Put a dent in this massive waste problem. We begin this half hour with breaking news out of state media theyre announcing the death of sorts on couples spend side all sides he ruled since 1970 but he had suffered serious illness over the past 4 years theres been intense speculation for a long time now about who will replace him because he never publicly named a successor rob matheson starts our coverage looking back at his life. It was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later what he did basically is modernizing the country opening the country to outsiders and thirdly looking at the domestic politics and tried to move on to state formation where building is institutions and related elements sort unco bourse was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u. K. Before graduating from Sandhurst Military Academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to a man in 1966 his determination to moderni
More than 4000000. 00 tons of waste every year but mexico city has a plan that will help it kick its plastic habit. And far as small have all the days sporting including rafa nadal fights back to lead spain to victory over belgium and reach the semifinals of the a. T. P. Cup. Washington has announced a new wave of economic sanctions on iran in retaliation for its missile attack on bases housing u. S. Troops in iraq the sanctions target irans manufacturing and Mining Industries as well as 8 senior officials if you were allegedly involved in missile strikes on monday that hit the Assad Air Base in Anbar Province convey how could reports from the white house were that the americans are under water were tensions between the United States and iran still escalating on friday the u. S. Secretary of state and treasury secretary and now just more sections against iran in retaliation for its attack on iraq the military bases used by u. S. Troops the president has been very clear we will continue
Uk and around the world on bbc world news. Welcome back. Yes, it is welcome back, just two months since welcome back, just two months since we last gathered in this very room inside the palace of westminster for the state opening of parliament. Back on the 14th october Boris Johnsons government with no parliamentary majority put forward, lets say, a rather thin programme. Today, the queen will present a legislative programme from the conservative government with a big majority in the house of commons following last weekss election. We are politically in a different world. A world in which the parliament, the government and the monarch have been in sharp focus, a course of some tension as well. And a year dominated once again by the brexit question and process. What will the queens speech tell us about the governments other priorities, apart from brexit, for the year ahead . This is Boris Johnsons second queens speech in the sake space of nine weeks. Boris johnson has been resident at n
August. One of britains two most notorious paedophiles has been stabbed to death in prison. We have all the spot. Another big night of football. Gareth southgate is going to be looking for a big response from his england players. They were awful against the Czech Republic last friday. They can qualify for next summers euros. Looking at the weather. It is looking difficult here. We have some very wet weather this afternoon across england and wales. Particularly concerned with the south east of england and Eastern England as we had to the sea bed where we could see some torrential downpours as thunderstorms come packing in. If you are taking to the roads expect some problems. We could see some public transport disruption. Coming up, the offerand public transport disruption. Coming up, the offer and is believed to be british missing after an iis camp was overrun. They are and safe with aid workers in syria. This is afternoon light. I am simon mccoy. The queen in the last two hours has unv
Lebanese government approves sweeping reforms giving into the demands of anti austerity protesters but that has not been enough to stop the demonstrations. And canadas the polls closing in canadas elections recent scandals have taken the shine of Prime Minister just im sure those records and hes in a close race against a conservative challenger. Im told me a lot of both thanks for joining us. Germanys defense minister is proposing a plan for the future of Northern Syria the suggestion is for an internationally patrolled security zone in syria along the border with turkey its similar to what turkey says it wants to achieve with its own incursion but the difference is that the propose own will be under International Control and not turkeys in an exclusive interview with g. W. And a great crown karrenbauer whos seen as a person a possible successor to chancellor Angela Merkel said she discussed the idea with merkel and put it to germanys western allies heres part of what she said. My reco