luxmy. _ weather-wise? weather-wise, we are pretty good. luxmy. we _ weather-wise?y good, luxmy, we are _ weather-wise? weather-wise, we are pretty good, luxmy, we are having i pretty good, luxmy, we are having one or two issues trying to fill this rocket with all of the propellants it needs so they have put 2.7 million litres of liquid hydrogen and oxygen in it to provide the thrust for burning the liquid for the engines. they have got the oxygen end but they are struggling to get the hydrogen end because they have got a little leak at the base of the rocket where the pipe comes in. i am of the rocket where the pipe comes in. iamjoined by of the rocket where the pipe comes in. i am joined by a of the rocket where the pipe comes in. iamjoined bya nasa of the rocket where the pipe comes in. i am joined by a nasa astronaut hair. woody, are we going to get through this? i hair. woody, are we going to get through this?— hair. woody, are we going to get through this? i don't know but that is the name _ through this? i don't know but that is the name of _ through this? i

it is pretty hot here luxmy — out every year. it is pretty hot here luxmy but _ out every year.t is reasonable, they are told about 50% chance of good weather at launch time and if this window extends, we have two hours to get the rocket off. the further we go into that window towards the end, the weather should actually improve so if they can fix this league, if they can get that rocket ready, then we may be lucky. back to you. thank you, jonathan, the perfect day for a launch, thank you, jonathan, the perfect day fora launch, it thank you, jonathan, the perfect day for a launch, it does look incredibly sunny out there. as i said, we will return to their and we will bring you live pictures from there, as well as of course the launch so we will go back to that later. the boss of the train operator avanti west coast, has announced he is stepping down, after facing criticism for introducing a reduced timetable that has caused chaos for passengers in recent weeks. it comes as the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, threatens to call for the company to be stripped of the fran

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines... (00v)moscow blames maintenance problems for failing to resume moscow blames maintenance problems for failing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. (sot) it is going to be harder to fill up gas storage, it will raise the risks of storage this winter and it makes a dilemma for politicians as they... more than half of manufacturers in the uk say they may have to cut production or close down completely because of rocketing energy bills. nasa are expcted to call off off their second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis i to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered the first. these are live pictures from cape canaveral ahead of take off, which is hoped to be in the next three to five hours. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who was buried in moscow, this afternoon. a £2 cap on bus fares across england for three months from january is announced by ministers

luxmy gopal, bbc news. the queen's lying—in—state will end at 06:30 bst on monday morning. short distance away to westminster abbey, where her state funeral service will be held. the royal navy's state gun carriage will bear the coffin, drawn by 142 sailors. at 11 o'clock, the queen's funeral, expected to be attended by 2,000 guests, will then begin, with the service lead by the very reverend dr david hoyle. he's been speaking to my colleague, reeta chakrabarti. leading the queen's state funeral on monday is a momentous task for dr david hoyle. he says he seeks to balance formal mourning and private grief. right at the heart of this is a family funeral, we mustn't forget that. deeply personal and a very, very difficult thing for a family to navigate. but this is also a celebration of a quite extraordinary life. this is an opportunity for us all to mourn, all to remember. and this is also a place for a bit of hope. that's the job of the church. and what about the queen's own personal links with the abbey? they were profound. i point out from time to time that this is the pla

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines. mourners pay their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who is now being buried in moscow. moscow blames maintenance problems for failing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three—day closure. more than half of manufacturers in the uk say they may have to cut production or close down completely because of rocketing energy bills. a £2 cap on bus fares across england for three months ready for lift—off...again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon, five days after technical problems scuppered the first. now on bbc news, talking business. fiji, a country of more than 300 islands strung together in the pacific ocean. this is the economic and technology hub of the south pacific, and has one of the region �*s but in recent years, this island paradise, along with other countries in the pacific, have been battered by cyclones and extreme weather patterns, even as rising threaten

luxmy gopal, bbc news.s and by using the bbc news app. leaders from around the world have begun arriving ahead of the queen's state funeral, including in the last few minutes presidentjoe biden. around 2,000 guests will attend. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. the sheer scale, the numbers of world leaders and dignitaries in attendance, pretty rare. it is attendance, pretty rare. it is re attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard _ attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard to _ attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard to get _ attendance, pretty rare. it 3 pretty hard to get your head around it, frankly, 500 dignitaries, 100 presidents and heads of government, 20 senior royals, one state visit per year is stressful enough, and this is basically 101 go. the irony is of course is that many of those people should have been across the atlantic right now at the annual meeting of the un general assembly so it is fair to say there has been a lot of hasty rescheduling. liz truss is not now holdin

luxmy gopal, bbc news., volodymyr zelensky, says investigations into possible russian several bodies have already been exhumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. ukrainian officials say more than 440 people are buried there. izyum is just one of several areas recently liberated by ukrainian forces. however, heavy fighting is continuing in the areas circled here. our correspondent, james waterhouse has the latest from the capital, kyiv. ukraine is as determined to document as it is to fight. in izyum liberation has turned more bitter than sweet. hundreds of bodies, now a dossier of evidence over claims of russian war crimes. all uncovered after a series of ukrainian counter offensives in the north—east. in newly released footage, what russia wants to say is that their plans have not changed. as they look to hit back, the us had this warning if chemical or nuclear weapons were being considered. don't. it would change the face of war unlike anything

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines...ader, mikhail gorbachev who is now being buried in moscow. moscow blames maintenance problems for failing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. it is going to be harder to fill up gas storage, it will raise the risk of energy shortages this winter and it sharpens the dilemma for european politicians as they plan for what will be a very difficult situation over the next few months. ready for lift—off...again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered the first.

i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines. mourners pay their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who is now being buried in moscow. moscow blames maintenance problems for failing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three—day closure. the government announces a £2 cap on bus fares across england, in the hope it will help people cope with the rising cost of living. ready for lift—off...again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon, five days after technical problems scuppered the first. and, serena williams is defeated in the third round of the us open in new york, in what is likely to be her last competative match. now on bbc news, borisjohnson: departing downing street, looking back at borisjohnson�*s time in number 10, from brexit to the coronavirus pandemic, partygate and the russian invasion of ukraine. a warning that this programme contains flashing images. six weeks ago, a typhoon fighterjet took off from an

luxmy gopal reports. an outpouring of grief and love for the queen.hrine at green park will in turn give new flowers life after a fitting final horse—drawn journey. what all of our green waste in the royal parks tends to get composted, shredded and composted, then you reused in all of ourflower and shrub 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 is 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 quee

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

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thousands of bouquets have been taken to kensington palace gardens to be used as compost, as luxmy gopale for the queen. a carpet of flowers and tributes. a week on from her late majesty's funeral, this fragrant shrine at green park will in turn give new flowers life, after a fitting final horse—drawn journey. all of our green waste in the royal parks tends to get composted, shredded and then composted, and reused in all of our flower beds and shrub beds across all the royal parks. and we thought it would be a fitting tribute that all of these floral tributes will be used all across the royal parks — indeed in front of the flower beds in front of buckingham palace, as well. the first step is sorting the flowers from the rest. a team of around 100 volunteers carefully separates non—floral tributes. i'm just cleaning up all the bits of paper that have been left between all the cards. all the toys, as well. i think one of the sweetest things was a little pair of boots and a little paddington bear and some diamond — some spoons, as well, from the diamond jubilee. those items are taken aside,

luxmy gopal, bbc news. some of the day's other news now.ar exactly how the government is going to address those concerns. we are also hearing over the next four days or so after the queen's funeral that prime minister liz truss will be setting out a range of policies that she intends to pursue. businesses waiting to hear on wednesday from jacob rees—mogg about how government plans to help with energy costs. ukrainie's president, volodymyr zelensky, says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing, in the north eastern city of izyum. several bodies have already been exhumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. ukrainian officials say more than 440 people are buried there. izyum is just one of several areas recently liberated by ukrainian forces. however, heavy fighting is continuing in the areas circled here. our correspondent, james waterhouse has the latest from the capital, kyiv. ukraine is as determined to document as it is to fight. in izyum, liberation has t

luxmy gopal, bbc news.understand the biological mechanisms. occupational therapy, pain relief, advice about diet, exercise if it is possible, rest. but all the clinical colleagues i have spoken to you are doing research and covid—safe start with the individual and see what their symptoms are. i hope we will see more stories like that but the thing to emphasise as a lot of people will improve, either with or without support and as we were saying about cancer, there is so much research going on and we will understand it better in the future and be able to provide treatments.— provide treatments. chris, i'll be any nearer— provide treatments. chris, i'll be any nearer to — provide treatments. chris, i'll be any nearer to finding _ provide treatments. chris, i'll be any nearer to finding a _ provide treatments. chris, i'll be any nearer to finding a cure i provide treatments. chris, i'll be any nearer to finding a cure for. any nearer to finding a cure for long covid? hate any nearer to finding a cure for long

luxmy gopal, bbc news. 0n cue to those of you who got in touch about mortgage fears and we will speakyou for being with us. bye for now. hello again in the next couple of days, the forecast is one of bright spells, sunshine and showers. and today you can add blustery winds into thatjust by looking at the isobars. as you can tell, that low pressure is in the north sea with its attendant front. that�*s going to be bringing some showery outbreaks of rain southwards across northern in northeastern scotland heading down towards east anglia. later, another weather front will bring some cloud and rain in across pembrokeshire, devon and cornwall, eventually into the channel islands and in between we�*ll also see some showers, but there will be some sunshine as well. these black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts. so pretty windy today and that wind will be taking the edge off the temperatures, exacerbating the cool feel. those temperatures are lower than we�*d expect at this stage in september anyway. now heading on through the evening and overnight, eventually we lose the rain

luxmy gopal, bbc news.had died, and she had become sovereign. on saturday, the saint phillips anglican church, at the foot of mount kenya, was filled to capacity, as the congregation reflected on the queen's life and her special connection to the church. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has the story. # that on the cross... on the foothills of mount kenya, a church with a nostalgic connection to the queen. today, the congregation gathered to honour her. they reflected on her life of service, commitment to duty, and her sense of humour. i would like to look at where she gathered her own strength and inspiration. none of the members here was present during her visit 70 years ago, but through it, they felt a deep connection to the monarch. it is here at st phillips anglican church in central kenya that queen elizabeth attended her last sunday service as princess. on that morning of the 2nd of february, 1952, this brazilian rosewood tree was planted. it has stood tall throughout the queen's reign and co

i'm luxmy gopal.i absolutely will make a comeback. environmental campaigners from the group extinction rebellion glue themselves to the speaker's chair at the house of commons. president biden has accused donald trump and his movement of being a threat to american democracy. the world's fifth oldest zoo — bristol zoo gardens — is set to close for the final time with the animals on the move to a new location. i'm really sad it's going but i'm glad the animals will be freer. good afternoon. it is very nearly over — voting in the conservative party leadership contest ends this afternoon. party members have until 5pm to choose either liz truss or rishi sunak to succeed borisjohnson — the winner will be announced on monday before they take over as prime minister on tuesday. it's been an often bitter contest, lasting almost two months. whoever wins faces an agenda that includes a cost of living crisis and soaring energy bills. our political correspondent helen catt reports. good evening, thank you. it's fan

as luxmy gopal reports — it�*s all being done in a very traditional way.tting them on the back of a trailer? one thing we requested when we created the garden was for people to take the flowers out of their wrappings, and that so, all of our volunteers from the royal parks charity are here thank you, and it is rather fitting that these flowers and tributes left after the queen�*s death to honour her life will now be used to help generate new life. this now it�*s time for a look at the weather this now it�*s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas a spell of typically autumnal weather in the next few days with blustery winds and plenty of showers as well. this was the picture earlier on today and the wind whipping up the waves and some shower clouds around and similar scenes across coastal areas. and over the next few days the theme continues and it is looking quite cool and windy with plenty of blustery downpours around as well. here is the main band of rain that brought rain overnight to many and that has cleared the south coast, so we are l