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of being an astronaut. we're with the european space agency's first—ever para astronaut, finding out about life in orbit for people with a physical disability. and ballet meets black sabbath — we see rehearsals for a new dance work set to heavy metal, in birmingham. and coming up on bbc news: new guidance on concussion. players at grassroots clubs should sit out for at least 2a hours, according to new advice from experts. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chairman of the bbc richard sharp has announced his resignation, after a report found he failed to disclo...

the world championship semifinals continue in sheffield. mark allen was maintaining his two frame lead over the four—time champion mark selby. he was 5—3 overnight. let's go to the crucible for live pictures. they are just re—racking because mark selby has pinched the frame back. mark allen now leads 6-5. the frame back. mark allen now leads 6—5. the scheme is quite a difficult watch and pretty cagey. mark selby has got the better of the second session. two years ago he won the last of his four titles. it's the first to 17. in the other semifinal sijiahui is well under first ...

report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of almost $1 million for the uk's former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning mr sharp released this statement. have a listen. missed to store's view is that while i did breach the government's code for government appointments he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i have always maintained breach was inadvertent and not material which the facts he lays out substantially at —— mr heppinstall. the secretary of state consulted with ...

Joined john mcfall on a test flight. john mcfall is an astronaut candidate with a difference. he's an amputee — he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. now he's working with the european space agency to see if a person with a disability can go to space. esa had announced that they were looking for an astronaut with a physical disability, and i looked at the person specification and i kind of went, "oh, yeah, i've got that... i like — yeah, i like doing that. i've got this degree, yeah. i can do... oh, yeah, that sounds good." and i was like, "wow, this is... this s...

Now he's working with the european space agency to see if a person with a disability can go to space. esa had announced that they were looking for an astronaut with a physical disability, and i looked at the person specification and i kind of went, "oh, yeah, i've got that... i like — yeah, i like doing that. i've got this degree, yeah. i can do... oh, yeah, that sounds good." and i was like, "wow, this is... this sounds really interesting." john's getting his first taste of space on a parabolic flight, where you experience periods of weightlessness. the flight works by the plane climbing ex...