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To push the boundaries in a pool. The olympic champion broke his own world record in the 50m breaststroke twice in one day. And sniffing out disease. Could dogs hold the key to early diagnosis of parkinsons . And carol has the weather. After a bright start in the east, the rain already in the west will move east through the day and we will all see it, heaviest in scotla nd will all see it, heaviest in scotland and Northern Ireland and Northern England and itll be accompanied by blustery winds. B...

Experts say it puts some people at unnecessary risk of building up a resistance. We will be looking at the evidence. 50 years ago today, homosexuality was partially decriminalised in england and wales. Prime minister theresa may says the Conservative Party have been wrong in the past but have Come A Long Way we will take a look at what that means. Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Coming up, we will look at the wildfires which have swept across france. And char...

State agencies have safety regulations to keep older drivers safe. Find out what steps you need to take if you want to keep your license.

Living 04:30 22/12/2020 Over-65s in Belgium are entitled to reduced rail fares – train, bus, tram and metro – to and from anywhere in Belgium. This applies to same-day return travel anytime at weekends and every weekday from 9.00, every day of the year. Assessing your ability to drive Not sure if you can continue to drive safely? CARA-Vias, the Centre for Driving Ability and Vehicle Adjustment, assesses your ability to drive. You can apply for an assessment yourself or you can ask for a ref...

But really are serious effects. >> users are on the increase. we have 10% of americans now using marijuana. there may be a medical use, but in certain states thats being used as an excuse to broaden the application. more people get it. there is something called marijuana use disorder. 7 million americans suffer from that. that means it is getting in the way of economics, of your job, memory impairment as eric and david were saying, judgment, problem solving. maybe youre losing money as a result ...

Lets get to the news. with marijuana becoming legal across the country, the companies are racing to develop a breathalyzer for weed. will it work? joe, would you feel safer with a pot breathalyzer? >> yes, i would. we need to get these drug users and put them behind bars, sam morrell. people say if you smoke pot it doesnt affect your driving ability. i say why the heck are you smoking it then? >> sam, are you worried this will catch people even when they arent high? >> we know who is high. does ...

>> yes! >> right now, this is an important test and i cant remember -- i cant give you in the years of -- years ago i could tell you the details of the test. >> what happened? >> yeah. >> are you nervous at all, gail? when you hear the stories? >> no i like it when he drives. hes a very good driver. he knows what hes doing. the problem is when that changes. >> im broken. you know, im not missing a limb, but ive got a defect. but it doesnt mean that i cant live my life with that defect to its ful...

Are spinning. >> youll notice loss of steering control. people overrespond to that by trying to steer the vehicle. >> reporter: watch this minivan. its wheels are turned as it hits pavement, out of control. we got a sense of that jolt on the test track. >> that thing just took off. >> reporter: best advice for black ice? dont use cruise control. once on it, drive straight, lift off the gas and then the brake. and youve probably seen this. a vehicle sliding down a hill. if you dont have four whee...

Brokaw is 74. he continues to work on projects for nbc news. he called himself, quote, the luckiest guy i know. a large new study of mammograms is sure to add confusion over whether and when women should have them. after studying 90,000 patients, researchers found that death rates were the same among women who had a mammogram and those who had not. the study from the british medical journal found that one in five cancers found through mammograms were treated, even though they were no threat to...

Disturbances, sleep walking, worsening of depression or suicidal thoughts. the article im reading says generally sleep aids can be problematic for something like that. let me ask you about just the application of this because some people might be listening and say, hey, this sounds like a good idea. i wake up every day at 2:00 in the morning and im tired for the entire day. what about the people who commute, getting in a car and deeing to work, how concerned should they be about their motor skil...