breaks in the cloud, central and eastern areas with the best of any sunshine across the midlands and parts of eastern england. that s your weather. hello, this is bbc news. iamjames i am james reynolds. the headlines. the eu is to propose fewer border checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, to try and address the row over trade. it is incumbent upon us as a government, and i think upon the eu, to make sure we have a sustainable future arrangement, and it is not working at the moment. fears about the impact on christmas, as the biggest commercial port in britain deals with a backlog of shipping containers. beam me up, bezos the countdown is on for william shatner as captain kirk prepare to blast off on a trip to the edge of space due in the next half hour.
this is bbc news. i m james reynolds. the headlines: eu officials will set out proposals later to reduce checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, as the trade row with the government continues. it is incumbent upon us and the eu to make sure we have a sustainable future arrangement and it is not working at the moment. fears about the impact on christmas, as the biggest commercial port in britain deals with a backlog of shipping containers. a potentially tricky laser treatment designed to help menopause is no better than fake therapy according to a new trial. captain kirk heads for the final frontier as william shatner prepares to blast off on a trip to the edge of space, becoming the oldest person
containers at britain s biggest commercial port. the countdown is on, as the man who played star trek s captain kirk, william shatner, prepares to blast off on a trip to the edge of space in the next hour. the uk economy grew by 0.4% in august, as the lifting of coronavirus restrictions boosted leisure events and demand for hospitality. but the latest data showed further signs of a slowdown in the recovery, as global supply chain woes take their toll. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity explained how this level of growth compares with normal trends. if you re talking about before the pandemic, then it is really good growth. 0.4% in a month that translates to four or 5% over the year. that would be faster growth than we have had for decades, outside of the pounds back from the pandemic, but we had remember, these are exceptional circumstances. if you look at what is happening, what has happened to the economy over the last 18 months. we have a chance here you can look at. you can se
none the less, this is an enormous date for blue origin, the future of space travel. at the moment we are still only see the super rich and invited guests like the super famous william shatner gets to travel on these rides into space, but they will tell you this is much more than a rocket field ego trip. this is about the future of space travel and even though it is only the uber rich who are getting to take part at the moment, with every successful flight it becomes a little bit closer for the rest of us are earthlings. i should just explain what we are all watching. we have seen pictures of those four astronauts ringing the bell in their blue spaces as they walk along to the capsule. we have seen them shaking hands withjeff bezos and now watching pictures of them entering the capital itself. when i spoke about the first launch of blue origin eight a few months ago with the former nasa astronaut, said should they be called astronauts? he had been a space at some seven days, these astr
this is bbc news. i m james reynolds. the headlines at three: captain kirk heads for the final frontier william shatner is preparing to blast off on a trip to the edge of space, becoming the oldest person to boldly go where no man has gone before. the eu are to propose fewer border checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, to try and address the row over trade. it is incumbent upon us as a government and i think it is incumbent upon the eu, to make sure we have a sustainable future arrangement and it is not working at the moment. fears about the impact on christmas, as the biggest commercial port in britain deals with a backlog of shipping containers.