this is bbc news. the headlines: mission to the moon — america prepares to test—launch a rocket, heralding a new era of space exploration. these are live pictures from kennedy space center where lift off is due in the coming hours. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that's killed more than a thousand people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss�*s tax cutting policies as worrying and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs. french police launch an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he's the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. and gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted

the status by queen victoria. good afternoon. nasa is to launch a new era of moon exploration. later today the most powerful rocket it's ever built will blast off from the kennedy space center in florida. the artemis test flight will orbit the moon and it's hoped will help pave the way for a crewed mission to the lunar surface in three years. our science editor, rebecca morelle reports. it's almost time. standing on launch pad 39b, the same one used by the apollo missions, the most powerful rocket nasa has ever built is ready for liftoff. the rocket is simply enormous.

and it's only when you're standing here that you really get a sense of its size. and this is the last chance we'll see it up close. the launch pad is closing and fuelling is about to begin. because in just a few hours�* time, this will be blasting off. the first step in our return to the moon for 50 years. we talk about moonshots as things that humans can do when we put our differences aside and we focus on the mission and do great things together. well, now we're going to have our own moonshot, right? and so this is our generation, like, we get to now say we did it. if we do this successfully monday, we have sent something like that, a human rated spacecraft to the moon. for its maiden launch, the rocket will push a capsule called orion into deep space, where it will go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth. no astronauts will be on board this time. this is a test flight. with such new technology, there are lots of things that could go wrong. we have done so much testing on this rocket. we've been through integrated testing.

we've tested everything from the smallest material to every system. we've done everything we can do on the ground to eliminate the risk. from here, it'sjust a matter of testing it in flight. so much is riding on this. the next step is to get astronauts on board, and nasa's ultimate plan is to land the first woman and first person of colour on the lunar surface. along the causeways around cape canaveral, people are getting ready to watch the launch, setting up early to bag the best spot. hundreds of thousands are expected in the area. i'm really excited because it's like one of the biggest rocket| launches in 50 years. it's the largest so far that's going to be going up and it will be extremely loud. i've been watching this stuff ever since, well, i watched the space landing of '69. so we live pretty close _ to where it's going to be launching. so we're probablyjust - going to climb up on our roof and watch it from there. the weather might have other ideas, though. above the launch pad, the storms keep on coming.

nasa will need a break in the clouds to get this rocket off the ground. rebecca morelle, bbc news at the kennedy space center, florida. let's bring you the live pictures that show you the rocket with the sun coming up. we have been watching it through the early hours in the darkness, now as dawn breaks and the count down goes on, we watch and wait. the count down that you may have seen on the pictures that we were bringing you earlier takes us to the window of opportunity for launching that rocket. nasa's most powerful rocket yet. and the anticipated launch time is 8.33am local time. that is 1.33pm bst. but it may go off some time after that.

just depending on the weather conditions. right now, it is looking, it is looking clear. it is looking, it is looking clear. it is looking good. they have said there is an 80% chance of acceptable weather. as we look now, it does look pretty good. so it is the most powerful rocket yet to blast off by nasa and it comes 50 years after astronauts last set foot on the moon, during the apollo 17 mission. this first mission by artemis is un—crewed. but the goal is that it will pave the way for a crewed mission to the moon and from there on on to mars. so it's a long—planned mission. all eyes on the kennedy space centre, as they wait to see whether this rocket will

launch as anticipated. let me bring in tim peake the british astronaut. thank you forjoining us. what are you thoughts as you watch those pictures and wait? it is you thoughts as you watch those pictures and wait? it is incredible. it is a hugely _ pictures and wait? it is incredible. it is a hugely exciting _ pictures and wait? it is incredible. it is a hugely exciting moment - pictures and wait? it is incredible. it is a hugely exciting moment for| it is a hugely exciting moment for space exploration. we have been here before 50 years before, but this time we intend to go to the moon to stay for permanent presence and this artemis 1 stay for permanent presence and this artemis1 mission is paving the way for the future artemis missions that will build on this.— will build on this. would you want to no? i will build on this. would you want to go? i would — will build on this. would you want to go? i would love _ will build on this. would you want to go? i would love to _ will build on this. would you want to go? i would love to go, - to go? i would love to go, absolutely _ to go? i would love to go, absolutely i _ to go? i would love to go, absolutely i would - to go? i would love to go, absolutely i would be - to go? i would love to go, - absolutely i would be delighted to go to the moon. halal absolutely i would be delighted to go to the moon.— absolutely i would be delighted to go to the moon. how does it work? this is an un-crewed _ go to the moon. how does it work? this is an un-crewed mission, - go to the moon. how does it work? this is an un-crewed mission, first| this is an un—crewed mission, first of all, but when you got picked, how does that process work? this of all, but when you got picked, how does that process work?— does that process work? this is un-crewed. _ does that process work? this is un-crewed. it _ does that process work? this is un-crewed, it is _ does that process work? this is un-crewed, it is a _ does that process work? this is un-crewed, it is a test - does that process work? this is un-crewed, it is a test flight. . does that process work? this is un-crewed, it is a test flight. iti un—crewed, it is a test flight. it is fully assembled with the orion craft on top. we are part of these missions. i was selected back in

2008 by the european space agency and this year we have a new selection process. that is exciting. the astronauts that will be selected this year will go to the moon and mars. 15 this year will go to the moon and mars. , , , ., ., this year will go to the moon and mars. , ., ,. , mars. is this you on the pictures that we are _ mars. is this you on the pictures that we are looking _ mars. is this you on the pictures that we are looking at? - mars. is this you on the pictures that we are looking at? yes - mars. is this you on the pictures i that we are looking at? yes slam! that is very _ that we are looking at? yes slam! that is very early _ that we are looking at? yes slam! that is very early on _ that we are looking at? yes slam! that is very early on i _ that we are looking at? yes slam! that is very early on i think- that we are looking at? yes slam! that is very early on i think in - that we are looking at? yes slam! that is very early on i think in my | that is very early on i think in my selection process. and then i launched the international space station in december 2015 for a six—month stay on board the iss. this six—month stay on board the iss. as you mentioned, it is a long time since human kind was on the moon, 50 years, a lot of people are saying why has it taken so long.- why has it taken so long. well it is because the _ why has it taken so long. well it is because the iss _ why has it taken so long. well it is because the iss programme - why has it taken so long. well it is because the iss programme has . why has it taken so long. well it is i because the iss programme has been so successful. we have been in low earth orbit building an international space station, that is a research laboratory and doing amazing science. bit is hard to run an iss programme and do a deep space

exploration at the same time. budgets are limited. they're nothing like the 5% of the gdp the us had during the apollo era. so by handing over low earth orbit to commercial companies that has freed up the space agency to embark on deep space exploration. 5’s space agency to embark on deep space exloration. ' ., space agency to embark on deep space exloration. , ., ~ ,., space agency to embark on deep space exploration._ that - space agency to embark on deep space exploration._ that was l exploration. 5% for apollo? that was durin: the exploration. 596 for apollo? that was during the height _ exploration. 596 for apollo? that was during the height of _ exploration. 596 for apollo? that was during the height of the _ exploration. 596 for apollo? that was during the height of the space - exploration. 596 for apollo? that was during the height of the space race. | during the height of the space race. of course that was unsustainable and since then we have been operated on vastly reduced budgets. what since then we have been operated on vastly reduced budgets.— vastly reduced budgets. what is the cost of this mission? _ vastly reduced budgets. what is the cost of this mission? this _ vastly reduced budgets. what is the cost of this mission? this is - vastly reduced budgets. what is the cost of this mission? this is hard i cost of this mission? this is hard to sa , cost of this mission? this is hard to say. nasa _ cost of this mission? this is hard to say, nasa won't _ cost of this mission? this is hard to say, nasa won't give - cost of this mission? this is hard to say, nasa won't give an - cost of this mission? this is hard | to say, nasa won't give an official figures, because there are so many factors spread out and there is research and development of the rocket and we have commercial companies involved, space x will be

building the human lander system for artemis 3 that will take the crews to the surface of the moon. canada is involved, japan is involved. so it is hard to put an exact cost on the artemis mission. in it is hard to put an exact cost on the artemis mission.— it is hard to put an exact cost on the artemis mission. in terms of what it can _ the artemis mission. in terms of what it can deliver? _ the artemis mission. in terms of what it can deliver? what - the artemis mission. in terms of what it can deliver? what do - the artemis mission. in terms of what it can deliver? what do you think? it what it can deliver? what do you think? , ., ., , , ., ., think? it is going to be phenomenal. it is an incredibly _ think? it is going to be phenomenal. it is an incredibly capable _ think? it is going to be phenomenal. it is an incredibly capable rocket, - it is an incredibly capable rocket, but it is notjust this rocket. i mentioned about the other agencies involved, we are also building a small space station in lunar orbit called the gate way. this is to have this permanent presence and it bill in permanent orbit around the moon and crews can go to the gate way, go to the surface of the moon and build permanent habitats on the moon. that in itself is a stepping stone on to mars. this is a stepping stone for a

years and years, decades' worth of space exploration. that is why it is so exciting. space exploration. that is why it is so exciting-— so exciting. talk us through the si . hts so exciting. talk us through the sights and _ so exciting. talk us through the sights and sound _ so exciting. talk us through the sights and sound and _ so exciting. talk us through the sights and sound and feels - so exciting. talk us through the sights and sound and feels of l so exciting. talk us through the sights and sound and feels of a | sights and sound and feels of a rocket launch. one person said it is notjust hearing it, it washes over you physically. notjust hearing it, it washes over you physically-— you physically. absolutely. it is more that _ you physically. absolutely. it is more that visceral _ you physically. absolutely. it is more that visceral feeling, - you physically. absolutely. it is l more that visceral feeling, rather than the audio, because it is just an enormous amount of thrust. this is 39 megan newtons of thrust. that is 39 megan newtons of thrust. that is 60 concord jets taking off. it is a real, it is really hard to describe. it reverberates against your chest. a very low frequent city noise. —— frequency noise. your chest. a very low frequent city noise. -- frequency noise.— noise. -- frequency noise. you're with us for— noise. -- frequency noise. you're with us for the _ noise. -- frequency noise. you're with us for the launch. _ noise. -- frequency noise. you're with us for the launch. covering l noise. -- frequency noise. you're l with us for the launch. covering the whole launch- _ with us for the launch. covering the whole launch. it _ with us for the launch. covering the whole launch. it is _ with us for the launch. covering the whole launch. it is a _ with us for the launch. covering the whole launch. it is a privilege - whole launch. it is a privilege you're decided to be with us for the launch. we will talk to you later. thank you, tim pique. peake. we will

keep an eye on the live pictures. here are the live pictures. it has been fuelling up. there has been three million litres of ultracold liquid hydrogen and oxygen filling the rocket. so that is what has been going on as they prepare. the the rocket. so that is what has been going on as they prepare.— going on as they prepare. the clock tickin: on going on as they prepare. the clock ticking on that _ going on as they prepare. the clock ticking on that launch. _ going on as they prepare. the clock ticking on that launch. the - going on as they prepare. the clock ticking on that launch. the will- going on as they prepare. the clock ticking on that launch. the will of. ticking on that launch. the will of course keep you swrup dated. —— updated. pakistan will launch a global appeal to help it deal with the flooding catastrophe that's killed more than a thousand people and affected 30 million. un member states will be asked to contribute. pakistan's foreign minister has estimated the financial impact at $4 billion dollars. bilawal bhutto—zardari said he hoped the international community would grasp the sheer level of devastation in his country. and it's not over yet — water is still surging down the mightly indus river and will flood the the low—lying sindh province yet further over the next few days. azadeh moshiri reports.

a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters surround him. you can see a rescue worker edging out of the helicopter, lifting him up to safety. it's but one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening as pakistan faces one of the worst floods in years, with more than 1,000 people dead and millions affected. i find it very difficult to put into words. the phraseologies that we're used to, whether it's monsoon rains or flooding, doesn't quite seem to encapsulate the ongoing devastation and disaster that we're still witnessing. the satellite images show the sheer scale of the flooding. this is what rajanpur in pakistan's punjab province looked like before the flooding. its homes and fields clearly visible. this is the situation now. overrun and overwhelmed. stepping away from the political turmoil surrounding his government,

prime minister shahbaz sharif was seen distributing relief items. while poor planning and infrastructure has played a role in all this, climate change is also to blame. pakistan only produces 1% of global emissions, yet the country is dealing with some of its worst consequences. facing monsoons and floods that are far more frequent and severe than the norm. sindh province has seen nearly nine times its usual august rainfall. so the country is urgently asking others for help. we're working with 35 donors right now. but, you know, the responses are in principle very, very positive. but we do need technical assistance. we need a lot of mobilisation on the ground. pakistan was already facing an economic crisis. so these floods are coming at a difficult time. and with some areas bracing for torrents of water from swollen rivers, the damage is not over yet.

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. as we've been hearing one of the worst affected areas is sindh province. our pakistan correspondent pumza fihlani has been to a community living in a make—shift shelter on the outskirts of sakkur. the floods have been cruel to the people of pakistan. they've been especially devastating for those who had little to start with. the people in this community usually worked as extra pairs of hands on farmland. a lot of that farmland has been destroyed, so, many of them are now out of work. they've travelled for kilometres to try and get to higher ground. this is where they've settled for the time being, for about two weeks, some of them say they've been living here out in the open on the side of the road, they have not received any relief, they have not received any aid. there are many children and they don't know what they are going to feed them. these floods have been devastating

because they've taken whatever little means of survival they had and laid that completely to waste. they say they don't know how long they will be here... car horn blares. ..and they don't know if help is even coming. pakistan country directer for islamic relief asif sherazi told us about current relief efforts in the affected regions we were able to distribute some food among the people. and then we also started the water trucking to provide the clean drinking water and also providing shelter material, because in district charsadda, you can see thousands of the families on the roadside, either on m1 motorway and also the road that is leading to charsadda from motorway. so it's like a lot of displacement and even the government buildings and other makeshift arrangements are not enough to accommodate this number of the people. and so... some people they have received some... apologies for interrupting.

you describe there thousands of people that you were seeing. how many people are you actually able to help when you get to these areas? today, we were able to help around 1,200 people with the food assistance. tomorrow, another 1,200 people and the clean drinking water through water trucking, our three water trucks will be there for providing the water 211/7. and obviously absolutely valuable work that you're doing and giving relief to those people that you can help. it must be extremely challenging for you and those working with your organisation to be seeing so much need and to have those limitations on what you can do? yes, you are very much right. we are reaching to 200,000 people in total across pakistan, including and including baluchistan

as well as kpk. but you are very much right that needs are huge and the funding is very small, even islamic relief prepared its response plan in beginning of august and we asked for £15 million, but so far we are only able to collect 18% of the funding. and with this funding we are just reaching to 40 to 42,000 people and still there is a gap of funding and it's not only the issue in the relief phase, the major challenge will come when they when there will be a recovery, especially when the people have lost their livelihood, assets, their shelters. so it's it's a long journey. and i hope that from tomorrow, when the appeal will be launched by the prime minister and un, there may be response, there will be a good response from the un member agencies. because at this moment pakistan

needs a support from everyone. and there are warnings that the worst isn't over? yes, the worst isn't over because the rain patterns are very different this time due to the climate change and the prolonged monsoon. and still, there are predictions that maybe some more rains in september. and this time the catastrophe will be more, because this these rains are expected in the northern side of pakistan, which are the catchment areas of the indus river system. so if it will be a river outburst, then you can imagine another 40 days of flooding starting from top in gilgit—baltistan and going up to the indus river system. the head of the institute for fiscal studies has criticised as �*simplistic�* and �*worrying' some of the tax—cutting policies being put forward by the conservative leadership candidate, liz truss.

pauljohnson says neither ms truss nor her rival, rishi sunak, have proposed adequate solutions for dealing with rising energy bills. david wallace lockhart has told us more. for context of course liz truss at this point appears to be the front runner in the race to be prime minister. she is proposing a lot of tax cuts. she said she has not pulled anything off the table in terms of helping people with high energy bills. but she believes tax cuts are the way to do it, wants to reverse a rise in national insurance, wants to abandon a planned rise in corporation tax, and now her teams are even discussing the idea of cutting vat, sales tax. so pauljohnson has written an article for the times newspaper this morning, and said it is a simplistic mantra to assume that cutting taxes automatically leads to a boom for the economy. he said this policy at a time of big deficit and high inflation is quite worrying. he is critical of rishi sunak, the other candidate for prime

minister, saying neither of them have adequate solutions to deal with the energy crisis we are seeing is. rishi sunak of course wants to remove vat from emergency bills and he is promising more targeted help in terms of welfare payments for the most vulnerable. but crucially he has not put a number on that yet. now, pauljohnson is warning that these high energy costs are going to be problems for people on modest incomes. he said if liz truss is to become prime minister, she will realise there are tough decisions to make, which sometimes involves raising people's taxes. that's certainly something liz truss doesn't plan to do. she believes the best way to avoid a recession is to cut taxes. she thinks that will stimulate growth. we have also heard today from alistair darling. now he was the labour chancellor in 2008 when there was the financial crash across the global economies. he is saying that in his view what the candidates are proposing now is pedalling around at the edges. he says there is two things you need to do — you need to act quickly and go further than people expect you to go to put money into people's

pockets to get them to spend and get them to prop the economy. i'm not sure how much attention either of these conservative candidates will pay to a former labour chancellor, perhaps the challenge he has posed them. we will have a new prime minister a week today. uk newspaper editors have expressed alarm at police guidance — which has not been released publicly — telling officers to declare any relationship with a journalist, in the same way they would disclose links with a criminal. the advice was issued by the college of policing several years ago, but has only recently come to light. our correspondent sean dilley has the latest. because there is a context and history that's important. we think terms of anti—corruption, ac—12 and line of duty don't we. in real life the ac—12 department are called professional standards or in london, for instance, the director for professional standards, but basically it is lumped in as a term to combat potential corruption, or some might say conflicts of interest. the history to this is that her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and fire

and rescue services had done a report into the metropolitan police investigation into the daniel morgan murder in 1987. now, he was a private detective. if you follow that web, it's very tangled, but very much the actions of a private detective, journalists and corrupt police officers in particular, were very much under the spotlight and it was in the context of that where the report that her majesty's inspectorate had said that they recommended the metropolitan police require officers to declare associations with journalists and extremist groups. and that's something they've apologised for and now something that newspaper editors are concerned about. yeah, tell us a bit more about the concerns of newspaper editors? i certainly will, so the crime reporters association, as well as the newspaper society... society of editors, i should say, have written to andy marsh, who is the chief executive of the college of policing. they have something called an authorised professional practice and this is, we should say, for england and wales. they don't cover police scotland,

for instance, or the police service of northern ireland, obviously, they'll have their own procedures. they have said they are concerned this lumps journalists in with others and it equates the actions ofjournalists to a source of corruption and behaviour that they, themselves as journalists, would want to root out. now the college of policing say that they will listen to representations that the media have and that they are working with the national police chiefs' council. but there is one thing that's fairly certain, i think what's indisputable is, there is historical tension between media, who scrutinise power and policing, who obviously do the job they do, sometimes in difficult circumstances, of course. police believe a teenage boy who died after collapsing at the leeds festival had taken ecstasy. the 16—year—old fell ill on saturday night and died yesterday in hospital. west yorkshire police is investigating whether he had taken a particular type of ecstasy tablet — described as a grey or black oblong.

a week after nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel was fatally shot, police have issued a warning to anyone withholding information that they are protecting her killers. olivia was killed last monday evening when a gunman fired into her home — his intended target was another man who had forced his way into the house, in liverpool. yesterday, olivia was remembered at church services across the city. the un's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency, says an inspection team is on its way to the russian—occupied power plant at zaporizhzhia in ukraine. president zelensky requested the visit amid mounting global concern that fighting in the area could damage the facility and cause a nuclear accident. our orrespondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and told us what we know so far. we have a tweet from rafael grossi, who is the head of the international atomic energy agency, saying that the mission is now on its way. he said he was proud to lead this mission, which will be in zaporizhzhia

later this week. he also said, we must protect the safety and security of this nuclear facility. he posted a picture of himself with 13 colleagues of the international atomic energy agency. now, we haven't had reaction from the ukrainians, we haven't had reaction from the russians as well. we understand that negotiations to allow this visit to happen were complex, complicated. but it seems that this is confirmation that this visit is going ahead, and this could mark a deescalation in this crisis, because for weeks we've been talking about tensions there, with russia and ukraine trading accusations about who's to blame for shelling the complex, and obviously, these tensions have raised fears of a possible nuclear catastrophe. the uk's largest warship — the aircraft carrier, hms prince of wales — has broken down off the isle of wight. the £3 billion warship left

portsmouth naval base on saturday heading for training exercises with the us and royal canadian navies. but the carrier broke down and the royal navy says it is investigating the "emerging mechanical issue". gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by queen victoria. the british overseas territory had bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the queen's platinum jubilee. but when researchers looked through the national archives, they found it had already been recognised as one in 1842. i'm joined now by business and economist lecturer at the university of gibraltar, drjan green. welcome, thank you forjoining us. so how is it that it was recognised by queen victoria as a city 180 year ago, and that wasn't subsequently officially acknowledged? it ago, and that wasn't subsequently officially acknowledged?— ago, and that wasn't subsequently officially acknowledged? it seems to be that it was _ officially acknowledged? it seems to be that it was what _ officially acknowledged? it seems to be that it was what we _

officially acknowledged? it seems to be that it was what we might - officially acknowledged? it seems to be that it was what we might call - officially acknowledged? it seems to be that it was what we might call an | be that it was what we might call an administrative error, but it got buried somewhere along the lines and well done to the researcher that actually uncovered this, along with... you know the documentation to ensure that gibraltar can get its status, even though it may be a little bit late in the day. better late than never as they say! what late than never as they say! what difference will _ late than never as they say! what difference will it _ late than never as they say! what difference will it make? - late than never as they say! what difference will it make? i - late than never as they say! what difference will it make? i think. late than never as they say! what difference will it make? i think in| difference will it make? i think in terms of difference, _ difference will it make? i think in terms of difference, i _ difference will it make? i think in terms of difference, i have - difference will it make? i think in terms of difference, i have been | terms of difference, i have been living in gibraltarfor 12 months and it is a very vibrant place, with and it is a very vibrant place, with a sense of community for sure. so i think it maybejust a sense of community for sure. so i think it maybe just will open up the international parameters more. that is not to say they're not already there. obviously, itabuts is not to say they're not already there. obviously, it abuts to spain, there. obviously, it abuts to spain, there is a lot of spanish influence, there is a lot of spanish influence, the international shipling is very evident when you're there. so cruise

ships come in from all over the world obviously, they were hit by the pandemic, along with many sectors. but that is really, really, you know, observable hen there is a cruise ship there, because people are walking up the high street and you can hear accents and languages from all over the world. so i suppose the city status elevates the nature of the place in people's perspectives. but nature of the place in people's persoectives-_ nature of the place in people's --ersectives. �* , , . ., ., ., , perspectives. but gibraltar already has a unique _ perspectives. but gibraltar already has a unique status. _ perspectives. but gibraltar already has a unique status. city _ perspectives. but gibraltar already has a unique status. city status - perspectives. but gibraltar already has a unique status. city status is| has a unique status. city status is prized by places that try to get it, why has it mattered so much to gibraltar? i why has it mattered so much to gibraltar? ~' , ., why has it mattered so much to gibraltar? ~ , ., ., , gibraltar? i think you actually said the word, gibraltar? i think you actually said the word. it _ gibraltar? i think you actually said the word, it is _ gibraltar? i think you actually said the word, it is status, _ gibraltar? i think you actually said the word, it is status, it _ gibraltar? i think you actually said the word, it is status, it is - the word, it is status, it is prestige, it i recognition, it is also a marketing tool, certainly for the tourism industry, which is very

vibrant and strong. the history, in gibraltar goes back to moorish times. i have been in what's called the tunnels and to say you could almost smell the second world war, it does feel like that. i think very, very unique attractions that can be marketed at a higher level and should encourage more visitors and should encourage more visitors and therefore contribute to the overall economy within the city. thank you very much forjoining us. you're welcome. let's go back to the ken si space centre. the launch windows opens at

8.33am. that is an hour away. after that time has passed, there is a, sorry it opens at1 o' klok. after that time has passed there is a two—hour window, that time has passed there is a two—hourwindow, during that time has passed there is a two—hour window, during which the rocket can launch. the anticipated time is 8.33am local time, that is 1.33 british summer time. there has been a minor hiccup, a liquid hydrogen leak interrupted preparations for the launch. but engineers have been working on rectifying the issue. there is no word currently on it would cause delays to the take—off. they have said teams continue to troubleshoot a liquid hydrogen leak at the interface with the core stage of the

manually chilling down the liquid hydrogen. they are in fast fill operations. there were similar leaks in april and june when there were countdown tests by nasa. so it is something that has happened before and they have said they are not sure whether the leaks have been resolved until they try to load the rocket�*s tanks with nearly1 million gallons of super cold fuel later today. obviously, there are so many different aspects to this to make sure there is a smooth take—off. one of the other factors is the weather. nasa had said there was an 80% chance of clear weather to enable the take—off to happen in the two hour window. the take—off to happen in the two hourwindow. it the take—off to happen in the two hour window. it does look like a beautiful clear day. we will continue to stay across what is happening at the kennedy space center and we will keep you updated.

now let's look at how the weather is looking here. small chance of a shout in the south of cape canaveral. a lot of clear weather to come for us through the rest of what is for some of you a bank holiday monday. best of the sunshine across southern counties of england, south and west wales. cloud elsewhere but some sunny spells, making it feel pleasant enough but a few showers west of scotland, western england most prone to showers. coolest across eastern parts of the country with temperatures here just in the parts of the country with temperatures herejust in the mid teens. into this evening and overnight, greater chance of showers in east anglia and the south—east. plaid sits in place across parts of scotland and a few showers to go through tuesday. it will be cool in rural areas to stop the day, but a dry day for many. more sunshine across england and wales and the club breaking up across scotland.

only small chance of a shower but a greater chance of showers in east anglia and the south—east. woman's parts are south wales and south—west england once again.

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: mission to the moon — america prepares to test—launch a rocket, heralding a new era of space exploration. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that's killed more than 1000 people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss's tax cutting policies as �*worrying' and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs. french police launch an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he's the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. and gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted

the status by queen victoria. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. good afternoon. an incredible day, an incredible week. that's how rory mcilroy described winning one of the biggest prizes in golf — the tour championship. he started the week way behind the leader, triple bogeyed his opening hole but fought back in style on sunday for a record breaking third fedex cup. we'll hear from mcilroy and his thoughts on other lucrative tours, but first, nick parrott can tell us how he did it. a souvenir from a special day. little did this young fan know he was about to witness history. when rory mcilroy teed off for his final round, he was six shots behind scottie scheffler. catching the world number one was going to be a huge task — but one the northern irishman was more than up for. fortunately for him, the american was giving him a helping hand by dropping shots on the fourth and sixth holes. while mcilroy was on song — a hat—trick of birdies, and he was finally level with

scheffler. the pair swapped the lead more than once — this was going to be about who could hold their nerve in this intense battle. rory could. scheffler couldn't. that bogey on the 16th handed mcilroy a one—shot lead he wouldn't surrender. in the end, one of his hardest days had the easiest of finishes to secure a place in the record books. nick parrott, bbc news. mcilroy takes home more than £15 million too. he's been a staunch critic of the new saudi funded liv golf series and the riches on offer there that's tempted many of his contemporaries. he says it's not all about the money. i hate what it's doing to the game of golf. i hate it. i really do. imean... it's going to be hard for me to stomach going to wentworth in a couple of weeks' time and seeing 18 of them there — like, thatjust... itjust doesn't sit right with me. so...

yeah, i feel strongly. i believe... i believe what i'm saying are the right things. and i think when you believe that what you're saying is the right things, you're... you're happy to stick your neck out on the line. manchester united are closing in on the biggest transfer of the summer so far with brazilian winger anthony on the verge of a move to old trafford. he worked with united bossd erik ten hag at ajax with the two clubs agreeing a fee in excess of £80 million. it would make him the fouth most expensive player in premier league history. today marks ten years since the opening ceremony of the london paralympics. baroness tanni grey—thompson was involved in the bid and delivery of those games, and while she enjoyed the success of 2012 she thinks things can still improve in paris in 2024 and four years later in los angeles you cannot expect a couple of weeks to the olympics and a couple of weeks of the paralympics to change the world without a lot of other

stuff. celebrate the games for what they were, but actually, we can't make glib statements about how to change the world. as much as london was amazing, i don't want it to be the best paralympic games ever because you want it to be that movement. i am so proud of the people who worked on london and made it so incredibly special, but we want the movement to move on and get better. the us open gets under way injust a couple of hours' time with andy murray on court first up against 24th seed francisco cerundolo. another former champion will likely have the attention around midnight our time as serena williams plays in what will likely be herfinal tournament. she opens up against montenegro's danka kovinic and the 23—time grand slam singles champion has plenty of fans in the locker room too. i honestly think that she's, like, the biggest force in the sport. and that's not, like, intentionally trying to, like, make federer and nadal smaller — ijust think, like, she is the biggest thing that will ever be in the sport.

and...it'sjust really an honour just to watch her play. that's all the sport for now. more now on the launch of the first rocket in the nasa artemis project. it will blast off from the kennedy space center in florida. our science correspondent jon amos is at cape canaveral with the latest. we have had one or two little glitches. i was very clear village to come here in the days of the shuttle. they were always having lit delete little glitches as they counted down. most of the time they would get off, but sometimes they wouldn't. you can see the launch system in the distance, we are about five kilometres away. if it does go up five kilometres away. if it does go up it will be a spectacular sight. a spectacular feeling as well, as the sound waves roll across the cape,

they go right through your body. it really is a sensation and a half. but i don't think we will make our scheduled lift off time of 8.33 local, which is 12.33 gmt and add an hourfor bst. we local, which is 12.33 gmt and add an hour for bst. we will eat into our two hour window, two hours available to get off, but we will have to see how we get on. i am joined by stan love, nasa astronaut. i know there is no crew, but you would love to be on the top of that?— on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. _ on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what _ on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what is _ on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what is the - on the top of that? absolutely, yes. all of us would. what is the plan - all of us would. what is the plan for this, all of us would. what is the plan for this. we _ all of us would. what is the plan for this, we are _ all of us would. what is the plan for this, we are going _ all of us would. what is the plan for this, we are going to - all of us would. what is the plan for this, we are going to the - all of us would. what is the plan i for this, we are going to the moon, for this, we are going to the moon, for six weeks? we for this, we are going to the moon, for six weeks?— for six weeks? we want to shake it down thoroughly, _ for six weeks? we want to shake it down thoroughly, make _ for six weeks? we want to shake it down thoroughly, make sure - for six weeks? we want to shake it down thoroughly, make sure everyj down thoroughly, make sure every part of— down thoroughly, make sure every part of that — down thoroughly, make sure every part of that spacecraft works and bring _ part of that spacecraft works and bring it _ part of that spacecraft works and bring it back to earth, but the heat shield _ bring it back to earth, but the heat shield through its paces during re-entry — shield through its paces during re—entry. hopefully if heaven goes well, _ re—entry. hopefully if heaven goes well, we _ re—entry. hopefully if heaven goes well, we will name a crew and start training _ well, we will name a crew and start trainina. , ., ~ ., training. there will be an apollo

eiuht training. there will be an apollo eight mission _ training. there will be an apollo eight mission where _ training. there will be an apollo eight mission where they - training. there will be an apollo eight mission where they will. training. there will be an apollo l eight mission where they will loop around the moon a comeback. everybody is very excited, we have to do _ everybody is very excited, we have to do our— everybody is very excited, we have to do our test flight first without the crew — to do our test flight first without the crew and then a test flight with the crew and then a test flight with the crew_ the crew and then a test flight with the crew and then a test flight with the crew and then a test flight with the crew and then it will be ready to take _ the crew and then it will be ready to take on — the crew and then it will be ready to take on the moon itself. you have flown the shuttle, _ to take on the moon itself. you have flown the shuttle, so _ to take on the moon itself. you have flown the shuttle, so you _ to take on the moon itself. you have flown the shuttle, so you know - to take on the moon itself. you have flown the shuttle, so you know what| flown the shuttle, so you know what it is like to ride the top of that, what would it be like to sit on that because that is more powerful? it is more powerful _ because that is more powerful? it is more powerful and it will be pretty similar— more powerful and it will be pretty similar to — more powerful and it will be pretty similar to shuttle because we have this solid _ similar to shuttle because we have this solid rocket boosters that reduce — this solid rocket boosters that reduce a — this solid rocket boosters that reduce a lot of sound and vibration. that is— reduce a lot of sound and vibration. that is what— reduce a lot of sound and vibration. that is what you feel across the cape _ that is what you feel across the cape also _ that is what you feel across the cape. also the solids come off and then the _ cape. also the solids come off and then the four main engines at the bottom _ then the four main engines at the bottom pushes the rest of the way into orbit — bottom pushes the rest of the way into orbit. , , . ., ., into orbit. re-gripping the chair or did ou into orbit. re-gripping the chair or did you have _ into orbit. re-gripping the chair or did you have a _ into orbit. re-gripping the chair or did you have a big _ into orbit. re-gripping the chair or did you have a big grin _ into orbit. re-gripping the chair or did you have a big grin on - into orbit. re-gripping the chair or did you have a big grin on your - did you have a big grin on your face? both, absolutely. this is

common to have these little glitches? common to have these little clitches? , , . ., , common to have these little clitches? , , . . , ., common to have these little clitches? ,, , ., ., glitches? especially the flight of a brand-new spacecraft, _ glitches? especially the flight of a brand-new spacecraft, this - glitches? especially the flight of a brand-new spacecraft, this is - glitches? especially the flight of a brand-new spacecraft, this is the | brand—new spacecraft, this is the first time — brand—new spacecraft, this is the first time we have taken the count anywhere — first time we have taken the count anywhere close to zero. there are many, _ anywhere close to zero. there are many. many — anywhere close to zero. there are many, many opportunities for new things— many, many opportunities for new things to _ many, many opportunities for new things to crop up. it is a test flight, — things to crop up. it is a test flight, we _ things to crop up. it is a test flight, we won't go until we are ready. — flight, we won't go until we are ready. but— flight, we won't go until we are ready, but i really hope we are ready — ready, but i really hope we are ready |f— ready, but i really hope we are read . ., ., ~' ready, but i really hope we are read . ., ., ready. if we look to the right of the ad, ready. if we look to the right of the bad, this — ready. if we look to the right of the pad, this big _ ready. if we look to the right of the pad, this big tower- ready. if we look to the right of the pad, this big tower is - ready. if we look to the right of the pad, this big tower is going ready. if we look to the right of. the pad, this big tower is going up which is being built for elon musk�*s soupe the rocket starship, which is integral to the moon landing? yes. integralto the moon landing? yes, the are integralto the moon landing? yes, they are providing _ integralto the moon landing? yes, they are providing the _ integral to the moon landing? yes, they are providing the lander for they are providing the lander for the first— they are providing the lander for the first couple of moon landings. how would you do that, with the orion capsule link up with starship and then you would go down to the surface? , ., ., ~ , surface? yes, we would do the linkup in the moon — surface? yes, we would do the linkup in the moon and _ surface? yes, we would do the linkup in the moon and for— surface? yes, we would do the linkup in the moon and for the _ surface? yes, we would do the linkup in the moon and for the first - surface? yes, we would do the linkup in the moon and for the first flight - in the moon and for the first flight we will—

in the moon and for the first flight we will send two crew down to the surface, _ we will send two crew down to the surface, much like we did in apollo, we had _ surface, much like we did in apollo, we had two — surface, much like we did in apollo, we had two on the surface and one stayed _ we had two on the surface and one stayed in _ we had two on the surface and one stayed in orbiting around the moon. they will— stayed in orbiting around the moon. they will come back up, link with orion _ they will come back up, link with orion again— they will come back up, link with orion again and then orion will come home _ orion again and then orion will come home |_ orion again and then orion will come home. , ~ ,., ., ' home. i remember the apollo 17 mission, home. i remember the apollo 17 mission. the _ home. i remember the apollo 17 mission, the last _ home. i remember the apollo 17 mission, the last mission, - home. i remember the apollo 17 mission, the last mission, theyl home. i remember the apollo 17 - mission, the last mission, they were on the surface of the moon for 74 hours, something like that and then they came back. you are going for longer this time? ads, they came back. you are going for longer this time?— longer this time? a week for the first one and _ longer this time? a week for the first one and then _ longer this time? a week for the first one and then hopefully - longer this time? a week for the l first one and then hopefully longer and longer each time. the way out into the _ and longer each time. the way out into the future we are thinking about— into the future we are thinking about having a base on the moon, the way we _ about having a base on the moon, the way we have _ about having a base on the moon, the way we have bases in antarctica today~ _ way we have bases in antarctica today we — way we have bases in antarctica today. we probably have people that all the _ today. we probably have people that all the time but we will have crews visiting _ all the time but we will have crews visiting for— all the time but we will have crews visiting for a period, space forks, science _ visiting for a period, space forks, science and — visiting for a period, space forks, science and learn more about what we need to _ science and learn more about what we need to mars some day and then we will bring _ need to mars some day and then we will bring them back. that need to mars some day and then we will bring them back.— will bring them back. that sounds like an enormous _ will bring them back. that sounds like an enormous logistical - like an enormous logistical exercise. it is one thing to take people to the moon, but they have to

eat, drink something? thea;r people to the moon, but they have to eat, drink something?— eat, drink something? they need eve hint eat, drink something? they need everything they — eat, drink something? they need everything they are _ eat, drink something? they need everything they are going - eat, drink something? they need everything they are going to - eat, drink something? they need everything they are going to use | eat, drink something? they need i everything they are going to use and it has— everything they are going to use and it has to _ everything they are going to use and it has to be — everything they are going to use and it has to be brought with them until we learn _ it has to be brought with them until we learn how to make things on the moon _ we learn how to make things on the moon but — we learn how to make things on the moon but it— we learn how to make things on the moon. but it will be logistically like supplying an antarctic base or the international space station. we know how— the international space station. we know how to do these things, it is 'ust know how to do these things, it is just further— know how to do these things, it is just further away. let's go live now to show you the pictures of the rocket as behind—the—scenes they continued their careful preparation to liftoff. the window opens at around eight o'clock in the morning our time. they had said the lift was scheduled for 8.33 of our time but that may shift because they need the two hour window to find the optimum conditions to launch the rocket. the most powerful vehicle ever developed

by nasa, the artemis project which aims to put people back on the moon after a 50 year absence. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news the film review with anna smith hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is anna smith. so, anna, what's in store this week? well, first up, idris elba takes on an angry lion in the survival thriller called beast. then we're off to france for a drama called her way, which is starring call my agent's laure calamy. and then finally, penelope cruz and antonio banderas send up the film industry in a comedy called official competition.

so, first then, beast