at least 13 people dead, seven of them children. a moment of history in italy. georgia meloni looks set to become the country s first far right leader since the second world war and italy s first female prime minister. a people smuggler tells the bbc the government s policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda is not deterring migrants. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would be save the planet. to save the planet. coming up on the bbc news channel. as england face into their final match ahead of the world cup, manager gareth southgate admits he faces losing his job if results don t go his way in qatar. good afternoon. the pound fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar for half a century. asian markets were reacting in part to the government s announcement last week of tax cuts and increased borrowing to pay for them. at one stage sterling plunged to around $1.03 before regaining ground. a weaker pound raises the cost
Taken a dramatic turn, with poachers slaughtering a rhino for its horn at a Wildlife Park in paris. A coroner has ruled that the singer George Michael died of Natural Causes, including heart and liver disease. Its 5. 00pm. A very good afternoon to you. Our top story is that the government is facing another defeat in the House Of Lords over its plans for britain to leave the european union. Peers are due to vote this evening on an amendment to the brexit bill, calling for parliament to be given A Meaningful Vote on any final deal. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young is at westminster. The lords and ladies have been debating this throughout the day. How was it looking as far as they are concerned and the government is concerned . Remember that have already inflicted a defeat on the government over the rights of the eu citizens and this has been debated already House Of Commons and their was heated debate but there was no damage, no defeat inflicted on the government. That is no
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While in the Vancouver area recently, I visited a spectacular new archival collection in Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library. This one had a direct link through three generations to the Klondike gold rush – and before.