katie silver went along to take a look. are we ready? this is what we're doing. we are just finding ways, twinkling fingers, bringing in a little bit of movement. the class starts out slow, but after not too much time there is feet tapping, partner dancing, and even a singalong. all the tunes of baroque instruments. it's part of a programme that has been going on for two years at cambridge university hospital. that's our spine moving. bringing professional dancers to regular sessions on wards. some of it was around improving balance and co—ordination and muscle strength. a lot of it is also around well— being. the better somebody feels, the more likelihood there is they won't fall. dance sessions are done in a number of wards, but mostly with the elderly. it is strange because we haven't done it before. did you enjoy the dancing? yeah. a lot or a little bit? a little bit. while eve's not yet convinced, preliminary research suggests it is having an impact. we found that for those taking part, over 75% of people's mood improved from the beginning of the session to

katie silver reports.e opening ceremony of what supporters are calling an engineering marvel. the crossing, which includes a snaking road bridge, also goes underwater via two artificial islands, allowing ships to pass. after nine years of construction, enthusiasm is rife. translation: i think this bridge will bring great convenience to the whole of hong kong and macau, and highlight economic development of the whole area of the river delta. translation: today i'm off duty, so i've taken my child to see the bridge. now it is almost open to traffic, it's magnificent. the hong kong—zhuhai—macau bridge spans 55 km, and it will allow commuters to travel from macau to hong kong in about an hour. the distance is 20 times the length of san francisco's golden gate bridge. but it's only about a third of the danyang—kunshan grand bridge, which at 165 km, is the world's longest bridge, connecting shanghai and nanjing. but the bridge has been dogged by delays and budget overruns. there have been corruption prosecutions

katie silver reports.d. to get to the us east coast, it had to cross one doesn't time zones, flying over the philippines, passed japan, across the north pacific ocean, then the entire us, before touching down at newark airport outside new york. so who gets a fly like this? well, it's the groupies. i play for fun. i'm a passion for aviation. i am an aviation enthusiast. i'm of this group. this was about five or six years ago that i did a similar plight. at 15,341 kilometres, it is the world's longest non—stop flight. second on the list is qatar airways with its fight between auckland and doha. this takes 18 hours and travels about 14 one half thousand kilometres. third is qantas, fly between perth and london, covering a similar distance and taking 17 hours to register as nation. the voters run before for almost ten years, but they stopped because they could not make ends meet. —— this site has run before. they were using a gas guzzler. they believe that with these new modern more efficient aircraft that thi

bridge is due to open to traffic on wednesday, but has already become a tourist attraction, as katie silvering ceremony of what supporters are calling an engineering marvel. the crossing, which includes a snaking road bridge, also goes underwater by two artificial islands, allowing ships to pass. after nine years of construction, enthusiasm is rife. translation: i think this bridge will bring great convenience to the whole of hong kong and macau and promote the economic development of the whole area of the pearl river delta. translation: today i am of duty so i have ta ken my translation: today i am of duty so i have taken my child to see the bridge. now it is almost open to traffic. it is magnificent. the hong kong bridge spans 55 kilometres and will allow commuters to travel from macau to hong kong along the pearl river history in about an hour. the distance is 20 times the length of san francisco's goldengate ridge. but it is only a third of the grand bridge which, at 165 kilometres come is the world's longest bridge, connecting shanghai. the bridge has been dogged by delays and budget o

katie silver went along to take a look. are we ready? this is what we're doing.ow, but after not too much time there is feet tapping, partner dancing, and even a singalong. all the tunes of baroque instruments. it's part of a programme that has been going on for two years at cambridge university hospital. that's our spine moving. bringing professional dancers to regular sessions on wards. some of it was around improving balance and co—ordination and muscle strength. a lot of it is also around well— being.

katie silver went along to take a look. are we ready? this is what we are doing.ing fingers, bringing in a little bit of movement. the class sta rts little bit of movement. the class starts at slow, but after not too much time there is feet tapping, partner dancing, and even a singalong. all the tunes of rock instruments. it is part of a that has been going on for two years at cambridge university hospital. bringing professional dancers to regular sessions on wards. some of it was around improving balance and co—ordination and muscle strength. a lot of it around well—being. the bat somebody feels the more likelihood there is they won't fall. -- be better. dance sessions are done in a number of wards, mostly with the elderly. it is strange. we haven't done it before. did you enjoy the dancing? yeah. a lot of a little bit? a little bit. while it is not yet convinced, preliminary research suggests it is having an impact. we found that for those taking part over 75% of people's mood improved from the beginning of the session to the end of the session. they are also fi

katie silver reports. off duty so i have taken my child to see the bridge. it is almost open to traffic, it is magnificent. the hong kong bridge spans 55 kilometres and will allow commuters to travel from macau to hong kong along the river estuary in about an hour. the distance is 20 times the length of san francisco's golden gate bridge, but is only a third of the grand bridge which, at 165 kilometres, is the world's longest bridge, collecting shanghai. but the bridge has been dogged by delays and budget overruns. there have been corruption prosecutions and even the deaths of construction workers. it comes a month after a high—speed rail link was launched, connecting hong kong to d oze ns was launched, connecting hong kong to dozens of cities in mainland china. critics say these infrastructure projects are examples of beijing tightening its grip on a semi—autonomous city while others say they will bring both sides great economic benefits. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. most m os