the i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony centuries old at westminster tens of thousands of people are first reported from nicholas witchel. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king s family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duk
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in moscow where russia has accused ukraine of trying to assasinate president vladamir putin. ukraine says it had nothing to do with the incident in which a drone was seen flying over the kremlin before a small explosion. presdeint zelensky said kyiv only fought russia on ukrainian territory. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report from moscow. flying in from the left, what appears to be a drone. then an explosion over the kremlin. this footage is unverified, but the kremlin says that overnight, two drones targeted the residence of the president. moscow blames ukraine, but says that no one was injured. on russian state tv, a dramatic start to this talk show. the presenter announces breaking news. there s been an attempt, he says, to assassinate putin. in daylight down at the kremlin, we couldn t see any obviou
mourning have been declared. our belgrade correspondent guy delauney reports. handcuffed and hooded, belgrade police took the suspected shooter for questioning. he is just 1a years old. parents and teachers were left in shock. this sort of thing just doesn t happen in serbian schools, despite high levels of gun ownership. any gun crime is rare and mass shootings in classrooms are unheard of. police say the suspect arrived at the school on the morning after the labor day holiday. first he argued with a security guard at the entrance of the vladislav ribnikara school, then he pulled out a gun and shot him. parents say their children have told them what happened next. the shooter entered a history class, fired at the teacher and then turned his weapon on his classmates. translation: the teacher immediately i sheltered the children, locked them i in, some of them were under the tables so they were safe inside. after i don t know how much time, they let them out. police believe th
putin. the bbc has verified this video. this video showing the moment the drones hit the building. on the left hand side that small hand object coming into view and then that explosion. and we have an update on this. we have been on social media hearing from ex president of russia, dmitry medvedev saying, in that post on social media, that the alleged overnight drone attack on the kremlin left moscow with no options but to, quote, eliminate ukrainian president zelensky and his clique in kyiv. the latest response have their so far. our correspondent will vernon has been monitoring events from moscow. the statement from the kremlin saying that ukraine used two drones to attack the kremlin building last night saying that russian forces managed to bring those forces down and that there were no injuries and that the president himself was unhurt although they did say that this was in assassination attempt on putin s life. it is not actually clear what actually happened but those vi
in a new era, for the realm. i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. a historic day in the united kingdom as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition and pageantry, despite the wet weather. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. world. the flags of the realm, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detach.s were drawn up. the only blemish the weather, as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left th