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about his reaction after the results of the local elections last week. and the countdown to this years eurovision song contest has begun, with an opening concert kicking off a week of events. good afternoon. as celebrations to mark the coronation enter the final day, people across the uk are taking part in community events. the big help 0ut will see people taking on volunteering roles and members of the royal family have been dropping in on some of the projects, as charlotte gallagher ...

told the bbc his country will not be totally free as long as king charles iii remains head of state. dr terrance drew said he would welcome an apology from the monarchy for its historic role in the slave trade. there are 1a commonwealth realms —— or countries where the king remains head of state. eight are in the caribbean, where questions linger over the crowns role in the slave trade, and whether or not to become republics. our correspondent celestina olulode reports. the shiftin...

in community events. the "big help out" is urging people to take on volunteering roles and members of the royal family have been dropping in on some of the projects. charlotte gallagher reports. after the glitz and glamour of the coronation concert, todays celebrations come down to earth. scouts and their volunteer leaders are just some of the thousands of people taking part in the big help out. and a famous face is getting involved too. it makes us all a better person when we get invo...

deserve to be celebrated and supported. pa, were all so proud of you. after the party, its the big help out with thousands of volunteers giving their time up for others on this coronation bank holiday monday. your vision week is finally here with ukrainian colours at the heart of everything in livable —— eurovision week. i will be asking how much of a boost to local businesses how much will be bringing to liverpool. a coronation of a different kind in the scottish premiership, one ...

dangerous situation in sudan. it is deeply sad. we are seeing great human suffering. the temporary ceasefire is due to end tomorrow. more than 20,000 new police recruits in england and wales — the government says it has fulfilled its election pledge — labour says theyre just playing catch up. we entrust our ancestral home to you. battling it out for the future of gaming — surprise as microsofts 55 billion pound bid to buy the company behind world of warcraft and call of duty is s...

we continue the programme in the capital of khartoum where theres messed with him and amongst the prisoners is a former sudanese logician wanted for alleged crimes against humanity. he was being held in the capital and is facing charges by the international criminal court. he was a key player in the sudanese government brutal response to two long—running and unresolved wars. he was serving a sentence alongside former others year, students former president who is no being reportedly h...

put their plan back—up for a vote, either every three years or if material changes i think in this case, not putting it up from the vote with the revised targets is an issue from a governance perspective. however, i do not think that that kind of necessitates shareholders directing operational strategies of the board, if that makes sense. it does. what do you say to those campaigners who say that you are only concerned, you and your clients, with helping the company and shareholders ...

its seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in sudan where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress — the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence thats erupted between two military factions. well have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but w...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday.— singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to the programme- _ its newsday. welcome to the programme. we _ its newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin - its newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in - its newsday. welcome to the i programme. we begin in sudan, where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress. the latest official figure is that 536 people have b...

hello, im sally bundock. the un has renewed calls for both sides in sudan to fully abide by a three—day ceasefire and to allow access to humanitarian workers. but renewed fighting is threatening the 72—hour truce. violence broke out on the western outskirts omdurman, a city across the nile from the capital, khartoum. but much of central khartoum remains calm, and thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country. as they flee, theyre making trea...