hello this is bbc news. the headlines: nasa calls off their second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis i to the moon five days after technical problems scuppered the first. moscow blames maintenance problems forfailing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. it s going to be harder to fill up. gas storage. is going to raise the risks of energy shortages this winter. and it really sharpens dilemma for european politicians as they plan for what could be a very difficult situation over the next few months. ukraine s first lady olena zelenska highlights the importance of the human cost of war in an interview with the bbc. when you start counting pennies on your bank account or in your pocket. we do the same and count our casualties. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who was buried in moscow, this afternoon. now on bbc news, click. this week we are at the hospit
you re back, we re back, everybody s back, and this august, so was the edinburgh festival, the world famous celebration of the arts that takes over the city the whole month. it s a melting pot of theatre, music, dance and opera, and on the side, as its name suggests, is the edinburgh fringe. she s like, please never speak to me again . laughter filled with experimental performers, innovative shows and my favourite comedy. one of the beautiful things about the fringe is that it takes over loads of venues in the city, including this one the university of edinburgh s old medical school. and before we get stuck in to the comedy, we are going to talk about medicine specifically medical waiting times. now, if you re waiting for surgery, it can feel like an eternity and we all know that waiting times are longer than anyone would want. but one nhs trust in england is trialling an artificial intelligence that might be able to manage waiting lists better and, ultimately, bring
killed. italy s prime and, mario draghi has resigned. the doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder, haemophilia b. and no ordinary telescope. a first time that scientists will be able to detect the smashing together of neutron stars. welcome to the programme. the foreign secretary, liz truss, says the treasury s economic economic policies have failed to deliver growth for two decades, including the past 12 years of conservative rule. she s rejected concerns that the tax cuts she s promised if she becomes the next prime minister would increase inflation. ms truss and her conservative leadership rival, rishi sunak, are now setting out their pitches to win over the party membership, who will have the deciding vote over the summer. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. his report contains some flashing images. it s going to be a busy six weeks. liz truss has been in the cabinet for the past eight years, but she s fighting this leadership election lik
approach as biden gets ready to embark on nationwide travel and apparently a blitz. 71 days until election day and the democratic national committee chair seems to be on board. president biden said he should not view each other as adversaries in this country but as neighbors and we should treat each other with dignity and respect. help us in my fascism a label for the republican party fit with the inaugural address? the one thing that president joe biden has been has always been consistent. and he has always been somebody who does what my grandfather used to do, which is speak it plain. mr. chairman you embrace semi semi fascism. let s call what it is what it is spirits before his new tone not sitting well with new hampshire and usually reserved for republican governor. he is trying to stir up anti-republican sentiment before the election. it is horribly inappropriate and insulting. people should be insulted. he should apologize. dana: watch this even though the med
not ones to write home about. 11.3% is the jump in wholesale prices from a year ago and came in lot steamier than economists predicted coming off the you know what it feels like when you buy things. consumer prices are up substantially. fastest pace we ve seen since 1981 back in reagan years. you have to go to art laffer to find that out. white house points out wages are up. here is the deal. wages aren t rising at the pace of inflation. you look at a pay cut of 3.6%. if you crunch the numbers inflation is costing the average american household $500 a month. setting on fire every single month because you aren t getting anything for that $500. bill: questions now including this how did we get here? many economists blame out of control government spending along the way. democrats are passed more than $3 trillion in new spending under president biden and they aren t taking their foot off the gas as they look to revamp build back better. let s go to mark meredith live f