abbey. camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth, the queen mother in 1937. hundreds of people have been evacuated from a shopping mall in the us state of texas where gunfire has been heard. evacuations are under way in the separation of power plant where experts say the conditions are becoming increasingly dangerous. —— ukraine's zaporizhzhia. thousands lined the streets of london — the gold state a historic day in the united kingdom — as king charles and queen

camilla are crowned at westminster abbey — marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition and pageantry, despite the wet weather. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up.

the only blemish — the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king's family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duke of york making a brief appearance in public, wearing the robes of a knight of the garter. attended by prince george who was one of the pages. and dressed in his robes of state. the king entered the abbey for his crowning. to hubert parry�*s

anthem, i was glad. # vivat, vivat. # the prince and princess of wales took their places with princess charlotte and five—year—old prince louis. the king was greeted to his coronation by a chorister. your majesty, as children of kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. in his name, and after his example, i come not to be served but to serve.

will you solemnly promise and swear... the king swore the traditional coronation oath to govern the peoples of the united kingdom and his other realms and territories according to their laws. i solemnly promise so to do. there was a special composition from the ascension choir. and then the most sacred moments of the service... # zadok the priest... the anointing of the monarch for which the king was divested of his robe and jacket and moved to the coronation chair which had been screened from view to be anointed with holy oil.

the king knelt before the altar before being dressed in robes of gold to receive the coronation regalia. the orbs, sceptres and other items some of which were presented by representatives of other faiths. and then the moment of the king's crowning. god save the king! god save the king. the prince of wales pledged his loyalty. faith and truth i will bear unto you as your liege man of life and limb,

so help me god. god save the king! god save king charles. the family watched. harry in the third row from the front. i now invite those who wish to offer their support to do so. the congregation in the abbey recited the homage of the people. i swear that i will pay true alliegance to your majority and to your heirs and successors, according to law. so help me god. and then the queen was crowned, the culmination of the transformation of the former camilla parker—bowles. # god save our gracious king... the coronation was over,

king charles and queen camilla made their way out of westminster abbey. waiting in the rain the gold state coach... and the parade of more than 4,000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace. prince george had rejoined his brother and sister after his page boy duties, the family making their way to the palace, past the waiting crowds. on to the palace balcony for the first time as king, came charles ii! with queen camilla. they were joined by the pages, and the working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows, in a curtailed coronation fly past. finally, on the balcony it was just the king and queen.

charles, a crowned monarch now, committed to the service of his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's bring you up—to—date from the us state of texas or whether multiple victims in a shopping mall according to local media the suspected shooter is now dead. there is no longer in active threat. let's take a listen to what police officials in allen texas at a short time ago. in allen texas at a short time auo. , , in allen texas at a short time am, , , ., in allen texas at a short time auo. , , ., ., , ago. this is going to be very short for— ago. this is going to be very short for that _ ago. this is going to be very short for that i _ ago. this is going to be very short for that i think - ago. this is going to be very short for that i think you - short for that i think you understand we can't take any questions. at 336 this afternoon one of our officers was on an unrelated call at the outlet mall. he heard gunshots, went to the gunshots, engage the suspect and neutralise the suspect. he also then called for ambulances. we have a multi agency response helping us work

the scene. they helped us evacuate the mall, we set up the reunification areas. i talked to the governor, the governor has pledged support that the state has a we appreciate that. —— all the support. our deepest sympathies are with the families of the victims with up this is a tragedy for the people will be looking for answers. and we're sorry that those families are experiencing that loss. we will have another briefing, the fire chief is going to talk in a minute. but we will have another briefing in about two hours. we anticipate having it here but if we don't we will let you know where it is. hello, i'm jonathan let you know where it is. hello, i'mjonathan boyd. fire chief— hello, i'mjonathan boyd. fire chief of— hello, i'mjonathan boyd. fire chief of the allen fire department. i also don't have a lot of— department. i also don't have a lot of information for you. what _ lot of information for you. what i _ lot of information for you. what i do have is that we immediately implemented our active — immediately implemented our active attack integrated response and rescue task force with_ response and rescue task force with the — response and rescue task force with the police so we could

quickly _ with the police so we could quickly get to the victims here at the — quickly get to the victims here at the site. we transported nine — at the site. we transported nine victims to area trauma facilities _ nine victims to area trauma facilities. those are the ones that— facilities. those are the ones that the _ facilities. those are the ones that the allen fire department transported, there may be others _ transported, there may be others transported in private vehicles _ others transported in private vehicles but those are the ones that we — vehicles but those are the ones that we know of. thank you. shappers _ that we know of. thank you. shoppers at the mall described the scene at the moment the gun fire broke out. we the scene at the moment the gun fire broke out.— fire broke out. we were shepping _ fire broke out. we were showing for _ fire broke out. we were shopping for shoes - fire broke out. we were shopping for shoes and | fire broke out. we were - shopping for shoes and heard shots go off, like ten. i look at the customer next to me and i go, is that gunfire? and they said no, we don't think so. after about 20 more pups went out there was a guy running across francesca is. in full outfitted assault rifle, just shooting at people. the manager was super helpful. we all showed the back and locked the doors and stay tight. were there for an hourfor doors and stay tight. were there for an hour for that we're out now.—

there for an hour for that we're out now. back in her car for a while- — we're out now. back in her car for a while. we _ we're out now. back in her car for a while. we definitely - we're out now. back in her car for a while. we definitely saw| for a while. we definitely saw something being shot it was right— something being shot it was right outside our door. it was horrible _ right outside our door. it was horrible. just horrible. right outside our door. it was horrible. just horrible.- horrible. just horrible. we're following _ horrible. just horrible. we're following the _ horrible. just horrible. we're following the developing - horrible. just horrible. we're. following the developing story regarding the zaporizhzhia power plant to ukraine where it's experts of the saying evacuations have begun for residents in the near violent town where most plant staff live for the near violent town where most plant staff live. that is been an increase shelling in the area and russian occupied forces of also been evacuated for up the bbc�*s nikki schiller explains —— nicky schiller. nikki schiller explains -- nicky schiller.— nikki schiller explains -- nicky schiller. yes, we're talkinu nicky schiller. yes, we're talking about _ nicky schiller. yes, we're talking about the - nicky schiller. yes, we're - talking about the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is on the front line of the fighting at the russian installed government of the region on friday the russian installed governor of the region ordered he would begin evacuating residents from the front line. we've now had a tweet from the international atomic agency, that is the un's nuclear watchdog saint residents at a nearby village where most of the people who work at the plant live have begun

being evacuated. they are closely monitoring for any potential impact on nuclear safety and security. the statement goes on to say that the conditions are increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous. staff at the plant who are staying there at the moment have reported hearing shelling. the director general statement goes on to warn, we must act now to prevent the threat of a severe nuclear accident. it is worth remembering that the plant itself used to provide 20% of ukraine's electricity before the war. it has six reactors and it is the largest nuclear power plant in europe. let's turn back to our top story, the coronation of king charles iii.— story, the coronation of king charles iii. , ., ., ., charles iii. they are more than 2000 people — charles iii. they are more than 2000 people inside _ charles iii. they are more than l 2000 people inside westminster abbey for the service. our royal correspondent met with some of them. from early morning, they queued to take their seats. many never expected to find themselves here today but their charity and community work secured them an invitation.

there was a sprinkling of celebrity too. friends of the king and queen and supporters of their work. this was a unique experience for them all. it's kind of a surreal morning. you don't think you're ever going to make it to a coronation. no, it's fantastic. there's not many people who get to say they've been invited to a coronation. this isjust, it's wonderful. very, very excited. very excited indeed and hoping that the rain stays off. - it is unbelievably special and to see the people out here as well, i'm amongst royalty and the greats of tv. like, really?! little old me from hackney? cor blimey! by the time the service was over, most of the guests had been in their seats for around five hours. they left clutching their orders of service, a treasured memory of the day. it was amazing, it was stunning. i loved all the bits, i loved all the musical bits, the hymns.

i didn't expect us, the congregation, to take part in it as much as we did. sometimes it was a bit like cricket, we didn't understand everything that was going on, but you thought, well, i'm in forthis, long—haul, it's interesting. four hours and we thought it was too short. _ you could have gone on for longer? yeah, probably could have gone on for longer. - i mean, just meticulously planned, beautiful- celebration of the king. when it is the first coronation in 70 years, nobody is too famous for a selfie. those who had a seat in the service were eyewitnesses to history. daniela relph, bbc news, westminster abbey. the eyes of the world was on that ceremony. i wonder for you

there any moments that will stay with you. very controlled, very calm when we'd assumed a very exciting time for the new monarch. but he seemed to be in a very thoughtful kind of mood. i think that augurs well for a monarch who would take that role seriously and want to perform his functions very well. and more thanjust being a symbol of authority, actually, exercising the powers and the opportunities that we will have to make a difference in peoples lives to contribute to community service. to

community engagement, to advance in our case, and canada, the whole cause of indigenous reconciliation. and healing. to advance the cause of young people in our society. so that they have a future that is hopeful and prosperous. and obviously he will continue with his commitment to sustainability and a clean and healthy environment. those sorts of things that will really make a difference in peoples lives.— peoples lives. it's interest ou peoples lives. it's interest you mentioned _ peoples lives. it's interest you mentioned his- peoples lives. it's interest l you mentioned his subjects. peoples lives. it's interest - you mentioned his subjects. are you mentioned his subjects. are you anticipating a visit there in canada from king charles anytime soon? we're hopeful for that. he was in canada almost exactly a year ago now as part of the platinum jubilee celebration for his late mother. he's made a visit to canada fairly recently. but we would want to see him there in his new capacity now just as quickly as possible. i know that the authorities on both sides of the atlantic

are looking very carefully at the schedules and the timing and the other commitments to enable him to make a visit to canada just as quickly as he can. he has already as the prince of wales visited canada on 18 occasions. that is a pretty good number to start with. but not yet as his majesty the king. and canadians will be anxious to get to know him much better in that new capacity. and to see how the monarch will perform in that new role. as i said before, one of the critical components here is his relationship with indigenous people. it's a relationship that has existed for many years, he is not a newcomer to this topic. indigenous healing and reconciliation are critical

social and economic issues in canada these days. it is possible that his majesty will make a very substantial contribution for the better in advancing those causes in canadian society. talking about some of those topics that you believe are important to the canadian people, i want to talk certainly. when you have a personality is powerful as queen elizabeth for seven decades. and then all of a sudden she's no longer there. and someone else's taking over. they would want to reflect on the nature of the institution

of the monarchy, the personalities involved. the constitutional issues involved and so forth. having that debate is just human and so forth. having that debate isjust human nature. it also presents an important opportunity for some research and some thoughtfulness and education on the whole civics question of, what is involved in a democratic constitutional monarchy? what do you get with that kind of government? what are the benefits of that kind of constitutional structure? the answer obviously, the separation between head of state and head of government for the head of government, that's where the politics is done. that's where you see the controversy and the divisiveness. forthe controversy and the divisiveness. for the head of state, which is the monarch, that's where you get the

symbols that's where you get the symbols of unity, cohesion, there's a deep intrinsic value having those two functions separated. so the head of state is not the head of government in the head of government is not of state. i think that leads to a kind of stability and continuity in a higherfocus a higher focus on values and the things that pull people together than when you have circumstances where it is embodied in one of the same person, that's a difficult act to perform. this discussion will take place in canada. and people are certainly entitled to raise questions and to protest if they wish and so forth. but i think you will also find after the reflection very significant and strong support for the principles of a democratic constitutional monarchy. democratic constitutional monarchy-— monarchy. canadian high commissioner _ monarchy. canadian high commissioner to - monarchy. canadian high

commissioner to the - monarchy. canadian high commissioner to the uk, j monarchy. canadian high - commissioner to the uk, ralph goodale. thank you for sharing your thoughts on this historic day. police in london have defended a series of arrests they made throughout coronation day. fifity—two people were detained, most of them on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. not my king. the anti—monarchy protests had been planned for months. the demonstrators based themselves at trafalgar square, about halfway along the procession route. but before they had even started, some of the protest leaders were arrested and their placards confiscated. we found one of the organisers in handcuffs. he said police had mistaken luggage straps for items that might be used to lock on to street furniture. the royal family rules by deception of public consent. there cannot be public opposition to them. human rights groups said the arrests set a dangerous precedent, coming on the back of new protest laws passed only this week.

not my king! but the demonstration went ahead without its leaders. the service is being relayed to the crowd outside, and every time the name king charles is mentioned, the anti—monarchist demonstrators start chanting "not my king." among the hundreds of thousands in central london, this was a protest by a few hundred people but, to the annoyance of others, they made their voices heard, even as the king rode back to the palace. daniel sandford, bbc news, in trafalgar square. remember, you can find out more about the coronation on our website, bbc .com. we end our show with some of the highlights of the day. bye for now.

your majesty, as children of the kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. this is the royal law,

these are the lively oracles of god. will you to your power cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all yourjudgment? i will. god save the king! i william prince of wales pledged my loyalty to you.

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it is a shame we had so much rain on saturday but things are looking up for sunday, it is going to be the best day of the coronation weekend. it is going to be drier and warmer, possibly the warmest day of the year so far but by the time we get to monday, back into cloud and wet weather. this is the cloud that will bring the rain from the atlantic on monday. in between two weather systems for sunday, hence that drier theme, in between this band of wet weather coming in from the atlantic and the wet weather we had earlier moving out to the north sea. so, dry by the time we get a sunday morning, temperatures 9—11 c, it could be cloudy with a bit of mist and fog around, the sunshine will get to work on that lengthy spells of sunshine developing. towards the end of the morning the odd shower breaking out across scotland, drifting in two eastern parts of and, likely to stay dry with many places having a dry day the sunshine. it will be warmer, 19 in glasgow, 18 in belfast, top temperature around 21 in the south—east of england.

it should be dry at windsor for the evening concert. in northern ireland in the evening breeze will be picking up, blowing in cloud and rain and overnight on sunday night, that wet weather pushes way further east. in western parts, very mild, cool towards the east, and on bank holiday monday, the morning could be dry for a while at least, and bright across east anglia and south—east. before that, rain, heavy at times, pushes eastwards across england and wales. clear weather following that, but the sunshine and showers which could be heavy, and temperatures lower on bank holiday monday, typically around 16 celsius. once those tangle of weather fronts sweep away overnight we will be dominated by that area of low pressure in the atlantic for tuesday. around the base of that area of low pressure, stronger wind, and that will bring in some showers. sunshine on tuesday in the morning but more showers arriving as we head into the afternoon,

some of those heavy and thundery once again. temperatures around 16—18 c. it will be mixed for much of the weekend with some sunshine and some showers. should be drier towards the end of next week but not particularly warm.