this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the queen's coffin arrives at buckingham palace, received by members of the royal family. god save the king! king charles spent the day in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch. my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated. as ukrainian soldiers continue to liberate parts of their country, a special report from inside a police station where russian forces are said to have tortured people. and the giant of the french new wave cinema, visionary film—director jean—luc godard, has died

at the age of 91. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the queen's coffin has arrived at buckingham palace. it was flown from edinburgh airport landing at raf northolt — west of london a few hours ago — accompanied all the way by her daughter, princess anne. despite the pouring rain, huge crowds lined the roads on the 22—kilometre journey into london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their cars to watch the queen's hearse pass by. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall, where she will lie in state. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell.

and so, to london, on a dull september evening in an aircraft of the royal air force with the callsign kitty hawk, the callsign of any military aircraft carrying her majesty the queen. waiting on the tarmac, a very new british prime minister, in the dark clothes of mourning, just as there had been all those years ago when winston churchill had been at another airfield to receive the young elizabeth as she arrived in london for the first time as queen. at raf northolt tonight, the queen's coffin was borne from the aircraft on the shoulders of a bearer party from the queen's colour squadron of the raf. watching, the princess royal. she'd travelled with the coffin for its entire journey from balmoral. to have done so, she said, had

been an honour and a privilege, and witnessing the love and respect shown by so many to her mother had been both humbling and uplifting. the honour guard from the raf stood to attention. in steady rain, the state hearse, with its escort of police outriders, began the journey into the centre of london. as the motorcade made its way through the gathering dusk, traffic pulled over on the motorway. many thousands stood in the rain. west london came largely to a halt. on pavements and gantries and flyovers, the citizens of britain's capital took these first moments of the late queen's return to demonstrate their affection

and their gratitude. applause. the journey brought them to the heart of london, to streets and landmarks that the queen knew so well — down park lane to hyde park corner, and then onto constitution hill. finally, to buckingham palace, where the queen's coffin will rest for one final night. applause. within the palace were the king and queen consort and the queen's other children, grandchildren and their spouses, together with other members of the family. these were to be private moments for the family before the queen's coffin leaves their loving custody to be handed over to the nation for the lying in state. band plays.

rehearsals for the ceremonial processions have been taking place in the early hours of the morning. carefully laid plans are being put into practice as london and the nation get ready for the final farewell to a most revered monarch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. while the queen was making her last journey from scotland, king charles was on his first visit to northern ireland as monarch. the king and the queen consort greeted crowds who gathered at hillsborough castle, some of whom had been waiting since early morning. his majesty then went on to meetings with political leaders, including those from the nationalist parties, who want northern ireland to leave the uk and become part of the republic of ireland. our special correspondent, alan little, reports. it is his 40th visit to northern ireland, so he knows the village of royal hillsborough well, but this is the first

time his car has flown the royal standard of the sovereign. the warmth of the public welcome is unmistakable. this is what this tour of the nations is for — direct engagement, informal and relaxed, between the new monarch and the people. they lingered, devoting more time to this than the formal schedule allowed. his late mother famously remarked that she had to be seen to be believed. public visibility is already a hallmark of the new reign. this, a gesture of gratitude for the flowers left in tribute to the queen. god save the king! the royal residence at hillsborough has been at the heart of british and irish affairs for centuries. as they entered for the first time as king and queen consort, the royal artillery fired a 21—gun salute. but inside, there was no disguising the tensions that still prevail here

and which have suspended the northern ireland assembly and devolved government. as dignitaries waited in the throne room, subdued, quiet... i think we're all very saddened by her loss. ..the king greeted northern ireland's party leaders. sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill spoke to him of his late mother's contribution to the peace process. she played a great role here in terms of reconciliation. it's the end of an era, for sure. those sentiments were echoed more formally in an event that would once have been inconceivable here. during this period - of public mourning... in the throne room at hillsborough castle, the speaker of the northern ireland assembly — sinn fein�*s alex maskey — addressed the king with these words. queen elizabeth was not a distant observer in - the transformation and progress of relationships in and _ between these islands. she personally demonstrated how individual acts of positive - leadership can help| break down barriers and encourage reconciliation. queen elizabeth showed that a

small but significant gesture —| a visit, a handshake, - crossing the street or speaking a few words of irish — - can make a huge difference in changing attitudes - and building relationships. in reply, the king said he would follow what he called his mother's shining example. she never ceased to pray for the best of times for this place and its people, whose story she knew, whose sorrows our family had felt and for whom she had a great affection and regard. my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated and in extending a hand to make possible the healing of long—held hurts. choir sings.

at st anne's cathedral in belfast, people from all faiths joined the king and queen consort in a service of reflection for the life of queen elizabeth. it is the burden of the monarch to seek to unify, to stake out common ground on which to resolve differences. and here, where the legitimacy of the crown itself is challenged, the differences remain stark. liz truss sat beside the irish taoiseach, micheal martin, engaged in conversation, for they too have differences to resolve. that the new reign has begun with visits to scotland, northern ireland and, on friday, wales, is a statement of intent, an intention to put the future of the union at the heart of his purpose as king. at a time when many of the traditional bonds of union are weakening, to draw the four nations of the

kingdom into a cohesive whole. alan little, bbc news, belfast. the overwhelming support for the late queen elizabeth ii has extended thousands of miles from the uk. in hong kong, thousands braved sweltering temperatures on monday to queue for hours outside the british consulate to lay flowers and pay tribute to the queen. similar scenes were captured on tuesday. here's ted hui, former hong kong legislator and activist who now lives in exile in south australia. the situation is like, the queen grew up with hong kongers, and so, the queen is a symbol of the british that's given the best of hong kong — given us freedom, rule of law, best educations, our culture, our language.

the queen is everywhere in hong kong. it's the smiling portraits in every government building. throughout the life of many hong kongers, especially the older generations. given the restrictions and freedoms currently in hong kong, this must be a particularly bittersweet or bitter moment that, actually, the queen may well be representing the death of those freedoms, too, in hong kong. yeah, that is true. that's huge contrast to the situation in hong kong today with the collapse of our freedom. so, i can see waves of nostalgia, remembering hong kong's good old days, and especially for younger generations who are morning the queen, it's kind of a quiet protest, showing the heart

of the people with freedom. that's such an interesting phrase you used there — quiet protest. that was really quite powerful. in your eyes, is the hong kong that queen elizabeth would've known and that people will have grown up there, is that gone now? is that hong kong dead? to many hong kongers, hong kong is quite dead when all this freedom is gone or the democratic system is destroyed by the ccp regimes. so, hong kongers really miss our good old days when hong kong was strong and dutiful and under and beautiful and under the british government, so it's a huge contrast. and do you think people across hong kong will be

we will have plenty more coverage of events later in the programme. turning now to developments in ukraine — accounts are emerging of brutality and the killing of civilians by russian troops in areas that have just been liberated by ukrainian forces in the eastern province of kharkiv. analysts say moscow has largely given up land gained around kharkiv in the north—east, and troops have been pulled pulled back over the border. ukraine says it has retaken around 2,400 square miles of territory so far this month. the area here in purple shows the gains ukraine has made — you can see quite a big change since last week. one city, balakliya — liberated last week — the russians are said to have used the local police station as a torture and interrogation centre. a warning — this report from our senior international correspondent orla guerin contains distressing details. ukrainian police lead

us to a crime scene. it's inside their own former police station in the city of balakliya. for six months, the russians were the law here, and local civilians were at their mercy. a former detainee told us both men and women were tortured with electric shocks. when the russians took over balakliya, they occupied this police station and made it their headquarters. they held prisoners here in the cells. now, we've been told they kept as many as eight men in cells as small as this. here on the wall, you can see that somebody has scratched out a prayer, and they've also marked out the days. the police say that local people were terrified to even pass by this building, afraid that they would be captured by the russians.

ukrainian investigators are here now, beginning to gather evidence about what happened behind these walls from people like artyum, who was held for more than a0 days. "they made me hold two wires", he says, "attached to an electric generator. "the faster you spin it, the higher the voltage. "they kept spinning it and asking questions. "they said i was lying, so they did it more. "it happened to some prisoners every other day." the russians made sure everyone inside heard the screams, he says, by turning off the ventilation system. but now freedom has come, a moment of celebration. ukraine's victory was swift. in a nearby village, neighbours able to meet again,

to breathe again, after six long months of occupation. for vasily, there's relief, but he still can't fathom what's happened. "houses have been destroyed," he says. "children have no place to study. "we were together with russia. "i was in the army in moscow. "i worked there. "my sister is there, and i can't visit her. "i don't know if she's dead or alive." the next battles here will be rebuilding, getting power and water back on, and keeping the enemy at bay. the russians were only pushed out of here last thursday. one of their final acts was

the destruction of this school. now ukraine is back in control, the recent gains aren't just a military victory, they're a psychological victory, and they're a message to ukraine's allies in the west — "we can beat the russians, keep supporting us." for many, life here now is a hand—to—mouth struggle. "please don't push," he says. "everyone will be helped." but this one small aid truck was quickly overwhelmed. in the queue, vyacheslav and his granddaughter, zlata, who didn't come away empty—handed. was she very frightened in the last few months, zlata? did she understand what was going on? "she was very frightened," he told me. "hysterical and shouting. "she couldn't sleep properly, but we took care

"of her as best we could." for some, the liberation of balakliya came too late. petro, a taxi driver, was killed with his passenger. the authorities who exhumed the bodies say they were shot dead by the russians. "i want to ask putin why he killed my son," petro's mum says. "for what? "he's notjust killing our children, he's killing us, the mothers. "i am speaking to the all the mothers of the world — "rebel against that assassin." petro was her only son. she has vowed to keep speaking for him, demanding justice.

orla guerin, bbc news, balakliya. the kremlin has denied it has plans to announce a mass mobilisation of troops. the army's retreat in northeast ukraine is being reported in russia, but there, it's being referred to as a re—grouping. meanwhile, on russian tv there's been rare loud bang. in ukraine, russia's still fighting. the kremlin says there's no change of plan. but russia's retreat from north—east ukraine suggests the "special operation" is in trouble. from a war reporter on state tv, a rare admission — russia has taken heavy casualties. and on another channel, rare public criticism. the politician says,

"those people who convinced "putin the special operation would be over quickly, "they took us for a ride." he called for peace talks with kyiv. following his tv appearance, boris nadezhdin told me the "special operation" had been a big mistake. we want to defeat the ukrainian army. it seems like it is practically impossible it seems like it's practically impossible because it's a strong army, a really strong army. a strong army, a really strong army and ukrainians are supported by all the european countries in particular. i asked russia's deputy foreign minister, with his country losing ground in ukraine, was it time to admit that the invasion had been a miscalculation? clearly not. translation: we're moving forwards steadily and - consistently to fulfil all the tasks of the special military operation. as we've said several times,

they will be achieved. but moscow claims this is now a wider conflict with the west. the authorities here want russians to believe that in ukraine russia is notjust battling the ukrainian army, in ukraine, russia isn'tjust battling the ukrainian army, that it's up against the combined might of america, europe and nato. in other words, that russia is david against the goliath of the west. it's a message that's designed to deflect criticism away from the kremlin for any setbacks on the battlefield. moscow feels like a world away from the battlefields of ukraine. here, there are mixed feelings over russia's retreat. "we shouldn't have started this war," this woman tells me. "thank god they pulled back. "let people in ukraine live in peace." but marina says, "if britain, america and europe had not "interfered in ukraine, none of what is going on now

none of what's going on now "would be happening." the calm in the capital is deceptive, because what happens next in ukraine will have consequences for the whole of russia. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's get some of the day's other news. the new president of kenya, william ruto, has been sworn in at a ceremony in a nairobi stadium, packed with supporters. twenty heads of state from across africa also attended. in a speech, mr ruto pledged to work with all kenyans whoever they voted for. he narrowly won last month's election, beating the veteran politician raila odinga, who challenged the outcome in court. police in north—west pakistan say five people have been killed in a blast — the first major bombing in over a decade in the swat area. they said idrees khan, an influential tribal leader opposed to the pakistani taliban, and two of his police guards

were among those dead. ken starr, the us lawyer who led the investigation that resulted in the impeachment of president bill clinton of president bill clinton in 1998, has died at the age of 76. while investigating mr clinton's real estate investments, starr was told of an affair between the president and a white house intern, monica lewinsky. the influential french film director, jean—luc godard, has died at the age of 91. a founder of new wave cinema, godard shot to fame in the 1960s, with film—making characterised, by radical editing and handheld camera work. katie razzall looks back at his life. jean—luc godard's a bout de souffle — breathless. cinema had never seen anything like it. shot like a documentary and full of digressions

and jump cuts, godard tore up the filmmaking rule book. "what were you against?" he was later asked. part french, part swiss, jean—luc godard started as a film critic but, in his own words, "barged into making movies like a caveman into versailles." his new wave films, like his politics, were revolutionary. in my life to live, a parisian housewife drifts into prostitution. in contempt, starring brigitte bardot, lush cinematography was juxtaposed with blunt dialogue. godard mixed up time and space, reference pop culture... ..and his characters addressed the audience. quentin tarantino said, "goddard did to movies what dylan did to music

— total reinvention." others were less complimentary. the catholic church even condemned his 1985 take on the virgin birth as heresy. a radical documentary maker, he collaborated with the rolling stones, taking us behind—the—scenes on the band's creative process, for a film whose aim, godard declared, was to "subvert, ruin and destroy all civilised values." despite proclaiming many times that cinema was dead, jean—luc godard was still directing into his 80s. he passed away today through assisted suicide. according to his legal adviser, he wanted to die with dignity, and so he did. the history of cinema could not be told without him. president macron said,

"france has lost a national treasure, an iconoclastic film—maker, a genius." who's died at the age of 91. i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello there. we had mixed weatherfortunes yesterday across the uk. for most of us, actually, it was a decent day with some lengthy spells of sunshine. lovely weather watcher picture there showing the sun over the hills and lakes in cumbria. but it wasn't like that everywhere — we actually had quite a lot of cloud across southern parts of england and wales and that cloud did bring outbreaks of rain. it was quite persistent rain towards the south coast itself. a grey overcast scene there in shaldon, devon, with some dampness around, too. and that weather front is a particularly slow—moving beastie, so we are going to see further outbreaks of rain over the next few hours — most of the rain's going to be quite light. away from that future, clear skies for the most part, and that's allowing temperatures to plunge, so it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday morning. for quite a few of you,

temperatures starting off into single figures, but 13—16 where we have that cloud and rain to start the day. this weather front is eventually going to budge out of the way, but it's probably not really until the end of the afternoon that we start to see the rain pull away from the south coast. kent likely to be the last place that turns drier, but eventually through the afternoon, we should see some sunshine moving in from the north. for the rest of the uk, it's another similar kind of day's weather — most of you having a dry day with sunny spells. could be a bit more cloud in northern ireland — temperatures quite widely around 17—19 degrees. southern england, southern wales, east anglia, about 22—23. it will feel warmer in the afternoon when the sunshine finally puts in an appearance. now, beyond that, we have strengthening north—to—northwesterly winds moving in later in the week, and it will be bringing some cooler air. for those planning a trip to london for the queen's lying in state, the weather should be mostly dry — couldn't rule out an odd passing

shower for thursday. it then turns cooler with temperatures into the upper teens. now, for thursday, for the rest of the uk, there'll be a bit more the way of cloud coming in across scotland. quite widespread showers here and showers are also going to extend around some of our north sea coasts. it will be dry across many inland areas, but those temperatures are starting to come down. 15—16 for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, too, and that trend of cooler weather continues as we head into the weekend. 15 in manchester, for example, london around about 17 degrees, so cooler than it has been. that's your weather.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the queen's coffin has arrived at buckingham palace. despite the pouring rain — huge crowds lined the roads on the 22 kilometre journey into london. traffic came to a standstill as people watched the queen's hearse pass by. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall where she will lie in state for four days. the new king, charles iii and the queen consort have spent the day in northern ireland as part of a tour of the united kingdom. they attended a service of thanksgiving at st anne's cathedral in belfast and met northern ireland's political leaders, including those from nationalist parties, who want a united ireland. the king spoke of his mother's role there.

my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those who history had separated. ukrainian forces are continuing their counter—offensive in northeastern ukraine, having driven out russian troops from large expanses of territory in recent days. officials say more than three—hundred towns and villages have now been liberated. president volodymyr zelensky said more territory had been recaptured and large parts of the liberated areas had now been "stabilised". at the same time, accounts are emerging of russian brutality in towns and villages recently liberated by ukrainian forces. ken starr, the us lawyer who led the investigation that resulted in the impeachment of president bill clinton in 1998, has died at the age of seventy—six. while investigating mr clinton's real estate investments, starr was told of an affair between the president and a white house

intern, monica lewinsky. tributes being paid to the influential film director jean—luc bedard. new wave cinema shot to fame in the 19605 cinema shot to fame in the 1960s life film—making soup with radical editing and hand—held camera work. —— god dord. now on bbc news — an extended report that looks back on today's events as the queen's coffin made its way from edinburgh to london, for the final time.

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you can see the outriders on the outskirts of the airport. making their way and they will be a simple reception for the cuff but it arrives. there is a bear or party who will carry the coffin onto the c—17 and also a guard of honour by the raf. �* , , ., ., , raf. it's very moving. it does feel it's her — raf. it's very moving. it does feel it's her final _ raf. it's very moving. it does feel it's her final farewell - raf. it's very moving. it does feel it's her final farewell to l feel it's her final farewell to scotland. a play she spent a lot of time and people had a huge love for her. the sun in the sky, so many symbolic images, they very strong and very symbolic. this last bit feels quieter. a gentleness to the end of this journey and it feels appropriate. i think it

still... if there was a positive of it all having to end now, ithink positive of it all having to end now, i think the fact that the queen spent her last days and the coffin spent the first few days travelling almost the length of scotland as welljust gave so many people in opportunity to be close to her and she say their farewells. watching a lot of people gathering at a bar yesterday and it lot of people —— edinburgh and people surprised about how emotional they felt and how they wanted to pay respects and found it so moving then simply saying goodbye to then simply saying goodbye to the leader of the country, saying goodbye to someone they felt they had a connection to, that they knew.

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introduce my guests as we look at the images for the indian hicks, claire balding and for those tonight watching these images, what can you say to counterbalance a little bit about this remarkable woman? i think you talked a lot about what the queen is given in her official capacity in that sense official capacity in that sense of duty and extraordinary hard work and the hours of the days of the months in the years, the decades put into the role of being clean that, when given the opportunity —— clean. to indulge in a passion, those passions were horses and dogs. horse racing was the thing that she shared with the public. it is quite difficult for any monarch to share a passion with a huge number of people because normally passion is something you do require two acquire. you

have your interest in you can't necessarily share that in front of a crowd. but with racing, and extraordinary wide variety of people involved in the sport and the love to love to come to the states in particular.- the states in particular. what is the queens _ the states in particular. what is the queens quality, - the states in particular. what is the queens quality, the - is the queens quality, the magic that brings people to the thousands like this? i magic that brings people to the thousands like this?— thousands like this? i think she was so _ thousands like this? i think she was so exceptional- thousands like this? i think she was so exceptional in l thousands like this? i think. she was so exceptional in the way— she was so exceptional in the way that_ she was so exceptional in the way that she came to the job so young — way that she came to the job so young. she made a promise that she kept — young. she made a promise that she kept. she never put a foot wrong — she kept. she never put a foot wrong. she was wise in so many ways _ wrong. she was wise in so many ways in— wrong. she was wise in so many ways. in normal everyday life. she just — ways. in normal everyday life. she just said in an example that— she just said in an example that none of us have seen or probably— that none of us have seen or probably will see again because she had — probably will see again because she had so much time to finesse the role — she had so much time to finesse the role. she just was able to bridge — the role. she just was able to bridge being a monarch, being a

mother, — bridge being a monarch, being a mother, being a grandmother with_ mother, being a grandmother with ease. and i think her face was _ with ease. and i think her face was in — with ease. and i think her face was in an— with ease. and i think her face was in an incredible part of what — was in an incredible part of what made her so exceptional as welt _ what made her so exceptional as welt and — what made her so exceptional as well. and very open with that and very— well. and very open with that and very accepting. i think that— and very accepting. i think that made us all feel very hugely— that made us all feel very hugely impressed by this woman for so _ hugely impressed by this woman for so many years. the final to buckingham palace. the coffin of her late majesty queen elizabeth ii being brought back from scotland from balmoral. flown from edinburgh to london, driven from raf to buckingham palace. where it will lie in rest overnight in the bow room

of the palace. and then will be taken in a formal procession, a state procession from the palace to west hall in palace to west minister hall in the ancient precinct palace of west �* where the ancient precinct palace of west �*where her body west minister where her body will lie in state for four days and nights until the state funeral takes place on monday. and the vast crowd here which is waited patiently in the rain and the wind, the rain isjust about held off now. cheering when the state arrives with that they just wanted to show their appreciation.

hello. many of you had a fine day with spells of sunshine, but clearing skies have allowed temperatures to plunge, and it's going to be a chilly start to the day on wednesday for quite a few with temperatures into single figures. the exception — well, southern parts of england, southern wales, where we've got this weather front continuing to bring outbreaks of rain. now, this has been a particularly slow—moving weather front — it's been damp

for a long time now — but eventually, that rain will clear away as we head into the early part of the afternoon. kent the last place to become drier and brighter with sunshine following as we head into the afternoon. for the rest of the uk, it's another fine day with spells of sunshine pretty widely. a bit more cloud for northern ireland, a few showers to the north coast here and a few showers for northern scotland as well. but otherwise, mostly dry day — temperatures about 17—19. we're into the low 20s for southern parts of england, wales and parts of east anglia. for those travelling to london for the queen's lying in state, well, the weather stays drier, but it will be getting a bit cooler.

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have tortured people. also: kenneth starr whose investigation of bill clinton led to his impeachment has died at the age of 76. hello. a very warm welcome to bbc news. another emotional staging post has been completed in the queen's along the journey from balmoral to westminster abbey. journey from balmoral to westminsterabbey. her journey from balmoral to westminster abbey. her coffin is now at buckingham palace for the night after it was flown from edinburgh airport to raf northolt in west of london just a few hours ago, accompanied all the way by her daughter princess and. the weather changed from a sunshine in scotland to pouring reign in london but still huge crowds lined the roads on thatjourney into central london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their

cars to watch the queen's hearse passed by on the other side of the carriageway. on wednesday, her coffin will go to westminster hall where she will lie in state. and so, to london, on a dull september evening in an aircraft of the royal air force with the callsign kitty hawk, the callsign of any military aircraft carrying her majesty the queen. waiting on the tarmac, a very new british prime minister, in the dark clothes of mourning, just as there had been all those years ago when winston churchill had been at another airfield to receive the young elizabeth as she arrived in london for the first time as queen. at raf northolt, the queen's coffin was borne from the aircraft on the shoulders of a bearer party from the queen's colour squadron of the raf. watching, the princess royal.

she'd travelled with the coffin for its entire journey from balmoral. to have done so, she said, had been an honour and a privilege, and witnessing the love and respect shown by so many to her mother had been both humbling and uplifting. the honour guard from the raf stood to attention. in steady rain, the state hearse, with its escort of police outriders, began the journey into the centre of london. as the motorcade made its way through the gathering dusk, traffic pulled over on the motorway. many thousands stood in the rain. west london came largely to a halt. on pavements and gantries

and flyovers, the citizens of britain's capital took these first moments of the late queen's return to demonstrate their affection and their gratitude. applause. the journey brought them to the heart of london, to streets and landmarks that the queen knew so well — down park lane to hyde park corner, finally, to buckingham palace, where the queen's coffin will rest for one final night. applause. within the palace were the king and queen consort and the queen's other children, grandchildren and their spouses, together with other members of the family. these were to be private moments for the family before the queen's coffin leaves their loving custody

to be handed over to the nation for the lying in state. band plays. rehearsals for the ceremonial processions have been taking place in the early hours of the morning. carefully laid plans are being put into practice as london and the nation get ready for the final farewell to a most revered monarch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. while the queen was making her lastjourney while the queen was making her last journey from scotland, king charles was on his first visit to northern ireland as a monarchy. the king and the queen consort greeted crowds at hillsborough castle. his majesty then went on to meetings with political leaders. our political correspondence arent our little reports. this is the first time

his car has flown at the royal standard of the sovereign. the warmth of the public welcome was unmistakable. this is what this tour of the nations is for — direct engagement, informal and relaxed between the new monarch and their people. they lingered, devoting more time to this than the schedule allowed. his late mother family remarked that she had to be seen to be believed. public visibility is already a hallmark of the new reign. this, a gesture of gratitude for the flowers left in tribute to the queen. god save the king! the royal residence at hillsborough has been at the heart of british and irish affairs for centuries. as they entered for the first time as king and queen consort, the royal artillery fired a 21—gun salute. but inside, there was no disguising the tensions that still prevail here and which have suspended the northern ireland assembly and devolved government.

as dignitaries waited in the throne room, subdued, quiet... i think we're all very saddened by her loss. ..the king greeted senior politicians from northern ireland. sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill spoke to him of his late mother's contribution to the peace process. she played a great role here in terms of reconciliation. it's the end of an era, for sure. those sentiments were echoed more formally in an event that would once have been inconceivable here. during this period of public mourning... in the throne room at hillsborough castle, the speaker of the northern ireland assembly — sinn fein�*s alex maskey — addressed the king with these words. queen elizabeth was not a distant observer in the transformation and progress of relationships in and between these islands. she personally demonstrated how individual acts of positive leadership can help break down barriers and encourage reconciliation. queen elizabeth showed that a small but significant gesture —

a visit, a handshake, crossing the street or speaking a few words of irish — can make a huge difference in changing attitudes and building relationships. in reply, the king said he would follow what he called his mother's shining example. she never ceased to pray for the best of times for this place and its people, whose story she knew, whose sorrows our family had felt and for whom she had a great affection and regard. my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated and in extending a hand to make possible the healing of long—held hurts. choir sings

at st anne's cathedral in belfast, people from all faiths joined the king and queen consort in a service of reflection for the life of queen elizabeth. it is the burden of the monarch to seek to unify, to stake out common ground on which to resolve differences. and here, where the legitimacy of the crown itself is challenged, the differences remain stark. liz truss sat beside the irish taoiseach, micheal martin, engaged in conversation, for they too have differences to resolve. that the new reign has begun with visits to scotland, northern ireland and, on friday, wales, is a statement of intent, an intention to put the future of the union at the heart of his purpose as king. at a time when many of the traditional bonds of union are weakening, to draw the four nations of the kingdom into a cohesive whole. alan little, bbc news, belfast.

so, let's get some more on the preparations lying ahead. the queen is spending herfinal night at buckingham palace. some last moments of privacy for herfamily of some last moments of privacy for her family of course before the coffin is taken to the palace of westminster in the course of wednesday. the king and other members of the royal family will form part of the procession as it makes its way to westminster hall for four full days of lying in state and members of the public will then be able to pay their respects. our special correspondent lucy manning reports on those preparations in london. they welcomed the queen home. god bless you. back to where she lived, worked, raised her children, held garden parties, it was very emotional,

and the fact that there where cheers quite surprised me, i thought it was going to be really silent. what were you thinking as the car came past? everything. she was lovely, like everyone's grandmother. it is really quite choking. thinking that she was home. just think it is the last time - she makes that journey after 70 years. and soon, many many more will get the chance to say goodbye. tomorrow, 38 minute walk for the king and other members of the king and other members of the royalfamily behind the king and other members of the royal family behind their mother's coffin. all the way up from buckingham palace to westminster hall for the lying in state. expectations are around 400,000 people will be able to file past the coffin, leaving some potentially disappointed. the fear is accused of up to 30 hours.

nevertheless, katie from worthing plans to return. it is no difference _ worthing plans to return. it is no difference from _ worthing plans to return. it is no difference from a - worthing plans to return. it 3 no difference from a concert. lots of people queue for harry styles. i think the queen is a bit more important than harry styles. i don't mind waiting. why would it be important for you to go to the lying and say? she was roughly my age when she came to the throne and i can't imagine becoming the queen of the country, let alone all the commonwealth nations, at my age. commonwealth nations, at my ace. , . commonwealth nations, at my aie, �* ., ., commonwealth nations, at my ace. , . ., , age. janet from kent is concerned. _ age. janet from kent is concerned. i— age. janet from kent is concerned. i am - age. janet from kent is| concerned. i am coming age. janet from kent is - concerned. i am coming up thursday — concerned. i am coming up thursday just _ concerned. i am coming up thursdayjust to _ concerned. i am coming up thursday just to get - concerned. i am coming up thursday just to get in - concerned. i am coming up thursday just to get in the | thursdayjust to get in the queue and hope for the best, really. i will queue as long as i can before i have to go home again. that is the biggest problem, isn't it? can't spend almighty. problem, isn't it? can't spend almighty-— almighty. passing through 24 hours a day. _ almighty. passing through 24 hours a day, the _ almighty. passing through 24 hours a day, the public - almighty. passing through 24 hours a day, the public will i almighty. passing through 24| hours a day, the public will be kept informed of the queue has reached and an estimate of waiting time. 1000 volunteers, stewards and police will help. the lying in state opens at 5pm tomorrow. there will be a coloured wristband system for

different zones. once there, people can leave the queue to sit or get food. some venues on the route will remain open to some facilitate this and the queue could be closed early if it is clear that people won't reach westminster hall by 6:30am on monday. it will start on the albert embankment side of lambeth bridge. it will stretch past the london bridge and then find its way to the park. they will be a separate accessible route for those with mobility difficulties. tonight, the late queen's with her family. then there will be time for her people. let's get some other news now. ken starr, the us lawyer who led the investigation resulting in the impeachment of bill clinton has died at the age of 76. while he was investigating his real estate investments he was told of an affair between

the president and a white house intern, monica lewinsky. bill clinton emitted to the affair. our clinton emitted to the affair. 0ur correspondence clinton emitted to the affair. our correspondence joins us from washington. david, we're talking about our man who was one of the characters in modern american politics, really? absolutely, he became a household name when called in as prosecutor to had that enquiry into a failed real estate deal, the whitewater scandal as it became known in the state of arkansas. the course of that investigation, ken starr and his team became aware of rumours of an affair between bill clinton and the white house intern, moniker lewinsky. he decided to widen his enquiry to look into that and it became a seedy saga of

lies, sacks and audio tape which ultimately of course led to the recommendation that bill clinton be hauled before the house of congress where he was ultimately convicted in the house but not in the senate and impeached they are. it was perjury, not real estate that led to that situation, and this was the first impeachment of our sitting us president and 130 years. ken starr in his report, it ran to, became something of a celebrity overnight, but are very, very polarising character, and indeed argued it, the whole affair, harmed his career as much as it did that of bill clinton. before the whole whitewater situation came into play, ken starr was a judge,

and was widely tipped for a seat on the us supreme court, but then all of that information which proved so divisive and stirred up the whole question of sex and morality in american life, monica lewinsky, ishould morality in american life, monica lewinsky, i should add, has treated her response to news of the death of ken starr and she said that she called his death a painful loss to those who love them, but she added that his death had brought up what she called complicated feelings. david, thank you — complicated feelings. david, thank you very _ complicated feelings. david, thank you very much - complicated feelings. david, | thank you very much indeed. david willis. accou nts accounts are merging of brutality and the killing of civilians and areas just liberated by ukrainian forces in the eastern province of kharkiv. i should warn you this report from our senior international correspondent does contain distressing details. ukrainian police

lead us to a crime scene. it's inside their own former police station in the city of balakliya. for six months, the russians were the law here, and local civilians were at their mercy. a former detainee told us both men and women were tortured with electric shocks. when the russians took over balakliya, they occupied this police station and made it their headquarters. they held prisoners here in the cells. now, we've been told they kept as many as eight men in cells as small as this. here on the wall, you can see that somebody has scratched out a prayer, and they've also marked out the days. the police say that local people were terrified to even pass by this building, afraid that they would be captured by the russians.

ukrainian investigators are here now, beginning to gather evidence about what happened behind these walls from people like artyum, who was held for more than 40 days. "they made me hold two wires", he says, "attached to an electric generator. "the faster you spin it, the higher the voltage. "they kept spinning it and asking questions. "they said i was lying, so they did it more. "it happened to some prisoners every other day." the russians made sure everyone inside heard the screams, he says, by turning off the ventilation system. but now freedom has come, a moment of celebration. ukraine's victory was swift. in a nearby village, neighbours able to meet again, to breathe again, after six long months of occupation. for vasily, there's relief, but he still can't fathom what's happened.

"houses have been destroyed," he says. "children have no place to study. "we were together with russia. "i was in the army in moscow. "i worked there. "my sister is there, and i can't visit her. "i don't know if she's dead or alive." the next battles here will be rebuilding, getting power and water back on, and keeping the enemy at bay. the russians were only pushed out of here last thursday. one of their final acts

was the destruction of this school. now ukraine is back in control, the recent gains aren't just a military victory, they're a psychological victory, and they're a message to ukraine's allies in the west — "we can beat the russians, keep supporting us." for many, life here now is a hand—to—mouth struggle. "please don't push," he says. "everyone will be helped." but this one small aid truck was quickly overwhelmed. in the queue, vyacheslav and his granddaughter, zlata, who didn't come away empty—handed. was she very frightened in the last few months, zlata ? "she was very frightened," he told me. "hysterical and shouting. "she couldn't sleep properly, but we took care of her as best we could."

only now some stories can be told. like petro, a taxi driver, was killed with his passenger. the authorities who exhumed the bodies say they were shot dead by the russians. "i want to ask putin why he killed my son," "for what?" says his mother "he's notjust killing our children, "he's killing us, the mothers. "i am dying. "and i am speaking to the all the mothers of the world — "rebel against that assassin." petro was her only son. she has vowed to keep speaking for him, demanding justice. orla guerin, bbc news, balakliya.

getting back to the death of the queen. somebody known for sending and receiving a lot of letters during her reign and in fact one young girl in australia was lucky enough to receive one of her final pieces of correspondence, eight—year—old olivia sent some photos to the queen, and in fact we can go over live now to the state of victoria in australia, we are joined the state of victoria in australia, we arejoined by olivia and her mum natalie. thank you both for giving us some of your time. olivia, just looking at you now we have all sorts of clues as to what you put in that letter. you have horses on yourjumper and a rather impressive statue behind you of the queen, but tell us, what did you send to the queen? i sent a letter.— i sent a letter. what was in the letter? _ i sent a letter. what was in the letter? inaudible - i sent a letter. what was in the letter? inaudible i - i sent a letter. what was in i the letter? inaudible i wrote the letter? inaudible i wrote

the letter? inaudible i wrote the letter to the _ the letter? inaudible i wrote the letter to the queen - the letter? inaudible i wrote l the letter to the queen because i won a dress up competition, i dressed up as the queen when i was young. latte dressed up as the queen when i was young-— was young. we have that statue behind you. _ was young. we have that statue behind you, that _ was young. we have that statue behind you, that was _ was young. we have that statue behind you, that was the - was young. we have that statue behind you, that was the idea . behind you, that was the idea that you had, didn't you? and i think we have some pictures as well that we can share of olivia on horseback playing the role of the queen. here we are! some wonderful pictures there as well. what were you asking her in the letter, olivia? i asked her if she really does eat marmalade sandwiches and how many horses does she have. these are critical questions and lots of people want to know the answers. you had a very long wait before you got a reply. natalie, iwill long wait before you got a reply. natalie, i will bring you in on that. you clearly got to the point, i think you heard of the passing of the queen before you even had a letter. you got to a point where you assumed you probably won't

going to get one?— assumed you probably won't going to get one? yes, that's riuht. going to get one? yes, that's right- we _ going to get one? yes, that's right. we woke _ going to get one? yes, that's right. we woke to _ going to get one? yes, that's right. we woke to the - going to get one? yes, that's right. we woke to the news l going to get one? yes, that'sl right. we woke to the news on friday— right. we woke to the news on friday morning in australia that— friday morning in australia that the _ friday morning in australia that the queen had passed, and olivia _ that the queen had passed, and olivia got — that the queen had passed, and olivia got up that morning and was getting ready for school. we were _ was getting ready for school. we were watching the news and i filter— we were watching the news and i filter in_ we were watching the news and i filter in that sadly the queen has passed away, and we spoke about, — has passed away, and we spoke about, well, we don't think we will get — about, well, we don't think we will get a — about, well, we don't think we will get a reply from the queen from _ will get a reply from the queen from our— will get a reply from the queen from our letter, because she had — from our letter, because she had been _ from our letter, because she had been patiently waiting for almost — had been patiently waiting for almost every day for the last three — almost every day for the last three weeks. have we got any male, — three weeks. have we got any male, mum? low and behold, there— male, mum? low and behold, there was— male, mum? low and behold, there was a letter from the queen— there was a letter from the queen waiting for hours at the post— queen waiting for hours at the post office that very morning. it post office that very morning. it finally — post office that very morning. it finally arrived, olivia, how did that make you feel? it made me excited _ did that make you feel? it made me excited because _ did that make you feel? it made me excited because i _ did that make you feel? it made me excited because i thought i i me excited because i thought i wasn't going to get a letter. it is great you did. what did she say? what was in the letter? ,, , , ., ., letter? she said my photo was

slendid letter? she said my photo was splendid and _ letter? she said my photo was splendid and that _ letter? she said my photo was splendid and that we - letter? she said my photo was splendid and that we both - letter? she said my photo was splendid and that we both like| splendid and that we both like horses. it splendid and that we both like horses. , ., ., horses. it is a remarkable coincidence. _ horses. it is a remarkable coincidence. a _ horses. it is a remarkable coincidence. a lot - horses. it is a remarkable coincidence. a lot of - horses. it is a remarkable coincidence. a lot of us, i horses. it is a remarkable i coincidence. a lot of us, the sense of getting anything back from the queen is just marvellous, isn't it? how wonderful, what a great reply. i suppose the historical moment of theirs as well adds to the sense of pride that you have got something back. i wonder what you might do with that actually? what you might do with that actuall ? ., ., ~' what you might do with that actuall ? ., ., ~ , , actually? look, it is very special- _ actually? look, it is very special. for _ actually? look, it is very special. for the - actually? look, it is very special. for the moment actually? look, it is very l special. for the moment it actually? look, it is very - special. for the moment it is sitting — special. for the moment it is sitting in— special. for the moment it is sitting in its envelope but we will plan _ sitting in its envelope but we will plan on framing one of the pictures. — will plan on framing one of the pictures, one of the photographs with olivia in her fancy— photographs with olivia in her fancy dress costume with the queen's— fancy dress costume with the queen's letter and then she can treasure — queen's letter and then she can treasure it— queen's letter and then she can treasure it forever. i queen's letter and then she can treasure it forever.— treasure it forever. i think that is a — treasure it forever. i think that is a lovely _ treasure it forever. i think that is a lovely gesture, i treasure it forever. i think i that is a lovely gesture, very lucky, olivia. as the years go by you will really appreciate just what you have got there. natalie, olivia, thank you. very much.

this is a scene out of buckingham palace, 1:30am. all is quiet. that is where the queen's often remains until tomorrow when it will be taken tomorrow when it will be taken to westminster hall. quite a bit of contrast and whether on tuesday for many parts it was dry and fine with sunshine. the cloud from south wales, south midlands from east anglia and southward, beneath their cloud quite a bit of wet weather around as well. that caused quite a big puddles in some parts, surface water spray on some of the road as well. the rain is likely to continue even into wednesday morning. we have this weather frontier just situated towards a sale. it is

not moving very far. high—pressure is nudging its way in from the atlantic. i rather let start on wednesday. especially so in london were people may be queueing to see the lying and state throughout the lying and state throughout the day. that will gradually clear to the south, eventually clearing on the south coast as well after one or two heavier showers but elsewhere for wednesday, ifine day showers but elsewhere for wednesday, i fine day with sunny spells, feeling quite pleasant in the september sunshine as well, temperature is about 18—22 degrees, slightly chillier for scotland and northern ireland. through the evening and overnight on wednesday, clear skies, the evening and overnight on wednesday, clearskies, one the evening and overnight on wednesday, clear skies, one two patches of mist and fog, cloud developing towards eastern areas but actually chilly night again across northern parts of england and into scotland. temperatures down into single figures, five—seven celsius. elsewhere, just holding on to double figures but it may change later in the week. we have got some colder air moving its way in from the arctic. it will move southward across the uk for the end of the week.

look at those blues they are on the ms picture. things will stay relatively settled. during thursday, the odd shower perhaps in the south—east of england. few and far between. northern scotland, it will be brought on by a rather brisk northerly wind, you will notice the winter on the east and west coast of the uk as well, and again it will feel quite a bit fresher compared to recent days of temperatures by many in mid to high teens, perhaps 20 celsius encarta. northerly winds continues by friday. low pressure towards the east, high pressure towards the east, high pressure towards the east, high pressure to the west. the squeeze on the isobars on the north sea coasts, bringing showers towards lincolnshire, east anglia, the south—east of england. you will notice the strengthening northerly wind as well. elsewhere on friday, fine and dry with sunny spells, but temperatures dipping down even further, pretty much the low to

the midteens. it is overnight that we will start to notice the really chilly weather, widely on into morning about four orfive celsius, widely on into morning about four or five celsius, given the chance of a grass frost in some rural areas. chance of a grass frost in some ruralareas. how chance of a grass frost in some rural areas. how about the weekend then? northerly wind that could bring some showers towards eastern areas but generally speaking high pressure is still there. as we go through the weekend and into the bank holiday monday and for the bank holiday monday and for the queen's state funeral, again it is looking dry. some sunny spells as temperatures are at 17 or 18 celsius. that area of high pressure is still there. as we go through the weekend and into the bank holiday monday and for the queen's state funeral, again it is looking dry. some sunny spells as temperatures are at 17 or 18 celsius. that area it be chilly by the day and especially during the night time as temperatures are again down into single figures. that is all from me. goodbye.

hello. this is bbc news. iam david eades. the queen's coffin arrived at buckingham palace, despite the pouring reign, crowds stood in london to watch the queen's coffin passed by. her coffin will continue on to westminster hall but she will lie in state for four days. king charles spent the in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch. they went to san and katrine pull in belfast and met northern islands political leaders including those who want a united ireland. the king

spoke of his mother's role there. might mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated. ukrainian forces are continuing their counteroffensive in north—eastern ukraine having driven out russian troops from large expenses of territory in recent days. officials say more than 3000 towns and villages have been captured. volodymyr zelensky says large parts of the areas have been stabilised. at the same time, accounts are emerging of russian brutality in towns and villages liberated by forces. ca nstar, in towns and villages liberated by forces. canstar, the lawyer that led the investigation that resulted in the impeachment of clinton, has died at the age of 76. while he was investigating

mr clinton's real estate investments, mr starr was told of an affair between the president and monica lewinsky. tributes are flowing for jean—luc godard, a founder of new wave cinema. queen elizabeth coffin has of course been flown out of edinburgh after lying in state at st giles' cathedral in the city and around 33,000 people were able to pay their respects at the cathedral, filing silently faster coffin over the course of 24 hours or so before she then left scotland for the very last time. a scotland editorjames cook said this report. god bless the queen. god save the king. from the people of scotland... ..to their queen... ..one last act of devotion.

she just means so much to everybody. it's terrible. i can't stop crying. where do you think her death leaves this country? there's a massive void, a massive void in this country. her personality, her humour, hersmile, her love, care and dedication to herfamily and to this country. the atmosphere is just very serene, very, very serene. it was just so quiet. everybody was lost in their own thoughts, i think, as well, and just seeing it was very emotional, very,

very emotional. among those standing guard as a knight of the thistle, the former presiding officer of the scottish parliament, lord david steel. paying tribute to the first elizabeth to reign in scotland. where do you think that this moment leaves the nation and what this tells us about the nation? i think that it is in very secure hands with king charles iii as he called himself to me last night. he said, "i don't have the elizabeth i or ii problem, "because i'm king charles iii," and we both laughed about that. what is the significance of this moment in history? well, for many people, it is simply a chance to mourn and to say thank you. for others, it's a powerful reminder of the ties that bind the nation together. but there are different views as well. everybody has a right to protest, however, i think the clear answer... they are making a point about freedom of speech

following three arrests in edinburgh and one in aberdeen relating to the week's events, including one man who was charged after prince andrew was heckled. there have been a few people arrested in the last few days for expressing anti—monarchist sentiments in very, very peaceful ways. we are talking, like, people with signs, people just saying, "not my king," something like that. in one case, someone was threatened with arrestjust for having a blank piece of paper. it's very much about the power of the british state. we're told that we are not allowed to question, "this is the wrong time, this is the wrong place." i personally don't believe in having an unelected head of state, but i think that we should be able to have a conversation about it. we should be able to have a process to share these views or change it if that's what people decide. that's how democracy should work. bagpipes play. but this evening, all eyes were on this. the last journey.

applause. the late queen did not travel alone. her daughter, princess anne, was with her. it was, she said, an honour and a privilege. and so it ends, with the queen's final flight. as for scotland, the curtain falls on the age of elizabeth. so to the age of king charles.

our correspondent emma vardy was with the crowds to witness the royal affection. in a place often defined by the divide over its sovereignty, a royal visit here takes on an even greater significance. crowd chants: god save the king! honestly, i am ecstatic, i am shaking. it's just phenomenal to even get this close to him. did you get to shake his hand? i did indeed, yes. i near crushed the man in front of me, but i got to shake his hand! for unionists, the monarchy is a symbol of northern ireland's place within the uk and a connection to a sense of britishness. i hope when people see this, they realise that northern ireland belongs as part of the uk. we want to be part of the uk, and let's hope that continues. people have been queuing here since dawn to meet the new king, keen to show that for the british identity in northern ireland, a sense of connection with the royal family is as important as ever. but a divided history has also meant, at times, the monarchy has had a difficult

relationship with this part of the uk. when the queen first visited northern ireland in 1953, the state had only been created three decades before, when the island of ireland had been partitioned. as your queen, i am now even more closely concerned with the affairs of northern ireland. and behind the pomp and pageantry, there was conflict between nationalists who believe the island of ireland should be one independent country and unionists who are loyal to the british crown. on one visit, her motorcade was attacked in belfast when a concrete block was dropped on to the bonnet of her car. during the troubles, the violence touched the queen's own family in 1979, when lord mountbatten, her cousin was murdered by the ira in ireland when a bomb was detonated on their boat. but as the peace process gathered momentum, the queen herself took part in symbolic moments of change. there was a historic

handshake between her majesty and martin mcguinness, himself a former commander of the ira, the paramilitary group that had carried out many of the violent attacks during the troubles, including on her own family. the handshake with martin mcguinness was a clear indication that that conflict was over and that was something that meant a lot to people like me who had stood against violence over many, many years, but that handshake, basically, clearly said, "the conflict is over. "let's get on with building peace." today, loyalty to the monarchy in unionist areas is more

just pulling this back to london for a moment. the metropolitan police have called wednesday a significant day for the security operation. it is certainly that, _ the security operation. it is certainly that, isn't - the security operation. it is certainly that, isn't it? - the security operation. it is certainly that, isn't it? there is a notable increase in police officers on the streets over the course of the next six days as they try to protect royalty, presidents, prime minister, the

across the uk to work with us, the met in london, so people will see a lot of police officers tomorrow. you will see a lot of very visible officers on that route to westminster hall. this is a huge and complex operation but something we are ready for, we are prepared for, and we will work with all of the organisers and many other organisations and agencies to make sure this is a safe time for people coming to london. there will be thousands of officers on the streets over the next few days. many of them will be in among the crowds, but of course there will be many others behind the scenes watching cctv feeds and looking at intelligence. once we have got to the bottom, i will talk you through what that plan looks like... the new head of the metropolitan police sir mark rowley was himself on the mall this afternoon to see the operation in person. he only started in the job on monday. for the next five days,

the hundreds of thousands of people expected in london will need to be protected from petty criminals and also the risk from terrorism. and then on monday, at the funeral itself, police will need to protect kings and queens, emperors and princes, presidents and prime ministers. inside westminster abbey for the funeral will be the whole royal family, the president of the united states, the emperor of japan, and other high—risk vips like the president of israel. one official said it was like having 100 state visits all at the same time. the sheer scale of the crowds will test other services too, including the london transport system run by tfl who think millions may use their services over the next few days. i would say this is the biggest challenge that tfl has ever faced. obviously, we had the olympics in 2012, which was itself a huge occasion, but there we knew exactly what was happening and when it was

happening and how many people were attending. while much of the police focus will be on protecting the public, there may be anti—monarchy protests too. after some controversial arrests, officers have now been given guidance on how to balance the right to protest with the right to grieve. daniel sandford, bbc news, at buckingham palace. plenty of security. a bit of support a swallow for people. two people have set up a stall near lambeth bridge and they are handing out hot drinks and snacks for those waiting in the lying in state queue. they are volunteers from the sikh community and they help to feed people in need. the charity was given the queen's award in 2018 for voluntary work in the community. for voluntary work in the community-— for voluntary work in the community. for voluntary work in the communi . ~ ., ., ,, community. we loved our queen. i was community. we loved our queen. i was born — community. we loved our queen. i was born in _ community. we loved our queen. i was born in this _ community. we loved our queen. i was born in this country, - community. we loved our queen. i was born in this country, and i i was born in this country, and hm stands for her majesty but it also stands for a humble

monarch and that is what she wants. to come here to celebrate her life and say what she stood for. all these people, they are going to be here for hours and hours just to pay respect. she was an amazing queen. she was the queen of all hearts, notjust hours. queen of all hearts, not 'ust hours. , , ., hours. they will be pouring a lot of drinks _ hours. they will be pouring a lot of drinks over _ hours. they will be pouring a lot of drinks over the - hours. they will be pouring a lot of drinks over the next i hours. they will be pouring a l lot of drinks over the next few days, i am sure. let's get some other news from the uk now. thousands of hospital appointments are to be postponed. many gp surgeries will close on bank holiday monday is the funeral of the queen takes place. nhs trust are drawing up plans based on staffing levels and transport options available. our health editor has more. hospitals don't really schedule much planned work, so nhs england has now written to gp and hospital leaders saying it

is ok to revert to normal bank holiday services, as long as patients are kept fully informed, and as long as covid vaccination services continue. some hospital leaders though are also seeking clarification over whether there is extra government muggy for paying staff overtime, and it seems that funerals could well be affected in some areas because of crematorium closures. on the other hand, nhs staff in many cases will want to watch the funeral, they will want the day, there could be childcare issues, problems with transport. so that seems another side of the story. in scotland they will also be some disruption, and it was ireland there is no clarification this stage. the family of chris cabot killed in a police operation last week so the officer who shot him should have been suspended sooner. 24—year—old brother who was unarmed killed by a single shot in a stratum held in september. his family welcome the suspension and said it should have happened as soon

as the murder investigation was launched last friday. she gothard has died at the age of 91. the founder of new cinema shot to fame in the 19605 cinema shot to fame in the 1960s with filmmaking characterised by some radical editing and hand—held camera work. jean—luc godard's a bout de souffle — breathless. cinema had never seen anything like it. shot like a documentary and full of digressions and jump cuts, godard tore up the filmmaking rule book. "what were you against?"

part french, part swiss, jean—luc godard started as a film critic but, in his own words, "barged into making movies like a caveman into versailles." his new wave films, like his politics, were revolutionary. in my life to live, a parisian housewife drifts into prostitution. in contempt, starring brigitte bardot, lush cinematography was juxtaposed with blunt dialogue. godard mixed up time and space, reference pop culture... ..and his characters addressed the audience. quentin tarantino said, "goddard did to movies what dylan did to music — total reinvention." others were less complimentary. the catholic church even condemned his 1985 take on the virgin birth as heresy. a radical documentary maker, he collaborated with the rolling stones, taking us behind the scenes on the band's creative process, for a film whose aim, godard declared, was to "subvert, ruin and destroy

all civilised values." despite proclaiming many times that cinema was dead, jean—luc godard was still directing into his 80s. he passed away today through assisted suicide. according to his legal adviser, he wanted to die with dignity, and so he did. the history of cinema could not be told without him. president macron said, "france has lost a national treasure, an iconoclastic film—maker, a genius." i will be back at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, your queen.

for the viewer is still with us, this week we are bringing you stories from people here in the uk and around the world who have been in touch with us since the death of the queen. many have wanted to share their memories of meeting the queen and also to offer tributes. one of them ms simpson, the queen visited her school in 1999. it took the school about three weeks to get ready for the visit. they performed cultural dances, created handmade crafts from john. she said the queen was fascinated by what they had done and the whole school was extremely excited to meet her. they were particularly pleased that the queen was wearing the same colours as the things that they made for her. for many people, meeting the queen as a child is a memory that has

stayed with them for the rest of their lives, susan smith from axe bridge near london met the queen in new zealand in 1986. her mum had a plan to get her to the front of the crowd. there were three of us, we were all lined up, the crowd letters go to the front because we were so small. the queen stopped right in front of others and it took the flowers. the one part of the plan that didn't quite work was that the flowers had beenin work was that the flowers had been in a hot car for quite a while by then. they had been picked from our garden, but by the got to the queen they were looking rather droopy and mum was a bit embarrassed, she thought perhaps they want good enough but the queen was lovely. she said something along the lines of, "are all these for me?" and mum also said that she was so overwhelmed by the whole experience and the fact that the plan had worked and we had

spoken to the queen that she immediately forgot everything the queen had said. someone else who met the queen when she was very little was emma. shejoins us with her mum, but this wasn't quite the meeting that you might have hoped for, was it? tell us all about it. it was a really traumatic event when i was three. laughs. taken from the beginning. it was quite a rainy day in the park. i slept on a hill and my holdback was covered in mud! —— slipped. we went back to the car. the car was driving down the role. my whole family was confused because there weren't many because they are, so the lady was in the car and she laughed at me and waved at my

mum, and when the car drove off this man walked up to ours and said, it is not every day you get to see the queen on her own! and my mum got really confused, like, where is the queen? and the man pointed towards the car thatjust passed us, and the lady that was and had laughed at me. and then the moment told me that then the moment told me that the queen laughed at me and i burst into tears! laughs. this lady who was driving, i guess it was a jeep that she was driving through the deer park wisdom argument it was a jaguar. the way emma remembers it, she was driving a mac mini with racing stripes,. having a joke at our expense? she was 'ust so joke at our expense? she was just so - _ joke at our expense? she was just so - she _ joke at our expense? she was just so - she laughed - joke at our expense? she was just so - she laughed and - joke at our expense? she was i just so - she laughed and waved just so — she laughed and waved like any normal person and drive away, it didn't occur to

me that it was the queen. just had a headscarf on, just a regular woman. had a headscarf on, 'ust a regular woman.h had a headscarf on, 'ust a regular woman. had a headscarf on, 'ust a reuular woman. �* , , regular woman. because she did like to drive _ regular woman. because she did like to drive herself _ regular woman. because she did like to drive herself around, - like to drive herself around, of course, and i know that you reside close to windsor, so was that the only time you saw her? we have seen the royal family quite frequently some of them, such as prince andrew, you see them driving around all the time in the range rovers, but we have seen the queen, to actually know it was agreed — but do not recognise the queen was quite unusual for us! emma, what has to _ was quite unusual for us! emma, what has to use _ was quite unusual for us! emma, what has to use these _ was quite unusual for us! emma, what has to use these last - was quite unusual for us! emma, what has to use these last few i what has to use these last few days, watching the pictures from scotland and the state has arriving tonight at buckingham palace, what has been like for you? i palace, what has been like for ou? ~ . , ~ palace, what has been like for ou? ~ ., , a' ., you? i think it has kind of does closer— you? i think it has kind of does closer because - you? i think it has kind of does closer because i - you? i think it has kind of| does closer because i may you? i think it has kind of- does closer because i may have been close to windsor but the queen wasn't a frequent... i didn't get to see her a lot so being able to see all these photos has brought us closer to her. i photos has brought us closer to her. ~ ., , ,.,

her. i think that is the point, isn't it? people _ her. i think that is the point, isn't it? people talk- her. i think that is the point, isn't it? people talk about i her. i think that is the point, l isn't it? people talk about the constancy, the duty and service that the people gave to us, but i think it is also a moment when everyone stands back with their own recollections or either meeting to her, talking to her, or something that she stirs up in the past?— stirs up in the past? yes, for as it was _ stirs up in the past? yes, for as it was that _ stirs up in the past? yes, for as it was that constancy, - stirs up in the past? yes, for as it was that constancy, i i as it was that constancy, i remember going with my father to the _ remember going with my father to the silverjubilee. i was just— to the silverjubilee. i was just little at the time. she has — just little at the time. she has always been there. and thinking _ has always been there. and thinking of the tour of the rule — thinking of the tour of the rule britannia, we have always been _ rule britannia, we have always been connected. being from edinburgh, watching the procession up to st giles it really— procession up to st giles it really hits home. we have got somebody who has been there the whole _ somebody who has been there the whole lives, we have only known the queen — whole lives, we have only known the queen until this week. that is particularly — the queen until this week. that is particularly true _ the queen until this week. that is particularly true for _ the queen until this week. trust is particularly true for people in windsor because of course for people around the world who perhaps don't know the castle is very close to the town, it is very close to the town, it is very close to the town, it is very much part of the town and it is a royal town! and so

perhaps they feel it a lot harder than other parts of the country, maybe?— harder than other parts of the country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive _ country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive down _ country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive down the _ country, maybe? absolutely, you couldn't drive down the road - couldn't drive down the road and — couldn't drive down the road and not _ couldn't drive down the road and not know of the queen was home, — and not know of the queen was home, so— and not know of the queen was home, so we just take it for granted _ home, so we just take it for granted that the queen is home, so be _ granted that the queen is home, so be various advice. i granted that the queen is home, so be various advice.— so be various advice. i don't know if you _ so be various advice. i don't know if you are _ so be various advice. i don't know if you are planning - so be various advice. i don't know if you are planning to | so be various advice. i don't l know if you are planning to go to london over the next few days but after monday the committal will be at windsor, where do you intend to be because it is a public holiday? we will be there, we will be somewhere on the route to welcome her back home. so you will no welcome her back home. so you will go out _ welcome her back home. so you will go out to — welcome her back home. so you will go out to the _ welcome her back home. so you will go out to the long _ welcome her back home. so you will go out to the long walk? i will go out to the long walk? yes,. we are committed to saying _ yes,. we are committed to saying goodbye. yes,. we are committed to saying goodbye-— yes,. we are committed to saying goodbye. thank you for shafinu saying goodbye. thank you for sharing your — saying goodbye. thank you for sharing your memories - saying goodbye. thank you for sharing your memories with i saying goodbye. thank you for l sharing your memories with us. it is quite an amusing one, isn't it, because she had a cheeky sense of humour, the queen. i am sorry it at your expense but thank you very much indeed. sharing their thoughts are of the queen.

many people have sent in tributes as pictures. among them, ruby barry is ten from yorkshire stop she sent her drawing. that is a very yorkshire stop she sent her drawing. that is a very good drawing. that is a very good drawing of the queen. it is in her favourite colour. she said she felt sad the queen was gone, and she was very special to her. ruby told us that the drawing made her happy. please do send us more of your stories. we will try and share as many of those contributions as you can. hello there. we had mixed weatherfortunes yesterday across the uk. for most of us, actually, it was a decent day with some

lengthy spells of sunshine. lovely weather watcher picture there showing the sun over the hills and lakes in cumbria. but it wasn't like that everywhere — we actually had quite a lot of cloud across southern parts of england and wales and that cloud did bring outbreaks of rain. it was quite persistent rain towards the south coast itself. a grey overcast scene there in shaldon, devon, with some dampness around, too. and that weather front is a particularly slow—moving beastie, so we are going to see further outbreaks of rain over the next few hours — most of the rain's going to be quite light. away from that feature, clear skies for the most part, and that's allowing temperatures to plunge, so it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday morning. for quite a few of you, temperatures starting off into single figures, but 13—16 where we have that cloud and rain to start the day. this weather front is eventually going to budge out of the way, but it's probably not really until the early afternoon that we start to see the rain pull away from the south coast. kent likely to be the last place that turns drier,

but eventually through the afternoon, we should see some sunshine moving in from the north. for the rest of the uk, it's another similar kind of day's weather — most of you having a dry day with sunny spells. could be a bit more cloud in northern ireland — one or two showers to the north coast here — and one or two showers as well moving in across northern areas of scotland, but for the bulk, it's dry. temperatures quite widely around 17—19 degrees. southern england, southern wales, east anglia, about 22—23. it will feel warmer in the afternoon when the sunshine finally puts in an appearance. now, beyond that, we have strengthening north—to—northwesterly winds moving in later in the week, and it will be bringing some cooler air. for those planning a trip to london for the queen's lying in state, the weather should be mostly dry — couldn't rule out an odd passing shower for thursday. it then turns cooler with temperatures into the upper teens. now, for thursday, for the rest of the uk, there'll be a bit more the way of cloud coming in across scotland. quite widespread showers

here and showers are also going to extend around some of our north sea coasts. it will be dry across many inland areas, but those temperatures are starting to come down. 15—16 for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, too, and that trend of cooler weather continues as we head into the weekend. 15 in manchester, for example, london around about 17 degrees, so cooler than it has been. that's your weather.

this is bbc news. iam david eades. the queen's coffin arrives at buckingham palace, received by members of the royal family. king charles spent the day in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch. my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those whom history had separated. london's metropolitan police prepared to face unprecedented security challenges leading up to the queen's funeral.