The Week Ahead with Yorkshire Post features writer Laura Reid
Deputy Features Editor Laura Reid looks at what's likely to be making headlines in the week ahead, including Remembrance Sunday and a new book on Rob Burrow.
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00:00 Hi, I'm Laura Reid, the Deputy Features Editor at the Yorkshire Post. Just come on to talk
00:06 you through what's likely to be making headlines in the week ahead.
00:10 On Tuesday, King Charles is set to deliver his first King's Speech for the state opening
00:15 of Parliament. He did do the speech at the last state opening in May 2022, but that was
00:20 in place of his late mother, the Queen. So this time when he opens session, it'll be
00:26 the first time that he's done so in his official capacity as monarch. This speech is due to
00:33 set out the legislative programme for the next session of Parliament and it'll also
00:37 give an indication of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's priorities ahead of the next general
00:44 election.
00:45 In other news, York-born Dame Judi Dench is among those who are set to speak on a new
00:53 BBC Shakespeare documentary which is launching on Wednesday. Shakespeare, The Rise of a Genius
00:58 celebrates the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare's first folio and it's
01:04 billed as telling the story of how a glover's son from rural Stratford became the greatest
01:10 writer who ever lived.
01:12 At the weekend, the Princess Royal will attend the Armistice Day service in Staffordshire
01:17 at the National Memorial Arboretum on Saturday. There's then a National Service of Remembrance
01:23 taking place at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday starting at 11am and that service is
01:29 due to commemorate the contribution of the British and Commonwealth servicemen and women
01:35 in the two world wars and the conflicts that have followed since.
01:40 Also at the weekend, the famous Doncaster-built Flying Scotsman will be in the city to mark
01:45 its 100th anniversary. It was built in Doncaster in 1923 and thousands of visitors are expected
01:54 to attend a ticketed event to see the Flying Scotsman when it arrives in Doncaster.
02:04 And finally, in other news, the friendship between the former Leeds Rhino players Rob
02:09 Burrow and Kevin Sinfield will be celebrated in a new book that's due to be released on
02:14 Thursday. It's called With You Every Step, a Celebration of Friendship and it brings
02:19 to life words from both the men who obviously raised lots of money after Rob Burrow was
02:27 diagnosed with motor neurone disease. It's said to aim to create an inspiring and hopeful
02:34 celebration of love, support and connection and for every copy that's sold, a donation
02:40 will be made to be split equally between the Motor Neurone Disease Association and Leeds
02:45 Hospital Charity.
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