and let the eurovision song contest begin the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. you excitement is building in windsor. we just wejust had a we just had a massive war coming from the crowd of 20,000 inside the grounds of windsor castle right now. massive roar. around 20,000 people are gathering to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. it has been usually exciting here this evening. the crowds have cued very nicely. we have seen lots of union jacks, very nicely. we have seen lots of unionjacks, people wearing crowns, fancy dress and up and down the country today there has been a huge amount of street parties held, about 50,000. some bad weather but it was one of the hottest days of the year so far here at windsor. they have been gathering what has been called the coronation big lunch. some of those who attended were members of the royal family. in windsor the prince and princess of wales made an unexpected appearance people absolutely thr
president zelensky says he had a long and meaningful conversation with the chinese leader, different since russia s invasion of his country. thousands of people are continuing to flee from that country while there is a temporary cease fire that still holds. germany and france the other citizens are now left the country in four planes can british nationals have now arrived in cyprus and plates will continue around the clock. the latest is the 301 britons been evacuated so far in the cease fire is proudly holding and there s some reports of clashes but nothing too major. also reports of prisoners breaking out ofjail, including some facing war crimes charges by the international criminal court. britons are still being told to go to an airbase run 20 miles north of the capital for those flights to cyprus and a total of 2000 people from more than 50 countries have now crossed the red from sudan to chat on a ship organised by saudi arabia. many are trying to reach neighbouring chad
finding a way to trade with the uk internal market and also the european single market, border checks between england and scotland, as announced today by the first minister. massive gap in public finances that would have to be breached. that is a recipe for precisely the austerity she say she is worried about. let me say this. if we want economic stability, if scotland wants economic stability, to coin a phrase, we are stronger together. what will the impact of these measures be on the growth rate, and will we still avoid recession? i will we still avoid recession? i will publish the economic forecast from the obr when i make my statement in a fortnight s time. i think it s betterfor statement in a fortnight s time. i think it s better for me to wait until i hear that. but the proper answer to his question is that what we are seeking is long term, sustainable increase in the economic growth rates, and that is a central policy of the prime minister which has my wholehearted su
for england s six nations opener after being punished for a dangerous tackle in club rugby on friday. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because this time call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister has said it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff have said they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls where there s a threat to life, such as a heart attack. our health correspondent dominic hughes is in manchester, dominic. good afternoon. picket lines like this one in manchester are now in place outside ambulance stations across almost all of england and wales. the strike involves around 20,000 workers from the ambulance service. paramedics and also call handling staff. principally the strike is over pay. the unions say an offer of 4.75% is