splashdown, the latest chapter of nasa s journey to the moon comes to a close. and, orion splashes down, bringing a return to the moon one small step closer. welcome to the programme and thank you forjoining us. days before the 34th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, a libyan man, accused by the united states of being the bomb maker, has been taken into us custody. 270 people died when pan am flight 103 exploded over scotland just before christmas 1988. as our north america editor, sarah smith, reports, the suspect is expected to appear in a us federal court on monday. just a few days before christmas in 1988, the town of lockerbie was suddenly engulfed in flame.
34th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, a libyan man accused by the us of being the bomb maker has been taken into us custody. the headlines are coming up. stay with us on bbc news. hello. it s been a wintry weekend with many places struggling to get above freezing during the days, and we ve seen some heavy snowfall for several areas. this is picture taken in gillingham in kent, before the sun went down on sunday, so there s been plenty of heavy snowfall up to around 10cm in places. now, over the next few days, things are staying cold and we ve got wintry hazards such as snow showers, ice stretches and freezing fog. overnight, this snowfall is pushing across the likes of east london, essex, up towards norfolk, even as far as lincolnshire, so 2 10cm of lying snow overnight and freezing fog that s going to be really quite dense for some areas, too. further north under those clear skies, we start monday morning with temperatures as low as about 15 celsius around the sheltered glens
singing by those youngsters. you have been watching newsday. 0ur our top story, prosecutors in scotland say the libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the town of lockerbie in 1988 is now in us custody. last month, it was reported that the man mas ud had been kidnapped by a libyan militia group leading to speculation he was going to be handed over to the us authorities to stand trial. 270 passengers, crew and residents of lockerbie were killed when the flight from london to new york was blown up over scotland. as we reported earlier, he will stand trial in the us later this monday. that is it, we will be back in the next hour, join us if you can. back with the business news shortly.
the latest chapter of nasa s journey to the moon comes to a close. and, orion splashes down, bringing a return to the moon one small step closer. hello and thank you forjoining us on bbc news. days before the 34th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, a libyan man, accused by the united states of being the bomb maker, has been taken into us custody. 270 people died when pan am flight 103 exploded over scotland, just before christmas 1988. as our north america editor sarah smith reports, the suspect is expected to appear in a us federal court on monday. just a few days before christmas in 1988, the town of lockerbie was suddenly engulfed in flame. pan am flight 103 was flying
a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the scottish town of lockerbie in 1988 is confirmed to be in us custody. officials in ukraine say their military has attacked the headquarters of russia s notorious wagner group in the east of the country. nasa s unmanned 0rion capsule has successfully splashed down in the pacific after a three week test mission. the orion spacecraft is part of the artemis project which aims to return astronauts to the moon. it captured images like this, looking back towards earth. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports on the end of a key stage of an ambitious programme. after a million mile journey through space, our blue planet comes into view. it s time for the orion spacecraft to come home. with images taken from the capsule just after it entered the earth s atmosphere, 0rion has travelled faster and hotter than any space vehicle has done before. ground control: spacecraft