of a blackmail plot. the midfielder, who left united forjuventus this summer, claims he s being targeted by an organised gang. it comes after his brother posted a video online in which he promised to publish great revelations about the player. french police are investigating. gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by queen victoria. the british overseas territory had bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the queen s platinum jubilee. but when researchers looked through the national archives, they found it had already been recognised as one in 1842. i m joined now by the head of the government, chief minister of gibraltar, fabian picardo. welcome, thank you forjoining us. this is an extraordinary turnabout in events? it this is an extraordinary turnabout in events? , ., , ., this is an extraordinary turnabout inevents? , ., , ., ., , in events? it is really not anything new. the gibraltar in events? it is re
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: mission to the moon america prepares to test launch a rocket, heralding a new era of space exploration. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that s killed more than 1000 people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss s tax cutting policies as worrying and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs. french police launch an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he s the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. and gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by queen victoria. now on bbc news, click. this week, we will catch up with an olympic superstar hoping to help women exercise smarter. i m trying to run for a gold medal here, but i m also very aware that i ve just started my period. chris is braving the cold. still, he has some furry friends to ke
dealing with rising energy costs. after a two year pause due the pandemic, europe s largest street party kicks off its final day at the notting hill carnival in west london. nasa has cancelled today s launch of its most powerful rocket, artemis i, which had been due to take off for an unmanned test flight to the moon. the us space agency said one of its engines developed a bleed that could not be fixed in time. the next possible launch date is not until friday. the artemis programme is aimed at returning humans to the moon. if successful, the plan is for astronauts to be on board the flight in two years time. let s show you some live pictures from the scene right now. huge disappointment, really, with nasser cancelling artemis i. the window for the launch had begun about half an hour ago, but the us space agency said one of its engines had developed a bleed, which could not be fixed in time. let s talk to dr becky smethurst, astrophysicist at the university of oxford and aut
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
an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he s the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. pakistan will launch a global appeal to help it deal with the flooding catastrophe that s killed more than a thousand people and affected 30 million. un member states will be asked to contribute. pakistan s foreign minister has estimated the financial impact at $4 billion. bilawal bhutto zardari said he hoped the international community would grasp the sheer level of devastation in his country. and it s not over yet water is still surging down the mightly indus river and will flood the low lying sindh province yet further over the next few days. azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters surround him. you can see a rescue worker edging out of the helicopter, lifting him up to safety. it s but one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening