king charles visits wales for the first time since coming to the throne. in bright sunshine, crowds of well—wishers lined the streets of cardiff to greet the king and the queen consort. god save the king! it is the final stage of the king's tour of the four nations of the united kingdom. the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother's heart. roedd lle arbennig i gymru yn ei chalon. this is the scene in westminster hall where tonight the king willjoin his sister and brothers in standing vigil at the coffin of their mother, the late queen.

we're closed now. go fight to the gates have been closed temporarily on the queue where people have been waiting to see the queen's off. —— the gates have been closed temporarily. we've already had a problem with the trains and had to come by bus, but we are tough, we are not worried about it. we're not worried. we're going to stick it out for the long haul. at one stage the gates were closed to stop more peoplejoining. since then, the gates have reopened and people are again able to join the queue. it is about 1k hours at the moment. also this afternoon... two police officers stabbed in london's west end — one of them with what may be life—changing injuries. more than 400 bodies discovered in a mass burial site in ukraine in territory recaptured from russian forces. and also in the programme — the striking ways some people are choosing to pay tribute to the queen.

coming up on the bbc news channel, the premier league resumes this evening after its postponement of matches as a mark of respect following the death of queen elizabeth ii. good afternoon. king charles is in wales on his first visit there since coming to the throne, and the final leg of his tour of the home nations. crowds of cheering well—wishers lined the streets to greet the king and the queen consort as they arrived at llandaff cathedral for a service of rememberance for queen elizabeth. the royal couple then heard condolences from the welsh parliament and are currently at reception at cardiff castle. our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, has this report.

after 64 years as prince, the first foray to wales as king. the significance signalled by the now familiar salute. the visit began with a service of prayer and reflection on the life of elizabeth ii. a time for solemnity and celebration, remembering how she engaged everyone she met. to the person on the street, with an attentiveness that made you feel that you were valued, you were understood, born perhaps of her experience as a mother, grandmother and great—grandmother, as much as queen. this kind of skill is learned over the decades. outside, they had waited patiently for a glimpse of the man who is now the monarch and inherits goodwill.

we are just really pleased that he has taken the time, because it's not the best time for him, after losing a parent. but he has come to wales, and to show our support is, i think, really important. we have come out, not really tojust experience this —— notjust —— not just to experience —— notjust to experience history perch— —— notjust to experience history perch as — —— notjust to experience history perch as a — —— notjust to experience history perch as a family with the little ones. — perch as a family with the little ones. and _ perch as a family with the little ones, and just to be part of it. well, firstly, i don't believe that we - need a prince of wales, _ but i'm more than happy to welcome the royal family here. university college aberystwyth, where, to the relief of the nation, prince charles was given a warm and very friendly welcome. the prince who, onjuly 1st, becomes prince of wales, here, taking a nine week welsh language and history course at the university. the welcome hasn't always been so warm. security concerns surrounded charles' time in wales in the 1960s. he came to aberystwyth for a crash course in welsh as a way of trying

to win over a nation sceptical of having an english prince of wales. it did not stop the protests in the lead up to his investiture. fanfare for years, these images defined his relationship with wales, but tensions gradually eased, the relationship relaxed. royal patronage was used as a way to find a place in welsh life. his love of the arts and welsh culture. i think his commitment to wales has always been there, i wouldn't doubt it for one minute. but how committed is wales to maintaining the monarchy? opinion polls here suggest it hoversjust over 50%. oh, i think they bring a lot of revenue obviously to this country. to wales 7 yes, yes, to everywhere, yes. people love the monarchy, i think. i don't know, i think it

just seems out of touch with where we are as a country now. i think, now the queen has gone and a lot of people were holding on to— the romance of the queen, but, yeah, not personally. not part of the future for wales? no. this afternoon the focus shifted to the senedd, a building opened by the queen, an institution which grew, with her support. its members offer their condolences. today, there is a sense of transition in wales. this morning we came together in a service of reflection at llandaff cathedral, to look back over a reign unrivalled in its length and in its reach. for many, this visit marks a new chapter, a time when the royal relationship with wales is reframed and renewed. through all the years of her reign, the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother's heart.

roedd lle arbennig i gymru yn ei chalon. hywel griffith, bbc news. let's get more from our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, at cardiff castle. tomos, a really warm welcome for the king this morning. for the king and the queen consort today? it for the king and the queen consort toda ? . , , today? it has been quite extraordinary across - today? it has been quite - extraordinary across cardiff, from when he started in llandaff cathedral this morning, people waiting from 3am to get the best seatin waiting from 3am to get the best seat in the house to see the king finally arriving in wales after being prince of wales. that is hywel griffith side, going to the senedd. i think many people possibly hope for a little touch from him, that being some welsh, echoes of 1969 when the then prince of wales had his investiture, had a crash course

in aberystwyth to learn welsh and it delivered parts of his speech in welsh, echoes today in the senedd when he spoke quite a bit in welsh, flitting between the two languages, saying dioch, thanking members of the senedd and the first minister for their condolences, he spoke in welsh about the privilege it had been to be the prince of wales and his son, prince william, the new prince of wales has a deep love of wales, a patron of welsh rugby since 2016, but he said in english we will all continue to work together for wales. he has already arrived in the castle here, thousands outside on the streets of the city centre to greet him. that was small protests, shouts of boo, he is not our king, but that was in the minority, the majority is very much looking towards the new king and happy he has finally set foot in wales.

tomos morgan, thank you. so many people want to see queen lying in state, that at one stage today, mourners were stopped from joining the queue. this is taking some 1a hours to complete at the moment. this morning the government said the queue's start point, southwark park, had reached capacity, so the gates were closed, but then, amid some confusion, they were reopened. meanwhile it's been confirmed that — at the request of king charles — prince harry can wear military uniform when he takes part in a vigil beside the coffin tomorrow, the first time he's been able to do so since stepping back as a working royal. our correspondent, paul adams, reports. struvay come, our by our, minute by minute, in parks and streets, past officers and monuments, a steady shuffling procession now five miles long. people driven by love, duty, the chance to say they were there.

at southwark park by the queue begins, a pause this morning. —— where the queue begins. it seems there were too many people. she never gave _ there were too many people. sue: never gave up, why there were too many people. s12 never gave up, why should we? there were too many people. she. never gave up, why should we? by now, waiting times had reached 14 now, waiting times had reached 1a hours. fora now, waiting times had reached 1a hours. for a while the government urged people not to try to join the line. urged people not to try to 'oin the line. ~ ., ., _, , ., , line. we arrived a couple of minutes after they close _ line. we arrived a couple of minutes after they close the _ line. we arrived a couple of minutes after they close the gates. - line. we arrived a couple of minutes after they close the gates. that's i after they close the gates. that's life. a after they close the gates. that's life- a queue _ after they close the gates. that's life. a queue to _ after they close the gates. that's life. a queue to get _ after they close the gates. that's life. a queue to get into - after they close the gates. that's life. a queue to get into the - after they close the gates. that's i life. a queue to get into the queue, it seems that way. we have onlyjust joined, we are not entirely sure where we are out, what will happen. we are still smiling. in where we are out, what will happen. we are still smiling.— we are still smiling. in westminster hall, the vigil _ we are still smiling. in westminster hall, the vigil continues. _ we are still smiling. in westminster hall, the vigil continues. after- we are still smiling. in westminster hall, the vigil continues. after the l hall, the vigil continues. after the long walk, an air of anticipation. members of the public have had many hours to think about these few short

moments. tributes come in many forms. after the camaraderie of the weight, this is private, personal. —— after the camaraderie of the wait. for15 —— after the camaraderie of the wait. for 15 minutes this evening king charles and his three siblings. watch over their mother's coffin, all in military uniform. the king's spokesman said he is focused on leading the mourning for queen elizabeth. tomorrow her eight grandchildren will take their turn. outside the capital, more preparations for monday's state funeral. 4000 military personnel will be on parade, including these members of the royal air force practising at raf haltern in buckinghamshire. she practising at raf haltern in buckinghamshire.— practising at raf haltern in buckinghamshire. practising at raf haltern in buckinuhamshire. ,, , buckinghamshire. she has been the intearal buckinghamshire. she has been the integral part — buckinghamshire. she has been the integral part of— buckinghamshire. she has been the integral part of the _ buckinghamshire. she has been the integral part of the armed - buckinghamshire. she has been the integral part of the armed forces, l integral part of the armed forces, the glue between the services, and

for me, a little bit of respect by doing this duty, you can't measure help rightful i feel and how humbled to have the opportunity —— you cannot measure how prideful. to have the opportunity -- you cannot measure how prideful. police in london sav _ cannot measure how prideful. police in london say the _ cannot measure how prideful. police in london say the funeral _ cannot measure how prideful. police in london say the funeral will - cannot measure how prideful. police in london say the funeral will be - in london say the funeral will be the largest event they have ever dealt with. in three days the country will witness something most of us have never seen and might never see again in the same way. a vast, complex and highly charged turning of a national page. paul adams, bbc news. here also live pictures of the queue as people wait to get to westminster hall to pay their respects. —— here are some live pictures. well as we heard, the entry to the queue to see the queen lying in state was at one stage closed temporarily. this is the scene live now — the government said this morning that southwark park had reached capactity. we'll hear from our correspondent helen catt, who's speaking with people leaving

westminster hall shortly, but first to angus crawford, who is where people are still trying tojoin the queue. there has been confusion today? the official advice is still pleased going to come, authorities are very concerned about crowding at the entrance to the park, crowds of people wanted to get in, stretching across the main road, which is why at about ten o'clock this morning theyissued at about ten o'clock this morning they issued a statement saying temporarily they would pose and close the gates and it might take up to six hours for them to open again. we find they are simply regulating the flow now, there is a trickle of people coming through into the park tojoin the main cues people coming through into the park to join the main cues snaking their way through the park in these zigzags and in the main route towards westminster hall —— coming through into the park to join the main queues. even those already in the queue can't expect to get through to westminster hall until

some time to bow morning. we came across a family with a very small baby, they have a very long time ahead of them, but this is a tale of two queues because there is a queue for people with disabilities, and accessibility queue, which starts at tate britain very close to westminster, the advice for that is the same, don't go at the moment, they are concerns about overcrowding, and i'm told that the time slots given to people with accessibility issues are now filled until later tonight. accessibility issues are now filled until latertonight. so accessibility issues are now filled until later tonight. so the official advice is not to come at the moment butjust to wait, but advice is not to come at the moment but just to wait, but another advice is not to come at the moment butjust to wait, but another big decision has to be made at some stage, at what point do they close the queue altogether so everyone can get through before 6:30am on monday when the lying in state stops, i am told that decision might be taken at some stage on sunday morning. thank ou, anaus some stage on sunday morning. thank you, angus crawford. _

some stage on sunday morning. thank you, angus crawford. helen _ some stage on sunday morning. thank you, angus crawford. helen catt is with some of the people who have been at westminster hall. this is the point that doing is building up for, building up to westminster hall, people have been coming from all across the country including liam and sam wright who came down from cleethorpes. what was it like when you got into westminster hall? it it like when you got into westminster hall? ., , , ., westminster hall? it was surreal, it was fun at the _ westminster hall? it was surreal, it was fun at the same _ westminster hall? it was surreal, it was fun at the same time _ westminster hall? it was surreal, it was fun at the same time as - westminster hall? it was surreal, it was fun at the same time as being i was fun at the same time as being surreah _ was fun at the same time as being surreah we — was fun at the same time as being surreal. we felt we had to come down, _ surreal. we felt we had to come down, we — surreal. we felt we had to come down, we could not stay at home any iongen _ down, we could not stay at home any longer. watching it on tv is fabulous _ longer. watching it on tv is fabulous but we had to come and pay our respects. and it is a moment in historv _ our respects. and it is a moment in historv what — our respects. and it is a moment in history. what i found most is, there has been _ history. what i found most is, there has been so — history. what i found most is, there has been so many things going wrong in the _ has been so many things going wrong in the last— has been so many things going wrong in the last three years, with covid, with the _ in the last three years, with covid, with the russia problem, and i felt that it _ with the russia problem, and i felt that it was — with the russia problem, and i felt that it was a time for us all to come —

that it was a time for us all to come together, a time for humanity to set— come together, a time for humanity to set the _ come together, a time for humanity to set the reset button, if you like. — to set the reset button, if you like. so — to set the reset button, if you like, so that we can all come together— like, so that we can all come together and see what it is all about, — together and see what it is all about, you know?— together and see what it is all about, you know? together and see what it is all about, ou know? ., , ., , about, you know? sam, lots of people have used the — about, you know? sam, lots of people have used the word _ about, you know? sam, lots of people have used the word calm _ about, you know? sam, lots of people have used the word calm to _ about, you know? sam, lots of people have used the word calm to describe l have used the word calm to describe the atmosphere, what was it like? unbelievable. you step through the door and _ unbelievable. you step through the door and the — unbelievable. you step through the door and the minute _ unbelievable. you step through the door and the minute you _ unbelievable. you step through the door and the minute you did - unbelievable. you step through the door and the minute you did you i door and the minute you did you could _ door and the minute you did you could hear— door and the minute you did you could hear a _ door and the minute you did you could heara pin— door and the minute you did you could hear a pin drop, _ door and the minute you did you| could hear a pin drop, everybody door and the minute you did you - could hear a pin drop, everybody was so respectful— could hear a pin drop, everybody was so respectful and _ could hear a pin drop, everybody was so respectful and it— could hear a pin drop, everybody was so respectful and it was _ so respectful and it was unbelievable, _ so respectful and it was unbelievable, it - so respectful and it was unbelievable, it really. so respectful and it was - unbelievable, it really was, and emotionat _ unbelievable, it really was, and emotional-— emotional. and you have been crueuein emotional. and you have been queueing for _ emotional. and you have been queueing for 14 _ emotional. and you have been queueing for 14 hours, - emotional. and you have been queueing for 14 hours, how . emotional. and you have been| queueing for 14 hours, how are emotional. and you have been - queueing for 14 hours, how are you feeling now?— queueing for 14 hours, how are you feeling now?_ it - queueing for 14 hours, how are you feeling now?_ it is - feeling now? quite achey. it is worth every — feeling now? quite achey. it is worth every sinew _ feeling now? quite achey. it is worth every sinew of _ feeling now? quite achey. it is worth every sinew of ache, - feeling now? quite achey. it is- worth every sinew of ache, there's 14 hours — worth every sinew of ache, there's 14 hours. , ., , worth every sinew of ache, there's 14 hours._ everyone | 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone i've 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone we spoken _ 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone we spoken to — 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone i've spoken to has _ 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone i've spoken to has said _ 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone i've spoken to has said it - 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone i've spoken to has said it is - 14 hours. unbelievable. everyone i've spoken to has said it is that, | i've spoken to has said it is that, it is well worth it, no matter how far they have come, how far they have travelled, that has been well worth every minute of it.—

have travelled, that has been well worth every minute of it. helen and our worth every minute of it. helen and your guests. _ worth every minute of it. helen and your guests, thank _ worth every minute of it. helen and your guests, thank you, _ worth every minute of it. helen and your guests, thank you, helen - worth every minute of it. helen and j your guests, thank you, helen catt. while preparations for the queen's state funeral on monday continue in london, communities across the uk are making their own plans to mark the occassion. our north of england correspondent, fiona trott, reports from bradford. do you remember the queen, when she came here...? a family's fond memory. we were told the protocol, not to touch her. and the swami—ji put the shawl on her. we thought he was going to get into trouble! for sarita and arshna, this was more than a royal visit — it was royal recognition. their father helped build the first hindu temple outside london. now arshna is travelling to the capital for the queen's funeral. i want to be there, because obviously my dad can't be there, and say farewell to her and thank her for her service. we'll be coming down here and watching with mum, because my son has also got

the day off so we'll be coming here together to watch. i cry all that day... a bradford family or a royal family, they both know grief. so both gone, you know? dad and the queen. very sad. that's why the cathedral is opening its doors. on monday anybody can come here to watch the funeral and comfort one another. people have been coming up to me, coming into the cathedral and talking about some really old—fashioned things, you know? the sense that her majesty brought a constancy, that she was faithful, that she was a servant of the people. i think her majesty brought security to us without even speaking. flags at half—mast, a common sight now and a subtle teaching tool at this nearby school. you are going to do an activity, because there is something special happening on monday.

it's her funeral. why have you made that today? because the queen has died, and we are very mourning. do you know how long she was queen for? 70. 70 years?! did you have a tea party? yeah. did you have marmalade sandwiches? yeah. do you know where the queen kept her marmalade sandwiches? in her bag. we've obviously been doing all of these events around the platinum jubilee, so it's very relevant to them in their minds, and then to come back after the summer and for her to pass away, they've felt that sense of shock, and so we needed to acknowledge that, and then move through the week also commemorating and celebrating her life. the pupils paying tribute, the cathedral comforting the community, and the family saying thanks. this is one of many cities preparing to say goodbye. fiona trott, bbc news, bradford.

and you can follow all the events and developments leading up to the funeral of queen elizabeth on the bbc news website and iplayer. the time is 20 past two. our top story this lunchtime... applause king charles ii! is on his first visit to wales since coming to the throne — it's the last stage of the new king's tour of the home nations. and this is the scene in central london, people have been queueing for 14 hours, and at one point. onjoining the queue because it had reached capacity. coming up on news channel, the women's super league gets under way, the start of the season having been postponed following the death

of queen elizabeth ii. the authorities in ukraine say a mass burial site containing more than 400 bodies has been found outside the eastern city of izyum, after it was re—captured from russia. it's not yet clear what happened to the victims, but reports suggest some had their hands tied and rope around their necks. ukraine says all the bodies will be exhumed and sent for forensic examination. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky said, "russia leaves death everywhere." this report from hugo bachega in kyiv contains some images you may find distressing. in the forests outside izyum, a shocking discovery. hundreds of crosses. most have no names, only numbers. here, 17 people could have been buried.

who they were isn't clear. ukraine says these are victims of russia's occupation. this morning, the first bodies were recovered. the painful task of trying to find the truth and the fear that seems like these could just be the beginning. from president zelensky, strong words. translation: we want. the world to know exactly what is really happening and what the russian occupation did to bucha, mariupol and now, unfortunately, to izyum. russia is leaving death behind it everywhere and must be held responsible. izyum was invaded in the early days of the war and was a military base for the russians which they fled just days ago. as ukrainian forces come back,

the horrors of what happened are starting to come to light. in kyiv, one of the president's top advisers told me some of the findings were shocking. translation: in general we saw great destruction, in some places _ all the buildings destroyed, many places of mass burials, places where people were tortured. are we so wildly frightened people who were kept without light, without food, without water, and without the right to justice. in izyum, residents are out again, no longer afraid. the scars in the city are everywhere, but there is more that we can't yet see. this morning the head of the national police said all bodies that had been recovered so far appeared to be civilians but there was information had been recovered so far appeared to be civilians but there was information that had been recovered so far appeared to be civilians but there was information that soldiers had been recovered so far appeared to be civilians but there was information that soldiers were there, too. investigators are still examining the bodies and russia has not commented on the allegations but, if the numbers are confirmed, this could be one of the largest atrocities in europe, in decades.

thank you, hugo bachega. two police officers are being treated in hospital, after they were stabbed in central london early this morning. the suspect, who is also in hospital, has been arrested. our correspondent, celestina oluode is at the scene. you join me as forensic steams appear to be packing up from the scene. what we know is that a female officer has sustained serious injuries that could be life changing. another officer was stabbed three times in the neck, and once in the chest. now, the met commissioner sir mark rally, said it does not appear that this incident is terrorism —related —— mark rowley. officers are challenging dangerous i and suspicious people across london, day in and day out. and there is no reason i to believe this is anything | other than one of those incidents, j that has been, sadly, more violent

than most of those, so, - we don't think it's linked to the preparations for the funeral, and we have no reason to suggest it's- anything at all to do with terrorism. - we know that a taser was used, and that a man has been arrested on suspicion of gbh, and attempting to an assault on emergency worker. that man was taken to hospital. he has now been discharged and is in police custody. train drivers from 12 rail companies are staging fresh strikes on october 1st and 5th october, in their long—running dispute over pay. a strike that had been planned for the 15th of september was postponed after news of the queen's death. a strike by air traffic controllers in france has meant hundreds of european flights being cancelled, affecting thousands of passengers. many services which fly over france are affected by today's action, as well as some flying into and out of the country. more disruption is expected later this month.

retail sales in the uk fell by 1.6% in august, compared with the previous month. that's a larger fall than analysts had been expecting. the office for national statistics blamed the impact of the rising cost of living. now, since the death of queen elizabeth, people have been finding different — and sometimes unusual — ways to remember her and to pay their respects, as our arts correspondent, david sillito, has been finding out. we are in wappenham in northamptonshire. not far to go. and i was being led by david and annette wilson... yeah, we are actually in the flag as we speak, yes. ..to a royal location. let us go this way anyway. it wasn't straightforward. we're nearly to the end, yes, we're getting there. so, this is the point. this is it. i can't see the flag. we are actually in the flag.

we are in the flag, yes. we're in the flag? how do we see it, then? the only way we can see it properly is if we go up. it is a creation best seen by plane or drone. it was planted in the spring for thejubilee and it was almost cut down. thankfully, it was saved, because it has now become a place of memorial. it was created for the jubilee? that's right, yeah. what was originally for a lovely celebration, a happy celebration for the queen, has now become a real tribute to her. normally, you'd have got rid of it by this time of the year, but you are going to keep this, iam presuming, now? yes, we're going to try and keep it for as long as possible. so, a place that began as a celebration has, in many ways, become a place of memorial. but it will soon be gone. however, there are many others now thinking about how to create some lasting memory of this moment. this mural, for instance, was commissioned and created

within hours of last week's sad news. abraham, ourartist, was here at 5:30 yesterday morning, and we were done by about 3:30, so smashed it out pretty quickly. a request from the children of gainsborough primary in newham, who are very proud of their new artwork. what did you think when you first saw it? i thought it was a beautiful painting and i was so happy with the people that did it. it's amazing. itjust creates more memories inside your head. the eyes look real, very real. the feathers look good, don't they? they look real. and it also will remind us that we are not alone, that she will still be there. so if we sometimes pass, we can always give her flowers. i have never seen a picture that great, _ especially the crown, i love it. everyone can see this walking past. exactly. they are going to be laying flowers. what better way to pay tribute to her majesty the queen

than having her on the front of our school? and the kids, as soon as they came into school, they were saying, "we want something". yeah, yeah, they wanted us to do something. but they wanted something permanent? they wanted something big. not all of us can lay flowers at a palace or queue for the lying—in—state, but there are many ways to remember. david sillito, bbc news, newham, east london. a reminder of today's events. king charles ii! and camilla, the queen consort, are in wales as they complete their tour of the uk's four nations. people lined the streets to welcome them. in his first visit as monarch, he and the queen consort attended a service of prayer and reflection for the queen at llandaff cathedral. speaking gave a speech at the senedd

reflecting the late queen's love for wales, and he is now at a reception at cardiff castle. the queue to see the queen lying in state is now about 14 hours, and people are not being allowed to join it after southwark park — the end of the queue — reached capacity. the gates were closed and then reopened. entry to the queue has been paused for six hours — it's due to reopen at four o'clock this afternoon, in but some people have been let in, since that announcement. this evening the queen's four children — charles, anne, andrew and edward — will stand vigil for 15 minutes around her coffin in westminster hall. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. good afternoon. no doubt lots of people will be heading to london for

the commemorations over the weekend, and one of the