sarah campbell reports.e again, the king's act of homage is the symbol of the homage of his people. it's the moment the nation pauses in remembrance. in100 years, the event has barely changed, but this year it will be different. here we go, come on, up here. good boy! former army major jon giemza—pipe and his assistance dog, baxter, were due to be among the veterans march past the monument. instead, he will now remember fallen comrades from home on the isle of wight. bearing in mind that a lot of the folks who would march, we don't want them to get sick, we want them to be around for a lot, lot longer — i think the right call was made. on november 11th 1920, the day the unknown warrior was buried in nearby westminster abbey, the stone cenotaph was unveiled by king george v. this sunday, his descendants will lay wreaths on the cenotaph's stone steps, after the two minutes‘ silence. whitehall‘s pavements are usually packed with members of the public. instead, they'll be asked to remember at home, online, or wh

here is sarah campbell. reporter: the stone was unveiled by king george the fifth.sunday, and his descendents will lay -- on the steps. >> instead, they will be asked to remember at home, online, or wherever, socially distanced, remembrance events are taking there is a plea this year it the royal british legion. to raise funds for poppy sales has been hampered. this is still the focal point for the nations remembers, sunday's service will be scaled-back, but no less gnificant. sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster. ♪ katty: the state that are set decide this race are battleground states because thaa is where eacy fights out for the vote. our -- cve looks at how the election has affected the very fabric of america f.m pennsylvan clive: it is morning again in america. pastorresidential elections here have heralded the sense of hope and a peaceful dog.am this is noerica. [shouting] a land of ambient ugliness. divided, angry, frustrated. [shouting] primed for trouble. there are many whose opinions with counted in this last few week board we voters. -- upset voters. >> i

here is sarah campbell. >> liste i heard ducks sounds.ter: archie's first birthday in may, two months later, his mother, the duchess of sussex, suffered a miscarriage revealing today in a newspaper editorial the impact on her and her husbandrr prince she described how after changing archie's nappy, she felt a sharp cramp. i knew as i clutched my first-born child, she wrote, that i was losing my second. hours later, i lay in a hospital bed holding my husband's hand, added, conversati around miscarriage remains taboo. her words have resonated with those all too familiar with pregnancy loss. >> i have seen this essay when i had my first pregnancy loss, i would have felt a lot less isolated and a lot less alone, wacause although i knew that the loss of pregnanc common, no one really talked to me about it understand what i was goingo through. reporter: megan joins a numr of high-profile women who have opened up about the loss of a child. chrissie tegan was widely praised for sharingur intimate pi in the aftermath of a stillbirth. michelle obam

sarah campbell, bbc news. they‘ve become a vital tool for millions of us around the world.ng about it, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. caught on camera, drivers breaking the law. each one of them, behind the wheel of a car and using a mobile phone. the pictures taken by cameras, on a new technology that could save lives. the camera takes images of every vehicle that passes. if the driver is holding a phone or interacting with their phone, then it is sent through to the police to review — a final manual check by an authorised officer before i finally sent out. similar schemes have been piloted in other countries across europe, like this one in the south of england, but while they could detect whether a mobile phone is being used, they could not work out who was using it, the driver or the passenger. a very different story for the team in the netherlands. it does not detect the face of the driver. it only sees the steering wheel, the hands, eventually the mobile device and, of course, the license plate of the car because that is what we use, to send the fine to the owner of

sarah campbell, bbc news.k for ten years from 1995 and was instrumental in bringing tens of billions of dollars in debt relief to 27 of the world‘s poorest countries. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i‘m @bbcmikeembley. hello. we‘ve plenty of fine weather in the forecast for the uk for the next few days, thanks to a building ridge of high pressure. but that ridge of high pressure will bring with it an increased chance of many of us seeing frosty nights. could be some chilly days, as well, as under the ridge of high pressure, there‘s an increasing chance of us seeing fog developing by night and lingering into the coming days. today perhaps not so bad, though. we will have a weather front still pushing a bit more cloud into southernmost counties of the uk first thing, a little bit of rain for kent. 0n the whole, though, the majority seeing sunshine from the get—go. but even with the sunshine, after a chilly start, our temperatures won‘t recover to the heights we‘ve seen previous

sarah campbell, bbc news.go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline. let's return to our main story now — the chancellor's spending review. richi sunak promised a new £4 billion fund to support local projects, especially aimed at those parts of the country where people feel they haven't had enough investment. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports from rossendale and darwen, a northern conservative consisituency, on the challenges facing these areas. the towns and villages of rossendale are in a part of the north west that's been hard—hit by the virus. like in many places, that's meant rising unemployment. take oliver and lewis, both 19, both out of work, both have been looking forjobs for months. it's really, like, demoralising cos you're just applying forjobs all day, and there's no responses half of the time. if you do get a response, it's a no. what's it like, thejob hunt? it's horrible, it's painful. they've joined a local scheme helping young people back into work. the pool of those who qualify has in

sarah campbell reports.or was buried in nearby westminster abbey, the stone cenotaph was unveiled by king george v. this sunday, his descendants will lay wreaths on the cenotaph‘s stone steps, after the two minutes' silence. whitehall‘s pavements are usually packed with members of the public. instead, they'll be asked to remember at home, online, or wherever socially distanced remembrance events are taking place. and there's a plea this year from the royal british legion, whose ability to raise funds through poppy sales has been severely hampered due to the pandemic. still the focal point for the nation's remembrance, sunday's service will be scaled back, but no less significant. sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster. the states that are set to decide this race are called battleground states for a reason. that's where both parties fight it out for each and every vote. the bbc‘s clive myrie has been travelling to some of those key areas over the past two weeks, and he wound up in pennsylvania. from there, cli

sarah campbell reports.omage is the symbol of the homage of his people. it's the moment the nation pauses in remembrance. in 100 years, the event has barely changed, but this year, it will be different. here we go, come on, that's it. good boy. former army majorjohn and his assistance dog baxter were due to be among the veterans march past the monument. instead, he will now remember fallen comrades from home on the isle of wight. bearing in mind that a lot of the folks who would march, we don't want them to get sick, we want them to be around for a lot longer, andi think the right call was made. on november the 11th 1920, the day the unknown warrior was buried in nearby westminster abbey, the stone cenotaph was unveiled by king george v. this sunday, his granddaughter, the queen, will watch from the foreign office balcony is wreaths are laid on the monument‘s stone steps. whitehall‘s pavements are usually packed with members of the public. instead, they'll be asked to remember at home, online, or wherever so

sarah campbell, bbc news. lots more, of course on our website.amous son — the football legend diego maradona. people have poured out onto the streets to express their grief at the loss of the star whose sublime performances secured victory in the 1986world cup. lots more on the maradona and lots more on the maradona and lots more on the maradona and lots more attributes, of course on our website. as always, you can get in touch with me on social media. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbckasiamadera. hello. we've plenty of fine weather in the forecast for the uk for the next few days, thanks to a building ridge of high pressure. but that ridge of high pressure will bring with it an increased chance of many of us seeing frosty nights. could be some chilly days, as well, as under the ridge of high pressure, there's an increasing chance of us seeing fog developing by night and lingering into the coming days. today perhaps not so bad, though. we will have a weather front still pushing a bit more cloud into southernmost counties of the uk first thin

sarah campbell, thank you.uild a fleet of small nuclear power stations in the uk could create 6,000 jobs. components would be manufactured at factories in the midlands and north of england. the scheme requires £200 million from the government, but the group says the power stations would help the uk meet its target for net—zero carbon emissions. funeral ceremonies are being held for the palestinian negotiator and politician saeb erekat, who died yesterday after contracting coronavirus. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas hosted an official ceremony for mr erekat in ramallah. his coffin was then taken for burial in jericho, where mr errekat lived. three days of mourning are being held in the palestinian territories. president—electjoe biden has said donald trump's refusal to concede the us election is an "embarrassment". mr trump took to twitter again — insisting he would ultimately win the race — despite all major us tv networks forecasting his defeat. meanwhile the challenges of coronavirus continue — with

sarah campbell e—mails. cecilia echoed that.asked bbc news for a response to that and they told us. the use of pre—recorded background footage on the green screen is not unusual. in fact, we're using one right now because i'm in a broom cupboard—sized studio but while on the topic of abiding by covid—19 related guidelines, we have mentioned before your reactions to bbc reporters and interviewees wearing or not wearing masks when being filmed out and about. some viewers are annoyed that face coverings are not used more often. others have problems when they are worn, as was the case in this report on monday's news. sally got in touch with us after watching that. at least one bbc reporter has found a solution to this problem. here is the north of england reporter danjohnson on recently. the idea is that people across the city will be able to come and get tested when they want, it is entirely voluntary but whenever they want their test, they will be able to come and get one. that appearance met with the approval of victoria who twee

sarah campbell e—mailed. cecilia rubio echo that. —— echoed. a response to that and they told us. we asked bbc news for a response to that and they told us: the use of prerecorded background footage on a green screen is not unusual. in fact we are using one right now because i am in a broom cupboard based studio. but while we're on the topic of abiding by covid—i9 guidelines, we have recorded your reactions to mp5 and generals being out and about without mask. some are annoyed that facemasks are not worn more often. others have problems when they are worn. sally lowe got in touch with us after watching this interview to say: at least one bbc reporter has found a solution to this problem. here is north of england correspondent dan johnson on air recently. the idea is that people across this city will be able to come get tested whenever they want. it is entirely voluntary, not mandatory, but whatever they wa nted mandatory, but whatever they wanted as they will be able to and get one. that appearance but with the approval of victoria palmer. she

sarah, thank you very much, sarah campbell.discussions around christmas as the four uk nations came to an agreement over a relaxation of those restrictions for a period around christmas itself. let's talk now to our political correspondentjess parker, let's talk now to our political correspondent jess parker, who let's talk now to our political correspondentjess parker, who was in westminster. good morning to you, jess. first of all, how much of a political compromise has there had to be between the four nations over this plan? well, there has to be a political compromise, because as we have seen through the crisis, the four nation sometimes taking different paths and how they deal with covid, but the reality is that lots of people across the country will want to see loved ones this christmas, particularly this christmas, particularly this christmas after such a difficult year, and there might be people living in scotland who will want to come to england, people living in wales who want to go to england, or people from england

sarah campbell, bbc news.etails of organisations which offer advice and support with pregnancy—related issues, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline. and you can see the links there. with just eight months until the tokyo olympics, the new head coach of british athletics, christian malcolm, has spoken publicly for the time about his new role. the former olympic sprinter is the first black coach to take on the role, and he told our correspondent laura scott it was time for equal opportunities right across the world of sport. commentator: and christian's got to really work here. christian malcolm knows all about the highs and lows of athletics in britain, and the pressure, but he is readying himself for scrutiny of a different kind now, having been appointed head coach of the olympics athletics team. it's a great opportunity, it's very exciting. a bit shocked to be in the role, but also very grateful. despite the diversity in athletics, there's never been a black person in the role. malcolm's already tasted success

sbbc' sarah campbell has more. achie's nappie, she felt sharp cramp.w while clutching my was losing my second. later, i was in a hospital bed holding my husband's hand. she added that conversations around miscarriage remained taboo. she joins a number of highre -- profile children who have opened up about losing a child. michelle obama wrote of her miscarriage in her autobiography. chrissy teigen put out photos. it is estimated that up to one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. couples will cope in their own way, but experts agree it is important fo those who want to talk about it that they feel they can. ros: i am roatkins with "outside source." we are in the bbc newsroom. the lead story is that d maradona has died at the age of 60 after reportedly suffering a het attack. now let's turn to ethiopia because a crucial deadline has now expired. forces have been told to surrender or be attacked in their capital, and the prime minister of ethiopia is telling o other countriesay out of our internal affairs. the city at the center of all of this, forces

sarah campbell, bbc news. let's discuss some of those issues.n director at tommy's, an organisation that provides funding for research into miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. thank you so much both of you for joining us tonight. i would like to start with you katie regarding a statistic that tommy's your charity has been describing, an estimated one infour has been describing, an estimated one in four pregnancies and miscarriages. it's absolutely staggering. i think it is a really stark figure. and i think it really drives home the prevalence of the problem and that is a quarter of mothers who will lose a baby during pregnancy and that is a quarter of families that will be left devastated by baby loss. the problem sadly is all too common. it is a huge amount and one of the things megan speaks about in this article is that that staggering commonality that katie was describing, this still remains a taboo and she talks about red with as she puts it unwarranted shame. yes, i think there is an enormous stigma, a real taboo of round bag —— a

sarah campbell at westminster abbey, there. she will be there throughout the day for us.has announced what it is describing as a precautionary recall of its recently launched nonalcoholic stout in great britain. it is saying there are concerns of microbiological contamination in some plans. we don't have any more detail at the moment. let me check ifi detail at the moment. let me check if i can bring up some more detail. that is all we have at the moment but guinness has announced a precautionary recall of its recently launched nonalcoholic stout in great britain admit concerns of microbiological contamination in some cans. something to keep an eye on and if we get any more details, we will let you know. now it's time for a look at the weather. for some of us, it's going to be a wet and windy day. we have a weatherfront producing squally outbreaks of rain and gusty winds ahead of this band of rain and gusty along it as well. further east, we have brighter conditions but the sunshine is turning increasingly hazy through the day as cloud arrives, with the breeze also pickin

still something of a taboo , and led to what she called ‘unwarranted shame‘. 0ur correspondent sarah campbellr, his mother, the duchess of sussex, suffered a miscarriage, revealing today in a newspaper editorial the impact on her and her husband, prince harry. she described how, after changing archie‘s nappy, she felt a sharp cramp... "and yet," she added... her words have resonated with those all too familiar with pregnancy loss. if i had seen this essay when i had my first pregnancy loss, i would‘ve felt a lot less isolated and a lot less alone. because although i knew that the loss of pregnancy was common, no—one really talked to me about it, and no—one actually really knew what to say to understand what i was going through. meghan joins a number of high—profile women who have opened up about the loss of a child. chrissy teigen was widely praised for sharing intimate pictures in the aftermath of a stillbirth. michelle 0bama wrote of her miscarriage in her autobiography. and zara tindall, prince harry‘s cousin, revealed she‘d suffered two miscarriages before the birth of her second child. i

still something of a taboo and led to what she called ‘unwarranted shame'. 0ur correspondent sarah campbelllisten, did you hearthat? i heard duck sounds. quack, quack, quack! archie's first birthday in may. two months later, his mother, the duchess of sussex, suffered a miscarriage, revealing today in a newspaper editorial the impact on her and her husband, prince harry. she described how, after changing archie's nappy, she felt a sharp cramp... "and yet," she added... her words have resonated with those all too familiar with pregnancy loss. if i had seen this essay when i had my first pregnancy loss, i would've felt a lot less isolated and a lot less alone. because although i knew that the loss of pregnancy was common, no—one really talked to me about it, and no—one actually really knew what to say to understand what i was going through. meghan joins a number of high—profile women who have opened up about the loss of a child. chrissy teigen was widely praised for sharing intimate pictures in the aftermath of a stillbirth. michelle 0bama wrote of her miscarriage in her autobiography. and za

music: last post 0ur correspondent sarah campbell is outside westminster abbey with more.. the service was attended by prince charles, the duchess of cornwall, as well as leading figures from the armed forces, the prime minister, sir keir starmer and others. and westminster abbey had to obtain special permission to allow the ceremony to go ahead, of course, as we are during lockdown, far fewer people than there normally would be. but an important centenary, the centenary of the burial of the unknown warrior. i'm very pleased to say that one of those who took part in the ceremonyjoins me now. colour sergeantjohnson beharry, of course, recipient of the victoria cross. tell me, you read a prayer, how was it to be involved in this ceremony? perhaps different to other big events that you've been involved with before because of the pandemic? this service was completely different to all the services i've been to at westminster abbey. but every service i go to, i always feel like it's the first one. that's how special it is to me. but most of all, the congregation was a lot smalle

our correspondent sarah campbell reports on meghan's decision to speak out.y. two months later, his mother, the duchess of sussex, suffered a miscarriage, revealing today in a newspaper editorial the impact on her and her husband, prince harry. she described how, after changing archie's nappy, she felt a sharp cramp... "and yet," she added... her words have resonated with those all too familiar with pregnancy loss. if i had seen this essay when i had my first pregnancy loss, i would've felt a lot less isolated and a lot less alone. because although i knew that the loss of pregnancy was common, no—one really talked to me about it, and no—one actually really knew what to say to understand what i was going through. meghan joins a number of high—profile women who have opened up about the loss of a child. chrissy teigen was widely praised for sharing intimate pictures in the aftermath of a stillbirth. michelle obama wrote of her miscarriage in her autobiography. and zara tindall, prince harry's cousin, revealed she'd suffered two miscarriages before the birth of h

sarah campbell, thank you very much. he was here on bbc news canjoin the very much. join the audience in the uk on the bbc national television channel and viewers around the world for the remembrance ceremony which will begin later this morning. freight drivers have been added to the list of people who must self—isolate upon arrival to the uk, if they have travelled from or through denmark. millions of mink are being culled in the country, after a mutated strain of coronavirus found on mink farms infected around 200 people. flights and ferries between the uk and denmark have been stopped and foreign visitors travelling from denmark will be denied entry to the uk. free meals will now be provided to disadvantaged children in england during the holidays, despite mps voting against the motion last month — following a climb down by the government. the 400 million pound package of support comes after a successful campaign led by the footballer marcus rashford. our political correspondent chris mason reports. marcus rashford's campaign has prompted the government to act bef

here's sarah campbell. wait, listen did you hear that?” heard duck sounds.ally feeling today in a newspaper editor of the impact on her and her husband prince harry. she described how after changing archie's nappy she felt a sharp crap. i knew as i clutched my first—born child she wrote, that i was losing my 2nd. hours later i lay in a hospital bed holding my husbands hand. and yet she added conversation around miscarriage remains taboo. her words have resonated with those all too familiar with pregnancy loss. have resonated with those all too familiar with pregnancy lossm have resonated with those all too familiar with pregnancy loss. ifi had seen this essay when ijust had my first pregnancy loss i would have felt a lot less isolated and a lot less alone. because although i knew that the loss of pregnancy was common, no one really talk to me about it. and no one actually knew what to say to understand what i was going through. megyn joins a number of high—profile women who've opened up of high—profile women who've opened up about the loss of a child. chriss

sarah campbell, thank you very much.of defiance, before resigning from the legislature. they held a press conference and warned the "one country, two systems" formula of rule in hong kong is now over. the 15 opposition members resigned in protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues for backing independence. china says the resignations are a blatant challenge to the authorities and support for the lawmakers would fail. the chairman of hong kong's democratic party, wu chi—wai, said the so—called "one country two systems" form of government, under which hong kong was allowed a degree of freedom after it was returned to china, is now effectively over. the separation of power is a very constitutional power that hong kong people can enjoy to check and balance the government acts of today and the days after. we lost our check and balance power and all the constitutional powers in hong kong all rests in the chief executive's hands. and we all know that the chief executive of hong kong, because of the constitutional

sarah campbell is at the abbey. taph, this will be a socially distanced ceremony. today at the abbey, one thing that is being celebrated, commemorating the burial of the unknown warrior. this was an unidentified british servicemen whose body was exhumed from the fields in northern france backin from the fields in northern france back in 1920. it was brought here, processed through the streets of london, the cenotaph was unveiled and king george v was here at the burial ceremony back in 1920. he was to represent the grieving, the huge losses after the first world war, particularly of all those who were lost whose bodies were never identified, their graves never identified. since then it has become a solemn tribute to all those lost in war. last week we saw the queen, she attended a private ceremony here to lay about k of flowers on the grave of the unknown warrior. and today at 11am the two—minute silence will be observed, prince charles and camilla at the duchess of cornwall will attend this socially distanced ceremo

here is sarah campbell.new rules state that any couple which tests positive does have to withdraw from the competition. so for nicola who is currently self isolating, her time on the dance floor is done and she says she is devastated. they were of course the first same—sex couple to dance in strictly‘s history so it is disappointing on that front. but this comes despite the fact as viewers will know as they are told every week that they are have been huge efforts to adhere to covid—19 guidelines. the dancers are in bubbles and they are social distancing and according to the executive producer today, the rest of the cast is unaffected. the show will continue as normal on saturday. but for them and the millions of people who are watching every week, they will be hoping that nicola and katya wil be the first and last couple who have to exit due to covid. china has condemned the mass resignation of pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong is a blatant challenge to their authority. if nearly all pro—democracy lawmake

that was sarah campbell without coverage from the cenotaph we will be covering out all morning the bbcng at 11am wherever we are for two minutes of silence. the route resembles a puppy- we of silence. the route resembles a puppy. we were going to do this as a clu b puppy. we were going to do this as a club but we have had to adapt our plans. abc -- bbc breakfast if you wa nt to plans. abc -- bbc breakfast if you want to get in touch this morning. 7:24am. marcus rashford said yesterday was near—perfect after a phone call with the prime minister in which he confirmed free school meals will be provided to disadvantaged children in england during the holidays. all this comes after months of campaigning by the england and manchester united striker, followed by us here on bbc brea kfast, striker, followed by us here on bbc breakfast, to help tackle child poverty. chair of the education select committee robert halton, who has been a supporter of the campaign, joins us now. it does feel like the government has backtracked on this, having voted against free school meals, and now suddenly the st

unknown warrior continues on bbc one with huw edwards at westminster abbey. 0ur correspondent sarah campbelleir masks and around the country, although people will not have been able to necessarily do what they normally do, people will have been observing that silence. yes, indeed. the abbey here was given a special dispensation to hold this service. of course, place of worship across england certainly closed due to the pandemic here outside the abbey, although no members of the public we re although no members of the public were invited. certainly everyone still, there are some here now, stopped still to observe that two minute silence and as you say, very much a socially distance to ceremony. normally, at a service like that at the abbey, you would expect more than 2000 members of the congregation. todayjust 80. that service is continuing. there will be readings from the prime minister, borisjohnson. the readings from the prime minister, boris johnson. the reverend, readings from the prime minister, borisjohnson. the reverend, dean of westminster, speaking at the moment. and the reason that

sarah campbell e—mailed. and cecilia rubio echoed that.e annoyed that facemasks are not worn more often. others have problems when they are worn. as was the case in this report. sally lowe got in touch with us after watching this interview to say: at least one bbc reporter has found a solution to this problem. here's north of england correspondent dan johnson on air recently. the idea is that people across this city will be able to come get tested whenever they want. it's entirely voluntary, not mandatory, but whatever they want a test, they will be able to and get one. that appearance met the approval of victoria palmer. she tweeted: the most high—profile way in which bbc news has got itself into the news this week concerns a programme broadcast 25 years ago. the interview conducted by martin bashir with the late princess diana for panorama caused shock waves at the time and now it's doing so again. on wednesday the bbc announced lord dyson, a retired seniorjudge, would head an independent inquiry into how the scoop was obtained. it stems