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For the return of fans. the engineering giant rolls royce will today officially open a new aircraft engine testing facility at its headquarters in derby. it will allow the very largest engines to be checked to destruction if necessary, while being monitored by an array of sensors, and even x—rayed in real time. the company says it will be a vital tool in developing more environmentally friendly engines and fuels and help safeguard jobs at the plant. this report from theo leggett contains flash...

Over the very future of engine production in the uk. i think this is a huge rejection, actually, of the spirit - of pessimism and fears. i think its a great i investment in derby, and, more importantly, _ its a vote of confidence in the uk. the new test bed, the largest of its kind in the world, is a powerful statement of intent from rolls—royce. the company says it will provide a platform for developing new technologies for decades to come, and ensure a major part of its global operation will...

Northwest of the uk on bank holiday monday. so for most of us again, staying dry, warm and sunny, perhaps a little bit of rain by the time we get to bank holiday monday across parts of northern ireland. bye— bye.

Both cheaper and cleaner to run. the real pursuit is to always be able to reduce the fuel consumption. in other words, make the engine ever more efficient whilst keeping it as light as possible. because, of course, having a fuel efficient engine on the wing is great. but if its too heavy, then its obviously going to not make the most of being efficient. like the rest of the aerospace industry, rolls—royce has had a dreadful year, slashing production and cutting thousands ofjobs. that led to qu...

Any minute now, president biden will be departing joint base andrews. live look there. president biden leaving the white house to head to cleveland, ohio. the president will be laying out precisely why he says his economic vision is working. the speech comes as weekly jobless claims hit a pandemic low. coming as 24 states plan to cut off those $300 weekly unemployment benefits before they run out in september. a majority of americans say its the right call. 54% agree with cutting the benefits. 3...

Time, in a landmark deal that should benefit gig economy workers. to the aircraft industry now — it has been hit especially hard by the pandemic, with air travel brought to a standstill and plane orders put on hold. todayjet engine maker rolls royce is hoping to fire up its business once again — as it opens a giant new plant in the british midlands. theo leggett went to see it. it has taken three years to build and cost $130 million. this is the new site built by rolls—royce this year that...

Operation vast quantities of air will be sucked through this chamber into the engine which will be running flat—out and then a burning gases will come at the back to that which is the largest exhaust pipe in the world. we are going to do all sorts of testing different loads flight so we do not test production. we x—ray at real time to test the engine throughout this flight throughout finally — would you eat a sausage grown in a laboratory? it�*s an idea meat—eaters may soon need to get...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. trouble in the pipeline for big oil — as investors and campaigners ramp up the pressure over climate change. we expect that this will have a ripple effect against other multinational oil and gas companies in the world. but a judge in australia dismissed what could have been a landmark case, trying to stop the expansion of australias coal production. also coming up: uber becomes the first of the gig economy g...

Plus — fire it up! jet engine maker rolls royce bets big on the post—pandemic future we start with climate change — because some of the worlds biggest oil companies are coming under growing pressure over their role in it. in the us — climate activist investors have siezed at least two seats on the board of exxon — and shareholders at rival chevron have endorsed a call for lower emissions. and in the netherlands a court has ruled shell needs to do far more to cut c02, after a lawsuit by...

Lot of showers developing across scotland, northern and eastern parts of england. not all of us will catch them, but they could be heavy and thundery. on either side, there will be bright skies with sunshine, but a bit more cloud across the south—west, particularly the isles of scilly introducing some drizzle. we hang on to the showers through the evening but they fade overnight as cloud comes in, some patchy mist and fog form, but the bulk of the uk will still have some clear skies. no issues...