come back to belfast. we're well come back to belfast. we're here today for the 12th of july parades. i'm joined here with dr. gavin hughes. and we're also to going be chatting to dougie and beattie. well, gavin, here we are in belfast today. it was county armagh last year. >> it was indeed arlene. >> it was indeed arlene. >> and here we are in belfast. and what do we expect to see today? well we'll see the today? well today we'll see the belfast the county belfast parades, the county grand of belfast and all grand lodge of belfast and all the districts, the nine districts one amalgamated districts as one amalgamated districts as one amalgamated district . district. >> p- district. >> will be heading the >> and that will be heading the parade . hopefully be parade. hopefully we'll be starting clifton street, starting off in clifton street, orange around about 10:00 orange hall, around about 10:00 or so. or 50. >> or so. >> and gavin, you're going to be with me throughout the parade to >> and gavin, you're going to be with some|roughout the parade to >> and gavin, you're going to be with some historicalthe parade to >> and gavin, you're going to be with some historical contextide to >> and gavin, you're going to be with some historical context ando give some historical context and also some contemporary comment as well. >> absolutely . >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> good. well, now let's go to gb news, northern ireland reporter dougie beattie, who's joined by actor and all around nice guy , northern ireland man. nice guy, northern ireland man. commentator charlie lawson. good morning, boys . morning, boys. >> good morning.

>> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning, arlene . how are >> good morning, arlene. how are you ? you? >> i'm good in donegall road . >> i'm good in donegall road. >> i'm good in donegall road. >> we're here in the dun , we're >> we're here in the dun, we're in the donegall road and we've joined a lodge and a band up here who are having their breakfast. charlie tell us a little bit about this area. >> well, it's a rather unsung area. i feel. and it's great to be back the barrington . the be back at the barrington. the last i was here last time i was here was actually working behind the bar for a gig. so it's for a bit of a gig. so it's lovely to be with the lads here and i believe you're going to talk of the fellas from talk to some of the fellas from sussex and give us a wee sussex and just give us a wee bit of a reason why they're here. et cetera. et cetera. a lot of people realise lot of people don't realise there lodges throughout there are many lodges throughout there are many lodges throughout the hopefully the world and will hopefully be sharing with you sharing some of that with you today. what are you, dougie? yes. >> well, hello. and as i say, there is some lodges here. it's a great family atmosphere, especially in a place this. especially in a place like this. know they're getting a few cheers, all cheers, darling. they were all waving dry bops and their waving their dry bops and their breakfast you. look at this. breakfast at you. look at this. they're their they're all having their breakfast. marvellous marvellous. but yes, joining joining of the joining them here is one of the largest from sussex. i'll just

introduce him now. tell us, how have to arrive here? have you managed to arrive here? >> yesterday for the >> we flew yesterday for the 11th night. yeah just here with our brothers and from our brothers and sisters from ulster. just to support ulster. yeah. just to support them be here sure them and be here and make sure that this. this great tradition doesn't yes doesn't die. yes >> orangism seems to be right throughout and it's not throughout the uk and it's not heard so much because of heard of so much because of course, the political side of william the williamites was in london. the real battles london. but the real battles were fought in scotland and in ireland. and how do you think that has worked out through the centuries? >> oh, it's great. i mean, we're actually part of the sussex martyrs memorial, which based martyrs memorial, which is based in actually in eastbourne. we actually commemorate who died commemorate the guys who died under queen mary, we're the under queen mary, and we're the ones sort of like keep that ones who sort of like keep that memory alive and we're part of the lewes bonfire society. they we sort support them as well. we sort of support them as well. so it's all part of it's all part of the actual the whole tradition of what happens in sussex. sussex and the sussex. i mean, sussex and the world war one. and everything that on is, is a massive that goes on is, is a massive tradition that we need to maintain. >> brilliant. and course, >> brilliant. and of course, here one the members here we have one of the members of local and you

of the local lodge. and if you just back, we can just see just stand back, we can just see the banner there in behind us and a little bit about and tell us a little bit about this banner. >> our banner has lord carson on it. >> we were going over 100 years. is before before the lord is just before before the lord carson banner was carson we had a banner was lieutenant maclaren was on our banner. lieutenant maclaren was on our banner . he lieutenant maclaren was on our banner. he was an officer, was killed . he fought in the somme killed. he fought in the somme and he was killed a year after that. and he was killed a year after that . and 1917, in and he , he that. and 1917, in and he, he was on our banner. he was he was a, he was our he was on our bannen a, he was our he was on our banner, you know. well, there you go, arlene. >> so the lodge is getting ready to set off with the band and they will head for the city centre , the cenotaph and then up centre, the cenotaph and then up beside us in in just where you are in bedford street . so from are in bedford street. so from charlie and i on the rest of us here. yeah >> yeah. we'll see you later, darling . see you later. we're on darling. see you later. we're on our way . we are coming . our way. we are coming. >> we are coming . >> we are coming. >> we are coming. >> well, it's good to see the

boys. >> well, it's good to see the boys . it's good to see the boys boys. it's good to see the boys having good fun there over on the donegall road . and as i said the donegall road. and as i said earlier, i'm joined by doctor gavin hughes is going to be with me throughout the program. gavin the start of the day, the start of a long day here in belfast. tell us a little bit about the route of the belfast parade. >> route starts at >> well, the route starts at belfast, hall, clifton belfast, orange hall, clifton street. it'll go to carlisle circus. it starts around about 10:00, the main focus will be going down royal avenue to the cenotaph here for the service. at half past ten, and then pretty much the entire route is about 6.4 miles. all the way to south belfast. and barnett's demesne, where the field is, where the whole parade will assemble and listen to the various kind of resolutions. but those won't come until much later this afternoon . later this afternoon. >> and those resolutions are pretty traditional . well, pretty traditional. well, they're usually on faith and loyalty. and the state, the titles don't change the wording might change during each year,

but it is important that we remember that the idea of this parade is to go to a religious service in the field. >> it is. and that , of course, >> it is. and that, of course, is part of the original tenant of the orange institution is the faith and of course, that's very important to today's proceedings. equally so is the term of loyalty . and of course, term of loyalty. and of course, with the passing of a late majesty, yes, it'll be confirming and reaffirming loyalty to king charles. and then, of course, it'll be discussing in the state section about what the state of the country is and all things are on from an orange institution perspective. >> and i would imagine the northern ireland protocol and the windsor framework will get that be front and centre. that will be front and centre. yeah, absolutely so of yeah, absolutely today. so of course last night was the beginning of the celebrations. there were a lot of bonfires. we could see them right across belfast last night, but dougie and charlie made a little trip last evening and they went down

to kilkeel and let's go and see how they got . how they got. on >> well, we're here in kilkeel . >> well, we're here in kilkeel. we've been invited down to the festival here, the schomberg festival, and charlie, what do you think it's all about? well we're going to learn, and we've got two wonderful people here from canada, which which is a great well. great thing as well. >> shows international >> shows you how international the is. what are we the whole day is. what are we doing tell hi. doing here? tell us. hi. >> and you've got mark and amy aiken from canada. we're pressed for time here, but we're pouring the to signify the boyne water to signify king william's boyne william's crossing of the boyne and 1690. and and the battle 1690. and we're doing the re—enactment here really quickly . yeah. really quickly. yeah. >> off you go. >> okay. off off you go. >> okay. off off you go. >> off years. go so here we are . so they're going backwards . so . so they're going backwards. so as they don't get their feet wet and you can see what's happening

there, you just get a shot of there, you just get a shot of the horses in there behind and there you are. they've reached there you are. they've reached the other side of the road. and really, that is very much the start of this parade . and it start of this parade. and it will go on behind us. as you can see. they'll just pass us now. and charlie has definitely made his mark in kilkeel. and charlie has definitely made his mark in kilkeel . we'll see his mark in kilkeel. we'll see what happens later on. well, here we are. charlie can't believe it's been a year, a year since we've been doing this type of stuff. i know. have you ever lit a bonfire before? >> several times . >> several times. >> several times. >> well, we're here in kilkeel at the schomberg festival. brilliant family , fun night. and brilliant family, fun night. and charlie lawson is about to light the bonfire . charlie, off you the bonfire. charlie, off you go. here we go. >> and here's my. my assistant. isn't she beautiful ? here we go. isn't she beautiful? here we go. where would you like me to put this? on the back . your head. so this? on the back. your head. so so we're just going to go around the back. follow us around here. stevie charlie, put her up there. just anywhere. here. >> see that bit of straw up

there? where are we? just up there? where are we? just up there in front of you. >> i got you now? yeah there we are, folks . mr lundy . you're are, folks. mr lundy. you're welcome . welcome. >> but just around there. and get them going there, too. we got a the official start of the 12th of july and is now well underway. >> and you will see us both tomorrow morning in belfast. but from here in kilkeel , good night from here in kilkeel, good night i >> -- >> so that was charlie and dougie down in kilkeel at the schomberg festival where they had a great night, apparently. so i'm going to come back to you, gavin, because what they were doing there was lighting the bonfires. tell us about the significance of bonfires. well that's very interesting, arlene, because ireland, because in britain and ireland, there tradition of

there is a great tradition of bonfires heralding the beacons of alarm and notification. >> and of course , they date back >> and of course, they date back to the 17th century, particularly in the orange tradition and in northern irish tradition. bonfires are very important because they were lit to guide king william's ship in towards carrickfergus of the very first. they are the beacons were set alight across along the coastline on so the williamites could could see where the approaches and the safe approaches and the safe approaches into carrick fergus were so that is where it starts. you can see a wonderful evolution of the tradition beginning because obviously beacons were quite small and of course now we have a tradition where you build a very large bonfire , which of course you bonfire, which of course you know is part and parcel. i think as craigmore ballycraigy ballycraigy josh howie ballon, isn't it? yes, that's correct . isn't it? yes, that's correct. and of course they were building that for charity i think, wasn't it? >> yes. they raised money for charity and they they wanted to be the largest bonfire, i think, in the world, not just in

northern ireland. and of course it lit last night as well. it was lit last night as well. but you say, there's a lot of but as you say, there's a lot of smaller throughout the smaller bonfires throughout the province, northern ireland. >> and course, all dates >> and of course, this all dates back say the 17th century back to say to the 17th century and particular practise of and particular the practise of welcoming toward or welcoming william toward or welcoming william toward or welcoming william toward or welcoming william and guiding william across the irish sea. yeah. and throughout the program, we're going have program, we're going to have little snippets telling us about the history and the significance of different parts of the celebration . celebration. >> today we see lundy on the bonfire there. >> what's all that about? no, that refers governor robert that refers to governor robert lundy, lieutenant robert lundy, lieutenant colonel robert lundy, lieutenant colonel robert lundy, during the lundy, who of course during the siege derry , decided open siege of derry, decided to open the gates. the apprentice boys go and rush. they closed the gates and the siege. 105 day long siege of derry begins. gates and the siege. 105 day long siege of derry begins . and long siege of derry begins. and of course that is pivotal in the whole glorious revolution because it's the first sign of practical protestant opposition in ireland to the reign of king james. second, and that is where lundy is, because, of course, he

is a royal governor and the whole the whole cause of the of the borough of burghers of, of londonderry , whether they some londonderry, whether they some of them wanted to open the gates, some of them didn't want to open the gates because it's your king. so there's all of that kind of like some controversy as well. but these apprentice young lads, apprentice boys, young lads, decided take decided they were going to take matters own hands, matters into their own hands, and the gates. and and they closed the gates. and because closed the gates, because they closed the gates, londonderry a symbol like londonderry became a symbol like of the as enniskillen was the same time in 1689. so that's pretty much this is whenever that ends up in the breaking of the boom of londonderry is another thing you'll see on the banners reflecting today. so we'll see the siege of londonderry, the relief of londonderry, the relief of londonderry, as well as boyne and akram images. >> and i was reflecting gavin, we'll see a lot of historical banners today. there's no doubt about that. but we'll also see banners reflecting on faith and reflecting on the monarchy. so there are some previous monarchs

that will be there and indeed , that will be there and indeed, our late majesty, the queen has already been put onto a banner and we'll see that earlier or later on today. well that's right, arlene foster actually, hopefully we'll be able to catch that come past. hopefully we'll be able to catch tha that's come past. hopefully we'll be able to catch tha that's cute.ne past. hopefully we'll be able to catch tha that's cute. memorial 1921. >> that's cute. memorial 1921. lol they were a lodge that was formed in 1870 from the 14th regiment of foot and you'll nofice regiment of foot and you'll notice enough that's the bedfordshire regiment . that's bedfordshire regiment. that's another link that the orange institution has with the british army. and in particular the military and the navy . you'll military and the navy. you'll see all these links demonstrated through the bands and the lodges today. >> yeah, well, that's wonderful. and as you know, dougie and i went to rossnowlagh at the weekend where they have the 12th celebration in the republic of ireland. we had a wonderful day there . so let's go and see the there. so let's go and see the 12th celebration in county donegal .

donegal. >> well, the day is our annual 12th for the border counties. cavan, monaghan, donegal and leitrim and it's been going on for a long time. back in the early part of the century . early part of the century. well, it's hailed as the number of lodges are still the same as it was, say, about 40 or 50 years ago, and some of them seems to be increasing and we have one new band for them. the year lodge is formed, a new band . district master david mahon painting a clear picture as to the health of the orange institutions is over. >> and on the border . institutions is over. >> and on the border. but institutions is over. >> and on the border . but the >> and on the border. but the annual outing to the beautiful seaside town of rossnowlagh in

donegal gives a real holiday feel to the celebrations . feel to the celebrations. >> it's an absolutely great fun , fun family day out. >> it's an absolutely great fun , fun family day out . we've , fun family day out. we've we've come to rossnowlagh probably quite a lot throughout our lifetime. and i've been able to bring the kids with me and my mum. so it's really much a family day and it's great to see all the bands from all the different counties between north and south of ireland. great >> it's lovely and the good weather's well and it weather's good as well and it makes better. weather's good as well and it ma covid)etter. weather's good as well and it ma covid us er. weather's good as well and it ma covid us only live across the >> covid us only live across the border. and we're having a border. kesh and we're having a good day. >> well, arlene, it has been one fantastic day. the weather has held off for us. what was your memories of rossnowlagh growing up? i live in county up? well i live in county fermanagh, which is the neighbouring to county neighbouring county to county donegal neighbouring county to county donegal, something donegal, so this is something i would have come to all of the time younger days we time and my younger days and we would looked forward would have really looked forward to donegal to county donegal because not only it bands and the only was it the bands and the lodges, we've got the sea as lodges, but we've got the sea as well and people out walking along the beach. >> it's always been a very special day. >> well, she may been >> well, she may have been walking beach have walking along the beach and have an adnan i've been

an ice cream. adnan i've been working mowlam i'll get you working mo mowlam i'll get you one . one. >> so. so that was our day in rossnowlagh in county donegal . rossnowlagh in county donegal. and it is true that the orange institution exists right across the island of ireland. isn't that right? gavin because there are lodges in all particular the border counties. >> well, that's it . and a place >> well, that's it. and a place you know very well in fermanagh, the fermanagh demonstration ballinamallard today that will have lodges from monaghan and cavan taking part in the proceedings and also an awful lot of cross—border tourists. yes. well, come across to ballinamallard and of course, the border counties as well. but it is important to stress the international flavour of the orange institutions sort of reach. >> we saw some people from canada there in the kilkeel package. >> well, it's funny you should mention about kilkeel because kilkeel has a very strong link

with canada , especially with with canada, especially with i've got to have very bore you with a bit of great war kind of history please. company history here, please. company sergeant major hannah, sergeant major robert hannah, who cross , was who won the victoria cross, was a from achnacarry , which is a man from achnacarry, which is just outside kilkeel . and of just outside kilkeel. and of course he was brought back when he the victoria cross. he he got the victoria cross. he was brought back to the demonstration in 1918 to address the field in kilkeel and he served with the canadian expeditionary force . so again expeditionary force. so again and there's a lot of canadian links, a lot of canadian sort of visitors and tourists to the province at the moment. and of course, orange links with ghana and with australia and new zealand . zealand. >> yeah, it's wonderful to see some international visitors here today in belfast. but as we said earlier, it's not just here in northern ireland where processions are taking place. let's go now to theo chikomba , let's go now to theo chikomba, who's our gb news national reporter. he's at the celebrations in liverpool . yes celebrations in liverpool. yes well, a very good morning to

you. >> hopefully you can hear me. but the marching band, if you could just look over my right shoulder, is just approaching us in the centre of liverpool. lots of people behind the camera and on these streets all wearing orange. so it's a tasty affair here. lots of people here in the centre of liverpool and they'll be here before making their way over to southport . over to southport. >> if we can just get a bit closer to them and what we can see is lots of people here with a bagpipes wearing lots of orange . we saw some of these orange. we saw some of these people preparing this morning at one of the lodges, which is just a few miles from the town here in liverpool . in liverpool. >> and some of those, you can see them there, steve, who we spoke to this morning along some of the members who are also there, some young people as well who are involved . and we can see who are involved. and we can see lots of them in the background. some young men as well, some instruments . so yes , the music

instruments. so yes, the music is quite loud. >> now. just let you get a bit of that . of that. >> so as you can see, lots of young people, some wearing purple orange and others who have come here to remember those who have also lost their lives, which they've done this morning. but in the centre of liverpool here, this is all about celebrating the 12th. and this is something they're going to be doing throughout the day here in liverpool. it'sjust doing throughout the day here in liverpool. it's just one of the locations here in the uk. so yes , plenty of people here in the centre of liverpool . so a huge centre of liverpool. so a huge thanks to theo up there in liverpool and it's wonderful to see the parade there has already started throughout the program we're going to bring you pieces to explain the significance of the battle of the boyne and what it means for the united kingdom

today. >> our first report from dougie beattie takes us to holland . beattie takes us to holland. the glorious revolution really is the most pivotal moment in our history within the british isles. >> it creates a new constitutional settlement , and constitutional settlement, and it has many layers to it. as part of a wider european conflict, the balance of power of europe . it's part of a civil of europe. it's part of a civil war essentially for the throne here in the british isles. and it's also hides a number of family disputes. the key characters are really the monarchs of the period you have. king louis, the 14th of france, the sun king, the last real absolute powerful monarch in europe, and on the other side, you have william prince of orange, who his main adversary in europe, and he is married to the daughter of james duke of york, who becomes james the second. and those are the four

really key characters that will help drive what takes place between 16 an idiot and 1691 pope, innocent is concerned that louis is trying to supplant him with his own nomination for pope. and as a consequence of that , he ends pope. and as a consequence of that, he ends up pope. and as a consequence of that , he ends up secretly that, he ends up secretly backing william prince of orange in his campaigns against louis of france. it was in streets such as this through rotterdam and the hague, where coffee shops were aplenty and king william's men met with those of the whigs and the tory party that were offering the throne of england to william and mary should it become vacant. >> this would be the foundations not only of the uk, but the glory revolution , the hague and glory revolution, the hague and amsterdam and other major dutch cities become places of intrigue and james knows this. >> james has faced the opposition. there was a rebellion in 1685 to his

accession by the illegitimate son of charles, the second, the duke of monmouth, which is brutally put down. and there are discussions with advisers to william's court about the prospect that if james, through his if you like, arbitrary expansion of monarchical power , expansion of monarchical power, oversteps the mark and breaks the contract between government and the people , then he could be and the people, then he could be removed. and if that were to happen, would william prince of orange come and be the liberator, essentially of the british isles? william will arrive in brixham in the torbay area of england. there's a huge fear at the time that that the navy , which remains loyal to navy, which remains loyal to james the second, will actually go out and face down the dutch as william is trying to land. but but it's seen as very providential and the evangelical protestant press is painted as such afterwards that the weather changes and he lands in torbay and at brixham and comes ashore. and indeed he has equipped to one of those exiled sort of

soldier clerics that had been with him, a man called dr. burnett from scotland . and he burnett from scotland. and he quips to him, well, dr. burnett, what do you think of predestination now? so effectively, the weather and the weather turning allows the dutch to arrive without a battle with the english. the royal navy is kept in port william lands. he marches slowly towards london, gathering support and essentially the country rises. james's advisors , james's james's advisors, james's military leaders all melt away , military leaders all melt away, including the very significant john churchill. later, of course , of blenheim fame and as a consequence of that, james's call for calls falls apart and he's forced to flee . he's forced to flee. >> so that's the first of our packages. explain the significance of the battle of

the boyne and why it's important not for just northern the boyne and why it's important not forjust northern ireland, but actually the whole of the uk and europe and dr. gavin hughes is continuing to be with me. gavin, it was lovely to see that parade in liverpool earlier, wasn't it? >> absolute. and of >> it was absolute. and of course interesting course the interesting thing about liverpool about the liverpool parade is it's has certain features which we won't see here today. we saw some bands and the some of the pipe bands and the and the and display. we and the kilts and display. we will not necessarily see pipe bands because this is mainly a flute melody parade , but we do flute melody parade, but we do have lots of scots bands on display today . display today. >> yes, indeed. i understand there are bands from rutherglen just outside glasgow govan, protestant boys will be here as well at the beginning of the parade, so it'll be good to see those bands coming across from scotland and being with us here in belfast. well the crowds beginning to gather here, gavin it's getting little bit it's getting a little bit noisier, but i hope everyone is able hear us here live from able to hear us here live from belfast. still to come , we'll belfast. still to come, we'll continue with our coverage of

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gb news. >> it's 10 am. on wednesday, the 12th of july. you're welcome back to beautiful belfast here in northern ireland where we're coming to you live broadcasting the 12th of july celebrations here on gb news. dr. gavin

hughesis here on gb news. dr. gavin hughes is still with me as well as gb news reporter dougie beattie and the one and only charlie lawson soaking up the atmosphere on the streets here in belfast. but before all of that, before we get into the festivities, here's your morning news with tatiana sanchez . news with tatiana sanchez. >> arlene, thank you very much and good morning. this is the latest from the newsroom . latest from the newsroom. pressure is mounting on the bbc with fresh allegations against an unnamed presenter. several high profile figures are now calling for them to come forward for the good of his colleagues at the corporation . our homeland at the corporation. our homeland security editor, mark white is at broadcasting house. mark, what can you tell us? >> well , a what can you tell us? >> well, a couple of developments to report just in the last hour. jon sopel , a the last hour. jon sopel, a former bbc presenter until recently, now doing podcasts for the global radio network, has

said that the unnamed presenter here at the centre of these allegations is extremely angry that they believe that the sun is out to dig the dirt and find more revelations to damage his reputation . but at the same reputation. but at the same time, we've had another bbc presenter , jeremy vine, on his . presenter, jeremy vine, on his. five channel five show this morning read , iterating that he morning read, iterating that he believes this presenter should come forward now that all of these revelations are extremely damaging to the corporation . damaging to the corporation. that has a great deal of anger here at the bbc. and as however difficult it is, it clearly is . difficult it is, it clearly is. it is time for this us presenter, this unnamed presenter, this unnamed presenter , to come forward and presenter, to come forward and speak publicly. mark thank you very much. >> that's our home and security editor mark white there at broadcasting house with the latest. the bank of england are

warning nearly a million mortgage holders uk will mortgage holders in the uk will see their monthly repayments jump see their monthly repayments jump by see their monthly repayments jump by £500 or more by the end of 2026. mortgage rates have now hit their highest level in 15 years, surpassing figures seen in the aftermath of last year's mini—budget. the central bank says the uk's eight major banks are sturdy enough to handle a fresh economic crisis. it also said that the country has so far been resilient to rapidly rising interest rates . but some interest rates. but some households and firms may struggle with repayments on loans . struggle with repayments on loans. ukraine's president, zelenskyy has arrived at the nato summit to meet leaders. and as the gathering second day continues, he's held talks with the prime minister and will join leaders for an inaugural session of the nato ukraine council . of the nato ukraine council. that's the day after they confirmed his country will become a member of the alliance . all members of the g7 are set to sign a long term security arrangement with ukraine later on that, rishi sunak says , has on that, rishi sunak says, has the potential to return peace to

europe. president zelenskyy will also meet with his us counterpart, joe biden , as he counterpart, joe biden, as he seeks more arms and ammunition from the us. he spoke of his priorities at the summit. >> i think the invitation to nato and . the we want to be on nato and. the we want to be on the same page with everybody, with all the understanding and for today , what we what we what for today, what we what we what we're here and understand that we're here and understand that we will have this invitation. we on security measures will allow. yes. so i want to discuss with our partners all these things and the sword we all will speak today and fight for this. it's security guarantees . security guarantees. >> now, a 15 year old boy is appearing in court today, accused of attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article after a teacher was stabbed in gloucestershire . was stabbed in gloucestershire. jamie sansom was injured at tewkesbury academy on monday .

tewkesbury academy on monday. the secondary school was put into temporary lockdown, along with two neighbouring schools following the incident. police say they don't believe it was terror related and ambulance bosses have apologised to families after staff were accused of covering up errors when patients died . an when patients died. an independent review has been completed into why the north east ambulance service did not give some relatives a full explanation. following the death of a loved one. if mistakes were made, it highlighted the case of a 17 year old. a paramedic had declared her dead rather than trying to perform cpr . the north trying to perform cpr. the north east ambulance service's chief executive, helen ray , expressed executive, helen ray, expressed her sorrow. a really deeply sorry to the four families they have been very brave and engaging with the independent review . review. >> as an organisation, we let them down at a point in time when they really needed us. and you know, as a mom , as a as a you know, as a mom, as a as a daughter, as a mother , i'm daughter, as a mother, i'm really deeply sorry for that.

and we hope that the lessons that we have taken will be of some assurance to those families i >> environmental regulators will be able to charge polluters with unlimited penalties for causing damage. the government says the current limit of £250,000 is to be scrapped following a consultation with widespread pubuc consultation with widespread public support. it means the environment agency and natural england can now impose large fines without having to go through lengthy criminal prosecutions . and finally , a prosecutions. and finally, a first edition copy of j.r.r. tolkien's the hobbit has been sold for over £10,000. it's after being discovered by chance in a scottish charity shop. the rare copy of the famous book which follows the adventures of bilbo baggins, was found by a manager at the cancer research uk superstore in dundee . this is uk superstore in dundee. this is gb news. we'll bring you more news as it happens .

>> welcome back to our special 12th of july celebrations here on gb news. dr. gavin hughes is still with me. gavin, we can hear the band starting to ramp up now. >> good morning, arlene. yes good to have you with us. >> and the crowds are gathering here to watch the parade. the atmosphere is really building, isn't it? it is. >> and funny enough, i've just had strangest goodbye dolly had the strangest goodbye dolly grey, an old boer war grey, which is an old boer war song. it'sjust in grey, which is an old boer war song. it's just in the distance there. you're right. i mean, there. but you're right. i mean, there. but you're right. i mean, the beginning to the crowds are beginning to gather grand lodge gather here. county grand lodge will have just left carlisle circus about 10:00. they're on their way to the cenotaph, and that's in the north of belfast. it is indeed. yes and that will

be proceeding all the way down towards the cenotaph, which is literally just down the road there beside us. here it is indeed, which is very, very important part of today's events. so yes, indeed. >> well, throughout the programme we've been looking at the story of the battle of the boyne and why it's so important. so let's to our second so let's go now to our second piece, which brings this piece, which brings us to this part of the world and the siege of derry . >> londonderry becomes the big strategic engagement of the war in ireland when james is allowed to escape to france, william hopes that he'll stay on the continent . louis doesn't allow

continent. louis doesn't allow that. louis is keen to support james to retake his throne, and ireland becomes very important in the years of political intrigue. a man called richard talbot, the lord who had become lord lieutenant of ireland, had tried to secure ireland as effectively a jacobite fortress for james, if he should need it. forjames, if he should need it. he has created a standing army of about 20,000 men. he is dismissed protestants from the town corporations is trying to seize control of the administrative side of ireland . administrative side of ireland. and when james lands in ireland, his main aim is to get off the island and bring his forces to scotland, where james graham of claverhouse bonnie dundee has been has raised a small but very effective jacobite force . and so effective jacobite force. and so the strategic objective is capture a deep water port and the jacobites decide on londonderry and they move their forces towards the north—west of ulster and to try and see lay siege and then capture that deep

water port. in december 1688, 13 young apprentices seized the keys to the gates of the city and close it in the face of james's advancing troops. and you effectively have almost two sieges for londonderry that informal period in which the jacobites are strengthening their own position. and then the real siege begins in april, the following year, on april 18th, 1689. >> james, the second with his french and irish jacobite army, demanded access to the city of londonderry . he was refused, londonderry. he was refused, which started a siege that lasted over 105 days and left over 8000 dead. >> there are a couple of attempts to try and relieve the city, but nothing really breaks through until august. city, but nothing really breaks through until august . of 1689. through until august. of1689. and you have the arrival of the relief fleet under major—general percy kirke , and there's a very percy kirke, and there's a very famous incident takes place when one of the ships, the mountjoy,

charges and breaks the boom that is across the foyle. eventually after a little bit of engagement with shore batteries and relieves the city, the main failure of the jacobites at that time had been their lack of big guns and mortars. they didn't expect the garrison to hold out. they didn't expect a long siege, so they didn't bring a lot of heavy artillery to londonderry. and as a consequence, the defenders were very fortunate and were able to hold out with a little bit of courage and stiff resolve. so londonderry is a strategic failure for the jacobites because james cannot get out of ireland and his troops are trapped there. and this will determine then the course of the glorious revolution, because the campaign in or the war will be based in ireland . ireland. >> so jonathan madison explaining the significance of the siege of derry that everybody who lives in northern ireland knows about the very

important element. >> it's good to see you two boys. >> the importance of the siege of derry. but it's good to hear it explained today , isn't it? it explained today, isn't it? >> it is, and it's very useful to have somebody like dr. madison explain exactly the importance of the siege of derry. i mean, on the coat of arms, a skeleton, which arms, it is a skeleton, which actually how important actually shows you how important actually shows you how important a lot of legacy that the siege actually had on the people of londonderry. that i can tell you a small thing that, you know, the price and scarcity of food dunng the price and scarcity of food during obviously during the siege, obviously the pnces during the siege, obviously the prices . and so prices skyrocket. and so the cost a mouse was £0.06. if cost of a mouse was £0.06. if you wanted a mouse you wanted to eat a mouse sixpence and it went all the way up to like so bits of cats and dogs and goodness knows what else. so i mean, they really had to it was a siege and a proper, proper sort of 17th century siege where the mortar shell was cast. and so, you know, you've got you don't surrender, you know , fully expect rampaging know, fully expect rampaging jacobite army in the redshank attacks are coming and the basically to explain to our audience the redshanks were the highland troops that the

protestant presbyterian settlers in londonderry were absolutely terrified of . they had terrified of. they had a terrible reputation and actually they were supposed to be part of king james's official army. they were raised by talbot, but they were raised by talbot, but they were given very sort of they weren't properly equipped and were given very sort of they were had roperly equipped and were given very sort of they were had a perly equipped and were given very sort of they were had a very equipped and were given very sort of they were had a very fearsome and they had a very fearsome reputation. but it's interesting also to see that with the siege of londonderry, that that has cast a very long shadow. but the breaking of the boom is very important because that allows marshal schomberg to bring his williamite troops across to ulster. they land in groomsport and his base is literally just outside belfast. well, i think we're going to see a little package on that later on with the arrival of schomberg . the arrival of schomberg. >> we've just had a little bit of what we call here in northern ireland soft rain, soft in belfast, but we're going to belfast, but we're now going to go to our reporter theo go over to our reporter theo chikomba, who's in liverpool. theo bring us up to date with what the celebrations are. there >> yes, well , here

what the celebrations are. there >> yes, well, here in what the celebrations are. there >> yes, well , here in liverpool, >> yes, well, here in liverpool, celebrations have already kicked off. >> we've just seen marching bands, young children in alongside their parents and many other members of the lodge as well. lots of them , i'll tell well. lots of them, i'll tell you, over a thousand probably were there. now they are making their way towards southport to meet many other lodges here in the north—east as well . several the north—east as well. several thousand people are expected to be meeting up this morning and into the early afternoon. but this morning, i'm kindly joined by ron . thank you so much for by ron. thank you so much for joining me this morning. by ron. thank you so much for joining me this morning . so just joining me this morning. so just tell me a bit of your background and when you joined . and when you joined. >> i joined as a very young child during the junior lodges, became active at five years of age, went through into the adults back in the late 60s and beenin adults back in the late 60s and been in the institution for over 53 years. and what does it mean to you? it means everything to me. it's celebrate our heritage, our religion , and really what we

our religion, and really what we stand for is civil and religious liberty for all, not for individuals, but for everyone . individuals, but for everyone. but often the mistake and that we're bigoted , but we're not we're bigoted, but we're not bigoted every one. are you seeing walking today would know a neighbour who was a roman catholic , a workmate who was catholic, a workmate who was a roman catholic , a friend is a roman catholic, a friend is a roman catholic, a friend is a roman catholic, a friend is a roman catholic . but we have roman catholic, a friend is a roman catholic. but we have our traditions . we support the traditions. we support the protestant religion , the protestant religion, the reformation principles , and reformation principles, and we're proud to do so . we're proud to do so. >> we've seen all the people who've been here in liverpool this morning and you be spending the rest of the day with them. young people as well, involved . young people as well, involved. this is for everybody, isn't it? yes it's everyone. yes it's for everyone. >> everyone, indeed . and you'll >> everyone, indeed. and you'll see effort that's gone into see the effort that's gone into to costumes on some of the to the costumes on some of the youngsters where they're depicting . and king william and depicting. and king william and queen mary. we actively encourage the youngsters to get involved at every level . and involved at every level. and it's not just in england that

we're parading today. we'll be parading throughout the world in toronto, in canada or the states in canada, australia and new zealand, northern ireland, southern ireland . at the parade southern ireland. at the parade last sunday, last saturday, sorry, and there'll be functions in america and even be parades in america and even be parades in ghana and togo celebrating the battle of the boyne . the battle of the boyne. >> so it's not just here, it's across the world as well. >> during your time, what changes have you seen in the membership as well ? membership as well? >> well, everything is evolved, some for the better and some for the worst. yes ago it was a lot easier to get off your workplace to come on the 12th of july. nowadays because of work patterns, it's a lot harder. there would have been a lot more people today if we would have beenin people today if we would have been in a situation where we would have been in the 60s and the 70s, but we make do with what we got and the people enjoy

themselves, whether they're working or they be coming tonight to functions. >> and finally , how much have >> and finally, how much have you been forward to today? >> well, this is this is the highlight of the year. there's nothing better from my point of view. and as i've said in the past. so long as there's a 12th of july in the calendar , we will of july in the calendar, we will work on the 12th of july, celebrate in the battle of the boyne. >> ron, thank you so much for your time this morning. well as your time this morning. well as you heard from him, people are finding it a bit more difficult in terms of flexibility, getting time work off school. but if time off work off school. but if you just see the number of people here this morning, you can how much it means can see just how much it means for them to be here today . theo for them to be here today. theo thank you so much and welcome back to belfast. >> we've been to liverpool , >> we've been to liverpool, we've been to rossnowlagh in county donegal , we've been to county donegal, we've been to kilkeel and now we're here in belfast with doctor gavin hughes. it'sjust belfast with doctor gavin hughes. it's just wonderful to hear from the grand master there about traditions of orangism hear from the grand master there ab england raditions of orangism hear from the grand master there ab england ,1ditions of orangism hear from the grand master there ab england , because »f orangism hear from the grand master there ab england , because i orangism hear from the grand master there ab england , because i think|ism

hear from the grand master there ab england , because i think am in england, because i think a lot of our viewers and listeners today won't know about that. that's right. >> and of course, what was happening in liverpool is very much across the much mirrored across the province today. and what's province here today. and what's happening here in the province is mirrored and is mirrored across and liverpool. noticed liverpool. what we noticed earlier course, the earlier was, of course, the presence of the women's orange association. and course, association. yes. and of course, that's strong presence. that's a very strong presence. and we'll see lot and there'll be we'll see a lot of lodges and the districts of the lodges and the districts here in the belfast parade today as well. and of course, that can stretch history right back as well. and of course, that can str1912. history right back as well. and of course, that can str1912. andistory right back as well. and of course, that can str1912. and it'sy right back as well. and of course, that can str1912. and it's fascinating: as well. and of course, that can str1912. and it's fascinating to to 1912. and it's fascinating to see that it what happens in liverpool happens here and will be happening glasgow and any be happening in glasgow and any any way of the 12th is being celebrated. >> yes. so i was i was talking to some of the people from scotland earlier on this morning before air. and they before we came on air. and they were explaining me that there before we came on air. and they werfour)laining me that there before we came on air. and they werfour demonstrations hat there before we came on air. and they werfour demonstrations int there are four demonstrations in scotland. have place scotland. they have taken place already. place already. they usually take place on a saturday before the 12th of july. so there glasgow, july. so there in glasgow, they're central scotland, they're in central scotland, they're in central scotland, they're east of scotland they're in the east of scotland and in ayrshire. so and they're in ayrshire. so orangism is quite strong in scotland, isn't it ? scotland, isn't it? >> is. and to use a scots >> it is. and to use a scots word for what's happening at the

moment, a bit it's moment, it's a bit draghi. it's a bit, it's a dry, bit a bit, it's a bit dry, a bit soft, a bit soft, you know. but no, it's important to say how i think sort of blossoming the orange institution is becoming in the moment. in scotland at the moment. >> and as well as the >> yeah. and as well as the women's association, the junior orange are very strong as orange lodges are very strong as well. both boys and girls would probably see that on parade today as well. >> definitely. and sometimes you will see if our audience is looking into, well, why are there children marching in the spirit? that is the junior organisation often and a lot. it stresses the family nature. i think of a lodge really. i mean, certainly we see that in the rural country trials very much so . 50. >> so. >> i just had a message from somebody in county fermanagh telling me that some of the orangemen were arriving by boat in today. so that's in loch earn today. so that's wonderful to talk about today. but we'll head but still to come, we'll head out speak to dougie beattie out to speak to dougie beattie and charlie lawson, who are out with the crowd celebrating here in belfast .

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channel >> welcome back to belfast. it's a little bit soft here. in other words, we have a little bit of light rain here at the moment, but we think it's going to clear. i'm joined, of course, by my good friend dr. gavin hughes. we've been talking about the history brought us to history of what brought us to this but thought i'd this point. but i thought i'd also read some of your also read out some of your views. you've been very good about getting in touch us. about getting in touch with us. so saying she is so maud is saying she is thoroughly enjoying the coverage this baroness this morning with baroness hallett , dougie, charlie and hallett, dougie, charlie and gavin. absolute top presenting team. thank maud . and so team. thank you, maud. and so good to see northern ireland being represented well . liz says being represented well. liz says that she's really enjoying the coverage, especially the history . it's great to see this often forgotten part of the uk . tim is forgotten part of the uk. tim is saying superb coverage . thanks saying superb coverage. thanks tim, for joining saying superb coverage. thanks tim, forjoining us today. so tim, for joining us today. so interesting and good history. tim, for joining us today. so interesting and good history . a interesting and good history. a lot of people enjoying the history. gavin which is music to your ears , certainly, of course. your ears, certainly, of course. and helen saying, i just want to say how interesting that i'm finding this morning's programme

about the july 12th grades living in england and without any connections to northern ireland. i've only seen snippets of the coverage on the mainstream media over the years which have tended to focus on the conflict between protestants and in northern and catholics in northern ireland rather than the history of the event the celebration of the event and the celebration of the event and the celebration of the event and the celebration of the community. so i think what people are enjoying is what's the background to the 12th of july? and we're trying to provide that this morning. i think that's it, arlene, because sometimes, i mean, it's difficult to present what goes on you know, on an on today, you know, on an international media scale. >> a snippet of two minutes >> in a snippet of two minutes or it's very, very or so. it's very, very difficult. can actually difficult. and you can actually see people coming here to enjoy themselves. well, do people themselves. well, why do people come enjoy it? and come here to enjoy it? and hopefully we'll be able to present an idea of exactly why that's case. that's the case. >> well, i know two people who all ways enjoy themselves and that dougie beattie and charlie lawson. let's go out and about and see what they're up to this morning . good morning, boys.

morning. good morning, boys. >> good morning and welcome to a very sombre part of this period. of course, this is the laying of the wreath because quite a lot of orangemen, of course, suffered at very many different occasions serving in the military. yeah it's a great part of the orange tradition , really. of the orange tradition, really. >> you know what i mean? i mean, as i say from the battle of the somme. indeed, before you know, people have laid their lives down for queen and country and king and country and this is a part of the part of the ceremony which is very important. and often i think, you often forgotten. i think, you know, pay attention to know, people pay attention to various and whatever various banners and whatever throughout you'll see throughout the day. you'll see the tradition on the great tradition on and there's great link with there's a great link with veterans and it's a it's a pride and great part of the day. this well, we'll just leave you a little bit as they and be slightly respectful here as the orange order just tries to rip member it's dead and we just study here and what's happening the as a result of losing a

loved one of war owen paterson continued to in year those who suffered minor injuries p&o dodi entered m61 and lord dannatt ba.2 sevilla lord dannatt just lebanese and enjoy the freedoms that many citizens around the world have bought and paid . world have bought and paid. >> standing at the cenotaph before you will realise the place of freedom is not free. >> because i mid beds mark tufnell a waterfalls obe. i'm here for the freedom to enjoy with the sacrifice of others. may we be ever so. >> there you see arlene. you can see them there now just in the middle of the prayers of what's going on here. they're about to lay the wreath. and after that has taken place, all the other districts here in will districts here in belfast will join parade head off on join the parade and head off on that very journey that very, very long journey through in through to shaw's bridge in south belfast , just as the

south belfast, just as the father have learned. >> so i hope you continue to be and i know it's been mark steyn ipsis of a violent. i know and i know it's been mark steyn ipsis of a violent . i know they ipsis of a violent. i know they must find a compromise. kostiantyn yelisieiev torfaen ipso these things . ipso these things. >> have i spoken unto you that my j'oy >> have i spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full? >> this is my very sombre part of today . it's >> this is my very sombre part of today. it's a very important part of today. when the parade stops at the cenotaph to remember those who have lost their lives in various conflicts over the generations . so gavin , over the generations. so gavin, thatis over the generations. so gavin, that is an important part of today, isn't it? >> remembering it most certainly is. arlene the cenotaph was dedicated on the 11th of november 1929, and it is focussed extremely heavily in the 12th parades ever since. and it's important to recall lies exactly why that's the case.

it's during the first world war, the ulster division had 32,000 casualties as of those , 32,000 casualties as of those, 32,000 casualties, nearly 6000 were suffered on one day. on the 1st of july, 1916. and just like many households across these islands were getting telegrams notifying of their casualty rate , northern ireland and ulster, the old imperial province of ulster, before partition was particularly badly hit because we had not only supplied a division, but would also supply two brigades in the 16th, the nationalist, 16th irish division and the non—aligned 10th house division and funny enough, on the 10th of july 1916, in the ulster hall behind us, the orange had a service because they lost so many of their brethren. >> there were many. there were many who went to war wearing their orange sash. >> that's it. there's one particular case of one worshipful master john crumlin, who actually carries the lodge warrant in his pocket and puts his collarette in his backpack.

when he goes over the top on the 1st july. we're not exactly sure how many orange brethren were actually involved in the first world war. we're conservative estimates may be 100,000, but when you take it amongst across the empire and commonwealth, now , there were probably a lot more. >> well, it's good to remember, but we're just to going pause again and have our third little package. this time. it's around the arrival of the duke of schomberg in ireland . schomberg in ireland. >> it was on the 13th of august 1689 that groomsport wood witness the arrival of the williamite army, the duke of schomberg would take over two weeks on loading the horse suppues weeks on loading the horse supplies and ammunition. the dutch dragoons huguenots and engush dutch dragoons huguenots and english infantry , the duke of english infantry, the duke of

schomberg, one of the six nificant characters of this period, arrives in ireland . period, arrives in ireland. >> a very experienced soldier, he may be almost 80 years of age, but he's cut his teeth in the european wars at the end of the european wars at the end of the 17th century, and he's dispatched to ireland to smash the jacobite forces. there is a small jacobite garrison holding carrickfergus castle, so groomsport becomes the closest spot in which he can land and takes 2 or 3 weeks for him to descend bach, his soldiers and his supplies . as schomberg moves his supplies. as schomberg moves quickly to take the jacobite garrison at carrickfergus, there is a short ten day siege of that particular fortification action and really de schomberg wants to press south. so he gives terms to the jacobite defenders that they can march out and head back to their strongholds elsewhere on the island because he wants to capture belfast, lock . such to capture belfast, lock. such is the hostile nature of the local inhabitants towards the jacobites that actually

schomberg himself has to ride at the head of that jacobite column with his pistols drawn in for fear that the local protestant inhabitants of carrickfergus and the hinterland will actually lynch the jacobites as they try to make their way south. so schomberg actually has to defend the jacobite garrison as they leave carrickfergus and head . leave carrickfergus and head. south he gets, i suppose, as far as the dundalk area where he has to make a fortified camp and then the weather in ireland closes in his camp is subject not only to small attacks but also to disease and outbreaks of other aspects that you would associate with 17th century warfare. and as a consequence of that, he is forced to retreat back into ulster to winter quarters in lisburn hillsborough, banbridge and elsewhere, and this does not go down very well with william, who the following year in june of 1690, feels that the war needs to be ended quickly to and do

that he will lead from the front . well we're expecting the parade with us very shortly. >> but just before that, we're going to have a little break. i'll come back soon. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news more heavy showers to come today. there'll be some blue sky at times a fairly cool breeze continuing to blow. we've still got low pressure dominating. it's only slowly pulling away to the north—east and around. it's bands of showers continually feeding in some heavy ones. today across northern scotland, particularly parts of aberdeenshire down to fife. but also parts of northern ireland, southern scotland seeing some intense showers and further south we'll see kind of lines of showers for some places having very day, whereas

having a very wet day, whereas some spots may not see too many and see a bit more in the way of sunshine. there's still a cool breeze blowing there. so temperatures only or temperatures only around or a touch teens, touch below average. high teens, low 20s at best, and feeling cooler when the showers come along, of which there will still be plenty through this evening. still pretty ones. still some pretty lively ones. the a rumble of the possibility of a rumble of thunder places, but they do thunder in places, but they do tend as we go through tend to fade as we go through the night. so most places will become through the early become dry through the early hours. some showers keeping going west. going around the west. temperatures up 11 to 14 temperatures holding up 11 to 14 celsius thursday . well, it is celsius thursday. well, it is sunshine and showers, but i don't think there'll be as many showers better showers tomorrow. a better chance bit more chance of seeing a bit more sunshine, particularly initially over central and eastern parts , over central and eastern parts, but even through the day, not as many showers developing parts of wales, england wales, south—west england especially, dry. still especially, may stay dry. still some heavy showers to come, particularly in parts of scotland and still generally on the side , although the the cool side, although the winds a little lighter winds will be a little lighter tomorrow. the that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud

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hear the miller memorial band striking up from the cenotaph , striking up from the cenotaph, so they should be with us very shortly . i just wanted to read shortly. i just wanted to read out some more gb views news that you've been sending in. keep out some more gb views news that you'v

dead, and that's an important part of today. but now the celebration really begins. >> this is it. from this point onwards, arlene, they will move down. bedford street here onto old shrewsbury square down towards the dublin road, towards malone and off towards malone road, and off towards south belfast and shaw's bridge area and barnett's domain and funny the band, which is funny enough, the band, which is leading parade , which always leading the parade, which always leaves the belfast parade, the miller memorial us, founded miller memorial us, was founded in bridge in 1911, and in shaw's bridge in 1911, and it's very well known band. and it's a very well known band. and as i say, it always leads the belfast county demonstration here. >> yes, and they call them the county band , don't they? because county band, don't they? because they lead . when you see they always lead. when you see miller memorial coming , you know they always lead. when you see mill

see the white caps of miller memorial coming down bedford street. very shortly. i would say. and and they'll. say. yes. and and they'll. >> they'll be. they'll be. >> they'll be. they'll be. >> they'll be. they'll be. >> they'll be. they'll be followed by and i don't know whether they have paused for a little moment. they'll be followed by the county officers of belfast won't they. >> that's right. as with all of the demonstrations today, there's a certain kind of format in the parade. you are led by the county grand officers. there are each district will have its own district offices and in the district , there will be the district, there will be the lodge offices and the lodges will parade in the districts. so today, in belfast, what we'll see is county grand lodge of belfast parading with miller memorial behind them is seven eight district and then it should be nine district eight, ten district, and then back to one, two, 3—3 the way to ballymacarrett at the end. number six. >> well, given that it's raining, it makes me think of home. and i was going to go to a little package at enniskillen,

but i, i, i think i can say yes i can. i can see the colour party moving away from city hall, so we'll just stick with the live pictures because i don't want to miss the front of the parade because we've talked a lot about it today. we'll go to the little package on enniskillen. very important place in enniskillen. for those of who watching today, of you who are watching today, a lovely castle and a great museum i >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> but it's very brave of everybody standing out here to watch the parade because it really is coming down at the moment . just opened up a few moment. just opened up a few moments ago. we had pretty soft ground before that, but now it's really coming down. >> it is indeed. and to be quite honest, what you might also noficeis honest, what you might also notice is the fact that in the parade a lot of the bandsmen will be packing their pack. macs and ponchos and there and their ponchos and there might pauses in the parade might be pauses in the parade whilst they actually go and put those on. >> unusual to you about >> it's not unusual to you about that there pauses in that because there are pauses in the parade. yes, because the belfast parade. yes, because . because the parade in belfast is such a long one that people

do take a little don't they? >> they do, because obviously it also goes down the speed of also goes down to the speed of the marching as well. and the walking depending on the pace and tempo the bands. so and the tempo of the bands. so sometimes a large might or district might have to stop to let stacks of catch let other larger stacks of catch up them. up with them. >> think we're seeing shots of >> i think we're seeing shots of the front of the parade and i'm just so sorry that those umbrellas are there as well. umbrellas are up there as well. and umbrellas are sort of and the umbrellas are sort of blocking it . but can you blocking part of it. but can you see the colour party in belfast is very well regarded. they're always very smart and they take always very smart and they take a lot of pride in the in their marching . you can just see them marching. you can just see them coming there. you can something they train for and you'll see they train for and you'll see the colour party coming through there now. >> yes, sir. brian stewart, i believe, leads the county grand colour party there at. and of course, we will be seeing the county grand offices of the grand master, spencer beatty, the deputy grand master, william hughes , the grand secretary, hughes, the grand secretary, william mawhinney , the grand william mawhinney, the grand

treasurer, mervyn bishop , and treasurer, mervyn bishop, and the county grand chaplain, the reverend mervyn gibson, who also happens to grand secretary of happens to be grand secretary of the grand orange lodge . the grand orange lodge. >> and of course, we're live here. and sometimes we'll get a bit of colourful language. i think we've got a bit of colourful language a few moments ago, and i do apologise for that. but we're trying to gather up the atmosphere here here in belfast and the colour will be the odd bit of chaucerian vernacular indeed . and we're vernacular indeed. and we're just seeing the colour party coming towards us now as the rain comes down upon us. and there followed by miller memorial flute band and a very well regarded band here in belfast . and i hope that they're belfast. and i hope that they're going to strike up. >> gavin i hope they will be. they come past us. the drum major of the miller memorial is alan johnston, as you say, a very, very fine band indeed. that's conductor james miller. and it'll be interesting for our audience to listen out to the kind of tunes that the parade

will be playing . in will be playing. in >> here they come . oh, they're >> here they come. oh, they're going to start.

great all right. thank . all right. thank. that's the that's the first of our scots bands there. >> arlene foster coming through . promise and boys, the first scottish band that's here today . and we were just talking about the psalm and there banner is

showing a picture from the song. it is. it's the first day of the somme, the first advance of the 36th ulster division . that i 36th ulster division. that i think is the george telford memorial lodge . memorial lodge. >> they're coming through . >> they're coming through. and saint paul's church defenders coming up here as well and you mentioned brother glen before and his brother glen coming past us now.

>> and that lodge is from north belfast, is that correct ? belfast, is that correct? >> gavin it is a sort of fact. you'll notice that it has saint paups you'll notice that it has saint paul's church on the on the front and on the back. it has the king, william landing at carrickfergus . way down here. carrickfergus. way down here. >> arlene foster . now carrickfergus. way down here. >> arlene foster. now coming up is the coote memorial . is the coote memorial. >> and that's a very important lodge in this particular demonstration because they have their new banner on display. demonstration because they have their new banner on display . and their new banner on display. and it is believed to be the very first digitally printed banner. and of course, it is also probably the very first banner to have a late majesty, the

queen elizabeth ii on it. >> and we can see that coming up. >> now. indeed. there it is . holly >> hey, joe. yes . so that's cook >> hey, joe. yes. so that's cook memorial. i had the pleasure of meeting with some of their members down in rossnowlagh county donegal last saturday, where they brought their new banner the first time. banner out for the first time. so it's good to see them here today. >> it is indeed. yeah. >> it is indeed. yeah. >> no district number nine will be parading for us. us district

number nine coming up. >> yes . whoa well, we shall . whoa well, we shall. >> that appears to be district

number two. so . yeah. number two. so. yeah. >> yeah , yeah . there's some >> yeah, yeah. there's some recognition there from the shankill . they're out in force shankill. they're out in force today. it's good to see them . today. it's good to see them. >> there's the mcmullen memorial lodge coming past there as well . and on the back of their banneris . and on the back of their banner is the garden of beth mead. so again, that draws the whole sort of religious element and aspect of today's proceedings. >> yes. so sometimes the front of the banner will have one aspect of orangeism on the back of the banner will have a different aspect. >> it will. it will. i mean, nine times out of ten, you will get either a scene from the williamite wars or or the first world war or actually a noted member of the lodge who has

passed away and they decide to rename the lodge in their honoun rename the lodge in their honour. yeah he's just coming now then. >> gavin i think we're going to get very colourful uniforms . get very colourful uniforms. and there ralph kielman . and there ralph kielman. rathcoole yes . rathcoole yes. >> 1739 west belfast .

>> 1739 west belfast. and as we said before, gavin, this is a live broadcast. so we're carrying all of the aspects of today. we had a bit of colourful language a bit earlier. again, and i do apologise to viewers for that, but hopefully we're going to see the sights and sounds in terms of the music as it goes along. very so. i mean , the crowds very much so. i mean, the crowds are really beginning to come and swell on bedford street here now . oh, this is quite a famous band. white rock is . marching band. white rock is. marching. hinckley dodi . again the strains hinckley dodi. again the strains of goodbye dolly grey fear, god honour the .

honour the. queen there's the ladies out again . there's the ladies out again. >> that's right . and if you see >> that's right. and if you see buses going up down bedford street, that will be with the lodge members and the band members equipment taking it all the way up to barnestorming. and of course of the wider cars of course some of the wider cars and limousines are for the older brethren who may not be able to walk as far. >> and these are the younger brethren that we're seeing now. yes . yes. >> in costumes very reminiscent of the ulster crisis of 1912. yes. this sort of peaky blinder look, as i call it. >> yes .

>> there's the band of shankill, old boys go past. yes. they've .

old boys go past. yes. they've. this is more of a melody, flute band, a beautiful sign . band, a beautiful sign. >> lodge 1963 glenavy going past there . >> so there's a great atmosphere here at the minute . here at the minute. >> gavin there is. and as we were saying earlier, the majority of bands that we'll see will be flutes and pipe and drum effectively , which of course effectively, which of course mirrors the tradition of the

williamite armies and the jacobite armies with the fife and drum . and drum. >> and coming up here is a band from cumbernauld . we' re we're still in shankill district. >> i think we are still district number nine. >> yes .

jonathan vautrey . and this is us jonathan vautrey. and this is us moving now into ballynafeigh district. >> that's right. district . >> that's right. district. number 10. >> this district number 10, created in 1896 . the following created in 1896. the following the fire a protest voice who

stormed in 1900 as one of the oldest bands on parade today and they're playing killaloe , which they're playing killaloe, which is the regimental march of the royal irish regiment . and if you royal irish regiment. and if you hear a big yo in the middle of that, it's traditional to give a chantis that, it's traditional to give a chant is killaloe really killaloe without exact . killaloe without exact. you're not on that, are you . not on that, are you. >> so well, it's very sorry to see you. very sorry . sorry see you. very sorry. sorry bazball . bazball. >> and this is a very smart band here it is. i always love to see

all of the different types of uniform on display. >> well, again, you'll notice that many of the colours are always very deeply symbolic. the derry crimson as they call this colour coming up. now it's a sort of a maroon red . sort of a maroon red. and this band is coming from bangon and this band is coming from bangor, which is for a audience across the water. it's not very far away from belfast, about 12 miles northwards on the coast . miles northwards on the coast. okay .

well, we're going to leave . well, we're going to leave. >> we're going to leave the bndge >> we're going to leave the bridge here and go for the top of the our news now with tanya sanchez. >> eileen, thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom. pressures mounting on the bbc with fresh allegations against an unnamed presenter. our home and security editor, mark white, is at broadcasting house in london. and mark, what can you tell us? >> well, since this story broke in the sun newspaper last friday, there have now been four sets of allegations relating to four separate people . but the four separate people. but the

bbc itself , four separate people. but the bbc itself, in the form of senior management that are unable to investigate date those allegations because they have been told by the metropolitan police to cease to halt all of their internal investigations while the metropolitan police looks at the possible guilty of launching an investigation into whether a criminal offence took place. with regard to the first allegations that were reported on friday. and all the while, while that is happening, ing former bbc presenter jon sopel has come out this morning on his podcast and said that the unnamed presenter is very angry that they believe that the sun newspaper is just now digging for dirt with a view to continuing to damage his reputation. but having said that, another presenter, bbc presenter jeremy vine, has said on his channel five programme

that he believes it's time for his colleague to come out. however, dan imaging and however painful that might be, that it is very damaging to the bbc and time for this presenter to step forward and speak publicly . forward and speak publicly. >> obe mark white there . thank >> obe mark white there. thank you very much. our home and security editor outside of broadcasting house with the latest. the bank of england are warning nearly a million mortgage holders in the uk will see their monthly repayments jump see their monthly repayments jump by see their monthly repayments jump by £500 or more by the end of 2026. mortgage rates have now hit their highest level in 15 years, surpassing figures seen in the aftermath of last year's mini—budget. the central bank says the uk's eight major banks are sturdy enough to handle a fresh economic crisis. it also said that the country has so far been resilient to rapidly rising interest rates . but some interest rates. but some households and firms may struggle with repayments on loans . as ukraine's president loans. as ukraine's president zelenskyy has arrived at the

nato summit to meet leaders as the gathering second day continues. he's held talks with the prime minister and will join leaders for an inaugural session of the nato ukraine council a day after they confirmed his country will become a member of the alliance. all members of the g7 are set to sign a long term security arrangement with ukraine later that, rishi sunak says has the potential to return peace to europe . president peace to europe. president zelenskyy will also meet with his us counterpart, joe biden , his us counterpart, joe biden, as he seeks more arms and ammunition from the us. he spoke of his priorities at the summit today. >> what we what we what we hear and understand that will have this invitation . even when this invitation. even when security measures ease will allow . yeah. so i want to allow. yeah. so i want to discuss with our partners all these things and the sword will will speak today and fight for this . its security guarantees . this. its security guarantees. >> teachers in england have voted in favour of strike action

in an ongoing dispute over pay nearly nine out of ten teacher members of the union who voted in the ballot backed walkouts . in the ballot backed walkouts. the union, which passed the 50% ballot threshold and says it plans to stage continuous industrial action starting in september . strike dates in the september. strike dates in the autumn term will also be considered and coordinated with other unions, where possible . other unions, where possible. you're with gb news. we'll bring you more news as it happens. now it's you more news as it happens. now wsfime you more news as it happens. now it's time for a look at the weather. >> the temperatures rising in boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news more heavy showers to come today. there'll be some blue sky at times , a fairly cool blue sky at times, a fairly cool breeze continuing to blow. we've still got low pressure dominated . it's only slowly pulling away to the northeast and around its bounds of showers, continually feeding in some heavy ones today

across northern scotland, particularly parts of aberdeenshire down to fife, but also parts of northern ireland, southern scotland seeing some intense showers and further south we'll see kind of lines of showers for some places having a very wet day , whereas some spots very wet day, whereas some spots may too see many and see may not too see many and see a bit more in the way of sunshine. there's still cool breeze there's still a cool breeze blowing temperatures blowing there. so temperatures only a touch below only around or a touch below average high low 20s at average. high teens, low 20s at best, and feeling cooler when the showers come of which the showers come along, of which there be plenty there will still be plenty through evening. still some through this evening. still some pretty ones. the pretty lively ones. the possibility a rumble of possibility of a rumble of thunder in places, but they do tend to as we go through tend to fade as we go through the places will the night. so most places will become through the early become dry through the early hours. some showers keeping going the west. going around the west. temperatures holding up 11 to 14 celsius thursday . well, it is celsius thursday. well, it is sunshine and showers, but i don't think there'll be as many showers tomorrow. a better chance of seeing a bit more sunshine, particularly initially over eastern parts , over central and eastern parts, but even through the day, not as many parts of many showers developing parts of wales, south west england especially, dry. still especially, may stay dry. still some heavy showers to come,

particularly in parts of scotland and still generally on the cool side, although the winds a little lighter winds will be a little lighter tomorrow , the temperatures tomorrow, the temperatures rising . rising. >> boxed solar power proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. welcome back to the 12th of july penod welcome back to the 12th of july period here in belfast. >> we're very much well underway now and indeed we're district number two going past.

>> and here we see time dale lodge with william tyndale on the front and on the back is belfast, orange hall . and it's belfast, orange hall. and it's again, lovely to see some of the ladies umbria today. >> it's a long walk. it is six, 6.4 miles. >> it's a it's a long walk of course, there are 116 lodges on parade, 50 vans and 8000 on

parade, 50 vans and 8000 on parade today as well. so as you can see, in a very small city square like this. yes there's an awful lot of colour and vibrancy . yeah. and of course, we shouldn't forget that there are 18 demonstrations taking place right across northern ireland today. >> there are indeed. i would be very remiss of me if i didn't mention north breckland and county . county. >> north breckland is your home pansh >> north breckland is your home parish , is it? parish, is it? >> it is . so we're >> it is. so we're just seeing district number three about to come down bedford street now, there's a slight pause in the parade . yes, indeed . yes. parade. yes, indeed. yes. >> an interesting just as we were going there, one of the lodges there was 5—3, three whitewell, temperance and it's

very well known for having on the back of its banner of the princess victoria, which , of princess victoria, which, of course, was a terrible disaster on 31st of january 1953. and the princess victoria went down within sight of the northern irish coastline with the loss of 133 lives. i think we're now going to go and see what dougie beattie our northern ireland reporter is up to with of course, the wonderful charlie loss . loss. >> yes, hello, arlene, and welcome to the junction of linenhall street and ormeau avenue . avenue. >> you join us here on the weather has definitely not dampened spirits because the crowds are out here in their thousands. >> i mean, tell us a little bit about what you find around. i can hardly hear you, dougie, but a great atmosphere is usual and people from all over the planet, as you'll see through the day, and it was just spotted a couple of girls here. >> hey, girls. >> hey, girls. >> how are you? where have you

come from ? we're from broxburn, come from? we're from broxburn, right . right. >> brilliant. and when did you get over here? last night. >> monday. to me. do you know anybody here today? >> the bannau? yeah. you >> any of the bannau? yeah. you know the govan band. >> the govan band? yeah yeah. >> the govan band? yeah yeah. >> they been through yet? >> have they been through yet? >> have they been through yet? >> through. >> yes, i've been through. >> yes, i've been through. >> yes. brilliant. so you. what are your plans? are you going to follow way field follow the way up to the field and then back? or yeah, probably. >> probably. yeah. >> probably. yeah. >> well, good to see you. and of course, it's all. huge, course, it's all. this is huge, huge unionism, oranges and loyalist in scotland and loyalist is huge in scotland and i know we are very proud to be here. >> definitely 100. >> definitely 100. >> well, we're proud to have you, too. very much . you, too. thanks very much. >> you. well, there you >> thank you. well, there you go. all over all over the uk . go. all over all over the uk. >> yeah, drastic. and we've seen coming further in the day canadian bands and bands from all over. >> and we met a couple earlier on from toronto last night in kilkeel . kilkeel. >> so a splendid day and we're only just starting out, so we'll be back to you. >> arlene. >> arlene. >> we'll see you soon. yeah,

looking forward to it, charlie, to see what you two get up to dunng to see what you two get up to during the parade today. >> if you hear people shouting out my name as they are at the minute, it's because , as they minute, it's because, as they have recognised that i'm here with gb news bringing you this live broadcast today, continue to be joined by doctor gavin hughes, who's giving us the historical context of some of the banners that are going past today. >> well, we've seen a number of districts going past already. >> eileen, and we're currently in the middle of things, more of the belfast. this is . number three. >> and the band playing there is from whitewell. and of course , from whitewell. and of course, interesting thing about whitewell is a few moments ago that their banner mentions a princess victoria disaster, but it was also formed in 1952. >> so in the year that her

majesty came to the throne, whitewell lodge typekit street was also formed . under the was also formed. under the banner behind us. >> and we also see the image of queen victoria , a very, very queen victoria, a very, very important monarch in this . city and so as queen, queen victoria memorial temperance passes us if we're lucky, we might get to see our royal york, which is one of the oldest guest lodges on parade today .

parade today. >> royal york , i think, has >> royal york, i think, has amongst its members , lord dennis rogan. >> i think he's a member of york lodge . there's a lot of young lodge. there's a lot of young people going to be very tired tonight. gavin very, very tightly . tightly. >> here comes the prince albert temperance lodge . and funny temperance lodge. and funny enough, it was actually formed in 1888 from members of the royal york lodge . we had so many royal york lodge. we had so many members who decided to make two lodges. are .

and here's somebody coming in the front of this lodge actually waving a flag from wales . waving a flag from wales. >> so one can only assume that they're from wales. >> well, i was going to say, it's nice to see drake on display there. it's sort of and i don't know if our audience heard earlier, they both are strains of men of harlech coming through. so there's a nice to see welsh flag display see the welsh flag on display here as well . here as well. >> again, underlining, of course, that this is a united kingdom story that we're telling today and some of the packages that we were talking about really underlined that today, didn't it ? didn't it? >> they do. and they draw the continuity of as the orange institution likes to say, this is all part of the faith, the loyalty and the state. so it is the old the old idea, if you like, of the kingdoms , the unity

like, of the kingdoms, the unity of kingdoms and obviously we see here. king william again on glencairn's banner. and of course, this all goes back to the glorious revolution of november 1688. and the convention parliament. >> but yes, i'm going to use this little break in the parade. oh, maybe i'll not, because i thought i had a bit of silence here. >> i was going to bring you some gb views, but instead we're going to listen to this quite noisy band. >> but i'm sure it's going to be good. >> but i'm sure it's going to be good . good for you. good. good for you. >> great. we got . and there's the man

we got. and there's the man himself , we got. and there's the man himself, king william . erg, in himself, king william. erg, in the parade as well . dpp lee kuan yew . dpp lee kuan yew. >> well, that was the shankill protestant boys, a very well

known band. it would have been very remiss of me if i hadn't. if i'd have talked over that. that's true. parade today. i hope we're going to have a little chat soon with with one of our members of parliament who has just came across to have a word with us, gavin robinson has popped by word with us, gavin robinson has popped by his lodge, doesn't come towards the end of the parade, so he's taken the time to come and have a chat with us. but first of all, we're going to go over to northern ireland. reporter dougie beattie, who's out and about with charlie lawson . lawson. >> well , arlene, welcome to this >> well, arlene, welcome to this part of belfast. we're not actually that far away from you, but there is quite literally thousands of people lining the route here and charlie and i have found it quite amazing. what a complete selection of people there are and they've come from far and wide and some very, very colourful tankers . very, very colourful tankers. here's this young lady now. >> you're live on gb news. where

are you from? >> darren zahawi newtownabbey. >> darren zahawi newtownabbey. >> yep. >> yep. >> and have you come to see anyone in particular, in any bandin anyone in particular, in any band in particular or just for the day, see rac cockburn young conquerors and gets young conquerors and who gets young conquers young conquerors . conquers young conquerors. >> yeah. and this is your young lad. hey, he's young lad. lad. hey, he's my young lad. >> enjoying yourself? yeah >> you enjoying yourself? yeah your daddy? >> yeah . how are you? all right. >> yeah. how are you? all right. all doing well. >> thank you so much. have a cracking day. yes, you too. you enjoy your 12, so. >> yeah , it's a great, >> yeah, it's a great, great, great bunch of people here today. >> i can't wait. and we've only even. we've only come about 300 yards. i know. >> and the sound here of these drums is amazing as it reflects over every hard building as it comes through. i know that you guys are struggling with it yourselves, lucky enough, yourselves, but lucky enough, we're at we're actually standing just at a junction. we're actually standing just at a junctthe noise is slightly >> so the noise is slightly less, makes it a bit more bearable for you. but because it's noisy , but there's some it's noisy, but there's some real characters here, a few sombreros in there, so you never know who might mate pop up later on with you. never know who will

bump into you. let me tell you . bump into you. let me tell you. okay, boys . it's good to see you okay, boys. it's good to see you out in the boat. >> i'm really pleased to say. i'm joined by gavin robinson, who's a member of parliament for east belfast . gavin, it's really east belfast. gavin, it's really good to have you on the programme. a rather noisy yes to be, but why are you up here today ? today? >> it's lovely to have you and gb news here and all those viewers across the uk. it's great to have you here with us. and today is a really special day in the calendar. we celebrate the glorious revolution. celebrate revolution. we celebrate the bill we celebrate all bill of rights, we celebrate all that in our country. that was good in our country. this is a christian demonstration. it's a political demonstration. it's a political demonstration. it's a political demonstration. it's historic demonstration. >> and it's colour and it's pageantry. and it's fun . and so pageantry. and it's fun. and so here we are. and we're about three miles in already and we haven't started yet. >> so there you go. >> so there you go. >> i know you have another six miles to do from here, essentially. isn't that right? yeah. so we come over from east

belfast. >> that's the start of it. our band this year. look out for them. pride of govan. it's our 40th anniversary. they have switched black uniform to switched from a black uniform to a tartan ensemble . so a full tartan ensemble. so they're doing really well and they're doing really well and they're lovely band. i also met they're lovely band. i also met the pollok flute band from glasgow. over this glasgow. they were over this morning in east belfast. i gave them their 40th them a plaque for their 40th year well. there's a great year as well. there's a great affinity across the rac with a lot of friends that come over every year to celebrate the 12th in belfast and indeed international well international visitors as well come coming from canada, come coming over from canada, from new zealand, from australia. >> make the visit as well >> they make the visit as well turned as well. >> it's wonderful. there's such a connection a commonwealth connection normally represented here in belfast , but their normally represented here in belfast, but their parades right throughout northern ireland, the 18th bands and 18th parades, 600 bands and representatives right throughout the and yesterday , you the world. and yesterday, you know, gets a mention, new know, canada gets a mention, new zealand mention, but zealand gets a mention, but tokyo mention too. tokyo gets a mention too. >> they're all part of the rich tapestry makes what tapestry that makes us what we are. it's good fun setting are. so it's good fun setting here because i'm getting shouted at all of the time, but it's all in good nature and i think that's what the day is all

about. having fun, celebrating and being with your family. >> it's wonderful. it's a family day. there people that you day. there are people that you don't from year to the don't see from one year to the next it's always warm. it's next and it's always warm. it's lovely, always lovely, it's always warm. >> it rains, never rains, >> it never rains, never rains, never dampens or spurts. well, listen, , i'm going to let listen, gavin, i'm going to let you go because i know you want to get back on parade, but it's really of to stop by by really good of you to stop by by gb news today. >> thanks. lovely to see you. thank you. thank you. >> so back to the parade >> so it's back to the parade there . there. so, arlene, this is number four are coming through here. >> cave hill, temperance . nato. >> cave hill, temperance. nato. there's killaloe. >> let's hope you just cannot not covid go. >> exactly .

>> exactly. >> exactly. >> and there's the ladies. all put out. >> oh, hi. hi >> oh, hi. hi >> the ladies in their purple today , of course, purple and today, of course, purple and orange is very much it is part of the colour scheme. >> colour schemes. yes and you will also see blue on display as well in some of the collarettes you will see a blue, whether you've got there's one coming up here. oh um, usually a lodge will apply for discretion to cover a blue collarette . um, cover a blue collarette. um, again , it's personal preference again, it's personal preference of sorry preference of the lodges really, rather than that . but there's, it's quite distinctive. >> some of the coloureds. >> some of the coloureds. >> and one of the thing which you'll also notice is these are collarettes not sashes . yes. and collarettes not sashes. yes. and some lodges in belfast i think still do wear the sash . we will

still do wear the sash. we will see them though. >> don't when pass . by >> and i'm going to take the opportunity during this little

break to read out some more of your gb views as i've had a little message from shirley saying it's part of the history of great britain and the uk. and one which i knew very little about. thank you. gb news della is saying brilliant coverage and great historic information . i am great historic information. i am the first sassenach in my mum's scottish family of orangemen as a kid i stood in awe of a near full size man on a horse and my aunfs full size man on a horse and my aunt's council house in kirkintilloch. i hope i've said that right. kirk tulloch tulloch and only recently found out from my cousin. that's william of orange . sheila says i'm proud orange. sheila says i'm proud british english lady, but at no idea about the history and background to the 12th other than from the angle of unrest and separation , which has been and separation, which has been the norm on tv over the years. we should have more of this history taught in schools. thank you. and here's gerry . arlene you. and here's gerry. arlene has an english skin . that means has an english skin. that means from enniskillen. i would like to say a big hello to all my

skins. comrades and friends, all over the world on this important . and of course, that's with reference to the skins regiment. >> yes, the royal inniskilling fusiliers. >> absolutely. and helen says, thank you for showing the 12th period. i've lived in northern ireland for over 40 years. >> people here are so proud to be british and by showing the 12th, you give people in england and understand standing the and understand standing of the history the 12th and there's history of the 12th and there's somebody celebrating in alicante and somebody celebrating in brixham where william of orange landed. absolutely . in november landed. absolutely. in november 1688 . i was not sandy row 1688. i was not sandy row district number five coming through now, arlene. >> so are we just see the banner up for sandy row women's bishop . number one. >> i always feel a very deep affinity to sandy row because of course that's where my grandmother was from and it's great to see sandy row out .

as bobby stoker , former as bobby stoker, former councillor from belfast city, councillor from sandy row on parade today . parade today. >> and here we see the naval lodges coming up from sandy row naval lodge number 673.

rac . rac. bridgeton loyalist band there . bridgeton loyalist band there. that's just marking time as the bits of the parade also catch up with other parts of the parade here and sandy row district is one of the one of the larger districts and northernmost tuc attractive and vibrant and using the women's association, the women's lodges at sandy row are very strong . a bit of a drum is very strong. a bit of a drum is call going on there . call going on there. >> i think that is something i

should apologise for. again unfortunately, when some people see the television cameras , they see the television cameras, they feel the need, they feel the need to shout out . need to shout out. >> now one of the bands which will be coming into view very shortly, will that our audience will be looking to see exactly the similarities between various bands across the country. well, one here is obviously taken its style from the royal marines and you will the second you see it, arlene, you will say, aha, i recognise i recognise that . recognise i recognise that. >> no, this is very smart. this is from. oh my, i know this band very well. >> it's a very famous band. yes they are. >> i think a prize winning band. >> i think a prize winning band. >> yes, indeed . and here the

>> yes, indeed. and here the strings of men of harlech . the strings of men of harlech. the men of harlech. >> isn't that just lovely? and i hope all our welsh listeners and viewers are watching that . hello . hello. >> this is a big district, gavin, isn't it? you can see in the numbers on parade here today

. the 22 lodges within the district . well, the parade district. well, the parade continues here with gavin hughes and i commenting on it. but i think we're going to go now and see what our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie, who is out and about with charlie lawson is doing on the streets of belfast . of belfast. >> yes, hello, arlene. we are indeed. we're at sandy row at the very bands that's passing us now. this is where we started off this morning in the barrington club. this is a very loyal area, very working class area of belfast. and this is their lodge is coming behind them. >> they're just coming through now. dougie and that's that's one of my local starring there, the royals. so we've just actually saying that we're huge scottish contingent out here today, which is great to see. and we've got some girls here. how are you? oh, good. when did you get here?

>> last night. last night. half seven. fairly over for cairnryan particular fan. >> you're waiting to see them all come all . all come all. >> have a good day today, girls . brilliant. all the very best. well, that that is that is as much as we can actually hear at this point. >> oh, they're all out there celebrating one. so we've got company all around us. harmless company all around us. harmless company . yeah. we're company. yeah. we're >> oh yeah. oh right. company. yeah. we're >> oh yeah. oh right . sorry. >> oh yeah. oh right. sorry. yeah. we're on gb news. gb views watch all the time . i'll love watch all the time. i'll love that. and okay. love the uk. right. good man. sorry about the language there. >> this is so just. sorry sorry about the language, but you can imagine the crowd that is here. it is huge . it is huge. >> so that's dougie open about their year. and again we do apologise for the language

people are out and about today and enjoying themselves and sometimes the language slips into the vernacular and we apologise for that. but i'm here with gavin hughes watching the parade as it goes by. gavin, which district are we up to now? >> are still in sandy row. we're still in sandy row. >> okay. >> okay. >> there are 22 lodges in sandy row because it's one. so obviously it's a huge part of the parade . the parade. they're very impressive colour party, very much . party, very much. >> and this is the band from south belfast finishes it's playing the minstrel boy . and of playing the minstrel boy. and of course there'll be crowds the whole way up to the field. >> but here in the belfast city

centre, we see a lot of people milling about. >> this is where most people tend to congregate really. i mean, obviously the parade route goes all to shaw's goes all the way to shaw's bridge, but up to bucha bridge, but this up to bucha square at the top of this road is pretty much where most of the crowds and congregations you're right, there'll be crowds all the way up to the get their best. >> yeah, yeah. best viewpoint . >> yeah, yeah. best viewpoint. >> yeah, yeah. best viewpoint. >> that's the third time we've had dolly grey, isn't it? very popular this year. >> we should try and work out which is the most popular tune that we're hearing today, and i think winning at think it's probably winning at the minute. >> i haven't lillibullero >> i haven't heard lillibullero once you go . once yet. no. there you go. >> there's a large turnout in purple shirt. >> purple shirts. yeah. normally you see the men in their white shirts, but they have decided to go for a purple. >> it's quite and there's lee, of course , was my special of course, was my special adviser when i was first minister. and he was also a councillor in belfast city council. so it's good to see him

you'll see there's sandy road . you'll see there's sandy road. true blues have not tied their banner to their centennial, but it's obviously a bit windy today . yeah, and you don't want the banners to be torn . banners to be torn. >> so how they feel . yeah. so >> so how they feel. yeah. so some lodges will have it tied down, some lodges won't , but it down, some lodges won't, but it is quite windy today and those banners are quite difficult to carry in the wind. they are .

carry in the wind. they are. all getting . is rac county all getting. is rac county monaghan, true blues , the first monaghan, true blues, the first modern presbyterian church in the front of their banner. >> very nice indeed. marching with sandy row district . with sandy row district. number five. and you see private mcfadzean at the front of this band . of the front of this band. of course, again, he was a vc holder with 31st vc of the 1st of july. yeah drove them apart. fountain threw himself a box of grenades and saved his comrades

in a slit trench whilst they were climbing the scarp to the assault on the first wave for the bombers. but he was a bomber and he knew that the pin flew out of the grenade as they were packing the grenades up. and he knew instantly that if he didn't do something that many casualties would occur to . he casualties would occur to. he threw himself on top of the box of grenades. and we should say, of grenades. and we should say, of course, that that band was from glasgow. so and i think the rain is going to set in again. gavin and again, we're very pleased to have the gazebo here on gb news to keep us dry. but it looks as if most of the orangemen are prepared for the rain. in any event, they seem to . be quite welcome. my god . . be quite welcome. my god. and i love to see the orange lily that are attached to either big

bass drums or flags. and this is very nice, isn't it? kevin well, that's right. i mean, it's a traditionally rural and country areas to have the orange lace on the front of a lambeg. now we will not be seeing lambeg drums in this parade and i did hear somebody complaining to me the other day that their orange leaves had already been and gone and i'm afraid we're very early this year. mostly may and june . this year. mostly may and june. and there's the lord carson memorial just passing us now. i mean, lord carson was a huge figure, obviously, and still is very much tradition here in northern ireland. >> so . and what you'll also see >> so. and what you'll also see of course, is carson and craig are the first prime minister of northern ireland signing the covenant. >> batus also depicted on quite a lot of the banners and banners

. i think it's sort of a wind tunnel effect coming up bedford street at the moment. >> i feel sorry for some of the marchers. >> i think bedford street does have a bit of a reputation when the wind gets up. it is almost like a wind tunnel. >> oh, of course, the ulster special constabulary lodge has just coming now . and i think just coming now. and i think we're also going to go and speak to dougie beattie, who's out and about on the streets. draghi well, hello, arlene . well, hello, arlene. >> hello. >> hello. >> hello, girls. how are you ? >> hello, girls. how are you? hello. they are great. >> thank you for it. >> thank you for it. >> how does it feel today to be out and about in the parades? i mean, what's the most important thing about these parades? >> everything . >> depher everything. everything. our everything. our culture, our culture, our beliefs . and culture, our beliefs. and something has to change. stop being negative about the culture of the ulster people. >> do you know? how about it's we're often we're often looked down upon because there are clips and, you know, the clips. >> i mean, they're shown on tv

and i just think it's important to meet for of absolutely adorable women who are having a grand day all day the best day of year in northern ireland. of the year in northern ireland. it is. it's lovely to see you. and you were saying something interesting and you were saying something intebuting and you were saying something intebut charlie, mean , over the >> but charlie, i mean, over the years we lived , the years where we lived, the catholic community all come out to watch the bands. we're a megxit family. our family are all mixed protestant and catholic. they were all with us last night. a lot of them are here today. yep. this is culture. this is not about offending anybody. and stop the negative from sinn fein who are trying with all their power to put everything against us. we're not out to annoy anybody. >> we're out to celebrate our culture, to have fun and family and that's what it's all about. >> people we along here, we have met people for the last 30 years still the same people. >> but anybody offending anybody? >> no, no . it's fun and lovely >> no, no. it's fun and lovely culture. well, there you go. >> see you here it is. >> see you here it is. >> all it is . it is all about

>> all it is. it is all about culture, charlie. and of course, this was the birth of the united kingdom. the williamite wars was of course, what really started the bank of england, the bill of rights , you know, the formation rights, you know, the formation of judiciary , and merely of the judiciary, and merely a huge history that really we should look into more . should look into more. >> and i would encourage all people out to a look people out there to have a look and delve into it because and just delve into it because it's a huge part of our culture and, well , i it's a huge part of our culture and, well, i am touched to be here today , as usual. and i know here today, as usual. and i know dougie is as well. oh, yeah. >> well, that's that's us from this part of town and we'll hopefully try and get another little hit very shortly . okay little hit very shortly. okay boys, thank you very much. >> it's good to see you out and about. and we're very glad, charlie, that you're with us as well. >> well , i'm well. >> well, i'm here with dr. gavin hughes and bedford street. the parade is passing us by and there's another band passing behind me. who are we seeing now? gavin well, what we're seeing now is ballymacarrett

district number six, which is the largest 25 lodges with around 820 brethren bands and parading . so you'll see the parading. so you'll see the ballymac farage has some beautiful, beautiful arms on display here. the london psalm association . yeah, i'll be association. yeah, i'll be helping them, will be helping . helping them, will be helping. >> and here we see pride of the hill carnmoney bands playing acas appropriately playing the green grassy slopes of the boyne some you have to see. >> well, let's go on ungava heroes being played there as well . so this is east

heroes being played there as well. so this is east belfast. >> now we're we're moving. >> now we're we're moving. >> we've moved across all parts of the compass on belfast today and we're finishing off with east belfast and what's known as ballymacarrett number six. >> so do we think is this the last district? >> this is the last district, but it is one of the largest. >> it's one of the largest. so it will take some time to get through. and i just look at some of those people today, and of those young people today, and i goodness, they will i think my goodness, they will have tired feet tonight. >> certainly will. in >> they most certainly will. in fact, you see fact, actually, when you see what starts of the parade is young the baton the young lads with the baton or the young lads with the baton or the young baton, young girls with the baton, they're trying they're practising well. practising their skills as well. it's traditional it's always a traditional element of the belfast parade and many other parades across the today there the province today there are many people parade many young people on parade today right northern ireland. >> but i always think the belfast one is the because it's the it must be the the longest. it must be the toughest young people. toughest for those young people. but it's very but of course, it's very exciting be on parade when exciting to be on parade when you're a young person, when you're a young person, when you're young person. you're a young person. >> is the excitement builds >> this is the excitement builds as july forward. and as the july goes forward. and yes, excitement and yes, the building excitement and wanting to be of this

wanting to be part of this parade with their peer group as well . their parade with their peer group as well. their mums may be in the women's association and their dads or their brothers, whoever it orange lodge it might be, in the orange lodge is parading today. i'm just actually keeping a weather eye out for the thomas andrews memorial lodge , which of course memorial lodge, which of course is to commemorate thomas andrews, the architect and designer of the titanic. so it is the only banner which you'll see which has the titanic on it. >> and that is why. yeah, yeah . >> and that is why. yeah, yeah. i think this is , if i'm not i think this is, if i'm not mistaken, the pride of the river and it might be wrong about that. it is barely distinguishable in the bright scarlet tunics and the diced cap bands. >> oh, no, it's star trek star. >> oh, no, it's star trek star. >> oh, i better make globsec

correction because she's competition as you will know. rhiannon. acas yes. from nick gibb is john lydon tompkins kilt . and the caps very reminiscent of the scots guards . of the scots guards. yes gertrude star, very well known band from east belfast . known band from east belfast. and lovely to hear them today . and lovely to hear them today. i i think the pride of the raven would be coming up. soon >> some of the some of the orangemen are struggling now

with these banners put up the wind as really taking hold . here wind as really taking hold. here >> yes. well there's a lot coming up. luther lodge who are dancing with their banner, which is also a bit of a struggle in this wind, i would say. well you know, you might as well go with it. >> you might as well go with it. and here's the missile coming . and here's the missile coming. down e.v.e .

just coming past us now, a cook's defender is are very well known. lodge in ballymacarrett district , the cook memorial is district, the cook memorial is the famous black man . the famous black man. them of course, is an area of east belfast where that band is from. >> so it's good to see them . >> so it's good to see them. yeah . it's quite a distinctive

yeah. it's quite a distinctive collarette there it is, isn't it 7 collarette there it is, isn't it ? we were talking about the differences in the colours. >> yes . dodi . >> yes. dodi. well i think we're going to go backif well i think we're going to go back if i'm right to dougie beattie and charlie, they're out and about on the streets of belfast and i oh, we're not going to go to draghi. >> i'm sorry about that. for one last set, i thought we were to going see them. we're coming to the end of our time with you. but i just wanted to let you experience the sights and the sound. and unfortunately, some of the rain again. of the sights is the rain again. >> they need a sometimes >> i know they need a sometimes a bit of a telescope at the moment because it's coming down a bit of a mess, but it doesn't seem to dampen the spirits of the bandsmen or the people

watching. >> we saw some of the people with the banner dancing. i know that , oh, good news. we are that, oh, good news. we are going to for one going to go to dougie for one last time with charlie. dougie, are you there ? we are rolling. are you there? we are rolling. we are here indeed. and the rain is coming down in sheets for sure. >> charlie , who have we got with us? >> well, we've got. where are you from? carrickfergus lovely family from carrick. enjoying your day so far apart from getting absolutely foundered . getting absolutely foundered. apart from the rain. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> how are you to enjoy you? good. yeah, good fun. have you come to see anyone in particular or come out for day or just come out for the day today? yeah. why not? today? yeah. and why not? carrick all here, carrick today they all here, they've all come here from carrick . carrick. >> do think some are here >> do you think some are here and some are there in the country? >> parade yes, yeah, yeah. brilliant. and we're will brilliant. and we're where will you this? i mean you go after this? i mean presumably you're not blown presumably if you're not blown >> parade yes, yeah, yeah. e�**“—�* you're not blown presumably if you're not blown away for food. away for food. away you ah, nice for food. >> got to go somewhere to away you ah, nice for food. >> got to go somewhere >> you got to go somewhere to eat nice. >> well look, it's lovely to see you both. you both. >> thank very much as well. >> thank very much as well. >> thank you very much as well. >> thank you very much as well.

thank you. >> join your day. thank you. >> join your day. >> join your day. >> thank oh that's the good. >> well, we'll you over the well, we'll you over the >> well, we'll see you over the >> well, we'll see you over the next years, god willing. next years, god willing. next few years, god willing. >> yes. >> yes. >> thank you. see you. next few years, god willing. >> yes. >> thank you. see you. >> take care. >> take care. >> charlie, it has. this >> well, charlie, it has. this it has. this >> well, charlie, it has. this is last of our hits is last of our hits is really the last of our hits today. is really the last of our hits today. is really the last of our hits today . and i'm somewhat glad is really the last of our hits today . and i'm gisgewhat today. and i'm somewhat glad because the rain is really starting to get us quite wet. is really the last of our hits today . and i'm gis reallyt because the rain is really starting to get us quite wet. but, i mean, what was what was but, i mean, what was the highlight of today for you? i think being back, i starting to get us quite wet. bthink�*nean, what was f the highlight of today for you? ithink being back, i mean, starting to get us quite wet. bthink�*nean, whatback, f starting to get us quite wet. bthink�*nean, whatback, i f starting to get us quite wet. bthink�*nean, whatback, i mean, i think just being back, i mean, kilkeel last night great. i think just being back, i mean, kilkeel last night great. kilkeel last night was great. >> year, armagh. and kilkeel last night was great. >> year, >> and last year, armagh. and we've awful of places joining yeah, yeah. we've got an awful lot of places to over the next few we've got an awful lot of places to over the next few to cover over the next few to cover over the next few years. but belfast really is years. but belfast really is sort beating heart of it sort beating sort of the beating heart of it all. it's the and, you all. it's the biggest and, you know, some would say the best. all. it's the biggest and, you know, some would say the best. but i say, there's places, but i say, there's places, but as i say, there's places, there's lovely girls here from carrick we haven't been to there's lovely girls here from carrick we haven't been to carrick we haven't been to carrick year we carrick yet. next year we carrick we haven't been to carrick year we carrick yet. next year we haven't to enniskillen, haven't to enniskillen, haven't been to enniskillen, but all these places for us all these places wait for us next so thanks very much, next year. so thanks very much, everybody you everybody, and i hope you enjoyed the crack. and if you ’ everybody, and i hope you enjoyed the crack. and if anybody of order, sir, anybody anybody was out of order, sir, we apologise . we apologise. >> definitely apologise . a&e out >> definitely apologise. a&e out of order language. but you know what? they are going to go on and party on into the night and tomorrow, of course, is the black day. but thanks for