decision to attack ukraine has sparked global condemnation and sanctions, and is turning russia into a pariah. for the first time in nearly 60 years, queen elizabeth would be attending one of her most at important ceremonial duties, the opening of the british parliament. and after weeks of violent protests and at least five more deaths, the sri lankan prime minster has resigned. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. . it s 08:00 in the morning here in the philippines, where i m at the center for the national commission on elections in manila. it is getting pretty crowded as a journalist are arriving and the a journalist are arriving and the anticipation of the press conferences to be held later, we should get some indication of the we should get some indication of the official results in these of the official results in these elections.- of the official results in these elections. ~ . ., these elections. what we have not so these elections.
the queen has pulled out of tuesday s state opening of parliament in london. it will be the first time since 1963 the queen will have missed the annual ceremony which sets out the british government s legislative agenda for the year ahead. prince charles will deliver the speech instead. i m a big dog. yo, baby, you don t have to put your top back on. lwas w. he was twice my age. there was this kind of power dynamic. this is predatory behaviour. that s the joint bbc guardian newspaper investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the dj, tim westwood. i ve been speaking to the reporter behind it about how you get a story like that over the line. but first, just as europe gets tough on the big tech companies, does the uk look poised to do less, not more? the financial times reported this week that ministers have ditched plans to empower their newest tech regulator with, well, actual power. the snappily named digital markets unit was announced to great fanfare back in 2020 w
the russian leader, vladimir putin, has addressed the huge victory day military parade in moscow, saying the invasion of ukraine had been provoked by the west, and that russian troops fighting there, were defending the motherland . what he didn t say was anything about the progress of that invasion, let alone how or when the war might end. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports now from moscow. it is the annual pomp to showcase russian power. across red square they marched, thousands of soldiers, in a parade marking a glorious victory the defeat of nazi germany. upbeat marching band music. but today there is no peace. vladimir putin has invaded ukraine. back from there, parading too, paratroopers who moscow says took part in the russian offensive. a war of conquest, says the west. the kremlin disagrees. translation: the defence of our motherland, when its destiny - was at stake, has always been sacred. as in the past, you, our soldiers, are today fighting for our peop
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and a shopping centre. the met office warns of a 50 50 chance that the world will cross a key global warming threshold of average temperatures rising more than 1.5 degrees celsius over the next five years. the wagatha christie trial gets under way in the high court rebekah vardy is suing coleen rooney for libel. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prince charles will officially open the new session of parliament today and for the first time will read the queen s speech on her behalf. it s after the queen had to pull out because of mobility problems. the last time the queen missed a state opening of parliament in a statement, buckingham palace said, the queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the state opening of parliament. the queen s speech isn t written by the queen but by the government. it s a list of the new laws the government