propellant to deal with. nasa has been working with that since the 1960s, since the original moon programme. i m sure they will fix it, it is a question of time, and asjonathan said, it is a big, complicated system, it really is the biggest rocket that nasa or anyone has ever built, so there are a lot of things to get right. but, you know, nasa is probably the organisation to do it, but it will take some time. some people will say, they have had 50 years. it was quite a while since we last went to the moon, we have done this before, why all the publicity and the fanfare and it still not be working properly? well, that is a really good point. first time for a human mission round the moon since 1972. has the technology really advanced since then? fundamentally, no, perhaps except that the capsule is a bit larger and the electronics are modern, but they are still using, for example, incredibly outdated and environmentally unsound rocket boosters, they are still having difficulti
but you have to move on quite quickly, and now to have that all sealed up and ready to go, we re really excited for australia. well, that wasn t england s best performance, but fans won t mind a bit. they can now happily book their flights to the world cup. oh, how the european champions would love to add that trophy to their cabinet. natalie pirks, bbc news, austria. there are highlights of the day s league action on match of the day and sportscene in scotland after the news. erling haaland extended his extraordinary goal tally to ten in six games but his manchester city team missed out on going top of the premier legaue held 1 1 by aston villa. the merseyside derby was goalless. manchester city missed out on going top of the premier league held to a 1 all draw by strugglers aston villa. the merseyside derby ended goalless. the was also a derby in glasgow, where celtic won the old firm 4 0, to go five points clear of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. well, as seren
well done. well, will ripley joining us live from hong kong. many thanks. i, sandra prunel, do swear i will well and truly serve barbados in the office of president, so help me god. and that is 73-year-old sandra mason. now, the first-ever president of barbados, just hours ago the island nation declared itself a republic 400 years after it became a british colony. that means britain s queenie liz b queen elizabeth is no longer the head. a changing of the flag and gun salute. one of the famous citizens, rihanna, was honored as a national hero. on behalf of the grateful nation, but an even prouder people, we, therefore, present to you the designee for national
test against england. good evening. the taliban are sweeping through afghanistan at an extraordinary pace. herat the country s third largest city has fallen today. kandahar the second biggest is on the brink of defeat. lashkar gah the capital of helmand province, once the centre of the uk s presence there has been overrun too. and ghazni, a strategically important cityjust 95 miles from the capital kabul, is also now in the hands of the islamist fighters. the speed of the taliban s advance means britain and the united states are sending more than 3,500 troops to help their civilians leave. they ll arrive by the weekend for what the ministry of defence is calling a short term mission. ourfirst report tonight is from our defence correspondent jonathan beale.