History is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. You look beautiful. How are you . It is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire Windrush at tilbury injune 19a8, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. Many served with distinction in the British Armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. Once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime, and seeking opportunities to forge a Better Future for themselves and their families. When they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those tha
history is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 19a8, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime, and seeking opportunities to forge a better future for themselves and their families. when they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and
the excitement is building in liverpool as last minute preparations are made for the eurovision song contest final. the uk s entry will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the king s coronation service. trumpet fanfare you can plan for everything, except at the weather. this is operation golden orb in action. the code name used for the king s coronation by those planning it from buckingham palace to the broadcaster. i am getting soaking here, come on! hurry up! there has been a coronation plannerfor years, but in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. just but in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. have intensified. just trying to fine tune and have intensified. just trying to fine tune and balance - have intensified. just trying to fine tune and balance it. - have intensified. just trying to i fine tune and balance it. knowing have intensified. just trying to - fine tune and balance it. knowing an event on this fine tune and bala
hello, i m christian fraser and we are here at buckingham palace on the ease eve of a historical day. in the next few hours, we will talk to artists and historians about what it means for them and the rest of the uk, and of course, those around the world. we ll talk to people who love the monarchy and who does who want to abolish it. right now, the king and queen camilla are hosting a reception at the palace before tomorrow s ceremony. around 100 heads of state will be in london on saturday with representatives from more than 200 countries in attendance. in the last hour, these pictures have been coming into us from westminster abbey. it gives you an idea of how it will look for tomorrow s ceremony. all the chairs arranged, some very ornate chairs, deep reds taking centre stage. the coronation chair in the middle. earlier, king charles, the prince and the princess of wales made a surprise appearance, greeting crowds who were camping out ahead of the coronation. william and ka
after he was found guilty of trafficking a man to britain to harvest one of his kidneys. ike ekwere madu s wife, beatrice, was given a four and a half year sentence. the judge also handed down a ten yearjail term to a medic who helped them. the victim a 21 old street traderfrom lagos was offered $8000 and was promised a better life in britain, but only realised what was going on when he met doctors in hospital. the couple had planned to give the organ to their daughter who has a kidney disease. justicejohnson handed down the sentence at the old bailey in london. the wealth and power inequality and disparity between you and c could not be more marked. you, ekweremadu are a senator in nigeria s national assembly. you have held high political office. you had many staff, including domestic staff, maids, chefs and drivers. you own multiple properties around the globe. there is evidence of as many as a0. more than £400,000 went into your bank account over a six month period. b