john maguire. thank— the round 359 days. —— around. john maguire, thank you.ew zealand in headingley. better weather in taunton, where england's women's cricketers are taking on south africa. england are in control and there have been debut wickets for izzy wong and lauren bell. south africa are currently 83 for four. wimbledon fortnight is getting under way. the reigning us open champion, emma raducanu, will be on centre court later this afternoon, as will andy murray. there's been some controversy about the organisers' decision to ban players from russia and belarus, because of the invasion of ukraine. let's cross to sw19 and our sports news correspondent, laura scott. hi, laura. hi,jane. wimbledon hi, laura. hi, jane. wimbledon is backin hi, laura. hi, jane. wimbledon is back in full force this year. many fans that means the return of one of the highlights of the championships, the highlights of the championships, the queue, where they can camp overnight to get their hands on tickets to one of the main chords. there is a stellar line—up of players this year

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. our top story this evening... bars for his murder. and a plea to introduce protection for our centuries—old trees, as research discovers there's hundreds more growing than previously thought. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... we'll look ahead to a big weekend for motorsport. it's notjust the british grand prix at silverstone, it's also the w series — we'll hear from the the findings of an investigation into the handling of allegations of bullying made against the duchess of sussex will remain private, says a senior buckingham palace source. it had been expected that the outcome of the review would be published in the annual sovereign grant report, which shows the public funding of the monarchy. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has all the details. the sovereign grant this year totalled £86.3 million. a slight increase on last year. so this is the amount of public money given to the queen to support her and the working members of her family as they carry out their official du

that wasjohn that was john maguire. just that wasjohn maguire.g tojohn, we've had an update from the metropolitan police. we are just hearing the last few moments that he met are saying they have evacuated trafalgar square, not too far from here, have evacuated trafalgar square, not too farfrom here, behind have evacuated trafalgar square, not too far from here, behind from where our camera position is. that is all we are hearing at the moment but the mets are saying to people, if you're thinking of coming down here for the concert tonight, they are saying please avoid the area. we are obviously trying to get some more specifics on this, partly how do you define this area? we are trying to find out whether tube stations will be affected in that area, bus routes, people are streaming down the mall here and they have been all morning. 0bviously, just starting to one of the little bit here, people want to be here, they wanted to get a good spot for the concert, which doesn't start until 8pm. so, we know more that —— we know it no more than that. as

john maguire is in ver—sur—mer for us this morning. a very different event yesterday. think back to the 75th anniversary three years ago, just how busy it was what an extraordinary spectacle, how many veterans came over. the veterans are the real stars of the show. this year slightly different. only a small handful made the journey. perhaps to some of those are saving themselves for the 80th anniversary in two years. we very much hope they get there. perhaps theyjust in two years. we very much hope they get there. perhaps they just felt that still there are elements of travel restrictions they didn't want to cope with. but talking to some people in arromanches, the nearby town last night, they felt that was missing this year, the fact the veterans weren't in town to take pride of place surrounded by people. here in france it is very much a celebration. they have three days of salaries racing along this coastline, fireworks on sunday night, the bars, the restaurant absolutely packed. not so much of that element this year. a different fe

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. they were made about bullying of staff. the palace says the investigation has led to reforms in the way it's run. our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, reports. meghan, the duchess of sussex, back in the uk at a royal event for the first time in two years. thejubilee weekend was a rare opportunity for the royals to get together in public, and in private. over the four—day weekend, prince charles met his granddaughter, lilibet, for the first time. the meeting was, according to a palace source, very emotional. while the sussexes were building a new life in california, over the past year an independent review was carried out over the past year, an independent review was carried out by the palace's hr department using an outside legal team, after allegations surfaced that meghan had bullied two former members of staff while she was a working royal. while she was a working royal — allegations she strongly denied. the review, which was not paid for using public funds, has led to improvem

john maguire has been to meet them.u can see, the crowds are really building, if were with us earlier on. so many more people than were here earlier. i wanted to come and say hello to these guys because we cut them short last time. hello, how are you? how are you getting on? good. you got your hair done like that where? oh, you know, ijust bought this little number. it isn't my own hair. and again, you're some of these people that were friends. well, that's your husband. but you guys all met, what, ten years ago? no, we've probably known each other 20 years, roughly. but you had been to a previous royal occasion? yes, we came to the diamond jubilee ten years ago, which was incredible. and you thought you would come back? yes. and what has it been made so far? just amazing. so many people from all over the world, great atmospheres, and peoplejust reaching out and talking to each other, which after covid, we never thought was going to happen again. yes, that's a good point, isn't it? thanks so much. lovely to see you. see

john maguire reports.ormandy memorial, officially opened last year under covid restrictions, could at last host veterans for the 6th ofjune anniversary. seeing it for the first time is ken cooke. it's a beautiful place. i didn't expect it to be as beautiful as what it is, and it will be a very lasting memorial. ken was just 18 years old when he landed here at ver—sur—mer — or gold beach, as it was known — on the first day of battle. i've always thought that the lads that didn't come back are the heroes. we are not the heroes who've survived. the heroes are the lads that's still over there. there's still a lot of memories. i've tried to get rid of some of them, but some of them will never go away. a fly—past by a spitfire from the battle of britain memorial flight recreated a fraction of the soundscape that would have ..recreated a fraction of the soundscape that would have assaulted the senses. ken hay was still a teenager when he first landed in normandy, his thoughts summed up in a poem he wrote and read

john maguire has been speaking to three men who fought in the conflict. i was 16. invincible.n? we're going to war. we'll be fine. we'll be immortal. and then you find out that it's a whole different ballgame. archive: the falkland islands, the british colony in the south. atlantic, has fallen. prime minister, bbc. can we have a word about the situation? the government has now decided that a large task force will sail as soon as all preparations are complete. we didn't know where it was. we didn't know where the falklands... nobody had a clue where the falklands was whatsoever. i think i wrote to every single member of my family, and very apprehensive. very nervous. internally, very, very scared. but being, i'll say a man, but i wasn't, i was a boy, the pride wouldn't let me show that. archive: the task force, | with all its power, is ready. britain has gathered its might. it must set its course. i was handed a piece of paper. and it had "fill in the details." it was a reality check. so the older guys had already written wills. but me, as a 17—year—old, not a chance. archive:

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. live from the bbc news room. 0ur lead story.overnments power to control emissions. now to hong kong. we're going to look at where things stand now. going to look at where things stand now. 102 systems. that means is part of china but has different political and economic systems. however, hong kong's independence has been called into questions in the past few years. in 2019 huge pro—democracy protests broke out over plans to allow people to be extradited to mainland china. that resulted in a massive crackdown by the authorities, including the arrest and jailing of dosing of extras and media organisations being shut down. 0ne former legislature who fled hong kong says one country, two systems isn't working. it it's workinu systems isn't working. it it's working why _ systems isn't working. it it's working why my _ systems isn't working. it it's working why my overseas? i systems isn't working. it it's i working why my overseas? and the tens of thousands of people who left and why there are more than thousands of political dissiden

john maguire, bbc news.ority to then having that overturned to a 14% majority of another party, it's a historic victory and the liberal democrats are rightly celebrating. the victory and the liberal democrats are rightly celebrating.— are rightly celebrating. the other oint to are rightly celebrating. the other point to explain _ are rightly celebrating. the other point to explain to _ are rightly celebrating. the other point to explain to people - are rightly celebrating. the other point to explain to people who i point to explain to people who perhaps don't know this part of the country is that although the lib dems have been strong in places like somerset and cornwall and they were strong in north devon, not least because their former party leader was the mp there for 20 years, this part of devon has been consistently resistant to their charms. it part of devon has been consistently resistant to their charms.— resistant to their charms. it has. it has a strong — resistant to their charms. it has. it has a

john maguire, bbc news, devon.the moment, who's in a position to wait for that 300 quid to come back? well, there is frustration from some communities who say, look, everybody�*s facing inflation of 9%, teachers, nurses, social workers, they're not getting pay rises above 3% at the moment. but others are saying, look, if the rails don't take a stand, if somebody doesn't take a stand, how long will public sector pay continue to be squeezed against the rate of inflation? the government at the moment is seeking to distance itself from this dispute, saying really it's between the main rail union and between railway employees. but the truth is they do have leverage when it comes to pay on the rail networks, they proved that over the pandemic. the big question is, though, can they give way on this strike when it looks like other public sector strikes are planned in the weeks and months ahead? but then looking to the disruption in the coming days, can they afford not to? a private members bill calling for the introduction

john maguire, bbc news, devon.or many. fist obviously a very anxious time for man . �* ., ., , ., many. at the moment, who is in a osition many. at the moment, who is in a position to — many. at the moment, who is in a position to wait _ many. at the moment, who is in a position to wait for _ many. at the moment, who is in a position to wait for that _ many. at the moment, who is in a position to wait for that 300 - many. at the moment, who is in a position to wait for that 300 quid l position to wait for that 300 quid to come back? there is frustration from some commuters who say everybody is facing inflation of 9%, teachers, nurses, social workers are not getting pay rises above 3% at the moment but others are saying, look, if the rails don't take a stand, if someone doesn't, how long the public sector pay continue to be squeezed against the rates of inflation. the government at the moment is seeking to distance itself from this dispute say it is between main rail union and between the railway and employers but th

john maguire is at wellington barracks — we are 300 metres away from where you are at buckingham palace up now. this is the king's troop of the royal horse artillery, first out, last back into d. they will go to hide part, and 82 gun salute today to celebrate both things, the platinum jubilee, her majesties birthday, that is what trooping the colour is all about, and they are in royal parks. the firing of the guns will take 30 minutes. 0ne royal parks. the firing of the guns will take 30 minutes. one of the main stars today will be the music. it is the irish guards today. the director of music is with us. the big day for you. we director of music is with us. the big day for vom— big day for you. we are really lookin: big day for you. we are really looking forward _ big day for you. we are really looking forward to _ big day for you. we are really looking forward to it. - big day for you. we are really looking forward to it. the - big day for you. we are really looking forward to it. the sun big day for you. we are really i looking forward to it. the sun is out and — looking forward to i

are watching in cannock chase, they will be going back up tonight, back home to staffordshire. john maguireheir way down to crowds of people who are waiting over on my right here, and some of the politicians just chatting to people in the crowd. i don't know whether those people have come to see politicians or members of the royal family, but there were certainly some conversations going on, and as this service winds up, celebrations for the platinum jubilee are by no means over. i wonder whether we can try and go back to windsor. charlotte gallagher i know is there for us. possibly slightly clearer audibly in winter than it is here. charlotte, can we hear from you? it is another gorgeous, sunny day here in windsor, and the queen is in residence. she is in the castle behind me. you can always tell, because her flag, behind me. you can always tell, because herflag, the royal standard, flies high above the castle, and we know from the palace that she was watching the service from the castle, and i think a lot of people would have smiled when the archbishop of york said, unfortunately for the

john maguire is watching. morning. it is a dramatic setting. look at that. morning.ah, doesn't get any better than theirs. i think _ look at that. yeah, doesn't get any better than theirs. i think we - look at that. yeah, doesn't get any better than theirs. i think we have i better than theirs. i think we have won view of the and breakfast. 886 metres high, the highest mountain in south wales. we are in the beautiful brecon —— brecon beacons. look at the view. absolutely stunning. what better way to enjoy, if you like, this today, than to have a game of touch rugby? they are going to be playing for the next 24 hours. it started at 6am. starting to get a little bit feisty out there. we are joined by gonzo's brother will stop this is in his memory. paul, how's it going? this is in his memory. paul, how's it uuoin? :. this is in his memory. paul, how's itauoin? :, :, , this is in his memory. paul, how's itauoin? :. :. , ~ this is in his memory. paul, how's itauoin? :. :, , . :, it going? yeah, really well. we are nearl the it going? yeah, really well. we are nearly the

that is john maguire i luck. it will be amazing. it will be. that is john maguire at i be. t will look different and with what we saw recently with a state opening of parliament, the queen has this in mind and this is staged with a view to remembering her incredible rain but looking to the future. �* her incredible rain but looking to the future-— her incredible rain but looking to the future. . ., ,, ., ., ~' the future. and also kind of working out famil . the future. and also kind of working out family- the _ the future. and also kind of working out family. the duke _ the future. and also kind of working out family. the duke of— the future. and also kind of working out family. the duke of york, i the future. and also kind of working out family. the duke of york, the i out family. the duke of york, the sussex couple and their place in terms of the regalia and pageantry. yes. this weekend is as much about family for the queen and we will see harry and meghan markle and they will be out horse guards parade watching from the major general�*s office and the duke of york will n

our correspondent, john maguire, told us about the scale of the task.uccessful festival, but this is perhaps an aspect of it you don't see on the television, all of the behind the scenes work. look out across the site. if you had been watching over the weekend, you would be used to that looking like a sea of humanity, hundreds of thousands of people waving their flags enjoying the concert. the vast majority of them have gone home. one of the things the organisers have been keen to emphasise is to tell people to take their kit home. arriving here this morning seeing bedraggled festivalgoers heading back either north, south or east with all of their kit packed away, it sounds as if that message has been very much heeded. in the next couple of weeks this will be returned to pristine pasture land. and the next appearances here will be by the glastonbury cows. they will take over the farm for the next ten or 11 months, until the gates reopen again for the world's biggest musical festival in the round 359 days. the queen has travelled to scotland with members

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john maguire has been reporting for us live from the naval dockyard. what kind of glad that they? oss england and wales. tomorrow they will be high from central scotland southwards. it is worth bearing in mind. we are talking grass pollen and nettle pollen as well. this evening and overnight clear skies across much of england and wales. there will be a cloud and rain moving north—east across scotland. not a cold night for most of us. in some rural areas, temperatures will be in single figures. a5 some rural areas, temperatures will be in single figures. as we head on into wednesday, high pressure still clinging on effectively keeping the weather front at bay across northern ireland and scotland. once again there will be more cloud around and splashes of rain at times. a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. again fair weather cloud building through the course of the day, melting through the evening. temperatures getting up as high as 27 in the south, 15 in stornoway. after wednesday we start to import the hotter continental ad. on thursday, a lot of dry weather and sunshin

john maguire is on the mall where music fans are already arriving and are hoping to get close enoughing i said, 12 hours before the concert? there will be nobody there. it is absolutely empty. then i remembered it is the royal family, absolutely empty. then i remembered it is the royalfamily, of absolutely empty. then i remembered it is the royal family, of course there will be people here 12 hours before the concert waving unionjack flags, wearing them. all decked out in red white and blue and i must admit there are familiar faces i have seen over the last couple of days. this van is going to run is over, hopefully it will not. and have a chat. we had showers breaking out so they put their umbrellas up, they look like roman legionnaires going into battle. good morning. let's be formal. it's a royal occasion. you have been camping out for days on end. hate occasion. you have been camping out for days on end-— for days on end. we arrived on the train at 1:30am _ for days on end. we arrived on the train at 1:30am on _ for days on end. we arrived on the train at 1:30am on thursday - for

john maguire, bbc news. acts are going before parliament. the change, if approved, would allow the government to ignore orders made by the european court of human rights, like its recent block on sending asylum seekers to rwanda. critics say the proposals would hand more power to ministers but deputy prime minister dominic raab defended the plan. we want to strengthen the separation of powers. we are proud of ourjudiciary, they should apply the law without fear or favour. but when the goalposts shift and when legislation is effectively what is happening through court interpretations, that must be done subject to the accountability of parliament. this will help us deport more foreign national offenders, deliver our parole reform so we can better protect the public, and do other things like protect our counterterrorism strategy within prisons where sometimes we do need to isolate dangerous offenders. every uk household is paying an average of £9a on their energy bill to cover the cost of the 28 energy supplier

john maguire, poignant words and pictures from normandy.ffith reports. being a football supporter is about savouring success and learning to deal with defeat. add solidarity with the ukrainian opposition, and cardiff was a heady mix of emotions. but only one team could claim a place in qatar. the first minute brought a flurry. ukraine put the ball in the back of the net. but the referee wasn't happy. the nerves didn't settle. wayne hennessey was kept busy. but, then, up stepped wales' captain. gareth bale delivering with a deflection. and sending hopes skywards. ukraine were unbowed, unrelenting and unable to get past wayne hennessey. brennanjohnson could have made it more comfortable. so could gareth bale. but that would have been too easy. instead, wales had to put their bodies on the line and keep their hands on the lead that sends them to their first world cup in 64 years. wales are going to the world cup! it is just an unbelievable occasion, as well, isn't it? the reward is at the end to celebrate that with supporters. things like this

john maguire reports.t the heroes who've survived. the heroes are the lads that's still over there. there's still a lot of memories. i've tried to get rid of some of them, but some of them will never go away. a fly—past by a spitfire from the battle of britain memorial flight recreated a fraction of the soundscape that would have assaulted the senses. ken hay was still a teenager when he first landed in normandy, his thoughts summed up in a poem he wrote and read at a remembrance service. lord, keep me safe. i'm just 18, and still a lot of life to live. for many of the veterans visiting graves of mates, now seeing their names immortalised here, means so much to them. we were in signal platoon together with the essex. ken remembers denny circus, who'd intended to return home and marry his sweetheart. he was talking about, "we'll get married after the war." they were already making their plans. there he is. and i suppose that girl was left high and dry. he was a really good guy. not because he's dead. he was

john maguire, bbc news. let's get some reaction to those results.ield for us this morning. but first let's speak to nick eardley in tiverton. good morning. so, we have had this result, this terrible result of the conservatives, now we have seen conservatives, now we have seen conservative party chairman 0liver dowden residing. —— resigning. yes. dowden residing. -- resigning. yes, aood dowden residing. -- resigning. yes, good morning. _ dowden residing. -- resigning. yes, good morning, naga. _ dowden residing. —— resigning. 1a: good morning, naga. this should dowden residing. —— resigning. 12: good morning, naga. this should be a safe tory seat, it has been conservative by a century, they won by 24,000 votes just three years ago. last night's result is a really, really crucial blow for the party. it's the biggest by—election majority wiped out ever in uk politics. and the lib dems won it in the end pretty comfortable eat by around 6000 votes. it isn't isolated either. it's the third time in just over a year that the third —— lib dems have overturned

john maguire has been speaking to three men who fought in the conflict. i was 16. invincible.ing out the enemy guns. hms sheffield lies sinking in the south atlantic on a day — may 4th, 1982 — that brought the reality of war into britain's dispute with argentina over the falkland islands. i'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but i counted them all out and i counted them all back. the pilots were unhurt, tearful and jubilant, giving thumbs up signs. 6th june, d—day of all days, i became 18. but overnight, on the 5th and 6th june, we were sent inland. we were sent close to land to do naval gunfire support. and that night we fired 277 4.5—inch shells. that was my 18th birthday. so, like, other people get firecrackers, i got 277 4.5—inch round bangs for my birthday. archive: out of a clear blue sky, without warning, five _ argentine skyhawks strike, i hitting sir galahad and her sister ship, sir tristram. when we got stuck in the corridor on galahad, i realised that i could die. a very nasty, horrible death. and... i wasn't immortal any more. i was very vulnerab

john maguire, bbc news, somerset. isn't that amazing? not many people can say that, can they?ens favourite.— you're part of the pageant is called the queens favourite. we wanted to celebrate her _ the queens favourite. we wanted to celebrate her life _ the queens favourite. we wanted to celebrate her life and _ the queens favourite. we wanted to celebrate her life and her— the queens favourite. we wanted to celebrate her life and her life - the queens favourite. we wanted to celebrate her life and her life with i celebrate her life and her life with her animals, celebrate her life and her life with heranimals, her celebrate her life and her life with her animals, her personal life, and you cannot do it without the caucus because they are everywhere. we decided we wanted to create corgi chaos on the day in the street. what chaos on the day in the street. what will they be — chaos on the day in the street. what will they be doing? _ chaos on the day in the street. what will they be doing? it _ chaos on the day in the street. what will they be doing? it is _ chaos on the day in t