the status by queen victoria. good afternoon. nasa is to launch a new era of moon exploration. later today the most powerful rocket it s ever built will blast off from the kennedy space center in florida. the artemis test flight will orbit the moon and it s hoped will help pave the way for a crewed mission to the lunar surface in three years. our science editor, rebecca morelle reports. it s almost time. standing 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
Its virtually all over for england at the Cricket World Cup. Jos buttler s side suffer yet another humiliating defeat to all but end their defence of the trophy. And we have some dense fog around this morning, particularly towards the east this morning, particularly towards the east. That should clear away by mid morning. Still unsettled the heavy mid morning. Still unsettled the heavy downpours and blustery winds. That continue the next few days. More that continue the next few days. More details for you coming up shortlx its friday, the 27th Of October. Our main story. Eu leaders have called for a pause in fighting between israel and hamas to allow aid into gaza, ahead of a vote on an immediate ceasefire at the United Nations today. Overnight, the us military has carried out airstrikes in Eastern Syria against two facilities it says were being used by iran to target american forces. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports. Keeping hope alive. The families of the 200 plus
Us forces have struck two Military Facilities in syria they say were being used by irans revolutionary guards. It comes after us troops were attacked in recent weeks in the middle east amid heightened tensions. They are mac thank you forjoining us this morning. You are live with us this morning. You are live with us as we follow the israel gaza war. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. Its stocks are fast running out. On the military side. Meanwhile israels Defence Forces say they have conducted strikes on hamas targets in central gaza overnight. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. Israel says it will keep fighting until it eradicates hamas. It says its Ground Troops have continued carrying out limited raids in gaza ahead of a wider invasion, which adds to fears for palestinian civilians. And there are more worries about hostilities spreading, after the
Its wednesday the 25th of october. A United Nations agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its work in gaza tonight if it doesnt receive urgent deliveries of fuel. Last night, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border between egypt and gaza, but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. Hamas is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. There are now growing International Calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gazas residents. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. The slow trickle of aid. Just eight lorries carrying water, food and medicine made their way into gaza last night. But whats not getting in is fuel. Hospitals are struggling. Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties
Retailers which is trying to break into some of asias biggest markets. Bland and boring, today we want to know, whats the best named town youve ever visited. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. In just under an hour, the uk will unveil its latest Growth Numbers for the three months to the end ofjune. Earlier this week the International Monetary fund warned that weaker Economic Activity means both the us and uk will expand more slowly than expected this year. However, in the numbers due out this morning, economists are expecting the uks growth rate will have risen slightly in the last three months to 0. 3 . It was 0. 2 in the first quarter. Following the brexit vote, the pound fell. This put pressure on prices and last month inflation stayed above the bank of englands 2 target rate. And higher prices partly from Imported Goods are having an impact on Consumer Spending. Now according to visa Household Expenditure fell 0. 3 last month the lowest figure in