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The british royals is changing, with less than a third of 18 to 24 year olds in the uk, wanting the monarchy to continue. commissioned by the bbc�*s panorama programme, the yougov poll also revealed that almost half of those asked, who were from ethnic minority backgrounds, believe the royal family has a problem with race and diversity. jane corbin reports. at this college in bedfordshire... hi, guys, have a seat. these 16—year—olds are gearing up for the royal event of the air, but what d...

Been thing today in sudan and according to the update we now know according to the doctors central committee in sudan, 56 have been killed in violence. we have a number of 595 people wounded and you remember we have seen clashes and violence in the capital khartoum as well as spreading across the country. just those updated numbers, 56 people killed. staying in the uk, and prime minister rishi sunak is to ban the construction of new smart motorways which use technology to regulate speed and traf...

To close it. other types involve keeping a hard shoulder but opening it up at peak times as an extra lane. the bbc�*s panorama programme in 2020 found that 38 people had been killed on smart motorways over a space of five years. and there was this finding from a freedom of information request involving one stretch of the m25. 0ne warning sign was out of action for nearly a year — 336 days. there was also a 20—fold rise in near misses — 72 in the five years with the hard shoulder, 1,485 i...

The one that is most controversial is a scheme that exists already on quite a number of motorways where the hard shoulder — so the edge of the motorway, what would not be used in traditional motorways, an area that you could park up if you had a problem — that had been converted on some motorways into an extra lane for permanent moving traffic. now, the idea was that its monitored by cameras. there are these billboards. if you had trouble or a problem, you were told to stay in your car. the ...

That there were accidents happening there and as that panorama programme revealed, there had been some 30 plus deaths on some of those motorways in recent years. so this had led to a safety review, a pause in the development of new areas of smart motorway, and what we now get is this announcement that the projects that have been paused, so 14 of them have been paused, so 14 of them have been paused or planned, will not go ahead. two projects which are nearing completion will actually now be done...

Paused, will be removed from government road building plans. the bbc�*s panorama programme in 2020 investigated smart motorways, revealing 38 people have been killed on them over a space of five years. it led to the government reviewing the smart motorway network. heres a snippet from the documentary by richard bilton. we put in a freedom of information request for one stretch of the m25. 0ne warning sign was out of action for nearly a year. 336 days. there was also a 20 fold rise in near miss...

Cover existing roads, and its the existing roads that are killing us. so, its half the battle, but theres still half the battle to go. first introduced in 2006, smart motorways were controversial from the start. theyre supposed to reduce congestion by using technology, removing the hard shoulder completely to create an extra lane of traffic. but this is what can happen. they do have emergency bays, and if a car stops in a live lane, a red x sign is displayed to close it. other types involve keep...

Watching this unfold. this literally has been the worst case scenario imaginable for the sudanese, and it has been apparent for the international community that these two generals who have made their names during the infamous counterinsurgency in the western region of darfur, of sudan, that the two generals are at loggerheads and they could not be entrusted with a democratic transition. at the moment, two generals do not appear to be willing to engage in any talks with each other. here in the uk...

In london afterfalling and breaking a finger. i dont think they should be allowed to go on strike. because its an importantjob. hospital bosses say the nhs needs a period of stability. instead its facing more disruption. simon jones, bbc news. uk prime minister rishi sunak is to ban the construction of new smart motorways, which use technology to regulate speed and traffic flow on some of the uks highways. 1a planned smart motorways, including 11 that are already paused, will be removed from gov...

Certainly there will be a lot of questions, not only about security and what they can do to now protect that race, but also questions about what they can do perhaps about the safety of the horses taking part. uk prime minister rishi sunak is to ban the construction of new smart motorways, which use technology to regulate speed and traffic flow on some of the uks highways. 1a planned smart motorways, including 11 that are already paused, will be removed from government road building plans. the bb...