test flight yet. the starship rocket made it halfway around the globe before it broke up as it headed back to earth. but the mission is still being declared a big success. here s our science correspondent pallab ghosh. new objectives that ll eventually get us to that glorious, rapid, reusable future. twice before, starship blew upjust minutes after launch. was this going to be third time lucky? so far, so good. we are feeling the rumble. we are seeing 33 out of 33 raptor engines ignited. and now the critical part, where it blew up before the successful separation of the upper and lower sections. 0k, we got a starship on its way to space and a booster on the way back to the gulf. oh, man, i need a moment to pick my ijaw up from the floor because these i views are just stunning. and here s a view of the lower section falling back to earth. but then, communication is lost. and acquisition of signal, we ll see if we can get some other video. but back in space, it s all going fi
hello. hello, laura. and hello, henry. hi, henry. hi. so last night, i was at my friend tom s birthday party, and he s a very good amateur poet, and he did a lovely poem saying thank you to everyone who d come to the party. happy birthday, tom. but he s also a big newscast fan and an even biggerfan of sunday with laura kuenssberg. even happier birthday. so i thought, why not combine all those things together and do a poem about this week s sunday with laura kuenssberg? oh, my god. here we go. are you ready? eat your heart out front row. white howard s double barrelled chef on sunday with laura kay. politicians exaggerations going to get slayed. but first, this breaking news, a picture of recovering kate. but with all the twitter gossip, did it come too late? rachel reeves bets all on economic growth. vicky atkins asked why nhs productivity sloweth, but waits this weekend episode has no pad, fear not newscasters you can always call up add. i think that s extremely good, tom. a
going to be able to turn things around straightaway, but we will get to work on all of that. and hollywood s biggest night kicks off later with all eyes on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins at the oscars. the budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the shadow chancellor with a major headache. jeremy hunt cut national insurance by 2p for the second time in six months, as well as adopting two of labour s policies, which it planned to use to fund breakfast clubs in schools and extra nhs appointments, if the party wins the next election. earlier, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves spoke to the bbc s laura kuennsberg and started by talking about how they plan to raise money now. we are committed to the extension of working rights, including banning the national welfare and is a key component of our growth plans, and britain has never had one before. the idea is to live it in private sector investment alongside a government endowment to
many of the top awards. the budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the shadow chancellor with a major headache. jeremy hunt cut national insurance by 2 pence for the second time in six months, as well as stealing two of labour s revenue raising policies. the party had planned to use these to fund breakfast clubs in schools and reduce nhs waiting lists, if it wins the next election. earlier, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves spoke to the bbc s laura kuennsberg about how they plan to raise money now, and began by discussing her plans to create a national wealth fund. yes. we have committed to an extension of workers rights, including banning zero hour contracts, getting rid of fire and rehire and having a real minimum wage. obviously, the low pay commission will set that, but this is a big extension of the rights of working people, because if an economy is not working for working people, it s not working at all. and at the moment, too many people are stuck in