actually happened? independent. what actually happened? we retain_ independent. what actually happened? we retain our independence but that reclamation is incomplete. until this aspect is addressed. 30 reclamation is incomplete. until this aspect is addressed.- reclamation is incomplete. until this aspect is addressed. so you can see a real strength _ this aspect is addressed. so you can see a real strength of— this aspect is addressed. so you can see a real strength of opinion. - this aspect is addressed. so you can see a real strength of opinion. whati see a real strength of opinion. what he is talking about is he believes the transition needs to take place in his nation. i should say that buckingham palace, when we asked for a statement on this, they said that this question are becoming a republic is a matter for each individual country to decide. we know there have been multiple calls for reparations across the caribbean. what more can you tell us? fix. caribbean. what more can you tell us? �* . caribbean. what more can you tell us? �* , ., caribbean. what more can you tell us? , ., ., ., , caribbean. what more can you tell us? ., ., ., , ., us? a bit of background on this. you miaht us? a bit of background on this. you might remember— us? a bit of background on this. you might remember last _ us? a bit of background on this. you might remember last year _ us? a bit of background on this. you might remember last year we - us? a bit of background on this. you might remember last year we saw i might remember last year we saw people in the caribbean, in countries like the bahamas, in jamaica where the royals went to tour. we saw people greeting their

world, shaking their hands but there were also placards, some protests, people calling for reparations. and i think if we are honest this topic is not necessarily anything new but when we have these royal visit or event like the coronation, it does lead some people in the caribbean to say, look, we are assessing what all of this means there has been renewed calls for reparations. when i interviewed the prime minister of saint kitson and need this, he said to me that he once king charles to acknowledge that a wrong was done in the past. he wants an apology and when we have reached to buckingham palace for a statement they said that slavery is an issue that the king takes profoundly seriously and he cannot describe the depth of

personal sorrow and suffering caused by savoury. we know that king charles says that he welcomes a study that is exploring the relationship between the monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th century, and when i talk to the prime minister of st vincent and the grenadines about this he said to me that he welcomes all of that and he said that he believes that that king charles is taking a positive step, though he was critical of prime minister rishi sunak who has formally refused to apologise formally refused to apologise formally for the uk's historic role in the slave trade. pry minister rishi sunak said in a pub are trying to unpick our history is not the way forward. . ~ , ., to unpick our history is not the way forward. . ~ i. ., to unpick our history is not the way forward. . ~' , ., ., . forward. thank you for that. rehearsals _ forward. thank you for that. rehearsals are _ forward. thank you for that. rehearsals are well- forward. thank you for that. rehearsals are well under. forward. thank you for that. l rehearsals are well under way forward. thank you for that. - rehearsals are well under way in liverpool for the eurovision song contest. the city is hosting the event on behalf of last year's

winners ukraine, with the first stage of the competition on tuesday. on saturday, it's yeah's univision hopefuls at assemble at liverpool, showing off their styles and moves under turquoise carpet. last night there was a concert. sonia and frankie goes to hollywood were among those who took part. let's go to liverpool and talk to the presenter of their euro trip podcast. what is the atmosphere like there? it is 'ust so, the atmosphere like there? it is just so. so _ the atmosphere like there? it is just so, so busy. _ the atmosphere like there? it is just so, so busy. i _ the atmosphere like there? it 3 just so, so busy. i arrived in liverpool yesterday. i was at the turquoise carpet event you mentioned and there was hundreds of members of press, even more fans lining the turquoise carpet to get a glimpse of their favourite artist, maybe get a fair greek photograph and a chat. this is arguably one of the busiest eurovision song contest i've ever seen. , , ,., ., eurovision song contest i've ever seen. , , ., ,, eurovision song contest i've ever seen. ., ,, . . seen. give us some hot tips. what son: seen. give us some hot tips. what song should _ seen. give us some hot tips. what song should we — seen. give us some hot tips. what song should we be _ seen. give us some hot tips. what

song should we be listening - seen. give us some hot tips. what song should we be listening out i seen. give us some hot tips. what l song should we be listening out for? what act should we be watching for? there are probably two favourites. sweden. she won back in 2012 when it was in azerbaijan with a song called euphoria. she is back with a new song called tattoo and a lot of people say she has a better song this year. so she is a real favourite. also finland, represented by a finnish rap singer. something we have never heard before. but let me give you an outside chance. maybe france, with a real french ballad. it has a bit of a dance beat to it so it does stand out. but also from canada. and who else was born in canada? no other than celine dion who won the contest for switzerland 35 years ago. so who won the contest for switzerland 35 years ago. 50 may be the stars are aligning for france this year. does it feel any different in

liverpool because of the bill is hosting it on behalf of another country? it hosting it on behalf of another count ? ., , .,., ., , country? it does, you go around this ci and country? it does, you go around this city and there _ country? it does, you go around this city and there is _ country? it does, you go around this city and there is so _ country? it does, you go around this city and there is so much _ country? it does, you go around this city and there is so much uk - city and there is so much uk culture, loads of performers in the univision village, the fan zone, but also so much ukrainian culture. if you are watching on tv you will see you are watching on tv you will see you came presenters but if you head down to this village i mentioned, this fan zone, there is ukrainian town where you try out ukrainian food and getting out a bit more about ukraine as a country. here it is in liverpool but we are hosting it on behalf of the ukraine and you can really feel that, whether you are here in the city are watching on tv. 1 are here in the city are watching on tv. i know it has been difficult for some time _ tv. i know it has been difficult for some time to _ tv. i know it has been difficult for some time to get _ tv. i know it has been difficult for some time to get tickets. - tv. i know it has been difficult for some time to get tickets. if- tv. i know it has been difficult for some time to get tickets. if fans i some time to get tickets. if fans can't land some time to get tickets. if fans can't [and tickets, and they still have that univision experience in liverpool? have that univision experience in liverool? . ., have that univision experience in liverool? , ., , have that univision experience in liverool? . ., , have that univision experience in liverool? , ., , liverpool? yes, of course, you can watch it on — liverpool? yes, of course, you can watch it on tv _ liverpool? yes, of course, you can watch it on tv for _ liverpool? yes, of course, you can watch it on tv for free. _ liverpool? yes, of course, you can watch it on tv for free. if- liverpool? yes, of course, you can watch it on tv for free. if you - liverpool? yes, of course, you can watch it on tv for free. if you had l watch it on tv for free. if you had to liverpool and don't have a ticket for any live shows in that arena you

can head down to the univision village. it is free every day this week until saturday and you can watch the live shows on big screens, univision performers, past and present singers will be live on stage. the group who won for ukraine last year when on stage last night and perform 235,000 people. and you didn't have to pay a penny to get into them. == didn't have to pay a penny to get into them-— didn't have to pay a penny to get into them. g; :: :: :: :: , .,, didn't have to pay a penny to get into them. g; :: 11:11: , .,, i. into them. -- 30,000 people. do you see any new — into them. -- 30,000 people. do you see any new fans _ into them. -- 30,000 people. do you see any new fans arriving _ into them. -- 30,000 people. do you see any new fans arriving in _ into them. -- 30,000 people. do you see any new fans arriving in the - see any new fans arriving in the city. do you think it will attract a new audience question the reputation _ new audience question the reputation has _ new audience question iia: reputation has gone new audience question inez reputation has gone down new audience question i““i9: reputation has gone down but new audience question i“i9 reputation has gone down but ever since last year he seems to have turned a new page in the appreciation of the univision and i can see so many families who are

going out together to experience their bows have univision and even anecdotally you could speak to people and there are so many people talking about univision, getting involved because they see it for what it is, it is not a joke, it isn't to be ridiculed, it is a serious music competition where real performers can be born.— performers can be born. thank you for takin: performers can be born. thank you for taking the _ performers can be born. thank you for taking the through _ performers can be born. thank you for taking the through that, - performers can be born. thank you i for taking the through that, james. as well as the spectacle and the musical element of univision, it promises to be a huge week for businesses across liverpool. fans from all over the world have poured into the city, providing a much welcome boost to the local economy. if # well, shake it up baby, now # twist and shout.# liverpool doing what liverpool does best. entertainment already spilling out onto the streets in a city that's always up for a party. the karaoke has popped up out

of thisjewellers, where inside, they're working on musically—themed jewellery. that's a guitar? that's a guitar, yeah. it's a treble clef. we've got some cufflinks in the shape of a guitar, which, you know, we hope to do really well throughout the eurovision. i think it's a huge opportunity. obviously we've got thousands of people coming to liverpool. we can showcase what liverpool is about. does it feel like it has already lifted people's spirits? oh, yeah, definitely, yeah. hi, i'm wondering if you have any jobs available for eurovision? and people likejoel are seeking out ways to get involved. if you can send your cv today to this e—mail address, - and put your subject heading 'eurovision'... _ at these pop—up shops trying to recruit people to work in hotels, attractions, logistics, to name but a few, there is hope that even the temporaryjobs created by eurovision could be life changing for some. people might try something that maybe they have not tried before. it could be a career change for them. it could be starting out on the career pathway

as a student or whatever else. and actually, we might then be able to move them into work after eurovision. so our strapline has been, eurovision and beyond. eurovision is the springboard. it's attracted people, and numbers, that we would not have seen previously, and people from outside of the job centre community. so, you know, those people perhaps have retired early and seeing this, some of this looks a bit of fun, but maybe it will attract them to come back to work and do a little bit more and contribute to the economy as we move forward. in ukraine they call these rashki, these little brown shrimps. at this restaurant they are creating a special ukrainian—inspired menu using local ingredients. how many of these are you expecting to do? well, i think because we've got probably over 100,000 extra visitors coming to liverpool in the next two weeks, and we've put these dishes on both menus, so i think we're probably going to be quite a few! i hope we are anyway. i'd be very upset if we weren't doing loads of them now. but, yeah, something tells me

we're going to be quite busy, yeah. how much is this needed right now? i know for a fact that it's given people hope, and made them continue to do business rather than potentially close the doors and just hang up their clogs, or hang up their keys, or whatever. i don't think this could have come at a better time. and many businesses hope the legacy lasts well beyond this week, a showcase for a city embracing its moment to shine. hannah millar, bbc news, liverpool. 110w now it is time for a look at the weather. umbrella said they're ready for the next few days. we will all see some spells of sunshine and now we're are make that sunshine can feel pleasantly we will also see showers developing and they will be heavy and some will be accompanied ljy heavy and some will be accompanied by hail and thunder at times. we

have one area of rainfall pulling eastwards from the uk at the moment. a solid band of cloud you can see here. another area sweeping up from the south—west across southern and eastern counties this evening and overnight and following on behind that band of rain showers, clusters of them, heavy showers pushing out of them, heavy showers pushing out of northern ireland into northern england by the end of the night and running across scotland. a very mild night, temperatures in double figures, plenty of cloud around and we are sitting in warm air. some brain across england pressing on tuesday in the east, pulling away to allow sunshine through the morning but look closely and you can see showers starting to doctor about as we get to the middle of the day and two into the afternoon when the sun try and inject more warmth into the atmosphere, more energy and those showers will turn punchy. images of 17 or 18 degrees, in the best of the sunshine, cool as we see showers

developing. what is driving it all? this area of low pressure producing bands of showers in the coming days. some areas could see more relentless showers, others with longer periods of dry and sunny weather. wednesday, a focus on showers in the north and west but when the sunshine comes out that things start to liven up and it looks like we will see heavy showers just about anywhere on wednesday afternoon. a shade cooler through the middle part of the week. thursday, very much the same. low pressure sitting across the uk. we will start the day on a pretty quiet, bright and sunny note book on the afternoon we will see quite heavy showers on thursday. further on into friday, it feels like a bit of high pressure could extend itself across the uk to give us a quieter end to the week. if anything, coming into next week and it should be

quieter.

live from london. this is bbc news. millions of people across the uk are taking part in community events — to mark the final day of king charles' coronation. sudan's warring military factions are holding talks that many hope will bring about an effective ceasefire. more than 400 people have been killed in floods and landslides in the democratic republic of congo. and thousands of eurovision fans gathered in liverpool last night to watch the opening ceremony for this year's song contest. as celebrations to mark the coronation of king charles iii