excited, a bit nervous. obviously a big day ahead but can t wait, actually. the commissioner of london s metropolitan police sir mark rowley says security for the coronation will be the biggest operation in the force s history. this is an immense operation, and in fact, tomorrow, saturday, it would be the biggest single deployment we have done in london, ever, for this operation. there will be well over 11,500 officers involved. our other main story this hour: in england, the conservatives suffer significant council losses in local election results. and the world health organization says covid 19 no longer represents a global health emergency , a major step towards ending the pandemic. welcome to bbc news. i m christian fraser, live at buckingham palace where final plans are being put in place for the coronation of king charles tomorrow. my colleague katty kay is outside westminster abbey where the coronation ceremony will take place. we will bring you all the build up to th
what time do you have to be in the abby?i what time do you have to be in the abb ? ~ what time do you have to be in the abb ? ~ ., , ., abby? i think the whole seating, everything has abby? i think the whole seating, everything has to abby? i think the whole seating, everything has to be abby? i think the whole seating, everything has to be done - abby? i think the whole seating, everything has to be done by - everything has to be done by nine a:m.. i think the event starts at 11. a real pleasure to meet you. ii. a real pleasure to meet you. pleasure to meet you too. i hope you enjoy the day tomorrow. and thank your mum. a fabulous young chap and will be in the abby tomorrow seeing everything unfold on the big day. we will have plenty more coronation news from here at buckingham palace. let s get a check on the rest of the days news. thank you. we will back live at buckingham palace a bit later. bbc has projected that based on today s results if all britain voted yeste
time, the risks would have been reduced. i think the scandal here is that, basically, motorways have been expanded on the cheap and safety considerations have not always been at the top of the agenda. the transport select committee said these new smart waterways allow 1600 vehicles every hour to travel, and it s vital on busy days. this was vital to ease congestion, to allow people to get around faster and more easily. is there a better way to do this? ., , easily. is there a better way to do this? . , ., , ., this? certainly we would question whether smart this? certainly we would question whether smart motorways - this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked in terms of congestion. all our surveys show almost 40% of drivers do not use the inside lane which would have been the hard shoulder on smart motorways because they are petrified that there may be a broken down vehicle ahead so y
is it freedom for kids to go t school and tried to socialize, and try to learn, and be scare to death that they might die that day well, that groups will fix i because it s gonna double th number of cops in schools. that s what he wants to do well, that will create a great environment. is that freedom? or is it freedom to have a congressman who can make a postcard with all his family holding rifles, includin ar-15s or whatever, is tha cool is that cool for republicans that is freedom. that s more important than protecting the kids? i don t get it coach gregg popovich take us off the air tonight and on that note, i wish you all a very safe night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late i will see you at the end of tomorrow thanks to atone for joining us this hour really happy to have you here. on a new state like today, i will admit it is hard to kno we are to begin. but today is yet another day 1 place to begin is with
former england captain michael vaughan is appearing at the hearing into racist behaviour at the cricket club. it follows allegations made by azeem rafiq in august 2020. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has described the leaking of thousands of his whatsapp messages written during the height of the covid pandemic as a massive betrayal and breach of trust . he says the messages were released in a biased account to suit an anti lockdown agenda . but the journalist, isabel oakeshott, who revealed the messages, insists she s acted, in the public interest. the messages suggest mr hancock pushed to close schools during the pandemic, while the education secretary at the time, sir gavin williamson, wanted them to stay open. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more from westminster. the impact of the pandemic on education. we the impact of the pandemic on education- the impact of the pandemic on education.