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of being an astronaut. were with the european space agencys first—ever para astronaut, finding out about life in orbit for people with a physical disability. and ballet meets black sabbath — we see rehearsals for a new dance work set to heavy metal, in birmingham. and coming up on bbc news: new guidance on concussion. players at grassroots clubs should sit out for at least 2a hours, according to new advice from experts. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chairma...

at home safely. lung disease costs the nhs billions. ministers say more funding for research and new targets to cut pollution and smoking should make a difference. but doctors think more still needs to be done to improve and save thousands of lives. jim reed, bbc news. lets return to todays scathing review of londons metropolitan police — which found it to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. the reports author — baronness casey — said many londoners had lost f...

a pay rise for two or three years. the more the strikes go on, the more money that costs the industry, the more disruption it causes. that means i have less money available to make a pay award. it makes it harder to get a deal. the european union is expected to approve ukraine as a candidate for membership when it meets in brussels later. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealths heads of government with food security, climate change and the governments migrants...

ahead of the commonwealth leaders summit and defends his controversial asylum deal. and the lasting impact of music on the lives of children from one of scotlands most deprived estates in stirling. and coming up in sportsday at 6:30 on the bbc news channel, well be live at headingley as england hunt a test series whitewash against new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. taliban officials in afghanistan say the search for survivors from wednesdays devastating earth...

approved as official candidate to join the european union. we will ask how long it could take full stop waiting to count the votes, now the polls have closed, this is wakefield, one of two by—elections today. can the conservatives hold on, or are they facing double defeat? and the extraordinary lasting impact on children from one of scotlandss most deprived estates who took part in this concert a decade ago. coming up on the bbc news channel, a test debut forjamie 0verton but england...

todayis on the best chance of seeing that today is in the north of scotland. in scotland we started the day in some places below minus seven celsius, the coldest night so far but with clear skies we have four patches but the best of the sunshine. in the south are a small plant, tied in with a star named by the french weather service, storm frederico, it has dealt us a glancing blow, blustery winds in the channel islands and a lot of cloud around. this next band of rain pushing from nor...

suspect, as health secretary about this. clearly, anyone who watch that will be able to see michael matheson was quite emotional during it. it has brought his family into this, which i think he is very uncomfortable with and he said the reason he did not explain fully what the ipad had been used for was because it would have then opened up his family, his teenage son potentially typical coverage, to the media storm that inevitably would have come with that and that is why he has made t...

affected. good evening. the head of gazas largest hospital, al—shifa, says israeli soldiers are still inside the complex and the hospital has run out of water and oxygen for more than 600 patients being treated there. israel has allowed the bbc to go inside part of the hospital as it comes under growing pressure to prove that hamas has hidden a military command centre in tunnels beneath the buildings. al—shifa hospital has been at the centre of israeli operations for several days n...

Theyre disappointed they had to drop the case. His alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. Caroline hawley reports i ,and , and this contains flashing images. Out into the fresh air. On the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy Julian Assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. Today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. Seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. That is not something...

In the final of the european championship. Good evening. The wikilea ks founder, Julian Assange, says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year Rape Investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. For almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in london to avoid extradition. But todays development doesnt mean that the 45 year old can finally walk free. Police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. And the...