The woman nominated to head the European Commission says shed be willing to extend the brexit deadline. I stand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date. Should more time be required for a good reason. Facebook launches a new tool to target scammers and encourage the reporting of fake adverts. Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. The words of Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon, the Mission Launched 50 years ago today. Well be at the National Space centre in leicester to mark the anniversary. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. The number of people whove died in scotland because of drug use has risen to over 1,000 in a year, for the first time, according to new official figures. It means the countrys drug death rate is now nearly three times that of the uk as a whole, and is higher than that reported for any other eu country and the United States. 1,187 drug deaths were recorded in scotland last y
Drug related deaths in scotland soar according to new figures, theyre now the highest in the eu. I was in the house and i had again injected, i think it was morphine at that stage, and i had odd. Four us congresswomen hit back at donald trump after his tweets about them, widely dubbed racist and the extraordinary skill of surgeons whove spent months separating female twins fused at the head. And youve still got, what, four or five hours to do . Yeah, we have to put them together now. So weve taken them apart and we have to reconstruct their heads. And coming up on bbc news englands attention turns to the ashes as they look to make it a summer of double success. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Exactly 50 years ago today, the mission which took mankind to the moon for the first time apollo 11 was launched. Four days later, Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin made history by setting foot on the lunar surface, a feat of technological ingenuity and human daring. Events commemo
Which will bring some rain through the next 2a hours. Back to the here and now, this afternoon most places fine with spells of sunshine, a little on the cool side close to English Channel coast, the sea breeze developing here. Elsewhere, 21 degrees in aberdeen, 26 in london, just one or two scattered showers. Some of them could be heavy, most places avoid them and stay dry. This evening we keep hold of some clear spells, good news if you are planning to turn your eyes to the skies for the partial Lunar Eclipse visible from 9 30pm until 10 30pm in the south eastern sky, 65 eclipse, could be some impressive views. Some patches of cloud around, but most people should get a glimpse. As the night wears on gcioss get a glimpse. As the night wears on across Northern Ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken and the breeze will start to strengthen and we will see outbreaks of rain arriving by the end of the night courtesy of this frontal system sliding its way in from the west. It is runnin
Theres still been no significant criticism from senior republicans. 50 years ago, something took place that changed our world, that defined an era that opened an array of new possibilities. This happened. Six, five, four, three, tear, one. Zero. All engines running. Left of, we had a lift off, dated ten minutes past the hour. Lift off on apollo 11. Three men were on board apollo 11 when it set off for the moon in 1969. Neil armostrong and buzz aldrin, and the command module pilot, michael collins. Here he is describing the launch. As you lift off, if there is any imbalance, its compensated for by the swelling of your motor is below you. There are five engines down there, and as you and send it very slowly and majestically, inside is a different situation. You feel like a figgfing different situation. You feel like a jiggling left to right and youre not quite sure whether those jiggles are big or small as they should be or how much closer they will put you to that launch umbilical tow