lam i am outside where the event will be taking place this afternoon but there has been growing opposition from protesters, citing the legitimacy and at the cost. and work begins to remove the tens of thousands of floral tributes left to honour the queen in central london. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. within the last hour, scientists at nasa have crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid destroying itself in the process. the mission was designed to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be nudged safely out of the way. i know we bring you a lot of harrowing news so have a listen to this. my my goodness! seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. my cosh! four, three, two, one. my gosh! awaiting four, three, two, one. my gosh! awaiting visual- gosh! awaiting visual confirmation. - gosh! awaiting visual confirmation. we - gosh! awaiting visual confirmation. we got gosh! awaiting visua
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useful tool in the box. jonathan, sorry to cut you off but we could get a sense of exactly what you have been talking about and the answers to the question is, what they found from that probe, we can cross live now to a press briefing that is taking place at nasa. ., , ., at nasa. need to see it a beautifully at nasa. need to see it a beautifully concluded - at nasa. need to see it a i beautifully concluded today at nasa. need to see it a - beautifully concluded today was an incredible feeling. and also very an incredible feeling. and also very tiring! very tiring! again huge congratulations - very tiring! again huge congratulations to - very tiring! again huge congratulations to you | very tiring! again huge - congratulations to you and the entire congratulations to you and the entire dart congratulations to you and the entire dart team. congratulations to you and the entire dart team. absolutelyl entire dart team. absolutely amazing entire dart team. absolutely amazing. hi
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