of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall inviably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true protestant religion as established by the laws made in scotland in prosecution of the claim of right and and particularly by an act entitled an act of securing the protestant religion and presbyterian church government and and by the acts passed in the parliament of both kingdoms for union of the two kingdoms together with the government, worship, discipline, rights and privileges of the church of scotland so help me god. three cheers for his majesty, the king. hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! neil: the united kingdom proclaiming king charles iii as monarch with all the pomp and circumstance as the world remembers his mother, queen elizabeth ii, and her incredible 70-year reign, seeing some 15 british prime ministers, 14 u.s. presidents and countless world events including the attacks on 9/11 when the queen broke a 600-year-old
Seized in schools across england and wales in the past two years. Also, dreams become Virtual Reality for one british tech firm. Improbable manages raises almost £400 million in one of the biggest ever investments in an early stage European Technology business. And. A close shave for Paddle Boarders in calfornia, after theyre warned theyre swimming next to 15 great white sharks. Good morning. Its friday 12th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is to give a major Foreign Policy speech in about half an hour s time in which he is likely to say that he doesnt see himself as a pacifist, because he would use Military Force as a last resort but that he believes Military Intervention has become far too common in recent times. Mr corbyn was chair of an anti war group and opposed intervention in kosovo and serbia. He is also known to bea kosovo and serbia. He is also known to be a long term supporter of unilateral disarmament and the stylist a
After todays deadline to for a deal passes without agreement. Everyone owes it to the people of Northern Ireland to grasp that and provide the Political Leadership and stability that they want. And, how prepared are we for tomorrows release of the new one pound coin . Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theresa may has been meeting Nicola Sturgeon, face to face, for the First Time Since the snp demanded a new independence referendum. The First Minister wants another vote within two years , saying that brexit has transformed the situation since the original vote. The Prime Minister has restated her view that now is not the time, and has said that she wants the uk to be more united. Shes also hinted that additional powers may be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. On wednesday, article 50 will be triggered, starting two years of formal negotiations on brexit. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow for us within the last few minutes we have been getting a sense of how tha
Later in the hour on bbc news, well look ahead Tonights Premier League fixtures including Manchester Uniteds match against everton, asjose mourinhos team try to stay in touch with the top four. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. At least 58 people have died, with many more injured, in a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. Eyewitnesses say victims were left choking, fainting and frothing at the mouth, and many of the dead are children. The un claims the attack came from the air, and the Foreign Secretary borisjohnson says if chemical weapons were used, then President Assad is guilty of a war crime. Syria and russia deny any involvement. The attack happened in the north west of the country, in the rebel held province of idlib. Un War Crimes Investigators say theyve opened an inquiry. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. There are distressing images from the start. He is alive but he is struggling to breathe. Around him, other children are already on
The less chance there is of innocent lives being lost or changed forever. And the wonders of graphene, the british invention that could save many lives. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well have the results from tonights four Premier League games, including Manchester Uniteds Match At Home to everton. Good evening. There are many children among the victims of a suspected Chemical Weapons attack on a town in syria. At least 58 people were killed and hundreds injured. The Prime Minister, theresa may, described it as an act of barbarism. The white house said it was certain that the assad regime was responsible. Both syria and its russian allies have denied any involvement. The attack was focused on the rebel held town of Khan Sheikhoun. In idlib province. The Un Security Council will meet tomorrow in emergency session. This report by our Middle East Editorjeremy Bowen includes distressing images from the beginning. This boy was one of hundreds of victims of the a