Hello, i m catherine byaruhanga. King charles has set out the new government s plans at the state opening of parliament, 39 bills which labour say will help boost growth and take the brakes off britain. There ll be reform of the planning system to build new infrastructure and housing. The railways will be nationalised over five years. More powers will be devolved in england to local leaders control of bus services, for example. The rights of both renters and workers will be improved, and there ll be a new publicly owned clean power company, great british energy. Well, the king s speech was unveiled in parliament on a day full of pomp, pageantry and traditions dating back centuries. Our political editor chris mason was watching. No space for passing traffic on a day whose rituals predates the motor car. A count them six horsepower carriage, the king on board. Much of all of this unchanged in years. But here s a bit not seen in a while. These are the plans to be unveiled today of a
E10 fuel could cut emissions by three quarters of a million tonnes a year, bringing the uk in line with france and germany. 007 is back the final trailerfor the much delayed james bond film, no time to die, has made its debut. So, have you been back to the cinema since the pandemic? if not, will the bond movie be the film that brings you back? let me know on twitter. You can use the hashtag bbc your questions. Nearly one in three of the world s tree species are facing extinction in the wild. According to a report published by conservationists, oaks, maples and magnolias are among those at risk. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. President biden has defended his decision to withdraw us troops from afghanistan calling the evacuation effort an extraordinary success. In his first speech since the end of the 20 year war in the country, mr biden insisted the united states had achieved everything it set out to do. But his approach has faced criticism. It c
Would go on working, as part of a daily testing pilot scheme prompting condemnation from labour. Hundreds of thousands of people are having to self isolate because of the prime minister s reckless decisions. He expects them to follow the rules. As soon as the rules apply to him, what does he do? he tries to wriggle out. We did look briefly at the idea of cars taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it is far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. We ll be asking what the government s handling of this might do to public confidence, as england prepares to drop most legal covid restrictions in a matter of hours. Also on the programme. More rain and flooding hits western europe. Germany s chancellor angela merkel calls the devastation surreal . Feelings run high in tokyo, with protests against the olympic games as athletes and staff test positive for covid. Hamilton is going to try again! and lewis hamilton wins the british grand
In england face masks would no longer be legally required and only advised in some settings. In pubs and restaurants, an end to mandatory table service would means drink at the bar once more. I was quite comfortable doing the work in the pub wearing a mask, knowing that everybody was going to keep their distance. But if suddenly everything gets changed, i m going to be a bit worried. Scotland, wales and northern ireland are to set out their own timetables for ending restrictions later this month. Also tonight. Britain s emma raducanu will be soon be on number one court to try to try and secure a place in the wimbledon quarter finals. And kane and able can harry and co bring home the bacon against denmark on wednesday? and coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel we ll have the latest from the euros and wimbledon. And also news from the british and irish lions, as the springboks are forced into isolation again. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Within the last h