live from london. this is bbc news a fly—past fit for a king — aircraft spell out the initials of charles rex as part of the trooping the colour birthday celebrations in london. a man appears in court charged with the murders of three people on the streets of nottingham on tuesday. the search for survivors continues — as greek authorities face more questions over a deadly migrant boat disaster. around a0 students killed and several abducted — as militants linked to the islamic state group attack a school in uganda. we start in london — where king charles�* first trooping the colour parade has just taken

place to celebrate his official birthday. a short time ago, the king and senior royals emerged onto the balcony at buckingham palace — including prince william and kate and their children, princes george, princess charlotte and prince louis. here on the balcony they watched the fly—past, which included these 18 aircraft forming the initials cr — for charles rex. rex is latin for king, of course. live now to caroline aston, royal commentator and features writer at majesty magazine. thank you forjoining us. i take it you've watched everything? yes. you've watched everything? yes, stunninu. you've watched everything? yes, stunning- he _ you've watched everything? yes, stunning. he got _ you've watched everything? yes, stunning. he got his _ you've watched everything? yes, stunning. he got his fly-past - stunning. he got his fly-past finall , stunning. he got his fly-past finally, because _ stunning. he got his fly-past finally, because it _ stunning. he got his fly-past finally, because it was - stunning. he got his fly-past finally, because it was cut i stunning. he got his fly-past i finally, because it was cut short stunning. he got his fly-past - finally, because it was cut short on the day of the coronation because of the day of the coronation because of the bad weather. but it was really impressive, wasn't it? absolutely, and i think— impressive, wasn't it? absolutely, and i think it _ impressive, wasn't it? absolutely, and i think it was _ impressive, wasn't it? absolutely, and i think it was a _ impressive, wasn't it? absolutely, and i think it was a surprise - impressive, wasn't it? absolutely, and i think it was a surprise for - and i think it was a surprise for him to see his new initials flying overhead. i am sure this must have been immensely emotional for the king, because don't forget, just a

year ago, the trooping the colour was a highlight event of the unique platinumjubilee that was a highlight event of the unique platinum jubilee that his mother had attained. that was quite an occasion, and then suddenly she was gone, just three months later. she was no longer with us. for any watcher of royal ceremony, what year we have had. the perfectly executed lying in state, the state funeral, and of course recently, the coronation. here we have a mounted monarch for the first time since 1986, going on to horse guards, going on to review the welsh guards. a long wait to be king as prince of wales. emotionaland a long wait to be king as prince of wales. emotional and perfectly executed. it wales. emotional and perfectly executed. . , wales. emotional and perfectly executed. , . , ., �* executed. it was precision, wasn't it. iwas executed. it was precision, wasn't it. i was reminded _ executed. it was precision, wasn't it. i was reminded looking - executed. it was precision, wasn't it. i was reminded looking at - executed. it was precision, wasn't it. i was reminded looking at that| it. i was reminded looking at that in the sky of the joy on the queen's face during those platinum jubilee

celebrations when the number 70 was made in formation on herfly—past. i was watching king charles to see his reaction. it is hard to tell what he thinks in these things. i suspect today has been quite exhausting for him, because he was, as you say, on horseback throughout. we don't see that from him very often. we are used to seeing princess anne on horseback, and we saw the late queen on horseback, but not him. absolutely, and i thought queen camilla's outfit, that scarlet outfit with the uniform top and the little black cat, really challenging milled images of the queen when she was a younger woman and towards the end on her favourite was a younger woman and towards the end on herfavourite horse, who of course she was riding in 1981 when someone fired a starting pistol and the queen rained her horse in and carried on to do her duty, the watchword of her long reign. an

emotional occasion, perfectly executed, and i thought it went off as you would expect, to perfection. we are just looking at the images of the king and queen on the balcony, surrounded by the senior royals, and the role that they play in things now. they are close at hand, but we don't see prince harry and meghan there. he is making a point at the moment of including the nearest and dearest. £31 moment of including the nearest and dearest. . ., , , moment of including the nearest and dearest. _, , , ., , dearest. of course he is, and this is very much _ dearest. of course he is, and this is very much in — dearest. of course he is, and this is very much in line _ dearest. of course he is, and this is very much in line with - dearest. of course he is, and this is very much in line with his - dearest. of course he is, and this is very much in line with his aim l dearest. of course he is, and this| is very much in line with his aim of slimming down the royalfamily is very much in line with his aim of slimming down the royal family to the senior working royals. i suppose it is only right and proper that they should be there, supporting him on an occasion like this. these are the people who are doing the belt and braces stuff, and carrying the monarchy forward into rather difficult and often uncharted times. thank you very much for talking to us, a royal watcher.

a man accused of murdering three people in the city of nottingham on tuesday has been remanded in custody by a court. it's alleged valdo calocane stabbed barnaby webber, grace 0'malley—kumar and ian coates on tuesday, and attempted to murder three others. navtej johal reports from nottingham. dressed in a grey t—shirt and greyjogging bottoms, here at at nottingham magistrates�* court, valdo calocane spoke only to confirm his name, which he gave as an alias of adam mendes, his age and his address which he gave as no fixed abode. he has been charged with the murders of 19—year—old students grace 0'malley—kumar and barnaby webber, and 65—year—old primary school caretaker ian coates. they were fatally stabbed in the early hours of tuesday morning on the streets of nottingham. the 31—year—old also faces three counts of attempted murder relating to three members of the public who were hit by a van in the city centre shortly afterwards. these attacks have caused a huge outpouring of grief. thousands of people attended two

very emotional vigils here in the city where we also heard from the victims�* families. there was also a moment�*s silence yesterday at the start of the ashes series between england and australia in birmingham. valdo calocane, the dual guinea—bissau portuguese national has a settled status in the uk was remanded to custody, and he will next appear at nottingham crown court on tuesday. turning to other news now... and ugandan police say militants linked to the islamic state group have killed at least a0 people at a school in the west of the country. adf rebels, a ugandan group based in eastern congo, attacked a secondary school in mpondwe, burning a dormitory. eight other people were injured and are in hospital. dozens are feared to have been abducted. police say the army is pursuing the fighters — who had crossed the border from the democratic republic of the congo. adf rebels have been

operating from inside the drc for the past two decades. let�*s speak to the bbc�*s patience atuhaire who is in kampala. some really harrowing details are coming out of what happened. tell is a bit more about what you know. what a bit more about what you know. what we have learnt — a bit more about what you know. what we have learnt in _ a bit more about what you know. what we have learnt in the _ a bit more about what you know. �*w'iegt we have learnt in the last hour a bit more about what you know. �*w�*iat we have learnt in the last hour or so is that the attackers were about five in number, that is according to a statement from the army. they are said to have locked the dormitories and used the boys�* mattresses to set them alight and burn down the building, and the children were locked inside. we also understand some may have been abducted, including some members of the community. some of them might be children as well. the army are saying that they are going to try and pursue the fighters from the air. the children are said to have been forced to carry the loot that

was taken from the school store and so the army are saying they will try to find the fighters and possibly secure the hostages. what to find the fighters and possibly secure the hostages. what more can ou tell us secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about _ secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the _ secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the adf? _ secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the adf? the - secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the adf? the adfl you tell us about the adf? the adf is an islamic state group that originated in uganda.- is an islamic state group that originated in uganda. they were initially led _ originated in uganda. they were initially led by _ originated in uganda. they were initially led by ugandans - originated in uganda. they were initially led by ugandans and - originated in uganda. they were l initially led by ugandans and they waged war against the government in the 1990s. they were based in that same region in the mountains and they were pushed in the 90s into the drc. their methods of operation were very similar to what happened on friday night. they burned villages, attacked travellers on buses, and in 1998, they attacked a technical school and killed about 80 students. they burned their dormitories down as well. in the last couple of decades they have only been based in the eastern drc, except for 2021

when series of bombs were blamed on them. the rebels now say they are linked to islamic state. what them. the rebels now say they are linked to islamic state. what could the possible _ linked to islamic state. what could the possible motivation _ linked to islamic state. what could the possible motivation for- linked to islamic state. what could the possible motivation for this - the possible motivation for this attack because yellow it seems to be just to cause panic, to stabilise the community, and the community is in mourning, it is in so much a shock. it also brings memories for those who were live then, over what used to happen in the 90s. the community has been here before, has been at the hands of this kind of terrorism from the adf and the motive this time seems to be the same, to destabilise the communities and give the security forces that idea to say, you can�*t fight us, you can�*t break us down. it is very horrifying that the community is seeing pictures of parents crying, and trying to get care. what age

with the children be? it is and trying to get care. what age with the children be?— and trying to get care. what age with the children be? it is a high schoolfor— with the children be? it is a high school for boys _ with the children be? it is a high school for boys and _ with the children be? it is a high school for boys and girls, - with the children be? it is a high school for boys and girls, most i with the children be? it is a high | school for boys and girls, most of them are boarding. we understand it had a population of about 64 students. most would be aged 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. students. most would be aged 14, 15, 16,17,18. most of them students. most would be aged 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. most of them would have been below adult age.— 16, 17, 18. most of them would have been below adult age. thank you for tellin: us been below adult age. thank you for telling us about _ been below adult age. thank you for telling us about it, _ been below adult age. thank you for telling us about it, in _ been below adult age. thank you for telling us about it, in kampala. - a delegation of african leaders will soon hold talks with president putin in st petersburg. it comes after the same group, led by south africa�*s cyril ramaphosa, met with ukraine�*s president zelensky in kyiv on friday. live now to michael 0 hanlon, director of research in? foreign policy at the brookings institution. hello to you. these african leaders are very keen to put forward their

position at the moment, and the huge impact at the war in ukraine is having on countries in africa. in terms of what this mission is about, in terms of a peace mission, what is the likelihood of them having any influence on events because yellow greetings, nice to be with you. they are certainly expressing their concerns. in are certainly expressing their concerns-— are certainly expressing their concerns. , , . concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even — concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even worse _ concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even worse with _ concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even worse with grain - it to be even worse with grain prices and global energy prices, but things could still get worse, and they are bad enough as it is. coming out of the covid period, many of these countries are not in great physical or economic shape. the prospects for any success, to get to your question, i�*m not that good, because why would these particular six leaders of africa, as bright as they may be in solving their own continence�* problems, have any particular insight into the european politics and history that are behind this terrible conflict over ukraine and how could they expect to have

any particularly imaginative or creative ideas? ukraine and russia there themselves and their neighbours don�*t have much in the way of an idea right now and how to start negotiations, and i think until the ukrainian offensive plays itself out, no one has a realistic sense of the upper hand. i think all these leaders can really do is express their concern and drive that port home to both ukrainian and russian leadership. in port home to both ukrainian and russian leadership.— port home to both ukrainian and russian leadership. in terms of how rece tive russian leadership. in terms of how receptive president _ russian leadership. in terms of how receptive president putin _ russian leadership. in terms of how receptive president putin might - russian leadership. in terms of how receptive president putin might be l receptive president putin might be to their visit, it was extraordinary yesterday, that when they were arriving in kyiv, we were seeing kyiv under attack?— arriving in kyiv, we were seeing kyiv under attack? yes, very good oint, kyiv under attack? yes, very good point, and that tells you the real. point, and that tells you the real way that putin is receiving them. he will put on a nice face as he formally receives them today, because he is aware that much of the developing world is not particularly interested injoining developing world is not particularly interested in joining those of us in nato in opposing the russian aggression. the developing world doesn�*t necessarily blame russia

entirely and thinks that this war came partly out of a global north kind of dispute that doesn�*t directly concern them. we put a lot of attention into trying to solve this your but less attention to conflicts and crises on their part of the world, so there is a certain amount of scepticism in africa and latin america and certain parts of asia about this war, and whether nato is correct to be so critical of russia. putin pink play that for all it is worth. it will certainly make it is worth. it will certainly make it seem like these countries, like him, have some empathy for russia�*s position. he won�*t be entirely wrong but he will push it to a ridiculous extreme. in but he will push it to a ridiculous extreme. , ., ., . extreme. in terms of the importance of relations — extreme. in terms of the importance of relations for _ extreme. in terms of the importance of relations for him _ extreme. in terms of the importance of relations for him with _ extreme. in terms of the importance of relations for him with african - of relations for him with african countries, in terms of south africa, there is a lot of trade? ila countries, in terms of south africa, there is a lot of trade?— there is a lot of trade? no doubt, and russia _ there is a lot of trade? no doubt, and russia does _ there is a lot of trade? no doubt, and russia does see _ there is a lot of trade? no doubt, and russia does see an _ there is a lot of trade? no doubt, and russia does see an historic . there is a lot of trade? no doubt, l and russia does see an historic line of influence going down through the middle east into egypt�*s and parts

of south of that, going back to soviet days and cold war days, so the. the wagner group often deploys in countries where there may be mineral rights or profits to be made and winds up in cosy deals with autocrats in three or four places where it is unfortunate how that plays out. the south african situation is more complex. most of his in the united states and nato don�*t really admire the role of south africa. it seems to have been too friendly towards putin throughout this war, but nonetheless, it is not quite the same thing as the wagner group relationships. russia wants influence and it wants money, and it certainly sees the potential for some diplomatic allies in this ongoing crisis.— some diplomatic allies in this ongoing crisis. some diplomatic allies in this onauoin crisis. . ,, , . ongoing crisis. thank you very much for “oininu ongoing crisis. thank you very much forjoining us. _ ongoing crisis. thank you very much forjoining us, michael— ongoing crisis. thank you very much forjoining us, michael o'hanlon - for joining us, michael 0�*hanlon from forjoining us, michael 0�*hanlon from the brooklyn institution.

to the ashes first. england are looking to make more headway into australia�*s batting order — they�*re back out after lunch — at edgbaston on the second day of the first test. australia currently on 96—3... usman khawaja with his 50. stuart broad with two wickets in two balls in the morning session — his rival over the years david warner forjust 9 — and marnus labuschagne. ben stokes got australian talisman steve smith out for 16 just before lunch... england looking to keep a healthy lead intact — following their bold declaration late on day one, having reached 393. it�*s day 3 on the us open. after breaking the first round record with a score of 62, rickie fowler�*s broken another one — becoming the fastest player to get to ten under par in the competition�*s history. he leads the way with a one—shot lead over wyndham clark. but hot on their heels is rory mcilroy — who�*s two shots off the lead.

he was in danger of heading out of contention, with three bogeys in the front nine — but he pulled it around with six birdies, including almost making hole in one on the ninth a hole in one on the ninth as he looks to win his first majorfor nine years. no one wants me to win another major more than i do, so, you know, the desire is there. i�*ve been trying and i have come close over the past nine years or whatever it is, and i keep coming back. ifeel like i have shown a lot of resilience in my career, a lot of ups and downs, and i keep coming back. whether that means i get rewarded, or get punched in the gut, whatever it is, i�*ll always keep coming back. team bahrain—victorious have withdrawn from the tour de suisse. following the death of rider gino mader on friday. mader died as a result of the injuries he suffered in a high—speed crash, on a descent in thursday�*s stage five. friday�*s stage was cancelled, with the peloton instead riding

the final 20 kilometres of the route in a non—competitive group ride in memory of mader. scotland are looking to maintain their 100% record in european championship qualifying later. after beating spain and cyprus in their opening two matches steve clarke�*s side are in oslo to take on norway this evening, who have premier league stars erling haaland and martin 0dergaard in their ranks. and there are more european championship qualifiers to come later. austria can make it three wins out of three, if they get the better of second placed belgium in their group. and hungary and montenegro go head to head, the winner with the chance to go level with serbia, at the top of that group. and a good day for mercedes in friday practice at the canadian grand prix too — lewis hamilton led george russell to a british one—two in montreal. they took advantage of setting their fastest times later than the other top drivers to pip early pacesetter carlos sainz of ferrari, during a day which was disrupted by red—flag stoppages and technical problems.

it was nice to have an hour and a half�*s session, but we haven�*t had an hour and a half for a long time, soi an hour and a half for a long time, so i felt like the time was not used optimally. we will get back and have a look. i was itching to go, let�*s maximise the time out there. i love driving this track, i love it from the moment you leave the pit lane. the boston red sox thrashed the new york yankees 15—5 on friday. justin turner had a grand slam, a two—run home run and a double as the red sox earned their third victory in four meetings with rivals yankees, after winning two of three during last week�*s series in new york. and that�*s all the sport for now. australia 108—3 in reply to england�*s�*s first innings.

a search and rescue operation has found no new survivors nor recovered more bodies from the boat carrying hundreds of migrants which sank off the coast of greece on wednesday. 78 people are confirmed to have died but up to 500 remain unaccounted for, after the overloaded vessel sank in one of the deepest parts of the mediterranean sea. the greek authorities are facing mounting questions about whether more could have been done to prevent the disaster. nine suspected people smugglers have been arrested. murad shishani spoke to desperate families waiting on the greek ports to hear about the fate of their families. muffled audio. it�*s a desperate call for help. muffled audio. this recording, obtained by the bbc, is from a woman on the capsized boat, speaking to an activist in italy. moments later, she drowned. but on the shores,

desperate relatives. mohammed, his younger brother and another 30 from his egyptian hometown of sharqiya, were on the boat. translation: i needjustice for my brother, my cousins l and all of the others on the boat. we want our rights. and i will not leave here. they don�*t show us the bodies and i can�*t find those who are missing. those who survived told me there were loads of egyptians on the boat. sisi, where are you? the numbers of people pouring in here to kalamata is increasing. mainly syrians and egyptians, most of them coming here to find any news about their loved ones who have been on that boat. interestingly, many of them, if not the vast majority, have taken the same route, the same risky route a few years ago

to come to the shores of the european union. this man has a similar story. his brother is missing, too. translation: we asked them to show . us the dead bodies, but they don't. i they say they can't show the dead bodies to anyone yet. we have the pictures and documents to prove who they are. we ask them to compare and let us know today. theyjust say we will be in touch. now we have to live in uncertainty, not knowing whether they are dead or missing. just tell us they are dead. facing pressure, the greek coastguard has extended the search operation. hundreds, including women and children, are still missing. back at the port, mohammed has given a dna sample and all he can do for now is stare to the sea, longing that it doesn�*t turn into a graveyard for his brother.

police say four people have been found dead in a flat in hounslow in west london. the victims include an 11—year—old girl, a three—year—old boy, and a man and woman in their 30s —— all thought to be related. police were called on friday to concerns over the occupants.0ur to concerns over the occupants. 0ur correspondent simon jones is at the scene. the police at this time are asking people not to speculate particularly online about what might have led up to this, particularly as children are involved and they may find what they are hearing particularly upsetting. in terms of that police investigation, they say they are still trying to identify the relatives of those who have died but they are reassuring the community, they believe this was an isolated incident but there will be an increased police presence in this area throughout the course of the weekend as a reassurance.

the first minister of scotland humza yousaf is urging the uk government to step up efforts to secure the release of a scottish blogger who�*s been jailed in india for six years. in a letter to rishi sunak, the first minister said jagtar sinthohal had been wrongfully imprisoned. mr sinthohal was in punjab for his wedding when he was arrested over an alleged murder conspiracy. let�*s cross to glasgow now and speak to our news correspondent jamie mcivor. remind us of the background to this. this has been quite a complex and long running story so i will try to sum it up. he is from dumbarton, near glasgow, and he is being held without conviction on terror charges. he was arrested when he was in punjab for his wedding. his family claim he has been tortured, and they also claim that he was made to sign a blank confession document. that is strongly denied by the indian authorities. here in scotland he was an active blogger, highlighting the historic abuse of

sikhs in punjab. he is being detained in a series of prisons in india over the past six years or so, accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate a number of hindu, religious and political leaders. he denies the charges against him and claims his arrest was politically motivated. obviously his family are _ was politically motivated. obviously his family are very _ was politically motivated. obviously his family are very worried - was politically motivated. obviously his family are very worried about i his family are very worried about him and have been meeting the first minister this last week, haven�*t they? minister this last week, haven't the ? , . , minister this last week, haven't the ? , ., , minister this last week, haven't the? they? his family are very worried, they? his family are very worried, the have they? his family are very worried, they have been — they? his family are very worried, they have been working _ they? his family are very worried, they have been working hard i they? his family are very worried, they have been working hard to i they? his family are very worried, | they have been working hard to try to keep his story in the news in scotland over recent years. they are also very concerned that he could face the death penalty in india. last week his brother met the new scottish first minister, humza yousaf, and he promised to raise the issue with both the uk and indian governments. mryusuf issue with both the uk and indian governments. mr yusuf has written to the uk prime minister, urging him to take what he describes as a direct approach. he makes a point that he

has now been imprisoned for 2000 days, and also that a un working group and arbitrary detention has called for his immediate arrest. he says he wants mr sunak to make that direct approach to the indian government, seeking his release. he says that it would give the family here in scotland to the reassurance of knowing the uk government has prioritised the protection of a citizen who was wrongly imprisoned. thanks very much good for giving us the detail, reporting for us from glasgow in the case of the scottish blogger who has beenjailed in india for six years. you have been watching bbc news. there is plenty more on our website about all the stories we are covering. you can get hold of me on twitter. there are pictures of the trooping the colour on the website as well. thank you for watching.

this hello. over the next two or three days, there is a pretty good chance of catching some rain, but be warned, the storms could be quite severe in some places, with the potential for gusty winds, flash flooding and large hail. but there will be variations, and just down the road, you may miss the storms altogether with just a few drops of rain or hardly any rainfall at all. the storms will be coming in from south, and low pressure is very close to the uk right now. this will help to spin up some of the storms over the next couple of days, but already today, some storm clouds developing across parts of ireland, and some of them could clip western parts of northern ireland, and here too, the storms locally could be severe, bringing torrential downpours and very large hail in places. maybe even a couple of centimetres

with gusty winds too. elsewhere, it is hazy skies, warm, with just a scattering of showers across the rest of the uk. now, the morning temperatures on the muggy side. in many areas, it will be around the mid—teens. the coolest spots in newcastle about ten celsius. so where will storms form tomorrow? the bulk of them, and remember, very well scattered, meaning big gaps of fine weather in between, that will be across england and wales. if these do occur, they could bring as much as 30 millimetres of rain in a short space of time. say, within an hour. over a few hours, especially later on into the day and into the evening hours, it could be as much as 60 millimetres, which could lead to some flash flooding locally. the indication is that most of the heavy storms will be a little bit further to the north, and across northern parts of england. so, this is where the most amount of rainfall potentially could fall.

through the course of monday, we�*ll see some heavy rain for a time across eastern parts of scotland, it really could be very wet here for a time. then through the day on monday, we�*ll have a scattering of showers, but also plenty of fine sunny weather. staying on the warm side. you can see those temperatures, 24 there in newcastle. around 25 in norwich. we no longer have the heatwave, but those temperatures are still a little above the average for the time of the year, and that weather is a lot more mixed, with a few more rain clouds there on the horizon. goodbye.