here in bedfordshire, bluebearl in bedfordshire, bluebear systems specialise in building uavs for commercialigning a propulsion system for a small zero emissions aircraft, and the project called inception is part funded by the uk government. bluebear are now testing using flying scale drones.— are now testing using flying scale drones. this is going to roduce scale drones. this is going to produce a — scale drones. this is going to produce a full-size _ scale drones. this is going to produce a full-size working l produce a full—size working project in two years but hopefully by 2030 there will be electric aircraft which people can pay to buy a ticket and fly around on. in can pay to buy a ticket and fly around on-— around on. in the future commercial— around on. in the future commercial aircraft - around on. in the future commercial aircraft will| commercial aircraft will undoubtedly be more environmentally friendly. but we as individuals will also need to address the impact of and the amount of flying. but we all make. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week uk government ann

in bedfordshire, blue bear systems specialise in building uavs for commercial and military use.eers from cambridge, in designing a propulsion system for a small, zero—emissions aircraft. the project, inception, is part funded by the uk government. blue bear are now testing using flying scale drones. this is going to produce a full—size working project in two years. but hopefully by 2030, there will be electric aircraft which people can pay to buy a ticket and fly around on. in the future, commercial aircraft will undoubtedly be more environmentally friendly. but we as individuals will also need to address the impact of and the amount of flying that we all make. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week the uk government announced the creation of a central nhs digital database will be delayed by two months, due to privacy concerns. jeff bezos said in an instagram post he will fly aboard blue 0rigin�*s first human flight to space injuly, though virgin galactic�*s richard branson is aiming to get there first. and apple paid millions to a woman after authorised repair w

, this is much, much batten _ bedfordshire, this is much, much batten a— bedfordshire, this is much,otland and northern england and by— across scotland and northern england and by the _ across scotland and northern england and by the end of the afternoon, sharpish — and by the end of the afternoon, sharpish i — and by the end of the afternoon, sharpish i was likelier to the west country~ _ sharpish i was likelier to the west country. temperatures should peak at 22 where _ country. temperatures should peak at 22 where we _ country. temperatures should peak at 22 where we see the lessons and shy. they spot _ 22 where we see the lessons and shy. they spot north west england, wales. through— they spot north west england, wales. through the evening and overnight, more _ through the evening and overnight, more rain. — through the evening and overnight, more rain, and where we don't really want _ more rain, and where we don't really want it. _ more rain, and where we don't really want it, because the south—east of england. _ want it, because the south—east of england, stretching up through

bedfordshire police have also released a statement today.to people who live around here. people are really saddened by what has happened. 0ne here. people are really saddened by what has happened. one woman was in tears and one gentleman told me that he doesn�*t expect this to happen on this type of road. that is what he said. he expected this to happen may be closer to the town centre. we are a few miles outside of the town centre of luton. in fact, the motorway is about one quarter of a milejust in that motorway is about one quarter of a mile just in that direction. people are really saddened. the police believe it is a an isolated attack and they are asking anybody who saw what happened to come forward. a buckingham palace source has told the bbc that the queen was not consulted by prince harry and meghan about naming their daughter lilibet, which was the queen�*s childhood nickname. but a spokesperson for the duke and duchess say she was supportive. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond told me that two different versions of events had unf

bedfordshire police also released a statement today, chief superintendentjohn murphy says...told me that he doesn't expect this to happen on this type of road — that's what he said. he expected this to happen may be closer to the town centre, we are a few miles outside the town centre of luton, and the mi motorway is about a quarter of a milejust and the mi motorway is about a quarter of a mile just over that direction. so people are really worried and saddened, and the police believe it is an isolated attack. they are of course asking for anybody who saw what happened to come forward. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. hello. if you have the sunshine at the moment, it is likely to stay for the rest of the day, and it is warm out there, as well. but we don't have sunshine for everyone, more patchy cloud for the west around the irish sea coasts, quite misty and grey and drizzly. we have a weather front around the west of scotland and northern ireland, but even here in eastern parts of northern ireland we could have temperatures of 21. highly likely int

breakfast�*sjohn maguire is at a development in bedfordshire to tell us more. good morning.use prices it— huge, massive increase in house prices. it had to come to an end at some _ prices. it had to come to an end at some point — prices. it had to come to an end at some point. that rise in house prices — some point. that rise in house prices has _ some point. that rise in house prices has been unsustainable. the government needs to collect the receipt _ government needs to collect the receipt and start getting that revenue _ receipt and start getting that revenue back. the stamp duty holiday was very— revenue back. the stamp duty holiday was very much needed and hopefully it should _ was very much needed and hopefully it should give us some form of soft landing _ it should give us some form of soft landing as — it should give us some form of soft landing as we approach october. estate _ landing as we approach october. estate agencies have been busy, conveyors have struggled to keep up. when i spoke to said they basically had to turn their phones off. people have been making

here in bedfordshire, blue bear systems specialise in building uavs for commercial and military use. there has been four modes of transportation moving humans around the globe — planes, trains, automobiles and boats. but now there might be another one coming into the mix. outside las vegas in the desert of nevada is the virgin hyperloop. this is a pod—based transport system that the company hopes will be the future of mass transit. the idea for this proposal was proposed in 2013 by tesla and spacex boss elon musk. the idea is quite simple — put people in a pod, put that pod in a tube, and shoot that pod down the tube at the speed of an aircraft. and that is exactly what the virgin hyperloop is working on making reality. it goes directly to your destination, doesn't stop at every place along the way, it does that electrically, autonomously and does it inside of a tube. click visited this spot in 2016, and frankly there wasn't much of anything to look at. itjust sounds so radical, so groundbreaking, it's hard to imagine it ever happening. in the few years since they have come quite a l