual audiobook is unseen, the first ever audio comic book. when you hear this sound... that is so cool. the word unseen in bold letters. amazing. no-one ever
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does that, the typeface... describing the pictures.” does that, the typeface... describing the pictures. i cannot wait to have the next segment released. i do not know who the hell you are... iwas released. i do not know who the hell you are... i was also excited to try new device from brel technology. this device is the very first ever several line braille display. it sounds like a typewriter. you can upload books, pdfs and documents. the multilayer is a great, and easier and quicker wait to read. the multilayer is a great, and easier and quicker wait to readm is nice you can use something like this and not have audio constantly all the time. i was even more impressed with the next device we tried. smart glasses. these use a
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camera and artificial intelligence to read the text around you and you can use touch, voice and gesture command to set its setting. i have a magazine and if i point at a line... it is reading it! with surprise maisie with a book from one of her favourite authors. cool! it also tells you the time. and can name who is standing in front of you. of course, i wanted to see if we could get it to recognise maisie. the device does this by remembering that unique points of a person's phase. maisie. oh, yes! hi five, blind girl
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hi five. and also the ability to scan products. what am i holding? i was excited to test the new show feature. you hold an item in front of the camera until it tells you what the item is. it was difficult to know if the item was sent to screen and this threw up some different results. oh, my god. i have done that so many times, picking up cherry diet coke by mistake. we were told that was a regular coca—cola. you have to really now getting your snapshots ——
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nail getting your snapshots correctly. not everything today was a complete success but the impact that blind technology can have continues to surprise me. i am a really excited about the future of accessibility technology. some fantastic innovations there. one thing becoming clearer in this programme is how much is at the enabling people to be more empowered and leave or independently. and for people with learning disabilities, for example, plenty of innovations to dojust for example, plenty of innovations to do just that. paul has been to meet someone with the internet has made life more easily. this is adam. adam has down's syndrome and lives in his home which includes some specially designed technology to allow him to live more
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independently. he is using a tablet that contains a range of bespoke applications to helping with tasks in everyday life. in this instance, cooking. iam in everyday life. in this instance, cooking. i am doing the main ingredients. three cups of plain flour. it shows step-by-step instructions with pictures but the technology goes much further than just recipes. connected living is a partnership between the learning disability and vodafone. the platform utilises a range of technologies bundled together under one roof, literally. from smart home devices and iot —based sensors to more simple reminders, to—do lists and instructions. a lot of the
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elements in adam's house, things that are connected, machines connected to each other, they provide long—term connectivity. a lot of it is stuck people are familiar with. smart lights, locks but we have packaged it altogether and put it into this user interface which has been tailored specifically so it is user—friendly and it is intuitive to use. wistar with a long list of things, they can be small, thinks people might want to achieve and then we gave the list to vodafone to find technological solutions. the things we felt and heard were important to people. technology is in our lives and will continue to be so, so we want to make sure people with disabilities
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can access technology. it can be customised to each user, tailored to their needs and personal abilities. the platform planned smart technology with thanks adam can use outside the home, such as video calling a support worker for assistance or as a communication aid. what would you do with the options on this screen? so you can tell them what you want to go. which are your favourite? sounds good to me. do you like that? laughter we like tech too. there are
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people in the uk with disabilities who can use this but there are wider applications if you think about people who go into homes as they get older, they still want to be independent and need their flexibility and this can help them. we want to be independent and do our thing and technology can help people to do that, then it means you have control, you are feeling more independent and the amount of confidence in people '5 fantastic. most importantly, how does adam feel about his smart connected home? supported. that was adam and his
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mum. truly lovely. and we will continue to keep across this area throughout the year. in the meantime, you can contact us with your thoughts about what you have seen. your thoughts about what you have seen. we live on instagram, youtube, twitter and facebook. you can find as throughout the week. thank you very much for watching and we will see you soon. hello again. many of us saw that sunny but cold weather work its way in yesterday. skies like these were pretty commonplace, not a great deal of cloud around and it wasn't too windy either. you've really got more of the same to come as we look forward to the weekend weather prospects as well.
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yes, it's going to be sunny, but it's also going to be cold. we have some sharp frost, and some fog patches around as well, but at least it will be dry for quite a few of us. now, if you're heading outside over the next few hours, we do have clear skies for many areas, although a few showers coming and going across northern scotland and cloud keeping the frost at bay as well across the south—west of england. otherwise it's a cold night, it could be the coldest of the autumn, actually. temperatures may well get down to —10 as we look at the first part of saturday morning. lowest temperatures probably around six or seven in the morning. travel, that could well be affected by fog patches around. if there are a couple of things fog hates, it's low cloud and strengthening winds, and that's what we'll have moving into the south—west early on saturday morning. that means the zone most at risk of seeing fog patches really stretches across the midlands into wales. here, there could be poor visibility, perhaps down 200m or so in places. tricky travelling conditions to be expected first thing. and some of those fog patches may well linger even
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into the early afternoon. you can see the extent of the sunshine for most of us, a few showers coming and going across the north of scotland and in the afternoon we will see a weather front into the far south—west, bringing out acts of rain, and strengthening winds which will make it cold here. a cold day for all of us, really, with temperatures for most around 2—8. through saturday evening it looks like we will continue to see a bit of rain into the far south—west of england, the channel islands for a time. that's all associated with this area of low pressure which moves out of the way for sunday and then it's back to high pressure. there is a subtle change in the wind direction on sunday, so after a cold and frosty start again, we will see showers moving around the north sea and getting blown into the thames estuary, so we will see some of them coming into the north of kent. across northern scotland, if anything, the showers could well come together later on in the day to give some wetter weather right towards the end of the afternoon. on into monday, a bit more in the way of cloud in northern areas, and rains coming across the far north of scotland. otherwise a dry, cold,
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frosty start to the day, a few fog patches around but plenty of sunshine for most of us. those temperatures still struggling, although notice it is turning mild across the far north—west of scotland. that really is a trend we see later on in the week and it does turn a little bit milder in the north and west as the week goes on.
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welcome to bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge is named as 28—year—old usman khan. convicted seven years ago for terrorism offences, he had been released from prison in december last year. a man and a woman were killed in the attack. three others were injured and remain in hospital. growing pressure on malta's prime ministerjoseph muscat to resign, as police investigate the murder of a journalist. anti—government protesters in iraq celebrate as the prime minister announces he intends to quit. and rediscovered — a 42—page manuscript written by queen elizabeth i.
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