coming up. king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. he s aware the public needs him to be there. it is so unique. do you ever imagine the monarchy would go away? it evening and welcome to the whole story on anderson cooper. final preparations are underway for king charles iii and his wife, queen camilla. it is a ceremony steeped in tradition dating back nearly 1000 years. it s only been televised once. when queen elizabeth the second was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest- serving and most celebrated monarchs in british history. her son faces a different challenge with a new, less popular monarch on the throne questioning the role of this institution. traveling to london to meet those close to the british family to understand what this means in a modern world. charles and camilla. the queen has died very sadly. for 70 years, this country has only known a queen. king charles iii is taking over. long live the king. reporter: for
coming up. king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. on the whole story. the institution is so unique. do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. final preparations are under way in the united kingdom for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife camilla the queen consort. it s only been televised once, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history. many are questioning the role of the royal institution. erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british scholars and those close to the royal family to et abouter understand what this moment and this man mean in a modern world. the reign begins. charles and camilla. the queen has died. very sadly. for 70 years, this country has only known a queen. king charles iii is taking over. long live the king. for centuries, london ruled as a global
support in next week s budget. we ll catch up with lesley paterson the triathlete who s in the running at this weekend s oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, my i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know your story. he said how many he said i know your story. he said how many hours a day do you dream? the six nations roars back into life this afternoon, as england meet france, both needing to win to keep title hopes alive, while wales are aiming to avoid a new low in rome. and after a frosty and icy start of the weekend there is a bit more snow to come the weekend there is a bit more snow to come tonight in northern parts but tomorrow looking much milder. al
hello, welcome to the programme. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery in preparation for launching a large scale attack. the deployment, despite a ceasefire, is part of an effort to recapture areas of the capital, khartoum, held by the rival rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and stay away from windows. the british government says the operation to evacuate people has been extremely successful. nearly1900 people has been extremely successful. nearly 1900 people have been thrown out of the country on 21 flights on tuesday. the last british flight was due to leave from an airfield north of khartoum overnight. in other developments, the government of south sudan is still saying it is trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the former prime minister of sudan has called for a unified international push for dialogue. he also warned the conflicts will be a nightmare for the world if it continues and could b
welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow, where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says it s evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. handcuffed and in a bullet proof cage, one of president putin s most prominent critics. vladimir kara murza faced multiple charges, including treason. the verdict, guilty. the punishment, the maximum possible. 25 years in prison. access to the courtroom was heavily restricted. along with otherjournalists and foreign diplomats, we crowded into another room to watch on tv screens. for more than a decade, vladimir kara murza has been a high profile opponent of the kremlin. he helped persuad