longest running monarch in british history and the second longest sovereign in world history behind louis the 14th of france. today, king charles the third was formally declared as monarch, hours before buckingham palace announced queen elizabeth state funeral will be held on monday september 19th. the ceremony at st. james s palace in london officially marks a new era in british rule. though charles automatically became king after his mother s death, he was officially announced as britain s new king in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and colonial symbolism. and for the first time, it was broadcast live. its dedication and its devotion. in taking up these prp responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the ex inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government and to see the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of the silence. the kings official coronation has not yet been scheduled but will likely occur in the next few months. crowds
at a 4th ofjuly parade near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. lake county state s attorney said these were just the first of many charges yet to come. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. rugby at the grassroots or elite level should be a joyful celebration of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in learning that rugby may be doing irreparable damage to some of the players on the pitch. that may be the case too in other high impact sports like american football. my guests today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn t worth it? steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, r
like american football. my guests today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn t worth it? steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, rugby player, told that you had early onset dementia. for both of you, i imagine, that was an extraordinary moment. steve, what was your feeling at that time? er, relief, i must admit, at first. so many things had been going on, i d changed. so many different things sort of happening in life that just didn t seem right. it came to a point, suddenly being tested and that, you sort of go into denial and say no, i m absolutely fine, there s nothing wrong with me. you do the tests, suddenly, there s a memory test i had to do, and ij
that may require them to use less fertiliser and reduce livestock. they blocked a major road near the border with belgium. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. rugby at the grassroots or elite level should be a joyful celebration of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in learning that rugby may be doing irreparable damage to some of the players on the pitch. that may be the case too in other high impact sports like american football. my guests today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn t worth it? steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, rugby player, told that you had early onset dementia. for both