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hello and welcome to the programme. an attempt to make british space history by launching a satellite from uk soil has ended in failure. a jumbo jet carrying a rocket took off from newquay airport, in cornwall, with hundreds of people watching. but when the un—manned rocket was released at 35,000 feet — or 11,000 metres — it didn't make it into orbit. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle reports. the mission started so well. at it was time for the jet to take off at spaceport cornwall. it is left for the plane but this is left for the plane but this is just the beginning....

hello and welcome. president macron�*s government is set to announce a major reform in france's pension system later today in a move that could prove very unpopular with the majority of its people. when the proposals were first mooted before the pandemic, large nationwide strikes paralysed the country and hundreds of thousands of workers took to the streets to protest. france has one of the lowest retirement ages in the world, and at 14% of economic output, its pension system also costs more than most other countries. under the proposals being announced later, the current system fo...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tens of thousands of brazilians have taken to the streets in support of democratic values — a rejection of the violent storming of the country's congress on sunday. some of the crowds have been chanting for former president jair bolsonaro to be sent to prison — it was his supporters that led the riots, claiming his election defeat was a fix. our south america correspondent katy watson's been at one of the pro—democracy demos in sao paulo. this demonstration is just one of many that have been called in response to th...

hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the political crisis in brazil — where security forces have detained 1,500 people after supporters of the far—right former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings in the capital brasilia. leaders around the world have condemned the riots as an attack on democracy. mr bolsonaro came to power in 2019 — he's popular amongst his supporters — someone they see as a champion of traditional values. but his administration was marked by controversy — many saw his policies as harmful to the amazon rain forest, while other...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar — a small town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia's claims are true, it would be the first ukrainan town it has captured since july after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine's president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent, james wat...