—— balmoral castle in aberdeenshire —— balmoral castle in aberdeenshire following a formal statement are concerned for the queen's health. we know that yesterday she was due to hold a virtual meeting with some of the new ministers, senior ministers, members of the privy council. that was delayed because doctors had advised her majesty to take a period of rest, though we know of course a few days before she did actually manage to have an audience and to give an audience to the new prime minister, liz truss. so, we are staying on air to report these concerns and, of course, to try to gather more on the reports that have been coming in, to try to reflect on what they might mean and indeed to ask some very sensitive and respectful questions about the state of the queen's health, and i were royalforehead were —— our royal correspondent nicholas witchell it with me. for the benefit of lots of people who are joining the benefit of lots of people who arejoining us, just getting to grips with the news that's coming on, let's start with how unusual it is for the medical team to express a conce

queen's children are now at the royal estate in aberdeenshire.senior royals arrived at balmoral in the past hour, a land rover being driven by the duke of alongside prince andrew, the duke of york, and then the earl and countess of 16, also with them. we are told that prince harry is also on his way, but he was not this party and is not travelling either with his duchess of sussex. she is not travelling to balmoral. as you can imagine, there have been lots of reactions and expressions of alarm during the day. the prime minister liz truss said the whole country would be deeply concerned by the news, and she has said that her thoughts and those of everyone in the uk were currently with her majesty and members of the royal family. let usjust majesty and members of the royal family. let us just remind ourselves, just two days ago, the new prime minister liz truss was officially asked by the queen to form a government. liz truss became the 15th prime minister of the queen's reign when she visited the queen's reign when she visited the queen there at b

her majesty died at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire at age 96.t son charles at the age of 73 has now become king. royal correspondent daniela ralph looks back on teddy's events. daniela: tuesday, september 6, the last photograph of the queen. 96 years old and still at work, meeting the new prime minister at balmoral, a duty she had been keen to fulfill and one that we now know was her final duty after seven decades of public service. around 4:00 this afternoon, a number of the queen's family arrived at aberdeen airport. her grandson, the duke of cambridge, fir to emerge, followed by her daughter-in-law sophie, the countess of essex, and then her youngest son's edward, the earl of wessex and andrew the duke of york. prince william drove the family group to balmoral to join his father, the prince of wales, camilla, the duchess of cornwall, who were already with the queen. within an hour and half of their arrival came news from buckingham palace. as is tradition, the announcement of the queen's death was attached to the palace gate by two footmen, a

at balmoral castle, the queen's estate in aberdeenshire. the time is 6:21pm.ll be in one of the most marginal constituencies in the country, asking what locals think of the new pm. coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. stay with us on the bbc news channel 4 analysis from correspondence from the uk and around the world. we still don't know who will be the new northern ireland secretary, but whoever gets the job faces a number of challenges. there's currently no functioning power—sharing government because of disagreements over the post—brexit arrangements. a key task for the new secretary and the new prime mininster will be to resolve the problems over trade with the eu to raise coffee is some suggestion therese coffey might become health secretary. she is the third to go in after the likely chancellor and suella braverman, the likely home secretary and now therese coffey has gone in. i was talking about northern ireland and the tensions post—brexit on the challenge to get northern ireland's parties working together again and getting more cooperation goin

what is it going to be like tomorrow, notjust in aberdeenshire, but in downing street?leeping last night, we had over 36 lightning strikes. this has been developing across the south—west, thunderstorms moving through cornwall and across wales and they are heading towards the midlands. we will also see another cluster of thunderstorms in the south—east that could keep you awake over the next few hours. so those thunderstorms, they will move steadily northwards overnight and pushing their way into the midlands, across the north of england and into southern scotland. the thunder may ease but the showers will linger in scotland. quieter behind, patchy mist and fog forming, may be. an incredibly mild night for the time of year, double digits to greet us tomorrow morning but there will be some showers in scotland. quite elsewhere, sunshine first thing, get out and about if you can because as we go through the day, the showers developing in the south—west and some of them in organised bands, so they could be heavy if you get some, widespread with hail and thunder mixed in. not

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the queen's very cherished estate in aberdeenshire.ton palace says prince william is on his way. the prime minister liz truss has said "the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news". and she said her thoughts — and those of everyone in the uk — are with the queen and her family. liz truss was of course invited to form a government by the queen on tuesday as the new prime minister. keeping me company as we reflect on what is going on is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. as we go through this period of the afternoon, i'm aware the —— there will be more people tuning in and wanting to know what is going on so i make no apology forjust recapping on what we know already, so let's go back to the statement, when did that come in? �* ,., back to the statement, when did that come in? ~ ' ::, back to the statement, when did that come in? ~ ' :: , ~ come in? about 12:20pm, i think. that is significant, _ come in? about 12:20pm, i think. that is significant, of— come in? about 12:20pm, i think. that is significant, of course, -

that was in aberdeenshire, the first leg of the queen's journey from aberdeenshire, the first leg ofe them along the road, some with their front loaders raised in tribute to the queen. spotted from the heir by the helicopter following the cortege, and then really moving tributes like this. 38 horses and riders lined up in enfield beside the m90. it was organised by a woman named emma. it was her father's organised by a woman named emma. it was herfather�*s farm, and organised by a woman named emma. it was her father's farm, and she said she had grown up with horses and loves horses, and she planned to do that on her own. she wanted to pay tribute to them, and she invited her friend, who took the photographs, and the neighbours, the pony club, and the neighbours, the pony club, and as the cortege passed by, princess and looked out and waved at them. she spotted them, and msn at them. she spotted them, and msn at the fields went quiet. it was like the fields went quiet. it was like the horse knew. they didn't move. it was a real goose bump moment for people as they passed. well, i thin

we will never know, perhaps but certainly balmoral and aberdeenshire were places that very much feltus from that part of the world feel very fortunate to have had her notjust as a monarch but as one of us, if you like, in a different kind of way but nevertheless part of the community. personally, i think there is something fitting that she finished her days at balmoral. i imagine it is a place where away from the glare of public attention, she could very much be herself, with herfamily being themselves, and that is i think what all of us would have wanted for her in her last day. robert, we have seen some very touching moments over the past 2a hours and you are at the service yesterday? i hours and you are at the service yesterday?— hours and you are at the service yesterday? iwas, i have been in scotland since _ yesterday? iwas, i have been in scotland since the _ yesterday? iwas, i have been in scotland since the weekend - yesterday? iwas, i have been in scotland since the weekend and | yesterday? i was, i have been in - scotland since the weekend and was incredibly— scotland since

and the beauty of aberdeenshire. the health -- new themselves scattered with memorials to queen victoria's time here, to marriages of the royal family and of course to the queen's own jubilees. there are places that she went with their family picnics, in a declining health but she had a right to the end the joy of her family around her and they have now sent her on her final journey. she's accompanied in the car and her hurt by her daughter, the princess while, with her husband, abnormal search thomas and also following is the minister of the church where the queen worshipped regularly, just up the point that we saw her pass from our site. every week she would go and attend divine service, led by the minister, the reverend kevin mckenzie. reverend kevin mckenzie was a great orator and gave the most wonderful sermons and was often asked back for a drink with the queen so she could talk about it in particularly with the duke of edinburgh. all parts of the life of this community here in ab -- which there are so many. th

so still the risk of some thundery downpours in aberdeenshire and lingering in the far north of scotlandill start off with some sunshine but also some showers. the low pressure is still with us, sitting there, driving in gusty winds, 30, a0 miles an hour across the south—west. further east, we will keep some sunshine and perhaps some warmth but it will be a bit fresher tomorrow in comparison to the last couple of days and certainly not as humid. the low pressure will start to drift its way steadily eastwards and into the weekend we will start to see this ridge of high pressure building, quietening things down. so some showers and thunderstorms to develop but hopefully into the weekend, a little fresher, a little bit drier. look forward to it, louise, thank you very much. that's all from us at bbc news at ten — the news continues here on bbc one and newsnight is getting underway on bbc two. but before we join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, i'll leave you with a few key moments from today. goodnight. iam now like i am now like one of those booster

from tradition, the incoming prime minster made a i,000—mile round trip to balmoral castle in aberdeenshire her to form a government. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. this is bbc news channel, i'm laura mcghie with your latest sports news. the champions league returns tonight with manchester city, chelsea and celtic all in action. the scottish champions opened up their campaign with a visit of a0 time winners real madrid. confidence is high in the celtic camp after the weekend victory in the old firm derby, but the boss says his side should relish the boss says his side should relish the challenge of facing the defending champions, and one of european football �*s joints. —— giants. yeah, looking forward to it, excited by it. i mean, it's a reward for, you know, a fantastic season last year. and everyone at this football club put in and, you know, the reward is you get to play in this tournament and test yourself against the best. and so, yeah, it's exciting, it's where we want to be

earlier, liz truss accepted the queen's invitation to form a government at a meeting in balmoral in aberdeenshire. her predecessor, borisjohnson, left downing street earlier this morning. we have some in—depth analysis of the claims he made in his final speech later in the programme. in that final address at the downing street podium, he also urged the conservative party to unite behind his successor. it's time for politics to be over, folks. it's time for us all to get behind liz truss and her team, and her programme, and deliver for the people of this country. and behind me, here on downing street, we've seen ministers we see brandon lewis going into number ten there. we heard boris johnson earlier, calling for conservatives to get behind liz truss and her team. and we're learning more about what her team is as the evening goes on because liz truss is in the process of appointing cabinet, that's why we're seeing a range of conservatives going in through the door and bit by bit, we are learning who liz truss�*s top will be. —— top team will be. we are getting details all the time of liz truss�*s

from a cool source, though — from the north — that's going to be driving in some showers across aberdeenshire latter stages of the afternoon, we will see a rash of sharp showers through northeast england. some of these could be heavy and thundry. top temperatures once again around 13—16 celsius, a little bit below par for the time of year. and we will need to keep an eye on those showers across the northeast. they will gradually sink their way steadily southwards as we go through the night. so perhaps lingering first thing in the morning on thursday south of the m4 corridor, chilly start further north under some clearer skies. we will have single figures here. but on the whole, a ridge of high pressure will build on thursday. so largely fine and dry before we see yet more wet and windy weather arriving for all of us during friday. is hard to imagine what this must have been like for akie abe shinzo abe's widow. amid her own private grief with so many looking on. it was her lonely task to carry her husbands as is into the state funeral. among the many eulogies that followed perhaps the most he

we start with a few showers across aberdeenshire and with that northerly wind, although a little bitighter, a few showers running down through wales and south—west england. through edinburgh, down towards newcastle, some of the showers could be heavy and thundery, temperatures still little disappointed, we are looking around 12 to 16 degrees the hive. those showers will gradually drift south as we go through the night, the —— then things clear away with a hybrid of pressure building on thursday, but make the most of it because we are looking at wet and windy weather by friday and that could linger on saturday. thanks, louise. and that's bbc news at ten. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark which isjust getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it's goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist, susie boniface and sia

and in aberdeenshire, farmers lined the way with tractors. >> doing their part to show their appreciation for what she'd done for agriculture. >> later down the road, a dozen horses paying tribute to the queen, an equestrian in her younger years. this final leg of the procession met with somber faces. this girl purchased on another's shoulders. and, as the hearse arrived at holyroodhouse, it was met by members of the royal regiment of scotland, some of the queen's children greeting the coffin in silence. princess anne giving a courtesy, a show of respect for her mother. hundreds gathered at castle for the 96-gun salute. queen charles was formally recognized in scotland and in wales. on saturday, the new king was proclaimed monarch by the accession council. >> phillip arthur george is now become our only lawful and rightful leader lord, charles iii. >> the king making a personal declaration. >> i'm deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty, which have now passed to me. >> following the ceremony, prince william and princess kate reuni

liz truss saw her majesty the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire earlier today.reatening millions of households and businesses. she is under pressure to announce an immediate plan to tackle the cost—of—living crisis. the new prime minister is now on her way to downing street, where she will make her first address the nation. so far, the messages have been to the conservative party membership. very different today. and in downing street where the world's media has assembled ready to enter, to meet the senior civil servants to stop work straightaway on forming a new government. she is likely to refer to the economic climate and the cost—of—living crisis. when she comes here in a short while to speak at the podium. the bbc understands that household bills could be frozen at their current level for about 18 months, covering this winter and next. earlier today, her predecessor borisjohnson... rather lucky, there was no rain at that point. ..left downing street for the last time before formally handing in his resignation to the queen. in his farewell speech, he urged t

and then he has thejourney to balmoral up to aberdeenshire.ybody watching this morning could be affected by a potentialfreeze in energy bills. how will it be paid for? will it be by consumers, a windfall tax, and also discussion about what might happen with inflation, how businesses and the knock—on for inflation. some massive issues for liz truss as well as climate, education, housing and the national health service. it comes down basically to the state of the economy and the state of the government's books and household accounts in the weeks and months ahead through the winter. the aeroplane on the runway, we have heard the engines as borisjohnson leaves london having already left downing street. i wonder how he is really reflecting on his political career. we have heard how he wants to be remembered. he gave along list about how he delivered brexit. his critics will say not necessarily, especially for people and businesses in northern ireland. that has not been sorted out yet. he talked about the vaccine roll—out and how he handled covid, a

and the duchess of cornwall have joined thousands of spectators at the braemar highland games in aberdeenshireshe attends most years. the braemar gathering is a popular highland games event which attracts crowds from across the globe who watch competitors take part in the caber toss, hammer throw, and tug—o—war. that's it from us for now. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @richpreston. from all of us on the team in london, thanks for watching. we will see you next time. goodbye. hello. the second half of this weekend continues with this mixed picture across the uk — warm sunshine for some, heavy rain for others. the heavy rain tied in with this slow—moving area of low pressure which stays with us as we go into the new working week and we start sunday with some heavy rain initially across northern ireland and northern england, pushing its way north and eastwards across scotland, not reaching the northern isles until much later in the day. the showers elsewhere will fade through the morning, some spells of sunshine, but likely to see some heavy showers developing across south west england through

earlier, liz truss accepted the queen's invitation to form a government at a meeting in balmoral in aberdeenshire

yes, we deliver to _ was in aberdeenshire. yes, we deliver to the i was in aberdeenshire.nshire. yes, we deliver to the estate so on a i deliver to the estate so on a daily basis, we would drive into the estate and meet the queen on the green, the grandkids are members of the royal family. on a day—to—day basis, we would bump into them, it was good. bud basis, we would bump into them, it was good-— it was good. and how was the queen treated i it was good. and how was the queen treated by i it was good. and how was the queen treated by locals? i it was good. and how was the i queen treated by locals? when i spoke to people there last week, they said they very much doubt that connection with the royal estate and felt very protective of the royal family. we considered the queen as a local member of the community, she was one of our neighbours and she was very well respected, not only as head of the monarchy but also, like, a very, very well—known local to the village. she could be walking down the street and she would walk straight past you and you would never know that it wa

and the duchess of cornwall have joined thousands of spectators at the braemar highland games in aberdeenshire's understood that the decision was taken for the comfort of the queen, who's been suffering from mobility problems. the braemar gathering is a popular highland games event which attracts crowds from across the globe who watch competitors take part in the caber toss, hammer throw, and tug—o—war. a quick look at pennsylvania. donald trump is holding a rally, his first since the fbi raided his monologue a residence, and his first since president biden made a speech the other day, in which he branded donald trump and his supporters a threat to democracy. donald trump said joe biden is the real enemy of the state antidote at the fbi raid on his property, and called it a corruptjudge who authorised it. you can keep up—to—date on our stories on the website, including nasa saying the aborted launch of the artemis rocket means it would be another term for at least a couple of weeks. the top was postponed after elijah fueler was detected than the one that prevented the first attempt on monday.

that is there —— the residence in aberdeenshire. it not require a hospital stay.meeting because of advice from doctors. as the cost of living crisis hits more and more households, some schools say they have become crisis centres for struggling families. but schools are not covered by the energy price cap, and headteachers in england say they're having to make tough choices — as our correspondent ellie price reports. i love you. bye. it's bahirah�*s first day of big school, and she's got a lot on her mind. maybe not fitting in. like, being the odd one out, and stuff. lucy's worried, too. the work being too hard. for their mums, the new term can be an expensive time. my son started when it was year seven, and obviously with covid, he didn't get to use his uniform to the full potential. so i managed to keep hold of it for her. going forward, it will be a concern, financially. she needs to eat in school. because i think it will be cheaper to eat in school than to bring packed lunches, you know? i'm always really excited at the start of term. - it's always brilliant _

that is in aberdeenshire. these images were released at that time.oyal correspondentjonny dymond. there were smiles yesterday as the queen greeted liz truss, but clearly postponing this on my meeting today will raise more questions? i postponing this on my meeting today will raise more questions?— will raise more questions? i think it is a bit of— will raise more questions? i think it isa bitefa— will raise more questions? i think it is a bit of a surprise. _ will raise more questions? i think it is a bit of a surprise. the - it is a bit of a surprise. the meeting was not a constitutional necessity, privy council is when the new prime minister is appointed, there is a new cabinet, it is a regular formality. there is a new cabinet, it is a regularformality. it there is a new cabinet, it is a regular formality. it was going to be a video meeting so did not involve a whole lot of exertion by the queen. there is no talk of any illness or going into hospital, the queen stays at balmoral. i think what has happened is the queen, this happens more and more,

degrees in surrey but also 22 degrees in surrey but also 22 degrees in surrey but also 22 degrees in aberdeenshiretellite picture is this broad band of thick cloud, which is of course a weather front. that weather front not just producing cloud but this rain and its heading into scotland and northern ireland now and over the next few days, the band of rain moves down towards the south—east, pushing away the warm air we have at the moment, replacing it with more of a north—westerly breeze around at high pressure and that will bring in cooler air. high pressure and that will bring in coolerair. but high pressure and that will bring in cooler air. but we have this right and first of all heading into scotland, heading into northern ireland. it could be quite heavy for a while. england and wales, dry and largely clear skies, it will be cooler in more southern parts of the uk tonight then it will be further north. a change of fortunes tomorrow night as the rate move southwards. the rain starts across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow morning and will head into northern england, it will get wetter h

liz truss met the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire after accepting boris johnson's resignationsjohnson�*s resignation, the queen appointed the rain of the queen appointed the rain of the prime minister. the country's fourth consecutive leader in just six years. after flying back to london, liz truss was driven to downing street torrential rain threatened to wash out her speech. confident of entering for many weeks, the new prime minister had already planned her cabinet. herfriend minister had already planned her cabinet. her friend the chancellor who will have to find billions of pounds to help with energy bills, the foreign secretary and the home office home secretary. priorities, ambulances, backlogged care, doctors and dentists and we are going to work through that and make sure we are delivering for patients. liz truss begins hisjob we are delivering for patients. liz truss begins his job at the toughest of moments, and she knows there is very little time to prove she can grip the challenges facing the country. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. yes indeed. no honeymoon. fo

it says aberdeenshire. >>> and it is mostly silence. a few applause but mostly silence. >> absolutely. and a tear being wiped. the significance is that this draws a line of the elizabethan era. it's the start of the charles iii era and that is the nature of what we're seeing today and the whole of this week and the process is important. because it is absolutely crucial that we wrap up one as we start the next. otherwise there can be confusion between the two. this is i think the meaning of doing today, saying good-bye. >> saying good-bye is what they're doing. >> christiane amanpour, we're not seeing extreme emotion here, the crying. i think it was the manor in which it happened. we had a conversation yesterday and the day before about it's been a long life of service but it wasn't a sudden, unexpected thing. >> exactly, don. this is how it should be. this is the natural order of things. the queen was 96 years old. i mean, outlived so many others. as we've said many times before, she was not on the longest serving monarch of her country

earlier, liz truss travelled to balmoral castle in aberdeenshire where she accepted the queen's invitation a government. borisjohnson had already left downing street — his words prompting speculation that he might want to return at some point. that he might want to a that he might want to day of transition and an ever for a day of transition and an evening for the new prime minister of shaping her government. we'll have the latest on the shape of the new cabinet and on the policy challenges. one other story, following the fatal shooting of a school girl in liverpool. for the first time, the mother of olivia pratt—korbel makes a public appeal for the killer to come forward. i'm hoping that they come forward. that this doesn't happen to anybody else. and coming up on the bbc news channel... a busy evening of european football — celtic among the british teams in action — but can they overcome the european champions real madrid at celtic park? good evening. the new prime minister liz truss has moved into downing street, having accepted the queen's invitation to form a government, and tonight s

liz truss will head to balmoral castle, the queen's residence in aberdeenshire, tomorrow, where she'llafternoon. after that it's down to work, and the first cabinet appointments are expected to be confirmed within a few hours. wednesday will bring liz truss's first appearance at prime minister's questions, where she will face sir keir starmer the leader of the opposition. and she has promised immediate action on tackling energy bills , in the first week of taking office. contest is over, the task is to communicate beyond her party membership , to tens of millions of voters , at a time when many households and businesses are dealing with great uncertainty. peterborough in cambridgeshire is a marginal seat won by the conservatives from labour in the last election. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day there. they want the cuts now — to energy bills, to tax rates, to rising prices. i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader. of the conservative and unionist party _ hopefully, they would maybe make some differences to people's lives because i think people are

in the aberdeenshire fishing village of gourdon, this pub will be showing monday's proceedings on screenhe country. it's a large wake, and yeah, we're just inviting locals to come in and take part in this experience, because no—one really in the last 70 years has experienced anything like this. so it's going to be something new for all of us. rituals have always been an important part of monarchy and of mourning. for alex, like for so many, the way to process the death of the queen is byjoining others to grieve and to reflect together. luxmy gopal, bbc news. the queen's lying—in—state will end at 06:30 bst on monday morning. then at 10:44, her coffin will be moved from westminster hall a short distance away to westminster abbey, where her state funeral service will be held. the royal navy's state gun carriage will bear the coffin, drawn by 142 sailors. at 11 o'clock, the queen's funeral, expected to be attended by 2,000 guests, will then begin, with the service lead by the very reverend dr david hoyle. he's been speaking to my colleague, reeta chakrabarti. leading the queen's state funer

from tradition, the incoming prime minster made a 1,000—mile round trip to balmoral castle in aberdeenshirehere the queen asked her to form a government. prime minister truss will address the nation this afternoon. early this morning borisjohnson left downing street for the final time and called on his party to unite behind their new leader. my fellow conservatives, it's time for politics to be over, folks. it's time for us all to get behind liz truss and her team and her programme and deliver for the people of this country. liz truss is expected to start appointing her new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we'll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent, and has a goal which is going to be to make the world a better place for this generation, because as a mother, i'm really worried, w

from a cool source, though — from the north — that's going to be driving in some showers across aberdeenshireeast england. some of these could be heavy and thundry. top temperatures once again around 13—16 celsius, a little bit below par for the time of year. and we will need to keep an eye on those showers across the north east. they will gradually sink their way steadily southwards as we go through the night. so perhaps lingering first thing in the morning on thursday south of the m11 corridor, chilly start further north under some clearer skies. we will have single figures here. but on the whole, a ridge of high pressure will build on thursday. so largely fine and dry before we see yet more wet and windy weather arriving for all of us during friday. hello. this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: damage to russia's nordstream pipelines — the president of the european commission says it was sabotage. international condemnation as occupied regions of ukraine claim overwhelming victory in their self—styled referendums on joining russia. we will not, indeed we will never, recognise

liz truss will head to balmoral in aberdeenshire tomorrow, where she'll be formally invited by the queenrnoon. after that it's down to work, and the first cabinet appointments are expected to be confirmed within a few hours. wednesday will bring liz truss's first prime minister's questions, where she will face sir keir starmer, the leader of the opposition. and what about any policy announcments? liz truss has promised immediate action on tackling energy bills, in the first week of taking office. one of the tasks she faces is to reach out beyond her own party to voters across the uk at a time when many households and businesses are facing money worries. peterborough in cambridgeshire is a marginal seat won by the conservatives from labour in the last election. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day gauging reaction there. they want the cuts now — to energy bills, to tax rates, to rising prices. i give notice that liz truss is elected the leader- of the conservative and unionist party _ hopefully they would maybe make some differences to people's lives because i people a

down the coast in the aberdeenshire fishing village of gourdon, a different take. spread of food. it is most definitely a wake. it's no wakening term, it's a celebration. people will be coming in, there won't be any music or anything on apart from that, which is accompanying, or anything on apart from that which is accompanying, like, the tv service. yeah, it's a large wake and we're just inviting locals to come in and take part in this experience, because no—one really, in the last 70 years, has experienced anything like this, so it's going to be something new all us. we also had the queen attend - the cathedral on several occasions. she would attend often for national events. - tales of times gone by here at what's thought to be scotland's biggest cathedral. we come to this significant pew in the cathedral, - and in some senses, it's more - of a throne than a pew, because this is where her majesty the queen would sit. this, the queen and prince philip here a decade ago celebrating her diamond jubilee. and now, this is a place planning its own special service befo

she died at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire at the age of 96.izabeth came to the throne at the age of 25, and during her long reign, she witnessed momentous social and economic change in britain and throughout the commonwealth. her majesty's death concludes a major chapter in british history, a chapter that opened at the midpoint of the 20th century as britain emerged from the years of the second world war. nicholas witchell presents this account of the queen's long life. few brought quite such a level of dedication to the role. elizabeth was born in 1926, the elder daughter of the duke of york. no one imagined then that she would one day be queen. but when she was ten years old, her uncle, king edward viii, abandoned the throne, and herfather became king george vi. and her father became king george vi. ., vi. long live the king! german _ vi. long live the king! german bombers - vi. long live the king! | german bombers rained vi. long live the king! - german bombers rained fire and vi. long live the king! _ german bombers rained fire and high ex

tomorrow she will travel to meet the queen at balmoral in aberdeenshire to complete the transfer of powerging borisjohnson�*s three—year premiership to an end. and the prime minister congratulated his successor on what he called her decisive win saying she "has the right plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, unite our party and continue the great work of uniting and levelling up our country. now is the time for all conservatives to get behind her 100%". 0ur political correspondent helen catt has been following the day's developments. liz truss and rishi sunak, together as candidates for the last time. the votes of conservative members already counted, the winner already decided. to a packed hall in westminster, the man overseeing the contest announced the final result. rishi sunak, 60,399. liz truss, 81,326. therefore, i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. for liz truss, a victory speech. during this leadership campaign, i campaigned as a conservative and i will govern as a conservative. applause. and, my friends, we need to show

this is a live look at aberdeenshire in scotland where some in the royal family are said to be arriving. the day before, tuesday, the queen welcomed the new prime minister liz truss, a short time ago ms. truss tweeted the whole country will be deeply concerned. notes were passed at parliament this morning, the leaders of the parties receiving word of the queen's health and notably bbc 1, about two hours or so ago, switched from regular programming to rolling news coverage. so the queen rests comfortably, her family goes to be with her, and our own wilfred frost is live for us across the pond. early at -- or midafternoon london time. wilf, what can you tell us >> shep, as you're already suggesting this is clearly a striking and sobering moment for the nation because it's being taken much more seriously than any of the other health issues the queen might have had over the last couple of years two key distinctions you've already alluded to, the first that statement from the palace whereas in the past as you said they've said nothing at all, or guided people towards just the fact that it wa

liz truss will have a bit more time this afternoon on herjourney down from aberdeenshire.will also do something that will dominate the first few days of her premiership, which is set out the bare bones of a plan to help everybody with their energy bills. she will spend a lot of money telling people that she has got a way of helping them through the winter over the next few weeks. we think that it will include a price freeze on the cost of energy for households and potentially for some businesses as well. team truss saying that the final details of that has not been signed off yet, so let's see what they say later. certainly that the speech we get from her in and around we think about five hours' time, providing the weather holds up, will be a really defining moment and will be her chance to say here is what i want to do as prime minister, but also be crucially what i will do immediately to help people with the cost of living. immediately to help people with the cost of living-— cost of living. thank you very much for the moment. _ cost of living. thank you very much for th

there will be a salute from the lord lieutenant of aberdeenshire. and that will continue through small communities through aberdeen. as you mentioned those stops at aberdeen and then the before and laura. lots of opportunity for the people of scotland to pay their respects and say goodbyes the queen makes the final journey through scotland. >> a moving moment. thanks very much indeed. and for just after 10 am we will bring you those pictures of the queen's funeral cortege as it begins its final journey. let's bring in, now, our international dominic well corn. and poignant moment this for the royal family. but give us an idea what the themes are today. what would you like to see happening today? >> the plan that has been laid down and plan for years, operation under bridge, is a corridor or sequence of rituals, ceremonies, events, that are on a twin track process. on the one hand, the process of mourning, saying goodbye to the last monarch, and on the other hand a succession, and succession welcoming the new monarchy. at the heart of all that is the

in the aberdeenshire fishing village of gourdon, this pub will be showing monday's proceedings on screenting locals to come in and take part in this experience, because no one really in the last 70 years has experienced anything like this. so it's going to be something new for all of us. rituals have always been an important part of monarchy and of mourning. for alex, like for so many, the way to process the death of the queen is byjoining others to grieve and to reflect together. luxmy gopal, bbc news. and you can find more information on how you can watch the state funeral on monday on our website — bbc.co.uk/news and by using the bbc news app. leaders from around the world have begun arriving ahead of the queen's state funeral, including in the last few minutes presidentjoe biden. around 2,000 guests will attend. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. the sheer scale, the numbers of world leaders and dignitaries in attendance, pretty rare. it is attendance, pretty rare. it is re attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard _ attendance, pretty rare. it is pretty hard to _ atte

people lining the route to see the coffin even in rural aberdeenshire, along with the guard of tractorshorses. in nearby -- they counted the queen a neighbor. >> to be honest, very proud to be here. and very proud to be so respectful to the queen and the royal family. >> i think it's the end of an era. you know, it seems a very somber moment. >> it's very important to come along and just to show some respect, and -- >> across the four nations there were proclamations and pageantry. >> god save the king! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> three cheers and a gun salute for the monarch. >> [noise] [inaudible] >> and in cardiff, and belfast. the king will visit them all in the coming days, but his first stop is edinburgh where the coffin arrived yesterday afternoon. today, king charles will lead a procession to st giles'cathedral, where the queen's body will lie in state for 24 hours. the start of a week of public display here and in london, after a final night among family. from the privacy of holyroodhous, i am paul kelso, sky news. back with us to get, and we were into technical issues. as you can imagine, from t

liz truss met the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire.ng borisjohnson�*s resignation, the queen appointed the 15th prime minister of her reign — the country's fourth conservative leader in just six years. afterflying back to london, liz truss was driven to downing street, where torrential rain had threatened to wash out her speech. confident of victory for many weeks, the new prime minister had already planned her cabinet. herfriend kwasi kwarteng is chancellor — he will have to find billions of pounds to help people with energy bills. james cleverly becomes foreign secretary, and suella braverman is in charge of the home office. jacob rees—mogg becomes business secretary, and therese coffey — one of liz truss�* closest allies — is the new health secretary. we've got priorities a, b, c, d — ambulances, backlogs, care, d — doctors and dentists — and we're going to work through that and we'll make sure that we are delivering for patients. liz truss begins this job at the toughest of moments, and she knows there is very little time to prove

in the aberdeenshire fishing village of gourdon, this pub will be showing monday's proceedings on screenneral around the country. it's a large wake, and yeah, we're just inviting locals to come in and take part in this experience, because no one really in the last 70 years has experienced anything like this. so it's going to be something new for all of us. rituals have always been an important part of monarchy and of mourning. for alex, like for so many, the way to process the death of the queen is byjoining others to grieve and to reflect together. luxmy gopal, bbc news. to other news now, and ukrainie's president, volodymyr zelensky, says investigations into possible russian several bodies have already been exhumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city, which was recently retaken from russian forces. ukrainian officials say more than 440 people are buried there. izyum is just one of several areas recently liberated by ukrainian forces. however, heavy fighting is continuing in the areas circled here. our correspondent, james waterhouse has the latest from the capital, kyiv. uk

so it tells us that the death was registered in aberdeenshire, that elizabeth alexandra mary windsorn the way that any other grieving, bereaved family would have to do in those moments after death. it's a legal requirement that the death is registered within a week. now, there's a curious difference here. apparently, if the queen had died in england, the registration act wouldn't have applied to her because she's the monarch, but that was never enacted in scotland, so we wouldn't have seen this had the queen died in england, most likely. so we're getting a little bit more of an insight into the circumstances around the queen's death that day and the sorts of processes that the royal family has had to go through afterwards. her doctor is named here, and a few other officials who have been involved in this process. it confirms her husband's details. it gives her father and mother's details, that her father was king george vi, deceased. it's spectacular details but on the everyday form that everyone will have seen whenever anyone's died. i think that for me is what makes it, sort of, re

we know that prince harry has left aberdeenshire and we know that at some point king charles ii! palace, people streaming down the mall and that pile of flowers is continuing to grow. let's discuss this moment in history with sir anthony seldon, the palace historian, biographer. some of the people we have been hearing from today who have made the effort to come here, i was really struck by a family where they looked at the little girl who was with them and said, we are quite relieved because this little girl will now only no kings. the grandmother said, we've been so lucky that we've had 70 years of the queen. i'm interested in your thoughts on the sweep of history on the longevity of the queen's reign.— history on the longevity of the queen's reign. one of the great thins queen's reign. one of the great things that _ queen's reign. one of the great things that make _ queen's reign. one of the great things that make the _ queen's reign. one of the great things that make the queen i queen's reign. one of the great things that make the queen sol queen's reign. one of the great - th

truss, up at balmoral her reign, liz truss, up at balmoral in aberdeenshire.day, of course. at noon, parliament will hold an extraordinary sitting which will be dedicated to tributes to her majesty. we expect that very soon the prime minister, the new prime minister liz truss, to meet the new monarch, king charles. an extraordinary moment in british history because both of them have only assumed those roles within the last 72 hours. really feeling that the constitution in the uk is changing, we are seeing those new faces at the top of british life, so there will be tributes in parliament this afternoon. more tomorrow, as well. parliament does not normally sit on a saturday but it will tomorrow, to hear more tributes, and senior members of parliament will take the oath to the new king, king charles, which will be a very visible reminder here at the height of power in central london of the changing times in which we are living. changing times in which we are livina. ., ., ., ,, changing times in which we are livin., ., ., ., ~' living. for the moment, thank you

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