this is bbc news. the headlines at three: bells chime two minutes silence across the country — in memory of those who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. the british woman charged with drug smuggling in egypt has now been referred to a criminal court for trial. the husband of a british lewis hamilton takes to twitter to condemn an attack at gun point in brazil last night on members of his world—championship team. donald trump has held brief informal talks with vladimir putin at the international summit of asia pacific nations in vietnam. the husband of a british woman held in prison in iran renews his call for a meeting with borisjohnson and to accompany the foreign secretary should he visit the country. and in half an hour here on bbc news — click goes to shenzhen in china — once the centre for consumer electronic goods, and now hoping to become the home of innovation. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. two minutes‘ silence has been observed around the country for armistice day. it marked the moment in 1918 when the fighting came to an end in the first world war. there were ceremonies at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, and at the cenotaph on whitehall in london, from where our correspondent adina campbell reports. as the crowds gathered into whitehall to the sound of the pipes, looming in front of them the stark cenotaph war memorial, a sobering reminder of the many lives lost in conflict. big ben was also heard chiming, despite being silent

for the last three months, due to repair work. big ben chimes shortly after the two minutes‘ silence, shortly after the two minutes‘ silence, thousands of people watched on as pipes and drums from the london scottish regiment marched through whitehall in a captivating display. i thought it was really emotional because so many people died. it's a very good way to pay respects. i've been thinking about the memorial coming back in 1920, important having the memorials in this country must have been to the widows and children. today's events have been a chance for many people to remember those who fought and what they fought for. adina campbell, bbc news.

our correspondent phil mackie is at the national memorial arboretum in satffordshire. he witnessed the ceremony there this morning but a little before he spoke to les cherrington — a world war two veteran. les turns 99 today and he told him what happened when his tank came underfire in what happened when his tank came under fire in north what happened when his tank came underfire in north africa. in tunisia, about a week before the campaign finished, we met the 17th and 21st panzer division and we were going through the gap in the mountains and we got through the gap and we got about 12 tanks through the gap and as we were lining up, ready to go into action, they opened fire with 88mm guns. anti—tank guns. and knocked six of our tanks out. including yours? i was in one of them. it's set on fire and

it burned my hands and face and my chest. my left arm was shot away at the elbow and it was on the bottom of the tank. and i picked that up and put it on my shoulder to save it, and after i got conscious i got through the hole at the top of the tank... you were shot down by a machine gun in the back? yeah, and straight down the front of the tank. and while i was sliding down they machine—gunned. you were effectively unconscious for virtually 2a hours before being found lying there in the desert with your arm hanging off. and yet here you are 99 years old, you've got the use of your left arm, you've got everything back. what does it mean to you to think

about your comrades who were killed that day? i'm very emotional about them because they were very good pals, very good mates, and i think about everybody that was killed in the war, army, navy, airforce. thanks very much for talking to me, les. and graham, yourson, is with you as well. graham took les to visit the graves in north africa of his comrades in 2012. so nearly 70 years after that battle he finally got to see those colleagues, the comrades who had died there. it's a great moment, i think, for les here. aged 99, to come to the service and effectively be the star of the show. members of lewis hamilton's formula one team have been robbed at gunpoint in brazil. a minibus carrying the mercedes technical staff was stopped as they left the interlagos circuit in sao paulo. a spokesperson for the team says valuables were taken but everyone is safe and uninjured.

hamilton tweeted about the incident, saying formula 1 needed to do more to keep teams safe. bbc radio 5 live commentator jack nicholls told me formula 1 could only do so much to help due to the sheer number of staff working in the city. it isa it is a particular set of traffic lights on the way out of the circuit where this kind of thing is prevalent. the problem last night was the teams left after dark. the brazilian authorities have put in a lot of police for this year but when the teams are leaving late at night thatis the teams are leaving late at night that is when things can get sketchy. we heard all the stories in the build—up to the first olympics about the security concerns and it is sort of the nature of going to a country like brazil. lewis hamilton says formula 1 needs

to do more to protect teams. one wonders what he has in mind. that is the problem. and there are ten teams in sao paulo, and 300 journalists, so in sao paulo, and 300 journalists, so five or 600 people making up the formula 1 paddock that travel around the world and they will all be staying in different places around the city. formula 1 and the circuit itself can do all they can in the perimeter of the actual venue but if you have teams staying ten miles in that direction or ten miles in that direction, there is only a certain amount formula 1 can do. short of not going to brazil in order. how large a team doesn't lewis hamilton travel? the actual mercedes team is probably made up of around 100 people. hamilton, when he finished driving, would have spoke to his engineers and left the circuit around 5pm. but it is the mechanics and engineers that would've stayed at the circuit longer, doing all the

dirty work, i suppose, while hamilton is back in his hotel and it is them leaving late at night that would have caused the problems. president trump held talks with president putin at the sidelines of an international summit of asia pacific nations. one of the subjects they discussed was russia's alleged meddling in the us 2016 elections, which president putin continues to deny. a short time ago, our correspondent aleem maqbool sent us this update from vietnam. yes, it absolutely has been a huge issue back in the states and, as soon as people found out that the two leaders were going to be at the summit together, of course, all eyes were on donald trump and vladimir putin and it appears they wanted to keep their meetings out of the eye of the media as much as they could but donald trump admitted on air force one to journalists that they had brief conversations. when asked if he brought up russian interference in the us election, he said he had and that vladimir putin had said he did not meddle. donald trump said he believed

the russian president and said he felt vladimir putin had been very insulted by the accusations. donald trump said he thought the whole story was concocted by his political opponents and that is precisely what mr putin said when leaving the summit as well. if either of them think that means the story is going to go away, of course, they are very much mistaken because the usjustice department investigation goes on. 11 countries from across the pacific region have agreed to press ahead with a major free trade agreement, despite the deal being ditched by the united states. it comes after president trump took his "america first" message to the region and made it quite clear to leaders the us would no longer tolerate what he called chronic trade abuses. jonathan head reports. apec has always been a celebration of this region's prosperity.

leaders representing more than half the global economy talking about how they can do even better. but this year, there was a spoiler. president trump came with a different message — that the us no longer wants to lead on free trade. in fact, he wants to withdraw from regional evers which he says are unfair to america. we are not going to let the united states be taken advantage of any more. that hasn't stopped the 11 remaining countries in the trans—pacific partnership, the trade pact president trump pulled out of earlier this year. they vowed to push ahead without the united states. the member governments say they'll continue to pursue trade liberalisation, but without the americans, the largest economy in apec and always its driving force, there have to be doubts about how far free trade can progress in this region. but there are even bigger doubts over president trump's new strategy of only negotiating

with individual countries. he may get slightly better deals. china is already making some concessions. but, the us is losing its place as the most influential power in the region. jonathan head, bbc news, da nang, vietnam. a british woman charged with drug smuggling in egypt has now been referred to a criminal court for trial. laura plummer, who is 33 and from hull, was detained in the red sea resort of hughada last month. police say she was carrying about 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol. they drug is illegal in egypt but available on prescription in the uk. let's talk to our correspondent orla guerin who's in hurghada. this is a blow for those who thought laura plummer might be granted bail.

it certainly is a setback and a worrying development for her family and legal team. we were in court this morning in hughada where a cost hearing for laura plummer was expected to take place. her mother had travelled from the uk for that. she was very much hoping to see laura in court today. the legal team was telling us there was some hope she would be granted bail. laura's egyptian boyfriend had come forward only yesterday with medical certificates which the legal team believed would help florida. those certificates were supposed to establish he had a bad back. laura has said she brought the painkillers to egypt for him because of his back problems. the legal team was quite hopeful this morning that might be considered in herfavour hopeful this morning that might be considered in her favour and hopeful this morning that might be considered in herfavour and the judge might be willing to grant her bail today. and the event that a

custody hearing never actually took place, no reason was given for that and the news emerged this afternoon that egypt's public prosecutor has referred her to trial in the criminal court and that means she is likely to remain in custody and it is unclear when the first hearing of the trial will be but it could be some time from now. laura plummer has made it clear the conditions in prison are very difficult. we spoke to her by phone the other day. she is being held in a cell at one of the police stations here in hughada and she told us it was about the size of her bedroom back home, there we re size of her bedroom back home, there were about 25 other women sharing it with her and that made it difficult to breathe. she said herfellow inmates were trying their best to make her comfortable but she said none of them spoke english and she said her spirits were very low. i

askedif said her spirits were very low. i asked if she had thought of getting home and she said she did not. but she said she was dreaming of getting back home of sleeping in my own bed is an catching up with emmerdale, her favourite soap opera on tv. pre—trial detention in egypt can last for a long time, up to two yea rs, last for a long time, up to two years, pending trial. we do not know if that will be the case with laura plummer but there will be concerns for the legal team that a different process is now beginning and she is now going to appear on a criminal charge in the criminal courts and this is not the outcome they were hoping for today what her family we re hoping for today what her family were hoping for. her mother said, before she travelled here she told the bbc i hope she gets to and expeued the bbc i hope she gets to and expelled from egypt, ijust want her back home. her family expelled from egypt, ijust want her back home. herfamily said expelled from egypt, ijust want her back home. her family said they are concerned for her physical and mental well—being and the longer she spends in custody here. they said she was already unrecognisable after four weeks behind bars here in

egypt. you spoke about the potentially long process. has there been a trial date set or not? not yet. our lawyers, who we spoke to in the last hour, were trying to come to terms with this development. it was very unexpected. they will not have to begin a different kind of legal process, how to deal with the prosecutor's office in cairo. laura has been referred to criminal trial ina quart has been referred to criminal trial in a quart 70 colour matters from here. we expect it will be several days —— 70 kilometres. if it follows the way of the criminal trial in egypt it could be a long process with feelings that are often adjourned, sessions been suspended —— hearings that often adjourned. at this stage the expectation is the process will go on fire with months. that will be a considerable strain herfamily back

that will be a considerable strain her family back in the that will be a considerable strain herfamily back in the uk. they that will be a considerable strain her family back in the uk. they have emphasised she had no knowledge she was breaking the law and said she brought the painkillers, the tramadol tablets, for her boyfriend and she did not realise they were banned in egypt. they are legal in the uk with prescription. laura told us the uk with prescription. laura told us the first time she became aware she was in trouble was when she was stopped at the airport. she had the tabloids in plain view at the top of her case, there was no attempt to hide them but the authorities have focused very much on the fact she had so many and said she was carrying almost 300 tablets of tramadol. they are a very powerful painkillers, they are illegal here, where they are widely used as a heroin substitute. police here have said ignorance of the law is not a defence. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news:

a two—minute silence has been observed around the country for armistice day. the british woman charged with drug smuggling in egypt has now been referred to a criminal court for trial. the husband of a british womanjailed in iran said he hopes to meet boris johnson "as soon as possible". and in sport: england are struggling agsint australia in the women's ashes after ellyse perry becomes only the seventh woman to hit a test double century to help australia take charge against england. the autumn internaitonalas are underway. england are 6—3 head against argentina at twickenham. and scotla nd argentina at twickenham. and scotland got off to start against samoa, with a try in the opening minutes. i will have much more at 5:30pm. the husband of a british woman jailed in iran is asking

for an urgent meeting with the foreign secretary. it follows remarks by borisjohnson, which suggested nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe had been in iran training journalists when she was arrested. herfamily insist she was on holiday. this morning, richard ratcliffe told bbc breakfast her ordeal was taking a huge toll on his wife. what she's been through is just awful and the process of cruelty and isolation and manipulation and threatening her, and at a point she was so traumatised she couldn't walk. obviously, the physical consequences of that, but the psychological consequences. sometimes on the phone she's ok, sometimes she's really down. the bbc understands that the labour mp, kerry mccarthy, will submit letters to party officials on monday which she says show she received "unwa nted attention" from her fellow labour mp, kelvin hopkins. mr hopkins is currently suspended from the party, following accusations of inappropriate behaviour, which he denies.

here's our political correspondent, iain watson. kerry mccarthy says she is speaking out to support the young labour activist ava etemadzadeh, who alleged hopkins had acted inappropriately towards her after a meeting at essex university four years ago. kelvin hopkins is currently suspended by the labour party while those allegations, which he denies, are investigated. kerry mccarthy is not making a new formal complaint. instead, she is submitting information which she believes could be helpful to ava etemadzadeh. she says she first suffered unwanted attention from mr hopkins in 1994, and more recently, she received a letter in which he described as a very attractive woman and confided he had a dream about her. she is submitting this letter to the labour enquiry on monday. in a statement, kelvin hopkins describes kerry mccarthy as a long—term friend and says he is disappointed she appears to have gone to the press rather than telling him

that she was unhappy. one of the latest hollywood figures to be accused of sexual harassment has admitted that all the allegations against him are true. five women have made claims against the american comedian louis ck. he's expressed remorse for his actions, as our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. be warned this report contains flash photography. another hollywood figure accused of sexual misconduct. but louis ck admits he did it. the new york times first reported the claims of five women who said he subjected them to various acts of indecency, and two of his accusers say it happened in his hotel room in a comedy festival in 2002. in a statement, the comedian said the stories were true and he was now aware of the extent of the impact of his actions. he said the power i had over these women is that they admired me, and i wielded that power irresponsibly. the statement

doesn't include an apology to the women. hi, everybody. nice to see you all. what's up? louis ck is best known as a stand—up comedian. he is also a successful writer, producer and actor. hollywood's response to the allegations against him has been swift. his latest film, due to be released next week, has been scrapped. he has been dropped by several tv networks and netflix has cancelled plans to a stand—up special. the streaming service cited the comedian's "unprofessional and unacceptable behaviour with female colleagues". the american goalkeeper, hope solo, has accused former, fifa president sepp blatter, of sexual harrassment. the world cup winner said mr blatter groped her moments before they went on stage at the ballon d'or

event in 2013. a spokesman for mr blatter has described the accusation as "absurd". police are searching for the owner of a stolen vehicle after a woman was killed in a crash in west sussex. the car had failed to stop for police moments before the incident on the a21; in horsham. a car belonging to a 70—year—old woman was struck by a stolen mercedes. almost 40% of battery—powered smoke alarms failed to go off in residential fires in england in the past year, according to new figures. the local government association is warning people to check their smoke alarms in the run—up to winter, when the number of serious fires usually goes up. dan johnson reports. the images can be hard—hitting, and the message is familiar. but it appears it's still not getting through. figures show that in house fires last year, 40% of battery—powered smoke alarms go off.

for mains—powered fire alarms, the rate was more than 20%. there is a claim that more than one in five households never test their smoke alarms. one in ten households do not even have one fitted. check your fire alarms and smoke alarms at home. check the batteries are working. check they are in a suitable position where it's actually going to help you. make sure you have at least one on each floor of your house. that is the key message. we have seen too many smoke alarms and too many fire alarms which haven't done theirjob because people haven't either placed them in the correct position, or checked their batteries. with more boilers and heaters being turned on in colder weather, this is a reminder that smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are tried and tested and proven to work. britain is the most obese country in western europe. that's the claim from

the organisation for economic co—operation and development. its annual report says 27% of the british population is officially obese — and that levels are rising faster than in any other developed nation. health organisations say the findings are sobering. a lynx which escaped from a small zoo near aberystwyth has been killed. the animal disappeared at the end of last month, prompting a huge search. the local council says that despite "exhaustive efforts" to recapture her, she'd become a risk to the public, as bernard wilson reports. the eurasian lynx, named lilith, is thought to have leapt over an electric fence at borth wild animal kingdom. zoo staff began a hunt for her along with police and officials from ceredigion council. there were a number of sightings, and at one point it was thought she was hiding in bushes near the zoo, but she evaded capture. last night the council released a statement, saying the lynx had strayed into a populated area and it had been necessary to act decisively.

it added the animal had been destroyed humanely and the safety of the public was paramount. the zoo has been closed since the animal's escape. a two minutes' silence has been observed to commemorate those who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. poppies form an important part of armistice day events and have been a symbol of respect and remembrance since the end of the first world war. while the money raised from selling poppies goes towards helping injured servicemen and women, so does the act of simply making them in the first place. ali fortescue has been to the poppy factory in london, to meet some of the team. i served iserved in i served in the royal dragoon guards. i served with the royal engineers. they are the faces behind the poppy production line, the disabled veterans who prepare all year for this weekend's remembrance day. how long does it take to make one of these?

you want to see how it takes? it's not as easy as it looks. it makes you forget about all the bad stuff. how did you end up here? i used to run for the army. i injured myself. i had to reinvent myself. i left the army and ended up homeless for a little while. and has this helped you? more than helped me, yes. i have got a lot of self—confidence back. i am beating you here. it is a wonderful way of providing stability and structure. that is very important when someone has health conditions, be that mental or physical health conditions. this is quite the production line. they make a whopping 7.5 million poppies. they also make 950,000 symbols like these crosses as well as 136,000 wreaths.

it can be challenging going back into civilian life. you have got to find a place to live and got your own bills to pay. you have to work on time and find your way. it can be challenging. about two or three years ago i was paralysed on the left—hand side. everything just kind of, your skills and everything just fades. my life was upside down. a year on from that, to be here, it's amazing. the field of remembrance is the culmination of a year of hard work at the factory. 17,000 crosses made by soldiers for soldiers and find every cross, a life lost in the first world war. it's amazing. never should we forget the guys who went

before us. these guys that fought before we joined up, if it wasn't for them, we would not be standing here. that's what it means to me. the poppy factory says at least 17,000 disabled veterans are out of work today. their hope is to get as many of them as possible back to health and back to work. and now the weather. some of us enjoy the sunshine today but and now the weather. some of us enjoy the sunshine today but cold air completes its journey to the south of the uk. showers for northern and western scotland, northern ireland, wales the midlands and south east england by the end of the night. quite a chilly night. there may be one or two basic

patches. still wintry conditions over the hills of scotland tomorrow. more frequent during the afternoon of remembrance sunday, strong winds along the north sea coast. more windy across the country but many will avoid showers and we'll get some sunshine, but temperatures are still staying low. next week starts cold and frosty on monday morning, most seek more miles and more cloudy conditions by tuesday.