live from washington, this is bbc news. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony centuries old at westminster abbey. in the us, police say there are multiple victims in a shooting at a shopping mall in texas. a state of emergency declared in the canadian province of alberta, with wildfires forcing thousands to leave their homes. great to have you with us. an 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 monary. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition, and pageantry — despite the wet weather. ourfirst report 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 14 other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession.

chanting: 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 the prince and princess of wales took their places with princess charlotte and five—year—old prince louis. the king was welcomed 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! all: 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! all: 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 allegiance to your majesty 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 iii 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.

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. we turn now to some breaking news coming out of the us state of texas, where there has been yet another mass shooting. local officials have confirmed that there are multiple victims, including children, after a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in allen, texas, just north of dallas. we are currently waiting for a news conference from authorities there, for them to update us with the latest with what they know. we will be listening to that as soon as people start updating and speaking there. what we can tell you so far is that police officials say that a suspected shooter is now dead and that there is no longer an active threat. we can take a

look at some footage from the scene on saturday afternoon. there you can see police officers hurrying shoppers out officers hurrying shoppers out of that shopping mall with their hands in the air. local officials saying that nine victims were transported to local hospitals, ranging in age from five to 61 years old. police officers have also confirmed that there were fatalities, but the exact number is still unknown. of course, as you can see there, officials gathering for that press conference from local officials, which we do expect to get underway momentarily. it looks like it's about to start there — that is in allen, texas. we can take a listen to what they have to say. let's listen in. speakers, if you don't mind, for the media, just to say and state your names, spell your names, and titles. speaker, our

fire chief, chief boyd. my fire chief, chief boyd. my name'sjohnathan boyd. i'm my name'sjohnathan boyd. i'm the fire — my name'sjohnathan boyd. i'm the fire chief for the allen fire — the fire chief for the allen fire department. i'm going to speak— fire department. i'm going to speak to _ fire department. i'm going to speak to the medical part of our response. when we received the call, — our response. when we received the call, we activated our active _ the call, we activated our active attack integrated response. our rescue task force teams _ response. our rescue task force teams found seven deceased individuals on scene. we transported nine individuals to the hospital to area trauma facilities. of those that we transported, two have since died~ — transported, two have since died. three are in critical surgerx _ died. three are in critical surgery. and four are stable. i'll surgery. and four are stable. l'tt now— surgery. and four are stable. i'll now turn it over to police chief — i'll now turn it over to police chief harvey. inaudible question the total would be, then, nine. my my name is brian harvey, the chief of police in allen. we're

all saddened by this event today, this tragic event today. at 3:36, our officers were at premium outlets on an unrelated call. he heard gunshots, located the gunshot, located the shooter, neutralised the shooter, neutralised the threat. we believe at this point that the shooter acted alone. we are asking for the public�*s if you were or a —— help if you were a witness or if you have any video. please call 1800-call-fbi. this is an ongoing, active investigation. we've had tremendous local, county and state and federal support. and we appreciate that. and i will turnit we appreciate that. and i will turn it over to congressman keith self. thank you, chief. first and foremost, we need to keep the families impacted by this tragedy in our prayers. we will

never know how many lives were saved by the swift actions of our first responders. what we do know is that we owe a debt of gratitude to first responders that ran toward the gunfire and acted swiftly to neutralise the threat. i'll be followed by state representative jeff followed by state representativejeff leech. i’m representative jeff leech. i'm state representative jeff leech. i'm state representative jeff leech from _ state representative jeff leech from house _ state representative jeff leech from house district _ state representative jeff leech from house district 67, - state representative jeff leech from house district 67, and - from house district 67, and resident _ from house district 67, and resident of— from house district 67, and resident of allen. _ from house district 67, and resident of allen. my - from house district 67, and| resident of allen. my family and i— resident of allen. my family and i reside _ resident of allen. my family and i reside about - resident of allen. my family and i reside about a - resident of allen. my family and i reside about a mile i resident of allen. my family. and i reside about a mile from where — and i reside about a mile from where this— and i reside about a mile from where this shooting _ and i reside about a mile from where this shooting took - and i reside about a mile from i where this shooting took place. this community— where this shooting took place. this community is _ where this shooting took place. this community is home - where this shooting took place. this community is home for- where this shooting took place. j this community is home for us. and _ this community is home for us. and our— this community is home for us. and our hearts _ this community is home for us. and our hearts are _ this community is home for us. and our hearts are devastated i and our hearts are devastated and broken _ and our hearts are devastated and broken tonight. _ and our hearts are devastated and broken tonight. no - and broken tonight. no law—enforcement- and broken tonight. no . law—enforcement official, and broken tonight. no - law—enforcement official, no elected _ law—enforcement official, no elected official, _ law—enforcement official, no elected official, ever- law—enforcement official, no i elected official, ever imagines or plans — elected official, ever imagines or plans to— elected official, ever imagines or plans to or _ elected official, ever imagines or plans to or hopes _ elected official, ever imagines or plans to or hopes to - elected official, ever imagines or plans to or hopes to speakl or plans to or hopes to speak in front— or plans to or hopes to speak in front of— or plans to or hopes to speak in front of a _ or plans to or hopes to speak in front of a press _ or plans to or hopes to speakj in front of a press conference like _ in front of a press conference like this _

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many others in the faith community, in- many others in the faithj community, in wrapping many others in the faith - community, in wrapping their arms— community, in wrapping their arms around _ community, in wrapping their arms around this _ community, in wrapping their arms around this communityl community, in wrapping their. arms around this community and loving _ arms around this community and loving and — arms around this community and loving and supporting _ arms around this community and loving and supporting people - arms around this community and loving and supporting people in. loving and supporting people in their— loving and supporting people in their time — loving and supporting people in theirtime of— loving and supporting people in their time of need _ loving and supporting people in their time of need — _ loving and supporting people in their time of need — tomorrowl their time of need — tomorrow will be — their time of need — tomorrow will be a — their time of need — tomorrow will be a great _ their time of need — tomorrow will be a great night _ their time of need — tomorrow will be a great night of- will be a great night of healing, _ will be a great night of healing, a _ will be a great night of. healing, a much—needed will be a great night of- healing, a much—needed night will be a great night of— healing, a much—needed night of healing _ healing, a much—needed night of healing and — healing, a much—needed night of healing and hope. _ healing, a much—needed night of healing and hope. i— healing, a much—needed night of healing and hope. i was - healing, a much—needed night of healing and hope. i was on - healing and hope. i was on scene _ healing and hope. i was on scene today, _ healing and hope. i was on scene today, i— healing and hope. i was on scene today, i was - healing and hope. i was on scene today, i was in- healing and hope. i was on i scene today, i was in constant communication— scene today, i was in constant communication with _ scene today, i was in constant communication with governor| communication with governor abbot— communication with governor abbot and _ communication with governor abhot and our— communication with governor abbot and our speaker, - communication with governor abbot and our speaker, davel abbot and our speaker, dave fulen. — abbot and our speaker, dave fulen. who _ abbot and our speaker, dave fulen, who have _ abbot and our speaker, dave fulen, who have offered - abbot and our speaker, davel fulen, who have offered their full support _ fulen, who have offered their full support. i've _ fulen, who have offered their full support. i've been- fulen, who have offered their full support. i've been on- fulen, who have offered their full support. i've been on call| full support. i've been on call with— full support. i've been on call with the _ full support. i've been on call with the executive _ full support. i've been on call with the executive director. full support. i've been on call with the executive director ofj with the executive director of the texas _ with the executive director of the texas department - with the executive director of the texas department of- with the executive director of. the texas department of public safetv — the texas department of public safetv the _ the texas department of public safety. the state _ the texas department of public safety. the state government i safety. the state government stands — safety. the state government stands to _ safety. the state government stands to assist _ safety. the state government stands to assist brian - safety. the state government stands to assist brian harveyl stands to assist brian harvey and our— stands to assist brian harvey and our local— stands to assist brian harvey and our local officials, - stands to assist brian harvey and our local officials, law. and our local officials, law enforcement _ and our local officials, law enforcement agencies- and our local officials, law enforcement agencies at i and our local officials, law. enforcement agencies at all levels _ enforcement agencies at all levels in _ enforcement agencies at all levels, in responding - enforcement agencies at all levels, in responding to - enforcement agencies at all| levels, in responding to this tragedv _ levels, in responding to this tragedv they— levels, in responding to this tragedy. they are _ levels, in responding to this tragedy. they are true - levels, in responding to this. tragedy. they are true heroes. and i_ tragedy. they are true heroes. and i saw— tragedy. they are true heroes. and i saw that _ tragedy. they are true heroes. and i saw that first—hand - and i saw that first—hand todav~ _ and i saw that first—hand today. and _ and i saw that first—hand today. and so— and i saw that first—hand today. and so we - and i saw that first—hand today. and so we remain committed _ today. and so we remain committed to _ today. and so we remain committed to praying - today. and so we remain committed to praying for today. and so we remain - committed to praying for the victims — committed to praying for the victims and _ committed to praying for the victims and their— committed to praying for the victims and their families, i committed to praying for the i victims and their families, and our community, _ victims and their families, and our community, i— victims and their families, and our community, i have - victims and their families, and our community, i have no- victims and their families, and . our community, i have no doubt, will come — our community, i have no doubt, will come together— our community, i have no doubt, will come together and _ our community, i have no doubt, will come together and respond i will come together and respond in the _ will come together and respond in the right _ will come together and respond in the right way— will come together and respond in the right way to _ will come together and respond in the right way to this - in the right way to this horrific— in the right way to this horrific tragedy. - in the right way to this horrific tragedy. with. in the right way to this - horrific tragedy. with that, i now— horrific tragedy. with that, i now am _ horrific tragedy. with that, i now am really— horrific tragedy. with that, i now am really honoured - horrific tragedy. with that, i now am really honoured to i now am really honoured to introduce _ now am really honoured to introduce my— now am really honoured to introduce my friend - now am really honoured to introduce my friend and i now am really honoured tol introduce my friend and our great — introduce my friend and our great countv _ introduce my friend and our great countyjudge, - introduce my friend and our great countyjudge, chris i introduce my friend and our. great countyjudge, chris hill.

i'm chris hill, thejudge. like representative leach i reside near the outlet malls. like all in our community, my family and i shop there often and know this community, and know this area well. my family and i are heartbroken and devastated for the loss of life that we experienced today in our community and we're angry about those — about those that would do evil in our community and in our backyard. but we are proud of what has been a truly county—wide response today. on scene, we saw all of our municipal police departments and fire departments, the sheriff's office, and the constable deputies and our state partners, and our national partners, and i appreciate from governor abbott on down that we have already received calls from all of our partners across the state and from our senators and we appreciate they stand with us and i'm proud of the men and women of all of our law

enforcement agencies and fire agencies and ems agencies that were there immediately today and stood so bravely and courageously to protect our neighbourhood and our community and we will, as a community, we will respond and we will get past this together. we're going to hear next from our mayor of the city of allen, ken fold. mr; the city of allen, ken fold. my name is allen _ the city of allen, ken fold. id�*i name is allen mayor the city of allen, ken fold. m: name is allen mayor ken the city of allen, ken fold. m; name is allen mayor ken fold, i'm hear to read briefing statement for the city of allen. today is a tragic day for the city of allen, our citizens, ourfriends, and citizens, our friends, and visitors citizens, ourfriends, and visitors who were at the allen premium outlets today, we are strong and caring community and we all want the victims and theirfamilies impacted by this tragedy to know that we will wrap our arms around you and we are here for you. the city of allen pledges to offer our complete support. we know that you are grieving, we are grieving. rest assured the

nation and the world are also grieving. allen is a proud and safe city which makes today's senseless act of violence even more shocking. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response. their thorough training not to hesitate to move towards threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. we also want to thank all of our surrounding municipalities and law enforcement agencies for offering their assistance at the scene. this collective effort is what makes our north texas communities united. we know the days ahead will be difficult and sombre. while we remember the victims of today's shooting, we want to convey our appreciation for the condolences and notes we are receiving from all over the world. i have received call from the white house, governor abbott, and many other national, state and county officials who have reached out to the city of allen to express

their support and desire to help the allen community in any way possible. on behalf of our city council, our law enforcement personnel, our first responders and all of our city employees, we will remain strong and stand united. please keep the victims and the families of the victims in your prayers. with that, thank you for being here and that concludes our briefing. i'm going to go ahead and turn it back over to shane. thank you all very much for coming _ thank you all very much for coming. this isjust a briefing todav~ — coming. this isjust a briefing today. there's no more information. not going to take any questions at this time. so we want — any questions at this time. so we want to thank you for coming and if— we want to thank you for coming and if anymore information becomes available over the weekend, ortomorrow, becomes available over the weekend, or tomorrow, that's pertinent _ weekend, or tomorrow, that's pertinent we will certainly share _ pertinent we will certainly share that with you, as well. thanks— share that with you, as well. thanks again for coming out. well, — thanks again for coming out. well, that was a press conference in allen, texas, with representatives there, local authorities as well as

local authorities as well as local politicians and the mayor giving us an update on the situation there after that shooting at a shopping mall and listening very closely to that press conference with me here in the studio is our bbc north america correspondentjess parker. jess, what more are we learning? parker. jess, what more are we learnin: ? , parker. jess, what more are we learnin: ? . parker. jess, what more are we learning?— learning? yes, some fresh information _ learning? yes, some fresh information in _ learning? yes, some fresh information in that - learning? yes, some fresh information in that press l information in that press conference with authorities before that press conference we knew there had been fatalities but we didn't know how many. they have now outlined there have been nine. so seven people were found dead at the scene, of course this happened this afternoon at a shopping mall in allen, as you were saying 25, 30 miles north of dallas in texas, two further people have since died taking the total to nine. three people are in surgery, four people are stable. so others injured as well as though who have been very sadly killed. something they repeated in that press conference that we heard earlier, quite a key detail in

terms of what happened, so this shooting began, they say, at 3:36 this afternoon, local time, and the police officer who was in the area for an entirely different reason heard the shots, approached the gunman, engaged with the gunman and killed the gunman. so that's why they're saying the threat has been neutralised. this is a busy shopping mall, we heard one of the officials just speaking there saying they go there as well with their family. we have seen those pictures of many people evacuating and we also have been hearing from people who were at the scene.— were at the scene. mum and i were at the scene. mum and i were shepping. _ were at the scene. mum and i were shopping, and _ were at the scene. mum and i were shopping, and out - were at the scene. mum and i were shopping, and out of- were shopping, and out of nowhere _ were shopping, and out of nowhere heard about ten pops go off. nowhere heard about ten pops go off look— nowhere heard about ten pops go off. look at the customer next to me. — off. look at the customer next to me. i— off. look at the customer next to me, i was like, "was that gunshots?" and he's like, no, it's construction or something. heard — it's construction or something. heard ten _ it's construction or something. heard ten or 15 more shots go off. heard ten or 15 more shots go off so — heard ten or 15 more shots go off so i — heard ten or 15 more shots go off. so i ran to the front of the — off. so i ran to the front of the store _ off. so i ran to the front of the store and, like, no that's shooting _ the store and, like, no that's shooting. we see the guy,

there's— shooting. we see the guy, there's this guy dressed in all black. — there's this guy dressed in all black, wearing a vest, an assault— black, wearing a vest, an assault rifle and just shooting at people right across, he was out like — at people right across, he was out like in _ at people right across, he was out like in the alfresco area, shooting _ out like in the alfresco area, shooting an at people. we got evervone _ shooting an at people. we got everyone in the store and back the store — everyone in the store and back the store and camped out there for the — the store and camped out there for the time being. the store and camped out there forthe time being. we the store and camped out there for the time being.— for the time being. we were outside the _ for the time being. we were outside the converse - for the time being. we were outside the converse store, | for the time being. we were - outside the converse store, and we just— outside the converse store, and we just heard _ outside the converse store, and we just heard althis _ outside the converse store, and we just heard althis popping, i we just heard althis popping, but it— we just heard althis popping, but it sounded _ we just heard althis popping, but it sounded like _ we just heard althis popping, but it sounded like it- we just heard althis popping, but it sounded like it was- but it sounded like it was either— but it sounded like it was either in _ but it sounded like it was either in the _ but it sounded like it was either in the front - but it sounded like it was either in the front of- but it sounded like it was either in the front of thei either in the front of the outlets _ either in the front of the outlets or— either in the front of the outlets or like _ either in the front of the outlets or like far- either in the front of the outlets or like far away, | either in the front of the . outlets or like far away, so either in the front of the - outlets or like far away, so we kind _ outlets or like far away, so we kind of— outlets or like far away, so we kind of all— outlets or like far away, so we kind of alljust _ outlets or like far away, so we kind of alljust stopped. - outlets or like far away, so we kind of alljust stopped. but. kind of alljust stopped. but then— kind of alljust stopped. but then a — kind of alljust stopped. but then a second _ kind of alljust stopped. but then a second later, - kind of alljust stopped. but then a second later, like, i kind of alljust stopped. but i then a second later, like, pop, pop. _ then a second later, like, pop, pop. pop. _ then a second later, like, pop, pop, pop, pop, _ then a second later, like, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, _ then a second later, like, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, and- then a second later, like, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, and we . then a second later, like, pop, l p0p. pop. pop, pop, and we saw pop. p0p. pop, pop, and we saw sparks— p0p. pop, pop, pop, and we saw sparks flying — p0p. pop, pop, pop, and we saw sparks flying like _ p0p. pop, pop, pop, and we saw sparks flying like it _ p0p. pop, pop, pop, and we saw sparks flying like it was - p0p. pop, pop, pop, and we saw sparks flying like it was like - sparks flying like it was like in front _ sparks flying like it was like in front of— sparks flying like it was like in front of us. _ sparks flying like it was like in front of us. so _ sparks flying like it was like in front of us. so we - sparks flying like it was like in front of us. so we just i sparks flying like it was likel in front of us. so we just ran into— in front of us. so we just ran into the _ in front of us. so we just ran into the converse _ in front of us. so we just ran into the converse store. - in front of us. so we just ranl into the converse store. they locked — into the converse store. they locked the _ into the converse store. they locked the door. _ into the converse store. they locked the door. we - into the converse store. they locked the door. we all- locked the door. we all hunkered _ locked the door. we all hunkered down - locked the door. we all hunkered down in - locked the door. we all hunkered down in the i locked the door. we all. hunkered down in the back locked the door. we all- hunkered down in the back and that's— hunkered down in the back and that's where _ hunkered down in the back and that's where we _ hunkered down in the back and that's where we stayed. - hunkered down in the back and that's where we stayed.- that's where we stayed. jess, some really _ that's where we stayed. jess, some really frighting - some really frighting testimony, i think it's fair to say, not the first time, though, this year in the united states that you and i have been speaking about this kind of eye witness accounts and the pace

with which mass shootings are taking place in this country means we are potentially on track to see a record year, but, you know, what are the laws, specifically, in texas with regards to owning, carrying a firearm? so with regards to owning, carrying a firearm? so texas is one of those — carrying a firearm? so texas is one of those states _ carrying a firearm? so texas is one of those states that - carrying a firearm? so texas is one of those states that has i one of those states that has among the looser gun laws and actually in 2021, it became legal for most over 21 to carry a handgun without a licence. the republican governor, greg abbott, of course, texas is a state where very sadly we saw the shooting in uvalde last year, but he's previously described calls for gun control laws in terms of age as unconstitutional. we know that this is a divisive entrenched debate in the united states but as you say, one that is frequently returned to. in terms of the number of mass shootings, as you have say, they have been on the rise in they have been on the rise in the united states. research suggests that we're approaching nearly 200 in america this year

alone. so i think you're right in terms of that debate keeps going but we have seen the number of these shootings rise. our north america correspondent therejessica parker. thank you. well, let's turn to some developing news from canada now and the canadian province of alberta has declare add state of emergency in response to worsening wildfires an blazes like these have now forced 24,000 like these have now forced 2a,000 residents to leave their homes. more than 30 of the fast—spreading wildfires are considered to be out of control. well, we can cross now live to julia wong who is a national reporter with cbc news. she's in edmonton, the capital of alberta. just update us on the situation for people having to evacuate, julia.— evacuate, julia. yeah, as you mentioned. _ evacuate, julia. yeah, as you mentioned, tens _ evacuate, julia. yeah, as you mentioned, tens of - evacuate, julia. yeah, as you | mentioned, tens of thousands evacuate, julia. yeah, as you - mentioned, tens of thousands of evacuees that we're seeing in this province right now, more than 24,000 people have been told to leave their homes. another 5,000 people have been told to be ready to go at a moment's notice. a lot of these people are living in small

hamlets, small villages, but what we have seen in the last few days is that bigger communities, largertowns, few days is that bigger communities, larger towns, are being told they have to evacuate. so it started off with towns of about 3,000 people, now we're seeing towns of 7,000, people, now we're seeing towns of7,000, 8,000 people, told that they need to leave right away and so an evacuation centre has opened up here in edmonton and another one will be opening up in calgary, the two biggest cities in this province. many of these residents they have trailers, they have motor homes, so able to go to a friend or some public lands, parking lots and hopefully wait it out. but what we're seeing is that after they're told to leave wherever they're told to leave wherever they live and they go to a nearby community, well, these wildfires are growing just so rapidly that then those community that they're in have been told they have to leave. they have been evacuated several times over and over again and as you can imagine, a very stressful situation for these people. right now they're not really certain when they may be able to go home. what is causini may be able to go home. what is causing these _ may be able to go home. what is causing these wildfires, -

may be able to go home. what is causing these wildfires, julia? i causing these wildfires, julia? so we have been told by alberta fire that gemery at this time of year the fires are caused by humans. that's not say they are deliberately set or that their intentional but may be human activity that's causing them. so perhaps people are using those off—highway vehicles, atvs, and really all it takes right now is just a spark. we're seeing such dry conditions in alberta. tinder—dry grass and that is helping to cause these wildfires to spread so quickly. certainly a very worrying situation there where a state of emergency has also been declared in this emergency response. julia wong, national reporter with cbc news, thank you so much for being with us. you are watching bbc news. i'm helena humphrey in washington. we'll have more for you at the top of the hour. thanks for your company. i'll see you soon.

hello there. 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 degrees celcius, 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 england 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 southeast 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 southeast. 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 shoppers arriving as we head into the afternoon, some of those heavy and thundery once again. temperatures around 16—18 degress. 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.

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