good evening, welcome to the programme. we are at buckingham palace tonight, ahead of the big event on saturday the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. we have a packed programme for you tonight, we will be looking ahead to this most ancient of ceremonies at westminster abbey, in the company of two people who were there in 1953, in fact one of our guests, even sang at the christening of the king in 1948. we have tv royalty on hand, as well, where katty kay is standing by for us. leaving nothing to chance on an occasion like this. we will talk about what the coronation is, what is isn t, the role the king has played in the preparations, and how the people, the commonwealth, and the different faiths will be included. and at 9pm, the royal watchers will be here robert hardman and christine ross joining us. both of them are taking part in the bbc s coverage. but let us begin with what the royals have been doing today. the king is in residence here at buckingham
This report. Distant Artillery Fire the situation in Soledar Depends On who you ask. Its under control as of this morning according to this ukrainian commander. They will never break us, says his injured comrade. We are winning. But if you ask these two, wagner are clearing the city, they say. Russian, yes, but not from the regular army. Theyre from a private Military Group called wagner, a network of mercenaries who do a lot of russias fighting. Its boss, yevgeny prigozhin, has recently recruited convicts from russianjails, and theyve been spearheading the attack on soledar, claiming to now be in full control. We chat to one ukrainian soldier on the front to see if thats the case. Dont believe russian propaganda. Its not true. Bakhmut and soledar have ukrainian control. Kyiv has described the Battle For Soledar and bakhmut as the bloodiest scenario yet. And thats all we can say with real certainty. Small amounts of territory are being fiercely fought over and the human cost is huge. B
jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the walls plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan which manages the religious complex has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. our correspondent in jerusalem yolande knell has more on that. there are palestinian muslim worshippers who have remained in the mosque overnight. they have now located themselves on the courtyard there and have been conducting their prayers as israeli police continue to conduct visits around the site, escorting several hundred
and inflation falls sharply in the eurozone. will the european central bank change direction as a result? welcome to world business report. i mjagdip cheema. let s start with an important trade deal, because the uk has struck a deal to join a trans pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together, these pacific rim countries which doesn t include the usa account for 13% of global gdp. the pact it s called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership aims to cut 95% of import charges or tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, though that s according to the government s own estimates. we re nowjooined by our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. on one hand these 11 countries account for 13% of the world s income, but for the uk it might only be marginal growth as a result, is this a big deal? this a big deal? really good question- this a big deal? really good question- ct this a big deal? really
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