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
we start tomorrow with heavy rain, windy conditions in northern ireland that will push away as it starts to brighten up. we will see some further pulses of rain pushing north through scotland, persistently wet through parts of eastern scotland. as for wales, the western side of england, some showery rain occasionally too, just starting to push a little bit further in towards parts of the midlands and across northern england, whereas the eastern side of england, much of east anglia, for example, stays dry with warm, sunny spells. just looking into sunday evening, the rainjust peps up again towards south wales and south west england, and once again with a stronger breeze. low pressure close by throughout the week ahead, further rain or showers around. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: nasa calls off their second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis 1 to the moon five days after technical problems scuppered the first. moscow blames maintenance problems for
train and travelling across the country and quite often, these sorts of temperatures in the mid 30s can affect the network. we can see delays. i m not saying it will happen this time but it makes us prepared for that eventuality, something you might want to factor in and fire incidents are that much higher as well when you get the dizzy heights. but not today, today it sort of more of a typical hot summers day, 30 degrees at so in the south. tomorrow, temperatures start at around 15 degrees in the south. in stornoway also around 15 degrees and sunshine right from the word go. i think again tomorrow, we are talking mostly about the low 30s across some central and southern parts of england and wales. but notice already newcastle up to 27, belfast, 26, so getting quite a lot in parts of the north as well. on thursday, that is when the real hot weather arrives at this time it will be travelling from the near continent, from the east, carried on a gentle breeze which will push the
in the coming weeks students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures, but remain above 2019 levels. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. the trial of former wales manager and manchester united footballer ryan giggs continues today. he s accused of attacking and coercively controlling his ex girlfriend, charges he denies. # you re the one that i want.# stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton john, one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. annual energy bills could hit £4,200 in the new year for a typical household in england, scotland and wales, according to the latest forecast from energy consultants, cornwall insight. th
a third day ofjubilee celebrations with members of the royalfamily touring the uk nations and a huge build up here at buckingham palace for a star studded concert. caught on camera enjoying the moment charlotte and george accompany their parents the duke and duchess of cambridge to celebrations in cardiff. cheering. here in london. excited ticket holders line up to see a series of stars performing tonight. apart from the royals, i m most excited to see diana ross. i want to see diana ross, queen. amazing. also in the programme tonight. as russia increases military strikes in ukraine s donbass region in the east, ukrainian forces say they ve retaken some areas. and half centuries for the new england cricket captain and the old one as they strive to save the first test against new zealand at lord s. good evening. a third day of celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee is under way in just under an hour s time an open air concert will begin just behind me here a