excited, a bit nervous. obviously a big day ahead but can t wait, actually. the commissioner of london s metropolitan police sir mark rowley says security for the coronation will be the biggest operation in the force s history. this is an immense operation, and in fact, tomorrow, saturday, it would be the biggest single deployment we have done in london, ever, for this operation. there will be well over 11,500 officers involved. our other main story this hour: in england, the conservatives suffer significant council losses in local election results. and the world health organization says covid 19 no longer represents a global health emergency , a major step towards ending the pandemic. welcome to bbc news. i m christian fraser, live at buckingham palace where final plans are being put in place for the coronation of king charles tomorrow. my colleague katty kay is outside westminster abbey where the coronation ceremony will take place. we will bring you all the build up to th
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ruling on abortion calling it a victory for life itself. # when i saw her standing there. # sir paul mccartney absolutely wows glastonbury and brings on surprise guests bruce springsteen and dave grohl. hello and welcome to bbc news. there have been several large explosions in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, after russian missile attacks. the city s mayor says ambulances and rescuers have been sent to the scene. the attacks come hours after president zelensky made another plea for ukraine s allies to provide air defence systems. these are the latest pictures from the scene of the missile attacks taken by our team in kyiv. several apartment blocks have been hit with debris falling onto caras parked below. several people have been injured. it s the first assault on ukraine s capital since earlyjune. kyiv s mayor has called it an attempt to intimidate by russia ahead of international summits. vitali klitschko arrived at the scene of a strike a short time ago, and says peopl
asylum seekers to rwanda as he arrives there for a meeting of commonwealth heads of state. record waiting times for hospital treatment in wales for the 24th month in a row. and test cricket gets underway again at headingley the first england match since some claims of racism were upheld against yorkshire county cricket club. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the quarter finals are under at eastbourne, with both cameron norrie and harriet dart in action. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the taliban have appealed for international support after an earthquake in afghanistan caused devastation, killing at least 1,000 people, and injuring another 1,500. doctors there have told the bbc that many children have been killed. aid agencies are rushing to get shelter, food and medicine to the worst hit areas but the rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and a lack of resources. the country s health system was facing near collapse before the disast