opening of parliament. the queen carries out her first major public engagement since the death of the duke of edinburgh as she sets out the government s plans for the next parliament. a teenage gunman in russia opens fire at a school killing at least seven children and two adults and seriously injuring many others. police search a cafe in gloucester in connection with the disappearance of a 15 year old girl more than 50 years ago and we are live at the brit awards. 4000 ticket holders will get to go to the biggest indoor music event in the uk since the pandemic began. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: all eyes on old trafford. if manchester united lose to leicester, manchester city will be crowned premier league champions. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. they died on the streets of west belfast in 1971 at the start of the troubles. 10 people were killed over the course of three days in the wake of an operation by the british army to detain par
now on bbc news, it s time for wednesday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. as labour demand a full inquiry into links between ministers and lobbyists. dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates this is the return of tory sleaze. with civil servants dragged into the row, borisjohnson admits there is a problem. i, indeed, share the widespread concern about some of the stuff we are reading at the moment, mr speaker. also in this programme: how to make your point at prime minister s questions silently. but first: it s almost five years since david cameron left downing street, but the former pm dominated prime minister s questions. the fall out from his work with the finance firm greensill capital lobbying government ministers for access to a covid loans scheme continues to fill the front pages. the firm, which was the main lender to liberty steel, has collapsed, possibly putting thousands ofjobs at risk. but david cameron says
of george floyd as the jury deliberates its verdict. iam i am praying the verdict is the right verdict the evidence is overwhelming in my view. i would not say that the coronavirus pandemic in india is getting worse crematoriums and graveyards are overwhelmed and hospitals in delhi could run out of oxygen within hours. and chad s president idriss deby one of africa s longest serving leaders has died following clashes with rebel forces in the north of the country. we ll look at what it means for regional security. the proposalfor a european super league has ingited a fierce battle over notjust whether whether it will be allowed to go ahead. 12 of europe s biggest football clubs unveiled plans for a breakaway tournament with a sizeable backlash. here s the head of football s world governing body. there world governing body. were some stronger words i as there were some stronger words used as well, but we are not going to show you those. as well, but we are not going
internationalaviation. as the jury deliberates its verdict in the trial of the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd president biden weighs in, calling the evidence overwhelming. good evening. 48 hours after its creation, good evening. 48 hours after its creation, is good evening. 48 hours after its creation, is it now all over? the bbc has learned creation, is it now all over? tie bbc has learned that creation, is it now all over? tte bbc has learned that for english football club, chelsea, is preparing its withdrawal and manchester city is pulling out of a controversial european super league. six premier league teams have signed up as members of the super league. the plans by 12 wealthy clubs from spain, and gwinnett and italy prompted a fierce backlash. earlier, the government said it was prepared to take whatever action necessary including law changes to stop the plan. we ve also heard in the last few minutes that athletically madrid an
now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, i m shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together uk commentators, bbc specialists and foreign correspondents who file their stories for audiences at home dateline london. this weekend, as christians celebrate easter and renewal, we re devoting the programme to one theme after the pandemic, can we renew our world? and is reconciliation possible when people in so much of it seem so angry? to try to answer that are catherine pepinster, the first woman to edit the tablet, the international catholic newspaper. michael goldfarb, veteran foreign correspondent for us public radio. his podcast frdh is inspired by the ambition ofjournalism as the first rough draft of history. and in the studio, the bbc broadcaster and china specialist, vincent ni. welcome to all of you. it is good to have you with us this easter weekend. pope francis, who delivers his easter message for a second yearfrom inside the basilica, rather than to the tho