Oktoberfest has its origins in a horse race that took place in 1810 to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.
Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
In a ceremony full of pageantry King Charles read out the laws the government is prioritising after Prime Minister Keir Starmer's centre-left Labour Party won a large majority at this month's election.
