thousands of people queue through the night to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii, as she lies in state in westminster hall. the queue is currently 2 miles long stretching down along the river thames. this is the point people are emerging from westminster, having filed past her majesty'scoffin. they tell me of special moments spent by

her side. the queen's coffin had arrived at westminster hall after a procession through london, accompanied by herfamily. away from westminster, today's other headlines... the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, is involved in a car crash in kyiv — but avoids serious injury. and a funeral will be held today for olivia pratt—korbell, the nine—year—old who was shot dead in liverpool earlier this month. it's thursday, september the 15th. iam in i am in westminster, where her majesty the queen is lying in state. all through the night, thousands of people have been queuing for hours to file past the coffin and pay their respects. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. the queue to see her majesty

is currently two miles long, and on today's show we'll meet some of the people who have travelled from across the uk and beyond to join that queue, and to the volunteers who are keeping it moving. we'll also be sharing more memories of the queen from those who knew and met her. first, danjohnson reports on her majesty's finaljourney from buckingham palace to westminster, and those who came to mourn. this is time and space for people to bid their monarch farewell during four days of lying in state. the queen's passing has not yet lifted the crown's requirements of public duty and visibility. thousands from across her kingdom and far beyond have already made this pilgrimage for their own quiet moment. and many thousands more will come.

this is when the royal family's private grief gave way to the rituals of national mourning. at 2:22pm yesterday afternoon, the procession left the queen's official residence on the journey to westminster hall. her coffin carried on a gun carriage for the slow march down the mall. london hasn't seen anything like this for a very long time. this was perfect military precision in reverence and respect, watched by thousands, and followed by the king in uniform, his sister and his two brothers.

by side, once again, united in sadness. the queen once said she had to be seen to be believed. and so it was. but among those who got close, many were moved. it's really emotional. and, yeah, it wasjust part of history and we just wanted to bring the children down to watch it and just, you know, take the most in from the moment. and it was very sad. we view her like a beacon of hope. so i do believe thati with king charles, it has to be the same. stability has to continue. so we are really indebted to the monarchy. -

there was no mistaking the solemnity of this moment, the strong summoning sound of the bass drum and the powerful imagery. it has made a mark here on everybody i have spoken to. and yet it's clear some people are processing, trying to understand the emotional response that this has generated personally within themselves and for the nation, too. at the palace of westminster, it was grenadier guards, who carried her majesty, to a place she came so often for state openings, for queen's speeches, as the seal of approval for the laws of the land. and now to lie in rest in this ancient place — such a focus of our national life. the queue was already stretching for many miles. and it's getting longer all the time.

it's hard to imagine the world without her. and i think i found so many people have said, "i didn't know how upset i was going to be." and it seems to have hit everybody very hard. and here then are the many faces of britain. bowed in quiet contemplation for the life, of service, of sacrifice and fortitude, and marking the end of an age in our history. leaving with the crowds, we once again found mahri. when i got to the coffin, you know, i bowed. and that wasn't too bad. but when i got to the doors, i turned and looked back, and basically i lost it. it was just that last look. one last look. it was amazing. i'm so glad i did it. absolutely. it would have been worth waiting twice as long.

this stream of public sympathy continues day and night now, until early monday morning, the day of the queen's funeral. donjohnson, bbc news, westminster. with me this morning, my colleague, sarah campbell. we are following the story this morning of the queue, there is going in pay respects. tell us a bit about the movements of the royal family. it us a bit about the movements of the royal family-— royal family. it does not seem ossible royal family. it does not seem possible it _ royal family. it does not seem possible it is _ royal family. it does not seem possible it is a _ royal family. it does not seem possible it is a week _ royal family. it does not seem possible it is a week since - royal family. it does not seem possible it is a week since the l possible it is a week since the queen died. we have to remember whilst these big national moments are happening, this is a personal family story. it has been a difficult week for the family, the king is having a day of rest today effectively. he has travelled with the queen consort to the highgrove estate. one would imagine he is able to take time to reflect, to take

stock. he is already starting to look at the red boxes. this is his life. the red boxes, the government papers, looking through government papers, looking through government papers is what his job papers, looking through government papers is what hisjob now papers, looking through government papers is what his job now entails. he is there, in the relative privacy of highgrove estate in order to start looking at that. one must also remember the king is 73 years old, the queen a 75 years old. it would have been a very difficult week emotionally, mentally, physically very challenging. hopefully today is a day for them. other members of the royal family will visit the sandringham estate, to see the tributes left at the norwich gates. they will meet some of the staff and console them. with the estate staff

inbound moral, these people will have worked with the queen for many years. —— in balmoral. the earl and countess of wessex are travelling to manchester today, looking at some of the floral tributes, thanking people for their words and tributes. the princess royal, princess anne will be travelling elsewhere, continuing the period of national mourning. very much what we are trying to give you today is a sense of this place. saying that this morning, the bbc is offering a dedicated stream of the queen's lying in state, for those

who want to pay their respects but who can't come to london, or who are unable to queue. the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website, the iplayer, bbc parliament and the red—button. we will cross to that many times this morning. as you can probably see behind me the queue. this is the end of the queue. we understand this morning it is taking around eight hours for the people who have queued for many, many miles. this morning the key is some 2.5 miles long. image you can see is the area where we are here, just before people get to the houses of westminster. it snakes for a very long time. there is security getting in here. it is quiet and calm with people slowly making their way through. breakfast�*sjohn maguire

is at carriage gates, which is where people go, as they leave westminster hall. morning to you. morning. some of the ve first morning to you. morning. some of the very first peeple _ morning to you. morning. some of the very first people overnight _ morning to you. morning. some of the very first people overnight to - morning to you. morning. some of the very first people overnight to have - very first people overnight to have filed past her majesty'scoffin are emerging now, telling us what it is like spending really a fleeting moment by the side of the coffin with their own private thoughts. we have gathered together friends old and new. you have all been in the queue for a long time. people have got to know each other. when you were in westminster hall, walking past her majesty'scoffin, tell us what that was like.— past her majesty'scoffin, tell us what that was like. very solemn, auiet and what that was like. very solemn, quiet and respectful. _ what that was like. very solemn, quiet and respectful. different i what that was like. very solemn, quiet and respectful. different toj quiet and respectful. different to the way you _ quiet and respectful. different to the way you imagined. _ quiet and respectful. different to the way you imagined. can - quiet and respectful. different to the way you imagined. can you l the way you imagined. can you prepare yourself for something like that? ., ., ., 4' prepare yourself for something like that? ., ., ., ~ , prepare yourself for something like that? ., ., ., ~ that? no, i do not think so. it is a once-in-a-lifetime _ that? no, i do not think so. it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. i once—in—a—lifetime experience. pleased — once—in—a—lifetime experience. pleased i— once—in—a—lifetime experience. pleased i managed to be here today.

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me ever the last week, _ steadfast women. what has fascinated me ever the last week, what _ steadfast women. what has fascinated me ever the last week, what she - me ever the last week, what she means to perhaps people from the commonwealth and a country like america. fix. commonwealth and a country like america. �* , ., ., ., america. a strong role model, someone _ america. a strong role model, someone to — america. a strong role model, someone to look _ america. a strong role model, someone to look up _ america. a strong role model, someone to look up to. - america. a strong role model, someone to look up to. you i america. a strong role model, i someone to look up to. you have america. a strong role model, - someone to look up to. you have sons of r0 al someone to look up to. you have sons of royal marine _ someone to look up to. you have sons of royal marine commandos. - someone to look up to. you have sons of royal marine commandos. what - someone to look up to. you have sons | of royal marine commandos. what was it like when you made the final approach to her majesty'scoffin. when i was at the top of the stairs, the impact — when i was at the top of the stairs, the impact... you know she is there and what _ the impact... you know she is there and what you — the impact... you know she is there and what you have come to see but that is _ and what you have come to see but that is when — and what you have come to see but that is when the moment gets to you. you just— that is when the moment gets to you. you just break. even though it seems like you _ you just break. even though it seems like you are _ you just break. even though it seems like you are the seconds, it seems like you are the seconds, it seems like you _ like you are the seconds, it seems like you are — like you are the seconds, it seems like you are taking too much time as welt _ like you are taking too much time as welt maybe — like you are taking too much time as well. maybe i should move along because — well. maybe i should move along because there are thousands behind me waiting to say little words to her. ~ . , me waiting to say little words to her. ~ ., , ., , me waiting to say little words to her. ._ ., , her. many, many thousands, indeed. the atmosphere _ her. many, many thousands, indeed. the atmosphere within _ her. many, many thousands, indeed.

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incredible mixture of people being compelled to come here, coming here for their own reasons. now this is people able to come and reflect must spend a couple of fleeting seconds next to the coffin to be able to say whatever they want to say, think about what they want to think about, whoever they want to think about. very special moments i'm sure no one will ever forget. very special moments i'm sure no one will ever forget-— in terms of information about the curing process itself, a lot of people seeking to find that out. there is a dcms page with basic information about where the queue starts and how long it is. we understand the people who are arriving where i am this morning have been queueing for roundabout eight hours. those people of course have been queueing through the

night. the queue has varied between two and three miles long. as everyone is referencing this morning, it is calm, very well organised. the kiwis moving in. we will talk tojohn with more people who have been inside throughout the programme this morning. the prince and princess of wales, william and catherine, will head to sandringham in norfolk today to see the tributes left there for the queen. the royal residence was packed with family memories for her majesty, and it gave her the chance to indulge her love of simple pleasures like walking the dogs, or taking tea with the women's institute. jo black went to find out more. while much of the focus has been in scotland and london, here in norfolk, on the sandringham estate, is a growing blanket of flowers — a declaration of people's affection, admiration and appreciation for the late monarch. "where is the queen?", asks three year old matilda. she's up in the clouds, she's told by her mum, charlotte. she has gone. yeah.

the queen was very important, wasn't she? she played a big part in everybody�*s lives, didn't she? but now, where is the queen now? at... up in the sky. in heaven, yeah. in the sky. i mean, she's gone. she's gone to rest. it's very emotional. and it's really, really... a proper place to be on a day| like this, and a time like this. they're going to learn about this at school. so, you know, we can tell them we brought flowers and, you know. say that they've been and laid flowers for the queen. the late queen was was able when she was at sandringham, you know, to drive around the estate, to be very much the lady with the head scarf on, and the tartan skirt, and to go and see herfoals being born, to walk her dogs around and, indeed, to go to the the wi, into her local shop.

| archive: the royal family set off| from sandringham house to inspect the splendid crops being harvested on the king's estate in norfolk. this part of norfolk and its surrounding areas held a particular place in the queen's affections. herfather, king george vi, loved it here. this footage from 1943 shows him and the then—princess elizabeth she and her family spent christmas here, and injanuary, she'd signed the minutes, read annual reports, and one year even went to a very dark village hall on the day of a power cut. these meetings gave the queen a couple of hours to chat with fellow members and enjoy some light refreshments. she would pour the tea for them and offer them the cakes. we'd just all chat amongst ourselves, and then, a little while later, the chair would sort of go back a little bit and the handbag

would come up, and the lipstick would come out. and that was the cue to the lady in waiting we were getting ready to move. and that, really, in a nutshell, is a meeting. it's magical. i mean, however many times you do it, it's still like doing the first one. it's very odd and very... it's like a miracle. since the queen's death, the pupils at sandringham and west newton primary school have been reflecting on their memories of meeting her and other members of the royal family, often at the estate's churches or events like the annual flower show. i'm very pleased that i did get to meet her, and ifeel proud that i actually got the chance because a lot of people don't get the chance to meet someone from royal family. well, she gave us all a bit of a wave and she's really kind and gentle. and she asked how school was getting on. and i think i responded

that it was getting really nice and i was really enjoying it. you've met the future king and that's obviously quite a thing, isn't it? mm. how are you feeling knowing you've already met him? i feel happy, and i feel, like, proud a bit. since queen elizabeth's death was announced, around 100,000 people have travelled here to pay their respects, to bid farewell and say thank you. for many people here, she was a neighbour — the sovereign, who loved this part of norfolk. jo black, bbc news, on the sandringham estate. well, our coverage here on bbc breakfast this morning very much focusing on people, their memories, and of course the mourning process as people come to westminster to pay their respects. let me give you a sense of what it looks like here, just as we get sunlight in the sky. many, many thousands of people here

queueing. they have spent some eight hours in some cases the night. 2a rows a day, the queen lying in state. it is a patient and calm queue, a little bit chilly for people in the very long queue. a beautiful morning here at westminster. more reflections from those who had been in the queue throughout the programme this morning. let's see how the weather is looking. matt has the forecast. the outlook is largely dry. it will feel colder, particularly by night. a fresh start today. the strong winds in the north of scotland bringing frequent showers. if you showers in eastern districts. many places will get away with a dry day with more sunshine in the afternoon. in the clouding moments it will feel

cooler than recent days, especially in scotland. recent showers developing along the north sea coasts in england. a few in wales and the midlands will stop clear skies. it will be cooler with temperatures down to two, three degrees in rural parts of scotland. a lot of sunshine around. isolated showers. down the eastern districts of england, especially close to the coast where you will see strong to gale. when is developed. elsewhere their wins are lighter. pleasant enoughin their wins are lighter. pleasant enough in the sunshine. feeling rule on the east coast —— it is feeling raw on the east coast. a lot of dry

weather. we'll have more from charlie and the team in westminster throughout the morning. we will be talking to those who have waiting patiently in the queue to see the coffin. now let's take a look at some of today's other news. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has been involved in a car crash in kyiv. our correspondent hugo bachega can tell us more. hugo, what happened? we had a short statement saying the car carrying the president was involved in a collision with a private vehicle. the president was examined by a doctor and no serious injuries had been found. the incident is now being investigated and we will be watching to see whether the president will make any public appearance today, to see what he has to say. let me give you an update on what is happening elsewhere in the country. yesterday, missiles hit a damn and we had an

update from the mayor saying more than 100 houses had been flooded. many parts of the city remain underwater. residents had to be evacuated last night. he said the situation was under control. president zelensky is from this city. last night he said it was a vile act by russia. he said the dam was of no military interest. there was of no military interest. there was a strong tweet from the foreign minister, saying russia is now at war with ukraine's infrastructure and civilians, as russia is unable to defeat the ukrainian army on the battlefield. . ~' , ., the government is considering removing a cap on bankers' bonuses as part of a post—brexit shake—up of financial services. current eu regulation caps the bonuses at two times an employee's salary but the new chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, may change the rules in the hope of enticing global banks to the uk.

critics say unlimited bonuses could lead to the kind of excessive risk—taking that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. businesses are still waiting to hear exactly what help they will get to pay energy bills this winter. and there are fears the support could be delayed. hannah's looking into this one for us. a long wait for businesses that have been struggling. a week today since the government announced there would be an energy support package for businesses. but given the week it's been, there have been no further details so far. most businesses are not protected by the price cap, and that means some are seeing astronomical rises as they move from one fixed contract to another. i spoke to a cheesemonger who'd seen her bill go from £250 a month to £2,500 a month, and its estimated around

a third of businesses are renewing their energy contracts ahead of october. now the government has said it will support businesses for six months from next month. there are concerns that the money might not get to businesses for several weeks. the government has now confirmed it will give further details next week, and its pledged to backdate energy costs for companies to the start of october if the money doesn't come through by then. this of course comes after the new prime minister confirmed that bills for the average home won't go up beyond £2,500 for the next two years. that's lower than the nearly £4,000 that bills were expected to reach next month but still considerably higher than we'd been paying a year ago. we don't know what it's going to cost but it is a huge intervention. we wait and see. thank you.

classmates of the murdered schoolgirl olivia pratt—korbel will remember her with home—made flowers, pink nail varnish and her favourite film today — as the nine—year—old's funeral takes place in liverpool. olivia was killed last month when a gunman fired into her home while chasing another man. her former head teacher has been telling mairead smyth about how they plan to honour olivia's memory today. today, the children will be coming to school wearing a splash of pink, which is what the request is of the family for the funeral, so that we will be celebrating olivia by every child coming to school, wearing a splash of pink. the children are off timetable for the day, so they will be doing art activities. every child, all 480 of them, will be making a flower, and those 480 flowers will be put together to create a memorial for olivia. this afternoon, the children will be watching olivia's favourite film, which is matilda. you've described olivia as a popular, happy child. what memories really stand out for you?

one of the amusing memories that the the class teacher and the children shared was one day olivia came to school wearing pink nail varnish, and she spent the whole day hiding her hands, so that i wouldn't see the fact that she was wearing pink nail varnish. so, for that reason, as well as a splash of pink, we've said that the children can wear pink nail varnish today if they so wish. and for you, as her headteacher, today on herfuneral, how will you remember her? i will remember the big, bright smile that used to enter my room. she entered my room, my room lit up. she was just a little breath of fresh air and radiated happiness, really. and that's what i will really miss about olivia — the smile. that was mairead smyth reporting.

we will be back with charlie and the team in westminster soon. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. today's the first full day of the queen lying in state in westminster hall. thousands have been queuing over night to pay their respects. chaplains from different faiths, beliefs and denominations will be offering comfort to mourners during the day. also on hand are 2,000 members of stjohn ambulance. 24 hours people will be supported, and some of that will be first aid, but we are also thinking about those that might be stood on their own, who have clearly got lots to think about and may be upset about the occasion. and our volunteers are trained and on hand to support both from a physicalfirst aid point of view, but all those who just want to have someone to listen, and somebody kind to talk to. well, later today, muslims

from across the uk will come together at regent's park mosque to honour the queen's life. 70 muslim school students will be attending, representing each year of the queen's reign. they will lead the singing of the national anthem — which will be the first time the new national anthem will be sung in a national mosque. a street artist from essex has created his own tribute to the queen in rochford. dan kitchener said he painted the portrait because he wanted "to do something positive" after her death. he said he was "shocked" by the reaction to the piece, which has proved incredibly popular on social media. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. a few issues this morning. the circle line has minor delays, the district line is part suspended. the overground is part closed. the piccadilly line has minor delays. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another reasonably mild night last night and it has led to a cloudy start this morning.

the cloud gradually breaking up through today and we will see some bright and sunny spells. there is a chance of a shower largely in the east and temperatures a little cooler today at 19 celsius. overnight tonight, the cloud breaks up even further, so some clearer spells. the wind will start to strengthen as well, aa north—westerly wind. a little cooler than last night however with temperatures between nine and 11 celsius. for friday, high pressure is in charge but we still could see one or two showers around. the wind is going to strengthen, coming around that high, that north—westerly breeze. it will be a blustery day but plenty of sunny spells and one or two showers around tomorrow and temperatures that bit cooler with a maximum of 17 celsius. a cold night, friday into saturday. westminster temperatures overnight likely to drop down to seven celsius so it will feel much chillier. still the chance of a shower through the weekend but dry and fine for monday. thank you by the way for all your memories of the queen over the last few days. this one is from maria zenios. she's five years old here,

wearing a white ribbon in her hair. she met her majesty the queen 50 years ago, at the offical opening of her primary school, st aidan's, in north london. queen elizabeth had told maria that she liked her dress. please do keep sharing your stories with us. the email address is — hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. i'm back with another update in half an hour. bye for now. good morning. you're watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen is lying in state. we are trying to reflect on the queue. if i step aside a bit, this is what they call the snake, which is what they call the snake, which is effectively the final part of the

queue and i was talking to a few of those people in the queue and i was talking to vivian and joyce who say they have been queueing for 11 hours. most people coming through this stage he started queueing at around ten or 1030 last night. it's around ten or 1030 last night. it's a wonderful atmosphere down here with people in very high spirits, and it is calm, but people are enjoying themselves, knowing that they are going to have a moment inside westminster hall, in the silence, to contemplate and think and pay their respects. we will have more up with people in this part of the queue later on. our report has been talking to those who had long journeys for this occasion. across the weather from westminster, see people making their way to say goodbye to the queen. at times the

queue moved quickly, almost a dash. we bumped into sisters, joan and joan who travelled down from southport in merseyside, staying with their friend, southport in merseyside, staying with theirfriend, gloria. i had southport in merseyside, staying with their friend, gloria.- with their friend, gloria. i had to come to show — with their friend, gloria. i had to come to show respect. - with their friend, gloria. i had to come to show respect. i've i with their friend, gloria. i had to | come to show respect. i've never seen the queen and to do that, it is the final thing. the only queen we have ever known, so such an honour to come and then visit the coffin, we had to do it. she to come and then visit the coffin, we had to do it.— we had to do it. she was 'ust a lovely person. i we had to do it. she was 'ust a lovely person. and, ii we had to do it. she wasjust a lovely person. and, i don't i we had to do it. she wasjust a i lovely person. and, i don't know, 'ust lovely person. and, i don't know, just a _ lovely person. and, idon't know, just a leader— lovely person. and, i don't know, just a leader of the country, more so than _ just a leader of the country, more so than any— just a leader of the country, more so than any politician and with the i’ili'it so than any politician and with the right moral— so than any politician and with the right moral values and showing a good _ right moral values and showing a good example for everything. seeing the queen's coffin _ good example for everything. seeing the queen's coffin in _ good example for everything. seeing the queen's coffin in person - good example for everything. seeing the queen's coffin in person will- good example for everything. seeing the queen's coffin in person will be l the queen's coffin in person will be a particularly difficult person —— moment for bothjoan and pauline. i moment for bothjoan and pauline. i will probably get upset going past it, thinking of family who have gone and it— it, thinking of family who have gone and itiust _ it, thinking of family who have gone and itjust brings all that back. we've — and itjust brings all that back. we've both brought our husband, they

both died and we've got the ashes, we have got them with us. thea;r we have got them with us. they travel wherever _ we have got them with us. they travel wherever we _ we have got them with us. they travel wherever we go. - we have got them with us. they travel wherever we go. joan's i travel wherever we go. joan's husband was _ travel wherever we go. joan's husband was in _ travel wherever we go. joan's husband was in the _ travel wherever we go. joan'sl husband was in the ambulance service. poorly�*s husband, mike, was a policeman. the two sisters wanted their husbands with them as they pay their husbands with them as they pay their last respects to the queen. he: loved the royal family and when they came to liverpool, he was a protection officer, so hejust loved them. protection officer, so he 'ust loved them. ,, . , ., m them. service was very important. my husband was — them. service was very important. my husband was an _ them. service was very important. my husband was an ambulance _ them. service was very important. my husband was an ambulance man i them. service was very important. my husband was an ambulance man of i them. service was very important. my husband was an ambulance man of 30 years— husband was an ambulance man of 30 years and _ husband was an ambulance man of 30 years and i_ husband was an ambulance man of 30 years and i was also in the ambulance service, so it is service to the _ ambulance service, so it is service to the crown. in ambulance service, so it is service to the crown-— ambulance service, so it is service to the crown. in such a proud family histo of to the crown. in such a proud family history of public _ to the crown. in such a proud family history of public service, _ to the crown. in such a proud family history of public service, joan i to the crown. in such a proud family history of public service, joan and i history of public service, joan and pauline wanted to honour a woman who dedicated her life to the service of the nation. as they entered victoria gardens next to westminster, the queue ground to a halt. by the time they emerged, it was dark, almost six hours after they started

queueing, it was finally time to go in. the quiet and westminster hall is striking. it is a mix of grief and gratitude. as they filed past the coffin, joan and pauline paused for a moment and crossed themselves. it was very solemn, very moving. just the quietness and the coffin just being there. i would like to go round again and be able to take it all in, because it is too much to take in. it all in, because it is too much to take in. . , , all in, because it is too much to take in. ., , ., take in. it was 'ust so moving. it 'ust take in. it was 'ust so moving. it just brings — take in. it wasjust so moving. it just brings anyone _ take in. it wasjust so moving. it just brings anyone that - take in. it wasjust so moving. it just brings anyone that you i take in. it wasjust so moving. it just brings anyone that you have lost, _ just brings anyone that you have lost, it _ just brings anyone that you have lost, itjust brings it all back and that is— lost, itjust brings it all back and that is what you think about. you know, _ that is what you think about. you know. they— that is what you think about. you know, they say she is just another human— know, they say she is just another human being, but it's so nice to be able to— human being, but it's so nice to be able to show— human being, but it's so nice to be able to show your respect for her.

even _ able to show your respect for her. even though it is a sad day, it's a lovely— even though it is a sad day, it's a lovely day — even though it is a sad day, it's a lovely day. it'sjust been even though it is a sad day, it's a lovely day. it's just been a even though it is a sad day, it's a lovely day. it'sjust been a lovely day _ lovely day. it's 'ust been a lovely da . , , . , ., day. paying their respects to the queen in person _ day. paying their respects to the queen in person is _ day. paying their respects to the queen in person is something i day. paying their respects to the | queen in person is something the sisters will never forget, made even more special because they had their husbands with them. we are getting a real sense this morning of what it means to people to be here. we are in the snake, the final part of the queue just before we get into westminster hall itself which is to my right and we will walk along and see if one or two people... good morning. good morning. you are live on bbc�*s breakfast. i morning. you are live on bbc's breakfast-— morning. you are live on bbc'sl breakfast._ how breakfast. ifeel half dead. how lona has breakfast. ifeel half dead. how long has the — breakfast. ifeel half dead. how long has the queue _ breakfast. ifeel half dead. how long has the queue been? i breakfast. ifeel half dead. how long has the queue been? we l breakfast. i feel half dead. how i long has the queue been? we started at 11 o'clock last _ long has the queue been? we started at 11 o'clock last night. _ long has the queue been? we started at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. _ long has the queue been? we started at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. a - long has the queue been? we started at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. a lot i at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. a lot of --eole at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. a lot of people have _ at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. a lot of people have different - at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. a lotj of people have different reasons at 11 o'clock last night. 0k. a lot i of people have different reasons for being here. what is your motivation? i was in the army for 36 years. well, you know, the queen was the queen and it's the only way you can pay her respect for all of those

years that she gave to the nation. have you come far?— years that she gave to the nation. i have you come far?_ a have you come far? from surrey. a lot of people — have you come far? from surrey. a lot of people will _ have you come far? from surrey. a lot of people will be _ have you come far? from surrey. a lot of people will be intrigued i lot of people will be intrigued about the atmosphere in the queue. a lot of people here, some very happy people to be here and a real sense of camaraderie.— of camaraderie. absolutely. we all have sore feet _ of camaraderie. absolutely. we all have sore feet and _ of camaraderie. absolutely. we all have sore feet and none _ of camaraderie. absolutely. we all have sore feet and none of- of camaraderie. absolutely. we all have sore feet and none of us i have sore feet and none of us expected to be here this length of time, but it has been worth it. i am time, but it has been worth it. i am very mindful _ time, but it has been worth it. i am very mindful that _ time, but it has been worth it. i am very mindful that i _ time, but it has been worth it. i am very mindful that i don't _ time, but it has been worth it. i am very mindful that i don't want to up up place the queue, so lwalk place thequeue, so lwalk on lace the queue, so lwalk on and the queue, so lwalk on and i the queue, so lwalk on and i th try|eue, so lwalk on and i th try to e, so lwalk ( people. th try to e, so lwalk ( people. thank to e, so igoodt people. can ikto eyes; , igoodt people. can we» eyes; , igoodt people. can we grab 5p , igoodt people. can we grab a , " ”with'yout? ”walking” 7' ” ”mingus? ”walkingiasir w wwwithwyou? wwwalkingwaswyouw ' moment with you? keep walking as you go. where have you from $95?!“ brighton. we came why? brighton. brighton. we came because we — why? brighton. brighton. we came because we brought _ why? brighton. brighton. we came because we brought up _ why? brighton. brighton. we came because we brought up flowers i why? brighton. brighton. we came because we brought up flowers on | but it not feel enough, saturday but it did not feel enough, because _ saturday but it did not feel enough, because we decided at nine o'clock come up to come up together. how has it been for ou, to come up together. how has it been for you, overnight? _ to come up together. how has it been for you, overnight? long. _ to come up together. how has it been for you, overnight? long. but- to come up together. how has it been for you, overnight? long. but it i to come up together. how has it been for you, overnight? long. but it has l for you, overnight? long. but it has been friendly _ for you, overnight? long. but it has been friendly and _ for you, overnight? long. but it has been friendly and a _ for you, overnight? long. but it has been friendly and a really _ foryou, overnight? long. but it has been friendly and a really nice atmosphere _ been friendly and a really nice atmosphere. it— been friendly and a really nice atmosphere-— been friendly and a really nice atmoshere. ., , . . atmosphere. it has. that gentleman has been amazing. _

atmosphere. it has. that gentleman has been amazing. telling _ atmosphere. it has. that gentleman has been amazing. telling us - atmosphere. it has. that gentleman has been amazing. telling us his i has been amazing. telling us his life story. he used to run the royal hospital at chelsea, and we formed a little group late last night, and we can't believe we have walked the entire night, but it has been worth it. i entire night, but it has been worth it. ., , entire night, but it has been worth it. . , , ., , ., entire night, but it has been worth it. i am very pleased. you are close to the end — it. i am very pleased. you are close to the end now. _ it. i am very pleased. you are close to the end now. and _ it. i am very pleased. you are close to the end now. and i _ it. i am very pleased. you are close to the end now. and i am _ it. i am very pleased. you are close to the end now. and i am mindful. it. i am very pleased. you are close| to the end now. and i am mindful of not holding people up because you are aware as you watch these images, this part of the queue is moving quite quickly, so people are hustling through. they do not lose their place in the queue. there is a very organised system going on and i will try to talk to one or two more people as they come through. let me ask these people. good morning, you are live on bbc breakfast. i am just asking people why they have come and why it is such a special moment for them. i why it is such a special moment for them. ~ ., ,., ., why it is such a special moment for them. ~ ., ., , them. i think for both of us, we were both _ them. i think for both of us, we were both in — them. i think for both of us, we were both in the _ them. i think for both of us, we were both in the air _ them. i think for both of us, we were both in the air force, i them. i think for both of us, we were both in the air force, and | them. i think for both of us, we i were both in the air force, and we just feel honoured, really, and we want to pay respect to her majesty the queen for everything she has done. .,, , ., , the queen for everything she has done. , .,, ., . .,

done. tell those people watching at home what the _ done. tell those people watching at home what the atmosphere - done. tell those people watching at home what the atmosphere has i done. tell those people watching at. home what the atmosphere has been like in amongst the people who have been queueing alongside you. it’s been queueing alongside you. it's been queueing alongside you. it�*s been really good. been queueing alongside you. it's been really good. mixed - been queueing alongside you. it's. been really good. mixed emotions, been queueing alongside you. it's i been really good. mixed emotions, i think. sometimes _ been really good. mixed emotions, i think. sometimes laughter, - been really good. mixed emotions, i. think. sometimes laughter, sometimes it's been— think. sometimes laughter, sometimes it's been a _ think. sometimes laughter, sometimes it's been a very, very quiet, and 'ust it's been a very, very quiet, and just really. _ it's been a very, very quiet, and just really, really calm, even through— just really, really calm, even through the night. we started queueing at about a quarter to 11 and even — queueing at about a quarter to 11 and even through the night everything has been very calm and people _ everything has been very calm and people have been really friendly, so, yes, — people have been really friendly, so, yes, it's been something to remember, _ so, yes, it's been something to remember, certainly. | so, yes, it's been something to remember, certainly.— so, yes, it's been something to remember, certainly. i will allow ou to remember, certainly. i will allow you to move _ remember, certainly. i will allow you to move on _ remember, certainly. i will allow you to move on because - remember, certainly. i will allow you to move on because you i remember, certainly. i will allow you to move on because you are | you to move on because you are nearing the end, which is the good news. i will speak to one or two more people if i may. good morning to you. you are live on bbc breakfast. can i ask for a moment of your time. you are nearing the end of the queue. your time. you are nearing the end of the queue-— your time. you are nearing the end of the queue._ how's l of the queue. that's good. how's it been for you? _ of the queue. that's good. how's it been for you? an _ of the queue. that's good. how's it been for you? an eight-hour- of the queue. that's good. how's it. been for you? an eight-hourjourney been for you? an eight-hour 'ourney so far, been for you? an eight-hour 'ourney so for. just — been for you? an eight-hour 'ourney so far, just under, i been for you? an eight-hour 'ourney so far, just under, but i been for you? an eight-hour 'ourney so far, just under, but it's i so far, just under, but it's been worth every minute. i so far, just under, but it's been worth every minute.— so far, just under, but it's been worth every minute. i see you are walkin: worth every minute. i see you are walking with _ worth every minute. i see you are walking with a _ worth every minute. i see you are walking with a stick— worth every minute. i see you are walking with a stick so _ worth every minute. i see you are walking with a stick so you - worth every minute. i see you are walking with a stick so you have l walking with a stick so you have some mobility issues but you decided to come anyway. i

some mobility issues but you decided to come anyway-— to come anyway. i wouldn't miss this. i to come anyway. i wouldn't miss this- ijust _ to come anyway. i wouldn't miss this. i just would _ to come anyway. i wouldn't miss this. i just would not _ to come anyway. i wouldn't miss this. ijust would not miss i to come anyway. i wouldn't miss this. ijust would not miss it. i i this. ijust would not miss it. i love the queen, and i am a royalist and there is no other word, ijust loved her. i and there is no other word, i 'ust loved her.— loved her. i will let you progress on. loved her. i will let you progress on- thank _ loved her. i will let you progress on- thank you — loved her. i will let you progress on. thank you so _ loved her. i will let you progress on. thank you so much. - loved her. i will let you progress on. thank you so much. you i loved her. i will let you progress on. thank you so much. you are j on. thank you so much. you are propagating the impression, and can i grab a moment of your time? you are live on bbc breakfast. what is your name?— are live on bbc breakfast. what is your name?- all— are live on bbc breakfast. what is your name?- all sorts i are live on bbc breakfast. what is your name?- all sorts of i your name? jamie. all sorts of --eole your name? jamie. all sorts of people from — your name? jamie. all sorts of people from all— your name? jamie. all sorts of people from all sorts - your name? jamie. all sorts of people from all sorts of - your name? jamie. all sorts of people from all sorts of places| your name? jamie. all sorts of i people from all sorts of places and backgrounds, so why did you choose to be here? mr; backgrounds, so why did you choose to be here?— backgrounds, so why did you choose to be here? g . ., ., to be here? my grandma came for the coronation so — to be here? my grandma came for the coronation so i _ to be here? my grandma came for the coronation so i thought _ to be here? my grandma came for the coronation so i thought it _ to be here? my grandma came for the coronation so i thought it would i to be here? my grandma came for the coronation so i thought it would be i coronation so i thought it would be a nice way, because i thought i would be here for the end. what a nice way, because i thought i would be here for the end. what has it been like — would be here for the end. what has it been like in _ would be here for the end. what has it been like in the _ would be here for the end. what has it been like in the queue? _ would be here for the end. what has it been like in the queue? it's i would be here for the end. what has it been like in the queue? it's been l it been like in the queue? it's been lreat. a it been like in the queue? it's been great- a great _ it been like in the queue? it's been great. a great atmosphere. - it been like in the queue? it's been great. a great atmosphere. we i it been like in the queue? it's been i great. a great atmosphere. we joined great. a great atmosphere. wejoined at london bridge station and have been here since ten to 11 but it's been here since ten to 11 but it's been fun all of the way along. i been fun all of the way along. i will let you get back in the queue. thank you very much. you are probably getting a sense of the atmosphere, and everyone is here for atmosphere, and everyone is here for a different reason and that's what you realise and some are coming for

others, to represent friends or members of the family who cannot come, so right now i think we can go to the other end of the queue. we are at westminster hall, just to the right, where the queen is laying in state but the queue we understand right now is two miles long and right now is two miles long and right at the end of the queue, those joining the queue is frankly. good morning, frankie.— joining the queue is frankly. good morning, frankie. yes, we are close to izolackfriars _ morning, frankie. yes, we are close to blackfriars bridge, _ morning, frankie. yes, we are close to blackfriars bridge, about - morning, frankie. yes, we are close to blackfriars bridge, about 200 i to blackfriars bridge, about 200 metres from it and we've been here about an hour and the queue is growing and growing as we speak, and as you can see, lots of people behind me and it is moving quite quickly at a bit of a walking pace and lots of people chatting to each other and getting to know each other and friendships are being made along the route. let me introduce you to some people we havejust the route. let me introduce you to some people we have just met. the route. let me introduce you to some people we havejust met. mr kelly, you have brought some of the children from your school. yes.

kelly, you have brought some of the children from your school.— children from your school. yes, they are from deptford, _ children from your school. yes, they are from deptford, lewisham - children from your school. yes, they are from deptford, lewisham and i are from deptford, lewisham and they've _ are from deptford, lewisham and they've come to pay their respects to the _ they've come to pay their respects to the queen and if we could get there _ to the queen and if we could get there and — to the queen and if we could get there and we came very early, got up very early— there and we came very early, got up very early to — there and we came very early, got up very early to see if we could get there _ very early to see if we could get there and — very early to see if we could get there and hopefully we will. you have about _ there and hopefully we will. you have about a — there and hopefully we will. you have about a seven _ there and hopefully we will. gm. have about a seven or eight hour wait. how do you feel? lode have about a seven or eight hour wait. how do you feel?— have about a seven or eight hour wait. how do you feel? we will be fine. it wait. how do you feel? we will be fine- it will— wait. how do you feel? we will be fine. it will be _ wait. how do you feel? we will be fine. it will be well— wait. how do you feel? we will be fine. it will be well worth - wait. how do you feel? we will be fine. it will be well worth it. i wait. how do you feel? we will be fine. it will be well worth it. a i fine. it will be well worth it. a reign — fine. it will be well worth it. a reign of— fine. it will be well worth it. a reign of 70 _ fine. it will be well worth it. a reign of 70 years, so what is a small— reign of 70 years, so what is a small weight of seven hours compared to that? _ small weight of seven hours compared to that? �* , ., ., ., small weight of seven hours compared tothat? �*, ., ., ., ,, to that? let's head over and speak to that? let's head over and speak to some of — to that? let's head over and speak to some of the _ to that? let's head over and speak to some of the pupils. _ to that? let's head over and speak to some of the pupils. what i to that? let's head over and speak to some of the pupils. what is i to that? let's head over and speak| to some of the pupils. what is your name? what time did you get up this morning? name? what time did you get up this morninl ? . ,, name? what time did you get up this morning?_ how - name? what time did you get up this morning?_ how was i name? what time did you get up this| morning?_ how was that? morning? five o'clock. how was that? very exhausting- _ morning? five o'clock. how was that? very exhausting. do _ morning? five o'clock. how was that? very exhausting. do you _ morning? five o'clock. how was that? very exhausting. do you normally i morning? five o'clock. how was that? very exhausting. do you normally get| very exhausting. do you normally get up very exhausting. do you normally get up at that— very exhausting. do you normally get up at that time? _ very exhausting. do you normally get up at that time? horat— very exhausting. do you normally get up at that time?— up at that time? how do you feel about waiting _ up at that time? how do you feel about waiting this _ up at that time? how do you feel about waiting this morning? i i up at that time? how do you feel| about waiting this morning? i feel confident and _ about waiting this morning? i feel confident and we _ about waiting this morning? i feel confident and we might _ about waiting this morning? i feel confident and we might do it and i'm quite _ confident and we might do it and i'm quite determined. you confident and we might do it and i'm quite determined.— confident and we might do it and i'm quite determined. you are determined to wait for that — quite determined. you are determined to wait for that long. _ quite determined. you are determined to wait for that long. what _ quite determined. you are determined to wait for that long. what are - quite determined. you are determined to wait for that long. what are your i to wait for that long. what are your thoughts about the queen? ifeel thoughts about the queen? i feel like very sad _ thoughts about the queen? i feel like very sad for— thoughts about the queen? i feel like very sad for her— thoughts about the queen? i feel like very sad for her and - thoughts about the queen? i feel like very sad for her and i - thoughts about the queen? i feel like very sad for her and i feel very— like very sad for her and i feel very bad _ like very sad for her and i feel very bad he _ like very sad for her and i feel

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said you had _ french tv, canadian tv. somebody said you had been _ french tv, canadian tv. somebody said you had been winding - french tv, canadian tv. somebody i said you had been winding everybody up said you had been winding everybody up during the course of the queueing. what has been going on? the group we have come with, they have been winding us up about being interviewed each and every time. tell me about your motivation for being here. tell me about your motivation for being here-— being here. right. i've come for ersonal being here. right. i've come for personal reasons _ being here. right. i've come for personal reasons because - being here. right. i've come for personal reasons because i - being here. right. i've come for. personal reasons because i served for 2h years, but i've also come because i am part of the armed forces veterans breakfast club. we have a club in mansfield and i was asked to represent all of our club members and pay respects from them all. ~ ., ., members and pay respects from them all. ~ g, g, , , , members and pay respects from them all. ., ., , , , all. what i am sensing is, as you near the hall— all. what i am sensing is, as you near the hall itself _ all. what i am sensing is, as you near the hall itself there - all. what i am sensing is, as you near the hall itself there is - all. what i am sensing is, as you near the hall itself there is a - near the hall itself there is a jovial atmosphere and people are very happy and it's clearly been a good experience. everyone who has come out says it's very different being inside, obviously and everything changes and there is a moment for reflection. yes. everything changes and there is a moment for reflection. yes, there is. when moment for reflection. yes, there is- when all— moment for reflection. yes, there is. when all is _

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away with a dry day. a bit more sunshine in the afternoon and nice enough when the sun is with you but in the cloud it will feel cooler than recent days, especially in scotland, 11 up to 13 degrees and windy night, frequent showers with them developing along the north sea coast and a few in wales and the north—west of the midlands but most places are dry, fairly skies and with that in mind it will be a cooler night with temperatures down as low as two or three degrees in rural parts of scotland. into friday, more sunshine around and isolated showers fading and the showers in northern scotland down the eastern districts of england, especially close to the coast where we will see strong or gale force winds. the winds are lighter and most places will have a dry and sunny day, pleasant enough in the sunshine but feeling rather brought down the eastern coast compared to what we have had all summer long. 12 to 15 on the highs. a cold start to saturday and a chilly weekend in

store but a lot of dry weather as well. we'll have more from charlie and the team in westminster throughout the morning. now let's take a look at some of today's other news. in the next few days, you should be hearing from your energy supplier to explain just what's happening to your bill in a fortnight. last week, the government announced its energy price guarantee to bring down planned price hikes, but most households will still see an increase. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has the details. in almost every home in the country, the bill for keeping the power on is going up next month. last week's government announcement put a limit on the price that supplies can charge for each unit of energy. this government is moving immediately to introduce a new energy price guarantee that will give people certainty on energy bills. but it's taken a while to find out

what that rate will actually be. now we know for direct debit customers on a basic default tariff, they will be charged 34p per kilowatt hour for electricity and 10.3 p for gas. but everyone's bill will look different. for a typical household, it's around £2500 per year, which is £1000 more than this time last year. but that's just to give you an idea of what the new prices will look like. if you use more gas and electricity than that, you will be paying more than that. as well as the new cap, the government will be knocking £400 of everyone's bill over the next six months. direct debit customers will seek around £66 automatically taken of each month's charge. prepayment customers will get back money as a cash voucher or credit on their account. even with all of this help, october's rate is still more than the current level and millions of people have already been struggling to pay through the summer months.

when you are on income support, it's very hard to cope with it. we will see how it goes. i've got an e—mail saying it's going up, but we don't know how much it. 0h, mate, it's- unaffordable now, like. what can you do, though? round the corner in this community cafe they know their customers will need extra help and are beginning to serve pay what you can hot lunches. this year we've had people coming in popping in for a coffee and realising it's them cheaper for them to come for a cup of coffee and sit and read a book for a couple of hours than put on the heat at home. we've got plenty of people, resources behind creating a warm space for people to come in and enjoy. it's going to be more and more important going into the winter that we fulfil that for the community. what's happening now is the deepening of the fuel poverty experience, so some people will have experience that for the last ten years and maybe it'sjust got even harder than it did. in one of the most deprived areas of the uk, lucy thinks funding for better insulation is crucial this winter.

these are solid wall houses. they need a bit more money investing than houses with cavity wall insulation. but it's an area where lots of people don't have very much money and an area where people really need that kind of extra support in order to be able to live decent lives, to be well enough to go to school and to go to work. without extra help targeted at the most memorable it is feared millions more families won't be able to afford the bills in the weeks ahead. colletta smith, bbc news, leeds. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has been involved in a car crash in kyiv — but his spokesman says he has not been seriously injured. it happened after mr zelensky had returned from north—east ukraine, where he'd paid a surprise visit to a village which his forces had recently liberated from russian occupation. russia has retaliated by firing missiles at a dam in mr zelenszky�*s home city, causing serious damage.

the american singer r. kelly has been found guilty of child sexual abuse in his second federal trial. the singer is already serving a 30—yearjail term after being convicted of sex trafficking last year. the new convictions, which follow a four—week trial in chicago, is expected to add several years to his sentence. in sport — football will continue its tributes to the queen — as the premier league returns tomorrow night — and over the weekend. all seven matches will begin with a minute's silence, and fans will be able to sing the national anthem before the game. supporters will also be invited to applaud after 70 minutes — in a reference to the queen's 70—year reign. there were also plenty of tributes on show in the champions league last night — with four british teams in action. in glasgow, rangers held a minute's silence before their tie with napoli with supporters creating a visual tribute to the queen as well. the national athem was also sung despite uefa having not given them

permission to do so before kick off. a night to forget on the pitch though, as rangers lost 3—0 to the italian side. in the early match, celtic drew with shakhtar donetsk. elsewhere manchester city beat borussia dortmund 2—1 but they had to come from behind. erling haaland with city's winner six minutes from time — and against his former club. elsehwere, chelsea drew 1—1 with red bull salzburg. great britain have got off to a disappointing start in their opening group match in the davis cup. they were beaten 2—1 by the usa in glasgow. the match was tied at 1—1 — but andy murray and joe salisbury lost their doubles match — as the usa came from a set down to secure victory. it was a late finish too, with the match coming to an end just before 1am.

last night you might have witnessed an impressive display in the sky. a fire ball was spotted hurtling over parts of northern scotland and northern ireland. meteors are the streaks of light created when an object enters earth's atmosphere from space. what a thing to witness. i will be back with more headlines after seven o'clock. now it's back to charlie in westminster. it's been really lovely hearing the stories of those in the queue and the friendships formed. it looks like a really warm atmosphere. yes. like a really warm atmosphere. yes, i was 'ust like a really warm atmosphere. yes, i wasjust thinking, _ like a really warm atmosphere. yes, i wasjust thinking, nina, _ like a really warm atmosphere. me; i wasjust thinking, nina, as you are showing the pictures of the skies, of the meteor, the crowd and queues have been lucky with the

weather. there's no denying that. it is really quite mild. there was no rain overnight, so those people, and you probably heard some of the stories already, as they have been queueing for eight hours or longer, and they have been moving constantly and they have been moving constantly and they have been moving constantly and the images you will see, and we are very close to the end of the queue, effectively. what we have here is the snake at the end of the queue and westminster hall is just behind me here. we are in a happy place for the queue because they have had many hours of walking along but one of the things we have noticed in the short time we have been here this morning is the atmosphere in the queue and i'm keen to get it across to people watching this who are not able to get here, there is a lovely atmosphere amongst people and friendships clearly being made for people who have been walking and talking together as they have walked the long journey here. we have seen the beginning of the

queue, two or three miles. not surprisingly, as the morning progresses and it is daylight, more people arejoining progresses and it is daylight, more people are joining the queue and it is providing some very, very spectacular images and in amongst the extraordinary set piece occasions there have been throughout the past week or so, i think these images of those people who are queueing to pay their respects will be amongst those. of course, you will have seen inside westminster hall, and for those people emerging this morning, two very different atmospheres, as you can imagine. those people who are arriving, waiting, not knowing how they will feel, and you will have seen by now that moment in time when people have a moment to reflect as they pass through. we will see more of those pictures throughout the morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

you can good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. today's the first full day of the queen lying in state in westminster hall. thousands have been queuing over night to pay their respects. chaplains from different faiths and denominations will be offering comfort to mourners during the day. also on hand are 2000 members of stjohn ambulance. 2a hours our people will be supporting, and some of that will be first aid, but we are also thinking about those that might be stood on their own, who have clearly got lots to think about and may be upset about the occasion. and our volunteers are trained and on hand to support both from a physicalfirst aid point of view, but all those who just want to have someone to listen, and somebody kind to talk to. well, later today, muslims from across the uk will come together at regent's park

mosque to honour the queen's life. 70 school students will be attending, representing each year of the queen's reign. they will lead the singing of the national anthem, which will be the first time the new anthem will be sung in a national mosque. a street artist from essex has created his own tribute to the queen in rochford. dan kitchener said he painted the portrait because he wanted "to do something positive" after her death. he said he was "shocked" by the reaction to the piece, which has proved incredibly popular on social media. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another reasonably mild night last night and it has led to a cloudy start this morning. the cloud gradually breaking up through today and we will see some bright and sunny spells. there is a chance of a shower largely in the east and temperatures a little cooler today at 19 celsius. overnight tonight, the cloud

breaks up even further, so some clearer spells. the wind will start to strengthen as well, a north—westerly wind. a little cooler than last night however with temperatures between 9 and 11 celsius. for friday, high pressure is in charge but we still could see one or two showers around. the wind is going to strengthen, coming around that high, that north—westerly breeze. it will be a blustery day but plenty of sunny spells and one or two showers around tomorrow and temperatures that bit cooler with a maximum of 17 celsius. a cold night, friday into saturday. westminster temperatures overnight likely to drop down to 7 celsius so it will feel much chillier. still the chance of a shower through the weekend but dry and fine for monday. thank you by the way for all your memories of the queen over the last few days. this one is from maria zenios. she's five years old here, wearing a white ribbon in her hair. she met her majesty the queen 50 years ago, at the offical opening of her primary school, st aidan's, in north london.

queen elizabeth had told maria that she liked her dress, a memory she says she will cherish forever. please do keep sharing your stories with us. the e—mail address is — hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we look forwad to recieiving more of them. i'm back with another update in half an hour. bye for now. good morning. these are the headlines. thousands of people queued through the night to pay respects to queen elizabeth ii as she lies in state in westminster hall. these are live pictures of the queue, which is currently two miles long, stretching along the south bank of the river thames. the

queen's coffin has arrived at westminster hall after a procession through london, accompanied by her family. today's other headlines. the low demand zelensky was involved in a car crash in kyiv but avoided serious injury. the government pledged support for businesses with energy costs but when will it arrive? it's thursday, september the 15th, and i'm in westminster, where her majesty the queen is lying in state. all through the night, thousands of people have been queuing for hours to file past the coffin and pay their respects. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am.

these are the images inside westminster hall this morning. 2a hours a day people will be filing past to pay their respects. the queue to see her majesty is currently two miles long, and on today's show we'll meet some of the people who have travelled from across the uk and beyond to join that queue, and to the volunteers who are keeping it moving. we'll also be sharing more memories of the queen from those who knew and met her. first, danjohnson reports on her majesty's finaljourney from buckingham palace to westminster, and those who came to mourn. this is time and space for people to bid their monarch farewell during four days of lying in state. the queen's passing has not yet lifted the crown's requirements of public duty and visibility.

thousands from across her kingdom and far beyond have already made this pilgrimage for their own quiet moment. and many thousands more will come. this is when the royal family's private grief gave way to the rituals of national mourning. at 2:22pm yesterday afternoon, the procession left the queen's official residence on the journey to westminster hall. her coffin carried on a gun carriage for the slow march down the mall. london hasn't seen anything like this for a very long time.

this was perfect military precision in reverence and respect, watched by thousands, and followed by the king in uniform, his sister and his two brothers. and, in the next row, princes william and harry side by side, once again, united in sadness. the queen once said she had to be seen to be believed. and so it was. but among those who got close, many were moved. it's really emotional. and, yeah, it wasjust part of history and we just wanted to bring the children down to watch it and just,

you know, take the most in from the moment. and it was very sad. we view her like a beacon of hope. so i do believe thati with king charles, it has to be the same. stability has to continue. so we are really indebted to the monarchy. - there was no mistaking the solemnity of this moment — that strong summoning sound of the bass drum, and such powerful, vivid imagery. it's made a mark on everyone here that i've spoken to. and yet it's clear some people are processing, trying to understand the emotional response that this has generated personally within themselves and for the nation, too. at the palace of westminster, it was grenadier guards, who carried her majesty, to a place she came so often for state openings, for queen's speeches, as the seal of approval for the laws of the land.

and now to lie in rest in this ancient place — such a focus of our national life. the queue was already stretching for many miles. and it's getting longer all the time. it's hard to imagine the world without her. and i think i found so many people have said, "i didn't know how upset i was going to be." and it seems to have hit everybody very hard. and here then are the many faces of britain. bowed in quiet contemplation for the life of service, of sacrifice and fortitude, and marking the end of an age in our history. leaving with the crowds, we once again found mahri. when i got to the coffin, you know, i bowed. and that wasn't too bad.

but when i got to the doors, i turned and looked back, and basically i lost it. it was just that last look. one last look. it was amazing. i'm so glad i did it. absolutely. it would have been worth waiting twice as long. this stream of public sympathy continues day and night now, until early monday morning, the day of the queen's funeral. donjohnson, bbc news, westminster. we are spending quite a bit of time with the people queueing here. it is a really interesting atmosphere. sarah campbell is with me this morning. you had been around a lot of these occasions. it is

interesting as to why people are here, what their thoughts are. it has been a week since the news was announced by buckingham palace that the queen had died. it hasjust struck me watching that week, just seven days, and here we are now watching hundreds of thousands of people queueing up to make their way into westminster hall. everywhere i have been this week, the atmosphere has really been the same. everyone very quiet, very subdued. there is a huge sense of camaraderie that we are all in this together. quietness. politeness. there has been no aggravation. you might think people queueing for nine hours, they might be annoyed, angry and upset. that is not the impression i have been getting from anybody. this not the impression i have been getting from anybody. this image we

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makes it real. at buckingham palace yesterday, the reality of the coffin leaving, the gun carriage, the reality was that. you do not know what your emissions will be when you get into the hall and you can see it for yourself. it get into the hall and you can see it for yourself-— for yourself. it is such a great british thing _ for yourself. it is such a great british thing we _ for yourself. it is such a great british thing we should - for yourself. it is such a great british thing we should be - for yourself. it is such a great - british thing we should be standing here talking about a queue. this is becoming very much part of the story of the past week or so. this is the next stage of the story. tell us what we know about the movements of the senior members of the royal family. it the senior members of the royal famil . . , , . the senior members of the royal famil . ., , . ., , family. it has been a tumultuous week for the _ family. it has been a tumultuous week for the king, _ family. it has been a tumultuous week for the king, mentally, - week for the king, mentally, physically and emotionally. today he is having a rest. we are not expecting to see the king of the queen consort today. other members are out and about. william and catherine are travelling to

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people coming through, telling different stories. they have their own motivation for coming here overnight and walking past her majesty'scoffin this morning. isil someonejust now he isil someone just now he flew from ireland to see her majesty lying in state. new friends from standing in the queue this morning. you walk past charlie earlier. he did not quite have a chance to chat to him. what was the experience like? hard to describe- — what was the experience like? hard to describe. we _ what was the experience like? hard to describe. we decided to come down in the _ to describe. we decided to come down in the spur— to describe. we decided to come down in the spur of— to describe. we decided to come down in the spur of the moment. for me, the queen— in the spur of the moment. for me, the queen was a woman of faith. i can see _ the queen was a woman of faith. i can see god — the queen was a woman of faith. i can see god brought her through her 90 odd _ can see god brought her through her 90 odd years, and to serve. jesus came _ 90 odd years, and to serve. jesus came to _ 90 odd years, and to serve. jesus

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thought— generation, even my mum stopped i thought this was the time for me to come _ thought this was the time for me to come and _ thought this was the time for me to come and pay my respects. we thought this was the time for me to come and pay my respects.- come and pay my respects. we lost our mum recently. _ come and pay my respects. we lost our mum recently. i _ come and pay my respects. we lost our mum recently. ithink— come and pay my respects. we lost our mum recently. i think that - come and pay my respects. we lost our mum recently. i think that is i come and pay my respects. we lost our mum recently. i think that is a l our mum recently. i think that is a connection — our mum recently. i think that is a connection i— our mum recently. i think that is a connection. i do _ our mum recently. i think that is a connection. i do know— our mum recently. i think that is a connection. i do know what- our mum recently. i think that is a connection. i do know what it - our mum recently. i think that is a connection. i do know what it is i connection. i do know what it is like to— connection. i do know what it is like to lose _ connection. i do know what it is like to lose. we _ connection. i do know what it is like to lose. we lost _ connection. i do know what it is like to lose. we lost our- connection. i do know what it is like to lose. we lost our mum i connection. i do know what it is i like to lose. we lost our mum year and a— like to lose. we lost our mum year and a half— like to lose. we lost our mum year and a half ago _ like to lose. we lost our mum year and a half ago. you _ like to lose. we lost our mum year and a half ago. you feel— like to lose. we lost our mum year and a half ago. you feel that- like to lose. we lost our mum year and a half ago. you feel that loss. i and a half ago. you feel that loss. i feel_ and a half ago. you feel that loss. i feel the — and a half ago. you feel that loss. i feel the family's _ and a half ago. you feel that loss. i feel the family's loss. _ and a half ago. you feel that loss. i feel the family's loss. as - and a half ago. you feel that loss. i feel the family's loss. as the - i feel the family's loss. as the queen— i feel the family's loss. as the queen is— i feel the family's loss. as the queen is a _ i feel the family's loss. as the queen is a mother, _ i feel the family's loss. as the queen is a mother, i- i feel the family's loss. as the queen is a mother, i do - i feel the family's loss. as the queen is a mother, i do think| i feel the family's loss. as the - queen is a mother, i do think she represents— queen is a mother, i do think she represents all_ queen is a mother, i do think she represents all the _ queen is a mother, i do think she represents all the older _ queen is a mother, i do think she . represents all the older generation. being _ represents all the older generation. being as _ represents all the older generation. being as we — represents all the older generation. being as we will _ represents all the older generation. being as we will not _ represents all the older generation. being as we will not have _ represents all the older generation. being as we will not have a - represents all the older generation. being as we will not have a queen l represents all the older generation. | being as we will not have a queen in my generation _ being as we will not have a queen in my generation it— being as we will not have a queen in my generation, it will— being as we will not have a queen in my generation, it will all— being as we will not have a queen in my generation, it will all be - being as we will not have a queen in my generation, it will all be kings, l my generation, it will all be kings, i think— my generation, it will all be kings, i think it _ my generation, it will all be kings, i think it was — my generation, it will all be kings, i think it was lovely _ my generation, it will all be kings, i think it was lovely to _ my generation, it will all be kings, i think it was lovely to come - my generation, it will all be kings, i think it was lovely to come just . i think it was lovely to come just for the _ i think it was lovely to come just for the history— i think it was lovely to come just for the history of— i think it was lovely to come just for the history of it _ i think it was lovely to come just for the history of it as _ i think it was lovely to come just for the history of it as well. - i think it was lovely to come 'ust for the history of it as well. great to talk to you- — for the history of it as well. great to talk to you. very _ for the history of it as well. great to talk to you. very brief- for the history of it as well. great to talk to you. very brief chat - for the history of it as well. great | to talk to you. very brief chat with you. what the experience like? 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river_ has been. the journey along the river was— has been. the journey along the river was 2211 and we just got through— river was 2211 and we just got through at five past seven. everyone in the _ through at five past seven. everyone in the queue — through at five past seven. everyone in the queue is very supportive, cracking — in the queue is very supportive, cracking jokes. in the queue is very supportive, crackingjokes. keep in the queue is very supportive, cracking jokes. keep going. in the queue is very supportive, crackingjokes. keep going. it in the queue is very supportive, cracking jokes. keep going. it was 'ust cracking jokes. keep going. it was just fine — cracking jokes. keep going. it was just fine. the reason i did come, i work— just fine. the reason i did come, i work for— just fine. the reason i did come, i work for blind veterans uk and several — work for blind veterans uk and several of _ work for blind veterans uk and several of the members who have been housebound, have left me messages saying. _ housebound, have left me messages saying, when you take the bow, you need _ saying, when you take the bow, you need to _ saying, when you take the bow, you need to say— saying, when you take the bow, you need to say thank you. i have several— need to say thank you. i have several people in my head who all wanted _ several people in my head who all wanted messages.— several people in my head who all wanted messages. your motivation for cominu wanted messages. your motivation for coming today? — wanted messages. your motivation for coming today? i— wanted messages. your motivation for coming today? i felt _ wanted messages. your motivation for coming today? i felt it _ wanted messages. your motivation for coming today? i felt it was _ coming today? i felt it was something _ coming today? i felt it was something i _ coming today? i felt it was something i had _ coming today? i felt it was something i had to - coming today? i felt it was something i had to do. - coming today? i felt it was something i had to do. mej coming today? i felt it was - something i had to do. me and my father~ _ something i had to do. me and my father~ we — something i had to do. me and my father~ we plan _ something i had to do. me and my father. we plan the _ something i had to do. me and my father. we plan the entire - something i had to do. me and my father. we plan the entire event. i something i had to do. me and my. father. we plan the entire event. we are going _ father. we plan the entire event. we are going to— father. we plan the entire event. we are going to start _ father. we plan the entire event. we are going to start at _ father. we plan the entire event. we are going to start at this _ father. we plan the entire event. we are going to start at this time, - father. we plan the entire event. we are going to start at this time, get. are going to start at this time, get down _ are going to start at this time, get down there — are going to start at this time, get down there and _ are going to start at this time, get down there and do _ are going to start at this time, get down there and do everything - down there and do everything possible _ down there and do everything possible. does _ down there and do everything possible. does not _ down there and do everything possible. does not matter- down there and do everything possible. does not matter if. down there and do everything| possible. does not matter if it hurts — possible. does not matter if it hurts her— possible. does not matter if it hurts her feet _ possible. does not matter if it hurts her feet and _ possible. does not matter if it hurts her feet and cracks - possible. does not matter if it hurts her feet and cracks ouri possible. does not matter if it - hurts her feet and cracks our backs. we will _ hurts her feet and cracks our backs. we will do _ hurts her feet and cracks our backs.

we will do this _ hurts her feet and cracks our backs. we will do this because _ hurts her feet and cracks our backs. we will do this because it _ hurts her feet and cracks our backs. we will do this because it feels - we will do this because it feels right— we will do this because it feels right to — we will do this because it feels right to be _ we will do this because it feels right to be there _ we will do this because it feels right to be there and _ we will do this because it feels right to be there and have - we will do this because it feels right to be there and have this| right to be there and have this whole — right to be there and have this whole thing _ right to be there and have this whole thing. the _ right to be there and have this whole thing. the moment - right to be there and have this whole thing. the moment you| right to be there and have this. whole thing. the moment you get right to be there and have this- whole thing. the moment you get in there. _ whole thing. the moment you get in there. the _ whole thing. the moment you get in there, the world _ whole thing. the moment you get in there, the world melts _ whole thing. the moment you get in there, the world melts away. - whole thing. the moment you get in there, the world melts away. you i there, the world melts away. you 'ust there, the world melts away. you iust pay— there, the world melts away. you iust pay your— there, the world melts away. you just pay your respects _ there, the world melts away. you just pay your respects and - there, the world melts away. you just pay your respects and that i there, the world melts away. you just pay your respects and that is| just pay your respects and that is all that— just pay your respects and that is all that mattered. _ just pay your respects and that is all that mattered. no— just pay your respects and that is all that mattered. no matter- just pay your respects and that is| all that mattered. no matter how many _ all that mattered. no matter how many hours — all that mattered. no matter how many hours you _ all that mattered. no matter how many hours you spent _ all that mattered. no matter how many hours you spent how - all that mattered. no matter how many hours you spent how long i all that mattered. no matter how. many hours you spent how long you felt the _ many hours you spent how long you felt the world — many hours you spent how long you felt the world was _ many hours you spent how long you felt the world was moving _ many hours you spent how long you felt the world was moving round. i felt the world was moving round. that is— felt the world was moving round. that is what _ felt the world was moving round. that is what i_ felt the world was moving round. that is what i came _ felt the world was moving round. that is what i came to— felt the world was moving round. that is what i came to do- felt the world was moving round. that is what i came to do and - felt the world was moving round. that is what i came to do and i. felt the world was moving round. i that is what i came to do and i am proud _ that is what i came to do and i am proud i_ that is what i came to do and i am proud i did — that is what i came to do and i am proud i did-— that is what i came to do and i am proud i did. thank you for spending time with us _ proud i did. thank you for spending time with us on _ proud i did. thank you for spending time with us on bbc— proud i did. thank you for spending time with us on bbc breakfast. - proud i did. thank you for spending | time with us on bbc breakfast. they have not had what is a very special experience, one that people will rememberfor the rest experience, one that people will remember for the rest of their lives, one that i think from talking to people this morning has really touched them, perhaps in ways they had not imagined it would. clearly very emotional, very special time for them. a . ~ very emotional, very special time for them. 1, . ~ ., i. very emotional, very special time for them. . ~ ., i. . , for them. back to you. really interesting — for them. back to you. really interesting hearing _ for them. back to you. really interesting hearing those - interesting hearing those reflections, isn't it? you get the atmosphere from the people approaching and there is a lot of happiness, a lot of smiling, a lot

of camaraderie, and a change of atmosphere when people going to westminster hall. inside the extraordinary hall, inside westminster hall, let's take a moment to watch and listen to the quiet and see those people who have made that long journey. nick had a is bad for us this morning. a lot of people have found it very moving watching individuals, the close—ups of people who have waited with various reasons for

wanting to be there. i know you have witnessed this for many, many hours. morning, charlie. some of the chitchat outside isjust morning, charlie. some of the chitchat outside is just gone when you come into the hall. it is quite striking just how quiet it is. you could hear a pin drop. striking just how quiet it is. you could heara pin drop. a striking just how quiet it is. you could hear a pin drop. a few minutes ago we had the changing of the guard. there was the sound of their shoes on the stone floor here. it was really quite an extraordinary moment. otherwise, it has been completely quiet. i am standing in abies towards the back of the hall. at the moment there is probably about 150 people in here at any given moment. they will down the stairs from under the stained glass, one of thejubilee stairs from under the stained glass, one of the jubilee gets from parliament to queen and is, and everybody slows down just as they get towards the coffin. some people

bow their heads for a few seconds, some people curtsy. there are no shortage of people who have had a tear in there i as well. there is a contemplative feeling in here. it is extremely quiet and calm and extremely quiet and calm and extremely sombre.— extremely quiet and calm and extremely sombre. thank you very much. the bbc is offering a dedicated stream of the queen's lying—in—state for those who want to pay their respects but who can't come to london, or who are unable to queue. the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website, the iplayer, bbc parliament and the red—button. we are here in westminster this morning, trying to give you a sense of the occasion today, looking ahead to what will happen over the next pj's as well.

and of course this is not the end of the pomp and ceremony. throughout the night and into the early hours, major rehearsals have been taking place for the queen's state funeral on monday. the images you can see now are some of the military processions taking place in darkness, marching from westminster hall, to westminster abbey and then to wellington arch ahead of the service on monday. that all the —— that procession will start for real at10.1iliam on monday — and the service starts at 11am precisely. those pictures captured in london in the early hours. while the

rehearsals were taking place, many people were queueing for many hours, seven, eight hours through the night. i can tell you because they had told me, it didn't rain and it was quite mild. it has turned out 0k. the was quite mild. it has turned out ok. the outlook for the next pj's is largely dry. it will feel colder, particularly by night. —— the next few days. frequent showers across scotland. a few showers in the east, some of them close to london. many places will get away with a dry day. a bit more sunshine in the afternoon. in the cloudy moments it will feel cooler than recent days, especially in scotland. overnight it will be windy. showers developing along the north sea coasts. most places dry but fairly clear skies.

clearer skies than last night. with that in mind it will be cooler. temperatures down to two, three degrees in parts of scotland. a lot of sunshine around. frequent showers in northern scotland and in the eastern districts of england, especially close to the coast, where we will see strong to gale. when is developing. most places will have a dry and sunny day. pleasant enough in the sunshine. feeling raw on the eastern coast compared with what we have had all summer long. a cold start to saturday and a chilly weekend in store. a lot of dry weather as well. back to you. we'll have more from charlie and the team in westminster throughout the morning. now let's take a look at some of today's other news. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has been involved in a car crash in kyiv. our correspondent hugo bachega can tell us more. hugo, what happened?

we had a very short update from the president's office, saying the president's office, saying the president's car collided with a vehicle here in the capital yesterday. this statement said the president had been examined by doctors and no serious injuries had been found. no details of how it happened and when it happened. the president travelled to the north—east of the country yesterday to visit some liberated areas and the authorities are saying that this incident is being investigated. we will be watching to see whether the president will make any public appearance today to see what he has to say about this incident. thank ou. the government is considering removing a cap on bankers' bonuses as part of a post—brexit shake up of financial services.

current eu regulation caps the bonuses at two times an employee's salary but the new chancellor kwasi kwarteng may change the rules in the hope of enticing global banks to the uk. businesses are still waiting to hear exactly what help they will get to pay energy bills this winter, and there are fears the support could be delayed. hannah's been looking into this one for us. businesses like to know where they stand, they want to plan.— businesses like to know where they stand, they want to plan. there is a lot of uncertainty _ stand, they want to plan. there is a lot of uncertainty around _ stand, they want to plan. there is a lot of uncertainty around at - stand, they want to plan. there is a lot of uncertainty around at the - lot of uncertainty around at the moment. a week today since the government announced there would be an energy support package for businesses — but given the week it's been, there have been no further details. businesses are not protected by the price cap — and that means some are seeing astronomical rises as they move from one fixed contract to another. i spoke to a cheesemonger who'd seen her bill go

from £250 a month to £2,500 a month, and it's estimated around a third of businesses are renewing their energy contracts ahead of october. now the government has said it will support businesses for 6 months from next month but there are concerns that the money might not get to businesses for several weeks. the government has pledged to backdate energy costs to the start of october if the money doesn't come through by then. this of course comes after the new prime minister confirmed that bills for the average home won't go up beyond £2,500 for the next two years. that's lower than the nearly £4,000 that bills were expected to reach next month — but still considerably higher than we'd been paying a year ago. expecting further details on business support next week — a lot of uncertainty in the meantime. classmates of the murdered

schoolgirl olivia pratt—korbel will remember her with home—made flowers, pink nail varnish and her favourite film today — as the nine—year—old's funeral takes place in liverpool. olivia was killed last month when a gunman fired into her home while chasing another man. her former head teacher has been telling mairead smyth about how they plan to honour olivia's memory today. today, the children will be coming to school wearing a splash of pink, which is what the request is of the family for the funeral, so that we will be celebrating olivia by every child coming to school, wearing a splash of pink. the children are off timetable for the day, so they will be doing art activities. every child, all 480 of them, will be making a flower, and those 480 flowers will be put together to create a memorial for olivia. this afternoon, the children will be watching olivia's favourite film, which is matilda. you've described olivia as a popular, happy child.

what memories really stand out for you? one of the amusing memories that the class teacher and the children shared was one day olivia came to school wearing pink nail varnish, and she spent the whole day hiding her hands, so that i wouldn't see the fact that she was wearing pink nail varnish. so, for that reason, as well as a splash of pink, we've said that the children can wear pink nail varnish today if they so wish. and for you, as her headteacher, today on herfuneral, how will you remember her? i will remember the big, bright smile that used to enter my room. she entered my room, my room [it up. she was just a little breath of fresh air and radiated happiness, really. and that's what i will really miss about olivia — the smile. that was mairead smyth reporting.

we will be back for charlie and john and those waiting patiently for their moment with the queen. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. today's the first full day of the queen lying in state in westminster hall. thousands have been queuing over night to pay their respects. chaplains from different faiths and denominations will be offering comfort to mourners during the day. also on hand are 2000 members of stjohn ambulance. 24 hours people will be supported, and some of that will be first aid, but we are also thinking about those that might be stood on their own, who have clearly got lots to think about and may be upset about the occasion. and our volunteers are trained and on hand to support both from a physicalfirst aid point of view, but all those who just want to have someone to listen, and somebody kind to talk to. well, later today, muslims

from across the uk will come together at regent's park mosque to honour the queen's life. 70 school students will be attending, representing each year of the queen's reign. they will lead the singing of the national anthem — which will be the first time the new anthem will be sung in a national mosque. a street artist from essex has created his own tribute to the queen in rochford. dan kitchener said he painted the portrait because he wanted "to do something positive" after her death. he said he was "shocked" by the reaction to the piece, which has proved incredibly popular on social media. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. a few issues this morning. the district line is part suspended. and severe delays on thejubilee line. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another reasonably mild night last night and it has led to a cloudy start this morning. the cloud gradually breaking up

through today and we will see some bright and sunny spells. there is a chance of a shower largely in the east and temperatures a little cooler today at 19 celsius. overnight tonight, the cloud breaks up even further, so some clearer spells. the wind will start to strengthen as well, a north—westerly wind. a little cooler than last night however with temperatures between nine and 11 celsius. for friday, high pressure is in charge but we still could see one or two showers around. the wind is going to strengthen, coming around that high, that north—westerly breeze. it will be a blustery day but plenty of sunny spells and one or two showers around tomorrow and temperatures that bit cooler with a maximum of 17 celsius. a cold night, friday into saturday. westminster temperatures overnight likely to drop down to seven celsius so it will feel much chillier. still the chance of a shower through the weekend but dry and fine for monday. thank you by the way for all your memories of the queen over the last few days. this one is from maria zenios. she's five years old here — wearing a white ribbon in her hair.

she met her majesty the queen 50 years ago, at the offical opening of her primary school, st aidan's, in north london. queen elizabeth told maria that she liked her dress, a memory she says she will cherish forever. please do keep sharing your stories with us. the email address is — hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we look forwad to receiving more of them. i'm back with another update in an hour. bye for now. you are watching bbc breakfast, live from westminster and we are very muchjoining the queue from westminster and we are very much joining the queue this from westminster and we are very muchjoining the queue this morning, the queue for those people who want to pay their respects to the queen. i have to say this is a very friendly crowd this morning, people stopping all the time to say hello and share their experiences. hello, who are you? mr; and share their experiences. hello,

who are you?— who are you? my name is fatima. mother and _ who are you? my name is fatima. mother and daughter. _ who are you? my name is fatima. mother and daughter. tell- who are you? my name is fatima. mother and daughter. tell us - who are you? my name is fatima. i mother and daughter. tell us about why you have come today. it’s mother and daughter. tell us about why you have come today.— why you have come today. it's an experience _ why you have come today. it's an experience of— why you have come today. it's an experience of a _ why you have come today. it's an experience of a lifetime. - why you have come today. it's an experience of a lifetime. we - why you have come today. it's an i experience of a lifetime. we would never, ever have this again and we came here as ugandan asians, and the queen has performed and given her life to us and for that we can forever be grateful. life to us and for that we can forever be crateful. . ., , forever be grateful. sometimes there is difference — forever be grateful. sometimes there is difference between _ forever be grateful. sometimes there is difference between generations - is difference between generations about how they feel about the royal family. what are your motivations? i family. what are your motivations? i think the queen did a lot for this country — think the queen did a lot for this country. she really put herself out there _ country. she really put herself out there and — country. she really put herself out there and gave it to her son charles, _ there and gave it to her son charles, the king, and i think he will make — charles, the king, and i think he will make a _ charles, the king, and i think he will make a great monarch. telus a bit about, because _ will make a great monarch. telus a bit about, because people - will make a great monarch. telus a | bit about, because people watching at home will not know what this is like, being in the queue, the camaraderie between people. the camaraderie between people. tue: camaraderie between people. t'te: camaraderie is camaraderie between people. tte: camaraderie is amazing. we have had such a scream, but i have to say, my legs are killing me. and my feet are

killing me. hate legs are killing me. and my feet are killina me. ~ . , , ., killing me. we have been up for 24-hour is- _ killing me. we have been up for 24-hour is- l— killing me. we have been up for 24-hour is. i cannot _ killing me. we have been up for 24-hour is. i cannot wait - killing me. we have been up for 24-hour is. i cannot wait to - killing me. we have been up for 24-hour is. i cannot wait to sit i 24-hour is. i cannot wait to sit down and _ 24-hour is. i cannot wait to sit down and have _ 24-hour is. i cannot wait to sit down and have a _ 24-hour is. i cannot wait to sit down and have a rest, - 24-hour is. i cannot wait to sit| down and have a rest, because 24-hour is. i cannot wait to sit - down and have a rest, because i'm just so tired. i'm taking an uber home. �* �* ., ., ,. on home. and i'm going to school. on the [us home. and i'm going to school. on the plus side. _ home. and i'm going to school. on the plus side, you _ home. and i'm going to school. on the plus side, you are _ home. and i'm going to school. on the plus side, you are close - home. and i'm going to school. on the plus side, you are close to - home. and i'm going to school. on the plus side, you are close to the| the plus side, you are close to the end of the queue. i will let you get backin end of the queue. i will let you get back in the queue. thank you so much. what i will do is, if i walk around this way a little bit, and maybe then it gives you a slightly better sense ofjust how this works here. this is what they call the snake and you can see a lot of smiling faces because people have been queueing for an average of around eight hours and they were joining the queue at half past 11 last night. the weather has been kind and they are effectively on the home stretch. what we know is that when they get inside westminster hall, it's very personal and there are a lot of personal and there are a lot of personal reflections. but we have been talking to people who have

sometimes made very long journeys to be here today. across the river from westminster, a sea of people making their way to say goodbye to the queen. at times the queue moved quickly, almost a dash. we bumped into sisters, joan and pauline who travelled down from southport in merseyside, staying with their friend, gloria. i had to come to show respect. i've never seen the queen and to do that, it is the final thing. the only queen we have ever known, so such an honour to come and then visit the coffin, we had to do it. she was just a lovely person. and, i don't know, just a leader of the country, more so than any politician and with the right moral values and showing a good example for everything. seeing the queen's coffin in person will be a particularly difficult moment for

bothjoan and pauline. i will probably get upset going past it, thinking of family who have gone and itjust brings all that back. we've both brought our husbands, they both died and we've got their ashes, we have got them with us. they travel wherever we go. joan's husband charlie was in the ambulance service. pauline's husband, mike, was a policeman. the two sisters wanted their husbands with them as they paid their last respects to the queen. he loved the royal family and when they came to liverpool, he was a royal protection officer, so he just loved them. service was very important. my husband was an ambulance man of 30 years and i was also in the ambulance service, so it is service to the crown. with such a proud family history of public service, joan and pauline wanted to honour a woman who dedicated her life to the service of the nation.

as they entered victoria gardens next to westminster, the queue ground to a halt. by the time they emerged, it was dark, almost six hours after they started queueing, it was finally time to go in. the quiet in westminster hall is striking. it is a mix of grief and gratitude. as they filed past the coffin, joan and pauline paused for a moment and crossed themselves. it was very solemn, very moving. just the quietness and the coffin just being there. i would like to go round again and be able to take it all in, because it is too much to take in. it was just so moving.

it just brings anyone that you have lost, itjust brings it all back and that's what you think about. you know, they say she isjust another human being, but it's so nice to be able to show your respect for her. even though it is a sad day, it's a lovely day. it's just been a lovely day. paying their respects to the queen in person is something the sisters will never forget, made even more special because they had their husbands with them. iam i am delighted to say richard salter is with me, from stjohn's ambulance is. i am loving your smile this morning and it is reflective of the mood. tt morning and it is reflective of the mood. , ., , . , mood. it is. people have been queueing _ mood. it is. people have been queueing for _ mood. it is. people have been queueing for a _ mood. it is. people have been queueing for a long _ mood. it is. people have been queueing for a long time - mood. it is. people have been queueing for a long time to i mood. it is. people have been| queueing for a long time to get mood. it is. people have been - queueing for a long time to get to this point but the spirits are high and people are feeling good and st john volunteers have been through the whole of the queue to look out

for support along the way. itrut’hat the whole of the queue to look out for support along the way. what has been hobbling _ for support along the way. what has been hobbling along _ for support along the way. what has been hobbling along the _ for support along the way. what has been hobbling along the way? - for support along the way. what has been hobbling along the way? it's . for support along the way. what has been hobbling along the way? it's a | been hobbling along the way? it's a long time. we've already been talking to people who have mobility issues. what sort of things have you had to do? b, issues. what sort of things have you had to do? �* ., , issues. what sort of things have you had to do? . . , ., , had to do? a variety of things. peo - le had to do? a variety of things. people are _ had to do? a variety of things. people are on _ had to do? a variety of things. people are on their _ had to do? a variety of things. people are on their feet - had to do? a variety of things. people are on their feet for. had to do? a variety of things. people are on their feet for a i had to do? a variety of things. i people are on their feet for a very long time, so things like blisters have been coming up and we are encouraging people to eat and drink lots, which not everyone is so that some people are feeling a bit faint and not feeling as well as they could be if they were looking after themselves, so we encourage everyone to bring food and water, but we are here if they need us. itrut’hat to bring food and water, but we are here if they need us.— here if they need us. what i'm also sensin: , here if they need us. what i'm also sensing. and _ here if they need us. what i'm also sensing. and you — here if they need us. what i'm also sensing, and you can _ here if they need us. what i'm also sensing, and you can tell _ here if they need us. what i'm also sensing, and you can tell me, - here if they need us. what i'm also i sensing, and you can tell me, you've beenin sensing, and you can tell me, you've been in the queue a long time, people are helping one another. if someone is struggling a bit, they are looking after each other, lifting each other�*s spirits and literally giving them food and drink if they need it. tt’s literally giving them food and drink if they need it— if they need it. it's been so nice in such a _ if they need it. it's been so nice in such a community _ if they need it. it's been so nice in such a community spirit, - if they need it. it's been so nice i in such a community spirit, people meeting each otherfor in such a community spirit, people meeting each other for the first time in looking out for each other. we've been offered so many suites and bits of food from people going along and people are caring for each other and it's really helping. tell

me a little _ other and it's really helping. tell me a little bit _ other and it's really helping. tell me a little bit about it. the reality of these things is, and we reflected on the emotions out here, but you will be aware that a lot of people go inside the hole and people have come for all sorts of reasons and some of it is very personal and it's linked to personal loss and i don't know how much you find that reflected, people being surprised at how they are feeling.— how they are feeling. definitely. we've seen _ how they are feeling. definitely. we've seen so _ how they are feeling. definitely. we've seen so many _ how they are feeling. definitely. we've seen so many emotions i how they are feeling. definitely. - we've seen so many emotions coming through that lots of people didn't think they would experience and that is something else the volunteers have been great for, just a listening ear, a place where people can sit and reflect and take some time because it does bring back memories of loved ones and it's a really reflective period, so we are here for all sorts of peoples needs. do you have any personal recollections of the royal family? you probably been at many events. the royal family are really related to stjohn and she was the sovereign head of the order and i received a certificate called the sovereign award when she gives out to the top ten under 25—year—olds in stjohn, so a real privilege to have her

certificate with her signature on which is even more special now after these events. many links with the royal family, and stjohn was out during thejubilee and all of the other big royal occasions as well, so it's really special to be here and humbling as well.- so it's really special to be here and humbling as well. have you got the letter with _ and humbling as well. have you got the letter with you? _ and humbling as well. have you got the letter with you? not _ and humbling as well. have you got the letter with you? not with - and humbling as well. have you got the letter with you? not with me, i the letter with you? not with me, no. m the letter with you? not with me, no- my dad _ the letter with you? not with me, no- my dad has — the letter with you? not with me, no. my dad has it _ the letter with you? not with me, no. my dad has it on _ the letter with you? not with me, no. my dad has it on his _ no. my dad has it on his mantelpiece.— no. my dad has it on his mantelpiece. no. my dad has it on his manteliece. , , ., ., mantelpiece. very proud. one of the thins i've mantelpiece. very proud. one of the things i've been _ mantelpiece. very proud. one of the things i've been very _ mantelpiece. very proud. one of the things i've been very mindful - mantelpiece. very proud. one of the things i've been very mindful of - mantelpiece. very proud. one of the things i've been very mindful of as i things i've been very mindful of as we go around is the scale of the operation that you, the police, the stewards are having to do and yet at the same time it is very low—key. just right now, and the camera can probably see, we can show you the shot from above as well, you can't really see that much security, and yet it is seamless. it's working very, very well. tt yet it is seamless. it's working very. very well-— very, very well. it really is. peole very, very well. it really is. people have _ very, very well. it really is. people have been - very, very well. it really is. people have been planning| very, very well. it really is. i people have been planning for very, very well. it really is. - people have been planning for this for a long time and now the plans are executing and it's going really well and we are there in the background for people if they need

us, and it's going really smoothly. lovely to chat to you. are you going straight back into the queue? where is your spot? t straight back into the queue? where is your spot?— is your spot? i am based by the london i and — is your spot? i am based by the london i and looking _ is your spot? i am based by the london i and looking after- is your spot? i am based by the london i and looking after the i london i and looking after the people queueing in that area. that's wa down people queueing in that area. that's way down the _ people queueing in that area. that's way down the river _ people queueing in that area. that's way down the river and _ people queueing in that area. that's way down the river and they - people queueing in that area. that's way down the river and they probably have four or five hours to go. still a lona have four or five hours to go. still a long way _ have four or five hours to go. still a long way to _ have four or five hours to go. still a long way to go _ have four or five hours to go. st ll a long way to go from that point. lovely chatting to you. thank you so much. today is very much about this place and people, but also this is a time for memories about the queen. if you look at the tributes to the queen — either online or at various places around the uk — you may well see an illustration which shows her majesty walking arm—in—arm with her late husband prince philip, or one in which she's holding hands with paddington bear. both were created by the same artist, eleanor tomlinson, whose work was first shared widely during the platinum jubilee. our reporter leanne brown went to meet her.

people express their grief in different ways, and for this artist and illustrator, it was through painting. i wanted to capture her, i wanted to capture her with her beloved prince philip, her favourite fell ponies of course, her loyal corgis. for me, itjust captures how i have always seen the queen, as this just beloved lady, and animal and countryside lover, really. tea? oh, yes, please. the artist rose to fame following the queen'sjubilee when she drew the queen hand—in—hand with paddington. the party is about to start. i had watched party at the palace on saturday like so many other millions and instantly had that vision of that scene of them walking

away from the jubilee celebrations and i was only drawing and painting and painting for an hour or two, and i took a photo and posted it online and within minutes it ended up everywhere. and those images are now appearing on floral tributes across the country. i was very teary, because it's one thing to see something online being shared, and the lovely comments, but to see it in that kind of setting is just something else. to sort of have an illustration that has hopefully brought a lot of comfort to so many means the absolute world. there aren't words. the words underneath the illustration are those that the queen spoke as she addressed the nation during the covid crisis. the line, obviously, it was relating to a different series of events, but it really struck a chord with me and ifelt, with the illustration, it was very fitting. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again.

we will meet again. so today is very much about this queue and the reasons why people have come here. some from far away. let's take a look inside westminster hall where of course, the queen is lying in state, and we will pause for a moment because what we have is a real contrast between the atmosphere here outside and the calm and those moments of reflection that people will have when they enter the building. let's talk to a few of the people

who are nearing the end of the queue, because we are just outside westminster hall itself and maybe if we go walking along here. good morning. that morning. bbc breakfast, can we grab a moment as you pass by?— breakfast, can we grab a moment as you pass by?_ keep - you pass by? very quickly. keep walkin: you pass by? very quickly. keep walking as _ you pass by? very quickly. keep walking as you _ you pass by? very quickly. keep walking as you go. _ you pass by? very quickly. keep walking as you go. tell - you pass by? very quickly. keep walking as you go. tell us - you pass by? very quickly. keep walking as you go. tell us aboutj you pass by? very quickly. keep- walking as you go. tell us about the experience of being in the queue. we've been in the queue since quarter past 12 and it's been very enjoyable and i've made some excellent friends. very convivial. tell me a little bit about why you wanted to be here.— tell me a little bit about why you wanted to be here. three reasons. my mum was a — wanted to be here. three reasons. my mum was a fierce _ wanted to be here. three reasons. my mum was a fierce royalist _ wanted to be here. three reasons. my mum was a fierce royalist and - wanted to be here. three reasons. my mum was a fierce royalist and she - mum was a fierce royalist and she passed away a few years ago and i always wanted to make up for not going to see the queen when she wanted me to go and see the queen. for my family and for myself. t am for my family and for myself. i am mindful that _ for my family and for myself. i am mindful that the _ for my family and for myself. i am mindful that the queue _ for my family and for myself. i am mindful that the queue is - for my family and for myself. i am mindful that the queue is moving fast. thank you very much. you are propagating the impression that from here queue is moving very quickly

and people have waited a long time, maybe seven or eight hours and i will try to speak to one or two more people. good morning. bbc breakfast, live on air. how has the experience been for you? tt’s live on air. how has the experience been for you?— been for you? it's amazing. all of these people _ been for you? it's amazing. all of these people paying _ been for you? it's amazing. all of these people paying their- been for you? it's amazing. all of| these people paying their respects to the queen, absolutely amazing. what is your name?— to the queen, absolutely amazing. i what is your name?_ you what is your name? adriano holt. you are aaivin what is your name? adriano holt. you are giving me — what is your name? adriano holt. you are giving me your— what is your name? adriano holt. you are giving me your full— what is your name? adriano holt. you are giving me your full title. _ what is your name? adriano holt. you are giving me your full title. tell- are giving me your full title. tell me the reasons why you have come. well, she served this country for 70 years without fail, never once did we know she took a day off sick. we can give a few hours to hurt to pay our respect to someone who serve the country so well for all of that time. nobody else has done that nobody else will ever do it again. t nobody else will ever do it again. i will let you join up with your friends. nice to see you. just see if we can speak to one or two people as they come along. good morning. have you got a moment to chat to us from bbc breakfast? step over this wavy word. how is the queueing

experience —— this way, if you would. t experience -- this way, if you would. ., experience -- this way, if you would. . _, ., experience -- this way, if you would. . ., ., ., . , would. i have come from london, west london. it would. i have come from london, west london- it was — would. i have come from london, west london- it was a _ would. i have come from london, west london. it was a long _ would. i have come from london, west london. it was a long night _ would. i have come from london, west london. it was a long night for - would. i have come from london, west london. it was a long night for us. - london. it was a long night for us. we are very tired, but it is worth it. ~ , we are very tired, but it is worth it. . , . , ., we are very tired, but it is worth it. why have you chosen to come toda ? it. why have you chosen to come today? what _ it. why have you chosen to come today? what is _ it. why have you chosen to come today? what is your _ it. why have you chosen to come today? what is your reason? - it. why have you chosen to come today? what is your reason? for| today? what is your reason? for resect today? what is your reason? for respect for _ today? what is your reason? fr?" respect for her majesty. it is a sad moment, but, you know, we are coming here to bring respect.— here to bring respect. where are you from originally? _ here to bring respect. where are you from originally? romania. _ here to bring respect. where are you from originally? romania. lovely i here to bring respect. where are you from originally? romania. lovely to| from originally? romania. lovely to see ou.i from originally? romania. lovely to see you- iwill— from originally? romania. lovely to see you. i will let _ from originally? romania. lovely to see you. i will let you _ from originally? romania. lovely to see you. i will let you get _ from originally? romania. lovely to see you. i will let you get back - see you. i will let you get back into the queue. excuse me, madam, could i have a quick word? we won't keep you for long. i know everyone has been queueing a long time. a very long time. where have you come from? bi very long time. where have you come from? . ' g; , . ., very long time. where have you come from? ., ., ., from? at 12351 started at london bride. i from? at 1235| started at london bridge. i sense _ from? at 1235| started at london bridge. i sense you _ from? at 1235| started at london bridge. i sense you are - from? at 1235| started at london bridge. i sense you are from - bridge. i sense you are from overseas- — bridge. i sense you are from overseas- i— bridge. i sense you are from overseas. i am _ bridge. i sense you are from overseas. i am a _ bridge. i sense you are from overseas. i am a dual-

bridge. i sense you are from| overseas. i am a dual citizen, bridge. i sense you are from i overseas. i am a dual citizen, i live in london. _ overseas. i am a dual citizen, i live in london. a _ overseas. i am a dual citizen, i live in london. a lot _ overseas. i am a dual citizen, i live in london. a lot of - overseas. i am a dual citizen, i live in london. a lot of people| live in london. a lot of people askin: live in london. a lot of people asking about _ live in london. a lot of people asking about motivation - live in london. a lot of people asking about motivation and l live in london. a lot of people i asking about motivation and why people have come. why did you want to be here? t’ee people have come. why did you want to be here?— to be here? i've lived in london for 26 ears to be here? i've lived in london for 26 years and _ to be here? i've lived in london for 26 years and the _ to be here? i've lived in london for 26 years and the monarchy - to be here? i've lived in london for 26 years and the monarchy means | to be here? i've lived in london for| 26 years and the monarchy means a lot to british people and americans as well, so i wanted to come and see this historic event. t as well, so i wanted to come and see this historic event.— this historic event. i will let you catch u- this historic event. i will let you catch up with — this historic event. i will let you catch up with your— this historic event. i will let you catch up with your people - this historic event. i will let you catch up with your people who i this historic event. i will let you - catch up with your people who have moved on down. i hope you are getting at home the impression that there is a lot of camaraderie here and a lot of excitement as they near the end of what for some people has been a very long queue. queue is between two and two and a half miles, possibly getting longer through the day and people have waited, as you have heard, seven or eight hours through the night but nonetheless, veryjovial. the weather has been kind to those who have been queueing. matt more details for us. good morning. the outlook over the next few days is a largely dry one and it will feel cold out there,

particularly by night and certainly a fresh start to the day. the strong winds across northern scotland bringing frequent showers and there is a bit more cloud across england and wales and two eastern districts of england and a few showers close to london. isolated showers in the west but many places will get away with a dry day and a bit more sunshine in the afternoon and that's enough, but in the claudia moments it will feel cooler than recent days, especially in scotland, 11 or 13 degrees. frequent showers, showers developing across the north sea coast in england and a few in wales on the north—west of the midlands, most places dry with clear skies, clearerskies midlands, most places dry with clear skies, clearer skies than last night and with that in mind it will be a cooler night with temperatures may be as low as two or three degrees in rural scotland. into friday, a lot more sunshine around generally speaking and isolated showers in the west midlands. frequent showers in northern scotland and down the eastern districts of england, especially close to the coast where we will see strong or gale force winds develop. further west, the

winds develop. further west, the winds are lighter and most places will have a dry and sunny day and pleasant enough in the sunshine but feeling rather raw towards the eastern coasts compared to what we have had in the summer. 12 or 15 is the hive. a cold start to saturday under chili weekend in store but a lot of dry weather as well —— and a chilly weekend. we'll have more from charlie and the team in westminster throughout the morning. now let's take a look at some of today's other news. in the next few days you should be hearing from your energy supplier to explain just what's happening to your bill in a fortnight. just what's happening last week the government announced its energy price guarantee, to bring down planned price hikes, but most households will still see an increase. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has the details. in almost every home in the country, the bill for keeping the power on is going up next month. last week's government announcement put a limit on the price that suppliers can charge for each

unit of energy. this government is moving immediately to introduce a new energy price guarantee that will give people certainty on energy bills. but it's taken a while to find out what that rate will actually be. now we know for direct debit customers on a basic default tariff, they will be charged 34p per kilowatt hour for electricity for electricity and 10.3p for gas. but everyone's bill will look different. for a typical household, it's around £2,500 per year, which is £1,000 more than this time last year. but that's just to give you an idea of what the new prices will look like. if you use more gas and electricity than that, you will be paying more than that. as well as the new cap, the government will be knocking £400 off everyone's bill over the next six months. direct debit customers will see around £66 automatically taken of each month's charge. prepayment customers will get back

money as a cash voucher or credit on their account. even with all of this help, october's rate is still more than the current level and millions of people have already been struggling to pay through the summer months. when you are on income support, it's very hard to cope with it. we will see how it goes. i've got an e—mail saying it's going up, but we don't know how much it. 0h, mate, it's- unaffordable now, like. what can you do, though? round the corner in this community cafe, they know their customers will need extra help and are beginning to serve pay what you can hot lunches. this year we've had people coming in, popping in for a coffee and realising it's them cheaper for them to come for a cup of coffee and sit and read a book for a couple of hours than put on the heat at home. we've got plenty of people, resources behind creating a warm space for people to come in and enjoy. it's going to be more and more

important going into the winter that we fulfil that for the community. what's happening now is the deepening of the fuel poverty experience, so some people will have experienced that for the last ten years and maybe it's just got even harderthan it did. in one of the most deprived areas of the uk, lucy thinks funding for better insulation is crucial this winter. these are solid wall houses. they need a bit more money investing than houses with cavity wall insulation. but it's an area where lots of people don't have very much money and an area where people really need that kind of extra support in order to be able to live decent lives, to be well enough to go to school and to go to work. without extra help targeted at the most memorable it is feared millions more families won't be able to afford the bills in the weeks ahead. colletta smith, bbc news, leeds. the american singer r. kelly has been found guilty of child

sexual abuse in his second federal trial. the singer is already serving a 30—yearjail term after being convicted of sex trafficking last year. the new convictions, which follow a four—week trial in chicago, is expected to add several years to his sentence. world leaders and the world health organisation made "massive failures" in handling the coronavirus pandemic. that's the damning verdict of a report by a panel of experts commissioned by the lancet medicaljournal. the report says governments failed to examine the evidence and take on the best practices to control the spread of covid. it also says the world health organisation should have been quicker to warn that the virus was airborne. the who said it did warn of the need forface masks injanuary 2020. in sport — football will continue its tributes to the queen — as the premier league returns tomorrow night and over the weekend. all seven matches will begin with a minute's silence, and fans will be able to sing the national anthem before the game. supporters will also be invited to applaud after 70 minutes — in a reference to the queen's

70—year reign. there were also plenty of tributes on show in the champions league last night with four british teams in action. graham potter's first match as chelsea manager ended in a draw. raheem sterling scored the first goal of the new era — but salzburg would equalise late on, as the match finished 1—1. elsewhere, manchester city came from behind to beat rb salzberg 2—1. celtic, meanwhile, claimed their first point of the group stages with a 1—1 draw against ukrainian side shakhtar donetsk. celtic did take an early lead, but conceded an equaliser before half time. the match was played in the polish capital warsaw because of russia's invasion of ukraine. in glasgow, rangers lost 3—0 at home to napoli. great britain have got off to a disappointing start in their opening group match in the davis cup. they were beaten 2—1 by the usa in glasgow. the match was tied at 1—1, but andy murray and joe salisbury lost their doubles match, as the usa came from a set

down to secure victory. it was a late finish too, with the match coming to an end just before 1am. and there's been a moment of history by england's red roses, as they became the first team in history to win 25 tests in a row. england rewrote the record books in style too, scoring 11 tries against wales, in a 73—3 victory. helena rowland scoring a hat—trick for the home side. if you happened to look up at the night sky at around ten o'clock last night, you may have been lucky enough to witness an impressive display in the night sky. this fireball — reported by some as a meteor — was spotted hurtling over parts of scotland and northern ireland. meteors are the streaks of light created when an object enters earth's atmosphere from space.

i'm back after eight with more news and sport. now it's back to charlie in westminster. charlie, incredibly moving hearing the stories from those in the queue, each with a different reason for being there. it is so interesting chatting to people, because they waited a long time. some people, as we know, this morning, thosejust arriving, because we are at the end of the queue where we are here as people go into westminster hall itself. this image you can see now is what they call a snake. this is the big build up of peoplejust before they go in to see westminster hall itself and the queen lying in state. a very different atmosphere, but today a lot of reflection, personal memories. queen elizabeth ii was not only one of the most photographed and filmed women in the world — she was also portrayed on stage and screen

by many different actors, including some of our most celebrated talents. our arts correspondent rebecca jones has been through the archives to hear how some of them tackled the role. the many faces of the monarch as portrayed on screen, but for each one of the actresses who have played elizabeth ii, the challenge has been the same — capturing the spirit of a woman famous for giving so little away. dame helen mirren won an oscar for her role as elizabeth ii in the queen. i watched the documentaries that the rest of us had watched. but i watched them in a particular kind of way, seeing little moments. there is a wonderful moment, i was just watching it recently, where she is at balmoral and presenting an award and obviously one of the caber tossers has just said something that really makes her laugh. and she just does this wonderful gesture. she rocks right back on her heels, right back, brings her arms forward,

enjoying the moment kind of way. and it'sjust little moments like that where you think, ah! the clues are in the gestures and the voice too. clare foy played the younger elizabeth in the first two series of the crown. it's not as easy as it looks. that's exactly what the king said. the broadcasts she did i and the speeches she did at the time, her voice was very, very high. i very high. i am proud to have inspected you today in this, the year of my coronation. and i think it would have been too much to go in that direction, - because we never wanted it to be a caricature or a kind _ of impression. just remember who you are standing in for when i'm gone. my characterless sister. your queen. the role of the queen in rhe crown

passed to olivia colman. and faith and truth i will bear unto thee. for her, interpreting elizabeth ii's inscrutability meant a lot of guesswork. her training means she has to be stoic and strong. she is a rock for the nation, so you never really see what she's thinking. but it is eternally fascinating. yes, yes. many actresses may have portrayed elizabeth ii on film and television, but the starring role in the life of the nation was always played by the queen herself. rebecca jones, bbc news. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt in westminster, and nina warhurst in salford. our headlines this morning. thousands of people

queue through the night to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii, as she lies in state in westminster hall. these are the life pictures of the queue. it is currently 2 miles long stretching down along the river thames. the queen's coffin had arrived at westminster hall after a procession through london, accompanied by herfamily. the other headlines this morning. the other headlines this morning. the ukrainian president is involved in a car crash in kyiv but avoids serious injury. a funeral will be held today for olivia pratt korbel, who was shot dead in liverpool earlier this month.

it's thursday september the 15th — you're watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen is lying in state. all through the night, thousands of people have been queuing for hours to file past the coffin and pay their respects. you can see the live images. this is the queue as it nears westminster itself. that process will continue, 24 hours a day. the queue to see her majesty is currently 2.6 miles long, and on today's show we'll meet some of the people who have travelled from across the uk and beyond to join that queue, and to the volunteers who are keeping it moving. we'll also be sharing more memories of the queen from those who knew and met her. first, danjohnson reports on her majesty's finaljourney from buckingham palace to westminster, and those

who came to mourn. this is time and space for people to bid their monarch farewell during four days of lying in state. the queen's passing has not yet lifted the crown's requirements of public duty and visibility. thousands from across her kingdom and far beyond have already made this pilgrimage for their own quiet moment. and many thousands more will come. this is when the royal family's private grief gave way to the rituals of national mourning. at 2:22pm yesterday afternoon, the procession left the queen's official residence on the journey to westminster hall.

her coffin carried on a gun carriage for the slow march down the mall. london hasn't seen anything like this for a very long time. this was perfect military precision in reverence and respect, watched by thousands, and followed by the king in uniform, his sister and his two brothers. and, in the next row, princes william and harry side by side, once again, united in sadness. the queen once said she had to be seen to be believed. and so it was.

but among those who got close, many were moved. it's really emotional. and, yeah, it wasjust part of history and we just wanted to bring the children down to watch it and just, you know, take the most in from the moment. and it was very sad. we view her like a beacon of hope. so i do believe thati with king charles, it has to be the same. stability has to continue. so we are really indebted to the monarchy. - there was no mistaking the solemnity of this moment — that strong summoning sound of the bass drum, and such powerful, vivid imagery. it's made a mark on everyone here that i've spoken to. and yet it's clear some people are processing, trying to understand the emotional response that this has generated personally within themselves and for the nation, too.

at the palace of westminster, it was grenadier guards, who carried her majesty, to a place she came so often for state openings, for queen's speeches, as the seal of approval for the laws of the land. and now to lie in rest in this ancient place — such a focus of our national life. the queue was already stretching for many miles. and it's getting longer all the time. it's hard to imagine the world without her. and i think i found so many people have said, "i didn't know how upset i was going to be." and it seems to have hit everybody very hard. and here then are the many faces of britain. bowed in quiet contemplation for the life of service,

of sacrifice and fortitude, and marking the end of an age in our history. leaving with the crowds, we once again found mahri. when i got to the coffin, you know, i bowed. and that wasn't too bad. but when i got to the doors, i turned and looked back, and basically i lost it. it was just that last look. one last look. it was amazing. i'm so glad i did it. absolutely. it would have been worth waiting twice as long. this stream of public sympathy continues day and night now, until early monday morning, the day of the queen's funeral. danjohnson, bbc news, westminster.

sarah campbell is with me at westminster. such a british thing to be talking about the queues. this day, people queueing, all the time they are spending to go inside the hall itself, this is very much part of the story. hall itself, this is very much part of the story-— hall itself, this is very much part ofthe sto . , . ., of the story. very much part of the sto . of the story. very much part of the story. yesterday _ of the story. very much part of the story. yesterday we _ of the story. very much part of the story. yesterday we saw _ of the story. very much part of the story. yesterday we saw the - of the story. very much part of the story. yesterday we saw the coffin | story. yesterday we saw the coffin leaving buckingham palace, it had a very private time in buckingham palace with the family. yesterday in a sense it was a family handing the queen back over to the nation. from now till 6:30am on monday, this is the time for the nation, as many as possible to come here to westminster hall and to just spend a few final moments with them on, who has meant so much to many of them over the years. it is a lovely atmosphere

here. it really is. the queueing is very orderly, everyone is in a good mood. i spoke to a couple of police officers coming to the end of a 12 hour shift. they said there had been no problem settle, everyone wanting to speak to the person in front and the behind, finding out why they decided to make the journey, even beyond this country. there are some children in the queue today. one parent said this is a life history lesson. my daughter is missing school but when as a going to experience something like this? i really love the atmosphere here. the key has slightly grown. it is now over 2.5 miles. we are standing here, i can see over the river to the other side, they are sort of coming this way. nobody i have spoken to has been upset at the length of it will stop it is just something they are doing, they feel

they had to do. however long, they just want to be here. we they had to do. however long, they just want to be here.— just want to be here. we are all very mindful. — just want to be here. we are all very mindful, speaking - just want to be here. we are all very mindful, speaking to - just want to be here. we are all. very mindful, speaking to people just want to be here. we are all- very mindful, speaking to people out here and feeling the atmosphere, which isjovial here and feeling the atmosphere, which is jovial with here and feeling the atmosphere, which isjovial with people sharing experiences. there is a contrast. they round the corner behind us and thenit they round the corner behind us and then it changes. we can show you a picture inside the hall itself. it probably feels appropriate, doesn't it? that pause for a moment and take in some of that feeling. —— let us pause for a moment and taking some that feeling. i think ithink sarah, i think sarah, what a lot of people are sensing, you can see the faces of individuals who have come often for very different reasons.

sometimes personal, sometimes about emissions wrapped up with family members. it is an intriguing moment and a lot of people are quite surprised about how they are feeling when the time comes. tl is when the time comes. it is fascinating _ when the time comes. it is fascinating watching - when the time comes. tt 3 fascinating watching this. this is being live streamed. people are watching, even if they cannot make it themselves down to westminster hall. there is a sense of wanting to know what is happening in there. some people are almost briskly walking through, and nod and they are gone. other stopping, taking a moment. as you say, it is maybe bringing back thoughts of their own family members they have lost, as well as remembering this monarch who, as we say, was party people's lives. in two years. lying in state is something that obviously is very important for people here. the last person to lie in state was queen ellis, the queen mother. back in

2002 many made the journey here to westminster hall. it was something that people felt they wanted to be a part of. that people felt they wanted to be a art of. a, , that people felt they wanted to be a artof. part of. maybe we will stay on those ima . es for part of. maybe we will stay on those images for a — part of. maybe we will stay on those images for a moment. _ breakfast�*sjohn maguire is at carriage gates, which is where people go as they leave westminster hall. this is the place where people emerge. they have keyed for many hours and they step out into the relatively bright sunshine with possibly many different thoughts. what stories are you hearing? shall what stories are you hearing? jill sorts of different stories. another thing that struck me was people who are queueing for so long are making new friends with one thing in common, the compulsion to come and say whatever they want to have majesty. most of the people wanting to say thank you. we have seen people walking out hugging each other and going their separate ways.

quite touching moments when you see them. we have brought together these women. he had flown over especially. i came with my youngest sister. we both admired elizabeth and everything she has done. we knew we had to— everything she has done. we knew we had to be _ everything she has done. we knew we had to be here for this moment. going _ had to be here for this moment. going into — had to be here for this moment. going into say thank you. i wasjust going into say thank you. i was just about to ask you what the experience was like being in the hall and filing past the coffin. tl was like being in the hall and filing past the coffin.- was like being in the hall and filing past the coffin. it was very emotional _ filing past the coffin. it was very emotional and _ filing past the coffin. it was very emotional and very _ filing past the coffin. it was very emotional and very poignant, i filing past the coffin. it was very l emotional and very poignant, very touching _ emotional and very poignant, very touching seeing everyone paying their respects. feeling the love everyone — their respects. feeling the love everyone has for her. i am embarrassed. do everyone has for her. i am embarrassed.— embarrassed. do not feel embarrassed. _ embarrassed. do not feel embarrassed. you - embarrassed. do not feel embarrassed. you are i embarrassed. do not feel- embarrassed. you are speaking beautifully. worth the journey,

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queen— sadness because we will not see the queen again. i was born in the year when _ queen again. i was born in the year when she _ queen again. i was born in the year when she had her coronation, 1953. the overwhelming pride of being british. — the overwhelming pride of being british, of having a queen. along, something — british, of having a queen. along, something that was really powerful. —— a something that was really powerful. -- a queen— something that was really powerful. —— a queen for so long. being in that— —— a queen for so long. being in that room — —— a queen for so long. being in that room with the less people for the same — that room with the less people for the same reason. it is sad but she had a _ the same reason. it is sad but she had a beautiful life and she was a beautiful— had a beautiful life and she was a beautiful woman with a beautiful smile _ beautiful woman with a beautiful smile and i will always remember thal _ smile and i will always remember that. , . smile and i will always remember that. . that. did you come with a message, somethina that. did you come with a message, something new _ that. did you come with a message, something new perhaps _ that. did you come with a message, something new perhaps wanted - that. did you come with a message, something new perhaps wanted to i that. did you come with a message, i something new perhaps wanted to say? thank you, queen, you were the best. simple _ thank you, queen, you were the best. simple as— thank you, queen, you were the best. simple as that. i thank you, queen, you were the best. simple as that-— simple as that. i said thank you because we _ simple as that. i said thank you because we could _ simple as that. i said thank you because we could not _ simple as that. i said thank you because we could not vary - simple as that. i said thank you because we could not vary my i simple as that. i said thank you - because we could not vary my mum or had a _ because we could not vary my mum or had a serviceable _ because we could not vary my mum or had a serviceable her— because we could not vary my mum or had a serviceable her she _ because we could not vary my mum or had a serviceable her she loved - because we could not vary my mum or had a serviceable her she loved the i had a serviceable her she loved the queen— had a serviceable her she loved the queen and — had a serviceable her she loved the queen and my— had a serviceable her she loved the queen and my dad _ had a serviceable her she loved the queen and my dad let _ had a serviceable her she loved the queen and my dad let the - had a serviceable her she loved the queen and my dad let the queen. ii

queen and my dad let the queen. i cannot_ queen and my dad let the queen. i cannot explain _ queen and my dad let the queen. i cannot explain the _ queen and my dad let the queen. i cannot explain the feeling - queen and my dad let the queen. i cannot explain the feeling of- queen and my dad let the queen. i cannot explain the feeling of being | cannot explain the feeling of being in the _ cannot explain the feeling of being in the presence, _ cannot explain the feeling of being in the presence, even _ cannot explain the feeling of being in the presence, even though - cannot explain the feeling of being in the presence, even though she i cannot explain the feeling of being i in the presence, even though she is not there. _ in the presence, even though she is not there. her— in the presence, even though she is not there, her spirit, _ in the presence, even though she is not there, her spirit, that _ in the presence, even though she is not there, her spirit, that it- in the presence, even though she is not there, her spirit, that it is- not there, her spirit, that it is what — not there, her spirit, that it is what she _ not there, her spirit, that it is what she did _ not there, her spirit, that it is what she did for— not there, her spirit, that it is what she did for us _ not there, her spirit, that it is what she did for us all, - not there, her spirit, that it is. what she did for us all, selfless. thank— what she did for us all, selfless. thank you — what she did for us all, selfless. thank you so— what she did for us all, selfless. thank you so much. _ what she did for us all, selfless. thank you so much. i— what she did for us all, selfless. thank you so much. i know- what she did for us all, selfless. - thank you so much. i know katherine said she could not explain it but i think if you had a chance to hear that, all three spoke beautifully and explained it perfectly. the emotions and feelings, people had this deep connection with the queen. prepare to fly halfway around the world and key for eight to ii prepare to fly halfway around the world and key for eight to 11 hours and say thank you for seven decades of service. means a lot to them, i think. thank you so much. thank steel gas will being so honest about their emotions. one thing i am hearing from people who are queueing outside which is where we are this morning, people are here for very

different reasons. often it is to do with personal loss in the past. people coming here to pay respects to the queen. let's take a look now inside westminster hall, as mourners continue to file past the royal coffin. the queue is 2.5 miles long, winding around the streets of london, all to have a moment as these people, as you can see now, are having this morning. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is there. as people stop and have a moment, it is an extraordinary place to be.

very much in contrast to the atmosphere here outside as people are approaching. it atmosphere here outside as people are approaching-— atmosphere here outside as people are approaching. it is. you can hear some of the — are approaching. it is. you can hear some of the talk _ are approaching. it is. you can hear some of the talk behind _ are approaching. it is. you can hear some of the talk behind you - are approaching. it is. you can hear some of the talk behind you in - are approaching. it is. you can hear some of the talk behind you in the l some of the talk behind you in the background is seen as people come into the hall, it is completely quiet. you could hear a pin drop apart from every 20 minutes or so when the people guarding the coffin are changed over. it feels quite contemplative and quite sombre in here. i have seen all sorts of people coming here in the last hour and a half or south. some veterans wearing medals proudly. some younger adults, who want to be here to pay their respects. some people had been having in front of the coffin, some curtsying. no shortage of people finding themselves overcome by it

all and are crying as they leave the hall. about 20 minutes ago, the former prime minister theresa may and her husband philip walked through and had their own moment in front of the coffin. they are two people who will have known the queen well from when theresa may had her weekly audiences with the queen, spent time with her at balmoral. it is very quiet in here, very sombre. it will remain so for the next four days or so as tens of thousands, potentially hundreds of thousands of people make the shortjourney through westminster hall, spending about two minutes in a walking past the coffin. a really profound and quite powerful sense in here. as the cameras focusing on the individuals, there are so many stories attached to the reasons why

people have chosen to attend. we have seen multi—generational families, individuals who have come on that then. in amongst this very special moment in the hall itself can you get the sense that real friendships are being forged in extraordinary moment. it is friendships are being forged in extraordinary moment.- friendships are being forged in extraordinary moment. it is a very diverse groun _ extraordinary moment. it is a very diverse groun of — extraordinary moment. it is a very diverse group of people _ extraordinary moment. it is a very diverse group of people who - extraordinary moment. it is a very diverse group of people who are i diverse group of people who are walking through here just now. the faces of modern britain, really. i think you are right. there is a sense a lot of people have formed bonds as they queue up overnight to walk through westminster hall, saturday through here. you can see groups of people who wander through together. there is no talk, it is very quiet in here. the only sound is when there is a changing of the guard in front of the coffin every 20 minutes also. there is a real

sense this is a moment in history and there are these thousands of people who want to take that opportunity to be part of it and remember a monarch who, for almost all of them, will have been the only king or queen they have ever known. thank you very much. the images we can see at the moment are one of the changeover moments. the bbc is offering a dedicated stream of the queen's lying—in—state for those who want to pay their respects but who can't come to london, or who are unable to queue. the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website, the iplayer, bbc parliament and the red—button. we are reporting very much on events today. planning is going on for the funeral on monday.

throughout the night and into the early hours, large scale rehearsals have been taking place for the queen's state funeral on monday. these images in the dark through the middle of the night last night through the streets of central london. military processions were seen marching from westminster hall, to westminster abbey and then to wellington arch ahead of the service on monday. that procession will start for real at 10.44am on monday — and the service starts at 11am precisely. those are rehearsal scenes last night. see how things are looking at westminster this morning. in these images taken high above the skies of london you get a real sense ofjust

how far this queue goes back. we are at westminster and this is very much and process of the queue. we know stretches some 2.5 miles, across lambeth bridge, along the south bank and many miles into london. it is quite an extraordinary scene. i took time last night to walk down the first part of the key from westminster across lambeth bridge. until you see it with your own eyes, you see the queues forming way beyond. the area where we are here, it is moving quite fast. as you can see, it literally wines through the streets of london. we understand people are having to wait 76, seven, eight hours. the atmosphere is friendly and jovial. people are helping each other out and sharing stories as we go. we will hear more on bbc breakfast throughout the morning. time for a look at

the weather with matt. the outlook for the next few days is largely dry. it will feel colder, particularly at night. a fresh start today. that went across northern scotland bringing showers. if you showers close to london. isolated showers close to london. isolated showers in the west here and there are many places will get away with a dry day, a bit more sunshine this afternoon. nice enough in the sun. in the cloudy moments it will feel cooler in recent days. it will be a windy night with frequent showers. showers developing along the north seacoast in england. most places dry with fairly clear skies stop clearer skies than last night. it will be a cooler night temperatures down to two, three degrees in scotland.

isolated showers in wales and north west midlands will fade. in the east of england i will be strong to gale. when is developing. most places will have a dry and sunny day. pleasant enoughin have a dry and sunny day. pleasant enough in the sunshine but feeling rule on the eastern post compared with what we have had all summer long. a cold start to saturday and a chilly weekend in store. a lot of dry weather as well. back to you. we will be hearing more from westminster later. now let's take a look at some of today's other news. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has been involved in a car crash in kyiv. it happened after he was visiting newly liberated areas in eastern ukraine. earlierwe newly liberated areas in eastern ukraine. earlier we had more on the

detail. well, you know, we had a very short statement from the president's office saying the car carrying the president was involved in a collision with a private vehicle. the president was examined by a doctor and no serious injuries had been found. the incident is now being investigated. we will be watching to see whether the president is going to make any public appearance today to see what he has to say. let me just quickly give you an update on what is happening elsewhere in the country because in the city of kryvyi rih yesterday, russian missiles hit a dam, and we had an update from the mayor this morning, saying more than 100 houses had been flooded. many parts of the city remain underwater. residents had to be evacuated last night but he said the situation was under control. president zelensky is from this city. last night, he said this was a vile act by russia. he said the dam was of no military interest.

and there was a strong tweet from the foreign minister here, saying that russia is now at war with ukraine's infrastructure and civilians, as russia is unable to defeat the ukrainian army on the battlefield. the government is considering removing a cap on bankers bonuses as part of a post—brexit shake—up. current eu regulation taps bonuses. but the new chancellor kwasi kwarteng may change the rules in the hope of enticing global banks to the uk. businesses are still waiting to hear exactly what help they will get to pay energy bills this winter, and there are fears the support could be delayed. hannah's been looking into this one for us. understandable there is a delay. a very anxious time for businesses.

there is a lot of uncertainty at the moment. a week today since the government announced there would be an energy support package for businesses. but given the week it's been, there have been no further details so far. businesses are not protected by the price cap, and that means some are seeing astronomical rises as they move from one fixed contract to another. i spoke to a cheesemonger who'd seen her bill go from £250 a month to £2,500 a month. now, the government has said it will support businesses for six months from next month. but there are concerns that the money might not get to businesses for several weeks. it is coming, it isjust a waiting game. the government has pledged to backdate energy costs for companies to the start

of october if the money doesn't come through by then. this of course comes after the new prime minister confirmed that bills for the average home won't go up beyond £2,500 for the next two years. that's lower than the nearly £4,000 that bills were expected to reach next month, but still considerably higher than we'd been paying a year ago. expecting further details on business support next week. we do not know at the moment how much the government thinks this will cost or how it is going to be paid for. classmates of the murdered schoolgirl olivia pratt—korbel will remember her with home—made flowers, pink nail varnish and her favourite film today — as the nine—year—old's funeral takes place in liverpool. olivia was killed last month when a gunman fired into her home while chasing another man. her former head teacher has been telling mairead smyth about how they plan to honour olivia's memory today. today, the children will be coming to school wearing a splash of pink, which is what the request is of the family for the funeral,

so that we will be celebrating olivia by every child coming to school, wearing a splash of pink. the children are off timetable for the day, so they will be doing art activities. every child, all 480 of them, will be making a flower, and those 480 flowers will be put together to create a memorial for olivia. this afternoon, the children will be watching olivia's favourite film, which is matilda. you've described olivia as a popular, happy child. what memories really stand out for you? one of the amusing memories that the class teacher and the children shared was one day olivia came to school wearing pink nail varnish, and she spent the whole day hiding her hands, so that i wouldn't see the fact that she was wearing pink nail varnish. so, for that reason,

as well as a splash of pink, we've said that the children can wear pink nail varnish today if they so wish. and for you, as her headteacher, today on herfuneral, how will you remember her? i will remember the big, bright smile that used to enter my room. she entered my room, my room lit up. she was just a little breath of fresh air and radiated happiness, really. and that's what i will really miss about olivia — the smile. that was mairead smyth reporting. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. today's the first full day of the queen lying in state in westminster hall. thousands have been queuing overnight to pay their respects.

chaplains from different faiths and denominations will be offering comfort to mourners during the day. also on hand are 2,000 members of stjohn ambulance. 2a hours people will be supported, and some of that will be first aid, but we are also thinking about those that might be stood on their own, who have clearly got lots to think about and may be upset about the occasion. and our volunteers are trained and on hand to support both from a physicalfirst aid point of view, but all those who just want to have someone to listen, and somebody kind to talk to. well, later today, muslims from across the uk will come together at regent's park mosque to honour the queen's life. 70 school students will be attending, representing each year of the queen's reign. they will lead the singing of the national anthem, which will be the first time the new anthem will be sung in a national mosque. a street artist from essex has created his own tribute to the queen in rochford.

dan kitchener said he painted the portrait because he wanted "to do something positive" after her death. he said he was "shocked" by the reaction to the piece, which has proved incredibly popular on social media. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. a few issues this morning. the district line and thejubilee lines have severe delays. the waterloo and city line haas minor delays. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another reasonably mild night last night and it has led to a cloudy start this morning. the cloud gradually breaking up through today and we will see some bright and sunny spells. there is a chance of a shower largely in the east and temperatures a little cooler today at 19 celsius. overnight tonight, the cloud breaks up even further, so some clearer spells. the wind will start to strengthen as well, a north—westerly wind. a little cooler than last night however with temperatures between nine and ii celsius. for friday, high pressure is in charge but we still could see one or two showers around.

the wind is going to strengthen, coming around that high, that north—westerly breeze. it will be a blustery day but plenty of sunny spells and one or two showers around tomorrow and temperatures that bit cooler with a maximum of 17 celsius. a cold night, friday into saturday. westminster temperatures overnight likely to drop down to seven celsius so it will feel much chillier. still the chance of a shower through the weekend but dry and fine for monday. thank you by the way for all your memories of the queen over the last few days. this one is from maria zenios. she's five years old here, wearing a white ribbon in her hair. she met her majesty the queen 50 years ago, at the offical opening of her primary school, st aidan's, in north london. queen elizabeth told maria that she liked her dress, a memory she says she will cherish forever. please do keep sharing your stories with us. the email address is — hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we look forwad to recieiving more of them.

i'm back with another update in an hour. bye for now. good morning. you're watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen is lying in state. we are trying to give you a sense of what it is like today. finch we are trying to give you a sense of what it is like today.— what it is like today. such an important — what it is like today. such an important day. _ what it is like today. such an important day. we _ what it is like today. such an important day. we are - what it is like today. such an i important day. we are outside what it is like today. such an - important day. we are outside with the queue and you can see many people behind me here. people have been queueing for seven or eight hours, we understand this morning and i think we can show you the pictures from high in the sky above london, and this queue is winding for many miles. we understand at the moment around 2.8 miles and has been changing hour by hour as more people join. overnight it was dry and some people have been in decent conditions and there is real camaraderie between those queueing. at the end of theirjourney, of course, it will be westminster hall

itself. and i think we can show you some of the images from inside the hall. the contrast, we know, is great. there is a jovial atmosphere outside and then those that have beenin outside and then those that have been in our reporting to us this morning that it is solemn and a moment for reflection, as people file by the coffin. i'm joined now by the royal historian, professor kate williams. good morning to you. first of all, just for people who are not here, many people are not, the atmosphere is really unique. many people are not, the atmosphere is really unique-— is really unique. yes, the atmosphere, _ is really unique. yes, the atmosphere, and - is really unique. yes, the atmosphere, and i've - is really unique. yes, the i atmosphere, and i've been is really unique. yes, the _ atmosphere, and i've been chatting to some people and everyone is so good—humoured. they've been waiting for eight, ten hours and people, is such an atmosphere of camaraderie and i've been talking to people in the crowd and i've been asking them why they are here and so many people are saying that they have come to pay their respects to her majesty

but also because this is history and they want to be a part of history. this is history in the making and we will look back on those moments in the 300 years' time, and what it says about british life. you the 300 years' time, and what it says about british life.— says about british life. you will have seen _ says about british life. you will have seen the _ says about british life. you will have seen the images - says about british life. you will have seen the images from - says about british life. you will. have seen the images from inside says about british life. you will- have seen the images from inside the hall. in terms of the state occasion, and what it represents and the pageantry around it, talkers through what it represents, the place it is in in this moment in time. ~ , , . ., place it is in in this moment in time. ~ , , . . ., time. westminster hall, the heart of westminster. _ time. westminster hall, the heart of westminster, the _ time. westminster hall, the heart of westminster, the scene _ time. westminster hall, the heart of westminster, the scene of— time. westminster hall, the heart of westminster, the scene of so - time. westminster hall, the heart of westminster, the scene of so many. great royal occasions from the coronation banquet of henry viii and elizabeth the first, the trial of charles the first, it is an incredibly significant place, place where other monarchs have lay in state and where the queen saw her father lying in state, and now there she is. and the real continuity that we see, this state moment, a moment of great state grieving, a great

moment of the state coming together, and also as we saw, a family grieving their mother, their grandmother, their great—grandmother. grandmother, their great-grandmother. grandmother, their acreat-randmother. ., , ., grandmother, their acreat-randmother. ., , great-grandmother. lovely to see you here, and great-grandmother. lovely to see you here. and you — great-grandmother. lovely to see you here. and you can _ great-grandmother. lovely to see you here, and you can probably _ great-grandmother. lovely to see you here, and you can probably see - here, and you can probably see behind us it is very busy and i am very struck, as you are too, by the organisation here. we saw some of the stjohn ambulance team looking after people stopped kate, lovely to speak to you. i will swing around and have a chat with one or two of the people who have been waiting patiently for us. good morning. introduce us.— patiently for us. good morning. introduce us. this is violette and primrose- _ introduce us. this is violette and primrose. how— introduce us. this is violette and primrose. how has _ introduce us. this is violette and primrose. how has it _ introduce us. this is violette and primrose. how has it been - introduce us. this is violette and primrose. how has it been for i introduce us. this is violette and i primrose. how has it been for you? what's it been _ primrose. how has it been for you? what's it been like _ primrose. how has it been for you? what's it been like in _ primrose. how has it been for you? what's it been like in the _ primrose. how has it been for you? what's it been like in the queue? . what's it been like in the queue? cold. mr; what's it been like in the queue? cold. ~ , , . what's it been like in the queue? cold. g , . ., , what's it been like in the queue? cold. g , . . , i what's it been like in the queue? cold. y , . . , i am cold. my legs are really tired. i am sure they are _ cold. my legs are really tired. i am sure they are but _ cold. my legs are really tired. i am sure they are but you _ cold. my legs are really tired. i am sure they are but you are - cold. my legs are really tired. i am sure they are but you are quite - sure they are but you are quite close to the end of the queue now. can you tell us a bit why you wanted to be here? irate can you tell us a bit why you wanted to be here?— to be here? we want to pay our resects to be here? we want to pay our respects for— to be here? we want to pay our respects for the _ to be here? we want to pay our respects for the queen. - to be here? we want to pay our respects for the queen. and . to be here? we want to pay our| respects for the queen. and she to be here? we want to pay our. respects for the queen. and she is like the _ respects for the queen. and she is like the longest reigning monarch so it is respectful to come and see

her _ it is respectful to come and see her. . , ., , it is respectful to come and see her. . , . . ., her. have you been chatting to --eole her. have you been chatting to people while — her. have you been chatting to people while you _ her. have you been chatting to people while you have - her. have you been chatting to people while you have been i her. have you been chatting to - people while you have been queueing? yes. what has it been like and who have you been talking to? like stran . ers have you been talking to? like strangers but _ have you been talking to? like strangers but then _ have you been talking to? like strangers but then we have made friends _ strangers but then we have made friends with them, really.- friends with them, really. that's one of the _ friends with them, really. that's one of the things _ friends with them, really. that's one of the things everyone - friends with them, really. that's one of the things everyone is . friends with them, really. that's - one of the things everyone is saying and i get a real sense of it, people chatting and sharing stories. yes. and i get a real sense of it, people chatting and sharing stories. yes, i wouldn't have _ chatting and sharing stories. yes, i wouldn't have been _ chatting and sharing stories. yes, i wouldn't have been able _ chatting and sharing stories. yes, i wouldn't have been able to - chatting and sharing stories. yes, i wouldn't have been able to do - chatting and sharing stories. yes, i wouldn't have been able to do it i wouldn't have been able to do it without the people in front and behind me. it's been lovely, really nice. ~ . . just behind me. it's been lovely, really nice—just the - nice. meaning what? just the camaraderie _ nice. meaning what? just the camaraderie of _ nice. meaning what? just the camaraderie of it _ nice. meaning what? just the camaraderie of it all. - nice. meaning what? just the camaraderie of it all. it - nice. meaning what? just the camaraderie of it all. it was l nice. meaning what? just the i camaraderie of it all. it wasjust camaraderie of it all. it was just amazing. camaraderie of it all. it was 'ust amazinu. �* , , camaraderie of it all. it was 'ust amazinu.�* , , ,, ., amazing. and why is it so special to brina the amazing. and why is it so special to bring the children? _ amazing. and why is it so special to bring the children? it _ amazing. and why is it so special to bring the children? it is _ amazing. and why is it so special to bring the children? it is part - amazing. and why is it so special to bring the children? it is part of - bring the children? it is part of their history. _ bring the children? it is part of their history, it _ bring the children? it is part of their history, it is _ bring the children? it is part of their history, it is history - bring the children? it is part of their history, it is history and l their history, it is history and will never happen again. i gave them the choice and they said, yes, they wanted to come, so we got a train at 11pm and got in the queue at 2:50am and here we are now.— and here we are now. quite a night. where you — and here we are now. quite a night. where you walking _ and here we are now. quite a night. where you walking all— and here we are now. quite a night. where you walking all of— and here we are now. quite a night. where you walking all of the - and here we are now. quite a night. where you walking all of the time? | where you walking all of the time? did you have time to sit down? yes. a little bit of— did you have time to sit down? yes. a little bit of time. _ did you have time to sit down? yes. a little bit of time. i _ did you have time to sit down? yes. a little bit of time. i know— did you have time to sit down? yes. a little bit of time. i know you have to keep going because you have a place in the queue, so you better

catch up. catch up with your people. lovely to chat. you want to go on that way? and i will have a chat now. hello there. please introduce yourself. i now. hello there. please introduce ourself. . , now. hello there. please introducej yourself-_ good yourself. i am james clifford. good mornin: yourself. i am james clifford. good morning to — yourself. i am james clifford. good morning to you- — yourself. i am james clifford. good morning to you. i'm _ yourself. i am james clifford. good morning to you. i'm looking - yourself. i am james clifford. good morning to you. i'm looking at - yourself. i am james clifford. good| morning to you. i'm looking at your medals on your blazer. tell us about you and why you are here. i medals on your blazer. tell us about you and why you are here.— you and why you are here. i took an oath some — you and why you are here. i took an oath some 30 _ you and why you are here. i took an oath some 30 years _ you and why you are here. i took an oath some 30 years ago _ you and why you are here. i took an oath some 30 years ago to - you and why you are here. i took an oath some 30 years ago to serve i oath some 30 years ago to serve queen and country and i've been to see her several time at the jubilees and more than anything, it is coming to pay your respects and for the inspiration she has given us. i was asked the other day particularly why she inspired me and i said it wasn't about me, because a couple of months ago for the platinum jubilee, my ten—year—old daughter said she wanted to come up and see the queen in thejubilee and i explained how hard it would be and we would have to sleep on the mall and there was no hesitation and she spent 16 hours sleeping there to see the queen and the future king, the king now. she

has asked me to make a plan to come up has asked me to make a plan to come up and see the funeral and we will have to do the same again. it is that kind of inspiration and the thought that it gives to people, particularly the younger generation and i think the younger generation are the most important now. i are the most important now. i imagine, we were talking to those two young girls just now. for you, with your service and seeing young people like that who are sharing this moment with you, it is quite a special thing, this moment with you, it is quite a specialthing, isn't this moment with you, it is quite a special thing, isn't it? this moment with you, it is quite a specialthing, isn't it? it is special thing, isn't it? it is immensely _ special thing, isn't it? it is immensely special - special thing, isn't it? it is immensely special and - special thing, isn't it? it is immensely special and it | specialthing, isn't it? it 3 immensely special and it is the continuity, trying to explain to my daughter, who is honestly upset that the queen has passed, i said that this is part of history and we now need to get behind the new king. lovely talking to you and i will let you get past to the queue. thank you very much. i am mindful every time we talk to someone the queue is moving quite fast behind us. good morning. you are you? mi; moving quite fast behind us. good morning. you are you?— moving quite fast behind us. good morning. you are you? my name is jane. morning. you are you? my name is jane- where _

morning. you are you? my name is jane. where have _ morning. you are you? my name is jane. where have you _ morning. you are you? my name is jane. where have you come - morning. you are you? my name is jane. where have you come from? | morning. you are you? my name is| jane. where have you come from? i morning. you are you? my name is - jane. where have you come from? i am livin: in jane. where have you come from? i am living in north — jane. where have you come from? i am living in north london. _ jane. where have you come from? i am living in north london. tell— jane. where have you come from? i am living in north london. tell us - living in north london. tell us about what — living in north london. tell us about what you _ living in north london. tell us about what you are _ living in north london. tell us about what you are here. - living in north london. tell us about what you are here. i - living in north london. tell us| about what you are here. i met living in north london. tell us - about what you are here. i met the queen in 2019. _ about what you are here. i met the queen in 2019. i— about what you are here. i met the queen in 2019. i was _ about what you are here. i met the queen in 2019. i was privileged - about what you are here. i met the queen in 2019. i was privileged to | queen in 2019. i was privileged to be invited to a reception at buckingham palace to celebrate the work of faith groups in promoting community cohesion and it was such a wonderful event and really an honour to meet her. she had such a wonderful presence, the way that she looked at me and smiled, itjust looked at me and smiled, itjust looked like she was enjoying being there and i know so many people who meet her say the same, the way she had about her. i think she was such an amazing woman, her character. that word you used a second ago, community cohesion, sometimes people wonder what it means but i am thinking this queue today, and one of ourjobs this morning, i think, for those people who cannot be here is to give people a sense of what it is to give people a sense of what it is like, the feeling that is going on here. and people here are here for all sorts of reasons.— for all sorts of reasons. that's ri . ht. for all sorts of reasons. that's right- it's _ for all sorts of reasons. that's right. it's amazing _ for all sorts of reasons. that's

right. it's amazing to - for all sorts of reasons. that's right. it's amazing to see - for all sorts of reasons. that's right. it's amazing to see so i for all sorts of reasons. that's - right. it's amazing to see so many people, different nationalities, different ages, everybody coming together for the same reason because we want to honour the memory of someone who is so special to us and important to our country. and it is just about coming together and recognising that, as a community and ourfamily together. taste recognising that, as a community and our family together.— our family together. we will let you aet back to our family together. we will let you get back to the _ our family together. we will let you get back to the queue. _ our family together. we will let you get back to the queue. i _ our family together. we will let you get back to the queue. i am - our family together. we will let you get back to the queue. i am going l get back to the queue. i am going walkabout really and catching up with individuals and finding out their stories, with individuals and finding out theirstories, because with individuals and finding out their stories, because they are also different. hello there. we are live on bbc breakfast. what is your name customer steve. why are you here today, steve? i’m customer steve. why are you here today. steve?— today, steve? i'm here to pay my resects today, steve? i'm here to pay my respects to _ today, steve? i'm here to pay my respects to the — today, steve? i'm here to pay my respects to the coin. _ today, steve? i'm here to pay my respects to the coin. i _ today, steve? i'm here to pay my respects to the coin. i loved - today, steve? i'm here to pay my respects to the coin. i loved the l respects to the coin. i loved the queen and my whole family loved the queen. —— my respects to the queen. can you tell me about the atmosphere here. ~ �* . can you tell me about the atmosphere here. ~ �* , , . here. we've been here since three o'clock this _ here. we've been here since three o'clock this morning _ here. we've been here since three o'clock this morning on _ here. we've been here since three o'clock this morning on the - here. we've been here since three o'clock this morning on the queue | o'clock this morning on the queue has been slow but steady. everybody has been slow but steady. everybody has been slow but steady. everybody has been really, really well. a bit of vera lynn. its, has been really, really well. a bit of vera lynn-— has been really, really well. a bit of vera lynn. a bit of singing along the wa . of vera lynn. a bit of singing along the way- a — of vera lynn. a bit of singing along the way- a few— of vera lynn. a bit of singing along the way. a few people _ of vera lynn. a bit of singing along the way. a few people joined - of vera lynn. a bit of singing along

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looking forward to it. and making friends in the queue. _ looking forward to it. and making friends in the queue. it _ looking forward to it. and making friends in the queue. it has - looking forward to it. and making friends in the queue. it has made | looking forward to it. and making i friends in the queue. it has made it so marvellous, really. but i would never _ so marvellous, really. but i would never do — so marvellous, really. but i would never do it — so marvellous, really. but i would never do it again.— so marvellous, really. but i would never do it again. lovely to see you all. thank never do it again. lovely to see you all- thank you _ never do it again. lovely to see you all. thank you so _ never do it again. lovely to see you all. thank you so much. _ never do it again. lovely to see you all. thank you so much. you - never do it again. lovely to see you all. thank you so much. you are i all. thank you so much. you are getting a sense of why people are here this morning and it's a fascinating talking to people along the way. i think we can show you the images now which illustrate what everyone has been telling us this morning. this queue, i think, everyone has been telling us this morning. this queue, ithink, the latest count is about 2.8 miles long. that is just a statistic but if you start walking down the queue, you really are mindful ofjust how it winds around and goes over lambeth bridge along the south bank, and you get a real sense of this queue of people who have all chosen to come here from all over the uk and from overseas as well, spending many hours, we think between eight and nine hours, to have this moment to pay their respects. it's some very personal stories emerging this morning as well. let's have a look at the weather with matt.

good morning. we can start with a look at conditions in london over the next few days and roughly what we will see across the uk. dry weather to come and may be isolated showers so not a completely dry picture. breezy at times and cooler than we have been used to and condition is particularly noticeable by night, quite chilly at the start of the weekend with temperatures in single figures and we could even see a bit of grass frost around. the reason for the cooler conditions is high pressure building on and low pressure across scandinavia and the way the winds come around the areas of pressure means we have a general northerly flow which will bring cooler conditions across the uk today. a fair bit of cloud to begin with, one or two showers dotted around northern scotland and a few through the eastern counties of england and we could see some of the london area. one or two isolated ones in the west but most of those few and far between and the vast majority will have a dry day. a bit more sunshine through the afternoon, but a cooler feel. more sunshine through the afternoon, but a coolerfeel. nice more sunshine through the afternoon, but a cooler feel. nice enough once the sunnis on your back out of the breeze but in cloudier moments, you

will certainly notice the temperatures have dropped —— once the sun is on your back. the wind will strengthen in the north—east of the country, and further showers, some down the east coast and into north wales as well but most places are clear and afresh night to come to take us into tomorrow morning and we could see temperatures as low as two or three celsius in rural scotland. it means a lot more sunshine around tomorrow morning for the vast majority. early showers in wales fade and a few showers in northern scotland and they will still be down the eastern counties a chance of showers pushing through in what will be a strong wind. they could be gusting at a0 or 50 mph, and that is really going to add to the chill in the day, between 12 and 15 degrees. a bit warmer further west with more sunshine and lighter winds. but with high—pressure starting to build more this weekend, we will see the windfall lighter and showers and eastern districts fade a bit but with lighter winds, the knights will be even colder and we start saturday morning with a chance

in one or two spots, one or two spots could wake up to frost on the grouse, even as far south as oxfordshire but a lot of sunshine around and a dry sunny day for most. east anglia could catch a show and more cloud in northern scotland with outbreaks of rain but mostly staying dry and a little on the cooler side for this stage in september. another cool night to take us into sunday but through sunday and into the start of next week, the dry conditions dominate for many with just one or two showers around. back to you. we'll have more from charlie and the team in westminster throughout the morning. now let's take a look at some of today's other news. this of today's other news. in the next few days you should be hearing from your energy supplier to explain just what's happening to your bill in a fortnight. last week the government announced its energy price guarantee, to bring down planned price hikes, but most households will still see an increase. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has the details. in almost every home in the country, the bill for keeping the power on is going up next month.

last week's government announcement put a limit on the price that suppliers can charge for each unit of energy. this government is moving immediately to introduce a new energy price guarantee that will give people certainty on energy bills. but it's taken a while to find out what that rate will actually be. now we know for direct debit customers on a basic default tariff, they will be charged 3ap per kilowatt hour for electricity and 10.3p for gas. but everyone's bill will look different. for a typical household, it's around £2,500 per year, which is £1,000 more than this time last year. but that's just to give you an idea of what the new prices will look like. if you use more gas and electricity than that, you will be paying more than that.

but everyone's bill will look different. for a typical household, it's around £2,500 per year, which is £1,000 more than this time last year. but that's just to give you an idea of what the new prices will look like. if you use more gas and electricity than that, you will be paying more than that. as well as the new cap, the government will be knocking £a00 off everyone's bill over the next six months. direct debit customers will see around £66 automatically taken of each month's charge. prepayment customers will get back money as a cash voucher or credit on their account. even with all of this help, october's rate is still more than the current level and millions of people have already been struggling to pay through the summer months. when you are on income support, it's very hard to cope with it. we will see how it goes. i've got an e—mail saying it's going up, but we don't know how much it. will need extra help and are beginning to serve pay what you can hot lunches. this year we've had people coming in, popping in for a coffee and realising it's them cheaper for them to come for a cup of coffee and sit and read a book

for a couple of hours than put on the heat at home. we've got plenty of people, resources behind creating a warm space for people to come in and enjoy. it's going to be more and more important going into the winter that we fulfil that for the community. what's happening now is the deepening of the fuel poverty experience, so some people will have experienced that for the last ten years and maybe it's just got even harderthan it did. in one of the most deprived areas of the uk, lucy thinks funding for better insulation is crucial this winter. these are solid wall houses. they need a bit more money investing than houses with cavity wall insulation. but it's an area where lots of people don't have very much money and an area where people really need that kind of extra support in order to be able to live decent lives, to be well enough to go to school and to go to work. without extra help targeted at the most memorable it is feared millions more families won't be able to afford the bills in the weeks ahead. colletta smith, bbc news, leeds.

the american singer r. kelly has been found guilty of child sexual abuse in his second federal trial. the singer is already serving a 30—yearjail term after being convicted of sex trafficking last year. the new convictions, which follow a four—week trial in chicago, is expected to add several years to his sentence. world leaders — and the world health organisation — made "massive failures" in handling the coronavirus pandemic. that's the damning verdict of a report by a panel of experts commissioned by the lancet medicaljournal. the report says governments failed to examine the evidence and take on the best practices to control the spread of covid. it also says the world health organisation should have been quicker to warn that the virus was airborne. the who said it did warn of the need forface masks injanuary 2020. in sport — there will be numerous tributes for the queen this weekend —

as the premier league returns. the national athem was also sung despite uefa having not given them permission to do so before kick off. a night to forget on the pitch though — as rangers lost 3—0 to the italian side. in the early match, celtic drew with shakhtar donetsk. celtic claimed their first point of the group stages with a 1—1 draw against ukrainian side shakhtar donetsk. the match was played in the polish capital warsaw — because of russia's invasion of ukraine. manchester city made it two wins from two in the group stages — but only just. they came from behind to beat borussia dortmund 2—1. erling haaland scored city's winner, six minutes from time. and graham potter's first match as chelsea manager ended in a draw. raheem sterling scored the first goal of the new era, but salzburg would equalise late on as the match finished 1—1.

i'm back after eight with more news and sport. now it's back to charlie in westminster. we have been enjoying hearing the accounts and the queues. we heard from violet and primrose, with the girl guides saying it was chilly in the queue, but overall the scene the warmth of the queue, until you go into westminster hall and things become incredibly solemn. it is so true. what you are finding is that the little things matter, so if anything it's got a little colder since the early hours of this morning, but there is an extraordinary atmosphere amongst the queue and we are trying to catch a few of those individuals and find out of their stories and see why they are coming and give people a home a sense of why they are here. there is one reason people have come and we can show you the images from

inside westminster hall. it's an extraordinary thought that any time if you'd woken up during the night and switched on your television, you would have seen people filing through, at 2am, 3am, aam, just to have a moment and you see individually people get a chance to stand, may be to think, maybe have a personal reflection, and we know many tens of thousands have already come through. the queue this morning, we are told, is some 2.8 miles long, seven or eight hours people are waiting. this images from directly outside the palace of westminster, if you like, the final stages but the queue itself is winding through the streets of london for many, many miles. our reporter graham satchell met two women who travelled from merseyside and waited for hours to spend a moment of quiet reflection by her majesty's coffin.

across the river from westminster, a sea of people making their way to say goodbye to the queen. at times the queue moved quickly, almost a dash. we bumped into sisters, joan and pauline, who had travelled down from southport in merseyside, staying with their friend, gloria. i had to come to show respect. i've never seen the queen and to do that, it is the final thing. the only queen we have ever known, so such an honour to come and then visit the coffin — we had to do it. she was just a lovely person. and, i don't know, just the leader of the country, more so than any politician and with the right moral values and showing a good example for everything. seeing the queen's coffin in person will be a particularly difficult moment for bothjoan and pauline. i will probably get upset going past it, thinking of family who have gone

and itjust brings all that back. we've both brought our husbands, they both died and we've got their ashes, we have got them with us. they travel wherever we go. joan's husband charlie was in the ambulance service. pauline's husband, mike, was a policeman. the two sisters wanted their husbands with them as they paid their last respects to the queen. he loved the royal family and when they came to liverpool, he was a royal protection officer, so he just loved them. service was very important. my husband was an ambulance man of 30 years and i was also in the ambulance service, so it is service to the crown. with such a proud family history of public service, joan and pauline wanted to honour a woman who dedicated her life to the service of the nation. as they entered victoria gardens next to westminster, the queue ground to a halt.

by the time they emerged, it was dark, almost six hours after they started queueing, it was finally time to go in. and cross themselves. it was very solemn. and cross themselves. it was very solemn- very _ and cross themselves. it was very solemn. very moving. _ and cross themselves. it was very solemn. very moving. the - and cross themselves. it was very solemn. very moving. the coffin i and cross themselves. it was very i solemn. very moving. the coffin just being there. i would like to be able to go around again and just take it all in because it was too much to take in. it all in because it was too much to take in. . . all in because it was too much to take in. . , , all in because it was too much to take in. ., , ., take in. it was 'ust so moving. an one take in. it was 'ust so moving. anyone you _ take in. it wasjust so moving. anyone you have _ take in. it wasjust so moving. anyone you have lost, - take in. it wasjust so moving. anyone you have lost, it i take in. it wasjust so moving. anyone you have lost, itjust i take in. it wasjust so moving. i anyone you have lost, itjust brings

it all back. — anyone you have lost, itjust brings it all back, and that is what you think— it all back, and that is what you think about. it isjust, as i say, she _ think about. it isjust, as i say, she has— think about. it isjust, as i say, she has another human being, but it is so nice _ she has another human being, but it is so nice to — she has another human being, but it is so nice to be able to show your respect — is so nice to be able to show your respect. even though it is a sad day it has— respect. even though it is a sad day it has been— respect. even though it is a sad day it has been such a lovely day. paying — it has been such a lovely day. paying respects to the queen in person at something the sisters will never forget, person at something the sisters will neverforget, made even more special, because they had their husbands with them. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt in westminster, and nina warhurst in salford. our headlines this morning. thousands of people queue through the night to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii, as she lies in state in westminster hall. these are live pictures of the queue, which is currently 2.5 miles long —

stretching down along the south bank of the river thames. people waiting up to eight hours. the queen's coffin had arrived at westminster hall after a procession through london, accompanied by herfamily. away from westminster, today's other headlines... the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, is involved in a car crash in kyiv, but avoids serious injury. the government has pledged support for businesses with their energy cost, but when will it actually arrive? it's thursday september the 15th — you're watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen is lying in state. all through the night, thousands of people have been queuing for hours to file past the coffin and pay their respects. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am.

the queue to see her majesty is currently 2.8 miles long, and this morning we've been meeting some of the people who have travelled from across the uk and beyond to join that queue, this is the scene directly outside the palace of westminster. some of these people have been queueing for many, many hours nearing the end of that here. we'll be sharing more of their memories of the queen and those who knew and met her. first, danjohnson reports on her majesty's finaljourney from buckingham palace to westminster, and those who came to mourn. this is time and space for people to bid their monarch farewell

during four days of lying in state. the queen's passing has not yet lifted the crown's requirements of public duty and visibility. thousands from across her kingdom and far beyond have already made this pilgrimage for their own quiet moment. and many thousands more will come. this is when the royal family's private grief gave way to the rituals of national mourning. at 2:22pm yesterday afternoon, the procession left the queen's official residence on the journey to westminster hall. her coffin carried on a gun carriage for the slow march down the mall. london hasn't seen anything like this for a very long time.

this was perfect military precision in reverence and respect, watched by thousands, and followed by the king in uniform, his sister and his two brothers. and, in the next row, princes william and harry side by side, once again, united in sadness. the queen once said she had to be seen to be believed. and so it was. but among those who got close, many were moved. it's really emotional. and, yeah, it wasjust part of history and we just wanted to bring the children down to watch it and just,

you know, take the most in from the moment. and it was very sad. we view her like a beacon of hope. so i do believe thati with king charles, it has to be the same. stability has to continue. so we are really indebted to the monarchy. - there was no mistaking the solemnity of this moment — that strong summoning sound of the bass drum, and such powerful, vivid imagery. it's made a mark on everyone here that i've spoken to. and yet it's clear some people are processing, trying to understand the emotional response that this has generated personally within themselves and for the nation, too. at the palace of westminster, it was grenadier guards, who carried her majesty, to a place she came so often for state openings, for queen's speeches,

as the seal of approval for the laws of the land. and now to lie in rest in this ancient place — such a focus of our national life. the queue was already stretching for many miles. and it's getting longer all the time. it's hard to imagine the world without her. and i think i found so many people have said, "i didn't know how upset i was going to be." and it seems to have hit everybody very hard. and here then are the many faces of britain. bowed in quiet contemplation for the life of service, of sacrifice and fortitude, and marking the end of an age in our history. leaving with the crowds, we once again found mahri. when i got to the coffin, you know, i bowed.

and that wasn't too bad. but when i got to the doors, i turned and looked back, and basically i lost it. it was just that last look. one last look. it was amazing. i'm so glad i did it. absolutely. it would have been worth waiting twice as long. this stream of public sympathy continues day and night now, until early monday morning, the day of the queen's funeral. donjohnson, bbc news, westminster. sarah campbell is with me here in westminster. you will know from covering events over the past week of this is becoming one of the events of this sequence. there have

been key moments, _ events of this sequence. there have been key moments, haven't? i events of this sequence. there have been key moments, haven't? when| events of this sequence. there have i been key moments, haven't? when the coffin left by moral for the very last time. yesterday when the coffin left buckingham palace for the last time. yesterday it was a symbolic handing overfrom time. yesterday it was a symbolic handing over from the time. yesterday it was a symbolic handing overfrom the royal family of the queen to the nation. this is what we are seeing here, the four days, they're lying in state, nation coming here to pay their respects and have a bit of quiet time, the moments with the queen in westminster hall. the atmosphere here is really lovely. i had been at balmoral and buckingham palace yesterday. the atmosphere has been very community, camaraderie, people coming together in the way that the queen, she was that symbol of unity, wasn't she? this is what people are doing. taste wasn't she? this is what people are doinu. ~ . wasn't she? this is what people are doin. _ . ., , wasn't she? this is what people are doinu. ~ . , , wasn't she? this is what people are doinu. . , , ,. , doing. we are seeing these pictures. this is what — doing. we are seeing these pictures. this is what they _ doing. we are seeing these pictures. this is what they are _ doing. we are seeing these pictures. this is what they are calling - doing. we are seeing these pictures. this is what they are calling the i this is what they are calling the snake, people approaching very

closely. people spending a lot of time together, sometimes seven, eight hours in a key when real friendships being formed. talking to the --eole friendships being formed. talking to the people in _ friendships being formed. talking to the people in front. _ friendships being formed. talking to the people in front. children - friendships being formed. talking to the people in front. children are i the people in front. children are having the day of school because parents feel this is a part of history they should be part of. i have seen city people, city folk in their seats, have seen city people, city folk in theirseats, coming have seen city people, city folk in their seats, coming to do this and then they will spend their day at work. ~ . . . then they will spend their day at work. . ., ., , , work. what we are seeing is the contrast in _ work. what we are seeing is the contrast in emotions. _ work. what we are seeing is the contrast in emotions. the i work. what we are seeing is the contrast in emotions. the sense work. what we are seeing is the i contrast in emotions. the sense of excitement as people approach westminster hall. as many will have seen on their tv screens already, the atmosphere changes will stop it is very personal for people is the have a moment of reflection. i is very personal for people is the have a moment of reflection. i think --eole have a moment of reflection. i think people don't — have a moment of reflection. i think people don't necessarily _ have a moment of reflection. i think people don't necessarily know- have a moment of reflection. i think| people don't necessarily know before they get into westminster hall how they get into westminster hall how they will react. there is a live stream the you can watch it and see different reactions from people. i have spoken to fascinating people, a

lady, 91 years old. she came to the lying in state of george vi and the queen mother. i asked how it was different. she said, for george vi, not so many people and none of this zigzag queueing. the pictures were not live streamed inside westminster hall. it was a really powerful moment that again she felt, although she is on, 70 years on, she wanted to be here again to see the daughter of george vi. that to be here again to see the daughter of george vl— of george vi. that is remarkable. still seeing _ of george vi. that is remarkable. still seeing the _ of george vi. that is remarkable. still seeing the images _ of george vi. that is remarkable. still seeing the images inside i of george vi. that is remarkable. still seeing the images inside of i still seeing the images inside of people taking a moment. a91—year—old, i think you explain she was having a moment of rest. not surprisingly, having queued so long. she arrived here at three o'clock in the morning. that gives a sense of how much effort people are willing to give. she was not complaining, just sitting by the houses of

parliament. she was determined to do it. she was having a rest that she would make it in there. lots of people like that. so many different stories. people have flown in from around the world again to be part of this british moment but also a global moment. i this british moment but also a global moment.— this british moment but also a global moment. i think we will try to seak global moment. i think we will try to speak to _ global moment. i think we will try to speak to your _ global moment. i think we will try to speak to your 91-year-old i global moment. i think we will try i to speak to your 91-year-old friend to speak to your 91—year—old friend if we can. if she has a moment later, maybe we can have a quick word. you are getting a sense of the key this morning. that is ourjob, giving you the sense of atmosphere. this is the happy time effectively because they do not have far to go. our reporter frankie mccamley is towards the back of the queue. lam not i am not sure quite where that is now. ~ . . ., . , now. we are almost towards the back ofthe now. we are almost towards the back

of the queue- — now. we are almost towards the back of the queue- at _ now. we are almost towards the back of the queue. at six _ now. we are almost towards the back of the queue. at six o'clock _ now. we are almost towards the back of the queue. at six o'clock this i of the queue. at six o'clock this morning that was the back of the queue but now it extends way beyond. we are a few hundred metres beyond backwaters bridge. now it is stretching all the way back to borough market. a lot of people have been patiently waiting, making their way up to blackfriars bridge. anyone who is he will not get to see the queen lying in state until 5pm. we will speak to some of the people who have been patiently waiting. thank you ever so much forjoining us. you have already been here for an hour. how has it been? how have you been keeping ourselves going? chatting to people. where they have come _ chatting to people. where they have come from, what time they got up, sharing _ come from, what time they got up, sharing suites are having a coffee. it sharing suites are having a coffee. it has _

sharing suites are having a coffee. it has been — sharing suites are having a coffee. it has been lovely, really good atmosphere. it has been lovely, really good atmosphere-— it has been lovely, really good atmoshere. ., ., , , atmosphere. you got up very early this morning. _ atmosphere. you got up very early this morning, why _ atmosphere. you got up very early this morning, why did _ atmosphere. you got up very early this morning, why did you - atmosphere. you got up very early this morning, why did you feel i atmosphere. you got up very early this morning, why did you feel the | this morning, why did you feel the need to come here? taste this morning, why did you feel the need to come here?— this morning, why did you feel the need to come here? we wanted to be here, be need to come here? we wanted to be here. be part — need to come here? we wanted to be here. be part of _ need to come here? we wanted to be here, be part of the _ need to come here? we wanted to be here, be part of the occasion. - need to come here? we wanted to be here, be part of the occasion. it i here, be part of the occasion. means a lot. here, be part of the occasion. it means a lot. does _ here, be part of the occasion. it means a lot. does it _ here, be part of the occasion. it means a lot. does it feel- here, be part of the occasion. it means a lot. does it feel like i here, be part of the occasion. it means a lot. does it feel like a l means a lot. does it feel like a big occasion? massive. _ means a lot. does it feel like a big occasion? massive. the _ means a lot. does it feel like a big occasion? massive. the queue, i means a lot. does it feel like a big | occasion? massive. the queue, the -iece, occasion? massive. the queue, the piece. lovely- _ occasion? massive. the queue, the piece. lovely- we — occasion? massive. the queue, the piece, lovely. we have _ occasion? massive. the queue, the piece, lovely. we have been i occasion? massive. the queue, the i piece, lovely. we have been watching on television — piece, lovely. we have been watching on television the _ piece, lovely. we have been watching on television the whole _ piece, lovely. we have been watching on television the whole week- piece, lovely. we have been watching on television the whole week and i on television the whole week and felt he _ on television the whole week and felt he needed _ on television the whole week and felt he needed to— on television the whole week and felt he needed to be _ on television the whole week and felt he needed to be part - on television the whole week and felt he needed to be part of- on television the whole week and felt he needed to be part of it. i on television the whole week and i felt he needed to be part of it. why did he feel the — felt he needed to be part of it. did he feel the need to come felt he needed to be part of it.“ did he feel the need to come here? she has been ruling for so long. felt the — she has been ruling for so long. felt the least i could do. this is a father, son moment. i felt the least i could do. this is a father, son moment.— felt the least i could do. this is a father, son moment. i came for the queen mother— father, son moment. i came for the queen mother and _ father, son moment. i came for the queen mother and the _ father, son moment. i came for the queen mother and the lie _ father, son moment. i came for the queen mother and the lie would i father, son moment. i came for the i queen mother and the lie would come for this— queen mother and the lie would come for this one _ queen mother and the lie would come for this one as — queen mother and the lie would come for this one as well. _ queen mother and the lie would come for this one as well. [— queen mother and the lie would come for this one as well. [infill— queen mother and the lie would come for this one as well.— for this one as well. i will let you to back for this one as well. i will let you go back and _ for this one as well. i will let you go back and joined _ for this one as well. i will let you go back and joined the _ for this one as well. i will let you go back and joined the queue. i for this one as well. i will let you | go back and joined the queue. -- for this one as well. i will let you i go back and joined the queue. -- and go back and joined the queue. —— and thought i would come for this one as well. people do not mind the keys, they want to be here to mark this

moment in history. back to you. at westminster, that is werreld the people are trying to get to. for the last 70 years, scouts have been promising to do their duty to the queen, who was patron of the organisation. now, they are performing one of their final duties to her majesty by helping with the queues here in westminster. one of those volunteers is enver eng, whojoins us now along with matt hyde, chief executive of the scouts. very good morning to both of you. you had a very special moment, didn't you? q is waiting the other side of lambeth bridge, just across from westminster. —— the queue is waiting. i from westminster. -- the queue is waitinu. . . from westminster. -- the queue is waitinu. ., ., ., .

waiting. i was honoured to have the opportunity — waiting. i was honoured to have the opportunity to _ waiting. i was honoured to have the opportunity to lead _ waiting. i was honoured to have the opportunity to lead the _ waiting. i was honoured to have the opportunity to lead the first - waiting. i was honoured to have the opportunity to lead the first couple | opportunity to lead the first couple of people throughout into the queue. and to obviously be able to volunteer and spend my time. you miaht be volunteer and spend my time. you might be doing yourself down a little bit. their work effectively an army of people behind he waiting to come in. . ~ ., an army of people behind he waiting to come im— to come in. talking to the people, the were to come in. talking to the people, they were unbelievably _ to come in. talking to the people, they were unbelievably kind, i to come in. talking to the people, they were unbelievably kind, as i to come in. talking to the people, they were unbelievably kind, as if| they were unbelievably kind, as if they were unbelievably kind, as if they had not spent two and a half days. when they went in with the security checks, so patient and amazing. it is a great honour to go up amazing. it is a great honour to go up and do that. amazing. it is a great honour to go up and do that-— amazing. it is a great honour to go up and do that. they are comparing and contrasting _ up and do that. they are comparing and contrasting atmosphere - up and do that. they are comparing and contrasting atmosphere and . up and do that. they are comparing i and contrasting atmosphere and hear people waiting to go in with that moment when you go into the hall yourself. i know you have been inside. , ,. , ., ., inside. describe how it was for you. eve one inside. describe how it was for you. everyone is — inside. describe how it was for you. everyone is really _ inside. describe how it was for you. everyone is really respectful, - inside. describe how it was for you. everyone is really respectful, as - everyone is really respectful, as you can imagine. when you go in, it is a really sombre dealing. the

whole remembrance is quite amazing, quite a spectacle, especially in real life. it is really amazing, one of those things you probably will have to come and see yourself. welcome to the programme this morning. today, and we're really trying to get people at home sense of what is like being here and the atmosphere, why people are here. very special for the scouting movement. very special for the scouting movement-— very special for the scouting movement. ,, ., , , ., movement. the queen, as you said, was our patron. _ movement. the queen, as you said, was our patron, the _ movement. the queen, as you said, was our patron, the highest - movement. the queen, as you said, was our patron, the highest award i was our patron, the highest award you can _ was our patron, the highest award you can get — was our patron, the highest award you can get as a young person is the queen's— you can get as a young person is the queen's scout award stockley had 410.000 — queen's scout award stockley had 410,000 young people and 140,000 volunteers who, week in week out make _ volunteers who, week in week out make a _ volunteers who, week in week out make a promise to do their duty to the queen— make a promise to do their duty to the queen and now the king. it is part of— the queen and now the king. it is part of our— the queen and now the king. it is part of our dna and our connection. anyway, _ part of our dna and our connection.

anyway, we — part of our dna and our connection. anyway, we are taking inspiration from _ anyway, we are taking inspiration from the — anyway, we are taking inspiration from the queen, which is about selflessness and service. we have these _ selflessness and service. we have these young people helping over the course _ these young people helping over the course of _ these young people helping over the course of the next few days and doing _ course of the next few days and doing an — course of the next few days and doing an incredible job. it is doing an incredible 'ob. it is emergingfi doing an incredible 'ob. it is emerging this _ doing an incrediblejob. it 3 emerging this morning there are so many different stories going on. in amongst the tributes to the queen and people because my personal thoughts, it is often tied up with other emanations. i do not know if you are sensing that.— you are sensing that. everyone brinus you are sensing that. everyone brings reflection _ you are sensing that. everyone brings reflection about - you are sensing that. everyone brings reflection about their i you are sensing that. everyone . brings reflection about their whole lives, _ brings reflection about their whole lives, it_ brings reflection about their whole lives, it could be grief, but also i think_ lives, it could be grief, but also i thinkiust — lives, it could be grief, but also i thinkjust the sense of continuity and what — thinkjust the sense of continuity and what makes the country great. one thing — and what makes the country great. one thing i— and what makes the country great. one thing i think does make the country— one thing i think does make the country great that i have seen over the last _ country great that i have seen over the last 24 — country great that i have seen over the last 24 hours is the incredible voluntary— the last 24 hours is the incredible voluntary efforts. we have the scans here but— voluntary efforts. we have the scans here but i_ voluntary efforts. we have the scans here but i have seen stjohn's

ambulance, the red cross. it is giving _ ambulance, the red cross. it is giving something back. if anyone embodied that, it was the queen herself— embodied that, it was the queen herself in— embodied that, it was the queen herself in terms of a life of service _ herself in terms of a life of service. we take inspiration from that in_ service. we take inspiration from that in scouting, all the scouts and volunteers — that in scouting, all the scouts and volunteere— that in scouting, all the scouts and volunteers. ., , volunteers. lovely to see you both. has he tied — volunteers. lovely to see you both. has he tied his _ volunteers. lovely to see you both. has he tied his not _ volunteers. lovely to see you both. has he tied his not correctly? - volunteers. lovely to see you both. has he tied his not correctly? it - volunteers. lovely to see you both. has he tied his not correctly? it is l has he tied his not correctly? it is immaculate _ has he tied his not correctly? it is immaculate. lovely _ has he tied his not correctly? it is immaculate. lovely that - has he tied his not correctly? it is immaculate. lovely that you - has he tied his not correctly? it is immaculate. lovely that you have i has he tied his not correctly? it is i immaculate. lovely that you have all been able to — immaculate. lovely that you have all been able to help _ immaculate. lovely that you have all been able to help out _ immaculate. lovely that you have all been able to help out today. - immaculate. lovely that you have all been able to help out today. thank l been able to help out today. thank you. you can see this morning the crowds behind us here, in a way the speed and the people walking here does not necessarily represent what is going on further down the queue. 2.8 miles or so. that is the scene outside. the people people —— the reason

people are here is inside westminster hall itself. the bbc is offering a dedicated stream of the queen's lying in state for those who want to pay their respects but who can't come to london, or who are unable to queue. the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website, the iplayer, bbc parliament and the red—button. that is 24—hour today until half past six on monday morning. i think we can show you a shot from above into the skies across london this morning. it is an extraordinary scene. the queues winding across the streets of central london. the palace of westminster, a slightly cloudy day today. time for a look at the weather with matt.

good morning. well, the outlook over the next few days is largely dry. it will feel colder, particularly by night. certainly a fresher start to today. the strong winds across northern scotland bringing frequent showers. there's a bit more cloud across england and wales. and to eastern districts of england, a few showers — some of those close to london. isolated showers in the west here and there. many places will get away with a dry day, a bit more sunshine through the afternoon. nice enough when the sun is with you. in the cloudier moments, it will feel cooler than recent days, especially so in scotland. 11—13 degrees here. tonight, it's going to be a windy night with frequent showers. showers also developing along the north sea coast in england. a few to wales and the northwest of the midlands but most places dry with fairly clear skies. clearer skies than last night. with that in mind, it will be a cooler night. temperatures maybe down as low as two or three degrees in some rural parts of scotland. into friday we go. a lot more sunshine around, generally speaking. isolated showers in wales and the north west midlands will fade. frequent showers northern scotland and down the eastern districts of england, especially close to the coast, where they will see strong, maybe gale force winds develop.

further west, the winds are lighter. most places will have a dry and sunny day. pleasant enough in the sunshine her but feeling rather raw on the eastern coasts, compared with what we have had all summer long. 12—15, the highs. a cold start to saturday. a chilly weekend in store but a lot of dry weather as well. back to you. we'll have more from charlie and the team in westminster throughout the morning. now let's take a look at some of today's other news. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has been involved in a car crash in kyiv — but his spokesman says he has not been seriously injured. it happened after mr zelensky returned from north—east ukraine, where he'd paid a surprise visit to a village which his forces had recently liberated from russian occupation. meanwhile, russian missiles have badly damaged a dam in mr zelenszky�*s home city, which is affecting water supplies and creating a risk

of serious flooding. the russian president vladimir putin is to meet his chinese counterpart xi jinping for the first time since the invasion of ukraine. the two leaders are due to hold talks during a regional summit in uzbekistan. china says it is officially a neutral party in the conflict but has defended russia's actions during the invasion so far. businesses are still waiting to hear exactly what help they will get to pay energy bills this winter, and there are fears the support could be delayed. hannah's been looking into this one for us. every day counts, doesn't it? it does. there is a lot of uncertainty out there at the moment. a week today since the government announced there would be an energy support package for businesses. but given the week it's been, there have been no further details so far. most businesses are not protected by the price cap — and that means some are seeing astronomical rises,

and it's estimated around a third of businesses are renewing their energy contracts ahead of october. now the government has said it will support businesses for six months from next month. there might be a significant gap between the bills going up and it reaching bank accounts. it might be november when the money actually lands. the government has pledged to backdate energy costs for companies to the start of october if the money doesn't come through by then. this of course comes after the new prime minister confirmed that bills for the average home won't go up beyond £2,500 for the next two years.

that is higher than a year ago. lower than the nearly £4,000 that bills were expected to reach next month, but still considerably higher than we'd been paying a year ago. expecting further details on business support next week — a lot of uncertainty in the meantime. classmates of the murdered schoolgirl olivia pratt—korbel will remember her with home—made flowers, pink nail varnish and her favourite film today — as the nine—year—old's funeral takes place in liverpool. olivia was killed last month when a gunman fired into her home while chasing another man. her former head teacher has been telling mairead smyth about how they plan to honour olivia's memory today. today, the children will be coming to school wearing a splash of pink, which is what the request is of the family for the funeral, so that we will be celebrating olivia by every child coming to school, wearing a splash of pink. the children are off timetable for the day, so they will be doing art activities. every child, all 480

of them, will be making a flower, and those 480 flowers will be put together to create a memorial for olivia. this afternoon, the children will be watching olivia's favourite film, which is matilda. you've described olivia as a popular, happy child. what memories really stand out for you? one of the amusing memories that the class teacher and the children shared was one day olivia came to school wearing pink nail varnish, and she spent the whole day hiding her hands, so that i wouldn't see the fact that she was wearing pink nail varnish. so, for that reason, as well as a splash of pink, we've said that the children can wear pink nail varnish today if they so wish. and for you, as her headteacher, today on herfuneral, how will you remember her? i will remember the big, bright smile that used to enter my room.

she entered my room, my room [it up. she was just a little breath of fresh air and radiated happiness, really. and that's what i will really miss about olivia — the smile. that was mairead smyth reporting. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. today's the first full day of the queen lying in state in westminster hall. thousands have been queuing over night to pay their respects. chaplains from different faiths and denominations will be offering comfort to mourners during the day. also on hand are 2000 members of stjohn ambulance. 24 hours our people will be supporting, and some of that will be first aid,

but we are also thinking about those that might he stood on their own, who have clearly got lots to think about and may be upset about the occasion. and our volunteers are trained and on hand to support both from a physicalfirst aid point of view, but all those who just want to have someone to listen, and somebody kind to talk to. well, later today, muslims from across the uk will come together at regent's park mosque to honour the queen's life. 70 school students will be attending, representing each year of the queen's reign. they will lead the singing of the national anthem — which will be the first time the new anthem will be sung in a national mosque. a street artist from essex has created his own tribute to the queen in rochford. dan kitchener said he painted the portrait because he wanted "to do something positive" after her death. he said he was "shocked" by the reaction to the piece,

which has proved incredibly popular on social media. let's take a look at the tubes this morning... a few issues this morning. the district line and the dlr have severe delays. thejubilee line has minor delays. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another reasonably mild night last night and it has led to a cloudy start this morning. the cloud gradually breaking up through today and we will see some bright and sunny spells. there is a chance of a shower largely in the east and temperatures a little cooler today at 19 celsius. overnight tonight, the cloud breaks up even further, so some clearer spells. the wind will start to strengthen as well, a north—westerly wind. a little cooler than last night however with temperatures between 9 and 11 celsius. for friday, high pressure is in charge but we still could see one or two showers around. the wind is going to strengthen, coming around that high, that north—westerly breeze. it will be a blustery day but plenty of sunny spells and one or two showers around tomorrow and temperatures that bit cooler with a maximum of 17 celsius.

a cold night, friday into saturday. westminster temperatures overnight likely to drop down to 7 celsius so it will feel much chillier. still the chance of a shower through the weekend but dry and fine for monday. thank you by the way for all your memories of the queen over the last few days. this one is from maria zenios. she's five years old here — wearing a white ribbon in her hair. she met her majesty the queen 50 years ago, at the offical opening of her primary school, st aidan's, in north london. queen elizabeth told maria that she liked her dress, a memory she says she will cherish forever. please do keep sharing your stories with us. the email address is — hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we look forwad to recieiving more of them. that's it from me this morning. i'll be back with the lunchtime news at around half one. bye for now. good morning. you're watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen

is lying in state. you can see behind me there people are waiting to enter the palace of westminster. inside, the queen is lying in state in westminster hall and in its an extraordinary atmosphere in the hall, very sombre and people having a moment to reflect upon her life and we understand through the morning it's a very personal reflection for a lot of people but what is immediately obvious as there is a contrast between what is happening inside the hall and the atmosphere there and the atmosphere here outside in the queue. come to me now and swing round this way and looking this way you get a sense of the crowd itself. this is what they call a snake where people, smiling people are queueing for hours. how long have you been queueing? for

for hours. how long have you been crueuein ? ., ., for hours. how long have you been auueuein? ., ., ., ., , ., queueing? for about four hours now. that's a relatively _ queueing? for about four hours now. that's a relatively short _ queueing? for about four hours now. that's a relatively short time. - queueing? for about four hours now. that's a relatively short time. how i that's a relatively short time. how is the atmosphere? it’s that's a relatively short time. how is the atmosphere?— that's a relatively short time. how is the atmosphere? it's been great. very calm. — is the atmosphere? it's been great. very calm, everybody _ is the atmosphere? it's been great. very calm, everybody in _ is the atmosphere? it's been great. very calm, everybody in good - is the atmosphere? it's been great. | very calm, everybody in good spirits and every body happy and people happy to pay their final respects. we are mindful that people are moving fast. i will come over this way. hello. how are you doing? trier? way. hello. how are you doing? very well, thank — way. hello. how are you doing? very well. thank you- _ way. hello. how are you doing? very well, thank you. step _ way. hello. how are you doing? very well, thank you. step round - way. hello. how are you doing? very well, thank you. step round this - well, thank you. step round this wa . well, thank you. step round this way- what _ well, thank you. step round this way- what is _ well, thank you. step round this way. what is your _ well, thank you. step round this way. what is your name? - well, thank you. step round this way. what is your name? janet. | well, thank you. step round this - way. what is your name? janet. i've come from — way. what is your name? janet. i've come from birmingham _ way. what is your name? janet. i've come from birmingham today. - way. what is your name? janet. i've come from birmingham today. for. come from birmingham today. for those people at home, what has it been like being here with this group of people? it’s been like being here with this group of --eole? v , been like being here with this group of --eole? h , ., of people? it's been remarkable. i 'oined the of people? it's been remarkable. i joined the queue _ of people? it's been remarkable. i joined the queue at _ of people? it's been remarkable. i joined the queue at 530 _ of people? it's been remarkable. i joined the queue at 530 this - of people? it's been remarkable. i. joined the queue at 530 this morning and the walk, because you are constantly on the move, it's really helpful. the camaraderie, people are so friendly and i've had a coffee bought for me and a kit kat given to me and my daughter made me so much is, so i've eaten all of those. what is, so i've eaten all of those. what were the sandwiches? _ is, so i've eaten all of those. what were the sandwiches? cheese, - is, so i've eaten all of those. what - were the sandwiches? cheese, tomato and lettuce- —

were the sandwiches? cheese, tomato and lettuce- l— were the sandwiches? cheese, tomato and lettuce. iwill— were the sandwiches? cheese, tomato and lettuce. i will let _ were the sandwiches? cheese, tomato and lettuce. i will let you _ were the sandwiches? cheese, tomato and lettuce. i will let you get - were the sandwiches? cheese, tomato and lettuce. i will let you get back- and lettuce. i will let you get back to our and lettuce. i will let you get back to your place _ and lettuce. i will let you get back to your place in — and lettuce. i will let you get back to your place in the _ and lettuce. i will let you get back to your place in the queue. - and lettuce. i will let you get back to your place in the queue. let's l to your place in the queue. let's meet some other people. who is who? i am alison, i am on. i am meet some other people. who is who? i am alison, i am on.— i am alison, i am on. i am sharon, mum to isabel. _ i am alison, i am on. i am sharon, mum to isabel. tell— i am alison, i am on. i am sharon, mum to isabel. tell me _ i am alison, i am on. i am sharon, mum to isabel. tell me about - i am alison, i am on. i am sharon, mum to isabel. tell me about your crueuein mum to isabel. tell me about your queueing experience. _ mum to isabel. tell me about your queueing experience. it's - mum to isabel. tell me about your queueing experience. it's been - mum to isabel. tell me about your| queueing experience. it's been very different but _ queueing experience. it's been very different but it's _ queueing experience. it's been very different but it's been _ queueing experience. it's been very different but it's been good - queueing experience. it's been very| different but it's been good because it will_ different but it's been good because it will be _ different but it's been good because it will be worth _ different but it's been good because it will be worth it _ different but it's been good because it will be worth it in— different but it's been good because it will be worth it in the _ different but it's been good because it will be worth it in the end. - different but it's been good because it will be worth it in the end. haste. it will be worth it in the end. have ou met it will be worth it in the end. have you met lots _ it will be worth it in the end. have you met lots of — it will be worth it in the end. have you met lots of people _ it will be worth it in the end. hi“; you met lots of people along it will be worth it in the end. you met lots of people along the way? you met lots of people along the wa ? ~ �* .. , .. you met lots of people along the wa? ., way? we've met lots of people who come for the _ way? we've met lots of people who come for the same _ way? we've met lots of people who come for the same reason. - way? we've met lots of people who come for the same reason. what i way? we've met lots of people who l come for the same reason. what has it been like — come for the same reason. what has it been like chatting _ come for the same reason. what has it been like chatting to _ come for the same reason. what has it been like chatting to people? - it been like chatting to people? it's been really interesting for us asking people why they wanted to come today. what are your motivations? i come today. what are your motivations?— come today. what are your motivations? . , , ., come today. what are your motivations? , , . ., motivations? i was surprised at how emotional i — motivations? i was surprised at how emotional i felt _ motivations? i was surprised at how emotional i felt as _ motivations? i was surprised at how emotional i felt as the _ motivations? i was surprised at how emotional i felt as the days - motivations? i was surprised at how emotional i felt as the days went i motivations? i was surprised at how emotional i felt as the days went on after her passing and we have all lost a part of our national identity so for me it was important to be part of something.—

so for me it was important to be part of something. have you queued for other events? _ part of something. have you queued for other events? not _ part of something. have you queued for other events? not this _ part of something. have you queued for other events? not this long. - for other events? not this long. there is an _ for other events? not this long. there is an extraordinary - for other events? not this long. - there is an extraordinary atmosphere here and sometimes these things can sound cliched but i've spoken to people who have made friends here and have shared experiences. taste people who have made friends here and have shared experiences. we met and have shared experiences. we met a coule of and have shared experiences. we met a couple of people _ and have shared experiences. we met a couple of people on _ and have shared experiences. we met a couple of people on the _ and have shared experiences. we met a couple of people on the train - and have shared experiences. we met a couple of people on the train and i a couple of people on the train and we shared a taxi with somebody coming but we saw them in the queue and that's been lovely to say hi again. and that's been lovely to say hi aaain. .. and that's been lovely to say hi a.ain_ ., “ and that's been lovely to say hi aaain. ., ~ i. and that's been lovely to say hi aaain. ., ~ . ,, again. you look like you are dressed u . again. you look like you are dressed u- for a again. you look like you are dressed up for a long — again. you look like you are dressed up for a long night. _ again. you look like you are dressed up for a long night. how _ again. you look like you are dressed up for a long night. how has - again. you look like you are dressed up for a long night. how has it - up for a long night. how has it been? 3 up for a long night. how has it been? �* , , up for a long night. how has it been? �* . , up for a long night. how has it been? �*. , . . been? it's been good so far, excited to net in been? it's been good so far, excited to get in there- _ been? it's been good so far, excited to get in there. you _ been? it's been good so far, excited to get in there. you haven't - been? it's been good so far, excited to get in there. you haven't got - to get in there. you haven't got lona to to get in there. you haven't got long to go- _ to get in there. you haven't got long to go- i — to get in there. you haven't got long to go. i will— to get in there. you haven't got long to go. i will let _ to get in there. you haven't got long to go. i will let you - to get in there. you haven't got long to go. i will let you get - to get in there. you haven't got. long to go. i will let you get back in the queue. our reporterjohn maguire is with some very senior faith leaders now. yes, wonderful stories i am hearing as i know you are as well. we are

with the archbishop of canterbury who will come and talk to people. hello. ,. ., who will come and talk to people. hello. ., . . ~ ., who will come and talk to people. hello. ,, ., ., ~ ., , hello. shall we talk to people in the queue? _ hello. shall we talk to people in the queue? that _ hello. shall we talk to people in the queue? that is _ hello. shall we talk to people in the queue? that is the - hello. shall we talk to people in the queue? that is the idea - hello. shall we talk to people in the queue? that is the idea of. hello. shall we talk to people in i the queue? that is the idea of why you have come today. if the queue? that is the idea of why you have come today.— you have come today. if we swing round and — you have come today. if we swing round and say _ you have come today. if we swing round and say excuse _ you have come today. if we swing round and say excuse me, - you have come today. if we swing round and say excuse me, that i you have come today. if we swing round and say excuse me, that is| round and say excuse me, that is code _ round and say excuse me, that is code for— round and say excuse me, that is code for them saying something confidential. we code for them saying something confidential.— code for them saying something confidential. ~ . ., �* �* confidential. we are live on bbc one and we will talk _ confidential. we are live on bbc one and we will talk to _ confidential. we are live on bbc one and we will talk to some _ confidential. we are live on bbc one and we will talk to some of - confidential. we are live on bbc one and we will talk to some of the - and we will talk to some of the people in the queue. can i ask you one thing on a personal level as we've seen so much of you with the various services in the last few days. what are your feelings? what are your thoughts and how have you been? i are your thoughts and how have you been? . , , , are your thoughts and how have you been? . . , , ., are your thoughts and how have you been? .. . , ., . . been? i was very, very moved at a ersonal been? i was very, very moved at a personal level _ been? i was very, very moved at a personal level yesterday. - been? i was very, very moved at a personal level yesterday. i - been? i was very, very moved at a personal level yesterday. i don't i personal level yesterday. i don't know. _ personal level yesterday. i don't know, harry, you will have watched it and _ know, harry, you will have watched it and i_ know, harry, you will have watched it and i thought it was particularly powerful— it and i thought it was particularly powerful that sort of silence and the aura — powerful that sort of silence and the aura within westminster hall. funruly— the aura within westminster hall. funnily enough i was praying at the time but _

funnily enough i was praying at the time but i _ funnily enough i was praying at the time but i was standing by the door and the _ time but i was standing by the door and the first of the soldiers came by on _ and the first of the soldiers came by on foot— and the first of the soldiers came by on foot with their swords reversed _ by on foot with their swords reversed and that absolutely got to me. reversed and that absolutely got to me it _ reversed and that absolutely got to me it was — reversed and that absolutely got to me. it was something extraordinary and rest _ me. it was something extraordinary and rest of— me. it was something extraordinary and rest of the escort is carrying rifles _ and rest of the escort is carrying rifles reversed that was so powerful is a statement of morning. that touched — is a statement of morning. that touched me. is a statement of morning. that touched me— is a statement of morning. that touched me. , , . touched me. sometimes the smaller thin , as touched me. sometimes the smaller thing. as with _ touched me. sometimes the smaller thing. as with any — touched me. sometimes the smaller thing, as with any grieving _ touched me. sometimes the smaller thing, as with any grieving process, | thing, as with any grieving process, sometimes it's the smaller things that catch you out.— that catch you out. that's exactly ri . ht. but that catch you out. that's exactly right- but i _ that catch you out. that's exactly right. but | think— that catch you out. that's exactly right. but i think being _ that catch you out. that's exactly right. but i think being with - that catch you out. that's exactly right. but i think being with the l right. but i think being with the royal— right. but i think being with the royal family and the seamless transition and watching his majesty at a time _ transition and watching his majesty at a time of profound grief, himself. _ at a time of profound grief, himself, he lost his mother and

there _ himself, he lost his mother and there will— himself, he lost his mother and there will be loads of people listening to this who have gone through— listening to this who have gone through something similar and if you said to _ through something similar and if you said to them, you will go on a tour of the _ said to them, you will go on a tour of the united kingdom immediately and you _ of the united kingdom immediately and you will meet thousands of people — and you will meet thousands of people and you are expected not to show _ people and you are expected not to show public emotion, i think they would _ show public emotion, i think they would say, — show public emotion, i think they would say, don't be ridiculous and yet the _ would say, don't be ridiculous and yet the courage of him doing that is extraordinary, but also it demonstrates his heart of service to the people — demonstrates his heart of service to the people. we will go over to say hello— the people. we will go over to say hello to _ the people. we will go over to say hello to one or two.— hello to one or two. what you get every now — hello to one or two. what you get every now and — hello to one or two. what you get every now and then _ hello to one or two. what you get every now and then as _ hello to one or two. what you get every now and then as a - hello to one or two. what you get every now and then as a break- hello to one or two. what you get every now and then as a break in| hello to one or two. what you get i every now and then as a break in the crowd where they are trying to control people, so we might have a gap- control people, so we might have a gap. no, some people coming through now. i sure they will be very pleased to see you. we will duck under their under the rope and here we go. under their under the rope and here we no. . ~' under their under the rope and here we no. . ~ ,. under their under the rope and here we no. . ~ . ~ under their under the rope and here wero. ., . under their under the rope and here wero. . . 2 we go. thank you. thank you. it's the bbc.

we go. thank you. thank you. it's the bbc- also _ we go. thank you. thank you. it's the sac. also the _ we go. thank you. thank you. it's the bbc. also the archbishop - we go. thank you. thank you. it's the bbc. also the archbishop of l the bbc. also the archbishop of canterbury- _ the bbc. also the archbishop of canterbury- of _ the bbc. also the archbishop of canterbury. of course, - the bbc. also the archbishop of canterbury. of course, god - the bbc. also the archbishop of| canterbury. of course, god bless the bbc. also the archbishop of - canterbury. of course, god bless you and for all you _ canterbury. of course, god bless you and for all you do _ canterbury. of course, god bless you and for all you do today. _ canterbury. of course, god bless you and for all you do today. don't - canterbury. of course, god bless you and for all you do today. don't lose i and for all you do today. don't lose our and for all you do today. don't lose your place- — and for all you do today. don't lose your place- how — and for all you do today. don't lose your place. how long _ and for all you do today. don't lose your place. how long have - and for all you do today. don't lose your place. how long have you - and for all you do today. don't lose | your place. how long have you been queueing? — your place. how long have you been crueuein ? ,, your place. how long have you been crueuein ? . ., . queueing? queueing from seven o'clock this _ queueing? queueing from seven o'clock this morning. _ queueing? queueing from seven o'clock this morning. we - queueing? queueing from seven o'clock this morning. we have i queueing? queueing from seven i o'clock this morning. we have done really— o'clock this morning. we have done really welt — o'clock this morning. we have done really welt~ and _ o'clock this morning. we have done really well. and thank _ o'clock this morning. we have done really well. and thank you - o'clock this morning. we have done really well. and thank you bbc. - o'clock this morning. we have donel really well. and thank you bbc. finite really well. and thank you bbc. five ast five. really well. and thank you bbc. five past five- you _ really well. and thank you bbc. five past five. you are _ really well. and thank you bbc. five past five. you are very _ really well. and thank you bbc. five past five. you are very welcome. i past five. you are very welcome. bless you- _ past five. you are very welcome. bless you. yes, _ past five. you are very welcome. bless you. yes, you _ past five. you are very welcome. bless you. yes, you go _ past five. you are very welcome. bless you. yes, you go and - past five. you are very welcome. bless you. yes, you go and join. | past five. you are very welcome. - bless you. yes, you go and join. the bless you. yes, you go and 'oin. the idea of bless you. yes, you go and join. idea of coming bless you. yes, you go and join. ins: idea of coming to bless you. yes, you go and join. ““ii;e: idea of coming to see bless you. yes, you go and join. ii9 idea of coming to see people today, what is that christ might see how people are aware they have come from. ~ .,, people are aware they have come from. ~ , .,. people are aware they have come from. ~ , .,, . people are aware they have come from. , . , from. most people are in good shape and i had a conversation _ from. most people are in good shape and i had a conversation yesterday i and i had a conversation yesterday where _ and i had a conversation yesterday where the — and i had a conversation yesterday where the process had renewed their sense _ where the process had renewed their sense of— where the process had renewed their sense of grief over their own losses — sense of grief over their own losses. , �* . . . ., losses. yes, i've heard that a lot. and chaplains _ losses. yes, i've heard that a lot. and chaplains have _ losses. yes, i've heard that a lot. and chaplains have found - losses. yes, i've heard that a lot. and chaplains have found that. i losses. yes, i've heard that a lot. l and chaplains have found that. we have about — and chaplains have found that. we have about 260 chaplain slots in the next few _ have about 260 chaplain slots in the next few days. have about 260 chaplain slots in the next few days-— next few days. saying hello to a few others. multi-faith _ next few days. saying hello to a few others. multi-faith teams _ next few days. saying hello to a few others. multi-faith teams and - next few days. saying hello to a few others. multi-faith teams and we i others. multi—faith teams and we have the rabbi with us on the archbishop of canterbury and the

catholic church is represented as well so there will be these volunteers throughout the next few days just able to offer a bit of solace and a bit of comfort and they say they will pray with people as well if they would like to do that as they go along and we are just listening a little bit. i5 as they go along and we are 'ust listening a little mi listening a little bit. is that working? _ listening a little bit. is that working? good. _ listening a little bit. is that working? good. good - listening a little bit. is that - working? good. good morning. listening a little bit. is that _ working? good. good morning. lovely to see _ working? good. good morning. lovely to see you _ working? good. good morning. lovely to see you. lovely to see you. that is fantastic — to see you. lovely to see you. that is fantastic. well done you. how many— is fantastic. well done you. how many hours?— is fantastic. well done you. how man hours? ~ ., ., , ., many hours? about four hours. not too bad. many hours? about four hours. not too bad- can _ many hours? about four hours. not too bad- can i _ many hours? about four hours. not too bad. can ijust_ many hours? about four hours. not too bad. can ijust ask _ many hours? about four hours. not too bad. can i just ask about - many hours? about four hours. not too bad. can i just ask about this i too bad. can i 'ust ask about this and what too bad. can i just ask about this and what everybody's _ too bad. can i just ask about this and what everybody's doing - too bad. can i just ask about this | and what everybody's doing here. too bad. can i just ask about this - and what everybody's doing here. and how important it is to people to spend this moment of quiet reflection in westminster hall. {line reflection in westminster hall. one ofthe reflection in westminster hall. one of the most — reflection in westminster hall. one of the most frequent comments i've heard _ of the most frequent comments i've heard is— of the most frequent comments i've heard is people saying it reminds me of when _ heard is people saying it reminds me of when my— heard is people saying it reminds me of when my nan or grandma died and

and| of when my nan or grandma died and and i think— of when my nan or grandma died and and i think forthe of when my nan or grandma died and and i think for the individual is it so the _ and i think for the individual is it so the chance to say thank you. to think— so the chance to say thank you. to think that — so the chance to say thank you. to think that this is a change and also to do— think that this is a change and also to do that — think that this is a change and also to do that in one sense on behalf of the whole _ to do that in one sense on behalf of the whole nation. in some senses these _ the whole nation. in some senses these people have been queueing for hours _ these people have been queueing for hours and _ these people have been queueing for hours and making the sacrifice of sleep _ hours and making the sacrifice of sleep and — hours and making the sacrifice of sleep and effort almost on behalf of semi people in the world who cannot be here _ semi people in the world who cannot be here but— semi people in the world who cannot be here but to say thank you. we�*ve be here but to say thank you. we've heard that a — be here but to say thank you. we've heard that a lot, _ be here but to say thank you. we've heard that a lot, people _ be here but to say thank you. we've heard that a lot, people saying - heard that a lot, people saying they're representing members of theirfamily, associations, veterans, things that are important for people to take part in. yes. veterans, things that are important for people to take part in.— for people to take part in. yes. i think that's _ for people to take part in. yes. i think that's right. _ for people to take part in. yes. i think that's right. a _ for people to take part in. yes. i think that's right. a lot - for people to take part in. yes. i think that's right. a lot of - think that's right. a lot of veterans— think that's right. a lot of veterans i was talking to yesterday and it _ veterans i was talking to yesterday and it so _ veterans i was talking to yesterday and it so moving that they should, i was talking — and it so moving that they should, i was talking to a police officer who used _ was talking to a police officer who used to _ was talking to a police officer who used to be — was talking to a police officer who used to be in the army and he said when _ used to be in the army and he said whent— used to be in the army and he said when i come — used to be in the army and he said when i come off duty i will pay my respects — when i come off duty i will pay my respects. and i think i realised yesterday— respects. and i think i realised yesterday listening to them how our

armed _ yesterday listening to them how our armed forces, there is a really deep sense _ armed forces, there is a really deep sense of— armed forces, there is a really deep sense of personal commitment to the monarch _ sense of personal commitment to the monarch. they called her the gaffer, the boss _ monarch. they called her the gaffer, the boss~ it— monarch. they called her the gaffer, the boss. it is really lovely. and i find that— the boss. it is really lovely. and i find that hugely moving. one of the things— find that hugely moving. one of the things in— find that hugely moving. one of the things in our constitution. they don't _ things in our constitution. they don't swear loyalty to the prime minister— don't swear loyalty to the prime minister or a government, don't swear loyalty to the prime minister ora government, it don't swear loyalty to the prime minister or a government, it is the monarch. — minister or a government, it is the monarch, this continuity. it's beautifut _ monarch, this continuity. it's beautiful-— monarch, this continuity. it's beautiful. . . monarch, this continuity. it's beautiful. :, ., beautiful. have you had time in your busy schedule _ beautiful. have you had time in your busy schedule to _ beautiful. have you had time in your busy schedule to reflect _ beautiful. have you had time in your busy schedule to reflect on - beautiful. have you had time in your busy schedule to reflect on her- busy schedule to reflect on her majesty? it would have known her well. i majesty? it would have known her well. .. �* majesty? it would have known her well. ., �* ~ ., well. i wouldn't say i know her well and i met her— well. i wouldn't say i know her well and i met her numerous _ well. i wouldn't say i know her well and i met her numerous time. - well. i wouldn't say i know her well and i met her numerous time. i've| and i met her numerous time. i've had many— and i met her numerous time. i've had many personal conversations with her. absolutely. try and avoid the crush _ her. absolutely. try and avoid the crush i _ her. absolutely. try and avoid the crush. i quite agree. we her. absolutely. try and avoid the crush. i quite agree.— crush. i quite agree. we will say hello to a _ crush. i quite agree. we will say hello to a few— crush. i quite agree. we will say hello to a few other _ crush. i quite agree. we will say hello to a few other folks, - crush. i quite agree. we will say hello to a few other folks, i - crush. i quite agree. we will say hello to a few other folks, i am | hello to a few other folks, i am sure. the archbishop of york is here as well. it is our fault. shall we

have a quick word with the archbishop of york? a big smile on yourface and you archbishop of york? a big smile on your face and you are enjoying meeting people. what are your thoughts this morning? it’s thoughts this morning? it's wonderful— thoughts this morning? it's wonderful to _ thoughts this morning? it's wonderful to chat with people. almost — wonderful to chat with people. almost all— wonderful to chat with people. almost all the _ wonderful to chat with people. almost all the people - wonderful to chat with people. almost all the people i- wonderful to chat with people. almost all the people i have i wonderful to chat with people. - almost all the people i have chatted to started _ almost all the people i have chatted to started queueing _ almost all the people i have chatted to started queueing up _ almost all the people i have chatted to started queueing up three - almost all the people i have chatted to started queueing up three or- almost all the people i have chatted to started queueing up three or four| to started queueing up three or four or five _ to started queueing up three or four or five o'clock— to started queueing up three or four or five o'clock this _ to started queueing up three or four or five o'clock this morning, - to started queueing up three or four or five o'clock this morning, right. or five o'clock this morning, right blackfriars — or five o'clock this morning, right blackfriars bridge. _ or five o'clock this morning, right blackfriars bridge. it _ or five o'clock this morning, right blackfriars bridge. it is _ or five o'clock this morning, right blackfriars bridge. it is where - or five o'clock this morning, right. blackfriars bridge. it is where they have come — blackfriars bridge. it is where they have come from, _ blackfriars bridge. it is where they have come from, why— blackfriars bridge. it is where they have come from, why they- blackfriars bridge. it is where they have come from, why they are - blackfriars bridge. it is where theyl have come from, why they are here and there's— have come from, why they are here and there's people _ have come from, why they are here and there's people from _ have come from, why they are here and there's people from every- have come from, why they are here and there's people from every bit i have come from, why they are here| and there's people from every bit of the nation _ and there's people from every bit of the nation but — and there's people from every bit of the nation but also _ and there's people from every bit of the nation but also across _ and there's people from every bit of the nation but also across the - and there's people from every bit of the nation but also across the world j the nation but also across the world and i_ the nation but also across the world and i think— the nation but also across the world and i think that _ the nation but also across the world and i think that is _ the nation but also across the world and i think that is one _ the nation but also across the world and i think that is one of— the nation but also across the world and i think that is one of the - and i think that is one of the things— and i think that is one of the things that _ and i think that is one of the things that has _ and i think that is one of the things that has astonished l and i think that is one of the i things that has astonished me. and i think that is one of the - things that has astonished me. i understand _ things that has astonished me. i understand why— things that has astonished me. i understand why british - things that has astonished me. i understand why british people i things that has astonished me. i. understand why british people are here and — understand why british people are here and i— understand why british people are here and i understand _ understand why british people are here and i understand why- here and i understand why commonwealth _ here and i understand why commonwealth people - here and i understand why. commonwealth people here here and i understand why- commonwealth people here but here and i understand why— commonwealth people here but over the past _ commonwealth people here but over the past few— commonwealth people here but over the past few days _ commonwealth people here but over the past few days of _ commonwealth people here but over the past few days of been _ commonwealth people here but over the past few days of been doing - commonwealth people here but over the past few days of been doing a . the past few days of been doing a lot of— the past few days of been doing a lot of chatting _ the past few days of been doing a lot of chatting up _ the past few days of been doing a lot of chatting up and _ the past few days of been doing a lot of chatting up and down - the past few days of been doing a lot of chatting up and down the i lot of chatting up and down the queue — lot of chatting up and down the queue and _ lot of chatting up and down the queue and i've _ lot of chatting up and down the queue and i've met— lot of chatting up and down the queue and i've met people - lot of chatting up and down the| queue and i've met people from germany, — queue and i've met people from germany, spain. _ queue and i've met people from germany, spain, all— queue and i've met people from germany, spain, all over- queue and i've met people from germany, spain, all overthe. queue and i've met people from - germany, spain, all overthe place. and i— germany, spain, all overthe place. and i think— germany, spain, all overthe place. and i think it— germany, spain, all overthe place. and i think it shows _ germany, spain, all overthe place. and i think it shows the _ germany, spain, all overthe place. and i think it shows the high - germany, spain, all overthe place. and i think it shows the high regardj and i think it shows the high regard in and i think it shows the high regard in which _ and i think it shows the high regard in which the — and i think it shows the high regard in which the queen _ and i think it shows the high regard in which the queen was _ and i think it shows the high regard in which the queen was held - and i think it shows the high regard in which the queen was held in - and i think it shows the high regardl in which the queen was held in what she meant— in which the queen was held in what she meant for— in which the queen was held in what she meant for the _ in which the queen was held in what she meant for the world, _ in which the queen was held in what she meant for the world, not - in which the queen was held in what she meant for the world, not just i she meant for the world, notjust for us _ she meant for the world, not 'ust for us. ~ , :, , ,. for us. why are they telling you

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the queen dying and we standing in the street chatting and i've met- the queen dying and we standing in the street chatting and i've met thej the street chatting and i've met the queen— the street chatting and i've met the queen and — the street chatting and i've met the queen and had _ the street chatting and i've met the queen and had stories _ the street chatting and i've met the queen and had stories to _ the street chatting and i've met the queen and had stories to tell, - the street chatting and i've met the queen and had stories to tell, she. queen and had stories to tell, she had never— queen and had stories to tell, she had never met— queen and had stories to tell, she had never met the _ queen and had stories to tell, she had never met the queen, - queen and had stories to tell, she had never met the queen, but - queen and had stories to tell, she| had never met the queen, but she queen and had stories to tell, she - had never met the queen, but she had stories— had never met the queen, but she had stories to _ had never met the queen, but she had stories to tell— had never met the queen, but she had stories to tell about _ had never met the queen, but she had stories to tell about what _ had never met the queen, but she had stories to tell about what the - had never met the queen, but she had stories to tell about what the queen i stories to tell about what the queen meant _ stories to tell about what the queen meant for— stories to tell about what the queen meant for her — stories to tell about what the queen meant for her and _ stories to tell about what the queen meant for her and it's _ stories to tell about what the queen meant for her and it's funny, - stories to tell about what the queen meant for her and it's funny, it's - meant for her and it's funny, it's not like — meant for her and it's funny, it's not like she _ meant for her and it's funny, it's not like she is— meant for her and it's funny, it's not like she is a _ meant for her and it's funny, it's not like she is a member- meant for her and it's funny, it's not like she is a member of- meant for her and it's funny, it's not like she is a member of ourl not like she is a member of our family — not like she is a member of our family. only— not like she is a member of our family. only she _ not like she is a member of our family. only she is, _ not like she is a member of our family. only she is, she- not like she is a member of our family. only she is, she was. i not like she is a member of our. family. only she is, she was. we not like she is a member of our- family. only she is, she was. we are a household — family. only she is, she was. we are a household of— family. only she is, she was. we are a household of a _ family. only she is, she was. we are a household of a nation _ family. only she is, she was. we are a household of a nation and - family. only she is, she was. we are a household of a nation and that - family. only she is, she was. we are a household of a nation and that is. a household of a nation and that is what _ a household of a nation and that is what we _ a household of a nation and that is what we are — a household of a nation and that is what we are seeing _ a household of a nation and that is what we are seeing this _ a household of a nation and that is what we are seeing this week. - a household of a nation and that is what we are seeing this week. we | a household of a nation and that is. what we are seeing this week. we are rediscovering — what we are seeing this week. we are rediscovering our— what we are seeing this week. we are rediscovering our togetherness - what we are seeing this week. we are rediscovering our togetherness and i rediscovering our togetherness and belonging — rediscovering our togetherness and belonging to — rediscovering our togetherness and belonging to each _ rediscovering our togetherness and belonging to each other _ rediscovering our togetherness and belonging to each other across - rediscovering our togetherness and belonging to each other across the| belonging to each other across the regions _ belonging to each other across the regions and — belonging to each other across the regions and nations. _ belonging to each other across the regions and nations. and - belonging to each other across the regions and nations. and the - belonging to each other across the. regions and nations. and the queen honestly— regions and nations. and the queen honestly represented _ regions and nations. and the queen honestly represented that _ regions and nations. and the queen honestly represented that to - regions and nations. and the queen honestly represented that to us - regions and nations. and the queen| honestly represented that to us with incredible _ honestly represented that to us with incredible devotion _ honestly represented that to us with incredible devotion and _ honestly represented that to us with incredible devotion and faithfulnessl incredible devotion and faithfulness over a _ incredible devotion and faithfulness over a very— incredible devotion and faithfulness over a very long _ incredible devotion and faithfulness over a very long period _ incredible devotion and faithfulness over a very long period of— incredible devotion and faithfulness over a very long period of time, - incredible devotion and faithfulness over a very long period of time, is i over a very long period of time, is -- so _ over a very long period of time, is -- so that— over a very long period of time, is -- so that is— over a very long period of time, is —— so that is what _ over a very long period of time, is —— so that is what happens - over a very long period of time, is —— so that is what happens when i —— so that is what happens when somebody— —— so that is what happens when somebody in— —— so that is what happens when somebody in your— —— so that is what happens when somebody in your family- —— so that is what happens when somebody in your family dies, i —— so that is what happens when i somebody in your family dies, you grieve _ somebody in your family dies, you grieve and — somebody in your family dies, you grieve and you _ somebody in your family dies, you grieve and you need _ somebody in your family dies, you grieve and you need to _ somebody in your family dies, you grieve and you need to give - grieve and you need to give expression _ grieve and you need to give expression to— grieve and you need to give expression to that - grieve and you need to give expression to that grief. . grieve and you need to give i expression to that grief. sadly grieve and you need to give - expression to that grief. sadly not everybody — expression to that grief. sadly not everybody can _ expression to that grief. sadly not everybody can attend _ expression to that grief. sadly not everybody can attend the - expression to that grief. sadly not everybody can attend the funeral. expression to that grief. sadly not i everybody can attend the funeral but you can _ everybody can attend the funeral but you can come — everybody can attend the funeral but you can come to— everybody can attend the funeral but you can come to westminster - everybody can attend the funeral but you can come to westminster hall i you can come to westminster hall and, _ you can come to westminster hall and. as— you can come to westminster hall and. as you — you can come to westminster hall and. as you can— you can come to westminster hall and, as you can see, _ you can come to westminster hall and, as you can see, people - you can come to westminster hall and, as you can see, people are i and, as you can see, people are coming — and, as you can see, people are coming in— and, as you can see, people are coming in their—

and, as you can see, people are coming in their thousands - and, as you can see, people are coming in their thousands and l and, as you can see, people are coming in their thousands and it and, as you can see, people are i coming in their thousands and it is deeply— coming in their thousands and it is deeply moving _ coming in their thousands and it is deeply moving it— coming in their thousands and it is deeply moving-— deeply moving. it certainly is and thank ou deeply moving. it certainly is and thank you for— deeply moving. it certainly is and thank you for your _ deeply moving. it certainly is and thank you for your time - deeply moving. it certainly is and thank you for your time this - thank you for your time this morning. i will let you go back and talk to folks. lots of different people and we are holding up the queue a little bit. people will still be up to get through and interesting that the household of the nation that the archbishop was talking about and may the entire world in the queue as you can see are snaking all the way behind us and you will have seen it a lot but very interesting to hear the different perspectives and that people are saying the same thing, time and time again and we can't say it enough that people have come because they felt a personal connection to her majesty unlike the archbishops, probably have not met her but want to come along and say thank you and spend a few seconds and reflect on what she has done for them and so many others.— and reflect on what she has done for them and so many others. john, thank ou ve them and so many others. john, thank you very much- — them and so many others. john, thank you very much- john — them and so many others. john, thank you very much. john is _ them and so many others. john, thank you very much. john is in _ them and so many others. john, thank you very much. john is in lambeth. i you very much. john is in lambeth. further down the queue we are here at westminster trying to give your sense of what it's been like for

people who have been queueing, sometimes for seven or eight hours, but i have to say the people we've been speaking to more recently, may been speaking to more recently, may be chatting to one or two of them that are saying the queueing time is a little less. you are live on bbc breakfast this morning. how long have you been queueing today? ihree have you been queueing today? three hours. it's really _ have you been queueing today? three hours. it's really not _ have you been queueing today? three hours. it's really not bad, _ have you been queueing today? three hours. it's really not bad, so - have you been queueing today? three hours. it's really not bad, so if- hours. it's really not bad, so if you want to do it, don't be put off. i started at 545 and i'm hopefully still in _ i started at 545 and i'm hopefully still in there. tell i started at 545 and i'm hopefully still in there.— still in there. tell us about the atmosphere. _ still in there. tell us about the atmosphere, because - still in there. tell us about the atmosphere, because people i still in there. tell us about the - atmosphere, because people watching this, i'm finding it quite remarkable, the camaraderie. it’s remarkable, the camaraderie. it's lovel . remarkable, the camaraderie. it's lovely- i've _ remarkable, the camaraderie. it�*s lovely. i've come down as a single woman and met nice people in a queue helping me. if you want to come by yourself, do it. just talk to people and they're are lovely stories to share. ~ :, , and they're are lovely stories to share. ~ . , i. and they're are lovely stories to share. ~ . , . and they're are lovely stories to i share-_ hayley- share. what is your name? hayley. thank you. — share. what is your name? hayley. thank you, hayley. _ share. what is your name? hayley. thank you, hayley. i— share. what is your name? hayley. thank you, hayley. iwill— share. what is your name? hayley. thank you, hayley. i will let - share. what is your name? hayley. thank you, hayley. i will let you i thank you, hayley. i will let you get back to the queue. you notice it's moving fairly swiftly as we approach westminster itself. we will have more from here and the crowds have more from here and the crowds have been lucky. i think that's fair to say when the weather. it hasn't

rained overnight and it's relatively mild and no one has had a chance to stop or sleep. they have been going through no matter the weather. matt has the detail for the rest of the uk as well now. let's start with a look at conditions in london in the next few days and roughly what we will see across most of the uk. dry weather to come and one or two isolated showers so not completely dry picture. quite breezy at times and cooler than we have been used up and cooler than we have been used up and cool conditions noticeable by night, quite chilly as we go into the start of the weekend with temperatures in single figures. elsewhere we could even see a little bit of grass frost. the reason for cooler conditions is the high pressure to the west and low pressure across scandinavia and the way the winds come round the areas of high and low pressure means there is a general northerly flow and that will bring cooler conditions across the uk today. a fair bit of cloud to begin with and one or two showers dotted around northern scotland and some true eastern counties of england and you could see some in the london area. one ortwo

you could see some in the london area. one or two isolated ones in the west but most of those are few and far between on the vast majority will have a dry day to day and a bit more sunshine through the afternoon but a cooler feel. more sunshine through the afternoon but a coolerfeel. nice more sunshine through the afternoon but a cooler feel. nice enough once the sun is on your back out on the breeze but in the cloudier moments you will certainly notice the temperatures have dropped. into the evening and overnight the wind strengthens to the north and east and further showers here and some down the east coast, one or two in north wales as well but most places are clear and afresh night to come to take us into tomorrow morning and we could see temperatures as low as two or three celsius in one or two rural parts of scotland. it means a lot more sunshine around tomorrow morning for the vast majority. early showers in wales will fade and a few showers in wales will fade and a few showers in wales will fade and a few showers in northern scotland and there will still be down the eastern counties coast of showers pushing through on a strong wind. they could be gusting at 40 or 50 mph along the eastern coast and that will add to the chill in the day. between 12 and 15 degrees here. a little bit warmer the further west you go with more sunshine and lighter winds. but with

high—pressure starting to build a bit more this weekend, will see the windfall lighter and showers and eastern districts fade a little bit but with lighter winds, the knights will be colder and we start saturday morning with a chance in one or two spots, not many, but one or two could wake up to some frost on the grass, even as far south as oxfordshire but a lot of sunshine around. saturday, dry, sunny day for most. east anglia can catch a shower, and a bit of cloud in northern scotland with outbreaks of rain, but mostly staying dry and a little on the cooler side for this stage in september. and another cool night to take us into sunday but through sunday and into the start of next week, the dry conditions dominate with just one or two showers around. that's how it's looking. we'll return to charlie and the team in westminster in a moment. now let's take a final look at some of today's other news. in the next few days you should be hearing from your energy supplier to explain just what's happening to your bill in a fortnight. last week the government announced

its energy price guarantee, to bring down planned price hikes, but most households will still see an increase. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has the details. in almost every home in the country, the bill for keeping the power on is going up next month. last week's government announcement put a limit on the price that suppliers can charge for each unit of energy. this government is moving immediately to introduce a new energy price guarantee that will give people certainty on energy bills. but it's taken a while to find out what that rate will actually be. now we know for direct debit customers on a basic default tariff, they will be charged 34p per kilowatt hour for electricity and 10.3p for gas. but everyone's bill will look different. for a typical household, it's around £2,500 per year, which is £1,000 more than this time last year. but that's just to give you an idea of what the new prices will look like.

if you use more gas and electricity than that, you will be paying more than that. as well as the new cap, the government will be knocking £400 off everyone's bill over the next six months. direct debit customers will see around £66 automatically taken of each month's charge. prepayment customers will get back money as a cash voucher or credit on their account. even with all of this help, october's rate is still more than the current level and millions of people have already been struggling to pay through the summer months. when you are on income support, it's very hard to cope with it. we will see how it goes. i've got an e—mail saying it's going up, but we don't know how much it. oh, mate, it's- unaffordable now, like. what can you do, though? round the corner in this community cafe, they know their customers will need extra help and are beginning to serve pay what you can hot lunches. this year we've had people coming in, popping in for a coffee

and realising it's them cheaper for them to come for a cup of coffee and sit and read a book for a couple of hours than put on the heat at home. we've got plenty of people, resources behind creating a warm space for people to come in and enjoy. it's going to be more and more important going into the winter that we fulfil that for the community. what's happening now is the deepening of the fuel poverty experience, so some people will have experienced that for the last ten years and maybe it's just got even harderthan it did. in one of the most deprived areas of the uk, lucy thinks funding for better insulation is crucial this winter. these are solid wall houses. they need a bit more money investing than houses with cavity wall insulation. but it's an area where lots of people don't have very much money and an area where people really need that kind of extra support in order to be able to live decent lives, to be well enough to go to school and to go to work. without extra help targeted at the most memorable it is feared millions more families won't be able to afford the bills

in the weeks ahead. colletta smith, bbc news, leeds. the american singer r. kelly has been found guilty of child sexual abuse in his second federal trial. the singer is already serving a 30—yearjail term after being convicted of sex trafficking last year. the new convictions, which follow a four—week trial in chicago, is expected to add several years to his sentence. if you happened to look up at the night sky at around ten o'clock last night, you may have been lucky enough to witness an impressive display. this fireball — spotted hurtling over parts of scotland and northern ireland — was reported by some people as a meteor. however the uk meteor network has studied the footage, and says it appears to be space debris burning up as it entered the earth's atmosphere. a great thing to witness. that's all from me in the breakfast studio in salford today. now it's back to charlie

in westminster. we have been impressed by the speed with which the queue is moving. it's one thing standing in the queue but it's awful when it doesn't move and it's awful when it doesn't move and it's wriggling along quite nicely, isn't it? , .. it's wriggling along quite nicely, isn't it? . ., . isn't it? yes. to a degree, it depends _ isn't it? yes. to a degree, it depends on _ isn't it? yes. to a degree, it depends on where _ isn't it? yes. to a degree, it depends on where you - isn't it? yes. to a degree, it depends on where you look| isn't it? yes. to a degree, it. depends on where you look and isn't it? yes. to a degree, it - depends on where you look and there are times when this morning you could probably see it's moving fairly quickly and these people have not got far to go. they are on the closing stretch. how long has your cube and so far?— closing stretch. how long has your cube and so far? we've done about five hours- — cube and so far? we've done about five hours- we _ cube and so far? we've done about five hours. we will— cube and so far? we've done about five hours. we will talk— cube and so far? we've done about five hours. we will talk to - cube and so far? we've done about five hours. we will talk to more - five hours. we will talk to more --eole in five hours. we will talk to more people in the — five hours. we will talk to more people in the queue _ five hours. we will talk to more people in the queue at - five hours. we will talk to more people in the queue at the - five hours. we will talk to more - people in the queue at the moment and we have talked about peoples reflections with the queen and some of you will remember the images created by the artist eleanor tomlinson? rememberthe created by the artist eleanor tomlinson? remember the picture with paddington bear? everybody has their own special memories, so our reporter, leanne brown has been to meet and talk to her about her work

and working with the queen. people express their grief in different ways, and for this artist and illustrator, it was through painting. i wanted to capture her, i wanted to capture her with her beloved prince philip, her favourite fell ponies and, of course, her loyal corgis. for me, itjust captures how i have always seen the queen, as this just beloved lady, and animal and countryside lover, really. tea? oh, yes, please. the artist rose to fame following the queen'sjubilee when she drew the queen hand—in—hand with paddington. the party is about to start. i had watched party at the palace on saturday like so many other millions and instantly had that

vision of that scene of them walking away from the jubilee celebrations and i was only drawing and painting for an hour or two, and i took a photo and posted it online and within minutes it ended up everywhere. and those images are now appearing on floral tributes across the country. i was very teary, because it's one thing to see something online being shared, and the lovely comments, but to see it in that kind of setting is just something else. to sort of have an illustration that has hopefully brought a lot of comfort to so many means the absolute world. there aren't words. the words underneath the illustration are those that the queen spoke as she addressed the nation during the covid crisis. the line, obviously, it was relating to a different series of events, but it really struck a chord with me and ifelt, with the illustration, it was very fitting.

we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again. wonderful seeing those images and we are trying to give you a sense of what it's like to be here, the sense of occasion and chatting to one or two people and we are with the queue. hello.— two people and we are with the| queue. hello._ who two people and we are with the - queue. hello._ who are queue. hello. hello there. who are ou? m queue. hello. hello there. who are you? my name _ queue. hello. hello there. who are you? my name is— queue. hello. hello there. who are you? my name is marion. - queue. hello. hello there. who are you? my name is marion. what - queue. hello. hello there. who are you? my name is marion. what is i queue. hello. hello there. who are i you? my name is marion. what is your connection and — you? my name is marion. what is your connection and why _ you? my name is marion. what is your connection and why have _ you? my name is marion. what is your connection and why have you - you? my name is marion. what is your connection and why have you come i connection and why have you come here today?— here today? please come in. obviously. — here today? please come in. obviously, the _ here today? please come in. obviously, the queen - here today? please come in. obviously, the queen has i here today? please come in. i obviously, the queen has been here today? please come in. - obviously, the queen has been part of my life for years and ijust obviously, the queen has been part of my life for years and i just felt i wanted to come and recognise the occasion and show my respect. i came up occasion and show my respect. i came up for the queen mother in 2002 and

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that's all from breakfast this morning but coverage of this historic event in central london will continue throughout today on bbc news. we will leave you with the images inside westminster hall.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. tens of thousands of people queue through the night and all morning to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii, as she lies in state in westminster hall. the queue is currently two miles long, stretching down along the river thames, with people waiting for up to eight hours. we'll be here all morning, talking to people waiting to pay their respects. in other news...

the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, is involved