Thursday he would not be taking on any more public engagements. Prince philip, as we soon wont be seeing him, in public, on duty, by his wifes side. From the autumn, the soon to be 96 year old will be giving up such engagements. Retirement beckons but Prince Edward insists his father wont be inactive. I dont believe that he is going to be putting his feet up completely and disappearing into the background and never being seen again. I still think, hell pick and choose what he wants to do and how hell do it and whats sensible and whats practical. As i said, i dont think well see him completely disappear but hes making it absolutely clear to organisations, please dont come round asking me to do things and expect me to say yes, because the answers going to be no. Hopefully he can enjoy more of what he enjoys doing. This is an ancient institution adjusting to the fact that one of its key players will be on display a lot less. Out and about, the queen relies on her husband. Others will have
Is a bid to shore up labours core support, as a new poll shows the party has fallen 19 points behind the tories. The paper, which is publishing its annual rich list, also says brexit has seen the combined wealth of the countrys 1,000 richest individuals surge. The Sunday Express says theresa may is to unveil a set of Manifesto Pledges which, they claim, will serve as labours death warrant. And the Mail On Sunday criticises a controversial drama to be aired on the bbc about the royal family. The bbc has defended the production as a critically acclaimed and fictional play, which the mail has described as astonishingly good. Now it is time for our world. In srebrenica, the town where europes worst atrocity since the Second World War took place, some local politicians, and the new mayor, refuse to accept that genocide happened, despite the findings of International Courts and the testimony of survivors. One of the few Bosnian Muslims who did survive the massacre has since returned to srebr
Weve a special breakfast this morning, with Charlie Out In Manchester and me in the studio as we assess the impact of mondays Terror Attack which left 22 dead. Well be hearing the latest on the investigation, the thoughts of those affected, and well have the latest on that heightened Terror Threat from the Home Secretary. And in sport, Manchester United have expressed their shock at the Terrorist Attack In Manchester, holding a minutes silence before flying to stockholm ahead of Tonights Europa League final. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A mild start to the day. It will be a warm day generally. A fair bit of clout around, but that will break and some of us will see some sunshine. I will tell you where in 15 minutes. Good morning from the centre Of Manchester. Our Main Development this morning is that the uk Terror Threat level has been raised to its highest level, meaning further attacks may be imminent. The move came after Prime Minister theresa may said investigators were
Off in hong kong, which is in lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xi jinping. Lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xijinping. He is arriving to mark the 20th Anniversary of the handover from britain to china. It is his first visit to the city as chinese leader and protest are expected. 26 activists were arrested on wednesday after occupying a monument to the reunification. Our correspondent joins us now from hong kong. What is expected today . The chinese president expected to land around midday, but his visit has already been marred by a series of small scale guerilla type protests. The latest one overnight happened just behind me, about two dozen pro democracy protesters were arrested. They were demanding greater Voting Rights for hong kong, as well as the unconditional release ofa as well as the unconditional release of a chinese civilians. We believe they are still in police custody. We are also expecting more smaller scale protests to come.
Off in hong kong, which is in lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xi jinping. Lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xijinping. He is arriving to mark the 20th Anniversary of the handover from britain to china. It is his first visit to the city as chinese leader and protest are expected. 26 activists were arrested on wednesday after occupying a monument to the reunification. Our correspondent joins us now from hong kong. What is expected today . The chinese president expected to land around midday, but his visit has already been marred by a series of small scale guerilla type protests. The latest one overnight happened just behind me, about two dozen pro democracy protesters were arrested. They were demanding greater Voting Rights for hong kong, as well as the unconditional release ofa as well as the unconditional release of a chinese civilians. We believe they are still in police custody. We are also expecting more smaller scale protests to come.