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
further loss of life. but there s no sign of the plan working yet. the numbers arriving in the uk are still rising. this month, the number of arrivals by boat reached a new record. jane corbin, bbc news. and you can watch panorama s channel crisis: can people smugglers be stopped? 0n bbc one at 8 o clock tonight. budget supermarket chains like aldi and lidl say they re seeing an increase in customers and sales because of the cost of living crisis. aldi, which recently overtook morrisons to become the fourth biggest supermarket in the uk, claims it s gained more than a million customers in the last few months. last year, aldi s profits fell sharply but its boss has told the bbc customers are now switching to it in droves. our business correspondent emma simpson reports.