On the day the queen came to westminster for the State Opening of parliament. Her majesty set out the bills the government wants to pass, in a speech dominated by brexit. My government will seek to maintain a deep and special partnership with the european allies. And to forge new Trading Relationships across the globe. Labour dismissed the programme as thin gruel. But theresa may said her government would build a stronger and safer country that worked for everyone. The lords too give their first verdict on the speech, while back in the Commons A Conservative mp uses his big moment to speak up for the over 40s. May i wish to reassure members, may i reassure the Prime Minister, lam still young. Laughter still thrusting. But lets begin at the start of the day. This was a rather unusual State Opening. Because no one was expecting a general election at the start ofjune, there was no time to prepare for the traditional pomp and ceremony with coaches, horses and mass ranks of guardsmen. And s
Lets see. Dragons . Right. Lets see. Dragons . Check. Singing pirates . Check. Orcs. Yes. All of which can only mean it is time for e3, the worlds maddest video games expo, in the heart of downtown los angeles. This is where new games are launched and new hardware is lauded. It is always big, loud and bright but this year, for the first time, it is notjust open to those who work in the games industry. 15,000 members of the public have also been allowed in, each paying up to 250 for a ticket. You do the maths. All of which means things have got a lot bigger. Personally hasnt affected my enjoyment of the show at all. But the question is, are this years crop of announcements worth the wait . How exciting it is, depends on whether the big Console Manufacturers have any big announcements or not. This year, microsoft generated the most excitement by announcing a new console. We got hands on. Welcome to e3 2017. And with that, phil spencer kicked off the Xbox E3 Press event. It is a big yearf