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We met mohammed, who owned that 15—year—old diesel for four years. after the lockdown has kicked in, mainly working from home five days a week so im not using the car as much. he decided tojoin a trial in coventry. owners of cars over ten years old can give them up and get cash for other forms of travel. they were offering £3000 worth of credits, which you can use to travel by bus, train, uber, taxi. authorities in the west midlands are behind this scheme, using funding from a government gr...

In coventry where you can swap your old car for more sustainable modes of transport. more headlines at 3pm, but now on bbc news, hardtalk asks why myanmar�*s democratic transition has gone wrong, and what options do the opponents of the coup have left? stephen sackur speaks to dr sasa, a representative of the committee representing the ousted parliament to the united nations. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. it seems myanmar�*s military is prepared to kill as many pro—democracy prot...

By its former owner. but why? let�*s reverse a few days. we met mohamed, who owned that 15—year—old diesel for four years. after the lockdown has kicked in, mainly working from home five days a week so i�*m not using the car as much. he decided tojoin a trial in coventry. owners of cars over ten years old can give them up and get cash for other forms of travel. they were offering £3000 worth of credits, which you can use to travel by bus, train, uber, taxi. authorities in the west midla...

Two men were killed in front of a police station in yangon, while a woman was shot in mandalay. now, if you�*ve got an old petrol or diesel car — would you be prepared to swap it for a bike or take the bus instead? a scheme�*s begun in coventry where people can hand their vehicles over to be recycled — in exchange for credit to spend on more sustainable modes of transport. our business correspondent katy austin has the details. it�*s the end of the road for this car. it was sent here d...

Closures of schools across the country and the problems to reopen them. the biggest constant seems to be teachers unions. youll remember what happened in chicago. were familiar with that. teachers threatened to strike rather than go back to school. its far from just the windy city. unions are putting up fights coast to coast. the l.a. teachers union. just today, seattle teachers should have been back in class. parents were all set to send their kids back but the teachers did not go back. however...

Says the guidance relies on research which is out of date, and does not acknowledge the full risk of airborne transmission of coronavirus. the department of health said staff safety was a top priority. the most anticipated royal interview for years — the controversial oprah winfrey interview with the duke and duchess of sussex — airs in the us later tonight. just hours before the interview, the queen will address a uk television audience to share her annual commonwealth day message. our roya...

Hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. as weve been hearing, most children in england will be returning to the classroom from monday, and those in secondary school will have at least three covid tests over the next fortnight, under the supervision of school staff. after that, theyll be doing them at home — giving rise to the possibility of incorrect results. lets get a view on this from one of our regular breakfast gps, dr sarahjarvis. good morning to you, sarah. i

The government has to prove to the court it is putting in a plausible plan to end toxic emissions where people live as quickly as possible. this issue is the one it has fallen down on in the past, where the government has said it is going as quickly as possible and the court has ruled, no, we think you can go an awful lot faster. so the pressure is on the government again to come up with results on this issue. as you mentioned, it is still under the jurisdiction of the court because the court ca...

That it is putting in a plausible plan to end toxic emissions where people live, as quickly as possible. and this is the it is falling down on in the past, but the government has said it is going as going as quickly as possible, and the court assured we think you can go on off a lot faster. the pressure is on the government again to come up with results on this issue. as you mention, it is still under the jurisdiction of the court, because the court case started before brexit, so what happens no...

Authorities that this is primarily a local issue, you can sort things out in a local sort of way. but it has been taken to court and accused of failing in its duty to protect its citizens, and the european court has found the uk is guilty. the government has to prove to the court it is putting in a plausible plan to end toxic emissions where people live as quickly as possible. this issue is the one it has fallen down on in the past, where the government has said it is going as quickly as possibl...