welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a short time ago nasa announced it s given the go ahead for the launch of the artemis mission test flight to take place on monday next week. it s being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon. you are watching the flight readiness review briefing for nasa s artemis i mission, this uncrewed flight test is currently targeted for august 29, at 8:33am eastern time, from historic launch pad, 39b. it s expected that the mission will lead eventually to the first woman and the first person of colour setting foot there. it is the apollo mission for a new generation as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50 year gap, we re heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa s huge rocket. it s called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it s the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres about 320 feet ta
brazil s first emperor arrives to celebrate its bicentennial, or at least part of him does. let s start with some breaking news: a nine year old girl has died following a shooting in liverpool. the emergency services were called to a house in the knotty ash area of the city at ten o clock last night. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries. both have been taken to hospital. merseyside police say house to house, cctv and forensic enquiries are being carried out. we carried out. will have more details on that we will have more details on that story as the day progresses. it s taken half a century, but nasa is one step closer to putting humans back on the moon, after giving the go ahead to the launch of a major test flight on monday. the agency s artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration. you are watching the flight readiness review briefing for nasa s artemis one mission. left off of this first unaccrued flight test is currently t
as olivia pratt korbel. she was killed after a man being chased by a gunman ran into her home. britain s intelligence agencies face accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. and malaysia s former president is sent to prison for his role in one of the world s biggest financial scandals. welcome to the programme. it s 9pm in ukraine where this time six months ago russia was hours away from launching its full scale invasion of the country. 180 days into the war and ukraine is once again bracing itself for more russian aggression. on wednesday, ukraine marks its independence from the soviet union, a day usually filled with celebrations. not this year. in the capital kyiv, public events have been banned. and gatherings like this the first match of ukraine s premier league season, are going ahead without crowds. and ukraine s president zelensky has message is this. we just wejust do not we just do
including in edinburgh while it hosts the festival means the refuse is piling up and spilling out. the secret sharing and trading of sexual images of women on a social media site, without their consent. three, two, one. and the go ahead for lift off is expected from nasa heralding an era of moon exploration for a new generation. after 50 years we are getting ready to return to the moon, using this colossal rocket, the most powerful ever built by nasa. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the build up has begun it s manchester united against liverpool at old trafford tonight, with both sides after their first win of the season. good evening. there are more sobering forecasts out today of the climbing rise in the cost of living, and particularly in energy prices for households and businesses. it s ahead of a new updated energy price cap due this friday and that cap remember sets a limit on how much providers can charge for a unit of energy. the latest figures suggest
and in pakistan, a political crisis deepens as former prime minister imran khan is charged with terrorism offences, accused of making threats against state officials. russia has accused ukraine of organising the assassination of the daughter of one of vladimir putin s top supporters. darya dugina was killed on saturday when a car she was driving exploded near moscow. this is a statement from the fsb, russia s internal security service, which says the assassination was carried out by ukraine s special services. they ve also released footage of the woman, a ukrainian citizen, who they say was responsible. ukraine has denied any involvement. here s an adviser to president zelensky saying russian propaganda lives in a fictional world . he appears to blame what he calls vipers in the russian special services. darya dugina was a political commentator and vocal supporter of russia s invasion of ukraine, who was sanctioned by the us and uk. she was reportedly supposed to be trav