oh, wow. nasa successfully crashes a probe into an asteroid to test how any incoming space rock, could be deflected away from earth. it has been the work of over 1000 people so to see it beautifully completed today was just incredible. the kremlin admits it made mistakes in the way it mobilised reservists to fight in ukraine — as protests against the call up continue. in eastern ukraine, we report from the city of bakhmut — the latest target of constant russian shelling. in the last few minutes, we have been hearing incoming and outcome in shells every 30 seconds or so. a �*humanitarian catastrophe�* — the un's stark

decription of haiti — after weeks of protests at the economic and fuel supply crises. and work begins to remove the tens of thousands of floral tributes left to honour the queen, in central london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. within the last few hours, nasa has successfully managed to test the world's first planetary defence system — by deliberately crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. the dart mission is the first ever attempt to change the course of a large object — roughly the size of a football stadium. the probe is thought to have hit the asteroid targetjust i7 metres off the bullseye. a live camera relayed

the spacecraft�*s final few seconds to nasa scientists before it crashed into the rock. there, oh, my goodness. oh, wow. four, three, two, one... oh, my gosh! whoo! oh, wow! confirming visual confirmation. cheering at a press conference following the succesful mission, the dart team spoke of their relief that the mission had been achieved. it is absolutely wonderful to do something this amazing and we are so excited to be done. we have worked on this mission for at least seven years now and it has been a work of over 1000 people that have put their heart and soul into it, so to see it so beautifully concluded today was just an incredible

feeling. and also very tiring. quite a lot of money going into it as well. earlier, i spoke to former rocket scientist and editor of nasawatch.com, keith cowing, who spoke about the scale of the mission. what you're talking about is you have got a little man orbiting another asteroid. this asteroid might cause a problem to earth butjust because we knockedit to earth butjust because we knocked it around doesn't mean that we made things worse. we are not going to be hit by it. but what they were trying to do is by slamming something into this moment, to give itjust enough of a punch that it might change the orbit of the as to write just a little bit and that may be enough to prevent any other asteroid that we determined to be a problem hitting earth. but it requires a lot of precision and i7 a lot of precision and 17

metres of after travelling ten months around the solar system, i think that is pretty good. it is not bad. i think we have accepted that it is pretty good. what do we know now from what has just been achieved? how much of the information we have gathered so far gives you the confidence to believe that they have sort of cracked the system? i they have sort of cracked the s stem? . , ., they have sort of cracked the s stem? ., ., . system? i was on earlier with jonathan and _ system? i was on earlier with jonathan and he _ system? i was on earlier with jonathan and he said, - system? i was on earlier with jonathan and he said, icy - jonathan and he said, icy rocks? and i said i see pebbles. that is how much detail we have got. buyer rocks and pebbles important? well, in hollywood you want to blow things up because it makes good special effects but maybe it is not the smartest thing to do. you just want to keep the asteroid away from earth. but if you are going to push it, you want to be able to push again something and if it is made of rocks, we will find ups and exactly what happened but you may push and may even sing into it or if it is harder you may bounce off. so how you hit the asteroid will depend on what it looks like. so having a camera on board, we are able to

tell pretty much what we think it is and it is a pile of rocks. it is and it is a pile of rocks— it is and it is a pile of rocks. �* . , ., rocks. and asteroid hitting the earth is not — rocks. and asteroid hitting the earth is not a _ rocks. and asteroid hitting the earth is not a good _ rocks. and asteroid hitting the earth is not a good thing. - rocks. and asteroid hitting the earth is not a good thing. we. earth is not a good thing. we all understand that much. but how frequent might it happen? this is a big team, isn't it? it is a lot of money and investment and time gone into this. ~ ., , investment and time gone into this. ., , , . , this. well, five or six years auo, this. well, five or six years ago. in _ this. well, five or six years ago, in russia, _ this. well, five or six years ago, in russia, something| ago, in russia, something smaller than this man came in, mr city, but still smashed a bunch of windows and heard some people. had it landed in that city or anywhere else on earth where people left, the economic damage could be easily beyond any earthquake or any storm because it is like a nuclear weapon. so it is a good 330 million dollars to prevent one of these, a multi billion dollar dot—mac yes, i think it is. but you have to always weigh the odds, like whether it is going to happen or not. and if this is the way that you can

stop it, that is not exactly expensive and we are probably going to be able to have a couple of those ready to go in case we do need it.— couple of those ready to go in case we do need it. the kremlin has admitted it made mistakes in the way it tried to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in ukraine. president putin's spokesperson acknowledged that there had been cases where — as he put it — the criteria were not complied with. the call up triggered widespread protests — and there were reports that people with no military experience — or who are too old or disabled — were being handed draft papers. this report from our russia editor steve rosenberg contains some distressing images. at a military draft office near moscow, the roll call begins. more russians mobilised and on their way to fight in ukraine. and left behind, their loved ones. for many here, this war has suddenly become very real. but at this recruitment centre, the russians we spoke to

said they supported the draft. "i'm in the mood to fight," says dmitry, an hr manager. "since we've been drafted, we have to serve." this mother says, "the lads will run about a bit there, they'll lose a bit of weight, it'll be fine." not everyone is so positive. in siberia, a recruitment officer was shot and seriously wounded. the gunman reportedly incensed that his friend had been called up to fight. across russia, there's been a spate of attacks on enlistment offices. more than a dozen have been set on fire since vladimir putin announced the call—up. and this is the russian republic of dagestan. protests against mobilisation. a sign of the anger in russia's

poorer regions, populated by ethnic minority groups, where many feel they are being called up at a disproportionate rate. meanwhile, vladimir putin was shown meeting the leader of belarus, alexander lu kashenko, and demanding that the west respect russia. not a word about the protests. when the kremlin says, "your country needs you," some russians are happy to answer president putin's call, but clearly many are not and in some parts of the country, mobilisation is sparking social unrest and undermining trust in the authorities. look at the queues leaving russia. this is the land border with georgia. many russian men of military age are trying to get out. but for their sons and husbands, a very different journey starts here.

destination ukraine, and the kremlin�*s war. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. meanwhile, also in russia, a gunman has opened fire at a school, leaving at least 13 people dead (00v)the shooting took place at �*school number 88 in the city of izhevsk, in central russia. officials say seven children and six adults were killed, including two security guards and two teachers. the gunman was a former pupil at the school. investigators said he was wearing a t—shirt with a nazi swastika. let's get some of the day's other news. russia has granted citizenship to the former us national security agency contractor, edward snowden. president vladimir putin signed the decree, nine years after he fled to moscow. mr snowden faces charges in the us for leaking vast amounts of top secret intelligence material.

britain's central bank, the bank of england, has indicated it could raise interest rates to control inflation, after the pound sterling slumped to an all—time low against the us dollar. the world's foreign exchange markets have seen a turbulent day of trading. a referendum in cuba has approved planned social reforms, including the legalisation of same—sex marriage. about two—thirds of voters supported the new family code. a state funeral will be held forformerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe later today. political leaders from across the world will gather to remember mr abe who was shot dead during an election rally injuly. the us vice—president kamala harris and india's prime minister narendra modi are expected to be at the service. officials in haiti are calling the current situation there a "humanitarian catastrophe" after two weeks of violence and looting. protests that began

two weeks ago when prime minister ariel henry announced a fuel price hike, have descended into widespread unrest, with the country's gangs said to be exacerbating the violence. the country's warehouses of humanitarian aid from abroad are among sites targeted by thieves, with an estimated $5 million of goods now missing. earlier, i spoke to independentjournalist harold issac who was in port au prince. i asked how he was even managing to speak to us because of power cuts. we have to play smart. we personally have not received any power from the utility in weeks because of the protests have slammed a good chance of the grid and i have to rely mainly on solar power for that and it only covers that much. so it is not easy to be communicating.-

so it is not easy to be communicating. so it is not easy to be communicatinu. , , . ., communicating. give us an idea as to how— communicating. give us an idea as to how volatile _ communicating. give us an idea as to how volatile things - communicating. give us an idea as to how volatile things are - as to how volatile things are now because we have had the protests and violence but that has been running for some time and yet it still feels like, if anything, it is building two ahead. j~:: , ., ahead. 80 is facing a compounded - ahead. 80 is facing a compounded set - ahead. 80 is facing a compounded set of l ahead. 80 is facing a - compounded set of crises and situations and it is volatile as it is. as of today, despite — besides the general strike that had been called for today and the next couple of days, there is also a major oil supply issue with the main terminal that is controlling nearly 70% of the oil distributed in the country being blocked off of all access by gangs that have dug trenches in front of the main gate. where is the anger among the people directed mostly? is it that the government or is it in fact that these gangs? we have got the us and united nations trying to draft a resolution for sanctions against gangs

there, let alone the government.- there, let alone the government. ~ , . ., government. well, the situation has been really _ government. well, the situation has been really degrading - government. well, the situation has been really degrading and i has been really degrading and degenerating over the last few months and honestly both the gangs and the government are on the receiving end of the anger of the population as it is, which is manifested through protests, large protests, barricades, some of them violent. they are cutting access to virtually every part of the country and also affecting very profoundly the functioning of port au prince, the capital. it functioning of port au prince, the capital-— the capital. it sounds like a failed state. _ the capital. it sounds like a failed state. does - the capital. it sounds like a failed state. does it - the capital. it sounds like a failed state. does it feel. the capital. it sounds like a. failed state. does it feel like one?~ failed state. does it feel like one? ~ , one? well, it has been called failed state _ one? well, it has been called failed state before. _ one? well, it has been called failed state before. some - failed state before. some people argue that it is trying not to be, but clearly all of the indicators are not good as it is. all of the three major branches of government are not

functioning or totally disrupted and dysfunctional right now, so it is a serious institutional crisis it is going through and it needs to going through and it needs to go back on track. we have a lot on our plates right now. in port au prince there, on his own solar powered lighting. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we find out what's going to happen to the tens of thousands of floral tributes, left to honour the queen in central london. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said today would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act, here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility that produced affection from

catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound, and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrated the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: nasa has successfully crashed a probe into an asteroid — to test how any incoming space rock, could be deflected away from earth. the kremlin admits it made mistakes in the way it

mobilised reservists to fight in ukraine — as protests against the call up continue. heavy fighting is continuing in ukraine's eastern donbas region, which russian forces have been trying to take for months, but where ukrainian troops have been making gains in recent weeks. getting full control of donbas remains president putin's stated aim in ukraine. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the city of bakhmut where residents endure constant russian shelling and the destruction of their homes. i should warn you her report contains some distressing images. shelling. inside a city under relentless attack. this is bakhmut. pounded by russian air strikes, and shelling. ukrainian forces still hold the city but the russians

are at the eastern edge. it's hard for us, says ludmila, one of the few venturing out. have you thought about leaving? i don't want to. this is my homeland, she says. i wish you well, she adds. others are desperate to go. but facing a dangerous wait. irina flinches at this all—too—familiar sound. shelling her 14—year—old daughter, yelizaveta, is the main reason she wants to get away from her birthplace. which is now a battleground.

shells explode. as we wait with them, we lose count of the shells. what a memory for a teenager to take away from home. it's easy to see and to hear what people need to get away from. in the last few minutes, we've been hearing incoming and outgoing shells, every 30 seconds or so. it really doesn't stop. this city is in the centre of a fierce fight now between russian forces and ukrainian forces. everything is ok, irina says. trying to reassure yelizaveta. it's very hard to go, she tells me. it's only because of the war. the main thing is to save my daughter's life and to take our cats and kittens so that we all survive.

rushing in to get them out, sergei ivanof, a volunteer with a van, and a tattoo that says, "seize the day." he's been doing just that for months. evacuating front line areas. i feel happy when i see the smiles on faces and hear the thanks. it's perfect. it's why i'm here. it's like my main mission, like my life, for these people. and you are risking your life every day? i think its usual for me and usualfor any ukrainian people, any ukrainians. loading up the essentials, yelizaveta has the pet carrier and irina grabs the final bags. they are beginning a journey to the relative safety of the capital, kyiv.

nearby, we come across a victim of the morning shelling, called andrei. there's no let—up. for over an hour, his body can't be moved. the living keep walking. his sister, in red, can only take cover. andrei spent his life saving others. he worked as an ambulance driver. as russia tries to take the city, it appears ready to destroy it. a pattern that we have read before in the ruins. shell, kill, repeat. the russian army way. 0rla guerin, bbc news, bakhmut.

the philippines is coming to terms with the devastation brought by super typhoon noru. gusts in excess of 200 kilometres per hour — that's around 125 miles per hour — and huge amounts of rain have left dozens of neighbourhoods underwater. 0ur correspondent laura bicker reports from one of the worst affected regions, in luzon. in parts of san miguel, you can't walk to your house. you have to wade there. stranded by rising floodwater and with nowhere else to go, they are marooned on their rooftops, victims of a super typhoon that struck with little warning. the floodwaters here rose more quickly than expected, sweeping away and killing five rescue workers. tens of thousands had to seek shelter and precious crops have been left in ruins. jacquelyn david made the decision to stay in her

house with her four children. translation: the typhoon was really strong. _ it happened very fast. all of a sudden, we saw water everywhere. the winds were violent. i was very frightened. all i could do was pray. these floods are the worst this region has seen — and yet there's a sense of resignation that these powerful storms are now just part of life. there is a feeling that this time, the philippines may have got lucky, that they were prepared enough, that they got enough people to safety. but the worry is that these kind of extreme weather events in this country keep happening and with increasing frequency. and the voices from the rooftops of this neighbourhood are calling for action on climate change.

typhoon noru is now heading towards vietnam, where its expected to reach land later on schools have been closed and boat owners ordered to stay ashore in central provinces, with the government standing by to evacuate up to a million people, if needed. there are also warnings in place for heavy rain, which could cause flooding and land slides. work has started to remove the tens of thousands of floral tributes left to honour queen elizabeth in green park and hyde park in london. they'll be taken to kensington palace gardens where they'll be used as compost. luxmy gopal reports. an outpouring of grief and love for the queen. a carpet of flowers in tributes.

a week on from her majesty's funeral this fragrant shrine at green park will in turn give new flowers life after a fitting final horse—drawn journey. what all of our greenways in the royal parks tends to get composted, shredded and composted, then reused in all of our flower beds across all of the royal parks. we thought it would be a fitting tribute that all of these floral tributes would be used all across the royal parks. indeed in front of the flower beds in front of buckingham palace as well. the first step of sorting the flowers from the rest. a team of around a hundred volunteers carefully separates non—floral tributes. i am just cleaning up all of the bits of paper that had been left with all of the cards. all of the toys as well. i think one of the sweetest things was a little pair of boots and a little paddington bear. those items are taken aside and stored until it is decided how best to use them. for alessandra from battersea, joining the volunteer effort helps to honour the queen's memory. i think the outpouring for the queen during this time has been so, so beautiful. there is so much kind energy amongst the people here.

the next step is carried out by two shire horses, heath and nobby. they appeared at the royal windsor horse show for the platinum jubilee earlier this year. they will be pulling a flat bed tray, a traditional open cart. the shire horses are often seen helping plough the land at the royal parks, helping to manage the wild flower meadows. they are better for the environment than machinery as they have less of an impact on the earth, but today they have a slightly different task. transporting the flowers on to the next stage of their journey. if you go to our website, conceding new stamps that are being issued in memory of the queen and you can also see the cipherfor king charles.

hello. the start of the new week almost felt like a new season. the dark clouds rolled in and the rain started to full anti—wind picked up. another showery day on tuesday. they will be focused in certain areas. the chart is fairly similar. north—westerly winds but a little more westerly which will allow the sliding weather system just down towards the south—west. i will show you where the showers will be mainly focus, particularly in the morning in the northern parts of scotland. frequent hail and thunder. frequent showers here in this area. and then there is that weather system i mention down towards the south—west which will slide in, bringing devon and parts of cornwall more grey skies and further rain as we go through into the afternoon. either side of those rain areas, fewer showers around and more in the way of dry weather. some showers popping up particularly for south—east scotland. in the

sunshine, it will feel pleasant enough. in the breeze, 11—16. distinctly cool. the wind feels more northerly as we go through the night into wednesday. clearing away the rain from the south—west. showers to the north and east of the country. temperatures not as low as they were to take a centre tuesday. a little lower compared to tuesday morning on wednesday morning out towards the west. northerly airflow and then airflow pressure coming in from the north sea on wednesday which will change the focus from where the wetter weather will be on wednesday. this time, the east of scotland, north—east england and parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire and east anglia. fewer showers compared with tuesday but more dry and sunny weather and so feeling a little less cold in these areas, especially as the wind starts to ease. going into thursday, the outbreaks of rain will push their way southwards overnight. gradually clearing away. some showers dotted around but overall the quietest

day of the week. wind should be lighter, more sunshine and fewer showers and the temperatures on the up. going to end friday, we start on a cool note, reg of high pressure. but a more prolonged speu pressure. but a more prolonged spell of rain set to sweep across the country with strong to gale force winds. in autumn feel to end the week.

this is bbc news. the headlines... nasa scientists have successfully managed to test the world's first planetary defence system by deliberately crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. the dart mission is the first test of a technique which could one day be used to defend earth from any approaching space rock.