the bbc one news _ this. thank you very much. the bbc one news bulletins - this. thank you very much. the bbc one news bulletins were i this. thank you very much. the i bbc one news bulletins were not the only broadcast to come from northern ireland on tuesday. at 9p on that evening viewers tuning in to the news channel see the context with christian fraser instead saw this. less than 36 hours before the polls openin than 36 hours before the polls open in northern ireland assembly election, the leaders of the five main parties face questions from a studio audience here in belfast. welcome to the leaders debate. jill hobson was watching that and describes her response in this video. and describes her response in this video-— this video. where was the context with _ this video. where was the context with christian - this video. where was the i context with christian fraser on tuesday evening this week? i always watch this programme on the bbc news channel for the informed discussion between christian and his guests about important world affairs. instead, what i go

this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: russia intensifies its attacks on ukraine's donbas region as its forces advance on the battlefield in the south and east of the country. the outcome of this war depends on ukrainian resilience, on the amount of help its army gets from nato and president putin's determination to fight on whatever the cost to russia. polls are open in australia's general election, with voters choosing between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader, anthony albanese. the world health organization convenes a meeting to discuss the global rise in monkeypox infections.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. in local elections in england, the conservatives suffer a series of significant losses in london, but across the country, labour are only making modest gains. results continued to come in during the day and into saturday, and as they did, the overall picture evolved. by the end of friday, it was clear that the conservatives had lost nearly 500 council seats, as was mentioned in an online article, headlined like this, which drew the ire ofjac freeman... we asked bbc news for a response to that point, and they told us... it's fair to say not everyone is so concerned about the outcome of local elections, which often struggle to enthuse large parts of the electorate. those who are politically engaged were well—served by bbc news, which ran through—the—night programmes on both television and radio, as well as extensive coverage through the day on friday. coverage through it was all too much, though, for dawn cannell... one way of trying to attract audiences to a topic like local elec

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: france and germany urge president putin to engage in peace talks as russia continues its offensive in the dombas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is in danger. president biden renews his appealfor tighter gun control following the texas elementary school shooting as the parents prepare to bury their children. and protests erupt in rio de janeiro after a video of a black man being asphixiated in the back of a police car causes shock and anger. real madrid win the champions league final, after a 1—nil victory over liverpool in paris. the spanish football side take the title for a record 14th time. the kick—off was delayed by 30 minutes, as police used tear gas on some fans struggling to get into the stadium more than 60 people were arrested. an

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. in local elections in england, the conservatives suffer a series of significant losses in london, but across the country, labour are only making modest gains. results continued to come in during the day and into saturday, and as they did, the overall picture evolved. by the end of friday, it was clear that the conservatives had lost nearly 500 council seats, as was mentioned in an online article, headlined like this, which drew the ire ofjac freeman... we asked bbc news for a response to that point, and they told us... it's fair to say not everyone is so concerned about the outcome of local elections, which often it's fair to say not everyone is so concerned about the outcome of local elections, which often struggle to enthuse large parts of the electorate. those who are politically engaged were well—served by bbc news, which ran through—the—night programmes on both television and radio, as well as extensive coverage through the day on friday. it was all too much for dawn cannel

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour straight after this programme. solar power is the earth's most abundant energy source. and, today, that goes far beyond simply plonking panels on rooftops. we keep seeing scientists develop new ways to make the technology more flexible, more powerful, and more useful. this factory in stockholm is making ultra—thin solar cells that don't even need sunlight to harvest energy. the idea is that they can be used outside or inside your home to power products. i will be showing you later on what that means for various devices but, first, here's dan who's been looking at how solar could help the energy price crisis. although most of us like the idea of clean energy, so far, we've not been persuaded. maybe it's because we don't own our own roof or it's the upfront costs. maybe we're thinking of moving and we can't take solar panels with us, orjust those are glaring, large slabs isn't quite the look we're after. s

robin brant, bbc news, in shanghai. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a special report from greece and montenegro, where china is investing billions in huge projects, but there are questions over who is really benefiting. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc world news, the main story this hour: the us senate majority leader says he'll hold a symbolic vote to put the right to an abortion into feder

well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us... bbc two's politics live on tuesday featured as a guest the leader of the reclaim party, actor laurence fox. one of the subjects under discussion — culture wars. the implementation of all of this, of gender theory, of critical race theory in our schools and institutions, is appalling. and actually... why is it appalling? because you don't. .. because children are not racists, and you don't teach a child, you don't teach a child. and you certainly don't say to the most disadvantaged and underprivileged portion of society, which happened to be young, white, working class people, that they are in some way privileged. and that's what wokery and and class wars and culture wars are all about. it's all about division. it has nothing to do with unity. a viewer was watching that and contacted us with this question. well, bbc news told us that politics live features politicians representing the various political parties and a wide range of other guests with varying perspectives. they added...

bbc news. laura: monkeypox is not covid, though. the taliban has begun enforcing in order acquiring all-female tv anchors to cover their faces while broadcasting following a ruling that women have to wear a veil in public. 10 months after seizing power they have made numerous announcements limiting the rights of women in afghanistan. rachel stanton has more. >> a new normal on afghanistan tv screens. female presenters and othe women on the air now have to wear face coverings. the ruling comes two weeks after the taliban ordered more women to wear face veils in public or risk punishment. >> if such decrees are issued and imposed on women, then women across afghanistan will be eliminated. a presenter must feel calm and relaxed to convey the truth but for the first time, i had to present my program wearing a mask and i wasn't feeling good at all. >> in an act of solidarity with his female colleagues, then anchor of the main evening bulletin board a face coverings while broadcasting live. other mal

this is bbc news. i'm ben thompson with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: the uk's prime minister boris johnson prepares to visit northern ireland, as tensions escalate over the post—brexit trade deal. president biden is to visit the supermarket where a gunman killed 10 people, in a suspected racially motivated terror attack. the bbc sees more evidence of apparent war crimes by russian forces in bucha. ukrainian civilians are found to have been deliberately shot. and a standing ovation for the queen, as her platinum jubilee celebrations get underway. hello and welcome. in just a few hours, the british prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast to hold talks with northern ireland's main parties. he says the uk will need to act and go it alone if the european union doesn't agree to change post—brexit trade rules in northern ireland. britain has been drawing up legislation that would allow it to override parts of the brexit deal it agreed. but the eu has cautioned ag

this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more horrifying details emerge from the school shooting in uvalde texas. students repeatedly called 911 pleading for help, as more than a dozen officers waited in the school's hallways for nearly an hour before entering the classroom. 21 dead and you're going to smile and laugh? of course it was not the right decision, there was no excuse for it. z�*i decision, there was no excuse for it. ' ., decision, there was no excuse forit. . ., for it. 21 dead and you smile and laugh? _ protesters gather outside the annual meeting of the national rifle association, in texas, as the convention continues inside. the existence of evil is one of the very— the existence of evil is one of the very best _ the existence of evil is one of the very best reasons - the existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to - the existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm i the very best reasons to arm law-

jean mackenzie, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. colombia has extradited the leader of the country's biggest crime gang and drug baron to the us. president ivan duque confirmed the extradition of dairo antonio usuga, better known as 0toniel. he described him as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker and the murderer of many people, including children and police officers. meta platforms is set to open its first physical store. shoppers can try out and buy vr headsets. it's as the company plans to take its virtual reality space, the metaverse, mainstream. emily brown reports. living in a birchall space where people interact is now possible in a real meta store, the 1st of its kind opening in california. it is the latest push from meta platforms, the company that owns facebook, to promote mainstream interest in what it calls the metaverse. the company is investing heavily in the metaverse by investing in hardware devices that might access to the virtual world. that might access to the virtualworld. here, consumers virtual world. he

of bbc news. thank you for coming on as was. 0n merging the news channels, surely uk licence fee players —— has need a focused news service, how do you do that if you are serving a world audience at the same time? we are making _ audience at the same time? - are making sure that the vp is get the service they need, covering the uk annie wells. what we are doing, socially, in these proposals are taking two separate news channels who already have quite a lot of shared output, especially around certain times of the day or certain stories that are relevant to both services and rather than havejewmacro rather than have jewmacro channels rather than havejewmacro channels that have shared output, will have one channel that has the ability to split apart, so when there are stories that aren't relevant overseas but are for the uk audiences, we will do exactly that. that might be certain times of day, it might be around certain types of stories, so the quality and depth ofjournalism that we are deliveri

mark lobel, bbc news. real madrid has won the uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool i—0 at the stade de france in paris. liverpool dominated the first half, but despite several chances to score, they couldn't put the ball away. just before half time, karim benzema put the ball in the back of the net, but after lengthy discussions, he was declared offside and the goal was disallowed. real madrid came out fighting in the second half putting the liverpool defence under pressure time and again and it paid off when viniciusjunior scored, putting real madrid one up. liverpool were unable to claw back an equaliser, giving real madrid their 14th uefa champions league win. but there was drama before the match got under way as our correspondent danjohnson reports from paris. it is only minutes after the final whistle but already, tens of thousands of liverpool fans have dispersed from the fan park here. there were 30—40,000 liverpool fans crowded here to watch the game on big screens.

this is bbc news. we will have the main headlines and all the news stories for you at top of the hours straight this programme. —— straight after this programme. this week, spencer gets to grips with asteroid mining. it'll have the force required to crush your skull. if you are going to make an asteroid—climbing robot, make it a killer asteroid—climbing robot. he survived though. just about, yeah. also paul is building a new home in space.

lucy williamson, bbc news, lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor is outside liverpool's anfield stadium. what have people been saying to you there today? what is the reaction to what the french authorities are saying here?— saying here? well, liverpool football club _ saying here? well, liverpool football club has _ saying here? well, liverpool football club has strongly - saying here? well, liverpool- football club has strongly condemned the behaviour of french police toward some fans who travelled to paris on saturday. liverpool have asked uefa for a full and thorough investigation into what caused the trouble and how it was dealt with. in the last hour they have also released a statement on social media, urging fans to fill in a feedback form of their experiences inside and outside the stadium. it is thought this might help create a full picture of exactly what happened. as you have been hearing, the french sports minister, amongst others, are blaming the scale and what they describe as fraud on a scale

lizo mzimba, bbc news. dennis waterman — the actor best known for minder, the sweeney and new tricks, has died at the age of 7a. he began acting professionally as a child and his last film role was in 2020. andrew plant looks back at his life. playing an ex professional boxer, fresh from a stretch inside, the itv series minder was perhaps dennis waterman�*s most iconic role. episodes regularly watched by more than 10 million people. he first found fame in the bbc series just william playing the irrepressible schoolboy lead. with the total shock suspense, the sweeney. it was, though, the 70s showed the sweeney that first made him a household name. dennis waterman. have you gone bananas? waterman�*s character, a voice of reason tojohn thaw�*s no—nonsense policing style. but it was minder, starring alongside george cole's unscrupulous arthur daley, that cemented a place in television history. how did you get someone like grainger to give you the best part of a grand for two dodgy phones? # if you wan

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this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am here in the philippines, where i m at the center for the national commission on elections in manila — later today there will be a press conference here to update the nation on some of the official results coming through. so far the unofficial partial results suggest that the son of the former strongman ferdinand marcosjunior — known here as bongbong marcos — has won a landslide victory — in an election that s been billed as a test for this country s democracy. his nearest rival leni robredo is well behind. now, this was a fiercely contested election campaign, and an election that has been said by many here as a test of this country's democracy as polls took place, they were marred by some reports of fault vote counting machines, and that's got some people in the philippines wondering about the integrity of the vote as my colleague reports. philippine history is turning on its head. people, power has taken over... once a disgraced family ousted from the p

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: an operation is under way in ukraine to evacuate citizens from the besieged azovsteel plant in mariupol. 100,000 plant in mariupol.100,000 people have insisted so far by the un and the red cross. protesters take part in may day demonstrations in sri lanka as they demand the resignation of president over surging prices in the shops. the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, has called for a radical review of working practices, following a series of sexual misconduct and bullying claims against politicians. yesterday, the conservative mp, neil parish, resigned, after admitting he'd watched pornographic material on his phone in the commons chamber. tonight, the government said there is more work to do to improve behaviour in westminster. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. labour called that a "vile, sexist smear." it's all put a spotlight on the culture of the commons. i think we've got to distinguish between some bad female mps have been

mark easton, bbc news, newry. let's go live to stormont tonight, and speak to our ireland correspondent chris page. borisjohnson is to visit belfast next week. where are things heading? well, reeta, stormont has reached a new stage of stalemate, it's been known all week pretty much it was very unlikely ministers would be appointed here today, but now as well as not having a government northern ireland doesn't even have a devolved assembly. looking ahead, well, the dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson has suggested he does expect the government to move soon to address unionist concerns over the northern ireland protocol. the question is will it be enough to convince the dup to go back into government here? sirjeffrey has emphasised he wants decisive actions, in other words it won't be enough for the government to say what it's going to do, it has to do it. most of the other parties here they will be responsible for boris johnson to take action on his own without an agreement with the eu. michelle 0'neill of sinn fein ha

welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: "shoot on sight" — the orders for security forces in sri lanka amid violent protests calling for the president to step down. a warning for china — the world health organization says beijing must change course on covid. when we talk about a zero—covid strategy, we don't see it as sustainable, considering the behaviour of the virus now and what we anticipate in the future. we are in the city of odesa as ukraine's strategic port struggles under the barrage of russian missile strikes. last night when we were here, it was difficult to see the full extent of the damage. but this morning, you can — the rocket has completely ripped into the back of the shopping centre here. you can see it's completely folded. and going back to the past — the company trying to prove that sailboats are a greener way to transport cargo. security forces in sri lanka have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property in the latest attempt to stop anti—government

claudia redmond, bbc news. that is the latest from bbc news. you can keep up with all of the developments on ukraine, plus many of our other stories, including that win for real madrid as well. that is on the bbc news website or the bbc news app. keep in touch, i am on twitter. for now, thanks for watching. hello there. on saturday, the lion�*s share of the sunshine and warmth was found across the south and the west of the uk. temperatures were above 20 degrees in a few places, and at newquay in cornwall, beautiful blue skies overhead. further north and east, there was a bit more cloud and it did feel quite a lot cooler. and as we move through sunday, with high pressure to the north—west of us and low pressure to the north—east, that�*ll be driving quite a brisk northerly wind. and that will bring a rather cool feel for many. temperatures will be a little disappointing for the time of year. so, generally speaking, it will be rather cool through sunday, particularly where we have areas of cloud and some showers, which could be heavy and

chris mason, bbc news. there are more job vacancies in the uk than there are unemployed people for the first time since records began. figures from the office for national statistics showed that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest for almost half a century. despite the strong employment figures, the 0ns said that people's wages have seen their biggest fall in real terms since 2013, as the cost of living crisis continues to be felt. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has more details. back to work, back to the shops and back to the office. and all that appears to be sending the big economic numbers in different directions. first, the good news, the rate of unemployment has fallen tojust 3.7%. notjust far lower than expectations as the pandemic hit, in fact the lowest level of unemployment we've seen in nearly half a century. that reflects the fact that the economy has now made up all the losses from the pandemic and all the support put in during that period. and what about businesses offering jobs,

emily brown, bbc news. could colombia be on course to elect the first left—wing president in its history? leftist candidate gustavo petro has won the first round of the presidential elections with 40% of the vote. he has promised huge economic and social changes and will face right—wing populist rodolfo hernandez in next month's run—off. our south america correspondent katy watson has the details. while colombia is no stranger to political violence, the elections on sunday took place peacefully but the results were a break with the past. people here made it pretty clear they are fed up with traditional politics and they want something different — something that works for them. translation: i'm completely sure that the votes will be - in favour of the real change colombia needs. we have been asking for it for over 60 years and we can have the hope of a better future for our beloved country. translation: the truth is, - we want a change in our country and we need to go out to exercise our right to vot

rebecca morelle, bbc news. kay mellor — the actress and script—writer who wrote some of the most successful tv dramas of recent decades — has died at the age of 71. she created series including "band of gold", "the syndicate" and "fat friends" — which explored the lives of people attending a slimming club. the bbc said her work had "such heart, humanity, humour and passion", with strong female characters often taking centre—stage. the queen has made a surprise appearance at paddington station in london to see the completed crossrail project. the elizabeth line, which also runs to parts of essex and berkshire, is due to open next week, three—and—a—half years later than originally planned. her majesty, who's 96, was joined by her youngest son, the earl of wessex for the official opening, as our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. it will carry her name for centuries to come. so there really was only one person to open it. all those mobility issues were put to one side as the queen cam

mark lobel, bbc news. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to 7:15am in beirut and that means the polls opened about ten minutes ago for the first parliamentary election since an economic crash sparked widespread anger at the political elite. these are live pictires from a polling station in beirut. the iran—backed islamist group, hezbollah, and its allies currently hold a majority in parliament. it says it's confident of maintaining its share of the vote. mistrust of the ruling class has also been fuelled by the response to the explosion at the port in beirut which left more than 200 people dead. not surprising they it is quiet as it isjust not surprising they it is quiet as it is just the start of the day, but voting is under way. demonstrations in support of a woman's right to abortion are taking place in cities across the united states. organisers say there'll be what they call a summer of rage if the supreme court overturns the legal right to abortion. will grant reports. a woman's ri

this is bbc news. israeli police have beaten mourners carrying the coffin of the aljazeera reporter shireen abu aqla, whose killing in the occupied west bank has caused a surge of anger. the russian and us defence secretaries have spoken for the first time since moscow's invasion of ukraine in february. the new prime minister of sri lanka has warned the economic situation there is likely to worsen. sri lanka has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicine. he's been speaking to our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. can he answer sri lanka's prayers? ranil wickremesinghe is serving as prime minister for the sixth time. this, his biggest challenge yet. such is the struggle, they are queueing for free bread. i met a mother of six yesterday called priyanthe, queueing just to get two pieces of bread and she asked me what difference you, as a new prime minister, can make to her life? what would you say to priyanthe? i believe that people should have three

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: european union leaders have agreed to ban 90% of russian oil imports by the end of the year, in a compromise deal to put more pressure on vladimir putin over the war in ukraine. ukrainian soldiers are facing a fierce battle in the east of the country, as russian forces close in on the key city of severodonetsk. the canadian government has introduced tough new legislation to crack down on the sale, transfer, and importation of handguns. rifle magazines will also be limited to no more than five rounds. the prime minister, justin trudeau, said there was no reason anyone needed guns in their everyday lives except for hunting or sports shooting. he said the government had a duty to act against rising gun violence. we are introducing legislation to implement a nationalfreeze on handgun ownership. what this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in canada. earlier, i spoke to canada's safety minister, marco mendic

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in texas admit they delayed storming a school where a mass—shooting was taking place because they believed no more pupils were at risk. protesters gather outside the annual meeting of the pro—gun national rifle association in texas, as delegates defend their constitutional right to own a gun. latin america has reported the first case of monkeypox as the world health organization warned that it expected the number of infections to continue to rise. argentina's health ministry has said that the confirmed case is a man who recently travelled to spain. about 200 monkeypox infections have now been detected in countries outside africa, where the disease is usually found. mark lobel reports. the latest laboratory to confirm a case of monkeypox outside of africa. reportedly a ao—year—old man who recently returned from spain to argentina, where residents reacted to the news. translation: where is this going? for example, this pandemic, is it going to end or

this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: more details have emerged from the school shooting in uvalde, texas. students repeatedly called 911 pleading for help, as more than a dozen officers waited in the school's hallways for nearly an hour before entering the classroom. from the benefit of hindsight, where i'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision, it was the wrong decision. there is no excuse for that. 21 dead and you're gonna smile and laugh?! you got grandkids. protesters gather outside the annual meeting of the national rifle association in texas, as the convention continues inside. moscow's advance continues, as russian—backed separatists claim they've captured a strategic town in northeastern donbas. in somalia, hundreds of communities are being ravaged by drought, causing a humanitarian crisis that is harming the country's most vulnerable. we have a special report. and johnny depp�*s lawyers say accusations of domestic violence have ruined him, during closing argu

this is bbc news. the headlines: tens of thousands of military personnel have been deployed in the sri lankan capital colombo as the government struggles to contain protests against the spiralling cost of living. security forces have been given the right to shoot anyone suspected of looting or posing a risk to life. china has been urged to change its zero—covid strategy by the world health organization. the head of the un agency said efforts to eliminate the virus were unsustainable. many cities in china have faced lockdown restrictions as the country suffers its worst covid outbreak since the pandemic began. russia has targeted the black sea port of odesa, using what the ukrainians say were hypersonic missiles. one person is reported to have died. it comes as the un has estimated the number

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: vladimir putin uses russia's victory day parade to justify his invasion of ukraine — but there's no indication of any change of course. initial results from the philippines�* election body show the presidential contender ferdinand marcos junior is heading for a landslide win. queen elizabeth has pulled out of the — queen elizabeth has pulled out of the it— queen elizabeth has pulled out of the it is_ queen elizabeth has pulled out of the it is the _ queen elizabeth has pulled out of the it is the first _ queen elizabeth has pulled out of the it is the first time - of the it is the first time since _ of the it is the first time since she _ of the it is the first time since she was— of the it is the first time since she was pregnantl of the it is the first time since she was pregnant with she could not do _ since she was pregnant with she could not do it. _ since she was pregnant with she could not do it. nicholas - could not do it. nicholas witchell has

sanchia berg, bbc news. the prime minister has said measures outlined by the chancellor yesterday would "not fix everything" for everyone, but was temporary support to help people cope with a spike in energy prices. rishi sunak announced support worth £15 billion, including an energy bill discount of £400 per household. but labour says the financial help could have been targeted better. 0ur economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. take any high street in the country, in this case bristol, and you will find people who will tell you why the government had to act, something we are all seeing every time we go shopping — the worst inflation in a0 years. shopping - the worst inflation in 40 ears. . . ., , years. the electric and everything else, food shopping. _ years. the electric and everything else, food shopping. yeah, - else, food shopping. yeah, everything _ else, food shopping. yeah, everything has _ else, food shopping. yeah, everything has gone - else, food shopping. yeah, everything has gone up

this is bbc news. i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the queen will miss one of her most important ceremonial duties, the state opening of parliament, for the first time in nearly 60 years. it's on the advice of her doctors. is ferdinand marcoer, the son of a former dictator, heading for a landslide win in the philippines presidential election? france's president macron suggests a new �*european political community', in light of the ukraine crisis. and sri lanka's prime minister mahinda rajapaksa resigns after mass protests at the government's handling of a country in crisis. hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has pulled out of tuesday's state opening of parliament, in london. it will be the first time in almost 60 years that the queen will have missed the annual ceremony which sets out the british government's legislative agenda for the year ahead. her son, prince charles, will deliver the speech in her instead. our royal co

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sri lanka. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: spain's entry rehearse in turin as fans count down the hours until the eurovision song contest begins in italy. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentencedl to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication - she felt even - the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake — the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first le

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: israeli police beat mourners at the funeral of the aljazeera reporter, shireen abu aqla. we just had to move back very quickly because the mourners were trying to carry the coffin through the gates out the hospital. the border police are directly outside. and now, we're seeing confrontations here. the us defence secretary calls for an immediate ceasefire in ukraine in his first conversation with his russian counterpart since the invasion. the bbc crew runs for cover as russian forces bombard an area near the south—eastern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. the new prime minister of sri lanka tells the bbc the economic crisis that's brought unrest across the country is going to get worse before it gets better. the political crisis intensifies in northern ireland, as the largest unionist party, the dup, blocks the return of power—sharing. # space man.... and something strange is going on at eurovision. bookmakers are predicting a rare good result for the uk but will it

stephanie prentice, bbc news. don't forget if you do want to keep up—to—date with all the stories we're covering go to our website. stories we're covering go to ourwebsite. lots stories we're covering go to our website. lots of background and analysis to all the stories we have been covering today. confined it on our website or download the bbc news app. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @vfritz news. hello there. the week has started with plenty of heavy showers. the big question mark is around how many of those heavy showers will remain by the end of week for the platinumjubilee. we will talk more about that at the moment, but we start with a look back at the recent satellite picture. shower clouds rotating on top of the uk, underneath an area of low pressure, which stays with us through tuesday, so there will be further showers — this frontal system being the risk of more persistent rain in northern ireland. quite a chilly start of the morning and there will be some spells and sunshine around, but some

sarah rainsford, bbc news butcher. —— sarah rainsford, bbc news bucha. millions of women across the us could lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked document from the supreme court. a final decision is due by the summer. abortion has been a legal right across the united states for almost 50 years. but if that ruling is overturned — individual states would be free to set their own rules — meaning abortion could become illegal in more than 20 states. president biden says he wants to protect the law guaranteeing abortion rights. campaigners have already been protesting outside the court building in washington dc from where our north america editor sarah smith reports. an almost instant reaction with campaigners quickly gathering outside the supreme court, demonstrating a miracle's deeply —— outside the supreme court, demonstrating america's deeply held views on abortion. from those who say the death of fundamental women's rights chanting: roe v wade has got to go! and those who believe lives will be saved if the supreme court rever

james cook, bbc news, glasgow. the first minister of wales mark drakeford says it has been a "good day for labour", who made the biggest gains in terms of seats. plaid cymru won control of three more councils. the welsh conservatives have lost control of the only council they held in wales — monmouthshire. it's the first time since 1995 that labour will have the largest group on the council. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith has this report. steeped in labour history, wales' relationship with the party has wavered in recent years. but today, vows were renewed, from bridgend to monmouthshire. here in merthyr tydfil, too, voters who'd flirted with others in the past have returned to the fold. well, it has been a good day for labour here in wales. we have made gains in every part of wales and we have done especially well where it has been the conservatives who have been our main opponents, and for the next general election, that is very important indeed. where seats were traded, many fell into labour's hands ou

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azadeh moshiri, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: after a highly critical report into lockdown parties at downing street, britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, says he has no intention of resigning. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, _ fighting to full—scale riot - as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into i the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. i the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 11,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice', has announced she's left the s

chris page, bbc news, belfast. the annual extravaganza that is the eurovision grand final is upon us once again, and, while ukraine's entry is this year's firm favourite — unusually, the uk entry is also among those tipped to win — as david sillito reports. one, two, three... yay! sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. his song, "space man", is being hotly tipped. eurovision has helped transform his life. two—and—a—half years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. i thought nothing of it. i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and two million people had seen it. you had two million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. it was lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy's mahmood. this is mahmood's sec

this is bbc news. our top stories: a 21—year—old russian soldier pleads guilty to shooting dead an unarmed ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial of the conflict. on patrol with the afghan vice & virtue inspectors, as they enforce the taliban's strict rules on how women should appear in public. as india and pakistan face blistering temperatures of 50 degrees celsius, experts warn such heatwaves are now a hundred times more likely because of climate change. climate change is a hot topic here in australia too, as voters go to the polls in just two days, i'll have the latest live from sydney. and, words of advice from singer—songwriter taylor swift as she receives an honorary doctorate from new york university, learn to live alongside cringe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in ukraine, since the russian invasion began. appearing in court in kyiv, the 21—yearâ

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. eight more towns are to become cities to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. among them is bangor in county down, northern ireland. sun, sea and thejubilee. bangor on the east coast of northern ireland is one of the towns to be granted city status. on a gorgeous, sunny day like today, it's easy to see why bangor is so popular with day—trippers and holiday—makers. but for people living here in bangor, they want city status to bring more investment and shops and businesses for them to enjoy, as well. it would be lovely. i used to come down here when i was younger. it was a beautiful place. plenty of chippies and all around there. i do think bangor needs the money spent on it, though. _ you sort of worry about it being a seaside town. that's how you see it, and you were to lose it's a bit of character for that. hopefully it doesn't. judges praised bangor�*s community spirit, naval heritage and its royal links. in 1961, the queen and the duke of edinburgh came here, with prince phili

this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: we're on the frontline of the war in ukraine, where ukraine says its forces have recaptured villages from russian troops north and northeast of kharkiv. these men, they say that if they can take back their city, they can take back their city, the second biggest in the country, just by the russian border, why can't they take back the whole of ukraine? are we heading towards a nordic nato expansion? sweden and finland could soon take the first step towards a formal decision on membership. republicans in the us senate have blocked a bill that would protect access to abortion across the country. tried to hold the wings level and see if you can start descending for me. a passenger with no idea how to fly is given instructions to land a plane in florida, after the pilot fell ill. and celtic are champions, winning the scottish premiership title for the 10th time in 11 seasons. hello and welcome to the pr

bbc news. laura: monkeypox is not covid, though. the taliban has begun enforcing in order acquiring all-female tv anchors to cover their faces while broadcasting following a ruling that women have to wear a veil in public. 10 months after seizing power they have made numerous announcements limiting the rights of women in afghanistan. rachel stanton has more. >> a new normal on afghanistan tv screens. female presenters and othe women on the air now have to wear face coverings. the ruling comes two weeks after the taliban ordered more wen to wear face veils in public or risk punishment. >> if such decrees are issued and imposed on women, then women across afghanistan will be eliminated. a presenter must feel calm and relaxed to convey the truth but for the first time, i had to present my program wearing a mask and i wasn't feeling good at all. >> in an act of solidarity with his female colleagues, then anchor of the main evening bulletin board a face coverings while broadcasting live. other male

this is bbc news. it's news day. hello and welcome to the programme. the gunman, who shot dead 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, is reported to have posted three online warnings before his attack on tuesday. the governor of texas greg abbott said salvador ramos wrote first that he was going to shoot his grandmother, then that he had done so. he then declared he was going to "shoot up" an elementary school. this message was sent only 15 minutes before he reached the school. the 18—year—old was killed by border police. the attack took place in the town of uvalde in southern texas. our north america editor sarah smith is there, and has been speaking to members of the community about how they're coping. she sent us this report. the heartbreak is painfully apparent for parents, families and neighbours. it must be the worst news anyone can hear — young children killed in their own classroom. as the police responded to the shooting, parents had to wait to discover if their children h

welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: president putin uses russia's victory day parade tojustify his invasion of ukraine, but no indication of any change of course. is ferdinand marcosjunior, the son of a former dictator, heading for a landslide win in the philippines presidential election? for the first time in nearly 60 years, queen elizabeth will not attend one of her most important ceremonial duties — the state opening of the british parliament. and it's andy warhol's most expensive painting ever — his iconic portrait of marilyn monroe is sold at auction. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us. the russian leader, vladimir putin, has addressed the huge victory day military parade in moscow, saying the invasion of ukraine had been provoked by the west, and that russian troops fighting there were, "defending the motherland". what he didn't say was anything about the progress of that invasion, let alone how or when the war might end. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports now from m

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sri lanka. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: international condemnation as israeli police beat mourners carrying the coffin of the aljazeera reporter, shireen abu aqla, who was killed in the occupied west bank. the russian and us defence secretaries have spoken for the first time since moscow's invasion of ukraine in february. the political crisis in northern ireland has deepened after the democratic unionist party took steps to prevent the power—sharing assembly from meeting. members of the dup took their seats at stormont along with other political parties for the first time since elections last week. but they blocked the election of a new speaker — in protest at post—brexit trade arrangements. their decision means the assembly is unable to function. other parties have condemned the move as shameful — including sinn fein, which has the most seats for the first time. borisjohnson is planning to visit northern ireland on monday to try to find a way forward. one of the main factors in the deadlock is