this is bbc news. the headlines at 6.00pm... nasa calls off its second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis 1, to the moon five days after technical problems scuppered the first. moscow blames maintenance problems forfailing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. it's going to be harder to fill up. gas storage is going to raise the risks of energy shortages this winter. and it really sharpens dilemma for european politicians as they plan for what could be a very difficult situation over the next few months. ukraine's first lady olena zelenska highlights the importance of the human cost of war in an interview with the bbc. when you start counting pennies on your bank account or in your pocket. we do the same and

count our casualties. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who was buried in moscow, this afternoon. a £2 cap on bus fares across england for three months from january is announced by ministers in the hope it will help people cope with the rising cost of living. nasa has postponed the launch of its new artemis moon rocket for the second time in a week. controllers were unable to stop a hydrogen leak on the vehicle, which is intended to blast an uncrewed test flight around the moon. the first mission of the artemis project was supposed to happen last monday, but was thwarted by bad weather and technical problems.

nasa now has one more opportunity to launch the rocket, before the vehicle has to return to its assembly building for inspection and maintenance. here's our science correspondent, jonathan amos. well, a disappointing day today, the second postponement in a number of days, this time for a slightly different reason. we had a hydrogen leak on this vehicle, this huge rocket that you see behind me here. they have to fill it with 2.7 million liters of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to provide the fuel, the thrust to get it off earth. and really from the word go this morning, as they tried to fill the tanks, they picked up this leak and they couldn't fix it. they tried all manner of solutions, but nothing worked. and so eventually the launch director here had no choice but to call a scrub, as they call it. so everybody�*s disappointed. everybody will have to come back possibly in the next few days. but, you know, nasa is pleading

for patience from everybody. as i discussed with the astronaut zena cardman. it's kind of a fickle substance. and so the fact that we are able to get this much data is really, really helpful and i think we'll be able to resolve this issue in the future. every time we encounter an issue that makes us that much wiser the next time. i mean, i guess you have a personal interest in the sense that you or your friends, your colleagues, will have to climb on top of this rocket in the future. and so you've got to get it right, in essence. yeah, that's exactly right. of course, artemisi is an uncrewed mission. that means no astronauts on board. but the very next flight artemis 2 will have four astronauts riding to the moon and back. and so it's very, very critical. of course, i feel that. but i think anybody feels that way that we really need to get it right now. it's not a case, is it, that the rocket can just come back tomorrow. there are constraints on the whole recycling process of getting the rocket ready. just explain that to me. that's correct. every time we turn around, it depends on the reason

that we scrubbed. and so sometimes that might be just due to weather and then the rockets are ready to go. but we have some consumables, things that get filled and boil off or it takes time to refill those consumables. and so it's usually a couple of days turnaround. we, right now, have another attempt on the schedule for monday, but we'll just see what happens when they analyse the data. one of the constraints on this vehicle is the flight termination system. so were this rocket to veer off course during a launch, they would destroy it. and that has an independent battery system that is only good to the middle of this coming week. so unless they get off on monday or tuesday, if they try again, then they will have to bring it back to the vehicle assembly building here and they will have to check that battery system and make it good for another launch attempt in a few weeks time. well, i'mjoined now by libbyjackson from the uk space agency. she directs the agency's human spaceflight programme. and libby, yes, another disappointment.

indeed. but as you said, this is a test flight and we expect these things to go wrong. i know that all the engineers are working hard and it is absolutely right that we get this rocket off the ground when it's safe to do so. and you don't want any rogue hydrogen spewing out in the wrong place and setting fire when you've got that much explosive material powering this massive rocket, the most powerful rocket ever into space. and i guess the thing that should be underlined here is that this is brand new technology. i know there are some shuttle components, you know, the heritage that comes from the space shuttle. but an awful lot of it is brand new. it's been years, decades in the development, a team of hundreds of thousands of people right around the world. as well as the nasa rocket on top of this is the orion capsule, but also the european space agency's service module, an integral part of this mission. the uk is a proud member of the european space agency

and so we really are looking forward to this getting off the ground and the uk playing its part in the artemis programme. how much pressure will the us space agency feel? a lot of expectation, huge numbers of spectators here in florida lining the beaches and causeways waiting to see the rocket go up. how much pressure are they under to make this happen? the managers, the engineers, everybody in that team, they've done this before. they've had space shuttles over the years come out to the pad and have problems, roll them back. they know what they're doing and they will not let any public opinion sway them in pursuit of safety. and that's what this is all about. this is a test. they're working their way through the problems and they're learning all the time. so they're quite comfortable. they'll be cool headed and we will get into space when the time is right.

and how do you think the astronauts are feeling? because ultimately they'll have to climb on top of this, won't they? i know it's uncrewed for this particular maiden flight, but eventually it will be carrying astronauts. they will, and this will they will be taking it all in their stride. rockets are notoriously challenging creatures. launches move all the time. i often say the best time to plan your holiday is when you expect the launch to go because it will move. and so they'll be looking on. they also will want to make sure that this thing is completely safe, it is good to go and that everything is being done in a careful and considerate manner. libbyjackson from the uk space agency there. thank you very much. well, we'll see what happens. we should get an update from nasa in the next couple of hours to tell us whether or not they're going to try on monday or tuesday. russia's main pipeline transporting gas to europe through germany will now not reopen as planned.

russian state energy firm gazprom said it had found an oil leak in a turbine on nord stream 1, meaning it would be closed indefinitely. the pipeline has been shut down for the past three days for what gazprom described as maintenance work. the news is likely to put further pressure on gas prices, amid fears that people across europe will not be able to afford the cost of heating this winter. earlier i spoke to kathryn porter, from the independent energy consulting firm, watt logic. it isn't likely that we'll see pipeline imports from continental europe this winter the way we normally would expect. but we will still be able to import gas through the pipes that connect with norway and the norwegian production in the north sea and also the gas that we get on tankers, the liquefied natural gas that comes in by ship. this gas is going to be a lot more expensive because of international competition, but we should be able to get the gas that we need. so what do you think the impact will be then on the uk and the rest

of europe if we can access gas supplies needed, but the price will be higher? well, britain has these import terminals, so it has the capability to get this gas and we do have the ability to pay for it. i know that households are struggling a great deal and are very anxious about the price cap rising. and hopefully when the new cabinet is in place next week, we'll see more measures announced to support households. but the government does have the ability to borrow more money so that we can pay for this gas in the international markets. we're seeing other countries struggling with this. pakistan had a failed gas tender recently and then has seen rolling blackouts as a result of that. not all european countries have the same import capability. germany is actually trying to install temporary import stations so that it can bring in gas by ship and is hoping to have those available at some point in the winter. so we do have an advantage in that respect that we have that

capability already. so what sort of effect on the already expected to be rising gas prices or energy prices in the uk? will this nord stream closure have just if you could clarify, what do you think the direct effect of this is likely to be on the gas prices or energy prices? and how would it differ looking at the uk to the rest of europe, you know, in terms of the severity of the effect? i think a lot depends what happens over the next few days. and there's a view within the industry that this move by gazprom is potentially a temporary move, and it'sjust another step in the ongoing gas war between russia and its european customers. once that gas card has been played, it can't really be played again. so it's possible that this so—called technical issue could be resolved quite quickly. siemens, the turbine manufacturer, has said that this type of oil leak isn't actually a barrier to the turbine being used. so it seems that this is a political move rather than a physical,

technical one. and if the flows were to be restored, then the price reaction would would go back to how we might see prices rising in the next few days, but they could go back down to normal, not normal, but the new normal in recent times in terms of the impact on consumers here in britain. this is all to do with the way this ofgem calculates the price cap. the prices that are happening in the market now will define what happens injanuary when the price cap is next adjusted. but the period of time over which these prices are observed is a few months. so price changes over days and a couple of weeks don't necessarily have that big an impact. so it's going to very much depend on whether this closure is actually a permanent closure or whether we don't see another manipulation and that being reopened in the coming days. and can you just explain why the uk gas prices or energy prices are affected in the way they are?

given that even before the war, the uk didn't rely as much on russia for its energy supplies as the rest of the continent, because that's a question i've seen a lot from people on social media, for example. so if you could just explain why that affects the uk to the extent that it does. yes. the reason for this is that the gas market is actually global. and so the fact that you have pipelines in one particular place or another doesn't really define how the prices are set because each of those markets then has other pipelines and the ability for gas to be moved around the world by ship. and it's really that the gas that's moving by ship, which is setting these prices now. as i said before, we're in a global competition for that gas and there are more people trying to buy it than there is than there are sellers. and that obviously makes it more expensive. and because of the way the economics of the market works and this is true for most markets, it's the most expensive form of the supply

which actually sets the whole price. and unfortunately, that's what we're seeing. but what about the gas reserves in the north sea? well, they can only be accessed at the speed that they can be accessed. so we've seen, for example, neptune energy announced recently that it was going to drill a new well in one of its fields, and that well should be on stream by the end of the year with enough gas to fuel 200,000 homes. and that's obviously very a very positive step. and so we need to encourage producers to do that as much as they can, but it's not going to be possible in all locations. and we need to encourage entirely new fields to come on stream, and that will all take time. the funeral has taken place of mikhail gorbachev — the last president of the soviet union, who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin did not attend due to, what he described as, constraints on his schedule.

our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of moscow's house of unions, mikhail gorbachev lay in state, a steady stream of mourners filing past his open casket. there was a guard of honour, but the last leader of the soviet union had not been honoured with a full state funeral. a sign that today's kremlin has little interest in guarding mr gorbachev�*s legacy. many russians blame gorbachev for the fall of the ussr, the collapse of their superpower. and yet out on the streets muscovites were queueing up to pay their respects. gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in today's russia, both of those things are under attack.

there are people who came to gorbachev to thank him, to say, "thank you, mr gorbachev. "you gave us a chance, and we lost this chance." the end of an era. we hear that phrase so often, don't we? its meaning has almost been diluted. but the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history, a rare period when russia was opening up to the world, when people here were being given freedoms and when east and west pledged to live together, in peace. mikhail gorbachev had played the key role in ending the cold war, working with america to slash nuclear arsenals. but under vladimir putin the east west confrontation is back. president putin did not attend the funeral today. "he was too busy," said the kremlin.

and there were few foreign dignitaries. hungary's leader, viktor orban, the only western leader here — a sign of russia's international isolation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the headlines on bbc news... nasa calls off their second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis i to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered the first. moscow blames maintenance problems forfailing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. ukraine's first lady olena zelenska highlights the importance of the human cost of war in an interview with the bbc. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who was buried in moscow, this afternoon.

britain's new prime minister will be announced on monday and easing the cost of living crisis will be top of the agenda at downing street. the crisis threatens places like care homes as well business and it's projected to affect 60% of manufacturers in the uk. there are fears many may have to close altogether. mike padgham chairs the independent care group, which represents social care providers in north yorkshire. it has a very significant effect on them because it comes at a difficult time when we have hopefully got through the worst of the pandemic. the social care sector is already on its knees and this is the latest blow and that is what it is particularly challenging. energy is one bit but extra staffing cost is the other that is going through the roof. so, i do fear that many businesses in social care, either by their care homes or people that care for people in their own homes, will close. and, of course, that would have a serious effect, if it were any business, but particularly when it comes to older residents who may be vulnerable, that is a huge

amount of disruption, isn't it, that impact? yes, and i sympathise with all businesses out there suffering, and also households suffering, but if you take a care home, which is the person's own home, if the home cannot continue, then that person has to move and at a time of life when that is what they least need so it is a very serious issue. so i want whoever takes up office on tuesday next week, i want them to put this close at the top of their list because if we don't sort social care out, the nhs suffers, and that affects millions of people. and, of course, social care has been a subject that has been discussed and talked about and it has been a long time of discussion, hasn't it, as to what needs to be done? but what would you like to see done, mike? as you say, when we have our new prime minister announced early next week, what exactly would you like to see them do to help the situation? well, luxmy, you are right, it has been talked about so much.

i think we need to get action now, and it is notjust this conservative government, it is the previous labour governments, and the coalition, where hey have not tackled social care properly. at a time when money is short, they have got to fund social care better than they have in the past. i know it is tought to do at the minute but if we do spend in the short term, in the long term it says the country money. i want them to be bold like nye bevan was in 1948 and get a national care service togehter, that is one action that would make a name for themselves if they could do this and sort the problem out once and for all. finally, on a more positive note, i suppose, the roll—out of the autumn boosterjabs and care home residents are among the first to be invited to get those, how much of a difference does that make to care homes, care home owners like yourself, when it comes to looking ahead to looking at what that winter may bring? yes, it is a bit of good news in an otherwise very difficult

scenario but we are very pleased to get the boosters starting from monday because as you know, lots of people in care homes, they have suffered because of covid, we need to get those boosters in arms quickly, we cannot thank the people enough for discovering the vaccine. hopefully, even though figures are going down at the minute, i believe the experts are saying they might creep up again this winter so we have got to be cautious and i am glad it is coming and i thank the government for that. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has announced a £2 cap on bus fares across england. the move could save people around 30% on the average fare. the government is providing up to £60 million to subsidise the scheme. mr shapps said ministers hoped it would help people cope with the rising cost of living: we are announcing £2 maximum cap on bus fares. buses are the most used form of public transport, this will help with millions ofjourneys through the winter

months when we know things will be tough. and i think it will help attract people to the bus, particularly at a time when fuel costs are so high. that is what we are doing, very simple, £2 cap on a bus fares through the winter. you are proposing this forjanuary to march, when you initially suggested it the proposal was supposed to run for 12 months, why has it been reduced to just a quarter of that? two things we wanted to do, first of all, test whether it works, in other words, is it bringing people back to the bus, how do people respond and we will get a lot of information and data by running it through those winter months. and then, secondly, there is a change in our prime minister and then, secondly, there is a change in our prime minister and a step back to take place, i think it's right to not time their hands into the next financial but this is a measure helping people in the shorter term and the next prime minister can decide what to do

with it from there. mairead smyth is in huddersfield for us. the huddersfield for us. price cap comes in from tomo| the price cap comes in from tomorrow in fact in west yorkshire, that is because the deal that has been struck by the combined authority may, she has been working with bus companies to bring that reduction in single fares down to £2 from tomorrow. it should say people around £1 50 tomorrow. it should say people around £150 per singlejourney. a similar scheme coming into effect in greater manchester tomorrow as well. the single further, £2 for adults, £1 for children. here in huddersfield, the change has been welcomed. to me, it is a no—brainer. there is no point in taking the car and then paying for parking fees and everything, and so, to me, obviously, the cost of living and the fact it is saving money at the end

of the day. right now it is costing us really too much so if it is going to cost us £2, not more than £2, that would be really amazing. it is good to come to library to work but it costs, you know, like, more than £4, you know, £4.50 for a day ride, and you know, now we can come every day. i only live five or ten minutes away and it costs me £2.20 to get into town. you could walk it. so, yeah. i think it is a lot better, if i am honest, because having to pay for children that, you know, five years and older, it is costing me £15 normally for a trip, for a day ride for myself and a day ride for my children, and it is extortionate, absolutely extortionate, but it is cheaper than petrol and cheaper than driving, so... now, as you heard, lots of people supporting this. it isn'tjust the single journeys that are going to change. you can use a whole day tickets for £4 50. that should make

a big difference as well. the changes here in west yorkshire, actually, they will last a whole year and will increase from next september in line with inflation. nationally, the change will not coming untiljanuary, it will last three months. but the idea is to really give people direct help when the cost of living is spiralling. changes here in west yorkshire a lot earlier than the rest of the country. the same goes for greater manchester tomorrow. ukraine's first lady, olena zelenska has spoken to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. in an interview recorded in kyiv, mrs zelenska said that the economic impact of the war in ukraine may be tough on its allies but although britons are having to "count pennies" ukrainians are "counting casualties". we hear energy is getting pricier, lives are getting pricier but people should understand that is not coming through the western supports to ukraine but through the actions of

russia. there is no comparison to the suffering of people here but at home in the united kingdom, as you acknowledge, people are facing very painful choices because of the cost of energy that is going to make things very tough for people. what would you say to our viewers watching at home that's feel desperately sorry for what is happening to your people but also who feel desperately worried about their own ability to pay the bills and keep a roof over their head? {iii and keep a roof over their head? of course i understand the situation is very tough but let me recall that at the time of the covid—i9 epidemic, and it is still with us, they were price hikes, ukraine is affected as well. the prices are going up in ukraine as well but in addition, our people get killed. when you start counting pennies in your bank account or in your pockets, we do the same and count our casualties.

these days, a woman was killed walking in a parking kharkiv. many people were injured. if the support is strong this period will be shorter. and you can watch that full interview tomorrow morning at 9am on sunday with laura kuenessberg on bbc one. she will also bejoined by liz she will also be joined by liz truss and rishi sunak. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall have joined thousands of spectators at the highland games this afternoon, an annual celebration of scottish sports it was announced yesterday that the queen would miss the event, which she attends most years. it is understood that the decision was taken for the comfort of the queen, who has been suffering from mobility problems. the braemar gathering is a popular highland games event which attracts crowds from across the globe who watch competitors take part in the caber toss, hammer throw, and tug—o—war. from monday, millions of people in england and scotland will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine — with care home residents first in line.

although infections have been falling since earlyjuly, health bosses are predicting a resurgence of covid and flu this winter and are encouraging those eligible to get vaccinated. the medical charity, medecins sans frontieres, says a shortage of clean drinking water in pakistan is causing an increase in water—borne diseases in areas hit by the country's worst ever floods. 33 million people have been affected by the disaster. officials in the southern province of sindh say another quarter of a million people are at risk of more floods, as water levels rose sharply again. the actress jane fonda has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is having chemotherapy. the 84—year—old said she had a very treatable form of lymphoma, and would not let the illness interfere with her climate activism. china has warned it'll take "counter measures" unless the united states

revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. the deal includes anti—ship missiles, air—to—air missiles and support for taiwan's surveillance radar programme — and comes at a time of rising tentions between washington and beijing over the island. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick. hello. wettest across western parts of the uk today. there are some met office weather warnings out there for the rain, for example into northern ireland and parts of scotland. so do have a look at those online. as we get on into the evening of tonight, some of the heaviest rain across western parts will begin to ease before pepping up again later in the night. area of rainfall pushing further north through scotland. the showers that have developed into parts of england will begin to fade away. quite a warm night out there. we start tomorrow with heavy rain, windy conditions in northern ireland that will push away as it starts to brighten up. we will see some further pulses of rain pushing north through scotland, persistently wet through parts of eastern scotland. as for wales, the western side of england, some showery rain occasionally too, just starting to push a little bit further in towards parts of the midlands and across northern england, whereas the eastern side of england, much of east anglia, for example,

stays dry with warm, sunny spells. just looking into sunday evening, the rainjust peps up again towards south wales and south west england, and once again with a stronger breeze. low pressure close by throughout the week ahead, further rain or showers around.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: nasa calls off their second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis i to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered the first. moscow blames maintenance problems forfailing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. it's going to be harder to fill up gas storage. is going to raise the risks of energy shortages this winter. and it really sharpens dilemma for european politicians as they plan for what could be a very difficult situation over

the next few months. ukraine's first lady olena zelenska highlights the importance of the human cost of war in an interview with the bbc. when you start counting pennies on your bank account or in your pocket. we do the same and count our casualties. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who was buried in moscow, this afternoon. the head of the international atomic energy agency has said that military activity has repeatedly violated the physical integrity of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. it was occupied by russia soon after it invaded ukraine in february, there's been heavy fighting close by and the plant has been rocked by shelling. six members of the iaea team remain at the plant and have carried out a second day of inspections.

our security correspondent frank gardner is in zaporizhzhia. well, what it means is that it's taken incoming shell and mortar and artillery fire. nobody knows exactly for certain. by whom? the russians say it wasn't them, it was the ukrainians. the ukrainians say vice versa. but that incoming fire has affected potentially it can affect the electricity power line. so there was an interruption to the power supply. previously backup generators kicked in. but the power supply is the key here because it's notjust the physical danger from shells coming in. and remember that this is a power plant right in the middle of a war zone. it's the threat to the power supply that keeps the reactors cool. interrupt that for long period of time and there is the risk of overheating and the accidental release of radiation. so i'm speaking to you now from just outside a medical facility on the edge of zapper in southern town in southern ukraine. and they're going to be handing out potassium iodide tablets here as a precaution to the population

against any radiation poisoning. nobody�*s suggesting it's about to happen. it's a precaution. you take it for 24 hours and it helps protect the thyroid gland from radiation poisoning. the fact that the monitors are in there now essentially acts as the eyes and ears of the world, of the international community on what is going on inside that nuclearfacility. because up until now, nobody has known for certain the ukrainian technicians have been keeping it going. the russian military are in control, but nobody�*s been getting a really clear idea of it. that's changed in the last 48 hours. that's a plus. but it's not a guarantee against future attacks because as i say, it's the middle of a war zone. and rafael grossi, the director general of the international atomic energy agency, is quite sanguine about this. he's saying, look great, that we've got them in there, but there is no there is still the possibility of future violations, of physical violations. in other words, attacks, shells coming in.

really, a nuclear plant is not the place to be firing mortars and rockets and artillery. this plant is relatively well protected. it's much more modern than the chernobyl one that blew up in1986. it's got protective shields around the reactors. but the biggest threat is really the interruption of the electricity supply. and ukraine has been accusing russia of doing what it calls nuclear blackmail, of worrying the world and the west in particular, that there is a risk that there could be a huge, great, big accident. nobody�*s talking about a mushroom cloud of an explosion, but the accidental release of radiation. more now on the news that nasa has called off the planned launch this evening of its rocket, which is intended to blast an uncrewed test flight around the moon. the first mission of the artemis project was supposed to take place last monday , but was thwarted by bad weather and technical problems.

nasa administrator bill nelson has been speaking to nasa tv. we'll go when it's ready. we don't go until then and especially now on a test flight, because we're going to stress this and test it and test that heat shield and make sure it's right before we put four humans up on the top of it. so this is part of the space business i've told you before. you know, it's something i'm accustomed to on my flight, which was hoot gibson and charlie bolden�*s flight way, way, way back. we scrubbed four times. we were delayed over the better part of a month. but the fifth try was an almost flawless six day mission. so this is part of our space programme. be ready for the scrubs. space is hard, indeed.

the question now on everybody�*s mind is going to be, when will we have another launch attempt? any thoughts on that? well, the mission management team is meeting this afternoon. they're going to look at it. they're going to see is there still a possibility now or are they going to have to roll back into the vehicle assembly building? if they decide that's the case, then it'll be an october launch. and october, i would say, although the window opens in early, i suspect it'll be more like the middle, because remember the first week of october, we've got another crew. it's an international crew, two international participants on the crew of four that are going to the international space station. that's right. spacex's crew five, nasa's

and space x is crew five mission scheduled for early october. you mentioned the met, of course, the mission management team. they're going to meet this afternoon and then hopefully we'll have a press conference after that. i've been watching this launch team for the past two weeks now and just impressed at how focused and how hard they work. any thoughts you want to share with them about the effort they put in so far? i'm very proud of the launch team. they do it right. they do it by the book. they do it very professionally. and that's why we have had this extraordinary success that we've had over the years. sometimes we make mistakes, but we try to minimize those because these are human being. lives on the top of that rocket. and i can tell you, when you strap in to that rocket, you are very grateful that you've got a launch team like this that knows what they're doing. and they're not going to let you go until it's time.

and you know first—hand the power of those rs25s and those two solid rocket boosters from your flight. really quickly, before we let you go, you were over there at our vip area as well, had some special guests. you were telling me an interesting story about a guest you had there. there was a young man before he was seven years old. he wanted very much to be an astronomer and he signed a document with other children. that is on artemis. and the reason that's so important, that young man named gaskin died from brain cancer. his family is a special guest of nascar here today. ——nasa. today he would have been 13 years old. and so we particularly recognise the family in front of all of our international

and american guests today.

good evening. one of the world's greatest athletes has said an emotional goodbye to professional tennis, after being knocked out of the us open. serena williams, at the age of 40, looks likely to retire, after winning 23 grand slam singles titles. tributes have poured in from the world of sport and beyond — the former us president barack obama said few athletes had inspired more people both in and outside sport. laura scott reports from flushing meadows in new york. a final farewell wave and one last twirl as the curtain came down on a glittering career that will never be

repeated. only fitting that it finished with an epic on an enthralling, emotional night in new york, serena left it all on the court, giving everything until the end. court, giving everything untilthe end. , . ., , _ court, giving everything untilthe end. , . ,, end. these are happy tears, i guess. i don't know — end. these are happy tears, i guess. i don't know i _ end. these are happy tears, i guess. i don't know. i am _ end. these are happy tears, i guess. i don't know. i am so _ end. these are happy tears, i guess. i don't know. i am so grateful - end. these are happy tears, i guess. i don't know. i am so grateful to - i don't know. i am so grateful to every single person who has said go serena and they are light. i am every single person who has said go serena and they are light.— serena and they are light. i am so crateful. serena and they are light. i am so grateful. under _ serena and they are light. i am so grateful. under the _ serena and they are light. i am so grateful. under the direction - grateful. under the direction of their father richard, grateful. under the direction of theirfather richard, selena grateful. under the direction of their father richard, selena and grateful. under the direction of theirfather richard, selena and her sister sacrificed and succeeded. they are story so remarkable it was recently made into a motion picture starring will smith. they broke down barriers in a sport that had been dominated by white, wealthy competitors. at times in her career serena was the only woman in the top 100 best paid players in the world. it was 1999 when she burst onto the

scene, a teenager with beads in her hair and won scene, a teenager with beads in her hairand won the scene, a teenager with beads in her hair and won the us open. she would when the five more in new york, seven that wimbledon. she finishes with 23 major singles trophies, not enough to break the record she had longed for. but she did so much more than win titles, she transformed and transcended the game, inspiring people to play, dream and never shy away from who they are. her fans have not been here to say goodbye but to say... have not been here to say goodbye but to say- - -_ have not been here to say goodbye but to say. . ._ thank - have not been here to say goodbye | but to say. . ._ thank you. but to say... thank you. thank you. and what of— but to say... thank you. thank you. and what of the _ but to say... thank you. thank you. and what of the players _ but to say... thank you. thank you. and what of the players who - but to say... thank you. thank you. and what of the players who feel. and what of the players who feel privileged to have shared the court with our? — privileged to have shared the court with our? |— privileged to have shared the court with our? ~ .,, , with our? i think i lost the first six or seven — with our? i think i lost the first six or seven times _ with our? i think i lost the first six or seven times i _ with our? i think i lost the first six or seven times i walked - with our? i think i lost the first six or seven times i walked on | with our? i think i lost the first - six or seven times i walked on court with her, she was so powerful and athletic. ., athletic. some of those paying tribute included _ athletic. some of those paying tribute included former- athletic. some of those paying tribute included former first i athletic. some of those paying l tribute included former first lady michelle obama who said, how lucky were we to be able to watch a young girl from compton grow up to be one

of the greatest athletes of all time. and olympics gymnastics champion simone biles, thank you for transcending sports for black athletes and female athletes. leaving the court was never going to be easy but all good things must come to an end and so must the great ones. the funeral of the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has taken place in moscow. the 91—year—old, who helped to end the cold war, died on tuesday. thousands of people queued to file past his coffin which was flanked by a guard of honour — but he wasn't given a state funeral, and president vladimir putin didn't attend, saying he didn't have time. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. in the columned hall of the house of unions, a last farewell to the man who changed the world. mikhail gorbachev had let the iron curtain crumble and ended the cold war but saw his own country,

the soviet union, fall apart. there was a guard of honour, but no state funeral. a sign that vladimir putin's kremlin had little interest in honouring mr gorbachev�*s legacy. president putin didn't even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse of their superpower, but out on the streets, muscovites young and old were queueing up to pay their respects. gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in today's russia, both those things are under attack. those people who came to gorbachev to thank him, to say thank you, mr gorbachev. you gave us a chance and we lost this chance. the end of an era.

we hear that phrase so often, don't we? its meaning has almost been diluted. but the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era of history. a rare period when russia was opening up to the world, when people here were being given freedoms and east and west pledged to live together in peace. as mr gorbachev�*s coffin was carried from the building, a final round of applause before his finaljourney. most soviet leaders were buried in red square, but for the last leader of the soviet union, his final resting place is this moscow cemetery. mikhail gorbachev�*s wish was to be buried beside his wife, raisa. he loved power but he loved her more. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.

for the second time in a week, nasa has called off its attempt to launch a powerful rocket — part of a mission aimed at eventually putting humans back on the moon. the artemis rocket was due to blast off this evening — but technical problems forced the team to call for another postponement. our science editor rebecca morelle is at the kennedy space center in florida. rebecca. yes, there is a real sense of disappointment but really the problem started early on. the rocket was being fuelled and a hydrogen leak was spotted and that is not a good thing. the team had several attempts to try to work around this but none of their troubleshooting worked so the launch attempt was called off. what is interesting about this is that the problem that

stopped today's launch are different to the problem that stopped monday's launch, that was an issue with the engine. so the team are pouring over the data to try to figure out what has gone wrong. if it is an easy fix then the next launch attempt could be in a couple of days, as soon as monday, but if it is more challenging and if there is repair work to be done then the rocket will have to be rolled back into its engineering workshop and that could delay any launch by weeks or perhaps months. one thing we do know for sure is nasa will not stop trying, they want this lunch to go ahead and will follow the next steps to try to establish what happens next. from monday, millions of people in england and scotland will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine — with care home residents and staff among the first to receive it. a recently approved moderna vaccine will be the first to be used — and today the uk health regulator has approved another,

made by pfizer—biontech. england's lionesses have qualified for next year's world cup. the team, who were crowned european champions injuly, beat austria 2—0 to top their group and reach the tournament that will be played in australia and new zealand next summer. our sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching. at the euros, quarterfinalists austria may have one new fans but england won the trophy, although fans of the lionesses were a rare breed in wiener neustadt. shifter fans of the lionesses were a rare breed in wiener neustadt. after the summer we — breed in wiener neustadt. after the summer we have _ breed in wiener neustadt. after the summer we have completely - breed in wiener neustadt. after the summer we have completely fallen | breed in wiener neustadt. after the l summer we have completely fallen in love with women's football. we summer we have completely fallen in love with women's football.— love with women's football. we are luc , we love with women's football. we are lucky. we love _ love with women's football. we are lucky, we love year _ love with women's football. we are lucky, we love year so _ love with women's football. we are lucky, we love year so there - love with women's football. we are lucky, we love year so there will. lucky, we love year so there will only— lucky, we love year so there will only he — lucky, we love year so there will only be if— lucky, we love year so there will only be if you have this year. | only be if you have this year. would have only be if you have this year. i would have preferred it to be in the big stadium in vienna because they deserve a bigger crowd. this big stadium in vienna because they deserve a bigger crowd.—

deserve a bigger crowd. this tiny stadium was _ deserve a bigger crowd. this tiny stadium was a _ deserve a bigger crowd. this tiny stadium was a far— deserve a bigger crowd. this tiny stadium was a far cry _ deserve a bigger crowd. this tiny stadium was a far cry from - deserve a bigger crowd. this tiny - stadium was a far cry from wembley. unlike the super sub in the euros, alessia russo was on from the start. but austria pounced almost immediately on a collectors item. and the theme continued in the second half, this was a let off. england needed to buck their ideas up england needed to buck their ideas up fast, butjust eight minutes after she came onto the pitch, georgia stanway found her with the perfect pass. before the end a special moment for the james family. the first brother and sister combo to both play for england and england's winning streak goes on, 17 goals injust nine qualifiers, job done with a game to spare. that was not england's best performance but fans won't mind and can now happily

book theirflights for fans won't mind and can now happily book their flights for the world cup. how the european champions would love to add that trophy to their cabinet. natalie pirks, bbc news, austria. you can keep up to date with all those stories and more on throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. i'll be back with the late news at 10.05. now on bbc1, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

hello. this is bbc news. long covid in children is believed to be extremely rare — but for those who suffer from the effects, it can be debilitating and life changing. now a number of specialist clinics have been set up in england to help treat the condition. luxmy gopal has been given access to one of them in west yorkshire.

freya was an energetic and sporty girl until long of it. it has left her unable to walk far and a range of symptoms. her unable to walk far and a range of symptoms-— her unable to walk far and a range ofs mtoms. , ., , of symptoms. back pains, headaches, fatiuue, of symptoms. back pains, headaches, fatigue. used — of symptoms. back pains, headaches, fatigue. used to _ of symptoms. back pains, headaches, fatigue, used to get _ of symptoms. back pains, headaches, fatigue, used to get rashes, _ fatigue, used to get rashes, tentativeness. but now, a glimmer of hope. i'm a bit nervous, but i am quite excited because they might give us some information that might help us. just give us some information that might hel us. , , .,, ., give us some information that might hel us. , ., help us. just hoping for some answers. _ help us. just hoping for some answers, help, _ help us. just hoping for some answers, help, advice, - help us. just hoping for some - answers, help, advice, guidance, medication. — answers, help, advice, guidance, medication, anything that can help. freya _ medication, anything that can help. freya has _ medication, anything that can help. freya has now been giving an appointment at a long covid service will stop the clinic team spends hours helping people from referral to recovery. flan hours helping people from referral to recovery-— to recovery. can you give us more about how — to recovery. can you give us more about how you — to recovery. can you give us more about how you are _ to recovery. can you give us more about how you are feeling? - to recovery. can you give us more about how you are feeling? it's i to recovery. can you give us more i about how you are feeling? it's hard to do things — about how you are feeling? it's hard to do things because _ about how you are feeling? it's hard to do things because my _ about how you are feeling? it's hard to do things because my legs i about how you are feeling? it's hard to do things because my legs get i to do things because my legs get tired, iforget things to do things because my legs get tired, i forget things all the time, i could ask what deities and forget and have to ask again.— and have to ask again. like, two minutes later. _ and have to ask again. like, two minutes later. just _ and have to ask again. like, two minutes later. just tell - and have to ask again. like, two minutes later. just tell me i and have to ask again. like, two | minutes later. just tell me where your pain — minutes later. just tell me where

your pain is?— minutes later. just tell me where our ain is? . ., ,, ,, , your pain is? there are assessments includin: your pain is? there are assessments including physical — your pain is? there are assessments including physical therapy _ your pain is? there are assessments including physical therapy and i including physical therapy and cognitive tests covering both physical and medical side—effects. how has freya coped from going active hobbies to needing a bedrest after a day of school? you active hobbies to needing a bedrest after a day of school?— after a day of school? you mention about being _ after a day of school? you mention about being anxious _ after a day of school? you mention about being anxious and _ after a day of school? you mention | about being anxious and depressed, you want— about being anxious and depressed, you want to — about being anxious and depressed, you want to talk _ about being anxious and depressed, you want to talk about _ about being anxious and depressed, you want to talk about that? - about being anxious and depressed, you want to talk about that? i - about being anxious and depressed, you want to talk about that? i thinkl you want to talk about that? i think i'm all you want to talk about that? i think l'm all right. _ you want to talk about that? i think l'm all right. i _ you want to talk about that? i think i'm all right, i was _ you want to talk about that? i think i'm all right, i was a _ you want to talk about that? i think i'm all right, i was a bit _ you want to talk about that? i think i'm all right, i was a bit like, i i'm all right, i was a bit like, upset at first but i think i am all right now, because it's happened, hasn't it? yeah.— right now, because it's happened, hasn't it? yeah. we've had children that have been _ hasn't it? yeah. we've had children that have been very _ hasn't it? yeah. we've had children that have been very much - hasn't it? yeah. we've had children that have been very much affected | hasn't it? yeah. we've had children l that have been very much affected by fatigue. _ that have been very much affected by fatigue. a _ that have been very much affected by fatigue. a lot — that have been very much affected by fatigue. a lot of— that have been very much affected by fatigue, a lot of them _ that have been very much affected by fatigue, a lot of them having - fatigue, a lot of them having emotional— fatigue, a lot of them having emotional issues— fatigue, a lot of them having emotional issues and - fatigue, a lot of them havingj emotional issues and mental fatigue, a lot of them having - emotional issues and mental health issues _ emotional issues and mental health issues to— emotional issues and mental health issues to the — emotional issues and mental health issues to the extent _ emotional issues and mental health issues to the extent where - emotional issues and mental health issues to the extent where they- emotional issues and mental health. issues to the extent where they were unable _ issues to the extent where they were unable to _ issues to the extent where they were unable to get — issues to the extent where they were unable to get out _ issues to the extent where they were unable to get out of— issues to the extent where they were unable to get out of the _ issues to the extent where they were unable to get out of the house - issues to the extent where they were unable to get out of the house and i unable to get out of the house and id unable to get out of the house and go to— unable to get out of the house and go to school — unable to get out of the house and go to school-— unable to get out of the house and go to school. they really want to be in school, go to school. they really want to be in school. they _ go to school. they really want to be in school, they really _ go to school. they really want to be in school, they really want - go to school. they really want to be in school, they really want to i go to school. they really want to be in school, they really want to be i in school, they really want to be with their — in school, they really want to be with their friends and they miss out on all— with their friends and they miss out on all the _ with their friends and they miss out on all the roles and things they would — on all the roles and things they would normally do. you on all the roles and things they would normally do.— on all the roles and things they would normally do. you will get better in the — would normally do. you will get better in the end, _ would normally do. you will get better in the end, because i would normally do. you will get better in the end, because the. better in the end, because the capacity— better in the end, because the capacity of— better in the end, because the capacity of recovering - better in the end, because the capacity of recovering is - better in the end, because the capacity of recovering is much| capacity of recovering is much better—

capacity of recovering is much better in — capacity of recovering is much better in children _ capacity of recovering is much better in children than - capacity of recovering is much better in children than for i capacity of recovering is much better in children than for old | better in children than for old people — better in children than for old people like _ better in children than for old people like us. _ better in children than for old people like us. [i— better in children than for old people like us.— people like us. it feels like a weiaht people like us. it feels like a weight has — people like us. it feels like a weight has been _ people like us. it feels like a weight has been lifted i people like us. it feels like a weight has been lifted froml people like us. it feels like a i weight has been lifted from my shoulders,. it�*s weight has been lifted from my shoulders"— shoulders,. it's been very reassuring _ shoulders,. it's been very reassuring and _ shoulders,. it's been very reassuring and very i shoulders,. it's been very i reassuring and very helpful. her full recovery _ reassuring and very helpful. her full recovery could take months or even years, but freya is a big step closer by getting the support she needs. much more coming up from 7pm. right now, let's have a look out the weather. hello. the weather may still be on the warm side. overall, things are turning rather more autumnal. windier conditions at times, chance for rain increasing all down to an area of low pressure. this is where it's sitting at the moment, just to the southwest of us, pushing in bands of rain or showers. jump ahead to friday. and this is where the area of low pressure will be, just starting to move away after having pushed right across the uk. so this area of low pressure is going to influence our weather clearly for several days to come throughout the week ahead. and this is what it

will be doing on sunday. very wet initially across western areas and windy to the rain and the wind easing. but it does look really quite wet through the eastern parts of scotland on through sunday. so there could be some disruption out of that further showery bursts of rain through wales pushing a little bit further east through england. eastern england though, still at the higher temperatures, the most likelihood of seeing some sunny spells. northern ireland are drier and brighter afternoon. at times it will be quite windy around this area of low pressure. in fact, the winds picking up across south western parts overnight and into monday. and on monday, we are going to see some outbreaks of rain clearing northwards through scotland, some showers popping up elsewhere. that will be heavy and perhaps thundery in places. another batch of wet weather pushing on towards parts of wales and south west england again with the stronger wind later on monday. for many areas, temperatures are several degrees above the average for the time of year. now, notice again the area of low pressure just parked itself to the west of us will be there again on tuesday. and whilst it's pretty difficult to pin down the actual detail of where the rain and showers

are going to be, the idea for tuesday is that we'll see some still affecting northeast scotland and yet another batch feeding in from the southwest. in between the two, there might be something drier and brighter and still warm. rather humid at times, too, but also still with a chance of seeing some heavy showers. now, the low pressure going into wednesday started drift a little bit closer towards us yet again around it. we're still very much in that weather pattern of bands of rain or showers popping up, some brisk winds at times perhaps towards northern scotland, again feeding in towards the southwest and english channel coasts. and temperatures mayjust be starting to ease down a little bit from the area of low pressure, both wednesday and thursday. it could well be that parts of southern england see some substantial heavy bursts of rain. so that's something we'll keep an eye on. and this is the picture for thursday. the likelihood is that the umbrella will be required, though not necessarily all the time. and there is a chance of building up some rather substantial totals of rainfall because of this area of low pressure over

the next several days, the next five days of rain totals, some brighter colours starting to show up in places. i think there will be big variations from one place to the next, particularly when it turns showery. but there may not be that much rain yet for east and most parts of england, but it looks like most places will see some rain at times. and for some areas, of course, that is very, very useful into next weekend. the area of low pressure looks to drift away. we end up in a gap, so things will be drierfor a time. it's just a case of waiting for that next area of low pressure head towards us with more rain, as it's likely to do either late in the weekend or into the following week. and because of that area of low pressure moving right across the uk, there will be some heavy rain at times. it could bring some disruption thundery downpours occasionally too. you'll also notice it being windy at times as well. and after a warm start to the week, it will gradually turn a little bit cooler. that's your latest weather for the week ahead.

this is bbc news — i'm lewis vaughanjones. the headlines at 7:00pm... nasa calls off its second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis 1, to the moon, five days after technical problems scuppered the first. we are going to stress it and test it, and test that heat shield and make sure it is right before we put four humans upon the top of it. moscow blames maintenance problems forfailing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who was buried in moscow, this afternoon. manchester's mayor andy burnham warns train operator avanti west coast is in the "last chance saloon" after its managing

director quits over timetable cuts