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view from earths orbit. and there are plenty of things that have that view these days. a couple of space stations and thousands of satellites. and more and more companies want to put stuff up there. did you know that the closer you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? ah! thats because thats where the earth is spinning fastest. so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. and thats why the uk spaceport is way down south in cornwal...

a record tenth australian open, beating greeces stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets in the final. the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi had to pay a penalty to settle a multi—million pound tax dispute. an investigation ordered by rushi sunakfound he had broken the ministerial code. mr zahawi says hell continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journali...

and us actress raquel welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in hollywood films, has died at the age of 82. hello and welcome to the programme. its seven am in singapore, and 6 pm in south carolina — where nikki haley has officially launched her campaign. some things to know about her — shes a republican, was the us ambassador to the united nations under donald trump — and while she once said she would never run against him — shes now doing exa...

the bbc�*s learns more than 1,600 rape and serious sexual assault cases across england and wales have collapsed after the alleged victims withdraw from providing evidence. hello and welcome to bbc news. there have been widespread protests in israel over planned hello and welcome to bbc news. prince harry has arrived at the high court in london in relation to his claim against the daily mail over alleged phone tapping and other breaches of privacy. it is the first hearing in a lawsuit...

you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? that is because that is where the earth is spinning fastest, so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. and that is why the uk space port is way down south in cornwall. and that is why it was there, earlier in the year that virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. marc cieslak: the uks first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall. we are creating a huge cluster o...

hi there. welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi. as we told you on newsday, the united states so there was a more constructive economic relationship with china. the comments were made in a speech by the countrys treasury secretary, janet yellen. it comes at a time when diplomatic and economic relations between the us and china are increasingly fraught. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent samira hussain has more. it has been five years since the united states ...

delivers independence for scotland. prince harry makes a surprise appearance at a high court hearing in london. hes among several high—profile figures bringing a privacy case against the publisher of the daily mail newspaper. israels prime minister benjamin netanyahu will delay regarding the leadership of the scottish national party but before we address those stories, just to bring you some breaking news coming out of the united states the last few minutes, we are hearing of a shoot...

millions are under active alerts . were tracking this and much more right here. on cnn news, central. breaking news. were getting our first look at the destruction left behind after a tornado touched down in missouri overnight. taking a look now at aerial footage of some of the damage left behind in glen allen officials say several people are dead and injured and the danger not over yet today more than 85 million americans are facing the threat of severe storms. cnns derek van dam is t...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far its claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three—day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al—fitr. ou...

treasury secretary, janet yellen. it comes at a time when diplomatic and economic relations between the us and china are increasingly fraught. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent samira hussain has more. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. since then, not only have trade relations, but diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. but in a speech at an american university,...