Chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the european space agency s new astronauts, the brightest and the best. Among them is a candidate who s a first. So, i think it s wise that we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now he s taking part in a ground breaking project. Being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar because like the military, you wouldn t pass the medical selection process. I thought i would have the skills, a mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. For the last ten years, john s been working as an orthopedic surgeon. Hi, sir. How are you? but his li
And senior adviser at the non profit razom for ukraine. She shared her insights on the discussion around permitting ukraine to target russia. When we spoke a few days ago, you are pretty optimistic that we would have a decision on these long range missiles. What do you think is holding things up? do you think is holding things u ? , do you think is holding things u ? , ~ , do you think is holding things u. ? ,. , ,,. , , up? hey, lucy. So there is still up? hey, lucy. So there is still. . . We up? hey, lucy. So there is still. . . We don t up? hey, lucy. So there is still. . . We don t know up? hey, lucy. So there is still. . . We don t know if i up? hey, lucy. So there is| still. . . We don t know if the decision has been made. Formally it has not been made. There is rumours that the storm shadows are going to be allowed, but we certainly don t know, and we have to say that is a possibility that london will begin to allow ukraine to use them, and that one probably makes a lot o
Chapter in the saga in venezuela after a government that cannot fully prove that they have won the elections. This is just the deterioration of what we re seeing the country after a legitimate election. This particular chapter should not take many by surprise. If you looked back since may 2023, up to january 202a, since may 2023, up to january 2024, there have been five allegedly attempts against the government that have been made public by the regime. They have been the arrest of about 32 people, some colombian citizens in the piles, allegedly trying to overturn the government. in the past. This is one of the examples. If we look at the current situation we are in, a lot of international special in spain, the parliament in spain recognised gonzalez as the president and welcomed him, but when you saw the us tightening sanctions against the venezuelan government, then you can see that they could be in a position of desperation, that they are trying to come up with this sort of action
Countries in the region including the Czech Republic where 38 locations have declared the highest flood alert. Authorities there say the worst Rainfall And Flood risk should be experienced in the coming 2a to 48 hours. Poland, too, has also experienced heavy rain. Our correspondent in warsaw, Adam Easton, has the latest. Well, what this cyclone is doing, catherine, is causing extremely heavy rainfall which is leading to dangerously high river Levels Water levels in the rivers across the region. Many rivers have burst their banks, and thats causing flooding in many countries particularly, as you mentioned, in romania, where four people have been found dead in the east of the country by the River Danube delta. 5,000 homes have been damaged in the flooding and the romanian authorities have, as you said, set up Displacement Camps and are providing blankets and food for people who have been forced to evacuate their homes. In romania and in the Czech Republic, the floods have caused Tens Of
reform or die. Our health correspondent, catherine burns, reports. When dealing with a sick Patient Medics can treat the obvious symptoms barrister. But to actually find a cure, they need to diagnose exactly what is wrong. That is what the government asked this man to do for the nhs. A respected surgeon and former labour health minister. His diagnosis is grave. Health minister. His diagnosis is rave. ,. , health minister. His diagnosis is rave. ,. ,. ,. , is grave. Nhs as we have heard is grave. Nhs as we have heard is broken is grave. Nhs as we have heard is broken by is grave. Nhs as we have heard is broken by completely is broken by completely reversible. The vital signs are stable. Wejust reversible. The vital signs are stable. We just need to put the right investment in the nhs. We need to engage our amazing doctors, nurses, community, staff and pathways of care and look at the whole pathway as we have done before from the cradle to the grave. What does it mean to the patients .