island of luzon has been hit by flooding as a result of heavy rain from super tycoon noru. emergency services in low lying areas have rescued people in low lying areas from the roofs of their houses. noru is the strongest storm to hit the philippines this year. and now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a few days ago, oleksandr shapoval, one of ukraine s leading ballet dancers, was killed while serving in the ukrainian army fighting the russian invasion. art and culture are not immune from the impact of war. my guest today knows that well. alexei ratmansky is a world renowned choreographer with roots in both russia and ukraine, once director of the bolshoi ballet in moscow, and now putting on a special production of giselle with the united ukrainian ballet, to show the world ukrainian culture lives on. has ballet become a battleground? alexei ratmansky, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, it s an honour to be here. delighted to hav
by huge increases in borrowing. cubans give their verdict on legalising same sex marriage and whether gay couples can adopt in a landmark referendum that s divided the nation. as hundreds of russians flee the country to avoid president putin s partial military mobilisation, we go live to moscow to speak to nikita khrushchev s granddaughter about the conflict in ukraine. and nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how difficult it would be to stop a space rock from hitting earth. hello and welcome. giorgia meloni, who s set to become italy s first female prime minister, has called for unity and promised to govern for all italians. projected results in the general election show victory for a coalition led by ms meloni s far right party, brothers of italy. the democratic party have already conceded, and in herfirst speech after her triumph, she said the voters had indicated their desire for a centre right government. leigh milner reports. it s a historic moment,
it puts her in line to be the country s first female prime minister. iii country s first female prime minister. ., country s first female prime minister- country s first female prime minister. . ., ., minister. if we are called to govern this nation. minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for - minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for all - this nation, we will do it for all italians with a clear objective of uniting the people, of underline what unites it, rather than what divides it. and, nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how to stop a space rock from hitting earth. coming up later this hour how king charles helped save british farmhouse cheese. the value of
message is even more stark. the bank of england won t hesitate to raise interest rates if needed. also on the programme. flinching from the constant shelling the struggle for survival on ukraine s front line. in the last few minutes we have been hearing incoming and outgoing shells, every 30 seconds or so. it really doesn t stop. and science fiction made reality as nasa plans to try to divert an asteroid by crashing a rocket into it. and coming up on the bbc news channel. worcester warriors have been suspended from all competitions after failing to meet the deadline set by the rfu to provide evidenced they could continue as a viable business. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government is under pressure tonight as the financial markets give their verdict on the government s so called mini budget last friday. the value of the pound plunged to an all time low against the us dollar this morning though has since somewhat. and the amount it costs the governme