by huge increases in borrowing. cubans give their verdict on legalising same sex marriage and whether gay couples can adopt in a landmark referendum that s divided the nation. as hundreds of russians flee the country to avoid president putin s partial military mobilisation, we go live to moscow to speak to nikita khrushchev s granddaughter about the conflict in ukraine. and nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how difficult it would be to stop a space rock from hitting earth. hello and welcome. giorgia meloni, who s set to become italy s first female prime minister, has called for unity and promised to govern for all italians. projected results in the general election show victory for a coalition led by ms meloni s far right party, brothers of italy. the democratic party have already conceded, and in herfirst speech after her triumph, she said the voters had indicated their desire for a centre right government. leigh milner reports. it s a historic moment,
it puts her in line to be the country s first female prime minister. iii country s first female prime minister. ., country s first female prime minister- country s first female prime minister. . ., ., minister. if we are called to govern this nation. minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for - minister. if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for all - this nation, we will do it for all italians with a clear objective of uniting the people, of underline what unites it, rather than what divides it. and, nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how to stop a space rock from hitting earth. coming up later this hour how king charles helped save british farmhouse cheese. the value of
but there s no sign of the plan working yet. the numbers arriving in the uk are still rising. this month, the number of arrivals by boat reached a new record. jane corbin, bbc news. and you can watch panorama s investigation channel crisis: can people smugglers be stopped? on bbc one at 8 00pm tonight. this evening, nasa are planning to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to change its course. the space rock doesn t pose any danger to the earth, but this mission will test whether an asteroid could be diverted if it was heading for our planet. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. it s the stuff of hollywood an asteroid threatening to wipe out the earth and a mission to stop it, like in the film, armageddon. but now, nasa is turning science fiction into science fact. they are about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to try
the space rock doesn t pose any danger to the earth, but this mission will test whether one could be diverted if it was heading for our planet. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has more. it is the stuff of hollywood, and asteroid threatening to wipe out the earth, and a mission to stop it, like in the film, armageddon. but now, nasa is turning science fiction into science fact. they are about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to try and change is path. this space rock poses no threat, but it is a chance to show how we could deal with one on a collision course with the earth. the double asteroid redirection test is, first and foremost, a test. it is a test of an asteroid that is not a danger to earth, there is nothing we can do to it that will make it a danger to earth, and we are doing this now when we don t have to do in order