and months of negotiation. and in fact, the deal was meant to expire today. they ve now got an entirely new deal which will carry them through for another nine months. and as you say, it s going to be about three billion usd, which is more than they were expecting if they d managed to negotiate the end of the last deal. so that is a relief. but at the same time, lots of analysts that i ve been speaking to have also emphasised the fact that this is reallyjust patching up just for now, it s a sticking plaster to be able to get pakistan through to the end of the year and the beginning of the next year. really crucially, at the moment, pakistan is expecting to have a general election here. now, this deal will mean that the current government can finish its term. a caretaker government can can take over. then there s an election. and then the new government, which in that election is expected to happen in october, can then start the whole process of negotiating the next deal. and
thank you forjoining us. celebrations for king charles s coronation are continuing across the uk today, ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. around 20,000 people are expected to gather to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. numerous street parties across britain are also expected to take place for what s being called the coronation big lunch . some of these will be attended by members of the royal family. these are images from earlier with the prince and princess of wales, catherine and william, who were attending winning the events in windsor. it was a surprise appearance from any of the crowds because it was not something that was scheduled, so it was a nice surprise for the crowds that were gathered in windsor. the prince and princess of wales, turning up to speak to crowds. these are images from earlier, shaking hands and posing for a selfie is and crouching down to speak to children as well. so just a little glimpse of
competitors line up as the competition officially opens in liverpool. celebrations for king charles s coronation are continuing across the uk today, ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. around 20 thousand people are expected to gather to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. numerous street parties are also being held across britain under the collective title the coronation big lunch. some of these are attended by members of the royal family. live now to lucy hockings who is in windsorfor the big lunch in celebration of the coronation. hello everyone it is a glorious evening here in windsor. the sun is out the hottest day of the year so far and all of these people who are queuing, waiting for the concerts might have been loving the sunshine. look at how politely they are queuing, how orderly it all is. there is a rogue glimmer in the crowds as well i ve seen people in evening dresses, fascinate or scream out lots of people in
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edinburgh, lying in residence at the palace of holyroodhouse. the coffin making a solemn six-hour trip from her balmoral estate. thousands lining the streets along the 100-plus-mile journey through the scottish countryside to pay their respects. there were huge crowds along edinboro. her funeral will be held at westminster abby september 19th. we have full coverage of today s events. let s begin with nic robertson and today s events and what comes next. reporter: yeah, it was about 10:00 in the morning here uk time when the queen s cortege left balmoral before getting to the city of aberdeen and swung south. already it had taken two hours to get to aberdeen, a drive that would take 45 minutes. it was going slow through the villages so people could pay their respects and from aberdeen through stone haven onwards to dundee to perth and here to edinburgh, here this was just a sea of people and as the queen s cortege arrived, we were talking to people here, so many of them had