general election comes into view. this is in every respect a momentous day. in the house of lords, look at the magnificence of the chamber. such expectation. the peers and guests have already started to arrive to secure their seats for the biggest event in the parliamentary calendar. you don t get in if you appear without the suitable attire. it is a case of first come, first served as well. once on the throne, there it is, the monarch s throne and the consort of s thrown beside it. the king will unveil the government s legislative programme for the session ahead. it is a political moment and a first for rishi sunak on his first state opening as prime minister. we will be discussing all the wider political context later in the programme. once the imperial state crown is on, the political gloves are well and truly off and we will get a real sense of the battle lines over the next year or so, the issues that will win or lose the election. so to explore what all of this, and the
Farmers with animals going back out into the fields. And high time to get a into the fields. And high time to geta grip into the fields. And high time to get a grip on the problem of dogs attacking livestock, according to some. Thousands of small firms were mistreated by rbs in the financial crisis according to a report released by mps. Crisis according to a report released by mp5. I will speak to one of the businesses affected by it. In sport, great britains curlers have beaten reigning olympic champions canada to reach the womens semi finals in pyeongchang. And nick has the weather. Cold est to coldest to start the day in scotland and Northern Ireland, with frost and and Northern Ireland, with frost and a few freezing fog patches. More cloud for england and wales. Damp and drizzly in a few spots. Lots of wine and dry weather to come for the rest of the week into the weekend, but it is definitely turning colder. Good morning. First, our main story. President trump has signed an order
Its tuesday, 26th september. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The white house has condemned north koreas claim that it has the right to shoot down us bombers, even if they are outside its airspace. Relations between the two nations have deteriorated to the point that pyongyang claims President Trump has declared war on north korea a suggestion dismissed as absurd by the white house. Speaking this morning the us defense secretary james mattis says the United States want to resolve the escalating Nuclear Crisis with north korea diplomatically. Danny savage reports. American military aircraft, preparing for a show of force close to the north korean coast. These planes went on to fly in International Airspace near the east of the country, further north in the region than they ever have. The us said it was a demonstration of their resolve. Now north korea has reacted to Donald Trumps threats and actions by claiming the us has declared war on them. Translation since the us dec
And friends pay tribute to the actress and author Carrie Fisher. The Hollywood Star best known for her role as Princess Leia has died at the age of 60 after suffering a Cardiac Arrest. The five time olympic gold medal winning cyclist, sir Bradley Wiggins, has retired from the sport. Wiggins, who also won the Tour De France in 2012, issued a statement via his Facebook Page saying he had been lucky enough to live a dream. With me is our sports news correspondent Richard Conway. Earlier our sports news correspondent Richard Conway told us more about sir bradleys statement. A reflects on 2012 when head much success a reflects on 2012 when head much success but a said 2016 is the end of the journey. He reflected on the success he has had over his career. He is one of britains most decorated olympians, eight medals, five of which are gold, the first briton to win the Tour De France. He is one of the countrys most decorated sportsman but he has now decided this is the end of the road for him
Im looking at the most unusual things weve been asked inJob Interviews. What was the weirdest thing about me . You could be a vegetable, what vegetable would you be . And in sport, there are goals galore in the Champions League, with a thriller at Manchester City as they beat monaco 5 3 in the first leg of their last 16 knockout tie. And carol is checking out some famous royal finery. She is out and about today. She is at Kensington Palace. First, our main story. An extra £200 million in emergency humanitarian aid has been promised by the government to tackle a famine in south sudan and somalia. The International Development secretary, priti patel, said the additional funds would provide food, water and Emergency Health care for more than two Million People. Heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. In parts of war torn southern sudan, people are now dying of starvation and famine has been officially declared. The un charity says somalia, human and nigeria are facing similar