the presenter what next? here is the news from bethan holmes. the bbc director general tim davie is to face questions for the first time since an unnamed bbc presenter was accused by the sun newspaper of paying tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager for explicit photos. mr davie will answer questions at the unveiling of the corporation s yearly report. a lawyer representing the now 20 year old at the centre of the story says the allegations are rubbish but the sun says it s seen evidence to back the claims made by the young person s mum. mortgage costs have hit their highest level for 15 years after the rate on a twp year fixed deal surpassed the peak in the aftermath of the mini budget. the average rate on such a deal is now over 6.6% a level not seen since august 2008 and the financial crisis. mps are to vote on changes to the illegal migration bill. amendments put forward by ministers include limits on the detention of unaccompanied children who will be gr
of a large number of explosions. air raid sirens have sounded across the country. video footage on circulating on social media which have not been verified by the bbc show air defence systems shooting down missiles. government messages have warned people to keep away from windows as debris from intercepted missiles is falling from the sky. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, says some of the debris has fallen on the city s zoo. that comes as on monday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky made made a surprise visit to the united kingdom to secure fresh promises of military aid to fight russia s invasion. uk prime minister rishi sunak welcomed the ukrainian leader at chequers, the prime minister s country house. they held bilateral talks lasting around two hours. president zelensky said they discussed western nations providing kyiv with fighter jets, with the aim of creating what he called a jets coalition . prime minister sunak promised to send hundreds of air defence mis
good evening, welcome to the programme. we are at buckingham palace tonight, ahead of the big event on saturday the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. we have a packed programme for you tonight, we will be looking ahead to this most ancient of ceremonies at westminster abbey, in the company of two people who were there in 1953, in fact one of our guests, even sang at the christening of the king in 1948. we have tv royalty on hand, as well, where katty kay is standing by for us. leaving nothing to chance on an occasion like this. we will talk about what the coronation is, what is isn t, the role the king has played in the preparations, and how the people, the commonwealth, and the different faiths will be included. and at 9pm, the royal watchers will be here robert hardman and christine ross joining us. both of them are taking part in the bbc s coverage. but let us begin with what the royals have been doing today. the king is in residence here at buckingham
give something back. the queen was taken in solemn procession from buckingham palace to westminster on a gun carriage pulled by the household cavalry. walking behind, her children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family, led, by king charles. thousands of people witnessed the procession, some overcome by the emotion of the moment. good evening. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this afternoon the queen s coffin, carrying the imperial state crown, left buckingham palace for the last time, and was carried by gun carriage in procession down the mall, to horse guards, past the cenotaph and on to westminster hall. behind the carriage, marching slowly to the muffled beat of the drum, were her majesty s four children, king charles, the princess royal, the duke of york, the earl of wessex and her grandchildren, the two princes, william and harry. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, un
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