the coronation was over, king charles and queen camilla made their way out of westminster abbey. waiting in the rain, the gold state coach. and the parade of more than 4000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace. prince george had rejoined his brother and sister after his pageboy duties, the family making their way to the palace past the waiting crowds. and onto the palace balcony for the first time as king came charles iii with queen camilla, joined by the pages and working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows in a curtailed coronation fly past. finally, on the balcony, it was just the king and queen. charles, now a crowned monarch, committed to serve his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. live from london. this is bbc news. with continuing coverage of the coronation of their majesties king charles and queen camilla. despite the rain, huge crowds have come to buckingham palace to greet the royal family. earlier,
now for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening lawrence. good evening alex. seeing is kevin mccarthy s first order of business in the house of representatives is to prove how much we do not need a house of representatives if it is to be run by the legislative crazies of the republican party. maybe that will never be seated. maybe this is it. maybe it s just about the upper chamber? so far, the republicans have done no damage in the house of representatives. the damage begins as soon as they have control of it with the speaker. we are wishing for the good old days when nobody was seated, once they do. and, alex, one nice note for history today is that the person who is next in line for the presidency, after the vice president, is, once again, a woman, because patty murray became the president pro tem of the united states senate, and there is no speaker of the house. so, as of now, the next in line for the presidency is a woman in the united states senate
chamber. so far the republicans have done no damage in house of representatives. the damage begins as soon as they have control of it, with the speaker. we will be wishing for the good old days when nobody was seated. and, alex, one nice note for history today is that the person who is next in line for the presidency, after the vice president, is, once again, a woman, because patty murray became the president pro tem of the united states senate, and there is no speaker of the house. so, as of now, the next in line for the presidency is a woman in the united states senate. so, you know, we could live with this. we could. they are welcome. have a great show. thank you alex. thank you. in other news, that you should know, that is actually happening in this country while, in a way, nothing is happening in the house of representatives, is that in south carolina today, the south carolina supreme court has ruled that the south carolina constitution provides a right to priv
Publishes its plan to reduce Air Pollution, but its criticised for being too vague. Can spurs keep the winning streak going . Beat west ham tonight and theyll be a point behind chelsea. Good evening. Welcome to the bbc news at six. The conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. Its their best result since 2008. As well as taking control of five councils in england and wales theyve made significant gains in scotland. Labour has had a drubbing, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. Ukips vote has collapsed, and the liberal democrats havent made the breakthrough they had been hoping for. Results are still coming in, but a short while ago the conservatives had gained 309 seats in england. Labour have lost 144 seats, ukip are down 138 there are still some results to come in, and theres been no polling in northern ireland. With all the latest, heres Laura Kuenssberg. Duly elected as coun
To leave by the back door on the final day of campaigning in the french election. And west ham put the brakes on tottenhams title hopes tonight. Coming up on Sportsday On Bbc News we will have the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening. The conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. Its their best result in nearly a decade. As well as taking control of five councils in england and wales, theyve made significant gains in scotland. Labour has taken a beating, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. Ukips vote has collapsed, and the Liberal Democrats had varied fortunes. With all councils now declared, the conservatives have gained 319 seats in england. Labour have lost 142 seats, the lib dems have lost 28 and ukip are down 143. In scotland, the snp have lost seven seats, the tories have gained 164, labour have lost 133. In wales, labou