it s true, there is going to be 400 more drafts between that, what you heard and what is going to the public. what i heard is still awesome. thank you very, very much. thank you for joining us this hour. happy to have you here. once upon a time, not all that long ago in the grand scheme of things, once upon a time the biggest celebrities in america were pilots. do you know how time magazine has person of the year, east we man of the year. time magazine invented that whole idea because of a pilot. they figured they needed to do something because in 1927, the pilot charles lindbergh became the first person to fly nonstop solo across the atlantic ocean. he became the biggest celebrity in the world for doing that. there were parades held for him and international prizes, all kinds of honors. he instantly became the most famous man in the world when he did that in 1927. that is where time got the whole man of the year thing in the first place. they invented it specifically f
actually invented that whole idea because of a pilot. they figure they need to do something, because in 1927 the pilot charles under very became the first person to fly nonstop solo across the atlantic ocean. he became the biggest celebrity in the world for doing that. there were parades held for him and international prizes, all kinds of honors. he instantly became the most famous man in the world when he did that in 1927. that is where time got the whole man of the year thing in the first place. they invented it specifically for him. amelia ehrhardt was the first woman to fly across the atlantic, and the first solo pilot to fly between hawaii and california. amelia airport is remembered mostly for going missing on and around the world flight in 1937. she really was a household name in the united states. she was a huge star. lindberg and her were not the only ones. the between the first and second world war, flying was a huge deal to americans. it was a nationwide craze. pil
killed. italy s prime and, mario draghi has resigned. the doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder, haemophilia b. and no ordinary telescope. a first time that scientists will be able to detect the smashing together of neutron stars. welcome to the programme. the foreign secretary, liz truss, says the treasury s economic economic policies have failed to deliver growth for two decades, including the past 12 years of conservative rule. she s rejected concerns that the tax cuts she s promised if she becomes the next prime minister would increase inflation. ms truss and her conservative leadership rival, rishi sunak, are now setting out their pitches to win over the party membership, who will have the deciding vote over the summer. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. his report contains some flashing images. it s going to be a busy six weeks. liz truss has been in the cabinet for the past eight years, but she s fighting this leadership election lik
with this reporting, quote, the former president has called witnesses throughout the investigation according to those who spoke anonymously to reveal conversations. they ruled out a number of former officials as the recipient of this latest call highlighted by cheney saying it was not former white house counsel pat cipollone whose deputy patrick philbin, former media officials, matthews or former pascale. the allegations of witness tampering by trump and his associates, though, do add new dimension to the wider scandal that is to overturn the 2020 election results which, as vice chair liz cheney added, trump was, quote, substantially and personally involved in. politico reports on the dual track of the committee s public hearings with this analysis. on the one hand, the committee is focused on filling out the historical record of the attempt to overturn the election and its violent conclusion. on the other, its members are laying out an unmistakable map to a potential crimina
that all the support being needed is now working its way out into the system. in europe, french authorities warn of a heat apocalypse as thousands are forced to flee wildfires. so does climate change now mean regular severe heatwaves? future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon into the atmosphere at carbon into the atmosphere at carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the world will stop warming. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. it is also provisionally the hottest day in wales since records began. the red alert covers much of england from london and the south east up to york and manchester. it s already the hottest day of the year so far and parts of england could be hotter than the western sahara and the caribbean. tomorrow, temperatures could exceed a0 degrees in southern england, whic