prepare to watch the show s final episode. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through commonwealth countries. athletes will compete in 19 sports and 280 medal events, which will include for the first time women s t20 cricket, 3 on 3 basketball and 3 on 3 wheelchair basketball. also for the first time, there are more medals for women than for men, and para events are all part of the main games. 0ur sports reporterjoe lynsky explains what s in store. they have waited four yea
died at the age of 93. legal history will be made later today as broadcasters will air judges sentencing remarks from crown courts in england and wales for the first time time following a change in the law. # everybody needs good neighbours.# and farewell to neighbours after four decades teary eyed fans in australia prepare to watch the show s final episode. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through com
that we were in the sun, wallowing in the sun, getting a suntan. - in truth, half the time - we were being put in very light cotton shirts and we were freezing to death. and you could say hello| to your doctor who lived nextdoor, you could call him by his first name. and he would sometimes come into your swimming pool, - you would sometimes go into his swimming pool. i all these things that didn t seem to happen in the uk. ian who plays harold has hardly changed, has he, he looksjust the same as i remember him! this sunday, england will face germany in the final of the euros. among those excited about the final is the eight year old girl who went viral on social media after england s semifinal win against sweden. tess from knaresborough captured the spirit of the game when caught on camera at the semifinal singing her heart out
word, and that s entertainment, because it is, it s a show that takes the audience on a really good journey every single episode. the reason i sayjourney is because it s notjust a flat, monotonaljourney, it s a roller coaster ride. you know, you ll get a tragic scene, with light hearted entertainment or even a comedy scene. i think that s the success of the show. it s all the trimmings that go around it, all the good looking actors and actresses, the wonderful sets, the beautiful locations, all the fantastic film work and all of that, but all of that culminates into what the audience sees, and that is half an hour of pure entertainment. we always tried to showj that we were in the sun, wallowing in the sun, getting a suntan. i in truth, half the time i we were being put in very light cotton shirts and we were freezing to death. and you could say hello| to your doctor who lived next door, you could call