the un secretary general has sent a special envoy to the region to coordinate humanitarian operations. we know that martin griffiths arrived in nairobi a short time ago. he called the situation catastrophic, stressing the need for humanitarian aid to enter the country. here s what we know about the situation on the ground. this is the scene in sudan s capital khartoum, this morning. air strikes have continued, despite a ceasefire. the army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals, the rapid support forces. more than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties believed to be much higher. millions more remain trapped in khartoum. countries have been evacuating their nationals where they can. these pictures show us nationals boarding a military ship in port sudan. the first major aid flight, laden with medical supplies, has arrived in the country carrying eight tonnes of relief supplies, including health kits for hospitals. meritxe
with the queen now other national icons are getting in on the act. i ve got my own swarovski crystals, so i can outsparkle everybody here, although might i say howjealous i was of paddington bear having tea with the queen only last night! good afternoon. a huge pageant along the mall in london will start in about half an hour, bringing to a close four days of celebrations to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. you the queen s platinumjubilee. arejust you the queen s platinum jubilee. are just hearing that of you are just hearing that the sounds of the kids quiet, made up of 400 schoolchildren representing 22 schools from around london coming together that a very special performance today warming up the crowd performing i am the earth, conducted by richard and about to begin performing something that will begin performing something that will be very familiar to many of you. take that s greatest day. thousands have come here from all corners of the uk and indeed much further a
and a shopping centre. the met office warns of a 50 50 chance that the world will cross a key global warming threshold of average temperatures rising more than 1.5 degrees celsius over the next five years. the wagatha christie trial gets under way in the high court rebekah vardy is suing coleen rooney for libel. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prince charles will officially open the new session of parliament today and for the first time will read the queen s speech on her behalf. it s after the queen had to pull out because of mobility problems. the last time the queen missed a state opening of parliament in a statement, buckingham palace said, the queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the state opening of parliament. the queen s speech isn t written by the queen but by the government. it s a list of the new laws the government
the latter. overcome them. we will seek to do the latter. the test for all of us. we ll have reaction to the queen s speech, and the latest on theresa may s attempt to strike a deal with the democratic unionists to support her government. also tonight: a funeral for the first victim named in the grenfell tower disaster a syrian refugee who d been studying engineering. the duke of edinburgh enjoying royal ascot yesterday is in hospital tonight recovering from an infection. and it s been the hottestjune day since the summer of 1976, but there are storms on the way. good evening. the queen s speech, listing the government s plans for the new parliament, is dominated by the brexit process. the speech is also notable for the absence of some major policies which featured in the conservative manifesto. let s start with what s in the programme. there are 27 bills in total eight of those are linked to brexit. there s a bill to tackle domestic violence in england and wal