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flight was called off due to wind conditions. our reporter, john maguire reports. if ever anyone was born to fly, it was pete gregory. a third—generation hot air balloonist and also an airline pilot, he lived his life in the skies. since the age of three, pete and his brother dan often flew with their father, andrew. ballooning is a field and he was passionate about aviation as a job and ballooning as his hobby and his passion. i guess you could say we were born into hot air ballooning. pete gained his licence at the age of 17, i gained mine at 19, and we've flown in many countries around the world and been very lucky to do so. the brothers took up competitive flying. here they are winning thejunior world championships in poland two years ago. they were both involved in a contest in worcestershire injune when pete's balloon crashed and he was killed. dan's ground crew that day was andrew, with his wife louise doing the same for pete.
top scorer laurenjames won't be playing after her straight red card on monday, and fifa have decided the striker won't feature in the semifinal either, should england get there. things like that can happen. and it's not good, we know and she knows, and she will take the learning from that, and we just support her. they claim to be the most devoted fans in this tournament. tomorrow will see colombia tigers doing battle with england lionesses. colombia! jane dougall, bbc news, sydney dozens of hot air balloons have taken off from bristol, as the international balloon fiesta gets properly under way, after yesterday evening's flight had to be called off because of windy conditions. the annual fiesta is an important event for thousands of people, and for one family in particular, it is a poignant time, as john maguire reports. if ever anyone was born to fly,
by the council and the other is a criminal investigation being led by staffordshire police who said they believe the cause of fire is arson. andy street has said they are all laser—focused on trying to get answers about what happened and they are still appealing and saying they hope it can be re—built brick by brick. that may not be possible, so many bricks have been taken away as souvenirs by people, but they do want to get the crooked house reinstated in some way. people in bristol have been watching the first mass ascent of dozens of hot air balloons as the international balloon fiesta gets properly under way. yesterday evening's flight was called off due to the windy conditions. the balloon fiesta is an important event for thousands of people, but for one family it will be a bittersweet time, as john maguire reports. if ever anyone was born to fly, it was pete gregory. a third—generation hot air balloonist, and also an airline pilot, he lived his life in the skies. since the age of three, pete and his brother dan often flew with their father,
and the final race of the day saw oliver wood and mark stewart winning silver in dramatic fashion in the men's madison. the netherlands secured gold with 37 points, great britain just two points bnehind. just two points behind. gb going well at the moment, accruing medals and still plenty more action to come. it accruing medals and still plenty more action to come.— accruing medals and still plenty more action to come. it has been aood to more action to come. it has been good to watch. — more action to come. it has been good to watch, a _ more action to come. it has been good to watch, a massive - more action to come. it has been| good to watch, a massive success story for tb. thank you, john. 8 year—old double—amputee tony hudgell has completed his biggest fundraising challenge yet after reaching the summit of a lake district fell. this is amazing. tony's trek up 0rrest head, which overlooks windermere, has raised more than £19,000 for charity, way beyond his original £500 target. he was joined by his family and a very special guest, as john maguire reports. three, two, one, go, tony, go! it's hard to keep a good man down,
of the reason for today's record migration figures is that many sectors of the british economy still rely on hiring overseas workers because of a shortage of staff in some key industries and services — as john maguire reports. drawing on the talents of all to create british jobs for british workers. 16 years since the then prime minister gordon brown's pledge, and many sectors continue to rely heavily on migrant labour. why did you come to the uk? because romania, the money is, in the uk, it's... better money? better money, yes. years of failing to invest in the construction workforce means a lack of home—grown tradespeople. certainly not in the quantity and quality, the good quality that we need. and as industry carries on, those ancient trades, they're retiring. so the only real fast flow
on the western front dominated at the baftas last night, taking home seven awards, including best film. the german—language drama's seven wins broke the bafta record for the most awards for a film not in english. you may remember dippy the diplodocus — probably the world's most famous replica dinosaur skeleton. for more than a century, dippy stood in london's natural history museum, but more recently, he's been touring the uk. and now, he's been found a more permanent home, in coventry, as john maguire reports. the wonder and the awe of being the first to see dippy the diplodocus in its new home, in the centre of coventry. i think it's so cool how long the tail is, and how they've kept it upright, without it falling down to the floor. dippy is a replica, made up of casts of various diplodocus discoveries, to form the huge skeleton that first
february 6th. both groups are also striking today but the impact will be less severe as it involves only ambulance drivers in wales, and nurses in england. the dispute is about pay and conditions, as john maguire reports. protect the nhs! once again, today, as yesterday and for the third time this winter, tens of thousands of nurses are leaving their wards and joining picket lines outside. so every day is a struggle for all of us working in the hospital. we have to deal with short staffing every single day, asking our workforce to stretch themselves more than they are able to do. we've been doing it for so long that we are running on fumes. nurses using food banks, there are nurses here who have been referred to the local food bank. that's unacceptable in 21st century britain. i would never have considered myself the sort of person to be joining - this, but over that period of time
the territorial integrity of kosovo. the institutions of kosovo will not talk and cooperate with criminals, but will arrest them. here in the uk, two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man on the dance floor ofa birmingham nightclub on boxing day. 23—year—old cody fisher was stabbed at the crane in the digbeth area of the city. west midlands police say a 22—year—old man was detained in birmingham, while another man, aged 21, was arrested in london. you might think the days of spending the christmas holidays building your new model plane are well and truly over, but the classic hobby is alive and kicking. lockdowns and social media have fuelled a boom in sales, as john maguire reports. before you build a model aeroplane, the kit you use is built here in a factory in east sussex. it marks a return to uk production. molten plastic is pumped
you might think the days of spending the christmas holidays building a model plane are over, but the classic hobby is still alive. lockdowns and social media have fuelled a boom in sales, as john maguire reports. before you build a model aeroplane, the kit you use is built here in a factory in east sussex. it marks a return to uk production. molten plastic is pumped into a high—pressure press which contains an intricately detailed mould. what comes out and are then checked by eye are the frames known as sprews. they hold the parts ready to be removed and assembled. this is the 1:2a scale mk9 super marine spitfire — a new kit created by airfix and in painstaking detail. the spitfires were renowned for being incredibly well made. so some aircraft, this kind of effect of the wind is really pronounced.