it is a risk. i m putting my life on the line doing it. one, two. it was such a relief to get there. and know that we d done it. just so proud, just so proud. clapping and whooping. thank you, thank you. goodjob, goodjob, goodjob. hello, hello, hello! how are you doing? i m good, and i ve got all of our stuff, as well. how are you? 0k? - martin hibbert has set himself an unbelievable challenge to climb the highest mountain in africa, kilimanjaro, in a wheelchair. # in thejungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.# the first thing i saw when i came out was my trike, so i m happy. i don t even care if i don t got underwear, as long as i ve got my trike i can do it. they laugh and sing. over the next five days, martin will battle his way through rainforest, volcanic desert, ice and snow to reach the summit. if you want to start ripping. almost doesn t seem real, does it? all of those zoom calls we ve had, and team calls, it s mental. it s nearly three years since i we
of staff at the department of homeland security and tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent. welcome to the programme. it s starting to feel a bit like groundhog day on capitol hill. that s because the house is trying again for a third day to elect a speaker of the house. we ve now had eight votes. and in all eight, the republican kevin mccarthy has failed to receive enough votes. he hasn t even been able to swing the needle in his favour at all. this is the scene live in the house now where a ninth vote is under way. it already appears that he has lost to this vote as well. at least seven republicans have voted for other options. in the last vote, 20 republicans voted for an alternative candidates to mr mccarthy mainly for byron donalds, and there was also a shock vote for donald trump. remember, the speaker of the house doesn t need to be a member of congress. that vote for the former president came from matt gaetz, one of the ring leaders of those refusing t
partners to carry astronauts. they ll carry astronauts to the international space station. let s watch. t minus 15. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, mission, engines full power, and lif lift-off. 1 alpha. copy 1 alpha. the vehicle is pitching downrange. stage 1 propulsion. apparent telemetry. stage 1. martin savidge as we watch this takeoff. it s majestic. i could watch it over andover. i m a bit of a space geek. walk through, again, the importance of this mission, and, again, the commander, a native american woman. that s a pretty historic thing. a cosmonaut on an american spacecraft for the first time in 20 years. an important mission and remarkable pictures. it is because of the commitment of the united states and russia despite the tensions that have been introduced into the space program. they need each other. and as a result, the reintegration now of having russians fly an american spacecraft is an important message. and then, of course, for nicole mann.
hello, i m maryam moshiri. you re watching the context on bbc news. can american lawmakers end the chaos on capitol hill? kevin mccarthy bids, yet again, to take one of washington s top jobs. this is the house of representatives right now, where they ve voting for a ninth time. and it s already looking like he s lost this vote too. a group of hardline republicans are refusing to back him. labour s leader vows to turn the brexit slogan, take back control , into a solution, by shifting more power from westminster to communities. a physical bust up with prince william over meghan, the shock story from prince harry s new memoir leaked to the press. tonight with the context, miles taylor former chief
we ve got an update for you, a strange update to the shock story we brought you last week that a criminal charming had been filed against former new york governor are andrew cuomo. he resigned from the governorship of new york in the midst of an alleged sexual assault scandal. but a criminal charming against him on that issue was very big news. and part of what was surprising about that charge against him when it was filed last week was how we learned about it. the first anybody knew anything has happened was when a court in albany new york issued a summons for cuomo. from the sheriff? in this complaints from the sheriff he was charged with forceable touching, which is a misdemeanor, relating to claims that he groped a staffer last