it is the biggest military ceremonial event seen in this country for seven decades. says the coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 1953. tens of thousands of people will line the processional breaks, and tens of millions will watch around the globe. so, the pressure to make sure no fit or hoof is out of place is huge. just a line of breaking news to bring you, this related to buckingham palace, police there say they have arrested a man outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. hours before the rehearsal is due to kick off. right in front of buckingham palace, a reminder of the important role the security services will play, making sure everything goes to plan. a man is detained by police after suspected shot gun cartridges were thrown into the palace grounds. cordons were put up in the area and a precautionary controlled explosion carried out. it is being treated, according to the met police, as an isolated mental health incident. once the security incident concludes, the
excited, a bit nervous. obviously a big day ahead but can t wait, actually. the commissioner of london s metropolitan police sir mark rowley says security for the coronation will be the biggest operation in the force s history. this is an immense operation, and in fact, tomorrow, saturday, it would be the biggest single deployment we have done in london, ever, for this operation. there will be well over 11,500 officers involved. our other main story this hour: in england, the conservatives suffer significant council losses in local election results. and the world health organization says covid 19 no longer represents a global health emergency , a major step towards ending the pandemic. welcome to bbc news. i m christian fraser, live at buckingham palace where final plans are being put in place for the coronation of king charles tomorrow. my colleague katty kay is outside westminster abbey where the coronation ceremony will take place. we will bring you all the build up to th
some more rain to come overnight. these weather fronts will push their way in from the atlantic, moving their way towards the east, followed by some showers as well. very unsettled over the coronation weekend. some rain for some places tomorrow and then it is a bit drier but still some showers on sunday. we have got some heavy showers on monday following that rain from overnight. ok, thank you. that s it. i ll be back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website, as the news continues here on bbc one. let s join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. bye for now. hello and welcome to sportsday. the rapid rise of queens park, can they make it a hatrick of promotions to reach the scottish premiership? liverpool say they know that some their fans will have strong feelings about playing the national anthem tomorrow to mark the kings coronation. and can british fighterjohn ryder upset the odds in mexico against
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bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage there, on top of the medieval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. we don t see you at the moment but i think you are standing among the crowd. we just looked this up, it s around 11 celsius in london, 50 fahrenheit, but it seems people are keeping warm. . ., warm. yeah, hello, i m here, don tworry. warm.