live from washington, this is bbc news. welcome to viewers on pbs in america. a man is arrested outside buckingham palace after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into the grounds. warnings from the us surgeon general of an "epidemic of loneliness" — he speaks to the bbc. and a story fit for hollywood — fans of the welsh football club wrexham fc and its celebrity owners celebrate their return to the english football league. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start at buckingham palace. these are live pictures of rehearsal for the coronation of king charles, which will

take place this saturday. what you're seeing here are rehearsals for the procession, which will lead through london down to westminters abbey down to westminter abbey for the coronation ceremony. we are seeing different groups that are taking part in the ceremony on saturday, who have been practising, rehearsing because this is going to be a massive ceremony. we know that there will be some 200 members of the armed forces taking part in the coronation, some of whom we have been seeing in these pictures, not a lot of action but we have seen different groups marching by, so we are preparing for the rehearsals continuing through the night in the uk. these ceremonies taking place, rehearsaltaking the uk. these ceremonies taking place, rehearsal taking place

and we will continue to follow that. these rehearsals come just hours after a security incident outisde buckingham palace. uk police detained a man after he reportedly approached the gates of the royal home and threw items, thought to be shotugn cartidges, into the palace grounds. police say the arrest is being treated as a mental health incident rather than terrorism. our correspondent robin brant has more details. it happened just after seven o'clock on tuesday evening when police say a man approached the front gates of buckingham palace, couple of hundred metres down that way, and he threw what they are describing as shotgun cartridges into the grounds. that man was detained and arrested, police have also said that he was carrying at the time what they described as a suspicious bag. so a set in place, further specialist officers were brought in and a controlled explosion was carried out. as far as we know, there are no further fallouts

from that. the metropolitan police are not treating this as a terrorist —related incident, it is, i understand, being described as a mental health related incident. buckingham palace says neither the king nor the queen were in the building at the time, but among the security services and the police as we approach saturday, the day of the coronation, there is an increasing nervousness about incidents like this. i've been down here on the mall notjust a neighbour yesterday when i was far busier and you have a sense of people being allowed to move around pretty freely, that's what the organisers of the event want, but nonetheless on the security services and the police, who are here in heavy presence, there is of course increased visuals as we approach saturday's events. let's turn to sudan now. army chief abdel fattah al—burhan, pictured here on the right, and mohamed hamdan dagalo of the rival paramilitary group the rsf, have agreed in principle to a seven day

truce, beginning thursday. this was the sudanese capital, khartoum, before the announcement was made. you can see smoke from the fighting across the skyline. on tuesday the african union held an emergency meeting on the conflict, bringing together african, arab, un and other representatives. several failed truces have been attempted since violence began in mid—april. a 72—hour ceasefire extension announced on sunday was met with reports of more air strikes and gunfire. the bbc�*s paul adams is following the situation from nairobi. we know that there have been invitations out to the warring generals to send representatives for talks. the un was suggesting even yesterday that both sides had agreed to nominate representatives but we don't have a venue or a timetable, we don't have an agenda, so at the moment there is no sign of any kind of meaningful peace

process that's going to end this any time soon. we turn now to some breaking news, the man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in their texas home was arrested on tuesday, according to nbc news citing law enforcement. authorities are awaiting fingerprints to confirm the identity of the man. sanjacinto county district attorney todd dillon said the person was apprehended in the city of cut and shoot, texas, which is about 16 miles east of cleveland, texas, where the shooting happened on friday. the suspect is accused of opening fire on neighbours after they complained about the noise coming his front yard while he practised shooting his ar—is semi—automatic rifle. we are getting more details of story and we will continue to update you on that as it come to us. a supreme court ethics took the spotlight on capitol hill here in washington earlier. the senate judiciary committee held a hearing to consider changes to the court. it comes after propublica published information last month about the relationship between justice clarence thomas

and conservative billionaire harlan crow. the article detailed that justice thomas took extravagant trips funded by mr crow. now, senatejudiciary committee chair dick durbin is caling for change. i think it's pretty clear to most objective people, this is not the ordinary course of business, norshould not the ordinary course of business, nor should be a standard for those of us in public service. we would not tolerate this from a city council member or an older man. it falls short of the ethical standards we expect of any public servant in america, and yet the supreme court will not even acknowledge it as a problem. some republicans believe the hearing was a distraction and an intimidation tactic. today's hearing is an excuse to sling more mud at an institution that some democrats

do not like because they cannot control it 100% of the time. earlier, i spoke with bbc�*s anthony zurcher about all this. great to have you back in the studio. what were the arguments in the hearing today?— in the hearing today? well, thank you _ in the hearing today? well, thank you heard _ in the hearing today? well, thank you heard from - in the hearing today? well, thank you heard from both | thank you heard from both republicans and democrats that the supreme court needs to be more open and transparent, but the debate between the two was over how to do that. democrats would like to see some legislation that imposes a code of ethics onto the supreme court because of these stories that have come out about clarence thomas going trips with a rich texas donor and selling property to the rich —— texas donor. republicans are saying this is a stunt by the democrats, an attempt by them to undermine the legitimacy of the court. they think the court itself should police itself essentially and impose its own ethics, abide by its own ethical guidelines and not have congress tell them what to do.

you touched on this briefly, can you remind us of the back story of how we got to this hearing? it story of how we got to this hearing?— story of how we got to this hearing? it was from these stories, about _ hearing? it was from these stories, about clarence - hearing? it was from these - stories, about clarence thomas, and another about another legislator sign property, there was concern among dick durbin, the chair of the senate judiciary committee and other democrats that supreme court justices need to do something, they need to have a binding set of ethical rules. the question is whether the votes in congress passed that, it doesn't seem that will happen, but even then, the legality of the congressional legislative branch of government, impose rules on a separate branch of government, and there was a debate there among some of the legal experts they brought in on whether that is possible. the final arbiter of that actually would be the supreme court. so i could have creates a dilemma. court. so i could have creates a dilemma-— a dilemma. you mentioned republicans _ a dilemma. you mentioned republicans have _ a dilemma. you mentioned. republicans have essentially said the democrats are cherry

picking what they see as ethical violations based on how they feel about the conservative bias of the court. but they also said some transparency rules would icily be welcome, what did you make of how republicans saw this hearing? i of how republicans saw this hearin: ? ~ , ., hearing? i think it is to full, one, hearing? i think it is to full, one. the — hearing? i think it is to full, one. the dig _ hearing? i think it is to full, one, the dig acknowledged | one, the dig acknowledged because they could read the public opinion polls and it shows that public approval, trust in the supreme court is at historical lows. in order to combat this, i think they understand that stories like we saw about clarence thomas, there needs to be some sort of acknowledgement by the supreme court, more openness and transparency in what is and is not allowed, what they should have to disclose on what they shouldn't have to disclose. i think you saw that from the republicans but i also wanted to point out that the democrats in their view are undermining the legitimacy of the court as well by their criticisms of supreme court decisions, but is hoping to get people to not

trust the court, and attacks on divisional supreme court justices, that in republicansview undermines the republica nsview undermines the legitimacy republicansview undermines the legitimacy of the court. what legitimacy of the court. what could have — legitimacy of the court. what could have rules _ legitimacy of the court. what could have rules to _ legitimacy of the court. what could have rules to they - legitimacy of the court. what j could have rules to they want to see in place? i could have rules to they want to see in place?— to see in place? i think they want to see _ to see in place? i think they want to see binding - to see in place? i think they want to see binding rules i to see in place? i think they i want to see binding rules that require disclosure of things like those jet trips that clarence thomas went on, or when a supreme courtjustice might have a financial interest with someone before bringing a case before the court. there is also the idea that they have to recuse themselves and under certain circumstances where there is an apparent conflict—of—interest. there are rules governing how federal judges carry themselves, and ethical guidelines that they have to adhere to. the thing is that the supreme court, those rules don't apply. that was the way congress passed the law. the supreme court seems to want

it that way. there's the question about whether congress could pass a law affecting the supreme court because it is the highest court in the land, the head of thejudicial highest court in the land, the head of the judicial branch so there has been concern about whether congress could step into that anyway. but there is more pressure now for congress to do something, at least from the democrats, but again, the reality is there is not much likelihood in this political make—up of the congress that will happen. make-up of the congress that will happen-— will happen. what are the 'ustices will happen. what are the justices themselves - will happen. what are the i justices themselves saying? dick durbin, the chair, asked john roberts the chiefjustice to come and testify, he declined to do that and sent a letter to dick durbin outlining the rules as they were, a code of ethics that they said that they would abide by. again, they would abide by. again, they are the ones who final arbiters of this, they said they respect these ethical guidelines about transparency and about when a justice should recuse himself. there have been

otherjustices recuse himself. there have been other justices who recuse himself. there have been otherjustices who have other justices who have commented otherjustices who have commented publicly about this. samuel lolita, the one who authored the decision striking down the constitutional abortion rights protections last year, they had an interview with the wall street journal where he said he felt like supreme courtjustices, like supreme court justices, the like supreme courtjustices, the conservative ones are being hammered everyday by their critics, they feel safe, there is nobody who is defending the supreme court rhetorically at least from these types of criticism and he feels like a lot of what's being done is being done for partisan reasons because people on the left don't agree with the direction supreme courtjustices are taking. supreme court 'ustices are takina. ., ., taking. you mentioned the oles, taking. you mentioned the poles, there _ taking. you mentioned the poles, there is _ taking. you mentioned the poles, there is a _ taking. you mentioned the poles, there is a lack- taking. you mentioned the poles, there is a lack of. taking. you mentioned the i poles, there is a lack of trust in the supreme court and its ability to be neutral, do you think ethics codes could change public perception of the trustworthiness of the court? may be around the margins if it prevents things like the stories about clarence thomas from coming out, i think

definitely hurts the view of the supreme court purports affecting the public�*s view of the supreme court are the decisions and they are very controversial one way or the other, half the country doesn't like and have the country does and are those decisions come down you will find people who are really angered by what the supreme court is doing, i think that will make their faith in the court diminished and certainly make them view the court has more politicised. anthony, thank you so much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bagpipes play there was a musical start to the well dressing celebrations in the east staffordshire village of newborough. this is an age—old tradition. it's a pagan tradition and it was to thank the gods of the time for the gift of water so that their crops would grow.

and hence you get all this beautiful greenery around on the wells. and this is the main village well. all the designs are drawn onto clay boards, and then natural materials are used to complete the pictures. all the designs this year have a coronation theme. each involves hours of painstaking work by volunteers. they're fabulous, aren't they? you know, they're appropriate because the coronation next week. the well dressings will be on display here until saturday. it's a chance to bring the community together and to admire these unique pieces of local art. you're live with bbc news. here in the us, the surgeon general has declared loneliness an "epidemic". in a report released on tuesday, he compared the health risks of social isolation, to smoking a dozen cigarettes a day. he's proposing a national framework to, in his words, "rebuild social connection and community in america".

and here's why. at any moment, about one in two americans are experiencing loneliness. in a recent study, americans spentjust 20 minutes a day with friends. that's down from 60 minutes nearly two decades ago. and less time with friends equals more feeling of isolation. but for the surgeon general, the issue of loneliness is a personal one. my colleague azadeh moshiri spoke with him earlier. i want to first touch on your own personal understanding of the cost of loneliness and unfortunately this is something that you know all too well after your first stint as a surgeon general, could you tell us about that?— us about that? absolutely. this is a story that _ us about that? absolutely. this is a story that is _ us about that? absolutely. this is a story that is still _ us about that? absolutely. this is a story that is still very - is a story that is still very customer her because it's an experience of the i had after my first tenure as surgeon general. the match—up ended and it ended abruptly, i was without the continuity of work i had spent so much, i also made a critical mistake during

my time as surgeon general, i neglected my family and my friends during that time, thinking it was too hard to both focus on work and focus on family and friends. i was really suffering the consequences of that, which were profound sense of loneliness that followed me for weeks, which stretched into months. it was my wife alice who helped me understand what i was going through, she is the one who noticed that i was getting more and more lonely. so i think about that experience a lot because there are many people who struggle with loneliness, who feel a real sense of shame about it. in america one in two adults record measurable levels of loneliness and we know that kids and young adults are struggling with very high levels of loneliness. this is not something we should be ashamed of, something we should confront, something we should talk about and something that we should address and that's the reason why i issued advice on loneliness and isolation. the emotional toll it can take is perhaps more intuitive, could lead to a rise of

feelings of anxiety and depression, but here are some of the other statistics you laid out. you have said it increases the risk of heart disease by 29% according to studies. it increases the risk of dementia by 50%. and stroke by 32%. were you surprised when he learned the physical toll this can take on someone? i was surrised this can take on someone? i was surprised because _ this can take on someone? i was surprised because when - this can take on someone? i was surprised because when i - this can take on someone? i was surprised because when i went i surprised because when i went through medical school i didn't really learn about loneliness and isolation, we didn't really understand it at the time as a health issue. but what i have learned since then is that it absolutely is. in addition to raising the risk of depression, anxiety and suicide, the increasing risk of physical illness like cardiovascular disease, dementia and stroke is profound. it also might surprise people to learn the interest restock of premature death associated with social connection is on a par with the risk that we see from smoking daily and greater than the risk we see associated with obesity.

so this is a profound public health challenge and it is why we have to address it with the focus and resources and the attention that we care for public issues like tobacco, diabetes and obesity. 50 public issues like tobacco, diabetes and obesity. so when it comes to — diabetes and obesity. so when it comes to addressing - diabetes and obesity. so when it comes to addressing it, - diabetes and obesity. so when it comes to addressing it, you| it comes to addressing it, you have launched a national framework now. i want to read out some of the key components of that framework you are proposing. strengthening social infrastructure and local communities. enacting pro connection public policies, mobilising the health sector, reforming digital environments, deepening our knowledge of the issue and cultivating a culture of connection. but what can we expect to see from the government when it comes to enacting all this?— enacting all this? there are ste -s enacting all this? there are steps the — enacting all this? there are steps the government - enacting all this? there are steps the government can i enacting all this? there are - steps the government can take. 0ne government, and this is locust state federal government at all levels, to think about investing more resources in research so we can more clearly identify the drivers and solutions of loneliness. we also believe government and

have an important role in providing resources to support community organisations that for a long time have played a vital role in bringing us together and helping us learn about one another. but participation in those organisations has relieved declined over time. it's also important to know that there are steps that workplaces can take to foster greater connection among workers and that's actually good for people and it's good for business. there are steps schools can take to help build in social and emotional learning so that children know how to manage emotions and can build healthy relationships. and there are steps we can take as individuals, simply spending 15 minutes a day with people we love, making sure we are present when we are talking to other people and not distracted by our devices and looking for ways to help one another recognising this as a powerful antidote to loneliness. i5 antidote to loneliness. is there an issue here that access to quality resources isn't even across all demographics and

socioeconomic backgrounds? reported that young adults living in your economic households suffered from greater feelings of loneliness than those in the higher socio households. so how does your framework plan to tackle that and how will you ensure those left behind are still included in all this? is left behind are still included in all this?— in all this? is an important issue, that _ in all this? is an important issue, that of _ in all this? is an important issue, that of equity - in all this? is an important issue, that of equity and i in all this? is an important. issue, that of equity and we have to make sure we are helping everyone build a strong, healthy social connections. this is where schools and community organisations make a big difference. most children for example spent time in school and making sure that all of our schools actually have the kind of social and emotional learning to help children build healthy relationships is essential but we also know the community organisations, whether faith organisations, recreational leagues, service organisations, these play a vital role in helping people across socioeconomic backgrounds but the participation has declined over the last five or six decades and that is a place we need to

rebuild as well. this is about lifting up everyone and what we have to do is measure our progress so that we know that nobody is left behind.- nobody is left behind. your re ort nobody is left behind. your report also _ nobody is left behind. your report also mentions - nobody is left behind. your report also mentions technology and social media as some of the issues here. there are some bills being passed, utah has already passed a bill that would require teenagers and young adults under 18 having permission from their adults to have a social media account. there is a bill currently in congress, a bipartisan one, wanting to set age limits for social media. what is your take on some of this? mi; social media. what is your take on some of this?— on some of this? my belief is that it is long _ on some of this? my belief is that it is long past _ on some of this? my belief is that it is long past time - on some of this? my belief is that it is long past time for l that it is long past time for us to start addressing the potential negative impacts of social media on the mental health of our youth. i talk to young people all the time, all across america, and round tables and schools and in many settings and what they tell me most consistently are three things about social media. it makes them feel worse about themselves, it makes you feel

worse about the friendships, but they can't get off it. my worry is that these platforms have been designed in ways to maximise time and people are spending on them and all of us spending on them and all of us spend of them but there is much consideration —— but not much consideration —— but not much consideration for their safety and for the health of relationships and that has to change. it hasn't changed enoughin change. it hasn't changed enough in the last ten years but this is a place where i think policymakers need to step in and put in safety standards so we have —— but like we have for other products that young people use and we have to hold companies accountable to meet the standards. find companies accountable to meet the standards.— the standards. and briefly, what does _ the standards. and briefly, what does success - the standards. and briefly, what does success actually| the standards. and briefly, - what does success actually look like for you in five or ten years? like for you in five or ten ears? �* , . like for you in five or ten ears? h ., ,., ., years? it's an important question. _ years? it's an important question, and _ years? it's an important question, and success l years? it's an important. question, and success for years? it's an important - question, and success for me would be more and more people across our country and across the world who feel that they have healthy relationships in their lives, who feel there is somebody they can turn to during times of distress but also people they can share joyful moments with. and more

people who feel that they have the courage of resources reach out to others and to be of help and service to them. what we're talking about doing is rebuilding the social fabric of our communities. that fabric is essential notjust for essential not just for individual health bat for societal health. when communities are more connected, the more economically prosperous, they have lower rates of violence and are more resilient in the face of adverse events like hurricanes and tornadoes. and there are less prone to being divided with polarisation. so the bottom line is, our connections with one another are the foundation for our well—being and now is the time for us to invest in strengthening them. thank you so much for your time. . ~' ,. thank you so much for your time. . ~ i., . for the second time, uganda's parliament has passed a mostly unchanged anti—gay bill imposing the death penalty for aggravated offences like child abuse. the bill, which was first approved in march, was returned to the house after president yoweri museveni

proposed some changes. 0ne clause which would have criminalised people for identifying as lgbtq has been amended. the us pentagon has confirmed that it will deploy 1500 additional troops to mexico's borderfor 90 days. this move comes ahead of an expected surge in migrants seeking to enter the united states, as covid restrictions lift next week. the armed forces will not carry out law enforcement duties. during a press conference, general pat ryder said the troops will 'fill critical capability gaps�* the troops will 'fill critical capability gaps'. an explosion has derailed a freight train in a russian region bordering ukraine. according to an official statement, a locomotive and around 20 freight carriages left the tracks just two kilometres outside the main regional city of bryansk. kyiv, for its part, observes a policy of ambiguity on these matters. and finally — football fans rejoice. this was the scene in northern wales today — welsh football club wrexham and their hollywood owners ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenny

celebrated the team's promotion to the english football league, 15 years after being relegated. this is the moment last month just after the wrexham men's team clinched promotion, with a victory over boreham wood. the win saw the team break the record for the most points in a national league season. today, 15,000 supporters turned out for a huge bus parade through the town. reynolds and mcelhenny — who bought the club two years ago — were on board the bus with the players for the parade. the actors say their long—term goal, however, is to reach the premier league. i can't believe that i am in a place in my life where any sports team, let alone one i happened to somehow be co—chairman of, has affected me this deeply. ifeel like co—chairman of, has affected me this deeply. i feel like there was a dna change when we lived through that boreham wood moment in the match. i don't

think i will ever be the same again. i live in a sort of constant slightly perpetual state of elation. and i don't want to come back down from this cloud. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. on tuesday, it was a largely dry day across the uk. the best of the day's sunshine was across western areas, where we had some lovely blue skies through the afternoon in west wales, ceredigion for example. elsewhere, though, there was quite a bit of cloud that bubbled up through the day. with high pressure in charge, actually where the winds came round, that high pressure, that was really important to how the day felt. in scarborough, with the onshore winds, temperatures just 11 celsius, quite cool. in contrast to that, the warmest place in the uk was here, managing 19 celsius, not far behind that for west wales, 18.6 celsius in a couple of spots. now at the moment, cloud is tending to melt away across england and wales, the thickest cloud over the next few hours across the north west of the uk, where you might find an odd spot of rain, but it's not really going to amount to much,

quite mild for western areas to start the day. quite chilly in the east with temperatures starting off wednesday morning down into low single figures. now, i think by and large for wednesday, there should be more in the way of sunshine to look forward to across england and wales. after a cloudy start in northern ireland, we should see some bright or sunny spells developing here. i wouldn't rule out a bit of rain, though, into the far north west of scotland, where it will continue to be quite cool. temperatures across england and wales for the most part, 15—18 celsius. so i think that will feel pleasant in the may sunshine. but then we start to see some changes coming up from the south west for thursday as a weather front approaches, and that is going to be spreading some rain. could be quite heavy as well for a time across southwest england before later in the day, the rain edges into parts of wales and the west midlands, probably. there will be some drier and brighter weather ahead of that, and temperatures could still reach around 18 celsius, but it will continue to feel quite cool across eastern scotland and northeast england with the winds coming in off the chilly north sea. now for friday, there's a general downward spiral into more unsettled weather

conditions with heavy showers or even some longer spells of rain. the air, though, is relatively mild with the winds coming up from a southwesterly direction, 18 celsius, even if we don't get a great deal in the way of sunshine. but then on into the weekend, which, of course, is the coronation weekend, low pressure works up from the southwest, and it does look like it will be turning increasingly unsettled. so i think rain will move into southern areas of england from the southwest on saturday. so it could be quite damp for a time for the coronation. and then beyond that, we've got some heavy and thundery showers in the forecast for sunday.

decision time at the fed — we take a look at the us economy and whether there's need for a change in policy. go first's crash landing, we tell you _ go first's crash landing, we tell you about the collapse of the indian budget airline. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm karishma vaswani. our top story today — will the us federal reserve raise rates one more time? or will it take a break? as the fed meets to decide whether to raise interest rates again, rising prices aren't their only worry. the turbulence at first republic this week has revived concerns

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