rebecca morelle bbc news. >> finally, in honor of women's uaty day we thought we which are this milestonerator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ amna: good evening and welcome. i'm amna nawaz. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight, economic pain ahead. chairman jerome powell signals the federal reserve will keep raising interest rates to fight inflation, even if it causes some americans to lose their jobs. then, trump investigations. the redacted affidavit behind an fbi search at former president trump's florida home is released. whatt does and doesn't reveal about the case. and one year on. afghanistan sinks deeper into an economic and humanitarian crisis as international sanctions against t

rebecca morelle, at the kennedy space center in florida.day two of notting hill carnival. it's the first time the event is taking place since the pandemic — and people are delighting in its return. celestina olulode has been with them. a street festival rooted in caribbean culture. the warm—up was yesterday, and now for the main event. after two years celebrating carnival online, the parades are back. not being on the road has been kind of frustrating, a little bit boring. the plus for me was that i was involved in the virtual carnival. i was one of the presenters, and i think the idea for us to present now was born in 2020, when they said we did such a fabulous job, why should we not present to the world throughout carnival? and aside from all the music and floats, this is one of the highlights — caribbean food that so many people come for. you've got your favourites like rice and peas, jerk chicken and of course, patties. a global street festival in a residential area. some locals soaked up the party vibes, while others chose to stay away

rebecca morelle, bbc news.hat �*theatres have got to be braver". in his first broadcast interview since london's old vic cancelled his production of �*into the woods' last year, mr gilliam also warned that we're "living in a time when thoughts are dangerous". it comes after some old vic theatre staff were said to be unhappy, about the director's remarks about trans rights and the metoo movement. the musical was picked up by the theatre royal bath. our culture editor, katie razzall has been speaking to terry gilliam and co—director, leah hausman. the show goes on at bath's theatre royal. # into the woods to grandmother's house # into the woods to grandmother's house.# a production axed by the old vic reportedly because some of the london theatre staff were upset by comments director terry gilliam had previously made about the metoo movement, race, and trans rights. i think theatres have got to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that's what art is about, is pushing the limits. and wh

rebecca morelle, at the kennedy space center in florida.trial of a former australian school teacher accused of killing his wife in the 1980s. chris dawson's lawyers tried to get the case thrown out, arguing his right to a fair trial had been risked by a podcast called the teacher's pet, which had close to 30 million downloads. at thejudge has at the judge has started giving his verdict over three hours ago and is now taking a break. with more here's the bbc�*s phil mercer in sydney. this trial has been going on for now two months and it's the combination of a0 years of questions and speculation about a woman called lynette dawson. she disappeared in 1982. her husband is chris dawson and he is accused of her murder. he has denied allegations and he has been on trial here at the new south wales supreme court. this case was serialised in the extremely popular true—crime podcast called the teacher's pet, that was produced by the australian newspaper. as you say, it was listened to by millions of people, notjust here in australia but well beyond

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida.e: from government messaging posters to viral images, a new museum collection in new zealand reflects its response to covid—19. he's the first african american to win the presidential receiving a nobel peace prize, the head of the catholic church that mother teresa was example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies and then get the coffins, take them back on. parents are waiting, wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, — hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape _ carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them _ written lost a princess today, described by all whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended alive with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines: pakistan's foreign minister says flooding is a catastrophe on a scale never seen before: with millions now in desperate need of shelter. nasa is co

our science editor, rebecca morelle, has the details. the first stage of what's going to be a long journey. it's heading towards the launch pad at cape canaveral in florida and getting into position, ready for its maiden flight to the moon, the start of the artemis mission. the rocket is carrying a capsule which will go into lunar orbit, circling the moon before it returns to earth. it's a test flight so there won't be any people inside, but if this works, the next step is to get astronauts on board. jessica meir has already been into space. now she's part of the artemis team and could be selected for a future trip, because nasa's ultimate aim is to see the first woman and first person of colour walk on the lunar surface. i think it's still difficult for me to believe that it might be reality, thinking that i could possibly be one of these people to be walking on the moon, to be in orbit around the moon, to be looking back at the earth from that incredible distance. charlie duke is one of only 12 astronauts who have experienced this for

rebecca morelle, bbc news.m, has told the bbc that "theatres have got to be braver", in his first broadcast interview since london's old vic cancelled his production of �*into the woods' last year. it comes after some old vic theatre staff were said to be unhappy, about the director's remarks about trans rights and the metoo movement. the musical has since been picked up by the theatre royal in bath. our culture editor, katie razzall has been speaking to terry gilliam and the show�*s co—director, leah hausman. the show goes on at bath's theatre royal. # into the woods to grandmother's house, # into the woods to grandmother's house...# a production axed by the old vic reportedly because some of the london theatre staff were upset by comments director terry gilliam had previously made about the metoo movement, race, and trans rights. i think theatres have got to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that's what art is about, it's pushing the limits. and when you start censoring, closing

rebecca morelle, at the kennedy space center in florida. spirits in notting hill as the carnival returns for the first time since the pandemic. to receive the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying, in india's slums, the head of the catholic church, mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then rent the conference and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all who she - reached out - to as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended | a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: pakistan says a third of the country has been left under water by monsoon flooding, with 33 million people affected. the prime minister of iraq, mustafa al—kahdimi, has called for calm after clashes in baghdad's highly protected green

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rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida.ramme. from government messaging posters to viral images — a new museum collection in new zealand reflects its response to covid—19. we'll cross live to wellington to speak to its curator. to receive the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in the indian slums, the head of the catholic church said mother to raise was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we was a wonderful example of how to help people in need.— help people in need. we had to identify the _ help people in need. we had to identify the bodies _ help people in need. we had to identify the bodies and - help people in need. we had to identify the bodies and then - help people in need. we had to - identify the bodies and then arrange the coffins and take them back home, their parents are waiting and their wives are waiting.— wives are waiting. hostages appeared. _ wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some _ wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, i wives are waiting. hostages i

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida.back on the life and career of top pastry chef roland mesnier, who served five us presidents, and who's died aged 78. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in the indian slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, - some carried, some running, trying to escape _ the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable, an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: pakistan's foreign minister says flooding is a catastrophe on a scale never seen before with millions now in desperate need of shelter. nasa is counting down to the lift—off of its most po

rebecca morelle, at the kennedy space center in florida.d commanded the international space station on three expeditions. thank you forjoining us on the programme. there aren't many people who have been on that launch pad, you are one of them, a0 minutes shy of left off, what is going through the astronaut�*s mind, the engineers, all the people that have put their blood, sweat and tears into this for so many years. t blood, sweat and tears into this for so many years-— so many years. i actually have that articular so many years. i actually have that particular launch _ so many years. i actually have that particular launch pad _ so many years. i actually have that particular launch pad 39 _ so many years. i actually have that particular launch pad 39 b - so many years. i actually have that particular launch pad 39 b at - so many years. i actually have that particular launch pad 39 b at the i particular launch pad 39 b at the kennedy space center which used to be a shuttle launch. this rocker didn't have a crew on it, it is the first flight o

rebecca morelle, at the kennedy space center in florida. exporters are you cray — the uk and russia, and 50 ships have been allowed to take stock from ukraine. the brave commander docked in djibouti with an age shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict are affecting more than 20 million people. our africa correspondent reports. bone dry earth. these women in eastern ethiopia are digging holes to grow crops and feed animals, but it rarely these days. drought is making it harder to survive, even for camels. this ao—year—old is trying to save his last one. 40-year-old is trying to save his last one.— 40-year-old is trying to save his last one. translation: i'm pastoralists. — his last one. translation: i'm pastoralists, i— his last one. translation: i'm pastoralists, i was _ his last one. translation: i'm pastoralists, i was one - his last one. translation: i'm pastoralists, i was one of- his last one. translation: i'm pastoralists, i was one of the i pastoralists, i was one of the successful past arrests, i had 15 camels, 1a of t

rebecca morelle, at the kennedy space center in florida.began will arrive in the coming hours. ukraine and russia are the world's biggest exporters of grain but shipments stopped following russia's invasion in february. a recent agreement between the two countries, mediated by the un and turkey, means around 50 ships have been allowed to take stocks from ukraine. the mv brave commander has now docked in djibouti with an aid shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. 0ur africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports. bone—dry earth. these women in eastern ethiopia are digging holes to trap rainwater to grow crops and feed animals, but it rarely rains these days. drought is making it harder to survive, even for camels. ao—year—old ishmael is trying to save his last one. translation: i'm pastoralist, i was one of the successful - pastoralists, i had 15 camels, 1a of them died one by one, and i am on the left with this one. this one is also very sick as you can see, i don't know whether he will die

our science editor rebecca morelle has been following developments at the kennedy space center in florida was all looking so good, even the weather. nasa's new rocket was ready to make history and head to the moon, but then the problems began. the hydrogen team reporting that they started seeing a leak trending up. first of all, a fuel leak, with liquid hydrogen escaping. that one was fixed. then a possible crack was spotted, holding things up even more, although this turned out to be frost in a crevice. but it was an issue with an engine that spell the end. launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub for today. nasa's administrator, bill nelson, was on hand to explain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go. they came so close, the countdown stopping at t —40 minutes. there were too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hadn't really been put through its paces, so it's no surprise the

rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. thanks, clive.and flash flooding in places, plenty of lightning as well whereas further north and west it has been pretty quiet. high pressure has toppled into the north and west ahead of this weather system which will arrive tonight and into tomorrow but across the south—east we had torrential downpours around london, the home counties, canton as six, they gradually ease away this evening and become more confined towards account so the amber warning we had earlier will be lifted and it will be replaced by a minor yellow warning just for the north of calm. elsewhere it's a dry night, large amounts of cloud pushing into western scotland, northern ireland, spots of rain by the end of the night but it will be clear, chilly quirk skies clear but temperatures will build back west where we will see the clouds roll in. this weather front will spread across much of the country tomorrow, winds picking up from the west so clearly outbreaks of rain,

our science editor rebecca morelle has the story. three, two, one, zero... lift—off.hey are hard. the voice of presidentjohn f kennedy on the apollo missions, which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration. tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. but now, the missions are being seen through a new lens, exposing some long—lost secrets. andy saunders has spent more than a decade trawling through 35,000 images held in nasa's archives, studying each one frame by frame. and even though some looked far from promising, what they contained was extraordinary. so this was an image of interest. so on quite a simple level, first of all, we just look and we'll build up and start to stretch that contrast and pull out... oh, my goodness. ..what is actually in that frame. and lo and behold, there's commanderjim mcdivitt on apollo 9, in 1969. each image has been digitally restored and enhanced, pixel by pixel, to give us the clearest view we've ever had of the moon landings. from vistas of the cratered surface to the eagle lunar module, and a glimpse of what everyday li

rebecca morelle reports. three, two, one... left off! we choose to _ three, two, one... left off! we choose to go to the moon in this— choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things— this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, — things not because they are easy, but because they are hard — easy, but because they are hard. ., . ., , hard. the voice of president john f kennedy _ hard. the voice of president john f kennedy on - hard. the voice of president john f kennedy on the - hard. the voice of president. john f kennedy on the apollo missions which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration.— exploration. the eagle has landed. but— exploration. the eagle has landed. but now _ exploration. the eagle has landed. but now the - landed. but now the missions are being _ landed. but now the missions are being seen _ landed. but now the missions are being seen through - landed. but now the missions are being seen through a - landed. but now the missions are being seen through a new lens, exposing some long—lost secrets. andy saunders has spent

here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. we are ready, we are going, and go artemis. at a press briefing the artemis team said the rocket had passed its technical tests and was ready to fly. there is an energy and there is an excitement around the kennedy space center, i would say, across the agency and all around the space coast as we get closer and closer to this launch. you know, ever since we rolled out to the pad last week, you can feel the excitement, the energy increase, and it's really, really palpable. after a 50—year gap, we're heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa's huge rocket. it's called the space launch system — or sls for short — and it's the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32—storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy, so it needs lots of power. three, two, one... for its maiden launch, no astronauts will be on board. this is a test flight to s

rebecca morelle, bbc news at the kennedy space center, florida.rs have expressed alarm at police guidance which has not been released publicly telling officers to declare any relationship with a journalist in the same way they would disclose links with a criminal. the advice was issued by the college of policing several years ago, but has only recently come to light. let's get more on this with our correspondent sean dilley. so, just explain, sean, what this means, and what the background is to get? means, and what the background is to .et? ., , means, and what the background is to net? . , , , , means, and what the background is to uet? . , , , get? certainly, because there is a context and _ get? certainly, because there is a context and history _ get? certainly, because there is a context and history which - get? certainly, because there is a context and history which is - context and history which is important. we think in terms of anticorruption, line of duty, in real life, the ac 12 department is called professional standards, but basically,

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida.lights follow the news, but if you'd like the results and a few of the goals, then stay right there. after liverpool's 9—0 win yesterday, celtic won by the same margin at dundee united — that's also a record for an away win in the scottish premiership. nesta macgregor reports. two players and six of the reasons celtic and theirfans are on cloud nine. yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo furuhashi made this tight finish look simple. his second, on 40 minutes, was anything but routine. and in first—half stoppage time, the japanese international secured his hat—trick. the celebration for anyone not keeping count. 4—0 up, going into the second half, it didn't take long before it was five. liel abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat—trick is rare. so, when abada scored a second nine minutes later, those inside tannadice were on the brink of an even rarer sight, a double hat—trick. and on 77 minutes, with this dink, the israeli internati

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida.tria says it's now backing an eu—wide cap on electricity prices, as they continue to rise in line with soaring gas prices. austria is heavily dependent on russian gas, but most of its electricity comes from renewables. austrian chancellor karl nehammer says the eu must not austria is heavily dependent on russian gas, but most of its electricity comes from renewables. austrian chancellor karl nehammer says the eu must not allow president putin to determine its electricity price every day. dutch police say the number of people killed when a truck veered off the road and rolled into a village barbecue party has risen to six. seven others are being treated in hospital. the incident happened on saturday south of rotterdam. police say the 46—year—old spanish driver was not under the influence of alcohol. brazil's right—wing president jair bolosonaro has taken part in an election debate. among his opponents, his biggest rival, the former leftist leader louis inacio lula da silva. 0pinion poll

rebecca morelle, bbc news.onth and next — and the postal service has warned that letters won't be delivered and parcels will be delayed. jon donnison reports. # put your hands in the air # simple simon says...# no question about who is on strike today. postal workers the latest to walk out during this summer of discontent. and with inflation running at around 10%, the issue a familiar one. we deserve a pay deal, a pay rise. we've been offered 2%, which is attached with strings, and itjust doesn't cut it. the price of everything is going up. people are having to do more overtime in order to get more money, which means that they're then not at home with their families. our people are furious, after working through a global pandemic, taking the risk delivering to our customers, the risk of taking covid back to their families and that, and they deserve much more than an imposed 2% pay rise, and we simply will not accept that. and singing to the same tune and pressing the flesh on the picket line in east london, the

our science editor rebecca morelle is at kennedy space center in florida. a, however things looking for this launch? ~ rebecca, however things looking for this launch?— this launch? well, it is a big day here and as _ this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you _ this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you can _ this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you can see - this launch? well, it is a big day here and as you can see behindl this launch? well, it is a big day - here and as you can see behind me, the weather is looking pretty perfect, but the team has been beset by technical problems. and we are waiting to find out if, when or if, they are going to go ahead with the launch. currently we are filling that liquid oxygen tank. final preparations early this morning. standing on launch pad 39 b, the same one used by the apollo missions, the most powerful rocket nasa has ever built is getting ready for liftoff. the first step in returning humans to the moon for 50 years. we talk about moon shots as things humans can do when we put our diff

but there was a problem with one of the engines. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has been following weather. nasa's new rocket was ready to make history and head to the moon, but then the problems began. the hydrogen team reporting that they started seeing a leak trending up. first of all, a fuel leak, with liquid hydrogen escaping. that one was fixed. then a possible crack was spotted, holding things up even more, although this turned out to be frost in a crevice.

our science editor rebecca morelle has been following developments at the kennedy space center in floridao good, even the weather. nasa's new rocket was ready to make history and head to the moon, but then the problems began. the hydrogen team reporting that they started seeing a leak trending up. first of all, a fuel leak, with liquid hydrogen escaping. that one was fixed. then a possible crack was spotted, holding things up even more, although this turned out to be frost in a crevice. but it was an issue with an engine that spell the end. launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub for today. nasa's administrator, bill nelson, was on hand to explain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go. t —40 minutes. there were too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hadn't really been put through its paces, so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket

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. >> rebecca morel reporting.ready appeared before crowds of 20,000 people, but now the world's youngest club dj hopes his newfound tiktok fame can take them to the top dj archie is just seven years old. here he is. >> my name is dj archie and i am seven years old. ♪ my favorite music is drum and bass, because i li the beats and the drop. the biggest crowd i have played to is 20,000. and i felt quite scared at first because there was a lot of people everywhere. i just got into it like always and i just play and they get hyped up. >> he started dj'ing purely by accident. i was out of the room one day and i came back in because i heard music. he was moving it side-to-side. the more i looked, i could see the things he was doing were in time with the music. it seemed like he knew what he was doing even though he was only just three years old at that point. ♪ he's played lots of festivals now. he has played at boonetown t wice. he mostly dj's at festivals in the summer. he'd like to play at edc. i'm extremely proud of

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida.athan amos, who is at kennedy space center in florida. 0ver over to you, jonathan. over to you, jonathan. thanks, 10, it is building. _ over to you, jonathan. thanks, 10, it is building, it _ over to you, jonathan. thanks, 10, it is building, it really _ over to you, jonathan. thanks, 10, it is building, it really is. _ over to you, jonathan. thanks, 10, it is building, it really is. we - over to you, jonathan. thanks, 10, it is building, it really is. we are i it is building, it really is. we are a little under three under half hours until the scheduled lift off, they actually have two hours to get they actually have two hours to get the rocket off earth, they have had one or two issues of a have been telling the great rocket with all of the liquid hydrogen and oxygen that they need to get it off the planet. but it does seem to be going 0k. and it is going to be quite an experience. i have been fortunate enough to see some shuttle launches here in the past, and it's an experience to s

rebecca morelle, bbc news.else? well, we are going back to the moon and i personally work with missions where we generally don't have astronaut and missions to other planets and things but you can't argue against the fact that when astronauts go to the moon, they take astronauts go to the moon, they take a bit of humanity with them, and it does engage the public much more and astronauts can get things done. when something goes wrong with the things on the moon you don't have a chance to fix it but astronauts being there can be much more proactive in getting things done. as was mentioned in the report, it will be over 50 years since the last astronauts walked on the moon, so personally, i think it is well overdue that we have a return visit, and this time to stay, hopefully. it's hard not to take your enthusiasm for this and it's entirely understandable but the moon in a sense as a stepping stone, isn't it? we don't want to go back to the moonjust isn't it? we don't want to go back to the moon just for the sake

our science editor, rebecca morelle reports. it's almost time.ing on launch pad 39b, the same one used by the apollo missions, the most powerful rocket nasa has ever built is ready for liftoff. the rocket is simply enormous. and it's only when you're standing here that you really get a sense of its size. and this is the last chance we'll see it up close. the launch pad is closing and fuelling is about to begin. because in just a few hours�* time, this will be blasting off. the first step in our return to the moon for 50 years. we talk about moonshots as things that humans can do when we put our differences aside and we focus on the mission and do great things together. well, now we're going to have our own moonshot, right? and so this is our generation, like, we get to now say we did it. if we do this successfully monday, we have sent something like that, a human rated spacecraft to the moon. for its maiden launch, the rocket will push a capsule called orion into deep space, where it will go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth.

successful, it will pave the way for humans to return to the lunar surface. 0ur science editor rebecca morelleorida. it's almost time. standing on launch pad 39b — the same one used by the apollo missions — the most powerful rockets nasa has ever built is ready for liftoff. the rocket is simply enormous, and it's only when you're standing here that you realise get a sense its size. and this is the last chance we'll see it up close. the launch pad is closing and fuelling is about to begin. because in just a few hours' time, this will be blasting off. the first step in our return to the moon for 50 years. we talk about moonshots chance as things that humans can do when we put our differences aside and we focus on the mission and do great things together. well, now we are going to have our own moonshot, right? this is our generation. we get to now say we did it. if we do this successfully monday, we have sent something like that, a human—rated spacecraft to the moon. for its maiden launch, the rockets will push a capsule called 0rion into deep space, where it will go into orbit around the moon be

it is the apollo mission for a new generation — as our science editor rebecca morelle explains.ap, we're heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa's huge rocket. it's called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it's the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32—storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren't enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now, you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it's here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time. this is a test flight, so there are no people on board. the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast—off from cape canaveral in florida on

rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.evening. for many of us, a quiet end to the week on the weather front, very tranquil weather at the moment. that is more or less how it will stay over the weekend, plenty of sunny spells on offer and a few showers. this window of weather has opened up over us just showers. this window of weather has opened up over usjust in time showers. this window of weather has opened up over us just in time for the weekend. for many of us it is also the august bank holiday. high pressure will be building across the uk which means settled weather but around this area of high pressure we will also see a strong wind developing particularly around coastal areas, the north sea coast being chilly at times. here is the forecast for saturday morning, 16 in london with sunshine. 8 degrees in glasgow. through the course of the afternoon, showers developing almost anywhere across parts of england and wales. your local weather forecast will pick up on those details. 20 in belfast, we will match that in liverpo

rebecca morelle, bbc news. it makes me think of that sum, fly me to the moon. hear your thoughts about the programme and some of the stories you enjoyed. thank you for being on bbc news. hello there. over the past couple of days we have seen some torrential downpours across parts of england and wales. localised flooding in places. but those heavy thundery showers have now eased away, and it looks like, over the next few days, we will see a little rain at times, we will see a little bit of rain at times, mainly in the north and west, with increasing amounts of sunshine, particularly in the south and the east. low pressure pushing in off the atlantic will bring more of a breeze during thursday, and this weather front will bring a band of cloud and rain, which will slowly spread from west to east across the country. so, initially we start off with quite a bit of cloud around. one or two heavy showers in the south—east there, but increasing amounts of sunshine for central, southern and eastern areas into the afternoon. this weather front will bring patchy rain acro

rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's sarah keith lucas.igh, any picture in terms of sunshine through the rest of the afternoon, most of us have a fair amount of cloud —— hello, a mixed picture. sunshine has been in shorter supply further north and west, this is the picture taken recently in argyll and bute. looking more close gap of satellite and the radio, there has been drizzly rain drifting eastwards across parts of scotland, the shower further south across parts of england and wales and a few into northern ireland, but through the rest of the day, many other state predominantly dry, just a few showers forecast, feeling quite warm and humid in that cloud cover. forthe quite warm and humid in that cloud cover. for the rest of today that rain is drifting eastwards across parts of scotland, moving into aberdeenshire and moray, brightening up aberdeenshire and moray, brightening up the northern ireland injust one or two isolated showers further south. temperatures pretty warm for the time of the commerce especially east anglia and the south

preparation for putting humans on the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle artemis launch was cancelled. launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub. the problem — one of the rocket�*s engines wasn't cooling properly, and there was no way it could safely lift off. this is a brand—new rocket. it's not going to fly until it's ready. there are millions of components of this rocket and its systems. and, needless to say, the complexity is daunting when you bring it all into the focus of a countdown. they came so close — the countdown stopping at t—minus a0 minutes. there were just too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket — it hasn't really been put through its paces — so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra—cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule called 0rion into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splashdown. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time astronauts will come along for the ride. but they're not surprised by the delays. t

it is the apollo mission for a new generation, as our science editor rebecca morelle explains.alled the space launch system, or sls for short, and it's the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32—storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren't enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it's here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time. this is a test flight, so there are no people on board. the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast off from cape canaveral in florida on launch pad 39b, the same one used for apollo, it will be nervewracking. 3, 2, 1... the rocket thunders away from th

rebecca morelle, bbc news.n low earth orbit, so she is witnessing a enormous moment in her life. so, in my lifetime, no—one has been further them low earth orbit, so servicing hubble, going to the international space station, so for me, this is an enormous leap forward in human exploration. so, why do you think it's taken all this time to have the ambition, i guess the ambition has always been there, but to actually look at bringing together a project to get out of that low earth orbit to aim for the moon and beyond? yeah, it's a really good question and since the year of apollo, we just kind of shifted our focus a little bit. so, in apollo, it was all long distance exploration, getting to the moon, how far could we go? but in recent decades, chemically been focusing instead on we've been focusing instead on long—duration missions, so it's how long can we spend in space? putting astronauts up there for six months, a year, even longer. and now, we're at the stage where we develop this technology and understand w

it's being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon — as our science editor rebecca morelleled the space launch system, or sls for short, and it's the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32 storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren't enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it's here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time. this is a test flight, so there are no people onboard. the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast off from cape canaveral in florida on launch pad 39b, the same one used for apollo, it will be nervewracking. three, two, one... the rocket thunders away fr

centre in florida on a test mission to the moon, without no crew on board. 0ur science editor rebecca morellew exciting is this prefect?— this project? this is a big moment because after— this project? this is a big moment because after a _ this project? this is a big moment because after a gap _ this project? this is a big moment because after a gap of— this project? this is a big moment because after a gap of 50 - this project? this is a big moment because after a gap of 50 years i this project? this is a big moment i because after a gap of 50 years nasa is getting ready to put people back on the moon and this starts now with this huge new rocket called the space launch system. it is enormous and also the most powerful rocket that nasa has ever built and we should soon see it blasting off from cape canaveral in florida. this is a test flight, with no people on board, just mannequins. but it will embark on a journey around the moon and back to earth again landing in the ocean. it is important to see if this works because the next step would be to get astronauts on board because the ultimate