with just two days to go into the coronation, excitement is building on the mall where the clouds are camped out. hello, welcome to bbc news. i am lewis vaughan jones. we are starting in russia where president vladimir putin has made his first tv appearance since an alleged attempt on his life. we have got these pictures in the last couple of hours. here he is in these pictures released by the kremlin in a routine meeting with economic development minister maxim reshetnikov. presumably projecting an image of business as usual. russia claims ukraine was targeting putin in this drone atack on the kremlin on wednesday following orders from the united states. both kyiv and washington have denied any involvement. russia launched a series of air raids on kyiv overnight, in apparent retaliation. but authorities say all the strikes were intercepted by air defences which you can see working here. strikes were also reported in zaporizhizhia and odessa. our russia editor, st
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the bird is a turquoise fronted amazon parrot but i m sure you knew that by getting a glimpse of him or her there. and now for a bit of glamour from russian history. royaljewels that were smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution are going up for auction next week in geneva. they include a pink diamond weighing more than 25 carats expected to fetch up to six million dollars. the royal set was taken by a british diplomat to london for safekeeping all those years ago. now it s time for a look at the weather, let s cross good morning. we are looking at a mixture of weather, sunshine and showers will be the order of the day for many of us and it is going to be cold universally across the country. weak weather fronts thinking south enhancing the showers, on the coast,
a shortjourney, could be done by cycling or walking. well, we are definitely up for the challenge, aren t we, edie? yes, we will try our very best this week. come on, mister! we are just about to walk to the shop. i this week we ve been driving less and walking more and also - using plant based alternative. edie, jo, how did it go? the challenge? we started this week. we ve tried really hard to walk wherever was reasonably practical, but i don t think we ate as many plant based alternatives as we could have done. i think they ve done fantastically well. lots of the changes also can lead to a healthier, more active lifestyle as well, and i think that is what s positive about this. to slash our emissions as quickly as we need to, scientists say most of us will need to rethink our daily habits and consume a little bit less. victoria gill, bbc news. and now for a bit of glamour and wishful thinking from russian history. royaljewels that were smuggled out
as possible to donald trump, while the republicans have focussed on cultural issues. facebook s parent company says it s shutting down it s facial recognition system and deleting a billion faceprints in response to privacy concerns. the decision affects a feature that automatically identified people who appear in digital photos. passengers travelling through terminal one at berlin s new airport are being warned not to drink water from any of the taps after potentially harmful bacteria was discovered. the bacteria, coliform, can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. and now for a bit of glamour from russian history. royaljewels that were smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution are going up for auction next week in geneva. they include a pink diamond weighing more than 25 carats expected to fetch up to six million dollars.