It has been just over two weeks since a crash on the A66 duel carriageway near Middlesborough, which killed seven people – including two police officers.

The BBC’s Ed Thomas has travelled to the Grangetown area of the city, which, along with the South Bank area, has been the focus of a large police operation into organised crime following the tragedy.

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Cleveland Police’s Chief Constable Victoria Fuller has said she is proud of her “brave” force but that it was being “let down” by the way it was funded, following the fatal crash.

She said her officers are dealing with some of the highest crime levels in the country akin to those faced by metropolitan forces, but with less than half the number of officers.

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Silent Hill, the psychological survival horror franchise from Japanese studio Konami, has for the most part been set in America, although the most recent excursion – Silent Hill f – was based in Japan in the 1960s era.

Now in Silent Hill Townfall, made by the Glasgow-based team Screen Burn, that location is in an entirely new place – Scotland, albeit a fictional part of it – St Amelia. Scotland was initially going to be more of an influence than a setting, but the team ultimately decided to embrace it fully.

Director Jon McKellan spoke to BBC Tech Now’s Laura Cress at Gamescom, Cologne.

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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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