The Bloodhound is half race car and half space ship, and a team from the UK are hoping it will eventually be the world’s fastest car.

It clocked 501mph on Wednesday, during a series of tests in South Africa. But it is still at least a year off attempting to break the land speed record of 763mph (1,228km/h).

And the British-built straight-line racer is designed to be capable, ultimately, of reaching 1,000mph.

The BBC met Bloodhound’s driver, RAF pilot Andy Green, to find out how the car works and what driving it feels like.

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Simon Waterson is a performance coach and personal trainer who specialises in getting celebrities ‘film fit’. One of his most recent clients is none other than Spectre star, Daniel Craig. Simon tailored Daniel’s training to the stunts they would be shooting. To break the monotony and make the routine more enjoyable, Simon included sports that the Bond actor likes and is comfortable with. Watch to hear more tips from the personal trainer.

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There has been major disruption at the Port of Dover, the UK’s biggest international ferry port.

Masked protesters who were blocking access were chanting “stop the boats”.

Ferry operators said they are aware of the “traffic disruption” and would accommodate passengers on the next departure once they arrive.

The UK government said: “The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but we condemn the behaviour in Dover and the travel disruption it has caused.”

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The heads of Nato and the European Commission have warned that Russia is growing increasingly reckless and vowed to respond to a “new normal”.

“Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia,” said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a day after Germany blamed Russia for a failed drone attack last month on Leipzig airport.

“We have to step up and that means being ready to respond to Russia’s recklessness faster and better,” von der Leyen said. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the whole alliance, which includes the US, stood “in full solidarity with Germany”.

Russia has rejected German accusations that a drone carrying explosives deliberately targeted a Ukrainian cargo plane on 4 August.

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The US Vice President says authorities are investigating a deadly strike on a wedding in southern Iran, but that he is ‘sceptical’ about claims America was involved.

It comes as the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has vowed to ‘avenge’ those killed in the blast at the celebrations in Kuhestak.

Elsewhere there are questions about Pete Hegseth’s leadership of the Pentagon as a series of military leaders are removed or forced out.

And the price of oil rises once again, as the US and Iran return to trading strikes.

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