hello, i m luxmy gopal. the princess of wales has made her first official public appearance since announcing she was being treated for cancer. she joined the rest of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king who is also receiving cancer treatment travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. the princess of wales, back in the public eye. riding in a carriage with her three children at the king s birthday parade. all eyes on her for her first appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis, and he chose not to travel on horseback
and to mark the king s birthday, a raft of people from across the uk have been honoured for their service. among them, alan bates, who led the callan, campaign forjustice for the victims of the post office id scandal. we will get more that shortly. first, tripping colour has been taking place in london. with a look back, he was charlotte gallagher. the princess of wales backin gallagher. the princess of wales back in the ina in a carriage with their three children at the king s birthday parade. all eyes on herfor her first appearance since her cancer diagnosis. she was a huge drop for the cancer she was a huge draw for the crowds today. the king and the queen in their carriage. it is as fresh trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis, and he chose not to travel by horseback. the troops taking back have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards are read in the event this year, and their colour, or regiment
which leads on a warning about the national health service. the nuffield trust says both of britain s main political parties will leave the nhs with lower spending increases. the health think tank analysed figures from the labour and conservative manifestos and it says the nhs will struggle to make ends meet whoever wins the election. staying with the observer, and the paper reports that the number of children attending private schools in england has risen, despite labour s intention to add vat to school fees. according to the department of education, as ofjanuary this year, the number of pupils in private schools had gone up to more than 593,000. turning to the sunday telegraph, which has been hearing from former government minister, robertjenrick. he says he shares the frustrations of traditional tory voters who might want to back nigel farage s reform uk but he says the country is facing the prospect of what he describes as a labour dictatorship. the sunday times has an in
and now we can turn to that uplifting news. alan bates who led the campaign forjustice of victims of the post office it scandal being giving given a knighthood. he said the honour was notjust for him but for everyone who supported his cause. tracey emin was nominated for the turner prize and now has become a dame. also dame hodes for imelda staunton and the handbag designer anya hindmarch. cyclist mark cavendish was awarded a knighthood along with the composerjohn rutter. our business correspondence went to speak with alan bates. alan bates, congratulations. thank you. what was your reaction when you found out? it was all a bit of a surprise. it was a bit out of the blue. and, also, the time it was given. i think i received it on the lunchtime of the first day of paula vennells being at the enquiry, had a look being at the inquiry, had a look at my emails and it was there. i thought this is weird. is this a wind up? yes. to me the things are just say no. but there are a
correspondent has the latest. i recall of this size is unusual. almost every major supermarket chain is removing products from their shelves as the hunt for the source of this outbreak continues. e. coli is a bacterial infection which can cause stomach cramps, sickness, and fever. 211 cases concerned so far all linked in some way. to date, there have been 147 cases in england, 27 in wales, 35 in scotland and two in northern ireland, though it s thought those infections were acquired in england. in total, at least 67 people have needed hospital treatment. if you have really painful stomach ache or bloody diarrhoea, those are the things that should ring the alarm bells, seek medical advice. investigators say they ve narrowed down the cause of the infection to a type of lettuce leaf and are working to identify the supplier orfarm involved. two food manufacturers have already withdrawn products which may contain the same leaf, while a third company could be added as soon as today