this is bbc news. i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the queen will miss one of her most important ceremonial duties, the state opening of parliament, for the first time in nearly 60 years. it's on the advice of her doctors. is ferdinand marcoer, the son of a former dictator, heading for a landslide win in the philippines presidential election? france's president macron suggests a new �*european political community', in light of the ukraine crisis. and sri lanka's prime minister mahinda rajapaksa resigns after mass protests at the government's handling of a country in crisis.

hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has pulled out of tuesday's state opening of parliament, in london. it will be the first time in almost 60 years that the queen will have missed the annual ceremony which sets out the british government's legislative agenda for the year ahead. her son, prince charles, will deliver the speech in her instead. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. last year, he provided support for his mother. today the prince of wales takes on the main role instead of her. it is a significant moment, constitutionally and personally. officially the new session of parliament will be opened by the duke of cambridge and the prince of wales that it

is trials who for the first time will read the queen's speech. in a statement last night buckingham palace said... the queen's presence at the thanksgiving service for her husband in march was seen as a sign that she would still be at major events but her health issues are now proving a severe limitation to what she can do. apparently she is on very good for but she is 96 years old and has been through a lot of difficulties recently, not least the death of her husband recently. good morning, your majesty. how are you?- recently. good morning, your majesty. how are you? well, as ou can majesty. how are you? well, as you can see. — majesty. how are you? well, as you can see. i— majesty. how are you? well, as you can see, i can't— majesty. how are you? well, as you can see, i can't move. - majesty. how are you? well, as you can see, i can't move. a - you can see, i can't move. decision to you can see, ican't move. decision to withdraw today would not have been easy. for 70 years the queen has been at the heart of virtually every

state opening. she has missed just two, due to pregnancy. it is part of the pump and pageantry. it has been lessened to make the ceremony more comfortable for the queen about the rigours of walking and making a speech were deemed too much of a challenge for her doctors. remembrance sunday and state opening of parliament have been a priority. last year she missed remembrance sunday due to back problems. managing the queens diaries, dealing with last—minute changes is now the norm for those around her. it is now for her by the family to step up. buckingham palace has stressed that the queen is continuing with what they call a busy diary, virtually and on the phone but when the prince

of wales delivers the queen's speech does so as a son supporting his mother and as a future king. daniela relph, bbc news. early returns in the presidential election in the philippines give ferdinand marcosjunior, the son of the former dictator, a clear lead over his main rival. but the vote has been marred by reports of nearly 2000 malfunctioning counting machines, leaving many questioning the integrity of the vote, as howard johnson reports. philippine history is turning on its head. reporter: people power has taken over... - once a disgraced family ousted from the presidential palace in 1986, amidst charges of corruption and brutality, the marcos family looks set to return with the people's backing. this was bongbong marcos earlier, casting his vote in his father ferdinand marcos�* hometown. he was joined by his son, sandro —

the 27—year—old is running for congress. and this, a rare appearance of 92—year—old mother, imelda, once a byword for greed because of her excessive collection of designer shoes, bankrolled by the taxpayer. the marcoses now promise a return to a golden age of economic prosperity, but critics say they've used social media to whitewash the sins of their past. the only person standing in the way of a marcos revival is leni rabredo, a human rights lawyer and economist, but she's well behind in the unofficial tally of results. but this year's election has been marred by reports of vote—buying, violent skirmishes and malfunctioning counting machines. you can see there are some tensions in this polling station, that is because people have been waiting for hours to feed their ballot papers into this machine here, which has been malfunctioning

now for six hours. people are being told here to leave their papers to be fed in later on, but because of the lack of trust, perhaps, people want to wait to see their paper go through so that that they can get an official receipt. translation: it's dodgy. all i want is the truth. i almost collapsed earlier. the philippine election commission say more than 1,800 machines malfunctioned, but the body failed to heed calls to extend polling hours. it's left many questioning the integrity of this election. supporters of the marcos family say they deserve a second chance but the results will shock the world. crimes proven by court documents, whistle—blower accounts and independent media reporting seemingly mean little to the majority here. howard johnson, bbc news, manila.

authorities in the southern ukrainian city of odesa say aircraft dropped seven missiles on a shopping centre and a warehouse on monday evening. the city's streets were empty because of a curfew. one person is believed to have died and five others injured and taken to hospital. officials say the missiles used were �*soviet—style', which caused extensive fires. the moldovan government has told the bbc it fears it will face a campaign to create civil unrest within its borders, as it tries to avoid being dragged into the war in neighbouring ukraine. a number of explosions in transnistria — a breakaway russian controlled territory in moldova — have raised concerns the conflict could spread, and there are claims russia could target the country in the future. moscow denies this. our europe correspondent nick beake sent this report.

bowled over has been remembering its victory over nazi germany. —— moldova. fascists will never win, they can't. now, the war in ukraine on its doorstep, this former soviet republic has applied to join the european union. but some fear russia has this country in its sides. are you scared that president putin would like moldova to be part of russia one day i would like for countries to stay in their bodice. ,, ., for countries to stay in their bodice. ., , ., bodice. so we would be a separate _ bodice. so we would be a separate country - bodice. so we would be a separate country and - bodice. so we would be a i separate country and russia would be in their borders. there is a sense of celebration here today as the end of the second world war marked but there is also concerned that there is also concerned that the country could be engulfed in the current wall into europe, the war in ukraine.

that is because a short drive from the capital, you capture glimpses of russian troops stationed here for 30 years. within the territory of transnistria. this was a moment masked men opened fire on government buildings last month. ukraine said it was russian special services. it is a concerning time for the woman in charge of moldova's security. in charge of moldova's security-— in charge of moldova's securi . , . ., , , security. they could use this vulnerability. _ security. they could use this vulnerability. what - security. they could use this vulnerability. what do - security. they could use this vulnerability. what do you . vulnerability. what do you think the _ vulnerability. what do you think the chances - vulnerability. what do you think the chances are - vulnerability. what do you think the chances are that| think the chances are that moscow would invade moldova? our concern right now and the biggest threat we hear at ivan fears are considering that it... �* . ., ,

it... but increased worries about what _ it... but increased worries about what is _ it... but increased worries about what is being - it... but increased worries about what is being heard| it... but increased worries - about what is being heard from the kremlin. translation: we were the kremlin. translation: - were under the russians for 70 years but they do not like that. they would like to be in charge again. notjust of moldova but the whole of europe. moldova but the whole of euro e. ~ ., , europe. with few military resources _ europe. with few military resources and _ europe. with few military resources and a - europe. with few military resources and a huge - europe. with few military - resources and a huge reliance on russian energy, moldova will have to tread carefully as it tries to live in peace. nick beake, bbc news. ukraine has made clear that it wants membership of the european union, but the french president emmanuel macron has offered another solution. warning ukraine's application would take years, if not decades, he's proposed a new �*european political community�* instead, in light of the ukraine crisis. our news reporter azadeh moshiri is with me. where does the bid stand at the

moment? a . ~ where does the bid stand at the moment? 1, . ~ ., , , ., moment? back in fabry that -auttin moment? back in fabry that putting a — moment? back in fabry that putting a bed- _ moment? back in fabry that putting a bed. this - moment? back in fabry that putting a bed. this by - moment? back in fabry that putting a bed. this by no - moment? back in fabry that - putting a bed. this by no means is a new west. they have wanted this for a very long time. in fact they enshrined the aspiration into the constitution in 2019. president zelensky is asking the eu to fast—track the application. in june, the eu will publish its initial opinion on ukraine? candidacy and even that usually takes years. what the president is asking for next is trickier. typically countries have to implement certain elliptical and economic reforms to ensure they are a viable new member of they are a viable new member of the eu and he wants to speed that process up. a lot of eu members are not comfortable with that. six western balkan countries have already put their application in and awaiting in the queue and are

not welcoming the skip in the steps. not welcoming the skip in the ste s. ., , not welcoming the skip in the ste s. .,, ., ~ not welcoming the skip in the stes. ., ~ ., steps. there was talk about eumpean — steps. there was talk about european political- steps. there was talk about i european political community steps. there was talk about - european political community by president macron. translation: we need to find a political forum that shares europe's values, and to build a forum together. no doubt, forums of security which are not the same as nato, which are of cooperation, perhaps of solidarity, that is still to be defined. what would that mean for ukraine? what he is suggesting for ukraine isjoining this parallel community that would still co—operate on things like security and energy — extremely important things given the war — even people�*s movement. he still quite light on what that cooperation would look like but he did caveat that does not

mean the application to the eu would have to stop. in fact, any application to the eu would not be prejudiced for any potential members and said that countries who have left the european union, countries like the united kingdom could join this union. he believes the ukraine is part of the european family. that is a sentiment of the german chancellor echoed as well. but that does not mean that the process of applying should be watered down. what they call it the lowering of a session standards. there is a big question in terms of what a potential period of reconstruction in ukraine would look like, especially economically and this is what he suggesting a potential solution. ., ~ , ., he suggesting a potential solution-— he suggesting a potential solution. ., ~' , ., , . the prime minister of sri lanka, mahinda rajapaksa, has resigned after mass protests at the government�*s handling of the country�*s economic crisis. the country has been placed

under curfew following violent clashes between rajapaksa supporters and anti—government protesters in colombo. protests against soaring prices and energy shortages started last month, as our south asia correspondent rajini vaidnayathan reports. an island nation, sinking fast. an explosion of anger after weeks of anti—government protests. as the two sides came face—to—face, supporters of the prime minister attacked the so—far peaceful demonstrators who were calling for the government to go. they accuse the police of failing them. as you can see, scenes are extremely tense here. this is outside the prime minister mahinda rajapa ksa�*s house. violence once plagued this nation, during decades of civil war. now, an economic emergency has left millions struggling to survive. it shouldn�*t be happening in this country. they want bloodshed

again in this country. no gas, no fuel and various essential medications, and people are suffering, and people are living with one meal per day. can you imagine, can you imagine? i am so sorry to say this. a cost of living crisis, after a pandemic, has brought thousands to the streets. they blame the government for reckless borrowing, ill—timed tax cuts, and a failed experiment in organic farming which has driven food shortages. political heavyweights in sri lanka, prime minister mahinda rajapaksa and his brother, the president, gotabaya, have ruled sri lanka, on and off, for decades. now, the man once known as the country�*s lion has quit. addressing his faithful one last time, mahinda rajapaksa, who has also served as both president and finance minister, is stepping aside to make way

for an all—party government. protesters cheer. these protesters have just found out that sri lanka�*s prime minister, mahinda rajapaksa, has resigned. it is a big moment for them. they have been calling for the prime minister and the president, who remains in power, to quit over this economic crisis. tonight, the home of a government mp was set alight by protesters. until president gotabaya rapaksa resigns, he and his party will continue to feel the heat. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: selling here! $130 million. the moment and _ selling here! $130 million. the moment and warhol became the

most bankable artist of them all. as his portrait of marilyn munro is sold at auction. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that�*s the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentencedl to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication - she felt even - the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake — the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking i place in massachusetts. god bless america!

cheering. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. the queen will miss one of her most important ceremonial duties, the state opening of parliament, for the first time in nearly 60 years. it�*s on the advice of her doctors. initial results from the philippines�* election show presidential contender ferdinand marcos junior is heading for a landslide win. a portrait of marilyn monroe by the american pop artist andy warhol has sold for $195 millions at christie�*s auction house in new york on monday night. it is the most expensive artwork of the 20th century to be sold at public auction. shot sage blue marilyn, produced in 1964, two years after the film star�*s death,

sold in just four minutes. to tell us more about this, isjessica beck, who is the milton fine curator of art at the andy warhol museum in pittsburgh. good to have you with us. what is it about this portrait that commands such an extraordinary price? i commands such an extraordinary rice? ~ , ., . price? i think, when you have with andy _ price? i think, when you have with andy warhol _ price? i think, when you have with andy warhol and - price? i think, when you have with andy warhol and you - price? i think, when you have. with andy warhol and you have marilyn there is just really something together there to icons coming together. in this particular painting is just so stunning, and waterhole is so strong with colour, and you see that so well with this particular canvas. the green, that sage green the yellow of her hair and bright red of her lip and ijust think her hair and bright red of her lip and i just think with this particular one you also get such a connection to warhol�*s

aspirations for fame such a connection to warhol�*s aspirations forfame and aspirations for fame and success aspirations forfame and success enters aspirations for fame and success enters fantasies of fleet —— female glamour that come across so well in this particular canvas.— come across so well in this particular canvas. and in terms ofthe particular canvas. and in terms of the price _ particular canvas. and in terms of the price is _ particular canvas. and in terms of the price is this _ particular canvas. and in terms of the price is this what - particular canvas. and in terms of the price is this what you - of the price is this what you were expecting? i of the price is this what you were expecting?— of the price is this what you were expecting? i do think that this particular _ were expecting? i do think that this particular painting - were expecting? i do think that this particular painting is - this particular painting is exceptional, and ijust feel like when you have something this exceptional, that comes up for sale, this exceptional, that comes up forsale, it this exceptional, that comes up for sale, it comes up for auction, it should also have an exceptional price, and it did, in many ways. and ijust feel like it�*s one of these rare treasures there really aren�*t that many marilyn is that warhol made and this one has a vibrancy and vibrates in such

a. , . , vibrancy and vibrates in such a. , ., , , ., a. is there anything else from the 20th century _ a. is there anything else from the 20th century you - a. is there anything else from the 20th century you think- the 20th century you think comes close to the beauty of this portrait or is this in a league of its own?- this portrait or is this in a league of its own? that's a hard question _ league of its own? that's a hard question to _ league of its own? that's a hard question to answer i league of its own? that's a | hard question to answer but league of its own? that's a i hard question to answer but it is something that macro the three can capture something very particular with this image of marilyn. —— warhol. you have at one minute a smile from her but her teeth you have the idea of a tight smile or clenched teeth, you get this tension or duality in the minch which speaks to marilyn as an icon but also a tragic figure. she is beautiful but has this really darkside of the suicide of her death. so, i think with this particular image there is just a lot of magic around it, so it�*s hard to compare to other thing because i think it also has a particular connection to warhol�*s story and warhol�*s aspirations for fame and success and his

interest in female luthi and glamour and hollywood. so i think it�*s really hard to come up think it�*s really hard to come up with a comparison, to be honest. , , , up with a comparison, to be honest. ,, ., ~ , honest. jessica, thank you very much indeed. _ honest. jessica, thank you very much indeed. that's _ honest. jessica, thank you very much indeed. that's very - much indeed. that's very exciting. _ much indeed. that's very exciting, thank _ much indeed. that's very exciting, thank you. - time now to get the latest sports news. hello, i�*m chetan pathak with your sports news. liverpool have the chance to go level on points with manchester city at the top of the english premier league on tuesday. jurgen klopp�*s side drew with tottenham at the weekend. that, coupled with city�*s win over newcastle, means liverpool are three points behind the leaders and can�*t afford any slip ups when they play at aston villa later. the momentum may now be with manchester city, but klopp says liverpool will keep fighting to the end: we both have three games to play and my concern is actually how can we win our games and get up and house city can play their games, but before they

are played we need to get ahead on points, we aren�*t doing that and said isn�*t doing that. if it is reachable anymore, why should we stop. next to some possible big transfer news — erling haaland�*s move from borussia dortmund to manchester city could be confirmed this week. bbc sport has heard from separate sources that a $77 million transfer for the 21—year—old norwegian striker is agreed, with an announcement expected soon in germany. city are refusing to respond to the widespread reports. it�*s thought that virtually all parts of the transfer are agreed. the build up to the french open continues with the italian open underway in rome. canada�*s denis shapovalov is through to the second round after a three—set win over italy�*s lorenzo sonego. but the match was not without its share of drama, shapovalov was given a code violation in the second set for crossing the net to check a ball mark, he had a heated discussion with the chair umpire as well and swore at the crowd when they booed him. but shapovalov did compose

himself in the decider to see out a 7—6, 3—6, 6—3 win and faces nikoloz basilashvili next. three—time grand slam champion stan wawrinka beat america�*s reilly opelka in three sets in two hours and six minutes for his first atp tour win in 15 months. the 37—year—old is only playing his second tournament since march 2021 after coming back from a foot injury. happy with that. wawrinka will now play qualifier laslo djere of serbia in the second round. in the women�*s draw, 12th seed belinda bencic cruised into the second round with a straight—sets win over home favourite elisabetta cocciaretto. the opening set was a tight one before bencic took a 5—4 lead and ultimately the set. she had control in the second reeling off ten points in a row to complete the win in an hour and 28 minutes with that serve out wide. bencic will face either czech qualifier tereza martincova or amanda anisimova of the united states next.

and american 18—year—old coco gauff is into the second round with a 6—1, 6—4 win over three—time grand slam champion angelique kerber. after dropping her serve in the opening game, gauff reeled off seven games in a row to take the first set, and open up a 2—love lead in the second. she served the match out to take victory in 71 minutes and will face either fellow american and lucky loser madison brengle or ukrainian qualifier marta kostyuk next. you can follow the italian open on the bbc sport website, but from all of us here, that�*s all your sport for now. inafew in a few minutes all the business news including the government setting out measures in the uk to try to revive the high street, that will feature in the queen�*s speech we have been talking about in the last few minutes. we will also take a look at why people are

turning to used, secondhand cars instead of buying new but that has done to the price, plenty more coming up, join me for that, plenty more coming up, join me forthat, if plenty more coming up, join me for that, if you can, see you very soon. hello, there. there is a bit more rainfall in the forecast for this upcoming week. most of it�*s across the north and the west of the country, very little affecting the south and the east, and it will be quite breezy over the next few days, as low pressure will stick close by — in fact, quite windy at times across northern and western scotland. it�*s all down to this area of low pressure, sitting to the north of the uk. plenty of isobars on the charts, so that�*s why it�*ll be windy, and there�*ll be lots of showers packing into northern and western areas pretty much from the word "go" on tuesday. the overnight weather front through central parts of england will be pushing across east anglia and the south—east, barely anything on it as it moves its way eastwards. eventually, it�*ll clear away, and then it�*s a bright day, plenty of sunshine around, but scattered showers pretty much anywhere, most of them in the north and the west,

where some of them could be heavy, with some rumbles of thunder. these are the mean wind speeds — it�*s going to be a fairly gusty day across the board, but very windy across the north—west of scotland, and temperatures will range from around the mid—to—high teens for many, we could see 20 celsius across the south—east. so pollen levels, again, will be quite high, especially across the south east, where it will be driest. but further north, it should be a little bit lower than what we�*ve had the last few days. now, as we head through tuesday night, we�*ll hold onto the showers across northern and western areas. they will continue to be blustery, and some of them merging together to produce longer spells of rain. a new weather front will start to push into the south—west of england and wales by the end of the night. this promises to bring some more persistent rain across southern areas, although, again, it�*ll be a fairly mild night. so we�*ll have low pressure to the north of the uk, with scattered showers here. this weather front will be bringing outbreaks of rain to parts of england and wales. so we start wednesday off on quite a wet note for southwest england and wales — this rain pushing into the midlands, and then, across into eastern england, and some of it will be pretty good rainfall for the gardens. however, it could be, again, the south—east of england

escapes and stays rather dry, so we�*lljust have to wait and see, a bit closer to the time. but further north, there�*ll be sunshine and showers, and those temperatures range from around 14—18 celsius. that weather front clears away, a bit more rain across the north of the uk to end the week, and then, into the weekend, a new area of high pressure starts to build in, and that�*ll start to draw up some warm air from the south. so, in the short term, we�*ll continue with the strong winds and further outbreaks of rain. by the end of the week, into the weekend, it�*ll start to turn very warm — in fact, the mid—20s celsius in one or two places by the time we reach sunday.

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. how to transform our high streets. the uk government sets out its agenda in the queen�*s speech as parliament opens later today the used car market is booming as computer chip shortages and supply chain disruptions limits supply of new vehicles an andy warhol painting of marilyn monroe has become the highest priced american work of art and the most expensive painting of the 20th century to sell at auction.