king charles has carried out his first state opening of parliament as monarch. the speech, written by the government, has set out the plans for year ahead. proposed laws include tougher sentences for some crimes, a phased ban on smoking and more licensing for oil and gas fields in the north sea. our political correspondent helen catt has more. just before 11.15, the royal carriage drew into the sovereign entrance, carrying for the first time in seven decades, the king, to formally open parliament. while the monarch had changed, the pageantry remained the same. as is tradition, black rod went to the commons and had the door slammed shut against her by mps. before she summoned them to the lords. on the way, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition appeared to be having a friendly chat but this speech, written by the government, was in part about drawing dividing lines between them ahead of an election. but first, the king acknowledged the significance of this moment
With north korea. The us president also spoke highly of the north Korean Leader kimjong un, calling him a pretty smart cookie. President trump has been marking one hundred days of his presidency with a speech at a rally in pennsylvania. Supporters last night were pleased with how he is performing around the globe, they say they have a tough leader in donald trump. During the rally he explained to his supporters why he appears to have stopped publicly decrying china as a currency manipulator. He said to be tough on china. He explained, look, isat he said to be tough on china. He explained, look, i sat down with the president of china and asked for help with the blood can. When we spoke to supporters, they believe yea rs spoke to supporters, they believe years on the right track. A man i have got to like and respect, the president of china, president xi, i believe has been putting pressure on them also, but perhaps so far nothing has happened and perhaps it has. This was a small missile,
Have won in hospital is quite nice. It is reckoned we are using 300,000 tonnes of card over the christmas period. I am at a Recycling Plant to see what happens to all the stuff we have been chucking into the bin. Good morning. In sport swanseas citys search for a new manager continues, with ryan giggs the latest name to be ruled out of the running. Wales boss Chris Coleman also appears to be out of reach. And the challenge of filming series three of sherlock in front of the fans, Benedict Cumberbatch tells us how he copes with his ever growing crowd of admirers on set. It is kind of peculiar because there is this excitement and expectation and if you raise an eyebrow you get and if you raise an eyebrow you get a cheer. And matt has the weather. Yes, iam yes, i am at the Tower Of London, and it wont be me on ice only this morning, frosty to the south and east with dense patches of fog. Much more mild elsewhere, and all other details to come with the forecast to the end of the year and t
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