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india is now the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. it was a tense last six minutes. let's show you the moment. now, just quickly explained, prime minister was not there, he was beaming then on a screen. also was a graphic, a representation of the space craft as it descended. right, let's take a look at the moment itself. applause he can see all the celebrations. the

tension and relief of accomplishing something that is very difficult indeed. only the fourth countries to successfully land on the moon at all. in the last few hours, they have released these pictures which are remarkable pictures of the surface. these are images from the lander horizontal velocity camera taken during that actual descent. also in the last hour or so, russia has congratulated them on their mission. the tragedy of the same thing a few days ago but that landing crashed, it failed. anyhow the neck have succeeded. —— india have succeeded. here's india's prime minister narendra modi. india's successful moon mission is notjust india's alone. this is a year in which the world is witnessing india's 620 presidency.

our approach of one family, one future is resonating across the globe. rebecca morales are science editor. tell us about why this is so significant.— tell us about why this is so significant. tell us about why this is so siunificant. �* , ., ., , , significant. it's great to see these ima . es significant. it's great to see these images that _ significant. it's great to see these images that have _ significant. it's great to see these images that have come _ significant. it's great to see these images that have come back- significant. it's great to see these | images that have come back down, isn't it? this really is a massive moment for india, and really kind of pushes them up there on their space superpower list. on the a few nations have actually done this, managed to land on the surface, safely on the surface of the moon. we've got the us, the former soviet union to me about china and india is added to that list. on a fraction of the budget that other major space agencies have done this too. what's really exciting, actually, is the place they have landed near the lunar south pole. look at these

images. this looks like a desolate barren place with boulders, these huge impact craters. what could possibly be there? it's an area that sees hardly any sunlight. the interesting thing in this area is frozen water. so inside these craters which sit permanently in shadow, in the bottom of them, scientists think there is frozen water. that would be incredible stories for astronauts who will be visiting the moon. nasa sending astronauts back to the moon and the next few years. they are hoping to build a lunar base. having access to water is really important. also water is really important. also water committee split it up into its constituent parts, hydrogen and oxygen, then that could the fuel you need to pop off onto other places. could the moon become a bit of a staging post to get to mars and beyond? india is the first country to go there. when it comes out from it will be the first place to

explore this really exciting arias. rebecca, let's look at what happens next, he talked about the distant future there. the hard part is done, it is landed. at the crucial next part is this rover, the smaller vehicle inning out and exploring. that's right. it's going to be quite a brief mission there. it's not going to go on for months and months. just a couple of weeks. at the rover will start exploring the terrain. it will be looking at the minerals on the moon, there are loads of questions we don't know. we think that frozen water is inside these big craters. but is there more on the surface? does the amount to keep growing? isn't replenished when more space rocks at the moon? does the water go down? is that water thatis the water go down? is that water that is being frozen in time because the idea is that it was brought to the idea is that it was brought to the moon by asteroids, comets which smacked into the moon early in its history. this pristine letterfrom

billions of years ago. studying that could give us an idea and insight into our early solar system. there are some the questions there. the exciting part for me, there's always that landing, that moment when they pause mission control, those last two seconds. you get one shot at this. you either come down safely, or go splat. russia just this week have shown how hard it is to get safely down to the lunar surface, russia. p, , . , safely down to the lunar surface, russia. , ., safely down to the lunar surface, russia. , , safely down to the lunar surface, russia. , russia. does last two seconds are so unnerving. — russia. does last two seconds are so unnerving. aren't— russia. does last two seconds are so unnerving, aren't they? _ russia. does last two seconds are so unnerving, aren't they? thank - russia. does last two seconds are so unnerving, aren't they? thank you i unnerving, aren't they? thank you very much for that. nasa and the european space agency collaborated with india on this mission helping the space agency to track it spacecraft on its voyage. we go now to germany. let's get a perspective from europe now — ramesh chellathurai is ground operations manager at the european space agency in darmstadt, germany. international cooperation to get

this successful outcome, how significant is it to? how much will the space community be able to learn? fix, the space community be able to learn? �* ., ., ., ., ~ ., learn? a lot, a lot. talking about india in particular, _ learn? a lot, a lot. talking about india in particular, the _ learn? a lot, a lot. talking about. india in particular, the cooperation starts to exist since 1975. however, in terms of operations, the network across the board between these two agencies, this is the first efforts which we had draughted back in 2019 during the pandemic days and tried to evolve, and once we had to this agreement in place, we were working together with each other, everything done on nine, and now here we are. —— everything done online. we are tracking this mission right from lift off until the day of the lunar surface landing. and we will continue to provide support to the

end of lunar surface operations. let's just talk about the next stage of those operations. ijust let's just talk about the next stage of those operations. i just started to mention, this rover getting out and exploring on its own, the wheels turning very slowly. it's taking pictures, it's gathering. what is it actually going to do? it pictures, it's gathering. what is it actually going to do?— actually going to do? it will come out of the lander _ actually going to do? it will come out of the lander after _ actually going to do? it will come out of the lander after the - actually going to do? it will come | out of the lander after the mission control team has carefully check the status of the lander and the operations will be carried out by the machine control centre in india. we will be supporting the lander module to which the communications will be taking place between the rover and the mission operations centre. it is transparent for us what operations will be carried out on the rover itself as we will be communicating with the lander.

fascinating. in terms of the science, say we have been told that the hardest part is done which is that landing, avoiding a splat into the moon surface, the gentle soft landing, that is the hardest bit. that is done. but in terms of the scientific evidence that could be gathered on that rover, how does it work? is it taken back and thenjust kept by the country in charge, in this case, india. or is it shared and spread across the whole community?— and spread across the whole community? and spread across the whole communi ? , . , , ., community? usually it takes quite a while for the — community? usually it takes quite a while for the data _ community? usually it takes quite a while for the data to _ community? usually it takes quite a while for the data to be _ community? usually it takes quite a while for the data to be received - while for the data to be received and processed on that and. and it is “p and processed on that and. and it is up to them to decide whether that we share the data but the other countries so that they can continue experimenting on it, it is purely up to... we don't have a say there. it is up to them. it to... we don't have a say there. it is up to them-— is up to them. it is an absolutely historic day _ is up to them. it is an absolutely historic day in _ is up to them. it is an absolutely historic day in bed _ is up to them. it is an absolutely historic day in bed fascinating i is up to them. it is an absolutely l

historic day in bed fascinating next stage in the dust to settle in that rover. we will be keeping an eye on that. forthe rover. we will be keeping an eye on that. for the moments, thank you very much for coming on the programme. 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. over hundreds of pages, romanian prosecutors outlined the testimony and the evidence they say they've gathered against andrew tate. it includes transcriptions of what the prosecution says are text and audio messages, which appear to show how the alleged trafficking operation was managed, and the apparent coercion, control and abuse of women by mr tate and his co—defendants.

in one transcribed exchange, andrew tate appears to coerce an alleged victim into group sex, using abusive language. his brother, triston, is also quoted in prosecution transcripts, allegedly talking about "slaving" women for "10—12 hours a day". 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 says that women were forced by the defendents to make pornographic content online and 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 that they vehemently denied the serious allegations against them and accused the bbc of lacking impartiality — but she didn't provide any detail or respond

to the specific allegations we raised. defence lawyers are expected to challenge the prosecution evidence in a pre—trial hearing later this month. some developing news here in the uk. the health secretary says he is engaging with the families of the babies murdered by the nurse lucy b. to ensure they have full confidence into the inquiry into the children's death. ashley see letby. the uk government is facing calls for the inquiry into the serial baby killer, lucy letby, to consider whether nhs managers need to be regulated, in the same way as medical staff. doctors gave warnings about letby�*s conduct at the countess of chester hospital, but they say managers initially ignored them. let's hear what the health secretary steve barclay had i went to send my deepest sympathies to the families have been affected

by the horrific crimes. that's why we've launched an immediate inquiry, and talking to the attorney general and talking to the attorney general and colleagues across government in terms of the appropriate chair of that inquiry. as the prime minister has said, will ensure that the legal framework for that has the full confidence of the families affected. and i will be engaging with them on that whether that's on a statutory or non—statutory basis ensure that inquiry looking at issues such as whistle—blowers and other actions related to this case are fully investigated. pm related to this case are fully investigated.— related to this case are fully investi . ated. �* ., related to this case are fully investi . ated. �* . ., , investigated. an external review was carried out into _ investigated. an external review was carried out into the _ investigated. an external review was carried out into the decisions - investigated. an external review was carried out into the decisions of - carried out into the decisions of management at the time. do you share the frustration of others that the trust are delaying publication of that? ., , trust are delaying publication of that? . , , ., ., ., that? clearly there is a whole range of questions — that? clearly there is a whole range of questions that _ that? clearly there is a whole range of questions that have _ that? clearly there is a whole range of questions that have been - that? clearly there is a whole range of questions that have been raised l of questions that have been raised by the case. they need to be looked at fully through a detailed inquiry. we need to ensure that that inquiry has the full confidence of the families affected. that's why i'm engaging with those families on the right legal framework for that inquiry, and it's important that we

get that set up that has the full confidence of the families and it is the families that i am absolutely focused on in ensuring that their voices are heard. the health secretary speaking a short time ago. 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. dame alison rose resigned from the bank last month after admitting to being the source of an inaccurate news story about mr farage's finances. you're live with bbc news. we have some picturesjust we have some pictures just coming into us here at the bbc. drone pictures of the events in pakistan that you may remember from yesterday. these are extraordinary images filmed from a drone. these were the people who were eventually rescued. you may remember in pakistan, that cable carpets taking passengers from one side there of the to the other. there was a malfunction, it stopped working and

the rescue operation was tense and nail—biting and thankfully successful. we do have other details too. the police in pakistan have arrested the owner of a cable car that left eight people stranded. there have been an arrest made of the owner, as we were saying, the rescue operation lasted 12 hours. multiple chars have been levelled against him, butjust taking a moment to reflect on those extraordinary images. the danger that they faced there. quite extraordinary. development from police that they have arrested the owner of the operator of that cable car. zimbabwe. the presidential election taking place, voting is under way, not everyone able to vote as they should have. we will come back to that in a moment. first we will look at these

pictures, the current president from the ruling party did manage to vote, as you can see there. they've been in power for as you can see there. they've been in powerfor decades. the opponents here come he can see from the ccc party, there have been concerns raised about the integrity of the elections, those criticisms have been rejected, but we did here earlier that some polling stations weren't open on time and weren't open when they should've been. i spoke to our correspondent in the capital of zimbabwe, and she told me about those polling stations. we about those polling stations. - understand from the commission that many of the 12,000 polling stations around the country are opened on time or close to the official opening time, which was 7am local time, but we went around to some of the other polling stations, and they were yet to open by as late as 2pm

in the afternoon. we are told about the electoral commission that it is because there are delays in printing the ballot papers for the council elections as a result of legal challenges by particular candidates. but there was a lot of frustration when we were on the ground, and that frustration is increased because there is a perception that the electoral body was targeting urban areas which are opposition strongholds. from what i understand is that the one station where we went to where people had been waiting for about eight hours, the ballot papers did finally arrive at about half past three local time. so people were able to vote. the electoral commission has asked people to remain patient. ballot papers are still being posted to the various polling stations, and everyone that wants to vote will still be given a 12 hour period that is stipulated by the law to vote. so

we expect that process to keep going on well into the night and into the early hours of the morning in some cases. 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. i spoke to our correspondent lizo mzimba, who told us more about what's been happening. well, it's not exactly 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 our investigation concluded that those items were all accounted for. we now have reason to believe that the individual who raised concerns had many more items in his possession, and it's frustrating that that was not revealed to us, as 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's not absolutely clear at this point whether that's the person that they were talking about. those e—mails also initially refer to somebody else making an initial complaint to the british museum. now, if it is the person who's written the emails that the bbc has had access to, to be fair, in those e—mails they talk about a number, 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 other items which they say they'd acquired from the same seller. so if that is the case that this is the person that the british museum is referring to, and they have actually refuted — if it's aimed at them — what the british museum have said, saying that they laid out the landscape as they saw it very,

very clearly, and they do, if these e—mails are accurate, 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 also they had doubts about. so at the moment, we're just waiting for clarity on a statement from the british museum that we did receive in the last hour or so, where, as we say, they did 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. but, of course, it doesn't take away from the main facts of the case. if it's true that items from the british museum did end up being sold independently, outside museum, how did that happen, what's the security like at the british museum, and also, just as crucially, did the british museum respond to initial complaints and allegations put to it in

a timely and proportionate manner? now, there's a police investigation under way and the british museum has also commissioned an independent review of everything that's gone on, so i suspect for a lot of that, we won't find the answers to those questions for rather a long time. a woman has become the first here in the uk to be given a transplanted womb. she was born without a uterus because of a rare medical disorder. then her older sister — who already has children — offered to donate her womb for the transplant. it's an operation that has already been carried out successfully in other countries around the world, as our medical editor fergus walsh reports. a uk first as surgeons transplant a womb into a 34—year—old woman, donated by her ao—year—old sister. the surgery in next door operating

theatres at the churchill hospital in oxford in february lasted around 17 hours. it was an amazing day, absolutely amazing. these two surgeons led a team of more than 30. they recall the reaction of the younger sister when she came round. she was absolutely over the moon. there were a lot of tears, a lot of emotion. she was very, very happy. and the donor probably was even happier, because she had some time to recover from the anaesthesia. so it was a veryjoyous moment for everybody. the recipient was born without a normal uterus, but with functioning ovaries. with her husband, she already has eight embryos in storage and could go on to have two pregnancies, after which her sister's womb will be removed so she can stop taking powerful drugs which prevent her body rejecting the transplant.

so she's doing really, really well. she has started having menstrual periods, and that means her prospects of having a baby are very high. she needs to stay on immunosuppressive therapy and to be closely monitored, and we hope to be doing an embryo transfer in the autumn. in 2014, a woman in sweden became the first to have a baby after a womb transplant. since then, around 100 transplants have been performed worldwide, with 50 babies born. the surgical team here is funded by a charity, womb transplant uk, and has permission to carry out the procedure with both live and deceased donors. there are a dozen women with embryos in storage or who are going through ivf who are hoping for a womb transplant. for now, the charity has funding forjust three more operations.

i'm really excited, yeah. it's nice to feel that it's finally happening. and the demand here could be significant. around one in 5,000 women is born without a functioning womb, but many more, like lydia, lose theirs due to cancer. she says a transplant would feel miraculous. since getting diagnosed with cancer and the hysterectomy, the infertility was such a huge part of that. and you grieve, you really do. hopefully, being on the waiting list for a transplant would mean everything. being able to carry my own child and have that experience of feeling it, being able to breastfeed and being able to have a newborn baby at least once. the charity womb transplant uk has paid £25,000 to cover nhs costs. and all the staff involved gave their time for free. but they will need a big injection of funds if many more women are to benefit. this is bbc news.

hello there. turning cooler towards the southeast of england. we have seen that crab drifting in from the atlantic, today it has been producing some wet weather, especially for western areas of scotland, further south, producing the odd scattered shower towards the south—east 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 north—west 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, though, 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 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, but largely dry towards the south—east 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 south—east of england.

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