before us and why potentially we are here today and worth remembering we still have people on operations overseas at the moment, making sure we are thinking about them and staying safe. i would like to sound the heart muscle and the viewers watching, thank you very much. it's a very emotive day to day. marking 100 years since the end of the first world war with special commemorations throughout the day. we will keep you up—to—date. good morning, this is breakfast with naga munchetty at the cenotaph, in central london, exactly 100 years since the end of world war i as a very special remembrance sunday begins. it was a truly devastating conflict which claimed the lives of an estimated 20 million people. in the past hour, in cities and towns across the world pipers have sounded the battle's over to mark the end of a conflict that claimed almost 20 million lives. events have been taking place this

morning to mark the end of the war. in the past hour, in cities and towns across the world pipers have sounded the battle's over to mark the end of a conflict that claimed almost 20 million lives. our correspondent has been looking back at the historic day a century ago that armistice was declared. london at 11 o'clock on monday, november 11th, 1918. as the news spread of the armistice, the crowds came out to celebrate. at buckingham palace, the king, george v, appeared on the balcony with queen mary and other members of the royal family. the prime minister, lloyd george, went to the house of commons to make a statement. "at 11 o'clock this morning," he said, "came to an end the cruellest and most terrible war that has scourged mankind."

in many homes, and in the trenches on the western front, many said they felt numb. the happiness that the war was over was accompanied by the anguish of bereavement. it's thought that something like 800,000 british lives had been lost. the nation returned to peace and mourned its dead. the following year, a temporary structure was built on whitehall. it was known as the cenotaph. it was the focal point for a parade attended by many thousands of people. they'd come from across the united kingdom. some were former soldiers, many others were wives and parents who had lost members of theirfamilies. they came to place their wreaths and remember. so striking was the impact that a decision was taken to rebuild the cenotaph in permanent form as britain's national memorial to its war dead. it was unveiled by the king on the second anniversary

of the armistice in november, 1920. and in every peacetime year since then, in almost unchanging form, the ceremony of remembrance has taken place at the cenotaph. this was 1952, the first year of the queen's reign. by then, of course, the dead of two world wars were being remembered. last year, for the first time, the queen watched from a balcony overlooking whitehall. the same thing will happen today. that original armistice which ended the first world war will be recalled. at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month, the prince of wales will lead the nation's tribute. nicholas witchell, bbc news. overnight, crowds fell silent across the commonwealth to commemorate the centenary of the armistice. thousands gathered for a national service of remembrance at the australian war memorial,

in canberra, whilst large crowds also attended new zealand's national war memorial park in wellington. more than 200,000 commonwealth troops were killed in the conflict. here, the main remembrance events started an hour ago. danny boyle's moving tribute to the fallen began. huge portraits of some of those who lost their lives will be etched onto 32 beaches, before being washed away by the tide. 11 o'clock is when the guns stopped firing 100 years ago. this morning, the queen will attend the national service of remembrance here at the cenotaph and two minutes of silence will be observed. then at 12.30, big ben will lead bells of remembrance across the world. and later this evening, the royal family will attend a special service at westminster abbey before more than 1,000 beacons are lit around

the uk to symbolise an end to the darkness of war. let's find out a bit more about today. graham satchell is at horse guards parade. good morning. good morning. we are just a couple of hundred yards away from the cenotaph just behind that building, this is horse guards parade. this is where the service personnel will be gathering this morning. we are expecting 9000 of them together in the next hour. the whole square will be full. the ceremony will follow as it has done pretty much the same... as it has done every yearfor pretty much the same... as it has done every year for almost 100 yea rs. by done every year for almost 100 years. by 11 o'clock, the service personnel will be at the top of whitehall for the two—minute silence and they will process past the cenotaph, taking something like an

hour. they have come from all over the country today and all over the world, the furthest away we think is 97—year—old jeff watkins from san diego, california, former raf man, and the oldest will be private donald smith, 98, and he will be marching with the queen's highlanders. for civilians like me, todayis highlanders. for civilians like me, today is a day to remember, commemorate, but for the servicemen and women, it is as well as that, a day to remember lost friends and colleagues. thank you. around 70 world leaders, including president trump and russian president vladimir putin, will gather for commemorations in paris later. our correspondent, mark lowen, is there for us. raining here, and i know it is chilly with you, but still people determined to remember? yes, indeed. slightly warmer here in paris on

this autumn morning and this is where 72 heads of state and government will gather with president macron for commemorations later run this morning and they will be the last post, national anthems. and this afternoon the opening of the paris peace forum. targeting, i think, donald trump, president macron and donald trump met yesterday in paris. it was awkward to some extent because they are from the opposite ends of global politics. emmanuel macron espousing a collaborative europe, bringing together nations, and donald trump very much the national list, the unilateral leader, pushing the message of america first. that is what is being reflected here on a couple of newspapers. let me show

you the front pages of the couple. why trump threatens us. officially france's ally but a threat is seen by so many here. and the other front of president macron, now a new front against donald trump. it gives you a sense of two men at the opposite ends of the global political ideology. mr crow will not be attending the paris peace forum this afternoon and his absence speaks volumes —— mrtrump. afternoon and his absence speaks volumes -- mr trump. lots of newspapers simply having the words, we must remember. last night, on the eve of armistice day, the queen led members of the royal family in a special festival of remembrance at the royal albert hall.

here's sarah campbell. on the eve of the hundredth anniversary of the 1918 armistice, the audience stood to give thanks to all those who fought and died in the great war. the sounds and stories from conflicts past were played out. 100 years of the royal air force celebrated. watching, as she does every year, the queen, surrounded by members of herfamily. they came because country called. because they knew it had to be done. that unless they went to fight, there could be no peace. last post plays thousands of poppy petals, a silent tribute to all those who served and made

the ultimate sacrifice. sarah campbell, bbc news. today we will be taking you through the commemorations. at ten o'clock this morning, here on bbc one, david dimbleby, dan snow and tina daheley will bring you coverage of the nation's remembrance sunday commemorations. time now for the rest of the morning's news with chris. thank you. good morning. more bodies have been found in california as the state continues to battle the latest wildfires. the death toll now stands at 25, with the town of paradise almost completely destroyed. officials say the blaze is the state's most destructive in history, although some evacuation orders have been lifted allowing people to return to their homes. peter bowes has the latest from los angeles. the scale of the devastation is overwhelming. this is all that remains of paradise, a quiet

retirement community to the north of sacramento. thousands and thousands of homes reduced to rubble. the roads are strewn with burned—out vehicles where some people were overcome by the flames trying to escape. others made it, but onlyjust. 0h! oh, my god! i am so scared right now. baby cries. so terrified. in southern california, many more homes have been destroyed or damaged in two majorfires close to thousand oaks, the city where a gunman went on the rampage earlier in the week, killing 12 people in a bar. the authorities are still trying to assess how many homes have been destroyed here. some people have been allowed to return to their neighbourhoods, often not prepared for what they are going to find. there is a house that they took all the motorcycles out

but the house made it, so i was just coming up the street to see my neighbours and i didn't realise my house is gone too. there's been a lull in the strong winds which have been fanning the flames, but they're forecast to pick up speed again and may last until tuesday. this state—wide emergency is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. labour's brexit spokesman, sir kier starmer, has said that the government has no mandate for leaving the eu without a deal. writing in the sunday times, he says it would be politically unsustainable. let's get more detail now from our political correspondent, jessica parker, who is in our london newsroom. bring us up—to—date. the brexit story never stops. no letup for theresa may. the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer writing today that he rejects the notion is mps will have to take theresa may's

deal or no deal. he says there is no duty on mps to surrender to a bad deal. perhaps what is worrying for the prime minister is a piece co—written by sammy wilson, dup's brexit spokesman, and a prominent eurosceptic tory mp, they have written they think the current plans from showing no border on the island of ireland will be a humiliation and they could not support it, this is afterjojohnson, they could not support it, this is afterjo johnson, transport minister, quit on friday, outlining profound concerns with the prime minister's brexit strategy. not a lot of time left to secure the deal and if theresa may comes forward with a deal, will she be able to get it through parliament? the odds are not stacking up in herfavour as things stand. thank you. three men have been arrested following a fatal crash in sheffield which involved a car that was being pursued by police. a one—year—old boy is among four people who were killed in the incident on friday night.

a three—year—old girl was also taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries. the independent office for police conduct has opened an investigation. the former chief executive of the house—building company, persimmon, is facing further criticism despite giving up part of his £75 million bonus following a public outcry. analysis by the bbc has found that although jeff fairburn handed back some shares, he held onto the most beneficial stocks. he was forced out of the company last week. let's just bring you some live pictures of the elysee palace in paris. this is where 70 world leaders will be gathering today, president trump and president putin will be there, hosted by france's president emmanuelle macron. the uk will be represented by theresa may's effective deputy. let us theresa may's effective deputy. let us return to the cenotaph and to

naga. good morning. iam here i am here now outside the cenotaph we re i am here now outside the cenotaph were the procession will take place. at 11 o'clock, prince charles will lay a wreath on behalf of the queen. with me now, catherine davis, head of remembrance at the royal british legion and kathleen turner who was in voluntary aid detachment in world war ii. an absolute pleasure to have you both with us. tell me of your experiences, kathleen. you mean when i went into the navy, as a red cross nurse? i started i went into the navy, as a red cross nurse? istarted in i went into the navy, as a red cross nurse? i started in the military co nvalescence nurse? i started in the military convalescence home, at 16 and a half. i could only go within a0 miles of where i lived, i was in somerset. after i came 18, i went

into the navy because i qualified in my age... today you will be marching in memory of your father who joined the war at the age of 15? first cold war —— first world war. he put his agent, he said he was 16. he was demobbed 1919, agent, he said he was 16. he was demobbed1919, but he had bad illness, in hospital, and he wrote to my mother, teenage sweetheart type of thing, and he put the letter while he was in hospital, on the locker. your father, thomas simpson, one of the first veterans to lay a wreath at the cenotaph. for the british region. my father, he went into the first world war putting his age at —— the british legion. he was

in hospital because he was not a fit man. he should not have gone into the army but he volunteered when they needed volunteers in those days because they were really desperate for soldiers. such was the dedication, catherine, of those who wa nted dedication, catherine, of those who wanted to serve their country and fight in this war, so important today we commemorate them. tell me about what you are holding, these poppies. these are original poppies created in 1918 before the existence of the royal british legion and they are original poppies from the first poppy are original poppies from the first poppy appeal. they are material and handmade, but utterly beautiful. just an enormous tribute along with all of the other commemorations today, marking the centenary and all of the service and sacrifice of a whole generation. i think the nation

coming to dinner that today will be incredibly powerful and special. —— coming together today. how important is it to you, kathleen, that the war and those who served in the wars past are commemorated today?” and those who served in the wars past are commemorated today? i think it is very important that we keep these memories in our mind all our lives because we would not be doing this now if we just ignored it all and let other people walk over us. poignant thoughts. thank you so much. you may be able to see as well police, crowds gathering, people gathering, and police, they are here as well, you can see the balconies have been dressed behind the cenotaph, that is where the queen and members of the royalfamily cenotaph, that is where the queen and members of the royal family will be gathering later today to pay their respects. you are watching a special edition of bbc breakfast this morning. we will now get the weather. very good morning to you.

another unsettled looking day weather—wise. kind of like yesterday in many respects. mild but big showers, we have already had heavy rain in london, that was the cloud bringing it, on the satellite picture, quite a line of it stretching across wales toured south—east england and northern ireland. that is the trough organising the rain into a band and it is beginning to break. one band of heavy rain working across wales and north—west england now and a separate piece of that working into east anglia and lincolnshire. a few gaps between these two areas of rain. as it continues to march further north, the sunshine will come out. further showers following across wales and southern counties of england. the showers in south—east england today, particularly areas like sussex and kent, shower after shower, particularly where they become aligned with the direction of the

wind. northern ireland, rain at the moment, that will continue for a time before pushing north to reach southern and central scotland. north of scotland, isolated showers, but not bad. sunshine around, for many areas, mild, temperatures between ten and 1a for most. overnight tonight, south—westerly winds continuing, continuing showers across western and southern areas as well. onshore winds, not particularly called on the south, around 8—10. bit cooler further north particularly where the winds managed to fall light in deeper valleys in scotland. weather—wise into the weaker hand, low pressure to the north—west, maintaining south—westerly winds and the pattern of u nsettled south—westerly winds and the pattern of unsettled weather —— week ahead. further showers with sunshine. we may see fog patches later in the week and take centre stage. monday,

similarto week and take centre stage. monday, similar to this weekend, another day of sunshine and showers, but with low pressure moving closer to northern ireland, showers breaking out more widely here and they could be heavier as well, but still plenty of downpours across western and southern areas. mild. still fairly blustery south—westerly winds. beyond that, things could turn milder if anything, up to 16 in london. at this time, we would expect a high of 11, so much warmer thanit expect a high of 11, so much warmer than it should be. further showers across north—western parts of the country. now it is back to naga for today's remembrance sunday events at the cenotaph. the rain has been coming all morning but the sun is very much trying to come through and as commemorations will be taking place across the uk,

let us focus on the beaches. the faces of more than 30 soldiers who died will be etched into the sand. duncan kennedy is in folkestone at sunny sands for us this morning. aptly names, the sun is beginning to try to poke through. that is right. good morning. from a very wet and windy folkestone. you are looking down on the beach from a high shot showing the face of wilfred owen, the celebrated wartime poet whose faces being etched into the sand here, 60 metres by 60 metres etching across the sand, he was one of those 10 million soldiers and nurses who passed through folkestone. he went swimming on the day he was shipped out for the last time in 1918. wilfred owen met his death one week before armistice was signed. as you join me down on the beach itself,

you can see there are dozens of artists working against these very difficult conditions, trying to rake the beach to create the image, they are trying to recreate this photograph on the beach. one of the people helping to create it is jamie from sand in their eyes. why you choose wilfred owen's face to go on the beach? he is significant because he was a reporter at the time, reporting through poetry, so he was hurt in action and he did not need to go back into the war, but he felt it was his duty to report on it and he sadly died and his mother got the telegram on armistice day. it is a beautiful place to be because over there is the canteen where the soldiers would have gone to have a la st soldiers would have gone to have a last cup of tea before going away

and wilfred owen was only 25 and we designed and a lot of the other images, 28 beaches today, and so many of them, you look at them and you think, they are just boys, really something to see. poems like futility, talking about the horrors and futility of war on the western front of poignant face to having folkestone? it is. of my generation, to have that thought that we could actually go to war with another country in europe, it is unthinkable, but it happened. since then, we have built a good relationship with countries abroad in europe and that is one of the things that gives us security so it is looking forward trying to maintain that. windy and rainy, how difficult is it to create his face? we we re difficult is it to create his face? we were here at 3:30am. the tide goes out and comes back in, it does not wait, inconvenient. itjust

threw it down with rain and that they raised their image to a certain extent. i think we got it back, we are just plugging away and trying to ra ke are just plugging away and trying to rake it in. good luck with the rest of that. wilfred owen is one of 32 faces being created on beaches around the uk. another one, as we can see now, in scotland, the face ofa can see now, in scotland, the face of a second lieutenant walter tull, another extraordinary story. he was one of britain's first—ever black footballers and he was also the first black officer to command white troops in the first world war. his face is being etched there in ayr, walter tu ll face is being etched there in ayr, walter tull died in action on the western front, march, 1918. a story repeated right around the coast

today. airmen, sailors, pilots, munitions workers, nurses, lots of people's faces being created on beaches like this, and when the tide comes in, all of them will disappear but none of them will be forgotten. very, very poignant artistic commemoration to those who have served, to those who have fallen. you join me at the cenotaph were thousands will come together to remember those who have lost their lives in the great war. big ben will sound 11 times at 11am for the traditional two minutes of remembrance. it is covered in scaffolding for conservation work. it will strike a further 11 times at 1230 to mark the end of the first world war. around 1a00 bell—ringers we re world war. around 1a00 bell—ringers were killed in the conflict. john maguire has been to a church in dorset to meet a woman who was carrying on the family tradition. the bells have been ringing out

from the tower of st mary's church in the dorset town of bridport for centuries, butjust over 100 years ago, during the great war, the bell—ringers lost one of their own. "we was up here two days after we landed and i can assure you, it is a rack and ruinous place, everything smashed to smithereens." debbie follett is reading a letter from a foreign field, one of many written home by her uncle, william hardiman. he fought in france and greece but was killed in palestine. 1,a00 bell—ringers died during the first world war and a campaign has been under way to replace them with the same number of new ringers, people like debbie who now stands in the same place where her great uncle used to ring. it's very emotional, it really is.

it is making the link with the past and i think it's very important to keep those links and to keep the traditions going. i am only a beginner. i will do my bit and hopefully, i'll do it well and if they are looking down, i hope they'd be proud of me. this is a summary at the end of the quarter... the tower captain, as he's known, shows me the church's records which date back to the 19th century and they include details of debbie's great uncle and also a record of how his bell—ringing friends commemorated his death. "a half muffled peal was rung for our late brother, corporal hardiman, who lost his life at the front in palestine." we put a muffler on one side of the clapper so we get this clear

ring and a muffled ring and i find it very moving. to me, it the dead talking to the living. it's a gentle ring and then a clear ring, it's lovely and we ring it for remembrance services especially. today, st mary's willjoin with bell towers across the country as they all, in unison, ring on remembrance day, a momentous occasion that will bring together friends, communities and families, both from the present and from the past. and that's all there is to it. john maguire, bbc news, dorset. so many different ways of commemorating those who fell in service for us today. we are in whitehall. crowds are gathering to commemorate this, as you see, the senate after a with the statue ahead, people are gathering and there will be a procession of 10,000 people. at 11 o'clock at the

cenotaph, we will see prince charles laying a wreath of poppies in commemoration. and the balcony is being dressed. that is where the royal family will be. we will see members of the royal family. not so sure yet if the duke of edinburgh will be attending. there is some expectation and some hope that we will be seeing him and the queen and the rest of the royal family. we'll keep you up—to—date with coverage throughout the day. the headlines are coming up with chris, shortly. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason in the studio and naga munchetty at the cenotaph. here's a summary of this morning's main news. events have been taking place this morning to mark 100 years to the day since the end of the first world war. bagpipes play. at six o'clock, pipers at locations across the uk and around the world,

including lichfield and ayr, performed ‘battle's o'er‘, a traditional song played at the end of conflicts. overnight, crowds have fallen silent across the commonwealth to commemorate the centenary of the armistice. thousands gathered for a national service of remembrance at the australian war memorial in canberra, whilst large crowds also attended new zealand's national war memorial park in wellington. more than 200,000 commonwealth troops were killed in the conflict. last night, on the eve of armistice day, the queen led members of the royal family in a special festival of remembrance at the royal albert hall. the dukes and duchesses of cambridge and sussex, along with the prime minister, joined the audience. poppies fell from the ceiling as the last post was played to commemorate those killed in the conflict.

the main remembrance events started earlier. danny boyle's moving tribute to the fallen began. huge portraits of some of those who lost their lives had been etched onto 32 beaches, before being washed away by the tide. 11 o'clock is when the guns stopped firing 100 years ago. this morning, the queen will attend the national service of remembrance at the cenotaph and two minutes of silence will be observed. then, at 12.30, big ben will lead bells of remembrance across the world. and later this evening, the royal family will attend a special service at westminster abbey, before more than a thousand beacons are lit around the uk to symbolise an end to the darkness of war. we can also just bring you some live pictures of the elysee palace in paris. you can see there, the french president emanuel macron. this is where 70 world leaders will be gathering today, president trump and president putin will be there, hosted by france's president emmanuel macron.

that is the belgian prime minister just greeting mr macron. the uk will be represented by theresa may's effective number two, david lidington. more bodies have been found in california as the state continues to battle the latest wildfires. the death toll now stands at 25 with the town of paradise almost completely destroyed. officials say the blaze is the state's most destructive in history although some evacuation orders have been lifted allowing people to return to their homes. labour's sir keir starmer says the government has no mandate for leaving the eu without a deal. writing in the sunday times, the party's brexit spokesman said it would be "politically unsustainable" for the prime minister to deliver a no—deal brexit without the consent of parliament. meanwhile, conservative brexiteers and the dup are warning they couldn't vote for the government's vision of brexit as it currently appears.

a downing street source said the government aimed to conclude an agreement as soon as possible, but it would not be at any cost. three men have been arrested following a fatal crash in sheffield which involved a car that was being pursued by police. a one—year—old boy is among four people who were killed in the incident on friday night. a three—year—old girl was also taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries. the independent office for police conduct has opened an investigation. the former chief executive of the housebuilding company, persimmon, is facing further criticism despite giving up part of his £75 million bonus following a public outcry. analysis by the bbc has found that although jeff fairburn handed back some shares, he held onto the most beneficial stocks. he was forced out of the company last week. kat is here with the sport.

a very busy weekend. and what a way for tony bellew to go out, not the way he would have like a bow out of his boxing career but after 20 years he says he has had a brilliant time, but it is over. it was heartbreak for tony bellew. knocked out in the eighth round of his world title fight last night at the manchester arena. oleksandr usyk — the 2012 olympic gold medallist had brought all four of his belts with him — it would have been the perfect end to bellew‘s career if he'd upset the odds to claim them — but he confirmed immediately after the fight that he's now retired from boxing. after being on the right side of a narrow match last week england's rugby union players were just beaten by new zealand in a captivating autumn international at twickenham. our sports editor dan roan was there. new zealand represents

the ultimate test in rugby, perhaps in all of sport, but it was clear twickenham was in no mood to be intimidated. the haka, symbol of all black potency, defiantly drowned out amid the downpour. not for six years had england's tasted victory against the all blacks, but within two minutes, they were ahead — winger chris ashton celebrating his recall to the team in perfect fashion. england, however, were not satisfied. an unstoppable maul ending with dylan hartley crashing over. 15—0 down, the world's number one team was rattled but a response was inevitable, beauden barrett's sleight of hand putting damian mckenzie through. game on. momentum had shifted, new zealand claiming the lead after the restart through the boot of barrett. but in a tight match and with time running out, it was england who appeared to have made the decisive breakthrough. a charge down by courtney lawes picked up by the superb sam underhill. but as twickenham celebrated, the referee looked again, the try eventually

disallowed for offside. england cruelly denied what would have been a historic victory. new zealand win again, albeit byjust a point. not much was expected of england coming into these autumn internationals amid poor form and plenty of injuries. the pressure was mounting on coach eddie jones. but after beating south africa and a performance against new zealand to build on, the mood among the team and their fans has lifted. dan roan, bbc news, twickenham. plenty of positives for england to date yesterday. —— to take. it was a great day for wales, who kicked their way to a first win over australia in a decade. the wallabies had won all of the last 13 tests between the sides, but dan biggar‘s late penalty was just enough to edge what was a nerve—shredding match. scotland were far too strong for fiji. the visitors made a positive start, but eventually faded and were well beaten 5a—17. tommy seymour scoring a hat—trick of tries for the home side.

leicester city played their first home match since the death of the club's owner and four others in a helicopter crash two weeks ago. many supporters marched to the king power stadium to pay their respects to vichai srivaddhanaprabha. after the premier league game against burnley, which ended in a 0—0 draw, the players walked around the pitch applauding the fans. elsewhere, southampton continue to struggle although they felt hard done by following a 1—1 draw with watford. this charlie austin goal would have put them 2—0 up, but it was ruled out — much to his dismay. it's ridiculous. that should have been the game. they get a point. we scored a perfectly good goal. make it 2—0. game's done and dusted. we win the game. officials cost us two points today. it's standard. explain — can you explain why the goal was disallowed? they said it's offside. hit my i did, and it twice hit me, bobbed up, that's why i done foster. it's a joke! going on about var this, var this. help the officials out. clearly, they need help! clearly! we play in the premier league — the best league in the world, the most watched

league in the world. give them all the help they need because clearly, it cost us two points today. it's a joke! charlie austin refreshingly outspoken, there. newcastle united are on a good run and are pulling clear of the relegation places. salomon rondon scored twice as they beat bournmouth 2—1 — his first goals for the club. and how about this for a winner? sol bamba snatching a last—minute win for cardiff city over brighton. just cardiff's second win of the season — but they're still in the bottom three. as are huddersfield, who couldn't quite follow up their first premier league win of the season with another. alex pritchard put them in front against west ham, before felipe anderson scored a late equaliser for the visitors. it's the brazilian grand prix this evening and lewis hamilton — as he has for half the races this season — will start from pole position. the newly crowned five—time world champion just pipped sebastian vettel in sao paolo — although vettel is expected to have the better pace in the race.

we are talking about the nx. —— bmx. in the urban cycling world championships in china ben wallace — has finished fifth. this will be an event for the first time at the tokyo 2020 olympics. this is one of britain's's greatest hopes, for the bmx freestyle. watch out for him in a couple of years, you could see him on an olympic podium. is he wearing jeans that? sporting wear comes in all different shapes, sizes and materials, and i think you can wear some genes. they are so tough. they are probably not going to scrape your knees off, and how many times did you scrape your knees on your bmx when you were younger? i had those pads that would fall off! no more shorts on bmx!

let's speak to naga now who is at the cenotaph for us this morning. good morning, naga. i'm very pleased to say that the sun is coming up. the streets are lined with members of the public. they are waiting for the processions which will pass through. and of course, the queen will be on one of these balconies behind me, and the royal family will behind me, and the royal family will be commemorating today, 100 years since the end of the first world war. and at the cenotaph, prince charles will lay the first wreath of poppies in commemoration. around 9,000 veterans will attend a special parade to honour those who served, and fell, in battle. brea kfast‘s graham satchell is at the horse guards parade for us this morning. good morning. we are a couple of

hundred yards away from you at the senate after. this is where former service personnel will be gathering. you can see people starting to gather in the bowler hats, some in full uniform, some in commemorative uniform, ready to go the whitehall, where they will be a11 o'clock for the two—minute silence then they will parade passed the cenotaph, all 9000 of them. it will take almost one hour to do that. i have two guests who are resplendent in their full... this is david and bobby steele, twin brothers. david, explain what you are wearing.|j steele, twin brothers. david, explain what you are wearing. i am wearing the regimental glengarry and cap badge, very distinctive, and i am wearing my own tartan and my own sporran and the regimental tie and medals and my brother is doing exactly the same. you joined up

together, tell us about that. be joined up together in 1963, a long time ago. we went to sandhurst together, in different companies for obvious reasons. i started my career in the royal corps of transport. then had various funnyjobs like air dispatch, then i transferred under reformation to the argylls where i spent the rest of my career. you have a family connection to the first world war, don't you? my brother and his wife have discovered a great uncle who served, he comes from the town of dalmellington in ayrshire, even though he is from ayr

and he served with the ayrshire but yeomanry. he survived the war. does it feel like this has more poignancy being the 100th anniversary?” it feel like this has more poignancy being the 100th anniversary? i have never been to horse guards before andl never been to horse guards before and i felt this was the time to come. we were brought up, steeped in the history of what our forebears did in the army and we are immensely proud of it, and this is a time to celebrate it whilst we are still able. it is quite a difficult thing to do. coming a long way. this year we have 55 coming from our regiment in scotland, because you get to see your old comrades and march with them and more especially have a drink and a laugh with them which is the best part of it. catching up with old friends. it is not quite the right expression, but i hope that you have a good day today. thank you. two of the former service

personnel who will be parading here today. i can hand you over to my colleague daniella relph in the mall, because they're there is a ceremony involving more members of the public. that's right, graham, this is where the people's procession will walk later today. we are so used to the choreography and the traditions of remembrance sunday, but this is the special part for this year in particular when members of the public were able to apply for tickets. 10,000 people will be doing the walk from here down the mall passed the cenotaph and i'm joined by two sisters it will be taking part. dorothy and marion lewis. tell us why you wanted to ta ke marion lewis. tell us why you wanted to take part today. in remembrance of all of the soldiers, our grandad was one of them. there were four brothers. his younger brother was

killed at ypres and grandad went out to france soon after, when he was just seen as missing at that point and grandad was injured at the somme. and my memory is that he a lwa ys somme. and my memory is that he always lived next door. he came back with a major head injury, but then managed to continue working on the buses for 50 odd years, but we just we re buses for 50 odd years, but we just were told not to talk about it. but he was there, and he was our grandad. you will be proudly wearing some medals today. yes. he was in the middlesex regiment, 23rd battalion, the diehards. and these are his victory medals. and his war medal. then he has the cap badge and

the middlesex army badge. marion, why do you want to take part in the people's procession today? i've never taken people's procession today? i've never ta ken part people's procession today? i've nevertaken part in people's procession today? i've never taken part in any services because we usually go to a church when it is not a major part, but i thought this year that daihatsu and somehow i found out about this ballot and i thought i would give it ago ballot and i thought i would give it a go and! ballot and i thought i would give it a go and i was surprised to get the place. —— ithought a go and i was surprised to get the place. —— i thought that i had to. and you would never normally take pa rt and you would never normally take part in anything as grand as part of remembrance sunday. yes, i can't believe that i'm here.|j remembrance sunday. yes, i can't believe that i'm here. i hope that they were their kids off for result today. enjoy the mall later on. the people's procession will be leaving from here at about 12:30pm after the traditional veterans march past down whitehall, down where you are, naga. so many people, ordinary people,

ordinary civilians think it is so important today to commemorate 100 yea rs important today to commemorate 100 years since the end of the first world war. you can see now, pictures of whitehall. crowds are gathering, wanting to pay their respects and to remember. you can see also the women of world war ii statue just off to the left frame. we have also seen the left frame. we have also seen the statue of the commander of the british forces in world war i, earl haig. and there at the cenotaph you will see prince charles laying the first wreath of poppies at 11 o'clock this morning. on behalf of the queen and the members of the royal family, perhaps the duke of edinburgh, they will be at those blue line balconies with the gold trimming. they will be standing there with members of the royal family. the sun is shining on whitehall today. it has been a mixed morning of weather.

here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. it has been one of those starts to the day. the weather continues on saturday's with a let off with some heavy, thundery showers. the roads round i lived, some big puddles following the very wet weather we saw over the last apple of days. an u nsettled saw over the last apple of days. an unsettled day. you can see the satellite, lots of shower clouds, then this line thicker cloud crossing northern ireland, wales and east anglia. that has been bringing heavy, thundery rain this morning. split into two pieces with one heading across wales and north—west england and another working across east anglia and lincolnshire with a few gaps in between. that weather continues to drive northwards with some sunshine following for many. there will be further showers across wales and southern english counties, particularly to the south—east, areas like sussex and kent could see

shower after shower. ring at the moment for northern ireland, that will continue to push northwards, so some sunshine here over the next couple of hours, then it will turn increasingly wet for scotland with rain moving from southern areas into central areas as we move from late morning in the early afternoon. relatively mild, 10—1a degrees. overnight tonight, the winds will continue to blow, bringing showers across south—western parts. with the offshore wind, not too cold in the south, 8—10d the overnight low, colder in the north, five celsius in newcastle, and colder than that in the countryside. next week we will see low pressure out of the north—west of the british isles. that will be maintained by south—westerly winds. it will remain mild but we will get sunshine between the showers. quieter later

in the week with the risk of some fog developing. looking similar weather wise to what we have seen this weekend with plenty of showers, some of them heavy and thundery. sunny spells in between, and temperatures on the mild side with highs of between 12 and 1a celsius. that mild weather is set to continue that the next few days. temperatures probably peaking in the london area around 16 celsius as we head into thursday. further showers across northern and western areas. then we have some fog turning up later in the week. that is how the weather is looking, and now back to the cenotaph and naga. it will be interesting to see how the coasts are looking weather—wise around the uk. commemorations are taking place across uk beaches today. the faces of more than 30 soldiers who died will be etched into the sand. duncan kennedy is in folkestone at sunny sands for us this morning. good morning, naga, you're looking

at the image of wilfred owen, the celebrated wartime poet, who died at the age of 20 51 week before the armistice was signed. as you join me down on the beach you can see that it is very busy with artists and volu nteers it is very busy with artists and volunteers gradually edging out that image across the beach at low tide. 60 metres by 60 metres, to create this image of wilfred owen who, like 10 million other soldiers passed through this port on his way to the western front. jamie wardley is behind the team creating this. why wilfred owen? what was it about him? innocenti was a reporter of the second world war, and he wrote some poignant poems about that, the tragedy of it, the horror of it, which was not commonplace back then. will you complete this before the

tide turns? we've had some trouble with the wind rubbing things out, but we have got the last breaking going on there. and what is it about wilfred owen? he left from here and when he went away he did not need to go back to war but he felt it was hisjudy to serve, so go back to war but he felt it was his judy to serve, so that go back to war but he felt it was hisjudy to serve, so that is go back to war but he felt it was his judy to serve, so that is why. wilfred owen is one of 32 people being created in these images around britain. if we go up to ayr in scotla nd britain. if we go up to ayr in scotland we can see another face taking shape. this is an equally fascinating story. this is a man called walter tull, a lieutenant in the british army who was one of britain's first ever black footballers and, during the course of the first world war, he became the first black officer of white soldiers. now, waltertull the first black officer of white soldiers. now, walter tull himself also died on the western front, he died in march 1918. this isjust one

of those images. elsewhere around the coasts of britain there are pilots, soldiers, munitions workers, nurses, representative of all those tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people who died on the western front. all been commemorated today, all of those images like here in folkestone, will be washed away at high tide, but as everyone keeps pointing out, the faces may go, but the memories will linger. thank you so much, duncan. those images are so evocative and draw up so many emotions for those who are remembering and commemorating those who fell. one year after the war ended thousands of people came to the cenotaph to remember those who lost their lives and since then generations have continued to come to pay their respects, including the royal family. we will see prince charles laying the first wreath of

poppies. i'm joined by the historian kate williams. lovely to have you with us. it is so important to the queen and the royal family to be here. the queen is a veteran, she served in world war ii, it was a great part of her family's life, her father was in the battle ofjutland in 1916. her uncle was on board, so it really is important to her, the vetera ns, it really is important to her, the veterans, the service, the tradition of service and the consummate duty of service and the consummate duty of sacrifice. she wants to be here, it is something she would never want to miss, to mark the bravery and sacrifice of the british troops and the trips across the empire. just a thought about how important it is that the commemoration takes place. it is so important that commemoration takes place. remember

the sacrifice, struggle and suffering of those on the western front and across the world that we have been talking about this morning and at home as well. it was a world war that transformed everyone's lives, touched everyone, many families lost all of their sons, and it was devastating. we can never forget that. it is really important as we move on into the 21st century. wa rfa re as we move on into the 21st century. warfare has changed, but there are still human cost. thank you for being with us on bbc breakfast. that is all we have time for this morning. there will be live coverage of the nation's remembrance sunday commemorations on bbc one at ten o'clock, 100 years to the day from the end of world war i. i'm going to leave you now with some of the images that have led up to the day's events. thank you forjoining us. enjoy your sunday. goodbye. piper plays: battle's o'er. this is bbc news.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine... a global day of commemorations is under way to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. pipers have played in cities and towns across the country to mark the end of a conflict that claimed almost 20 million lives. in london, big ben will mark the beginning of a two—minute silence, followed by the laying of wreaths at the cenotaph. the prince of wales will lead the commemoration on whitehall and here later 10,000 members of the public will pay their respects as they walk as part of