we ve got a nine year old girl who won t celebrate her 18th birthday. do not protect the killers. an online video appeal from merseyside police after three fatal shootings within a week, including that of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. as the death toll from floods in pakistan exceeds 1,000 a call for more international aid. and ready for lift off a return to the moon for america for the first time in 50 years. this is our generation, we get to say that we did it, if we do this successfully on monday, we have sent a human rated spacecraft to the moon. good evening. the leader of britain s biggest trade union, unite, says the labour party needs to get a spine and do more to stand up for working people struggling with the cost of living. sharon graham told the bbc that there is currently no strong voice for workers in parliament and she said people wanted a strong message from labour. the party leadership hasn t backed industrial action in support of pay rises,
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
at five metres wide, that s more than 15 feet, it is big. it can accommodate four people inside. in fact, there s more than twice as much room as the apollo astronauts had for their missions to the moon in the 1960s and 70s. we leave as we came, and god willing, as we shall return. today marks exactly 50 years since the last lunar landing, by apollo 17. their footprints are still imprinted in the dust. no one thought it would take so long to return. but now others may soon be making their mark, as the moon is within humanity s sights once again. for more on this, i spoke earlier tojim free, the associate administrator for exploration systems development with nasa. he shared a bit more about what nasa was hoping to achieve with the mission.