, of course, buckingham palace, of course, christopher hope at downing street and cameron walker at the palace. well, we'll be hearing from pollsters, politicians and all sorts of politicos, and in a moment we'll cross to a special campaign event where rishi sunak will speak for the first time since his afternoon announcement will bring you that live from central london. that's all coming up after the latest headunes coming up after the latest headlines with sophia wenzler. >> tom. thank you. good evening. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as you've been hearing, the prime minister has announced a 4th of july general election. in a statement outside downing street, rishi sunak said he had met with the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the royal family has postponed engagements which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign. mr sunak made the surprise announcement after a day of speculation and urged the nafion day of speculation and urged the nation to stick with him over sir keir starmer. >> and we will have a general election on

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. want to go back to the us secretary of state antony blinken visiting kyiv. after he'd finished his diplomatic mission, he went out to relax and ended up on stage, playing guitar, with a band in an underground bar. his choice of music — the neil young classic rockin�* in the free world. let's take a listen. # keep on rockin�* in the free world # keep on rockin�* in the free world. # there you go. the song was written in 1989, just before the fall of the berlin wall, which heralded the end of soviet domination of eastern europe. it was the only song mr blinken played with the band — who are called 19.99. a spokesman for the band said he was impressed by the secretary of state, saying he played well. that's all for now. to stay with bbc news. hello. we've some damp weather out there at the moment, and there's also some rain in the forecast for wednesday — not an awful lot. here's the outlook for the rest of the week — a bit of a mixed bag, a little bit of sunshine, some scattered showers

tom and he had a very busy diary today here at buckingham palace , today here at buckingham palace, andind more time in his diary to carry out one of his most important constitutional duties . so constitutional duties. so i understand that the prime minister visited buckingham palace this afternoon for a 15 minutes meeting with his majesty the king, following the king's engagements here with the prince's trust, where he asked where the prime minister asked the king to hold a general election and also to dissolve parliament. the king accepted and allowed rishi sunak to do so. but buckingham palace has released a statement this evening which reads following the prime minister's statement this afternoon, calling election, the? election, theiroyal general election, the royal family will, in accordance with normal procedure, postpone engagements that may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign . from the election campaign. their majesty sends their sincere apologies to any of those who may be affected as a result. well, what does that mean? well it means all of his

and the royal photos, unseen until now, that are going on display at buckingham palace.night at 10.30pm — sir keir starmer does a pledge card. six promises to the electorate, should labour win the election — that's one more than tony blair made in 1997. but what did he leave off? good evening. animal waste may have contaminated water supplies in south devon, meaning around 40,000 people are now being told to boil their water before they drink it. south west water believes a faulty air valve in a pipe in a farmer's field that leads to a reservoir is the likely source of a waterborne parasite infection that causes sickness and diarrhoea. 22 cases of cryptosporidium have been confirmed so far in brixham. residents in the area are being told it could be another week before the problem is sorted. 0ur south of england correspondent jenny kumah is in brixham tonight. it's been a day of people telling me about their frustration and disappointment at the situation here, but tonight, people are slightly closer to knowing the answers to the key questions of what may have caused the

harry will not be accommodated at buckingham palace , even though buckingham palace, even though it'ss he going to wilko's. so where is he going to stay? the ritz, the dorchester ? stay? the ritz, the dorchester? well, his media gigs are drying up, so he might have to go budget. he might like the premier inn where he can bunk up with the face of that hotel chain, comedian lenny henry. what a laugh a minute those two would make. how about a holiday inn express where he can enjoy the wide ranging choice offered by the vending machine if he gets peckish in the middle of the night? and i'm delighted to say that britain's favourite pub chain, jd wetherspoons, now have rooms available in some of their venues. rooms available in some of their venues . the hotel wetherspoons, venues. the hotel wetherspoons, where you can check out any time you like, but you can't leave until you've drunk 12 pints of old speckled hen and got into a fight with an off duty electrician . wetherspoons hotel? electrician. wetherspoons hotel? why not now? i think in spite of his previous crimes, i am mindful of the

she is at buckingham palace today and we have some pictures of her meeting one of my favourite animalssting a reception to mark the 90th anniversary of brooke, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules as well. here they are. this is what has been happening in london, but as far as we know there are no plans for prince william to meet with his brother, harry, who we also know is in london at the moment, or his mother. , , , . ., , mother. exactly, yes. prince harry is makin: mother. exactly, yes. prince harry is making a _ mother. exactly, yes. prince harry is making a very — mother. exactly, yes. prince harry is making a very rare _ mother. exactly, yes. prince harry is making a very rare trip - mother. exactly, yes. prince harry is making a very rare trip to - mother. exactly, yes. prince harry is making a very rare trip to the i is making a very rare trip to the capital at the moment and those are the pictures yesterday. he was here for the tenth anniversary of the addictive games, they are a paralympic style of addictive games, they are a pa ra

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace.ce and thousands of protestors after the parliament in georgia voted through a so—called foreign agents bill after weeks of protests. critics are likening the bill to legislation in neighbouring russia — used to stiffle dissent and silence criticism of the kremlin. thousands of young protestors in the capital tbilisi chanted "no to the russian law." they see it as symbol that the former soviet republic is drifting back closer to russia and away from possible membership of the eu. rayhan demytrie has been in tbilisi. it has been a dramatic day in tiblisi with protesters clashing with the police after more than three weeks of demonstrations. at its heart is a fight over the future of georgia, that takes it to drc or one that takes it back to russia. —— that takes it to europe or one that takes it back to russia. the protesters _ takes it back to russia. the protesters have _ takes it back to russia. the protesters have been refusing to move away, and then, violence... all in the name of

daniela relph, bbc news, the king's gallery in buckingham palace. do you stay with bbc news. watching. hello there. thursday brought us a real mixture of weather across the uk. it was scotland and, to a degree, the far north of england that had the best of the day's weather, with plenty of sunshine. and very warm in the highlands, temperatures reached 25 celsius in altnaharra — that was the warmest place in the whole of the uk, confirmation of the rather beautiful weather we had here. wasn't like that everywhere, though — for northern ireland, england, and wales, we had rain or some thundery showers around, and across berkshire and also pembrokeshire, we had photographs sent to us of some funnel clouds there — tornadoes that don't quite make it all the way down to the ground. it was very wet for some — in nantwich, in cheshire, we had 25 millimetres of rain. now on into friday's forecast, the tail end of the weather front will continue to feed in quite a lot of cloud across northern england, and we start off certainly with some mist and fog patches around some of our north se

there has been no comment from buckingham palace. the next stop for prince harry is nigeria.ns to join invictus. nigeria. this is one of the latest nations tojoin invictus. he nigeria. this is one of the latest nations to join invictus. he will go from here to there along with his wife meghan. from here to there along with his wife meghan-— from here to there along with his wife meuhan. . . , , . ~' wife meghan. sarah campbell, thank ou. a woman who shouted at a cyclist on the pavement, causing her to fall into the path of an oncoming car, has had her manslaughter conviction overturned. 77—year—old celia ward died in 2020. auriol grey, who's 50, was jailed for three years last year. but the court of appeal has ruled that her conviction was "unsafe. jon donnison reports. cctv shows auriol grey walking alongside a busy road in huntingdon. as celia ward approached by bike, ms grey swore at her and shouted at her to get off the pavement. it caused the 77—year—old retired midwife to fall into the road where she was hit by a car. ms grey, who is partially blind and has cerebral pal

poor old prince harry won't be staying at buckingham palace when he visits the uk next week.tay in a premier inn? find out about harry's travel plans and his glorious return to britain next. poor old prince harry won't be staying at buckingham palace when he visits the uk next week. should he go budget and stay in a premier inn? well, let's discuss that, this is an issue for prince harry because he's on his way over to the uk when he touches down in sadiq khan's lawless london, he'll no doubt be mugged for his watch, wallet and phone before he steps off the heathrow express. now i happen to think that harry should have full royal protection because it wasn't his choice to be the king's son, but that's not the view of the courts who have ruled out his request for armed cops. but the prince's worries don't stop there. we're hearing that harry will not be accommodated at buckingham palace, even though it's emptier than a branch of wilkos. so where is he going to stay? the ritz , the dorchester? stay? the ritz, the dorchester? well, his media gigs are drying up, so he might have

and the royal images taken decades ago going on display for the first time at buckingham palace.

and season at buckingham palace.nd we were told by a spokesperson for prince harry yesterday that the monarch's full program meant the monarch's full program meant the pair won't be seeing each other during his short return to the uk . for the latest stories, the uk. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to our website gb news. common alerts . news. common alerts. >> well, two weeks ago it was doctor dan poulter who left the conservative party as a member of parliament, has joined the labour party but will not be standing for re . election standing for re. election defections do happen occasionally , but today was an occasionally, but today was an absolute bolt from the blue. the conservative member of parliament, with a 12,000 majority from dover and deal and remember , dover, of course, is remember, dover, of course, is there on the front lines. that's where the small boats come in. that's where the people first get processed. and in an issue that initially w

we have not heard anything from buckinghaml heard anything from buckingham palace. on this particular visit. this is a very rare visit for prince harry to the uk and it is really to celebrate the movement that he started about ten years ago, the invictus games. there have been several gain sense and i am pleased to say probably one of the other driving forces along with prince harry is here now in advance of the service due to start later, david wiseman. how do you feel about the fact that he we asked ten years later celebrating what the invictus games has achieved and it has achieved a lot for a lot of people? it has been fantastic. ten years. when _ it has been fantastic. ten years. when we — it has been fantastic. ten years. when we set this up in 2013 with the first games — when we set this up in 2013 with the first games in london in 2014, we thought— first games in london in 2014, we thought we — first games in london in 2014, we thought we were just doing one games — thought we were just doing one games. we were riding on the back of that fantastic paralympic

king charles unveiled his first official portrait since his coronation at buckingham palace. the portrait was painted by british artist jonathan yeo. eventually it will be exhibited in drapers hall in london. there it is. the unveiling of the portrait comes just two weeks after charles returned to public duties, following his cancer diagnosis last month. buckingham palace said that the king's medical team is, quote, very encouraged by the progress of his recovery. the 78 day olympic torch relay continues across france, with a stop today on the mediterranean island of corsica. the relay passed through several famous towns mountain passes, including sites said to have been frequented by napoleon. 11,000 torchbearers have been chosen to carry the flame during a relay. around 60 french towns and cities, before finally arriving at the paris games. torch will light the olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony, which is on july 26th. very nice, pretty exciting. soon jessica will be there in paris as well. all right. coming up now at 6:00. we're live in oakland, where alameda county

plus, we're live in the key locations with our reporters at downing street and buckingham palace tonightts leading up to the announcement today. and, crucially, what happens next. with just 44 days until the general election , who will get general election, who will get the keys to number 10? this is gb news, britain's election channel. but first, let's take a quick look at the other headunes quick look at the other headlines today with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as you've just been hearing, the prime minister, rishi sunak, has now confirmed a

daniela relph, bbc news, the king's gallery at buckingham palace. time for a look at the weather. i think you will like some more than others. this you today, and i think you will like some more than others.— you today, and i think you will like some more than others. this is how it looks in the _ some more than others. this is how it looks in the north _ some more than others. this is how it looks in the north of— some more than others. this is how it looks in the north of scotland. - it looks in the north of scotland. blue skies and sunshine, some of the best of the weather, really, however, a bit further south on the east coast, some mist and murk and further south again in southern england, its cloud, its outbreaks of rain. you can see the wet weather that's been working its

daniela relph, bbc news, the king�*s gallery at buckingham palace.an area called �*the plunging region�* — the point where matter circling a black hole is suddenly pulled into it at close to the speed of light. the scientists say it�*s an exciting development that shows matter responding to gravity "in its strongest possible form". a p pa re ntly apparently they managed to capture the very first observations of the moment that matter disappears through the strange boundary. hello. some places continue to bask under blue skies and warm sunshine, but for others, it�*s quite a different—looking day. some cloud and rain for one of our weather watchers this morning in cambridgeshire, in association with this frontal system. weather at the moment is still being driven by low pressure, centred to the south of us. but we will see some outbreaks of rain continuing westwards across the midlands into wales, some heavy thundery downpours to the south of that. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, some decent spells of sunshine. but even here, one

today, while harry was at st paul's, the king was hosting a garden party at buckingham palace.uple of miles apart, but royal duty, charity commitments and strained relationships mean father and son will not meet this time round. the wounds may not have healed. there has, though, been much to enjoy on this visit for harry, even without a family reconciliation. daniela relph, bbc news, st paul's cathedral. a bbc investigation has discovered that a healthcare agency is routinely charging nhs hospitals up to £2,000 a shift for specialist nurses supplied at short notice. a substantial amount of the fee, goes to the agency itself. independent clinical services, which trades as thornbury nursing services, had a turnover of almost £400 million in its latest accounts. that's up almost 46% in a year — much more than similar firms. the company has told the bbc it offers a valuable and flexible service that helps healthcare providers, and thornbury accounts for less than half of its business. our health editor hugh pym has this exclusive report. there you go. the vital role of caring for s

but if you had gone a couple miles across to buckingham palace, there was a full garden party going onbig royalfamily event, but hosted by the king — so a really big royal family event, but not here. and it's a huge contrast, if you look back at the pictures from 2014, the inaugural opening ceremony of the inaugural opening ceremony of the first games in london, and there are lovely pictures of that then prince charles with prince william flanking prince harry, obviously very proud of what his youngest son had achieved — there were hugs and kisses, really warm — contrast that to ten years later, the official statement from prince harry's spokesman saying that this was due to the king's full programme of events, that adjustment there was no time in the diary to be able to meet -i time in the diary to be able to meet — i should say that buckingham palace have not commented on that. prince harry left in the last hour, and he will be travelling on from the uk when this trip finishes to nigeria, meeting meghan along the way, and they'll be travelling there because it is one of the latest na

two unlikely people meeting at buckingham palace garden party.at a creative industries garden party at buckingham palace, and were filmed talking about the reality tv show. the founder of the dating app bumble says ai could be part of its future. wolfe heard said the app may use artificial intelligence to test compatibility among potential matches take a listen. you could in the future be _ take a listen. you could in the future be talking _ take a listen. you could in the future be talking to _ take a listen. you could in the future be talking to your- take a listen. you could in the future be talking to your ai . take a listen. you could in the - future be talking to your ai dating concierge — future be talking to your ai dating concierge and you could share your insecurities — concierge and you could share your insecurities. "i have commitment issues, _ insecurities. "i have commitment issues, i— insecurities. "i have commitment issues, ijust came out of a break-uu _ issues, ijust came out of a break-uu " _ issues, ijust came out of a break—up

and the royal images taken decades ago going on display for the first time at buckingham palace.ing up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, those celtic celebrations — scottish champions for a third time in a row, now they're eyeing up the double. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. this is what sir keir starmer handed out at an event in essex today — what he says are the �*first steps' he would take as prime minister. the labour leader unveiled the six point plan to take to voters ahead of a general election expected later this year. he rejected suggestions that his party was scaling back its ambitions and said the plans were fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. labour will also soon unveil separate sets of priorities for scotland and wales. the conservatives called his speech �*another relaunch�*. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. flashing red, the morning commute in purfleet in essex today. the commuters, the people who want to run the country before the year is out. they were heading for a film studio of all

there it is in centrej screen, we saw the unveiling at buckingham palace.and he was obviously very polite. the painter, jonathan yeo, talked about an unusual situation, jonathan yeo, talked about an unusualsituation, in jonathan yeo, talked about an unusual situation, in the course of his work somebody became king, which does not happen every day. that he has painted other famous does not happen every day. that he has painted otherfamous people like tony blair and is used to doing things. people will be struck by the sheer vividness, the scarlets quality, and it merges lots of traditional detail. he has a sword, military uniform, all of that sort of thing. i think this is the first official painted portrait since the coronation. we have had official photographs hung up in town halls, courts and hospitals but this is the first artistic impression of the king. i think initially it will go into a gallery and it will go into the drapers' hold, because they commissioned it. but in the short term it will be available to be seen by the public. term it will be avai

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. that's it from me.day with outbreaks of rain quite heavy through the morning from a front gradually pushing northwards and eastwards. north yorkshire under the front, staying rather damp and murky through the afternoon. some of the bluest of the skies, best of the sunshine, highest temperatures were across northern areas of scotland and not much is set to change as we head through the next few days. it will generally stay unsettled — showers at times, also some sunny spells, but sunniest across northern scotland, cooler and cloudier for eastern—facing coasts with plenty of threat and har moving in from the north sea and a southeasterly wind. here's our area of low pressure just spinning around, sending this front out towards the north and the east. but it's pretty much stationary as we head through tonight. it will still be given some rain at times, but a lot of that rain tending to fade. second pulse may be moving into parts of east anglia, up through the midlands as we head through the small hours so,

buckingham palace and kensington palace not commenting on anything to do with the duke of sussex.gdom . we are told. the united kingdom. we are told. thatis the united kingdom. we are told. that is because, according to prince harry's spokesperson, who ispoke prince harry's spokesperson, who i spoke to yesterday, the king's diary is very, very busy and i'm also told that prince harry is very understanding about that, that it's very diplomatic response. it was very warm, very welcoming. it read a little bit like a royal press release, to be perfectly honest, which is a far cry from the kind of press release or statement we would get from the duke and duchess of sussex just a few years ago, where the dealings of megxit was being thrashed out. it appears to be a bit more warmer. it appears to be a sign that prince harry is wanting to perhaps focus more on his military work, on his patronages and mend the relationship between him and king charles and him and the rest of the royal family. but prince harry's focused today very much on the invictus games, supporting and celebrating those

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. at the tottenham hotspur stadium will be crucial in deciding the premiership. spurs versus manchester city and curiously, some spurs fans want their tem to lose. natalie pirks is there. so why are some tottenham fans going to be cheering on man city tonight? it isa it is a very bizarre situation unfolding. some spurs fans want to watch their side lose an all arsenal fans want their bitter rivals spurs to win. a win for tottenham tonight would make arsenal's first title in 20 years tantalisingly close. it would become theirs to lose on sunday in the final match of the season at home against everton, and it would keep spurs within touching distance of aston villa in the race for the champions league spot. however, a win for manchester city puts them firmly in the driving seat to win their fourth consecutive premier league title, which has never been done before. the spurs manager was asked about the security situation and got a bit prickly about it in his press conference. he said 100%

. >> it was unveiled this morning at buckingham palace, revealing the king with a sword on in his hand and a butterfly over his shoulder and then he's covered in broad red brushstrokes. so many red brushstrokes read after read, brushstroke, the artist jonathan yeo says he wanted to reference the history of royal portraits and the modern monarchy. will show him the king's deep humanity, evoking sort of the color of the welsh guards as we imagined. or as he said but here's what some locals i think it's nice, it's different. so what you see normally in a rural portrait it's a bit more modern. i would say it's very artistic and i don't it's kind of ghoulish thank you, madam speaking for all of us. >> we have cnn royal historian kate williams with us now. >> i will say it's just so untraditional i wonder what you make of this portrait well, charles himself seen both a surprise when we saw him unveiling it this morning at buckingham palace. his seem to stand back in shock and partly he did think it was var, the vibrant. but i what i think we have here is possibly another royal pr disaster on

father, the king, and perhaps by extension the rest of the royal family here in the uk and our buckingham palacece not commenting this morning whatsoever. we're not expecting the king or prince william to be here. but there was an interesting time statement from buckingham palace yesterday about a rare joint engagement with king charles and prince william on monday, where the king is going to hand over the king is going to hand over the colonel in chief of the army air corps to his oldest son, prince william, on monday. air corps to his oldest son, prince william, on monday . the prince william, on monday. the cynic in me, i mean, the timing of that statement could very much just be a coincidence. the cynic in me says that perhaps it was timed to suggest that king charles and prince william, their relationship is strong. prince harry and the king needs a little bit of mending. meghan staying in california with her two children. i am told that both harry and meghan flying to nigeria later this month , a nigeria later this month, a country which hopes to host the invictus games very soon, as well

but at the same time, buckingham palace and kensington palace have confirmed some good news and some confirmed that his majesty the king will be taking part in the king's birthday parade, trooping the colour, on the 15th of june. but adaptions have been made because he is still undergoing cancer treatment. so instead of riding on horseback, the king is going to be riding in a carriage from buckingham palace with her majesty the queen down the mall here to horse guards parade, and will inspect the troops from a carriage rather than on horseback and here's the bad news. the princess of wales . she news. the princess of wales. she is colonel of the irish guards. it is the irish guards. this year who are trooping their colour in front of the sovereign . and usually the tradition would be that she would take part in the colonel's review the week before. that's on the 8th of june. but due to her ongoing cancer recovery, that is not happening. the princess is not going to be taking part in that review. instead, general james bucknall will take part in that. on the princess behalf. in terms

to the king referral programme, that isn't possible to just across london, in the garden of buckingham palacehosting a garden party the first of the season, today, and so prince harry won't be meeting his father on this visit. he will attend here and then head to nigeria, along with meghan, because nigeria, along with meghan, because nigeria is one of the newest invested nations and they will be talking to leaders there about the invictus games and how it can help the wounded servicemen and women of nigeria. as i say, prince harry has gonein nigeria. as i say, prince harry has gone in and the service will be under way shortly and i should take roughly an hour. you under way shortly and i should take roughly an hour-— roughly an hour. you talked about his wife, meghan, _ roughly an hour. you talked about his wife, meghan, joining - roughly an hour. you talked about his wife, meghan, joining him - roughly an hour. you talked about his wife, meghan, joining him onl his wife, meghan, joining him on another invictus games event. questions will no doubt be asked as to why she hasn't come to london

buckingham palace and i'm back with headlinesjust a moment. hello, good afternoon.his weather front slowly northwards and eastwards. but the rain is starting to weaken on this. always a lot of cloud, particularly for these north sea facing coasts where it is quite cool. there will be sunny spells emerging further west but also the chance of a few showers for wales, northern ireland and down towards the south—west of england. quite windy here for a time but the best of the sunshine for parts of caithness and sutherland here. across the moray firth we could see 21 or 22 celsius perhaps. overnight tonight, ourfront is practically stationary. the rain is gradually dying away but there could be a second pulse just pushing into south—east england and east anglia up through the midlands in time for tomorrow morning. out towards the west there will be some clear spells. watch out for mist and fog perhaps developing early on. but it is a mild start to the day. temperatures in double figures across the board. then into tomorrow, for most of us it is looking a bit drier than t

on friday, visitors to buckingham palace will have the chance to see one of the biggest collections fromwelcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin this hour in china where russia's president putin is on a state visit. it's his first foreign trip since his unprecedented re—election for a fifth term, and his second visit to china in six months.

plus, we're live in the key locations with our reporters at downing street and buckingham palace tonight. two we'll look at the events leading up to the announcement today. and, crucially, what happens next. with just 44 days until the general election , who will get general election, who will get the keys to number 10.7 this is gb news, britain's election channel. but first, let's take a quick look at the other headunes quick look at the other headlines today with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as you've just been hearing, the prime minister, rishi sunak, has now confirmed a general election for the 4th of july. but now, in other news, uk inflation has fallen to the lowest level in nearly three years in april, dnven nearly three years in april, driven by lower gas and electricity prices. the latest figures show. inflation dropped to 2.3% last month, but people in birmingham say they're still struggling to make ends meet. >> i think it's propaganda to go in the shops and that the prices that they're either going up or you're getting l

daniela relph, bbc news, the king's gallery at buckingham palace. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. i'm going to start with an exhibition of weather pictures for you today, and i think you will like some more than others. this you today, and i think you will like some more than others.— you today, and i think you will like some more than others. this is how it looks in the _ some more than others. this is how it looks in the north _ some more than others. this is how it looks in the north of— some more than others. this is how it looks in the north of scotland. - it looks in the north of scotland. blue skies and sunshine, some of the best of the weather, really, however, a bit further south on the east coast, some mist and murk and further south again in southern england, its cloud, its outbreaks of rain. you can see the wet weather that's been working its way in from the east on the radar picture. it's been a really soggy morning across parts of east anglia, the rain getting across the midlands into parts of north—west england, north wales, thundery downpours in th

buckingham palace, though . say buckingham palace, though.ay the princess of wales is not expected to travel with them to france. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts . news. common alerts. >> unconvincing tony blair tribute act sir keir starmer has launched a new labour style pledge card with his six promises to the nation . of promises to the nation. of course, a promise from our esteemed leader of the opposition is about as valuable as a taiwanese rolex that you bought in a market in taipei after an afternoon drinking rice wine, which didn't seem that strong when you originally tasted it. it's good that starmer has done this new pledge card, because when he launched his five missions a year ago, he completely forgot to mention immigration. an that's right, he completely forgot to mention it. he's got so much on his mind and i'm sure it was an oversight . so i'm sure it was an oversight. so let's have a look at starmer's plans. number one, sticking

the oil on buckingham palace. majesty in the uniform of the welsh guards, of which he was made regimental colonel in 1975. the portrait by british artist jonathan yeo was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then prince of wales's 50 years as a member of the drapers company. in 2022. in the drapers company. in 2022. in the new portrait, the king is depicted sword in hand with a butterfly landing on his shoulder and a woman who saved her twin sister from a crocodile attack in mexico will receive a bravery honour, as she was included on the king's first civilian gallantry list. georgie lawrie from sandhurst, punched the reptile in the face during the reptile in the face during the attack. in 2021. both women were seriously hurt but recovered after treatment . recovered after treatment. georgia will be given the king's gallantry medal, which acknowledges exemplary acts of bravery . for the latest stories, bravery. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or yo

thatcher visited buckingham palace and asked the queen to dissolve parliament, announcing that an election would be held on 9 june. conservatives won a convincing victory in the elections, achieving the best result since 1959 . this is a greater victory than i ever dared to hope for, for i am very cautious. the night was a disaster for the labor party, with the vote down by more than 3 million compared to... 79, resulting in both a nationwide total of almost 4% to the conservatives and their parliamentary majority of 144 votes. i am extremely ashamed that we gave up the fate of our country and the fate of the people who need us the most protection, both in this country and around the world, i am deeply ashamed that we have allowed ... power to be in the hands of a government like britain's. thatcher's second term began with almost as much difficulty as the first. after coming to power, she conducted an experiment by selling a small nationalized company, a national freight company, to its employees, which caused an apparently positive reaction. after a convincing victory in the 1983 electio

the prime minister overcame the short one walking distance to buckingham palace to see the queen.o tradition, she will be the first to learn about the government's drafting of its mandate at the will of the electorate. since the previous election was held in october 74 , labor could have stayed in power until... 79, if not for the lack of confidence. i believe that we will win, but i am well aware that this question is asked of every party leader. every party leader says this. the only way to get things done as quickly as possible is to work as hard as possible. james callaghan and labor have again declared for their support for the nhs and full employment, and stressed the damage they believed the conservatives could do to the country. here is a question that has been asked again and again. over the next few weeks, will a sudden policy reversal, a jolt in the exact opposite direction really help, frankly, i don't believe there is any magic solution to these problems, and it will be very bad if the country suddenly veers off the course that has allowed us to succeed, and there is

buckingham palace, though , says buckingham palace, though, says the princess of wales is not expectedavel to france . expected to travel to france. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts now, though, it's time for headliners . for headliners. >> thank you sam. hello and welcome to headliners, your first look at saturday's top stories. joining me tonight are two delightful comedians frida kahlo fan crest at a wedding and frida nipple fan nicolas de santo. how are you both doing? >> i am not a big frida kahlo fan , right? i'm not not a fan, fan, right? i'm not not a fan, although i think the tote bags can be a bit irritating. >> is she the woman with the monobrow? yes, she is sort of noel gallagher. >> yes, yes, she was an early oasis fan . i think that was her thing. >> yeah. and that's she's just famous for having a big eyebrow. nicolas. >> yeah, that's all she did. >> yeah, that's all she did. >> yeah, that's all she did. >> yeah, well, i don't want to disparage her art, but not fan. >> but i'm

earlier, buckingham palace said the king's thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.ssistant commissioner louisa rolfe says the suspect was not known to them . known to them. >> the 36 year old man arrested at the scene is currently in hospital having suffered injuries when his van collided with a building. he has been arrested on suspicion of murder at this time. given his injuries, we have been unable to interview him. we know there is speculation about his background, including police contact with him and despite urgent and extensive checks today, we have found no trace of a prior incident involving him so far . so far. >> a jealous ex—partner who killed a mother in front of her two children has been handed a life sentence . 46 year old life sentence. 46 year old robert moyo attacked 35 year old perseverance ncube in her bedroom before chasing her into the street. once there , he the street. once there, he stabbed her through the heart. he's been told he must serve a minimum of 27 years. king charles has revealed his shock at being diagnosed with cancer as he retur

and so he went into buckingham palace training this.ow long does she get? >> well, a long sentence. she was brilliant. >> well, this is this is the thing. i mean, the ai, because it was kind of unregulated and unmonitored and it was just it was just fantasising and telling him what he wanted to hear until he climbed into the queen's house by a bunch of leftists. >> and clearly, the royalists. so, so i actually i wrote some tweet the other day and i put it in chat gpt because i wasn't happy with how it looked, said, can you just spice it up a bit? yeah, it was something to do with trans madness and it came back with a bunch of like rainbows, inclusivity . that's rainbows, inclusivity. that's lovely term, well done on its head and made it completely woke i >> - - >> anyway, right up next is mark dolan tonight. what have you got for us this evening, mark? >> well, leo, a busy show. >> well, leo, a busy show. >> the punishment beatings have got to end. harry has suffered enough. it's time for the king and the country to forgive the duke of

. the season at buckingham palace.ing harry's brief visit to the uk this week, the king's full programme means the pair won't be meeting . those are the won't be meeting. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with another update at 7:00. in the meantime, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . news. com slash alerts. >> thanks for that. i'm michelle dewberry and i'm keeping you company until 7:00 tonight. there is a lot i want to get stuck into with you guys tonight, also, one of the things that i've noticed. did you see that i've noticed. did you see that story about astrazeneca? they have announced that they're going to be withdrawing globally. their vaccine. the company says, of course, for commercial reasons. and it goes on to state how many lives they believe the vaccine has saved. but of course, many of you might know that there is a massive class action claim going through the courts at the moment, which has seen astrazeneca finally admit

on friday, visitors to buckingham palace will have the chance to see one of the biggest collections from the royal family's archive. hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin this hour in china where russia's president putin is on a state visit. it's his first foreign trip since his unprecedented re—election for a fifth term, and his second visit to china in six months. mr putin and china's president xijinping hav signed a joint declaration, stressing the importance of the two countries�* strategic partnership. the chinese president talked about the countries�* long shared history, saying the nations are deepening their support for one another. president xi also said that he and president putin agreed on the need for a �*political solution�* to the ukraine conflict�*. president putin thanked china for a �*warm�* reception — adding that the talks were also "pragmatic". our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has been telling us about the significance of the meeting. well, the overall message is just all about

buckingham palace, though . say buckingham palace, though.ay the princess of wales is not expected to travel with them to france. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts . news. common alerts. >> unconvincing tony blair tribute act sir keir starmer has launched a new labour style pledge card with his six promises to the nation . of promises to the nation. of course, a promise from our esteemed leader of the opposition is about as valuable as a taiwanese rolex that you bought in a market in taipei after an afternoon drinking rice wine, which didn't seem that strong when you originally tasted it. it's good that starmer has done this new pledge card, because when he launched his five missions a year ago, he completely forgot to mention immigration. an that's right, he completely forgot to mention it. he's got so much on his mind and i'm sure it was an oversight . so i'm sure it was an oversight. so let's have a look at starmer's plans. number one, sticking

and buckingham palace has year.as announced that his majesty king charles will take part in commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of d—day. commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of d—day . but this anniversary of d—day. but this show is absolutely nothing without you and your views. let me know your thoughts on all the stories we'll be discussing today by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay to join the conversation there, or message me on our socials . we're me on our socials. we're @gbnews. first of all though, we're going to get the news with sam . sam. >> darren, thank you very much. good afternoon from the newsroom. leading the news this lunchtime, pro—palestinian protesters are holding a demonstration in central london against the conflict in gaza. there are worries about a lack of aid there, despite a new american built floating pier where supplies can be shipped in. campaigners, though , say in. campaigners, though, say it's not enough. meanwhile, israeli troops say they have destroyed 70 militant targets

tom a hastily arranged meeting at buckingham palace this morning of the privy counsellors, where thegued before the dissolution of parliament on the 30th of may. prorogation basically means the end of the parliamentary session before dissolution . now we live before dissolution. now we live in a constitutional monarchy here in the united kingdom. so effectively it's actually the government and the prime minister that makes the decisions. but the king still has many prerogative powers, one of which is dissolving parliament. only he can do that, but he's going to do it on the advice of the privy council and ministers. now he already approves the prime minister's request yesterday to hold the general election on the 4th of july. buckingham palace very quickly came out and told us that they are postponing all the royal family's engagements that could distract or overshadow any of the general election campaigning. but the king still has an incredibly important constitutional role, because not only does he have to dissolve parliament on what we expect to be the 30th of may, but he also has