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if they are giving out veggie might end tim tams, it's going to be a big moment.kingham palace has announced that the queen has tested positive for coronavirus. she's said to be experiencing mild, cold—like symptoms but is expected to be able to continue with �*light duties�* at windsor castle this week. the news came days after the queen marked 70 years since her accession to the throne. i'm here! windsor castle on wednesday. the queen meeting defence officials. the only health issue then was to do with her mobility. good morning, your majesty. how are you? well, as you can see i can't move. that exclamation, "i can't move", is thought to indicate that she may be having knee or hip trouble. but now, after two years of careful shielding from the risk of covid it's clear that the virus has penetrated windsor castle. several staff have tested positive and so has the queen. in a statement, buckingham palace said: the main concern of the queen's doctors will focus around the fact that she is now just nine weeks from her 96th birthday. any person of that age will need

travelers were welcomed with flowers, music, cola toys and tim tams. ♪ >> we are here in the bbc newsroomtory comes from moscow. president putin announced russia is recognizing the independence of two separatist regions in ukraine. the move escalates fears of invasion. 150 thousand russian troops remain close to its borders. in the u.k., prime minister boris johnson has confirmed all covid restrictions are to stop in england. he cited the success of the vaccine and has confirmed an end to mandatory self isolation and a call to move away from state intervention to personal responsibility. -- has given a press conference. >> today is not the day we can declare vic three over covid. -- victory over covid. this virus is not going away. but it is the day wherell of the efforts of the last two years finally enable us to protect ourselves whilst resting our liberties in full. after twof the darkest years in our peacetime history, i believe this is a moment of pride for our nation. and a source of hope for all that we can achieve in the years to come. >> let's have a look at some of the main chan

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travellers welcomed with flowers, toy colours, vegemite jars and of course the famous australian tim tamsrse this is very welcome news for the australian tourism and travel sectors. they have been devastated over the last two years of the pandemic with these closures. we know that things are not going to go to pre—pandemic numbers right away. remember, tourism was one of australia's fastest growing sectors, earning the country about $3 billion us for 2019, industry officials know it will take time and many years to return to these levels, especially with two of their biggest markets, china and new zealand, still heavily restricted when it comes to travel. yes, it's a step in the right direction and they are saying g'day to people arriving here but it will be a while before it picks up. that was shaimaa khalil. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we take a look at the life ofjamaal edwards, a leading figure in the rap and grime scene after his death at the age of 31. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says,

sydney, travellers were welcomed with flowers, toy koalas, vegemite jars and the famous australian tim tamslous because of course this is very welcome news for the australia's tourism and travel sectors. they have been devastated over the last two years of the pandemic with these closures. we know that things are not going to go back to pre—pandemic numbers right away. remember, tourism was one of australia's fastest growing sectors, earning the country about $32 billion us in 2019, industry officials know it's going to take time and maybe years to return to these levels, especially with two of their biggest markets, china and new zealand, still heavily restricted when it comes to travel. yes, a step in the right direction and yes, they're saying g'day to people arriving here but it will be a while before it picks up. queen elizabeth is expected to carry out what have been referred to as "light duties" this week, after testing positive for covid. buckingham palace says she's experiencing "mild cold—like symptoms". the news came days after the queen marked 70 years since her accession to the

in the airport but we have also seen travellers be welcomed with koala toys and vegemite jars and tim tamstack, you know, for a long time, two years, australia has been hard on the borders with that message that we are going to keep australians safe but now it wants to say it is open to the world. it will take a while, i must say, for tourists to feel confident enough that they are going to make this very long trip, come to australia and be able to travel to many states without restrictions. shaimaa khalil in sydney, _ without restrictions. shaimaa khalil in sydney, thank - without restrictions. shaimaa khalil in sydney, thank you. | without restrictions. shaimaa i khalil in sydney, thank you. to stay with us on bbc news. (tx)—— do. we meet the ultra runner who has beat her own world record by 90 seconds. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside he gates of mr marcos' sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself s