people have died when a car struck a crowd outside a migrant centre stop and let the eurovision song contest begin. the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. hello everyone, and welcome to windsor on a lovely evening. the weather could not be betterfor the coronation concert which is now well under way. we keep hearing roars of approval and cheering from the crowd behind us and also from people sitting behind watching on the big screen. everything seems to be going really well. there have been some amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers hasjust amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers hasjust performed. amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers hasjust performed. one amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers has just performed. one of amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers has just performed. one of the amazing emotional moments, some gre
competitors line up as the competition officially opens in liverpool. celebrations for king charles s coronation are continuing across the uk today, ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. around 20 thousand people are expected to gather to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. numerous street parties are also being held across britain under the collective title the coronation big lunch. some of these are attended by members of the royal family. live now to lucy hockings who is in windsorfor the big lunch in celebration of the coronation. hello everyone it is a glorious evening here in windsor. the sun is out the hottest day of the year so far and all of these people who are queuing, waiting for the concerts might have been loving the sunshine. look at how politely they are queuing, how orderly it all is. there is a rogue glimmer in the crowds as well i ve seen people in evening dresses, fascinate or scream out lots of people in
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, i am alex witt. welcome to our special coverage of the coronation of britain s king charles. this is london live, you are about to see it is under light rain, it is ten a.m. british summertime. over the next five hours we will step into instant history. the scenes that we watch together will be in high definition, but centuries old. ancient ritual, but contemporary in immediate s spectacle. tradition in scope and afield but accented in modern controversy and attended by a worldwide audience, many of whom will view in fascination. others, disdain. we will try to provide a spectrum of motion and analysis in that perspective as the events unfold. happening right now, heads of state, government officials, and other dignitaries arriving at westminster abbey in anticipation of a ceremony steeped in 1000 years of tradition. the last coronation was 1953 when then 25 year old elizabeth the second was crowned queen as the four year old so
and train staff. there is nothing we can do but watch babies die. the man known as the godfather of artificial intelligence quits his job at google and warns of growing dangers as systems become more advanced. and wrexham s hollywood ending fans of the welsh football club and its celebrity owners parade through the streets to mark their return to the english football league. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with the scene live at buckingham palace this evening it sjust gone midnight in the uk you can see that rehearsals for teh coronation of king charles iii are taking place right now. that s the queen victoria memorial. the queen victoria memorial is located in front of buckingham palace and comprises the dominion gates canada gate, australia gate and south and west africa gates, the memorial gardens and a vast central monument commemoration. ju
I was at home when i got a phone call from the director of news at the bbc saying thats the queen was gravely ill. He didnt stand on ceremony or offer any small talk clive, how are you . He simply said the queen is gravely ill and can you come in . And i was preparing to fly to italy on a filming trip the next day and i thought. I should go in. I was in the newsnight office because wed had wind, obviously with a note being passed through the house of commons, that something was happening. I know i speak on behalf of the entire house when i say that we send our best wishes to her majesty the queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment. And of course theres this big protocol, obviously, if the queen had passed away then newsnight wouldnt be going on. But simultaneously i was getting calls, as we were waiting to see if this event was going to unfold, i got a call from don macinnes who was running the events coverage and he said look, would you be