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. also in the programme: ukrainian soldiers continue to liberate parts of their country. we have a report from inside a police station that russian forces are said to have tortured people. also: ken starr, whose investigation of bill clinton led to his impeachment,

has died at the age of 76. hello, and a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. another emotional staging post in the queen's along the journey from a balmoral to westminster abbey. journey from a balmoral to westminsterabbey. her journey from a balmoral to westminster abbey. her coffin is now at buckingham palace for the night after it was flown from edinburgh airport to raf northolt west of london just a few hours kirk, accompanied all the way by her daughter princess anne. the weather change from sunshine in scotland to pouring reign in london. still, crowds lined the roads on the journey into central london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their cars to watch the queen's purse passed by on the other side of the

carriageway. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall but she will lay in state. it is our royal correspondent nicholas mitchell. 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, 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. all the while the queen was making her lastjourney from making her last journey from scotland making her lastjourney from scotland king charles was on his first visit to northern ireland as monitor. the king and the queen concert greeted crowds that had been waiting. his majesty went onto conversations with political leaders including those who want northern ireland to leave the uk and become a part of the republic of ireland. a special correspondent aaron little as this.

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 was 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 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. the metropolitan police have called wednesday a significant day for their security operation. they will be a noticeable increase in the number of police officers on the streets over the next six days as they try to protect royalty, presidents who are coming in, prime ministers, also the members of the public of course. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. specialist police dogs trained to sniff for explosives patrolling the mall in london tonight, yards from buckingham palace. these two dog teams were from west yorkshire police and lancashire police, an indication of how many resources have been pulled in from forces outside of london. we have already welcomed hundreds of additional officers from forces 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. one thing we do know — there will be an awful lot of people waiting an awful long time to pay their respects at the queen lies in state over those four days. two people have already set up a stall near lambeth bridge. they are handing out hot drinks and snacks for all those who are waiting in the queue. they are volunteers from a sikh community group who helps to feed people in need. it was a charity given the queen's award for voluntary work in the community. we loved our queen. 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 was. we have 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 ours. a lot of people in the cute that view. brian howard is 85 years old and he is queueing in the rain to pay his respects. i have been here since six o'clock. it has been absolutely great. first thing that was great. first thing that was great as i expected thousands to be in the queue because that is what i was told that i am number 41. this is absolutely fabulous. i think her reign has just been... an incredible example of daily, hourly dedication to duty. let's bring you up—to—date on other stories. these are the latest 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. this report from our senior international correspondent 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." they asked who was in in the military. the russians made sure everyone inside heard the screams, 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, we meet vyacheslav who has been trying to shield his granddaughter, who has spent months in fear. "was she very frightened in the last few months, "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. the authorities who exhumed the bodies say they were shot "i want to ask putin why he killed my son," says valentina, his mother. "he's not just 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. antony blinken, your secretary of state, says he is concerned that the conflict could be stirred between azerbaijan and armenia in order to create a distraction. armenia says 49 of its soldiers died in overnight finding in the worst clashes since they awarded two years ago. the new president of cania william ruto has bennett's sworn in in a ceremony in araby stadium packed with supporters. 20 head of state from across africa also attended. in a speech he pledged to work with all canyons, whoever they voted for. he narrowly won the

election, with the opposition challenging the outcome. police in north—west pakistan say five people have been killed and are basked in the first major bombing in a decade in the swat area. it is said that a local leader of the taliban and two police guards are among those dad. ken starr who led to the impeachment of bill clinton in 1988 has died at the age of 76. while investigating clinton's real estate investments, ken starr was told of an affair between bill clinton and monica lewinsky. after repeated denials, clinton admitted to the affair. our correspondent told us more about ken starr. he became a household name when called

in as special prosecutor to head that enquiry into a failed real estate deal, the whitewater scandal as it became known in the state of arkansas. in the course of that investigation, ken starr and his team became aware of rumours of an affair between bill clinton and a white house intern, monica lewinsky. he decided to widen his enquiry to look into that and it became a seedy saga of lies, sex 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 there. 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, his career as much perhaps as it did that of bill clinton. before the whole whitewater situation came into play, ken starr was an appeals court judge, and was widely tipped for a seat on the us supreme court, but then all that infamy which proved so divisive and stirred up the whole question of sex and morality in american life. monica lewinsky, i should add, has tweeted 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.

simon armitage has written a poem. the first letter of each line spells elizabeth. evening will come, however determined the late afternoon, limes and oaks in their last green flush, pearled in september mist. i have conjured a lily to light these hours, a token of thanks, zones and auras of soft glare orbing the sprays and globes. a promise made and kept for life, that was your gift, because of which, here is a gift in return, glovewort to some, each shining bonnet guarded by stern lance—like leaves. the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, hands that can rest, now, relieved of a century's weight.

evening has come. rain on the black lochs and dark munros. lily of the valley, a namesake almost, a favourite flower interlaced with your famous bouquets, the restrained zeal and forceful grace of its lanterns, each inflorescence a silent bell disguising a singular voice. a blurred new day breaks uncrowned on remote peaks and public parks, and everything turns on these luminous petals and deep roots, this lily that thrives between spires and trees, whose brightness holds and glows beyond the life

and border of its bloom. there was quite a bit of contrasting weather on tuesday. for many parts it was dry and fine with some sunshine. a lovely scene in cumbria throughout the day. 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, 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 king, charles the third, and the queen consort have spent the day in northern ireland as part of their 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 my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in ringing together those whom 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 300 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 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. tributes have been paid to the influential french film director, jean—luc godard, who has died at the age of 91. a founder of new wave cinema, godard shot to fame in the 1960s.

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. (bagpipes skirl)

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watching a lot of people gathering in edinburgh yesterday and people on the streets, there's a lot of people being surprised about how emotional they felt and how they wanted to pay their respects but actually found it so much more moving than simply saying goodbye to the leader of the country, sort of saying goodbye to someone they felt they had a connection to and they had a connection to and they knew.

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crowds applaud the final return to buckingham palace. the coffin of late her majesty queen elizabeth ii brought back from scotland. flown to buckingham palace where it all i address overnight at the palace, and then will be taken in a formal procession, state procession from the palace to westminster hall, the ancient precinct of the palace of westminster, where her body will lie in state for four days and nights until the state funeral takes place on monday. the vast crowd

here, which has waited patiently in the rain and the wind, it hasjust patiently in the rain and the wind, it has just about held off now... crowd cheers and applauds the crowd is wanting to show their appreciation.

many of you had a day of sunshine, but temperatures have plans and it will be a chilly start to wednesday for quite a few with temperatures into single figures. the exception, southern parts of england, wales where we have the weather front continuing to bring outbreaks of rain. it has been a slow moving weather front, damp for a long time now, but the rain will clear away as we head into the afternoon. kent is the last place to become drier and brighter with sunshine following as we head into the afternoon. for the rest of the uk, spells of sunshine widely, more cloud for northern ireland, schulz on the north coast, and showers for northern scotland. otherwise,

mostly dry. temperatures, 17 hyper 19, low 20s for southern england, wales and east anglia. for those travelling to london for the queen's line instead, the weather will be dry but getting cooler.

welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: the queen's coffin arrives at buckingham palace, received by members of the royal family. thousands brave the rain through the night to join the queue to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state from wednesday. god save the king! king charles spent the day in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch. my my mother felt deeply, i know, the significance of the role she herself played in bringing together those who 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.

another emotional staging post has been completed in the queen's long 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, west of london, a few hours ago, accompanied all the way by her daughter princess anne. the weather changed, from sunshine in scotland to pouring rain in london but still huge crowds lined the roads on the journey into central 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 the other side of the carriageway. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall where she will lie in state.

it's still more than 12 hours until doors open there for the public but a queue is already building up. 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, 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, allan 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 was 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 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. during the years of conflict the royal family itself was a target of ira attack. but it was the queen who became an important symbol of peace on the island. our ireland correspondent emma vardy was with the crowds, to witness the royal reception. 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 basically, clearly said, "the conflict is over. "let's get on with building peace." for northern ireland, there is now new hope the unifying legacy the queen is remembered for here will be continued. emma vardy, bbc news, hillsborough. turning now to developments in ukraine, accounts are emerging of brutality and murders carried out by russian troops in areas just liberated by ukrainian forces. ukraine says it has retaken around 4,000 square kilometres of territory so far this month. the purple area shows the substantial gains ukraine has made in just one week. in one city, balakliya, the russians are said to have used thepolice station as a torture and interrogation centre. 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. ukranian nvestigators are here now, beginning 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 every other day. the russians made sure everyone inside heard the screams, 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'tjust 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 some are overlooked. the truck was overwhelmed. granddaughter. was she frightened ? did she understand? "hysterical and shouting. "she couldn't sleep properly, but we took care "of her as best we could." for some, it came too late. like petro, a taxi driver.

the authorities who exhumed the bodies say he was shot dead by the russians. "i want to ask putin why he killed my son," "for what?" says valentina, 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. 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 criticism of the war. from moscow our russia editor

steve rosenberg reports. 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's practically impossible because it's 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 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 hadn't "interfered in ukraine, 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.

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says he's concerned russia could try to stir the pot, as he put it, in the conflict between azerbaijan and armenia, in order to create a distraction from ukraine. armenia says, 49 of its soldiers died in overnight fighting, in the worst clashes since their war, two years ago. 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 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. police in north—west pakistan say five people have been killed in a blast, the first major bombing in over a decade in the swaat area. they said idrees khan, an influential tribal leader opposed to the pakistani taliban, and two of his police guards were among those dead.

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." this is a picture right now buckingham palace. the queen's often is staying overnight before making its way to westminster hall in the course of wednesday. this is bbc news.

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. the headlines. the queen's often —— koppen has arrived. traffic came to a standstill as people watch the queen's hers passed by. later on wednesday her coffin will travel to westminster hall which will in state for four days. the westminster hall which will in state forfour days. the new king charles ii! and queen consort has been the day northern ireland as part of their tour of the united kingdom. they attended a service of thanksgiving accent and's cathedral in belfast and matt northern ireland bosman political leaders including those from nationalist parties who want a united ireland. the king spoke of his mother's role. my role. my mother felt deeply i know, the significance of the role she has herself played in bringing together those who

history had separated. ukranian forces continue _ history had separated. ukranian forces continue their— forces continue their counteroffensive in north—eastern ukraine, having given russian troops from large expanses of territory in the last few days. officials say more than 300 towns and villages have now been liberated. president zelensky said more territory had been recaptured and large parts of the liberated areas have now been stabilised. at the same time, accounts are emerging of russian brutality in the areas recently liberated. 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 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. tributes have been paid to the influential french film director, jean—luc godard, who 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. so the queen is spending her final night at buckingham palace, some last moments of privacy for her family, before her coffin is taken to the palace of westminster on wednesday. her coffin will leave buckingham palace at twenty past two in the afternoon it will travel very slowly along the mall, across horse guards parade and down whitehall, the king and other members of the royal family will form part of the procession. it will take about a0 minutes in total arriving at westminster hall at 3:00 ahead of four full days of lying—in—state. our special correspondent lucy manning reports on the preparations in london. they welcomed the queen home. god bless you. back to where she lived, worked, raised her children, held garden parties, waved to us from the balcony, addressed us in good times and bad.

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, a 38—minute walk for the king and other members of the royal family behind their mother's coffin, all the way up the mall from buckingham palace to westminster hall for the lying in state. expectations are around a00,000 people will be able to file past the coffin, leaving some potentially disappointed. the fear is queues of up to 30 hours. nevertheless, katie

from worthing plans to return. it's no different from a concert, i guess. lots of people are queueing, like, loads of hours for harry styles. i think the queen's a bit more important than harry styles, so i don't mind waiting. why would it be important for you to go to the lying in state? she was roughly my age when she came to the throne, and i couldn't possibly imagine becoming queen of a country, let alone all the commonwealth nations at my age. so, ifeel it's part of my duty to come and support and pay my respects. janet from kent is concerned. i'm coming up thursday, just get in the queue and hope for the best, really. so, yeah. queue as long as i can before i have to go home again. that's the biggest problem, isn't it? can't spend all night here. eye the cube will be kept

informed of queue has reached. 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 facilitate this, and the queue could be closed early if it's clear people won't reach westminster hall by 6:30am on monday. it will start on the lambeth bridge and then will find its weight down to london bridge and the park. there will be a separate accessible route for those with mobility difficulties. tonight, the late queen is with herfamily difficulties. tonight, the late queen is with her family at then there will be time for her people. amidst all the preparations, an important role for the metropolitan police.

the metropolitan police have called wednesday a "significant day" for their security operation. there will be a noticeable increase in the number of police officers on the streets over the next six days as the met tries to protect royalty, presidents, prime ministers and the public. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at new scotland yard. specialist police dogs trained to sniff for explosives patrolling the mall in london tonight, yards from buckingham palace. these two dog teams were from west yorkshire police and lancashire police, an indication of how many resources have been pulled in from forces outside of london. we have already welcomed hundreds of additional officers from forces 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. here is a bit of good news, really, for all those who are prepared to wait into cute in the opening up to pay their to the opening up to pay their to the queen. two people have set up a stall near lambeth bridge

and are handing out hot drinks and snacks for those waiting in the lying in state queue. they are volunteers from the nishkam swat sikh community group which helps feed people in need. the charity was given the queens award in 2018 for voluntary work in the community. we loved our queen. 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 was. to come down 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 ours. already plenty of people waiting to pay their respects. brian howard flatman, is 85 years old and is queuing in the rain to pay his respects to the queen.

i have been here since six o'clock. it has been absolutely great. the first thing that was great was i expected thousands to be in the queue because that is what i was told, and i am a numbera1. what i was told, and i am a number a1. this is absolutely fabulous. i think her rain has just been an incredible example of daily, hourly dedication to duty. of daily, hourly dedication to du . �* , of daily, hourly dedication to du . �*, . of daily, hourly dedication to duty. let's look at some of the other stories _ duty. let's look at some of the other stories here _ duty. let's look at some of the other stories here in _ duty. let's look at some of the other stories here in the - duty. let's look at some of the other stories here in the uk. i thousands of hospital appointments will be postponed and many gp surgeries are set to close on bank holiday monday as the funeral of the queen takes place. nhs trusts are drawing up plans based on staffing levels and transport options available for the day of mourning. our health editor hugh pym has more. the problem is it is a bank holiday called at short notice for obvious reasons. normally, services wind down and hospitals

not schedule much planned work. they have written two leaders think that it is ok to revert to 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 on whether these extra government money for paying staff overtime, and it seems that funerals could well be affected some areas because of crematorium clovers. nhs staff and administrators will want to watch the funeral, will want the day. they could be childcare issues, problems with transport. so, that seems another side of the story. in scotland there will also be some disruption in wales and northern ireland. there is no clarification at this stage. the uk's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 50 years, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. in the three months tojuly, the number of people out of work dropped to 3.6%. but the squeeze on pay remains, with rises in regular pay

failing to keep up with the increasing cost of living. here's our economics editor faisal islam. at the moment, unemployment is very low and vacancies are very high. in fact, they are about the same. but it is not proving as simple as getting those out of work to do the jobs. during the pandemic, steve from maidstone had retired from his car finance sales job, but now he's back in the workforce as a part—time driverfor the nhs. i thought, 58 is too young, i need to go back and keep that day to day contact of meeting people as well. and the nhs was an ideal place for me. the problem is that in recent months, there aren't enough steves, though unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 197a, just 3.6%, and yet today's move has also been driven by hundreds of thousands of people no longer looking for work, a trend since the pandemic that in the past few weeks has accelerated.

their headlinejobs numbers remain strong, with both unemployment and long—term joblessness down. but ordinarily, a figure like this would be driven by an abundance ofjobs. this time, it is fewer people actively seeking work, driven by a record number of people registering as long—term sick, which could be related to those record nhs waiting lists. it is adding to those labour market shortages and piling on further pressure on an already weak economy. at this electrical appliance supplier in stoke, consumers are increasingly ordering energy efficient products. but the owner can't get the staff. we are having to review our wage costs on a monthly basis because it is moving at that fast a speed, but it has been an absolute nightmare, where we are having to increase it all the time so all our costs are going up, energy costs, wages are going up, insurances are going up, everything is going up and nothing is coming

down at the moment. so it is a really, really difficult time, the worst time i have seen in the 30 years since i started the business. his employees are being leafleted in the car park withjob offers. across the economy, though, prices are still rising by much more than wages, especially in the public sector. so thejobs numbers remain a silver lining but is that about to change? faisal islam, bbc news. the funeral has been held of twelve—year—old archie battersbee, who died after a lengthy legal battle over his life support. ajudge ruled last month that doctors could lawfully stop providing treatment to the boy, who suffered brain damage in an incident at his home in essex earlier this year. he never regained consciousness. zoe o'brien reports. mourners came in their hundreds to bid a final farewell to archie battersbee. a boxer, gymnast and martial art enthusiasts, those who knew archie spoke of how his tragic

death is that much harder to bear because he was so full of life. ., . ., , life. how can they ever get the first time _ life. how can they ever get the first time i've _ life. how can they ever get the first time i've met _ life. how can they ever get the first time i've met archie. - life. how can they ever get the first time i've met archie. the | first time i've met archie. the time he told me with great big eyes and gorgeous mop of blond hair. archie went on to excel in gymnastics and everything he did stop his rattle of the courage, bravery and determination he has shown in the last couple of months. archie was found injured at home in april, his family believe he had taken part in an challenge. he was rushed to hospital but had suffered catastrophic injuries stopping his family fought to keep life—support but following a complex court at all treatment was withdrawn on august the sixth. he died shortly afterwards. fighting back tears, mum holly paid tribute to her perfect son. he tears, mum holly paid tribute to her perfect son.— tears, mum holly paid tribute to her perfect son. he was the best little _ to her perfect son. he was the best little boy _ to her perfect son. he was the best little boy ever, _ to her perfect son. he was the best little boy ever, he - to her perfect son. he was the best little boy ever, he was i best little boy ever, he was perfect. there were a few challenges along the way but he was just such a perfect little

man. wasjust such a perfect little man. , ~ wasjust such a perfect little man. , . ., , wasjust such a perfect little man. , . . ., man. the service was punctuated b music man. the service was punctuated by music from — man. the service was punctuated by music from rap _ man. the service was punctuated by music from rap to _ man. the service was punctuated by music from rap to gospel - man. the service was punctuated by music from rap to gospel and | by music from rap to gospel and home videos of archie. he by music from rap to gospel and home videos of archie.- home videos of archie. he was obviously _ home videos of archie. he was obviously a _ home videos of archie. he was obviously a lively _ home videos of archie. he was obviously a lively young - home videos of archie. he was obviously a lively young man i obviously a lively young man and in that liveliness there is and in that liveliness there is a great sense of love and comfort that his mum holly and dad paulfound within comfort that his mum holly and dad paul found within that relationship so that love is the message we are hoping to bring through the service as well. f , bring through the service as well. 1 , ., ., bring through the service as well. 3, ., ., .,. well. rg's former head teacher also spoke _ well. rg's former head teacher also spoke at _ well. rg's former head teacher also spoke at the _ well. rg's former head teacher also spoke at the service - also spoke at the service today. he said there was nothing run—of—the—mill about energetic archie. perhaps one of the most poignant reminders of the most poignant reminders of his young age was the many school friends sat in the church pews. some with their arms around one another comforting each other after the loss of one of their best friends. almost a50 mourners felt that mary's church before the family left for a private burial. afterwards a bench was unveiled, a lasting reminder of those who a boy's fearlessness,

and his story captured the hearts of thousands, even those who had never met him. i'm back at the top of the hour, but now on bbc news, your queen. for those viewers still with us, this week we're bringing you stories from people here in the uk and around the world who have in touch with us since the death of the queen and many of them have wanted to share their memories of meeting the queen and also to offer us their tributes. one of them is monica simpson from ghana stopping the queen came to her school during a visit in 1999. it took the school about three weeks to get ready for this visit they

performed cultural dances, they created handmade crafts from yarn and she said the queen was fascinated by what they had done and that 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 made with them for the rest of their lives. susan smith met the queen in new zealand in 1986. her mum had a plan to get her to the front of the crowd. plan to get her to the front of the crowd-— plan to get her to the front of the crowd. ., the crowd. there were three of us, my brother, _ the crowd. there were three of us, my brother, older - the crowd. there were three of us, my brother, older brother, j us, my brother, older brother, younger sister and me and we were all lined up, the crowd had let us go up to the front because we were so small and the queen stopped right in front of us and took the flowers and the one part of the plan that didn't quite work was that the flowers had been and a hot car for quite a while and by the time we actually met the

queen they were looking rather droopy and mum was a bit embarrassed, she thought perhaps they weren't good enough to give the queen but the queen was lovely. she said something along the lines of our all these for me or something like that, and mum also said that she was so overwhelmed by the whole experience in the fact that the plan had worked and we had spoken to the queen that she immediately forgot everything the queen had said.— the queen had said. someone else who met _ the queen had said. someone else who met the _ the queen had said. someone else who met the queen - the queen had said. someone| else who met the queen when the queen had said. someone - else who met the queen when she was very little was emma. she joins us with her mum lynn anderson but this wasn't quite the meeting that you might have hoped for, was it, emma? tell us all about it. it hoped for, was it, emma? tell us all about it.— us all about it. it was a really traumatic - us all about it. it was a really traumatic event | us all about it. it was a - really traumatic event when i was three. g0 really traumatic event when i was three-— really traumatic event when i was three. ,., ., ., ~ ., was three. go on, take it from the beginning _ was three. go on, take it from the beginning top _ was three. go on, take it from the beginning top yellow- was three. go on, take it from the beginning top yellow it - was three. go on, take it from | the beginning top yellow it was quite a rainy day at the park and a slap on a hell and may hold back was covered in mud,

so we started walking back home and the car was driving down the road and my whole family was can use because there was never really any cars there, so the lady was in the car and she went and laughed at me and waved at my mum and then when the car drove off, this man walks up to us and said it's not every day that you get to see the queen on her own and my mum got early can used, like where was the queen? and the man pointed towards the car thatjust passed us and the lady that was in it that laughed at me and then my mum told me that the queen laughed at me and i've burst out in tears. so len, this lady who was driving and, it was a jeep, was driving and, it was a jeep, was at? ,, . , was driving and, it was a jeep,

was at? ,, ., , g ., ., was at? she was herjaguar. emma remembers - was at? she was herjaguar. emma remembers that - was at? she was herjaguar. emma remembers that she | was at? she was herjaguar. . emma remembers that she was driving — emma remembers that she was driving a — emma remembers that she was driving a many, three—year—old memories— driving a many, three—year—old memories are a bit funny. she was having — memories are a bit funny. she was having a _ memories are a bit funny. 5ie: was having a good giggle memories are a bit funny. 5i2 was having a good giggle at emma's expense, what she? she was lovely. _ emma's expense, what she? she was lovely. just _ emma's expense, what she? she was lovely, just a _ emma's expense, what she? she was lovely, just a happy lady, smiling — was lovely, just a happy lady, smiling at— was lovely, just a happy lady, smiling at my daughter and my daughter— smiling at my daughter and my daughter scowled at her and she 'ust daughter scowled at her and she just laughed and waved like any normal— just laughed and waved like any normal person and drove away, it did _ normal person and drove away, it did not — normal person and drove away, it did not occur to me it was the — it did not occur to me it was the queen. just saw a headscarf on, the queen. just saw a headscarf on. just— the queen. just saw a headscarf on. just a — the queen. just saw a headscarf on, just a regular woman. because _ on, just a regular woman. because she did like to drive herself around of course and i know that you are close to windsor so was that the only time you saw her?— windsor so was that the only time you saw her? we've seen the royal— time you saw her? we've seen the royal family _ time you saw her? we've seen the royal family quite - the royal family quite frequently, some of them, like prince — frequently, some of them, like prince andrew, you see them all the lime — prince andrew, you see them all the time driving around in a range — the time driving around in a range rover, but to actually have — range rover, but to actually have seen the queen and known it was— have seen the queen and known it was the — have seen the queen and known it was the queen to actually not recognised the queen is quite unusual for us. so not recognised the queen is quite unusual for us. quite unusualfor us. so emma, what has admits _ quite unusualfor us. so emma, what has admits to _ quite unusualfor us. so emma, what has admits to you, - quite unusualfor us. so emma, what has admits to you, this . what has admits to you, this last few days and watching the pictures from scotland and the state hearse arrived tonight at

buckingham palace, what is it been like for you? i buckingham palace, what is it been like for you?— been like for you? i feel like it's kind of _ been like for you? i feel like it's kind of connected - been like for you? i feel like it's kind of connected closer| it's kind of connected closer because they 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 her a lot so being able to see her a lot so being able to see all of these photos has brought me closer to her. i think that's the point, isn't it, len? a lot of people talk about the constancy and the duty under service that the queen gave us, but i think it is also a moment whenever body just stands back with their own recollections of either meeting her or talking to her or something that she stirs in their past. something that she stirs in their past-— something that she stirs in their ast. ., ., , ., , their past. yeah, for us it was that constancy, _ their past. yeah, for us it was that constancy, remember . their past. yeah, for us it was i that constancy, remember going with my late father to the silverjubilee and she has always been there and during the royal yacht britannia in leeds, and it has always been connect did and being from edinburgh, having watched the procession up to st giles it

really hits home. we have lost somebody who has been there our whole life, we've only ever known a queen until this week. and that 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 much part of the town and it is a royal town and so they feel it perhaps a lot harder than other parts of the country, may be. absolutely. you couldn't drive down a road and not know the queen was home because of the royal standard, wejust queen was home because of the royal standard, we just take queen was home because of the royal standard, wejust take it for granted that the queen is at home and she won't be now so very sad for us.— very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you — very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you were _ very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you were planning - very sad for us. emma, i don't know if you were planning to l very sad for us. emma, i don't. know if you were planning to go to london over the course of the next few days but clearly on monday after the funeral the committal will be at windsor. where do you intend to be? because it is a public holiday on monday. because it is a public holiday on monday-— because it is a public holiday on monday. because it is a public holiday on monda . , ., ., on monday. yes, emma and i will be there. — on monday. yes, emma and i will be there. we _ on monday. yes, emma and i will be there, we will— on monday. yes, emma and i will be there, we will be _ on monday. yes, emma and i will be there, we will be somewhere l be there, we will be somewhere on the route to welcome them back home. on the route to welcome them back home-— back home. you will go up to the long _

back home. you will go up to the long walk— back home. you will go up to the long walk will— back home. you will go up to the long walk will you? - back home. you will go up to the long walk will you? yes | the long walk will you? yes like to watch _ the long walk will you? yes like to watch that _ the long walk will you? i2; like to watch that often come back. yes, we are committed to goodbye. back. yes, we are committed to aoodb e. ~ ., ~ back. yes, we are committed to aoodb e. ~ . ~' back. yes, we are committed to aoodb e. ~ ., ,, ., goodbye. well thank you for shafinu goodbye. well thank you for sharing your _ goodbye. well thank you for sharing your memories - goodbye. well thank you for sharing your memories with | goodbye. well thank you for - sharing your memories with us, it is quite an amusing one because she had a cheeky sense of humour as well, the queen. 0! am sorry it was your expense emma but it was a lovely story nonetheless. lynn anderson and emma they're sharing their thoughts of the queen. as well as talking to us about their memories many people have sent attributes as pictures, among them, ruby barry who is ten and from yorkshire. she said her drawing, that is a very good drawing, that is a very good drawing of the queen, in her favourite colour. she said she felt sad that the queen was gone and that she was very special to her and ruby told us the drawing made her happier. please do send us more of your stories and tributes to the queen, the e—mail address is

yourqueen@bbc.co.uk and we will try to show you as many of those contributions as we can. hello there. there was quite a bit of contrasting weather on tuesday. for many parts, it was dry and fine with some sunshine. a lovely scene in cumbria throughout the day. but further south, well, it was much cloudier — and you can see that from the satellite picture from tuesday, that cloud from south wales, the south midlands towards east anglia and southward — beneath that cloud, quite a bit of wet weather around, as well. so, that caused quite big puddles in some parts, some surface—water spray on some of the roads, as well. and that rain is likely to continue even into wednesday morning. we've got this weather front here just situated towards the south — it's not moving very far, but high pressure is trying to nudge its way in from the atlantic. but a rather wet start to the day on wednesday — especially so in london,

where people may be queuing to see the lying in state throughout the day. that rain will gradually clear away to the south, eventually clearing the south coast, as well, after 1—2 heavier showers. but elsewhere, throughout wednesday, a fine day again with some sunny spells. feeling quite pleasant in that september sunshine, as well — temperatures about 18—22 celsius, slightly chillier for scotland and northern ireland. but through the evening and overnight on wednesday, clear skies, 1—2 patches of mist and fog developing, a bit of cloud towards eastern areas. but again, a chilly night, especially across northern parts of england into scotland — those temperatures down into single figures at 5—7 celsius. elsewhere, stilljust holding onto double figures, but that may well change later on in the week because we've got some colder air moving its way in the arctic. that'll move its way southward across the uk for the end of the week — look at those blues there on the air mass picture. high pressure, though, is still there or thereabouts

towards the west, and that keeps things relatively settled. so, during thursday, dry for most, the odd shower perhaps in the southeast of england — few and far between, those — but more so across northern scotland, being brought on by a rather brisk northerly wind. you'll notice that wind, too, around the east and west coasts of the uk. and again, it will feel quite a bit fresher compared to recent days, with temperatures for many in the mid—to—high teens, perhaps 20 celsius in cardiff. but that northerly wind continues for friday. low pressure towards the east, high pressure towards the west. just that squeeze in the ice bars there around those north sea coasts — and that will bring in some showers towards parts of lincolnshire, east anglia, the southeast of england. you'll notice that strengthening northerly wind, as well. elsewhere, though, again on friday, it's looking fine and dry with sunny spells. but temperatures, well, dipping down even further, pretty much the low—to—mid teens. and it's overnight that we'll start to notice that really chilly weather — temperatures widely

on into friday morning around about a—5 celsius, even the chance of a grass frost in some rural areas. how about the weekend, then? well, we've still got that northerly wind that could bring, again, some showers towards eastern areas. but generally speaking, high pressure is still there. so, as we go through the weekend and into the bank holiday monday, and for the queen's state funeral, again, it is looking dry. there will be some sunny spells, those temperatures are 17—18 celsius. and that area of high pressure, pretty much sticks around, at least for the early part of next week, as well. so, it will be chilly by day, and especially so during the night—time. those temperatures again down into single figures. that's all from me, bye—bye.

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i'm david eades. the queen's coffin arrives at buckingham palace, received by members of the royal family. thousands brave the rain through the night to join the queue to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state from wednesday. king charles spent the day in northern ireland, continuing his tour of the united kingdom as the new monarch.