hundreds of thousands of people have come from countries all over the world. the enthusiasm and love for queen elizabeth, i can truly feel it. the reign has broken every record imaginable, quite unprecedented. i can t think of any world leader in my lifetime that has commanded such respect. she puts the great into great britain. this is the opportunity to show the monarchy holds the nation sdpth we re stronger together than we are divided. w than we are divided. to we re st together than we are divided. ge together than we are divided. he together than we are divided. r together than we are divided. an stronger together than we are divided. welcome to day two of the platinum jubilee celebration live here in london. good to be with everybody as we kickoff this thanksgiving service, which will be held this morning at st. paul s cathedral, beautiful cathedral where queen elizabeth has her 60th jubilee. today will be held without queen elizabeth ii in attendance today.
and a further £14,000 was spent on private medical bills. he strongly disputes the claims, according to the times. the conservative party was made aware of the allegations three months ago. it says it s investigating. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports the honesty needs to start now. the lack of clarity needs to stop. this was mark menzies last week in a local campaign video. when this was filmed, he was still a conservative mp. but last night he was suspended from the party. it came after allegations in a newspaper that he used funds from donors to pay thousands to so called bad people who had apparently locked him in a flat. the bbc has checked details of some of the allegations printed in the times this morning that mr menzies called a 78 year old local activist in the middle of the night, asking for money. it is claimed he said he was being detained against his will, that he needed money as a matter of life or death. the £6,500 was provided by a local
months ago and says it is investigating. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. honesty needs to start now. the lack of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies. of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him - of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him last i of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him last week urging transparency about the impact locally of a wind farm being built offshore. the allegation about his own behaviour, first reported by the times newspaper, is that last december at three o clock in the morning he called his former campaign manager and said bad people had locked him in a flat, adding that he needed £5,000 as a matter of life or death. it is claimed campaign donations were later used to cover the payment, and also that he has received £14,000 to cover medical bills. the bbc has not been able to speak to him f
a team at harper adams university in shropshire attempt a world first by using solely robots and drones to grow and harvest a field of barley. good morning. it s thursday 4th of may. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the past hour buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh has decided to stop carrying out public engagements from the autumn. prince philip who is 95, is said to have the full support of the queen in taking his decision, she will continue with all her duties. the duke is the longest serving consort in british history. our royal correspondent sarah campbell is at buckingham palace. sarah, he is 95,96 sarah, he is 95, 96 next month. nonetheless it seems strange that the duke of edinburgh would be pulling back from these sort of duty, we are so used to seeing him out and about. that is right. and i have to say that the world s media, i have australian television next to me, there is new zealand, american networks, the crowds outside
manchester united prioritise the europa league for the rest of the season as they look to qualify for the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. prince philip, who will be 96 next month, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen. the palace says the queen will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements. the duke of edinburgh is the longest serving consort in british history. the prime minister said she offered him the country s deepest gratitude and good wishes. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. arriving at st james‘s palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. but this, come the autumn, will be the exception. the duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it is time for him t