this will be a special evening, as sir eltonjohn takes to the main stage. it will mark his debut at the festival, but it is also the final date of his uk farewell tour, making it one of the last times to see him live. fans started arriving at four o'clock this morning. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. emergency security measures remain in place in moscow, a day after a short—lived rebellion posed the greatest challenge yet to president putin's authority.in the last hour us secretary of state antony blinken said "real cracks" in mr putin's authority had been exposed. yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group — pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov—on—don — is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. and with wagner forces firing their guns into the sky, and cheers from the watching public, his troops also departed the city — just hours after they controlled a military building — with further wagner troops moving towards moscow, travelling north on the m4 motorway, passing the city of voronezh and were

tens of thousands of people have been gathering to watch to watch sir eltonjohn.sting in her report that there's a lot of speculation around who has special guests will be. now, when you're working at glastonbury, you have to wear these special wristbands and they give you certain access. a source close to the main pyramid stage has told the bbc that stormzy, the british rapper, has been seen wearing a performer wristband. now, stormzy is not on the glastonbury bill, so that has obviously led to a lot of speculation backstage that he could be one of the surprise performers. we've also been told that dua lipa has been spotted. just a few minutes ago, the rocket man director was just standing right there and he said that he has seen eltonjohn many times before and he'll be shocked if something special doesn't happen tonight because we don't need reminding, but it is the final uk date of eltonjohn's live touring career in the uk. there's only a handful of dates left. elsewhere in europe. but tonight will be a moment in glastonbury history. behind you, a few hours to

will they still be standing when eltonjohn takes to the stage tonight?utely buzzing. are you going to stay here the whole time? what are you going to do when you need the loo? hold it in! we did it yesterday, 14 hours. in terms of special guests, who do you think? i'm thinking britney spears, - but i would be happy with anyone! glastonbury, how are you feeling, baby?! we know sir elton is a big fan of gabriels, who performed here on friday. he has championed the three—piece band, fronted byjacob lusc, from the beginning. wow, eltonjohn knows i am breathing?! what is happening?! what did it mean to you? it was everything. you know, it isjust nice to have someone of that calibre support you. with a voice like that, you can see why eltonjohn is behind them, and the feeling is mutual. he was the most incredible outfits, his voice is bigger than life, and the way he tickles those keys with his fingers is like none i have ever seen live ever. but i think there isjust something about his music that speaks to the soul. yusuf cat stevens has just finished his leg

iam right i am right in front of the pyramid stage for eltonjohn will take the stage for eltonjohn willre. front row fans ready for elton john. look over here. those of the confetti cannons elton has brought in this morning. the sound checking going on is for a us country band. earlier i saw huge amounts of fireworks being brought in place behind the speaker so expect some kind of really big finale to elton john. what we know about the show? he is going to open up with a song he has not played for ten years. we've done the research, to find that category, are you ready for love and pinball wizard. what time did you get here to reserve your spot? did you get here to reserve your sot? ' ii ., ., did you get here to reserve your sot? ' ii . . ., did you get here to reserve your sot? ' ii ., ., ., ., ., did you get here to reserve your sot? i“, . . ., . ., , did you get here to reserve your sot? ' ii ., ., ., ., ., , ., spot? 10am and now have to stay to the end. viewers _ spot? 10am and now have to stay to the end. viewers will _ spot? 10am and now have to stay to the end. viewers will be

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ladies and gentlemen, let bbc know how excited are you for eltonjohn? cheering.t 9:00 to play what is the final uk show of his farewell tour. you are watching bbc news, stay with us. parts of the country it is rusting, and it could be the hottest day of the year so far. we are getting cooler, fresher air in parts of the atlantic. in between, a weather front. that's going to bring this rain. not much in the south at all, but some heavier rain moving across northern areas, some thunderstorms as well, and maybe some gusty winds as well, and maybe some gusty winds as well. all squeezing the heat and humidity into eastern england. 30 degrees around lincolnshire, 32 or more around essex and london. really humid as well. 0ut towards the west, things are beginning to cool down a bit, and it will be less humid as well. the wetter weather we have got over this northern areas does push away into the north sea. showers become fewer and lighter. many places become lighter overnight with some clear skies. last night was really uncomfortable for sleeping. temperatures in achnag

up at the airport and eltonjohn up and performing in manchester and as it was about to leave, he stoppedg the chance for a selfie and here he comes, the players and serenaded eltonjohn with one his songs. todd never expected to talk about him becoming the new manager. much more the bbc sport website and that is offer me. good night. hello there. very little change with the weather for this upcoming week. it's going to remain mostly dry and settled with plenty of sunshine as our area of high pressure continues to dominate. so, always warmest and sunniest like it has been for the last couple of weeks across central and western areas. a bit cooler, cloudy and breezier further east. but there is a chance of a few showers starting to push up into southern areas by the end of the week into next weekend, courtesy of this area of low pressure moving up from biscay and from iberia. but in the short term, plenty of dry weather to start the new working week, a bit of low cloud which will burn back to the coast from the midlands into eastern england. and it could stay quite cool. along north sea coa

eltonjohn on the pyramid stage, for the final uk date of his farewell tour. in have been here since this morning. it was all about claiming a spot near the front, and paying tribute to a performer with a love of flamboyant outfits. a rocket man who, before tonight, had never performed at glastonbury. the crowds grew through the day. wowed first... this ..by sophie ellis—bextor. then later, blondie and lil nas x. # i'm gonna take my horse down the old town road... and guessing games went on to fill the long hours. what song would eltonjohn kick off with, and what special guests would he bring on? this # are you ready for love? yes, iam. one of them was jacob lusk from gabriels, a band championed by elton. backstage earlier, it was clear the feeling is mutual. he wears the most incredible outfits. his voice is bigger than life. the way that he tickles those keys with his fingers this this is like nothing i've ever seen live ever. but i think there's something about his music that speaks to the soul. elton's other guests included the killers' brandon flowers. bu

what is it about eltonjohn that makes you want to go through something like that?t for it. four guest stars, we're hearing, what theories have been shared in the front row? ooh, so far, we've been talking about britney spears, possibly gaga. but wait and see. those are big names. big names. but elton can pull them. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, in some parts of the country it is roasting and could be the hottest day of the year so far but it is changing in other areas and we are getting cooler, fresher air coming in from the atlantic into western parts of the uk. humid air towards the east and in between a weather front, that is going to bring rain. not much in the south but some heavier rain moving across northern areas, some thunderstorms, large hail and maybe some gusty winds as well. all squeezing the heat and humidity into eastern england, 30 degrees around lincolnshire, 32 or more in essex and around london, really humid as well. out towards the west things are beginning to cool down a bit and it will be less humid. the wetter weather we have got acro

eltonjohn on the pyramid stage, for the final uk date of his farewell tour.ve been here since this morning. it was all about claiming a spot near the front, and paying tribute to a performer with a love of flamboyant outfits. a rocket man who, before tonight, had never performed at glastonbury. the crowds grew through the day. wowed first... ..by sophie ellis—bextor. then later, blondie and lil nas x. # i'm gonna take my horse down the old town road... and guessing games went on to fill the long hours. what song would eltonjohn kick off with, and what special guests would he bring on? # are you ready for love? yes, iam. one of them was jacob lusk from gabriels, a band championed by elton. backstage earlier, it was clear the feeling is mutual. he wears the most incredible outfits. his voice is bigger than life. the way that he tickles those keys with his fingers is like nothing i've ever seen live ever. but i think there's something about his music that speaks to the soul. elton�*s other guests included the killers�* brandon flowers. but tonight was less about

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eltonjohn on the pyramid stage, for the final uk date of his farewell tour.le further in have been here since this morning. it was all about claiming a spot near the front, and paying tribute to a performer with a love of flamboyant outfits. a rocket man who, before tonight, had never performed at glastonbury. the crowds grew through the day. wowed first... ..by sophie ellis—bextor. then later, blondie and lil nas x. # i'm gonna take my horse down the old town road... and guessing games went on to fill the long hours. what song would eltonjohn kick off with, and what special guests would he bring on? # are you ready for love? # yes, i am. one of them was jacob lusk from gabriels, a band championed by elton. backstage earlier, it was clear the feeling is mutual. he wears the most incredible outfits. i his voice is bigger than life. the way that he tickles those keys with his fingers is like nothing - i've ever seen live ever. but i think there's something about his music that - speaks to the soul. elton's other guests included the killers' brandon flowers. but

and sir eltonjohn brings the sun down on glastonbury — in the final uk show of his farewell tour.ello i'm sally bundock. we begin with ukraine's president vlodimeer zelensky. he's ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has called for countries to put pressure on russia to end the war, following the attempted rebellion by wagner m e rce nary forces . in a phone call with joe biden, mr zelensky said the turmoil exposed weaknesses in vladimir putin's rule. here is ukraine's president in his nightly address. translation: the longer russian aggression lasts, the degradation continues. the degradation continues. the degradation is gradually returning to its home harvest. in our conversations with leaders we have exchanged our assessments of what is happening in russia and we see the situation in the same way and know how to respond. following a weekend of uncertainty in russia, many questions still remain about the authority of president putin and the damage to his standing — both at home and overseas. russia's president has not been seen since the attempted military rebellion. and ne

eltonjohn is one of those artists who transcend generations.come to the festival mainly for the drum and bass music, which is about as far away you can get from elton john, but we're still going to come see elton because we love his stuff so much. what does it take to be right at the front of the barrier? i went out earlier and found some people, and one had been awake since 4am and come down and stake his place right in front of the barrier in front of the pyramid stage. his name was mark from stockport and he had seen elton over 100 times. he had all the gear on. he made a massive yellow sign saying, "i've seen you 100 times. " this is going to be poignant because it's the last uk performance in his farewell tour. he's been to stadiums across the world of this to her. he's actually teased us and said tonight he's going to mix things up again, he's going to mix things up again, he's going to mix things up again, he's going to provide some tracks he hasn't son for a long time. he also is that he's going to bring on some special guest. the rumou

and fans stake their claim ahead of eltonjohn�*s headline set at the glastonbury festival.e is just the greatest showman with like amazing classic songs that we have grown up with, so we couldn't not be here and it is the last show so who would not be on the front row? hello, i'm lukwesa burak. welcome to bbc news. emergency security measures remain in place in moscow, a day after a short—lived rebellion posed the greatest challenge yet to president putin's authority. yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group, pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov—on—don, is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. gunfire. and with wagnerforces firing their guns into the sky — and cheers from the watching public — his troops also departed the city, just hours after they controlled a military building, with further wagner troops moving towards moscow. they were heading north on the m4 motorway, passing the city of voronezh, and were spotted as far north as 300 miles south of moscow. this all took place on saturday. then, in th

eltonjohn closest glastonbury festival in the final show of his farewell uk tour. more on that in a moment or two but let's head to the bbc sport centre and cross over to gavin. the former scotland manager craig brown has died at the age of 82. he was the national team's longest serving manager over a period from 1993-2001, the last serving manager over a period from 1993—2001, the last man to take scotland to a world cup finals in 1998. chris mclaughlin reports. he was the unassuming teacher with the enviable managerial record. a man who led scotland to tournaments so often it became the norm. before his days in coaching, a young craig brown played for falkirk and dundee. but a knee problem forced him from the pitch to the dugout. after ten seasons as manager of clyde he joined the scotland setup, first as assistant boss in 1980s it is. he was to stay with the national setup until 2001. as assistant or boss he helped scotland to fool major tournaments, the last being the world cup in france in 1998. he resigned in 2001 after world cup qualification failure. i resi

eltonjohn on the pyramid stage, for the final uk date of his farewell tour.ter, blondie and lil nas x. # i'm gonna take my horse down the old town road... and guessing games went on to fill the long hours. what song would eltonjohn kick off with, and what special guests would he bring on? # are you ready for love? # yes, i am. one of them was jacob lusk from gabriels, a band championed by elton. backstage earlier, it was clear the feeling is mutual. he wears the most incredible outfits. i his voice is bigger than life. the way that he tickles those keys with his fingers is like nothing - i've ever seen live ever. but i think there's something about his music that - speaks to the soul. elton's other guests included the killers' brandon flowers. but tonight was less about those surprises and more about one man and his incredible back catalogue. how are you enjoying the music? i think he's wonderful. and god love him, he is one of the old ones, and us old ones rock. i mean, i've always loved all of his songs. i love that you canjust blast them out, sing along. h

arctic monkeys, guns n' roses and sir eltonjohn are among the headline acts. colin paterson reports. cheering welcome to glastonbury! the moments glastonbury opened its doors. three, two, one! cheering festival boss emily eavis doing the duties. welcome, this way. and optimistic friday's headliners arctic monkeys will play, despite laryngitis causing last night's dublin show to be called off. they cancelled that, he is recovering. i'm sure we're going to be all right. we've got a couple of back—up plans if not but i reckon... oh, really? not telling you anything, colin. could... we always have back—up plans for everything. could the churnups, whoever they are, step up to headline if he doesn't? i wouldn't like to say. there needs to be a surprise. the glastonbury founder michael eavis stayed in his land rover but received huge cheers. everyone this way... this year the capacity has been increased to a total of 210,000, including this eltonjohn fan who'd come a long, long way. i came all the way from korea just for glastonbury. wow! although he'd worn his elton

arctic monkeys, guns n“ roses and sir eltonjohn are among the headline acts. tents a couple of days early — as our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. cheering welcome to glastonbury! the moments glastonbury opened its doors. three, two, one! cheering festival boss emily eavis doing the duties. welcome, this way. and optimistic friday“s headliners arctic monkeys will play, despite laryngitis causing last night's dublin show to be called off. they cancelled that, he is recovering. i'm sure we're going to be all right. we've got a couple of back—up plans if not but i reckon... oh, really? not telling you anything, colin. could... we always have back—up plans for everything. could the churnups, whoever they are, step up to headline if he doesn't? i wouldn't like to say. there needs to be a surprise. the glastonbury founder michael eavis stayed in his land this year the capacity has been increased to a total of 210,000, including this eltonjohn fan who“d come a long, long way. i came all the way from korea just for glastonbury. festivalgoers were u

over the next three days, they'll be lucky enough to see headline acts such as guns n' roses, eltonjohnhas that story. the wonderful world of glastonbury, where dressing up is normal and can even be a right royal laugh. this festival town emerges in the somerset countryside, the size of bath, and for the first time, entirely powered by renewable energy. and if you love it, you really love it. it's my first time. it is incredible. it's more like a city than a village. and what made you want to spend your honeymoon here? because it's glastonbury. it's glastonbury. it's glastonbury, there is no better place to be. yeah, where else would you want to spend your honeymoon? - what's the best thing about glastonbury for you? uh, love the glitter! texas last appeared in the main glastonbury stage in 1999, and today they're back. is that the pyramid stage there? that's the pyramid stage. is there something very validating about it being the pyramid stage? as a female fronted band, yeah. it really is. i'm a bit like, 35 years on, there's not many women in music get to last that length of time, let

on sunday eltonjohn has chosen glastonbury to be the final day of his uk tour.was lucky enough to catch a band called the the lottery winners they are from my hometown and recently had a uk number one album. there are more than 2000 acts performing in this festival. everybody, clearly is enjoying themselves. now it's time for the panel... before we talk about the subjects i know you want to talk about, can i ask about glastonbury, paul have you been? , ., , been? sadly, i have never been. i have been — been? sadly, i have never been. i have been very — been? sadly, i have never been. i have been veryjealous _ been? sadly, i have never been. i have been veryjealous of- been? sadly, i have never been. i have been veryjealous of my - been? sadly, i have never been. i. have been veryjealous of my friends who have. climate change means it's one bonus is that it is sunny and hot. , ., ., ,., one bonus is that it is sunny and hot. , ., ., y., one bonus is that it is sunny and hot. ., ., , ., there hot. jennifer, how about you? there is nothin: hot. jennifer, how about

eltonjohn prepares for the weekend when he'll grace the pyramid stage at glastonbury.aka. his hat—trick helped beat north macedonia 7—0 last night — that's four wins from four in qualifying for next year's euros. everyone accused of a crime has the right to a defence — but there's now a shortage of duty defence lawyers in parts of england and wales because so many have been leaving the profession. the law society, which represents defence solicitors, says they are struggling to make the system work. our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, has the story. from mountain to shore, ceredigion is breathtaking, but that remoteness comes at a price to justice in towns like cardigan, where solicitor katie hansen is doing her bit to keep its wheels turning. so this morning we're going over to haverfordwest magistrates�* court. it's about 30 miles away. i'm the duty solicitor this morning in court. so it's seeing whether there's anyone held over in custody or anyone that needs representation, that doesn't have a solicitor. katie's days take her to courts and police st

sir eltonjohn is due to begin his headline set any minute now — in the rocketman�*s final uk performancefarewell tour. hello i'm samantha simmons. we start in russia, where 2a hours after the end of a short—lived rebellion posed the greatest challenge yet to vladimir putin's authority, the president's whereabouts remain unknown. there's been speculation that the russian leader fled moscow during the crisis, after his presidentialjets were tracked leaving the city. the us secretary of state antony blinken says the events show the cracks in mr putin's authority. yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group — pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov—on—don on saturday evening — is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. and with wagnerforces firing their guns into the sky — and cheers from the watching public — his troops also departed the city. tensions had been building between mr prigozhin and russia's military leadership for some time, over their approach to the war in ukraine. leaving as heroes. the wagnerfighters pulling out

the festival will end with sir eltonjohn on the same stage.. yeah, let's hear a little bit on the channel. let's take it away. music. at least is not the manifested normally is! at least is not the manifested normally is! now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. we've got some weather changes around at the moment and then we've got a bit of wet weather. but this weekend we have still got some heat and humidity to contend with, notjust by day but by night as well. and it will all culminate on sunday with some particularly potent and thundery downpours. out there today, though, thunder is not really the risk but a rain or drizzle coming and going across parts of scotland, north—west england, north—west wales and indeed northern ireland for the rest of the day. the odd heavier burst. but while it will be particularly grey around these western areas, south and east and the channel islands the sun shines out, a hot day here. 27-28. and in shetland it will be another sunny day. how is here of around 16. but humidity levels are risin

but on sunday, eltonjohn has chosen glastonbury to be the final day of his uk tour.ne album. there are more than 2000 acts performing here and everybody is clearly enjoying themselves. everybody is clearly en'oying themselves.�* everybody is clearly en'oying themselves. ., . ., themselves. thank you so much for 'oinin: themselves. thank you so much for joining us- — themselves. thank you so much for joining us. always _ themselves. thank you so much for joining us. always a _ themselves. thank you so much for joining us. always a bit _ themselves. thank you so much for joining us. always a bit of - themselves. thank you so much for joining us. always a bit of a - themselves. thank you so much for joining us. always a bit of a risky i joining us. always a bit of a risky business, going live to glastonbury. well done to daniel and apologies for some bad language there. security staff on the doors of nightclubs, bars and music venues say they're facing increasing levels of abuse. the organisation representing them says people who attack such staff should face the same l

how important is it for glastonbury to have such a - it for glastonbury to have such a big name as eltonjohnic, whatever it is, three days at worthy farm? i this epic, whatever it is, three days at worthy farm?- this epic, whatever it is, three days at worthy farm? i think it is more important _ days at worthy farm? i think it is more important than _ days at worthy farm? i think it is more important than ever. - days at worthy farm? i think it is more important than ever. you i days at worthy farm? i think it is i more important than ever. you had arctic monkeys, guns sand roses, but i think he has left that crowd with a really warm feeling and it has been great, for people like me who don't like camping, the coverage on tv has been brilliant. everyone will go off very happy. 5m? tv has been brilliant. everyone will go off very happy-— tv has been brilliant. everyone will go off very happy. stay at home, you don't have to — go off very happy. stay at home, you don't have to use _ go off very happy. stay at home, you don't have to use a _ go off very happy. stay at home, you don't have to us

eltonjohn had been performing in manchester and as he was about to leave, he stopped to congratulatee for a selfie. the players then serenaded elton with one of his songs. one more quick line. from the world of football. tottenham are expected to open talks with celtic�*s ange postecoglou about him becoming their new manager. there's more on our website. that's it from me. goodbye. hello there. very little change for the weather for this upcoming week. it's going to remain mostly dry and settle with plenty of sunshine as our area of high pressure continues to dominate so always warmers and sunny like it has been for the last couple of these across central and western areas. a bit cool, cloudy, breezy or further is. there's a chance of a few showers putting up into southern areas by the end of the into next weekend, courtesy of this area of low pressure moving up from iberia. in the short—term, plenty of dry weather to start the new working week. a bit of low cloud which will burn back to the coast from the midlands into eastern england. it could stay quite cool along north sea coast,

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a"ic i hear elton john was off the i hear eltonjohn was off the charts.finished doing a series for disney plus called renegade now, which sally wainwright wrote. it's so good, there is a fantasy element to it, a supernatural quality, and it's a real swashbuckling adventure led by louisa hunt from derry girls. sally wainwright from happy valley? yes, she is incredible. i don't think that is out until next year. and i'm doing lots of writing, i would love to do a mr swallow sitcom at some point so i am tinkering away at some point so i am tinkering away at that. just doing lots of live stuff and writing a new show, may be more intelligence, who knows, that would be fun. i more intelligence, who knows, that would be fun-— would be fun. i love the fact that ou have would be fun. i love the fact that you have seen — would be fun. i love the fact that you have seen karol's _ would be fun. i love the fact that you have seen karol's weather. you have seen karol's weather forecast. i you have seen karol's weather forecast. ., you have seen karol's weather forecast

there was adulation at worthy farm — and across the country — as sir eltonjohn last night brought thisr's glastonbury festival to a close. sir elton described the show as "special and emotional" and told the crowd of 120,000 festival—goers that it could be his last live concert in the uk. a record—breaking 7.3 million viewers watched the performance. this morning, thousands of people have been packing up in glastonbury and heading home. hundreds of volunteers now face the task of clearing up the more than 900 acre site. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. there is a lot of sunshine across the uk at the moment. but we have got a little bit of cloud drifting across the blue sky. in other areas, the cloud has been piling up a little bit more. some will catch a few showers this afternoon, but for some areas, as we saw earlier still crying out for rain. that a hosepipe ban has just been crying out for rain. that a hosepipe ban hasjust been put crying out for rain. that a hosepipe ban has just been put into force. crying out for rain. that a hosepipe ban hasjust been put int

and fans are out in force ahead of eltonjohn�*s headline set on the last day of the glastonbury festivalshi sunak has urged people to "hold their nerve" over rising interest rates in the uk, as the bank of england tries to bring down inflation. the prime minister told the bbc�*s sunday with laura kuenssberg programme that the uk would "get through" concerns over higher mortgage rates for millions of homeowners if the government stuck to its plan. here's our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. soaring food prices, sky—high energy bills, rents and mortgages going through the roof. today the prime minister again sought to calm growing fears about the state of the economy. this week you have told people it is going to be ok. do you understand why people looking at their mortgage bills, shopping bills, worrying about keeping the roof over their heads, they will listen to you and think, "it is not going to be ok for me"? i have never said it is not challenging, i have never said it will not be a difficult time to get through, but i want to give people the reassurance and confidence we ha

full coverage of glastonbury including eltonjohn's glastonbury including elton john's final ever gigk, and also, how did he allow this to _ and weak, and also, how did he allow this to happen in the first place? because — this to happen in the first place? because prigozhin was made by vladimir— because prigozhin was made by vladimir putin. so all of these questions _ vladimir putin. so all of these questions are being asked in russia and by— questions are being asked in russia and by analysts outside of russia. and prigozhin did a pretty embarrassing u—turn, literally, we don't _ embarrassing u—turn, literally, we don't know— embarrassing u—turn, literally, we don't know where he is actually going _ don't know where he is actually going at— don't know where he is actually going at the moment, is he going to belarus _ going at the moment, is he going to belarus as— going at the moment, is he going to belarus as suggested by the kremlin yesterday? but he has lost a lot of the credibility and authority on which — the credibility and authority on which his— the credibility and authority

eltonjohn! he'd been performing at the city's a0 arena.e seen in high spirits, bumping into elton on the airport runway. phil foden not missing the chance for a selfie. rory mcilroy has given himself a chance of a first win on the pga tour since october 2022, after a 2—under par 3rd round. the northern irishman's round at the memorial tournament in ohio on saturday saw him climb six places on the leaderboard. he shares the lead with american david lipsky and south korea's kim si—woo on 6—under. world number three mcilroy said he's sticking to the plan in the hope for the win. and that's all the sport for now. we can bring you some the latest pictures that have been coming in to the building after that arrest. live now to our reporter martin yip from our chinese service who is in hong kong for us with the latest. tell us more about what exactly has happened? 50 tell us more about what exactly has ha ened? ., ., , , happened? so far we have been seeing --eole u- happened? so far we have been seeing peeple up to — happened? so far we have bee

is still touring, he is in his 70s, the rolling stones are still touring, they are in their 70s, eltonjohning, he is in his 70s although he says this is his farewell tour. obviously we would like them to go on forever, that's not going to be possible, but can you see this technology recreating gigs in the future so that generations to come might be able to see bruce springsteen live? i think that's quite possible, and not only like abba voyage but also ai driven, so that they will actually be able to talk to the audience in real time and you will... the illusion will be complete, that's what i think what will happen in the future. part of the joy of the abba voyage show i think is the fact that you are here, we are having this conversation now, and we watch versions of you from 1979, younger versions of you. do you think it will be a different experience if it was amy winehouse or whitney houston or prince? tricky, right? how do you deal with that? everyone knows that they are not around anymore, so what would they say themselves about doing this? we can say yes or no to everything, which

and the countdown is on ahead of eltonjohn�*s headline set on the last day of the glastonbury festivalw on bbc news...titanic sub search. on sunday the 18th ofjune 2023, five men began an extraordinaryjourney... we have clients that are titanic enthusiasts, which we refer to as titaniacs. ..to the bottom of the atlantic ocean to see the titanic shipwreck. it's got one button... and that's it. but their sub went missing, prompting a massive international effort to find them, with warnings oxygen supplies would be dwindling. the really nightmarish scenario is that they are alive at the surface, bobbing away, running out of air and unable to get out. it's exceptionally difficult. it's basically a needle in a haystack. - well, i'm nervous. i'm sick to my stomach with nerves. i'm just hoping for good news. the dive that was meant to take around eight hours turned into days. the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. so what do we know happened on the titan and to the men on board? on saturday the 17th ofjune 2023, british explorer hamish harding posted an u

the music bill across the long weekend includes sir eltonjohn, lana del rey, lewis capaldi and guns nan visit our website or download our app. thanks for watching. hello. wednesday brought plenty of summer warmth and sunshine. but there were some showers too, not least in the north of scotland. take a look at what happened in wick. these thunderstorms really lined up and delivered 58 millimetres of rain. that is more rain than wick would normally expect to see in the whole of a typicaljune. now for thursday — high pressure is going to be building its way in across the uk. you might think that that would mean completely dry weather. well, actually, in spite of that building area of high pressure, there will still be some scattered showers, but this time mostly across england and wales. and in between the showers, some very warm sunshine. many places will spend the day dry and certainly most will start the day dry. there'll be some early mist which will clear away some spells of sunshine, but we will see showers developing, particularly across england and wales. and with light winds, th

over the next three days, they'll be lucky enough to see headline acts such as guns and roses, eltonjohne razzall.. the wonderful world of glastonbury, where dressing up is normal and can even be a right royal laugh. this festival town emerges in the somerset countryside, the size of bath, and for the first time, entirely powered by renewable energy. and if you love it, you really love it. it's my first time. it is incredible. it's more like a city than a village. and what made you want to spend your honeymoon here? because it's glastonbury. it's glastonbury. it's glastonbury, there is no better place to be. yeah, where else would you want to spend your honeymoon? - what's the best thing about glastonbury for you? uh, love the glitter! texas last appeared in the main glastonbury stage in 1999, and today they're back. is that the pyramid stage there? that's the pyramid stage. is there something very validating about it being the pyramid stage? as a female fronted band, yeah. it really is. i'm a bit like, 35 years on, there's not many women in music get to last that length of time, let alo

sir eltonjohn has performed his final uk show with a headlining performance at glastonbury.sir elton is nearing the end of his final tour after a 52—year career. people across england, scotland and wales were unable to call 999 for around two hours this morning after a technical fault forced people to use an alternative to get help. bt, which manages the service, says the glitch has been resolved. a woman who lost her husband and son when a submersible imploded in the atlantic last week has told the bbc she was supposed to be on board, but gave her place to her 19—year—old son. shahzada and suleman dawood were among the five men who were on board the titan. christine dawood has been speaking to nomia iqbal. the sentence, "we lost comm." can you give us a sense of what it has been like for you the past week. it it has been like for you the past week-— it has been like for you the ast week. , ., ., ., , past week. it is unfathomable but what is — past week. it is unfathomable but what is it _ past week. it is unfathomable but what is it like? _ the sentence, "we lost comm." i

does feel like the have the arctic monkeys, coldplay, eltonjohn.s as well.— also potentially some of train strikes as well. ben, thank you. police say _ strikes as well. ben, thank you. police say the _ strikes as well. ben, thank you. police say the number- strikes as well. ben, thank you. police say the number of - strikes as well. ben, thank you. | police say the number of arrests strikes as well. ben, thank you. i police say the number of arrests in connection with a riot in the ely area of cardiff last month has riven —— risen to 20. the disorder followed a fatal road traffic that claimed the lives of 16—year—old kyrees sullivan and 15—year—old harvey evans. the police say all those at detained have been detained on bail and more arrests are expected. epsom racecourse's largest security operation over fears of disruption from animal rights groups. animal rising says he wants the animal agency —— any delays to proceeding said to put animal's lives at risk.— proceeding said to put animal's lives at risk. one or two people have breach — lives at

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eltonjohn had been performing in manchester and as he was about to leave, he stopped to congratulate players then serenaded elton with a rendition of �*our song'. and that's all the sport for now. to poland, where as many as 500,000 people have taken part in an anti—government rally in warsaw. they were protesting against a new law critics say could be used to target opposition politicians in an election year — and in particular the former prime minister donald tusk — who spoke at the rally. translation: the first step to victory is to recognise - our strength. we're here today so that poland, europe and the world see how strong we are, how many of us are ready, just like back then, 30, a0 years ago, to fight again for a democratic and free poland, for our rights. this voice will not be stopped. that giant has woken up. i'm proud that i can be here and say, "we will win." the polish government strongly refuted accusations that their actions are undemocratic — and stressed that, in their view, today's protest was an election rally, as the country will head to the polls later this year

eltonjohn had been performing in the city.igh spirits bumping into elton on the airport runway. phil foden not missing the chance for a selfie. two legends, in fact. and that's all the sport for now. a 33—year—old man has been charged after being arrested during the fa cup final yesterday at wembley stadium. james white was charged with displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. the met police say he was wearing a shirt with an offensive reference to the hillsborough tragedy — that's the 1989 football stadium crush that killed 97 people. a funeral has been held for a 12—year—old girl who died after being pulled from the sea in bournemouth. sunnah khan, from high wycombe, buckinghamshire, was named locally after she died in the incident involving 10 swimmers on wednesday. more than 200 people are understood to have attended sunnah's funeral, held by high wycombe mosques on saturday. a 17—year—old boy, from southampton, was also pulled from the sea and later died in hospital. ministe

a beyonce concert in london and eltonjohn is playing on sunday night and also test cricket which areoads, for people to find another way of getting there. this means the roads are expected to be extremely busy. the aa is advising drivers to avoid service stations if they can and go to local towns and cities for a break instead. as for the strike itself, the train drivers union and the rmt, they have both said they would be open to more talks, but there are none planned at the moment and that means this strike which has overly rumbled on for months, may rumble on for more months. ina in a nature reserve in say they want visitors to fall in love with the nature on their doorstep with the help of a new installation but thankfully for visitors it is very small and only emerges in warm weather. ., ., ., , ., weather. scaled to our size it would make any horror _ weather. scaled to our size it would make any horror film _ weather. scaled to our size it would make any horror film you _ weather. scaled to our size it would make any horror film you would - weather. scaled to our size it would

eltonjohn had been performing in manchester and as he was about to leave, he stopped to congratulaterds, the players serenaded elton with a rendition of �*our song'. and that's all the sport for now. studio: lizzie, thanks very much. to ukraine next, where a two—year—old girl has died after another night of russian missile attacks. the attack, on a residential area in the central city of dnipro, injured 22 other people, including five children. our correspondent, james waterhouse, reports from kyiv. weeks of sirens and explosions start to blend after a while, but there's is always a scene which pierces through the monotony. a residential block in dnipro reduced to this after another strike from above. every destroyed building comes with a unique tragedy. "suddenly the fridge fell onto me," says valentyna. "it hit me in my lower back. i was watching how everything collapsed. "i understood what was happening when i saw the open sky." russia has been squarely blamed. the pressure caused by its relentless targeting of ukrainian cities is being felt. translation: i was driving home| and m

eltonjohn had been performing in the city.bumping into elton on the airport runway. phil foden not missing the chance for a selfie. real madrid have announced their captain karim benzema is leaving the club. the french striker has enjoyed one of the great los blancos careers afterjoining from lyon in 2009. his total of 353 club goals is bettered only by cristiano ronaldo. benzema has won four la liga and five champions league titles. the 2023 ballon d'or winner has been linked with a move to saudi arabia. england captain ben stokes insists he is "definitely on course" to bowl in the first ashes test against australia at edgbaston. stokes didn't bowl in england's 10—wicket victory over ireland at lords as he manages a persistent problem with his left knee. but he did bowl for the first time in four weeks before play on saturday and says he's happy with how it went. stokes was in visible discomfort when he took a catch in the win over ireland. the first ashes test begins on the 16th ofjune. australia fast bowler josh hazlewood h

and eltonjohn closes this year's glastonbury. he did it in a record—breaking way.n. first, we start in russia after those extraordinary events over the weekend. in the last half hour or so, we have been told to expect statements from vladimir putin. that information coming from various news agencies, we will keep across that for you if and when he does speak, we will of course bring them to you. we have, however, already heard from the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prighozhin. in his statement, made in an audio message, he shed some light on what happened over the weekend. his aim, he says, wasn't to overthrow the government when he took mercenary soldiers up through russia. he does admit shooting down russian jets through russia. he does admit shooting down russianjets in retaliation, he claims, for air strikes against his soldiers. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. after a weekend of high drama, there was no sense of victory in the russian capital. the mutiny had failed, but what next for president putin? and what with the russian authori

and elton john and eltonjohn closes the grassley festival with his final uk show. hello, welcome to three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let's start in russia where vladimir putin has made as first public statement since the weekend's mutiny by the wagner mercenary group. the kremlin showed putin congratulating participants of an additional forum. putin congratulating participants of an additionalforum. it is unclear why the photos was recorded, but there was no mention at all of the rebellion. there's also footage of the defence minister at a military command post. he cold the defence minister evil and said he had to be sacked. nato�*s secretary general has given his first reaction to the weekend's remarkable events. to weekend's remarkable events. trr remind you all this is about internal russian matters. and therefore what nato is focused on is supporting ukraine. it demonstrates the fragility of the russian regime, but it is not for nato to intervene in those issues. that is a russian matter. what matters for nato is not to be