i said, oxford. he said thatis come from? i said, oxford. roger bannister ran the four minute mile. i was proud to tell him i was there. what were the conditions like? it was quite windy, wasn't it? they waited for the wind to abate. it was a fairly windy day but they've waited for the wind to go down before they actually did the race, before they actually did the race, before they actually shot the guns to start them off. how where were you of the tactics with two christians were using to help roger do this? i knew they were pacemakers but i don't think i understood all the into this either what was going on. i realised they were the pacemakers were trying to get him round as fast as they could. how many people realised the significance of what they watched? the crowd would have been bigger than they would have ever have expected to get for an athletics meeting here. the rumour came to me when i was at work, so i should think it got out and about that he was going to attempt it. there was quite a lot of talk at that time. there was an austr

oxford as well. but there appears to be some overlap in our capabilities of measures and manufacturing capabilities. is it necessarily have countermeasures. >> there's always interagency strife. we actually follow suit as a performer through mr. robert's office so they handle the hired private station of what we are tasked to do. >> if i could comment on that, we have a countermeasure platform in which we've established as the advanced development and manufacturing center in florida and this is a facility thatfl is contract owns but we provided equipment that helps us in different circumstances rapidly develop vaccines for the war fighter. also, over agents that would not be normally profitable for big pharma or pharmaceuticals. this is a new innovative thing. it's up and running. it provides us a capability ithat isn't in the civilian community. >> time has expired. we will move to brown to of questionss. i want to direct first at so calm. given the increased threat of chemical and biological agents

he died in oxford, the scene of his most famous achievement.st of his life and he was master of pembroke college. he died in oxford surrounded by his family who were as loved by him as he was loved by them. they went on to say that he banked his treasure in the hearts of his friends. we have had lots of tributes from members of the public, just to give you a flavour of the feeling. zachary says: i will run at least a mile this morning to show my appreciation. it will be nowhere close to four minutes but it is the thought that counts. and neurologist says: sir roger bannister, rip. superb urologists, and in brackets, not bad as an athlete either. and philip hearsay and: roger bannister and his contemporaries trained in lunch hours, trained on cinder tracks, had no mod cons and his and his achievements were incredible. —— philip here saying. amazing to be an athlete and a neurologist and a master of an oxford college. an incredible life. when asked what he was most proud of who said his achievements in medicine. he was also the first chairman of

those young men gave everything on the 6th of may, 1954, an oxford's iffley road track.d begin the finish. and here he comes. roger bannister goes streaking forward with about 250 yards to the tape. before the end, roger bannister took over. every stride counted. the tape broke at three minutes 59.4 seconds. roger bannister has done it! he is out on his feet. his coach and team mates tell him he has achieved his ambition. there was certainly a feeling of it being a national event, something of a landmark for the country. it might have felt like the country. it might have felt like the world stopped when that clock stopped. four minute mile was a sporting catchphrase everybody recognised. all i sporting catchphrase everybody recognised. all! can sporting catchphrase everybody recognised. all i can say is i am absolutely overwhelmed and delighted. it was a great surprise to me to be able to do it today and i think to me to be able to do it today and ithinki to me to be able to do it today and i think i was very lucky. sir roger bannister was knighted in 1975. athletics is

oxford have a little more disruption in the last week or so so it could tip the balance. it but with a really good race. we look forward to it. thank you for that. the women's race goes off at 4:31pm and the means at 5:32pm and it is all set here on the historic section of the times from putney to mortlake. all the details will be across the bbc this saturday. formula 1 is back and lewis hamilton isjust getting better and better. he will start tomorrow's australian grand prix on pole position after producing a lap he said was as close as he could get to perfection. the reigning champion clocked the quickest i've ever seen in qualifying at albert park. the gap to the ferrari cars of sebastien better land kimi raikkonen was a massive one of more than half a second. it was a record seventh win in australia for hamilton which surpasses ayrton senna. rain wiped out virtually the entire third day play in the first test between new zealand and england. 17 balls were bowled four runs scored this morning as the hosts in proved their lead. henry nicholls had time to reach a half—ce

oxford. >> >> thank you i think it's important to understand what mr> rapuano said we are working closely especially with the guidance we get from mr. weber's office. we have been part of a community looking at the pros and cons of that technology. at the same time there are nefarious ways to address that. there is a lot of generalized fear and uncertainty in terms of where the good and about our. we need to get the top 10 things. >> let me ask you given the importance of s and t efforts you think our budget is adequate for s and t? mr. -- >> the most important part of the budget is predictability for us and the one thing that i would ask is ensuring that we get our 2019 budget and therefore we can plan and operate based on a known set of resources which we will prioritize. obviously in the recent budget the department has more resources than we have had in quite some time and i am confident we will be able to focus on priorities as we laid out. >> shifting gears, mr. rapuano this is a questi

oxford as well. there appears to be some overlap in our capabilities of countermeasures between the dd dhs.- dod and is it important that dod have independent manufacturing capabilities for medical countermeasures? >> there's always interagency strife but we follow suit as a performer for mr. robert's off ice. they handle the priority of what we are tasked to do. >> we have established a medical countermeasures platform with what we have established at the -- as the advanced manufacturing facility in florida. this is a facility that is contract operated and contract phones. this is a facility that helps us rapidly develop that seeing for the war fighters and other agents that would not be profitable for big pharmaceuticals to run. capability that is up and running and it provides as a capability not in the civilian community. >> we managed to round two questions and bright for the closed session. given the increased threat of ,hemical and biological weapons what is our ability to operate in a contami

cambridge educated, more than a kid, you have 42 wins to oxford's 30., cambridge out in front with 82 to oxford's 80. i know you are back up, so unless someone's brains and ankle or hurt themselves, you will step in. we don't wish that to happen, but what condition is the tea m to happen, but what condition is the team in? everyone is feeling good. i was training this morning and we saw the boats coming off in the prix paddle and everyone was really relaxed, quite calm, feeling good. hopefully we can get some good racing. what about the men's team, i presume you work alongside them closing. the men's and women's races run on the same stretch of the river as they have been for the last few yea rs. as they have been for the last few years. will cambridge be confident ofa win years. will cambridge be confident of a win to date in the men's race because oxford won it last year? they will have a huge amount of confidence going into the race. they have a good squad this year, and they have had a good pre—season, having a good few wins. it is all to play for,

are the day ‘s boat races since 1997, as oxford a re left the day ‘s boat races since 1997, as oxfordt crushed on the river thames. outrage in the sport of cricket as australia's cameron brannagan of is caught ball tampering with his captain, steve smith, admitting that he knew. —— cameron bancroft. imperious form from lewis hamilton, taking pole position ahead of the season opener in formula 1 in melbourne. also coming up: we hearfrom northern ireland's latest hero, paul smith, after his dream debut in a friendly victory over south korea. no rest for the weary, england forward maro itoje is back for saracens with no sign ofa itoje is back for saracens with no sign of a six nations hangover. good evening, plenty for us to take a look at, we will start with the pens out on the thames today, cambridge won the men's, women's and both reserve boat races, the first time that has happened in 21 years. john watson by the banks of the river for john watson by the banks of the riverfor us. voiceover: traditional jewel on the thames. under overcast skies, a battle for clearwater, cambridge star

cambridge who hold the advantage, with 42 wins oxfords 30. with 42 wins oxfords 30. year when they set. 80 per oxford despite oxford having one of the last five. one of the last five. start as underdogs and the crew is the light of the two books. the light of the two books. heavier, stronger and more powerful of the bugs which tends to win. of the bugs which tends to win. this stretch, this historic stretch of the thames. of the thames. appear that lewis hamilton is getting better and better. getting better and better. said was as close as he could get to perfection. perfection. qualifying, the excitement was understandable. understandable. lewis hamilton and his mercedes team's dominance. team's dominance. did the second session, it felt like things were about to get tasty. things were about to get tasty. mercedes suffered another blow at the start of the final session. the start of the final session. mechanics were given a sleepless night trying to rebuild his car. night trying to rebuild his car. clocked the quickest time ever seen in qualifying. in qualifying. ferrari was a massive

now an oxford university student has taken to social media to try to encourage more people from ethnic backgrounds to apply to elite universities in britain suka t.v. started a you tube channel documentary experience i one of the countries we lead the world's most prestigious universities the nineteen year old originally from zimbabwe says that while most of the responses to riposte have been positive she has received some racist comments well let's get more on this then and joining us live in the studio is very the thank you so much for joining us here in the studio first of all just explain to us a little bit more why exactly you decided to start this you tube well every time i meant to oxford university to anyone my friends family anyone i encountered that first question was other black people in oxford. there is always the questions that came up so i think it clearly there's something missing clearly there's a problem here people need to know more about ethnic minorities experience in an institution like oxford so i discovered you know what i'm going to start my own you tube channe

the men's racejust between oxford and cambridge.e just under way, we will go live to see how that is going in a moment, the women's race has already happened. and it went the way of cambridge, for the second year running, the light blues led from the start, finishing several lengths clear of oxford, despite oxford having a more experienced crew this year, estimated around a quarter of a million people watching on the banks of the river thames. cambridge women now leads the overall standings 43—30. these are live pictures from the men's race, cambridge are in the lead there as well, and by quite some distance, this would be a coop. oxford have won four of the past five men's races. 82—80, overall, this would make it 82—81. —— this would be a bit of a coup. one interesting stat, the man who is fourth in that cambridge seat, six foot ten, the american, james letters, six foot ten, they are eight minutes into the race, the record time is 18 minutes. that was set by oxford last year, so they have somewhere to go, and it goes from putney

we met on the same track in oxford where this historic achievement took place.come to the special edition of extra time. just like 1954. high edition of extra time. just like 195a. high winds, cold. edition of extra time. just like 1954. high winds, cold. youjust need a bit more rain. it really is very similar? absolutely. it is england, early may. equinoctial u psets england, early may. equinoctial upsets in weather. a really stupid time to try to break a record. but there we are. john landy was on the way to finland. this was your great rival. the american confidence, e way to finland. this was your great rival. the american cc cowboy, e way to finland. this was your great rival. the american cc cowboy, and he i ‘n i’m going to do it. i'm going to do it. you beat said, i'm going to do it. you beat him to it, and you beatjohn landy. before we talk specifically about that day here, 50 years ago, but the four—minute mile into a context for me. it was described by landy is a concrete wall, something that was impossible to do. like a cement wall. he had done 4.2 on

were victorious last year, oxford.er on. the women's race is up first, they go out at 4:30 one. the men and hour later at 5:32, start times to coincide with the tide times, the race is up river from east to west. they go with the incoming tide. expect to see the two teams jostling for prime position incoming tide. expect to see the two teamsjostling for prime position in the water, of course, in the centre of the thames, in this 4.2 mile stretch, the fastest current, which is why we often see the two crews come close together. whoever seems to get out in front early on and does tend to go on and win. so it is going to be fascinating to be here, as you imagine, on the banks of the thames on this course, which starts in putney behind me all the way down to mortlake. a fantastic atmosphere building, many people lining the banks of the thames to watch the men's and women's crews take part in this race. the water looks pretty calm behind you, are the condition good for them? they are, yes. the conditions are good. that will

harry smith travels to oxford for our sunday closer. >> reporter: the university of oxford in englandturns out prime ministers and nobel winners by the dozen. albert einstein studied here and now too, american jorry flemming along with service dog daisy. >> there's always a lot going on. maybe a bit too much going on. while you're here you got to make the most of it and it all seems to fly by. >> reporter: perhaps you'll remember jory, a young man with a number of disabilities including autism. his mother home schooled him through 12th grade. one of the keys to his emergence was a pet bird. >> fk oanimals don't use language to communicate and it's like me. i'd rather not use language too sometimes. the straight a student had just learned he'd been awarded the rhodes scholarship. >> i was very surprised. i thought they got the name wrong. >> reporter: hanging with jory at oxford it's hard to imagine thaz a a child he was acutely sensitive to light and sound and incommunicative. as a young adult he's thriving in an academic atmosphere brimming with global diversity and challenge. he thi

oxford and cambridge universities go auto or this weekend in the boat race.ching up with cambridge in the overall standings. it is 82—82 the overall standings. it is 82—82 the light blues but there was a bigger gap in the women's adept at with cambridge leading 112—30 but oxford have an experienced crew and hope to narrow the gap. it is 80 yea rs hope to narrow the gap. it is 80 years since the event was first televised by the bbc. cambridge are pretty motivated to win this year. don't want to take anything for granted and certainly we have lost enough guys from last year and have few enough return is that it is essentially a new bunch of guys. i think we have three returning blues in the boat so it is not as though we have the majority of the crew that won last year, we certainly don't. every year you take it as it comes. that is all the sport for now. now for the weather. last weekend we we re now for the weather. last weekend we were talking about snow and severe winter chill and still the prospect of snow in this forecast butjust not yet. a typical early

after defeat to oxford last could be key rich crew in the men's race match that?onstrating power and control as he sees the lead. nicholas mann in the race, at 6'7", he sees the lead. nicholas mann in the race, at 67", had their lives to ta ke the race, at 67", had their lives to take them there. cem isik the 2018 men's boat race. an emphatic victory. today, this stretch of the returns belong entirely to cambridge. jon watson, bbc news. famous landmarks in cities across the world have been plunged into darkness to demonstrate a commitment to tackling climate change. more than 185 countries have been taking part in the earth hour initiative, which went global in 2008. georgina smyth reports. down under in darkness. sydney switches off for earth hour, kicking off the event it launched 11 years ago. earth hour is such a great australian initiative. it helps us understand the amount of power we use every day and i'm really proud of it because it comes from australia and it helps the rest of the world understand how much power we use every day. the initiative went to a

this is the rain coming down in oxford. down in oxford. western parts of england and wales just recentlyshowers moving along behind. a few showers moving along behind. southern england and across wales, too. too.

if connor was here now in the shadow of oxford crown court and the police station, he would say, "whyknow, but we've done you proud." the family's campaign shone a light on other preventable deaths at southern health, including that of tj colvin. she killed herself in 2012 in a hospital run by the trust, leading to another prosecution by the health and safety executive. today, southern health was fined nearly £1 million over tj's death too. their deaths were preventable and entirely avoidable. and that is a matter of profound regret to me and the organisation, and i am truly sorry. today's fulsome apology came after years of lies and obfuscations from southern health, forcing connor's family to confront the trust's former board. this is the first time i felt like i'd been apologised to, and i've had to ask for it. and i'm 16, and this is a room full of adults, you know? his brother tom looks back on what they've been through with disbelief. kind of seemed like they all got carried away, in a way. and i kind ofjust couldn't quite understand, especially when i was 13. but even now, i ca

voiceover: last year, imogene grant helped cambridge beat oxford by 11 lengths in a record time.etimes! you know, you are working at your limit, for 15, 18, 20 minutes, depending on the conditions, but you have the other girls in the boat, shouting and encouraging you on, you have the cox encouraging you on, you are so focused on what you are doing and what the other boat is doing, time passes quicker than you might think. from the freezing windswept waters of the cambridge offends, imogene and her crew are ready to roll, hard work done, time to deliver once again on the wild and raucous thames in front of an audience of that is all from sportsday for the moment, we will have more news for you all weekend. welcome to the look ahead to what the newspapers will be bringing us tomorrow, with us, the telegraph‘s brexit editor, a said bennett, and political commentator, joe phillips. nice of you to give up your evening for us, thank you very much. many of the front pages are already in. who knows what order they will appear in... —— asa bennet. revelations about cambridge analytica co

stephen hawking was born in oxford england on january eighth one thousand nine hundred forty two the oldest of four children. at seventeen he was awarded a scholarship at oxford university he studied physics and chemistry he also joined the school's boat club and loved science fiction then at the age of twenty one destiny dealt him a cruel blow. each to each the doctor for diagnosed me with veto s. or older neuron disease called me at work. years. all my life i had lived with the threat of an early. hawking focused on subjects he knew best and could manage he began working in the field of theoretical physics at cambridge university he researched areas that combined science philosophy and religion such as the origin of the universe. he was especially interested in black holes and studied the mysterious phenomenon for years. he looked at what happens to the material sucked into these holes why he developed numerous theories but no definitive answers. one of his greatest discoveries was that black holes can disappear this revelation turned the scientific world on to ten. in one thousand

, it seemed like a goodidea down to oxford, it seemed like a good idea and he was determined to do itst out on medals in helsinki. he had pacemakers who he was always absolutely intent on sharing the credit and he just carried on his working life and ended up deleting the majority of his professional working life to medicine and he said he was more proud of everything he achieved in medicine. it's the right stuff, it's the equivalent of someone like neil armstrong, a quiet hero. so many people who are now, have gone on, tanni grey—thompson, elepha ntine people who are now, have gone on, tanni grey—thompson, elephantine and olympic medallist seeing how much he inspired her when she was growing up. the interesting thing about the story is that it's a lens through which we can see how much sport has changed, you talk about the casually he went about it but there was not a lot of sponsorship or training pressure on him which is what is expected of athletes these days. just look at issues, very low—tech but it didn't stop him. they have become iconic sporting motifs which are imitated thro

it isa it is a windy, rainy day in oxford. may the 6th1954. the crowds braved the conditions.unbreakable record, the four—minute mile. the conditions look like stopping roger bannister, but he had a point to prove. two yea rs but he had a point to prove. two years earlier at the helsinki olympics, he expected to win, but finished fourth. this was key for him as an athlete. when the weather brightened up, bannister set off with two friends acting as pacemakers. first, crisp ratio set the speed, ben chris chat away took over, but when he began to tire, it was bannister to go alone. it drew me compellingly forward. i felt the moment of a lifetime had come false white the everest of athletics was about to be conquered. bannister broke the tape in 3:54.04 seconds. it was a great surprise to me to do it today. i think i was very lucky false white on the track he never topped what happened that day, but bannister had become a majorfigure in british sport. he went on to chair the sports council and introduce the first test for anabolic steroids. bannister knew he was suffering from pa

oxford are the underdogs, with late changes to their crew. and being the light of their crew.ally, the heavier of the crews have an advantage going into the race. 15 minutes away from the start of the women's race, lots of people lining this stretch of the riverfrom people lining this stretch of the river from putney to mortlake, around 250,000 river from putney to mortlake, around 250 , 000 spectators river from putney to mortlake, around 250,000 spectators here to watch the boat race this afternoon. john, thanks very much. six england football fans are still being held by police in amsterdam. they'd travelled to watch the national side play a friendly against the netherlands. in total, a hundred england supporters were detained, but most have been released. online shopping is causing roads to be clogged up and worn out by delivery vans, councils have claimed. the distance travelled by light goods vehicles in britain has risen by almost 20% since 2011, according to the local government association, whilst average speeds on a—roads have fallen by 4% since 2014. the amount spen

voiceover: last year, imogene grant helped cambridge beat oxford by 11 lengths ina cambridge beat oxfordknow, you are working at your limit, for 15, 18, 20 you know, you are working at your limit, for15, 18, 20 minutes, depending on the conditions, but you have the other girls in the boat, shouting and encouraging you on, you have the cox encouraging you on, you are so focused on what you are doing and what the other boat is doing, time passes quicker than you might think. from the freezing windswept waters of the cambridge offends, imogene and her crew are ready to roll, hard work done, time to deliver once again on the wild and raucous thames in front of an audience of millions. in case you failed to notice, it is sport relief week, millions of pounds already raised for charities across the world, and the event culminates in the television special tonight from 7pm on bbc one, a raft of famous faces involved, one of those is the double olympic gold medallist lizzie yarnold, who came to see me earlier, we spoke about her future plans after success in pyeongchang, but also about her invol

stephen hawking was born in oxford on january eighth one thousand nine hundred forty two on the three hundred anniversary of galileo's death as he like to point out. at seventeen he began his undergraduate studies at oxford university instead of madison as his father had wished he studied physics and chemistry. later he said he'd been a bad student spending less time on his subjects than on the other joys of university life. then at twenty one he was diagnosed with a terminal neurodegenerative illness. stage so. that's our total joy is still with us or older girl because she told me at work and two or three years. i would read up an early. so i wish to try. cooking put much of his energy into theoretical physics three years after his diagnosis he received his ph d. the topic of his thesis was nothing less than the origin of the universe which he describes them as a singularity in which the laws of physics no longer seem to hold it created a stir in the field of cosmology. hoping received the position of the university of cambridge over the years he helped nurture generations of physic

after defeat to oxford last year, can the cambridge crew in the men's race match that performance?th the lead comes the advantage of plotting the best course. the men's crew demonstrating power and control as they seized the lead. with the tallest man to compete in the boat race, cambridge's jim m, six compete in the boat race, cambridge'sjim m, six foot ten, kept them there. cambridge take the 2018 men's boat race. an emphatic victory and today, this stretch of the thames belonged entirely to cambridge. just before i go, time to tell you that you can get the latest from the world matchplay golf slash sport. thank you. cities around the world have been marking earth hour — when people are asked by environmental groups to come together to make a contribution to tackling climate change. one of the ways that's being done is by asking people and cities to simply turn out their lights for an hour, to save power and reduce energy usage. this was the scene in taipei in taiwan, where tower 101 led the way, by switching into darkness. in sydney, the city's iconic buildings around the harbou

cambridge have beaten oxford in both university boat races.vincing victories on the thames in the men's and women's events. john watson has all the details. the traditional duel on the thames. under overcast skies, a battle for clea rwater. cambridge started under overcast skies, a battle for clearwater. cambridge started on the south side and soon had the pick of it. calm waters and calm heads, building a lead they would never relinquished. cambridge seem to be into a period of dominance. four was of the crew powered cambridge to a course record last year and their return should an era of light blue dominance with back—to—back wins for the first time in 19 years. after defeat to oxford last year, could the cambridge crew in the men's race match that performance? go! they started strongly. with the lead comes the advantage of plotting the best course, the men's crew demonstrating power and control as they took the lead. with the tallest man to compete in the boat race at six feet ten, the levers to keep them there. cambridge taking the 2018 me

and we met on the very same track in oxford where this historic achievement took place.the special edition of extra time. and here we are... just like may 6, 1954 — high wind, cold. we just need a bit more rain, that's all. it really is very similar, is it, the conditions? absolutely. i mean, it's england, early may. equinoctial upsets in weather, you know, and a really stupid time to try to break a record. i mean, but there we are. john landy was on the way to finland, and wes santee... this was your great rival. two great rivals at the time — wes santee and john landy. we santee was american confidence, he was called the ‘kansas cowboy', and he said, "i'm going to do it, you know, don't worry," and so on. but you beat him to it, and, of course, you also beatjohn landy to this record. butjust before we get to talking specifically about that may 6 day here, all those 50 years ago, just put the 4—minute mile into a context for me. it was described by landy, wasn't it, as a kind of concrete wall — something that was impossible to do. yes, like a cement wall, yes, because h

if connor was here now in the shadow of oxford crown court and the police station, he would say, "whye you proud. the family's campaign shone a light on other preventable deaths at southern health, including that of tj colvin. she killed herself in 2012 in a hospital run by the trust, leading to another prosecution by the health and safety executive. today, southern health was fined nearly £1 million over tj's death, too. their deaths were preventable and entirely avoidable. that is a matter of profound regret to me and the organisation, and i am truly sorry. today's fulsome apology came after years of lies and obfuscations from southern health, forcing connor's family to confront the trust's former board. this is the first time i felt like i'd been apologised to, and i've had to ask for it. and i'm 16, and this is a room full of adults, you know? his brother tom looks back on what they've been through with disbelief. kind of seemed like they all got carried away, in a way. and i just couldn't quite understand, especially when i was 13. even now, i can't understand what would bring th

she's now a student at oxford university, in fa ct. student at oxford university, in fact.y in pakistan has improved in the last few years. the level of violence committed by militant groups has drastically reduced, but there is still a lots of security around her visit and it's not clear at she's going to be able to visit anywhere other than the capital, islamabad. time for a look at the weather. lets join ben for the forecast. good afternoon, a real mixed bag for easter weekend is. the prospects for the start of the easter getaway don't look too bad at all. things may look different by the end, more and that to come. sun places today, but showers too. through the afternoon, showers travelling across southern and central areas. some heavy and thundery, some spells of sunshine as well. showery rain in the south will work northwards across england, wales and northern ireland. snow showers in baths of northeast scotland, particularly over high ground. it will sound silly, but not as soundly as last night. easter weekend, cool for the most part, some rain at times. sunshine as

after defeat to oxford last year, could the cambridge crew in the men's race match that performance?trating power and control as they took the lead. with the tallest man to compete in the boat race at six feet ten, the levers to keep them there. cambridge taking the 2018 men's boat race. emphatic victory. today, this stretch of the thames belongs entirely to cambridge. john watson, bbc news. she's barely old enough to hold a licence, but british teenager shanel drewe has already carved out a career as a professional racing driver. it's a costly pursuit, and as she seeks funding for the next year, she's facing the toughest test of her skills in some of the most challenging driving conditions on earth, close to the arctic circle in sweden. pam caulfield went to meet her there. she isjust 17, she isjust17, but her career is moving fast. last season she can run up moving fast. last season she can run up in the middle and clio cup series, a launchpad for many drivers. she was the youngest and the only woman on the grid. she is also managed to achieve straight 80s and a stars in her gcses

if connor was here now in the shadow of oxford crown court and the police station, he would say," "whyhaun lunt mother light on other preventable deaths at southern health, including that of teresa colvin. she killed herself in 2012 at a hospital run by the trust. today, they were fined over £1 million over her death. their deaths were preventable and entirely avoidable. that is a matter of profound regret to me and the organisation, and i am truly sorry. today's apology came after years of lies and obfuscations from southern health, forcing connor's family to confront the trust's former board. this is the first time i feel i have been apologised to and i about to ask for it. his brother tom looks back on what they have been through with disbelief. they all got carried away and ijust couldn't quite understand, especially when i was 13. even now i can't understand. i , was affectionately known as laughing boy. as he aged, he developed a strong sense ofjustice, which his family felt compelled to respect. we had our dark moments quite i

now an oxford university student having lived in the uk ever since, in 2014 she became the youngest personbel peace prize. but today she recognised the changes in her home country. from growing up in the swat valley, from 2002 2009, seeing the extremes, seeing how many difficulties women and girls face in our society and how we can fight against those challenges, i can move on the street and meet people and talk to people, and it is my old home again, the place i grow up. her trip is expected to last four days but it is not clear if she will visit her home town of swat. britain's two oldest men, born on the same day, have been celebrating their 110th birthdays. alfred smith, from perthshire, seen here on the left and robert weighton, who lives in hampshire, were born in 1908. they have now lived through two world wars and 29 general elections. the men have never met, but have exchanged birthday cards in recent years. many happy returns to both of them! time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. a lots of sunshine around this morning, but then rain broke in. is weather front you can s

or the experience of an mba in oxford or other leading business schools.ound executive education, we see a tremendous amount of change we're keen on that in oxford and we're working with our partners to create programs, especially around the more fast changing areas like fintech and blockchain >> education has become expensive in recent years. you have a device that some thought might go on the marketplace for $259, but there's no climb down by apple on the price if you have to replace these devices every few years, which we have to do at home, that starts to get very expensive for institutions >> yes, i think that is -- i was surprised like you to see the price point that apple came up with it's different for us in universities because our students are a bit older and wealthier. that's not necessarily the issue for them >> wealthier with what student loans? going back to university and paying for this yourself you don't want the price point to start rising because of everything that goes into education. >> i was talking about our executive education stude

oxford in 1954 — it was a moment that came to symbolise sporting achievement.came a distinguished doctor and neurologist. he became a distinguished today fellow athletes paid tribute to a man who made "the impossible possible. " tribute to a man who made joe wilson looks back at a remarkable life. newsreel: 25-year-old roger bannister, third from the left. there are some moments of sporting history which become part of the world's history. history which become part he's decided this is the right moment. what roger bannister achieved in 1954 was like a lunar landing for 20th century sport. in 1954 was like a lunar landing bannister‘s old friend and rival chris chataway is in third place, waiting to take over as pacer. chris chataway is in third place, to run a mile and stop the clock before it reached four minutes in 1954, this was a magical number, a barrier of human achievement. this was a magical number, a feat that would redefine what was humanly possible. and it would fall to a young medical student to achieve it. after two—and—a—half laps, brasher gives wa

this is the rain coming down in oxford.have seen some brighter weather working into western parts of england and wales just recently. the main rain band is pushing its way across the north and east, with a few showers moving along behind. the weather will try to brighten up for northern ireland, western and southern england and across wales, too. temperatures not doing too badly for most of us, 10—13 degrees fairly normal temperatures. all the while, it turns cloudy with a band of rain working into parts of southern england, maybe parts of southern england, maybe parts of southern wales as well, but this area of rain is all tied in with an area of rain is all tied in with an area of rain is all tied in with an area of low pressure that continues to bring us one or two headaches. here it is at the moment, and it is just developing right now on the satellite picture, this area of cloud. the main uncertainty is how far north as band of rain is going to be pushing. we have to bear in mind we have some quite chilly air just to t

professor robert service from the university of oxford.last few minutes the uk ambassador to russia has been summoned to the russian foreign ministry and this follows a former spokesperson from the ministry saying that it would announce its retaliatory measures against london very soon. that meeting is expected to be today for the uk ambassador to russia. it is 16 minutes past seven. also coming up in the programme: it's the final round of the six nations but can ireland complete their grand slam by beating england at twickenham? that is a short—lived from the venue. it is cold, though. that cup will be feeling the chill although there will be very hot hands waiting to get onto it. but it is called for a lot of us this morning, helen. scotla nd scotland in rome are probably doing better off than if they stayed at home because it will be a shock to the system for all of us. temperatures in all areas are about 10 degrees down. but we are already having a few issues with ice. we have some snow around already. we have some snow around already.

cambridge and oxford university will face off in the boat race this afternoon.in the women's head—to—head — with cambridge leading 42—30 — but oxford hope to narrow the gap with an experienced crew. this year marks 80 years since the event was first televised by the bbc. it will be available to watch across the bbc todayjust it will be available to watch across the bbc today just shortly before 4pm. brilliant. owen smith has been sacked as the shadow northern ireland secretary, after he went against labour party policy and called for a new eu referendum. jeremy corbyn asked him to stand down from his position in the shadow cabinet yesterday with immidiate effect. the move has prompted criticism from several labour mps. let's talk to owen smith now. what did jeremy corbyn say? he was unhappy with the position i took on brexit and therefore he wanted to sack me from the shadow cabinet. how did he put that in words, is he disappointed in you, does he feel let down by you? no, he simply said he was unhappy, i think that was the precise word he scented text and then

when he was at oxford, he just did one because he was a genius.ntellectually. but that is how you improve and learn, big being in a challenging environment like that andi challenging environment like that and i really relished that. i loved the atmosphere around him that in those days, he did not have proper nursing care and often, students would help with that. we would have tea together and lunch together every day. it was a very nice community, which was very supportive and rewarding to work on. and i have heard a lot of people today talk about a great sense of humour. is that something you picked up? very much, he was very british. his remark about eddie redman, he played him very well, but of course he was not as good looking! he was a good friend of the science museum and would do wonderful short talks and always infused with that wonderful economy with words he had grown to adopt out of necessity which became so elegant. and often shot through with humour. and presumably, for any event at the science museum, an enormous straw? yes, a huge d

oxford road, surrounded by scotland fans, who harangued him on the way to the taxi.houting and cheering. he says that is it. he said he always liked taking selfies and engaging with fa ns taking selfies and engaging with fans but he will never take public transport again after that incident. he also pointed to the comments before the match from former international gavin hastings, one of the scotland prop is, talking about hating the english. he says that incites certain behaviour and that ties in. the scottish rugby union i appalled by the verbal abuse suffered by eddie jones appalled by the verbal abuse suffered by eddiejones and the disgusting behaviour of those involved. they say it does not represent the values of the sport and the fans. the dignity eddie and the team showed on saturday is in stark contrast to this ugly incident. we hope not to see that again. of course eddiejones deciding he can't be seen like that in public again. there were lots of goals at wembley in the fa cup last night and people talking about the video assistant referee again. yes, spurs