the angel of the north turns 25 how gateshead is celebrating its most famous cultural landmark. and we ll find out how britain s museums might soon be able to hoard a lot more treasure. good morning. for most of us it is a mild good morning. for most of us it is a mild start good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of the day. there will be a lot of mild start of the day. there will be a lot of cloud around with just a few bright a lot of cloud around with just a few bright sunny spells across into reasons, few bright sunny spells across into reasons, but is it different story for northern scotland, where in the hills with for northern scotland, where in the hills with starting with early snowfall. i will have the full later on. it s saturday february 18. our top story. rishi sunak will meet the president of the european commission later as expectations rise that a deal will soon be reached on post brexit t
for a spectacular open air concert to mark the queen s seventy years on the throne. in a tribute to his mother, prince charles, praised what he called a lifetime of selfless service. veteran pop stars including diana ross, rod stewart and the band, queen, were among the performers. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. cheering. after the ceremonial and the spiritual, it was time for a jubilee party. they had taken their seats in the royal box, tens of thousands had packed the mall, and first on stage, who else but queen and brian may? the bbc concert had begun inside buckingham palace with one of those jaw dropping moments a tea party with a peruvian born bear called paddington. thank you for having me. i do hope you re having a lovelyjubilee. tea? oh, yes, please! oh, dear. perhaps.you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here! 0h! for later. well, who would have believed it? this is a monarch who sti
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i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. in other news a senior ukrainian official says russia is throwing all its power at the key city of severodonetsk where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. hong kong s annual vigils to remember the tiananmen square massacre are in doubt after the authorities ban this year s event. and world number one iga swiatek wins this year s french open beating american coco gauff in the final. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. celebrations have been continuing to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. a huge crowd gathered in front of buckingham palace for a spectacular open air concert to mark the queen s 70 years on the throne. in a tribute to his mother, prince charles praised what he called a lifetime of selfless service. veteran pop stars including diana ross, rod stewart and the band queen, were among the performers. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. af