many of them will have known keith palmer or worked with him over the yea rs. palmer or worked with him over the years. during the funeral service itself we will hear a poem read by the new commissioner of the metropolitan police service and there will also be a reading from there will also be a reading from the gospel ofjohn, which talks of laying down one's life for one's friends. thank you very much. yesterday we had a taste of early summer yesterday we had a taste of early summer with temperatures soaring away. we had the warmest day of the year so far with temperatures climbing up to 25.5 celsius in cambridge. the summer heat is ebbing away. things are cooling down. yesterday's 25 degrees across a number of spots. today, temperatures round about 12 celsius lower. not all doom and gloom. north—westerly winds pushing the air away. the north—westerly winds are bringing relatively clear skies. cool air but

heated by the relatively strong april sun was that that is where we are seeing the cloud bubbling up. you can see some patchy cloud in wales. a few sunny spells getting through that layer of cloud. it is one of those days where in the breeze out of the sun it will feel on the cool side. in the sunshine it will feel pleasant enough with temperatures close to normal for the time of year, albeit a good deal cooler than yesterday. there will be one 01’ cooler than yesterday. there will be one or two cooler than yesterday. there will be one 01’ two showers cooler than yesterday. there will be one or two showers around. these will ease over the next few hours. there will be showers across the north of scotland. some of those will be heavy running into the northern isles, even the odd bit of hail. overnight, the cloud will melt away got up there could be some sunshine. it will then turn quite chilly and we will get ground frost in the coldest areas. further north, the cloudier skies in the north and west. the rain will be with us for

much of tuesday, particularly into the highlands of scotland. the western and northern isles are also looking soggy. a bit of sunshine coming through across england and wales in the south. temperatures between 11 and 16 degrees into the middle part of the week, this weather front slide its way southwards. dash slides its way. if you are to the east of high ground 01’ across you are to the east of high ground or across the south, not a great deal of rain on this front as it heads southwards. looking towards the end of the week, there's quiet speu the end of the week, there's quiet spell of weather is set to continue. quite a bit of cloud around. on friday we could see a few more brea ks friday we could see a few more breaks in the cloud with sunshine coming through. for the easter weekend, quite a bit of dry weather. there will be some showers around. there will be some showers around. the showers will get heavier across the north and east. the risk of hail and thunder as well.

a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... as the the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in last month's westminster attack, gets under way colleagues pay tribute to a man they call a "hero " thousands of officers have travelled to london for the service. those unable to do so will hold a two—minute silence outside police stations at two p.m.. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. the funeral cortege will make its way across london, through the streets of london, across the river thames and to southwark cathedral, where it is it will be received by the dean of southwark. you will notice that the floral

tribute with that funeral cortege carries the message number one daddy, an indication that this is also a very personal time, a time for his family and his friends to grieve whilst his colleagues and the nation honour the sacrifice he made on our behalf. pc keith, was killed just outside the houses of parliament he was protecting an armed as he was stabbed and killed in an act of terror. police others have made their way to london today to pay their respects to their colleagues. —— police officers. so, the funeral cortege just

reaching the south of the river. much of pc keith palmer's police and career took place in south london. it is making its way to southwark cathedral, where his coffin will be received by the dean of southwark, the very reverend andrew nunn. this of course is a full police

funeral but also a very personal time, a time for his friends and family to grieve. we are told that some 50 members of pc keith palmer's family will be at southwark cathedral today. among them, of course, his wife, his five—year—old daughter, his parents, brother, uncle. and hundreds of his colleagues. the funeral cortege making its way through the streets of south london, streets that he would have known so well, of course. 15 years that this isa well, of course. 15 years that this is a police officer, many of them in south london. —— 15 years of service

asa south london. —— 15 years of service as a police officer, many of them in south london. one of those paying tribute to him today will be chief inspector neil sawyer, one of the many people who worked alongside pc palmer. i'm here with roy ram, former

commander of specialist operations at scotland yard. roy, just give us at scotland yard. roy, just give us a sense of your thoughts as we watch the funeral cortege make its way to southwark cathedral. obviously my heart goes out to the family, to the officers who are there with their colleague. it is a painful irony, i think, you see the officers of the specialist escort group on the motorcycles clearing the junctions for their colleague. normally they would be doing this for the royal family or the members of the diplomatic core, but what must be going through their minds to be doing it for a fallen colleague? the hearse, i think, doing it for a fallen colleague? the hearse, ithink, really doing it for a fallen colleague? the hearse, i think, really speaks volumes about this. it is a police funeral but also a funeral about eight father, as the flowers say it all. it does make you think, doesn't

it? this is a deeply personal moment for his family but for the many police officers we have seen a rise today to pay their respects, this will be a painful reminderfor their families because they know their relatives go to work everyday risking everything. theirfamilies will their families will be saying, that could have been you will stop it is a very poignant moment i think for the extended police family. just as a police officer working

here in westminster, the palace of westminster behind us, you need many different skills to do that. it is a different skills to do that. it is a differentjob. different skills to do that. it is a different job. it's a very different job. these guys are facing the public, facing the thousands of tourists we see in central london everyday, greeting them with a smile, speaking to them. they are dealing with people who have achieved the highest officers in the land, the prime minister, diplomats, members of the houses of parliament, members of the houses of parliament, members of the houses of parliament, members of the house of lords. at the core of it they are there to do a protective job. what the core of it they are there to do a protectivejob. what you the core of it they are there to do a protective job. what you saw with pc keith palmer, an officer with a territorial support group background, a problem rugged police officer, immediately switching from that kind of genteel public relations role into a front line defensive position, defending parliament. and he lost his life from it. it's a very difficultjob to do. when people walk past and see these officers, i think they don't often actually realise how

sophisticated a task they have to perform. a friendly face really but also one that keeps you safe. friendly face both to the public and the palace of westminster in which there are thousands of people who work there, mps and civil staff etc. but also their main role is to protect parliament and that has to be the core of it. you can smile, you can be nice, you can shake a hand but all the time you're thinking about, and why doing my job? clearly everything we've heard about keith palmer, about how early he got to work, how conscientious he was, that was at the core of his being. so, pc keith palmer, who died protecting parliament. the funeral cortege just reaching southwark cathedral. organ music plays.

music continues. so, many police officers lining the streets and behind them a huge number of members of the public who have come out to pay their respects. just talk us through what will be going through the minds of those many police officers who were watching there. well, there they are in what is called their number—1 uniforms, their best uniforms, as a mark of respect is to their colleague. just tipping their heads as he passes. many of them will be thinking about their owning counters, how lucky they have been, how lucky they are to be there

today. they will be thinking about themselves going home this evening, going home to their families. themselves going home this evening, going home to theirfamilies. i think there will be many tears shed by those officers. they will be thinking about the family, they will also be thinking about the other officers who were injured in this attack and have yet to recover. that will be going through their minds as well. and how they confront the next incident, whether it is at parliament or outside a pub on a saturday night, the kinds of things that police officers do day in day out on our behalf. i think what todayis out on our behalf. i think what today is shown is a reminder of how fragile they are on many occasions. i think also they will be very proud

of the service today. it has been marked in the way that it has and the dignity that has been shown to pc palmer. i think it is completely remarkable and entirely deserved. but i think they will all think this is, in some way, a recognition of the work they do they in day out. and i think that will go a long way to supporting the service at a very difficult time. why do you think so many members of the public came out? oragn music and church bells. church bells.

so, many police officers now filing into southwark cathedral. pc palmer's coffin will be received by the dean of southwark, the very reverend andrew nunn. he will welcome the congregation at the start of the funeral service, a full police funeral service. also of course a very personal time for pc palmer's family. for that reason, we won't be showing you pictures of the funeral as it takes place. a time for his friends and

his family to grieve. as officers line the streets of london and hundreds of others will pay their respects with a two—minute silence outside police stations around the country. bell tolls. inafume in a fume in time... so this in south london. in a few moments' time, police officers around the country will observe a two minutes's silence to pay their respects and to remember ye —— to remember pc keith palmer, husband, father to a five—year—old

little girl, who was killed doing hisjob little girl, who was killed doing his job protecting parliament just under three weeks ago. a two minutes silence will commence.