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this top costs £90. critics argue it is easy to be against fast fashion when you can charge so much. the cost of doing it right, meaning that you pay attention to the whole footprint, how much water is used, whether dangerous dyes or chemicals are used and reducing the carbon is a bit more expensive, but when you actually factor that in over the whole lifetime of a garment it isn't more expensive. california, home to patagonia's global headquarters in recent years, has faced particular threats from climate change. some of the state's biggest ever wildfires have taken place in the last few years and drought is an ever present problem. patagonia thinks there is a way for capitalism and environmentalism to exist equitably. the company now says it wants to focus on climate change and keeping truly wild areas wild. perhaps, it's a model that other companies will follow. james clayton, bbc
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news, san francisco. have a look at this. researchers have discovered the world's oldest heart. the 380—million—year—old fossil was discovered in western australia, in the gogo fish, which is one of our earliest evolutionary ancestors. the fossil captures a key moment in evolution that led to the emergence of the heart and other organs in the human body. here's our science correspondent pallab ghosh. this rock contains a heart that's hundreds of millions of years old. it's from a prehistoric creature that lived long before the first dinosaurs walked the earth — the gogo fish. it's the animal humans evolved from. we were all crowded around the computer and recognised that we had a heart and pretty much couldn't believe it, and then decided that it was incredibly exciting. this is a crucial moment in our own evolution and it shows that the body plan that we have
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evolved very early on, and we see this for the first time. the fossil was discovered more than ten years ago in the kimberley region of western australia. in footage shot by the scientists, they record how they found the gogo fish fossils inside the small boulders scattered all across the region that was once a reef, teeming with life. we've got a lowerjaw there, a beautiful series of rays, operculum, skull roof preserved up here, and beautiful articulated scales right down to the beginning of the tail. these are some of the rocks from australia that the fish were found in. the scientists cracked them open to see what was inside. you can see a tiny specimen inside this one. crucially, when the rocks were forming, they contained minerals that preserved their organs such as their liver, their stomach and most
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importantly, their hearts. the scientists scanned the rocks to reveal the gogo fish. the heart was perfectly preserved. they discovered it had two main parts, one on top of the other, a development published in the journal science that ultimately led to the human heart and other aspects of our evolution. a lot of the first things we see we still have in our own bodies, so jaws, for example, there are teeth. we see some of the first appearances of not only the front fins but also the fins at the back which eventually evolve into our arms and legs. the neck, as we've talked about, the position of the heart and the morphology and the arrangement of the heart. scientists across the world are now looking through their fossils to investigate whether the evolution of the gogo fish's heart was a key development that eventually transformed all life on earth. pallab ghosh, bbc news.
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the former wales rugby union player and broadcaster eddie butler has died at the age of 65. he was on a charity trek in peru on the inca trail with his daughter when he passed away in his sleep. the final whistle. the captain, the crowd, the occasion. it has been a brilliant campaign by wales. known for his commentary on welsh games and other internationals for the bbc, he was capped 16 times by his country and toured with the british and irish lions to new zealand in 1983. the bbc�*s director general paid tribute to him calling him a "wonderful wordsmith" who voiced some of rugby's most vital moments. eddie butler, who's died at the age of 65. roger federer, one of the most successful tennis players of time, has announced he is retiring at the age of 41.
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the 20—time grand slam champion — among them a record eight wimbledon titles — has been struggling with a knee problem for the last three years. next week he'll play his last professional match in london. andy swiss looks back on an incredible career. he seemed one of sport's timeless talents. across more than two decades in a fair few hairstyles, roger federer turned winning into a way of life. umpire: game, set| and match, federer. but one of the greatest players in history is finally hanging up his racket. since winning a record eighth wimbledon title in 2017, federer has struggled with a knee injury. he's not played competitively this year, posting footage of his rehabilitation online. hopes were raised by pictures of him back on court but he announced on social media that after one last event next week is retiring.
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his statistics are staggering. his wimbledon crown back in 2003, the first of some 20 grand slam titles, but it wasn'tjust what he did, but the way in which he did it. that style, that elegance, federer made the extraordinary look effortless. brilliance while it seemed barely breaking sweat. i think he was one of the most beautiful tennis players i've ever witnessed on a court in terms of how he played the sport, the fluidity, the grace, the balletic qualities and artistic qualities that he brought to the game. perhaps federer�*s greatest opponent, rafael nadal, also paid tribute.
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and so just weeks after serena williams announced her retirement, another legend leaves the stage. federer�*s exit from wimbledon last summer, effectively his final bow, but the achievements will never fade of one of sport's most glittering stars. andy swiss, bbc news. let's go back to the extraordinary queues along the thames in london. these are live pictures — people who are very nearly there and have been waiting all day. here is the security area just before they go into westminster hall. the queue is almost five miles long. it goes right back to southwark park, for anyone who knows that part of london. it's a very long wait — around nine hours. for those who can't queue for that long —
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disabled people or those with a long—term condition — there is an accessible queueing scheme so they can still pay their respects in person. 0ur correspondent sean dilley has more. the start of the journey. this is where many disabled people are signing up to pay their respects to the queen. so, i suffer from autism, adhd and tourette�*s. jenny and her family have travelled from cheshire. it's a visit made possible thanks to this system. i'm a big royalist, so i really wanted to. when i've seen this queue, it was like, "we're coming down." we made the decision like yesterday, and that was it. so grateful. very, very grateful. pam has travelled from edinburgh to collect her wristband. it's been lovely. we didn't think we were going to be able to do it. i couldn't have done that without this help. so this literally makes the difference...? totally, totally. i'm thrilled to bits that we're going to be able to do it. jenny, her daughter and retired guide dog andy have come to pay their respects, too. we were told it was going to be hours and hours, so we're very pleased to know there's this access
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queue, which has cut the time down hugely, i think. from here, people are given a time slot and told where to join the accessible queue. it's taken me just over ten minutes to walk the half—mile from the registration point here to the palace of westminster. people from both queues are entering the security point into westminster hall, where her late majesty is lying in state. around two hours after we first spoke, jenny and her family have arrived at westminster hall. their progress has been considerably quicker than for those who are able to stand in the main queue. for those who are unable to queue for long periods, appreciation. it was great. yeah. it was run smoothly. it's harder for people like us, it's harder for people who are disabled to do it, so it's nice to have that option. actually, it was very good, wasn't it? - out of ten, how inclusive and accessible do you think today was? definitely ten out of ten, as far as i'm concerned. i it was very moving as well, . as we were there, you know? there were no steps
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involved and no things... it was great, yeah. it was really good. it's a system that seems to be running smoothly so far. if it continues this way, it could allow thousands of disabled people who may otherwise miss the opportunity to pay their respects in person. sean dilley, bbc news. let's go live to chi chi izundu who had spent the day in the queue and is now i think on lambeth bridge, is that correct, near westminster? i am on lambeth — that correct, near westminster? i am on lambeth bridge _ that correct, near westminster? i —n on lambeth bridge and i did spend most of the day in the queue and i have to say one of the notable things was how much laughter there was, as we walked along, along the thames, along ridges, and it took eight hours approximately but the official track at says it is nine
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hours now —— bridges. it is stretching back five miles and i now want to introduce you to some people who have got to this point in the queue. tony and joanne. you did not know each other? h0. queue. tony and joanne. you did not know each other?— queue. tony and joanne. you did not know each other? no, we met when we first “oined know each other? no, we met when we first joined the — know each other? no, we met when we first joined the queue. _ know each other? no, we met when we first joined the queue. how— know each other? no, we met when we first joined the queue. how have - know each other? no, we met when we first joined the queue. how have you i first joined the queue. how have you found it? absolutely brilliant. - first joined the queue. how have you found it? absolutely brilliant. the i found it? absolutely brilliant. the banter has been _ found it? absolutely brilliant. the banter has been great, _ found it? absolutely brilliant. the banter has been great, very - banter has been great, very friendly _ banter has been great, very friendl . ., . , ., , banter has been great, very friendl. ., ., , ., friendly. how many hours have you done so far? _ friendly. how many hours have you done so far? just _ friendly. how many hours have you done so far? just over _ friendly. how many hours have you done so far? just over five - friendly. how many hours have you done so far? just over five hours i friendly. how many hours have youj done so far? just over five hours to net here. done so far? just over five hours to get here- it — done so far? just over five hours to get here. it hasn't _ done so far? just over five hours to get here. it hasn't felt _ done so far? just over five hours to get here. it hasn't felt like - done so far? just over five hours to get here. it hasn't felt like five - get here. it hasn't felt like five hours — get here. it hasn't felt like five hours it— get here. it hasn't felt like five hours. . , , get here. it hasn't felt like five hours. .,, , w” hours. it has been quite quick? it has felt quick. — hours. it has been quite quick? it has felt quick, yes. _ hours. it has been quite quick? it has felt quick, yes. how- hours. it has been quite quick? it has felt quick, yes. how have - hours. it has been quite quick? itj has felt quick, yes. how have you found it, joanne? _ has felt quick, yes. how have you found it, joanne? you are - has felt quick, yes. how have you i found it, joanne? you are canadian but you live in west yorkshire? i have lived here for quite a few years — have lived here for quite a few years but _ have lived here for quite a few years but i_ have lived here for quite a few years but i wanted to come down. the crowd _ years but i wanted to come down. the crowd has_ years but i wanted to come down. the crowd has been really pleasant to walk alongside. we have had different paces set and different
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stops _ different paces set and different stops and we have been able to speak to different _ stops and we have been able to speak to different people and meet new people _ to different people and meet new people and have a really good chat along _ people and have a really good chat along the — people and have a really good chat along the way. you people and have a really good chat along the way-— along the way. you came down by ourself. along the way. you came down by yourself- are _ along the way. you came down by yourself. are you _ along the way. you came down by yourself. are you glad _ along the way. you came down by yourself. are you glad that - along the way. you came down by yourself. are you glad that you i yourself. are you glad that you found a group to do the emotional part with? we found a group to do the emotional art with? ~ ., , part with? we met at the very beginning. — part with? we met at the very beginning, along _ part with? we met at the very beginning, along with - part with? we met at the very beginning, along with a - part with? we met at the very | beginning, along with a couple part with? we met at the very i beginning, along with a couple of other_ beginning, along with a couple of other people, it has been nice to have _ other people, it has been nice to have a _ other people, it has been nice to have a group to go through with. tony. _ have a group to go through with. tony. let's — have a group to go through with. tony, let's talk about your medals. you are wearing them proudly. what are they? you are wearing them proudly. what are the ? , ., , . you are wearing them proudly. what are the ? , . , . ., are they? general service medal. united nations _ are they? general service medal. united nations medal. _ are they? general service medal. united nations medal. the i are they? general service medal. | united nations medal. the jubilee medal— united nations medal. the jubilee medal and — united nations medal. the jubilee medal and the _ united nations medal. the jubilee medal and the long _ united nations medal. the jubilee medal and the long service - united nations medal. the jubilee| medal and the long service medal. why did _ medal and the long service medal. why did you — medal and the long service medal. why did you feel _ medal and the long service medal. why did you feel it _ medal and the long service medal. why did you feel it was _ medal and the long service medal. why did you feel it was important. medal and the long service medal. i why did you feel it was important to wear them? to why did you feel it was important to wear them?— wear them? to honour her ma'esty. she was wear them? to honour her ma'esty. she was my — wear them? to honour her majesty. she was my commander-in-chief i wear them? to honour her majesty. l she was my commander-in-chief and wear them? to honour her majesty. i she was my commander-in-chief and i she was my commander—in—chief and i thought— she was my commander—in—chief and i thought it _ she was my commander—in—chief and i thought it was — she was my commander—in—chief and i thought it was right _ she was my commander—in—chief and i thought it was right to _ she was my commander—in—chief and i thought it was right to wear _ she was my commander—in—chief and i thought it was right to wear them i thought it was right to wear them and to— thought it was right to wear them and to say— thought it was right to wear them and to say farewell— thought it was right to wear them and to say farewell to _ thought it was right to wear them and to say farewell to her. - thought it was right to wear them and to say farewell to her. the i and to say farewell to her. the auestion and to say farewell to her. question everybody is asking and to say farewell to her.- question everybody is asking at and to say farewell to her— question everybody is asking at this point in the journey, have you thought about the actual entering of the westminster hall? and how you might feel. it the westminster hall? and how you mi . ht feel. , , might feel. it will be very emotional, _ might feel. it will be very emotional, i— might feel. it will be very
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emotional, ithink. i might feel. it will be very emotional, i think. yes, | might feel. it will be very i emotional, i think. yes, very emotional- — emotional, i think. yes, very emotional. we _ emotional, i think. yes, very emotional. we have - emotional, i think. yes, very emotional. we have had i emotional, i think. yes, very emotional. we have had a i emotional, i think. yes, very| emotional. we have had a lot emotional, i think. yes, very i emotional. we have had a lot of laughter— emotional. we have had a lot of laughter on the way but we are starting — laughter on the way but we are starting to calm down now. | starting to calm down now. i think it will be a — starting to calm down now. i think it will be a very — starting to calm down now. i think it will be a very reflective - starting to calm down now. i think it will be a very reflective time i it will be a very reflective time and i'm — it will be a very reflective time and i'm very— it will be a very reflective time and i'm very much _ it will be a very reflective time and i'm very much looking i it will be a very reflective time i and i'm very much looking forward it will be a very reflective time - and i'm very much looking forward to being _ and i'm very much looking forward to being able _ and i'm very much looking forward to being able to — and i'm very much looking forward to being able to pay— and i'm very much looking forward to being able to pay my— and i'm very much looking forward to being able to pay my respects. - and i'm very much looking forward toj being able to pay my respects. thank ou so being able to pay my respects. thank you so much — being able to pay my respects. thank you so much for— being able to pay my respects. thank you so much for stepping _ being able to pay my respects. thank you so much for stepping out - being able to pay my respects. thank you so much for stepping out of i being able to pay my respects. you so much for stepping out of the queue and i know you have a bit longer to go because there about two more hours of walking, i'm afraid, but the good news is in terms of the weather, it won't be too cold, but people say they are still coming prepared with warm clothes and drinks and food to keep them going. thanks forjoining us. we can now go inside westminster hall. thousands of people continue to file past the queen's coffin, the moment they have been waiting for, and on top of the coffin is a wreath which has been
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made up from flowers from her gardens in balmoral and windsor. the queen loved her gardens. she was patron of the royal horticultural society for 70 years and she loved the chelsea flower show. archive: sir david bowes-lyon, the queen's uncle, _ escorted her on her preview of the chelsea flower show... 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,
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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've alljust turned up, we didn't hire them for the day! raymond evison 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. _ we could be very i relaxed and chatting. and i felt sort of elevated somehow i rather, and it wasjust a wonderfull feeling just being with her majesty. 0n the queen's final visit
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to chelsea this year, she made public his royal role. we wouldn't have any clematis without him. i promised the queen that 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 i of our newer clematis for the gardens, too. so, the clematis will live on. absolutely. raymond evison, who brought clematis to balmoral. time for a look at the weather. here's simon king. let's think about these people who are queueing up all night. nine hours is the time they have got to wait at the moment, how cold is it going to get? it wait at the moment, how cold is it going to get?— going to get? it will be dry at least but the _ going to get? it will be dry at least but the big _ going to get? it will be dry at least but the big thing - going to get? it will be dry at least but the big thing is i going to get? it will be dry at least but the big thing is howj going to get? it will be dry at i least but the big thing is how cold it will get because actually into saturday morning, it could be the coldest we have had in the uk since late may, so that is a consideration for anybody who isjoining late may, so that is a consideration for anybody who is joining the queue over the next couple of nights. for today we had sunny spells again and
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temperatures in the september sunshine reached about 21 and tomorrow and the next day it will be cooler and if we don't get to 20 degrees tomorrow that will be the first time since earlyjune, so an indication of how much cool it is going to get. tonight, showers affecting the far north of scotland and down the eastern side of england and down the eastern side of england and a few showers coming into north wales as well. 0therwise, clear skies, that allows temperatures to drop down to maybe 3—4 in northern parts of england. about 11 in the capital through this evening. tomorrow, begins largely fine and sunny, and we keep the sunshine into the afternoon, especially the further west you are, still some showers coming into wales and the irish sea, and she also over northern scotland, but a rather brisk north westerly wind and down the eastern side of the uk those temperatures feeling a lot fresher, 12-14 temperatures feeling a lot fresher, 12—14 and that will be noticeable,
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but the further west you are, the winds will be lighter and in the september sunshine still feeling fairly present. 17—18 despite the fact we won't reach 20 celsius. a possibility of a shower on friday in london if you are going to be joining the queue but otherwise the weather is set fair and it is just overnight, those temperatures will be dropping away. the reason, it is this cold arctic air which is moving its way southwards across the uk, into the early part of saturday morning in particular morning that it won —— in particular where it could be a lot lower, and the potential for the odd isolated could be a lot lower, and the potentialfor the odd isolated grass fast but for many it will be a much colder night with temperature down into single figures. after the chilly start on saturday, plenty of sunshine again, and maybe fewer showers down the eastern side of the uk and a few in east anglia, still breezy conditions, and again feeling quite chilly but for most on
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saturday the weather remains fair with the sunshine. it is high pressure that is moving in and that is bringing the settled weather so into sunday, bank holiday monday, as well, high pressure moves further east, and the isobars around the north sea will become a bit further away from each other and that means they will be lighter winds and it won't feel as raw down the eastern coast over the next couple of days, but as you can see from the outlook, the possibility of a few showers in northern ireland into sunday and for most again on sunday it will be dry and maybe a bit more cloud around compared to saturday, and by bank holiday monday, the day of the funeral, a lot of dry weather around with temperatures around 13 in the north, and 17 in the south, and the weather remains fair even as we go into next week. weather remains fair even as we go into next week-— weather remains fair even as we go into next week. thanks, simon. that's it. the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good evening.
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estimated queuing time right now to get into westminster hall is at least nine hours. so people have been queuing, winding their way along the river thames, for this moment, and after all those hours of waiting, we can see people, they are filing through slowly to have their moment in front of the coffin before moving on and leaving westminster hall. maori leaders across new zealand have been paying tribute to her majesty the queen — a respect they say she earned by signing an apology on behalf of the crown for the killings and the seizure of land they suffered under her ancestors. it was one of several steps the queen made to try to repair relations with maori tribes during a highly complex but highly significant relationship. laura bicker reports from wellington.
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singing this maori lament honours a monarch they described as a rare white heron. after decades of fighting to reclaim their own lands, they mourn a queen but remain conflicted over a traumatic colonial past. the young queen elizabeth appeared aware of what she represented. i thank you again for your welcome. kia ora koutou. in 1953, she became the first reigning monarch to visit new zealand. the plan was to spend just minutes meeting maori leaders. in the end, she stayed for tea. but frustrations over land negotiations meant future visits
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were often far less cordial. efforts to redress the past have become a part of new zealand life. this maori school encourages children to embrace their heritage and fosters leaders of the future. what do you know about her majesty the queen? that she's royal. she used to be in the army. i have heard she was a very lovely queen to all of us i and she did respect our maori i culture, even though she wasn't a big part of our maori culture, i but she's a big part of new zealand. she'll be a big legacy. the rat—nibbled treaty of waitangi, signed by queen victoria, is new zealand's founding document. it contains a solemn promise by the crown to protect maori culture and lands.
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in 1990, the queen acknowledged it was not working as it should. five years later, she signed an extraordinary apology to the tainui tribe. a lot of people argue, what's the greatest achievement in your life? i reckon i'd say that's one of them. for maori leaders who've spent their lives battling the crown, this action proved pivotal. and she said, "the treaty has been imperfectly observed." that has to be just about the epitome of british understatement. that had a profound impact in our whole conversation in this country. and she knew exactly, precisely what she was doing when she framed those words. the land of the long white cloud continues to shift, evolve.
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there may yet be a push to become a republic, but much may depend on the views of the next generation of both maori and monarchy. laura bicker, bbc news, wellington. we've been hearing from people who knew the queen, and that includes monty roberts, a horse trainer who worked with the queen for three decades. the closeness of animals with her majesty was just unreal. born in 26, she lived as an early teenager through the world war ii, and she had to live in funny places because hitler wanted to bomb them and she lived under windsor castle most of the time, but she loved her horses at that time and became in love with her corgis at that time. and here i had these doctorates in behavioural sciences, principally foranimals,
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sciences, principally for animals, and i sciences, principally foranimals, and i had already won 11 world championships in competition, so she took me on and found that i do a nonviolent way of training. and she loved the fact that i didn't use any violence. and she was told by many people that it was a complete hoax, that it was phoney, that there was a trick there, and all these things, but now the world knows there was no trick and her majesty has sent me 241 countries to prove there is no trick. 0ur our thanks to monty roberts for speaking to was there a little earlier. and let's just look and let'sjust look again and let's just look again at the scenes live in central london. it is quite late on friday night, and you may expect therefore for the numbers to be diminishing, but that does not seem to be the case at all. people are finishing work a few hours ago and coming injoining the back of that queue, which we are only seeing a little bit of there, inside,
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though it stretches nearly five miles through central london. i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello there. the temperature on thursday afternoon got up to 21 degrees in worcestershire, but it is going to turn cooler in the coming days, and if we don't reach 20 celsius anywhere in the uk on friday, that'll be the first time since earlyjune. now, overnight tonight, we continue with those clear skies across many parts. still, though, some showers across northern scotland, the odd shower or two coming through the irish sea, into north wales and down the eastern side of england. temperatures still just about holding up to 11 celsius in the southeast of england, but elsewhere, those temperatures will be lower than last night, into single figures. but friday starts off with lots of sunshine for many of us. as we go through the day, once again, there will be a few showers coming in off the irish sea to north wales, up into northern areas of scotland, and in particular
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down the eastern side of england. and it's here where you'll really notice that rather strong north—northwesterly wind. gusts of 35, 40 miles an hour. it will make it feel particularly fresh, if not raw. highs of only 12 or 13 celsius. but further west, away from those stron winds, with lighter winds in that sunshine, temperatures 17 or 18, possibly 19 degrees in south wales and southwest england. and of course, if you're heading to london in the coming days, it's looking dry. there will be some sunny spells. it will feel quite cool, particularly overnight. so if you are queuing in the overnight period, do bear that in mind, as temperatures will drop down into pretty low single figures in the coming nights. and that's because that area's coming all the way from the arctic. look at those blues there across the uk as we go into saturday morning. in fact, saturday morning could be one of the coldest starts that we've had since the end of may for many parts. an isolated frost possible in central and southern parts of england. lots of sunshine, though,
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again on saturday. just again one or two showers into the far north of scotland, perhaps one or two brushing those eastern coasts of england. but for most of us on saturday, staying dry with those sunny spells. temperatures, again, around about 14—17 or 18 celsius. for the rest of the weekend, this area of high pressure starts to build in a bit more from the west, and that means that the stronger winds that we'll have around the north sea will start to just ease off. look at the isobars there, just kind of going apart a little bit more. so lighter winds there, not feeling quite as cold on those eastern coasts in the coming days and the weather set fair, really, as i say, for many of us up into the bank holiday monday and the queen's state funeral.
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this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. prince william describes how difficult it was walking behind his grandmother's coffin, as plans for the queen's state funeral are set out. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin, with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. also in the programme... officials in ukraine say they have discovered the bodies of more than 400 people after liberating a city captured by russian troops in april. president putin admits china has concerns about the war, as he meets president xijingping for the first time since the invasion. and it is game, set, and match for the tennis
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legend roger federer, as he announces he's retiring at the age of 41. welcome to the programme. prince william has told well—wishers how difficult walking behind his grandmother's coffin was yesterday — saying it brought back memories of his mother diana's funeral 25 years ago. the prince and princess of wales stopped at the gates of sandringham to look at the sea of flowers and messages that have been left. details of the queen's state funeral on monday have been set out. it will start in westminster abbey at 11 in the morning — prince william and prince harry will again walk side by side with the royal family following the coffin on its finaljourney. 0ur royal correspondent daniella relph reports.
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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 still keenly felt. william spent many happy christmases at sandringham.
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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 and to the royal family, because i'm heartbroken that our lovely queen's gone. 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. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii
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at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster where the queue is currently stretching over some 5km. 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. lewis, what is so striking here this
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evening is despite the lateness of the hour, it is now something like five past 11 on a rather too weak evening in september, you will find here no lack of enthusiasm, no lack of determination and very few regrets that people have spent so much of today standing at least in relatively dry conditions for the long wait to get inside westminster hall to pay their respects to the queen in her lying in state. it is worth remembering that people who join the it is worth remembering that people whojoin the queue it is worth remembering that people who join the queue now, it is worth remembering that people whojoin the queue now, which is currently stretching back to southwark park in south london on the other side of the thames will have to wait another nine hours. in other words, they will arrive here where i am standing just outside the palace of westminster at about eight o'clock on friday morning. that gives you just a sense, when you put it like that you begin to realise the commitment that people are showing in coming here this evening. and when they approach this point of
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the journey and when they approach this point of thejourney in and when they approach this point of the journey in victoria gardens, which is just the journey in victoria gardens, which isjust outside the journey in victoria gardens, which is just outside the palace of westminster, you can see the queue of people snaking behind me, keeping up of people snaking behind me, keeping up the pace, very important points, this, because this is the last point at which to consume your sandwiches and your can of drink because the stewards there are taking all the food of people because the last thing you need in the security check later on is food. people will come around the corner here onto a road called millbank in london and they will walk back down to millbank and you will see from the shot we are showing you now, on the right hand side directly in front of the palace, the right—hand of the street, are these covered areas which are the airport style security, basically, the cheques of baggage and the security through which people will be checked they haven't got any metal objects or anything suspicious on them. at that
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point, they arejust anything suspicious on them. at that point, they are just about to get inside westminster hall, and that is the strange point where people have to gather their thoughts, balls, taking a deep breath and prepare for the moment they have been waiting for most of the day. trash they will have to gather their thoughts and then pause, taking the deep breath. we are going to hearfrom a couple of people. you know the airport, when you come off the plane then you are exhausted, you've got to get through immigration to get your bags and then you are home and away, and you arrive in the and and then you are home and away, and you arrive in is}. and mile from immigration isjust half a mile from or across the hall and you can you or across the hall and you can see immigration officer smiling see the immigration officer smiling at you or maybe not smiling at you or you can see the gates fight to get to it you have to sag, zigzag backwards and forwards and it takes for ever. two people who know how long it takes out chris and sara from surrey and crease —— keith from yates outside bristol. chris, what
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was a bit like?— was a bit like? never-ending, it must have _ was a bit like? never-ending, it must have been _ was a bit like? never-ending, it must have been a _ was a bit like? never-ending, it must have been a couple - was a bit like? never-ending, it must have been a couple of- was a bit like? never-ending, it i must have been a couple of hours in there but it is all worth it. tastes there but it is all worth it. was there but it is all worth it. was there a point _ there but it is all worth it. was there a point when _ there but it is all worth it. was there a point when you - there but it is all worth it. was there a point when you thought we are any back?— are any back? yes, a few times i thou~ht are any back? yes, a few times i thought we _ are any back? yes, a few times i thought we were _ are any back? yes, a few times i thought we were nearly - are any back? yes, a few times i thought we were nearly here. i thought we were nearly here. however, we are.— thought we were nearly here. however, we are. ., ., however, we are. you two met in the cueue? however, we are. you two met in the queue? yes. — however, we are. you two met in the queue? yes. we _ however, we are. you two met in the queue? yes. we got _ however, we are. you two met in the queue? yes, we got together - however, we are. you two met in the queue? yes, we got together with i however, we are. you two met in the queue? yes, we got together with a i queue? yes, we got together with a group _ queue? yes, we got together with a group of— queue? yes, we got together with a group of us, — queue? yes, we got together with a group of us, there were six of us and we— group of us, there were six of us and we have _ group of us, there were six of us and we have had a few drinks, coffee and we have had a few drinks, coffee and tea, _ and we have had a few drinks, coffee and tea, tom — and we have had a few drinks, coffee and tea, to... hasten to add, to sustain— and tea, to... hasten to add, to sustain us~ _ and tea, to... hasten to add, to sustain us. we have had a great time in the _ sustain us. we have had a great time in the queue — sustain us. we have had a great time in the queue and we have met lots of different— in the queue and we have met lots of different people and they have made it quite _ different people and they have made it quite cheery, and it isjolly all the way— it quite cheery, and it isjolly all the way and we have had a good time. bristol— the way and we have had a good time. bristol is _ the way and we have had a good time. bristol is down in the west of england, what time did you leave home this morning? we england, what time did you leave home this morning?— england, what time did you leave home this morning? we left home at i think it was seven _ home this morning? we left home at i think it was seven o'clock _ home this morning? we left home at i think it was seven o'clock this - think it was seven o'clock this morning _ think it was seven o'clock this morninu. ., . ., ., morning. you arrived in london sometime _ morning. you arrived in london sometime after _ morning. you arrived in london sometime after nine? - morning. you arrived in london sometime after nine? to i morning. you arrived in london sometime after nine? to be i morning. you arrived in london i sometime after nine? to be honest with ou, sometime after nine? to be honest with you. we _ sometime after nine? to be honest with you, we walked _ sometime after nine? to be honest with you, we walked all— sometime after nine? to be honest with you, we walked all the - sometime after nine? to be honest with you, we walked all the way i sometime after nine? to be honest i with you, we walked all the way from paddington. in west london. and we
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had to— paddington. in west london. and we had to drop _ paddington. in west london. and we had to drop off our stuff in the hotel— had to drop off our stuff in the hotel and _ had to drop off our stuff in the hotel and carry on walking. sol have _ hotel and carry on walking. sol have actually walked at 45,000 steps — have actually walked at 45,000 steps. i'm feeling a little bit stressed. | steps. i'm feeling a little bit stressed-— steps. i'm feeling a little bit stressed. ., ., ., stressed. i have to say, you are lookin: stressed. i have to say, you are looking well _ stressed. i have to say, you are looking well on _ stressed. i have to say, you are looking well on it. _ stressed. i have to say, you are looking well on it. practice i stressed. i have to say, you are l looking well on it. practice makes perfect. you may have another hour before you get to the queen's coughing. —— the queen's coffin. have you thought about that moment? i have, and itjust brings up every emotion. she is a queen that has given us everything, total commitment, so this commitment is nothing. she is an amazing woman, she really is, i was born in her coronation year so she means even more to me because she is the only queen i have known, the only monarch i have known. you queen i have known, the only monarch
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i have known-— i have known. you knew this moment would come. — i have known. you knew this moment would come, have _ i have known. you knew this moment would come, have you _ i have known. you knew this moment would come, have you thought i i have known. you knew this moment would come, have you thought about| would come, have you thought about it, the moment of her passing? you don't want to _ it, the moment of her passing? gm. don't want to think of it, you want her to be a constant, which she has been, even after she is 96, after all, you know, but she hasjust been an amazing, an amazing monarch and she will be missed. i an amazing, an amazing monarch and she will be missed.— she will be missed. i totally agree more or less _ she will be missed. i totally agree more or less with _ she will be missed. i totally agree more or less with everything i she will be missed. i totally agree i more or less with everything there, ithink— more or less with everything there, i think she — more or less with everything there, i think she has been wonderful all the time — i think she has been wonderful all the time she has been... we couldn't find anything — the time she has been... we couldn't find anything to sayings; her, some of look at some of the royals as some of the _ and _ look at some of the royals as some of the and have of the commentators and what have you and _ of the commentators and what have you and there is always a little bit a-thing a thing to say or something = -=: "7-—’ s as -oodj fess” as -ood as meg,” best. i hope it has been worth it, thank you — best. i hope it has been worth it, thank you for— best. i hope it has been worth it, thank you for your _ best. i hope it has been worth it, thank you for your patience. i best. i hope it has been worth it, - thank you for your patience. monarch best. i hope it has been worth it, - thankf on for your patience. monarch best. i hope it has been worth it, - thankf on monday patience. monarch best. i hope it has been worth it, - thankf on monday with ence. monarch best. i hope it has been worth it, - thankf on monday with a ce. monarch stages on monday with a royal funeral and that will be followed by a very special service in st {hapel in as
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so many emotions, so many individual expressions of 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...
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..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, 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
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two—minute silence. 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 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.
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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. spare a thought, lewis, notjust for the various volunteers who are policing this queue but also police officers themselves come from around the country so that every individual here can have their one moment to mark the queen's passing. thank you sian leez. officials in ukraine say they've found evidence of mass graves around the recently liberated city of izyum. more than 400 bodies are thought to be buried. the city was captured by russian in april but retaken by ukrainian forces at the weekend as part of a lightening advance that recaptuted a swathe of territory. 0ur senior international corresponent 0rla guerin
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reports from izyum. trying to tow away unintended gifts from moscow. left behind after a russian rout, now stuck in a ditch near the city of izyum. "come on," andrewjokes, "let's give it a push." ukrainian troops savouring their victory. a roadside reunion among brothers in arms. "ukraine is winning," he tells us. "now we feel strong. "i thank europe, especially britain and borisjohnson. "and thanks to the united states. "without their support i would probably be dead already." inside izyum, ukrainian forces now own the streets.
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defeat here was a real blow for the russians. they used this strategic city as a logistics base. local people no longer afraid. now able to mock the enemy. larissa unloads her bags with trepidation. she has just returned with her friend viktoria but has no home left to go to. "our house is completely destroyed," she says. "they ruined everything. "all i have left are my keys and my identity documents." for months, this city was bombarded. its people cut off, their stories untold. izyum's dead are still being counted. and the atrocities
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still coming to light. like the russian attack here back in march at around nine one morning. this was a residential building, a place where civilians were living. and it was ripped apart by an airstrike. the centre of the building is completely gone and you can still see evidence of those who were living here. 0n the top floor there is a television, and a few floors below, there are still clothes hanging in a wardrobe. officials here say that 47 people were killed, among them children. they weren't safe even in the shelter where residents huddled together to keep warm. there are schoolbooks in the wreckage and smiling faces in a family album. tatiana shows me her singed balcony. she said she had a lovely apartment and lived here for 22 years.
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she survived because she was in the bomb shelter at work, not the one at home. translation: it was beautiful here. there were roses and flower beds. the building was well looked after. when i found out that almost all the neighbours had died, and some were not even found because they were burned, i was hysterical. and i've just found out my favourite neighbours are dead, too. oleksandr is also grief stricken, over the death of his son artur. killed on monday by a collaborator, he says, just after the russians were pushed out. in desperation, he's written a long account of the killing, hoping someone will help him getjustice.
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the russians had their main base here. theirflag now consigned to the rubbish. inside, a paper trail, though some documents were hastily torn up. nearby, we found piles of ukrainian passports they had confiscated. outside the building, ukrainian police grow suspicious of a man who was hanging around. they are still hunting for enemy agents. he's detained for questioning. police here now say they have found evidence of a mass grave around izyum, thought to contain more than 400 people. it's unclear how they died but exhumations are due to begin tomorrow. 0rla guerin, bbc news, izyum.
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awful details in that report there and more details to come you tomorrow. next, china and russia have held their first summit—level talks since moscow's attack on ukraine. xijinping greeted vladimir putin calling him, "my old friend", with the russian president thanking him for what he called china's balanced position on the war. but president putin did acknowledge that beijing also has concerns about russia's invasion. for more, let's speak to angela stent, from the center for eurasian, russian and east european studies at georgetown university, and a senior fellow at the brookings institution. thank you very much for coming on the programme. good to be here. it is an interesting moment, those couple of sentences from vladimir putin firstly admitting that it seems that china has some reservations about what is going on in ukraine and secondly, interesting for the fact that vladimir putin
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seems to be admitting this publicly, what do you make of it? 14541431111. seems to be admitting this publicly, what do you make of it?— what do you make of it? well, i think what _ what do you make of it? well, i think what putin _ what do you make of it? well, i think what putin said _ what do you make of it? well, i think what putin said was - what do you make of it? well, i. think what putin said was probably an understatement. putin has to be aware that everyone at this shanghai cooperation organisation summit understand the rats that russian troops have suffered in the last ten days or so, that the war isn't going well and that the level of brutality as your reporterjust showed is constantly being exposed. the chinese aren't happy about that, they are probably also wondering about the performance of the russian armed forces so what putin needs is china's continued rhetorical support for what russia is doing in ukraine. he would like material support, weapons, but so far, as we understand, he's not getting that. and in order to do that, i think he realises he cannot paper over what is happening there, he will of course have his own private conversations with president xi jinping in the coming days and we
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will see what emerges from that. do ou will see what emerges from that. do you think it is likely he will get any material support from china? i any material support from china? i think the chinese have to be careful, they have been warned by the united states and the europeans in the asian allies that if they start supplying russia with weapons to use in ukraine, they could face very severe sanctions. they were ash they don't want to face those sanctions and for the same reasons, they are abiding by the sanctions because the economic interests in europe and the united states are much greater than the economic interests of russia so they are treading a careful line.- interests of russia so they are treading a careful line. would it be 0 timistic treading a careful line. would it be optimistic thinking _ treading a careful line. would it be optimistic thinking to _ treading a careful line. would it be optimistic thinking to perhaps - optimistic thinking to perhaps propose that this war in ukraine could be a bit of a dividing wedge between russia and china? hat could be a bit of a dividing wedge between russia and china? not at the moment. between russia and china? not at the moment xi — between russia and china? not at the moment xi jinping — between russia and china? not at the moment. xi jinping is _ between russia and china? not at the moment. xi jinping is facing _ between russia and china? not at the moment. xi jinping is facing his - between russia and china? not at the moment. xi jinping is facing his own l moment. xijinping is facing his own party conference very soon where he was to be re—elected for a large number of years and the chinese don't want russia to lose this war. what they fear would be a post putin government coming in in russia that
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might, strange as it sounds to us, we think this antagonistic relationship with the west and move away, and they want to keep russia in their corner and in that sense i think they will move away from russia. , ., , ., ., , russia. try to get your thoughts, thank yom _ roger federer, one of the most successful tennis players of time, has announced he is retiring at the age of a1. the 20 time grand slam champion, among them a record eight wimbledon titles, has been strugging with a knee problem for the last three years. next week he'll play his last professional match in london. let's go now to washington where we canjoin ben rothenberg. he's the senior editor of racquet magazine and also hosts the no challenges remanining podcast. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. i'm get is a
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good luck before i ask you this question but try and some up this figure and what he means to the world of tennis and his achievements.- world of tennis and his achievements. ., , ., , ., achievements. there was a seminal iece achievements. there was a seminal piece about — achievements. there was a seminal piece about roger— achievements. there was a seminal piece about roger federer- achievements. there was a seminal piece about roger federer in - achievements. there was a seminalj piece about roger federer in 2006, entitled roger federer as a religious experience, that is the best way to contact lyceum in sports, he had devotees who thought he was this transcendent divine figure among more than anyone in the time i have covered sport, he made everything look so graceful and effortless and easy and enviable, he met a lot of to a lot of people. extraordinary, 20 grand slams, they have been a few in this area who have been a few in this area who have done that but federer stands apart for the way he made people feel, he had this effortlessness and grace that made people feel they were transported to a higher plane, seeing the reactions of people and how devoted they were by him and how moved they were by him is something
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special. moved they were by him is something secial. , . . , moved they were by him is something secial. , ., ., , _ moved they were by him is something secial. , . ., , _ moved they were by him is something secial. , ., ., , ,, ., special. great answer, by the way, a difficult question _ special. great answer, by the way, a difficult question to _ special. great answer, by the way, a difficult question to sum _ special. great answer, by the way, a difficult question to sum up - special. great answer, by the way, a difficult question to sum up so - difficult question to sum up so quickly. as a sports fans, they love comparing who is the greatest, and numbers —wise, as you alluded to that, he may not and up being the greatest, he may not have the greatest, he may not have the greatest numbers of grand slams but in your mind, does that matter? there are lots of different ways to define greatness, statistical greatness, djokovic will be the statistical greatest player, rafael nadal has done incredible physical defeats —— feats, but federer, the way he made people feel, the style of his points he would win along the way, hot shots and things like that is really what puts him over the edgein is really what puts him over the edge in terms of how you measure greatness and that is the category where he runs it. just greatness and that is the category where he runs it.— greatness and that is the category where he runs it. just like fera, we have run out—
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where he runs it. just like fera, we have run out of— where he runs it. just like fera, we have run out of time _ where he runs it. just like fera, we have run out of time so _ where he runs it. just like fera, we have run out of time so we - where he runs it. just like fera, we have run out of time so we must i where he runs it. just like fera, we. have run out of time so we must call an end to it, thank you for coming on the show. —— just like ferrer. that's it for me, i'm lewis vaughan jones and this is bbc news. what a bit of contrasting weather on tuesday. dry in cumbria, further south claudia and the cloud from the south wales and south midlands and east anglia, beneath the cloud quite a bit of wet weather around so that caused quite a bit puzzling some parts, surface water spray are some of the roads as well and that rain is likely to continue even into wednesday morning. we've got this with a front here just situated towards the south, it is not moving very far but high—pressure is time to nudge its way in for the arctic, a rather wet start to the day on
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wednesday, especially london where people may be queueing to see the lying in state throughout the day, that rain will gradually clear away to the south, eventually clearing the south coast as well after one or two heavier showers but elsewhere throughout wednesday a fine day again with some sunny spells, feeling quite pleasant in a september sunshine, temperature is about 18 to 22 degrees, slightly chillier for scotland and northern ireland. through the evening and overnight on wednesday, clear skies, one or two patches of mist and fog developing, a bit of cloud towards eastern areas but again a chilly night, especially across northern parts of england into scotland, temperatures down into single figures. elsewhere, holding onto double figures but that may well change later on in the week because we have got some colder air moving in from the arctic, that will move southwards across the uk for the other week, look at those blues there on the ms picture, high—pressure is there are and that
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keeps things relatively settled, so during thursday, dry for most, the odd showerfor the during thursday, dry for most, the odd shower for the south—east of england, few and far between, but more so in northern scotland being brought on by a brisk northerly wind, notice the wind as well in the east and around the coasts of the uk and it will feel quite a bit fresher compared to recent days with temperatures for many in the mid to high teens, perhaps 20 celsius in cardiff. that northerly wind continues for friday, low pressure towards the east, high pressure towards the east, high pressure towards the east, high pressure towards the west, that squeezing the isobars there around the north sea codes will bring showers to parts of lincolnshire, east anglia and the east of england, and elsewhere on friday it will be financial with sunny spells but temperatures, well, dipping down even further, pretty much the load to the mid teens. it is overnight that we will start to notice the really chilly weather,
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temperatures widely on friday morning four to five celsius, even chance of a grass frost in some rural areas. this weekend, we still have the northerly wind, that could bring showers in eastern areas but generally speaking high—pressure is still there so as we go through the weekend and into the bank holiday monday for the queen's state funeral, again it is looking dry, they will be some sunny spells, temperatures 17 or 18 celsius. the high—pressure pretty much sticks around, at least for the early part of next week, it will be chilly by day and especially so during the night time as temperatures again get down into single figures. that's all from me, bye—bye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be
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bringing us tomorrow. with me, broadcaster and royal commentator daisy mcandrew and former trade minister lord digbyjones. we lord digbyjones. will say hello to both injust a moment. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, let's take a look the actual front pages. the death of queen elizabeth continues to dominate the front pages — the metro has a quote from the prince of wales, reflecting on his own emotions. another quote from the prince appears in the daily express, which features the royal couple viewing floral tributes at sandringham. the telegraph leads with plans
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