put him into context for us. heard of jackie mason. put him into context for us.— context for us. sure. he was a comedian — context for us. sure. he was a comedian from _ context for us. sure. he was a comedian from another- context for us. sure. he was a comedian from another era, i context for us. sure. he was a comedian from another era, a | context for us. sure. he was a - comedian from another era, a whole generation of comedians that kinda grew up performing in the catskills, a series of summer resorts. it kind of established its own brand of comedy back in the 50s and 60s. a lot of them are closed now, but he really took that and carried it well into the 80s and the 90s. he had a remarkable career, as you said. he was a rabbi, didn't really like that family line of business. eventually kind of migrated, got out of that line or business by performing in some of these resorts, and started getting a few lucky breaks and ended up getting a few lucky breaks and ended up on national television in the 60s. up on national television in the 605. i up on national television in the

us. sadly, as a result of that day, we lost officers — some really good officers. but we held the line to protect our democratic process, because the alternative would have been a disaster. we are not asking for medals, recognition. we simply wantjustice and accountability. liz cheney — one ofjust two republicans on the committee — asked sgt gonell what he made of donald trump's comments about the attack. when you hearformer president trump say, quote, "it was a loving crowd, there was a lot of love in the crowd," how does that make you feel? it's upsetting. it's a pathetic excuse for his behaviour, for something that he himself helped create, this monstrosity. i'm still recovering from those hugs and kisses. our correspondent nada tawfik has been watching today's hearing and joins us now. what do you think stood out most from today's testimony?— from today's testimony? certainly the ower from today's testimony? certainly the power of _ from today's testimony? certainly the power

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with the rapid move from internal combustion engines to battery—powered cars, we go looking for the minerals needed to make them. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. cheering challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. welcome back. you're watching bbc news with me, shaun ley. the latest headlines: the l

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stay with us on bbc news. we will be crossing live to the olympics injust will be crossing live to the olympics in just a few minutes. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: that's one small step for man, | one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. crowd: three, two, one! thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - hello. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines. flooding in china kills at least 25 people and causes millions of dollars

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and we have seen that even though they do not use kaseya directly, they use a company that use kaseya, they have not the close around 500 of their stores in the country and that's having a massive impact on not only the company, but also people trained by their groceries. —— trying to buy their groceries. the un security council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopia's tigray region. eight months of fighting has taken hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of starvation. the ethiopian government denies that it's blocking aid to the region where it's battling tigrayan forces. courtney bembridge reports. cheering and chanting. an extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. cheering. horns blare. celebrations on the streets of tigray�*s capital mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. they've declared victory over the government troops but eight months of fighting has left its mark. more than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and another 1.8 million people are on the brink of famine. some are suggesting that the number

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thank you for being with us. - stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the european union sets out ambitious plans to become carbon—neutral by 2050. is that realistic? we discuss it next. the welsh government has announced that most coronavirus restrictions will be lifted, but not until august the 7th. from saturday, rules around the number of people who can meet up indoors will be eased, but not scrapped. facemasks will still be required in most indoor public places. the first minister made the announcement earlier, but said despite the easing there was still a considerable risk from the virus in wales. but i want to be very clear with everybody about this. this is not a free—for—all. in wales, we will not abandon those simple, but effective and successful measures that have helped to keep us all safe. there will continue to be some important protections, especially important for those who are clinically vulnerable and who are perhaps the most anxious about an easing of restrictions. the european commission unveiled a mammoth packag

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thank you forjoining us. stay with us here in bbc news, plenty more to come on the programme. good evening. it's been another hot day across most parts of the uk, and in northern ireland, it looks like records have been broken once again. 31.3 degrees recorded at castlederg in county tyrone this afternoon. that is a new provisional all—time record for northern ireland. the previous record, well, that was only set last saturday. things are set to change over the coming days because to this swirl of cloud here, an area of low pressure out in the atlantic. that'll be moving in our direction in time for the weekend, but in the shorter—term, it's just going to nudge up against this area of high pressure, strengthening the easterly wind. it is that that is pushing the heat westwards, so these areas still covered by a met office amber extreme heat warning — the south west of england, parts of the midlands, the southern half of wales and also northern ireland. high temperatures by day, but also those temperatures staying pretty high at night. those temperatures not dropping quic

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let us move on to other news. let us move on to other news. an additional 1,200 covid testing sites are to be set up in england, in an expansion of the scheme offering an alternative to self—isolation for workers in critical industries. staff in sectors including waste collection, prisons and defence will be able to take daily tests, if they've been identified as a close contact of a positive case. the new sites are in addition to 800 locations already announced for the food industry, transport workers and police and fire services. it's not known how many have opened so far. our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, is at westminster. hello to you. so the scheme expanding, is that the scheme in its entirety now, or are we going to get more sectors available, able to use these tests instead of self—isolating. these tests instead of self-isolating.- these tests instead of self-isolating. these tests instead of self-isolatinu. . , ., ., self-isolating. that is it for now, but i imagine _ self-isolating. that is it for now, but i imagin

don't even use that. i brought malawians that are doing something along with me on this trip, and they're just as valuable. ok, so, what, of the ten people in the delegation, four... there's three of them, apart from you, are members of yourfamily. and that's acceptable, is it? and i say this for somebody who a year ago accused the government, got into power on promising to clear the rubble of... i can tell you each one of those have specific functions. and the specific functions are such that, for me to be able to attend a meeting like this, i need their services. "if there is a foreign trip for the president, the democratic progressive party," your opposition, "will flood his entourage with dozens of cash—hungry hand—clappers because it's a chance for someone to steal from malawians. if there's a vacancy at a foreign embassy that requires a professional and career diplomat, the dpp will send someone unqualified whose only credential is being related to someone at state house by tribe or blood becaus

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good to have you with us. as jane was saying there, charlotte is now the most decorated female british olympian of all time. i can see your smiling there, just give us a sense of how significant this achievement is. it of how significant this achievement is. , ., , , of how significant this achievement is. it is absolutely phenomenal. a totally new _ is. it is absolutely phenomenal. a totally new horse _ is. it is absolutely phenomenal. a totally new horse is _ is. it is absolutely phenomenal. a| totally new horse is extraordinary. charlotte has worked so hard for this and her mentor and trainer, he deserves as much as this medal as she does. in fact, the whole team has been remarkable and fantastic. to deal with what we have all had to deal with, with covid—19 and the difficulty getting horses to compete with brexit and one thing and another, will the olympics be on or not, to focus on the horse and to do that routine and it is the first time ever it has been performed in public, that routine, wasjust time

mariko oi is in tokyo for us. mari, the temperature is always an issue injapan — but this year it's been even worse, hasn't it, with reports that tennis players in early matches on saturday had to take medical time outs before they continued playing? indeed, i'm not sure if you can see the temperature board behind me — it's only seven a:m., but it is getting really hot. though i have to say it's been a lot of excitement in japan about the gold rush that we've seen on every front page of the newspapers just gold—medal. these 21 double gold medals... also the japanese competitor in skateboarding winning the first gold. so there's been a lot of excitement about that, but as you said, when it comes to the endurance outside, it has been brutally hot. we've heard from novak djokovic in tennis especially complaining about it. but this has been an issue every year ever since i was a kid if you are a playing a sport outside. it's been getting hotter and hotter every year because of climate change, meaning schools hav

the western united states and canada are experiencing heat they're just not used to. i think it's incredibly important that we set up these spaces so people can come in, feel taken care of, feel safe, get cool and get some water and a bite to eat if they need it. you know, the hotels seems to be sold out as well because people are running away. they need to go somewhere cool with ac. it's just unbearable. it's impossible to be out. it's most dangerous for the homeless. helping them with shade and water is essential. in canada, which is famous for its cold, the heatwave has been blamed for more than 100 deaths. it's the elderly, who are less able to regulate their body temperature, who are most vulnerable. whether you have heart or breathing problems, or even if you're an elderly person, sometimes you just don't cope quite as well in the heat and sun. and the hotter it gets, the more wildfires are likely to start. this one was filmed in california a few days ago. president biden has warned that the rising temperatures bring all kinds of dangers. the extreme heat we're

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our correspondentjoins us from beijing. stephen, what was your assessment of the speech we heard there? it assessment of the speech we heard there?— heard there? it was certainly uuite a heard there? it was certainly quite a strident _ heard there? it was certainly quite a strident message. i heard there? it was certainly | quite a strident message. for most chinese people here today they would not yet have seen they would not yet have seen the speech because it is an ordinary workday. commuters by behind me, later they will catch up on events on television or their smart devices and the message they will see from xijinping, the general secretary of the communist party, up on the tiananmen gate where, famously, mao zedong declared the new china, the same spot, that china, the same spot, that china has come of age and it will not be pressured by anybody. at one stage he even said that if anybody threatens china that heads would be open with blood spurting everywhere. it sounds worse than it is because this is a quote from

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tell us more about the matter. it debt of honour. tell us more about the matter-— the matter. it is a hoot's who in terms of military _ the matter. it is a hoot's who in terms of military and _ the matter. it is a hoot's who in terms of military and national. terms of military and national security in terms of who has been involved for the last 20 years. clearly they feel that debt of gratitude and a fear for their lives of those left behind now western forces have left the country. particularly on those cases which have been rejected, that they need to be looked at again. there has been no appeals process, often not a proper reason why they have been rejected or felt they haven't been given the proper reason. sometimes there are small misdemeanours. you have to say some serious also, the government has made very clear it will not consider people who could be a security threat or committed a crime that wouldn't be considered a crime that wouldn't be considered a crime in the uk. it is almost as if they have done nothing. with the agreement with the withdrawal from afghanistan,

beat the virus, i believe we should use them. an inquiry into the murder of a maltese anti—corruption journalist says the state must bear responsibility for her death. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 7 of the olympic, where the focus will start to shift to the track where the world's fastest women are in action in the 100m heats. the final rowing action. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in tokyo, where there's increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. for the first time since the pandemic began, the number of new daily infections there has passed 10,000. the japanese authorities say the dramatic rise will not affect the olympic action, but experts are warning if something isn't done to control the spread, the city's healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is tokyo in the middle of a state of emergency, in the middle of a pandemic. these bars are not supposed to be se

it is a very challenging situation for us because we are used to the cold, to be honest with you. we are not used to these high temperatures. it is very challenging time for those who are living the streets were homeless and people are volunteering, giving out water and pizza and also the cities of edmonton in the city of edmonton is open recreation centres, libraries, places for people to cool down with air conditioning. at the moment, everyone is concentrating on british columbia because there is these active fires that are happening there at different communities are being evacuated in edmonton, the safety minister has announced there will be a base set up here so that firefighters can have a place to have a bit of relief. aviation resources available and if there are more people who have to be evacuated, they would come to edmonton, which is in alberta, the province beside. it is a very scary time for people of british columbia. i know friends are watching the news and trying to see how close these fires are coming to their communities and evacuating and then going home, it is

us. —— it was not a night full sleep. an inquiry report has criticised the london borough of lambeth for allowing the abuse of hundreds of children in its homes for decades. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has been investigating allegations dating back as far as the 1970s. it said it was hard to comprehend the cruelty that was inflicted, and officials left children to cope with trauma on their own. lambeth council has apologised to victims. our correspondent, tom symonds, has been looking at the findings. tom, thank you for being with us. this was abuse on staggering scale, not just this was abuse on staggering scale, notjust in terms the amount of time that this was over, but the number of children involved, hundreds. absolutely. the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse, and very wide—ranging public enquiry, has been going for years now and has produced a whole load of reports and this is one of the most scathing. this is one of the biggest past sexual abuse

thank you so much for joining us- — lot simpler. thank you so much for joining us. thank _ lot simpler. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. _ and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers our guestsjoining me tonight are the author and journalist rachel shabi and broadcasterjames lewer. the number of people in hospital with coronavirus in the uk is at its highest level for three months though deaths remain low. the boss of nhs providers chris hopson says he sees risks to relaxing lockdown restrictions saying the decision will put "very significant" pressure on the nhs. the latest figures show that the overall number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high of 5.3 million people. our health editor, hugh pym reports. roz from leeds is finding that everyday life and work is a struggle because of her arthritis. she was referred for treatment by her gp in september and now it seems she would have waited for at least a yea

thank you for joining us. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the remote pacific islands of micronesia are some of the most vulnerable places on the planet to the effects of climate change. i'll be talking live to the federation's president about what the world can do to help. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in| sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. _ thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses

mariko there for us. that is one of the _ as well. mariko there for us. that is one of the sections i as well. mariko there for us. | that is one of the sections of tokyo hosting a lot of the venues, the likes of the old olympic stadium which has been redone since the 1964 olympics here in tokyo. we are at tokyo bay and many of the newer events will be around there and we know that away from the coronavirus pandemic there are 11,000 athletes who will be taking part in the games and they have been working ever so hard for that. they will compete against 33 sports, these delayed olympics getting under way, finally for them. all in orderfor them under way, finally for them. all in order for them to win a gold medal, that much prize sought after. lydia campbell has a look at the ones for us to look out for. the countdown to the greatest show on earth is nearly at zero. over the next few weeks the eyes of the world will be on tokyo where over 11,000 athletes are going for glory. simone biles is already an international superstar. she is considered as one of th

anybody who speaks english, they are happy to welcome us here, talk to us. what we are trying to do is promote ukraine in the most positive light to the wider world. , ., the most positive light to the wider world. ,., ., ., the most positive light to the wider world. ., ., i. . world. ok, so, how do you... where ou lace world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their _ world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their chances _ world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their chances later- world. ok, so, how do you... where you place their chances later this - you place their chances later this afternoon? talk us through it. let’s afternoon? talk us through it. let's not be kidding _ afternoon? talk us through it. let�*s not be kidding ourselves, it will be a difficult game. and the england team has been very strong throughout the tournament. at the ukrainian team has been very organised, the performance on tuesday against sweden was exceptional. we saw real discipline with great counter strategies. they got the two goals. they have been through

sarah, tell us a bit more about what happened to the us gymnast? good morning from tokyo. it was really amazing as all eyes were on the american superstar simone biles. she was going in that team event in the gymnastics. she did vault as the first piece of apparatus she was doing and was unhappy with it. afterwards she left the arena for a while and we were wondering what was going on. she did reappear and did seem to have her armed guards on what suggesting she would take part in the next event but however we send out a statement from the us gymnastics saying she would not compete in the rest of the event. now she has been afterwards since then, saying she needed to protect her mental health and she did not quite feel at the races within her performance and the fall and wanted to protect yourself and i think it's a really interesting discussion point for sports and athletes of the moment because we are so used to hearing about athletes getting their physical injuries but this was something that the mobile said is more prevalent in sport now and that she really wanted to p

the taliban have thanked the us for going. critics of the deal say the afghan government got little in return while the west is rushing for the exit and leaving afghanistan on the exit and leaving afghanistan on the brink of another civil war. now to miami, where rescuers who continue to search through the rubble of a collapsed apartment block may soon have to contend with a hurricane. under a new plan, teams are working for now through only three of nine grids marked in the ruins of the 12—floor building. authorities are eager to make as much progress as possible before the expected arrival of hurricane elsa this weekend. sophie long sent us this update from miami. well, the search and rescue operation is now in day nine after it had to be pulsed for some 15 hours on thursday. that was largely due to fears that the remaining part of the building still left standing could fall. that remains a major area of concern when it comes to the safety of the rescue workers who are continuing now their painstaking task of sifting throu

tell us what you have been observing. days. tell us what you have been observing-— days. tell us what you have been observint. ., , , , observing. undoubtedly it has been an extremely _ observing. undoubtedly it has been an extremely busy _ observing. undoubtedly it has been an extremely busy few _ observing. undoubtedly it has been an extremely busy few days - observing. undoubtedly it has been an extremely busy few days for - observing. undoubtedly it has been an extremely busy few days for the | an extremely busy few days for the uk border force going on for 700 migrants have tried to make that crossing. this has now become the primary route for criminal gangs to smuggle people into the uk. i'm not sure if you can actually make out behind me, it is probably a bit far away but there is a border force boatin away but there is a border force boat in the harbour, it has just come in, and orange life jackets you have migrants on the boat. they have been picked up, this morning. it is another clear day with pretty good weather and calm seas. i think we're going to have a big

translation: then they put us on the bus and took- us to a military port, then put us in boats. it was around 8pm. there were police wearing dark blue and commandos covering their faces with masks. i could only see the eyes. they were armed with weapons. then we arrived as a location at around quarter past midnight. they put us all in one boat. after that, we realised we were in regional turkish waters. najma says they were then transferred to dinghies with no engines and allowed to drift before being eventually picked up by the turkish coast guard. since these scenes six years ago, sentiment has hardened against migrants in europe. and the eu is accused of turning a blind eye to abuses because greece is keeping migrants out. some boats from the eu's own border agency are even accused of helping with pushbacks. but now a top eu official has told the bbc pushbacks defy its core values and must stop. i think these are violations _ of our fundamental european values. and when we are protecting our borders, we are - protecting our values. and that's why we can't see - violations of

we are used to the cold, to be honest with you, and we are not used to these high temperatures. it is a very challenging time for those who are living on the streets, who are homeless, and people are volunteering, giving out water and pizza, and also the city of edmonton has opened recreation centres, libraries, places for people to cool down in air conditioning. and in terms of the fires, we are seeing pictures now ofjust one of them, and the intense smoke that is billowing across large parts of canada, and ijust wonder how bad things are, in terms of those fires, where you are. have you heard anything about that? so, at the moment, everyone is concentrating on british columbia because there are all these active fires that are happening there. different communities are being evacuated. in edmonton, what is happening in is the safety minister has announced there will be a basic set up here so that firefighters can have a place to have a bit of relief, there can be aviation resources available, and if there are more people who have to be evacuated, they would come to edmonton, wh

it is all in the hands of the us government, they are blaming it all on the us government. obviously, i think it's not entirely true, i think it's not entirely true, i think there's a tremendous amount of popular anger and frustration is boiled through here, although we know that the cuban government, the us government, does support pro—democracy activities in cuba, and has probably spent millions of dollars on it over the years, but there is certainly a sign that people's own feelings are boiling over, frustration and anger against the cuban government.— over, frustration and anger against the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk _ the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to — the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to a _ the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to a republican - that. let's talk to a republican congressman from new york. her own mother is from cuba, she left cuba in 1959. i'm guessing, from a family perspective, you are taking great interest in this.— interest in this. yes, i'm very ha - interest i

after a ruling by the us justice department. and more than 1,600 pregnant women have died in brazil since the start of the pandemic. 200 afghan interpreters and their families have landed in the usa, the first as part of a planned evacuation programme. presidentjoe biden says the us is fulfilling its promise to those who served "shoulder—to—shoulder" with american forces in afghanistan. our correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. tens of thousands of british soldiers served in afghanistan. crucial to their mission, the help of local interpreters. with international troops withdrawing, hundreds of them, along with their families, are being relocated to the uk. but others remain stuck in afghanistan. this man is one of dozens of interpreters whose applications have been rejected. he says he fears for his life. they're going to kill me. that's it. it's a big threat for my family also. because of me, my family will pay for that. he served with british forces for two years in helmand province, but was then sacked. thos

so all of these objectives and uses that we are using to get to this carbon—neutral economy require tin to some degree, and to have that domestic supply on your doorstep, it makes sense to see this mine into production. above ground, too, new methods of mineral extraction are being trialled. lithium, vital for batteries, is abundant in the south—west. if you want to unearth a mineral that is essential for going green, you need to do it in a way that's as green as possible — and this is a test of new technology. the lithium—rich rocks lie about a kilometre underground and as the water there washes over them, the mineral seeps into the brine, which is then brought back up to the surface and the lithium is extracted. the water, though, is returned back underground so the whole process can be repeated. right now, lithium comes from australia and south america, but the company thinks it could eventually supply around a third of the uk's future lithium demand. if we can produce battery—grade lithium in the uk, but also produce that into batteries and then put it into electric cars, th

,. , , for us? it is a very complicated iicture. for us? it is a very complicated picture- it _ for us? it is a very complicated picture. it has _ for us? it is a very complicated picture. it has been _ for us? it is a very complicated picture. it has been coming - for us? it is a very complicated - picture. it has been coming through for decades. we have known about our ageing population for a long time. local authorities have the responsibility for the delivery of care in those areas. and they have incredibly strapped budgets. you've got private carers, who are quite often contracted by local authorities, as well as delivering private care. with increasingly less resources, it is increasingly hard to deliver even a baseline of care in some areas. it is desperate, really. inevitably, families are having to step in more and more. to some extent, it is what families do. equally, with increasingly complex needs, certainly among the elderly population, that is unsustainable. it is totally unsustainable. the research points _ it is totally unsu

who would use this and what might it be used for? that. and what might it be used for? that is actually very _ and what might it be used for? t'isgt is actually very good question. when my team and i were developing the initial proposal application, one of the thing that is very close to my heart in particular is i've got a preschool age child who was going off to school, and so one of the things that we envisioned, especially me having small children, is a noninvasive test... and as you indicated, in the opening here, sticking a nasal swab up your nose is intimidating. i do not want to have to subject my four—year—old doctor to such a thing just to get back to school, so one of the things that we envision something like this... an easy test that even a preschool level child could be able to use without any undue intimidation.— to use without any undue intimidation. ~ .., , intimidation. well, it could be the future, couldn't _ intimidation. well, it could be the future, couldn't it? _ intimidation. well, it could be the future, couldn't it? it _ intimidation. wel

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thank you forjoining us. talk me through the what the relationship is between wet roads and crashes. it is a really good — between wet roads and crashes. it 3 a really good point. around 800 people every year are killed or seriously injured on the uk's motorways. that is sadly a number that hasn't been dropping and has stayed stubbornly high. if you add in speed and wet weather as well it is an extremely dangerous cocktail and we know that a lot of people have been killed or seriously injured every year because of this and perhaps it is time that we looked at some novel ways of trying to tackle it. here at the rsc we asked drivers about their thoughts on reducing speed limits in wet weather on motorways, something that is commonplace in france. we have the infrastructure here in the uk increasingly to support a move like this and perhaps it is time we looked at these measures in order to bring the casualty rate which as i say a stubbornly high, down on our motorways. say a stubbornly high, down on our motor

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it and that is going to have an effect on us. , , ., ., on us. it is still a time of enormous _ on us. it is still a time of. enormous unpredictability on us. it is still a time of- enormous unpredictability as you mentioned with those different variants potentially keeping an eye get the population has been largely double vaccinated now. how much difference does all of that make in terms of business confidence? we are seeinr terms of business confidence? we are seeing business _ terms of business confidence? we are seeing business confidence _ terms of business confidence? we are seeing business confidence rise. i terms of business confidence? we are seeing business confidence rise. we l seeing business confidence rise. we have also got through the pattern earlier in this year, so january, february, where a lot of exporters were holding back from the market because they were scared or they were finding difficulties with filling in forms for example to trade with the eu and one of the interesting things is actually trade has gone up with the eu a