when you start counting pennies on your bank account or in your pocket. we do the same and count our casualties. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who was buried in moscow, this afternoon. nasa s second attempt to launch the artemis moon rocket has failed. launch control announced a second scrub on the mission after a liquid hydrogen leak which has started during the fuelling process couldn t be stopped. a brief hydrogen leak was spotted on the original launch date last monday but it was thought the sensors may have been wrong. that first launch attempt was halted after problems with pressure levels in one of the rockets four engines. our science correspondent, jonathan amos is there. thank you. a disappointing day to day. the second postponement in a number of days. this time for a slightly different reason. we had a hydrogen leak on this vehicle, there is huge rocket that you see behind me here. they have to fill it with 2.7 mil
tomorrow, the saving greater manchester as well where single fares for adults will cost £2 and £1 for children. nationally, the changes come into effect injanuary, the last 15 months. the government says it is taking that time because they need to get all best providers on board. they have about 90% of bus providers interested in providing this scheme which is going to cost £60 million to subsidise those fares. bus usage is much higher than otherforms of public fares. bus usage is much higher than other forms of public transport. the government hopes this will make a huge difference to many, many people. as the people here in west yorkshire, they can enjoy that from tomorrow. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall have joined thousands of spectators at the highland games this afternoon, an annual celebration of scottish sports it was announced yesterday that the queen would miss the event, which she attends most years. it is understood that the decision was taken for the comfort
that is about 150%, or 2.5 increase, in what levels were pre pandemic in terms of shortages. why is that happening? well, it s similar to hgv drivers we ve seen drivers retiring and not being replaced because of a bottleneck in training and recruitment. lots of drivers leaving the country because of the pandemic and not coming back. and then brexit, of course, meaning limited influx of new recruits. and thatis limited influx of new recruits. and that is a real headache for bus providers struggling to bounce back from the pandemic. plus, usage is only at about three quarters of what it was back at the beginning of 2020. and they are vital to keeping us moving around. 5 million people get on the buses every single day. so they re an important part of keeping society motoring. where do you stand, then, if you are one of the passengers affected? let s talk to louise, who represents people who get on buses, trains, trams, at transport focus group. for those people who are affected and i