are under way. ahead of the biggest state occasion in decades, a lighter note from the king and queen consort this special announcement for rail passengers travelling this weekend. my wife and i wish you and your families a wonderful coronation weekend. wherever you are travelling, we hope you have a safe and pleasant journey. and, remember, please mind the gap. injust 28 hours, the in just 28 hours, the crowds thronging into the sides of the now will witness the combination procession coming past for the first time. ~ ., ., , time. when it rain on the king s arade? time. when it rain on the king s parade? that time. when it rain on the king s parade? that is time. when it rain on the king s parade? that is the time. when it rain on the king s parade? that is the crucial - parade? that is the crucial question parade? that is the crucial question. i had the full cast and the extended bank holiday weekend weather the extended bank holiday weekend weather all comin
we will see heavy rain edging its way in. a mild start to their night and into tomorrow. the rain will spread across much of england and wales. some of the heaviest burst will be on and off late morning, mid morning towards early afternoon before petering out a little bit. the rain will edge east. a mix of sunshine and showers away from the coast. call where you see the sunshine. 0n coast. call where you see the sunshine. on sunday and monday it does look like sunday will be the brighter day of the weekend. early cloud will clear and sunshine will come out. by bank holiday monday heavy showers will return. all the details in around half an hour. look at the clouds behind me and for you, it is looking a bit ominous but there will be sunshine, as you have at the moment above westminster.
not too bad a drinking point. ahead of the weekend s celebrations, the prince and princess of wales visited the dog and duck, a pub in soho in london, to support the work of the hospitality industry, which is, not surprisingly, expecting to be busy. as final preparations for the coronation weekend are perfected, the king will spend his day meeting leaders. later, on the eve of his coronation, the king will be hosting a reception at buckingham palace for foreign royalty and overseas dignitaries. close to westminster abbey, people are already lining the procession route. huge crowds are expected to descend on the capital to witness what will be an historic occasion. and millions of others will be watching in the uk and around the world. helena wilkinson, bbc news.
head over the website or search bbc election live page . it s also worth saying there were no local elections taking place this time in london. from today passengers on london s underground will be able to hear a specially recorded message from king charles and queen camilla. the announcement, which includes a reminder to please mind the gap will be played on the tube and at every station on the rail network over the course of the weekend. let s take a look at the tubes now. thejubilee line is part suspended. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. well, i m sure any wet weather won t dampen the spirits too much this coronation bank holiday weekend, but it is set to turn rather unsettled. really from today onwards there s plenty of rain to come in the forecast but it won t be wet all the time. and there ll be some bright and some sunny spells. temperatures at or above the seasonal average.
nurseries, preschools and childminders arejoining calls for a review of 0fsted inspections. the charity, the early years alliance, says many find inspections stressful and want a change to the use of the current grading system. teaching unions have been calling for this to be re visited after a head teacher, ruth perry, took her own life after her school was downgraded. 0fsted says it wants inspections to be as constructive as possible . those are the main stories this morning. now for the weather with matt, who s outside buckingham palace this morning. all eyes on events across the weekend. all eyes on events across the weekend- all eyes on events across the weekend. ., :: ,., , weekend. indeed, charlie. 20 past ten, the weekend. indeed, charlie. 20 past ten. the kings weekend. indeed, charlie. 20 past ten, the kings procession - weekend. indeed, charlie. 20 past ten, the kings procession begins l ten, the kings procession begins tomorrow. if you are heading down to watch events u