hello. you re watching the bbc news channel with joanna gosling. more new on the queen s funeral. crown prince pavlos is the eldest son of constantine ii, the last king of greece, who reigned from 1964 to 1973. queen elizabeth is his third cousin, twice removed. he has travelled to london for queen elizabeth s funeral and spoke to us about his memories of the queen. always received us with a smile. my parents were very well taken care of when we left greece and lived in england for many years thereafter, my father was always a good confidant for the family and always by her side. sadly he is not so well now so is unable to come over. i am going with my mother and my wife to stand in for my father. but the queen was always receiving us with great smiles and family friendship, always inquiring of how things were going on back home or elsewhere. one of the most wonderful people ever. one of the most wonderful people ever. so much has been said about her empathy, kindness. that
and also ahead: a big night in hollywood. have you been round? i haven t been round. have i been round? colin farrell wins best actor at the golden globes. we ll have the latest from the awards, trying to recover from controversy. hello and welcome. we have a fax programme ahead. packed programme ahead. we begin here in the uk, where more than 20,000 ambulance and support staff have gone on strike in a row over pay and conditions, with health service leaders warning the system is in a precarious position. call handlers and dispatchers are also taking part in the industrial action, the second such strike to take place in england and wales in three weeks. people are being warned that ambulances may not be dispatched for some emergencies, such as heart attacks and strokes, and the effect this time is expected to be worse than the first walkout. gareth barlow reports. it is the second walkout by ambulance staff this winter. workers including paramedics, emergency care assistan
as it explains the circumstances of today and what it may mean for you. let s get some of the day s other news: police in london are investigating after metal contaminated with uranium was found at heathrow airport last month. the metropolitan police say the amount of contaminated material found in a shipment of scrap metal was extremely small and posed no threat to the public. the bbc understands that one line of inquiry is that the presence of uranium was as a result of poor handling in the country of origin, pakistan. the british american online influencer andrew tate has lost an appeal to reduce his time in police custody in romania. he will be detained for the full 30 days before going on trial with his brother tristan and two romanian women. they were arrested on 29 december and are facing allegations of sex trafficking, which they deny. the last king of greece, constantine ii, has died at the age of 82. he had suffered a stroke. he ruled his country from 1964 until the abolition