the actor stephen tompkinson tells a court it would be career suicide for him to assault someone as he denies inflicting grievous bodily harm. # instead i wrote a song. and they re off heading to liverpool for the first eurovision semifinal tonight before saturday s big showdown. and coming up in bbc news. manchester city fans are building up to their champions league semifinal with real madrid in spain. it is a repeat of last year when the spanish side put them out. good evening. the head of the metropolitan police has insisted they had serious and reliable intelligence that protesters had planned to disrupt the coronation on saturday. sir mark rowley says they had intelligence that rape alarms and loud hailers were going to be used which would have frightened horses during the procession. he spoke out to defend officers who arrested and detained six anti monarchy demonstrators, the first arrests to be made under the sweeping public order act. but scotland yard now say
it is the biggest military ceremonial event seen in this country for seven decades. says the coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 1953. tens of thousands of people will line the processional breaks, and tens of millions will watch around the globe. so, the pressure to make sure no fit or hoof is out of place is huge. just a line of breaking news to bring you, this related to buckingham palace, police there say they have arrested a man outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. hours before the rehearsal is due to kick off. right in front of buckingham palace, a reminder of the important role the security services will play, making sure everything goes to plan. a man is detained by police after suspected shot gun cartridges were thrown into the palace grounds. cordons were put up in the area and a precautionary controlled explosion carried out. it is being treated, according to the met police, as an isolated mental health incident. once the security incident concludes, the
excitement is building in windsor ahead of the coronation concert which starts in less than two hours time let s go live now to lucy hockings. hello excitement really building here ahead of the coronation concert i think it starts in less than two hours time. the crowds have been queuing in the afternoon sunshine. the warmest day of the year so far at windsor. it has been a lovely atmosphere. everyone queuing politely. they are dressed up in their finery with some people with crowns and in full evening regalia as well. a lot of union jacks as well. 20,000 people gathered here expecting to watch artists including lionel richie, katy perry, and take that as well. we are gearing up for a fantastic evening here at windsor. you have been numerous street parties that have been held. 50,000 under the collective title of the coronation big lunch. and people were lucky enough, some of them to have some official guests appear. members of the royal family. i was at the one here in w
millions tune in to watch the coronation. they are able to practice their movements along the processional route. it is the biggest military ceremonial events seen in this country for seven decades. since the coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 1953. we aligning the precession routes and tens of millions will watch around the globe. no health or foot out of place is huge. just a line of breaking news to bring you. this is related to buckingham palace police there say they have arrested a man outside the palace. it’s say they have arrested a man outside the palace. outside the palace. it s early tuesday night. outside the palace. it s early tuesday night. hours - outside the palace. it s early tuesday night. hours before i outside the palace. it s early - tuesday night. hours before the rehearsal is due to kick off. right in front of buckingham palace, a reminder of the important role of the security services will play making sure everything goes according to plan. a man
government had recently passed. few days later, metro metropolitan police commissioner issued a statement saying. let s bring in our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, in the newsroom for us. a lot has been said about this being a unique event and i suppose whether it called for unique actions, there s going to be a lot of defending those actions in the next hour or so, isn t there? talk us through what you are expecting. i talk us through what you are “petting- talk us through what you are exectina. .,, ., ., ., . ., expecting. i was there on coronation mornin: , expecting. i was there on coronation morning. at expecting. i was there on coronation morning, at 6.00 expecting. i was there on coronation morning, at 6.00 when expecting. i was there on coronation morning, at 6.00 when the - morning, at 6.00 when the anti monarchy protesters arrived to start their protest. they re obviously had been a lot of concern in the days building up to the coronation that