Astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now he s taking part in a ground breaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn t pass the medical selection process. I thought i would have the skills, a mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. For the last ten years, john s been working as an orthopedic surgeon. Hi, sir. How are you? but his life s about to change, possibly forever. It s daunting. It s quite scary, because i m giving up the security of being being a doctor. It s a fantastic profession, i love it. There are so many aspects about it that i absolutely love. So, trepidation fr
This week, were at europes biggest Tech Show to meet this Years Tech movers and shakers. Quivering er. Yeah, we have the lowdown on whats cooking, whats trending, and whats bouncing. Are those phones . They are phones, yeah. 0k. Meanwhile, laras getting her groove on at a live concert in the metaverse. My avatar, Beat Engineer, there. Hes ready to dance. My finest dance moves. And we meet the brothers who are trying to replace plastics with plants. But how do they stop those pesky splits . What makes a team quite strong is really these different opinions. One opinion we can all agree on, though, is that you wont want to miss this. Life in plastic, its fantastic. Willkommen. Bienvenue. Hi. Welcome to ifa, europes biggest Tech Show, where, every year, thousands of people pile into berlins giant Exhibition Centre to grab a Sneak Peek at the latest. Well, everything. The press, business and the public can zip around more than two dozen halls full of weird and wonderful displays and demonst
Translation the vessel departed from the Slack Sector near the town of wimereux. It quickly ran into trouble and appears to have crashed On The Rocks directly in front of where we are now. A total of 45 people have now died in the channel this year, the highest reported number since 2021, according to the uns international organisation for migration. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet the italian Prime Minister in Rome Tomorrow to discuss italys offshore processing plan, where Asylum Seekers are sent to albania. Speaking to the bbc this morning, foreign Secretary David Lammy said the government was open to using some of the schemes to tackle the issue. Well, they have a comprehensive scheme with albania, understanding that that balkans route, as well as the channel and the southern mediterranean, are routes which migrants use, so of course, because it has reduced the numbers, we are actually discussing with italy the schemes that they have developed notjust with albania but upstream
Are those phones . They are phones, yeah. 0k. Meanwhile, laras getting her groove on at a live concert in the metaverse. My avatar, Beat Engineer, there. Hes ready to dance. My finest dance moves. And we meet the brothers who are trying to replace plastics with plants. But how do they stop those pesky splits . What makes a team quite strong is really these different opinions. One opinion we can all agree on, though, is that you wont want to miss this. Life in plastic, its fantastic. Willkommen. Bienvenue. Hi. Welcome to ifa, europes biggest Tech Show, where, every year, thousands of people pile into berlins giant Exhibition Centre to grab a Sneak Peek at the latest. Well, everything. The press, business and the public can zip around more than two dozen halls full of weird and wonderful displays and demonstrations. You can play Ping Pong with foldable phones to somehow prove how tough they are. You can meet robot animals, stuffed pets. You might even catch a glimpse of a real live pussy
Chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the european space agency s new astronauts, the brightest and the best. Among them is a candidate who s a first. So, i think it s wise that we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now he s taking part in a ground breaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn t pass the medical selection process. I thought i would have the skills, a mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. For the last ten years, john s been working as an orthopedic surgeon. Hi, sir. How are you? but his li