at least 13 people dead, seven of them children. a moment of history in italy. georgia meloni looks set to become the country s first far right leader since the second world war and italy s first female prime minister. a people smuggler tells the bbc the government s policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda is not deterring migrants. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would be save the planet. to save the planet. coming up on the bbc news channel. as england face into their final match ahead of the world cup, manager gareth southgate admits he faces losing his job if results don t go his way in qatar. good afternoon. the pound fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar for half a century. asian markets were reacting in part to the government s announcement last week of tax cuts and increased borrowing to pay for them. at one stage sterling plunged to around $1.03 before regaining ground. a weaker pound raises the cost
to europe through the nord stream one pipeline but at the same reduced level as before it was closed for repairs ten days ago. there had been concerns that moscow would not resume the deliveries. italy s prime minister, mario draghi, has arrived to meet president mattarella to hand in his resigantion after three main coalition allies snubbed him in a senate confidence vote. a new report suggests doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder haemophilia b. england s lionesses fight back to reach the semi finals of the euros an extra time time winner from georgia stanway sees them come from behind to beat spain hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two candidates are left in the race to replace borisjohnson, as rishi sunak and liz truss, go head to head to become the next prime minister. a key battle ground will be taxation, and in her first major broadcast interview of the race this morning, ms truss has insisted that the tax cuts sh
particularly in central and southern parts of england. frosty tonight, already temperatures are minus nine in scotland. there is the fog, the mist and low cloud. it will shrink and break up, sunshine coming through for many. but grey and murky in lincolnshire. some showers in north west england and a cold day. temperatures one to that he celsius. coming into that cold air we have showers that are going but with thousands of civilian casualties, are israel s western allies now changing their tone? more gazan civilians die as both sides blame each other for the failure to extend the truce. the us, egypt and qatar push for a new cessation of hostilities. we speak to the israeli military, a former member of qatar s intelligence service, and a one time top uk diplomat. also tonight, after newsnight s revelations this week about allegations of a mafia like culture at another nhs trust, the boss of that trusts responds. joe s here with the latest. and in dubai, rishi sunak and kei