A city wide celebration will be held in Coventry Today to mark the launch of the uks city of culture programme. There will be no Mass Gathering due to covid restrictions, but instead, a spectacle of art and performance, live streamed online throughout the day, as Colleen Harris reports. Its been a long wait. Now coventry is ready. From Street Theatre to music, preparations are being finalised for tomorrows launch. Welcome to coventry. The city will showcase its cultural heritage, from Post War Brutalist architecture to the birth of iconicjaguars. But when i switch on, i rotate the dial. Breathing new life into coventry s two Tone Legacy is Pauline Black from 80s band the selecter. She says the Citys Year in the cultural spotlight will bring much needed regeneration and investment. Coventry is, if you like, a Phoenix Rising from the ashes, because of how much it was, you know, it was decimated here by the World War ii bombing. It is the youth that is going to take that forward. But to
The police watched on. Richard tsoi is the only organiser of the vigil left. His fellow activists are all behind bars. Translation it hasnt been a year since the national Security Law was imposed. Over 100 people have been arrested, most are still in custody. Its had a big impact on freedom and human rights. When Hong Kong was returned to china in 1997, it was promised certain political freedoms. The Mass Commemoration Ofjune 4th came to symbolise the right to criticise the party. Onjune 11th 2021, many fear they no longer have the right to remember. Danny vincent, bbc news, Hong Kong. A city wide celebration will be held in coventry tomorrow, to mark the launch of the uks city of culture programme. There will be no Mass Gathering due to covid restrictions, but instead a spectacle of Art And Performance live streamed online throughout the day, as Colleen Harris reports. Its been a long wait. Now coventry is ready. From Street Theatre to music, preparations are being finalised for tomor
After scotland beat france in paris for the first time this century to end french hopes of winning the title. Will Music Festivals be back by the summer . With many hoping so, we look at the chellenges facing the organinsers. Good morning after a chilly start this morning we will have sunshine for a while but there is cloud, rain and wind to move in from the atlantic this weekend. There is something to look forward to next week, and i will tell you all about that later on. Good morning. Its saturday the 27th of march. Our top story people over the age of 70 could start receiving booster jabs from september to help protect them from other variants of coronavirus. The vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, said the programme would most likely be rolled out in the autumn, if it is required. Health and social care staff and the clinically vulnerable would also be first in line for the doses, as simon jones reports. On track, the government is confident it will offer all adults the first of two
Phillip schofield, does it show the bbc getting carried away by Celebrity Status . And if the bbc puzzling editing of Security Camera footage distort what happened before two boys died in cardiff last week . Mentioned last week the view of some of you that bbc news had been devoting too much airtime to the departure of Phillip Schofield from itvs departure of Phillip Schofield from itv s this morning. By the time we went on air last friday night, development in the story was at the top of that ten oclock news. Tonight at ten, when itv s biggest names, Phillip Schofield leaves itv with immediate effect. The former host of this morning admits lying about an host of this morning admits lying aboutan affair host of this morning admits lying about an affair with a younger male colleague, which he has called on wise but not illegal. Wise but not illegal. Leslie smith had this reaction. Wise but not illegal. Leslie smith had this reaction. You wise but not illegal. Leslie smith had this react