A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Tonight, england play the us in the womens world cup semi final fifa has seen a surge in interest around the world with tv audiences climbing. So wed like to know if youre a fan and your predictions on who will get to the final. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start in hong kong where a tense calm has returned to the streets, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protestors who stormed and ransacked the territorys mini parliament. The main roads have been cleared, allowing Financial Centre workers to make their way to their offices. The chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, used a News Conference in the early hours of the morning to condemn the violence on monday. Nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong so i Hope Community at large will agree with us community at large will agree with us that with these viol
Further showers coming and going. That is the exception. For most of us, it is a dry afternoon finally. In the sunshine, i6 21dc. I will ta ke in the sunshine, i6 21dc. I will take that, given what we have seen so take that, given what we have seen so far this soggyjune. Over 99, the showers across northern scotland will fade away other perhaps continuing on and off in shetland. Further south, clear spells. Temperatures between 6 i2dc. We may see a little bit more clout working into Northern Ireland and the west of scotla nd into Northern Ireland and the west of scotland towards the end of the night and the start of saturday threatening a few isolated, light showers. For the most part, saturday looks to be a decent day. An area of High Pressure, which is one of the first we have seen this month, believe it are not, will bring a lot of dry weather on saturday. For Northern Ireland and the west of scotland, the chance of seeing some isolated showers. They will continue at times in shetla
Changing his mind. The first patients benefit from a pioneering new treatment for blood cancer now available on the nhs. Accusations that westminster has failed the north of england, as a new report criticises the lack of investment in the Northern Powerhouse. Commemorations at scapa flow in orkney to mark 100 years since germany sank its own First World War fleet. And in sport its like hes never been away. Andy murray is impressive, on his return to the court, five months after surgery. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. There have been calls for the Foreign Office minister mark field to resign after pictures showing him grabbing a protester by the neck and forcing her out of an event in london. She had interrupted a speech by Philip Hammond on what the group said was a peaceful protest about the environment. Police say theyre looking into a number of Third Party Reports of a possible assault. Well, this is the moment last night when dozens this is the moment last night when
Morning. Nineyearold Prince George. And seven year old, Princess Charlotte. King charles iii says he has been a deeply touched by messages of condolences. He says the country has been moved beyond measure by the millions of people paying their respects. Some of the final public mourners to see the queens coffin are walking past now. Lying in state. Closes at half past six this morning. The National Mission that of silence was held across the country last night. Officials say it will be fixed in time for this morning service. Hello and good morning from Central London, on what is expected to be a grand and deeply solemn day. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth ii will take place in Westminster Abby just a short distance from here. It begins at 11 am. Now large numbers have gathered on the mount. Police say they expect record crowds in the capital. An unprecedented Security Operation involving thousands of extra Police Officers and armed voices personnel is underway. The queen has been Lying
The preferred residence. Good morning from london on a day of history and a day of great change. This is stjamess palace, in the heart of london, a stones throw from Buckingham Palace where thousands of people have made their way since the death was announced of her majesty the queen late on thursday afternoon. Queen elizabeth ii, the countrys longest reigning monarch, a constant presence in the lives of the people of this nation. Hers was a life marked with selfless duty and dedication. The focus until now has been at balmoral where she passed away, and at Buckingham Palace where huge crowds have been gathering. But today the focus changes to st jamess palace. The palace has been the residence for Kings And Queens of england for over 300 years. And it was the official residence of the sovereign until the reign of Queen Victoria, when Buckingham Palace became the preferred residence. When the queen passed away, her eldest son charles immediately became king. And today, on this historic