the late queen's love for 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 1k 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 most notable things about the weather in the capital will be just how cool it feels. daytime temperatures of 17, 18, some chilly nights, but staying largely dry. as it is for most of us right now. some shower clouds across northern ireland, parts of wales, and some showers down the eastern coast of scotland and eastern england. it is also quite windy at the moment. that's a long summer eastern coast of 40—115 mph. that is making it feel really quite chilly. temperatures this afternoon in aberdeen no higher than 12 celsius, higher values in some shelter for the west, 19 in cardiff. this evening, that daytime cloud will melt away and we will see clear skies overnight, and especially where the winds are light away from the east coast, it is going to turn really chilly tonight. those are the temperatures for towns and cities with some places down to four celsius, but some places in the countryside getting very close to

freezing, so, you may wake up to a touch of brass most early tomorrow morning. lots of sunshine to come through the day, particularly for england and wales. some showers in the north of scotland, there may be some showers grazing the curse of east anglia, but probably not quite as many as there are today. —— the coast of east anglia. still breezy and still rather cool, 13—18 celsius. a little bit chilly towards the south—west on saturday night but most of us will be a touch milder, because there will be more cloud in the mix by this time, sunday starting with a band of cloud may be bringing showers as it drifts south across the uk and even where we start with sunshine, we will see more cloud developing as the day wears on. temperatures still lower than they have been of late, 1a in stornoway, 16 for glasgow, 19, the high and cardiff, and looking ahead to monday for the queen's state funeral, we will see this area of

high pressure building, cutting off some of the brisk winds that have affected eastern areas, and it will keep things largely dry, but there is going to be a lot of cloud abound on monday. some showers cheaply for irish sea coast, the small chance of a shower on london, but on balance it should stay dry, with temperatures between 13 and 19 celsius. some cool days and some chilly nights and dry for this weekend. that's all for now, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello, the latest sports news from the bbc sport centre in salford. the premier league programme resumes with two games this evening. there will be the first matches played since the 11th of september after which games were postponed as a mark

of respect following the death of queen elizabeth ii. nottingham forest are at home to fulham while aston villa host southampton and steven gerrard says the loss of the queen affected him in the club personally. queen affected him in the club personally-— queen affected him in the club ersonall. ., ., , ., ., personally. from a personal point of view and from _ personally. from a personal point of view and from my _ personally. from a personal point of view and from my family's _ personally. from a personal point of view and from my family's point - personally. from a personal point of view and from my family's point of l view and from my family's point of view and from my family's point of view we have been fascinated with the royal family and watched an awful lot over the years. obviously my mum and dad are the same, so, we would like to pay our respects from a club point of view and we will show that and i'm sure the fans will back it up during the game and hopefully we can give a performance for the boys to be proud of. the hopefully we can give a performance for the boys to be proud of.- for the boys to be proud of. the new women's super _ for the boys to be proud of. the new women's super league _ for the boys to be proud of. the new women's super league gets - for the boys to be proud of. the new women's super league gets under l for the boys to be proud of. the new. women's super league gets under way this evening after their postponement coincided with the opening round of fixtures. last season's runners—up, arsenal, kick off the campaign when they host brighton and the upcoming season is seen as a critical one with the domestic game, coming off the back of the back of the lioness winning

championship and engaging with the public like never before. baroness sue campbell overseas the developer and top women's football at the fa. we like seeing extreme excretes to numbers, it doubled —— extreme increase in numbers. we also want to see the product on the field get better and better and to get the coverage stronger and stronger, to bring in more commercial support, so we will see an instant response, i hope from fans, but some of the other stuff will take a little longer and needs managing effectively. my greatest fear is that we grow too fast, too quickly. it needs to be a managed growth and developmentally managed, so what we don't want to go is up really quickly and then burst and come down again. we want to go up really carefully unsteadily. i'm really optimistic we can do that but it needs managing.— optimistic we can do that but it needs managing. optimistic we can do that but it needs manauain. ., ~ . , _ needs managing. former wales rugby union flanker —

needs managing. former wales rugby union flanker alex _ needs managing. former wales rugby union flanker alex popham _ needs managing. former wales rugby union flanker alex popham believes i union flanker alex popham believes players showing signs of brain injury should be forced to retire. he is 42 and retired in 2011. two years ago, he was diagnosed with early onset dementia and probable cte, a progressive brain condition thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head. lawyers representing more than 185 former rugby union players including alex popper have begun legal proceedings against the governing bodies over brain damage suffered by the client. the sports authority say they care deeply about their players and say that they never it deeply about their players and say that tf to never it deeply about their players and say that tf to never they it ":7 vito identify and head injuries. speaking to some boys who are still playing _ injuries. speaking to some boys who are still playing or— injuries. speaking to some boys who are still playing or who _ injuries. speaking to some boys who are still playing or who have - injuries. speaking to some boys who are still playing or who have just - are still playing or who have just retired, from traumatic brain injury and that is the key word, we should start calling it traumatic brain injury, not a sports concussion because it softens what is going on

and there in that bubble they trust that bubble and to come back after a traumatic brain injury in six days is unbelievable. and they think that is unbelievable. and they think that is ok. so i think there's a lot that needs to be done in that area to have the progression that we need to make it a safer game, because if they don't understand, as players how important this is in the long—term consequences, it's going to be an uphill battle. long-term consequences, it's going to be an uphill battle.— to be an uphill battle. finally, worcester— to be an uphill battle. finally, worcester warriors _ to be an uphill battle. finally, worcester warriors have - to be an uphill battle. finally, worcester warriors have been to be an uphill battle. finally, - worcester warriors have been given permission to play the fixtures this weekend after proving they can safely host matches at sixways. they had been given a deadline of midday to provide the rfu with a general safety certificate to allow the sunday premiership match against exeter to go ahead as well as the women's cup game against harlequins tomorrow. the rfu say they recognise this has been a difficult and uncertain time and they are working with the club, they said stop the club, remember is up for sale and is

in danger of entering administration. and that is all of the sport for the moment. sarah, thank you very much. king charles iii and camilla, the queen consort, are in wales on the final stop of their tour of the uk's four nations. the archbishop of wales, andrewjohn, paid tribute to the queen at the service, which was held at llandaff cathedral. her ability to influence, to utilise soft power, no less significant, no less authoritative, illustrates the wise and careful thought she brought to her role. prime ministers found that she was a trusted confidante. her attention to matters of government, her knowledge of world events and the longevity of her reign gave her an unmatched perspective and ability

to see the distant scene. parhaodd yr arweinyddiaeth hon ar draws cyfnod o newid aruthrol — diwylliannol, gwleidyddol a thechnolegol — ond i ni, chynigiodd sail i hyder drwy ganolbwyntio ar bethau a barhaodd. roedd ei chysondeb mewn cyfnod o her genedlaethol yn rhoi sicrwydd. nid oedd hyn erioed yn fwy felly na phan ddarlledodd neges i'r genedl yn ystod y pandemig. but we also saw a monarch who could surprise and delight us. we will never look at a jar of marmalade in the same way again, nor watch mr bond without remembering 2012

and that extraordinary leap into the void. her late majesty was also a towering figure on the world stage, embodying a stability and continuity but perhaps more than that, values — values which are shared across nations and cultures. she received countless heads of state as well as innumerable prime ministers. and it was her abiding trustworthiness as well as her hospitality which kindled friendship and confidence. in her role as head of the commonwealth she presided over a growing fellowship of nations and she embraced our diverse histories, cultures and languages, delighting in the sheer variety of this unique assembly. and at times when countries

threatened to forsake each other, she displayed the skilful use of that soft power which i mentioned earlier, that way of exercising power that has reach and depth. in wales that skill was never more evident than when she visited aberfan in 1966. that community finding her presence deeply consoling and her majesty would return four more times to that community. in one of our bible readings we heard of solomon's request for the gift of wisdom at a time of significant change and transition: solomon following david as king. as wales gains an even stronger sense of nationhood and our place within the world,

we should still remember that shared traditions count. on st david's day in 2006, the queen marked a new chapter in the life of our country when she opened our senedd. mae ein gwreiddiau fel pobl yn ddwfn, mae ein diwylliant a'n iaith, ein straeon a'n chwedlau yn ein gosod mewn treftadaeth unigryw ond hefyd yn ein harwain ymlaen at ddyfodol ag addewid a photensial. mae arnom angen y gras a'r doethineb a ddangoswyd gan y frenhines wrth inni gydweithio i adeiladu cymdeithas lewyrchus a thosturiol. finally, many of us will recall with gladness her deep

and committed christian faith which shaped her sense of duty and public service from as early as 19117 when she pledged her life to the service of god and the people. in celebrating her 90th birthday she reaffirmed the importance of faith saying: "i have and remain very grateful to god for his steadfast love. i have indeed seen his faithfulness." the archbishop of wales speaking earlier as part of the visit by king charles iii and camilla, queen consort to wales. the visit has moved on, as you will see from the pictures, to cardiff castle where he

has had a private audience with the first minister. of course, hugely important to wales that the king has chosen to visit the nation in this first week. it is the last of the three visits by king charles to the three visits by king charles to the three national capitals outside of england, and these visits show the importance the king is placing on all of the nations that make up the united kingdom. outside the castle, members of the public are gathering and they are expected to be able to greet the new king for the first time. a great opportunity for people to say and pay their respects to him. you're watching bbc news from cardiff as king charles iii visits wales for the first

time as monarch. welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. king charles says the country held a "special place" in his mother's heart as he addressed a remembrance event at the senedd. the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother's heart. roedd lle arbenig i gymru yn ei chalon. meanwhile in central london, thousands are continuing to join the queue in order to pass by the queen's coffin despite authorities closing the gates to southwark park for a period earlier this morning, saying it had reached capacity. i'm karin giannone, with those crowds of people waiting to pay their respects to the late queen as she lies in state in westminster hall. the queen's children, including king charles, will be keeping a vigil over her coffin this evening.

and i'm martine croxall here in the studio.