in the commonwealth, and all over the globe, bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage there, on top of the mediaeval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. we thought at 2am that a lot of people would be sleeping and getting rest but there seems to be a lot happening around you. yeah, it s sort of a party atmosphere, but a little bit muted because some
hello and welcome to the programme, i m lewis vaughan jones. the fighting continues in the sudan capital, khartoum. there are conflicting reports though that the french embassy convoy was hit with gunfire, which led to their return and disruption of the evacuation process. the sudan army are fighting with the rtf. in a statement released a short time ago, the spokesman for the sudanese army has accused its opponents of: attacking the french embassy convoy with gunfire, which forced the convoy to return and abort the evacuation. the attack also resulted in wounding a frenchman. the spokesman went on to say that: the sudanese army condemns this barbaric behaviour and violence, which is a characteristic of the rapid support militia. but let me bring you this from the rsf which has tweeted saying the rapid support forces were attacked by aircraft during the evacuation of french nationals. we have had no international confirmation. we approached the french government and they c
of the attacker. improving london s victorian plumbing we have rare access to the new super sewer, engineered to cope with modern demands. the idea behind it is that it will collect the sewage and storm water that at the moment goes into the river and take it downhill to east london where it can be processed properly. singing. and, a unique musical production written and performed by a cast who ve experienced homelessness. and coming up on the bbc news channel: anthonyjoshua says a future fight with tyson theory is what boxing needs. the former two time world champion says meeting the wbc belt holder is his priority for 2023. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the betting company william hill has been ordered to pay more than £19 million for failing to protect its customers the largest penalty ever imposed by the regulator. the gambling commission said it found problems that were so widespread and alarming that it had considered suspending william hill
increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from substantial to severe , meaning an attack is considered highly likely. humza yousaf is confirmed as scotland s first minister, becoming the first person from an ethnic minority background in the role. hello and welcome. we start this hour in france, where another day of co ordinated, nationwide protests is very much under way, as unions continue to oppose president macron s pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week. we have seen extraordinary scenes again out on the streets. let s go to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. immediately behind you, looking slightly quieter than the last time we spoke, but very much give us a sense of what has been going on and in different parts of the country of course as well. course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the itinerary course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the itinera
for next month. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing facility on the us mexico border. a billionaire s son who fled to yemen hours after the death of a student in central london 15 years ago admits to the bbc that he was involved in her death. and the bbc is granted rare access to london s new £5 billion super sewer, aimed at cleaning up the river thames. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin today in the united states where police who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker had legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28 year old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children all nine years old and the school s head teacher before being shot and killed by officers. let s take a look at gun violence in the us. a mass shooting is defined as four or more people being injured or killed. it