who bravely picked up their lives and rebuilt them after a period of great adversity. australia will remember the queen not only is a much respected and admired monarch and head of state, but also as a true friend of the country and its people. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. and as we were saying, australia will hold a public holiday three days after the queen's funeral on monday. people here in the uk and across the world have been getting in touch with us here at bbc news to share their tributes to the queen and also their memories of meeting her and what is clear is that for many, even though these conversations were brief, they very much created lasting memories, just one of hundreds of examples to be sent to us comes from james in salisbury. he met the queen in belize. this photo shows him talking to the queen when he was a major in the army in 1994. the queen was

recovering after a full from her horse, you can see her arm in a sling butjames said horse, you can see her arm in a sling but james said you never would have known given how cheerful and happy she was to chat and you can hear many more people's memories of the queen and read about them on the bbc news website, you can also share your own memories. let me also show your own memories. let me also show you the pictures coming in from edinburgh where hundreds if not thousands of people are queueing to pay their respects to queen elizabeth's coffin which is lying in rest in the cathedral. now, to fiona bruce and the news at ten. king charles and his brothers and sister walk behind their mother's coffin down the royal mile in edinburgh. my motherfelt, as i do, the greatest admiration for the scottish people, for their magnificent achievements and their indomitable spirit. queen elizabeth's four chilldren

stand in silent vigil around her coffin in st giles�* cathedral. this is the scene live in st giles�* cathedral, as members of the public file past the coffin to pay their respects. fanfare. earlier in the day, the king made his first address to the uk parliament in westminster. we'll bring you the details of the preparations for the state funeral next monday. also on the programme... ukrainian troops celebrate as they retake 20 towns and villages in the north of the country, sending russian forces into retreat. the police officer who shot dead chris kaba, an unarmed black man, has been suspended from duty. england when a poignant and significant test match in so many ways. and england complete

their remarkable summer, clinching the series with a nine—wicket victory over south africa. and stay with us here on bbc news where we will bring you continuing coverage of events, plus analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. members of the public in edinburgh have had the first chance to view queen elizabeth's coffin and pay their respects, ahead of her state funeral next monday. thousands of people lined the streets to watch the late queen as she was taken from the palace of holyroodhouse up the royal mile to st giles�* cathedral, for a service of thanksgiving, honouring her life. king charles iii led the royal family in solemn procession behind his mother�*s coffin. the queen will now lie at rest in st giles�* cathedral for 24 hours before being flown down to london.

kirsty wark is there for us. kirsty. tonight, thousands upon thousands of people, from the very young to the elderly, arguing more than a mile, for six hours or more, to take part in the vigiland for six hours or more, to take part in the vigil and walk past the coffin of queen elizabeth where she lives at rest in st giles�* cathedral. perhaps the most moving sight at the thanksgiving service was the crown of scotland, dating from the time ofjames the was the crown of scotland, dating from the time of james the fifth, the oldest crown jewels in the united kingdom come on top of the coffin. it was a very solemn reminder of her duty and her faith. today, many in edinburgh and scotland have been paying their respects to the queen quietly and with great affection. it is another chapter of royal history in these ancient streets after the long reign of a queen who was at home here in scotland. our special correspondent allan little is here

in edinburgh and has been following the day�*s events. this will be a reign finely attuned to the sensibilities of scotland and the distinctiveness of its traditions and institutions. the king returned today to scotland that has been diverging from the rest of the uk politically for 40 years. support for independence is still below 50% but not by much and it is much higher amongst the young. nicola sturgeon at edinburgh airport to greet him, wants an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles and his heirs on the scottish throne. as king, charles would have to keep his views on that prospect to himself. the principle of constitutional monarchy chimes with public opinion and there was no shortage of public affection for the new king as he progressed down the royal mile to his official residence, where the coffin of his late mother has been lying at rest.

the king has chosen to begin his reign with visits to edinburgh, belfast and cardiff, which is telling, suggesting the future of the union is at the heart of his concerns. the early decades of his late mother�*s reign are characterised by the long, slow contraction of british imperial power around the world. he will be alert to the possibility that his own reign could come to be defined by the continuation of that process here, and the eventual dissolution of the uk itself. but all that is for another day. a bearer party of the royal regiment of scotland brought the queen�*s coffin from holyroodhouse back into public view. for today, the eyes of the world intrude on private sorrow. as the queen�*s family subordinates their own grief to the imperatives of public ritual. queen elizabeth�*s four children walked behind their

mother�*s hearse. briefly, an insult was shouted at the duke of york which brought this reaction from an otherwise subdued crowd. {30d which brought this reaction from an otherwise subdued crowd. god save the kina! otherwise subdued crowd. god save the king! god _ otherwise subdued crowd. god save the king! god save _ otherwise subdued crowd. god save the king! god save the _ otherwise subdued crowd. god save the king! god save the king! - otherwise subdued crowd. god save the king! god save the king! the i the king! god save the king! the ro al mile the king! god save the king! the royal mile of _ the king! god save the king! royal mile of edinburgh is the king! god save the king! tip; royal mile of edinburgh is an ancient thoroughfare, steeped in its progress towards st giles�* cathedral, the historic high kirk of edinburgh where the queen had sometimes worshipped, not as head of the church here but simply a member. here, they placed on the coffin the crown of scotland, made in the 16th century for the queen�*s ancestor, james v, the centrepiece of the scottish crown jewels, also known as the honours of scotland. consider the honours of scotland. consider the quiet symbolism of this. it is a gesture towards the distinctive character of scotland�*s historic nationhood. i character of scotland's historic nationhood.— character of scotland's historic nationhood. . ., .,

nationhood. i welcome all of you to st giles' cathedral. _ nationhood. i welcome all of you to st giles' cathedral. here, - nationhood. i welcome all of you to st giles' cathedral. here, john - nationhood. i welcome all of you to| st giles' cathedral. here, john knox st giles�* cathedral. here, john knox confronted mary queen of scots. here, james the sixth argued about liturgy. here, our late queen received the honours of scotland. the queen�*s coffin now rests here for 24 hours. tomorrow, it will be taken to london to lie in state at westminster grateful. —— great hall. the scottish parliament his mother opened 23 years ago is the centre of public and political life here now. this evening, the king and queen

consort were escorted into the chamber by the king�*s bodyguard in scotland, the royal company of archers. the msps stood for a two minutes�* silence. then each party leader spoke in support of a motion of condolence. £31!" leader spoke in support of a motion of condolence.— of condolence. our nation is in mourning _ of condolence. our nation is in mourning today _ of condolence. our nation is in mourning today for _ of condolence. our nation is in mourning today for a _ of condolence. our nation is in mourning today for a queen i of condolence. our nation is in - mourning today for a queen whose loss we have not yet begun to come to terms with. we are deeply honoured by the presence today of his majesty king charles iii and the queen consort. your majesty, we stand ready to support you as you continue your own life of service and as you build on the extraordinary legacy of your beloved mother. 0ur queen. queen elizabeth, queen of scots, we are grateful for her life. may she now rest in peace. my her life. may she now rest in peace. my mother felt, as

her life. may she now rest in peace. my motherfelt, as i do, the my mother felt, as i do, the greatest _ my mother felt, as i do, the greatest admiration for the scottish people. _ greatest admiration for the scottish people, for their magnificent achievements and their indomitable spirit. _ achievements and their indomitable spirit. and _ achievements and their indomitable spirit, and it was the greatest comfort— spirit, and it was the greatest comfort for her to know in turn the true affection in which she was heid~ — true affection in which she was heid~ the _ true affection in which she was held. the knowledge of that deep and abiding _ held. the knowledge of that deep and abiding bond must be to us a solace, as we _ abiding bond must be to us a solace, as we mourn — abiding bond must be to us a solace, as we mourn the end of a life of incomparable service.— as we mourn the end of a life of incomparable service. tonight, the kin: , his incomparable service. tonight, the king. his sister _ incomparable service. tonight, the king, his sister and _ incomparable service. tonight, the king, his sister and brothers - incomparable service. tonight, the king, his sister and brothers stood| king, his sister and brothers stood in silent vigil at their mother�*s coffin. in life, queen elizabeth came to embody that deep and abiding bond picking evoked, the bond of a shared history and a common identity across the united kingdom. what will

remain of that legacy when this period of mourning is over and she recedes into the middle distance of our collective memory? that question will be at the heart of the new reign that began when she died. allan little, bbc news, edinburgh. tens of thousands people lined the streets of edinburgh today. some had been here since six this morning and i spoke to the crowd, a section not wider than 10 metres, and the roll call of who were there were from was quite extraordinary — new zealand, brazil, sri lanka, chicago and closer to home, from preston, haddington, argyll and aberdeen. 0ne shouted out to me she was elizabeth the great. when i asked them what their

overwhelming thought was — the word most often repeated was "constant". 0ur scotland editorjames cook has been speaking to people who came to the royal mile to pay their respects. in the heart of edinburgh this afternoon, an ancient ritual in the modern age. this nation changed beyond measure in the time of elizabeth and now there is a sense of a country at a crossroads. we�*ve lost a good leader. a lady that served her country well, 96 years and worked right until two days before she passed. what do you think of the new king? i�*ve got mixed views upon the king. i think he�*s got big shoes to fill. i'm here because it's a historical moment for all british citizens or people who live here, so i feel it's very important because it's a big part, she was a big part of our history. why are you here today? because i am a proud patriot of my own country. the monarchy holds a place

to hold tradition, you know what i mean, and pride that i feel has gone out the window. there�*s not a lot of patriots left in britain and scotland any more. what you think of the new king? i think he will be a great king. i hope he brings some more modern things to the royal family, things about the environment, what the king represents and what he has been doing as a prince, i'd like him to bring that up with the royal family. and i look forward to seeing his reign. in 1953, when the queen first came here as monarch, the streets were packed. they are thronged again today. there is clear support for elizabeth here, but what does this tell us about the future of this country? edinburgh, queen elizabeth's northern capital, _ prepares to greet her majesty. from the start, the queen clearly felt a deep affinity for scotland and its place in the uk.

at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. but in recent times, support for independence has surged. if the union with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there�*s clear differences. if you are talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you�*re talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, it is in the 60s. but if you�*re talking to people who support the snp, then support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet the snp is in favour of the monarchy, even if they achieve an independent scotland? yes, there is a distinction

between what the party leadership has said and what supporters of independence actually want. there, you find more tepid support for the monarchy. hat there, you find more tepid support for the monarchy.— there, you find more tepid support for the monarchy. not here, though, not tonight. — for the monarchy. not here, though, not tonight. as _ for the monarchy. not here, though, not tonight, as thousands _ for the monarchy. not here, though, not tonight, as thousands queued i for the monarchy. not here, though, not tonight, as thousands queued to | not tonight, as thousands queued to file past the queen�*s offin. not tonight, as thousands queued to file past the queen's offin.— file past the queen's offin. people are saying. _ file past the queen's offin. people are saying. you — file past the queen's offin. people are saying, you could _ file past the queen's offin. people are saying, you could have - file past the queen's offin. people | are saying, you could have watched it at home in comfort, on the television, and we could have. but this is history and we will never do this is history and we will never do this again. we this is history and we will never do this aaain. ~ ., this is history and we will never do this aaain. ~ . . ., this again. we are wearing our tartan. this again. we are wearing our tartan- this — this again. we are wearing our tartan. this is _ this again. we are wearing our tartan. this is a _ this again. we are wearing our tartan. this is a very _ this again. we are wearing our| tartan. this is a very emotional time _ tartan. this is a very emotional time she _ tartan. this is a very emotional time. she was quite an amazing lady. we felt _ time. she was quite an amazing lady. we felt as_ time. she was quite an amazing lady. we felt as though we knew her, even though— we felt as though we knew her, even though we _ we felt as though we knew her, even though we didn't. xili'ery we felt as though we knew her, even though we didn't.— though we didn't. very sorry for ou, though we didn't. very sorry for you. your— though we didn't. very sorry for you, your majesty. _ though we didn't. very sorry for you, your majesty. and - though we didn't. very sorry for you, your majesty. and so, - though we didn't. very sorry for you, your majesty. and so, as i though we didn't. very sorry for. you, your majesty. and so, as her you, your ma'esty. and so, as her son the you, your ma'esty. and so, as her the king — you, your majesty. and so, as her son the king warns _ you, your majesty. and so, as her son the king warns the _ you, your majesty. and so, as her son the king warns the people - you, your majesty. and so, as her son the king warns the people of. you, your majesty. and so, as her. son the king warns the people of her comfort. james cook, bbc news at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh.

you can see some you can see some of you can see some of these queues behind me. they go in front of st giles�* cathedral and people are not taking along to go through, they have waited for hours and ours but they are moving swiftly. we can look inside and see the coffin of queen elizabeth with the crown of scotland lying at her head towards the front of the coffin. people are very respectful, some people have been shedding tears, some people showing their children, as if they want their children, as if they want their children, as if they want their children to know about the history and i was particularly struck by older people going past, some infirm who have been waiting for such a long time and it meant so much to them because she has been monarch for most of their lives. and being inside st giles�* cathedral is a place of such peace and i think that cuts a fault being so extraordinarily plain speaks to a

simple church despite its cathedral status as was. at the front of the church you can see there is the most beautiful stained glass window, a modern window which is a memorial to robert burns. i am joined now by james cook. extraordinary scenes and quite a moving two days. it james cook. extraordinary scenes and quite a moving two days.— quite a moving two days. it has been remarkable. — quite a moving two days. it has been remarkable, hasn't _ quite a moving two days. it has been remarkable, hasn't it? _ quite a moving two days. it has been remarkable, hasn't it? this- quite a moving two days. it has been remarkable, hasn't it? this is- remarkable, hasn�*t it? this is extraordinary. we have never seen anything like this before. horribly never will again. there is a lot to take in so maybe we should maybe tease apart some of the strands of what is happening. obviously we have seen over the last few days and we are seeing again now a display of affection for a monarch. a particular person, this monarch, elizabeth. indeed even love. secondly, i think seeing sympathy for people who have lost their

mother, grandmotherand for people who have lost their mother, grandmother and particularly sympathy for the king, who is of course in morning. morning his mother at a grand old age but then we have to take a step back and say what does this tell us in the long run. over the elizabethan age, over that time, the union of this country, it was forged through empire and laterforged country, it was forged through empire and later forged through the survival of the second world war. what happened, those links weakened during elizabeth�*s reign, so while we are seeing his support for that union of the scottish and english crowns, the question is, will it last and what does that tell us about support or otherwise for the union of the parliaments, the political union?— union of the parliaments, the political union? thank you very much. fiona. _

earlier today, king charles visited the uk parliament for the first time since taking the throne. along with the queen consort, the king heard messages of condolence from both houses in the ancient westminster hall, before delivering his response. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on the king�*s visit to parliament. to westminster hall, the ancient building which has been at the centre of so much british history for 1,000 years. the setting over the centuries for moments of national significance, for celebration and sorrow. the setting today for britain�*s parliamentarians, from the house of commons and house of lords, to come together to pay tribute to a past monarch, and to greet a new one. fanfare. the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, spoke

about the nation�*s loss. it is a loss to all of us, but we know, most of all, it is a loss to you, your majesty, and to the royal family. the king spoke of his new responsibilities. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. ten years ago, the late queen had addressed parliamentarians in westminster hall during her diamond jubilee. she had spoken about the long span of british history. i have been privileged to witness some of that history, and with the support of my family, re—dedicate myself to the service of our great country and its people,

now and in the years to come. today, the late queen�*s son committed himself to follow her example. her late majesty pledged herself to serve her country and her people, and to maintain the precious principles of constitutional government which lie at the heart of our nation. this vow she kept with unsurpassed devotion. she set an example of selfless duty which, with god's help and your counsels, i am resolved faithfully to follow. the parliamentarians sang the national anthem, sung now for the king, charles iii. nicholas witchell, bbc news.

the northern ireland assembly has been meeting to pay tributes to the queen. the speaker�*s personal tribute was followed by members of all political parties. the king will carry out a number of engagements in northern ireland tomorrow as part of the new monarch�*s programme of visits across the uk. as we�*ve been hearing, the queen will lie at rest tonight at st giles�* cathedral in edinburgh. tomorrow, her coffin will be moved from there to edinburgh airport, then by plane to raf northolt and onto london, where the queen will spend a final night at buckingham palace. on wednesday afternoon, the queen�*s coffin will travel from buckingham palace to the palace of westminster. crowds will be able to watch as the cortege makes the journey through central london. thursday marks the first of four full days that the queen�*s body will lie in state in westminster hall. hundreds of thousands of members of the public are expected to pay their respects. on sunday evening, a minute�*s silence will be held across the uk at 8pm.

and on monday, the queen�*s lying—in—state will end, and the coffin will be taken in procession to westminster abbey for the state funeral, which is a bank holiday in the uk. details have been revealed about how people can attend the queen�*s lying—in—state. large crowds are expected and there are warnings people may have to wait for hours, or even overnight. our special correspondent lucy manning has more details on the preparations in london. if you can measure love and respect in flowers, in people, then this is quite a statement. london�*s green park now the park of many colours. the powerful scent of flowers hanging in the air. but however many are here now, will be dwarfed by the numbers who will stand in a very british way for hours and hours through the days and nights to file past the queen�*s coffin. people who make it to westminster hall where the queen�*s body will lie in state have been

told to expect very long queues. the fear is they could last up to 24 hours and mourners have been warned they may have to wait overnight. if the lines are too long they could be paused so that people are unable to join. people have been asked to dress respectfully, no flowers, cameras or filming allowed. camping out on the mall on saturday, maria from newcastle plans to stay for the lying in state and funeral. she gave 70 years of service to us and this is the least i could do to pay my respects to the queen. she did it so much for us as a country, so i have got to do it. i feel that is my duty to do it. vanessa hopes to be the first in the queue. home, a bench on lambeth bridge, until they open the doors.

i want to say the last goodbye. it is very sad but i wanted to make sure i will be part of it and start queueing up from today as i heard the queues are going to be very long. more details on the route for the queue are due shortly but it is likely to begin near a park by tower bridge and travel a couple of miles up the thames, passing the london eye at the palace of westminster, then across lambeth bridge. amanda and moira came to lay flowers. but hope to return for the lying in state. it is once—in—a—lifetime and you just want to be part of it. are you prepared to be in those watt are going to be very long queues? there is the thing. we are made of strong stuff so we will put it to the test. yes, we will give it a go. laughter. but there are some predictions that crowds could reach up to a million in the coming days. we put a little note to say thank you for all that she's done. - do you think you are going to come down for the lying in state with the family? i don�*t think we will

because i think it will be a bit too busy for the kids. i think that is why we came down today because it is nice and relaxing today, like the calm before the storm, before it gets really busy. it will be an enormous operation for the transport system and the police — the met�*s commissioner on his first day in the job. it�*s a massive challenge for the metropolitan police and for me personally, but we have been preparing for many, many years. the ceremony will soon be replaced with simplicity as the quiet walk past the queen�*s coffin begins. and lucy is outside buckingham palace for us now — you�*ve got more details about the procession of the late queen�*s coffin in london and how people might be able to see it. that�*s right. the focus of the national mourning will pivot to london. the queen�*s coffin will leave buckingham palace and travel

up leave buckingham palace and travel up to westminster hall. that will happen on wednesday at the coffin will be followed by members of the royal family. what they have tried to do is include members of the public to try and see what is happening, so there will be positions up the mall, up whitehall and in horse guards parade, the viewing positions for the public to see what is happening and if those are full, screens will be erected in hyde park. there will then be the lying in state and we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people here and some disruption to the travel system. but by tomorrow evening, there will certainly be an air of poignancy here because the queen�*s coffin will return here, will return to buckingham palace to her home for the final time. to buckingham palace to her home for the final time-— the final time. thank you. that is the final time. thank you. that is the scene — the final time. thank you. that is the scene at _ the final time. thank you. that is the scene at buckingham - the final time. thank you. that is the scene at buckingham palace. j the scene at buckingham palace. let�*s go back to edinburgh and st

giles�* cathedral where the queen was no coffin lying in state covered with the royal standard as members of the public file pass respectfully, paying their own personal tributes to the monarch. the king�*s bodyguards of scotland standing individual and people have been queueing for hours to come and pay their respects. the queue is about a mile long but undeterred, people are coming, some openly weeping, coming to make their own personal tribute to the queen. let�*s talk now to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. so many personal tributes to the late queen and one today from prince harry. quite a day, once again and yes, a touching written tributes from harry describing the queen as a guiding compass. granny, he wrote, i describing the queen as a guiding compass. granny, he wrote, lam

forever grateful for compass. granny, he wrote, lam forever gratefulfor my compass. granny, he wrote, lam forever grateful for my earliest childhood memories to meeting you as my commander in chief to the first moment you met my darling wife and hold your beloved great—grandchildren. he appeared to reach out to his father which perhaps is encouraging. we now are not my father in his new role as king charles iii but no reference at all to his brother.— all to his brother. words from prince harry _ all to his brother. words from prince harry there. _ all to his brother. words from prince harry there. it - all to his brother. words from prince harry there. it has - all to his brother. words from | prince harry there. it has been all to his brother. words from i prince harry there. it has been a day for all members of the royal family but particularly for the new king. family but particularly for the new kinu. , ., family but particularly for the new kin. _ , ., ., family but particularly for the new kim, ,., ., ., ,, . family but particularly for the new kini_ ,., ., ., ,, . ., king. yes and an important speech at westminster— king. yes and an important speech at westminster this _ king. yes and an important speech at westminster this morning. _ king. yes and an important speech at westminster this morning. affirming | westminster this morning. affirming this absolutely fundamental principle of the crown in parliament. we are talking about the real bedrock of our constitutional settlement, the constitutional monarch working within the framework of a parliamentary democracy and then in edinburgh, to st giles�* cathedral and an important speech to the scottish parliament. if monarchy is to be a focus for unity as it

must be, scotland i suggest is probably his biggest challenge here in the united kingdom. can this monitor, can charles iii project the position of the monarchy in scotland? can he protect the 300—year—old union of the crowns? thank you. let�*s look at some of today�*s other news. ukraine says it�*s retaken as many as 20 towns and villages in the east of the country in the space of the last 24 hours — with russian troops in retreat. russia has hit back overnight, with missile strikes on the city of kharkiv causing blackouts. but president putin�*s tactics have been criticised by one of the leading military commanders fighting on the ground. officially, the kremlin says its forces are "regrouping", not retreating. this was the situation just a week ago, with russia still in control of much of the east of the country — that�*s the area in red. but the latest mapping in the last 24 hours shows significant gains by the ukrainians in purple to the east and as far

south as izyum. from the capital kyiv our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report. war can be both symbolic as well as significant. slava ukraini. and today was just that. russian ambitions once again abandoned. moscow calls this a regrouping. it�*s more like a retreat, and a quick one. kyiv is claiming to have taken back almost all of the kharkiv region. even russian officials admit to being outnumbered by eight to one, here. "izyum was, is and always will be ukraine", says this soldier. this is territory which russia fought hard to take, lost in the space of days. translation: we met them with tears in our eyes. - we could not imagine that they would come so unexpectedly,

but we have been waiting for them almost half a year, and we are so happy. whenever russia is frustrated, it responds. this time, accused of striking civilian targets. a major power station, reduced to this... ..causing trains to stop working on kharkiv�*s metro. forsome, much more was lost than just power. ukraine is pushing on more than one front. that has risks but it is enough to worry one of putin�*s biggest allies, chechen leader ramzan kadyrov. "if changes are not made," he said in an online post, "i will be forced to go to the country�*s leadership." this is the most significant russian withdrawal since they pulled out from kyiv in late march. the human costs for both countries remains huge and on

whether it is a price worth paying, the majority of ukrainians feel there is no choice. this is about survival, and the idea of making any concessions to russia remains unfathomable. the kremlin anticipated taking ukraine in a matter of days. 201 of them later, it is going backwards. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. this rosenberg is in moscow. looks like a pretty signifi( setback this looks like a pretty significant setback for russia. what has the reaction been there? the reaction from the kremlin _ reaction been there? the reaction from the kremlin today _ reaction been there? the reaction from the kremlin today was, - reaction been there? the reaction from the kremlin today was, you | from the kremlin today was, you know, this is no problem at all. it is quite interesting that vladimir putin made no mention of russia�*s retreat but territorial losses don�*t mean they didn�*t happen. they did. and actually, a lot of pro—russia

social media groups and telegram channels did notice them and they blamed the russian defence ministry for mistakes on the battlefield. but i want to go back to vladimir putin and make this point. i used to view putin as a top—notch escape artist, almost a kremlin version of harry houdini. no matter how many ropes or chains where tying him up, he always seemed to get out of the most difficult situation and come out on top. but all that seemed to change after putin�*s decision to invade ukraine. it has gone not according to plan. clearly gone not according to plan. clearly gone not according to plan. clearly gone not according to plan. there is a problem here i think for vladimir putin because when an authoritarian leader starts to lose that aura of invincibility, then that can be very dangerous for that leader. then that can be very dangerous for that leader-— then that can be very dangerous for that leader. ,, ~ ., , . ., . ~ that leader. steve in moscow, thank ou. joining me now is our international editorjeremy bowen.

this looks like good news for ukraine but russia is still a mighty enemy. how significant is this latest develop meant? it doesn't mean they _ latest develop meant? it doesn't mean they have _ latest develop meant? it doesn't mean they have won _ latest develop meant? it doesn't mean they have won the - latest develop meant? it doesn't mean they have won the war - latest develop meant? it doesn't mean they have won the war but | latest develop meant? it doesn't - mean they have won the war but they have won a very significant battle and the ukrainians also believe they have answered some really important questions. can they break the stalemate and take territory back? yes. can they use western weapons effectively? yes. why does this matter? it is because voices have been raised in some nato countries that the economic costs of opposing russia and putin and supporting ukraine might bejust too russia and putin and supporting ukraine might be just too great, particularly over a long, hard winter. the ukrainians will now say, look, we have shown we can win, guys, look, we have shown we can win, guys, give us more weapons and we will finish thejob. as guys, give us more weapons and we will finish the job. as for the russians, it is clearly a rout, it is not a fighting retreat. unlike the ukrainians, who believe they don�*t have any option but to fight, it is clear the russian soldiers are not nearly quite so certain about why it is they are there and why they are fighting. they have

terrible morale. but there is another point here and i think that is that the summer stalemate was in a way more comfortable for a lot of less hawkish nato countries than either a ukrainian victory or a ukrainian defeat. defeat of course would be a disasterfor ukrainian defeat. defeat of course would be a disaster for nato but a ukrainian victory, what would putin do then? because of course, don�*t forget that consistently, since day one, he has rattled that nuclear sabre. he has threatened, perhaps in the right circumstances all the wrong circumstances, to use nuclear weapons. big talk but everybody would be foolish to not take it seriously. would be foolish to not take it seriously-— the police firearms officer involved in the shooting dead of a black man in south london last monday has been suspended from duty. cris kaba died when the car he was driving was stopped in streatham. the independent office for police conduct has launced a homicide investigation. tonight, mr kaba�*s family and friends held a vigil a week on from his killing,

as greg mckenzie reports. the family of chris kaba, holding a candlelit vigil tonight on a south london street, the scene of last monday�*s fatal police shooting. 24—year—old chris kaba was shot dead following a police pursuit, seven days ago. he was unarmed. after mounting pressure from the family and their legal representatives, the metropolitan police have tonight suspended the officer who fired the gun. he should have been suspended anyway. we shouldn�*t be grateful for him being suspended. there is a criminal investigation going on. if it was any otherjob and you are being criminally investigated, you would be suspended, effective immediately. i was asked earlier if the new met commissioner wants to come down here. i said, that is the least we deserve, you know, because he is coming to see flowers but we are going to have to go and see a dead body. the independent police watchdog,

the iopc, has launched a homicide investigation but says this does not mean criminal charges will be brought against the officer. in a statement issued by the metropolitan police this evening, the assistant commissioner amanda pearson said that the decision to suspend the officer involved in last monday�*s shooting had "careful consideration of a number of factors, including the significant impact of public confidence and in light of the iopc�*s homicide investigation." campaigners say tensions have been high in the community and are questioning why it has taken so long for the met police to act. greg mckenzie, bbc news. covid infections in the uk have fallen to their lowest level since october last year. the office for national statistics says fewer than a million people had covid at the end of august — that�*s about one in 70, down from one in 15 in mid—july.

health experts are predicting a rise in infections this winter and are urging the most vulnerable to get boosterjabs. latest figures show that the uk economy grew more slowly than expected for the month ofjuly. the office for national statistics says it grew by 0.2%, after dropping by 0.6% injune. our economics editor faisal islam is with me. what do these figures tell us? they don�*t look good. how do we interpret them? we they don't look good. how do we interpret them?— they don't look good. how do we interpret them? we have already had a lot of forecasts _ interpret them? we have already had a lot of forecasts about _ interpret them? we have already had a lot of forecasts about recession - a lot of forecasts about recession for example from the bank of england. when they had talked about that it has been mainly in terms of timing, at the end of this year into next year. the figures that you have just mentioned, the difference is they are talking about the possibility we might be in recession right now, about five or six months into a recession that could have started between april and june, in the second quarter, when the economy shrank a little bit but it had been hoped that in the third quarter, between july and hoped that in the third quarter, betweenjuly and september, that

they had been a rebound. what today�*s figures show is that the rebound is proving elusive, that the high energy bills were weighing on households and also businesses using less electricity. on top of that, there is a technical impact from the extra bank holiday we are going to get because of the queen�*s state funeral. when you put it together, expectations that we could already be in a mild recession but what really matters is what happens in the future and the impact of the government�*s energy price guarantee. we think that will cost about £100 billion, may be £150 billion, we don�*t know yet because we haven�*t got the detail, although energy companies for households have some of the detail they need to stop processing bills but we don�*t have that detail yet for businesses, really important they get clarity soon but perhaps we might get it in some kind of tax and spending announcement which looks likely to happen next week although again that has not been announced publicly. thank you forjoining us. england�*s cricketers finished the men�*s season with another victory today.

this is bbc news. i�*m lewis vaughan jones. queen elizabeth had an enduring love for horses and racing and attended the royal windsor horse show every year. helena wilkinson has been speaking with the show�*s director. the one event that she went to every year was royal windsor horse show. and i am very pleased to say i�*ve got with me the director of the horse show, simon brooks—ward. simon, first of all, your thoughts on the passing of the queen? well, we are exceptionally sad here. the queen was so involved in the royal windsor horse show, really involved, took a great deal of interest in everything we did and, you know, she was a real guiding light for us and we are going to miss her dreadfully. and she attended every single year, didn�*t she? every single one, from 1943 when she won a petition in the private driving class,

through to this year when she won the supreme championships on the friday of royal windsor horse show which was a great achievement. —— when she won a competition. so, you must have spent quite a bit of time with the queen when she came to the show every year? are you able to give us an insight into what the conversations were, how she was when she was at the show? "sparkling" is how i�*d describe it. absolutely joyful. she had this beaming smile, the queen absolutely loved the royal windsor horse show, we loved having her there. and, you know, she wasjust like everybody else, in the sense that when she won in one of the shows, she loved receiving rosettes and trophies as much as all of us. and she was disappointed when she lost. so, she was very much a friend to the show, and actually participated and supported, and did all sorts of different things for us. what kind of conversations did

you have, if you recall anything that is memorable, from your time that you spent with her? well, it was funny, you know, and it was always engaging, always insightful. i remember one particular time where the queen had just won the haflinger class, which is a breed of horse in one of our outside arenas — and i strode up and nodded about, whatever, and the queen looked at me and a huge smile came over herface, and out of her pockets in her gilet that she was wearing, came 5—6 rosettes. and she just turned around to me and said, "look at these, simon, i�*ve won so many rosettes today, it�*s fantastic." and you knew that all of those rosettes and trophies, and everything else would go back

out to windsor castle and would be on the dining room table that night, because she was so thrilled to win, and it was lovely. let�*s remind ourselves what�*s been happening today. people in edinburgh have had the first chance to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth, ahead of her state funeral next monday. thousands of people lined the streets as her coffin was taken from the palace of holyroodhouse up the royal mile to st giles�* cathedral, for a service of thanksgiving, honouring her life. king charles iii led the royal family in solemn procession behind his mother�*s coffin. king charles iii, princess anne, prince edward, prince andrew stood vigil by queen elizabeth ii�*s coffin in st giles�* cathedral in edinburgh. the queen will now lie at rest in st giles�* cathedral for 24 hours

before being flown down to london tomorrow evening. and these are pictures live in edinburgh now, and you can see at the bottom of the screen there, hundreds of people still filing in to st giles�* cathedral, there to have their own personal moments of reflection, of course, their own personal relationships with the queen if they had them or what the queen if they had them or what the queen represented to them, and also many there of course may not be particular monarchists, but recognising what a huge moment in british history this is, and wanting to be a small part of it. and you can see inside there the people filing back. and there are a number of hours left for people there in edinburgh to do that tomorrow. the

queen will make her finaljourney back to london, back to buckingham palace tomorrow. you are watching bbc news. hello again. monday brought us some large temperature contrasts across the uk. we had cool northwesterly winds dragging some chillier air into northern scotland, but warmerair coming up from france, boosting the temperatures across southern parts of both england and wales. and the warmest spot was actually london — we had temperatures reach as high as 27 celsius in the sunshine here. we also had some sunshine in shetland, but it was a cooler kind of day — temperatures reached around 14 celsius through the course of the afternoon. and between the cool air in the north and that warmer air in the south, we had a weather front bringing some rain on and off for much of the day across northwest england and north wales. now that weather front continues

to slide southwards, where it becomes slow—moving, so a lot of cloud over southern portions of the uk with a few patches of light rain and drizzle, a bit misty, a bit of fog over the hills and coasts, too. but mild in the south — otherwise, colder air spreading across scotland, northern ireland, and northern england, too. now, for tuesday, this weatherfront will still be with us across the far south of england. the closer you are to the south coast, the more likely you are to see rain at some point during the day. but through the day, this rain band will push northwards — the question mark is how far north it gets. it could get as far north as cardiff, say, or it could just stay to the south. now, away from that, north wales, across much of the midlands, northern england, northern ireland and scotland, a fine day with spells of sunshine. just a few showers for the north—west of scotland, temperatures typically high teens to low 20s. there is still the threat of a little rain from the same weather front wednesday morning, but that will then clear out of the way. and again, the bulk of the uk having another fine day with sunny spells. again, a future showers here and there, particularly across the northwest of scotland,

where it will start to turn a little bit cooler — 17 for glasgow and belfast, still into the low 20s further south across england and wales. some slightly stronger north—northwesterly winds with us for thursday, bringing more widespread showers across scotland, and a few running down the north sea coasts of england, as well. those winds dragging some cooler air, sojust 13 celsius in aberdeen on thursday, temperatures dropping a bit further south, generally into the teens rather than the low 20s. but here will still be lots of dry weather through friday and into the weekend. a tendency again for it to turn just a little bit cooler and fresher, with temperatures in manchester around 15 celsius or so. that�*s your latest weather.

for the betterment of us all. this is bbc world news, i�*m lewis vaughanjones. our top stories... crowds pay their respects in near silence, as king charles and his siblings follow the queen�*s funeral cortege on foot, as it makes its way up edinburgh�*s royal mile as their mother�*s coffin lies at rest in saint giles cathedral, king charles and other members of the royal family have been standing vigil. this is the scene live at saint giles, where members of the public are now filing past to pay their respects. on tuesday, queen elizabeth�*s coffin will make its finaljourney to london.

earlier in the day, king charles made his first address as monarch to mp�*s at westminster — pledging to follow his mother�*s example. she set an example of selfless duty which with god�*s help and your councils, i am resolved faithfully to follow. one other important piece of news this hour... ukraine says it�*s recaptured 20 towns and villages the space of 24 hours. russia retaliates by knocking out power and water supplies. this is the most significant russian withdrawal since they pulled out from kyiv in late march. the human cost for both countries remained huge and whether it is a price worth

paying, the majority of ukrainians feel there is no choice, this is about survival. welcome to bbc news. people in edinburgh have had the first chance to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth, ahead of her state funeral next monday. thousands of people lined the streets as her coffin was taken cathedral, for a service of thanksgiving, honouring her life. king charles led the royal family in solemn procession behind his mother�*s coffin. king charles, along with princess anne and princes andrew and edward, have held a vigil by queen elizabeth ii�*s coffin in st giles�* cathedral in edinburgh. the queen will now lie at rest in st giles�* cathedral for 24 hours before being flown down to london tomorrow evening. alan little reports.

this will be a reign finely tuned to scotland. the king returned to a scotland. the king returned to a scotland that has been diverging from england test for the rest of the uk for years. nicola sturgeon at edinburgh airport to greet him once an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles on the monarchy with king charles on the scottish throne. as king, charles would have to keep his views on that prospect to himself. support for independence is still below 50% but not by much and it is much higher amongst the young. nicola sturgeon at edinburgh airport to greet him, wants an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles and his heirs on the scottish throne. as king, charles would have

to keep his views on that prospect to himself. the principle of constitutional monarchy chimes with public opinion and there was no shortage of public affection for the new king as he progressed down the royal mile to his official residence, where the coffin of his late mother has been lying at rest. the king has chosen to begin his reign with visits to edinburgh, belfast and cardiff, which is telling, suggesting the future of the union is at the heart of his concerns. the early decades of his late mother�*s reign are characterised by the long, slow contraction of british imperial power around the world. he will be alert to the possibility that his own reign could come to be defined by the continuation of that process here, and the eventual dissolution of the uk itself. but all that is for another day. a bearer party of the royal regiment of scotland brought the queen�*s coffin from holyroodhouse back into public view. for today, the eyes of the world intrude on private sorrow. as the queen�*s family subordinates their own grief to the imperatives of public ritual. queen elizabeth�*s four children walked behind their mother�*s hearse. briefly, an insult was shouted

at the duke of york the royal mile of edinburgh is an ancient thoroughfare, steeped in its progress towards st giles�* cathedral, the historic high kirk of edinburgh where the queen had sometimes here, they placed on the coffin the crown of scotland, made in the 16th century for the queen�*s ancestor, james v, the centrepiece of the scottish crown jewels, also known as the honours of scotland. consider the quiet symbolism of this. it is a gesture towards the distinctive character of scotland�*s historic nationhood. i welcome all of you to st giles�* cathedral. here, john knox confronted

mary queen of scots. here, james vi argued about liturgy. here, our late queen received the honours of scotland. the queen�*s coffin now rests here for 24 hours. tomorrow, it will be taken to london to lie in state at westminster great hall. the scottish parliament his mother opened 23 years ago is the centre of public and political life here now. this evening, the king and queen consort were escorted

into the chamber by the king�*s bodyguard in scotland, the royal company of archers. the msps stood for a two minute silence. then each party leader spoke in support of a motion of condolence. our nation is in mourning today for a queen whose loss we have not yet begun to come to terms with. we are deeply honoured by the presence today of his majesty king charles iii and the queen consort. your majesty, we stand ready to support you as you continue your own life of service and as you build on the extraordinary legacy of your beloved mother. our queen. queen elizabeth, queen of scots, we are grateful for her life. may she now rest in peace. my mother felt, as i do, the greatest admiration for the scottish people,

for their magnificent achievements and their indomitable spirit, and it was the greatest comfort for her to know in turn the true affection in which she was held. the knowledge of that deep and abiding bond must be to us a solace, as we mourn the end of a life of incomparable service. tonight, the king, his sister and brothers stood in silent vigil at their mother�*s coffin. in life, queen elizabeth came to embody that deep and abiding bond picking evoked, the bond of a shared history

in life, queen elizabeth came to embody that deep and abiding —— bond the king evoked, the bond of a shared history and a common identity across the united kingdom. what will remain of that legacy when this period of mourning is over and she recedes into the middle distance of our collective memory? that question will be at the heart of the new reign that began when she died. allan little, bbc news, edinburgh. thousands of people lined the streets of edinburgh�*s royal mile today. our scotland editorjames cook has been speaking to some of those who came to pay their respects. we should warn you that his report contains some flashing images. in the heart of edinburgh this afternoon, an ancient ritual in the modern age. this nation changed beyond measure in the time of elizabeth and now there is a sense of a country at a crossroads. we�*ve lost a good leader. a lady that served her country well, 96 years and worked right until two

——a leader that served her country well, 96 years and worked right until two days before she passed. what do you think of the new king? i�*ve got mixed views upon the king. i think he�*s got big shoes to fill. i'm here because it's a historical moment for all british citizens or people who live here, so i feel it's very important because it's a big part, she was a big part of our history. why are you here today? because i am a proud patriot of my own country. the monarchy holds a place to hold tradition, you know what i mean, and pride that i feel has gone out the window. there�*s not a lot of patriots left in britain and scotland any more. what you think of the new king? i think he will be a great king. i hope he brings some more modern things to the royal family, things about the environment, what the king represents and what he has been doing as a prince, i'd like him to bring that up with the royal family. and i look forward to seeing his reign. in 1953, when the queen first came here as monarch, the streets were packed. they are thronged again today. there is clear support for elizabeth

here, but what does this tell us about the future of this country?