colonies. as the british people grieve the only monarch most of them have ever known. she s been part of my life forever and, you know, she s not here. she s gone. and, you know, you hope, but you appreciate that, you know, her age, it was expected at some point, but when it happens it s still a shock. we begin tonight with queen elizabeth, the longest reining british monarch whose rule spanned 7 decades. she died today at the age of 96. make no mistake, it is a watershed moment. there is a new king and it s a moment intrinsically tied to this specific queen, a towering figure so profound her very name defines an age. while her death raises important questions about how or even if the monarchy will go on. it isn t just brittain s mourning or reacting, it s people all across the globe and certainly here in the u.s. our fascination over the royal family reached a fever pitch during the princess diana years and in many ways continues today. moments ago president biden and th
longest-serving monarch queen elizabeth ii. [ bell tolls ] guests and i will reflect on this one monarch s great legacy. and the many challenges the new sovereign charles iii must now face. hi, nice to meet you. then, i travel to kyiv this week to talk to the man in the crucible of the 21st century s war in europe. ukraine s president volodymyr zelenskyy. we sat down for a wide-ranging conversation. we talked about ukraine s ability to counter russia s attack. kyiv s big new push in the south and east. whether he and his nation are ready if this turns into a long fight. president zelenskyy and i went for a walk outside. and i had to ask him, wasn t he worried that putin might target him? it doesn t matter for me because we can t be afraid of him. but first, here s my take. for me, the most striking aspect of queen elizabeth ii s 70-year reign was her iron determination to be boring. bear with me. in those seven decades, she very rarely let slip her views about any p
A series of operations across the country. Officials wont confirm how many people have been detained or where they were taken into custody. So far , the taken into custody. So far, the fda trade union, which represents senior Civil Servants, is threatening legal action over the plan. Well, action over the plan. Well, meanwhile, gb news can reveal that more than 1700 small boat migrants have crossed the engush migrants have crossed the English Channel in just over a week. Early this morning, a boatload of around 70 people was taken to dover harbour by lifeboat. In total, around 400 people have been taken to the border force. Migrant processing centre. Today, the 14 year old boy killed in a sword attack in North East London yesterday has been named as daniel anderson. The met police says a 36 year old man remains in custody on suspicion of the teenagers murder. Daniel was a pupil at bancrofts same school in east london, attended by Grace Omalley Kumar , who was murdered omalley kumar, wh
The duchess of edinburgh visits ukraine, a certain pugnacious panellist has a thing or two to say about the sussexes upcoming visit to nigeria, plus the row over whether britain made its wealth from slavery may have been decisively settled , as been decisively settled, as a new report claims. Slavery may have even made britain poorer. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by my most pugnacious panel this evening. Former editor of the sun, Kelvin Mackenzie, and the historian and broadcaster tessa dunlop. As you broadcaster tessa dunlop. As you know, as always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now its what youve all been waiting for. The news bulletin with ray addison. Thanks, jacob. Good evening. Our top stories tonight. The government looks set to face more legal challenges over its rwanda plan. After detaining the first group of migrants to be deported, both men and women have been taken into custody in a ser
Could be on his way tojoin everton. Sam allardyce says negotiations are underway, and we also have the latest on the future of alexis sanchez. Thank you. The Weather Forecast . At least with a change of cold aircoming forecast . At least with a change of cold air coming down we have to worry about ice and snow but we will have some sunshine. More later. Thanks. Also coming up a frozen black pudding has come to the rescue of a butcher who accidentally locked himself in a walk in freezer. With time of the essence, chris mccabe from totnes in devon escaped by using the pudding as a battering ram. We will talk to him. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. He doesnt like where theyve put the new one and hes angry at the price they got for the old one so donald trump has decided hes not going to come to london next month to open the new us embassy. He took to twitter once again to blame the bad deal on his predecessor barack obama when in fact it was signed off by george w bush. Downing str