this is bbc news — i'm ben brown — the headlines at 5. nasa postpones the launch of the artemis space rocket on its mission to the moon, due to last minute technical issues. the next opportunity for the launch is on friday. liz truss pulls out of a planned bbc interview tomorrow. it comes as the foreign secretary's team hit back at criticism of her economic plans from the institute for fiscal studies. pakistan makes a global appeal for help — after a flooding catastrophe that's killed more than a thousand people and affected 33 million. the ukrainian military has begun its long—awaited offensive on the southern front. it claims to have broken through the first line of russian defence around the main city of kherson. after a two year pause due the pandemic, the notting hill

carnival in west london is coming to an end this evening. and, coming up a five thirty, we investigate if workers are being exploited — and if �*hustle culture�* has gone too far — in "the dark side of direct sales." in the last few minutes, its been announced that the conservative leadership candidate liz truss has pulled out of a bbc one television interview with nick robinson tomorrow evening. it comes after ms truss�* team hit back at criticism of her economic plans, after the institute for fiscal studies think—tank said they were "simplistic" and warned that proposals to cut some taxes

could crash the economy. our political correspondent damian grammaticus is here — what more do we know about this interview miss truss will no longer be taking part in? with the bbc office of said is that she pulled out because she could no longer spare the time is what we have been told. this was agreed about two and a half weeks ago or so and so, liz truss of the time was scheduled to happen tomorrow, seven p:m., s2 to be recorded but nick robertson and presenter of the day today programme as part of the series in the next prime minister, the next explanation given was that she could not. rishi sunak dated about a week before liz truss confirmed that she was going to do

this one and she is also done many interviews and has spoken to greater news the questionnaire. she has done events and rishi sunak was on channel 4 with andrew neil and he said at the time of the bbc interview that he was repeating his messages and think you would rather be telling people the unvarnished truth rather than what they wanted to hear. ,, . , , ., to hear. she has been the front runner, according _ to hear. she has been the front runner, according to _ to hear. she has been the front runner, according to the - to hear. she has been the front| runner, according to the opinion polls of conservative party members throughout this whole leadership campaign is for some people speculate that she didn�*t have much to gain and everything to lose perhaps by doing this interview. that�*s what differences among politicians running for office were ahead in the polls is that often, they view it that way. and we do not know more if there any other reasons but simply as i understand it, it�*s to deal with the timing. but, the

time as your indicating come up a lot of of scrutiny and economic plans and more scrutiny today from the institute of physical studies which is very respected and looking at economic planning and economic forecasts as you are saying, the criticism met from pauljohnson is that if liz truss is being talked about potential measures to cut rates of income tax, to cut vat, all sorts of things, she did all these things today, she could potentially crash the public finances and so there are questions that people want to ask him serious ones about both candidates and how they will handle the current situation. the conservative _ the current situation. the conservative party - the current situation. the conservative party membership all of the most avoided by not because the results we are getting on september the 5th, not many days away and stop you one week away, one week today

and , ., ., _ and they have to get there by poster electronically _ and they have to get there by poster electronically and _ and they have to get there by poster electronically and we _ and they have to get there by poster electronically and we do _ and they have to get there by poster electronically and we do not - and they have to get there by poster electronically and we do not know. electronically and we do not know how many are still to vote and how many have cast their votes, none of thatis many have cast their votes, none of that is known at this stage. so, they don�*t have very much time left at all and pretty late in the day for anything to change the dynamics of this. . , for anything to change the dynamics of this. ., , ., , , of this. the reality of this is where his — of this. the reality of this is where his next _ of this. the reality of this is where his next prime - of this. the reality of this is i where his next prime minister of this. the reality of this is - where his next prime minister is going to face extraordinarily difficult time as prime minister, taking over the time of an energy bill crisis, rising cost of living, high inflation, interest rates going up high inflation, interest rates going up and everything else. find high inflation, interest rates going up and everything else.— up and everything else. and from monday next _ up and everything else. and from monday next week, _ up and everything else. and from monday next week, however - up and everything else. and from monday next week, however it i up and everything else. and from| monday next week, however it is, they will be taking over and have a very full and incredibly difficult entree to deal with. particularly inflation driven by energy prices we see that increase income to the energy, the price cap on your home

energy, the price cap on your home energy bills, all of that is driving the inflation but also the excess demand in the economy which is pushing things along to and that�*s also the reason why pauljohnson was criticising liz truss�*s plans saying that cutting taxes would potentially be very counterproductive in that circumstance. nasa has cancelled today�*s launch of its most powerful rocket, artemis one, which had been due to take off for an uncrewed test flight to the moon. the us space agency said one of its engines had developed a hydrogen leak, or a �*bleed�* that couldn�*t be fixed in time; the next possible launch date is friday the second of september. the artemis programme aims to return humans to the moon. if successful, the plan is for astronauts to be on board the flight in two years time. our science correspondent, jonathan amos told us what went wrong

frustrating day today, it really was. we had a number of little issues that cropped up, when we got here, it was pouring with rain and that delayed them, tanking and putting all the repellents that they needed to go and this monster rocket over my shoulder. then they thought they had a crack halfway up the rocket, believe it or not and they decided doused his frosting. these propellers are super—cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen and the air, the moisture in the air then condenses on the side of the rocket but what really did it for us today is that one of the four engines underneath the rocket in the shuttle era and recondition them, one of them refused to go to the temperature in the operating temperature, it would be required to work at and so, they called us and rubbing salt into the wound as they

did that, as this massive great big clouds moving in from the left ear in that cloud would have been a no go constraint as well. so, all around, big frustration but we are hoping that we would be back on friday and have another go, so, keep yourfingers friday and have another go, so, keep your fingers crossed.— your fingers crossed. explain the wider significance _ your fingers crossed. explain the wider significance of _ your fingers crossed. explain the wider significance of this - your fingers crossed. explain the | wider significance of this mission. we went to the moon of a century ago, what is this all about? if we went to the moon of a century ago, what is this all about?- ago, what is this all about? if you look at this _ ago, what is this all about? if you look at this rocket _ ago, what is this all about? if you look at this rocket in _ ago, what is this all about? if you look at this rocket in this - ago, what is this all about? if you look at this rocket in this capsule | look at this rocket in this capsule that�*s on the top, you say, looks a little bit like the saturn five and a bit like the apollo command module. and indeed, they do in part of that is the physics is not changed in 50 years, you�*ll have noticed that. but believe me, there is a tremendous amount of new technology in these vehicles, much more left on this rocket to put an awful lot more on payload, cargo in it and then send it to the moon. if

you go back to apollo, the only went for hours and days, the very last mission which will celebrate that century of that in december and they went for 7h hours, that�*s a the surface mission. when they go with this thing, they are going to go for a couple of weeks, maybe longer because the left the space station in orbit around the moon as well. so, it is doing it and someone we go back and that is the big difference. earlier i spoke to tim peake, former european space agency astronaut and also a former crew member on the international space station. it isa it is a test flight today, the first flight with the european service module there and we have to err on the side of caution, want to learn as much as possible from this. bf: as much as possible from this. bc air on the side of caution, there's

air on the side of caution, there�*s air on the side of caution, there�*s a safety issue, huge potential explosive on this payload rocket. there are measures that are acceptable they could�*ve gone and with the launch but one of the engines is having a problem there�*s a potential loss of thrust and the rocket simply won�*t make it into orbit will be on the wrong trajectory for the moon, so this is a critical part that has to be resolved. a critical part that has to be resolved-— a critical part that has to be resolved. ., ., ., , ., ~ resolved. how important do you think this mission — resolved. how important do you think this mission is, _ resolved. how important do you think this mission is, does _ resolved. how important do you think this mission is, does give _ resolved. how important do you think this mission is, does give us - resolved. how important do you think this mission is, does give us some i this mission is, does give us some context as to why she should care about this mission? this context as to why she should care about this mission?— about this mission? this is the beauinnin about this mission? this is the beginning of— about this mission? this is the beginning of the _ about this mission? this is the beginning of the entire - about this mission? this is the | beginning of the entire artemis programme dousing multiple launches of notjust sls rockets, but a new rocket that is being built by space, the starship, a large vehicle into the starship, a large vehicle into the commercial launchers that will enable us to build that space station thatjonathan was talking about in lunar orbit. take astronauts down to the surface, but habitation modules there, set up a permanent presence as a stepping stone to mars. this launches a new

era of space exploration. colonising the moon, era of space exploration. colonising the moon. is _ era of space exploration. colonising the moon, is that _ era of space exploration. colonising the moon, is that right? _ era of space exploration. colonising the moon, is that right? want - era of space exploration. colonising the moon, is that right? want to i era of space exploration. colonisingl the moon, is that right? want to set u- a the moon, is that right? want to set no a permanent _ the moon, is that right? want to set up a permanent presence _ the moon, is that right? want to set up a permanent presence on the i the moon, is that right? want to set i up a permanent presence on the moon it is a huge amount of scientific research to be gained and we�*ve barely scratched the surface. six landing sites, 12 humans having walked on the moon and it�*s the surface area of africa. if discovered hundreds of billions of tonnes of water ice at the polls and their other extremely rare and precious minerals on the moon which could be of huge interest to us. we have seem to of lost interest in the moon, is that right and have recently regained it? iran moon, is that right and have recently regained it? iron ovi lost interest but _ recently regained it? iron ovi lost interest but we _ recently regained it? iron ovi lost interest but we certainly - recently regained it? iron ovi lost interest but we certainly do i recently regained it? iron ovi lost interest but we certainly do not i interest but we certainly do not have the resources to be able to go to the and have the international space station, the space station is been a hugely successful programme. it is one or the other because of limited resources. not that we are handing this over to commercial companies when it comes to the end of its natural life and about 20,030, new commercial space stations will be in lower orbit in

the national space agency can focus now on deep space exploration once more. is now on deep space exploration once more. , ., , ., , , more. is that the strategy, they meet the right _ more. is that the strategy, they meet the right decision - more. is that the strategy, they meet the right decision for i more. is that the strategy, they meet the right decision for the l meet the right decision for the decades ahead? i meet the right decision for the decades ahead?— meet the right decision for the decades ahead? ~ , . decades ahead? i think they made the right decision- — decades ahead? i think they made the right decision. there _ decades ahead? i think they made the right decision. there was _ decades ahead? i think they made the right decision. there was an _ right decision. there was an argument as to whether or not they should go straight to mars and bypass them in altogether. but to put it in perspective, 400 km, the moon is 400,000 km, more is to be up to 400 million km away, it is a huge quantum leap between going to the moon under three to four day mission, go to mars in a three—year mission. ah. mission, go to mars in a three-year mission. �* . , ., mission. a few glitches today, some wa s, mission. a few glitches today, some ways. that's — mission. a few glitches today, some ways. that's to _ mission. a few glitches today, some ways, that's to be _ mission. a few glitches today, some ways, that's to be expected - mission. a few glitches today, some ways, that's to be expected and i mission. a few glitches today, some ways, that's to be expected and we | ways, that�*s to be expected and we are all excited about the potential launch around half past one today they did not happen. 0f launch around half past one today they did not happen. of these things to happen. it they did not happen. of these things to ha en. . , they did not happen. of these things toha-nen. to happen. it was disappointing because of— to happen. it was disappointing because of this _ to happen. it was disappointing because of this are _ to happen. it was disappointing because of this are that - to happen. it was disappointing because of this are that initial l because of this are that initial crack that might be the core stage it was the installation and everyone got quite excited because that was not a huge issue and we knew we could launch with that. when they

started talking about the engine problems, than most people realise i was much more serious. to problems, than most people realise i was much more serious.— was much more serious. to think of some of these _ was much more serious. to think of some of these things _ was much more serious. to think of some of these things out _ was much more serious. to think of some of these things out push i was much more serious. to think of some of these things out push let's| some of these things out push let�*s wait and see. it some of these things out push let's wait and see-— wait and see. it started and said, if that u- wait and see. it started and said, if that no put _ wait and see. it started and said, if that up put this _ wait and see. it started and said, if that up put this thing _ wait and see. it started and said, if that up put this thing and i if that up put this thing and vertical assembly building, there�*s a huge delay. if they can change it resolve it on the path, that�*s not so much of a problem. pakistan�*s climate change minister has said a third of the country is underwater �*right now�*, calling the flooding a �*crisis of unimaginable proportions�*. the disaster has killed more than a thousand people and affected 33 million. international help has begun to arrive, but water is still surging down the indus river and will flood the low—lying sind province even more over the next few days. 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. "flooding" doesn�*t quite seem to encapsulate the ongoing devastation and disaster that we�*re still witnessing. this is what rajanpur, in pakistan�*s punjab province, looked like before the flooding. its homes and fields were 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 i% 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 mobilization 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. toor—harb as—gar from bbc urdu is in the coe suleman mountain range in central pakistan which has seen repeated flash flooding for the past month. officials have just opened the main access roads and started relief

activities in the area. she has been speaking to those who have walked for hours to get relief help. right now, i�*m at koh—e sulaymans mountains. it�*s a region of south punjab that is hit badly by a flood. there was a blockage, there was landsliding. people were there. now, today, we have reached to this place, and if you could see, there are mountains all around and currently people are talking about them. they don�*t have anything to eat because relief operation could not reach here because of the area that you can see behind me. we have one of the affected of this flood. we will try to talk to him. translation: our- problems are enormous. the whole area has been wiped off. we didn't get any food, not even a single onion or a grain of salt.

25 people spent the night under a tent, the whole night, and the children kept crying. they�*re claiming that we are in this situation for last one month. a lot of people who actually said, "we travelled approximately four hours by foot to reach here just to get some kind of relief." translation: we left behind the kids and came here. i i have been coming here for three days, and no one here _ has anything to eat. my toenails have broken, - and they're bleeding from climbing the mountains to get here. i spent15 years in - the army before retiring. translation: i have around 13 children. i we don't have anyone looking out for us, and we don't know any of the officials to refer to. we only have god to watch over us. if you can see here, officials there, people are complaining to them, people are talking to them. they�*re actually asking them to write their names so that relief operation could reach to them.

the headlines on bbc news. nasa postpones the launch of the artemis space rocket on its mission to the moon, due to last minute technical issues. the next opportunity for the launch is on friday. liz truss pulls out of a planned bbc interview tomorrow. it comes as the foreign secretary�*s team hit back at criticism of her economic plans from the institute for fiscal studies. pakistan makes a global appealfor help — after a flooding catastrophe that�*s killed more than a thousand people and affected 33 million. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, ten from the bbc sport centre, years since andy mui’i’é us ten years since andy murray won the us open. he is on course right now

in the first round of that us open. taking on the 24th of argentina. francisco cerundelo of argentina. murray was broken in the very first game but recovered really well to break back immediately and then win four games in a row. he�*s been affected by cramp in recent weeks and is monitoring his fluid intake in this match in order to try and limit the problem. cerendulo to his credit thought, has fought back and even conceded a point to murray when a double bounce wasn�*t spotted. he has the last couple of minutes just taken that first set 7—5. the array is one set up. rory mcilroy has been one of the staunchest critics of the saudi funded breakaway liv golf seriesm, and following his victory at the season ending tour championship on the pga tour, admits it won�*t be easy playing alongside them. whilst they can�*t play on the pga

tour, liv golfers can play in europe�*s dp world tour, meaning the likes of sergio garcia and lee westwood will likely tee it up alongside mcilroy at the bmw championship next week. i hate with the string to the game of golf. i hated. i really do. i mean, it�*s going to be hard for me to stomach going in here and seeing 18 of them there. itjust doesn�*t sit right with me. and so, ifeel strongly and i believe what i�*m saying are the right things and if you�*re there when you believe that what you�*re saying is the right thing, you are happy to stick your neck out on the line. ross barkley is on the lookout for a new club after being released by chelsea. he joined from everton in 2018 for 15 million pounds but the then england midfielder struggled to establish himself in the first team making just 100 appearances

i in four and a half years. fifa president gianni infantino has defended the decision to bring forward the start of the world cup by a day. even though the draw was made in the spring, the decision to move the opening game so hosts qatar would play in it, was only taken a couple of weeks ago. their games against ecuador with kick off the tournament on sunday 20th november at the al bayt stadium. we have moved the start of the world cup earlier by one day to give the possibility like it has in the history of the fifa world cup, to have an opening match, and opening ceremony. it is a matter of respect for the history of football and to participate as ecuador is going to do together with guitar in this match. it is, i think, do together with guitar in this match. it is, ithink, a parade for a whole country and if there�*s any problem, we are going to look at it and find solutions as always. today, marks 10 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 of the olympics and a couple of weeks of the paralympics to change the world without a lot of other stuff, so celebrate the world without a lot of other stuff, so celebrate against what they were but actually, we can�*t give statements about how to change the world and is much as london was amazing, i don�*t wanted to be the best paralympic games ever. because, i wanted to be moving, i�*m so proud of other people who worked on london and made it incredibly special, but we want the movement to move on and get better. that�*s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.

thank you very much. ukraine claims it has broken through the first line of russian defences near the city of kherson, beginning its much—anticipated counter—offensive in the south. it says fighters from the self—proclaimed donetsk people�*s republic and russian paratroopers who supported them have retreated. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent hugo bachega, who gave us the latest from kyiv. for weeks, we have been talking about the ukrainians trying to launch these major offensives to retake the south and we can be seeing the beginning of it. we have reports that there are intense fighting in parts of the south of the country and it seems that ukrainian forces of managed to break through the first line of russian defence around the city in their reports of electricity that is been

cut off and for weeks, ukrainians have been targeting and attacking russian positions, supply lines, deep inside russian —controlled territory away from the front lines and using all of the sophisticated weapons supplied by the west. obviously, it is a city that is been under russian occupation since the very beginning of the war that�*s where largest ukrainian cities under russian control. but for quite some time, we�*ve been talking about how this conflict seemed to be a deadlock with no changes in terms of military positions, a lot of activity in the east in particular and run the city and also in the south, but we could be seeing the beginning of a change in terms of the military situation on the ground. a new offer has been made to try to settle a council pay dispute that has led to bin collectors going on strike around scotland. unions want a deal similar to the one made with council workers in england,

which includes a flat rate pay rise of 1,925 pounds. the current strikes are due to end tomorrow morning in edinburgh and in many other council areas on wednesday. 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. hundreds of thousands of travellers heading back to the uk after summer holidays have been facing delays this bank holiday. easyjet was forced to cancel some flights between portugal, spain and the uk because of industrial action — and motorists taking ferries from calais were warned of delays. back home — rail passengers continue to suffer problems. so after a difficult summer for travel delays — let�*s speak to the independent�*s

travel editor simon calder. you�*ll make jitter having the worst problems this ground handling strakes —— easyjet. it�*s been a portal that�*s going to be affected by 3000 passengers in the playback on the same day if there is a flight available and that is going to be the tricky problem. they also have problems with the pilots dispute at some spanish airports in a couple of round trips from pall mall and mallorca to london gatwick and if you�*re heading out to spain, lucky you and you�*re probably fighting an empty seat but coming back it�*s going to be trickier. in gatwick airport is her most of the problems are today. and if you�*re looking at the department lounge and it�*s only

when i relate this evening, you are doing quite well byjust checking pretty much everything is an hour or two late and it�*s just the fact that the latest build up during the day and by early evening, it is looking pretty bleak and you might even be watching at your 130 arrival at gatwick airport which will be sometime after midnight, i�*m afraid. what about the ferry passengers. the main what about the ferry passengers. tue: main summer what about the ferry passengers. tte: main summer holidays, what about the ferry passengers. t"t;e: main summer holidays, in what about the ferry passengers. tte: main summer holidays, in dover what about the ferry passengers. t“t;e: main summer holidays, in dover and folkestone juxtaposed border controls with the police and the french border force effectively having to check everybody�*s passport and post—brexit arrangements. we are now getting the mirror image of that and previously, you might�*ve found this, but your driving rating on the boat and no french control at all leaving you just go to the uk border force. theyjust ask leaving you just go to the uk border force. they just ask for there to leaving you just go to the uk border force. theyjust ask for there to be border controls and everybody needs

to have the passports checked and stamped by the french that is leading to delays in three hours they are saying, 90 minutes both companies assume that will put you on the next available ship whenever thatis on the next available ship whenever that is when you finally get through border controls. hat that is when you finally get through border controls.— border controls. not ideal. roads and railways? _ border controls. not ideal. roads and railways? their— border controls. not ideal. roads and railways? their usual- border controls. not ideal. roads. and railways? their usual suspects and railways? their usual suspects and that is the _ and railways? their usual suspects and that is the m5 _ and railways? their usual suspects and that is the m5 northbound i and that is the m5 northbound towards bristol in the midlands as a go toward a 303 through wiltshire that�*s basically a trafficjam for about 50 miles, i�*m sorry to say and northbound and southbound around and we also see a lot around the m 20 and particularly for southwestern in the southeastern quadrants and on top of that, the m 62 looking surprisingly busy and i presume everyone has been to the beautiful area and they are now on their way home. . ~ area and they are now on their way home. ., ,, i. area and they are now on their way home. ., ~' ,, , area and they are now on their way home. ., ,, i. , . area and they are now on their way home. . ~ ,, , . ., home. thank you very much for that round u- home. thank you very much for that round no and _ home. thank you very much for that

round up and despite _ home. thank you very much for that round up and despite all _ home. thank you very much for that round up and despite all of - home. thank you very much for that round up and despite all of the i round up and despite all of the problems, happy bank holiday to see you. people have been enjoying the last day of the notting hill carnival — the first since 2019. the adults day parade saw many dressed in colourful, sparkling costumes to match the dancers. the day kicked off with members of the emancipated run crew — dressed in green in tribute to those who died at grenfell — beginning the parade and marking the official launch of notting hill carnival. now, it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt. 0f of find into the day. a cloud sitting in place and wanted to share his continuing and we will see a little bit of areas of cloud pushing into east anglia in lincolnshire

bringing in a greater chance of some rain showers to take us into tuesday morning. temperatures in double figures by the rural parts of northern and western england and wales, we get down to five to 6 degrees but here on the sunniest conditions to start tuesday. elsewhere, sunshine will come and go and wanted two showers and maybe in the isle of man, that would dissipate through the day more cloud in the southeast and we can share the few showers in the sub is midlands the home counties but the further west you are in again lots of blue skies overhead and shelter coming in off the east which will keep temperatures limited to the mid teens across some parts of eastern scotland in northeast england but in the sunshine for the south, highs of around 23 or 24. goodbye for now. hello this is bbc news, i�*m ben brown — the headlines.

nasa postpones the launch of the artemis space rocket