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this is bbc news i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8. prince charles leads the tributes on the armistice centenary, laying a wreath at the cenotaph on behalf of the queen — followed by senior politicans and members of the armed forces. tonight, the queen was joined by the german president, and members of the royalfamily, for a special service of remembrance at westminster abbey. in paris world leaders put aside their differences, to unite in rememberance. lawn live peace amongst people and state, long live the free nations of the world and friendship amongst people, long live france. a unique tribute to victims of the war. . .the face of wilfred owen and others etched
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in sand, along britain's coastline. and the daily last post ceremony takes place at the menin gate in ypres, the monument built on the allied troops‘ pathway to the front line. good evening. a national service of remembrance has taken place at westminster abbey, to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. members of the royal family including the duke and duchess of sussex, in and duke and duchess of cambridge, were among those who attended. the queen — and german president frank—walter steinmeier — also laid wreaths during the ceremony. prince charles read a lesson from
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the gospel ofjohn. as the father have loved me so have i love you. continue ye in my love. if ye keep my commandments you shall abide in my love. even as i have kept my father's commandments and abide in his love, these things have i spoken unto you that myjoy, might remain in you and that yourjoy might be full. this is my commandment, that ye love one another as i have loved you. greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. ye are my friends if you do so whatsoever i command you.
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henceforth, i call you not servants for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth. but i have called you friends for all things i have heard of my father i have made known onto you. across the country flaming beacons we re across the country flaming beacons were lit across the country. one was outside westminster abbey where sarah campbell give us this update. iam sarah campbell give us this update. i am surrounded by people taking photographs of it as they will be at some of the moo eight in sites. this has been a huge roger, four yea rs this has been a huge roger, four years in the making. this is across
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the uk, across the overseas territories of the uk, moo in total. outside of london you may well here bells ringing as the valves are from hundreds of churches who are commemorating the great war. almost 200 town crier is will be giving their message in towns and cities across the united kingdom so this is really a project to involve as many people and as many towns and places as possible. the finale of the commemoration weekend, certainly here in london, was the service here in westminster abbey attended by the queen, prince of wales, the duke and duchess of cambridge, the duke and duchess of cambridge, the duke and duchess of cambridge, the duke and duchess of sussex, it was a very moving ceremony. the queen along with the resident of germany gave a
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handshake along with a symbol of reconciliation. the sole lay flowers at the grave of the unknown warrior as did children from across the united kingdom. there or readings by the prince of wales and there was the prince of wales and there was the reading by the actor byjohn seven which was the memoir of a tommy and the final sentence struck me. it was the end of four years of a terrible war and there was huge uncertainty about the horror for so many years and the final sentence was, after yea rs many years and the final sentence was, after years and years it can quietness of that cold november day was awarded. surely it was the stages day —— strangest day. just
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one thought from so many who have beenin one thought from so many who have been in so many services across the uk. here, of course the main one involving the queen and members of the royal family. and the daily last post ceremony takes place as it is that 8pm every time. last post plays royal correspondence looks at how britain remembers the end of world
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war i. the cenotaph this morning. 800,000 oi’ the cenotaph this morning. 800,000 or $0 the cenotaph this morning. 800,000 or so british lives had been lost in that war and it was in their remembrance at the cenotaph was originally constructed and in timeless fashion and in largely unchanging form the ceremony of remembrance has taken place in whitehall at every peacetime year since. so on this more than usually significant day of remembrance the leaders take their place around the cenotaph, led by the prince of wales. as was the case last year, the queen watch from the balcony above. and then signalled the start
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of the two minutes‘ silence. in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's wreath of poppies against the cenotaph's northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state, president steinmeier. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated two million germans lost their lives, an historic gesture of reconciliation. after the vips, it was the turn of the veterans to march past each will have his or her own memory
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but today the collective remembrance was for those who never came home from a terrible world war that ended 100 years ago today. in a special tribute today, there was a departure from the usual armistice commemorations. the cenotaph saw 10,000 members of the public file past the memorial, to show their thanks to those who served, in what was thought at the time, to be the war to end all wars. daniela relph joined those who took part in the people's procession. 10,000 people, some with military connections but many with none at all. united any desire to take part in this public show of remembrance. it was an event that lacked formality but was filled with personal touches. for home made wreaths to be laid at the cenotaph. descendants wearing the medals of those long gone and the family
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photos of a generation who had fought and often not come home. in a hundred years‘ time none of us are going to be here to do this again so it feels very special to be here. if we don't remember then there will be no one else to remember, especially the next—generation. having members of the family that have served in both world wars and lost them and served myself, it is a real honour to be here today. there is a rhythm to remembrance sunday that is so familiar. but this is something quite different, a procession for the people, all of whom are walking to remember. the last time there was a people's procession was 1919, then thousands walked past the centaph to pay their respects
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and just like today as this people's procession neared the end, the wreath of those taking part were laid in whitehall. it was a bit of a sombre atmosphere but it was also an atmosphere of everyone coming together for a single purpose, to commemorate those from the first world war. i've enjoyed being with everybody, talking to everybody here about the stories. and the people's procession has left its mark. in the thousands of wreaths left behind, each holding a personal memory of somebody lost. in paris, leaders from across the globe gathered at the arc de triomphe for the centenary commemorations, with the french president emmanuel macron urging them to build hope for the future, rather than playing on fear. he said the scars of the first world war, were still visible on the face of the world. lucy williamson reports now, as europe remembers its sacrifice. this was a world war the world came to honour. 70 heads of state and government gathered at the arc de triomphe today at the united nations of remembrance. a reminder with nationalism rising once again
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that peace isn't made alone. translation: patriotism is the opposite of nationalism. nationalism is treason. if you think our interests only come first and you don't care for others, it is a treason of our values. a betrayal of all moral values. we must remember this. at the tomb of the unknown soldier, mr macron revived the flame of remembrance before leading the nation in a minutes silence. the sounds and symbols of this anniversary echoed across the world. in the belgian town the ceremony ended with a fall of poppies. among the crowd here a sikh family who brought their children to witness the commonwealth contribution to the war. this is a very special place to remember, i feel proud that there are the names of sikhs up there who sacrificed
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themselves in the first world war and i really hope they remember this place and visit it for sure. in paris the commemorations also marked a new beginning, an annual peace forum spearheaded by mr macron. behind the symbolism of today lies a call to the hard task of diplomacy, notjust remembering the past but thinking about the present day challenges faced by leaders here. new threats, new divisions, the ghosts of future wars. the only prominent guest to excuse himself from the peace summit, donald trump. across paris another much smaller angrier international gathering, to protest his presence here at all. he is a proto— fascist because he has triggered a lot of nationalist and reactionary movements in the united states and all over the world as well. as dusk fell british and
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commonwealth veterans, survivors of more recent conflicts held a service of remembrance inside the cathedral of notre dame. across europe both governments and governed reflect on their history and the role of individual in world peace world war. prince charles lays a wreath. tonight the queen was joined by the german president and members of the royalfamily for a german president and members of the royal family for a special service at westminster abbey. in paris world leaders put aside their differences to unite in remembrance. hello. hello. manchester derby is
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a lwa ys hello. hello. manchester derby is always a big day and city have emphasised their superiority over their neighbours with a dominant display over at united. city are now 12 points clear over at united. friendly handshake before a familiar rivalry, this was a manchester derby that at first seemed utterly one—sided. city hit six in a week. be immediately got close as the hosts raced out of the blocks, united could hardly get a touch and the only surprise was that it had taken 11 minutes for city to get ahead to. united hung in there for the break but the game seemed over with this all. not quite, and from the penalty spot united was given
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hope but with five minutes left it was snuffed out. and ms merrick 44 pass m ove was snuffed out. and ms merrick 44 pass move “— was snuffed out. and ms merrick 44 pass move —— a 44 pass move some up city's dominance. back—up to the top of the table and on this form they will take some shifting. we were not com pletely will take some shifting. we were not completely satisfied. we were not playing with the flow and we have deeply a bit to avoid mistakes. in the second half we were better and we had the problems in the first half, after that to live in one we did not consider other chances. there were three other games in the
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perennially today. liverpool and chelsea maintained their unbeaten start to the season, chelsea held to a goalless draw by everton. arsenal needed a late equaliser. rangers thrashed motherwell 7—1. they are 110w thrashed motherwell 7—1. they are now only two points behind the leaders celtic and moved top of goal difference. there was a number of fine saves and celtic is now level at the top with hearts. this team have not doubt the week to team cambridge united. they were leading 4-0 but cambridge united. they were leading 4—0 but ended up hanging onto eight 01’— 4—0 but ended up hanging onto eight or— three victory. they scored some superb goals and deserved their win despite that cambridge comeback. england's woman have been beaten at
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home for the first time since the new manager, losing 2—0 to sweden. before the match the captain was honoured with her 100th cap but the match did not go the way she hoped. soviet jacobson opened the score with this stunning goal. —— sylvia. world champion lewis hamilton won the brazilian grand prix. he looked —— this other man looked on course to win the race there with this bizarre incident that allowed hamilton to retake the lead, hold on to gain the win and win the title for the sixth year in a row for mercedes. this is what everyone works forfor mercedes. this is what everyone works for for the whole year,
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eve ryo ne works for for the whole year, everyone wakes up and goes to work hd and tries to bring the best out of themselves and pulled together as a unit. i was told you how much of an honour it is too dry for them and today was the best start, we were struggling had problems with the engine and obviously he passed us like we were a sitting duck at one stage is a mac but then obviously they made a mistake and that brought us they made a mistake and that brought us back into contention. i am just so us back into contention. i am just so proud of everyone. it was at the weight england's rugby league players wanted their test match against australia to happen. they dominated throughout and england we re dominated throughout and england were unable to stop them. we could not even score a point. meanwhile, wales have qualified for the rugby league world cup after a convincing victory over ireland in the european championship. they now qualify automatically for the finals in
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england in 2021. congratulations to them. that is all your sport for now. two disc room or real thought a wonderful tribute. one of them was in folkestone in kent. the piercing eyes of a celebrated war poet, today etched onto the very beach he had once left to meet war and death. for wilfred owen, a shoreline of embarkation this morning became a canvas of commemoration. the project had been organised by the film director danny boyle, who says the face is a metaphorfor tragedy. it's wonderful that there are permanent structures that will outlive us and outlast us, but i thought it was a good way to reflect on our own...time here.
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you know, it's just temporary, really. as the tide ebbed away, 30 artists crafted contours of the face. hundreds of people lined the shore to take in the imagery and the symbolism. and reflected on loss and sacrifice. it feels very much like he's here and he's alive and he is, as you say, representing so many people, really special. really special. the stairs of the volunteers out from other beaches to. eventually the waters of impatient types are rolled in across each face like the tears of the lost generation, masked by the waves but
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endearing in memory. that has been a day of commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first world war. ceremonies were watched in cities and towns across the uk. in accrington in lancashire, there was a town sacrifice. with the rain beating down on one of lancashire's most imposing war memorials, hundreds of people, young and old circled accrington cenataph to remember lives lost. and 100 years on from that first armistice day in 1918. taking shelter under a sea of umbrellas, side by side, this community paid its respects. last post plays.
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ijust feel really bad for the soldiers that died for us and i'm grateful. it's representing and thanking them for what they did. we come from an army background and my brother was killed in ireland when he was 21 years of age. and for former serviceman, steve o'leary, today was even more poignant. i became aware of the significance of the losses in this town and the accrington pals and that interest grew throughout my military career and it's only now, when i've got time, as a retired serviceman that i can adequately honour them. the war dead have also been commemorated in church, overlooked by these tommy silhouettes, a symbol of remembrance. this is a community which suffered devastating losses. of the more than 1000 men who enlisted and took part in a farewell service here in this church, more than 815 never returned.
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they made the ultimate sacrifice. a sacrifice this town says it will never forget. adina campbell, bbc news, accrington. and we will find out how the armistice centenary is covered in tomorrow's front pages at half past 11. we have the cheap sport reporter of the sun. now it is a time for the weather. tonight will be a cooler nights over all. , we start the week the way we finished the weekend off with sunshine and showers and quite a breeze. out there tonight the
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showers are mainly across western areas with the possible rumble of thunder. some showers and southern counties of england but coldest in the north of scotland were be maybe a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. temperatures for many in single figures as we start the day. will be a grey start as we start the day here, some spots of rain expected. heavy with hail and thunder. in the midlands you may get through much of the date dry, tempted at best 1a or 15 degrees. we will see a few showers altogether but mostly dry through tuesday and we re a cross but mostly dry through tuesday and were across the board on wednesday. the headlines: silence at the
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cenotaph is the uk marks 100 years since the world war i armistice. tonight, the queen has beenjoined by the german president and members of the royal family for a special service of remembrance at westminster abbey. paris world leaders put aside their differences to uniting remembrance. the unique tribute to victims of the war, the face wilfred owen and others etched in the sand along britain's coastline. and the last post ceremony takes place on the monument built on the allied troops who's pathway to the front line. now it's time the inside out, a look back on tyneside's vital role in world war this remembrance sunday, at war memorials across the country we'll be paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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tonight, we have a remarkable insight into the impact the great war had, notjust on foreign fields, but right here on the home front on tyneside. what we're trying to do is to give some life to these people. they‘ re not just faceless names on headstones. we're not telling the history of the war, we're telling the story of the men. we hear how anxious families were kept in the dark about how their young men came to pay the price of war. they got the famous telegram at home, saying that private hunter had died of wounds. what they didn't say was that those wounds were inflicted by the british, not by the germans. and the battle of the somme as you've never seen it before. we follow a community project in north shields and it maps the devastating impact it had on the town. it's impossible to ignore that there's been fatalities. there's an impact of one man dying abroad, but this is showing
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