compass group chairman paul walsh said... 0ur sydney correspondent phil mercer is at the scene — he said what caused the crash. air crash investigators say that their work could go on for many, many months, and their task is immense. in the first instance, they need to retrieve the wreckage of the seaplane that lies more than a0 feet, it is in the crash site. the crash site is a couple of miles to the north of where we are at westhead. the plane came down in a place called jerusalem bay, this is near the town of cowan on the hawkesbury river. as you can see, it is an idyllic part of the coastline. it is relatively close to sydney, but the area where the plane came down is tucked away, it is hard to reach, so of course piecing together the last moments of the aircraft is key to this investigation, so what investigators need to do is to retrieve, to salvage the aircraft to try to piece together, to establish how and why a routine scenic flight could end in disaster. and what, phil, can you tell us about the victims? well, we know that 58—year—old richard cousins was travelling with his two

compass group chairman paul walsh said...lk now to our correspondent phil mercer, who is at the scene of the crash in new south wales. is there anything more that we know today about what might have caused this tragic crash? no, we don't, air crash investigators say their work could go on for many, many months, and their task is immense. in the first insta nce their task is immense. in the first instance they need to retrieve the wreckage of the seaplane which lies more than a0 feet in the crash site, which is a couple of miles to the north of where we are at westhead. the place came down in a place called jerusalem bay near the town of cowa n called jerusalem bay near the town of cowan on the hawkesbury river. as you can see, it is an invalid part of the coastline, it is relatively close to sydney, but the area where the plane came down is tucked away, ha rd to the plane came down is tucked away, hard to reach, so of course piecing together the last moments of the aircraft is key to this investigation, so what investigators

medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. pauln, but he feels fortunate to be alive. covid—19 first attacked his lungs and then caused two massive strokes. the 64—year—old has made an astonishing recovery, which doctors put down to his high level of fitness. i have four weeks of my life that is absent. i don't remember it. when i came round, i couldn't really get out of bed and i couldn't read anything, so i'm lucky in the physical terms. i've still got a bit of problem on the right—hand side, but it's minimal. i can read now, but it's tough. i forget what i've done. i've done something and then suddenly i forget what that is. so, paul, welcome to your cognitive rehab session. paul is not alone. in just two weeks, doctors at the national hospital for neurology in london treated six covid patients who suffered strokes, all triggered by unusually sticky blood. this is the area that has been affected by the stroke, this is the acute stroke... after his first stroke, paul was put on blood thinners but despite that he suffered a second

paul's recovery is exceptional, others are not so fortunate. fergus walsh, bbc news.n will play its part in an economic recovery from the coronavirus in creating new jobs and that innovation included the potential of a zero—emissions commercial aircraft. he also mentioned hydrogen technology for heavy transport and industry, but as our environment analyst roger harrabin reports, creating a hydrogen economy will present enormous challenges. is this the future of heavy transport? a lorry... ..a boat... ..a bus... ..evena plane? all of these are powered by hydrogen. and what about this beast being put through its paces in the staffordshire hills? this too is running on hydrogen. the gas in the tank is mixed with oxygen in the fuel cell which makes electricity to drive the machine. the only exhaust is harmless, nonpolluting steam. this digger could be powered like an electric car, using batteries, not hydrogen. but they would be much heavier and slower to refuel. there are two zero—emission solutions to the future, batteries and hydrogen. we've lost the lead on batteries

here's our medical editor fergus walsh. pauland successfully treated. it was diagnosed here at londonen's university college hospital when he took part in a trial using mri scans. the 62—year—old's cancer would have been missed if he'd only had the stand psa blood test, which came back as normal. if the stand psa blood test, which came back as normal.— came back as normal. if i'd 'ust came back as normal. if i'd just had — came back as normal. if i'd just had the _ came back as normal. if i'd just had the blood - came back as normal. if i'd just had the blood test, - came back as normal. if i'd just had the blood test, i i just had the blood test, i would be carrying on life as normal, walking around, unaware that there was some sort of ticking time bomb in me of a cancer slowly growing. by the time that i did find out, presumably, it would have been much harder to treat and much more dangerous to me. so much harder to treat and much more dangerous to me.- more dangerous to me. so you feel fortunate? _ more dangerous to me. so y

our medical editor fergus walsh has been finding out more. paulwhen he took part in a trial using mri scans. the 62—year—old's cancer would have been missed if he'd only had the standard psa blood test, which came back as normal. if ijust had the blood test, i would be carrying on life as normal, walking around unaware that there was some sort of ticking time bomb inside me of a cancer slowly growing. so by the time i then did find out, presumably it would have been much harder to treat, and much more dangerous to me. so you feel fortunate? yeah, very fortunate. i'm, you know, thrilled that i was diagnosed so early. we don't see any sign of cancer recurrence there... paul was among 300 men aged 50 to 75 who took part in the trial led by university college london. of the 25 men whose aggressive cancers were picked up via mri, over half — like paul — had negative blood tests. we think these are really significant results. what we see is that a short ten—minute mri scan used as a screening test can selectively pick up significant cancers in a much mo

our medical editor fergus walsh reports. paul rothwell feels fortunate.a trial using mri scans. the 62—year—old's cancer would've been missed if he'd only had the standard psa blood test, which came back as negative. if ijust had the blood test, i would be carrying on life as normal, walking around unaware that there was some sort of ticking time bomb inside me of a cancer slowly growing. and by the time i then did find out, presumably, it would have been much harder to treat and much more dangerous to me. we don't see any sign of cancer recurrence there, so... paul was among 300 men aged 50 to 75 who took part in the trial led by university college london. of the 25 men whose aggressive cancers were picked up via mri, over half, like paul, had negative blood tests. we think these are really significant results. what we see is that a short ten—minute mri scan, used as a screening test, can selectively pick up significant cancers in a much more effective way than the psa blood test alone. that'll help us to diagnose the important cancers early, when they'r

walsh, bbc news. i'm joined now by dr paul duprex, who's been working on a vaccine for the virus at the university ofng us here on bbc news. where are you on the optimism ladder? i think what you heard and it isa ladder? i think what you heard and it is a very good way to phrase this, we should be cautiously optimistic. but isn't it wonderful that we can be optimistic? because vaccine development is hard. vaccine development is slow. but vaccine development is slow. but vaccine development is slow. but vaccine development is beset by many, many hurdles and what we have today is interim early results from a vaccine modality that has never ever been licenced before. so i think cautious optimism is a really good phrase that we use for where we are today. it's great to see the world's vaccine community to come together and develop these creative novel ways to deal with what is the scourge ways to deal with what is the scourge of humanity at the moment, covid—i9. scourge of humanity at the moment, covid-19. this is using a different technique as i understand it and forgive me i am not a scientist in the s

our medical editor fergus walsh reports. paul prostate cancer was caught early and successfully treated. it was diagnosed here at london's university college hospital, when he took part in a trial using mri scans. the 62—year—old's cancer would have been missed if he'd only had the standard psa blood test, which came back as normal. if ijust had the blood test, i would be carrying on life as normal, walking around unaware that there was some sort of ticking time bomb inside me of a cancer slowly growing. so by the time i then did find out, presumably, it would have been much harder to treat and much more dangerous to me. so you feel fortunate? yeah, very fortunate. you know, thrilled that i was diagnosed so early. we don't see any sign of cancer recurrence there, so... paul was among 300 men — aged 50 to 75 — who took part in the trial, led by university college london. of the 25 men whose aggressive cancers were picked up via mri, over half, like paul, had negative blood tests. we think these are really significant results. what

paul adams, bbc news, at the foreign office. we'll be speaking to drjim walshin favour of the iran nuclear deal later in this bulletin, so do stay with us for that. let's get some of the day's other news. forecasters in the united states are warning of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding as record temperatures finally begin to cool. six deaths have been reported and there's been widespread disruption across towns and cities as a result of the extreme heatwave, affecting millions of people from the midwest to the atlantic coast. japanese prime minister shinzo abe has declared victory in national elections — putting him on track to become the country's longest serving leader. but mr abe's coalition party has fallen slightly short of the two—thirds majority needed for a mandate to revise japan's constitution. egypt's aviation minister has expressed dismay over british airways‘ suspension of flights to cairo. younis al—masry said the airline had taken the decision unilaterally, without referring to local authorities. ba has paused flights for seven days while "

our medical editor, fergus walsh, has been finding out more. paul treated. it was diagnosed here at london's university college hospital when he took part in a trial using mri scans. the 62—year—old's cancer would have been missed if he'd only had the standard psa blood test, which came back as normal. if ijust had the blood test, i would be carrying on life as normal, walking around unaware that there was some sort of ticking time bomb inside me of a cancer slowly growing. so by the time i then did find out, presumably it would have been much harder to treat, and much more dangerous to me. so you feel fortunate? yeah, very fortunate. i'm, you know, thrilled that i was diagnosed so early. we don't see any sign of cancer recurrence there... paul was among 300 men aged 50 to 75 who took part in the trial led by university college london. of the 25 men whose aggressive cancers were picked up via mri, over half — like paul — had negative blood tests. we think these are really significant results. what we see is that a short ten—minute mri scan used as a

revenge in the melling chase, beaten last year by paul nicholl‘s politologue, but reversing that result and coming home 20 lengths clear under ruby walsh could be a historic day for one horse in particular. tiger roll is the hot favourite, and is going for his second national in a row. if he wins, he'll be in elite company, as andy swiss reports. winning the grand national two years running is almost unheard of. a great red one was the last to do it backin great red one was the last to do it back in 197a. but now last year's champion has it in his sights. trained in ireland emma tiger roll won his most recent race by a staggering 22 lengths. not surprisingly, he is once again the one to beat. with the grand national come having a bit of preparation... a lot of courses... he is in good form right now. they have been racing over these famous fences for some 118 years now. in that time, only for horses have over one consecutive grand nationals. but suchis consecutive grand nationals. but such is the confidence in tiger roll, he could start as one of the hottest favourites that aintree has ever seen. the hottest ever was back in 1935. gold

walsh, bbc news. the brother of a former us marine imprisoned in russia says his family fears that paul whelan won't beall star brittney griner to the united states. they argue the prisoner swap was a bad deal with russia. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri explains. what is your mood? happy! happy? relief for basketball star brittney griner but to bring her home, the white house gave in to some of russia's demands. that included leaving former us marine paul whelan behind. he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2018 on spying charges. there have been disappointments in the past. i think this one maybe struck us a little bit harder as we'd been expecting, based on the state department's statements about a substantial offer being made to the russian government, that paul would be coming home. the white house, the biden administration, has been much more open about what has been going on, and that's helpful to detainees' families. there's still a lot that goes on behind the scenes, so we might not know until the very last minute, and it could happen any time, but my concern is that as months go by and probably

walsh, bbc news. we can speak now to paul hunter, professor in medicine at the university of east anglia.h us today. lots to discuss. and right at the outset, let's establish your position is on this possible link between developing blood clots and the astrazeneca vaccine, something which i think you've been changing your mind on slightly over the last week or so?— week or so? well, absolutely. i think one _ week or so? well, absolutely. i think one of — week or so? well, absolutely. i think one of the _ week or so? well, absolutely. i think one of the concerns, - week or so? well, absolutely. i. think one of the concerns, always come up with something like a mass roll—out of any medication or vaccine is that you will see clusters of cases following that intervention that could arise entirely by chance. the problem is that once you start seeing that in multiple geographical regions, with the same disease following the same intervention, then, ithink, the odds are more that it's going to be, actually, related rather than some sort of statistical glitch. and added to that the fact that we w

walsh. now let's get more about polio — on your questions answered. with me is paully, someone asked if they have been any reports of actual cases of polio? been any reports of actual cases of olio? ., ., . ., , , polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of— polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic _ polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic polio _ polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic polio and - polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic polio and as - no cases of paralytic polio and as far as i'm aware they have not even been any positive samples from humans at the moment. nicola, if we could 'ust humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get — humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a _ humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit _ humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit of _ humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit of context, - humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit of context, and i could just get a bit o

walsh and i caught up with him earlier. it is notjust my responsibility, there is a fantastic line—up. i have the honour of opening the show. i will perform the paul day after the bombing. it was quite a moment that night and people said nice things about it since, andi people said nice things about it since, and i think it will be a nice moment again this evening. it will bea moment again this evening. it will be a bridge between that day in the state, then we can move on with the show. people are seeing this as a bridge, away to remember what happened, but then move forward for the venue and city. tonight is about to 22 people who lost their lives. we are paying respects. we are raising money to create a permanent memorial. we are going to have a good time, as well. that is the spirit of manchester, we need to bounce back from this. how important was at that artists from this area we re was at that artists from this area were here tonight? it is all about ownership, proving what manchester can do when faced with adversity? we have great artist here in manchester and they have all stepped up. it will be a mass of moment when noel gallagher steps

walsh, former team gb hockey gold medallist, now coach and performance psychologist. also i'm joined by professor steve peters, sports psychiatrist to elite athletes and author of the chimp paradox and finally, pauls about your experiences as a player — were there some days where you thought you might be physically fit, but mentally you just could not go on? yes, i was an athlete who has experienced struggles with my own mental health. i've also been quite vocal about those experiences only, i must say, after the event, not during like some of these athletes are doing, which i think it's very commendable. as athletes, we live in a world that is just a constant stress — in some ways, and lots of ways it's deliberate. we are put under stress in our daily training environment because when it comes to olympic games, there will be stress. so we need to be put under that stress to learn how to cope with it and practice, and develop the necessary mental skills in order to cope with that pressure. and so, yeah, you know, it's something that we accept is necessary. however, i think there is a balance that needs to be struck — or not necessarily a balance, but the mental health of us as human beings is the

walsh, former team gb hockey gold medallist, now coach and performance psychologist. also i'm joined by professor steve peters, sports psychiatrist to elite athletes and author of the chimp paradox. and finally, paulief executive of mental health charity, mind is also with us. thank you to all three of you for joining us. helen, i'd like to start with you. tell us about your experiences as a player — where there are some days where you thought you might be physically fit, but mentally you just could not go on? but mentally you “ust could not go on? , . , . but mentally you “ust could not go on? , ., , ., ., ., but mentally you “ust could not go on? , .,, ., ., ., .,, on? yes, i was an athlete who has exnerienced _ on? yes, i was an athlete who has experienced struggles _ on? yes, i was an athlete who has experienced struggles with - on? yes, i was an athlete who has experienced struggles with my - on? yes, i was an athlete who has| experienced struggles with my own mental health. i've also been quite vocal about those experiences only, i must say, after the event, not during like some of these athletes are doing, which i think it's very commendable. as athletes, we live in a world that is just a c

paul workman, the chief executive of the institute for cancer research, says the new approach could make it possible to manage cancer as a chronic condition, and make the disease more curable. our medical correspondent fergus walshnt is this, do you think was my we have known for a long time that cancers are inherently unstable copies of our dna. every time they survive, they change and mutate. it only needs a few cells to survive conventional treatment for the cancer to develop drug resistance. we have known about this darwinian evolution for years. in fact, it was discovered by scientists at the institute of cancer research many years ago, but they are now setting up the well‘s first dedicated centre looking at darwinian cancer evolution and trying to find drugs that may help to combat it, and putting £75 million in. it sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but one the new cancer drug probably costs £1 billion to develop. although it is very good to have this money from charities, we will rely on big pharmaceutical companies to come up with the money needed. the general trend we have seen for a few years is trying to use more targeted treatments for cancer, and to turn it into a more chronic, manageable condi

paul workman, the chief executive of the institute for cancer research, says the new approach could make it possible to manage cancer as a chronic condition, and make the disease more curable. our medical correspondent fergus walshbout this darwinian evolution for years. in fact, it was discovered by scientists at the institute for cancer research many yea rs institute for cancer research many years ago but they are now setting up years ago but they are now setting up the worlds first dedicated centre looking into darwinian evolution and looking into darwinian evolution and looking for drugs that may help combat it. they are putting £75 million in, it sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but one new cancer drug probably cost around £i money, and it is, but one new cancer drug probably cost around £1 billion to develop. it is very good to have this money from charities who are good at drug discovery, we depend on big pharma to come up with the hundreds of millions of pounds that are needed. the general trend that we have seen for many years is try to find more targeted treatment for cancer and turn it into a more chronic, manageable condition where you can't cure it. labour has announced plans to re—nationalise