Press Association
Bridgend facility on front line of fight against Covid-19
New antibody tests being introduced across the UK are being manufactured at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics in Pencoed, Bridgend, South Wales. The facility is the only one producing the Covid-19 test in the UK.
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK coronavirus cases passes 400,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK has passed 400,000, new figures show. The Government said that as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 4,926 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall...
Bridgeman Arts
United States, 1952: The US Department of Defense releases videos of atomic bomb tests in Frenchman Flat in Nevada
United States, 1952: The US Department of Defense releases videos of atomic bomb tests in Frenchman Flat in Nevada.
Bridgeman Arts
United States, 1952: Military personnel watch as the cloud from an atomic bomb testing rises in the air
United States, 1952: Military personnel watch as the cloud from an atomic bomb testing rises in the air.
Bridgeman Arts
United States, 1952: US Army soldiers watch as an atomic bomb is detonated
United States, 1952: US Army soldiers watch as an atomic bomb is detonated.
British Movietone
ROUND THE BEND
One of the latest advances in industry - a tiny snakelike television camera which is used to inspect the inside of pipelines. It's just over two inches in diameter and two feet long and is claimed to be the smallest of its type in the...
British Movietone
FIRST TRIDENT FOR EXPORT
Pictures from Hatfield of the handing over ceremony of the 1st Hawker Siddeley Trident for export. It's the fastest airliner in the world, powered by three Rolls-Royce jets and it will carry eighty five passengers. Disclaimer: British...
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HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS WORTH - STRAIGHT UP
An order from Germany worth over a million pounds for Britain's P1127 Vertical take off fighter, one of the most advanced military aircraft in the world. Pictures of the aircraft in action at an air station at West Raynham in Norfolk....
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A WATCHDOG IN THE BOOT
In Great Britain, one car is broken into every seventy five seconds. In 1963, well over two hundred thousand cars were stolen in London alone. A new sensitive electronic device is fitted in the boot and switched on from outside the car....
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ROLLING ROAD LEADS NOWHERE
At a big service station in Birmingham, a new device which simulates a road test without going out on the road. In this way a test, which usually takes an hour can be completed in five minutes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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THE SOUND OF TOMORROW
The RAF give a demonstration of ""annoyance value"" to representatives of the government and of airlines at home and overseas. They demonstrated the noise of a Comet as it flies low. The sound of tomorrow is concerned with the Supersonic...
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WINGLESS PLANE
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HEAVYWEIGHT SPACE LIFT
Standing a hundred and sixty four feet high, - just short of Nelson's Column. It weighs five hundred and sixty tons - as much as a small cargo ship. It's the Saturn One rocket that's just put an eighteen ton satellite into orbit. The...
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BY ROCKET TO SAFETY
From the flight deck of the Ark Royal - a new rescue technique is demonstrated. Rocket assisted ejector seats, to save the lives of pilots whose planes plunge into the sea on take off. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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FLYA PINTA COPTA!
It comes in a box twelve feet long. A box that unpacks into a launching pad for a pint-sized helicopter. Developed in West Germany it was being demonstrated at an American Air Base in Florida. It only takes five minutes to assemble and...
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THE HEIGHT OF ENDEAVOUR
A party of sportsmen and women are in Austria to test the body's reaction to exercise at high altitudes. They are preparing for the Olympic Games in Mexico City in three years time. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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CRUISING BENEATH THE ICE
""Valiant"", the first all British nuclear submarine and built by Vickers Armstrong, is designed for voyages up to 3 months under water. With her special equipment, she'll also be able to cruise beneath the ice fields. Our pictures show...
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DRIVING ON WATER
A big tyre company gave a demonstration of what can happen if the tyres on a car are worn when travelling on wet surfaces. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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TIROS V - MUTE
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CENTAUR PERPARATIONS
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EUROPA I - MUTE
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NEW RESEARCH MISSILE
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EUROPEAN ROCKET
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MOON SHOT PRELIM
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