that it might be the state really telling doctors what happens in the privacy of their own surgeries, talking to women that there's, "actually how can the state actually enforce this?" so, many questions being asked about this. the conservative side seeing this as an important step, and many women and many human rights groups seeing this as a very retrograde step, very much against women's right to choose. people are afraid that they might seek backstreet abortions or even travel to another country in future to have an abortion. the bbc�*s nick thorpe in budapest. two buses carrying migrants were dropped off near the vice president's residents in washington.

our correspondence houses update from washington, dc. after weeks of making the trek to the united states, about 100 migrants in two buses were transported from texas to the residents of the vice president kamala harris here in washington, dc. we spoke to one couple who didn't know where they were until we told them. they had travelled for about one month from venezuela to america, looking for a better life, for economic reasons, they explain. but i don't know what the future holds. translation: ~ ., , ., , ,, holds. translation: ., , ., holds. translation: ~ ., , ., , ,, ., , translation: we are very happy to be here, i translation: we are very happy to be here. i would — translation: we are very happy to be here. i would be — translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be able _ translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be able to _ translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be able to provide - translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be able to provide a - here, i would be able to provide a better life for my family, unlike in venezuela. we were told in texas that we were coming to washington, but we didn't know that we were going to be dropped off outside the house of the vice president. it is house of the vice president. it is no accident _ house of the vice president. it is no accident that _ house of the vice president. it is no accident that they were sent here, kamala harris angered republicans when she said recently that america's border is secure. 0vernight, florida governor ron desantis made good on his promise to

send undocumented migrants to sanctuary cities, sending two planes to martha's vineyard, a holiday spot popular among those like bill gates and oprah winfrey. and this is expected to get worse before it gets better with another bus of migrants from arizona expected here in the nation's capital overnight. people here in the uk and across the world have been getting in touch with us to share memories of the queen. the often and many people, a handshake, photograph or the briefest of conversations has created a lasting memories. we will continue to share those memories with you now.

someone e—mailed us from malaysia and said they were asked to recreate their wedding for the queen on a royal visit in 1972. they got married in a traditional ceremony, her husband who was in the local historical society, organising the creation and asked them to standing at the last minute. she said she was nervous but the queen smiled and put her at ease. she said she was fascinated, the queen was fascinated by the traditional clothes asked questions about their culture. she said she was very happy to have met her. we can also now talk to stephan, a businessman who met the queen when he won two queens awards for enterprise in 2017 and is with us from north london. thank you for joining us. i wonder what your memories are of that meeting a few years back. memories are of that meeting a few ears back. . ~ memories are of that meeting a few ears back. ., ~ , ., ., years back. thank you for letting me talk about this. _ years back. thank you for letting me talk about this. my _

years back. thank you for letting me talk about this. my memories - years back. thank you for letting me talk about this. my memories are i talk about this. my memories are everlasting. i remember the queen walking into the ballroom at buckingham palace totally unannounced, no fanfare, just walked in just like somebody�*s grandmother would walk in, and i wasjust gobsmacked and amazed. and when she stopped to talk to me, at first i couldn't really speak. i was kind of just dazed, like a rabbit in the headlights. but she soon put me at ease. she was very friendly and welcoming. and ifelt that ease. she was very friendly and welcoming. and i felt that they were about 100 people in the room, and i felt that nobody else was there it was just me and the queen speaking. and she was totally tuned into what i was saying, totally tuned into my story, totally interested in my story. and ifelt so

story, totally interested in my story. and i felt so at ease speaking with her, and it wasn't until afterwards that i was just so astounded how natural and welcoming and warm she was. it was just unbelievable. and those few minutes talking to her have stayed with me, and i had a lovely photograph taken with her that all my family and friends have got on their walls. and it feels even more special now. and it feels even more special now. and it isn't something that you cherish. and why was that conversation it so special to you? why is she so special to you? why is she so special to you? it special to you? why is she so special to you?— special to you? it was really secial special to you? it was really special to — special to you? it was really special to me _ special to you? it was really special to me because - special to you? it was really special to me because i - special to you? it was really i specialto me because i really special to me because i really admire the queen. i really admire what she does. and i think she's got a wonderful humility. and she can

just be a very ordinary person and come down to that level where she can speak to you. and i was just in awe of her presence really. and it was just so special to me. and knowing who she is and the people that she has met in the world, and here i am talking to her, it was just amazing. here i am talking to her, it was just amazing-— here i am talking to her, it was just amazing. here i am talking to her, it was 'ust amazinu. �* , ,, just amazing. and i can see you with our e es just amazing. and i can see you with your eyes lighting — just amazing. and i can see you with your eyes lighting up _ just amazing. and i can see you with your eyes lighting up as _ just amazing. and i can see you with your eyes lighting up as you - just amazing. and i can see you with your eyes lighting up as you talk- your eyes lighting up as you talk about that, how much of that conversation meant to you. stephan, thank you for sharing that story with us. and above other people have got in touch with stories about theirfamilies. among them was got in touch with stories about their families. among them was chris milliard from kidderminster. she discovered the queen had sent her grandparents a food parcel in 1947, she found a letter among her late grandfather's letters. one of them is to do with my dad's schooling,

and the other one is the message, the little note from princess elizabeth, as she would have been at the time. which relates to her wedding and having received lots of food parcels from overseas. and she decided to distribute them amongst poor, humble people of the uk. my grandfather, who was born in 1893 or something like that, they were miners, the miners kept the country going during the war. the country had to be kept going. so my take on it is one of the reasons perhaps why they received a food parcel. patricia and james willits from the west midlands celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on wednesday the 8th of september. the day before, they had received a card of congratulations from the queen. it

would have been one of the last that she sent. the grand daughter recorded their reaction. i was delighted to receive the card from the queen, absolutely delighted. i'm very sad by the news that came through on the lunchtime of our anniversary that a family had been summoned. of our anniversary that the family had been summoned. the memories we have of the queen, we only saw her once, passing through on herjubilee in west bromwich. but i was at the accession proclamation in victoria square in birmingham in february 1952. so we both have full memories of her full reign. and we were saddened and shocked, like so many millions, because she had only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before. we arejoined by

we are joined by beth moore. we arejoined by beth moore. thank you for recalling that for us. it sounds like this carter meant an awful lot to your grandparents. thank you for having me. yes, it really did. it arrived the day before their wedding anniversary. their wedding anniversary being the 8th of september which is of course the day that the queen unfortunately passed away. they were so proud to receive the card, as said in the message. we have long memories of her reign. she has been a constant in their lives, like so many of us. since they were small children. and to have received that card and to have that honour bestowed upon them, they were so thrilled to have that. as you are talking, we can see your grandmother holding it proudly. i imagine it is on the mantelpiece at this point. it imagine it is on the mantelpiece at this oint. . , imagine it is on the mantelpiece at this oint. ., , , ., , this point. it really is, it has one this point. it really is, it has gone everywhere. _ this point. it really is, it has gone everywhere. we - this point. it really is, it has gone everywhere. we have | this point. it really is, it has i gone everywhere. we have had this point. it really is, it has - gone everywhere. we have had a this point. it really is, it has _ gone everywhere. we have had a great wedding anniversary celebrations over the weekend, and it came with them come around to the neighbours, a slice of wedding anniversary cake too. so a really proud moment for

them, but of course saddened by such immediate news that she was unwell then passed away. we immediate news that she was unwell then passed away.— immediate news that she was unwell then passed away. we appreciate you “oininu us. then passed away. we appreciate you joining us. congratulations _ then passed away. we appreciate you joining us. congratulations to - then passed away. we appreciate you joining us. congratulations to your i joining us. congratulations to your grandparents on their wedding anniversary and thank you for sharing that story. thanks to beth and her grandparents. if you are watching, please do send us your memories, your stories and tributes to queen elizabeth. you can send artwork too, for example stephanie galloway has done that. she is a digital artist and creates pictures on her ipad. she said she made this image of a corgi because she loves the queen and king charles and felt sad for his loss. she said the queen has had a great response online. if you want to share a tribute, a picture, a story, whatever you would like to share, your queen e—mail address and we will continue to share those as we go through the next few days.

a little earlier, we were talking about how the canadian parliament has been holding a special session in memory of the queen. in memory of the queen, during which prime ministerjustine trudeau and the leader of the opposition both spoke. we have heard some wholesome praise for the queen, she has been remember for her humility, service, connections to canada, the fact that most canadians have only known her as a monarch. justin trudeau said he grew up with her in a way because she first appeared in an official act, herface was she first appeared in an official act, her face was on a stamp as a nine—year—old child in canada. her last act publicly was to send condolences for a knife attack that took place in saskatchewan. they have been other tones expressed as well, reflecting the complicated attitudes towards the monarchy here.

somebody who was particularly outspoken on that was the head of a nationalist quebec party, he said that the history between the crown and what he called the nation of quebec has been thorny and cruel, he said. in fact, quebec has been thorny and cruel, he said. infact, his party quebec has been thorny and cruel, he said. in fact, his party left the chamber after the foreign leaders of the political parties are —— four leaders, he said now was the time to show respect for those who were grieving, to separate people from institutions, but he made it quite clear that the quebecois block did not have anything good to say about the institution of constitutional monarchy. you also had a statement from the head of the national democratic party who placed the queen is a figure of stupidity to —— stability. he said king charles iii should move to have reconciliation with the indigenous people of

calendar and to repair the damage made by britain's colonial past, he said there was a responsibility to do that. winners of the second 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 the most celebrated talents. 0ur arts correspondent rebecca jones has been through the archives to hear how some of them tackled the role. the many faces of the monarchy is portrayed on screen. but for each one of the actresses who played elizabeth ii, the challenge has been the same, capturing the spirit of a woman famously giving so little away. dame helen mirren won an oscar for her role as elizabeth ii in the queen. i for her role as elizabeth ii in the queen. . . for her role as elizabeth ii in the queen. ., . ., , , queen. i watched the documentary is the rest of us — queen. i watched the documentary is the rest of us have, _ queen. i watched the documentary is the rest of us have, but _ queen. i watched the documentary is the rest of us have, but i _ queen. i watched the documentary is the rest of us have, but i watched - the rest of us have, but i watched them in a particular kind of way, seeing little moments. there is a wonderful moment, i was watching it

recently, she is at balmoral and presenting an award. and obviously one of the persons have said something that really makes her laugh and she does this wonderful gesture, she rocks right back on her heels, right back, brings her arms forward. enjoying the moment kind of way. it isjust forward. enjoying the moment kind of way. it is just a little forward. enjoying the moment kind of way. it isjust a little moments like that. way. it is 'ust a little moments like that. . , ., like that. the clues are in the gestures _ like that. the clues are in the gestures and _ like that. the clues are in the gestures and the _ like that. the clues are in the gestures and the voice - like that. the clues are in the gestures and the voice too. i like that. the clues are in the - gestures and the voice too. claire foy played the younger elizabeth in the first two series of the crown. it is not as easy as it looks. it is it is not as easy as it looks. it is exactly what — it is not as easy as it looks. it is exactly what the _ it is not as easy as it looks. it is exactly what the king _ it is not as easy as it looks. it is exactly what the king said. the | exactly what the king said. the broadcast that _ exactly what the king said. tie: broadcast that she did and the speech that she did at the time are very, very high, her voice. speech that she did at the time are very, very high, hervoice. i am very, very high, her voice. i am roud very, very high, her voice. i am proud to _ very, very high, her voice. i am proud to have _ very, very high, her voice. i am proud to have inspected - very, very high, her voice. i am proud to have inspected you . very, very high, hervoice. lam proud to have inspected you today, in this_ proud to have inspected you today, in this the — proud to have inspected you today, in this the year of my coronation. and i_ in this the year of my coronation. and i think— in this the year of my coronation. and i think it would have been too much to go in that direction,

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coverage of queen elizabeth lying in state in westminster hall in the coming days. we just wejust managed we just managed 20 celsius today when the sun came out, however, for most, it felt fresher. and the reason for that change in the feel of the weather is a change in wind direction. we are now into this brisk north or north westerly airflow which is ushering in arctic air. the first case of the autumn for many. with it, that northerly breeze has brought plenty of shower to scotland in particular, one or two elsewhere which will continue to push southward through this evening and overnight. that breeze continues to strengthen as well, particularly for the north and east. inland, sheltered from the wind, will see temperatures falling lower than last night quite widely with a touch of grass frost in the glens of scotland. it will feel cool in the mornings if you are heading to

london in the next couple of days. temperatures into single figures overnight and mid to high teens by day. just the outside chance of a shower. both friday and indeed again on monday. but you can see why there is the increased chance of a shower, they are getting pushed southwards on this brisk wind which does peek through the day tomorrow. gusts over 45 mph in eastern and northern areas, pushing those showers primarily to scotland, eastern scotland and eastern parts of them. one or two will continue further west. though possibly further than today with sunshine. it still feels pleasantly warm in the sunshine outside dublin. that is a feature of the weather. —— outside the wind. we have a weather front lifting southward which will be a weak affair, introducing more cloud more than anything else. ahead of that, it looks like friday night into saturday morning will be the chilly is, perhaps as low as one ought do

one or two in rural parts. if you are out, it will be cool. 0n are out, it will be cool. on saturday after the cooler sunny start, perhaps more fog. we have rain to come on a weather front for scotland and northern scotland. we will keep sunshine. by sunday, the front will be a weak affair and will produce more cloud as it meanders its way southwards. a bit of a breeze for the north sea coast, but temperatures recovering a bit across scotland and northern ireland, mid to high teens and warm in the sun shines and the morning fog when it clears away.

this is bbc world news, i'm ros atkins. prince william has been meeting well—wishers at sandringham — telling them how walking behind his grandmother's coffin brought back memories of his own mother's death. as tens of thousands flock to westminster hall, to pay their last respects, people are being warned that they will have to queue for at least eight hours to see the queen lying in state. i'm shaun ley at westminster, where the palace has released more details of queen elizabeth's funeral, which takes place on monday. also coming up this hour, president putin admits china has concerns about the war in ukraine as he meets president xi jingping for the first

time since the invasion. and one of the all—time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. hello and welcome. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster where the queue is currently stretching over some 5 km. some people waited for more than eight hours to get here — inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household. that process will continue, 24 hours a day, until monday

morning at 6.30am. for all the very latest we can now join shaun ley in westminster. welcome, thank you very much, and welcome to you watching the weather in the uk or around the world because in a sense this is a global event now, following the death a week ago of queen elizabeth, the longest serving monarch in the country's history, after 70 years on the throne, years that began when britain was still an empire and ended with a commonwealth of nations who regarded her not only in some cases as a head of state but in other cases as the public face of their history, and it is the fact that she is part of their own personal history that led so many people to come here to westminster, the heart of political power in the uk, to pay their respects to the

queen. members of the public have been queueing for about seven and a half hours, and you can see in this picture, the lit site of westminster, the only bit visible in the darkening skies, as victoria tower. just behind that, the sculpture of the burghers of calais, representing another part of british history. there was a time that france was represented, mps from calais and other parts of the british crown sitting here at westminster. people have come not just from the uk and france and europe but from around the world and this is their opportunity to say goodbye to the queen. the formal event, which will see presidents and kings and queens and prime ministers from around the globe, will begin on

monday as the procedures end here at westminster. the ceremony of the funeral service will take place at westminster abbey and then after the funeral, the queen's coffin will be taken for burial at windsor castle, which is outside of london, so the coffin will be taken westwards through london, through the outer streets of the suburbs, into berkshire and into what is known as the royal borough, to windsor castle, where the queen has spent so much of her life, and at the end of that day she will be interred alongside the duke of edinburgh at a private service at 7:30pm on monday. before that, king charles and his brothers and sister will hold a vigil here, at 6:30pm on friday, where they will stand around the

queen's catafalque, the structure which supports where the coffin sits, and they will stand guard over her. earlierat sits, and they will stand guard over her. earlier at sandringham prince william told well—wishers that had been a very difficult experience to work behind his grandmother's coffin yesterday as it was brought into london and down through central london and down through central london to lay in state here at westminster hall, because he said it was an echo and a reminder of the previous occasion he had walked behind a coffin, on that occasion the coffin of his mother diana princess of wales 25 years ago. our royal correspondent reports. viewing the carpet of flowers and tributes, the prince and princess of wales came to sandringham to say thank you, to the staff, to the community, who supported the queen throughout her reign. it was an emotional return to the norfolk estate, a chance to chat and reflect

on events of the past week. the prince of wales was asked about walking behind his grandmother's coffin to westminster hall yesterday. doing the walk yesterday was challenging. brought back a few memories. "challenging, it brought back memories," he said. the sombre walk from buckingham palace alongside prince harry a reminder of when, as a 15—year—old, he walked the same william spent many happy christmases at sandringham. a place they could retreat to. and every february, the queen came to remember herfather, who died at the norfolk estate 70 years ago. but today, sandringham remembered the queen. i just said my sincere condolences to both her and william, and also to king charles iii

and to the royal family, because i'm heartbroken that our lovely queen is gone. across the generations, they came to see the prince and princess. there were lighter moments as well, with many filming their exchanges with william and catherine on their phones. i love he's got his little guardsman t—shirt on! is there paddington as well? i think paddington might have knocked the corgi off the top spot now. the corgis won't take that very well. we spoke to william and we spoke to kate. they both said about his little outfits, how nice they were. they were just really nice and genuine people. to say thanks for the queen, everything she's done and all the things they're doing for everyone. it'sjust so nice. the prince and princess of wales are key to the future of the royal family. they are the younger face of modern monarchy, but their new roles bring added pressure and scrutiny. today was an official duty, but also a chance to share their sadness

with many who viewed the royal family as neighbours. daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. 2,000 people will gather in westminster abbey on monday morning for the final farewell to britain's longest reigning monarch. among them of course, presidentjoe biden from the united states, we believe the chinese vice president will be in attendance along with prime ministers past and present, and foreign royals attending the service. it will last an hour after which the queen's coffin is taken to windsor and there she will be laid to rest at st george's chapel alongside the remains of her late husband the duke of edinburgh. st george's chapel is that very special place for members of the royal family where they can enjoy in more

intimate surroundings and opportunity for prayer and reflection. there were regular services for the royal family. the queen as head of the church of england and someone who reportedly had a great deal of personal faith also spent time. you will have seen the powerful image of fire that went around the world in the spring of last year as this country along with so many others was going through a period of lockdown as a result of covid when the queen sat alone in that part of st george's chapel, masked and in black morning her late husband. it rests on the catafalque, a brightly lit coffin which has become the focus of a nation's sadness. within the ancient walls of westminster hall, so many emotions, so many individual expressions of gratitude and respect. thousands have already filed through. many tens of thousands more are expected over the weekend. and as the nation mourns,

preparations are advancing for queen elizabeth's state funeral. on monday, the first procession will be from the palace of westminster to westminster abbey. at 10.35, the queen's coffin will be borne from westminster hall. it will be taken in procession via parliament square and broad sanctuary to the west gate of westminster abbey. it will arrive there at 10.52. in the darkness of the early morning, all the elements are being meticulously rehearsed... ..the finishing touches to plans drawn up over many years. the procession to the abbey will be led by the massed pipes and drums of all the scottish and irish regiments in the british army. and this is the most visible sign that this is to be

a full state funeral, the like of which we haven't seen in britain since winston churchill's in 1965. the state gun carriage will be drawn by 150 royal navy ratings, rather than by horses. inside westminster abbey will be a congregation of 2,000. among them, heads of state including the us presidentjoe biden, with heads of government and representatives from virtually every country in the world. at approximately 11.55, the last post will sound and there will be a national two—minute silence. then, the procession, from westminster abbey to wellington arch. the state gun carriage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square, up whitehall and across horse guards and then — via the mall — pass buckingham palace, and finally, up constitution hill to wellington arch at hyde park corner. there, under wellington arch, the coffin will be transferred

from the gun carriage to the state hearse, ready for the journey to windsor. the route to be taken from hyde park corner to windsor hasn't so far been disclosed. however, officials recognise the need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. the queen, and indeed other members of the royal family, particularly prince philip when he was alive, took a close interest in this, to try and make sure that it combined the dignity of the occasion, the formality of the occasion, with as much access as possible for people to see the coffin at close quarters. the final element of the funeral plan will see the hearse travelling up the long walk at windsor, then into the castle's main quadrangle and then down the slope to st george's chapel. inside the chapel, at four o'clock, the committal service will begin. at the end of it,

the instruments of state — the monarch's crown and the orb and sceptre — will be removed from the coffin. and later, in a private service, the queen's coffin will be laid to rest with that of her late husband. nicholas witchell, bbc news. there was a very special moment at the end of that ceremony when the queen's staff of office is broken, i think i am right in saying by the lord chamberlain, which effectively marks the end of his authority on her behalf. the queues for a westminster hall have been taking hours to reach this point at victoria gardens by the victoria tower which is the start of the home straight as people are at the very edge of the building of the palace

of westminster. still walking towards the corner of the palace as it then meets milbank, the road that runs all the way past the parliament square and down towards westminster railway station, underground station, which is where the security entrances are. before that, an idea of the other end of this process. this is the easy bit, you have a straight walk up to the palace of westminster. just before that on the side of the river you have the tough bit, this is the airport security. the bit you will know if you ever thought you were on the point of getting past emigration and out to your baggage at the airport because this is the chicane, the long run where you go one way and then back on yourself and back on yourself again and use zigzag and zigzag. we are told that section you see now, just that section, is two hours

long, to get to the top end from the end nearest to the camera. at the top end as the rest of millbank and the walk back to lambeth bridge because you come over the river from the south side of the river thames at lambeth which is where the archbishop of canterbury's palace is, famous by all accounts, very beautiful gardens, which should be a lovely place for people to stop and contemplate the long walk ahead of them. and what waits at the end? right at the end of this process, another bit of airport style security and these are the security gates along the side, erected as a covered area where people go through airport style security checks so they go through a metal detector and have their bags searched and are asked to take off their belts and other things that might beat, to

make sure that they are completely safe to go through into what is the working political system. the house is not setting but lots of offices are still in use and community rooms, the business of government still goes on, and they are going into a building that mps and peers are used to working through all the time, which is westminster hall. at the bottom left—hand corner of that picture, if you were to walk back towards the building you would get towards the building you would get to westminster hall, almost 1000 years old, originally a banqueting hall then the basis of the courts of justice of england and then after 1882 when those moved to what we now call the royal courts ofjustice on the strand, home of the old bailey with the scales ofjustice outside, that became the place where it was possible for people to lie in state. and every monarch in this country

who has died has lain in state eitherjust forfamily who has died has lain in state eitherjust for family members and either just for family members and public figures eitherjust for family members and public figures are now four members of the public. when the queen's father died, 304,000 people filed past the catafalque in 1952. the journey has taken them along lambeth bridge on the south side of the river. they have crossed the river on lambeth bridge and what a long millbank, you will see the solid red line is the point where they have walked up towards the chicane, turned left on the edge of the palace of westminster and walked along the outside of the palace of westminster and eventually reached westminster and eventually reached westminster hall. in the side they will have few moments to prepare as they walk through the great hall

with its echoing hall and footsteps on stone floors buttressed by the six foot thick stone walls dating from the days of king william the second, son of the conqueror, the normandy born monarch who conquered this country. the last king to conquer the british, 1000 years ago. police think this whole operation are notjust officers of the metropolitan police, and i was talking to one just a few moments ago, a colleague who had come from the civil nuclear police, drafted in from the nuclear power stations who have their own police force, and there will be representatives of police forces from around the uk. the 40 or so forces we have in this country who absconded officers to support this operation. in addition we have some of the volunteers and we have some of the volunteers and we heard earlier from we have some of the volunteers and we heard earlierfrom the we have some of the volunteers and we heard earlier from the salvation army, providing notjust volunteers

but cups of tea for those in need and i suspect quite a few people overnight will need a hot cup of tea. toilets and water fountains provided and people are encouraged to bring some food with them but not too much because if they over catered they will be asked to dispose of it before they reach the end of the line behind me. our special correspondent has been with those waiting and queueing and hoping to pay respects. it's the long and winding road to westminster hall, stretching miles through the capital. it is glorious. the desire to pay tribute to the queen can be measured, in people standing shoulder to shoulderfor more than four miles. some journeys even longer than just the queue here. becky from ayrshire took the overnight bus from glasgow. came into victoria station at 6.50, and i'vejust been queueing since then. managed to get to the end of the queue, and i'll get a bus back tonight.

so why have you made this massive journey? i do, i love the queen and ijust wanted to come down. she'sjust like a gran, i suppose. without knowing her, you feel like you do know her. after nearly six hours, becky was overcome by her moment by the coffin. it kind of hit you in that moment, that that's it, really. i'm getting a wee bit emotional. it's sad. but it's something that i'll never forget. and i'm so glad that i came here. it was worth the journey. darkness didn't deter. few see the hours here as an effort, more of an experience. joy left manchester at 5am, joining the queue at 9.00. it's absolutely amazing. the camaraderie isjust something that you can't put into words unless you're in this queue.

you actually feel it. it's great. we're not sure how many more hours there are to go. we feel that we're near, but i think we're far. many hours later... spine—chilling, in the aura that was in there, and the sheer magnificence and beauty of her late majesty's coffin. but to be actually there in the here and the now, i can't believe that me and my friends have done that. 17—year—old kabir, feeling the six hours of waiting and walking. how long have you been queueing for, until this point? since 8.30. how has it been? long. i'm tired, but i get to see the queen. | us like a — once—in—a—lifetime moment. this is probably going to be the last queen. j this part of the queue is opposite st paul's, but officials will need to decide at the weekend when to close it, to ensure that all those who are still in get the chance

to file past the queen's coffin before the lying—in—state ends. inside, we are witnessing simple acts of remembrance and respect. whether you held the highest office in the land orjust work in one, everyone has their moment — a salute... ..a tear... ..a kiss... ..silent thoughts about the queen. lucy manning, bbc news. as lucy says, it is a moment for individuals to market as they wish to market. let's hearfrom some individuals to market as they wish to market. let's hear from some who have been through and queued for all those hours. david is at the carriage gate, hello to you. i am at

the exit, if you like, the north door of westminster hall, people come from there through carriage gates having been through westminster hall land past the queen's coffin. they have had a very long wait, these people emerging and i am joined by two of them, who have come all the way from south wales. what made you want to come today? i don't think it was a question, i think wejust wanted don't think it was a question, i think we just wanted to celebrate her life. i thought it would be a celebration and it wasn't, it was really sad, and then we waited a long time, about seven and a half hours, and the time went very quickly but when you got in there it was the impact of going into the hall was immense, and we are very fortunate, the guards changed right in front of us and if anyone is thinking of coming they need to come because it is once—in—a—lifetime and i am really happy that we came came to see it. i

i am really happy that we came came to see it. . ., , ., i am really happy that we came came to see it. ., ._ , ., ., to see it. i always thought of the queen is this _ to see it. i always thought of the queen is this invisible _ to see it. i always thought of the queen is this invisible thread - to see it. i always thought of the | queen is this invisible thread that held us— queen is this invisible thread that held us all— queen is this invisible thread that held us all together and she never .ave held us all together and she never gave up— held us all together and she never gave up on— held us all together and she never gave up on us, 70 years, and ijust felt it— gave up on us, 70 years, and ijust felt it was— gave up on us, 70 years, and ijust felt it was right for us to come and not give _ felt it was right for us to come and not give up — felt it was right for us to come and not give up on her, and even if it is 24— not give up on her, and even if it is 24 hours. _ not give up on her, and even if it is 24 hours, just give her that and pay thank— is 24 hours, just give her that and pay thank you and pay our respects. in pay thank you and pay our respects. in the _ pay thank you and pay our respects. in the atmosphere inside seems to have really affected both of you. like pete said, quite sombre but really— like pete said, quite sombre but really spiritual and very sacred, i think _ really spiritual and very sacred, i think you — really spiritual and very sacred, i think. you just felt that gratitude. she gave — think. you just felt that gratitude. she gave us this opportunity to say thank— she gave us this opportunity to say thank you — she gave us this opportunity to say thank you. find she gave us this opportunity to say thank ou. �* ., i. ., thank you. and to get there you had a seven on — thank you. and to get there you had a seven on the _ thank you. and to get there you had a seven on the half-hour— thank you. and to get there you had a seven on the half-hour queue. - a seven on the half—hour queue. people have talked about the camaraderie of the queue, very un—london like, talking to strangers. i un-london like, talking to strangers-— un-london like, talking to stranaers. ., ., strangers. i did go twitter and --eole strangers. i did go twitter and people were — strangers. i did go twitter and people were saying _ strangers. i did go twitter and people were saying it - strangers. i did go twitter and people were saying it is - strangers. i did go twitter and people were saying it is only l people were saying it is only nutters coming here, but it is not,

everyone across cultures and ages, little kids in front of us, and it has affected everyone across the whole of the country. across the whole of the country. across the whole of the world. so we made some great friends. it is not sombre in the queue all the time, you have seven and a half hours to kill, but people are sharing food and drink, you will make friends for life. i think it was really important to make that journey to think it was really important to make thatjourney to get think it was really important to make that journey to get to think it was really important to make thatjourney to get to where we had to get to as part of it rather than just walking straight on, so you had time to think and embrace the moment. the whole thing was incredibly special and it definitely affected us. incredibly special and it definitely affected us— incredibly special and it definitely affected us. ., . affected us. feel quite melancholy now. this affected us. feel quite melancholy now- this is _ affected us. feel quite melancholy now. this is likely _ affected us. feel quite melancholy now. this is likely home _ affected us. feel quite melancholy now. this is likely home of- now. this is likely home of politics, normally quite shouting and divisive but the atmosphere around here is lovely. it and divisive but the atmosphere around here is lovely.— and divisive but the atmosphere around here is lovely. it has been so friendly. _ around here is lovely. it has been so friendly, people _ around here is lovely. it has been so friendly, people are _ around here is lovely. it has been so friendly, people are smiling, l so friendly, people are smiling, people — so friendly, people are smiling, people are kind, they offer drinks, we have _ people are kind, they offer drinks, we have had offers of water. people have just _

we have had offers of water. people have just been really lovely. it has been _ have just been really lovely. it has been an— have just been really lovely. it has been an incredible experience and one i_ been an incredible experience and one i will— been an incredible experience and one i will not forget.— one i will not forget. people watching — one i will not forget. people watching this _ one i will not forget. people watching this at _ one i will not forget. people watching this at home - one i will not forget. people watching this at home in - one i will not forget. people i watching this at home in south wales? , , ., ~ watching this at home in south wales? , , ., ,, ., , wales? definitely make the “ourney, ou will wales? definitely make the “ourney, you win neve— wales? definitely make the “ourney, you will never forget h wales? definitely make the “ourney, you will never forget it. _ wales? definitely make the journey, you will never forget it. thank - wales? definitely make the journey, you will never forget it. thank you i you will never forget it. thank you both are very _ you will never forget it. thank you both are very much, _ you will never forget it. thank you both are very much, have - you will never forget it. thank you both are very much, have a - you will never forget it. thank you both are very much, have a safe i both are very much, have a safe journey home. as you can see they are still coming in their thousands, people who have waited hours for just a fleeting glimpse of the queen on her lastjourney. thank you very much. i think david's guests really captured that for many people in the uk, people who perhaps had no interest in monarchy, had no knowledge or desire to engage with the royal family, have suddenly been struck, some in a way they had not expected to have been struck, that a figure who has been there throughout all their lives, ortheir

figure who has been there throughout all their lives, or their memories, one moment she was always there and then she wasn't, and they are still processing what that means. that is all from westminster for now but do stay with those on bbc news, we will bring you all the latest on the queen's lying in state and all the arrangements for the funeral. it is all on the bbc website as it is an opportunity for you to pay your own tributes, if you are unable to come here to record what the queen's death means to you. back to the studio. thank you very much indeed and thanks to david and his guests. 0ngoing thanks to david and his guests. ongoing coverage on thanks to david and his guests. 0ngoing coverage on the bbc website, right on the front page you will find the life page which is being updated all the time. china and russia have held their first summit— level talks since moscow's attack on ukraine. the summit took place in uzbekistan. president putin thanked xi jinping for what he called china's balanced position on the war.

but mr putin acknowledged that beijing also has concerns about russia's invasion of ukraine. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, spoke to us about those concerns... it was a really interesting to hear that from vladimir putin. it was quite unexpected too, because publicly beijing hasn't talked about its concerns over what russia calls the special military operation in ukraine, yet here was the kremlin leader at this meeting with president xi revealing to the world that beijing has these concerns. what we don't know is what happened after that, when the journalists left the hall in the closed part of that meeting, we don't know whether president xi laid out in more detail what those concerns are, and we don't know whether those concerns will make the kremlin pause for thought about what it is doing in ukraine. and we've talked with you a lot

about the energy impacts of the war in ukraine on western europe, but china also buys some russian energy. does that come up today's summit? yes, and russia wants to sell more of its energy. because russia is trying to pivot from the west to the east, it sees the market in the east, the energy market, is very attractive, so it wants to try to sell us much gas and oil as it can. the problem that russia has is that it is not easy to quickly reorient its energy infrastructure. all the pipelines that have been built over decades have basically been built going west, so it is going to take a lot of money and a lot of time and energy to build more pipelines going to china, for example. there is one gas pipeline that already exists to china, there is talk of building another one via mongolia, but this is going to take a long time,

and there are a lot of experts here who think despite moscow being very bullish and saying, if we are suffering from all these western sanctions, we're just going to sell our energy to the east, that is not going to be easy. and if that is what russia is hoping to do with china, selling to china, what is top of the chinese list of priorities? i think for china, it's important to have a good relationship, a close relationship, with russia. for some time now, china has seen russia as an important partner, a counterweight if you like to the united states, and i think partly, that is part of the concern that president xi has over what is happening now in ukraine. i think china is concerned that this special military operation is weakening russia. it is not going according to russia's plan, to the kremlin's plan at all.

meanwhile in ukraine, a government advisor says around a thousand dead bodies have been found in the recently liberated city of izyum, which had been under russian occupation for months. the number of dead in izyum has not been officially announced or independently verified. the city has been heavily damaged by shelling. from kyiv, our correspondent hugo bachega sent this report. this is what the russians left behind in izyum, a key city now back in ukrainian hands. almost nothing remains untouched by the war. these are the visible scars. what lies beneath, it's still not clear. bodies are being found and allegations of torture are emerging. the horrors of life under occupation. translation: we were | staying in the basements without food and water. russia was providing humanitarian help and initially i refused to take it. to be honest i didn't want to take

anything from russia, but we had nothing to eat, we had to survive. ukraine is pressing ahead. it says all invaded territory will be taken back. it knows it won't be easy, but it feels it's got the momentum. here, a show of defiance, a visit by president zelensky with the front line just miles away. his message was as clear as ever. we see that russia has destroyed, but the main thing we are coming back and we are on the way to the end. but russia is fighting back. perhaps it's no coincidence that this time they attacked the president's hometown. a dam was hit and residents had to evacuate. ukraine's advance in kharkiv has been stunning. officials say an area larger than devon was recaptured in just a few days. but what happens next?

in the south, the situation is said to be more difficult. there, the top prize is the city of kherson. as many as 20,000 russian troops are believed to be holding up with limited supplies. after pushing the russians out of the northeast, ukrainians hope to do same elsewhere. much will depend on what this man decides to do. president putin today arrived in uzbekistan for talks with regional leaders. at the top of the agenda, a meeting with president xi of china. for the kremlin, the visit is designed to show that russia isn't isolated and that western sanctions haven't worked, but with his army and the economy in trouble, the world is waiting to see his next move. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. the white house has criticised republican governors for sending migrants into democratic—led areas in the us, saying the tactic is �*cruel�* and �*shameful�*. two buses carrying migrants

were dropped off near the vice president's residence in washington. 0ur correspondent michelle fleury gave us this update from the us capital. after weeks of making the trek to the united states, about 100 migrants in two buses were transported from texas to the residence of the vice president, kamala harris, here in washington, dc. we spoke to one couple who didn't know where they were until we told them. they had travelled for about a month from venezuela to america looking for a better life, for economic reasons, they explained. but they don't know what the future holds. translation: we're. very happy to be here. i will be able to provide a better life for my family back in venezuela. we were told in texas that we were coming to washington, but we didn't know that we were going to be dropped off outside the house of the vice president. it's no accident that they were sent here. kamala harris angered republicans when she said recently that america's border is secure.

0vernight, florida's governor, ron desantis, made good on his promise to send undocumented migrants to sanctuary cities, sending two planes to martha's vineyard, a wealthy holiday spot popular among those like bill gates and oprah winfrey. and this is expected to get worse before it gets better, with another bus of migrants from arizona expected here in the nation's capital overnight. roger federer has announced his retirement from the game at the end of this month. he's 41. he has won 20 grand slam titles and is regarded by many as one of the all—time greats of international tennis. but he's struggled with a knee problem for the past three years and has not played a match since last year's wimbledon. in a statement to fans he said...

world number three rafael nadal has paid tribute to one of his greatest rivals on the court. in a post on instagram he said... and the current world number one and new us open champion carlos alcaraz said on twitter... i spoke to world number ten hubert hurkacz, the last player to beat federer in a grand slam at wimbledon last year. i asked him what makes the 20—time grand slam winner so special. roger has been an inspiration for me, as i was eight years old. i was watching him play, competing at the highest level, and then having a chance to see him and to practise with him and to play with him.

it was a very special thing for me, but he inspired so many people, and did some amazing stuff on a tennis court and outside of it, so he is a true legend. and the first time you played him, what was it like to be across the net from someone you had worshipped from afar? yeah, as a kid, you dream to play those amazing players. they are great players. then having a chance to play against roger, the first time it happened, you know, you are a little bit stressed and you're just trying your best. but he is an amazing athlete and, you know, the decisions he was able to make in the crucial moments, they were something special, and not many people could have done that. and then you yourself played a very special game in the quarterfinals of wimbledon, his last game on the world stage, where you beat him in straight sets. what are your memories of that day?

that was, to play roger and then to have a chance to play him in front of amazing fans at wimbledon, for a full crowd, just the people cheering, watching him play, watching me play as well, and the supporters, it shows how much he has done to the sport, to tennis and also outside of the sport how many people he brought in and were able to cheerfor him and be inspired by him. hubert, of course, those of us who do not play tennis, we only see him when he is giving interviews or when he is playing the game. those of you on the tour may see him in different situations. what is he like in the locker room?

what is he like away from the cameras? definitely, he is a great person. he is very relaxed and thoughtful. but as a person, to meet him, he is really super nice and definitely a person to look up to. and i wonder how you are feeling about your game in this few days. we have a new world number one after the us open, we have federer retiring, we know rafa nadal has injury problems, though we hope he plays on. it feels like that great generation is in part reaching its end. we definitely know with roger retiring and then carlos alcaraz becoming world number one, new things are happening in tennis. i think it brings new energy.

we hope people are enjoying it, but roger retiring it will be an amazing spectacle. 0ne one final question about roger federer. we think of roger federer as one of the greatest players that has ever been. when you were playing against him, what was it that made you think, how has he done that? what was it that made him different to other players? i think the bravery and the commitment to the decisions in the important moments, to make the right decision and just to go for it, to be aggressive. and i think that's what made him super special. and the class that he was hitting the ball, not many people can hit the ball like he was doing it in the most important moments. that made him super special. there is more coverage of his retirement on the bt sport up.

bbc sport app. people here in the uk — and across the world — have been in touch with the bbc to offer us their tributes to the queen and their memories of meeting her. what's clear is that so often, and for so many — a handshake, a photograph, even the briefest conversation, created lasting memories. and we'd like to share some of those memories with you. well, this woman from malacca in malaysia emailed us to say she was asked to recreate her wedding for the queen on a royal visit in 1972. she got married in a traditional ceremony. her husband, who was in the local historical society, organised a recreation and asked her to stand in at the last minute. she said she was very nervous but the queen smiled and put her at ease. she says she was fascinated. the queen was fascinated by the traditional clothes and asked questions about their culture.

she says she's very happy to have met her. we can also now talk to stephan pavlou, a businessman who met the queen when he won two queen's awards for enterprise in 2017. and he's with us from north london. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. i wonder what your memories are of that meeting a few years back. thank you for letting me talk about this. my memories are everlasting. i remember the queen walking into the ballroom at buckingham palace totally unannounced, no fanfare, just walked in, just like somebody�*s grandmother would walk in. and i was just gobsmacked and amazed. and when she stopped to talk to me, at first i couldn't really speak and i was kind ofjust dazed, like a rabbit in the headlights. but she soon put me at ease.

and she was very friendly and welcoming, and ifelt that — there was about 100 people in the room — and i felt that nobody else was there. it was just me and the queen speaking. and she was totally tuned in to what i was saying, totally tuned in to my story, totally interested in my story. and i felt so at ease speaking with her. and it wasn't until afterwards that i was just so astounded how natural and welcoming and warm that she was. it was just unbelievable. and those few minutes talking to her, that stayed with me, and i was lucky to have a photograph taken with her that all my family and all my friends have got on their walls. and it it feels even more special now.

and it's something that you cherish. and why was that conversation so special to you? why is she so special to you? it was really special to me because i really admire the queen. i really admire what she does. and i think she's got a wonderful humility. and she'sjust... she can be just a very ordinary person and come down to that level where she can just speak to you. and i was just in awe of her presence, really. and it was just so special to me. and knowing that she — who she is and the people that she's met in the world. and here i am talking to her. you know, it was just amazing. and i can see you with your eyes lighting up as you talk about that, how much that conversation

meant to you, stephan. thank you very much for sharing that story with us. we're very grateful. well, a number of other people... thank you, stephan. a number of other people have got in touch with stories about their families. among them was chris milliard from kidderminster. she discovered the queen had sent her grandparents a food parcel in 1947. she found a letter among her late grandfather's papers. one of them is to do with my dad's schooling, and the other one is the the message, the little note from princess elizabeth, as she would have been at the time, which relates to her wedding and having received lots of food parcels from overseas, and she decided to distribute them amongst poor, humble people of the uk. my grandfather, who was born in 1893 or something like that, they were miners. the miners kept the country going during the war.

you know, the country had to be kept going. so my take on it is one of the reasons perhaps why they received a food parcel. well, patricia and james willetts from the west midlands celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on wednesday, the 8th of september. the day before, they'd received a card of congratulations from the queen. it would have been one of the last that she sent. their granddaughter, beth moore, recorded their reaction. i was delighted to receive the card from the queen. absolutely delighted and very saddened by the news that came through on the lunchtime of our anniversary that the family had been summoned. memories we have of the queen. we only saw her once passing through on her silverjubilee tour in west bromwich. but i was at the

accession proclamation in victoria square, birmingham, in february 1952. so we both have full memories of the full reign. and we think we were saddened and shocked by, like so many millions, because she'd only been on camera with the new prime minister two days before. well, we'rejoined by patricia and james's granddaughter, beth moore. hi, beth. thank you very much indeed for recording that for us. it sounds like this card meant an awful lot to your grandparents. hello. thank you for having me. yes, it really did. it arrived the day before their wedding anniversary. their wedding anniversary being the 8th of september, which is, of course, the day that the queen unfortunately passed away. they was so, so proud to receive the card. as said in the message, they have long memories of her reign. she has been a constant, like, in their lives, like so many of us since

they were small children. and to have received that card and to have that honour bestowed upon them, they were just so thrilled to have that. and as you're talking, we can see your grandmother holding it proudly. i imagine it's on the mantelpiece at this point. it really is. and it's gone everywhere. we've had wedding anniversary celebrations over the weekend, and it came round to the neighbours' as well with a slice of wedding anniversary cake too. so a really proud moment for them, but of course saddened by the such immediate news that she was unwell and then passed away. well, we appreciate you joining us, beth. thank you very much. congratulations to your grandparents as well on their wedding anniversary. thank you for sharing that story. thank you. thanks to beth and her grandparents. well, if you're watching, please do send us your memories, your stories and tributes to queen elizabeth. you can send artwork, too. for example, stephanie galloway has done that. stephanie is a digital artist and creates pictures on her ipad. she says she made this image of a corgi because she loves

the queen and king charles and felt sad for his loss. she says the picture has had a great response online. if you want to share a tribute, a picture, a story, whatever you would like to share, yourqueen@bbc.co.uk is the email address, and we'll continue to share those as we go through the next few days. next go to westminster and show you the river thames. the reason we are focused on that bridge is because if we were looking very closely, we can see the queue to reach westminster hall and pay respects to queen elizabeth, who is lying in state fair and going across the thames there from the south bank across to

there from the south bank across to the north bank. those queueing there would come across the bridge from right to left as you look at it and then turn to their right and move their way slowly up towards the palace of westminster. if we move from that picture, those are the gardens. this is what is being called the snake, the last stage of the queue before people reach their security tents. they have to go through airport style security and event are able to enter the palace of westminster and in turn westminster hall. this queue wind its way back and forth multiple times across this relatively small park, just adjacent to the houses to the palace of westminster, just across the road from college green where there is a big political story and the television journalists are based there. if we take the next pictures, which are inside westminster hall, you can see that of those queueing are still making their way through westminster hall, pausing to pay their respects to the

queen, who is lying in state. the queue splits into two as you can see. that will continue all night and through tomorrow and through saturday and through sunday, in fact, all the way until 6:30am on monday. the canadian parliament has had a special session in memory of the queen during which the prime ministerjustin trudeau and the leader of the opposition both spoke. we have heard some fulsome praise for the queen, she has been remembered for her humility, service, connections to canada, the fact that most canadians have only known her as a monarch. mr trudeau said he grew up with her, in a way, because she first appeared in an official act — her face was on a stamp as a nine—year—old child in canada. her last act publicly was to send condolences for a knife attack that took place in saskatchewan. there have been other tones expressed as well, reflecting the complicated attitudes towards the monarchy here.

somebody who was particularly outspoken on that was the head of the bloc quebecois, which is the nationalist quebec party, yves—francois blanchet. he said that the history between the crown and what he called the nation of quebec has been thorny and cruel, he said. in fact, his party left the chamber after the four leaders of the political parties had spoken, even though members continued to speak. he did say now was the time to show respect for those who were grieving, to separate people from institutions, but he made it quite clear that the bloc quebecois did not have anything good to say about the institution of constitutional monarchy. you also had a statement from the head of the national of stability who had brought comfort and encouragement.

but he did bring up britain's dark colonial past and said that king charles iii should move to have reconciliation with the indigenous people of canada and to repair the damage with other countries that had been made by britain's colonial past. he said there was an opportunity and responsibility to do that. thanks to barbara plett usher for that update. thousands of people continue to queue for their turn file past the queen's coffin. on top of the queen's coffin is a wreath made up of flowers from her gardens in balmoral and windsor. the queen loved her gardens. she was patron of the royal horticultural society and the chelsea flower show was one of the highlights of her year. sophie raworth reports. sir david bowes—lyon, the queen's uncle, escorted her... the queen visited the chelsea flower show more than 50 times. she only missed a handful of shows during her long reign.

it was one of her favourite fixtures in the calendar and one that she often took the whole family to. chelsea was also one of the queen's last big public appearances in may. she was able to move around the showground thanks to her new buggy, and she clearly enjoyed it. she seemed incredibly animated. i suppose what the buggy created was a slightly different environment because normally when people visit places, you have peoplejostling around, people being moved on, but we had the privilege of sitting side by side and stopping and starting the buggy which meant she was very easily guided around the whole chelsea flower show. then the bees turn up as you can see, they alljust turned up, we didn't hire them for the day! raymond everson is a renowned clematis grower from guernsey. the queen would make a beeline for him year after year.

i spoke with her majesty. and she said clematis really won't grow at balmoral. i said, "ma'am, with respect, i'm sure they will." _ i spoke with her gardener- and spent some time walking with the queen, which was magical. i met the regal queen and i also met the most wonderful lady— who could be very. relaxed and chatting. i felt sort of elevated somehow. rather, and it was just a wonderful feeling just being with her majesty. 0n the queen's final visit to chelsea this year, she made public his royal role. we wouldn't have any clematis without him. i promised the queen i would go to balmoral to see how- the clematis were, and i will go - back in october to balmoral and take a collection of some of our newer clematis for the gardens too. - so the clematis will live on. absolutely.

remind you can follow all of the events and developments leading up to the funeral of queen elizabeth by the bbc news website. thank you very much indeed for watching. our coverage will continue. it will turn call in the coming days, if we don't reach 20 celsius anywhere in the uk on friday, that'll be the first time since earlyjune. the odd shower or two coming from the irish sea into north wales. 0n the eastern side of england. temperatures holding up to about 11 in the south east of england, but elsewhere those temperatures will be lower than last night. into single figures. friday starts off with lots of sunshine for many of us. as we go through the day, it starts with the showers of the irish sea into north wales up into northern areas of scotland and

into northern areas of scotland and in particular that the eastern side of england. it is here where you will really notice that quite strong north, north westerly wind. gusts of 35-40 north, north westerly wind. gusts of 35—40 mph will make it feel particularly fresh if not raw. highs of 12 or 13. further west away from the strong winds, lighter winds in that sunshine with temperatures 17 or 18, that sunshine with temperatures 17 or18, possibly19 in that sunshine with temperatures 17 or 18, possibly 19 in south wales and south west england. if you are heading to london in the coming days, it looks dry. sunny spells. it will feel quite cool, particularly overnight. if you are queueing in the overnight period, bear that in mind. temperatures will drop down into pretty low single figures in the coming night. that is because that air is coming in all the way from the arctic. look at the blue stare across the uk. in fact, saturday morning to be one of the coldest of starts that we have had since the end of may for many parts. that is making a frost possible for central and southern parts of

england. lots of sunshine again on sunday, just one or two showers into the far north of scotland. perhaps one or two brushing those eastern coast of england. for most of us on saturday, staying dry with those sunny spells. temperatures again around 14—17 or 18. for the rest of the week in, this area of high pressure starts to build in a bit more from the west. that means the stronger winds we will have around the north sea will start to ease off. look at the isobars. lighter winds at their are not feeling quite as cold and those eastern coasts in the coming days. on the weather set fair for many of us the coming days. on the weather set fairfor many of us up until bank holiday monday. and the state funeral.

tonight at ten — buckingham palace releases more details ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. the service at westminster abbey will start at 11 o'clock. there will then be a procession past buckingham palace, followed by members of the royal family. today, prince william told crowds at sandringham how difficult it was walking behind his grandmother's coffin yesterday, saying it brought back memories of his mother's funeral. the crowds keep coming to file past the queen's coffin. the queue is now almost five miles long — a nine—hour wait to reach westminster hall. also on the programme tonight... officials in ukraine say they have discovered the bodies of around 400 people after liberating a city captured by russian troops in april.

this was a residential building, a place where civilians were living,