the angel of the north turns 25 how gateshead is celebrating its most famous cultural landmark. and we ll find out how britain s museums might soon be able to hoard a lot more treasure. good morning. for most of us it is a mild good morning. for most of us it is a mild start good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of the day. there will be a lot of mild start of the day. there will be a lot of cloud around with just a few bright a lot of cloud around with just a few bright sunny spells across into reasons, few bright sunny spells across into reasons, but is it different story for northern scotland, where in the hills with for northern scotland, where in the hills with starting with early snowfall. i will have the full later on. it s saturday february 18. our top story. rishi sunak will meet the president of the european commission later as expectations rise that a deal will soon be reached on post brexit t
from buckingham palace, or from buckingham palace, you can see there are hu people or you can see there are hundreds of people enjoying celebrations of the platinum jubilee. the illustrator sir quentin blake, broadcaster clare balding and actor damian lewis are among more than 1000 people recognised in the queen s birthday honours list. in other news, johnny depp s seen in a newcastle pub last night, while in the us, his legal team celebrated his defamation win. but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends. 70 aircraft have flown over buckingham palace to celebrate the queen s platinum jubilee. buckingham palace to celebrate the fly past began with several royal navy helicopters. a special formation of 15 typhoons then formed the number 70 in honour of the queen s reign. buckingham palace has announced that prince andrew, the duke of york, has tested positive for covid and will no longer attend tomorrow s service of thanksgiving. let s join katty kay on t
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