Now this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. Its this body of water that separates the city but also separates continents. And look at that, that silhouette with the domes, the minarets just popping up above the horizon. That is dolmabahce palace. Thats where the founder of the republic, Mustafa Kemal ataturk, set about the business of transforming turkey. And from the past to the present, this is taksim district, the heart of modern istanbul. Getting an ice cream in turkey seems like a bit of an extreme sport. I mean, its very. Its for you. She laughs one vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, i pistachio. Tram bell dings these european style heritage trams have their roots back in 1871, when they were horse powered and later became electric. I love a tram. Thats notjust because im from melbourne. Something quite nice about the pace of it and also, going right through the middle of the city. Everyones scarpering out of the way. Its a really nice w
if you re waiting for treatment, how long did it take to get diagnosed? would a faster diagnosis have improved your prognosis? if you work in cancer care, what are the frustrations? chronic staff shortages and all four nations. the situation in england, scotland, northern ireland, you should see a specialist after two weeks and if it is diagnosed within two months. this morning, i want to hear your experiences. if you ve received treatment, if you re waiting for treatment, how long did it take to get diagnosed? would a faster diagnosis have improved your prognosis? if you work in cancer care, what are the frustrations? 08085 909693 is the phone number. get in touch. this is what we are doing. and we are also celebrating national carers week. i cannot wait for that. he was the news. thank you. here is the news. the royal college of radiologists has warned the nhs is struggling to provide safe and effective care for all cancer patients as they re waiting too long for vital
the excitement is building in liverpool as last minute preparations are made for the eurovision song contest final. the uk s entry will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the king s coronation service. trumpet fanfare you can plan for everything, except at the weather. this is operation golden orb in action. the code name used for the king s coronation by those planning it from buckingham palace to the broadcaster. i am getting soaking here, come on! hurry up! there has been a coronation plannerfor years, but in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. just but in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. have intensified. just trying to fine tune and have intensified. just trying to fine tune and balance - have intensified. just trying to fine tune and balance it. - have intensified. just trying to i fine tune and balance it. knowing have intensified. just trying to - fine tune and balance it. knowing an event on this fine tune and bala
incarcerated at cornton vale women s prison, and i hope that provides assurance to the public presiding officer, not least to the victims in this particular case. at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state is to visit israel and the west bank next week. and in just over an hour s time, an asteroid the size of a bus is passing the earth on one of the closest approaches on record. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. in the united states in the last hour, president biden has called for calm, after five police officers were charged with murder of tyre nichols, a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this year. the officers in memphis, tennessee who are all black were fired last week, after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras. that video will be released within the next 2a hours. here s what
thick enough on sunday to give some rain, not much, mind you. most of it will be across england and wales but it could prove to be hit and miss. further north, lots of dry weather and sunshine, the weather improving across northern england and north wales. not much rain across the far south of england stop looks like it is going to be quite warm, still, for the final at wembley. if there is going to be any rain it will not amount to much at all. looking at what is coming into next week and we see some more rain across the northern half of the uk to start the new month later in the week it should stop drier and brighter, but a little bit cooler. jane. thanks, darren. and that s bbc news at ten on friday the 29th ofjuly. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are but,