about his reaction after the results of the local elections last week. and the countdown to this year s 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 reports. after three. after three. .. after the glitz and clamour after three. .. after the glitz and glamour of after three. .. after the glitz and glamour of the after three. .. after the glitz and glamour of the coronation - after three. .. after the glitz and i glamour of the coronation concert the celebrations today come down to earth. scouts and their volunteer leaders are just some of the thousands of people taking part in the big help 0ut. thousands of people taking part in the big h
the economy with its new plan to cut tax and increase borrowing. don t forget, don t forgive. the only way to stop this is with a labour government. applause and nasa has deliberately flown a space craft into an asteroid to push it off course in the first test of a planetary defence system. voting has ended in widely discredited referendums organised by russia in four occupied regions in ukraine. as expected, russia is claiming that an overwhelming majority of residents are in favour ofjoining russia, but not all the votes have yet been counted. ukraine and the west have condemned the five day vote as a sham and an attempted land grab by moscow. russia s president claims hejust wants to help people living there. nearly four million people from the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk and the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia were to attend polling stations and vote. the areas in question represent 15% of ukraine s territory roughly the size of portugal. b
More clout for scotland and showers, perhaps fewer showers elsewhere. Slightly less windy on sunday but temperatures a bit lower again. Autumn has arrived. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. The news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. Goodnight. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Turning paris green in the face of an all black challenge. Ireland hope their home from home takes them to a first world cup semifinal. It was one, then the other, then to get there, but owen farrell is in, george ford is out for england against fiji. A different read will take over the velodrome before england, with wheels ready to open quarterfinal weekend. Wales. Also our new zealand team on the top four, with new zealand three from three in the Cricket World Cup. Hello again. Three home nations, three former champions and a few fa
Rest of the afternoon we still have outbreaks of rain, the rain likely to pep up at time, strong gusty winds as the front clears southwards and eastwards, brighter sky, the best of the sunshine is a lot further north, we a brisk north westerly wind, blowing down some showers is at time, the winds will strengthen in Northern Scotland as head towards the end of the day. Temperatures behind the Weather Front between nine and 1a but that milder air lingers on, front between nine and 1a but that milderair lingers on, 21 in front between nine and 1a but that milder air lingers on, 21 in east england a the south east of england. We may see heavy downpours during the evening rush hour but the Weather Front clears southwards and eastwards. Showers for the north and west and feeling chillier for many too, temperatures dropping to between low and single figures for many, so a colder start to saturday. On saturday, low pressure is across scandinavia, High Pressure in the west, gales in the far nor
stonehenge this morning. thousands still celebrating the first sunrise following the solstice. while the sun stays here all day long, for some in the west there is change in the way. details on breakfast. good morning. it s friday, the 21st ofjune. lindsey burrow has told bbc breakfast that her husband rob made the world a better place to be. speaking for the first time since his death three weeks ago, she also revealed that rob left personal messages for their children, which she s not yet ready to hear. john maguire reports. rob and lindsey burrow married in 2006, having first met as teenagers. hello, girls. how was your day at school, my little princesses? since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease four and a half years ago, they faced the condition together as a couple and as a family. i couldn t put into wordsjust how proud i am of rob. i think he wasjust such an inspiration to so many people. he was the face of the mnd community for so many people and gave so many p