hello and a warm welcome to the programme i m sally bundock. thousands of military personnel have been taking part in the biggest rehearsal so far for king charles coronation this saturday. the rehearsal was held overnight in central london on the route between buckingham palace and westminster abbey. just hours before it got underway a man was arrested outside the palace on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. here s our reporter vincent mcaviney. with the coronation just days away london s mammoth security operation was tested at the sovereign s own residence last night stopping the police say a man approached the front gates of buckingham palace at around seven o clock on tuesday evening, throwing what are thought to have been shot cartridges into the grounds. he was quickly detained and found to be carrying a knife for which he was arrested stop he was also carrying what they said was a suspicious bag, so the area was cordoned off and a controlled explosion w
after the queue was closed temporarily, it has now reopened, but the waiting time is more than 2a hours. among the mourners was the former international football star david beckham, who had queued all night to pay his respects. later this evening, the queen s four children will hold vigil around the coffin in westminster hall. also on the programme: ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently recaptured from russian forces. as retail sales in the uk dip sharply, the pound falls to a 37 year low against the us dollar. and the women s super league in england starts tonight, with clubs enjoying record ticket sales off the back of the lionesses success in the euros. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the premier league resumes this evening after its postponement of matches as a mark of respect following the death of queen elizabeth ii. good evening. king charles has been on his first official visit to wales, bringing to a conclusio
And 50 years after pink floyds debut album the new exhibition at londons victoria and Albert Museum celebrating one of the worlds most famous rock bands. And coming up in the sport on bbc news england are handed a tough draw for the 2019 rugby world cup. Theyll play france and argentina in the tournament in 2019. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying hed lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. James comey learnt of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. Mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links between mr trumps Election Campaign last year and russia. But the white house insists he was dismissed for mishandling an inquiry into Hillary Clintons emails last year. From washington, heres aleem maqbool. Absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey
The extra security follows the murder of a policeman in paris on thursday. In a separate incident on saturday a Man Threatened Police with a knife at the gare du nord Train Station in paris. It led to temporary panic among travellers. It all comes ahead of french people abroad casting their votes. In the lull before frances president ial vote, those out campaigning today werent supporting politicians. This rally was for the police. Chanting. Black balloons for those killed in the line of duty. Pink for the family they leave behind. Their message, the police need protecting too. I am a wife of policeman and i am very, very angry because i love him and i dont want that someone come here and kill him like that. One of the balloons was for xavierjugele, attacked on the Champs Elysee on thursday night by a lone gunmen with an automatic Weapon Targeting Policemen in the heart of paris. Xavier was on duty near the bataclan during the 2015 paris attacks and went back for a concert when the hal
The extra security follows the murder of a policeman in paris on thursday. In a separate incident on saturday a Man Threatened Police with a knife at the gare du nord Train Station in paris. It led to temporary panic among travellers. It all comes ahead of french people abroad casting their votes. In the lull before frances president ial vote, those out campaigning today werent supporting politicians. This rally was for the police. Chanting. Black balloons for those killed in the line of duty. Pink for the family they leave behind. Their message, the police need protecting too. I am a wife of policeman and i am very, very angry because i love him and i dont want that someone come here and kill him like that. One of the balloons was for xavierjugele, attacked on the Champs Elysee on thursday night by a lone gunmen with an automatic Weapon Targeting Policemen in the heart of paris. Xavier was on duty near the bataclan during the 2015 paris attacks and went back for a concert when the hal