on the streets of london, as the king's coronation approaches. with the hospitality industry hoping for a big weekend, the prince and princess of wales have been to the pub and had some light—hearted moments with well wishers. anything planned for this weekend? a very quiet weekend, nothing happening at all. those nothing happening at all. hoping for the best view saturday those hoping for the best view on saturday are now in their spots. they will see the biggest military procession in london since 1953. and also coming up on tonight's programme... ed sheeran�*s relief — after a new yorkjury decides he did not plagiarise a marvin gaye hit. rail workers vote to give their union a mandate for more strike action as their pay dispute goes on. the storming of the capital by doll trump supporters, four members of

the proud boys group are convicted. and polls havejust the proud boys group are convicted. and polls have just closed after local elections in england. votes for thousands of council seats will now be counted. coronation this saturday. polls have closed. we will have the first reaction from professor sir john curtice. people hoping to get the best in—person view on the day are camping in central london this evening as rehearsals and final preparations take place in and around westminster abbey. buckingham palace has revealed that the abbey will be full of seasonal flowers for the occasion — and with two yew trees which will be planted at sandringham afterwards. in a series of reports, on tonight's programme we will be looking

at the crown that will be used — for the first and only time in the king's reign — and at the defining moment the coronation will be in the public life of his consort, queen camilla. ourfirst report tonight is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. i don't have too much experience at pulling pints. one day, the pints will be being pulled for his coronation, but for now, william is heading the family support for his father. dropping into the dog and duck, a pub in london soho, and with catherine thanking all those in the hospitality sector who will be working hard this weekend. they'd travelled there on the elizabeth line, the capital's newest transport link, which with the wider transport system will be dealing with the large numbers who are expected to travel to london to watch saturday's ceremony. at westminster abbey, the king was spotted. he'd been meeting some of the choirboys who will be performing on saturday. and inside the abbey, the construction work is complete,

the seats have all been set out in the nave and the bbc�*s cameras have been rigged. the dean of westminster says the service will be spectacular. what you will see, frankly, will be jaw—dropping. the interesting business is whether you can get slightly under the visual and see some of the strength of the tradition. and, says the dean, the king and queen consort understand the symbolism. i know, because i have been close by in a number of rehearsals, just how important this is to them, deeply felt, deeply understood. there's going to be... there's going to be, as i say, a lot of pageant. there's going to be a lot of deep feeling as well. this is a sound check. of deep feeling as well. the flags are out on the mall. of deep feeling as well. there and along the route of the processions, the huge security plan is in place. as are the most dedicated of the royal fans.

celebrations like this may not be for everyone, but for some, it's a moment not to be missed. because it's part of our history, it bringsjoy to the country, - it's what puts great in great britain. - we started yesterday, and we'll be here through saturday night. by then, by saturday night, all the months of planning and preparation will be over. the final countdown to the coronation of a british monarch and his queen consort is well under way. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we will return to the coronation later but ed sheeran has welcomed a jury later but ed sheeran has welcomed a jury in new york deciding he did not plagiarise marvin gaye's lets get it on for his hit thinking out loud. the case was brought by the heirs of marvin gaye's co—writer who would have been entitled to a share of royalties from the ed sheeran song had they won.

# will your mouth still remember the taste of my love? thinking out loud is one of ed sheeran�*s biggest hits, in the uk alone it has sold more than 4 million copies but he was accused of theft by the family of ed townsend, the co—writer of marvin gaye's let's get it on. here is how the song sound when they are in the same key. # i've been really trying baby... the lyrics and melody are different but the underlying chords are similar. sheron brought his guitar to the witness stand in new york and played those chords. he said they were the basic building blocks of pop music used by everyone from dolly parton to elvis presley. the prosecution played what they called a smoking gun. this fan shot video

of ed sheeran playing a medley of thinking out loud and let's get it on. # let's get on. # let�*s get it on. # let's get it on. # let's get it on. # let's get it on. due # let's get it on. due to # let's get it on. due to a # let's get it on. due to a quirk # let's get it on. due to a quirk of # let's get it on. due to a quirk of due to a quir us # let's get it on. due to a quirk of us copyright law, only the shoe you physic from marvin gaye's song was protected that meant the jury was unable to compare the music recordings of the two song side by side and in the end they sided with ed sheeran. irate side and in the end they sided with ed sheeran. ~ ,, , ., , ed sheeran. we spent the last eight years talking — ed sheeran. we spent the last eight years talking about _ ed sheeran. we spent the last eight years talking about two _ ed sheeran. we spent the last eight years talking about two songs - ed sheeran. we spent the last eight years talking about two songs with | years talking about two songs with different lyrics, melodies and chords which are also different and used by songwriters every day all over the world. they are in a song writer's alphabet, our toolkit and should be there for all of us to use. no one owns them. for ed sheeran the _ use. no one owns them. for ed sheeran the timing _ use. no one owns them. for ed sheeran the timing could - use. no one owns them. for ed sheeran the timing could not i use. no one owns them. for ed i sheeran the timing could not have been better. he releases a new album at midnight and goes back on tour this weekend. mark savage, bbc news.

votes will start to be counted tonight and through tomorrow after polls closed in local elections in england. 8,000 seats at more than 200 councils have been contested in a vote that involved people having to show photo id for the first time in england. we'll talk to our political editor in a moment but first, here's reeta chakrabarti with what you need to know before the results come in. let's take a look at the council seats being defended by the main political parties at these elections. you can see the conservatives are defending over 3,300 seats. labouraround 2,100 and the liberal democrats 1,200. to put that into context, there's a graph here that shows you the number of councillors that each party has had going back 20—odd years. one of the things we'll be keeping a keen eye on tonight and tomorrow is whether labour can go past the conservatives to be the largest party in local government. you will see that you have to go right back to the start of the graph, to tony blair's premiership, to see the last

time that that happened. the last time that most of these seats were up and last fought was in 2019 and you can see on that occasion, both labour and the conservatives had a pretty poor set of results. so we'll be looking to see whether both parties can do better, particularly labour, given their lead in the opinion polls. so the councils that we'll be watching out for during this election, brentwood in essex, which is conservative and the conservatives have been strongly challenged by the liberal democrats there. and the lib dems are the main opposition also in windsor and in south gloucestershire, which is the area just north of bristol. then there are whole swathes of councils which are conservative but used to be labour in the days of tony blair, and they include harlow, tamworth, basildon, redditch, medway and dudley. can labour win back support in those areas? in the labour column we will be looking to see if they can hold onto bolsover which was hung last time it was fought, but it became

labour through defections. and what will happen in the councils in lincoln and in ipswich which are labour councils but returned tory mps at the last election? for the liberal democrats, hull is an ultra—marginal. they have a majority ofjust one seat and have been strongly challenged there by labour, and they have slim majorities of just two seats in cotswold in gloucestershire and also in north devon. of the hung councils, plymouth is a top labour target and portsmouth a top target for the lib dems. and these three councils at the bottom here, rochford, west lindsey and boston, we'll keep a close watch on them because they were conservative at the last election but are now hung after defections. can the conservatives win them back? lots to look out for tonight and tomorrow. our political editor chris mason is here. a chris mason is here. well probably before the full results a well probably before the full results but what are the parties thing tonight?—

thing tonight? there is no big reveal moment _ thing tonight? there is no big reveal moment compared - thing tonight? there is no big reveal moment compared to l thing tonight? there is no big| reveal moment compared to a thing tonight? there is no big - reveal moment compared to a general election. there isn't one so there is a more sedate process of waiting for the results but my phone has been going bonkers in the last ten minutes as the political parties start spinning and laying the groundwork for the results they anticipate. what are they saying? the conservatives in the view of one cabinet minister are braced for a difficult night. there is a sense from them that former conservative voters are pretty grumpy with them if not furious given the events over the last year. so they are playing down expectations. the liberal democrats and the green party are pretty optimistic in the areas they feel they are strong. the liberal democrats in the suburbia of london, the greens in particular in some spots, not least in suffolk. as for labour they are pretty buoyant. they think plenty of their former voters are coming back to them in places

where they need them to come back. to what extent the labour move forward? to what extent the conservatives go backwards and what can we read into that in terms of the prospects of labour winning the general election. in the prospects of labour winning the general election.— general election. in practical terms there was something _ general election. in practical terms there was something different - general election. in practical terms there was something different this | there was something different this time in that voter id was required at polling stations for the first time in england. is that a sign of things to come? it time in england. is that a sign of things to come?— things to come? it is likely to be the norm certainly _ things to come? it is likely to be the norm certainly as _ things to come? it is likely to be the norm certainly as far - things to come? it is likely to be the norm certainly as far as - things to come? it is likely to be the norm certainly as far as the l the norm certainly as far as the next general election is concerned. it has been normal in northern ireland for some time. there is a row about whether or not it is necessary. the government says it is important. other parties say it isn't a problem, it is trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist as far as electoral fraud is concerned. some people may have been turned away as a result of not having id, we don't have any sense

of the scope of it in terms of being a problem or not but making —— but we may get a sense of it overnight. we will get actual numbers over a week or so to work out the extent to which it has mattered or not.- which it has mattered or not. thank ou. and chris and reeta are part of the overnight election programme here on bbc one with laura kuenssberg, which starts at 11.40pm. russia has accused the united states of masterminding what it says was a drone attack on the kremlin carried out by ukraine. washington has denied being involved — as has ukraine — and tonight, air raid alerts were heard in its capital kyiv. our correspondent hugo bachega is there. what can you tell us, hugo? a day after moscow _ what can you tell us, hugo? a day after moscow accused _ what can you tell us, hugo? a day after moscow accused ukraine - what can you tell us, hugo? a day after moscow accused ukraine of l after moscow accused ukraine of trying to assassinate putin with a drone attack on the kremlin, we still do not know what happened and who did what. russia said we reserve

the right to retaliate and here in kyiv the day started with another wave of russian air strikes. just hours ago there were some extraordinary scenes here in the capital as a drone was spotted flying over one of the busiest parts of the city. many believe keith was under attack again but the drone wasn't russian. early evening in kyiv and a dramatic scene in the heart of the capital. a drone flying near the iconic maidan square, minutes after the air raid alert sounded. there was a rush to destroy it. screaming. officials say it was a ukrainian drone that lost control during a flight. air defence shot it down. explosion. debris fell on this shopping centre, sparking a fire. there were no casualties. after four russian air strikes on kyiv in a week, residents rushed to seek shelter. in the hague, president zelensky visited the international criminal court, which has issued an arrest

warrant for the russian president vladimir putin over the unlawful deportation of ukrainian children. he called for a special tribunal to prosecute alleged russian crimes. we all want to see different vladimir here... laughter. ..in the hague. the one who deserves to be sentenced for these criminal actions right here in the capital of the international law. a day after accusing ukraine of attacking the kremlin, moscow suggested america was involved. a spokesman said decisions about attacks on russia were made not in kyiv but in washington. there was no evidence and the white house rejected the claim. one thing i can tell you for certain is that the united states was not involved in this incident in any way, contrary to mr peskov�*s lies. that's what they are, just lies. tensions in ukraine are high

as a counteroffensive against russian forces is imminent. across the country many wonder when and where the next russian attack will hit. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. members of the biggest rail union the rmt have voted to renew its mandate for taking strike action. it's the third such vote in a dispute which began last year and raises the prospect of strikes continuing until close to christmas. katy austin our transport correspondent is that london's waterloo station tonight. yes, another chapter in this long—running story. the network rail dispute actually ended in march, when maintenance workers and signal workers voted to accept a deal, but the rmt�*s dispute with 1a of the companies that run and operate the trains continues. it's about pay, but it's also about proposed changes to ways of working and to jobs. a

new ballot for strike action has to be held every six months. today, the latest results, 91% of votes were in favour of an average turnout of nearly 70%. that means we could be looking at strikes into the autumn if there is no resolution. the government and the industry say the rmt should give its members a specific vote on the latest offer that was rejected by the union's leadership last week but the rmt argues today's ballot results shows the strength of feeling and anger amongst its membership. the rmt has already got a strike date in the diary, the 13th of may, and train drivers who are mostly in a different union, aslef, have three walk—outs coming out as well. there were no fresh strike dates announced today. i wouldn't be surprised if we heard about more soon and once again this dispute feels far from over. katy austin, thank you very much. there's been a sharp rise in measles

in england, 49 cases diagnosed since january which is almost the same as the whole of last year. parents are being urged to make sure that children have had theirfull mmr vaccinations as protection against measles. it spreads easily and in rare cases can cause lifelong disability or death. the israeli army says its forces have killed two palestinian gunmen accused of killing a rich woman and her two daughters in the west bank last month. they were attacked in the jordan valley when travelling to a passover event. the family moved to israel from the uk nine years ago. four men have been convicted in the united states in a high—profile case connected to the storming of capitol hill in washington two years ago. the men are all members of the far—right group proud boys and were convicted on a charge of seditious conspiracy. barbara plett usher reports from washington on a plot aimed at keeping donald trump in power

after his election defeat. we're all proud boys! enrique tarrio, leader of the proud boys, rallying his troops in washington weeks before the attack on the capitol. today, he was found guilty of seditious conspiracy, the ringleader of a plot to halt the peaceful transfer of power. be advised, there's probably about 300 proud boys. - they're marching eastbound - towards the united states capitol. the prosecution said the proud boys saw themselves as donald trump's foot soldiers, believing he'd confirmed that months earlier. proud boys, stand back and stand by... his statement became a rallying cry for them. nearly 300 people who took part in the capitol riots have already been jailed, but the four proud boys convicted today faced the most serious charges, planning and leading the attack to keep trump in office. they were accused of spearheading the violence, breaking through police lines, and launching the breach

of the capitol building. ethan nordean is another of the men convicted. court documents say he was part of a small group organised to carry out proud boys actions at the capitol. they called themselves the ministry of self—defense. their group chats formed the bulk of the evidence against them. i don't need to be in dc to keep the fight going. enrique tarrio wasn't actually in washington that day. ajudge had ordered him to leave for committing a different offence, so he watched from a hotel room outside dc. guiding the riot from afar, said the prosecution, then taking credit for it on social media. "make no mistake," he posted, "we did this." we're going to walk down to the capitol! the defence argued that donald trump was to blame, that his words and anger inspired the proud boys and that there was no preplanned conspiracy — the riot happened on the spur of the moment. it's significant that enrique tarrio was convicted even though

he wasn't at the capitol. that could strengthen the case against donald trump because neither was he. this decision means that people who didn't participate in the rioting can be held criminally accountable. a special counsel is currently investigating whether the former president should face criminal charges himself. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. three cases of bird flu have been detected on the farne islands, off the coast of northumberland, as more seabirds return for this year's breeding season. they are the first cases this year, after an outbreak last year killed more than 6,000 birds. the new cases mean that visitors will be barred from the islands until august. our north of england correspondent, fiona trott, reports. for centuries, some of these seabirds have been protected by law. around 200,000 live here, but now, for a second season, no law can protect them.

bird flu has been confirmed again. reasonably concerned that this year could turn into exactly the same thing as last year. and so far we've seen 30—a0 carcasses on these islands, and we've sent away samples and we've had three positive samples. and we are very eager to try and limit access, try and limit disturbance. we're the last ones to set foot on inner farne until at least august this year, and this is as close as we can get. this and the other farne islands have been shut down to members of the public so that rangers can work desperately hard to protect these rare species. and it is hard. last year, they collected 6,000 carcasses. the national trust called it "an unprecedented wildlife tragedy". today, by keeping the islands off limits, rangers can test and monitor the population and limit any disturbance, to encourage birds to breed.

that's important for species like the puffin — already threatened by climate change, they say, and lay only one egg a year. they're a huge attraction for visitors, but the restrictions mean birds can only be spotted from out at sea. these were our bookings for today. look, there was 20 passengers on the morning one... at the start of the holiday season, that's a concern for business owners like william. i mean, we're hoping that the bird flu will not escalate too much. i mean, we're still plying round the islands, we're still doing more trips around and be within a few metres of the birds from the boat. viewing the seabirds on the cliffs. fingers crossed it doesn't escalate too much because the village here relies on the economy, the tourism. so hopefully it'll work itself out. the government says it understands the impact on businesses and the community in places

like the farnes and is continuing to keep the outbreak in wild birds under review. in the meantime, these islands will remain off—limits to give these species the best chance of survival. fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. let's go back to the king's coronation now. a ceremony that will also see the crowning of queen camilla. even at the point of her marriage 18 years ago, that felt hard to imagine. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking at the journey of the queen consort — and speaking to some of those who know her well. one of their final official engagements before the coronation, a garden party at buckingham palace. for the queen consort, this weekend will be the culmination of a bumpyjourney to public acceptance. watching in westminster abbey will be those closest to her. baroness carlyn chisholm

is a queen's companion, one of six women who are her best friends and have been through everything with her. do you think she never thought this moment was going to come? i don't think she did, no. i think she's surprised herself, probably, in how she's really risen to the role and enjoys it and how good she is at it. during the 1990s, public opinion was often hostile, the headlines brutal. and just this year in his memoir prince harry said he believed his stepmother had manipulated the media to enhance her popularity. in recent years, julian payne has worked with the king and queen consort as communications secretary. he helped mould that public image. you were behind the scenes, you were part of the media strategy. how did you factor that in in terms of her public image? it's certainly true that there has been a journey, that she has gone from a sort of so—called pantomime villain to perhaps a national treasure, where we are now,

but she was always very clear — she never wanted a pr campaign. you know, people like me might come up with the ideas as to how to improve the image. the reality is she always felt the best thing to do would be to meet people, have them chat to her, get to know her and they would make up their own minds. strictly come dancing judge craig revel horwood is a friend of the queen consort�*s, through their charity work and a love of dance. the cha—cha—cha ? darling, i have known a lot of queens during my life, but queen camilla is my favourite. the thing about camilla is she has had a tough life and she has had major challenges to overcome in her life. she is a rock—solid support for our king. and that relationship has not been easy, let's face it. it will be a momentous weekend

for the king and queen consort, their families and their friends. on a personal level, how do you think you will feel when you see your friend, your long—time friend, having that crown put on her head and anointed as queen? well, i think i'm going to take a great deal of kleenex with me! i am one of those people that cry at the drop of a hat. if you've two people who you count as your friends doing this role, it's even more emotional, you know. daniela relph, bbc news. and now let's show you something that we will all see for real on saturday. this is a 3d replica of the st edward's crown which will be placed on the king's head at westminster abbey during the coronation service. it won't be worn for long, only half an hour, before it is then stored away again at the tower of london until it is needed for a future coronation.

back in 1953, it was used for queen elizabeth ii at her coronation, but its the story goes back to 1661, when it was made for king charles ii, although its named for an earlier crown used by edward the confessor. in this replica we've made, you can see the jewels set within it, more than 400 of them, mostly aquamarines although there are also rubies and sapphires. the crown's distinctive silhouette is reproduced on british passports, police badges and post boxes, and at the top is a golden sphere representing the world of the monarch's reign and a cross, again, set with precious stones. saturday will be the only time the king ever wears it because this crown is used solely for coronations and is therefore a once—in—a—lifetime experience for a sovereign. and as we approach the day,

there's a complete timeline on the bbc news website with exactly what happens when and from 6am on saturday onwards and what to look out for. you'll find it at bbc.co.uk/news. now the coronation weather. how is it looking? it's pretty mixed, typical bank holiday weather. there's a lot going on this weekend. high pressure has brought fine unsettled weather but it's all change, rain pushing up through the south this evening and overnight and it looks like it will be mainly rain bands followed by sunshine and showers, it's not going to be a wash out by any means. this is the first feature which is pushing up across england and wales at the moment, that will continue to journey into northern ireland, central southern scotland but northern scotland will stay dry i think until tomorrow morning and

then further south we could see clearer spells and further showers rattling in from the south—west. a mild night to come in the south, 11-12 , mild night to come in the south, 11—12 , quite chilly across northern scotland particularly north—east scotland particularly north—east scotland with the onshore strong breeze. here's the picture for friday, quite a bit of cloud and rain in scotland and northern ireland. england and wales will start dry, the sunshine will get going and that will set off showers and they will be heavy, some of them thundery as well. some areas may escape them altogether, other areas may see lines of them moving through. 18—19 in the south, quite warm in the sunshine. quite chilly for north—east scotland with the onshore breeze and grey skies. saturday, this is the next feature running into the south, initially south—western areas, wales, southern england, then it will start to migrate northwards through the course of the day. you start off dry in the north then the sunshine appears in scotland and northern ireland, a mixture of showers, patchy rain and more cloud for

england and wales. could see some