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to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. as far as we can tell, our first planetary defence test was a success, and i think we can clap to that, everyone. cheering. so... right? so, yeah, well, i... yeah, i think the earthlings should sleep better. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote in a referendum that kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around ...

action by the royal college of nursing for the first time in its 106 year history. at least one person is killed in southern ukraine after missiles hit residential buildings in the city of zaporizhzhia. coming up, every guide dog has its day, the return to the charity that had been inundated with volunteers following a bbc journalists account of difficulties he has faced finding his eastern thailand. a man armed with a gun and a knife, stormed into the childcare facility in nong bua la...

their work in afghanistan. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, whos the political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentatorjo phillips. belated merry christmas to you both. ill be with you in a moment. im just going to take our viewers there if the front pages. the guardian has analysis of train delays on its front page. the paper claims over half ofjourneys from the uks busies...

their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club, santos. american football player damar hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing during a game. and coming up weve been talking to a guide dogs charity thats recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. we are at the moment looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers, and weve been very lucky lot of people have been so generous with their time, and w...

rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, is there and they promise they will bring back the rate of interest tax to fund nhs staff. other news this afternoon... a moment of history in italy — georgia meloni looks set to become its first far right leader since the second world war and its first female prime minister. a school shooting in russia has left at least 13 people dead, seven of them children. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would ...

and outgoing shells, every 30 seconds or so. it really doesnt stop. and science fiction made reality as nasa plans to try to divert an asteroid by crashing a rocket into it. we start in the uk — where the bank of england says it wont hesitate to take action to control inflation, after the pound slumped to an all time low against the dollar. take a look at this chart from this mornings asia trading. at one point sterling fell to $1.03 — the lowest since 1971 — though its since rec...

the gesture could mark a return to peace in the region after years of conflict. now on bbc news, its time for review 2022 — the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at ten, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian militar...

or a living in a household already struggling financially? we want to hear from you. you can find me on twitter, im @annitabbc or use #bbcyourquestions. bbc news has been told that conservative mps are in talks with opposition parties to oppose the governments fracking plans. calls for all women to be invited for a menopause check up when they turn a5, as a report criticises the current support as �*completely inadequate�*. last night the police arrested himm — tributes pour in f...

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the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water — and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected — but mountainous regions in the north—west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet — as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, its been relent...