awaiting visual confirmation. bullseye! nasa successfully crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it can push it off course in its first planetary defence mission. not quite lift off for england, but a second half comeback against germany sees gareth southgate s side produce a confidence boosting 3 3 draw in their world cup send off. good morning. another day of sunshine and showers. some of the shower especially in the north and north east will be heavy and thundery, windy again, and it will feel cool for the time of year. all the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday the 27th september. our main story. banks and building societies have withdrawn some of their mortgage deals because of the volatility on global markets. interest rates are expected to rise significantly over the coming months with analysts predicting they could edge up towards 6% next year. vincent mcaviney reports. a volatile start to the week for the pound and the uk. the early morning plu
the pound has stabilised today after hitting a record low yesterday. we ll be explaining the impact of what s going on in the markets. also this lunchtime. sir keir starmer will promise a fresh start for the uk in his keynote speech to the labour party conference today. the prince and princess of wales make their first visit to the nation since they were given the titles. and nasa smashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to test whether they can be deflected away from earth. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scotland are in poland seeking nations league promotion. avoid defeat tonight against ukraine and they ll also be assured of a play off spot for euro 202a. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many banks and building societies are reviewing their mortage deals because of forecasts of a sharp rise in interest rates. the bank of ireland has withdrawn all mortgages. virgin money and skipton building society have closed offers for new customers, but will consi
leaders from around the world gather to pay their respects. i m outside where the event will be taking place this afternoon but there was growing opposition from protesters citing the legitimacy and the cost. and work begins to remove the tens of thousands of floral tributes left to honour the queen in central london. welcome to the programme. it sounds like a hollywood film, but in under 15 minutes time, the american space agency, nasa, is going to crash a rocket into an asteroid. it is the agency s first planetary defence mission and scientists there are about to try diverting the path of an asteroid by crashing a spacecraft the size of a small car into it. it s a test to see if something similar could be done if an asteroid was heading towards earth in the future. our science editor rebecca morelle has the details. it s a cataclysmic scenario. an asteroid headed for our planet, with the potential for mass devastation. it s happened before. a space rock wiped out the din
welsh this is brand new contemporary music. we re going to get into that as well as the politics. also tonight, carole king, the icon is here with us live. we re going to get into her activism, and why she says she has something to talk about on the beat, and we said come on over. it s a lot cooking here on this late august summer vibes. a lot of news, guests and a lot to get to. it ain t summer as far as the president is concerned. president biden going at what we calls the semifascism of certain maga republicans in that party. these are, according to some, the strongest comments yet, as he rebukes maga today just days after making waves in what was a parentally a very clear deliberate effort to address authoritarianism in america. so let me say this to my maga republican friends in congress don t tell me you support law enforcement if you won t condemn what happened on the 6th. for god s sake, whose side are you on? you can t be pro law enforcement and pro insurrect