live from london. this is bbc news. history made. india becomes the only country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. this success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future. andrew tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of his trial. zimbabweans head to the polls in parliamentary and presidential elections, after a campaign dominated by soaring inflation. the director of the british museum speaks out, saying it's frustrating the person who raised concerns about missing artefacts did not reveal they had more in their possession.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start this hour on the moon. india is the first country to land a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon. a moment of history for the moon. a moment of history for the country. it was a tense final six minutes as it descended onto the lunar surface. we'll show you the moment. first, we take you inside the control room, just before landing. remember, this was in an crewed spacecraft, no one on board, everything controlled from here in the control room. and just to explain what we are going to see, the president, narendra modi was not there, so he was beamed up on a screen to watch, and also on the screen to watch, and also on the

screen was a graphic, a computer—generated representation of the land as it descended. here's india's prime minister narendra modi. cheering and applause. people are applauding, let us wait to hear— people are applauding, let us wait to hear from the department of space and the _ to hear from the department of space and the chairman. you can see the cheers and the celebration, landing on that part of the moon is no easy task. you can see narendra modi very happy, waving that flag. here is what he said. friends, on this joyous occasion, i would like to address all the people of the world, the people of every country and region.

india's successful moon mission is notjust india's alone. this is a year in which... india's 620 presidency. our approach of one family, one future is resonating across the globe. this human—centric approach that we present has been welcomed universally. —— that we present and we represent. our moon mission is also built on the same human—centric approach.

therefore, this success belongs to all of humanity. and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future. i am confident that all countries in the world, including those from the global south, are capable of achieving such feats. we can all aspire for the moon and beyond. the bbc�*s archana shukla at a planetarium in mumbai. what a moment. india is now on the moon, in the words of the prime minister. what a moment for the country! it

minister. what a moment for the count ! . . , , minister. what a moment for the count! . . , country! it certainly is a very roud country! it certainly is a very proud moment _ country! it certainly is a very proud moment for _ country! it certainly is a very proud moment for people i country! it certainly is a very i proud moment for people here country! it certainly is a very - proud moment for people here in india, as the country created history to be the first to land on the south pole of the moon. and also to contribute to the global space resurgence with such important aspects. this is important and there is a sense ofjubilation, people chanting patriotic slogans, hugging, distributing sweets, because it is a moment of joy distributing sweets, because it is a moment ofjoy and of pride for everybody around, but also, it also brings india up onto that shadow to be part of the elite club ofjust four countries to have made a soft landing on the moon. and also takes it back gives it a credible approach and a credible push to the space positive industry that india has been doing, engineering. after the failure of 2019, was a really important attempt for india to position itself. it has beenjust four years, three years, that india

has opened up the space industry for private players here, because the government wants to make the space economy a larger portion and expand it, and we have already seen the start—ups coming into the space, just double the number in three years' time. that is the kind of interest coming in. we were talking to people, especially audiences over here, younger audiences, to watch the live screening, they were all talking about the prospects this builds for india, to grow in the space economy, to build on from here, and also to build morejobs around the space sector, for youth coming in. and a lot of accounts, this is a historic moment for india, and for the world, and india's contribution into the space research. contribution into the space research-— contribution into the space research. . . , contribution into the space research. .. , ., research. huge achievements, landing in this art research. huge achievements, landing in this part of — research. huge achievements, landing in this part of the _ research. huge achievements, landing in this part of the moon. _ research. huge achievements, landing in this part of the moon. near - research. huge achievements, landing in this part of the moon. near the - in this part of the moon. near the south pole because it is so much harder to land there, than on the equator, as has been done before. it

has not been —— it is not over, because the landing has taken place, but the next step is the roller rolling out, and on its wheels, then going out on an explore, that is what is coming next? absolutely. the rover is going — what is coming next? absolutely. the rover is going to _ what is coming next? absolutely. the rover is going to spend _ what is coming next? absolutely. the rover is going to spend one _ what is coming next? absolutely. the rover is going to spend one lunar- rover is going to spend one lunar day, which is equal to 1a earth days, on the south pole, collecting data from the surface, and evidence, looking at the craters, and the moon quakes, gathering information and also looking for water on the lunar surface, especially in the south pole, which is considered by scientists as one of the most valuable assets on the moon because that, scientists say, will pave the way for human habitation on the moon, in a future and it will also support more expiration is ——

explorations. 0ne support more expiration is —— explorations. one thing to be pointed out, the last mission in 2019 was focused on success, and this mission was focused on a failure, so it was a failure orientated mission, meaning they had built in for all the failures that could come. that has added to the success and this is also what will support the exploration in the coming days, with the instruments that are already on board, that will be collecting the matter and the data, not only for india, but also for the world. dr raji rajagopalan, the director of the centre for security, strategy and technology at the observer research foundation, new delhi, a think tank. thank you for coming on the programme. you might think you for

having me. how important is this for india? , , ., , having me. how important is this for india? , , ., india? this is a very important moment for— india? this is a very important moment for india, _ india? this is a very important moment for india, it _ india? this is a very important moment for india, it is - india? this is a very important moment for india, it is a - india? this is a very important i moment for india, it is a matter india? this is a very important - moment for india, it is a matter of pride, as mentioned, but it is also a demonstration definite demonstration of the sophistication, growing maturity of india's space programme, and because when india began its space programme, the interplanetary missions, deep space missions were not part of the indian space goals, but clearly india has matured with its capabilities... and its advanced capabilities, deep space capabilities, so this demonstration is validation of many the advanced technologies that they have, the space agency has put in place. these are still very complex missions, very challenging, in terms of... i think missions, very challenging, in terms of... ithink if missions, very challenging, in terms of... i think if things go wrong at the very last minute, as we saw in the very last minute, as we saw in the case ofjust a few days ago, the russian mission, lunarfive, or even

in 2019, what happened to chandrayaan number two, undertaking a cinema mission command crash landed... —— a similar mission. this just goes to show that lunar missions are still very complicated, very complex, and challenging. if you get it right, that is fantastic. it is a huge challenge, and so many people would be delighted of the success so far. i just want to talk to you about the cost, because of course it is a lot of money, all of these things are. relatively speaking, india has not spent a great deal of money on this. is that significant? great deal of money on this. is that siunificant? , great deal of money on this. is that significant?— significant? yes, absolutely, but! think also, — significant? yes, absolutely, but! think also. we _ significant? yes, absolutely, but! think also, we saw— significant? yes, absolutely, but! think also, we saw the _ significant? yes, absolutely, but! think also, we saw the previous i think also, we saw the previous budget was close to 150 million, and comparing it to similar missions that have been undertaken india's missions have already is —— have

always been very budget friendly, one fifth or one tenth of the missions. but india's missions are much more based on technology, and not a large scientific mission that many of the other advanced space players may be doing, but nevertheless, india's attempt is not duplicating —— not replicating what others have done, but complimenting what others have done. in a sense, we are not landing... india decides to do a soft landing on the southern pole of the moon, again, that is a decision taken, because we want to expand humanity's understanding of the lunar surface, expand humanity's understanding of the lunarsurface, in expand humanity's understanding of the lunar surface, in terms of the study of the rocks, the chemicals, the chemical components, elements on the chemical components, elements on the lunar surface, and of course the water, ice on the moon, i think that has been an area of curiosity, a large number of folks in the scientific community come across the world, notjust in the indian

community will be... i think these will be things that will be done, but i think it does also have some benefits in terms of even in the financial terms, because when india undertook its first mission, chandrayaan one, in 2008, and the other mission in 2013—14, it highlighted india's space programme, that it highlighted india's space programme, thatitis highlighted india's space programme, that it is a cost—effective space programme, but capable of undertaking complex missions. i think india has established us as a credible space power.— think india has established us as a credible space power. thank you very much for coming _ credible space power. thank you very much for coming on _ credible space power. thank you very much for coming on the _ credible space power. thank you very much for coming on the programme, | much for coming on the programme, think of your time. just to give you a heads up about exactly what does happen next, we were talking about rover, the smaller vehicle inside the aircraft that landed, that once the dust has settled, i think quite literally around the landing site, couple of hours breathing space, then i think they will try to deploy that rover

across the moon's surface, as and when that happens, of course, we will bring that to you. next, details of graphic evidence compiled by romanian prosecutors, alleging that andrew tate coerced women into sexual acts, have been seen by the bbc. both andrew tate and his brother are facing trial in romania for human trafficking and forming an organised criminal group with two other defendants. andrew tate is also facing a charge of rape. they deny all the charges against them. here's lucy williamson. 0ver hundreds of pages, romanian prosecutors outlined the testimony and evidence they say they've gathered against andrew tate. it includes what the prosecution says are text and audio messages, showing how the alleged trafficking operation was mannish —— managed, and how the apparent coercion, control and abuse of women by andrew

tate and his co—defendants. in one transcribed exchange, andrew tate appears to coerce an alleged victim into group sex by using phrases such as, by using abusive phrases. his brother tristan is also quoted in prosecution transcripts, allegedly telling one associate that he was going to "slave these women" the bbc can't verify whether these transcripts are accurate because the original evidence is not included in the 300 page summary that we've seen. in that summary, the prosecution also outlines heavy controls over the women it says were forced by the defendants to make pornographic content online. it alleges that some women did not control the money they made and were fined for crying on camera orfor not working hard enough. a spokeswoman for the tate brothers said they vehemently denied the serious allegations against them and accused the bbc of not —— of lacking impartiality.

but she didn't provide any detail or respond to the specific allegations that we raised. defence lawyers are expected to challenge the prosecution evidence in a pre—trial hearing later this month. next, voting is under way in zimbabwe for closely watched presidential and legislative elections. here we see president mnangagwa voting. he is being challenged by nelson chamisa of the ccc — the citizens coalition for change — and nine other contenders. many citizens are hoping for change after two decades of economic chaos but sceptical that the ruling zanu—pf party will allow a credible election. the zanu—pf party has been in power for over a0 years in zimbabwe. let's go live now to dr knox chitiyo who is an associate fellow at the think tank chatham house here in london. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on

the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for invitin: the programme. thank you very much for inviting me- _ the programme. thank you very much for inviting me. what _ the programme. thank you very much for inviting me. what do _ the programme. thank you very much for inviting me. what do you - the programme. thank you very much for inviting me. what do you think- for inviting me. what do you think ofthe for inviting me. what do you think of the selection _ for inviting me. what do you think of the selection so _ for inviting me. what do you think of the selection so far? _ for inviting me. what do you think of the selection so far? as - for inviting me. what do you think of the selection so far? as ever, l for inviting me. what do you think| of the selection so far? as ever, is a very important — of the selection so far? as ever, is a very important election, - of the selection so far? as ever, is a very important election, we - of the selection so far? as ever, is a very important election, we have of the selection so far? as ever, is i a very important election, we have a record number of voters registered, more than 6.5 million, and it is likely that most of them will come out to vote, and again, it is a head—to—head, really, between president mnangagwa and nelson chamisa. the issue really is around the economy. people are really going to vote on whether they feel enough has been done, in terms of the economy of the last five years, that they can vote for the government to continue, and complete thejob, or whether they feel that not enough has been done and zimbabwe needs a change of management, so that is the key issue. there are other things, but that really is the key issue. and doctor, there were reports earlier about voting stations,

polling booth, not being open on time, hours and hours of delay. we don't have the specific reason for that, but do you think that undermines the credibility in any way of what is going on? this has been fairly _ way of what is going on? this has been fairly common _ way of what is going on? this has been fairly common in _ way of what is going on? this has| been fairly common in zimbabwe's elections, and some other electoral commission is actually issued an update saying that those stations which have not opened on time will be allowed to stay open a little bit longer, so that people can cast their vote. so certainly it is an issue, i am their vote. so certainly it is an issue, iam not their vote. so certainly it is an issue, i am not sure it is an issue which totally undermines the election. it is certainly something that the electoral commission is addressing and hopefully everyone will be able to cast their vote. find will be able to cast their vote. and 'ust let us will be able to cast their vote. and just let us know— will be able to cast their vote. and just let us know what happens next, what can we expect and when can we expect a result? what can we expect and when can we exoeet a result?— expect a result? constitutionally, the commission _ expect a result? constitutionally, the commission has _ expect a result? constitutionally, the commission has to _ expect a result? constitutionally, the commission has to announce | expect a result? constitutionally, i the commission has to announce the results within the next five days.

we can expect the results within five days, but i don't see any reason that they would go over that time limits, but again, the chances are that the results, however wins the presidential parliamentary and council, we can expect some contestation of the results. —— presidential, parliamentary, and counsel. so we can expect some court cases, probably, given part electoral experiences, we can expect the results will be contested. qm. the results will be contested. 0k, thank ou the results will be contested. 0k, thank you very — the results will be contested. 0k, thank you very much _ the results will be contested. 0k, thank you very much for coming on the programme, doctor. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. ministers have defended their record on stopping small boats crossing the channel even though nearly 2,000 migrants have made the journey in the last week. the government says the numbers arriving in the uk have fallen this

year, but labour attributes the fall to last month's unusually poor weather. the uk's biggest mortgage lender, the halifax, says housing is now more affordable than a year ago. it said a typical home cost 6.7 times the average annual earnings of a full—time worker — down from 7.3 times last year. but a typical home is still less affordable than it was near the start of the pandemic. the former boss of natwest is to receive a £2.11 million pay package this year, despite having quit in disgrace over her handling of the closure of nigel farage's bank account. you're live with bbc news. the british museum's director hartwig fischer said it is "frustrating" that the person who raised concerns about missing items at the institution did not reveal they had more

artefacts in their possession. items including gold, jewellery and semi—precious gemstones are among those missing. live now to our correspondent, lizo mzimba for more on this. he is in the news —— news room. what is going on here? is he is in the news -- news room. what is going on here?— is going on here? is not exactly clear. is going on here? is not exactly clear- we _ is going on here? is not exactly clear. we had _ is going on here? is not exactly clear. we had this _ is going on here? is not exactly clear. we had this statement i is going on here? is not exactly i clear. we had this statement from the director of the british museum, hartwig fischer, as you pick out, at one point he says, concerns were only raised about a small number of items, and of investigation concluded that those items were all accounted for. we now have reason to believe that the individual who raised those concerns had many more items in his possession, and it is frustrating that that was not revealed to us. it would have aided our investigations. now, of course, the bbc has seen a number of e—mails from someone who raised concerns with the british museum, but it is not absolutely clear at this point whether that is the person that they

were talking about, those e—mails, say that they refer to someone else making an initial complaint to the british museum first date back. if it is the same person that the british museum has been mentioned, they talk about a small number, one or two specific items which they say there appears to be strong evidence that they were stolen, or should have been in the british museum, but were appearing on sites like ebay, but also referring to a number of items that they had acquired from the same seller. if that is the case that this is who the british museum is referring to, that person, they have refuted or they have not refuted it, saying that the landscape has been laid out, very clearly, and they do, if these e—mails are accurate, they do appear to say that there are one or two items which appear to very strongly look like they should belong in the

british museum, rather than being sold independently outside, but there are also a number of gems which, they also had doubts about, so at the moment, we're just waiting clarity on a statement from the british museum that we did receive in the last hour or so, whereas they say it was frustrating that an individual, did, they believe, have more items in their possession and that if they had revealed that, it would have aided their investigations. of course, does not take away from the main facts of the case, if it is true that items from the british museum did end up being sold independently, outside museum, how did that happen, what is the security like the british museum, and also, just as crucially, just the british museum respond to initial complaints of allegations put to it in a timely and proportionate manner? now there is a police investigation under way and

the british museum has also commissioned an independent review of everything that has gone on, so i suspect for a lot of that, we won't find the answers to those questions for rather a long time.— for rather a long time. thank you very much _ for rather a long time. thank you very much for— for rather a long time. thank you very much for that. _ in the last few hours, we have been hearing from president vladimir putin who again blamed the west for the war in the ukraine. he has been speaking to the brics countries, brazil, russia, india, china and south africa, and he was addressing it by video link. you cannot attend in person, it is thought, because of the international arrest warrant thatis the international arrest warrant that is issued over his alleged crimes, committed in ukraine. during that address, he criticised the power of countries in the west. 0ur correspondent, nomsa masek, is injohannesburg.

hi, good to see you. what have we been hearing from this brics summit? there have been a lot of talk, particularly by all the leaders of the brics nations, starting off with the brics nations, starting off with the leader of russia, vladimir putin, who spoke via video link, saying that his country was committed to a peaceful and just solution, to the war in ukraine. he also duke reiterated —— he also reiterated about the conflict in ukraine was as a result of war, which he says was a result of the west and its allies. we also heard from the president of china, president cheating paying, who spoke positively about the expansion of the block, saying that more countries needed to join the block to ensure that there is much more influence that the block currently enjoys. —— present xijinping. influence that the block currently enjoys. -- present xijinping. you very much for that. we will keep

in touch with you and more coming out of the brics summit. we just remind you, before i go, of our main story this hour, that is, of course, how the events in india and on the moon, by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon. it is a significant achievement, no spacecraft has landed there before this, and it is part —— this is part of the moment where it actually happened. there you can see, on the left, narendra modi, the president of india, he said he is now over the moon, as he welcomed the achievement. in the right—hand side, it is a graphic representation the spacecraft landing on the surface of the moon. that was the scene, the celebrations there of people welcoming a huge moment for india and a huge moment for the space industry as well. i'm lewis vaughan jones, i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc

news. hello there. we have seen some cloudier weather pushing in towards parts of the uk today and over the coming days, it will be a little bit on the unsettled side. in fact, right through the coming weekend, sunshine and showers for many and also turning cooler, especially towards the southeast of england. we've seen that cloud drifting in from the atlantic and today, it has been producing some wet weather, especially for western areas of scotland. further south, it has been producing the odd scattered shower. but a lot of dry weather, albeit cloudy for many towards the southeast of england, warm in the sunshine, temperatures reaching 26 degrees, but that sunshine turning a little bit hazy. further north, temperatures have been in and around average for the time of year, 18 degrees in glasgow, 19 degrees in belfast. as we make our way through this evening, low pressure towards the northwest of the uk will bring some windier conditions,

outbreaks of rain for parts of northern ireland into northern england and through scotland, some of that quite heavy as it drifts eastwards. some heavy showers beginning to develop too, across the south of england, which could be thundery. but a mild night for most of us — temperatures ranging between 11 and 15 degrees. low pressure dominates through the day tomorrow, it means it's going to be a little bit unsettled — it's not going to be a wash—out, but there will be some heavy rain, especially towards the south east of england at first tomorrow, some of this could be torrential with thunder, could cause a few issues. further north, drier, some scattered showers are coming in on a westerly wind for parts of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures dropping by a few degrees for parts of england, further north and west, in and around average for the time of year. low pressure continues to dominate it as we make our way into friday, but it will drift eastwards towards the continent. as it does so, it will open the door behind it to some cooler and fresher conditions. northerly winds are making it feel cool and fresh towards the north and the west of the uk, producing some scattered showers as well.

but all in all, to begin with on friday, a largely dry start with some sunshine. as the showers get going, though, some of those will be heavy, potentially with thunder and lightning mixed in as well. largely dry towards the southeast where temperatures will fall back to about 21 degrees. for example, in london. over the coming weekend, it is set to stay unsettled, there will be showers, some of them likely to be heavy with some thunder, temperatures for most will be in and around average, but it will feel much cooler towards the southeast of england.

this is bbc news, the headlines... india celebrates a bit of history — it becomes the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. republican candidates gear up for the first debate of the 2024 presidential nomination campaign... ..but without donald trump. and surgeons carry out the first womb transplant in the uk. she's doing really, really well. she has started having menstrual periods and that means her prospects of having a baby are very high. all of that coming up. first, let's head to the bbc sport centre.

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