they say why should you be allowed to kill yourself climbing mont blanc in a pair of trainers.ities on strictly come dancing, he has added his voice to the ever increasing number of individuals who have argued it is time for the uk‘s strip you come have same—sex —— strictly come dancing to have same—sex couples. there has been a series of people, jonnie peacock suggested it is a good idea, some of the pros suggested they are open to it. it is coming in the future, it seems there's an ever increasing likelihood will happen. this is inside the sun on sunday, idris elba talking about james bond. he hasn‘t been confirmed in this role, has he? no, he has made comments on twitter where he is playing with people and the odds have been cut... daniel craig is filming in albeit his last one... he hasjust finished his filming in albeit his last one... he has just finished his last filming in albeit his last one... he hasjust finished his last one, it was supposed to be his last last time. idris elba is not saying he does not want to be james bond but he is saying don't have a black bond j

by the time of its completion, the mont blanc tunnel was three times longer than any previous tunnelnco cuaz was the project's first operations manager. newsreel: a road tunnel under mont blanc — the dream of decades has come true, and the paris—rome motorjourney is cut by 300 miles. to both france and italy this was a historic occasion, and the joint opening ceremony was performed by general de gaulle and president saragat. from here, this looks a pretty big hole, but when you think of the size of the mountains through which it is being driven, it is rather like trying to drive a needle through the granite foundations of edinburgh castle. a great story of international cooperation and engineering. that is all from witness this month here at the british library. we will be back next month with more first—hand accounts of extraordinary moments in history. but for now, from me and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. hello, in places it was a chilly start to saturday. some places got down to two or three celsius. to help the temperatures rise, this is the isles of scilly. however, we

that is mont blanc, the highest mountain in europe, and that is swiss extreme mountaineer dani arnoldmpleted the climb of the grandes jorasses mountain in the range last month. he passed teams using ropes that had set off the previous evening to complete the climb in two hours and four minutes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. it doesn't look like the widespread, hot, sunny weather will return soon, but there will be some warmth in the forecast, particularly across england and wales throughout this week. something a little bit cooler, though, at the end of the week. we start this morning on a warm note across central, southern and eastern parts of the country, but always more cloud across the west. but, even so, still double—figure values here as well. so, for tuesday itself, always more cloud across the north and west of the country, that's because of a brisk westerly wind feeding in this moist air off the atlantic. so the best of the dry and bright weather will be in t

that is mont blanc, the highest mountain in europe, and that is swiss extreme mountaineer dani arnoldof the grandes jorasses mountain in the range last month. he passed teams using ropes that had set off the previous evening to complete the climb in two hours and four minutes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website but from me and the rest of the team that is your tuesday sport briefing. before we go, we asked you to tell us before we go, we asked you to tell us about our big twitter question of the day, which is the fact that the air that has been once again voted the best and most liveable city in the best and most liveable city in the world. —— vienna. this is a survey by the economist intelligence unit. we asked what makes a city liveable to you. we have had a huge amount of response. one person says they believe the ideal city needs to be clean, safe for citizens, especially women and children will stop another says clean, affordable living, low taxes, culture — is a busy city. john inness angela says parks, nature, efficient transport, access to healthy food. —— j

that is mont blanc. that is the fearsome north face the grandes jorasses.ngland. the government has vowed to end rough sleeping by 2027 — with extra support for mental health and addictions. charities have described the strategy as a step forward but still some way from a totalfix . with me now is balbir chatrik, director of policy and communications at centrepoint — which provides housing and support for young people. i'm guessing that you welcome any announcement like this? but have they got their priorities right?m is definitely a welcome announcement. we want to see homelessness high on the agenda. but with the measures announced, it is highly unlikely to end it by 2027. why? because what it is not being addressed is the lack of affordable housing. people can't afford the rent. also what we know is that one of the biggest causes of homelessness is actually people losing their tenancies and we need more tenancy support as well. private rental is, that is a real issue here isn't it? yes, absolutely. what is happening is benefits is not keeping pace with h

has set a new time record — climbing the notoriously tough north face of the grande yorasseson mont blancache of weapons stored in a basement was the source of the explostion, which brought down two five—story apartment buildings above. some survivors were pulled out alive from the debris. the blast happened here in the town of sarmada. more than a dozen of those killed were members of a jihadist group, hayat tahrir al—sham. that group controls more than half of idlib province, which is now home to one million people who have fled from other rebel—held parts of syria after previous government offensives on eastern ghouta near damascus and deraa in the south—west. on sunday a report in the egyptian newspaper al—watan quoted syrian military sources saying troops were now moving towards idlib, ready to begin a ground assault there. and according to one reporter: i spoke to hadya al—alawi from bbc arabic who told me more about what happened. it was in a residential building and that caused the death of more than 50 civilians and a lot more from the main alliance, the jihad 50 civilians and a

the weather can turn in an instant step i was reading the papers and the weekend, the mayor of mont blanc can find yourself in difficulty and other people, volu nteers difficulty and other people, volunteers and the modern rescue teams, after but their own lives at risk to go and get you out of trouble. conditions can change so quickly. thank you. rogerjohnson. thank you for taking as nationwide seven. “— thank you for taking as nationwide seven. —— taking as nationwide this afternoon. you can find those stories on the iplayer. we go nationwide every afternoon at 4:30pm here on afternoon live. the bbc proms has gained a reputation for showcasing new and unique talent, and in another first, next week it'll host one of the only disability—led 0rchestras in the uk. the bournemouth symphony orchestra resound ensemble was formed less than a year ago by musicians who have conditions like blindness, autism and partial deafness. 0ur disability correspondent, nikki fox has been to meet them ahead of their debut. rehearsing mozart, an orchestra like no other. everyone in this ensemble has a disabil

that is mont blanc, the highest mountain in europe, and that is swiss extreme mountaineer dani arnoldwer have a popular bread. you can have sunflower seeds in bread, it is good few. they are supposed to be good for you for a particular reason. there are two types of sunflower seeds. they use the black ones in wheel and the striped ones in snacks. —— in oil. that is the sort of thing andy murray would bestow hacking on when he plays tennis. —— be snacking on. andy murray's comeback from injury suffered another set—back last night. he lost in three sets to lucas poulle in the first round of the cincinnati masters, but this is only his fourth tournament since he returned to the circuit and he said he just needed to improve by 10 or 15 percent to start winning tight matches like this. johanna konta also went out in the first round. she started really well against aryna sabalenka, taking the first set, before losing in three. it was another tight match, though, they were on court for almost two and a half hours. tottenham are unlikely to play in their new stadium at white hart lane until l