stay with us on the bbc news channel to follow the full ceremony, at 10:30am we will join huw edwards bbc one for full coverage and we will be back after that you analyse the detail of what is in the queen's speech. let's speak more about the ceremonial, that is the reason for the security arrangements and the reason why this whole process is conducted in this way rather than a press notice issued from 10 downing street. this is london this morning, rather grey and drought, one usually illuminated with the spectacle and the colour. in the past it was a carriage in the days of charles ii, it was even a royal barge heading down the thames. now it will probably be a car bringing prince charles not a very long distance from central london to deliver the queen's speech. emily nash is royal editor of hello magazine. goodness me, how much of your magazine has been filled with coverage of the royals. this magazine has been filled with coverage of the royals. this is a hue coverage of the royals. this is a huge moment — coverage of the royals. this is a huge moment for _ coverage of the royals

and that's why huw edwards popped up on wednesday in cardiff.ich comes today from the headquarters of bbc wales in cardiff. the move to put bbc one bulletins on the road once in a while has elicited some grumbles from viewers in the past, with andrew riley wondering of huw edwards back in september: the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall visited this building, new broadcasting house, on thursday to mark 90 years of the world service. that anniversary falls later this year, and the royal couple were keen to see where the magic happens. classical music plays i don't think we have featured any royal comments on newswatch before, but in a first, here is a tweet from prince charles after his visit, directed at world service staff. finally, a plea from an elderly viewer along with a compliment for us at newswatch, which we couldn't resist including. ian plummerfrom dunstable got on the telephone to make this point. my point is, first of all, to congratulate your programme on being the only one on the news channel that gives a phone number. i'

in a few minutes, wejoin huw edwards for special coverage of election 2022, bringing you all the resultsevelopments as they happen. that starts at 11:40pm. the energy giant shell has announced record profits of more than £7 billion for the first quarter of this year. that's nearly three times the figure for the same period in 2021 as the cost of energy has sky rocketed. our business editor simon jack has that story. the same energy prices squeezing the economy are inflating profits at europe's biggest energy company. although shell had to write off the value of its russian assets, it has never made more cash in its long history than it did in the first three months of this year. shell made underlying profits of £7.2 billion in the first three months of this year alone. that's triple the amount they made in the same period last year. how come? well, the global price of oil, already high at the end of last year as the world economy emerged from its covid slumber, surged again on concerns the conflict in ukraine could see russian oil supplies disrupted or boycotted. similar story for gas —

pomp and ritual remained, but not all of it was seen or heard on the bbc�*s special programme, as huw edwards to talk to. and i do not feel any sense, in what i've heard in the previews, that this is the speech that is going to have anyone at home going, "i think the government have got this, and they understand "the pressures we're under." hold the thought because there's some more ceremonial activity happening. this is inside the royal gallery, where we have all the military and diplomatic guests. and here we have the yeomen of the guard, who have done that search of the cellars earlier. in a very familiar newswatch complaint, some viewers told us they could have done with less chat and more of the ceremonial. as laurie palmer put it... does the term "wagatha christie" mean anything to you? if not, suffice it to say that it refers to a dispute between rebekah vardy and coleen rooney, the wives of two footballers, which this week came to trial in the high court in london. here's a bit more background on the case from colin paterson, on tuesday's news at one. once, they were friends, cheering

instead, huw edwards will be presenting elections 2022 from 11:40pm through the night until 6am tomorrowc sport centre. rangers are into the europa league final thanks to a late third goal against rb leipzig. it was incredible performance at ibrox, the side coming back from a first—leg deficit. but a night to forget for west ham, who had a man and their manager sent off in their loss to frankfurt. joe wilson reports. fireworks in frankfurt, british teams everywhere, three european semifinals, two different competitions. one deep breath. right, first to glasgow, to rangers... they began this match against leipzig 1—0 down after the first leg. they began with inspiration, with their captain... commentator: james tavernier! whatever expectations ibrox possessed, they were exceeded. glen kamara kept his composure, which meant that fans could lose theirs — joy. rangers lead. but with 20 minutes left to play, leipzig responded — it was all equal. rangers persevered, just like they've done throughout this competition. john lundstram's winning goal, a night to rival any, and a european final to

we have a special programme presented by huw edwards for viewers in the uk, starting at 20 to midnightus for that. the actress amber heard says she was attacked byjonny depp because of her professional relationship with the actorjames franco. she was giving evidence for a second day, at the defamation trial in the us brought by herformer husband. david sillito has been watching proceedings and a warning his report contains graphic details of a sexual assault. day two of amber heard's testimony, and a return to the witness stand to continue her account of her relationship with the man sitting in front of her, johnny depp, her ex—husband, who's suing herfor libel after she described herself as a victim of domestic violence. her evidence began with photographs she'd taken to catalogue what she says was his drink and drug problems. you know, there was no... just his employees and everyone who had been taking care of him versus my word. and so i started to take pictures and say, "look, this is happening." she went on to describe a confrontation on a plane in which she sastohnny depp accused

in a moment, huw edwards will be here to bring you more on all those headlines when we're joined by viewersone. but before that, we'll start with ukraine. and president zelensky has visited troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he went to the kharkiv region — an area once again under attack from president putin's forces. this evening, the european union failed to reach agreement on an embargo of russian oil, on the eve of a summit of eu leaders in brussels. the ban on oil imports is part of the eu's sixth sanctions package on russia over its invasion of ukraine, which the commission has been struggling to finalise. the package is being held up by hungary, which says an oil embargo would be a body blow to its economy, because it can't easily import oil from elsewhere. earlier, i spoke to kira rudyk, ukrainian mp and current leader of the political party voice. she told me the effort of building international support for ukraine is ongoing — and that she has not seen as much unity as she'd expected. in davos we were able to have this proper estimation on who actually supports ukraine,

you can watch the results overnight on bbc one with huw edwards.ic, but the queen won't be attending. instead, she will be represented by other members of the royal family. it comes as she prepares to celebrate her platinum jubilee injune to mark 70 years on the throne. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. garden parties are a major fixed point in the palace's summer programme, almost always attended by the queen, a way of recognising achievements by thousands of people across the united kingdom. of course, there haven't been any garden parties for three years because of covid. and now the palace has confirmed that the queen will not be attending this year's garden parties. once again, the reason being given is that they involve long periods of standing. they are simply too taxing for a 96—year—old. the last time the queen was seen in public was the service of thanksgiving for the life of the duke of edinburgh at the end of march. she has missed a series of events that she would normally attend, the commonwealth day, monday thursday,

and there's full coverage of the results here on bbc one from 11.40 tonight with huw edwards, and moreukrainian resistance in the city, and around 200 civilians are thought to be sheltering in its underground tunnels and bunkers. the commander leading the ukrainian troops inside says "difficult, bloody battles" are being fought. meanwhile russia has been bombing other cities in the region, as it tries to secure more territory in the east of the country. this report from our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, contains flashing images from the start. explosion. they struck in the dead of night. and here's what they hit. the air raid sirens still wailing as daylight revealed the destruction. my house. russia talks about its precision missiles and military targets. it never admits to any of this, but every day more lives in ukraine are shattered. woman sobs. this is kramatorsk, in the east. ludmilla says a wall collapsed. she was buried in rubble in her own bed. hours earlier, several hundred people were brought to safety from mariupol. the un says another convoy is now on its

and there's full coverage of the results here on bbc news from 11:a0 tonight with huw edwards.ns of the ceasefire that russia said it was implementing at the besieged steel plant in the city of mariupol. the kremlin insists humanitarian corridors are in place at the azovstal plant, where ukrainian fighters and some 200 civilians are trapped. ukraine says russian troops have tried to storm the works, which moscow denies. 0ur correspondent, joe inwood, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. we could be entering the last days of the battle for mariupol. the azovstal steelworks, where ukrainian fighters are making theirfinal stand, has been pounded from above for days. now it seems the assault from the ground is underway. translation: it's already - the second day since the enemy broke into the plant. there are heavy, bloody battles. i am proud of my soldiers, who are making superhuman efforts to contain the pressure of the enemy. the situation is extremely difficult, but no matter what, we continue to carry out the order to hold the defence. in short, the fight for azovstal will

and there's full coverage of the results here on bbc news from 11.40 tonight with huw edwards. making over £7 billion, in the first 3 months of the year. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's isaac. real madrid put a pin in all the chat about an all english champions league final this year. the spanish champions stunned manchester city to book a date with liverpool in paris. city threw away a 2—goal aggregate lead to lose 6—5 overall. pep guardiola's side led 4—3 from a pulsating first leg, and looked to have made the final when riyad mahrez scored in the second half. but real then staged an astonishing fightback with 2 late goals from rodrygo to force extra—time. city were reeling, ruben diaz brought down karim benzema and the frenchman stepped up to book real�*s place in the final against liverpool. guardiola and his side left to concentrate on their push for the premier league title. what tends to happen with managers is when everybody is down here and they are on the floor, some of them crying as well, he has got to be here, and he has got to be s

you can watch the results overnight on bbc one with huw edwards.'s been warmer more widely. still the odd shower to clear away through this evening, and we do have our weather front up towards the north and west gathering strength, as you can see. so some wetter weather to come overnight for scotland, for northern ireland. and, of course, that will mean a mild night, but it'll be mild further south, generally with some bits of drizzle and mist around the coast in the west and the odd bit of mist inland, which will clear quite quickly. so a different day — firstly for northern ireland, much wetter through the morning, and for northern england then a wetter afternoon for parts of wales. by then drier for scotland and for northern ireland. sunnier, too, hanging onto some sunshine in southern eastern areas, but for much of england and wales, it will cloud over through the day. still very warm, though — 20—21 celsius, and warm, too, in the sunshine following on behind. into the weekend, a lot of dry, settleed weather is promised for many. just perhaps a

and there's full coverage of the results here on bbc news from 11.40pm tonight with huw edwards and moreadlines on bbc news... interest rates rise to 1% — their highest level since 2009 — as the bank of england tries to curb soaring inflation. the mother of baby p, who died in 2007 after months of abuse, is set to be released from prison. the parole board has rejected a government challenge against its ruling to release tracey connolly. the coronavirus pandemic caused 15 million excess deaths globally, according to new research by the world health organization. ukrainian officials say they have seen few signs of the ceasefire that russia said it was implementing at the besieged steel plant in the city of mariupol. the kremlin insists humanitarian corridors are in place at the azovstal plant, where ukrainian fighters and some 200 civilians are trapped. ukraine says russian troops have tried to storm the works, which moscow denies. we could be entering the last days of the battle for mariupol. the azovstal steelworks, where ukrainian fighters are making theirfinal stand, has been pounded f

and we'll have a special programme presented by huw edwards for viewers here in the uk, starting at 20irst thing in southern areas clearing away. we hang on to that sunshine longest, east anglia and the southeast. strong sunshine, high levels of tree pollen again and 21, but what a different day across parts of wales and northern england underneath that weather front. but it's likely to be a weak affair as it reaches southern areas. there may be some rain to dampen the ground, but not perhaps as significant as we need, but that high pressure does keep the weather fronts at bay for the weekend. so if there are plans, it's looking fine, dry, a little bit on the chilly side first thing saturday, a little bit of mistiness around, but that clears very quickly at this time of year. could be some cloud blown onshore across eastern scotland, northeast england. and here, with the onshore breezes, perhaps temperatures a degree or two down on those of recent days, but warm for many inland in sunshine. sunday, perhaps, brings less cloud for eastern areas but more cloud for the west of northern ire

that is it from us as we join here every —— huw edwards full coverage of the state opening of parliamentwill be back for more interest over one hour. it is 10:30am at one spinster, the start of a new parliamentary session, it is the government's chance to set out its priorities ahead at a time of great uncertainty at home and abroad —— at westminster. this year's state opening of parliament will be rather different, her majesty the queen will not be attending and the single thrown in the house of lords is therefore the prince of wales who will read the speech on the queen's behalf as she is unable to attend because of what the palace calls mobility problems. it is the first time in nearly 60 years the queen will not open the new session of parliament and the priority of course is to make sure that her majesty is able to attend the platinum jubilee events in early june. this new session of parliament gets under way at a time of crisis abroad, with the russian invasion of ukraine still claiming lives and inflicting terrible suffering on civilians. and a time of some political turmoil here

pomp and ritual remained, but not all of it was seen or heard on the bbc“s special programme, as huw edwardspaterson on tuesday's news at one. once, they were friends, cheering on england together from the stands at the 2016 euros. but everything changed in october 2019 when coleen rooney did some online detective work to investigate who was leaking information about her to the press. she wrote three fictitious tales, including returning to tv and their basement flooding, on her instagram stories to see if they would end up in the papers — and they did. only then, after the use of ten dots to ramp up the tension, did coleen reveal that the one account she'd allowed to read them was rebekah vardy“s. mrs vardy denies being the source of the leak. as we found a couple of weeks ago with actress amber heard“s defamation trial against her former partner, johnny depp, bbc coverage of stories featuring celebrities from the world of entertainment can really exasperate newswatch viewers, particularly when they're juxtaposed with more obviously weighty subjects. here's claire bath. i watched the one o'