five migrants die and a fifth is in a critical condition after their boat sank as they tried to cross the channel from france. this is the scene live in copenhagen where in the next hour queen margrethe will officially abdicate. we start this hour in iceland, where there's been a new volcanic eruption near the fishing town of grindavik in the southwest of the country. these are the live pictures which shows the eruption. the mac about one —— the mac two is

about a kilometre long. —— the fissure. it is happening closer to the town than a similar eruption last month. a number of people who'd returned to grindavik have been evacuated. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area. grindavik lies some forty kilometres from iceland's capital, reykjavik. authorities have said that there is no impact on flights going in and out of recce of, the international airport. with more on this let's speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following the story. some dramatic pictures we are seeing from iceland. some dramatic pictures we are seeing from iceland-— from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time _ from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures - from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures were | those night—time pictures were dramatic enough but as the sun has started to rise is we have seen how close that ladder is to the town of grindavik. the coastguard was sent with a helicopter in the early hours of the morning to assess the scene, to see how close it is. they reckon it is 450

to see how close it is. they reckon it is a50 metres away and the tsar than most houses of the fishing town. what is interesting is that the ladder appears to be getting through a gap in a protective barrier. we saw pictures of construction workers trying to get their equipment away. there is concern for the residents, obviously they have been evacuated safely. around 100 were evacuated. not all of them were living there at the time because they were evacuated in december and they were evacuated in december and they were evacuated in december and they were slowly coming back as the area became safe. now they have been evacuated once again. the icelandic

president said no lives are at danger, but he hinted infrastructure could be at threat. this is the first eruption we have seen in the past three years. iceland is at volcanic hot spot but for the people of grindavik they will be concerned about their livelihoods and their homes and the proximity of that lava to civilisation.— to civilisation. thank you very much for the moment. _ to civilisation. thank you very much for the moment. we _ to civilisation. thank you very much for the moment. we will _ to civilisation. thank you very much for the moment. we will stay - to civilisation. thank you very much for the moment. we will stay with l for the moment. we will stay with those life pictures out of iceland. you can see that lava as you can see, which is very close to their town of grindavik. they rescued some vital building equipment. basically, they had been building this barrier to try and protect the town of grindavik. but that equipment is

vital, generally, in iceland. so the contractors, alongside the officials, went to the very edge of that lava to save their work machines that were trying to build out wall to protect grindavik, because those bits of equipment are so important to iceland as a whole. the authorities now are keeping an eye on that lava. and the key thing is whether it moves into the town of grindavik or not. iceland is well used to these volcanoes, because of course this is the fifth volcano that they have had in the reykjanes peninsula since 2021 and they are one of the world's leading experts in terms of monitoring volcanoes. so yesterday the authorities were saying there were about 100 or so little tremors which managed to be detected by the equipment they have. that meant that when they felt the need to evacuate grindavik, they

were able to do that. it happened at three o'clock in the morning. residents were sent texts and a siren was sounded and they were able to make their way safely out of the area. but that lava very much babbling near the town of grindavik. we will keep you updated on that. if you want to watch a live feed of that volcano, you can see that on the bbc website on also the app. families of israeli hostages held in gaza have taken part in a rally through the night to demand their release, families of israeli hostages held in gaza have taken part in a rally through the night to demand their release, as the war between israel and hamas enters its 100th day. they were joined on saturday evening by tens of thousands of protesters, some of whom blamed the government of benjamin netanyahu for failing to prevent the hamas attacks. there are growing demands in israel for the release of the more than 130 hostages held in gaza since october families of israeli hostages held in gaza have taken part

the 7th when 1,200 people were killed by hamas gunmen. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. israel has since vowed to crush hamas in a devastating military campaign in which the hamas run gaza health ministry say more than 23,000 people have been killed. the bbc�*s reda el mawy is injerusalem and explains how this protest adds pressure on israel's prime minister to secure the safe release of hostages. this one is particularly significant because it marks 100 days since the start of the conflict. and like you mentioned, it's a 24 hours rally and we've seen lots of speakers taking part in this rally last night. many of them were former hostages who have been released and a number of them still have relatives inside gaza. and they are asking for the immediate release of the hostages. and they're asking

for benjamin netanyahu, specifically to make efforts in order to release them. many had doubts about the priorities of benjamin netanyahu, whether it's the liberation of and the freeing of the hostages or his military goals. yesterday, he spoke in a press conference and he vowed to go for until the end. like he said, he promised the israelis a complete victory against hamas, against the houthis and against hezbollah. but people here in israel are torn between their allegiance and their confidence and loyalty to the israeli army and its ability to free the hostages. because, as we know, it's been 100 days now. and the only release of prisoners that happened so far was through negotiations and not through the military campaign. you talked to people there. i'm interested in what the public mood is going forward and whether they can see a negotiated end to the conflict so that all those

hostages can be released? israeli society, in general, has a great confidence in its army. and at the beginning of the conflict, they were more confident than now, 100 days on, that they could achieve this goal. now, more and more voices within israel and within the rally yesterday, were calling for a cease fire and a start of negotiations. benjamin netanyahu is under growing pressure because he didn't deliver so far the two main objectives of his war, of the war in gaza, which is destroying the military infrastructure of hamas and freeing the hostages. and none of these goals have been achieved because until now, hamas is still capable of firing rockets within israel. and the qassam brigades, the military arm of of hamas, is posting daily videos of their attacks

against israeli tanks. so now there is more growing demand for a negotiated agreement for the release of the hostages. reda el mawy injerusalem. meanwhile, here in the uk the foreign secretary, lord cameron, told the bbc that houthis are responsible for escalation — and that their attacks on commercial vessels left the uk and its allies with little choice but to act. speaking to laura kuenssberg, e said military action was intended to send a clear and unambgiuoous message. unambiguous message. there are two things that it does. the first is that it does degrade some of the houthi capacity to launch these missiles and drones, and we'll obviously look at the assessment of that in the coming hours and days, but it also sends this very clear message, that america and others, an alliance of countries backing this action, an alliance of countries, including britain, taking part in this action, but also including countries like the netherlands and canada and australia, are prepared to take action backing their words,

and i think that's very important. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega, has more. the americans are saying according to a report from the new york times, that 60 locations or 60 targets and nearly 30 locations in yemen have only managed to damage a third of the capabilities of the mac houthis. it has not affect did their ability to carry out the attacks and the expectation is that these attacks are likely to continue and i think a sign of that is that the us navy has warned american flagged vessels to stay awake from coastal areas of yemen. and i think experts say that

these strikes that have been carried out by the americans are unlikely to stop those attacks that have been carried out by the houthis. the houthis have been saying these attacks will continue unless there is a ceasefire and gaza, so the situation is likely to remain intense on the red sea. yesterday president biden said that a private message was delivered to iran which is a country that supports the houthis. he did not give details about what was, you know, was said or sent to the iranians. the houthis have threatened to retaliate following the strikes. all the time the vessels are having to avoid that area and goes a long way round to get through?— get through? exactly. and this is one of the _ get through? exactly. and this is one of the main _ get through? exactly. and this is one of the main concerns - get through? exactly. and this is one of the main concerns here i get through? exactly. and this is l one of the main concerns here that there is major disruption has essentially closed the red sea to commercial shipping and companies

have now had to take a much longer route around africa. this is adding, you know, not only time that extra cost to those trips. and it is something that the americans and others who have been involved in these attacks, have been saying. they are trying to protect freedom of navigation and obviously trying to contain the possible economic impact to these attacks that have been carried out by the houthis could have if those attacks continue. five people have died after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble after attempting to launch from a beach south of calais, according to reports in france. the incident happened near wimereux in the early hours of sunday morning.

french paper la voix du nord said 72 people, including 10 children, were rescued and taken to calais while one person was taken to hospital in boulogne. here is the latest from our correspondent simonjones. this happened at about one o'clock in the morning, around 70 migrants were trying to get on board a boat which was destined to try to get across the channel heading towards the uk. the boat was in pretty shallow water close to the beach at a place called wimereux, between calais and boulogne. but so many people were trying to get on board that the boat started sinking and scores of people were thrown into the water. now, because this happened close to the beach, pretty quickly the emergency services were on the scene. police officers in the fire service were able to start pulling people from the water but you can imagine the scene in pitch black. it was very cold, the sea temperature this time of year is only around 8 degrees and four people ended up losing their lives in the chaos and panic. other people who were brought to shore have been cared for in a rest centre which was set up by the emergency services. but this is the latest tragedy in the channel. we know that a lot of people are attempting this crossing. last year, almost 30,000 people made

thejourney from northern france across the world's busiest shipping lane, into uk waters and reached the uk. but even this morning, after this incident where four people lost their lives, other boats were attempting to make the crossing and we know that some boats have been brought to dover this morning. so even though it is bitterly cold, between northern france and the uk this morning, those crossings have continued. the british government says it is determined to try to stop these boats, not least because it is such a dangerousjourney with people losing their lives. the biggest tragedy was almost just over a couple of years ago when 27 people died in a single incident but another reminder of the risk people are taking and the fact they are risking their lives crossing the world's busiest shipping lane in this way, and no doubt the authorities on both sides of the channel will say it reinforces their determination to try to make this route unviable.

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the longest serving monarch in europe ? queen margrethe of denmark, formally abdicates today after 52 years on the throne. we think that might be the carriage they are. her eldest son, frederik and his australian wife mary will be proclaimed as king and queen this afternoon. she is your�*s longest serving monarch and she always said she would never abdicate. from copenhagen — our royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. it was 1972 when denmark last did this. preparing for a change of sovereign. there'll be plenty of pomp, but the danes don't do the big coronation ceremony. instead, at christiansborg palace, the declaration of abdication will be signed and the new king

proclaimed from the balcony. last week, queen margrethe said her goodbyes. a final gilded carriage ride through copenhagen after 52 years on the throne. she'd always said this was a job for life. until her surprise announcement on new year's eve. poor health had led to a change of mind and if the social media response was anything to go by. denmark didn't see this coming. i think we're all shocked because we had never realized that the queen could ever decide to abdicate. i think she just wants to relax a little more and maybe see her son become a king. the end of a long reign of a popular queen could be unsettling for denmark, especially after the surprise abdication. but the arrival of a new, younger, photogenic king and queen could energize the royalfamily and cement support amongst

the danish people. the official portraits of the new king and queen — frederik x of denmark, and his australian born wife, queen mary. the couple met in a bar in sydney during the 2000 olympics and married 20 years ago. they start their new roles amid rumours of problems in their relationship. but queen mary is now widely viewed as key to the success of her husband's reign. frederick the 10th will be a very different monarch from his mother because he's much more informal. you can compare him very much with william and kate in the uk. queen mary will be a very important person. she is very relaxed when talking to people and she has done a lot of work for the monarchy. copenhagen is ready. thousands will be here for a taste of what it has to offer. from the oldest patisserie in the city, a new king

means new cakes. on an historic day where a popular monarch steps aside to make way for her son. daniela ralph, bbc news, copenhagen. and daniela relph is live now from copenhagen. in amongst the crowds on the streets. take us through what will happen in the next hour or so. this afternoon is _ happen in the next hour or so. this afternoon is the _ happen in the next hour or so. ti 3 afternoon is the main event. thousands of people have come out into the city centre to see the first change of sovereign there has been here since 1972. so for a whole generation of danes, queen margrethe is the only monarch they have ever known. denmark does not go for the big coronation ceremony, nothing like what we saw in the uk or the crowning of king charles back in may last year. it is very different. what we will see first of all is the new king and queen travelling by car, coming to the palace which is the danish parliament behind me. shortly after that we will see queen

margrethe on her finaljourney as queen, in a carriage with a mounted military escort, coming here where she will attend an government meeting and sign our declaration of abdication. after that we will see the proclamation of the new king from the balcony here, king frederick the tenth of denmark. he will be proclaimed by the danish prime minister and will say a few words from the balcony. we will see his popular australian—born wife, queen mary as well. it is the formal signing of the declaration of abdication and then the prop elimination of the new king. == abdication and then the prop elimination of the new king. -- mike proclamation- _ elimination of the new king. -- mike proclamation. you _ elimination of the new king. -- mike proclamation. you mentioned - elimination of the new king. -- mike proclamation. you mentioned the i elimination of the new king. -- mike i proclamation. you mentioned the new queen and frederick. what sort of monarchy do you think they will have that will be different from the queen? , , , , ,., queen? first thing is they pick up a very popular— queen? first thing is they pick up a very popular legacy _ queen? first thing is they pick up a very popular legacy left _ queen? first thing is they pick up a very popular legacy left behind - queen? first thing is they pick up a very popular legacy left behind by l very popular legacy left behind by queen margrethe. she has

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has come up, you can see they are getting very close to some of the town of grindavik. about a kilometre long, they're for sure. all of the residents were safely evacuated from grindavik. we will have more on bbc news. stay with us. hello there. winter weather has well and truly arrived across the country and it's going to stay with us for most of this week. in fact, yes, it will get colder and we have some snow showers mostly in the far north, but widespread sharp overnight frost. we have a series of weather fronts sinking south opening the door to this cold air to flow down all the way from the arctic. it's already arrived in scotland, gusts of wind 60—70 miles an hour, northern isles, blizzard conditions here, showers and sunny spells in scotland and northern ireland.

a weak weather front across england and wales. there is going to be a fair amount of cloud, chasing cloud around and maybe the odd spot or two of light and drizzly rain from it. here, not quite as cold. 5 to 7 and in the further north, 3 to a at the very best, but that front sinks south. the skies were clear to the night tonight, temperatures fall away. a few scattered showers to the irish sea and some snow showers accumulating in the far north of scotland. temperatures here could get as low as minus 7, so a cold start first thing tomorrow morning. but hopefully there will be some sunshine around as well. this the wind direction still coming from the north so any exposed coasts at risk of seeing a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow across england but it will be snow in scotland and in fact, gusts of wind widely 20—a0 mph. it will feel cold out there even if you got sunshine. your thermometers may say a couple

of degrees above freezing, but it will probably feel more like minus 2, up to minus six degrees in some areas. a bitterly cold day on monday. tuesday, we could see perhaps more enhanced snow from the subtle weather front pushing in from the far north—west. snow showers continuing into the north but a spell of more prolonged snow across central and southern scotland, a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow into northern ireland and north—west england, anywhere south of that will be relatively dry and cold but that's where we will see some sunshine. top temperatures up to 2 to 5. how long will the cold weather last? well, wednesday we could see a few wintry showers around but towards next weekend it gets milder but wetter.

this is bbc news. the headlines... a new volcanic eruption has begun near grindavik in southwest iceland. the eruption is closer to the fishing town than a similar eruption last month. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area around a0 kilometres from iceland's capital, reykjavik. 100 days after hamas attacked israel, triggering war in gaza, relatives of the hostages taken on that dayjoin a rally in tel aviv. the head of the un's agency for palestinians has described the death and destruction since october 7th as a stain on our shared humanity.

crowds are gathering in copenhagen ahead of the abdication of denmark's queen margrethe, after 52 years on the throne. she'll leave the royal residence soon, for the short ride by carriage to christiansborg palace to sign the official papers. her eldest son frederik will then be proclaimed king from the balcony there. let's head back to copenhagen now, where the longest—serving monarch in europe, queen margarethe of denmark, formally abdicates today after 52 years on the throne. and we have live pictures there. what we are expecting to happen in the next half an hour is that to start with, the crowned prince, prince christian will ride to christiansborg palace and then queen

margrethe will come in a carriage to christiansborg palace and then there will be a ceremony where the abdication actually happens. documents will be signed by the outgoing queen and the incoming king. we will not be able to see those live, they happen behind closed doors, but then those pictures will be later released. then what happens is queen margrethe rides to the palace and the prime minister proclaims the succession of the throne from the balcony there. there will then be a gun salute and all of the other proceedings that happen. there is not a big ceremony like we saw with the coronation of king charles in the united kingdom. it is in the constitution in denmark that it happens like this. our role correspondent is there.

—— our royal correspondent. remind us how this will proceed over the next half an hour.— next half an hour. there is a real choreography — next half an hour. there is a real choreography to _ next half an hour. there is a real choreography to the _ next half an hour. there is a real choreography to the events - next half an hour. there is a real choreography to the events that| next half an hour. there is a real. choreography to the events that we will see play out here this afternoon. that will be in the next couple of hours. it focuses around christiansborg palace which is where the danish parliament is. the first thing we will see in the next few minutes is a car arriving carrying the new king, king frederick and his australian queen, queen mary. they arrived here in a very low—key way. the main event will be the arrival of his mother, the outgoing, abdicating queen margrethe. she will make herfinaljourney as abdicating queen margrethe. she will make her finaljourney as queen from her home to christiansborg palace. she will be in a carriage with a military escort. when she arrives, she will go into a state meeting,

basically a government meeting with her and the new king and the crowned prince christian and she will formally sign her declaration of abdication. at that point, she will leave the palace here, give the reins to her son king frederick. he will be proclaimed, that is a next stage of events here this afternoon. is the proclamation. there is no big coronation ceremony here the proclamation is aided by the danish prime minister. they will be out on the palace with the new king king frederik. he will say a few words and we are hoping that at that point we might see queen mary and some

other members of the danish royal family. that is pretty much it. the proclamation is the moment that he takes charge, that frederick becomes king frederik. there are a number of celebrations going on. there will be fireworks later as well. it is celebrations going on. there will be fireworks later as well.— fireworks later as well. it is worth remindin: fireworks later as well. it is worth reminding people _ fireworks later as well. it is worth reminding people who _ fireworks later as well. it is worth reminding people who are - fireworks later as well. it is worth i reminding people who are watching that queen margrethe had said that she would never abdicate. and it was a massive shock when she did that in her new year's message. i think daniela is having problems hearing me at the moment. you can see that the cameras are trained on the door. that is what daniela was explaining for the people to come out, we are waiting for them to come

out, we are waiting for them to come out in a specific order so that they go to christiansborg palace which is the seat of government in denmark and that is where those specific documents will be signed by the outgoing queen and also the incoming king. as i said, it was a big surprise that queen margrethe, in her new year's message, did say that she would stand down because she had always said that she would never abdicate, but the 83—year—old monarch said that her health problems had decided that she should change her mind. she has had some health issues over the last year and also well known as a smoker as well. so she decided that she would hand on the monarchy to her eldest son and his australian wife, mary. mary,

the couple actually met when the incoming king frederik was in australia for the sydney 2000 olympics. they met in a bar there 0lympics. they met in a bar there and originally, she didn't even know who he was to start with. she has grown in popularity, also very big news in australia as well because queen mary will be the first official queen that has come out of australia. there has been a lot of media attention not only in denmark, but also in australia because king frederik will have an australian queen, queen mary. lots of interest down under as well as across europe. i think we do now have daniela back with us. i was saying how this was a shock for the nation that she decided to abdicate in her new

year's eve's message because of her ill health. , ., , , ., ill health. yes, absolutely, over the ast ill health. yes, absolutely, over the past couple _ ill health. yes, absolutely, over the past couple of _ ill health. yes, absolutely, over the past couple of days, - ill health. yes, absolutely, over the past couple of days, i - ill health. yes, absolutely, over the past couple of days, i have l ill health. yes, absolutely, over. the past couple of days, i have not met anyone who was not shocked by the fact that queen margrethe had abdicated on new year's eve. a little bit of scene setting in terms of the abdication, every year on new year's eve in denmark, the queen makes an address to the nation. it is at 6:00pm every new year's eve. it is seen as the start of the new year, a celebration, it is how many people begin their celebrations. they sit around and watch the annual message. it is a really important message, a rite of passage, everyone sits down and listen. nobody saw the abdication coming and it took everyone by complete surprise because queen margrethe had always been consistent... i because queen margrethe had always been consistent. . ._ been consistent... i want to interrupt — been consistent... i want to interrupt because _ been consistent... i want to interrupt because i - been consistent... i want to interrupt because i know i been consistent... i want to | interrupt because i know you been consistent... i want to - interrupt because i know you cannot see the pictures, the queen is there

and you could see her in the carriage and the crowds are waving as well as she leaves. she is on her way. just explain what happens now. this is a really important moment for so many danish people. she is the only monarch that many danish people have ever known. there has not been a change in 52 years. seeing her on the finaljourney in the carriage with the mounted military escort through the streets of copenhagen is a really, really important moment for many people here. and a little bit of sadness, i suspect as well. she has been an immensely big figure in public life. she is very independent minded, unashamed intellectual who speaks many languages. she was a heavy smokerfor many of many languages. she was a heavy smoker for many of her 83 years, but she is also very creative. she is an artist, she is had paintings exhibited. she has had an enormous

amount of popular appeal and there is a lot of affection held for her here in denmark. in terms... she has consistently polled above 80% in terms of popularity. she is a very popularfigure. this ride in the carriage to the christiansborg palace through the streets of copenhagen as she prepares to formally sign her declaration of abdication, it is a really important moment for the danish people. she is being led with the military escort to the palace where she will take part in what is effectively a government meeting, a council of state where she will sign the documents and hand over power to her son. in attendance at the meeting will be the government, queen margrethe, the new king frederik and the crowned prince christian. they will take part in the government meeting and that will be the formal process of abdication over with and

thenit process of abdication over with and then it will be a chance to proclaim then it will be a chance to proclaim the new king. queen margrethe in her carriage with the military escort heading through the streets of copenhagen. you can see the number of people out on the streets. the police were prepared for about 100,000 people to come this afternoon. this is a very small country and they have come out to say goodbye to the queen that has sat on the danish throne for 52 years. she is very popular and this is herfinaljourney ahead of signing the formal papers of her declaration of abdication. i don't know if you _ declaration of abdication. i don't know if you know _ declaration of abdication. i don't know if you know the _ declaration of abdication. i don't know if you know the answer - declaration of abdication. i don't know if you know the answer ofl declaration of abdication. i don't - know if you know the answer of this, but do we know what she is likely to do now with mark —— what she is likely to do now? it is do now with mark -- what she is likely to do now?— likely to do now? it is an interesting _ likely to do now? it is an interesting question. - likely to do now? it is an | interesting question. she likely to do now? it is an i interesting question. she is likely to do now? it is an - interesting question. she is still present in the life of the royal court here as an abdicated queen.

how much will she stand back and how much will her son call on her wisdom and knowledge and experience during his time? we are not sure. she will have a period of time to be in the residence. she had back surgery last year and she will want to use the abdication as a chance to rest. i suspect she might find some very wise —— provide wise council to her son as he transitions to be king, learns the new role and expectations of him. by having his mother still there in the background, she might prove herself to be a very useful person for the new king. absolutely. do we have — person for the new king. absolutely. do we have any _ person for the new king. absolutely. do we have any idea _ person for the new king. absolutely. do we have any idea whether- person for the new king. absolutely. | do we have any idea whether frederik and queen mary are going to do anything different as they go forward? i anything different as they go forward? ~ forward? i think it will feel different — forward? i think it will feel differentjust _ forward? i think it will feel differentjust by _ forward? i think it will feel different just by viewdo i forward? i think it will feel- differentjust by viewdo surewe of their rage —— i think it will feel

different. because of their age and their views. they are more informal in their approach. if you talk to people here they say they see them out and about taking their children, going for pizza, going to the cinema. that might change now that they are king and queen, but that has been their style. i think during this rain they will want to maintain an element of informality. it will help to keep the popularity that they are picking up from queen margrethe. i think we will see a different approach. and some of the things they campaign on will be different. frederik has campaigned a lot around the environment sustainability. queen mary has looked at isolation and mental health and gender equality. issues

that are more fitting in modern times slightly different to the areas where queen margrethe was focused on. there will be a shift, there will be a change, but i think, don't expect a monumental difference at first in terms of how things feel and look from the time of queen margrethe. irate and look from the time of queen margrethe-— margrethe. we can 'ust see the olice margrethe. we can 'ust see the police outside. _ margrethe. we can 'ust see the police outside. you_ margrethe. we can just see the police outside. you mentioned | margrethe. we can just see the - police outside. you mentioned queen mary, she is very popular, isn't she? , , , ., ., mary, she is very popular, isn't she? ,, , ., ., ., she? yes, she is more popular than her husband — she? yes, she is more popular than her husband in _ she? yes, she is more popular than her husband in the _ she? yes, she is more popular than her husband in the public _ she? yes, she is more popular than her husband in the public here. - she? yes, she is more popular than her husband in the public here. she| her husband in the public here. she is an australian born outsider who married a european royalty and she is more popular. as a couple they are a very powerful couple. she has been very effective in transitioning into life here. she came in as an outsider, she did not have a grand upbringing in tasmania, she did know

anything about danish royalty, she picked up danish very quickly. she was present in danish life. and the danish people have grown to her. many say she is a better communicator than her husband and that will stand in very good stead... you can see the flags waving behind me, the danish flags. in the distance you can see the arrival of queen margrethe. here to christiansborg palace. she is coming for herfinal task of christiansborg palace. she is coming for her final task of her 52 year reign. she will be at a government meeting where she will sign the declaration of abdication, her final goodbye. in declaration of abdication, her final aoodb e. , ., ., ., ., goodbye. in the cars ahead, who are in the cars that _ goodbye. in the cars ahead, who are in the cars that we _

goodbye. in the cars ahead, who are in the cars that we are _ goodbye. in the cars ahead, who are in the cars that we are seeing - goodbye. in the cars ahead, who are in the cars that we are seeing on - in the cars that we are seeing on the pictures away from the queen who is in the carriage? you the pictures away from the queen who is in the carriage?— is in the carriage? you are seeing two stages _ is in the carriage? you are seeing two stages of _ is in the carriage? you are seeing two stages of events. _ is in the carriage? you are seeing two stages of events. the - is in the carriage? you are seeing two stages of events. the cars i is in the carriage? you are seeing i two stages of events. the cars that you are seeing carry the new king and queen, they arrived first in the cars. they are effectively still the crowned prince and crown princess at the moment. two minutes behind them will be the outgoing, the abdicating queen margrethe. she will still be in the carriage with the military escort. later on this evening things will swap around. the abdicating queen margrethe will leave in the car and king frederik will be in the carriage. we car and king frederik will be in the carriaue. ~ , car and king frederik will be in the carriaae.~ , car and king frederik will be in the carriale, . , ., carriage. we can see some of the ounuer carriage. we can see some of the younger members _ carriage. we can see some of the younger members in _ carriage. we can see some of the younger members in the - carriage. we can see some of the younger members in the cars - carriage. we can see some of the younger members in the cars as l carriage. we can see some of the - younger members in the cars as well. yes, that is right. there are four

children and they will be here as well. and proud cranes christian who is the new danish heir to the throne will be here as well. he is just 18 years own. and he is now the heir to the danish throne and he is still in school, the final year of a state school, the final year of a state school here in denmark. he wants to go to university and then have military training. he is going to become a very significant person in danish public life and he will be the next king of denmark. just a little bit of information, all danish kings are either called frederick or christian. we presume that when christian has a son he may well be called frederik. and that is how it has been for hundreds of years. how it has been for hundreds of ears. ~ .., ,

how it has been for hundreds of ears. . , ., how it has been for hundreds of years. we can see the carriage now followin: years. we can see the carriage now following a — years. we can see the carriage now following a few _ years. we can see the carriage now following a few minutes _ years. we can see the carriage now following a few minutes behind - years. we can see the carriage now| following a few minutes behind with queen margrethe in the carriage. i assume when that arrives where you are, danniella, there will be a massive cheer. we can see that the crowd is really lining the streets to witness this in copenhagen today. there are tens of thousands of people out in copenhagen on the streets, waving the red and white for the danish flags. many are wearing paper crowns on their heads as well. it is important to remember the context of the events. the change of sovereign would normally be accompanied by a period of national mourning because it would mean that they died. there would be a state funeral. because queen margrethe has chosen to abdicate, the mood is different. it is quite jubilant, there is not that sorrow in the air that you would have if this was a national period of mourning. it allows for this to feel

much more like a celebration of her popularity and of her reign. a sense of optimism and positivity with the arrival of a new king. we of optimism and positivity with the arrival of a new king.— arrival of a new king. we can see --eole arrival of a new king. we can see people out _ arrival of a new king. we can see people out on — arrival of a new king. we can see people out on the _ arrival of a new king. we can see people out on the streets - arrival of a new king. we can see people out on the streets with i arrival of a new king. we can see i people out on the streets with their cameras trying to get a glimpse of the queen in that carriage as it heads towards christiansborg palace, which as you were saying, is where the official business, so to speak, happens where there is a council of state, where the actual abdication happens and documents are signed both by the outgoing queen and the incoming king and queen. are there any celebrations planned this afternoon?— any celebrations planned this afternoon? , , ., afternoon? yes, there will be a coule afternoon? yes, there will be a couple of _ afternoon? yes, there will be a couple of other _ afternoon? yes, there will be a couple of other moments - afternoon? yes, there will be a couple of other moments once |

afternoon? yes, there will be a i couple of other moments once the proclamation has happened. there will be a changing of the flags which is again another important official moment. it will be at the palace where the royal family lives. the flags of the monarch will fly outside of the palace. and the flag of queen margrethe will be lowered. and there will be a party this evening and fireworks in the city as well. it will bring to an end this very important day in denmark. we will see a new sovereign after 52 years. at great celebration and positivity and doesn't mark daesh mark in denmark. it seems to whoever i talked to

there is a great deal of warmth towards the danish royalfamily there is a great deal of warmth towards the danish royal family and that might be because they don't seem so untouchable or at a distance. there is a real sense that they have a connection to the people and i'm sure that king frederik and queen mary will want to continue that sense in terms of how they communicate with the danish people. there has been some comparison between frederik and mary to the uk monarchy and also william and kate. i'm interested about how the rest of the european monarchies look at an event like this.— event like this. there is a huge amount of— event like this. there is a huge amount of interest. _ event like this. there is a huge amount of interest. if - event like this. there is a huge amount of interest. if you - event like this. there is a huge | amount of interest. if you judge that by the amount of media that are here from the different countries across europe and the world to mark

this event it perhaps gives you a sense of how interested people are. across scandinavia there is huge interest in what is going on, from the neural regions, from people in sweden. —— norwegian regions. in australia there is a lot of australian media here because they are getting a queen, an australian queen as they call her even though she is now a danish citizen. her australian routes is not something that she has forgotten. it is something that she talks about. we are seeing the carriage carrying queen margrethe going towards the christiansborg palace. it is worth reminding people if you arejust

joining us that the queen is the first danish monarch to voluntary renounce in more than 800 years. this is quite a moment of history in the country. this is quite a moment of history in the country-— the country. yes, it really is and i think that — the country. yes, it really is and i think that is _ the country. yes, it really is and i think that is what _ the country. yes, it really is and i think that is what makes - the country. yes, it really is and i think that is what makes it - think that is what makes it different and special because we are seeing the aftermath of an abdication here and as i have been saying, normally, a of monarch, a proclamation of a new king or queen would come following the death of a sovereign. the mood would be very different. we would be in a time of national mourning, plans for a state funeral, a royalfamily still in morning. but if you look at the pictures of queen margrethe when she was proclaimed from this very spot at christiansborg palace in 1972, she was all in black and in official morning. it was a very different mood for her proclamation to the one that we will see this afternoon. this is a reallyjubilant, positive,

happy atmosphere here in copenhagen. there is a lot of positivity towards the new king and queen and lots of people wanting to celebrate and honour the 52 year reign of queen margrethe. it is a very different contacts and mood. her abdication has allowed for a more celebratory proclamation. has allowed for a more celebratory proclamation-— has allowed for a more celebratory proclamation. even her herself, you can see her — proclamation. even her herself, you can see her in _ proclamation. even her herself, you can see her in the _ proclamation. even her herself, you can see her in the carriage - proclamation. even her herself, you can see her in the carriage waving i can see her in the carriage waving to the crowd and we've got the shot where you can really see the amount of people that are out on the streets of copenhagen. just remind our viewers who arejust streets of copenhagen. just remind our viewers who are justjoining us what will happen now once the carriage gets to where you are. yes there is a carriage gets to where you are. jazz there is a choreography to the events. when queen margrethe arrives here at christiansborg palace she won't go into a council of state meeting here. that is effectively a government meeting that she will attend a long sign —— alongside

frederik and crowned prince christian. and she will sign the official documents of abdication. she will then leave here, and leave it to the new king and queen and they will come out onto the balcony where he will be proclaimed as king by the prime minister of denmark. we will then expect a few words from the king and we are hoping to also see his wife the new queen mary and perhaps other members of the danish royalfamily here. and perhaps other members of the danish royal family here. and then that is it. it is a simple ceremony, there is no grand coronation ceremony. it is no grand coronation ceremony. it is the proclamation that is the key moment when a new king begins their rain here in denmark.— rain here in denmark. thank you very much. we rain here in denmark. thank you very much- we are — rain here in denmark. thank you very much. we are going _ rain here in denmark. thank you very much. we are going to _ rain here in denmark. thank you very much. we are going to stay - rain here in denmark. thank you very much. we are going to stay with - rain here in denmark. thank you very much. we are going to stay with thel

much. we are going to stay with the live pictures. if you want to continue watching the live stream from copenhagen, you can find that on the bbc news website or app and we will have more coverage throughout the day as the new king and queen of denmark are proclamation in denmark. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. winter weather has well and truly arrived across the country and it's going to stay with us for most of this week. in fact, yes, it will get colder and we have some snow showers mostly in the far north, but widespread sharp overnight frost. we have a series of weather fronts sinking south opening the door to this cold air to flow down all the way from the arctic. it's already arrived in scotland, gusts of wind 60—70 miles an hour, in northern isles, blizzard conditions here, showers and sunny spells in scotland and northern ireland.

a weak weather front sits across england and wales. i've drawn that on. there is going to be a fair amount of cloud, chasing cloud around and maybe the odd spot or two of light and drizzly rain from it. here, not quite as cold. 5 to 7 and in the further north, 3 to a at the very best, but that front sinks south. the skies were clear through the night tonight, temperatures fall away. a few scattered showers to the irish sea and some snow showers accumulating in the far north of scotland. temperatures here could get as low as —7, so a cold start first thing tomorrow morning. but hopefully there will be some sunshine around as well. wind direction still coming from the north so any exposed coasts at risk of seeing a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow across england but it will be snow in scotland and in fact, gusts of wind widely 20—a0 mph.

it will feel raw out there even if you got sunshine. your thermometers may say a couple of degrees above freezing, but it will probably feel more like —2, up to —6 degrees in some areas. a bitterly cold day on monday. tuesday, we could see perhaps more enhanced snow from the weather front pushing in from the far north—west. snow showers continuing into the north but a spell of more prolonged snow across central and southern scotland, a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow into northern ireland and north—west england, anywhere south of that will be relatively dry and cold but that's where we will see some sunshine. top temperatures up to 2 to 5. how long will the cold weather last? well, wednesday, we could see a few wintry showers around but towards next weekend it gets milder but wetter.

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