Best to reassure a nation, unsettled by the loss of its longest lived monarch. gunshot. gun salutes were sounded 96 rounds, one for each year of queen elizabeth s life fired in london, and at edinburgh castle, cardiff castle, at hillsborough castle near belfast, in gibraltar, and several other locations. the queen s immediate family have been sharing reminiscences, recorded for a bbc documentary. she was always there, and, i could talk to her about this, that or the other. and that s always been something i think. it will be very difficult not to have, if you know what i mean. good evening, mr bond. the queen s participation in this spoofjames bond film shown at the opening of the london olympics was recalled by
The tower of london with the honourable artillery company. and in other national capitals, at cardiff castle, edinburgh castle and hillsborough castle near belfast. and in other cities within the united kingdom, at york, portsmouth, gibraltar. we saw gun salutes being fired at stonehenge and injersey in the channel islands. mil fired at stonehenge and in jersey in the channel islands. the channel islands. all of this is takin: the channel islands. all of this is taking place the channel islands. all of this is taking place as the channel islands. all of this is taking place as the the channel islands. all of this is taking place as the new- the channel islands. all of this is taking place as the new king, - the channel islands. all of this is l taking place as the new king, king charles iii, makes his way now from aberdeen airport, and he took off about a0 minutes ago, heading down to london at the start of a very public duties at a time of very private grief and pain.- public d
Devolved government to be on the horizon that quickly. thank you, chris page. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. how does the government plan to break this deadlock? the how does the government plan to break this deadlock? how does the government plan to break this deadlock? the action is in belfast today. break this deadlock? the action is in belfast today. tomorrow - break this deadlock? the action is in belfast today. tomorrow the i in belfast today. tomorrow the attention will be here in westminster, where the government will make a key move in its plan to attempt to achieve progress in its negotiations with the european union in getting changes secured to the northern ireland protocol. but as we have heard, it is caused political deadlock in northern ireland. the practical and political difficulties of it becoming so clear. the foreign secretary liz truss will make a statement to mps in the house of commons for plans for legislation which will allow t
Ready that they ve not had. breathe in. in the library, there s an exam stress workshop. as well as breathing techniques, minnie is on hand to help pupils and staff. if pupils are having a difficult day, then they can come - into the wellbeing room. they can have a chat - with me, they can spend a little time with minnie. she s a very big part of the school. the government says national exams represent a major step back to normality. for these pupils, it s a major step towards their future goals and aspirations. our grades open the doors to what we want to become in this world, and ijust honestly think that the support that the teachers are giving me and giving to the rest of the students as well, obviously, is just really helpful. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the time is 13.19. our top story this lunchtime. borisjohnson is on his way to belfast for talks as part of efforts to restore northern ireland s power sharing government.
Borisjohnson is due to visit belfast as pa rt of efforts to restore northern ireland s power sharing government. the prime minister, who left downing st earlier, has a two fold challenge with the democratic unionists refusing to share power unless a brexit deal with the eu is changed. iam i am live at hillsborough castle near belfast where boris johnson i am live at hillsborough castle near belfast where borisjohnson is expected to arrive shortly foot talks with the five biggest parties in the devolved assembly. and the other main stories on the programme this lunchtime: ukraine says its troops have reached the russian border near kharkiv in the north east, after driving russian forces away from the city. mcdonald s announces it will stop doing business in russia permanently leaving the country after more than 30 years