a massive asteroid is expected to pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. the red roses run riot. the champions sink the scots in the six nations. there s a strong start for wales too, they are too good for the irish in cardiff. qualifying campaign with a win. also coming up on sportsday: the wait goes on for a british medal at the world figure sakting championships, as gibson and fear just miss out injapan from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. hello. we ll start with rugby union because the women s six nations championship is under way. details of a big win for wales in a moment but the grand slam champions england are playing scotland right now and racking up a huge score at kingston park in newcastle england have hit the ground running. it took them just
itinerary but there is rumor she will visit it. bill: she would be the highest u.s. ranking official since gingrich did it in 1997. here is what newt gingrich said earlier today. the chinese communist dictatorship doesn t tell the american speaker where they can or can t go. you have to stand up to them or they will interpret it as a sign of weakness and they will grow even more aggressive. bill: greg palkot begins our story in london. big story. hello to you. big story, a lot of developments. nancy pelosi has started her asia trip that could include the taiwan stop and guess what? china is still not liking that at all. house speaker was in singapore meeting with its president and prime minister and scheduled to visit malaysia and south korea and japan. on the way she could make that visit to taiwan. continued some aggressive military exercises over the weekend. live fire drills off the coast in the direction of taiwan which is only about 80 miles away. its government
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the armed forces on remembrance sunday in a service at the cenotaph in london. hello, i m rich preston. welcome to the programme, good to have you with us. hamas says 13 people were killed when a house was hit near khan younis in the south of gaza. the incident was witnessed by our correspondent rushdi abualouf. he was buying supplies for his children in the village of bani suhaila when four bombs fell around him in quick succession. he sent these pictures, and says a block of around 10 houses had been destroyed. rushdi also told us he saw four dead bodies and more than 100 injured people. the world health organization says it has lost contact with gaza s main hospital, the al shifa. israel s military says it s agreed agreed to evacuate babies in need of oxygen from that hospital and two others. officials at al shifa say two newborns died as a result of the hospital running out of power, with heavy fighting on the streets outside. this photo was sent to the bbc last night s
hello, i m christian fraser in london. laura trevelyan is in new york. the queen has expressed her concerns over race allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex. the world has been waiting for some response since the interview with oprah winfrey first aired on sunday. it is a short statement, and in it the royalfamily said they were saddened to learn exactly how challenging the couple had found life as working royals. it doesn t address all the allegations that were made. far from it. but it does point to the most damaging claim made by the duchess, the issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning, says the statement. it goes on to say that while some recollections may vary, it adds, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. it concludes with the message that harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved family members. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is with us. as we say it is a short statement,