paula reid in for jim acosta. you re in the cnn newsroom we begin this hour with a potential new milestone in russia s war in ukraine. ukraine has announced that it has used a u.s. made patriot air defense system like this to bring down a russian hypersonic missile. if true, it would be the first time ukraine was able to intercept a missile that travels at ten times the speed of sound. cnn s sam kiley joins us from kyiv with the latest. sam, how significant is this? reporter: i think it s very significant indeed, for two reasons. first of all, it s kind of proving the need for highly sophisticated weapons such as the patriot missile that the ukrainians have been asking for effectively since 2014 when they were first invaded by the russians. but then on a technological level, paula, this is a very significant development because patriot was never designed for hypersonic missiles because they didn t exist when patriot was designed. this is a missile that can travel up to te
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 and the world health organization says covid 19 no longer represents a global health emergency , a major step towards ending the pandemic.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
Hello, and welcome to morecambe. Cheering. As thousands of Street Parties and Community Events are taking place across the country. Over the next 90 minutes, well be criss crossing the uk and dropping in on some of those celebrations. Many of the parties are being held in celebration of yesterdays coronation of King Charles Iii and Queen Camilla. Some people are taking the opportunity to spend the day getting to know their neighbours and Building Community spirit, and others are simply enjoying a get together on the Bank Holiday Weekend. Well, im here in the Lancashire Seaside Town of morecambe, which is hoping to host the longest street party for the coronation in the uk, more than 500 Picnic Tables Cascading along the seafront. And we think around 10,000 people will be taking part. Ill be hearing from many of them throughout the programme. And well also be live at parties and events across the uk. Well be with Paddle Boarders at Bude In Cornwall wholl be celebrating with the help of
breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. starting with sudan, where they un human rights council will hold a special session next week on the conflict in the country. rival military forces have now spent several weeks locked in violent, deadly fighting. the un says the meeting was proposed by britain, germany, norway and the us and has the backing of more than 50 countries. several ceasefires have failed to hold, and the persistent conflict has worsened the humanitarian situation. the un estimates more than 100,000 people have fled to sudan s neighbouring countries. some have made their way to the town 0ur africa correspondent catherine beeya ruhanga has more. thousands of peoples continue to stream in between the vast border of sudan and south sudan. here at this makeshift transit centre, there are about 4000 people. as night is approaching, a lot of them are getting ready to sleep out in the open, and if
and let the eurovision song contest begin the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. hello everyone. excitement is building in windsor ahead of the coronation concert the crowds have been queuing in the afternoon sunshine the warmest of the year so far here at windsor and it has been a lovely atmosphere everyone queuing very politely they are dressed up in theirfinery, they have been people with crowns, in full evening regalia as well. a lot of union jacks is full evening regalia as well. a lot of unionjacks is round. 20,000 people are gathered here expected to watch, artists including like lionel richie, katy perry and take that. we are gearing up for a fantastic evening of entertainment here at windsor. up and i m a country that have been numerous street parties and have been held. 50,000 held today and earned the under the title the big lunch. and some of them have had some special guests appear, members of the royal family. i was at the one here in windsor today an