the pound remains under pressure from market concerns about government borrowing to fund tax cuts. a state funeral is due to be held for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders from across the world are expected to be at the service. the event will start in just under an hour but there has been growing opposition with detractors citing the cost. and honours even as engalnd and germany share six goals in their final game before the qatar, world cup. of an asteroid travelling at 14,000 miles per hour! it s the first time it s ever been done, and it s hoped that it ll teach us how to change the speed and path of future asteroids and planets. our science editor, rebecca morelle, has been taking a look at what happened. closing in on the target. images beamed back from 7 million miles away as a nasa spacecraft approaches an asteroid. the details of the rocky world are revealed. but this probe isn t here to study it. itsjob is to knock the space rock off course by
awaiting visual confirmation. bullseye! nasa successfully crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it can push it off course in its first planetary defence mission. not quite lift off for england, but a second half comeback against germany sees gareth southgate s side produce a confidence boosting 3 3 draw in their world cup send off. good morning. another day of sunshine and showers. some of the shower especially in the north and north east will be heavy and thundery, windy again, and it will feel cool for the time of year. all the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday the 27th september. our main story. banks and building societies have withdrawn some of their mortgage deals because of the volatility on global markets. interest rates are expected to rise significantly over the coming months with analysts predicting they could edge up towards 6% next year. vincent mcaviney reports. a volatile start to the week for the pound and the uk. the early morning plu
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dart really is just the start. it s just the first planetary defence test mission. it was spectacular and it s accomplished and we ll figure out how effective it was that s really what we re going to learn in the next weeks to come. all right, we hit this asteroid now, how effective was that at deflecting it and what would that mean for using it? the damage asteroids can do is well known the biggest ones could cause global devastation, like the space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. the challenge is to find them early enough, so a mission to divert could be carried out well in advance. the dart mission is the first step in finding a solution, and in the coming days and weeks, scientists will be assessing whether their test has been successful. it s a demonstration of a technology that could one day save our planet. rebecca morelle, bbc news. how you re feeling a bit safer this
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