# eastenders theme and there is a new couple in albert square, as the duke and duchess of cornwall star in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders. good morning. ithink good morning. i think many parts of the uk will see the sun at some stage today, particularly the further south and east you are, but will that sunshine sparked off some thundery showers for you this afternoon? more details on what is happening where coming up. it is sunday 22 may. our main story: the long awaited report into gatherings in downing street during lockdown is expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has given people she intends to name in her report until 5:00pm today to respond. meanwhile, pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain what was discussed at a meeting between him and ms gray several weeks ago. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the long awaited report into gatherings at the heart of government is being finalised this weekend an
this hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: finland says russia has cut off supplies of natural gas days after finland announced it was applying to join nato. meanwhile in ukraine, russia intensifies its attacks in the donbas region as its forces capture more territory in the south and east. the senior civil servant, sue gray, met with the prime minister to discuss publishing photos as part of her inquiry into downing street lockdown parties. joe biden discusses security and north korea s nuclear programme with south korea s president in seoul. as monkeypox spreads worldwide, uk doctors say it could have a massive impact on access to sexual health services. polls close in parts of australia as two political veterans battle it out for the country s top job. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show: waiting for the backpackers return. we have beautiful temples and a lot of beautiful places around cambodia. so it is something that
inga s keen to show me how the walking tours that are being planned can offer a whole new layer of historical detail. this is where the dutch east india company used to unload silks, spices, herbs and tobacco from all over the world. in the 17th century, there must have been a lot to smell. smell this scent that we also created. ok. so, do i wave it? yeah, wave it under your nose. 0oh! chuckles. maybe don t wave it too close! i mean, it s not great! it s not great, no! is that what the canal would ve smelled like here? there are, indeed, elements of, yeah, a polluted canal smell, so it has sulphur. it has a kind of bathroom smell, yeah. yes, excrement, urine components in there. but it s also, the sulphuric component also leads you from the water to the military might, to the gunpowder that was actually stored in this building. this is the headquarters or used to be the headquarters of the dutch admiralty,
maybe don t wave it too close! i mean, it s not great! it s not great, no! is that what the canal would ve smelled like here? there are, indeed, elements of, yeah, a polluted canal smell, so it has sulphur. it has a kind of bathroom smell, yeah. yes, excrement, urine components in there. but it s also, the sulphuric component also leads you from the water to the military might, to the gunpowder that was actually stored in this building. this is the headquarters or used to be the headquarters of the dutch admiralty, so they were the military force that went with the east india company to actually enforce labour, to use make use of all kinds of violence to get that luxury spice trade into the dutch republic.