in the uk and around the world. good evening. king charles has set out the new government s plans at the state opening of parliament. amid all the traditional pomp and pageantry, 39 bills were unveiled. labour have prioritised economic stability, and say they ll boost growth and take the brakes off britain . there ll be reforms to the planning system in england to build new infrastructure and housing. britain s railways will be renationalised, the rights of workers renters will be improved. and there ll be a new publicly owned clean power company, great british energy. in a moment, we ll take a closer at the government s measures on housing and transport, but first, here s our political editor, chris mason. no space for passing traffic on a day whose rituals predate the motor car. a count them six horsepower carriage, the king on board. much of all of this unchanged in years. good morning, prime minister. but here is a bit not seen in a while these are the plans, to be
the court. also tonight we are expecting district attorney alvin bragg to set up the indictment in full. donald trump, we know, is due to go back to mar a lago, so we will have our eyes glued on the plane, trump forced one, as it is known, which is on standby at laguardia airport. tonight we have a top panel for you as well. with us tonight is brian lanza, former communications director for the brian lanza, former communications directorfor the trump brian lanza, former communications director for the trump transition team, marianne marsh, the democratic strategist. also tonight, we are also going to hearfrom the federal also tonight, we are also going to hear from the federal state attorney, dave ehrenberg, who is with our standing by as well. but we are going to stay with these pictures. netta, let sjust set are going to stay with these pictures. netta, let s just set the scene for our viewers tonight. the former president still in the custody of the da, so he is not fre
in a statement, harry and meghan said the tv presenter s comments were not an isolated incident. those are our latest stories the seller. this hour. good morning. now on bbc news, global questions: sri lanka rising global civil unrest. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for mo
now global questions comes from sri lanka. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful i
concerns over the gender recognition legislation passed in scotland last month, as he considers 16 year olds too young to change their legal gender. you are watching bbc news. now, global questions: sri lanka: rising global civil unrest? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for mor