the scene here in new mexico this is the scene here in new mexico and just there you will see the cameras find the take—off, that virgin galactic are take—off, which of course is taking space tourist, the new mexico scene there, and up they go, of course, all the preparations have built up to this moment. three space tourists on board and of course what lies ahead is about 90 minutes where they go to the edge of space, 85 kilometres up, three passengers on board, keesha shahar and her mother and alsojon goodwin. so being the initial stages they are to take off and then it will into a little while and then 15

kilometres up, and the rocket will cause go to the edge of space, where there is zero gravity and weightlessness for a few moments. those are the live pictures as they start that 90 minute live let's bring in dr stefania soldini, senior lecturer in space engineering. she is in liverpool and also watching these pictures.— is in liverpool and also watching these ictures. ., . ., , ., these pictures. how excited are you to see a mission _ these pictures. how excited are you to see a mission like _ these pictures. how excited are you to see a mission like this _ these pictures. how excited are you to see a mission like this get - these pictures. how excited are you to see a mission like this get off - to see a mission like this get off the ground? it is always very exciting to see and witness such an exciting flight, so for people, all eyes are on the tv at the moment, really. find so for people, all eyes are on the tv at the moment, really.- tv at the moment, really. and it terms of a _ tv at the moment, really. and it terms of a sub-watercourse - tv at the moment, really. and it| terms of a sub-watercourse light, terms of a sub—watercourse light, just describe the difference between that and space proper? yes. just describe the difference between that and space proper?— just describe the difference between that and space proper? yes, so space vehicle will reach _ that and space proper? yes, so space vehicle will reach the _ that and space proper? yes, so space vehicle will reach the edge _ that and space proper? yes, so space vehicle will reach the edge of- that and space proper? yes, so space vehicle will reach the edge of the - vehicle will reach the edge of the atmosphere, the edge of space, at 80 kilometres. so basically this is

kind of, the mission of space is between 80 kilometres all started 100 commenters, so basically they will not be in orbit, they will fall back to the earth and that is the difference between being an orbit or not, so it is a brief experience of... zero gravity for five minutes, but still it is very exciting. we are looking — but still it is very exciting. we are looking at _ but still it is very exciting. we are looking at the pictures and we have a really close shot now and you can see the vss unity rocket ship underneath the main carrier plane and at some stage in the next little while, as i say, it is a little above 15 kilometres, those two will separate and the rockets then will kick in and that is when they then have this 92nd climb at close to 4000 kilometres per hour as they head towards that edge of space. how long will be people on board have that weightlessness?—

long will be people on board have that weightlessness? roughly i think a few minutes. _ that weightlessness? roughly i think a few minutes, five _ that weightlessness? roughly i think a few minutes, five minutes, - that weightlessness? roughly i think a few minutes, five minutes, so - that weightlessness? roughly i think a few minutes, five minutes, so it i a few minutes, five minutes, so it is a very brief experience, but i'm pretty sure the crew will be super excited. and it enables them to witness the earth from a different perspective, which is what i think the crew is looking forward to. yes, so basically, as you said, 4000 jobs per hour is the maximum speed achieved and compared to a satellite low orbit, it is reaching the speed that gives you an experience of weightlessness for a short time. the whole flight will be 90 minutes in all. in whole flight will be 90 minutes in all. , ., ., all. in terms of the training, give me an idea _ all. in terms of the training, give me an idea of— all. in terms of the training, give me an idea of the _ all. in terms of the training, give me an idea of the sort _ all. in terms of the training, give me an idea of the sort of- all. in terms of the training, givej me an idea of the sort of training that has led up to this moment for those are on board.— that has led up to this moment for those are on board. well, definitely besides the — those are on board. well, definitely besides the civilians, _ those are on board. well, definitely besides the civilians, there - those are on board. well, definitely besides the civilians, there are - besides the civilians, there are

also the pilots and the crew and they will go under specific training, similarto they will go under specific training, similar to what astronauts will go through, some of them actually trained by nasser in the past, so it is a very mixed between who is enjoying the flight and who is actually a pilot, but the civilians also have to go to do physical training, just to experience and make sure that they are physically fit for the type of experience. so that is overall less demanding than the training of an astronaut, but still it is maybe to make them familiar with the vehicle and make them proceed blue familiar with the procedure.— with the procedure. well, it has been fascinating _ with the procedure. well, it has been fascinating hearing - with the procedure. well, it has been fascinating hearing the - with the procedure. well, it has - been fascinating hearing the stories as well of those three civilians on board, jon goodwin from newcastle, he will become the second person with parkinson's disease to go to the edge of space and underlining the edge of space and underlining the point for him and making a trip

like this, it shows, he says, that the condition doesn't define him. and then alongside him you have a mother and daughter who won their places in a competition and they are making the point that for them it is about underlining that there are no barriers in terms of what you can actually achieve. but of course, this is space tourism. the companies involved, virgin and of course we have seen it with jeff involved, virgin and of course we have seen it withjeff bizos as well, who has done a similar thing, they talk about the science that they talk about the science that they hope can be achieved. what they hope can be achieved. what science is involved _ they hope can be achieved. what science is involved in _ they hope can be achieved. transit science is involved in anything they hope can be achieved. wusgt science is involved in anything like this? well,... apd successfulflight of virgin galactic in... of this year, with a team of italian researchers, they found some tests to gather data as to how our body responds to limited gravity, which is going to have a future space

mission to... you know, we are talking about sending us to the moon, so we have to understand how our body reacts to the environment. we are not made for this specific environment, so all related to health, science, but also understanding how... we have a team that work on this type of problem at liverpool and they usually run their experiments on a space station, but with frequent access to space, that means we could potentially have more access to science and to date, which is quite exciting from my perspective. is quite exciting from my pempective-_ is quite exciting from my perspective. is quite exciting from my --ersective. �* ., , ., perspective. and of course we have 800 or so people — perspective. and of course we have 800 or so people who _ perspective. and of course we have 800 or so people who have - perspective. and of course we have 800 or so people who have paid . perspective. and of course we have | 800 or so people who have paid up, they are on some sort of waiting list to make a similar trip. think about space tourism will really catch on, despite of course the huge costs we are talking about and of course the huge environmental impact that flights like this actually have? ~ ~ ,

have? well, i think it definitely ca tured have? well, i think it definitely captured the — have? well, i think it definitely captured the imagination - have? well, i think it definitely captured the imagination of. have? well, i think it definitely - captured the imagination of people. i think it is probably, for a lot of people, it is a dream come true, to look at the earth from a different perspective. probably it is the same feeling when we go to some beautiful beauty spot on hiking. we look at how beautiful is the earth. we have concerns related to the use of the rocket, especially the plan is now to send passenger every month, so the amount of waste from this rocket is something that we will need to consider as part of how we... we want to see our earth in its beauty, but we also are wanting to do it in a way that we don't damage our atmosphere. so i think that is one of the things of main concern regarding space tourism, related to

the environment. it is still quite unachievable for most of us, so i think the prices are quite high, so only a few people will have access to those experiences at the moment. well, as we continue to watch these pictures, up above new mexico, thanks very much for that analysis and for being with us to see these early moments of that first take—off. —— of that to go. we know it last for 90 minutes at different stages and in the next little while will come back to that and bring you updates. now, before we move on, i want to apologise for the bad language a little earlier you may have heard in a clip. we will claim you the outcome of the press conference we heard from the chief constable of northern under�*s police force, that data breach and we went to our correspondent and we played a clip and there was bad language in that, so apologies for that in terms of what you just heard. that is an

important story and we will return to it a little later here the programme. a state of emergency has been declared in ecuador after a candidate in this month's presidential election was shot dead outside a campaign event in the capital. the country's president suggested that organised crime was to blame for the killing, but says the election will go ahead as planned. this report from frankie mccamley contains some pictures of the attack. holding a political rally in the capital, quito, fernando villavicencio vows to root out corruption and take a tougher approach to the growing number of gangs in the country. after he is led out, flanked by his security, and helped into a car, dozens of gunshots are fired. the presidential candidate is shot three times. in the building behind him, panic ensues. people desperate to find cover wherever they can.

in the chaos, nine other people are injured, including two police officers. translation: i was behind my brother, and at that moment i it was like a glow—worm of bullets. i went to a bathroom vent, crawling. the shooting lasted so long. taken to a nearby hospital, where the candidate was pronounced dead, protesters gathered overnight as one of the largest gangs in ecuador, los lobos, claimed responsibility. it was only last week that the 59—year—old said he and his team had been threatened by a gang, which has raised questions about his protection. translation: this murder, we don't understand - where the police were, where the police protection was, knowing fernando had a danger of threat. with less than two weeks to the election, the country's president, who is not running for office again, has declared a state of emergency. translation: the armed forces from this moment are mobilised l throughout the country to guarantee the safety of citizens, the country

and the free and democratic elections. despite being a relatively safe and stable country in latin america, crime in ecuador has been on the rise in ecuador has been on the rise, driven by colombian and mexican drug cartels. and this is the third politician to be killed in recent months, fuelling concerns surrounding the safety of other candidates and the strength of the gangs. frankie mccamley, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. you might know it as breakdancing, but it is officially called breaking. this man has been breaking since he first saw— this man has been breaking since he first saw it _ this man has been breaking since he first saw it on top of the pops is a

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on that potential transfer of harry kane, a deal being agreed in principle that hurricane has been signed from tottenham for around £80 million, but it is harry kane's call to make. he is an all—time leading scorer with 280 goals in over 400 appearances, 400 of those goals came last season on a campaign where caughey spurs missed out on european football. our reporter has more. it is not all done and dusted because we understand it is now up to the player, _ we understand it is now up to the player, harry kane himself, to decide, — player, harry kane himself, to decide, but what does this mean? he has been _ decide, but what does this mean? he has been at _ decide, but what does this mean? he has been at this club in the youth ranks _ has been at this club in the youth ranks since — has been at this club in the youth ranks since 2004, he loves this club and he _ ranks since 2004, he loves this club and he has — ranks since 2004, he loves this club and he has said many times he wants to win _ and he has said many times he wants to win trophies with tottenham spurs and in _ to win trophies with tottenham spurs and in a _ to win trophies with tottenham spurs and in a personal level, he is second — and in a personal level, he is second on— and in a personal level, he is second on the all—time players list here behind alan shearer in the prenrier— here behind alan shearer in the premier league, all—time scoring, he has 213— premier league, all—time scoring, he has 213 at— premier league, all—time scoring, he has 213 at the moment, shearer 216, two more _ has 213 at the moment, shearer 216, two more seasons and it could potentially break that. i have been

speaking _ potentially break that. i have been speaking to fans here, they say that individual— speaking to fans here, they say that individual record won't be enough to keep harry— individual record won't be enough to keep harry kane at the club. west ham have made _ keep harry kane at the club. west ham have made their _ keep harry kane at the club. west ham have made their first - keep harry kane at the club. fir ham have made their first signing of ham have made theirfirst signing of the summer, of errors running backs for more than £30 million. following the sale of declan rice to arsenal for more than £500 million, he said it was essential moment —— a sentimental moment for him to join the hammers women millie's family. a goalkeeper here is likely to miss the upcoming season after suffering ligament injuries on his left knee. the 31—year—old belgium international will have surgery in the coming days. he was named best ball goalkeeper in the world at last year's ballon d'0r awards. this england player has been given a two match ban in the run against nigeria at the world cup. she was sent off for a against another player, england went on to progress via a penalty shoot—out win, but the ban for her means she will miss the next match, and also the potential

semifinal after that. another huge match crash on the schedule this weekend informing japan against sweden, who will come into this match having knocked out the usa penalties. the star of the tournament for them so far has scored five goals, but sweden may say they need to focus their attention on the whole team, not just their leading scorer.- attention on the whole team, not just their leading scorer. there are a lot of things _ just their leading scorer. there are a lot of things to _ just their leading scorer. there are a lot of things to stop _ just their leading scorer. there are a lot of things to stop them. - just their leading scorer. there are a lot of things to stop them. you l a lot of things to stop them. you have _ a lot of things to stop them. you have to — a lot of things to stop them. you have to be — a lot of things to stop them. you have to be switched on for the whole game, _ have to be switched on for the whole game, because i thinkjapan is a really— game, because i thinkjapan is a really good game and if you give them _ really good game and if you give them something, they will exploit it, them something, they will exploit it. so— them something, they will exploit it. so if— them something, they will exploit it, so if you stand to hybrid your line, _ it, so if you stand to hybrid your line. they — it, so if you stand to hybrid your line, they are going to exploit you behind, _ line, they are going to exploit you behind, if— line, they are going to exploit you behind, if you are too passive they are going — behind, if you are too passive they are going to exploit you in front, so i think— are going to exploit you in front, so i think you have to be switched on and _ so i think you have to be switched on and prepared for the fact that anything — on and prepared for the fact that anything can happen and you have to constantly— anything can happen and you have to constantly adjust your positioning based _ constantly adjust your positioning based on — constantly adjust your positioning based on what they are doing.

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throughout the day.- transfer saga as it goes on throughout the day. transfer saga as it goes on throu~hout the da . ., ,, , ., , throughout the day. thank you very much. let's turn our attention to sri lanka because it is betting its future on tourism. the country was brought to its kneesjust a year ago — by the worst economic crisis in its independent history. after a $3 billion bailout from the international monetary fund, the government is counting on tourist money to shore up its foreign currency revenue. archana shukla reports. the tide has begun to turn in sri lanka. the pristine beaches here are again buzzing with surfers waiting to catch the perfect wave. in this town on the eastern coast of sri lanka, the peak of the economic crisis coincided with their main tourist season, hitting local businesses hard. and this surfing destination is still picking up the pieces. this surfing instructor is back to giving daily lessons to tourists, a respite from last year,

when the economic crisis forced him into fishing to support his family. but he says a full recovery is still distant. due to the price change, we are struggling a lot. we have to put the price up for the surf lessons and accommodation, but still we pay quite a lot of money for the electricity bill and for other basic needs. crowded beaches and busy hotels are promising signs for sri lanka's tourist trade, its biggest foreign currency earner. tourism revenues are up 30% from last year. when i came last year, there were few shops open and here was almost no people. to see now the difference, it's amazing. so many new places have opened up and the businesses are coming back and many tourists are coming back. it's a good atmosphere now. some of the bigger players are more optimistic about navigating the recovery. the recovery so far

is quite magicalfor us. the emirates, the qatar, the singapore airlines, air india — all these big carriers are coming back and increasing their frequency to the country, along with our national carier, sri lankan. however, very high cost of borrowing and a migration of the country's skilled workers, from chefs to housekeeping staff, remains a major worry. i can't see a lot of new developments happening, construction happening, until the cost of borrowing comes down. most of our chefs are now in australia, new zealand, canada. so, our biggest losses were in the kitchen, then we lost engineering staff, we lost financial staff. many say the crisis has set the country back by five years, leaving behind significant gaps which will take some time to be filled again.

archana archa na shukla, archana shukla, bbc news, shrank. -- sri —— sri lanka. ukraine's navy says a temporary humanitarian corridor will start working through the black sea from tomorrow. kyiv claims the route will be used by commercial ships trapped since the full scale invasion, as well as for grain and agricultural products. it concedes there are still threats from mines and the russian navy. moscow has yet to confirm whether it has agreed. both sides have previously described any vessel as being legitimate targets since the collapse of a landmark deal which allowed ukraine to export grain last month. president biden has signed an executive order limiting investment by american companies in china's tech sector — because of what he calls "serious national security risks". it would require us firms to disclose investments in sensitive areas such as artificial intelligence, and ban some types of investment altogether. beijing has reacted angrily, saying it's "gravely concerned" about the order.

from new york, here is michelle fleury. this is a new front in the tech war between two global superpowers. the restrictions prevent american private equity and venture capital firms investing in high—tech sectors in china, such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and advanced semiconductors. the goal is to stop us capital and know—how from speeding up the development of technologies that could help china develop weapons for use against america in a military conflict. it would also require firms making investments in a broader range of sensitive chinese industries to report that activity, potentially laying the ground for more restrictions on investments down the road. the regulations aren't expected to take effect right away and there will be a public comment period so businesses can weigh in on the proposals. china is the world's second—biggest economy, a vital market for american companies, and the concern expressed by some us execs may explain why this order, which was expected back

in february, hasn't been released until now. a senior administration official described the move as targeted, saying this is a national security action, not an economic one, adding that, the us is not decoupling our economies. still, the move is likely to upset beijing, with analysts warning that the us should be prepared for china to retaliate. now to a story here in the uk that has got a lot of coverage because police in the english county of staffordshire say they are treating a fire at a well—known18th—century pub in the west midlands as arson. the crooked house, described as britain's one keast pub, was largely destroyed on saturday night. it was then bulldozed, which the local council said was unauthorised, unacceptable and possibly unlawful. this report from louisa. what's left of the 250—year—old pub has now been searched by a specialist fire service dog that can sniff out accelerants used in arson. it's now a crime scene,

with police confirming they believe the fire was started deliberately. this is what "britain's wonkiest pub" used to look like — an 18th century landmark, famous for its leaning walls, that became a favourite with tourists and locals. people in the black country want answers. access was blocked to the fire brigade. we need answers as to why that happened and how the fire started and who started the fire and for what reason. and we also need answers on why they demolished what was left of the site. the crooked house pub caught fire late on saturday night. on monday, footage emerged of the remainder of the building being demolished. the local council says it didn't agree to this and are investigating if it was unlawful. police say they understand the shock and upset from local people, and are leading the criminal investigation. the bbc has approached

the owners of the pub for comment, but has not received a response. some historical organisations have called for it to be reconstructed. but others believe that's unrealistic and that this damage is too severe to pick up the pieces now. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. a special edition 50 pence coin has been created to mark the coronation of king charles. 5 million coins will be issued, with a design based on westminster abbey, where the coronation took place. there are currently 27 billion coins in circulation from the queen's reign. before we take a break, let me take you back to the edge of space and show those life pictures that are still coming in of the virgin galactic, that space mission that took off 25 minutes ago and of course we are waiting for the pictures of the separation, where the vss unity rocket ship separates

and then makes that claim to climb close to 400 kilometres per hour to the very edge of space, 85 kilometres. that is where there is a zero gravity. just for a few moments there, for those three civilians who are on board, though space tourists, and as we continue to see these pictures, there is so much attention and build up today, but it has all gone smoothly there from spaceport america in new mexico. those are the life pictures coming into us. we will be back with more guests analysing what has been going on and we will see those moments when they get to the edge of space here on the programme in the next little while. do stay with us. hello, for many parts of the uk, it

feels as if someone has made a return, the warmest weather we have seen for quite some time, but it may not last long because on the satellite picture we can see this type of cloud out to the west, a weather front that will bring something of a change, but ahead of that feed of southerly winds and some warm air spreading

across the uk. feeling quite humid, actually, in places, and while we will continue to see some spells of sunshine, there are large areas of cloud around and one or two showers breaking out, some across wales, some parts of england, more cloud generally rolling into northern ireland with a strengthening breeze, but in the best of the sunshine with highs of 27 or 28 degrees. i mentioned that weather front out to the west, that will make its move as we head through this evening and night, bringing outbreaks of potentially heavy and thundery rain across northern ireland, across scotland, some patchy rain into northern england, not much rain further south, northern england, not much rain furthersouth, but northern england, not much rain further south, but a fair amount of power on what will be a pretty warm and muggy night, 16 or 17 degrees below full some of us. so here is the weather front, below full some of us. so here is the weatherfront, moving east, lingering across northern scotland, 5°99y lingering across northern scotland, soggy rain to come across the northern isles, then a mixture of sunny spells and showers, some shells on the heavy side, could see generally more cloudy weather clinging on in the south—east corner. still quite warm across eastern england, but turning cooler and eventually a bit fresher feet pressure from the west. then the weekend we have this area of low pressure quite close by and this will bring some showers are longer spells of rain, particularly across the north and west of the uk commons on saturday we will see outbreaks of heavy rain at times. scotland, northern parts of england and wales and northern ireland, whereas further south—east less in the way of showers, more in the way of sunshine, 24 degrees in norwich, cooler and quite breezy further north and west and then as we head into sunday again a story of heavy thunder showers, into sunday again a story of heavy thundershowers, not

into sunday again a story of heavy thunder showers, not as many of those down towards the south and east. temperatures north to south around 18—22 . as we head into next week, we will continue to see some showers at times, but there are some signs that things might start to warm up again towards the end of the week.

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