The queen has addressed the Scottish Parliament to mark 20 years of devolution. In a speech to msps she said shed watched scotland grow and prosper since holyrood took on its legal powers two decades ago. Our correspondent Alexandra Mackenzie was there. Scotland is an old nation with a relatively new parliament. Its seen two decades of devolution. The queen, joined by the duke of rothesay, said she fondly remembered the opening ceremony. Today she was back addressing the current msps. I have no doubt that for most of these last 20 years this striking chamber has provided exactly that a place to talk. But, of course, it must also be a place to listen. A place to hear views that inevitably may differ quite considerably, one from another. And a place to honour those views. The Political Landscape has changed dramatically since 1999. Thats whats called competition, i think. The first first minister was the labour leader, the late donald dewar. Nicola sturgeon was then a young snp msp. Now
Has ended her Hunger Strike after 15 days her husband has also ended his own Hunger Strike outside the Iranian Embassy in london. Parts of the uk are set to see the hottest day of the year today, as a heatwave continues to grip europe. Storming it stormzy makes history by becoming the first black british solo artist to headline glastonbury. England will face the United States in the semifinals of the world cup. Thats after the us knocked out the hosts france in paris last night. And at 10. 30, the travel show visits an eco tourism project in thailand, where travellers are helping to give Something Back by replanting a mangrove lake. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The g20 summit has ended in osaka in the past few hours, with President Trump committing to resuming trade talks with china. Mr trump said he wouldnt impose any further sanctions on beijing after holding talks with the chinese president , xijinping, in an attempt to deescalate the trade war between the worlds two larges
As relevant today as it was 20 years ago, looking forward to the next 20 yea rs. Now its time for a look at the weather. Its likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, particularly in central and eastern parts of england. Temperatures will get up to about 3k degrees in london today. There is some fresher air moving in for the north west and some thunderstorms around. Thunderstorms in northern ireland, western scotla nd in northern ireland, western scotland and the north west of eglin for a time. Scotland and the north west of eglin fora time. In scotland and the north west of eglin for a time. In the sunshine, temperatures up to 33 or 3a degrees. We have the heavy downpours making their way eastwards overnight across scotla nd their way eastwards overnight across scotland and northern england, followed by something a little bit fresher, so it will not be as muggy and uncomfortable for sleeping as it was last night. Sunday will be a different feeling day, much less humid, a much f
Of the 620 summit in osaka injapan. From there, nick bryant sent this report. This was the day when the 620 senator essentially became a 62. High stakes senator essentially became a 62. High sta kes talks between senator essentially became a 62. High stakes talks between donald trump and xijingping, the most controversial meeting of the gathering. It ended with a fragile ceasefire in the trade war and an arrangement to restart talks which fell apart last month. The us made concessions on a major stumbling block, it blacklisted of huawei, the chinese tech giant at the heart of what has felt like a commercial cold war. We had a very good meeting with president xi of china, excellent, i would say excellent, as good as it was going to be. We discussed a lot of things and by contract. Prior to his rented meetings the president made news on twitter with an impromptu invitation to kim jong un ahead of his trip to the korean peninsula. If chairman king of north korea sees this, he wrote, i wou
A top temperature of 33 degrees celsius is recorded in heathrow. The queen pays tribute to the Scottish Parliament, with a speech to mark holyroods 20th anniversary. I have no doubt that, for most of these last 20 years, this striking chamber has provided exactly that a place to talk. But, of course, it must also be a place to listen, pakistan are looking to jump ahead of england in the race for a semi final spot at the cricket world cup. And, coming up at half past three click is in arizona finding out how artificial trees are being developed to suck carbon out of the air. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Trump Administration is to allow Us Technology companies to resume selling their products to the Chinese Telecom firm, huawei. The move is seen as a major concession both to china and to us businesses which had opposed the ban when it was introduced last month. President trump announced the change of policy at a News Conference following a meeting with chinas president , x