Britons will get an extra day off next year thanks to the King's coronation.
Just was the case for the Queen's coronation back in 1953, a bank holiday will give people across the country an opportunity to come together to celebrate.
The coronation will be held at Westminster Abbey, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
Tipped to be shorter and more modest than previous ceremonies, with some suggesting it will last an hour, it will see King Charles crowned alongside his wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort.
The palace has said the ceremony would "reflect the monarch's role today and looks towards the future" while staying "rooted in long-standing traditions and pageantry".
By comparison, the Queen's coronation on 2 June 1953 took three hours with a congregation of 8,000 dignitaries.
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Rishi Sunak, already the King's second PM since taking the throne in September, said: "The coronation of a new monarch is a unique moment for our country.
"In recognition of this historic occasion, I am pleased to announce an additional bank holiday for the whole United Kingdom next year.
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"I look forward to seeing people come together to celebrate and pay tribute to King Charles III by taking part in local and national events across the country in his honour."
The first UK-wide strike by nurses looks set to go ahead.
The Royal College of Nursing is due to unveil the results of a ballot, which ended last week, in the next few days.
The final results are being counted but RCN source say a large majority of nurses have voted in favour of action in a dispute over pay.
The RCN had recommended to its 300,000 members that they walk out. If strikes take place, they would affect non-urgent but not emergency care.
The government had appealed to nurses to "carefully consider" the impact on patients.
But Pat Cullen, RCN general secretary and chief executive, said: "Huge numbers of staff - both experienced and newer recruits - are deciding they cannot see a future in a nursing profession that is not valued nor treated fairly.
She added: "Our strike action will be as much for patients as it is for nurses. We have their support in doing this."
The RCN had called for a rise of 5% above the RPI inflation rate which currently stands at above 12%, but no UK nation has offered close to that.
In England and Wales, NHS staff, including nurses, have been given an average of 4.75% more, with extra for the lowest paid.
In Scotland, 5% was initially offered to NHS staff, but that has been changed to a flat rate of just over £2,200, which works out at just over 8% for a newly-qualified nurse. In Northern Ireland, nurses are yet to receive a pay award.
During the ballot, the RCN had argued this year's below-inflation pay award came after years of squeezes on nurse's salaries.
Research commissioned by the union has found average pay fell by 6% between 2011 and 2021 - once inflation was taken into account - compared with a 4.6% drop for the whole economy.
Starting salaries for nurses in England are currently just above £27,000, rising to nearly £55,000 for the most senior nurses.
The RCN said the average pay for a full-time established nurse was just above £32,000 last year - similar to average pay across the economy.
But the government has argued it has met the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in giving its award.
And it followed a 3% pay rise last year, in recognition of work during the pandemic, despite a public-sector pay freeze.
This is the first time the RCN has balloted all its members for strike action in its 106-year history.
In 2019, RCN members went on strike in Northern Ireland over pay, while nurses who are members of Unison in England walked out in 2014 over pay.
A host of other major health unions, including Unison, the Royal College of Midwives, GMB and Unite, have all started to, or are planning to, ballot members.
"Unacceptable levels of violence" took place at a west London immigration removal centre during a power cut, the immigration minister has said.
During the incident it is understood a group of detainees left their rooms and went into the courtyard armed with various weapons at Harmondsworth removal centre. No-one was injured.
Robert Jenrick expects the centre to be emptied by the end of the day.
He said those responsible for the violence would be "held to account".
The disorder took place at the premises following an "unprecedented and sustained" loss of power overnight at the detention facility in Harmondsworth, near Heathrow Airport.
It holds hundreds of men, including adult male asylum seekers, foreign offenders awaiting deportation and men who are in the UK illegally.
The Home Office said no detainees had left the premises and those involved had since been returned to their rooms.
In a statement Mr Jenrick, who visited the centre on Saturday, said: "Thankfully no staff working or individuals detained there were hurt, despite clear evidence of unacceptable levels of violence and disorder.
"The priority now is to move people to other centres while engineers fix the power fault and repair any damage...
"The perpetrators of this disturbance will be held to account and, where appropriate, removed from the country as swiftly as is practicable."
Metropolitan Police officers attended the incident on Friday evening but no arrests were made and the Prison Service's own riot squad was not called out.
The chief inspector of prisons reported filthy cell toilets, problems with pests and dilapidated communal showers.
Other concerns raised included high levels of vulnerability among detainees, people assessed to be at risk of harm being held for too long and detainees being locked in their cells during lunch and overnight.
The purpose-built immigration removal centre opened in 2000 and has a capacity of about 670 people. It is run by contractors Mitie Care and Custody.
The centre has had a controversial history. In October 2012, detainee Prince Fosu, 31, was found dead on the floor of his cell, and two firms running the centre faced prosecution.
It comes as the government has faced widespread criticism this week for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre in Kent.
The Manston processing centre came under the spotlight after reports emerged that migrants, including families, were being held for four weeks, in breach of the law.
The site, meant to hold people for no more than 24 hours, was built to hold 1,600 migrants at any one time - but Home Office minister Chris Philp said there was more like 4,000 there on Monday.
Defending the government after criticism of its handling of the situation, Mr Philp said on Friday there had been a "dramatic improvement" in conditions.
He said both groups had told immigration officials they had addresses to go to but "that turned out subsequently not to be the case".
"Quite how that misunderstanding arose, maybe it was lost in translation, I don't know, but clearly they have now all been looked after," he said.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the challenge of migrants entering the UK via the English Channel as "serious and unprecedented" in an interview with the Times on Saturday.
"There's no easy overnight fix to that challenge," he said.
Detainees have caused a "disturbance" at a London immigration removal centre during a power outage, the Home Office says.
No one was injured during the incident at the Harmondsworth detention centre in West London.
It is understood that a group of detainees left their rooms and went into the courtyard at the immigration centre armed with various weaponry.
There was a power cut at the premises in the early hours of Saturday.
The power was still out at the premises in west London just before 0900 GMT and the Home Office said work was under way to resolve the issue.
The government said no detainees had left the premises and those involved had since been returned to their rooms.
Police officers and the HM Prison Service are at the scene. The Metropolitan Police said officers attended the incident at 0745.
The detention facility in West Drayton, near Heathrow Airport, holds hundreds of men, including adult male asylum seekers, foreign offenders awaiting deportation and men who are in the UK illegally.
The chief inspector of prisons reported filthy cell toilets, problems with pests and dilapidated communal showers.
Other concerns raised included high levels of vulnerability among detainees, people assessed to be at risk of harm being held for too long and detainees being locked in their cells during lunch and overnight.
The purpose-built immigration removal centre opened in 2000 and has a capacity of about 670 people. It is run by contractors Mitie Care and Custody.
The centre has had a controversial history. In October 2012, detainee Prince Fosu, 31, was found dead on the floor of his cell, and two firms running the centre faced prosecution.
It comes as the government has faced widespread criticism this week for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre in Kent.
The Manston processing centre came under the spotlight after reports emerged that migrants, including families, were being held for four weeks, in breach of the law.
The site, meant to hold people for no more than 24 hours, was built to hold 1,600 migrants at any one time - but Home Office minister Chris Philp said there was more like 4,000 there on Monday.
Defending the government after criticism of its handling of the situation, Mr Philp said on Friday there had been a "dramatic improvement" in conditions.
He told Sky News both groups had told immigration officials they had addresses to go to but "that turned out subsequently not to be the case".
"Quite how that misunderstanding arose, maybe it was lost in translation, I don't know, but clearly they have now all been looked after," he said.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the challenge of migrants entering the UK via the English Channel as "serious and unprecedented" in an interview with the Times on Saturday.
"There's no easy overnight fix to that challenge," he said.
A group of people at a west London immigration removal centre caused "disturbance" on Saturday morning, the Home Office has claimed.
No one was injured during the incident at Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow Airport, but the power was still out just before 9am on Saturday, the department said.
The Home Office initially claimed that a "group of detainees left their rooms" and went into a courtyard area "armed with various weaponry", but later withdrew that claim.
Police, fire and HM Prison services are at the scene.
A Home Office spokesperson added: "There has been a power outage at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre, and work is currently underway to resolve this issue.
"We are aware of a disturbance at the centre and the appropriate authorities have been notified and are on scene.
"The welfare and safety of staff and individuals detained at Harmondsworth is our key priority."
Despite today's walkout being cancelled, Network Rail said the very late notice means that services "cannot be reinstated and will remain extremely limited".
Chief negotiator Tim Shoveller said there will also be "limited ability to change the 'strike timetable' for Monday".
"Our advice remains to please check before you travel and on Saturday and Monday and only travel by rail if absolutely necessary," he said.
The strikes were called over jobs, pay and conditions and first started in June.
RMT officials said that instead of striking, the union will now "enter into a period of intensive negotiations with Network Rail", with the promise of a pay deal from train operators.
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RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "The threat of strike action and our strongly supported industrial campaign has made the rail employers see sense.
"We have always wanted to secure a negotiated settlement and that is what we will continue to push for in this next phase of intensive talks.
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"Our priority is our members, and we are working towards securing a deal on job security, a decent pay rise and good working conditions."
He added that RMT plans remain "very much live" and a re-ballot for further strikes will conclude on 15 November.
Merseyrail said its services will be partially reinstated on Saturday as a result of the strike being called off.
Rugby fans travelling to Cardiff for the Wales v New Zealand game will be among those hit by today's disruption.
A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group said it is "positive" the union backed down on industrial action, but it is regretful services are unlikely to be reinstated at such short notice.
"We remain committed to intensive negotiations to agree the reforms needed to improve reliability, deliver a pay rise for our people and get the industry back on a sustainable financial footing," they said.
Regular strike action has crippled the rail network for several months, with many Britons left unable to fulfil work or personal commitments.
Several other industries, including NHS workers, are voting on strike action amid calls for inflation-busting pay increases amid the cost of living crisis.
For details about which train services are running and journey disruptions,see National Rail
The father of an eight-year-old girl who died in the Manchester Arena bombing has rejected the apologies of emergency services for their failures in responding to the attack.
Andrew Roussos told Sky News he believes "100%" that his "fighter" daughter Saffie-Rose would have survived had the emergency response not been inadequate.
Saffie was the youngest victim of the atrocity, in which 22 innocent people died in a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017.
Image:Saffie-Rose Roussos was the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena bombing
The report also found there was a "remote possibility" that Saffie could have survived had she received "different treatment and care".
Responding to the report, Mr Roussos said: "We had to fight for this. For the last two years we've been fighting.
"We know Saffie as a person - she would do everything she possibly could to stay alive, and she did.
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"She was alive nearly an hour after detonation. She was talking, she was sipping water, she understood what was happening.
"Saffie did all she could to survive but didn't get that chance to survive.
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"A human spirit goes a long way in this. And Saffie hung in there the best she could for a chance to survive.
"And we believe 100% that if she got that chance, she would have survived."
'She would fight to the end'
Asked if he accepted the apologies of emergency services, he replied: "No, I don't accept apologies.
"You know, what I do expect is for them to be honest and put their hands up, particularly throughout the inquiry, and admit to the failings because without admitting to the failings, how can you change for the future?
"Now I've heard for the last two years, excuse after excuse, that that night went well - but it didn't go well."
Asked if he believed Saffie would have survived had the emergency response been better, he replied: "100%… because she's a fighter like her mum. She would fight to the end."
However Sir John Saunders, chairman of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, concluded that "there was only a remote possibility that she could have survived with different treatment and care".
"On the evidence that I have accepted, what happened to Saffie-Rose Roussos represents a terrible burden of injury," he said.
"It is highly likely that her death was inevitable even if the most comprehensive and advanced medical treatment had been initiated immediately after injury."
What happened to Saffie?
The inquiry heard that Saffie had received tickets to the Ariana Grande concert as a Christmas gift and was ecstatic to be going to see her "idol".
She was holding her mother's hand at the end of the concert when they entered an area known as the City Room where Salman Abedi detonated his bomb.
Saffie was about five metres from Abedi when the bomb was detonated.
She remained in the City Room for 26 minutes, during which she time she drifted in and out of consciousness but she was able to give her name to a member of the public who helped her.
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Shortly before 11pm, police officers and two members of the public placed Saffie onto an advertising hoarding that was used as a makeshift stretcher.
She was still conscious as she was carried out of the City Room, down the stairs, through a tunnel and onto Trinity Way where an ambulance arrived just after 11pm.
Five minutes later, Saffie was placed into the ambulance and her level of consciousness "fluctuated", the inquiry heard.
For the next 11 minutes, Saffie was given emergency care in the back of the ambulance and at one stage, she briefly spoke.
The ambulance left Trinity Way for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital at 11.17pm - 46 minutes after the bomb exploded - and the journey took six minutes.
Saffie was treated by a trauma team in the hospital's resuscitation room and went into cardiac arrest at about 11.26pm.
She was given CPR but was pronounced dead at 11.40pm.
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Saffie's death was 'complex issue'
The inquiry chairman said he accepted expert evidence that Saffie's death was caused by multiple injuries she suffered in the explosion.
But he added that whether those injuries made Saffie's death "inevitable" was a "complex issue".
There was "significant disagreement" between experts on the cause of Saffie's death, Sir John said.
Some experts "ultimately considered that there was no possibility" that Saffie would have survived "whatever treatment she had received", he said.
Others argued that survival was "not an impossibility with the best treatment", he added.
A post-mortem examination on Saffie identified 69 external injuries in addition to internal wounds, including injuries to her lungs and liver and internal bleeding.
A panel of "blast wave" experts, using the post-mortem report, photos and a computerised scan, identified that Saffie suffered a total of 103 injuries and stated: "Graphically, this can be described as equivalent to the energy of more than 15 handgun bullets."
Sir John said that while he accepted the blast wave panel of experts were right about the nature and extent of Saffie's injuries, he added: "I do not consider that the evidence enables me to say that she had absolutely no chance of survival if the most comprehensive and advanced medical treatment had been initiated immediately after injury.
"I cannot exclude the remote possibility that Saffie-Rose Roussos would have survived, notwithstanding the severity of her injuries, if she had received treatment from an experienced consultant in pre‑hospital emergency medicine immediately, followed by swift evacuation to hospital and expert treatment there.
"I make clear that what I am postulating is a remote possibility of survival.
"On the evidence that I have accepted, what happened to Saffie-Rose Roussos represents a terrible burden of injury. It is highly likely that her death was inevitable even if the most comprehensive and advanced medical treatment had been initiated immediately after injury."
Saffie's parents 'pushed to get answers'
Lawyers representing Saffie's family said the "damning report reveals what the families knew all along, that all the organisations meant to protect their loved ones failed on an enormous and unfathomable scale".
Nicola Brook, a solicitor from Broudie Jackson Canter, said: "Saffie's parents Andrew and Lisa have pushed to get answers about what happened to their beautiful daughter over five and a half incredibly traumatic years.
"After initially believing the blast had killed Saffie instantly, the pain of that loss was compounded by learning that she had lived for over an hour."
In a joint news conference after the report, Greater Manchester Police, British Transport Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue and North West Ambulance Service all apologised for their response to the bombing.
GMP chief constable Stephen Watson said the force's "failings were significant" on the night of the attack.
"We failed to plan effectively and the execution of that which was planned was simply not good enough," he said.
"Our actions were substantially inadequate and fell short of what the public have every right to expect, and for this, I apologise unreservedly."
