space with afghan women where we could interact with them away from the scrutiny of the taliban. i remember we chatted, we laughed, we had a cup of tea. we got manicures done. we took a photo of of what our nails looked like afterwards, we saw a bride getting ready for her wedding. for that one hour, ifelt like i could be anywhere in the world away from the reality that awaited these women when they stepped outside of the salon into a world where girls are barred from secondary schools in most provinces, where women can t attend university, where women can t work for domestic or international ngos, they are barred from parks, swimming pools, gyms, public baths, where if they have to travel long distances they have to be escorted by a male relative, where they re expected to wear clothing with only their eyes visible. and for this latest restriction, the taliban aren t even giving a reason, especially and women are asking, this was a female only space. there s no interaction b
further strike action. good morning from wimbledon on day three of the championships. after rain disrupted much of the play, 87 matches are scheduled for today as they try to clear the backlog. a rest day for andy murray though, as he eases into round two on a day where only eight matches were completed. the forecast today is sunshine and showers the forecast today is sunshine and showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most of showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most of us. many of us staying dry all for most of us. many of us staying dry all day for most of us. many of us staying dry all day. we will be back with more dry all day. we will be back with more details later on in the programme. it s wednesday, the 5th ofjuly. today marks the 75th anniversary of the nhs a milestone that s brought warnings the service won t be around for its 100th year without investment and change. today s landmark is being celebrat
i am outside where the event will be taking place this afternoon but there has been 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. in the last few hours nasa has successfully managed to test the world s first planetary defence system by deliberately crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. the dart mission is the first ever attempt to change the course of a large object roughly the size of a football stadium. a live camera relayed the spacecraft s final few seconds to nasa scientists before it crashed into the rock. there, oh, my goodness. oh, wow. four, three, two, one. oh, my gosh! whoo! oh, wow! visual confirmation. cheering they had a news conference after that and the dart team spoke of their relief that the mission had been achieved. it is wonderful to do something this amazing and we is wonderful to do something this amazing and we a
been hearing incoming and are coming shells. it really doesn t stop. and work begins to remove the tens of thousands of floral tributes left to honour the queen, within the last few hours nasa has successfully managed to test the world s first planetary defence system by deliberately crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. the dart mission is the first ever attempt to change the course of a large object, roughly the size of a football stadium. the probe is thought of the asteroid targetjust i7 the probe is thought of the asteroid targetjust 17 metres off the bullseye. a live camera relayed the spacecraft s final few seconds to nasa scientists before it crashed into the rock. there, oh, my goodness. oh, wow. four, three, two, one. oh, my gosh! whoo! oh, wow! confirming visual confirmation. cheering at a press conference following the succesful mission, the dart team spoke of their relief that the mission had been achieved. it is absolutely wonderful to do something this amazin
the pound remains under pressure from market concerns about government borrowing to fund tax cuts. a state funeral is due to be held for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders from across the world are expected to be at the service. the event will start in just under an hour but there has been growing opposition with detractors citing the cost. and honours even as engalnd and germany share six goals in their final game before the qatar, world cup. of an asteroid travelling at 14,000 miles per hour! it s the first time it s ever been done, and it s hoped that it ll teach us how to change the speed and path of future asteroids and planets. our science editor, rebecca morelle, has been taking a look at what happened. closing in on the target. images beamed back from 7 million miles away as a nasa spacecraft approaches an asteroid. the details of the rocky world are revealed. but this probe isn t here to study it. itsjob is to knock the space rock off course by