the first world war was different in that it was really the first industrial war, the first war where millions of people were mobilized, massive resources were put to the effort and not only military people but civilians were broadly affected. and artistic expression was also a little bit different in world war i. unlike previous war art where you'd have thorough predictions of those in the battlefield and these artists were bem bedded with the soldiers and trying to give an experience of what happened in world war 1. the american art effort in world war i was really comprised by the a.e.f. artists, the american expedition forces were the group that went to france in 1918 to participate in the war and created out of something for the committee of public inti nation in the united states and the idea was to give that emotional component to telling the story back home. of course we had photography which was giving very immediate sense of what was going on but artwork is a little different perspective and it really gives more of a intimate and emotional component to the story, and that's

today is the first world warfor over a hundred community? today is the first world warndred years, community? today is the first world warfor over a hundred years, and so many other communities were sacrificed in the water. so this time we wanted to bring their children and show them what was contributed to the first world war. today, sikh came from worldwide, germany, france, spain, the us, from india, everywhere, all over. just to see what was happening hundreds yea rs see what was happening hundreds years ago to remember then, to give them this. it is an honourfor us years ago to remember then, to give them this. it is an honour for us to come and see what elvis did in the first world war. you have been three times, do you still feel moved by the place and the scale of how many people were killed here?|j the place and the scale of how many people were killed here? i am unable to count, there are so many names here, so many things and kinds, and, kennedy ‘s names. but we know from the history books that the ken mark tami wearing 85,000 killed. —— that the sikh army, t

in the second world war and i don't mean this disrespectfully a few hundred thousand french were killed. but in the first world war it was millions every family had their dead people are more reluctant to commemorate the second world war because france wasn't quite as honorable in its defeat. by and what is it that the french commemorate about the first world war. is it victory or what is it is this is this. thing that i was a boy scout when i was eight or nine years old and. there were six of us in a group and every member of this group competed. i was competitive to i won as the leader of this group and i said that's a little strange i'm still a german. my mother's first experiences my father died when i was young wonderful and in school it was great how they accepted me. i had private lessons for free with a teacher and so on then after a year my french was advanced and i was really proud. of. that as i'm not good it would have been different if you had been treated differently here how did you feel about it. it wasn't integration it was really assimilation. and the boy scouts group was wonderful my s

america withdrew after the first world war. isolationist, these are still very releva nt isolationist, these are still very relevant issues. in terms of the images of the last 2a hours, and france angela merkel and emmanuel macron. today the remarkable image here at the cenotaph of a german president laying a wreath. very significant. one of the most significant. one of the most significant developments over four yea rs of centenary significant developments over four years of centenary commemorations. the british government has worked very ha rd to the british government has worked very hard to ensure that germany and ireland are part of the commemorations. a partner in the commemorations, notjust commemorations. a partner in the commemorations, not just an commemorations. a partner in the commemorations, notjust an invited guest. a mark of how far we have come. it would have been unimaginable not too long ago. today it feels like such a natural thing to do, that's very significant. and you very much forjoining us. here at the c

do you think the link gets weaker as the first world war moves into history?” should all be doing, is educating out we should all be doing, is educating our children. and making sure they know what happened before and why they are where they are. and that they are where they are. and that they have these freedoms of speech, they have these freedoms of speech, they can use facebook and social media and whatever. it should be as strong. it is still relevant. richards, you have been here a few times. had you seen a change in the way, the numbers of the attendance, the interest by tremarco yes, certainly. this year we are commemorating the 100 years. there are a lot more people here than in previous years. since 2014, it has been more people being interested. i think it's something for every child in every school in great britain to come and look at the menin gate and the names on the menin gate, of those soldiers that were lost. what goes through your mind? as michelle said, the enormity, to a certain extent the futility and the waste of the lives lost. but we are

hundreds of years served in the first world war. served in the first world war.christmas gift box given in 1914. gift box given in 1914. building a collection of local memorabilia. memorabilia. around 50 of his own relatives took part in the fighting. relatives took part in the fighting. pays homage to the 460 men who fought in the war. fought in the war. of fighting age is reported to have signed up. —— a plaque. the first world war, the british have awarded them this gun. have awarded them this gun. for many here, it is a source of huge pride. huge pride. —— for those who fought in. in. when the second world war began, hundreds more joined up. when the second world war began, hundreds morejoined up. hundreds morejoined up. memory of his grandfather, who had fought in the first world war. fought in the first world war. different religions fighting amongst us. different religions fighting amongst us.

anti—semitism and racism, those decisions are his and it is dangerous to blame the first world warfor dangerous to blame the first world warus to blame the first world warfor the crimes of dangerous to blame the first world war for the crimes of the nazi regime which really were their own. thank you very much indeed for the moment, heather. let mejust show you these pictures from paris. we are expecting those world leaders who have been gathering at the elysee palace being greeted by president macron. they will be leaving their very soon to go to the arc de triomphe, and that is going to be the focal point of the commemorative events in paris, because, among the 70 world leaders who are there, and we will be seeing shortly, president trump of the united states, president putin of russia and many, many others besides. and the commemoration in paris will be centring on the team of the unknown soldier which is beneath the arc de triomphe. leaders will be on their way in the next few seconds —— on the tomb of of the unknown soldier. president macron has wanted this to be about warnings about the world today, and the need to av

first place. and also the world wari the first place. and also the world war i thing.inks of wilfred owen. it is sweet and noble to die for one's country. you know, this idea of duty and honour as well are all part of the world war i memorial. so it does all play into the same sort of global concept, though. let's look at the telegraph as a final discussion on armistice, and this beautiful photograph of one of these beach etchings that was thought up by danny boyle, the film director, and the event organiser, as he is now known after the olympics, too. such a beautiful idea, wasn't it? it was, and they were tremendously executed, when you saw the aerial photographs of the various different sculptures that were created. they really are absolutely superb. the idea of the sea washing them away as well. that we are all fleeting moments on the earth. and then we disappear. and thatis earth. and then we disappear. and that is it. you know, the reality is that is it. you know, the reality is that there are very few people alive today who were alive during the war. nobody who

ypres, resonant with memories of the first world war and you have personalfamily first world war and 's first world war medals. he was awarded the distinguished conduct medal. i've also been carrying my great uncle's death clerk, or death penny. he was in the royal navy and is on hms pembroke. this is the distinguished conduct medal. that's it. these are pipsqueak and wilfred. let's have a quick look. it looks a bit dirty but it's been so well polished, we have to not polish it any more. this was given to every family has lost someone. given to every family has lost someone. that's correct, they got this, i have got the scroll is well and its equivalent to these days. todayis and its equivalent to these days. today is the first time that you will be taking part in this procession even though you have been a serviceman am procession even though you have been a serviceman am a man procession even though you have been a serviceman am a man and boy. what is that going to be like? i expected to be quite moving. it's the hundredth anniversary. remembering those who gone in the past, honouri

first year of the queen's reign. by then, of course, the dead of two world wars were being remembered. ear, for the first time, the queen watched from a balcony overlooking whitehall. the same thing will happen today. if that original armistice which ended the first world war will be recalled. at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month, the prince of wales will lead the nation's tribute. nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0vernight, crowds fell silent across the commonwealth to commemorate the centenary of the armistice. thousands gathered for a national service of remembrance at the australian war memorial in canberra, and large crowds also attended new zealand's national war memorial park in wellington. more than 200,000 commonwealth troops were killed in the conflict. the main remembrance events started earlier this morning. danny boyle's tributes to the fallen have begun. huge portraits of some of those who lost their lives are being etched onto 32 beaches, before being washed away by the tide. this morning, the queen will attend the national service of remembrance at the cenotaph an

world leaders have attended a ceremony in paris to mark one hundred years since the end of the first world war they gathered at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the base of the arc de triomphe france was at the epicenter of the world's first global conflict. more than sixty willed leaders gathered at the octu triomphe in paris running late they missed the exact moment when one hundred years earlier at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month the guns finally fell silent but the message was clear never again given extra resonance by the location the tomb of the unknown soldier a silent symbol of the sec rafah of the millions killed in conflict. with the weather in paris perhaps appropriately wet and gray french prisoners among the commemorations he spoke of the day significance and the tragedy of war so many. life on seed of the city on this very day the french and their allies celebrated their victory. they had fought for their homeland and their freedom. and for this they had made huge sacrifices and suffered untold hardships they had suffered a hell hell no one can imagi

he said the scars of the first world war, were still visible on the face of the world. ‘t made alone. national is rising once again, that peace isn't made alone. translation: patriotism is the opposite of nationalism. national rivers is treason. if we think our interest only come first and we don‘t think of others, it is a betrayal of our values. we must remember this. at the tomb of the unknown soldier, president macron revived the flame of remembrance before leading the nation in a minute‘s silence. the sounds and symbols of this anniversary echoed across the world. in belgian, the ceremony ended with a fall of poppies. among the crowd, this family who brought their children to witness the commonwealth contribution to the war. this is a very special place to remember. i feel proud there are names up there who sacrificed themselves in the first world war. i hope they remember this place and visit it for sure. in paris, the commemorations marked a new beginning, and an annual peace forum spira did —— spearheaded by president macron. behind this lies the task of diplomacy

war poetry has had a significant impact on the way that britains view the first world war, many view it as a futile generational tragedy, a collectivized willfred owenization of the war, it's a way to view the first war's impact through the lens of doomed youth, lost generations, what ever grim moniker we want to use, this is another problem mack lens we should remove from our world war one glasses, we need a new prescription for the war's memory, we should cut out the cataract of disillusionment and with clear eyes view the war from the generation, in our case study, war literature released in the 1920s, war literature shows us something of the emotional impact of war, we should have no doubt as to its value but we should still as historians exercise good old fashioned skepticism as to whether literature is an effective way of interpreting complicated historical experiences, we are trying to get at the heart of the notion of disillusionment. i will use it interchangeably with disenchantment. it's a cultural trope, it's one real enough but one that has become blek mackly -- problemati

among those paying their respects on sunday will be a younger generation, learning about the first world warthe war in class and learning about why we wear poppies. in chapel allerton in leeds, primary school children have been learning about the names of those who died on their local war memorial, which has recently been renovated. elaine dunkley went to visit one of the schools taking part. drunk with fear. my courage disappearing. each night getting darker, each day getting harder. seeing those i love suffering, dying by a deadly volcano of gas. poems, written by children, reflecting the horror of war. i can see that you've all got some memories and some special artefacts, so who would like to explain first? for these children, not just powerful stories but also personal ones. this is a picture of my great great grandad, alfred frederick hennessy. the poppy means and it symbolises that lots of people died for us and they were very brave. no—one's alive from world war i and they're not here to remind us about what happened, so we need to remember them with the poppy. i think it's upsetting

i was still a kid when i first found a new nation it's normal here it's all from world war one. more than almost any other area the belgian town of still carries the scars from the first world war. military cemeteries are dotted throughout. this is where the front line was here some of the war's most bitter battles were fought one hundred years ago on what today are fields. capello military base sergeant major geno lom play is planning his ordinance disposal squads daily operations it's only eight am. gino mom thanks says the units already received thirty emergency calls about unexploded world war one munitions. today we dispatched two teams just because of the workload we have one team who will take the opposite side and one team will take the lower side this was better germans who are this is for the brits were or the french or the belgians troops or you'll have different types of missions the squad heads to a construction site where workers discovered munition. they assess the situation before we're allowed to get a little closer gino and his team say there are twelve german g

traditionally, research on the first world war has focused on the stalemate on the western front with less attention given to the very different conflict in the east. current research on the first world war and its eastern front, however, has brought forth new voices, many from former east block areas. the forgotten front, this book you are seeing right there, the war in the east 1914-1915, as a unique contribution to this growing discourse. it is a collected volume of historical writing that brings together 22 academic authors from austria, britain, germany, poland, russia, switzerland, and the u.s. it is my pleasure to be here today to represent the book's editor who unfortunately could not attend today. i would like to thank ausa for the opportunity to translate this book into english. and the team at you pk and a superb copy editor. with respect to the title of this panel, the united states and the road to armistice, as we know, america had no boots on the ground in the eastern front. when the russians were no longer in the war, germany moved 50 divisions to the western front. the

volunteer battalions raised in the early months of the first world wares on the first day of the battle of the somme. adina campbell reports on a town's sacrifice. with the rain beating down on one of lancashire's most imposing war memorials, hundreds of people young and old circled accrington cenotaph to remember lives lost. and 100 yea rs to remember lives lost. and 100 years on from that armistice day in 1918... years on from that armistice day in 1918. .. taking shelter under a sea of umbrellas, side by side to this community paid its respects. ijust i just feel really ijust feel really bad the soldiers have died for us, and grateful. it's representing them. thanking them for what they did. we come from an army background, and my brother was killed in ireland when he was 21 years of age. and for former serviceman, today was even more poignant. i became aware of the significance of the losses in this town in the accrington pals, and the interest group throughout my military career. and it's only now when i got time i can adequately honour them. he war

first world war, overall. because it is not just america that has the sense of how we enter the first world war to begin with. we think of the general narrative we have attached to it. one of the most common narratives is that world war i was a senseless slaughter. we have already talked about why this war ever even a kurd. but once it is underway, there -- why this war ever even occurred. but once it is underway, there is this sort of predominant image, the images i have up here for you. the idea that this was men sent needlessly to their death. i have two examples, all quiet on the western front. you are going to like this image. this is the cover for the first english edition of the novel. you will recognize that image from something we discussed last class. last class was a german war bond poster, and that soldier was meant to represent germany's last hope, willing to sacrifice for his country. now it has become recycled as a different image. now it is an image of a man who is needlessly sacrificed for his

commemorations across britain and europe mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. dead on behalf the queen. and, for the first time since 1919, a people's procession files the senator. i feel like it is really important because if we don't remember, there will be no one else to remember —— the cenotaph. especially the next generation. to remember —— the cenotaph. especially the next generationm paris, world leaders put aside their differences to unite in remembrance. while some britain's beaches borba portraits of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, etched in sand —— the portraits. and tonight, hundreds of beacons across the country were late to recognise those who served and died. —— were late. good evening. it has been a day of remembrance across britain and in europe, marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the first world war. prince charles led the tributes to the nation's war dead, laying a wreath at the cenotaph in london on behalf of the queen with the prime minister, political leaders and, for the first time, the presidents of germany i

of the post in belgium one important moment a marker as europe and the world remember the millions who died in the great war the first world war the war that ended a hundred years ago today. in the french capital paris more than sixty world leaders are gathered to mark this intent of the nineteen eighteen armistice president michael mccall is arriving at the ark triumph france's main war memorial to lead that commemoration we'll take you live to paris the belgian city of the present and later london where major british ceremonies are also taking place steve w. news a special coverage begins now. i'm bored off it's good to have you with us europe is marking the moment one hundred years ago when the fighting stopped on the battlefields of ward world one when what the british were poet real food over and called the monstrous anger. of the guns the study rifles rapid ravel finally fell silent a defeated germany signed an armistice with the allied powers ending a conflict that drew in around forty nations and left some sixteen million dead soldiers and civilians of french president emanuel mccraw in his cabinet and milita

nearly ten million troops were killed in the first world war but more than one hundred thousand died in the first battle of alone in october and november one thousand nine hundred fourteen many of those who perished were young volunteers of just teammate just. the horrors of the first world war have been recalled every evening for the last ninety years in the center of interest the last post is the british ceremony hundreds of visitors attend among them tonight the students from casa. poppy rees for the dead a time honored tradition. the next morning the youngsters get an idea of just how many military cemeteries in the area. along with young footballers from england they are planning to visit some of the mass graveyard still hold ceremonies of their own. music of the first world war to inspire them. the better and christopher going to the german military cemetery at long amuck they're free search the lives of some of the soul just buried there they include former players from the football club patterdale members of the club who are here today want to include some music in this ceremo

heather is an expert on the first world war. the event a re expert on the first world war. s is the scene live in london and we will rejoin dividend will be at the bbc one team observing those events. the trucial oman scouts association funded by the british in 1951, to work in the gulf. they were preceded by the czechoslovak legionaries association. the friends of the polish veterans association commemorating the centenary association commemorating the ce nte nary of association commemorating the centenary of polish independence in 1918 at the end of the war. they fought at the very beginning of the second world war. the hong kong ex—servicemen's association. hong kong military service corps, hkmsc and the ex—servicemen's association. majorjacqueline hall talked about her experience serving with the nursing corps, marching there with the queen alexandra royal nursing corps. i mentioned the hong kong ex—servicemen's association, pa rt kong ex—servicemen's association, part of the regular british army in hong kong. they disbanded when hong kong was handed back to china. but t

and 100 years on, we remember the 1. from south asia who fought in the first world war. this is bbc worldews. it's newsday. good morning. in mid—term elections. if democrats investigated him. attorney generaljeff sessions was fired. we'll have more on that in a moment. but first, this report from bbc‘s north america editorjon sopel. the president of the unites states... of defiance at his post mid—term news conference. he was aglow with his own achievements. i think it was a great victory. i'll be honest, i think it was a great victory. a great victory. not all the press, though. oversight role on how the white house operates. and cnn in particular. it was roughhouse stuff. that's enough. put down the mic. in this investigation? you working for them. you are a rude, terrible person. you shouldn't be working for cnn. go ahead. he is a diligent reporter... well, i'm nota big fan of yours either. i understand. to be honest with you. but to the democrats, he offered an olive branch of sorts. "play nasty and i'll fight back. will probably be very good for me politically. better at that game th

back in the first world war backin 1920. first world war back in the second world war, the queen's father... it's a connection which is a long connection. has been her member again today. the cenotaph service, one of the key moments of remembrance every year. a list every member of the world family —— almost every member of the royal family. member of the world family —— almost every member of the royalfamily. as you say, the links to the royals and between remembrance is hugely important. hugely significant. we speak to members of the armed forces, it's a very important connection for them too. members of the armed forces do talk about this a great deal. thank you very much for that. we're going to return to you once that beacon is less, but in the meantime, i want to go to ypres. robert hall, every night, 8pm, the last post is sounded. tonight, they really are making this a commemoration worthy of a 100, as centenary commemoration. they are. echoes of the past, this all rather moving in the square here. thousands of people

in the first world war, ain the first world war, objectors found little shelter in public opinion or under the constitution. it is clear that the selective service act shaped the lives of american men, whether they fought or not. how did selective service affect american women? little, in fact nothing, of the text applies to women. the coercions of all its citizens' bodies, i argue, laid the groundwork for a new relationship between women and the state postwar. significantly, the justification for the power that was provided by the supreme court would reappear in surprising places. let me explore two. in the 1929 case, united states versus schwimmer, the supreme court ruled a woman who said she would not bear arms to defend the united states should, on those grounds, be denied naturalization as a citizen. she was a 52-year-old hungarian citizen who had been active in supporting progressive and feminist causes during the first world war. in 1921, she was fleeing political persecution in hungary and she moved permanently to the united states. in september, 1926, she applied for natural

world war i. president trump is among 70 world leaders in france for events to mark the centenary of the end of the first town of compiegne — where the armistice was signed. our news correspondent mark lowen is in compiegne where some of the main events are taking place. yes, we are expecting the arrival of a manual macron, angela merkel, very $0011. a manual macron, angela merkel, very soon. the ceremony is now under way. in the clearing of a forest 70 kilometres north of paris. it was here where100 years ago, the armistice which brought an end to the four years of the first world war was signed between germany and the allies. there were no terms, no negotiations with the germans, a document given to them with 72 hours to look at it and sign. that is 100 yea rs to look at it and sign. that is 100 years ago tomorrow morning. it came into effect at 11am on the same day. 22 years later it was also the place where another german leader, adolf hitler, came to sit in the same train carriage and to demand the surrender of france during the second world war. 78 years on, the german chancellor angela merkel beco

first year of the queen's reign. by then, of course, the dead of two world wars were being remembered. year, for the first time, the queen watched from a balcony overlooking whitehall. the same thing will happen today. that original armistice which ended the first world war will be recalled. at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month, the prince of wales will lead the nation's tribute. nicholas witchell, bbc news. overnight, crowds fell silent across the commonwealth to commemorate the centenary of the armistice. thousands gathered for a national service of remembrance at the australian war memorial, in canberra, whilst large crowds also attended new zealand's national war memorial park in wellington. more than 200,000 commonwealth troops were killed in the conflict. here, the main remembrance events started an hour ago. danny boyle's moving tribute to the fallen began. huge portraits of some of those who lost their lives will be etched onto 32 beaches, before being washed away by the tide. 11 o'clock is when the guns stopped firing 100 years ago. this morning, the queen will atte

our top stories: a hundred years since the armistice that ended the first world war. in paris, world leaders put aside their differences, to unite in remembrance. long live peace amongst peoples and amongst states, long live the freedom of the nations, long live friendship amongst peoples, long live france. here in the uk, the prince of wales led tributes to the nation's war dead, on behalf of the queen. thousands march in the polish capital, warsaw, celebrating 100 years of independence, with concerns over the inclusion of far—right groups. the worst fires in california's history leave at least 25 people dead — as the battle to contain them goes on. hello and welcome to world news today. the hundredth anniversary of the armistice that ended the first world war, has been marked across britain and europe. leaders from across the globe have gathered at the arc de triomphe in paris, with french president emmanuel macron urging them to build hope for the future, rather than play on fear. he said the scars of the first world war were still visible on the face of the world.

before the first world war, hospitals were hours and hours away and people didn't really die on the wayrld war, you are seeing really big blast injury, the thing that we look at at imperial. and what you need to do with blast injury, with that kind of trauma, is you need to treat it quickly. so you trade a white tiled hospital with bright lights and sepsis for quick treatment at point of wounding. even back in 1914, i remember reading a letter by a plastic surgeon, and he writes home to colleagues and says, when you come here, be ready to do plastics, because that is what they are going to need. do it as close to the point of injury as possible, because that is how you will save lives. one of the statistics i was really struck by, given that it can be a downbeat thing to talk about, the first world war, in our mind, it is the image of the trenches and carnage and all the rest of it. but around 88% of the british men who went to fight came back, but it is the condition they came back in and how their lives could be made as tolerable as possible. these guys were working magic. they were r

i was speaking with a few people this afternoon whose relatives died in the first world war, and as youave as well, and a lwa ys war, and as you have as well, and always very powerful stories and moving moments and no doubt there will be poignant moments ring these ceremonies and the service which is due to start at six o'clock, and inside, prince harry, the duchess of sussex, other dignitaries arriving at the abbey, and the services due to go on until 6:a5pm and then we have the first of 1000 begins which will be lit in the grounds of westminster abbey, and this these poppies. are meant to represent the lights of hope. —— and these beacons are meant to represent the light of hope. we are seeing people preparing for the arrival of the queen, the prime minister, of course, and prince harry, and many of those here attending that service at the cenotaph this morning. you have been there for most of the day. it has a very different feel, perhaps, from other remembrance days. indeed, and i think colleagues during the day have spoken about the normal choreography of remembrance sunday, of arm

french president, emmanuel macron, jointly lay a wreath at the thiepval memorial as part the first world waronies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. a terror attack in melbourne — a somali man stabs three people, one fatally. i , nevertheless, iwaited , nevertheless, i waited for my chance and they have a place for me. carey mulligan and jake gyllenhaal play a couple in crisis in the 1960s in "wildfire", find out what mark kermode thought of that and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. it's 5pm — our top story. jojohnson, brother of the former foreign secretary boris johnson, has become the second member of the family to leave the government over brexit. he's resigned as junior transport minister, saying the prime minister's brexit strategy is ‘delusional‘ — and calling for another referendum of any deal she gets. mrjohnson — who campaigned for remain — says ‘britain stands on the brink of the greatest crisis since the second world war.‘ he also said the deal currently being finalised is a ‘terrible mistake.‘ downing street has responded by calling the r

first i mean the writing is on the war and so we should be considered. what lessons should be learned from the mistakes of people. well i think first of course the first world war points and highlights the dangers of nationalism extreme nationalism and imperialism. and second if you look at the at the outbreak of the first world war. you can ruin that what what impact misconceptions misunderstandings between the governments of major powers can have so what you can learn is we need more empathy we need openness we need open diplomacy we need talk we need negotiations we need to understand be other. you know it's been a century of course since the end of world war one this is a conflict that stopped hatred like you were referencing some of the some argue that it made world war two almost inevitable has europe lives on from the sort of traumatic twentieth century. where the second world war was not inevitable of course it was indirectly related to the first world war in particular it was strongly related to divest side treaty with left major powers dissatisfied and this was one of the roots of the second world war i think we have learned. some lessons i mean i

war. we will be reporting from paris in a moment. first, nicholas witchell looks at how britain remembers the end of world war i.e field of remembrance by westminster abbey sit the crosses left by families with their messages of thanks stretching back across the generations. tonight, within the abbey, at its place of honour by the great west door, the queen and the president of germany stood side by side while their flowers were laid at the grave of an unknown british soldier who died on the battlefields of the great war. it was a conflict in which many millions from many nations died, nearly one million of them were british. it ended on this day, 100 years ago, with the armistice, described in the memoir of private john jackson. we fought on till the last minute, till on the stroke of the 11th hour, the sounds of war ceased abruptly, succeeded by the great silence. to us, after years of noise, the calm and quietness of that cold, november day was bewildering. the archbishop of canterbury recalled that for all the sacrifice of the great war, the hope that a better world would emerge from it turned to dust. destr

commemorating one hundred years since the armistice that ended the first world war. paris, world leaders put aside their differences, to unite in remembrance. a unique tribute to victims of the war — the face of the poet wilfred owen etched in sand on britain's coastline. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 5.30 am in india where we begin our season on the challenges of disinformation and fake news. the bbc has conducted a major study into the spread of fake news and the psychology behind it. its results will be used to help the search for solutions. for the first time, this study looked inside encrypted messaging apps. and that's because in india, rumours spread via whatsapp have already had terrible consequences. take a look at this. the remotest parts of this country now have access to internet and whatsapp and a lot of these people are not digitally literate so they will believe whatever they see on whatsapp. he would love to play instruments like the didgeridoo. he was more like the didgeridoo. he was more like a brother to me. we almost share everythi

ending the first world war. what a lwa ys ending the first world war.ys fascinates me is that in the hours before this was signed, it wasn't that there was a slow letting up wasn't that there was a slow letting up of the fighting, it was just as gruesome, just as bloody as it ever happened. and it was particularly horrific in terms of casualty losses for the germans from mid—july until 800,000 casualties. they were so desperate for food back home 800,000 casualties. they were so desperate forfood back home in germany, the troops who were sent home on leave, or injured, were unable to build themselves up because there was a lack of reserves of every sort. one of the reasons for the armistice, which was very surprising when it came, people didn't expect it to come that soon, people weren't predicting an end to the war in19 people weren't predicting an end to the war in 19 —— in november. but one of the reasons is this herbal desertion, it becomes harderfor german like germany to get new soldiers to get to the front line. they are absconding, reading, not

the latest headlines on bbc news: a commemoration to mark 100 years since the end of the first world warparis. some 70 world leaders are in france for the centenary. four people — including a one—year—old baby — have died when a people carrier was hit by a car in sheffield that had earlier been pursued by police. the former transport minister, jo johnson, says more ministers may resign over the prime minister's brexit plans, and voters were sold a "false prospectus" in the referendum. flash floods injordan have killed at least 12 people and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 tourists from the ancient city of petra. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. through the night, a huge search operation. rescuers here checking cars overturned and completely submerged by the sudden floods. several people, including a child, were trapped in vehicles on a main road and drowned. and working in these difficult conditions, one civil defence diver also died. heavy rain in southernjordan saw floodwaters rise to four metres in places. this was the moment that water poured into a dry chan

sixty world leaders attended the ceremony in paris to mark one hundred years since the end of the first world war they gathered at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the base of the arc de triomphe france was at the epicenter of the world's first global conflict. you're watching news live from berlin stay tuned for more at the top of the hour and you can check out our website or follow us on twitter that's at news thanks for joining. me. here at what's coming up for the book go to sleep you have plenty to talk about here. it's going to take a look a little bit means for the table of course. we're going to sleep go every weekend here on w.

i was still a kid when i first found unishe and it's normal here it's all from world war one. we're. more than almost any other area the belgian town of the press still carries the scars from the first world war. military cemeteries are dotted throughout. this is where the front line was here some of the war's most bitter battles were fought one hundred years ago on what today our fields. capella military base sergeant major geno law is planning his ordinance disposal squads daily operations it's only eight am. gino says the units already received thirty emergency calls about unexploded world war one munitions. today we dispatched two teams just because you know their workload we have one team who will take the upper side and one team will take the lower side this was better germans or this is for the brits for or the french or the belgians troops or you'll have different types of missions. the squad heads to a construction site where workers discovered munition they assessed the situation before were allowed to get a little closer gino and his team say there are twelve german

dangers posed by the resurgence of nationalism, on the hundredth anniversary of the end of the first world war soldiers who died in world war one etched across uk beaches to mark 100 years since the conflict ended. the faces were later washed away by the incoming tide. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the leading brexiteer, borisjohnson,

made world war two almost inevitable has europe moved on from the sort of traumatic twentieth century . where the second world war was not inevitable of course it was indirectly related to the first world war in particular it was strongly related to divest side treaty with left major powers dissatisfied and this was one of the roots of the second world war i think we have learned. some lessons i mean if you look at the franco german law arms since the late forty's and early fifty's. europe as a whole i think has has has improved their relationships and the european powers have moved on on the path towards we conciliation rapprochement all frizzed in the west and then after the fall of the war in these two even before in the seventy's and eighty's and to these two dettol. so i think that we we have learned some lessons and we should keep them in mind this is would be should really observe i mean the first war is not me history you know we had the jim chancellor angela merkel talk about the international institutions and how they are important and we're talking about one hundred years ago in diesel a deadly conflict that claimed millions of lives how important are international ins

are as close to the front as they are as close to the front as they can safely be, before the first world warn the way because the different conditions. the first world war dewar seemed really big blast injury, the kind of thing we look at and what you need to do with blast injury and that is, is treated really quickly. so you trade a white tailed hospital with bright lights and sepsis for quick treatment at point of wounding and even back in 1914 and remember reading a letter bya 1914 and remember reading a letter by a plastic surgeon and he writes to colleagues and says when you come here be ready to do plastics because thatis here be ready to do plastics because that is what they are going to need. and it as close the wounded, the point of wounding as possible because that is how you will save lives. one of the statistics i was struck by given that it can be a very downbeat thing to talk about, the first world war, in mind is the image the trenches and carnage and all the rest of it, but something like 80% of the british men who went to fight came back but it is the condition they came bac