10/06/2016

:00:11. > :00:13.It's Friday, it's 9:00am, I'm Joanna Gosling.

:00:14. > :00:18.It's the Queen's official birthday

:00:19. > :00:20.celebrations this weekend - a national service of thanksgiving

:00:21. > :00:28.will be held in St Paul's this morning to celebrate her 90th.

:00:29. > :00:31.Also on the programme - the Euros get under way

:00:32. > :00:33.in France today, with the country still

:00:34. > :00:35.on the highest state of alert after last November's terror attacks

:00:36. > :00:41.And Labour says the country will be hit by further spending cuts and tax

:00:42. > :00:44.increases if Britain votes to leave the EU.

:00:45. > :00:53.We'll bring you the details and look back at last night's TV debate

:00:54. > :00:58.And from Boris, well, he's the life and soul of the party but he's not

:00:59. > :01:03.the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening. There was a

:01:04. > :01:06.contrast between this side of the argument, that is offering hope, and

:01:07. > :01:08.that side of the argument, that is offering nothing but fear about life

:01:09. > :01:28.outside. We're off a little early because of

:01:29. > :01:31.special coverage of the Queen's birthday celebrations.

:01:32. > :01:33.A little later in the programme, the boxing

:01:34. > :01:35.promoter Kellie Maloney will talk about her friendship

:01:36. > :01:37.with Muhammad Ali ahead of his funeral tonight.

:01:38. > :01:39.As always, really keen to hear from you -

:01:40. > :01:45.do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning.

:01:46. > :01:48.A national service of thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral

:01:49. > :01:50.today to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.

:01:51. > :01:53.It will be attended by members of the Royal Family,

:01:54. > :01:56.including the Duke of Edinburgh on his own 95th birthday.

:01:57. > :02:00.This is the first of three days of celebrations to mark her official

:02:01. > :02:04.birthday, after she turned 90 in April.

:02:05. > :02:06.Tomorrow it's the annual Birthday Parade Trooping

:02:07. > :02:08.the Colour and on Sunday, there'll be street

:02:09. > :02:28.Final rehearsals for the choir of Saint Pauls. It is quite a

:02:29. > :02:39.responsibility to perform in front of the first-ever British monarch to

:02:40. > :02:43.reach their 90th birthday. Called I Love All Beauteous Things, the new

:02:44. > :02:48.anthem is based on a poem by Robert Bridges, the poet Laureate at the

:02:49. > :02:52.time of the Queen's birth in 1926. It has been composed by the current

:02:53. > :02:56.master of the Queen's music. It is a really good poem for this occasion.

:02:57. > :03:01.It is a good likeness and energy and it talks about how our lives pass

:03:02. > :03:06.very quickly and that's very appropriate to the Queen, being 90,

:03:07. > :03:13.but I think to everybody, religious or not, this poem will speak to

:03:14. > :03:17.them? Although the anthem's Royal premiere will be at St Paul's

:03:18. > :03:21.Cathedral, amateur choirs across the Commonwealth, including here in

:03:22. > :03:26.the music in readiness for their own the music in readiness for their own

:03:27. > :03:31.services this Sunday. Michael joined the choir in 1952, the year

:03:32. > :03:35.Elizabeth became Queen. She's been a constant theme and when you think of

:03:36. > :03:41.all the things that have happened over the years, she's always been

:03:42. > :03:47.there. Being head of the church, there is that link with the Church

:03:48. > :03:51.of England and being head of the Church of England means a great

:03:52. > :03:56.deal. 12-year-old Kathryn Stone remember is meeting her when she was

:03:57. > :04:03.just six. -- still remembers meeting her. It was a very fun experience to

:04:04. > :04:08.meet her will my friends and she has got to be a very strong woman to be

:04:09. > :04:13.able to lead a country for such a long time. And in the congregation

:04:14. > :04:19.will be fellow nonagenarians Cathy and Barbara. She's been there all

:04:20. > :04:31.the time for everything we've done. I don't know. I think we need her.

:04:32. > :04:36.Very much. I just cannot imagine the country without her. That's right. A

:04:37. > :04:40.sentiment which will no doubt be shared this weekend, from Solihull

:04:41. > :04:49.to the farthest reaches of the Commonwealth. Later in the

:04:50. > :04:53.programme, I will be speaking to someone who is turning 90 today for

:04:54. > :04:57.her reminiscences about effectively growing up alongside the Queen.

:04:58. > :05:03.Also, that special coverage on the BBC News Channel from 10:30am. Right

:05:04. > :05:08.now, let's catch up with the rest of today's news with Annita McVeigh.

:05:09. > :05:10.Leading figures from both the Leave and Remain campaigns

:05:11. > :05:12.have been trading blows in a major televised debate.

:05:13. > :05:15.Boris Johnson was accused of using the Leave campaign as part

:05:16. > :05:19.He insisted his side were offering hope over fear.

:05:20. > :05:22.Our political correspondent Vicki Young reports.

:05:23. > :05:24.They lined up as if they were on a game show,

:05:25. > :05:27.but this was a serious and, at times, acrimonious battle,

:05:28. > :05:31.political foes standing side by side, ministerial colleagues

:05:32. > :05:36.There were sharp exchanges over immigration.

:05:37. > :05:38.We hear talk of high rates of immigration.

:05:39. > :05:41.There's also, generally speaking, record high levels of employment

:05:42. > :05:45.across the UK right now, because open, inclusive economies

:05:46. > :05:50.If we stay in the EU, there is no chance of

:05:51. > :05:56.The Remain camp have failed to answer that question.

:05:57. > :06:01.Without control, what will happen is that our ability to plan

:06:02. > :06:06.for schools, for housing and for hospitals is limited.

:06:07. > :06:10.The Remain side demanded to know what would happen to British exports

:06:11. > :06:14.You've said you'd come out of the single market,

:06:15. > :06:16.but you haven't said what you'd replace it with.

:06:17. > :06:19.There are millions of people whose livelihoods depend on answers

:06:20. > :06:25.We would have access to the single market,

:06:26. > :06:35.I mentioned just now there are 27 countries not in the EU that have

:06:36. > :06:36.done better than us at exporting goods.

:06:37. > :06:39.And it was clear who the Remain side were gunning for.

:06:40. > :06:42.Boris, you don't seem to care about the millions of jobs that

:06:43. > :06:49.I think you only care about one job, and that's your next one.

:06:50. > :06:52.For Boris, well, he's the life and soul of the party,

:06:53. > :06:55.but he is not the man you want driving you home at the end

:06:56. > :06:59.But Boris Johnson ignored the personal jibes, and stuck

:07:00. > :07:03.They say we have absolutely no choice.

:07:04. > :07:08.We have no choice but to stay locked in the back of the EU car,

:07:09. > :07:12.driven in the wrong direction, going to a destination we don't

:07:13. > :07:20.Both sides are claiming victory in this debate.

:07:21. > :07:28.In two weeks, we'll know who has won the contest that really matters.

:07:29. > :07:30.Senior Labour figures will today tell the party's supporters

:07:31. > :07:33.that there will be tax rises, spending cuts and a watering

:07:34. > :07:37.down of workers' rights if Britain leaves the EU.

:07:38. > :07:40.Deputy leader Tom Watson and shadow cabinet colleagues are suggesting up

:07:41. > :07:45.At the same time, the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham,

:07:46. > :07:48.has criticised Labour's campaigning in the referendum.

:07:49. > :07:52.He said it was failing to get through to the party's traditional

:07:53. > :07:57.voters, and the Remain side could face defeat.

:07:58. > :07:58.The European football championship gets under

:07:59. > :08:00.way in France today, with the country still

:08:01. > :08:02.on the highest state of alert after last November's terror

:08:03. > :08:08.England football fans have been involved in violence in the southern

:08:09. > :08:11.city of Marseille, where their team face Russia tomorrow.

:08:12. > :08:15.They clashed with locals before riot police used tear gas

:08:16. > :08:24.Scientists are reporting encouraging results for an aggressive treatment

:08:25. > :08:30.It involves using chemotherapy to destroy the immune system

:08:31. > :08:36.The research, published in the medical journal The Lancet,

:08:37. > :08:39.found that the treatment stopped the progress of symptoms -

:08:40. > :08:44.but experts warn it involves significant risks.

:08:45. > :08:47.MPs have called for an urgent review of teacher training in England -

:08:48. > :08:49.claiming the Government has no plan to solve a growing

:08:50. > :08:53.The Public Accounts Committee says targets to fill teacher training

:08:54. > :08:56.places have been missed four years in a row.

:08:57. > :09:00.It says schools in poorer areas, in isolated parts of the country

:09:01. > :09:03.and with low academic performance, are particularly struggling

:09:04. > :09:11.The funeral of Muhammad Ali takes place in his hometown of Louisville

:09:12. > :09:16.There will be a procession through the city, before a memorial

:09:17. > :09:20.The former president Bill Clinton will deliver the eulogy -

:09:21. > :09:26.while two of the boxer's children and his widow will also speak.

:09:27. > :09:28.We'll continue coverage of Muhammad Ali's funeral

:09:29. > :09:31.and the memorial service on the News Channel in a special

:09:32. > :09:47.That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 9:30am.

:09:48. > :09:50.We will bring you more on Muhammad Ali's funeral later in the

:09:51. > :09:51.programme. Do get in touch with us

:09:52. > :09:54.throughout the morning. And if you text, you will be charged

:09:55. > :10:02.at the standard network rate. Now let's go to Paris for the sport

:10:03. > :10:06.with Sally Nugent. Excitement rising, Sally?

:10:07. > :10:09.Absolutely. Less than 11 hours now

:10:10. > :10:12.until the tournament kicks off. There'll be thousands of fans

:10:13. > :10:15.in the fan park here behind me, Massive security operations will be

:10:16. > :10:19.taking place across France for the duration of the tournament,

:10:20. > :10:22.but the fans are focusing And I chatted with a couple

:10:23. > :10:25.Northern Ireland fans ahead of their opening

:10:26. > :10:36.match against Poland. I can't wait. This is the first time

:10:37. > :10:41.Northern Ireland have ever qualified for the Euros. The last time we

:10:42. > :10:45.qualified for a major tournament was 1986 in the World Cup, so I've never

:10:46. > :10:48.actually been alive to see Northern Ireland in a tournament so I can't

:10:49. > :10:54.wait. We've got tickets for all the matches, so we just can't wait.

:10:55. > :10:59.We're playing Germany in Paris. They are the best team in the world, so

:11:00. > :11:02.I'm on cloud nine! This is the best feeling of my life. I've been

:11:03. > :11:07.watching Northern Ireland matches with my dad, going to all the

:11:08. > :11:10.matches. When we beat England 1-0 at Belfast, I was there, but to

:11:11. > :11:14.actually qualify for the European Championships, I never thought it

:11:15. > :11:18.was going to happen but here we are. I'm sorry to mention this but you

:11:19. > :11:23.are in a terribly difficult group. How optimistic are you that you will

:11:24. > :11:27.get out of it? We have 14 games going into the competition so

:11:28. > :11:33.anything can happen. We have the players to do so. It is a tough

:11:34. > :11:38.group with the likes of Poland and Germany but anything can happen. How

:11:39. > :11:42.far can your team go? Fu if we can get a last 16, we will take it from

:11:43. > :11:46.there. As long as we get out of the group, I will be happy.

:11:47. > :11:48.So that's the fans - and there'll be plenty

:11:49. > :11:50.more on the show shortly from the supporters.

:11:51. > :11:54.Wales are in a major tournament for the first time since 1958.

:11:55. > :11:57.They can boast the world's most expensive player in their side,

:11:58. > :12:03.so has Gareth Bale been involved in anything like this before?

:12:04. > :12:12.It's been a bit surreal, I think, especially with Wales having been

:12:13. > :12:15.there so long. I think every time when a major championship went on, I

:12:16. > :12:20.was always at home watching on TV, and to actually be involved now is

:12:21. > :12:24.amazing. I think for us, we want to take it all in and enjoy it. It's a

:12:25. > :12:29.new experience, one we want to enjoy, play good football. It's nice

:12:30. > :12:30.to be involved in everything for a change and hopefully now we can do

:12:31. > :12:33.the nation proud. So Wales play Slovakia

:12:34. > :12:35.on Saturday, and then it's England's turn -

:12:36. > :12:36.they play Russia. Alan Shearer knows what it's

:12:37. > :12:39.like to take a leading role at a tournament,

:12:40. > :12:41.following England's path to the semifinals of this

:12:42. > :12:54.tournament 20 years ago. Two decades on, he expects the

:12:55. > :12:58.current crop of players to play beyond their years.

:12:59. > :13:04.I think he knows his 11, I think he has known his 11 for the last couple

:13:05. > :13:08.of weeks, probably paying his cards close to his chest. Game against

:13:09. > :13:11.Portugal at Wembley was disappointing, the system didn't

:13:12. > :13:15.really work that he was trying out, so I'm assuming he's going to do

:13:16. > :13:18.something different about, but all the preparation will have been done

:13:19. > :13:26.now and it's now over to the players. So France play tonight. A

:13:27. > :13:32.win and a good tournament for that team would help reset the mood in

:13:33. > :13:37.this country. Back to you, Joanna. Thank you Raymond, Sally. Much more

:13:38. > :13:40.to come with Sally. -- thank you very much, Sally.

:13:41. > :13:42.So, after 50 years of hurt, could it finally be

:13:43. > :13:44.triumph for England, or, perhaps more likely an early

:13:45. > :13:48.The 2016 Euros football tournament gets under way today in France

:13:49. > :13:52.Over the next month there will be 51 matches involving 24 nations to be

:13:53. > :13:54.crowned the champions of European football.

:13:55. > :13:57.We don't have long to wait to see our home nation teams,

:13:58. > :13:58.because England, Wales and Northern Ireland

:13:59. > :14:03.So who are the favourites, and who are the dark horses?

:14:04. > :14:17.When a tournament comes to France, the trophy doesn't leave. For

:14:18. > :14:23.believers in patterns, is this deja vu? For the French are here with

:14:24. > :14:31.strength, led from the back by Hugo Clarice. There are potential threats

:14:32. > :14:35.everywhere. The skill of West Ham's Dimitri Payet, the electricity of

:14:36. > :14:41.Anthony Martial, when to stay and I too's saving grace. But because they

:14:42. > :14:45.qualified, this is a squad kept out of the heat of competition for two

:14:46. > :14:50.years now. Will pressure break its bonds? It has happened before,

:14:51. > :14:55.publicly in 2010. What about the champions of the world? Two years

:14:56. > :15:01.ago, everyone looked up to Germany but perhaps their crown has slipped

:15:02. > :15:04.slightly. Two players have gone and the Germans have been

:15:05. > :15:08.uncharacteristically patchy since returning to Brazil. With the likes

:15:09. > :15:13.of Mesut Ozil and Toni Kroos conducting the orchestra, this

:15:14. > :15:19.remains a team of skill and experience which can never be

:15:20. > :15:23.written off. The Spanish, so recently world football's

:15:24. > :15:28.trendsetters, across the Pyrenees as the holders. Four years ago, their

:15:29. > :15:32.victory prompted big claims. Is this pain inside the best football team

:15:33. > :15:37.ever? But there is a sense that the wheel has turned away from Spain and

:15:38. > :15:44.their game has become somewhat slack at. Still silk threads through the

:15:45. > :15:49.squad, Cesc Fabregas and Pedro, backed up by the brilliance of David

:15:50. > :15:56.de Gea, if he is chosen. Italy by tradition specialised in shutting

:15:57. > :16:04.out. Defences key. The Black and Whites of Juventus runs through it.

:16:05. > :16:09.For some time, Belgium have been the insiders outsider but now their

:16:10. > :16:14.strength is no secret. The camouflage has robbed off. From

:16:15. > :16:17.Romelu Lukaky to the front to Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen at

:16:18. > :16:23.the rear, excellence props of expectation. So who are the real

:16:24. > :16:29.long shots? Who might do a Leicester? There is a challenge from

:16:30. > :16:31.the North. Iceland on Europe's very fringe overcame the Netherlands to

:16:32. > :16:39.reach France, built around a team of equals.

:16:40. > :16:43.From the east of Albania, noisy off the pitch and expert spoilers on it.

:16:44. > :16:46.From the east of Albania, noisy off the pitch and expert spoilers on it.

:16:47. > :16:57.The Alpine powers of Austria and Switzerland sends stars. The Swiss

:16:58. > :17:02.boast an Arsenal player. Might this be a celebration of individuals?

:17:03. > :17:07.Cristiano Ronaldo at Portugal, even Robert Lewandowski of Poland. The

:17:08. > :17:12.biggest European Championship yet could confound everyone.

:17:13. > :17:14.Overnight England football fans have been involved

:17:15. > :17:17.in violence in Marseille, ahead of their game

:17:18. > :17:22.They clashed with locals before riot police used teargas

:17:23. > :17:33.Let's talk to football manager Peter Taylor,

:17:34. > :17:36.who has been in charge of England at under 20 and 21 level,

:17:37. > :17:39.and was caretaker manager for the full side.

:17:40. > :17:42.He has coached five of the current England squad.

:17:43. > :17:52.It is a young squad? It is a good, young squad and we have approached

:17:53. > :18:00.tournaments in the past with players being tired from a hard season, but

:18:01. > :18:05.this time they look fresher. How much pressure is there on the

:18:06. > :18:09.manager when he is bringing through young players who won't have come

:18:10. > :18:14.together in a team like this before? The great thing about Roy Hodgson

:18:15. > :18:20.is, he has encouraged young players and that is what the nation wanted.

:18:21. > :18:23.I want the nation to be a bit more patient even if we don't get the

:18:24. > :18:29.right results. Sometimes, younger players with less experience are a

:18:30. > :18:36.bit more inconsistent. Remember when Theo Walcott was picked, the

:18:37. > :18:40.spotlight is on someone young and experience, which brings inevitable

:18:41. > :18:46.pressure, but performing at this level, it must be quite hard?

:18:47. > :18:52.Looking at the group, they seem confident. When we played Germany

:18:53. > :18:56.and we beat them, we were confident group. They showed enough respect

:18:57. > :19:00.for the opposition, but they weren't afraid of them. They have confidence

:19:01. > :19:05.about their own ability and that is why they are playing at the level

:19:06. > :19:10.they are playing at. What about Wayne Rooney? You need that

:19:11. > :19:17.experience, there will be a couple of situations where a player needs

:19:18. > :19:23.to calm down or told what to do and you need that experience. If we

:19:24. > :19:27.didn't have Wayne Rooney, we would be too young. We need that

:19:28. > :19:34.experience. Would you have him in the starting line-up? Absolutely,

:19:35. > :19:37.but Harry Kane is the Centre forward position, he deserves that. Wayne

:19:38. > :19:43.Rooney will play a big deeper, but he will still use his experience and

:19:44. > :19:49.intelligence to cause problems. What are your best hopes? We all have

:19:50. > :19:54.high hopes, but realistic hopes for England? You would always fancy

:19:55. > :20:01.France because the tournament is in France and they always turn out good

:20:02. > :20:06.players. It is all about England, if we can start well and get some

:20:07. > :20:08.momentum going it is an amazing thing, momentum. You believe you

:20:09. > :20:14.will win every game and every tackle. I can see is starting well,

:20:15. > :20:19.we will be fit and quicker than Russia, that is why we will win

:20:20. > :20:25.tomorrow night. And with a good win at the start of the tournament, it

:20:26. > :20:31.breeds confidence and spirit. You have been there, you know what the

:20:32. > :20:36.mood in the dressing room will be like, so close to the match kicking

:20:37. > :20:41.off for the England team, how will they be preparing? It wouldn't be

:20:42. > :20:47.surprising if Roy has told them the team. You don't want to give

:20:48. > :20:51.anything away and that is what has happened in previous tournaments. I

:20:52. > :20:54.imagine they know what they are doing. How far before the team being

:20:55. > :20:57.revealed to everyone else do the players know West remark ideally,

:20:58. > :21:04.Roy will have told the players as quickly as he knows it. Alan Shearer

:21:05. > :21:12.reckons he would have known it for weeks. He will have had some idea, I

:21:13. > :21:16.think the players will know a couple of days before. Sometimes if you let

:21:17. > :21:21.them know too early, the other 11, 12 players know they are not playing

:21:22. > :21:28.and it is not good for the spirit. If you keep everybody on their toes,

:21:29. > :21:33.tell them they have a chance of playing, it keeps the interest going

:21:34. > :21:36.longer. It would not surprise me if he named the team yesterday gave

:21:37. > :21:40.them some idea. With the training sessions they would have had an idea

:21:41. > :21:44.what would be the starting 11. Marcus Rushford, 18, talking to one

:21:45. > :21:50.of his teachers later. I was reading about how when he first went into

:21:51. > :21:54.the dressing room he was overawed to be the players alongside him with

:21:55. > :22:00.their names on the back of their shirts. What do you think about him?

:22:01. > :22:03.It is a lovely story, we have all been there where you have walked

:22:04. > :22:06.into a changing room and the players are more experienced than you.

:22:07. > :22:09.Experienced players will be understanding how he's feeling as

:22:10. > :22:17.well. I went to see United under 21 play and he was a substitute. It is

:22:18. > :22:21.an amazing situation where he is in the senior squad for a great

:22:22. > :22:25.tournament. I am sure he is a bit different, he looks a very, very

:22:26. > :22:28.good player, very confident player. I think he will be used as a

:22:29. > :22:32.substitute, but he is different and the opposition don't know too much

:22:33. > :22:36.about him. The other home nations, great for Wales and Northern Ireland

:22:37. > :22:41.to have qualified, what you think their chances are? I think England

:22:42. > :22:45.will win the group, Wales will be seconds, but the Republic of Ireland

:22:46. > :22:49.and Northern Ireland have done great. They have more difficult

:22:50. > :22:53.groups than England. It will be tough, but the spirit they have

:22:54. > :22:59.shown qualifying gives them every chance. Thank you very much, Peter.

:23:00. > :23:05.The last time France hosted a major football tournament was the World

:23:06. > :23:11.Cup in 1998 and they want it. The team was a diverse group of players

:23:12. > :23:19.and many of the players, their parents were born outside of France.

:23:20. > :23:24.Since then, support for the far right has grown and last year's

:23:25. > :23:28.attacks in Paris have boosted that support. What is it like to be

:23:29. > :23:33.French, football and the son of Muslim immigrants to the country?

:23:34. > :23:38.Louis Saha played in the Premier League and for the French national

:23:39. > :23:39.side and has been showing up reporter Matthew Price, around

:23:40. > :23:52.Paris. Paris, I was born here in 1978. It

:23:53. > :23:58.is my town, this is Paris. Played for a few clubs in England,

:23:59. > :24:09.Manchester United, Fulham, Everton I hope that England go well in the

:24:10. > :24:16.competition. I hope France win it. Paris means a lot to me because it

:24:17. > :24:20.is where I grew up, it is a beautiful city. Suicide bombers

:24:21. > :24:28.attacked Paris and 130 people were killed. When the attacks happened,

:24:29. > :24:34.several attacks last year, as someone who was born in Paris and

:24:35. > :24:43.loves Paris, what did you feel in your heart? It hurt me a lot. I was

:24:44. > :24:48.scared for my family and my friends. I was scared for the French people.

:24:49. > :24:57.Not only physically, mentally it was really hard. It was so sad. It was a

:24:58. > :25:02.disaster. It took us a few months to go back to work without it may be

:25:03. > :25:06.thinking about that. The attackers were Islamists extremists and has

:25:07. > :25:12.led some to Blaydon Muslims in general and it is hard on people

:25:13. > :25:20.like Louis Zaha from a Muslim background. This is the suburb of

:25:21. > :25:26.Paris where he grew up and this is his first football club. I started

:25:27. > :25:30.here when I was very young. I was sitting on this bench waiting for

:25:31. > :25:44.hours to decide to go to see the chairman of the President and say, I

:25:45. > :26:01.want to join. Look at your hair style. Strange. That is you? I was a

:26:02. > :26:09.bit fitter here. Your parents came from Guadeloupe. When did they come?

:26:10. > :26:20.1977, I was born a year after in 1978. Your parents came from? Congo.

:26:21. > :26:26.What was it like, perhaps you can discuss what it was like, what was

:26:27. > :26:31.it like in the 1980s growing up in Paris, children of parents born

:26:32. > :26:36.outside? TRANSLATION: When you are a kid, you

:26:37. > :26:43.don't feel any racism. But when you grow up, you do see differences

:26:44. > :26:49.between people. When you were little, you just enjoy yourself,

:26:50. > :26:58.that is it. The first moment when I realised this thing existed is when

:26:59. > :27:07.I had a special moment when me and my best friends and my dad, we went

:27:08. > :27:14.to a game and we were attacked verbally by the fans. Is France

:27:15. > :27:24.getting more or less racist? It is hard to say. But basically, anyone

:27:25. > :27:30.in this situation would say, we are behind a few countries with racism

:27:31. > :27:35.and the way to fight it. TRANSLATION: We all have older or

:27:36. > :27:39.younger brothers who are very well qualified but are working in

:27:40. > :27:42.McDonald's because the name doesn't fit anywhere. We have known we would

:27:43. > :27:49.have to work harder than anyone else, just to make it. We were

:27:50. > :27:57.always told that as well. We just didn't understand why. You can see

:27:58. > :28:01.countries doing more. In Great Britain, we were safer, we

:28:02. > :28:17.integrated, maybe we were in living in a bubble because of football. But

:28:18. > :28:22.I could see... Even now, with your status and the fact people know you,

:28:23. > :28:27.you feel there is a difference the way people view the colour of your

:28:28. > :28:39.skin in England, as opposed to France? Yes, definitely. Staggering

:28:40. > :28:45.differences. TRANSLATION: Look at London's new Lord Mayor. He is a

:28:46. > :28:53.Muslim, son of an immigrant. He has got the position on merit. In

:28:54. > :28:57.France, it is nothing to do with merit, there are religious arias,

:28:58. > :28:59.barriers because of your colour, your agenda of course. Loads of

:29:00. > :29:15.barriers. I was here in Paris after the

:29:16. > :29:22.Charlie Hebdo attacks and after the attacks in November. On both those

:29:23. > :29:25.occasions, people said we must be stronger, this must bring us

:29:26. > :29:31.together, we must live together as a society. But, in many ways

:29:32. > :29:35.everything seems to be going opposite and in the other direction,

:29:36. > :29:40.people are more suspicious of the other. If you ask me the question,

:29:41. > :29:49.you already have the answer. Pretty much everybody will see a Muslim as

:29:50. > :29:57.a threat. When you see someone who is dressed a certain way, it is like

:29:58. > :30:03.someone dressed in a tracksuit with a hood, you think he cannot talk

:30:04. > :30:10.properly. This is our society now. It goes to the extreme with some

:30:11. > :30:15.people doing horrible things. It is very unpleasant to be put in the

:30:16. > :30:17.same basket when you haven't done anything wrong and you try to

:30:18. > :30:42.behave. This is Paris. If I'm born here, if

:30:43. > :30:45.I am French, you have the possibility to come every time to be

:30:46. > :30:51.surprised, by the beauty, by the spirit that you can find only hear.

:30:52. > :30:55.It's special. We've talked a lot about division, about the attacks of

:30:56. > :30:59.last year and everything. You've got this football tournament. People

:31:00. > :31:05.talk about football uniting people. Is this an important tournament for

:31:06. > :31:10.France in terms of uniting people? Yes, it is. I think we have a great

:31:11. > :31:16.opportunity to show to the world that we are here to enjoy, we are

:31:17. > :31:21.able to have drinks together, to have emotion together, without

:31:22. > :31:23.thinking about anything else, because people who are in

:31:24. > :31:32.Afghanistan or whatever, in Iraq or in Syria, people are staying in

:31:33. > :31:42.camps. There are other places where it is a struggle. We will have more

:31:43. > :31:44.coverage ahead of Euro 2016 kicking off later.

:31:45. > :31:47.As the Queen prepares to attend a service of thanksgiving

:31:48. > :31:50.at St Paul's Cathedral in London to mark her 90th birthday,

:31:51. > :31:52.we'll speak to those with memories of her long life.

:31:53. > :31:55.And a rare chance to hear first hand what life is like for civilians

:31:56. > :32:04.trapped by fierce fighting in the Iraqi city of Falluja.

:32:05. > :32:13.Let's get the latest from the BBC Newsroom now from Annita.

:32:14. > :32:20.A national service of thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral

:32:21. > :32:22.today to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.

:32:23. > :32:24.It will be attended by members of the Royal Family,

:32:25. > :32:27.including the Duke of Edinburgh - on his own 95th birthday.

:32:28. > :32:30.This is the first of three days of celebrations to mark her official

:32:31. > :32:35.birthday after she turned 90 in April.

:32:36. > :32:37.Tomorrow it's the annual birthday parade Trooping

:32:38. > :32:39.the Colour and on Sunday, there'll be street

:32:40. > :32:47.We will be live from St Paul's Cathedral at 10:30am this morning

:32:48. > :32:52.for full coverage of today's events. Leading figures from both the Leave

:32:53. > :32:54.and Remain campaigns have been trading blows in a major

:32:55. > :32:56.televised debate. Boris Johnson, was accused

:32:57. > :33:00.of joining the Leave campaign solely But he insisted his side

:33:01. > :33:15.were offering "hope" over fear. They say we have absolutely no

:33:16. > :33:19.choice but to stay locked in the back of the EU car, driven in the

:33:20. > :33:21.wrong direction, going to a destination we do not want to go. We

:33:22. > :33:24.say we can take back control. Senior Labour figures will today

:33:25. > :33:26.tell the party's supporters that there will be tax rises,

:33:27. > :33:29.spending cuts and a watering down of workers' rights

:33:30. > :33:31.if Britain leaves the EU. Deputy leader Tom Watson and shadow

:33:32. > :33:34.cabinet colleagues are suggesting up At the same time, the shadow home

:33:35. > :33:39.secretary, Andy Burnham, has criticised Labour's campaigning

:33:40. > :33:41.in the referendum. He said it was failing to get

:33:42. > :33:44.through to the party's traditional voters, and the Remain

:33:45. > :33:49.side could face defeat. The European football

:33:50. > :33:51.championship gets under way in France today,

:33:52. > :33:53.with the country still on the highest state of alert

:33:54. > :33:55.after last November's terror England football fans have been

:33:56. > :34:01.involved in violence in the southern city of Marseille, where their team

:34:02. > :34:04.face Russia tomorrow. They clashed with locals before riot

:34:05. > :34:07.police used tear gas Scientists are reporting encouraging

:34:08. > :34:16.results for a new radical treatment for the neurological

:34:17. > :34:19.disease multiple sclerosis. It involves using chemotherapy

:34:20. > :34:22.to destroy the immune system and then rebuild it,

:34:23. > :34:25.with stem cells. The research, published

:34:26. > :34:28.in the medical journal The Lancet, found that the treatment stopped

:34:29. > :34:31.the progress of symptoms - but experts warn it

:34:32. > :34:37.involves significant risks. The funeral of Muhammad Ali takes

:34:38. > :34:40.place in his hometown of Louisville There will be a procession

:34:41. > :34:45.through the city, before a memorial The former president Bill Clinton

:34:46. > :34:49.will deliver the eulogy - while two of the boxer's children

:34:50. > :35:03.and his widow will also speak. We will continue coverage of

:35:04. > :35:05.Muhammad Ali's funeral and the memorial service on the news channel

:35:06. > :35:08.in a special programme from 6:45pm. That's a summary of the latest

:35:09. > :35:11.BBC News - more at ten. Most of us have just one

:35:12. > :35:17.birthday every year - Her actual birthday is in April,

:35:18. > :35:22.where she turned 90, and an official one in the summer

:35:23. > :35:25.so that people can celebrate It's her official birthday tomorrow

:35:26. > :35:28.but celebrations begin today with a service of thanksgiving

:35:29. > :35:30.at St Paul's Cathedral. She'll be joined by Price Philip,

:35:31. > :35:33.the Duke of Edinburgh, Here's some of the

:35:34. > :35:53.highlights of her reign. And Epoque in British political life

:35:54. > :35:55.came to an end when the Queen received the resignation of Sir

:35:56. > :35:59.Winston Churchill, premiered through one of the most Google periods of

:36:00. > :36:03.our history. For the last time, he entertained Her Majesty and the Duke

:36:04. > :36:06.of Edinburgh at ten Downing St. These are the first pictures in

:36:07. > :36:13.colour taken of the infant Prince. Even black-and-white films would be

:36:14. > :36:19.how -- heart-warming. As we watch the pictures, we almost seemed to be

:36:20. > :36:24.at Balmoral ourselves. To be here as winners of the FA Cup has often been

:36:25. > :36:26.described as the summit of a footballer's ambition. How much

:36:27. > :36:34.greater Wilber triumph they enjoyed now. It was appropriate that the

:36:35. > :36:37.Queen's day on the river should begin here, where the first

:36:38. > :36:43.Elizabeth was born, and where there are so many royal connections. The

:36:44. > :36:49.Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales studied at the Royal Naval

:36:50. > :36:58.College. 1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted

:36:59. > :37:01.pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondence, it

:37:02. > :37:07.has turned out to be a annus horribilis. At Buckingham Palace,

:37:08. > :37:10.which has become a shrine, the Queen led other members of the Royal

:37:11. > :37:12.Family to pay their respects at the side of the road, just like

:37:13. > :37:20.thousands of her subjects were doing. This afternoon, the president

:37:21. > :37:26.and his wife, Michelle, chopped in 40 and a chat at the palace with Her

:37:27. > :37:33.Majesty and Prince Philip. She wondered whether their jet-lagged

:37:34. > :37:34.meant it was hard to stay awake. I had meetings with the Chinese, the

:37:35. > :37:49.Russian... CHEERING

:37:50. > :37:56.And today the Thames provided the setting for this tribute to the

:37:57. > :37:59.nation's monarch. The Queen has seen many spectacular sights in the 60

:38:00. > :38:05.years of her reign but never anything quite such as this on the

:38:06. > :38:09.Thames. I will continue to treasure and draw inspiration from the

:38:10. > :38:16.countless kindnesses shown to me in this country and throughout the

:38:17. > :38:18.Commonwealth. Thank you all. Let's go now to Sarah Campbell at St

:38:19. > :38:24.Paul's Cathedral. What's happening there today? Well, the service

:38:25. > :38:31.itself starts at 11 but you can probably see behind be that some of

:38:32. > :38:34.the 2000 strong congregation... They started arriving around half an hour

:38:35. > :38:38.ago and they are making their way in. They are the usual collection of

:38:39. > :38:43.VIPs, dignitaries, people from around the world. The Prime Minister

:38:44. > :38:48.will give a reading but also government departments have been

:38:49. > :38:51.asked to nominate people, from the health sector, sport sector,

:38:52. > :38:55.education sector, that have given service over the last few years, so

:38:56. > :39:00.they will be participating in the service and that's the theme of this

:39:01. > :39:04.entire weekend, one of service. The Queen has given service to the

:39:05. > :39:07.country as the Queen for the last 64 years but it's also reflecting other

:39:08. > :39:11.people in the community that have done the same. Let's find out more

:39:12. > :39:17.about the service and what we can expect from 11, from the Dean. Take

:39:18. > :39:22.me through what we're expecting today. It is in some ways a fairly

:39:23. > :39:26.straightforward church service but with some extra bits in it to

:39:27. > :39:29.reflect the nature of the occasion. There will be some fantastic music

:39:30. > :39:34.and singing. There will be a reflection by Michael Bond, the

:39:35. > :39:42.Paddington Bear creator, Paddington being the only other character with

:39:43. > :39:48.two official birthday is. Michael Bond also born in 1926. Yes, and

:39:49. > :39:53.David Attenborough, also born in 1926, will be reading a reflection.

:39:54. > :39:57.There will be music by Judith Weir, the master of the Queen's music,

:39:58. > :40:00.which can be sung by any choir, not just a professional choir like ours.

:40:01. > :40:04.That was part of the commission. Wires around the world have been

:40:05. > :40:08.able to download the music and will be playing it in their own services

:40:09. > :40:13.this Sunday. -- quires. That is a way of bringing people to be part of

:40:14. > :40:22.this aberration. We've been here since 6am and the crowds have been

:40:23. > :40:26.building. Some people have been spending time overnight. Inside the

:40:27. > :40:29.church there will be Prez, reflections, things which reflect

:40:30. > :40:35.the Queen's life and interests to dock we have Clare Balding for

:40:36. > :40:40.racing, a young lawyer reflecting the law in the city, a young cadet

:40:41. > :40:44.who is going to be reading. There is a theme of both people who are 90

:40:45. > :40:50.taking part, so Hilda Price, whose birthday is today, born the same day

:40:51. > :40:56.as the Queen. She will be helping lead our prayers today and the idea

:40:57. > :40:59.is bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds from across the

:41:00. > :41:04.country and when the Queen was born, the country was very different. We

:41:05. > :41:09.are much more diverse nation that we were but all of us can come together

:41:10. > :41:12.to talk Thank you very much indeed. Hope the service goes well. This is

:41:13. > :41:16.the start of a weekend celebrations. There is truth in the colour

:41:17. > :41:21.tomorrow and a lunch on Sunday where 10,000 people will sit down on the

:41:22. > :41:24.Mall and share a picnic. And street parties in towns and cities. And we

:41:25. > :41:36.should mention it is the Duke of Edinburgh's 95th birthday today, so

:41:37. > :41:39.happy birthday. In a moment we will talk to someone

:41:40. > :41:43.who has met the Queen but first let's talk to Sheila Hall, who is 90

:41:44. > :41:50.today. Thank you for joining us. Congratulations. How does it feel to

:41:51. > :41:54.be 90? Er, all right. You've grown up at the same time as the Queen.

:41:55. > :42:01.Have you always been aware of your lives in parallel but obviously very

:42:02. > :42:09.different lives? Oh, yes, yes, I was always interested in the Royal

:42:10. > :42:13.Family and watching them grow up. And looking at somebody growing up

:42:14. > :42:17.through the same times as you but with such a very different

:42:18. > :42:21.experience, did you ever looked at her life and contemplate what things

:42:22. > :42:29.would be like for her compared to you growing up at particular periods

:42:30. > :42:33.in history? Yes, oh, yes. Yes, it was nice to watch the family growing

:42:34. > :42:41.up and when they got married, the Duke and the Queen. I suppose I'm

:42:42. > :42:46.thinking particularly of when she ascended to the throne at 25, a

:42:47. > :42:53.young woman. You were a young woman at exactly the same stage, looking

:42:54. > :42:58.to a life of freedom and she was facing a life of duty. What did you

:42:59. > :43:03.think that that stage? I don't really know. I don't think I've

:43:04. > :43:09.thought a lot about it at all. She became Our Queen and that was it. Do

:43:10. > :43:16.you admire her? Oh, yes, I think she's marvellous. What is it that

:43:17. > :43:24.you would admire about her? Well, she remembers everything. She can

:43:25. > :43:33.speak to anyone and travel a lot across the world and speak there to

:43:34. > :43:37.all these different people. And to be still going strong at 90 in the

:43:38. > :43:41.way that she is, and is still carrying out official duties, that's

:43:42. > :43:48.quite something, isn't it? It is. Oh, it is, yes. Well, as a little

:43:49. > :43:51.birthday celebration for you, we'd like to give you a birthday cake to

:43:52. > :43:59.wish you a very happy birthday, so here it is, just coming in behind

:44:00. > :44:03.you. Oh! Oh, that's beautiful act of thank you very much. That's lovely.

:44:04. > :44:04.Thank you for joining us and enjoy the date it happy birthday. Thank

:44:05. > :44:08.you. Claire Ward is a former Vice

:44:09. > :44:15.Chamberlain and has met the Queen. Thanks for joining us. Tell us what

:44:16. > :44:22.that role means. What were your duties? Well, the Vice Chamberlain

:44:23. > :44:29.to Her Majesty's household is a position that an MP has in the

:44:30. > :44:32.Government's whips' office and you are there to report on behalf of

:44:33. > :44:37.Parliament to the Queen, so I used to have to write a letter every day

:44:38. > :44:40.that the house was sitting to Her Majesty, telling her what we'd been

:44:41. > :44:47.discussing the House of Commons, what we'd been doing, and also the

:44:48. > :44:50.other main events for the Vice Chamberlain is when the Queen goes

:44:51. > :44:54.to Parliament for the State opening to make the Queen's Speech,

:44:55. > :45:00.Parliament has to give up one of its own as a hostage to guarantee the

:45:01. > :45:07.safe return of Her Majesty, and that was my role, so I had to go to

:45:08. > :45:12.Buckingham Palace in and France before the Queen could leave to go

:45:13. > :45:18.to the houses of Parliament to make a speech. -- in advance. How funny.

:45:19. > :45:23.Did you see her on that day? Yes, my roll-up Buckingham Palace was to

:45:24. > :45:31.first of all be greeted by Her Majesty with others and also I had

:45:32. > :45:36.an opportunity to view all of the royal jewellery that was laid out

:45:37. > :45:42.and was to be used on the day, and the various items that were taken

:45:43. > :45:47.with the Queen as part of a visit to Parliament on that day, together

:45:48. > :45:51.with the royal jeweller. And with the Lord Chamberlain, who is

:45:52. > :45:58.somebody that is effectively the head of household for the Queen, I

:45:59. > :46:01.was able to wave off Her Majesty and Prince Philip as they headed off in

:46:02. > :46:06.the carriage to the houses of parliament to make a speech. And

:46:07. > :46:10.then I was taken to one of the rooms at the back of the building, into

:46:11. > :46:18.one of the offices, and had an opportunity to sit with the Lord

:46:19. > :46:21.some of the Duchess of Cornwall some of the Duchess of Cornwall

:46:22. > :46:25.biscuits that were available, before we moved on to a few other alcoholic

:46:26. > :46:36.drinks. Obviously on days like that that is

:46:37. > :46:41.the Queen on ceremonial duty, but you have met her behind closed

:46:42. > :46:53.doors, what is she like in that environment? She is incredibly well

:46:54. > :46:59.aware of all the things going on. She has amazing insight to a lot of

:47:00. > :47:05.of the issues. Quite often when I had to go and get something signed

:47:06. > :47:10.by Her Majesty for a Parliamentary piece of paper, she would be talking

:47:11. > :47:15.about the day's vents and what happened. A couple of times I

:47:16. > :47:20.remember it was during the summer months, there was racing on and we

:47:21. > :47:26.talked about whatever had been going on in terms of horse racing. I am

:47:27. > :47:31.not really that knowledgeable about horse racing but I made sure when I

:47:32. > :47:37.was doing that role, to know what she was interested in should the

:47:38. > :47:40.conversation arise. And an opportunity to stroke the dogs and

:47:41. > :47:47.talk to her about the corgis as well. We are looking at some of the

:47:48. > :47:56.pictures done to mark her birthday. She has taken some pasta and --

:47:57. > :48:00.fantastic one of the Queen and her corgis. Breaking news on the Old

:48:01. > :48:08.Bailey, Albert Simpson Kent, has pleaded guilty to the murder of his

:48:09. > :48:16.partner, actress Sian Blake and two children. We were told he would be

:48:17. > :48:21.pleading guilty but he was yet to enter a formal plea. That is what

:48:22. > :48:26.has happened at the Old Bailey, him admitting the murders of Sian Blake

:48:27. > :48:33.and their two children. Zachary who was eight, and amen he was four

:48:34. > :48:36.years old. The family had been reported missing last December. He

:48:37. > :48:54.was arrested at Heathrow Airport after being extradited from Ghana.

:48:55. > :49:02.The Labour Party is claiming there will be more spending cuts and tax

:49:03. > :49:08.increases in the event of a leave vote. But John man and Dennis

:49:09. > :49:11.Skinner announced they will be voting to leave. Let's go to our

:49:12. > :49:18.political correspondence Ben Wright at an event, it is all cross-party

:49:19. > :49:25.when it comes to the EU referendum, but the focus is on Labour? Yes, it

:49:26. > :49:31.is dawning on Labour this referendum could hinge on what happens in their

:49:32. > :49:35.constituencies. There is a sense of panic, some trepidation this could

:49:36. > :49:39.be slipping away from the Remain campaign and these last two weeks,

:49:40. > :49:43.Labour has to do something to galvanise its traditional vote and

:49:44. > :49:48.get them out to vote for remain macro. Tom Watson, the deputy leader

:49:49. > :49:55.of the party will be at an event and setting out what will be needed if

:49:56. > :50:00.Britain leaves the European Union. He says it will require an emergency

:50:01. > :50:05.budget which will mean more spending cuts and tax rises. But a whole

:50:06. > :50:09.Battalion of senior Labour figures warning of the consequences. Andy

:50:10. > :50:14.Burnham has warned about fragmentation. Siddique Khan has

:50:15. > :50:22.said there is too much conservatives attacking each other and that is

:50:23. > :50:31.maybe one reason Labour voters are being put off voting for the Remain.

:50:32. > :50:35.There are other voices in the Labour Party, John man, Dennis Skinner,

:50:36. > :50:39.veteran left-wing Labour MP coming out today saying they will be

:50:40. > :50:44.backing Brexit. As far as John man is concerned, because in his view

:50:45. > :50:47.immigration is harming traditional working-class Labour constituencies.

:50:48. > :50:53.That is what he is saying today. Thank you very much.

:50:54. > :50:56.The United Nations says up to 90,000 civilians could be trapped

:50:57. > :50:59.inside the Iraqi city of Falluja, which has been under so-called

:51:00. > :51:01.Islamic State control for more than two years.

:51:02. > :51:03.Access to water, food and medical supplies are limited

:51:04. > :51:06.and as the fighting continues, many have tried to escape,

:51:07. > :51:08.often risking their lives for their freedom.

:51:09. > :51:11.We've heard stories about people being shot at whilst trying to leave

:51:12. > :51:14.the besieged city and being used as human shields in the battle

:51:15. > :51:17.between so-called IS and government forces.

:51:18. > :51:21.It's rare to get an insight into life inside Falluja but one man

:51:22. > :51:25.in the city has spoken to us on a poor quality phone line.

:51:26. > :51:30.He didn't want to be identified but this is his story.

:51:31. > :51:42.I am more than 50 years old. I have lived through lots of walls. There

:51:43. > :51:52.has always been bombing and shelling. That is nothing new. But

:51:53. > :52:02.it has never been like this. -- walls. There has been no electricity

:52:03. > :52:09.for two years. No wages for a year. No food has come in for six months.

:52:10. > :53:19.People have been chopping up their bedroom furniture to use it as fuel.

:53:20. > :53:23.We can talk now to some Iraqis living in this country

:53:24. > :53:26.who are all from Falluja and still have family

:53:27. > :53:33.Omar Aldhaibani, who is with us from our Liverpool newsroom, has

:53:34. > :53:38.family who escaped the fighting a month ago.

:53:39. > :53:41.Bilal Al-Obaidi is in our Nottingham studio -

:53:42. > :53:44.his family left Falluja last year when the fighting intensified.

:53:45. > :53:47.And Alaa Ahmed Ajobory's father fled Falluja just two weeks ago.

:53:48. > :53:55.Omar, your uncle escaped a month ago, what has he said life was like

:53:56. > :54:03.inside Falluja? The situation there is miserable. Unfortunately, they

:54:04. > :54:12.are still stuck in there, more than 90,000 people. There is a lack of

:54:13. > :54:23.food, medicine and everything. 50 grams of flour is now ?750. This

:54:24. > :54:29.expires. All the food expires. They are struggling to eat. The problem

:54:30. > :54:34.is, people are surrounded by death from everywhere. They get one from

:54:35. > :54:41.the sky. Isis will not let them escape. There is no safety corridor,

:54:42. > :54:48.because if they escape, they will catch them or arrest them. Until

:54:49. > :54:53.now, we have 750 people missing when they tried to escape. They go to the

:54:54. > :55:00.Army, unfortunately. If they go from the Riverside, people tried to

:55:01. > :55:06.escape from the river, they die by the river or they are getting shot

:55:07. > :55:17.by Isis. The frustration is really miserable. People dying from hunger,

:55:18. > :55:24.people dying from bombs, everything. We are trying to raise money to help

:55:25. > :55:36.these people. ?30, can help more than 65 people, feeding more than 65

:55:37. > :55:46.people. It is better than building schools. I am going next week to Al

:55:47. > :55:52.Hadi city, 15 minutes from Falluja and thousands of people escaping and

:55:53. > :55:57.displaced people from Falluja escaping to the city. They have no

:55:58. > :56:07.food or medicine and they need your help. The government cannot do

:56:08. > :56:11.everything. Sorry to interrupt, what you are talking about, somewhere

:56:12. > :56:16.outside of Falluja, which is presumably easier to get into to

:56:17. > :56:23.help. What about getting help to people inside Falluja, who have not

:56:24. > :56:29.got supplies to survive on? Unfortunately, Falluja was blocked

:56:30. > :56:34.more than six months ago, to be honest. To get there is so

:56:35. > :56:40.difficult. I don't know how to explain it, it is blocked from the

:56:41. > :56:47.Army and militia and Isis, you cannot compromise with them to let

:56:48. > :56:55.any food going there. There is no safe way to let the people escape. I

:56:56. > :57:00.don't know if there is a way to send food in. People need help. More than

:57:01. > :57:08.90,000 people stuck in there. A lot of children, a lot of old people and

:57:09. > :57:14.sick people. I wish there was a way to send the food but it is so

:57:15. > :57:16.difficult to get inside. Bilal, you are originally from Falluja, your

:57:17. > :57:22.siblings only managed to flee last year, you have been here for four

:57:23. > :57:30.years, how difficult was it for them to escape? It is very difficult for

:57:31. > :57:35.them to escape. Falluja is the nearest city to Baghdad. Because

:57:36. > :57:41.most of the other cities, the neighbour cities are already taken

:57:42. > :57:50.by Isis, people decided to go to Baghdad when they wanted to run away

:57:51. > :57:56.from Falluja. The government, they didn't let them go to Baghdad and

:57:57. > :58:12.they put them in a camp, which doesn't have any infrastructure. All

:58:13. > :58:19.essential stuff like clean Walker, food or any other medical devices

:58:20. > :58:25.and medical staff. People have suffered a lot and the government

:58:26. > :58:30.didn't let them go to Baghdad, so they are stuck. Because of that,

:58:31. > :58:38.most of them decided to go back to Falluja or stay in the camp. Only a

:58:39. > :58:45.few people had the chance to go to Baghdad and they settled there. And

:58:46. > :58:52.the Kurdistan area because the government didn't let them stay in

:58:53. > :58:56.Baghdad. The excuse they used is all those people might be terrorists

:58:57. > :59:01.themselves because they have come from a city controlled by Isis. Can

:59:02. > :59:10.anyone living in Falluja have foreseen what would happen when Isis

:59:11. > :59:17.first arrived? What was it like when Isis first arrived? Isis came and

:59:18. > :59:21.took the city without fighting because all of the government forces

:59:22. > :59:27.just withdrew from the city and left the building and most of their

:59:28. > :59:32.weapons. So Isis fighters came in easily and took control of the city.

:59:33. > :59:42.For the first few weeks and months, people, they didn't, you know, feel

:59:43. > :59:47.like a very big change, because there was no fighting. Isis, they

:59:48. > :59:54.didn't try to put their extremist rules in, in the first few weeks.

:59:55. > :00:02.People stayed home. Because the government started bombarding the

:00:03. > :00:07.city, even the hospitals, only one hospital in the city that everybody

:00:08. > :00:15.uses, just been bombarded more than 20 times. So people, after that,

:00:16. > :00:22.started thinking they have to go. To leave the city.

:00:23. > :00:29.It is not easy to go anywhere out of the city, to Baghdad, order of the

:00:30. > :00:37.safe areas of the country, so many people just stayed there and only

:00:38. > :00:41.the lucky people that could run away in the few early months, they had

:00:42. > :00:47.the chance to go and settle in Kurdistan areas. Thank you both very

:00:48. > :00:51.much for joining us. Omar, you mentioned that you will be heading

:00:52. > :00:56.off to Iraq. To stay in touch, both of you, and let us know how things

:00:57. > :01:00.unfold. We will have all the latest news for you in a few moments. Don't

:01:01. > :01:03.forget, you can get in touch with us any time on everything we're talking

:01:04. > :01:04.about on the programme but right now let's catch up with the weather with

:01:05. > :01:12.Ben. What a week it's been. We had some

:01:13. > :01:15.really warm sunshine and some hefty downpours but things have slowly

:01:16. > :01:19.begun to change today. We've seen a lot more cloud working in, as you

:01:20. > :01:22.can see from this picture from one of our Weather Watchers in

:01:23. > :01:26.Yorkshire, and at some places, sometimes, that will bring outbreaks

:01:27. > :01:30.of rain but not all of the time. There is still a fair amount of dry

:01:31. > :01:33.weather, particularly in parts of East Anglia and the south-east, and

:01:34. > :01:37.northern Scotland should stay dry with some brightness but elsewhere,

:01:38. > :01:40.fair amount of cloud, some showers, particularly through parts of

:01:41. > :01:44.northern and then, North West Scotland, showery rain into the

:01:45. > :01:47.North West. Temperatures down on where they have been but still loved

:01:48. > :01:52.and -- muggy and humid. Some showery rain here and there but some lengthy

:01:53. > :01:59.dry spells two, temperature is not falling far, 11 to 16, so quite ugly

:02:00. > :02:02.start to tomorrow. Some dry spells, some bright spells, across eastern

:02:03. > :02:06.areas and the far north-east of Scotland, some showers in places and

:02:07. > :02:10.some of those could be heavy. Quite a muddy field across the south-east.

:02:11. > :02:14.Gradually something a bit fresher rushing in towards western areas and

:02:15. > :02:19.as we get to Sunday, a similar date it up some dry spells, some showers,

:02:20. > :02:24.longer spells at times but it went been raining all the time.

:02:25. > :02:25.Hello it's Friday, I'm Joanna Gosling.

:02:26. > :02:28.Welcome to the programme if you've just joined us.

:02:29. > :02:30.In less than an hour, the Queen will arrive

:02:31. > :02:32.at St Paul's Cathedral in London for a thanksgiving service

:02:33. > :02:42.I will continue to treasure and draw inspiration from the countless

:02:43. > :02:43.kindnesses shown to me in this country and throughout the

:02:44. > :02:45.Commonwealth. Thank you all. It's countdown to kick-off for Euro

:02:46. > :02:48.2016 - with England, Wales and Northern Ireland

:02:49. > :02:57.all hoping for success. I personally think England are

:02:58. > :03:01.winning the group and Wales are second but I think Northern Ireland

:03:02. > :03:02.and the Republic of Ireland have both done brilliantly to get to

:03:03. > :03:03.where they've got. And a final farewell

:03:04. > :03:05.to one of the greatest Muhammad Ali's funeral takes place

:03:06. > :03:20.in his hometown of Louisville I'm the champion, I'm the real

:03:21. > :03:25.champion. There will never be one like me.

:03:26. > :03:32.Here's Annita in the BBC Newsroom with a summay of today's news.

:03:33. > :03:37.-- summary. Thanks, Joanna, and good morning.

:03:38. > :03:39.A national service of thanksgiving is being held this morning

:03:40. > :03:42.at St Paul's Cathedral at the start of a weekend of events

:03:43. > :03:44.marking the Queen's official 90th Birthday.

:03:45. > :03:46.It will be attended by members of the Royal Family,

:03:47. > :03:49.including the Duke of Edinburgh on his own 95th birthday.

:03:50. > :03:52.This is the first of three days of celebrations to mark her official

:03:53. > :03:55.birthday after she turned 90 in April.

:03:56. > :03:58.Tomorrow it's the annual birthday parade Trooping

:03:59. > :04:00.the Colour and on Sunday, there'll be street

:04:01. > :04:04.We'll be live from St Paul's Cathedral in half an hour with full

:04:05. > :04:09.The ex-partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has

:04:10. > :04:13.admitted murdering her and their two children.

:04:14. > :04:15.Arthur Simpson-Kent, who's 49, pleaded guilty

:04:16. > :04:21.The bodies of the actress and their two sons were found

:04:22. > :04:25.at the family's south-east London home in January.

:04:26. > :04:31.The family were reported missing in December.

:04:32. > :04:37.Arthur Simpson Kemp was arrested at Heathrow Airport after being

:04:38. > :04:41.extradited from Ghana. -- Simpson- Kent.

:04:42. > :04:46.We can cross now to our reporter who is outside the court. Tell us what

:04:47. > :04:53.has been happening. This morning was a very short

:04:54. > :04:57.hearing. The victim's mother and sister read out as each of the

:04:58. > :05:01.charges were read out to Arthur Simpson-Kent. He appeared wearing a

:05:02. > :05:07.red T-shirt and greater houses and he simply answered guilty to each of

:05:08. > :05:12.the three charges of murder for Sian Blake, the former EastEnders

:05:13. > :05:15.actress, and her two sons, aged eight and four. Many will remember

:05:16. > :05:20.this international manhunt for Arthur Simpson-Kent earlier this

:05:21. > :05:25.year, after their bodies, the three bodies, were found in their back

:05:26. > :05:30.garden in Erith in Kent. We were told by the judge today that Arthur

:05:31. > :05:33.Simpson-Kent will appear here for sentencing on the 4th of October.

:05:34. > :05:40.Thank you for that update. Leading figures from both the Leave

:05:41. > :05:43.and Remain campaigns have been trading blows in a major

:05:44. > :05:45.televised debate. Boris Johnson, was accused

:05:46. > :05:48.of joining the Leave campaign solely But he insisted his side

:05:49. > :05:58.were offering hope over fear. Senior Labour figures will today

:05:59. > :06:00.tell the party's supporters that there will be tax rises,

:06:01. > :06:03.spending cuts and a watering down of workers' rights

:06:04. > :06:05.if Britain leaves the EU. Deputy leader Tom Watson and shadow

:06:06. > :06:08.cabinet colleagues are suggesting up At the same time, the shadow home

:06:09. > :06:12.secretary, Andy Burnham, has criticised Labour's campaigning

:06:13. > :06:14.in the referendum. He said it was failing to get

:06:15. > :06:17.through to the party's traditional voters, and the Remain

:06:18. > :06:23.side could face defeat. The European football

:06:24. > :06:25.championship gets under way in France today,

:06:26. > :06:28.with the country still on the highest state of alert

:06:29. > :06:30.after last November's terror England football fans have been

:06:31. > :06:35.involved in violence in the southern city of Marseille, where their team

:06:36. > :06:39.face Russia tomorrow. They clashed with locals before riot

:06:40. > :06:41.police used tear gas That's a summary of the latest BBC

:06:42. > :06:55.News - more at 10.30. The European Championship kicks off

:06:56. > :07:01.in less than ten hours, And Sally is here with

:07:02. > :07:05.the Sport and a look There'll be thousands of fans

:07:06. > :07:10.in the fan park here behind me, Massive security operations will be

:07:11. > :07:14.taking place across France for the duration of the tournament,

:07:15. > :07:16.but the fans are focusing And I chatted with a couple

:07:17. > :07:19.Northern Ireland fans ahead of their opening

:07:20. > :07:23.match against Poland. This is the first time

:07:24. > :07:27.Northern Ireland have ever qualified The last time we qualified

:07:28. > :07:30.for a major tournament was 1986 in the World Cup,

:07:31. > :07:36.so I've never actually been alive to see Northern Ireland

:07:37. > :07:38.in a tournament so I can't wait. We've got tickets for all

:07:39. > :07:42.the matches, so we just can't wait. They are the best

:07:43. > :07:46.team in the world, so I've been watching

:07:47. > :07:52.Northern Ireland matches with my dad, going

:07:53. > :07:54.to all the matches. When we beat England 1-0

:07:55. > :07:57.at Belfast, I was there, but to

:07:58. > :07:59.actually qualify for the European Championships, I never

:08:00. > :08:01.thought it was going I'm sorry to mention this but you

:08:02. > :08:07.are in a terribly difficult group. How optimistic are you that

:08:08. > :08:09.you will get out of it? We have 14 games going

:08:10. > :08:13.into the competition so It is a tough group

:08:14. > :08:27.with the likes of Poland and If we can get in the last 16,

:08:28. > :08:38.we will take it from As long as we get out

:08:39. > :08:42.of the group, I will be happy. So that's the fans -

:08:43. > :08:44.and there'll be plenty more on the show shortly

:08:45. > :08:46.from the supporters. Wales are in a major tournament

:08:47. > :08:50.for the first time since 1958. They can boast the world's most

:08:51. > :08:53.expensive player in their side, so has Gareth Bale been involved

:08:54. > :08:56.in anything like this before? It's been a bit surreal,

:08:57. > :08:58.I think, especially I think every time when a major

:08:59. > :09:04.championship went on, I was always at home watching on TV,

:09:05. > :09:07.and to actually be involved now is I think for us, we want to take it

:09:08. > :09:12.all in and enjoy it. It's a new experience,

:09:13. > :09:13.one we want to It's nice to be involved

:09:14. > :09:19.in everything for a change and hopefully now we can

:09:20. > :09:24.do the nation proud. So Wales play Slovakia

:09:25. > :09:26.on Saturday, and then it's England's turn -

:09:27. > :09:28.they play Russia. Alan Shearer knows what it's

:09:29. > :09:31.like to take a leading role at a tournament,

:09:32. > :09:33.following England's path to the semifinals of this

:09:34. > :09:38.tournament 20 years ago. Two decades on, he expects

:09:39. > :09:41.the current crop of players to play I think he knows his 11,

:09:42. > :09:48.I think he has known his 11 for the last couple of weeks,

:09:49. > :09:51.probably paying his cards Game against Portugal at Wembley

:09:52. > :10:00.was disappointing, the system didn't really work that he was trying out,

:10:01. > :10:04.so I'm assuming he's going to do something different about,

:10:05. > :10:06.but all the preparation will have been done now and it's now over

:10:07. > :10:08.to the A win and a good tournament for that

:10:09. > :10:18.team would help reset Thanks, Sally. As Sally was

:10:19. > :10:30.saying... The Euros get under way in France

:10:31. > :10:33.today, with the country still on the highest state of alert

:10:34. > :10:35.after last November's Seven million football fans

:10:36. > :10:39.are expected to visit the ten host cities over the next few weeks,

:10:40. > :10:41.against a background of industrial action by rail workers

:10:42. > :10:43.and airline pilots.. Scotland aren't at the tournament,

:10:44. > :10:54.but England, Wales and What are their chances? What is the

:10:55. > :10:55.latest team news and good 18-year-old Marcus Rashford get to

:10:56. > :11:05.start the first match? England's Marcus Rashford

:11:06. > :11:13.as a five-year-old at A lot of hope on his young

:11:14. > :11:18.shoulders. As you think of him today at the age of 18, what do you think?

:11:19. > :11:21.Well, I think he's basically like Wayne Rooney when he was 18,

:11:22. > :11:26.breaking through for England. I think he's got no fear, he's got

:11:27. > :11:30.great movement on the football, and I think he'll serve us well and

:11:31. > :11:35.he'll score goals for us if he gets played. He's got that hunger inside

:11:36. > :11:41.him? You spotted him when he was just five, did new? Yeah, he was

:11:42. > :11:46.just five and I took him on this particular game. What made me think

:11:47. > :11:52.he was special is that in this particular game he only played for

:11:53. > :11:55.either ten minutes each half or 15 minutes and he scored 12 goals and

:11:56. > :12:02.he was doing spins and everything on the ball, and then started to set

:12:03. > :12:08.all his team-mates up and we won the game 20-0 and it had never been done

:12:09. > :12:12.at that age. That is absolutely incredible, so clearly his talent

:12:13. > :12:18.marked him out. And determination, presumably, at that age, to keep on

:12:19. > :12:23.going? Lui I think he was just naturally gifted. I don't even think

:12:24. > :12:26.he realised how gifted he was as a youngster because he just stood out

:12:27. > :12:32.over all the players and all the teams that he played against. So did

:12:33. > :12:38.he become aware of that talent and get an ego at any stage? I'm sure he

:12:39. > :12:43.did become aware of his talent but he's a very, very humble lad, as you

:12:44. > :12:49.can see from his performances, what he puts on the field. To make it to

:12:50. > :12:53.the top of anything, you don't just need raw talent, you do need that

:12:54. > :13:00.determination as well. What do you see in him? Oh, definitely. What I

:13:01. > :13:03.spotted in him was that he had everything, he had awareness,

:13:04. > :13:13.determination. He was such a hard worker. He'd be at City as a

:13:14. > :13:17.youngster, at United as a youngster and with me at Fletcher Moss, so he

:13:18. > :13:22.would be having about four training sessions a week at that age. I saw a

:13:23. > :13:25.lovely story about him saying about the first time he went into the

:13:26. > :13:28.England dressing room and saw the other players wearing their shirt is

:13:29. > :13:33.with their names on their backs and he just didn't believe it was real.

:13:34. > :13:37.Of his free, it is very real, he is out there. What are your hopes for

:13:38. > :13:43.him and the team? My hopes for him and the team are that Roy Hodgson

:13:44. > :13:47.plays him and that he's got nothing to lose and that Marcus excels and

:13:48. > :13:51.shines like Rooney did when he was a youngster because he's not got that

:13:52. > :13:55.fear factor and he's got great movement off the ball and great

:13:56. > :13:59.skill and he'll give Roy Hodgson everything that he's got in his

:14:00. > :14:04.locker, so I think he should play him. Lets wait and see. Lets hope.

:14:05. > :14:12.Thank you very much. Fingers crossed. Thank you very much.

:14:13. > :14:14.Today, the world will say goodbye to the Greatest.

:14:15. > :14:24.Muhammad Ali is being laid to rest later in his home town

:14:25. > :14:27.In a moment, we will hear from someone who knew him, but first

:14:28. > :14:29.let's hear his own words. This is Sam Cooke, as you can see,

:14:30. > :14:32.like me he's pretty. A lot of people may think this

:14:33. > :14:39.is an act or a show, but He learned to talk before

:14:40. > :14:42.he was one-year-old. I want the world to know,

:14:43. > :14:48.I'm so great this I'm the greatest thing

:14:49. > :14:54.that ever lived. The trainer looked at him

:14:55. > :14:55.at the beginning of the seventh

:14:56. > :14:57.round and he said, get up, Sonny, get up

:14:58. > :14:59.and Sonny said, "I'm no fool,

:15:00. > :15:02.I'm staying on the stool." He will be in a bad fix

:15:03. > :15:05.because I will knock him out Working on a record called

:15:06. > :15:11.The Game Is All Here. Would you like to give us

:15:12. > :15:13.a preview of this disc? Oh if he starts talking jive,

:15:14. > :15:26.I'll get him in five. Well, number one, he is too ugly

:15:27. > :15:28.to be the World Heavyweight Joe Frazier is so ugly,

:15:29. > :15:33.his face should be donated to If he makes me sore,

:15:34. > :15:40.he'll fall in four. He can't write no poems,

:15:41. > :15:43.he can't predict no rounds and let me tell you, I'm not

:15:44. > :15:56.conceited, and just convinced. If you keep talking about me,

:15:57. > :15:59.Al get him in three. When he is fighting,

:16:00. > :16:04.if you ever watch him in the ring, he drags

:16:05. > :16:18.like that after his opponent. If that don't do, I will get him in

:16:19. > :16:25.two. He talks too much, he is ugly. I am the true champion and they make

:16:26. > :16:30.me the underdog. I will show them wrong, I am the champion, the real

:16:31. > :16:39.champion, nobody like me. If you run, I will get him in one. I am

:16:40. > :16:45.going to eat some raw meat, I am going to train. If don't want to

:16:46. > :17:06.fight, he should stay home that night. I would like to say you are

:17:07. > :17:09.not as dumb as you look. You saw me reveal the Ali shuffle. It is my new

:17:10. > :17:32.dance to the world. How do you like that? I like that

:17:33. > :17:37.very much. The girls tell me I am too pretty to be a fighter, I will

:17:38. > :17:43.have to go into the recording world. Let's talk now to Kellie Maloney,

:17:44. > :17:46.boxing manager and promoter, who met Muhammad Ali

:17:47. > :17:59.a number of times. The greatest of all time? He

:18:00. > :18:04.transcended boxing because of his personality. He transcended boxing

:18:05. > :18:11.when he took on the American government. He was alone as a

:18:12. > :18:17.fighter who insulted his opponents. He did it in a nice way, not like

:18:18. > :18:23.they do it today. He brought intelligence and great humour.

:18:24. > :18:29.People try to take him off, they are all impostors. He stood up for his

:18:30. > :18:35.rights in the Vietnam War. That is the start of his legacy and legend.

:18:36. > :18:41.The things he has done people don't know about our fantastic. You, at

:18:42. > :18:47.the age of 14 went to see him, tell us about that. I bunked off school,

:18:48. > :18:54.he was on the Old Kent Road. What stage was he in in his career? He

:18:55. > :18:58.was still Cassius Clay, he was getting ready to fight Henry Cooper.

:18:59. > :19:03.He could talk the hind legs off a donkey. The place was packed and I

:19:04. > :19:13.knew Danny Hollands who used to work with him and he let me in to watch

:19:14. > :19:18.him train because I always used to be there. It was amazing watching

:19:19. > :19:22.him work. He was working hard and he was talking as much as he was

:19:23. > :19:28.training. Everyone was in awe of him. It was unbelievable. I was

:19:29. > :19:33.lucky to meet him later in life, unfortunately when he was ill. I met

:19:34. > :19:37.him with Lennox Lewis when he was world champion. We went to a

:19:38. > :19:42.function. It was unbelievable, the respect he paid two Lennox. He is

:19:43. > :19:48.going to be a pallbearer? He had so much love and respect for Mohamed

:19:49. > :19:52.Elneny, it was his idol. Tell us about the relationship he had. They

:19:53. > :20:00.had a very special relationship. I had Lennox on the radio and how they

:20:01. > :20:05.continued the friendship and he went to see Muhammad Ali with his wife.

:20:06. > :20:12.He said he would joke about stealing Lennox's Y. And they would laugh and

:20:13. > :20:18.joke. It was fantastic. He talked to anybody. The stories people don't

:20:19. > :20:27.even know about him. In America he was training for a certain fight in

:20:28. > :20:33.New York. He heard about a home in New York that was an old Jewish home

:20:34. > :20:39.that was going to be closed down and the poor people were going to put

:20:40. > :20:45.out on the street. After training, he got into his car, went down with

:20:46. > :20:48.an American journalist who was always following him. He told the

:20:49. > :20:53.journalist he wasn't allowed to write this story or print it, and he

:20:54. > :20:58.handed over a 6-figure cheque so the home stayed open. Let's ring in Tony

:20:59. > :21:05.Bellew, just crowned cruiserweight champion. Thank you for joining us.

:21:06. > :21:09.What was Muhammad Ali to you? In my opinion, he is the greatest

:21:10. > :21:15.sportsman that has ever graced the planet. One amazing humanitarian,

:21:16. > :21:20.somebody who means a lot to everybody. I don't think there is a

:21:21. > :21:25.place in the world Muhammad Ali hasn't touched or inspired, in my

:21:26. > :21:29.opinion. His stand-up against the government and onto his sporting

:21:30. > :21:35.achievements. You have to understand this is uncommon the height of his

:21:36. > :21:38.fame walked away from everything because he believed in his own

:21:39. > :21:44.rights and believed in staying away from the Vietnam War. You will never

:21:45. > :21:52.see something like that again, it will be asking -- like asking Floyd

:21:53. > :21:55.Mayweather to walk away from his fortunes because he believed in

:21:56. > :22:01.something. It has never been seen or done before and it will never be

:22:02. > :22:07.done again. An amazing man. For you growing up, was he part of the

:22:08. > :22:12.inspiration for you that made you want to be a boxer? He is the

:22:13. > :22:18.inspiration for every fighter, whether it is boxing, martial arts

:22:19. > :22:22.or judo. Everybody looks up to Muhammad Ali, everybody idolises him

:22:23. > :22:26.for what he did, what he stood for. If it wasn't for Muhammad Ali,

:22:27. > :22:33.boxing with the an underground sport. He made it special. He put us

:22:34. > :22:37.amongst the stars and the other celebrities, all because he was

:22:38. > :22:43.outspoken. He was an amazing individual. The greatest sportsman

:22:44. > :22:48.ever lived on one of the greatest humanitarians. I put him alongside

:22:49. > :22:54.Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King, and then I would say Muhammad

:22:55. > :23:00.Ali. He showed anybody, he wasn't even interested in boxing, it wasn't

:23:01. > :23:05.about who can throw the hardest punches, but a mind game and about

:23:06. > :23:12.the psychology? What Tony said, he was an absolute icon inside and

:23:13. > :23:17.outside boxing. As people who was the greatest sportsman in the world

:23:18. > :23:22.and they will say Muhammad Ali. He took boxing from the back pages. He

:23:23. > :23:27.changed the whole face of boxing and I think he changed the way people

:23:28. > :23:31.started thinking about boxing. He was a great person, a great civil

:23:32. > :23:34.rights campaigner. He did so much for everyone in the world, no matter

:23:35. > :23:42.what colour, creed or nationality. The whole game around the match that

:23:43. > :23:49.Muhammad Ali enjoyed, Tony? It was all part of the fight, the pre-match

:23:50. > :23:55.stuff? It was, he made it fashionable. Before Muhammad Ali,

:23:56. > :23:59.nobody had ever heard of being loud at press conferences are winding

:24:00. > :24:05.people up or public media workouts. It was unseen. Now when you see

:24:06. > :24:11.these fighters doing these things, everybody says he is trying to be

:24:12. > :24:17.like Muhammad Ali. There can only ever be one Muhammad Ali, he is the

:24:18. > :24:20.greatest sportsman ever. I cannot say it enough, he is one of the

:24:21. > :24:25.greatest individuals to have graced the sporting field because he stood

:24:26. > :24:31.for so many different things. He took sport from the back pages and

:24:32. > :24:36.made so much sense in what he said, the things he did. I feel Muhammad

:24:37. > :24:42.Ali invented sarcasm. When you look back at the things he said and done,

:24:43. > :24:46.he was hilarious, and man before his time. Thank you both for your

:24:47. > :24:50.thoughts on Muhammad Ali, ahead of his funeral.

:24:51. > :24:53.In a moment, we'll be handing over to Sarah Campbell

:24:54. > :24:55.at St Paul's Cathedral for live coverage of the Queen's

:24:56. > :25:01.Before that, we've just got time to hear about some of the many

:25:02. > :25:21.The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis. The first was called Susan.

:25:22. > :25:25.She has received animals as gifts or so, including two beavers from

:25:26. > :25:29.Canada and an elephant from Cameroon. The Queen has also given

:25:30. > :25:34.gifts, including over 90,000 Christmas puddings to her staff. But

:25:35. > :25:40.beware, if you ever have dinner with her, if she places her handbag on

:25:41. > :25:49.the table, the event must end within five minutes. The Queen has launched

:25:50. > :25:54.21 ships during her lifetime. Send around 110,000 telegrams and

:25:55. > :26:07.messages to centenarians, proved more than 3500 acts of Parliament

:26:08. > :26:15.and sat for 129 portraits. The Queen sent her first e-mail in 1976 and

:26:16. > :26:21.sent her first tweet in 2014. She has visited over 116 different

:26:22. > :26:28.countries. But has never needed a British passport. She is said to be

:26:29. > :26:39.worth around ?350 million. But Prince Philip reportedly has pet

:26:40. > :26:43.names for her, including Cabbage and Sausage.

:26:44. > :26:46.Steve Morely is planning a street party in Leeds tomorrow,

:26:47. > :26:49.and Gugsy Ahmed is headteacher at a school in Halifax which is marking

:26:50. > :27:01.Are you a big fan of the Queen? I have do admit to be a royalist. How

:27:02. > :27:06.big is this street party going to be? Hopefully it will be bigger and

:27:07. > :27:10.better. It is the third one, we are hoping to get 500 people on the

:27:11. > :27:16.street tomorrow. Why did you want to organise this? Due to the success of

:27:17. > :27:22.the previous two. They have been such great fun and everybody has had

:27:23. > :27:25.a magnificent time. They seemed like the perfect opportunity to do the

:27:26. > :27:31.one tomorrow. The weather doesn't look that great, are you hoping for

:27:32. > :27:36.a good day tomorrow? Two hours ago it was pouring down. We are a bit

:27:37. > :27:39.soaked, but it is getting better. We're hoping and praying for some

:27:40. > :27:49.nice sunshine tomorrow. Fingers crossed, hope you have a great day

:27:50. > :27:53.for it. Hope you have a lovely weekend, whatever you are doing. If

:27:54. > :27:57.you are at a street party, have a relaxing weekend.

:27:58. > :28:01.Victoria's back on Monday and she'll be looking at the gambling industry.