birmingham prepares for the start of the commonwealth games, with the opening ceremony taking place here at alexander stadium tonight. more than 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories will take part over 11 days of competition, with excitement building ahead of tonight s event. i m from here, i m from birmingham, so, for my family and for myself, it s history in the making. we ll look at what s in store and hear what people in the region think of the games being held here. the other headlines on the bbc news at 0ne. a mother whose baby was murdered by the woman trying to adopt him tells the bbc he d still be alive if he d been left with her.
who have lost limbs, can show their children they are now competing again at the top of their game. this isn t so much about meeting winning medals, this condition is that, chip and the chance to work together, for recovery and rehabilitation, so although the medals are being given, the first event has just taken place, the opening ceremony taking place later, harry and meghan will speak, it is really all about the atmosphere and the spring the summer sunshine that everyone is coming together here today to enjoy. everyone is coming together here today to enjoy- everyone is coming together here today to enjoy. today to en oy. anna holligan in the hauue, today to enjoy. anna holligan in the hague. thank today to enjoy. anna holligan in the hague. thank you today to enjoy. anna holligan in the hague, thank you very today to enjoy. anna holligan in the hague, thank you very much. i the us state department says it s deeply concerned by the level of violence in jerusalem, after clas
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scotland and wales, and many in hospitality in northern ireland say they would support something similar here, but they are urging ministers not to leave entertainment out in the cold. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. an independent report into the former labour mp keith vaz has found he subjected a member of parliamentary staff to sustained bullying and harassment. mr vaz likened jenny mccollough to a prostitute. she left herjob in 2011 because of the bullying. the report also criticised mr vaz s non co operation on health grounds, despite his presenting a radio show and writing newspaper columns. manufacturers will be forced to create a universal charger for phones and small electronic devices under a new rule proposed by the european commission. the aim is to reduce waste by encouraging consumers to re use existing chargers when they buy a new device. apple has warned that such a move would harm innovation. golf s ryder cup between europe and the us gets under way tomorrow with the op
drummer tweeted a picture of him passing charlie a set of drumsticks along with the message god bless charlie watts we re going to miss you man . canadian singer bryan adams described him as one of the greatest rock drummers ever and a real gentleman , and passed his condolesnces to family and the band. eltonjohn posted a picture of himself with charlie. he wrote that it s a very sad day , and that charlie watts was the ultimate drummer and the most stylish of men. and nile rodgers, guitarist and songwriter from the band chic, posted a him, tweeting rest in power charlie watts. if you want to get in touch with me i m on twitter @bbckarishma. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. fireworks mark the official beginning of the paralympic games in tokyo with the opening ceremony taking place in an