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stephen cave, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it's a great pleasure. you believe that our human awareness of our own mortality is absolutely central to the human story. why? well, all creatures strive to live on, to keep going. they would not be around us any more if they did not. they wouldn't be around us any more if they didn't. the mouse that didn't care about surviving wouldn't pass on its genes. so we come for from a long line of creatures that are determined to keep going, but we have these big brains — that's part of our survival mechanism, if you like — tha...

which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. one of the key drivers of human thought and behaviour throughout history has been knowledge of our own mortality. from childhood each of us knows we will die. religion, philosophy and science all wrestle with that fact and have in different ways embraced the quest for immortality. my guess today, stephen cave, director of the cambridge institute for technology and humanity is at the centre of a growing debate about the merits of extending human longevity. is it wise to seek to live forever? stephen cave,...

from the department of justice parents of some of the children who were killed in that horrific school shooting are talking to the media. let's go in and listen for a few minutes here. >> do you guys feel that the report went far enough in naming people and holding accountability. as we know, dps has the largest number of law enforcement officials outside of chp, a lot of video and information about their actions that day. it does not seem this report really touches on their actions. it seems to focus mostly on the local officers. are you concerned about that and some reaction to tha...

diagnosis of dementia, nina has been looking at how important training is for staff in shops and cafes. ashes agony as the aussies edge it. england lose the first test on a nail—biting final day but stokes says they'll stick to their attacking approach. more than 200,000 music fans are preparing to pitch their tents as glastonbury opens its gates this morning. it might be muddy underfoot at glastonbury due to the rain in the past days but after that it is mostly dry. all of us looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. fewest in the south. more frequent in the north. all the det...

expected to run out of the oxygen at 7:08 eastern time this morning. that is literally one hour and seven minutes from now. right now officials are unsure if those reported underwater banging noises are a sign of life but they are still treating it as a search and rescue operation. with respect to the noises specifically we don't know what they are to be frank with you. i can tell you it's inconclusive. again, i think the important pieces we're searching in the area where the noise was detected. >> todd: search expanded over 2.5 miles below the surface with more vessels and equipment...