good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. nasa is hoping to launch its most powerful rocket yet in a launch window which begins in just over half an hour for an un crewed mission, the first step in taking astronauts back to the moon. hundreds of thousands of people have gathered near cape canaveral in florida to watch the launch of artemis i. the craft will orbit the moon before returning to earth in six weeks time. if successful, the plan is for astronauts to be on board the flight in two years time. our science editor rebecca morelle is at kennedy space center in florida. rebecca, however things looking for this launch? ~ rebecca, however things looking for this launch? this launch? well, it is a big day here and as this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you can this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you can see - this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you can see behindl this launc
time in three years. and, coming up at 8.30pm we meet the members of one of ukraine s top rock bands, who ve become army medics in kharkiv, helping the military to fight invading russian forces. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the devastation caused in pakistan by extensive flooding has been called a crisis of unimaginable proportions by its climate change minister. she says that a third of the country is now underwater. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. international help has begun to arrive but water is still surging down the indus river and will flood low lying sindh even more over the next few days. the province has received eight times its average rainfall for august. the bbc has been filming across the country, including our correspondent pumza filhani who has sent this report from sukkur, a city in sindh. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern
from jerusalem. the weather is changing, conditions will worsen for the hundreds of thousands displaced inside gaza. there have been reports of an israeli airstrike on an indonesian hospital, the hamas run health ministry says the number is 12. israeli forces have not commented on a specific operation but maintain their forces are targeting what they say are terrorists and terrorist infrastructure. in another development of the last few hours the israeli defence forces have released sets of videos which they believe will bolster their argument that hamas have been using the largest hospital al shifa hospital as a command centre. it released cctv images, which it says show two hostages being taken by hamas into al shifa, after they were abducted from southern israel on the 7th of october. one is injured and wheeled in on a trolley. the bbc has not been able to verify the video. the idf also released video which it says shows a 55 metre long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex
the country, do we know yet any more about what has caused this? flat the country, do we know yet any more about what has caused this? about what has caused this? not as et. what about what has caused this? not as yet- what we about what has caused this? not as yet. what we know about what has caused this? not as yet. what we know is about what has caused this? not as yet. what we know is a about what has caused this? not as yet. what we know is a reduced - about what has caused this? not as| yet. what we know is a reduced flow rate is in place at heathrow airport, in simple terms, that essentially means there is a limit to the number of flights taking off and landing. we have seen reports on social media people essentially stuck on planes at the departure airport because heathrow does not necessarily have a landing spot for them. a spokesperson for british airways which is one of the main operators at heathrow confirmed there was a reduced flow rate in place. britis
a love story for the ages actors timothy west and prunella scales reflect on their 60 year marriage. he is the person i love. i enjoy being with. that s about it, i think. being with. that s about it, ithink. good morning- that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and - that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet - that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet at l that s about it, i think. good - morning. cloudy and wet at times today across parts of scotland and northern england. for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, sunshine and showers, with the blustery winds easing. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, november 15. israel says its military is carrying out an operation against hamas in gaza s largest hospital. al shifa hospital is in nothern gaza, and thousands are said to be inside. we are still getting details in every moment, but israel is describing this as a precise and