protesters calling a dystopian nightmare. if liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they don t want to hear. are you worried about that rate going ahead? the shape of things to come? it is not whether the protesters were right or wrong, it s about the right to protest in the way they did, and is perfectly possible to think that the coronation was the most marvellous magical thing you ve ever seen but also to be extremely worried about this, or are they walls that divide us just too tall these days? are we to polarise? the protesters, the old dell have said sorry, is the hardest word are the easiest word the old bill. in moscow, hong kong, tehran, we want to know what it looks like to you, macclesfield, tonbridge, many other places. or is this all a bit hysterical? nothing to see here, move along? the police were ultra cautious, perhaps overcautious? now they are sorry. get in touch. here is your news. scotland yard says it has regrets about th
attack drones, more air defence, a new uk flying school for pilots. the europeans are keen to support ukraine s expected counteroffensive, but can they provide president zelensky with the kit he needs? we will get the view from kyiv and london. at home, rishi sunak is marshalling his troops. a downing street reception tonight, to officially celebrate the coronation of king charles iii. but is it also a much needed charm offensive, amid more splits in tory ranks over brexit and immigration? speaking of which, who s going to pick the spring cabbage and the rhubarb? the farmers said today they need more labour and higher prices to solve the food crisis in britain. and we will take a look tonight at those election results from turkey no victor in round one but early advantage president erdogan. but we start tonight with president zelensky s visit to the uk. ukraine he says, can defeat russia by the end of this year, with the right kind of western help. the latest tranche of sup
the message i am hearing from people tonight is that they want us to focus on the priorities they want us to deliver for them. and that s about halving inflation, growing the economy, reducing debt, cutting waiting lists and stopping the boats. we ll have the very latest on all the local election results. also on the programme: at westminster abbey, the final preparations have been made for the first coronation in 70 years. god save the queen! the king and the prince and princess of wales, do a walkabout on the mall, chatting to people who ve grabbed a prime spot for tomorrow s procession. some asked about her children: they re really well, thank you. are they excited? excited, a bit nervous, obviously, with a big day ahead. but they can t wait, actually. what about you and william? yeah, all good. and memories of the last coronation we speak to people who played a part in the ceremony of 1953. and on bbc london. just 16 hours to go until the coronation procession in the sp
any strike by teachers, a huge knock on effect. most state school teachers in england had a 5% rise in 2022, and a 3% rise was recommended from this year. but the unions want above inflation increases, and to ensure pay rises don t come out of schools budgets. they argue they are playing catch up on pay over the last more than a decade. the government says it s a fair and reasonable offer and that schools would receive an extra £2.3 billion over the next two years. are you a pupil or parent off school and work today? how are the strikes affecting you? do you agree with what the teachers are doing? teachers please get in touch, too tell me why this matters. this morning are teachers right to strike? a pay deal for hundreds of thousands of nhs staff in england is expected to be settled later. ministers will meet health bosses and representatives from m unions this lunchtime. but some workers including nurses are still opposed to the offer, which includes a 5% rise
welcome to the programme. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has been in kyiv today hoping to shore up a deal struck that was between ukraine and russia in the summer to allow for the export of grain from both countries. the agreement, which was brokered in turkey and is overseen by the un, must be renewed by 18 march, but there s concern, moscow will refuse to renew it. the deal also aimed to facilitate the export of russian food and fertilisers. moscow says those shipments are still being disrupted by us and european sanctions. exports of ukrainian, as well as russian food and fertiliser are essential to global food security and food prices. i want to underscore the critical importance of the rollover of the black sea grain initiative on 18 march, and are working to create the conditions to enable the greatest possible news of export infrastructures through the black sea, in line with the objectives of the initiative. this really matters. ukraine is one of the to