blasting off, ourfirst step in the return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. europe s biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three year break due to the pandemic. and curating covid new zealand s national museum preserves a collection of items reflecting the country s response to the pandemic. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in pakistan where more than 1,000 people have now died in floods described by the country s foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal bhutto zardari told the bbc the disaster was on a scale he has never seen before. pakistan s government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. heavy rains have caused flooding sincejune, overwhelming rivers. around one sixth of the population are said to have been affected, with millions left homeless. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters come down
this will be blasting off, our first step in the return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. legacy of covid the new zealand museum collection recording the country s response to the pandemic. and europe s biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three year break due to the pandemic. welcome to bbc news. we begin in pakistan, where more than 1,000 people have now died in floods described by the country s foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal bhutto zardari told the bbc the disaster was on a scale he has never seen before. pakistan s government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. heavy rains have caused flooding sincejune overwhelming rivers. around one sixth of the population are said to have been affected with millions left homeless. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters come downstream. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani has the latest. local aid a
in the uk or around the world. at least 50 more people have died in pakistan as torrential downpours and flash floods continue to wreak havoc in several parts of the country. the kabul river has broken its banks, sweeping away houses and forcing people to flee. nearly a thousand people have been killed sincejune and the government is deploying the army to help. our correspondent pumza fihlani sent this report. moving to higher ground. families wade through the water with the only belongings they could salvage. in southern pakistan, many streets have been turned into rivers. families have set up tents on the few roads that are still visible. it s been more than ten days of heavy rains and yet the streets are still flooded. this is one of the main roads linking this community to the outside world. now, something has also happened here. many of the people of this community say they ve lost their homes to the floods. what they could do was they moved to slightly higher ground and
and costumes, music, great food and around two million people the notting hill carnival returns for the first time in three years. the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in europe, have been found in a back garden in portugal. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. at least 50 more people have died in pakistan as torrential downpours and flash floods continue to wreak havoc in several parts of the country. the kabul river has broken its banks, sweeping away houses and forcing people to flee. map)nearly a thousand people have been killed sincejune and the government is deploying the army to help. our correspondent pumza fihlani sent this report. moving to higher ground. families wade through the water with the only belongings they could salvage. in southern pakistan, many streets have been turned into rivers. families have set up tents on the few roads that are still visible. it s been more than ten days of heavy rain
bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that is the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he is concerned about helping people on benefits and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. if you re a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year, he says, you re having your energy bills go up by 80%. it s really hard. we are looking at all the options. the energy price cap is set by the regulator 0fgem. it s rising by 80% in october. currently a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,519. prepayment meter customers pay a little extra a typical usage bill from october then will be £3,608. becky has a full time job. for the first time she is having to think about wheth