you mentioned prince charles, impressive. you mentioned prince charles. he _ impressive.d prince charles, he arrived in _ impressive. you mentioned prince charles, he arrived in an - impressive. you mentioned prince charles, he arrived in an aston - charles, he arrived in an aston martin with the duchess of cornwall. he also had to go through a metal detector here, does this signet ring set this all off? i had a check on that, apparently it doesn't. so he was ok. see you both in about 35 minutes' time. that is our first look at the papers, we'll be back for a second look in about 35 minutes' time. hello, it's time for some sport on the bbc news channel, i'm hugh ferris. the 22nd commonwealth games have been officially opened in birmingham among a celebration of the city's diversity and heritage. the sporting action begins tomorrow, but the opening ceremony has kicked off the event in some style — a giant animatronic bull was one of the most impressive moments at the alexander stadium. over 2,000 performers were taking orders from peaky blinders creator steven knight, who

— here, another example of prince charles at — here, another example of prince charles at the apparentes delivered in suitcases and shopping bags. and if this story— suitcases and shopping bags. and if this story is — suitcases and shopping bags. and if this story is true, it's another terrible — this story is true, it's another terrible bit _ this story is true, it's another terrible bit of pr. we know nowadays the world _ terrible bit of pr. we know nowadays the world is _ terrible bit of pr. we know nowadays the world is run by pr. it's all about— the world is run by pr. it's all about optics and how things look. the fact— about optics and how things look. the fact this has made the front page _ the fact this has made the front page of— the fact this has made the front page of the sunday times, the suggestion that he or his charity has accepted money from the family of 0sama _ has accepted money from the family of 0sama bin laden, and i hasten to add to— of 0sama bin laden, and i hasten to add to the _ of 0sama bin laden, and i hasten to add to the people involved had no involvement

this does not look good for prince charles. ast few days that cast doubt over his... how would i put it? over his decision—making. it comes in the aftermath of the prince privately making criticisms about the government's plans to deport asylum—seekers to rwanda. i think there are some who will say that the fact that these stories have now been released and seen the light of day is not unconnected to that, but certainly, it raises questions about the prince's decision—making, which given other stories we have tonight about the queen rolling back her own role in terms of active participation, very interesting questions about the future. {131 questions about the future. of course, on the powers say there's no connection between the two men. just bringing in that story, queen's lighter duties confirmed by palace. yes. duties confirmed by palace. yes, it's probably _ duties confirmed by palace. yes, it's probably not _ duties confirmed by palace. yes, it's probably not a _ duties confirmed by palace. yes, it's probably not a surpris

and those alleged donations to one of prince charles�*s charities also makes the front of the mail onvely to see you in. with politics and the race to be the next conservative prime minister. and he says i was save the high street. how is he going to save the high street? the campaign seems to been going on forever now and in three weeks, as of monday, the party members can start voting we sing ration of policy didn't this from rishi sunak, this is been sharply and focused —— and this. and ten centres and particularly well as city centres and what rishi sunak is planning to do on the front page of the express, a small amount of space but rishi sunak is pledging to revitalise the countries empty shops and banks to keep branches open and obviously, as we move increasingly towards a society, forcing banks close alongside other issues and incredibly unpopular with the communities they serve. and this is a real shock from rishi sunak who is differently trailing and now lagging behind in terms of posters and in the race to become the next conservative leader and prime minister, this report

prince charles is balling out of control. reparations are finally here for one black family. and the supreme court has learned the error of its ways and vow to do better. no, i'm just kidding. they're going to kill us all. let's do this, people. let's jump straight into today's headlines. ( applause ) okay. let's kick things off with the supreme court. america's got talent but for laws and stuff. from the moment amy coney barrett was sworn in, it was only a matter of time before the supreme court started restoring america back to its factory settings. and in the last few weeks, they decided that church and state should get a little cozier. they decided that america's real gun problem is that there aren't enough of them. and they decided that koochies are state property. and today, as they were closing out their term, they decided this. >> the big news out of the u.s. supreme court, the high court just handing down their final two decisions of this historic term. first, a major environmental case, the court deciding 6-3 in favor of sharply curbing the e.p.a.'s authority to reg

i love how they say, "prince charles will no longer accept suitcases full of cash."e he just realized this was a shady thing to do. "all right, all right, no cash in a suitcase. from now on it's just bags of cocaine, okay? okay, come on! i can't do anything! com! come on!" ( applause ) how you are going to act like this is the first time i don't care what it's for-- suitcase full of cash always shady. if your grandmother gives you $5 for your birthday, but she slips it to you in a suitcase, your grandmother's up to some shit. ( laughter ) because they say this was for prince charles' charity. my only question is what kind of charity is is it that needs to be paid in all cash? has it got its headquarters in a strip clug club? "this money will do a lot of help against poverty. in fact, here comes poverty right now. here you go, poverty. shake that girl, shake it, shake it, poverty!" ( applause ) and you know, this is one of those things that shows you the difference between normal people and really powerful people. it doesn't matter if it's prince charles or american p

prince charles himself has now— generally. prince charles himself has now had two stories come out.t. i'm sure that— has now had two stories come out. i'm sure that in both cases pictures but denied — i'm sure that in both cases pictures but denied that any impropriety took place. _ but denied that any impropriety took place. but _ but denied that any impropriety took place, but in the court of public opinion, — place, but in the court of public opinion, this could be a difficult position— opinion, this could be a difficult position for the prince. f, opinion, this could be a difficult position forthe prince. f, and i opinion, this could be a difficult position for the prince. f, and i do stress _ position for the prince. f, and i do stress out, — position for the prince. f, and i do stress out, if— position for the prince. f, and i do stress out, if momentum gains against — stress out, if momentum gains against him becoming king. not that of course _ against him becoming king. not that of course it— against him becoming king. not that of course it is voted on in it is something _ o

the report saying prince charles' charity allegedly accepted more than a million dollars from the family of osama bin laden. how the prince is responding. >>> demanding answers. the family of brianna grier ier distraught over her death after she fell out of a moving police car. the new body camera video and what they're saying this morning. >>> sizing up seats. the faa interested in your "bottom line," looking for your feedback when you take to the skies. will it lead to a more comfortable flight? >>> and beyonce dance party. fans in times square celebrating "renaissance." while someone is celebrating as the nation's newest billionaire, the advice for the big winner. >>> good morning on this sunday. we begin with president biden in isolation at the white house after testing positive for covid again. his doctors saying it's one of the uncommon cases of rebound positivity after finishing a course of the antiviral medication paxlovid. >> that's after the president was out in public on wednesday following two negative tests. we'll speak with dr. brownstein about how this drug works and why t

ros on the front of the telegraph, prince charles - the telegraph, prince charles resisting the temptation the risks of some of the policies we were pursuing. i think with all due _ policies we were pursuing. i think with all due respect, _ policies we were pursuing. i think with all due respect, he - policies we were pursuing. i think with all due respect, he is - policies we were pursuing. i think| with all due respect, he is actually saying i told you so.— saying i told you so. laughter i'm t in: saying i told you so. laughter l'm trying to — saying i told you so. laughter l'm trying to be _ saying i told you so. laughter i'm trying to be polite here! - saying i told you so. laughter i i'm trying to be polite here! they will take your _ i'm trying to be polite here! they will take your peerage _ i'm trying to be polite here! they will take your peerage away, ros. 1972|_ will take your peerage away, ros. 1972 .. will take your peerage away, ros. 1972 u. , 1972 i will can paste -- i will campaign — 1972 i will can paste -- i will campaign for _ 1972 i will can paste -- i will campaign for

as you saw, prince charles and camilla arriving in aston martin.from the age i believe of 18. also we saw the fly—past by the red arrows. as you can see from these live pictures now the opening ceremony continuing in front of the prince of wales, standing in for the queen. we will be back in birmingham over the next hour of course to pick up on all the significant events of these games, featuring 72 nations. beginning tomorrow at 830 with the lawn bowls and then featuring some of the big stars of the triathlon events as well. so 8:16pm. laura castle shook leiland—james corkill in january last year. the safeguarding review has found that there were systemic failings in the adoption process. ed thomas reports. "mummy, please don't be sad. "i miss you so much, too. "i'm safe. "it's so beautiful up here. "but i do worry when i see you cry." laura inhales sharply. the words of laura corkill, read at the funeral of her son, leiland—james. .. and what do you remember about him? his smile, his cheeky laugh, his big, bright eyes. ..murdered by the woman who

did not hesitate to provide princess diana with false evidence of alexander's connection with prince charlesk statements that allegedly indicated that people close to diana were paid to spy. behind her is the whole story. as prince william now recalls brought, the royal family many more interviews greatly worsened the relationship between my parents and hurt countless a number of other people's brother or prince harry's stated that bars played on their mother's fears in order to be interviewed and in the end, the whole dirty story hosted by the bbc took away. she has a life. it is an indescribable sadness to realize that because of the bbc she suffered from fear paranoia and was isolated. i remember this from the last years spent with her martin bashir resigned from impotence well a year ago he apologized for falsifying bank statements, but added that he did not bear any responsibility for diana's decision to give him interview, the former nanny of the princes admitted that she was relieved after the truth became public. although she is upset by the fact that it took 30 years and the interve

agreed on the transfer of the former colony and staged a lavish ceremony with the participation of prince charles prime minister and british foreign secretary china was represented by the communist leader of the zanjin. hong kong has acquired the status of a special administrative region. china for a period of 50 years, what will happen next is still unknown. that was the day in history. hello on the air, the legal program vesti duty and with you tatyana petrova, former metropolitan officials who were convicted a month and a half ago for negligence and the death of children in a park hotel on syamozero in karelia they were released. the moscow city court satisfied the appeal of the defense in mid- may, the basmanny court of the capital appointed 4 1/2 years. imprisonment of tatyana barsukova, deputy department of labor and social protection of the population of moscow, and four years in prison. head of the department for organizing work with families and children of the department of social protection elena semkina in june 2016. they sent the children to a camp in karelia where 14 children died d

his team at this decision. :, , and prince charles his team at this decision._ nick _ and prince charles starting your answer again. i think we can safely say that, yes. i'm sure they will be relieved as to be no more further action taken. can you hearing out? i was saying that i think you're absolutely right. i think there will undoubtedly be relieved that the charity commission has decided that it will not take any further action. just to refresh our memories, these were donations made more than ten years ago between 2011 and they were by the former prime minister of qatar. the problem was that these donations were made in cash and it's reportedly in suitcases and carry bags amounting to something like to have million pounds, donations for one of the princes charities, the prince of wales charitable funds. there is nothing illegal about making or receiving donations in cash but of course, it looked really bad. the efforts of some of the activities of the prince of wales and is charities have been a little accident prone in the past of the charity commission has looked into this but it

the bbc is to pay damages to prince charles�* former personal assistant over claims made about her toecure a panorama interview with princess diana. families across the uk count the cost of losing their homes in this week's wildfires. no ordinary telescope — for the first time, scientists will be able to detect the smashing together of neutron stars. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a peak tv audience of 7.6 million viewers tune in to see the lionesses book their place in the semifinals of euro 2022. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the foreign secretary, liz truss, says the treasury's economic policies have failed to deliver growth for two decades, including the past 12 years of conservative rule. she's rejected concerns that the tax cuts she's promised if she becomes the next prime minister would increase inflation. ms truss and her conservative leadership rival, rishi sunak, are now setting out their pitches to win over the party membership, who will have the deciding vote over the summer. our political correspondent iain watson reports. his report contains

the headlines are full of charles the prince _ leclerc. clerc. the headlines are full of charles the prince and that the l charles the prince and that the ferrari headquarters they put up a red flag at the entrance for every victory. it is exciting for the championship because they are pretty close on points. max verstappen of course still reading and until it's time to go france and ferrari said they have the help and motivation now for the entire team with this result, that they can still win. [30 result, that they can still win. do ou feel result, that they can still win. do you feel ferrari would be under pressure now perhaps to throw their weight behind charles leclerc? if you look at the sprint race on saturday, both ferrari drivers were drawing with each other side by side and wheel to wheel next to each other through the corners. it was super exciting for the fans and for us but it timed the ferrari chances on points possibility so sooner or later i do expect them to call a number one status. just later i do expect them to call a nu

we've seen her son, prince charles, taking on more and more.ing out altogether. we saw her leading the family for events up in scotland last week. her mobility issues not holding her back. this morning, the palace acknowledging the changes but saying, quote, they are not drastic. eva? >> lama, thank you. janai? >>> still coming up on our "gma morning menu," becky is back with even more july 4th deals that you can score right now. >>> also this morning, chris hemsworth tells us all about his new marvel movie "thor: love and thunder." including what he thinks about a possible thor 5. >>> plus, our sunscreen survival guide. the facts and falsehoods about protecting our skin from the sun >>> and we're grilling out in times square. joe isidori is sharing his master chef tips for the best cookout ever. we'll be right back. ♪ onth injectable cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete hiv treatment you can get every other month. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it's two injections, given by a healthcare provider every

_ whether that will endure when prince charles takes over from his mother as king, _ charles takes overas king, we will see. what do you think? it's an opportunity for so i think? it's an opportunity for so many athletes from around the world, from the commonwealth, with debates over its colonial origins and everything else, but it is still a big draw? t everything else, but it is still a bi draw? ~ , everything else, but it is still a bi draw? ,, , ., big draw? ithink it is, i agree that the concept _ big draw? ithink it is, i agree that the concept of _ big draw? ithink it is, i agree that the concept of the - big draw? i think it is, i agree - that the concept of the commonwealth is under threat. i think the history of it increasingly feels out of step with the modern world. but i do think there is collaboration, and i think there is collaboration, and i think there is a network, an alliance of countries that have come together through the friendly games, as they are termed, is a great opportunity for the best athletes, as well as the athletes that are brilliant but wouldn't have the

has prince charles done anything wrong here?pear he has done anything wrong from the reports we have and there are lots of good ethical and logical explanations, legal explanations, but it is not a good look, no doubt about that. the palace says it was a decade ago, all necessary checks were made, you do not disown an entire family because of the actions of one. it speaks of the detail in the newspaper stories to date but it does not dispute the donation. when i asked a source if he thought the donation would have been made had they known it was going to be made public, there was a very long silence. there has been a drip, drip, drip about revelations about how the prince's charities have raised funds in the past and it is a very unhappy backdrop to his charitable work.— conservative leadership hopeful rishi sunak has said he would introduce a £10 fine for patients in england who repeatedly miss gp or hospital appointments. he says patients will be given the benefit of the doubt the first time they miss an appointment but furthe

outline sufficient details of their net zero policy, and i think that as they were saying about prince charlesis is incredibly timely. and jermaine. two dozen wildfires in this country in the last 48 hours. that is a record number. if this isn't the time to tackle climate change, the fact that the government has not provided us with enough details about this vital policy that even the very right wing candidates standing to be to a leader and prime minister have committed to a net zero policy, we have to have more detail about it and we have to know what is going to happen when are we willjust be fiddling while rome burns. in fact, the whole planet burns. in fact, the whole planet burns. in fact, the whole planet burns. i was talking to friends earlier, and something that the independent points out in its arsenal. some thejudge independent points out in its arsenal. some the judge found that 95% of the meeting of net zero, they had the policy, because the last what he was saying is the lack of transparency meant that the public didn't know in parliament couldn't hold ministers to account for it

and today, prince charles added his concerns.mer communications director for the trump campaign brian lanza. welcome back. the race to be the next prime minister of the united kingdom is taking place against one of the hottest summers ever in europe. severe heat warnings have been issued in britain and france, while parts of spain have been reporting temperatures of a5 celsius. contest, there�*s been doubts about how committed candidates are to reducing emissions. none of the candidates mentioned net zero in their launches. that�*s now changed — all five conservative leadership contenders have committed to meeting net zero by 2050. also intervening today, in cornwall, prince charles, who has been making some specific comments about the policies the candidates have set out in relation to climate change — and the wavering commitment he sees towards the uk�*s net zero targets and the efforts to get there. if i may say so, these commitments around net zero have never been more vitally important as we all swelter under today�*s alarmi

here part of spencer that the royal nanny was allegedly pregnant by prince charles but had an abortionprincess diana with false evidence of alexander’s relationship with prince charles; moreover, he forged even bank statements that allegedly indicated that people close to diana were paid because they are spying. behind her the whole story, as remembering now prince william brought the royal family a lot more interviews greatly worsened relations. between my parents and hurt a countless number of others folks chaps this is one story hosted by the bbc took away. she has a life. it is an indescribable sadness to realize that because of the bbc she suffered from fear paranoia and was isolated. i remember this from the last years of powerlessness spent with her, and a year ago i apologized for falsifying bank statements, but added that i was not responsible for diana's decision to give him an interview, the former nanny of the princes admitted that she was relieved after the truth became public the public. although upset by the fact that it took 30 years and the intervention of the court in

prince charles accepted the money from two of the infamous al-qaeda leader's half—brothers in 2013, twoayment of £1 million from the family of 0sama bin laden according to a report in the sunday times. prince charles accepted the money from two of the infamous al-qaeda leader's half—brothers in 2013, two years after he was killed. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond says it doesn't appear that he's done anything technically wrong. there are lots of good, ethical and logical explanations, legal explanations for what's going on. but it is not a good look for the heir to the throne. there's no doubt about that. the palace says this was a decade ago. all the necessary checks were made. you don't disown an entire family because of the actions of one son. and it disputes a lot of the detail in the newspaper stories today, but it does not dispute the donation. and when i asked a source at the palace if he thought that donation would have been made had they known it was going to be made public, there was a very long silence. there's been a drip, drip, drip of revelations about how the prince's

prince charles and the duchess of cornwall attended the ceremony which told the story of the city ofham and was headlined by durant durant. jane dougal is in victoria park with this preview. jane: there has been a party going on here as people gather to celebrate the commonwealth games. representatives from 72 nations and territories around the globe will be taking part with 6500 athletes and officials descending on birmingham ahead of the events. it is going to be the biggest sporting program in commonwealth games history with new sports being added including women's cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronized swimming. the events themselves begin friday. they are the most inclusive to date with a record 42 para sports that will be running concurrently. more medals will be available for women than men for the first time ever. on the stage, 16 gold medals up for grabs. the rst, men's and women's triathlon. and then men's gymnastics finals. the afternoon, track cycling. more than one point 2 million tickets have already been sold for these games, making them the best att

prince charles has been talking about this, saying these temperatures show those abutments around nextr have never been more vitally important. not all politicians agree with that. we are hearing from french politicians saying these temperatures mean more needs to be done. >> we have three years from now, a little bit less, to take decisions, to go into the direction of a livable world so we can make it livable for human beings on this planet. it is on us to decide. ros: well the u.k. is seeing record-breaking temperatures, it is a heatwave that has kept people off work and children off school. that has brought to mind the record-breaking summer of 1976. what is happening now and u.k. is not the same as what happened then. >> 1976 was indeed a heatwave and we have had heat waves before. but they are happening more often and becoming more intensive. ros: in 1976, the maximum recorded temperature was 39.9. a temperature of 38.1 had already been recorded. there was this from nasa -- a chart that shows global temperatures compared to expected levels in june 1976. parts of western europe we

i saw pictures of prince charles and queen elizabeth on the wall. were people holding their guns just standing at the side of the room as hundreds swarmed through dancing and singing. it was a surreal momen in may, i was the first journalist to interview the prime minister in those very rooms. it was a reminder of how much it has changed. the important thing to remember ishere is a lot of anger and frustration with the political class. talking to people here and ask who will be best to take over and who will lead the country after this worsening economic situation, nobody really has an answer. i've said this time and again, this seems to be a crisis of uncertainty. nobody knows where they are going to get fuel, how they are going to get their next meal, and nobody knows who might be leading the country, even in the next f days. >> the view on the ground from colombo. turning to the middle east. joe biden is making his first visit since becoming president. the u.s. leader arrived in israel at the start of a landmark regional tour, including a controv

you have just missed prince charles, he was here a little earlier, he came down to shake hands on somered around, and, of course, you will be reaching the queen's reign message from the queen's reign message from the queen's reign the city has been buzzing in anticipation for the start of this gate ceremony. it is going to be the biggest sporting programme at the commonwealth games in its history. that is because new sports have been added, including the women's twenty20, and synchronised swimming. there are 16 gold medals up for grabs, the first of which is the main's triathlon. that starts at 11 o'clock, and the person who won gold at tokyo is one of the favourites there. after that is is the gymnastic men's title, and in the afternoon we have the track cycling, but significantly, already, there are 1.2 million tickets that have been sold, and that means that these games are the best attended before they have even begun. that games are the best attended before they have even begun.— they have even begun. that is a romise they have even begun. that is a promise of— they have even begu

prince charles, representing the queen, read out a message on her behalf where she paid tribute to theofficially open and to celebrate, there were fireworks, lots of fireworks and a performance from local favourites duran duran. # and as i try to make my way # through the ordinary world...# they finished with their song 0rdinary world, the organisers hoping these games will be anything but. tim allman, bbc news. the bbc�*s jane dougall is in birmingham — and she has this preview of what we can expect on day one of the sporting events. there has been a party going on here in victoria square as people gather to celebrate the opening of the commonwealth games in birmingham. representatives of 72 territories and nations around the globe will be taking part with 6500 athletes and officials all descending here on birmingham ahead of the events. it's going to be the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history, with new sports being added including women's twenty20 cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming. the events begin on friday and they are the most

prince charles and the duchess of cornwall attended the ceremony, which told the story of the city ofespondent jane dougall is in birmingham's victoria park and sent this preview of the games. there's been a party going on here in victoria square as people gather to celebrate the opening of these commonwealth games in birmingham. representatives from 72 nations and territories around the globe will be taking part with 6500 athletes and officials all descending here on birmingham ahead of the events. it's going to be the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history, with new sports being added, including women's 2020 cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming. the events themselves begin on friday and they are the most inclusive to date with a record 42 para sports that will be running concurrently at the games and also more medals will be available for the women's competitors than for the men's for the first time ever on the first day. 16 gold medals are up for grabs, the first of which is the men's and women's triathlon, then the men's gymnastics t

prince charles apparently is not a fan. and one of the leaders in whom may succeed bores johnson, a penny more than i don't think is a friend either. so i think the criticisms raised by people in pen, in the conservative party itself, internally probably, and the, the media attention that this is getting, i don't think are going to make it possible for this scheme to survive much longer . what other, wendy? i'm sorry, i didn't, i just wanna know what other ways could the u. k. deal with this influx of migrants and there's, i mean, it's an island. there's not many places for these people to go. well, this is an interesting situation. it goes to geography. the u. k. has rarely been invaded in history, will apparently, and so, and the numbers of migrants that are hitting in british shores are significant. but they're not quite as significant as those affecting other european countries. in fact, they are fractions of those numbers. i know that one point in italy is one year they had to deal with $180000.00 migraines and they we

that's an organization where prince charles of the patron and queen elizabeth cousin, the duke of kent is the president. now, as for the message that was delivered by this campaign, they reportedly worked with a prominent youtube or with the goal of convincing the public to support getting the job. the findings will be used to devise a campaign that utilizes youtube or abigail thorne's existing platform to achieve a measurable cognitive shift in the target audience. this will be achieved by incorporating a defined thought driven action is the outcome of the approach. and it doesn't stop there from facebook. hiring a former nato press officer to lead it's global intelligence strategy to twitter, hiring dozens of former f b. i. agents and recent gears to handle everything from crisis management to information integrity. the same social media platforms that have been known to profit off of and miss handle your data are continuing to increase their ties with the u. s. intelligence community. but the fact is slipping under the radar while they're busy targeting, so called dis information th

prince charles commented today saying it shows why cutting carbon emissions is so vitally important.really is an emergency and tackling it is utterly essential. let's turn to the us now, where the trial of nikolas cruz, who killed 1a students and three members of staff at his former high school in parkland, florida, has begun. this is a relatively rare instance of a mass shooting gunman facing a jury, as they often either take their own lives or are killed by police. in his opening statement prosecutor mike satz recounted how the attacker planned the shooting. the murders were especially heinous, atrocious or cruel. three days before these brutal murders, this massacre, the defendant in this case made a cellphone video on his cellphone, and this is what the defendant said, "hello, my name is nick. "i am going to be the next school shooter of 2018. "my goal is at least 20 people with an ar—15 "and some tracer rounds. "it is going to be a big event and when you see me "on the news, you will know who i am. "you are all going to die. "oh, yeah, i can't wait." 0ur north america correspond

prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, withows the alexander stadium in birminham very well is the midlands' very own denise lewis. the track and field athlete won gold in herfirst commonwealth games in canada in 1994, and her second in kuala lumpur in 1998. she's been sharing what it means to have the games so close to home. my childhood, growing up in wolverhampton, travelling back and forth to birmingham was literally like a ritual. i hustled and bustled through new street station. i was a regular child, but with big ambitions. if i remember visiting the alexander stadium for the first time as a school athlete. walking into the stadium in awe. i had never seen stands like it. i loved it. and subsequently over the years, it has just been my second home. my mum came overfrom jamaica in her teens and she had me, and so life was just very simple. we were just a team. but very early on she instilled in me that love of the caribbean, that jamaican heritage. and i used to watch the commonwealth athletes, athletes from jamaica just

prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, withmore watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city's diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen's baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through commonwealth countries. athletes will compete in 19 sports and 280 medal events, which will include for the first time women's t20 cricket, 3 on 3 basketball and 3 on 3 wheelchair basketball. also for the first time, there are more medals for women than for men, and para events are all part of the main games. 0ur sports reporterjoe lynsky explains what's in store. they have waited four years for these 11 days. now the city in the centre is braced for the spotlight. birmingham is all set to stage 72 nations, fourfrom close to home. commentator: england have done it! they have snatched the gold medal. yes, he has got it. duncan scott fr

prince charles formally opened what he called the friendly games, which he said reminds all commonwealththe events, which is of course what it is all about. so let's nowjoin laura scott, who's at the velodrome in london taking in today's cycling events. it is worth pointing out although the games are taking place in birmingham and the west midlands at this one event is in london. absolutely. this is where the cycling took place during london 2012 and it is hosting the cycling during the birmingham two thirds and 22. i am during the birmingham two thirds and 22. iam right during the birmingham two thirds and 22. i am right in the heart of the velodrome under a very frantic morning and the crowds ofjust about filtered out ahead of a busy evening session with six gold medals up for grabs and team england in two of the gold medal races, the men's team pursuit and men's team sprint. we also seen a crowd favourite dame laura kenny back on the track after a very difficult year for her personally, she and her english team—mates are into the bronze medal race in that women's team pursuit and they

prince charles and the duchess of cornwall attended the ceremony, which told the story of the city ofdent jane dougall is in brimingham's victoria park, and sent this preview of the games. there's been a party going on here in victoria square as people gather to celebrate the opening of these commonwealth games in birmingham. representatives from 72 nations and territories around the globe will be taking part with 6500 athletes and officials all descending here on birmingham ahead of the events. it's going to be the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history, with new sports being added, including women's 2020 cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming. the events themselves begin on friday and they are the most inclusive to date with a record a2 para sports that will be running concurrently at the games and also more medals will be available for the women's competitors than for the men's for the first time ever on the first day. 16 gold medals are up for grabs, the first of which is the men's and women's triathlon, then the men's gymnastics team

prince charles will represent the queen tonight and performances will include local music and dance groupsemphasising birmingham's diversity. more than 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories will take part over the next 11 days. athletes will compete in 19 sports and 280 medal events and for the first time there will be more medals for women than for men and the para events will be included as part of the main games. phil mackie reports. cheering and applause. the queen's baton is on its final leg. first stop, birmingham's jewellery quarter, where the medals that they will be competing for tomorrow have been made. and this is where it will finish tonight, at the alexander stadium, where they are making final preparations for the opening ceremony. final preparations for the opening ceremony. they have released these pictures from the dress rehearsals. the show�*s director is peaky blinders creator stephen knight, so it will celebrate both the west midlands and the commonwealth. one of the stars is dance school owner laurel. i'm from birmingham, so for my family and for myself, it is

in poundbury, a new village built with support from prince charles, low income households are not obviousreate hidden need. although there is a lot of places advertising jobs, they want under 255 for the jobs because you can pay them less, and people greatly in need ofjobs are often pretty badly paid in this area. ministers say there are a record number ofjobs and steep rises to the national living wage have protected many from poverty, and that they will give the poorest at least £1,200 this year to help with soaring bills. but the fear is that it won't be enough. millions of people have been enduring a cost of living crisis for years, notjust a few months. michael buchanan, bbc news, dorset. the energy regulator has ordered some suppliers to review the direct debits of half—a—million households, suggesting many large rises may not have been justified. 0fgem says it found some energy companies had doubled scheduled payments, when prices had only risen by 50%. it urged six suppliers to take immediate action to tackle issues with their charging processes. a french inquiry has found that li