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a day return to paddington for the queen — as london's new elizabeth line is officially opened.body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage, in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever get into a pop singer. it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, - but police are tear gassing the crowd, we don't- yet know why. the prelaunch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it has time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i, in singapore. 0ur headlines... president biden has visited buffalo which witnessed a mass shooting at the weekend. he u

this station is paddington, where this train terminates. all change, please, all change.always wanted to do that. on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it's exactly ten years since this site was just getting ready to host the 2012 olympic games? it feels like it was yesterday that this 0lympic stadium was alive with the roars of the crowd cheering on the athletes. time flies. and when you plan a site like this — indeed, when you spend all that money, it's important to plan a legacy, how the place can be put to good use once the games are finished. and the park still thriving with football, swimming, cycling and, generally, just being a nice place to come. and in a weird way, the same is true for olympic athletes, who only usually get to compete at that level for the first part of their careers. takejessica ennis—hill, who gave us so many great moments, even winning gold in the 2012 heptathlon. yeah, and infact, she ran the entire distance that we have just walked in 12.5 seconds, while jumping over stuff! and her career still took more twists and turns after th

and a day return to paddington for the queen, as london's new elizabeth line is officially opened. coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the squad for england's euro women's squad is announced. arsenal'sjordan nobbs is out. we will tell you who is on the provisional list. good evening. more than 200 ukrainian fighters, who've been holding out for nearly three months in a steelworks complex in mariupol, have now been taken to territory controlled by the russians. there are still people trapped in the azovstal plant and efforts to rescue them are ongoing. the southern port city has been a key target of the russian attack and it gives russia control of most of ukraine's coastline on the black sea. russian forces surrounded mariupol in early march causing immense damage and destruction to most of the city. but hundreds of ukrainian troops managed to hold out in the the huge steelworks near the city. they were trapped with a number of civilians and young children who were eventually rescued. reports from ukraine suggest more ukrainian fighters left the plant this afternoon, as

the railway, currently running from paddington in west london to abbey wood in the south—east of the as a passenger screamed into new stations including at woolwich in south—east london, to catch the first new trains. as the country's newest really got up and running. it country's newest really got up and runnine. , , _, :, running. it is very convenient for me. in a running. it is very convenient for me- in a city _ running. it is very convenient for me. in a city like _ running. it is very convenient for me. in a city like london, - running. it is very convenient for me. in a city like london, i- running. it is very convenient for i me. in a city like london, i thought it would not— me. in a city like london, i thought it would not happen _ me. in a city like london, i thought it would not happen again - me. in a city like london, i thought it would not happen again in - me. in a city like london, i thought it would not happen again in my i it would not happen again in my lifetime — it would not happen again in my lifetime. ., lifetime. the line links reading in berkshire with _ li

queen elizabeth has made an unexpected visit to paddington rail station in london, to see the new servicelanned. the crossrail project which connects east and west london and extends to essex and berkshire it will carry her name for centuries to come. so there really was only one person to open it. all those mobility issues were put to one side as the queen came to see the elizabeth line for herself. four billion over budget and more than three years late it may be, but today was a day to celebrate its formal completion. applause she walked slowly and carefully, leaning slightly on her stick, but without any obvious difficulty. at a ticket machine, she was presented with something called an 0yster card and shown where to place it. the elizabeth line will open to passengers next week, in time for the platinum jubilee celebrations. and judging by today, the person who'll be at the centre of those celebrations is getting ready herself. decisions will still be taken day by day about the queen's attendance at the different jubilee events, but there's clearly a determination to be seen as widel

majesty opened a memorial plaque in honor of e the opening of the elizabeth line at the london paddingtontation, and here you can see what color it was in. we immediately got a lot of headlines that this is how the queen of britain who was with johnson supported ukraine. but maybe this is the first time, but i will say that in this combination of colors and in this suit with this hat, the queen of britain has appeared more than once and every time she goes out in it, many ukrainian media think that she supported ukraine but you know right now it seems to me that it is quite possible to think and yes, that's all i have vasyl, thank you very much for the culture during the war, we saw the queen of britain who wore blue colors, yellow-blue gamut and supported ukraine with this symbol, but not only with symbols and weapons, which is now very important for us , the world, in particular, the united states of america, supports us. and here we are starting to talk with serhiy zgurets, he is a co-lead expert of defense express, about such things. a law has been passed about linguistics. well, firs

— the impressive addition to london's public transport network which cuts the journey time from paddington the average tube journey. eventually, the service is set to run from reading in the west to the essex in the east. here's our reporter danjohnson. there are delayed trains. then there's crossrail. three and a half years behind schedule. £4 billion over budget. but finally, today, passengers got their ticket to ride london's elizabeth line. i've turned up really early. i've been waiting nearly ten years for this thing to open. there are shiny new platforms and the latest smoothest trains, bringing commuters into central london from east and west. the transport line in a city like london opening — it probably won't happen again in my lifetime. the journey time between canary - wharf and whitechapel blew my mind. one station isn't finished and trains won't run end—to—end for another year. still, it's seen as a major engineering achievement — at least for the south east. crossrail, the elizabeth line, is a really important thing for us to be very proud of. but don't believe that it's gone

here in london, and the queen has made an unexpected visit to paddington train station to open the elizabeththe capital, named in her honour. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it will carry her name for centuries to come. so there really was only one person to open it. all those mobility issues were put to one side as the queen came to see the elizabeth line for herself. four billion over budget, and more than three years late it may be, but today was a day to celebrate its formal completion. applause. she walked slowly and carefully, leaning slightly on her stick, but without any obvious difficulty. at a ticket machine, she was presented with something called an 0yster card, and shown where to place it. the elizabeth line will open to passengers next week, in time for the platinum jubilee celebrations. and judging by today, the person who'll be at the centre of those celebrations is getting ready herself. decisions will still be taken, day by day, about the queen's attendance at the different jubilee events, but there's clearly a determination to be seen as widely as possib

from the 24th of may, the section between paddington and abbey wood will run monday to saturday withe of the stations. and when passengers come down and get onto the trains, they will be 200m long, and they can carry up to 1,500 people at any one time. final preparations for opening have included testing various scenarios, including evacuations. building this railway has been an extremely complex project, involving a huge feat of engineering. 0ne expert told me, despite the delays, it is an achievement to celebrate. the trains are very modern, air—conditioned, there are platform doors, the stations are absolutely like cathedrals. this is really a transforming moment both in london and for the railways. 70% of the cost has been funded by london, and 30% by the central government. the pandemic means that, for now, passenger numbers won't be as high as first predicted, but those behind this project hope the elizabeth line will deliver a genuine boost to london, the south east of england and beyond. this train is now going to depart. please stand clear of the doors. mind the closing door

wood between paddington and abbey wood will run monday to saturday with trains every five minutes. seamless end—to—end travel will come by may next year. we are on board one of the new elizabeth line trains, they are pretty state—of—the—art and 200 metres long. each can carry up to 1500 passengers. the crossrail project is opening three and a half years later, one new station, bond street, is still not ready, and the budget has swelled to £18.5 billion, but it is still seen as a hugely impressive engineering achievement. the crossrail elizabeth line is really important for us to all be proud of, but don't believe it has gone down beautifully well in leeds, liverpool and manchester where they want a share of the investment kick, and i think there will be big discussions in future. passenger numbers forecast _ discussions in future. passenger numbers forecast for _ discussions in future. passenger numbers forecast for the - discussions in future. passenger. numbers forecast for the elizabeth line's first few years have been scaled back, but transport for london insists it is still ne

the queen has made a surprise appearance at paddington station in london to see the completed crossrailthan originally planned. her majesty, who's 96, was joined by her youngest son, the earl of wessex for the official opening, as our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. it will carry her name for centuries to come. so there really was only one person to open it. all those mobility issues were put to one side as the queen came to see the elizabeth line for herself. four billion over budget and more than three years late it may be, but today was a day to celebrate its formal completion. she walked slowly and carefully, leaning slightly on her stick, but without any obvious difficulty. at a ticket machine, she was presented with something called an oyster card and shown where to place it. the elizabeth line will open to passengers next week in time for the platinum jubilee celebrations. and judging by today, the person who'll be at the centre of those celebrations is getting ready herself. decisions will still be taken day by day about the queen's attendance at the differentju

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i'm looking to break the record and i'm looking to break the record and it's from birmingham to paddingtonkely to be the top story. celtic only need a point tonight against dundee united and that will secure them a 52nd the title and six points clear at of rangers with two games to play and not if but when in dundee and ali foster and the rest of the team most of it is goodbye for now. hello. after an area of rain moved across england and wales the day today, the system now making its way towards the continent is allowing high pressure to build an overnight they'll actually mean a lot of fine weather in the south he could see rural lows around three or 4 degrees across parts of england and wales in the lubricity for scotland and northern ireland still a few showers clipping into the northwest coast of scotland. the weather front wrapped around an area of low pressure that is set to push into the northwest of scotland through thursday a few showers for staying and tending to some heavier more persistent rain in the afternoon and extending towards the afternoon and extending towards the nort

the newly built section between paddington and abbey wood will run monday to saturday with trains everyers. the crossrail project is opening three and a half years later, one new station, bond street, is still not ready, and the budget has swelled to £185 street, is still not ready, and the budget has swelled to £18.5 billion, but it is still seen as a hugely impressive engineering achievement. the crossrail elizabeth line is really important for us to all be proud of, but don't believe it has gone down beautifully well in leeds, liverpool and manchester where they want a share of the investment kick, and i think there will be big discussions in future. passenger numbers forecast _ discussions in future. passenger numbers forecast for _ discussions in future. passenger numbers forecast for the - discussions in future. passenger. numbers forecast for the elizabeth line's first few years have been scaled back, but transport for london insists it

in paddington kilburn, where we had grown up, i thought everyone was a catholic.ple near me were catholic. there were italian people, they were polish people. we didn't have very many english people, i've got to say. and you can't believe that with my accent. when i went to school, we had a boy in my class who was an english catholic and we used to call him the english boy. in central london. and what about trade unionism? so, you were an electrician working in a factory in your teens, your late teens. do you go straight into a union? did you have a sense that, actually, yourfuture might be running a union, or at least being a shop steward on the way to that? well, when i was a kid, trade union general secretaries vic feather and jackjones and all those people, these were big people. these were national figures. so i never thought i'd be like that. you had to be in a union. when ijoined, a fellow came up to me and said, "you're the apprentice electrician." the other five or six, whatever they were, were mechanical fitters. you had tojoin the union. we made printin

the queen has made a surprise visit to paddington station to see the completed elizabeth line.you pay your bills. the bbc has found that councils in england and wales have prioritised payments to direct debit customers — who are often better—off than those who pay via other methods. the campaign group national energy action says that means help is not necessarily getting to those who need it most. our consumer affairs correspondent — colletta smith — has the story. £150 of free money is a nice thought... ..but those who don't pay their council tax by direct debit are having to wait longer than everyone else to get it. just because you pay direct debit, what gives them the priority? we're all still paying it. we should all be treated equal. like lots of people at this community coffee morning, chris pays his council tax in weekly instalments, and hasn't heard how he can get his energy rebate yet. i've lost out on things before because i don't do online. so many people don't have the computer skills, you know, to do that — go on the computer and apply to all those, you know, info

queen elizabeth making a surprise stop at london's paddington station today. the new elizabeth line. she has been suffering from mobility issues and has cancelled several appearances, including, as you may recall, the opening of parliament just last week. >> nice to see her out and about. she looks pretty good. just moments, president biden will meet with the families of those killed in the racist mass shooting in buffalo, new york. how many presidents have we seen do something like this? we will have live team coverage coming up. because their classic sweet onion sauce is g getting refreshed on the n new sweet onion steak teriyaki. couldn't get brady this time, huh? subway® keeeeps refreshing and refre- right now, we're all feelin' a little strapped. but weekends are still all about grilling. and walmart always keeps prices low on our fresh ingredients. so you can save money and li better. ♪ ♪ ♪ ihoppy hour starting at $6 at 3pm only from ihop. download the app and join the rewards program today. power e*trade gives you an award-winning mobile app with powerf

the queen has made a surprise visit to paddington station in london to see the newly completed elizabethcame to see the elizabeth line for herself. four billion over budget and more than three years late it may be, but today was a day to celebrate its formal completion. she walked slowly and carefully, leaning slightly on her stick, but without any obvious difficulty. at a ticket machine, she was presented with something called an 0yster card and shown where to place it. the elizabeth line will open to passengers next week in time for the platinum jubilee celebrations. and judging by today, the person who'll be at the centre of those celebrations is getting ready herself. decisions will still be taken day by day about the queen's attendance at the differentjubilee events, but there's clearly a determination to be seen as widely as possible. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. it's been an east—west split out there today. across western areas, it was a case ofjust how wet will it get? well, it took its time, but it turned out to be very wet across

from today, the newly built section between paddington and abbey wood will run monday to saturday witheet, still is not ready, and its budget has swelled to £18.5 billion, but it is seen as a hugely impressive engineering achievement. the crossrail elizabeth line is a really important thing for us to all be proud of, but don�*t believe it has gone down beautifully well in leeds, liverpool and manchester, where they want a share of the investment cake, and i�*m sure there will have to be big discussions about that in future. use of public transport hasn�*t returned to pre—pandemic levels. passenger number forecasts for the elizabeth line�*s first few years have been scaled back, but transport for london insists it is still needed. this railway is not built for today or tomorrow but for the next 100 to 150 years. we are very confident this is a catalyst now for the post—pandemic recovery. you can see the reaction of customers today, they are absolutely wowed by the railway, and we think it will drive customers back onto the railway. there was a celebratory atmosphere as the new railway a

from today the newly—built section between paddington and abbey wood will run monday to saturday with the crossrail project is three and a half years late and over budget, but it is seen as a hugely impressive engineering achievement. crossrail, the elizabeth line, is a really important thing for us to be very proud of. but don't believe that it has gone down beautifully well in leeds, liverpool and manchester, where they want a share of the investment cake. the use of public transport has not returned to pre—pandemic levels. passenger number forecasts for the next few years have been lowered, but transport for london insists this line is still needed. this railway isn't built for today or tomorrow, it's built for the next 100 to 150 years, and we are very confident that this is a catalyst now for the post—pandemic recovery. there was a celebratory atmosphere as the new railway arrived with a promise to transform railway travel across london and give the uk economy a £42 billion boost. it is unclear when something like this might get built again. katy austin, bbc news. i'm ros atkins

the queen has made a surprise visit to paddington station in london to see the newly completed elizabethne of the most likely places to find microscopic signs of ancient life. over the next six months, the rover will collect rock samples which could answer the question was there life on mars, as our science editor rebecca morelle reports. the parachute has deployed and we are seeing significant deceleration. it's a mission that began with a jaw—dropping descent, beaming back real footage of a mars landing, as nasa's perseverance rover was lowered onto the martian surface. over the last year, it's revealed the planet as never seen before — taking some selfies along the way. it's been busy trundling across the dusty terrain... ..and it's made history by flying a helicopter — the first powered flight on another planet. now, perseverance is ready to begin the most important part of its mission — hunting for signs of life — and it's reached an area where it has the best chance of finding it. i have been staring at this delta for years now, mostly in orbiter images, and now we're finally right

apart from bond street, all the new stations on the project known as crossrail between paddington andthe capital. katy austin has been to see it. i'm 34 metres underground, inside one of the new stations that will open on the 24th of may, on the elizabeth line, the result of the crossrail project. now, building all this... one of those platforms is just there to my right. building all of this has been a massive undertaking. the point is to increase capacity, to cut journey times, and to give more people quick access to central london. there have been delays, and costs have ballooned, but finally it is nearly here. train now standing on platform a is your elizabeth line - service to abbey wood. no—one is getting on or offjust yet, but this new railway is getting ready for its first paying passengers. the line will link shenfield in essex to reading in berkshire via central london. but the full timetable and seamless end—to—end travel won't be in place until next year. it will initially run in three separate parts. from the 24th of may, the section between paddington and abbey wood will

. >>> let's look at queen elizabeth making a surprise appearance at london's paddington station thise her platinum jubilee where she will celebrate 70 years on the throne. >> good to see her up and about. >>> coming up on our "gma morning menu," michael showing us the wonders of iceland. >>> also ahead, the story of how a woman and her ex-husband's new wife came together during the pandemic and are now best friends. this morning their advice for how this kind of co-parenting helps kids. >>> also our celebration of bollywood. the movie's filled with music and magic. w have a live performance this morning that you don't want to miss. >>> also, lara is upstairs and she has guests. >> teej, i'm here with fun, funny folks this morning. josh gad is with us and two of the stars from "abbott elementary," janelle james, cheryl lee ralph. we'll talk about our favorite tv school coming up on "gma" and somebody's favorite tv job. we'll get into it. you know what i'm saying. talk soon. ♪ i can make your hands clap ♪ es with exfoliating bar. a razor designed to give you a quick and easy shave. it

in a few minutes' time the first elizabeth line train will depart abbey wood for paddington.n people go in and see it, they'll be, you know, again, a bit of a cliche, but they will be blown away at just how big and bright it is. it's a totally modern, totally up to date space age — again, another cheesy expression — railway, that i think will encourage people to use it and want to us it, and it's, yeah, it's extremely impressive. and we'll have lots of coverage of the opening day of the elizabeth line on our programmes today, as well as online and social media. and if you have any questions you'd like us to answer the mum of a 14—year—old girl who was strip—searched by metropolitan police officers, says her daughter was so traumatised she tried to take her own life. the teenager was handcuffed and had her underwear cut from her in the presence of male officers while she was menstruating. it follows the case of a black people strip—searched at school and an investigation by bbc radio 4's file and for. a theatre in east london has become one of six sites across the country to b

from the 24th of may the section between paddington and abbey wood will run monday to saturday with asengers come down and get onto the trains they'll be 200 metres long and they can carry up to 1,500 people at any one time. final preparations for opening have included testing various scenarios, including evacuations. building this railway has been an extremely complex project, involving a huge feat of engineering. 0ne expert told me, despite the delays, it's an achievement to celebrate. the trains are very modern, air—conditioned. there's platform doors. the stations are absolutely like cathedrals. this is really a transforming moment, both for london and for the railways. 70% of the cost has been funded by london and 30% by central government. the pandemic means that for now passenger numbers won't be as high as first predicted, but those behind this project hope the elizabeth line will deliver a genuine boost to london, the south—east of england and beyond. this train is now ready to depart. please stand clear of the doors. mind the closing doors, please. so pretty empty here at th

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from today, the newly built section between paddington and abbey wood will run monday to saturday with—pandemic recovery. you can see the reaction of customers today, they are wowed by the railway and we think it will drive customers back onto the railway. there was a celebratory atmosphere as the new railway arrived with a promise to transform travel across london and the south—east. it is not clear when something like this might be built again. katy austin, bbc news. end ofan end of an era in new york, the last phone box in the city has gone. phone boxes are now a thing of the past there. the city began replacing them with wi—fi hotspots in 2015 which allow people to charge their devices and make free phone calls. whilst taking the last phone box away, people gathered to capture the moment. listeners to radio two have chosen a song they want to help bring people together to celebrate the queen's platinum jubilee. bring people together to celebrate the queen's platinumjubilee. and here it is. the queen's platinum jubilee. and here it is. , :, ., ~ the queen's platinum jubilee. and her

and at paddington the glass roof has been made to look like a sky by artist spencer finch. elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. lots of dry weather in the forecast for us today across the capital, but it will turn rather cloudy. there's a weather front off towards the north and the west of the country that'll be slowly moving southwards and eastwards as we head throughout the course of the day. so it's a nice, bright start to the morning, lots of morning sunshine, a rather quiet start to the day — many of our temperatures already in double figures. the westerly wind will pick up throughout the day, it will be a noticeable breeze and the cloud is set to thicken, too. still some hazy spells of sunshine as we head throughout the afternoon, though, at times. top temperatures will be a little higher than they were yesterday, peaking at around 20, maybe even 21 degrees celsius for most. now, as we head through this evening, just the small chance of a little bit of drizzle — just light, patchy stuff, really, falling from the thickness of the cloud as our weather front comes thr

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