welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, preparations are well under way for the coronation of king charles iii this weekend. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the route. it s only a shortjourney, but people are already camping out to get the best viewpoints. a royal correspondent tells us more. the route would be a familiar one, past some of london s most famous landmarks. and for the king and queen consort, the most significant 1.3 miles they will ever travel. along the way, flags have been raised and finishing touches added for a ceremonial event not seen in this country for seven decades on saturday morning for thousand specially invited people seated here will get the first glimpse of the queen and king as they depart buckingham polish through the centre gates at 1020. the couple will travel in the diamond jubilee state coach. electric windows, air conditioning, and hydraulic stabilisers should make for a bump free, comfyjourney. there will be space for te
In the past couple of hours, americas top diplomat, Antony Blinken, has arrived back in israel from egypt, where he was trying to persuade officials to reopen the border point. Egypts Foreign Minister is reported as saying israel had not yet taken a stance that would allow the crossing to open. Over the weekend, hes held talks in six arab states, wanting to alleviate gazas humanitarian crisis and stop the war escalating. He returns to israel, as it prepares a major Ground Operation in the gaza strip. We are expecting a News Conference shortly involving Antony Blinken and we will bring you that as soon as it begins. This is a fast moving story, but here are some other key points. The United Nations is warning that Hospital Fuel Reserves in gaza are likely to run out in the next 2a hours potentially Endangering Thousands of patients. Conditions in the territory are worsening, with shortages of food, water and aid. At least 2,750 people have been killed. Palestinian sources say israels ai
Interest and historically, twenty years after her death this is information we should know about. Everyone who had close involvement as indeed you did mr burrell and others with Great Respect we should keep quiet now, let her rest in peace. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. Throughout the programme, well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and as always we are really keen to hear from you on all the stories were talking about this morning. A little later in the programme well hear calls for the importance of Breast Feeding to be taught in Secondary Schools. The uk has one of the lowest rates of Breast Feeding in europe so would this make a difference . Get in touch use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. British gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. From september, the standard tariff will rise by 12. 5 . The mo
Into her approach to brexit negotiations in a speech on tuesday. The Northern Ireland secretary says its likely that new elections will be held for the stormont assembly, after the resignation of Northern Irelands deputy first minister, martin mcguinness. My concern is that an Election Campaign will be divisive and will lead to greater distance between the parties at the end of that. Theres a warning that queues of people arriving at uk airports will lengthen significantly if immigration and Customs Checks become more stringent after brexit unless more border staff are hired. Hello, and welcome to Dateline London. Does the Trump Presidency promise a new golden age for the United States . Us troops head to poland. And britains Prime Minister promises to work for a shared society, while the red cross says theres a humanitarian crisis in the British Health service. Separating the facts from the fake news today, my guests are Michael Goldfarb of politico, nesrine malik, who is a sudanesejo