and outgoing shells, every 30 seconds or so. it really doesn t stop. and science fiction made reality as nasa plans to try to divert an asteroid by crashing a rocket into it. we start in the uk where the bank of england says it won t hesitate to take action to control inflation, after the pound slumped to an all time low against the dollar. take a look at this chart from this morning s asia trading. at one point sterling fell to $1.03 the lowest since 1971 though it s since recovered slightly. there s been speculation that the bank of england may announce an emergency hike in rates to control rising prices. for the moment, that hasn t happened. well there s lots to unpack. first to understand what s happening today we must go back to friday and to this annoucement in parliament. i can announce today that we will catch the basic rate of income tax to 19p, in april 2020 three, one year early. that means a tax cut for over 31 million people injust a few months time. t
15 year old sebastian kalinowski who died after months of torture at the hands of his mother and her partner they ve been found guilty of his murder. cheering and a legacy flame to mark ten years since the london olympic games just as the commonwealth games are due to start in birmingham next week. and coming up on the bbc news channel it s sweden against belgium in the euros tonight, with a place against the hosts england in the semi finals at stake. good evening. getting away for the summer holidays should be one of the highlights of the year but huge tailbacks stretching for several miles from the ferry terminal at dover have meant misery and frustration for travellers. some of whom have had to endure delays of up to six hours. it s the start of one of the busiest weekends of the year for over but the port has declared a critical incident and told passengers to arrive at least five hours before their departure time to clear all security checks. the authorities there
also tonight. prices are still rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, with the cost of food a prime factor. tomorrow s rail strike will go ahead, after talks between the rmt union and railway employers broke down. and a new tribute to the thousands who arrived from caribbean countries from the 19405 and made a huge contribution to british life. and coming up on the bbc news channel. britain s harriet dart is hitting form a week before wimbledon, reaching the last eight at eastbourne. welcome to the bbc news at ten. a devastating earthquake in afghanistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people and left many more injured. the country, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid, and britain says it s ready to provide assistance. the earthquake struck near the south eastern city of khost, in paktika province. afghanistan is particularl