i think we've got now andrew simmons. he joins us from westminster abbey. so talk us through this reception then andrew well, it's a colossal reception, something that hasn't been seen for decades. so many world leaders attending, in fact, something like 500 invitations. when child kings, queens, princesses, princes, heads of steaks of prime ministers. so many people invited right away across the world, not just the commonwealth, the whole world. so this means that the most colossal collection of, of people of power are in the british capital right now. meaning a massive security operation. unprecedented source is say, within the security services that this is the biggest operation or the biggest security operation since the 2nd world war. effectively there is, there are going to be snipers on every rooftop. you can think of tomorrow, certainly all away, anywhere near the root of the cortez. there are thousands of a plainclothes offices and also intelligence operations going on, right the way across the country. but this at reception, which you're seeing som

andrew simmons reports.eporter: at 54 years old mikhail gorbachev became the , youngest leader of the soviet union, and he was to be the last. few would doubt that he changed the course of 20th century history, although, he's revered and respected more in the west than in modern russia. one of his biggest achievements was assigning the disarmament treaty with u.s. president ronald reagan that took out a whole class of nuclear weapons. it earn him in nobel peace prize. joe biden cited this achievement in his tribute, describing gorbachev as a man of remarkable vision. he said, the result was a safer world of greater freedom for millions of people. antonio guterres, the u.n. secretary-general, said the world has lost a towering global leader, committed multilateralist, and tireless advocate for peace. the e.u. commission president, ursula von de leyen, said gorbachev played a crucial role to end the cold war and bring down the iron curtain. it opened the way for a free europe. gorbachev had a huge impact on th

andrew simmons reports on the queen remembered as u. k. entered a period of national morning within seconds of king charles the 3rd, arriving of buckingham palace with the queen, consort, came what appeared to be a change in schedule. a walk about the king looking relaxed, accepting the welcoming woods. and in the background calls of god save the king his reign just beginning after the cheering, the solemnity of viewing tributes ah ahead of his arrival at $96.00 guns salute, one for each year of the queen's life. with the u. k. starting a 10 day period of warning, bells, tolls not only in westminster, but all over the country. earlier, the mood outside buckingham palace was as solemn as it was when the queen's death was announced. a steady stream of mourners, each with some way of expressing themselves. others standing still, frozen in thought slauson messages spread out from all over the world. she was known as the grandmother of the nation, but to the people here. they think she was much more than that in the good times exuding charm

andrew simmons, al jazeera belfast. a rhyme says it's ready to cooperate with the new and nuclear washed arm to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. it comes after the international atomic energy agency released a report saying it could not guarantee the peaceful nature of terence nuclear program. that cast doubt on long running efforts to revive the agreement. but he rides foreign ministry now says it's willing to clear up what a describe says, false perceptions about its activities. the u. s. justice department says it will accept one of donald trump's nominees as a special master to review document sees from his home. separate me 40 other subpoenas have been issued in investigation into the former present, sped to overturn a 2020 election miss. alt was in. jordan has a details. a couple of significant developments in investigations involving the former u. s. president. donald trump 1st the department of justice told a federal judge on monday that it will accept a recommendation from trump and his legal team. that a senior f

as andrew simmons reports from london, ah, for all new prime ministers, the 1st journey to parliament to face opposition questions has a big hurdle at the end of it. this trust is promising help for millions of people facing high energy bills this winter. gil saba, yet she refuses to impose winful taxation on energy companies abbey altogether. uncomfort is the already doing well. a getting a $17000000000.00 pound tax cut yet while working people pay for the cost of living crisis, stroke victims, wait an hour for an ambulance on criminals. walk the streets with impunity. i on the side of people, iraq, i, we the national insurance increase and that is why we will keep corporation tax low because ultimate, watching on fresh faces on the front bench. all of them trust, loyally, supporters of leadership, rivalry she, sooner from the last government is about resigned or been fired. if she's a top tier of the cabinet is the most diverse in british political history, with not one male white politician. among them, this capitan's is short on experience though. but could it have new dynamics? n

but as andrew simmons reports, every one was enthusiastic about the visit. wherever king charles, the 3rd of the queen consort camilla, travel the walkabout go whoa with chisel much to say, but this is northern ireland. it's on like anywhere else in the u. k. there's division here. portals from do you live so loose or passionate about the monarchy? she was arguing but he has no parking on culture. the king about asia gets to the as good as the queen was. but these areas in west belfast are quiet catholic republicans and nationalists, dismissive and i think in the middle of a cost $11.00 crisis for $99.00 people. and my consistency here on right across belfast in the north where people can afford to eat their homes. i think as of saying that you have a monarch on a king who will be hit miss policies at the expense of the public purse stop for the world, visit his hills because the royal residence political leaders gather. and there's a message of condolence. alex musky was a 5 prime republican in the eighty's and ninety's. now in government to speaker of a northern ireland assembly. sh

andrew simmons, al jazeera london, scientists say, a skeleton from 31000 years ago, maybe the earliest evidence of amputation surgery and humans. the remains were discovered in borneo showing a child who had part of their left leg cut off on purpose. is believe the prehistoric patient live for at least 6 more years after the surgery. scientists say the bone shows a clean cut. we need the leg wasn't bitten off by an animal or crushed in an accident. the study may suggest early hunter gatherer is paid more attention to health care than previously thought. those of you who want unusual home deck or need look no further than an auction in paris. later this month, french auctioneers have dubbed the so called z fear, a dinosaur for a living room, a just 3.2 meters long. it's much smaller than most specimens. minute you need a lot of money, though. it's expected to go for between $4500000.00. is a firm, is an iguana, don discovered in 2019 by contractors building a road in the us state of colorado. or i remember you can find much more and all of our stories, including more about that a go on

andrew simmons now reports on the queen, remembered as the u. k. enters a parrot of national morning room within seconds of king charles the 3rd, arriving at buckingham palace with the queen, consort, came what appeared to be a change in schedule. a walk about the king looking relaxed, accepting the welcoming moves, and in the background calls of god save the king. his reign just beginning after the cheering, the solemnity of viewing tributes. ah, ah! ahead of his arrival at 96 gun salute, one for each year of the queen's life with the u. k. starting of 10 days through the morning. oh, bells tolls not only in westminster, but all over the country. earlier the mood outside buckingham palace was as solid as it was when the queen's death was announced, a steady stream of mourners, each with some way of expressing others, standing still frozen in thought for hours and messages spread out from all over the world. she was known as the grandmother of the nation, but to the people here. they think she was much more than that in the good times, exuding c

andrew simmons out a 0 london out 0 is not in barbara, joins us now. live from buckingham palace were earlier. nadine, we saw those extraordinary scenes where a king charles, his motorcade are stopped at the gates of buckingham palace. and the new king got out of the car and met as many people as he could, who'd come there to pay their respects to his mother. that's right. there had been people here really and since thursday night local time gathering outside buckingham palace. but just in the last hour or so, yeah, excitement building gets people realize that the motorcade was on its way. helicopters were up above and then the cars arrives. and those scenes that you've just seen in and use reports which really do show not just the depth of feeling that people felt for the late queen, but now for king charles himself and the handover of power. and just an interesting point on that for the 1st time, the body called the accession council will be meeting on saturday morning here in saint james's park not far from where i'm standing and that will be televi

andrew simmons in london, thank you. while still had hail out as the european gas prices, so another 30 percent of markets react to russians. decision to keep the key pipeline close plus then the next few years, what i will cover the entire place. liberia's, coastal communities say they are running out of time. as officials hold a conference on climate change. ah, the journey has begun. the b for world copy is on its way to the castle book, your travel package today. let's go with your weather update for asia. thank you so much for joining in right off the bat. we'll start with an update on the monsoon rains in india, and they're pepin up along the western gap. so for buffer roster state karnataka careless spilling into time on that. do we see those darker hughes? the blue that means rain is falling at a more intense level. here's an update right now on the typhoon. this is the early hours on tuesday. we stopped the shot here. again, those darker colors, right. this is some torrential downpours and very powerful winds he

we could join andrew simmons who's a anticipating her arrival exactly where you are. and so as the wells press corps, andrew. yes, certainly. yeah. that was a fast moving medicaid about 20 minutes ago. but yes, you're right now, she's a, getting a, a caught up in various traffic on the suburbs, and now it looks as if she's pretty close to having come through the west end. and now approaching, not far away as far as her progress to day. it's an extraordinary day in anybody's life, a becoming prime minister, the u. k. the queen, having greeted her in our moral castle, that's up in scotland, the queen there at 96 years of age. she have mobility issues. therefore, the prime minister had to fly up there and get invited to former governments. and of course now in the syringe rain with various signatures, various potential members of the government running for cover right now at against some sort of escape from the rank am. now, she is else to make, i say about in the next 510 minutes going to be making a presentation has speech. it certainly won't be outside if it stays like

andrew simmons al jazeera london. now if you're looking for an unusual home decoration, then head to an auction in paris later this month. this skeleton is an iguana, don discovered in 2019 by contract is building a road in the state of colorado. at just 3.2 meters long. it's much smaller than most specimens. and fringe auctioneers are calling it a dinosaur for a living room is expected to go for about $400.00 to $500000.00. ah, your child is there with me. so hell, romulan doha, reminder of our top news stories. the united nation says as credible evidence that moscow is forcibly taking ukrainian children into russia to be adopted, and that thousands of other ukrainians are being forcibly deported from russian occupied areas. the earth says these actions amount to war crimes. keith says it's making advances in its counter offensive in russian controlled areas surrounding its 2nd largest city of co. keith. this follows an offensive launch last week to retake the southern port city of cason. of the 1st time, ukraine's t

andrew simmons, andrew obviously there's always a little bit of uncertainty as to what goes on after the prime minister closes the door of number 10, downing street, who goes and who goes out. but for what we know so far, we don't, these are gonna say anything else at the moment. what will the timeline be now in terms of procedure? ah, in terms of procedure? well, it's case of catching her breath. i would say moving in that right? this very moment, she'll be greeted by a future star from there will be surrounding the staircase in the hallway of downing street. she'll be ready looking around working out well, this is, it's a husband, a her 2 daughters. ah, i do believe that to witness this occasion, she will be shown around effectively the house of sheep, pretty clear on what's where she's been minister to 3 separate administrations. she, she knows the lie of the land. i will know the layouts of a dining street, but what she'll be doing is really getting into that job of making those appointments. i think that i'll be very rapid. they'll be quite soon that they've already been made. i

. >> andrew simmons is outside 10 downing street and has more. >> liz truss has to hit the ground runningith relief for millions all over the u.k. facing crippling energy bills. she will put together some sort of plan to freeze those bills that will cost billions of dollars. for now, she is hiring and firing. one of the first to go was a deputy prime minister in the last government. he was a supporter for richie sumac. not only that, he described the tax plans for liz truss as electoral suicide. the finance minister of the u.k. is a key ally who also shares the ideologies of liz truss in growing the economy and cutting taxes. the current education secretary will be promoted to foreign secretary, dealing with the pressure invasion of ukraine and the european union. there are major issues he will face. the new home secretary will be dealing with a host of domestic issues. the key point is that mistrust -- ms. truss needs loyalists around her. she needs that goodwill to permeate through the party and the membership of the conservative party because she is a bit of a lonely figure right now.

andrew simmons al jazeera london very challenge that has been speaking with people outside buckingham palace about their reactions to the queen's death. along the roll thoroughfares of london, the crowd control berries have gone up ready for many days of state events. although this is a country national morning, it's not a country that stop though this is a friday, a working day. but still the crowds are coming. they're bringing flowers that bringing that respects with the same atmosphere of affection and reverence that they had when they came as well on thursday night. please keep looking out for your left hand side to call us back and let your flowers. it's a very day. i've only known the queen and my mother was a refugee up to the holocaust. and she came here in 1946. and here for the queen got married and when she was around and, and we've always been really grateful to this country. great leadership with me. thank you very much. i remember i turned it back. why not? south africa. there was a yeah. way by. she came to south africa. i was very rude and that's such a big day for eve

andrew simmons is in belfast. well, me, bach and harry forth that are in london. we'll talk to them in just a moment. but 1st let's go to alan fish in edinburgh. hello there. ellen and crowds came coming and to pay their respects to the lake queen. all through the night people filed past the queen's body as at lee at rest in scent, giles cathedral. and i think for the scottish people it was important to have that moment of farewell. i was speaking to some people who had come from the north of england because they wanted to take a moment to, to pay their respects to the queen and felt that london was just too far away when the body will lie and state it there. and i spoke to a couple who had come from france, they were actually in scotland and holiday in the highlands, but felt that this was too momentous, an occasion not to be here. and they had filed past the body around 6 o'clock this morning. and what will happen now is that the princess royal will move up to saint giles cathedral. she of course, is princess and the queen's daughter. and from there they will la

andrew simmons live in london. in kenya, the supreme court has upheld william rooters when in last month's presidential election. his opponent, van veteran, politician, violet, dingo challenged the result, claiming a vote was rates one router spoke right after the ruling saying that he is extending an olive branch of his competitors, including by loudecker competitive electoral politics can make and has made our politics and arina utterly devoid of the of grace, these fearless, the life, or political candidates with rollins, worry and exaggerated sense that the stakes are do or die under elections. therefore, matters of life and death. it poisons political competition. exterminating the sporting spirit which unites we enough and lose us by enabling them to access the grace to define their relationship in terms of what they share and not what divides them. democracy is expected to unite people, strengthen their society and improve the institutions and must not become an acrimonious, fearful, and desperate enterprise

andrew simmons, al jazeera london and for the 1st time in history, a white male doesn't hold any of the 4 most powerful positions in the british government. he prime minister list trust as the u. k. 3rd, female leader and has appointed people with ethnic minority heritage to 3 of the most important positions in her cabinet. quasi quoting, whose parents came from garner in the 19th sixty's is britain's 1st black chancellor. and in charge of the country's finances. james cleverly, whose mother is from sierra leone is the 1st black foreign secretary. and so ela braverman whose own parents came to the u. k from kenya maricia 6 decades ago, is in charge of police and immigration as home secretary. but there is concern about the teams, expertise, and conflict of interest. the $31.00 ministers have 36 years of cabinet experienced between them, amounting to a combined experience of 1.2 years per person. at least 6 our landlords during a crippling cost of living crisis. and there's climate change, of course, business secretary, jacob reese, marg, has a fun that is invested in fossil fuels and tr

let's go now to andrew simmons. he is in belfast. i eat outside some ads cathedral, and that's where king charles the 3rd will shortly be attending a service of reflection. and do we, and we heard king charles at hillsborough palace receiving condolences and he recently sent that he is resolved to seek the welfare of all northern ireland inhabitants. he's re bringing the message there. isn't he? one of unity for northern ireland. yes, very conciliatory, indeed. and in fact, those condolences were red up by alex mosby. he is a shin fein, a politician. the speaker of the northern ireland assembly are quite extraordinary, really because he used to be a really fiery republican back in the eighty's ninety's. and there he is. now, speaking words of condolence to the king, king charles the 3rd king. chelsea actually say that he referred to his mother's being or feeling the significance of her role in bringing together those who history had separated. those were her words, by his words about her actions over the years in which she's come to

let's go live now to andrey simmons, downing street. andrew, looking stormy. where you all, i live, trust set to deliver and address within now's time. what are we expecting to hear? ah, well, so saudi can expect to delay not only the bike because of the weather, but also her schedule. she's going to be taking off. we believe that's happening, that's already happened. she's taken off from aberdeen airports, having seen the queen in balmoral castle. ah, the drawing room there a slightly more relaxed atmosphere than it would have been a buckingham palace, but the queen 96 years of age has never actually i asked her a somewhat to take the prime minister's post or any where else other than buckingham palace. she, as i said, will be coming to london. a motor cave will bring her here for a reception, as she walks into the front, the through the door of downing street with applause from all the staff. and some in the past have been in tears. are natural fact tony blair recalled when, when he became prime minister that someone was saying, look, i think it's a disaster

andrew simmons, al jazeera, belfast. ♪ >> the u.n., u.s., and the you have called for de-escalation afterovernight between armenia and azerbaijan. russia's president also appeals for calm. the prime minister of armenia says 49 of his soldiers were killed along the shared border, while azerbaijan says it lost 50 troops. this is the worst escalation of hostilities since the 2020 conflict in the dispute -- and the dispute in the region. we have reports. reporter: the fighting along the border between armenia and azerbaijan started early on tuesday. armenia says the azerbaijani rma showed military positions around a number of cities. it released this footage, showing what it says is azerbaijani soldiers trying to cross the border. >> azerbaijan not merely violated cease-fire across the border, but also targeted armenian positions and civilian infrastructures inside armenia. so it is a clear attack ona sovereign country -- on a sovereign country. reporter: azerbaijan disputes that, saying its armed forces were responding to a buildup of armenian landmines and weapons on the border. >> while ar

andrew simmons al jazeera london, buckingham palace, sir. me, what's the scene there right now? well people continue to see this very much as the focal points of the nation's morning on what is the 1st full day of national morning as we saw there. and andrew simmons report, this is an iconic facade, were so used to seeing members of the royal family gather on the balcony up there behind me. but sir, as andrew said, that balcony, now empty, but what remains a constant now? is the monarchy as a symbolise in the flag, the royal standard that flies high above buckingham palace. it is the only flag in the country that isn't lowered to half mass, because there is never a time in the united kingdom where there isn't a monarch, it represents the continuation of the crown. over its 1000 year history, people are coming to pay their respects, their coming in quiet reflection. they're coming to lay flowers. there are the occasional spontaneous outbursts of the new national anthem, gods save the king. the people are still trying to get their heads around, including including me because the l

i'll just here is andrew simmons reports now on the day's events so far. the 1st public image of king charles the 3rd. he became the new monarch the moment his mother died. and here he prepares to leave scotland. at 73, the old is king in british history. no other monarch had been air to the throne for so long, and with 7 decades of the queen's reign. now over king charles is preparing to address the nation later on. his speech is at waited by millions and at buckingham palace. the mood is a solemn as it was when the announcement of her death was made. a steady stream of mourners, each with some way of expressing themselves. others standing still, frozen in thought, flowers and messages spread out from all over the world. she was known as the grandmother of the nation, but to the people here. they think she was much more than that in the good times exuding charm and fun. in the bad times, giving comfort and calm. she was the longest serving mana can british history. and with it came a sense of permanence. wilma harris feels that way. i think that really wa

while we will be watching this space with great interest, we appreciate the update andrew simmons line for us, the ina, westminster london. thank you. rushes president is accusing ukraine of threatening europe's in nuclear security by sharing the separation plant. that a me, a potent has rejected a report by the un nuclear watchdog, and he says russia has no military equipment at the nuclear facility. that's in direct contrast to an i a, a report released on tuesday cave and moscow had repeatedly blamed each other for military tracks on site and ukraine's nuclear operate as says it would support the deployment of u. k. pace, trick capers at the separation nuclear plant, which is controlled by russia. the statement comes after the you and nuclear. what shocks at the plant had been damaged extensively. russia and ukraine, excuse each other of shelling that plant. the i. e a is calling for a security zone around the powers sanction and for conditions to be improved for ukrainian staff operating the plant, expert, se damaged buildings, housing, nuclear, fuel, and radioactive waste need to

it's faced, andrew simmons is among the crowns in london. what do you get? the feeling on speaking so many of them, and i've been a long way back that come from westminster a short time ago. and the general feeling is that this is nothing like a tourist trail. it's all in many cases, it's a personal pilgrimage. people really want to relate to the situation to say the last, well, to queen elizabeth the 2nd because quite simply, most of them here foss majority, more than 100 percent, have never known any other queen any of the king. so this is really, i wouldn't say it's, it's a solemn mood, but it's certainly serious. and i'm going to try and have a quick word now with, with some of the people here. how do you feel about all this time you're spending trying to get to witness to hold? absolutely fine. absolutely fine. it's perfect. i mean, she's an amazing woman. she's with, you know, what, what, what did you am i heard of most? oh, my goodness. has stability. her confidence, the fact she's a woman and doing, you know, women go to around the world and just jus

andrew simmons, al jazeera london, iranian diplomats and embassy staff are preparing to leave albania capital to run a open yet civil. it's diplomatic ties with iran on wednesday over an alleged cyber attack on government website back in july. mm. iran has dismissed the claim as baseless and says cutting ties is unwise you. it says it's investigation also found iran responsible for that attack. nice. who? yes. some alert. sheely minister, the government has decided with immediate effect to and diplomatic relations islamic republic of iran does. extreme response is fully proportionate to the gravity and risk of the cyber attack. the threat and paralyzed public services during digital systems and heck, interstate record, and still government documents still chaos. an insecurity in the country fall detailing the nuclear capabilities of a foreign nation were founded. donald trump residence, that's according to us media report, f b i. agents discovered the military defense documents during last month search of the former president, florida mention the washington post has not named to which

andrew simmons. how joseph ah lettering in our gas in moscow, pavel fagan har, a defense and military analyst, maria lipman, russian editor and political annexed based in moscow until the russian invasion of ukraine. she's now in munich, germany and in washington dc. donald jensen is the director of russia and strategic stability at the us institute of peace and former u. s. diplomat in moscow. welcome to the program, pavel quite interesting, the way people are divided over the legacy of god. but now we do understand that a president put in won't be attending the funeral. there will be no official state funeral is, is because of the prevailing sentiment in the establishment. and among many russians that this is someone who was very naive in dealing with the west. oh good. but it was not naive. i mean, i knew the man i, we had a greater number of meetings in discuss different things. he was anything, but of course he may be his education was a bit here now kind of party style going through the ranks o

let's hear now from andrew simmons who came to look back at her life. ah, in modern times, no, monique, on earth could blame the level of popularity in respect that queen elizabeth the 2nd enjoyed right into her advancing years. ah, marine was the longest in british history, marked in spectacular style. while the 1st ever platinum jubilee scenes reminiscent to the end of the 2nd world war in 1944, she was celebrating 70 years ah . what a constant 2021 the year before. and this ensuring image between alone with her soul. yet stoic, the death of her husband, prince philip, and a marriage that lasted 73 years had focused mines on her remarkable reign. she wasn't born to be queen. her childhood was care free. here with sister margaret. but then came change. at 10, she found herself as air to the throne. her uncle came up with the 8th abdicated. her father became king. she was leaving a very quiet family life at fairly out of the knees when the application came. it wasn't her destined rel from birth, and i think that her father told her incredibly well and s

andrew simmons says mondays funeral all be one of london's largest ever events. some sources say within the security services, this is the biggest operation of its kind. there's never been anything like it since the 2nd world war. 2000000 people will be lining the streets on monday. as the funeral cortez moves from here to windsor castle where they will be in sermons, they will be the barrel in the king. king george's chapel later on monday evening. that will be when finally, queen elizabeth is laid to rest alongside her husband, prince philip. job at the us house speaker says she strongly condemned while she calls illegal attacks by as that of a shot. and i mean, ami a rather i said by john cold, the comments unfair and unsubstantiated. nancy pelosi was speaking in the out of and just days after an outbreak of violence between the 2 countries taiwan has been hit by a powerful earthquake. the, at the center of the 6.8 magnitude quake was located in the sparsely populated tide . tongue county for people had to be rescued from a building that collapsed for non mode

here is one of the 1st big tests with his re, andrew simmons, alger 0, belfast ah, d u n u s. and e u of called for immediate de escalation of tensions. after fighting flat out the night between armina and as a by john rush as president also appeal a. com. i mean, his prime minister says 49 of his soldiers were killed along as shad boyd a. while as it by john says it lost 50 troops. this is the west escalation of hostility since the 2020 conflict in the dispute in the corner car buck region, victoria gate, and be reports fighting along the border between our media and as a by john started early on tuesday. i mean, he says the as the by johnny army, shelter military positions around a number of cities. it released this footage showing what it says is as a by johnny soldiers trying to cross the border as a by john. no community, not merely, i'll gladly cease fire across school, but it's also targeted armenian positions and also cb infrastructure insider. so it's a clear attack on southern country. it's clear to talk with you in the state as a by john disputes that it says its ar

andrew simmons al jazeera london bell still had on the program. the solomon islands postpones general elections as its leader gets closer to china and further away from the west. plus an appeal to help us sit on the state of good that god wreath deals with the worst flooding in 3 decades. ah, the journey has begun the fee world copies on its way to the castle book your travel package today. let's go with your weather report for the middle east and africa. great to be with you. so the middle east, as you would expect, no real change in the weather. seen those showers pop up across the mountains of yemen into the jazz mountains in saudi arabia on thursday. still getting those winds off the gulf here. so that's typing up the humidity. you're certainly going to feel it over the next few days. doha has a high of 40 degrees, a bit of sand and does being tossed around in q 8 is while you're daytime high and thursday, 46 for pakistan still drive it's looking like next week we will see return of those bond soon rains and still cool cooler air, at least in

andrew simmons al jazeera london, still ahead on out his era. ronnie, diplomats get ready to leave their embassy in albania, after being expelled. and a manhunt after a spite of stabbings in canada ends with both suspects, dead and more questions than answers ah, the journey has begun. the fee for world cup is on its way to capture your travel package today. helsinki, finland, capitol, had the coldest start september. since 1941, there is arctic air rad has been keeping western russia code as well as that thing there. then coming in from the atlantic, the real change to our terminal weather, which we've been seeing of the last few days that's taken away. the real warm sun is introducing the likelihood, some pretty big thunderstorms, warnings of them in germany today. the whole lot is moving ease was through part of the next 24 hours. the air behind it often sunny is about where it should be temperature wise. because where do you have the atlantic, a named tropical storm form a hurricane danya which will eventually get into the mix, which is typical for autumn. so we're squeezing out the

andrew simmons is outside 10 danny sheet in central london has more on the latest cabinet appointments. this trust to hit the ground running with relief from millions of families, all over the u. k. facing crippling energy bills as from january triple the cost. she's going to put together some sort of plan to freeze those bills. it will cost billions of dollars for now. she's hiring and firing. one of the 1st to go was dominic rob, who was deputy prime minister in the last government. he was a supporter for richie sooner. and not only that, he described the tax plans and his trust as electoral suicide. quasi quite tang is going to be appointed chancellor at the finance minister of the u. k. he's a key ally and he's also sharing the ideologies of less trust in growing the economy and cutting taxes. james cleverly. it is the current education secretary, the last government, and he will be promoted to foreign secretary dealing with russia's invasion of ukraine and the european union. there major issues, he'll face sweller. brothman is going to be home secretary, the interior minister. she

andrew simmons, how let's bring in to me trip of each. he is a political analyst at receiver dinner. he joins us via skype from moscow. thank you very much for being on the program with her that the kremlin has stopped short of giving him a full state funeral. why do you think that is will because sir, the leg is your what a bunch of his very contradictory nevertheless. so president bush in the kima to bay the last tribute to war. much of yesterday when there were a few of people he did not participate in their facial ceremony by the general journalist trying to break her the bad soviet tradition. when every you leader heaped her criticism and the scorn on the previously the accusing him of all the problems. so bridget wants to break that tradition. he's respectful to was going on just like he was respectful towards johansson. however, it is obvious that war mucho's sir, legacies contradictory. look, none of these western leaders who braced him so much came to bathe their last t v door, but off neither a chance of america in the form of j

andrew simmons, how does it? let's bring in a cru sharva. she's a professor of international affairs at the new school in new york, and the grand daughter of the soviet leader, nikita khrushchev. she joins us from moscow. thank you very much for being on the program. i understand you're attending the funeral to day and with the kremlin has stopped short of giving him a full state funeral. why exactly do you think that is and how will it be different? well, i think that the kremlin has given him at this time more than in fact i expected because i didn't wooten you showed that picture. he brought flowers. he kneeled sort of a boat in front of us in front of the in front of gorbachev's body. he's laying in state and at a very prestigious important place. in moscow. you showed those pictures. i'm going to join those people in half an hour, approximately a the weight gorbachev. and also you alluded it in your piece of the way. gorbachev has been perceived as that because of him. because of his appeasement to the west because of his friendships. b

andrew simmons al jazeera london. now, if you're looking for an unusual home decoration, then had to an auction in paris later this month. this skeleton is an aquanda don discovered in 2019 by contract is building a road near a state of colorado. at just 3.2 meters long. it's much smaller than most specimens of french auctioneers are calling it a dinosaur for a living room is expected to go for about $400.00 to $500000.00. ah.

andrew simmons report. so you can reach us at 54 years old mikhail gorbachev became the youngest lever of the soviet union. and he was to be the last few would doubt that he changed the course of 20th century history. although his revered and respected more in the west than in modern russia. one of his biggest achievements was signing a disarmament treaty with you as president ronald reagan. but took out a whole class of nuclear weapons, it turned him a nobel peace prize. joe biden cited this achievement in his tribute describing gorbachev as a man of remarkable vision. he said the result was a safer world and greater freedom from millions of people. antonia garish, the un secretary general said the world has lost a towering global leader. committed multi naturalists and tireless advocate for peace. the commission president ursula van de lion said gorbachev played a crucial role to end the cold war and bring down the iron curtain. it opened the way for a free europe. gorbachev had a huge impact on the cours

andrew simmons al jazeera london, brazil is marking 200 years of independence from portugal. but critics have accused the president of turning the celebrations into an election campaign. jaya. both an arrow has been attending military parades in the capitol brasilia, as well as holding a rally for supporters in his home town of rio de janeiro. elections are due to be held on october. the 6th boston hours arrival left, as former president, louis and asio lily de silver is a head in the polls. but critics worry ball scenario is whipping up support for a cou ahead of the election. so i to say a skeleton from 31000 years ago, maybe the earliest evidence of amputation surgery in humans. the remains were discovered in borneo showing a child who had part of their left leg cut off on purpose. it's believe the prehistoric patient live for at least 6 more years after the surgery. scientists say the bone shows a clean cut me in the leg, wasn't bitten off by an animal or crush by an accident. the study may suggest early hunter gatherer is paid more attention to health care than previousl

all right, let's, let's go to andrew simmons now. quite some glowing words paid there by the us, presidents to the queen. not a surprise. yes it was very moving. ready to see the president have those sort of words. he had a very good relationship with the queen. he and the the 1st lady jo last saw the queen. in fact, last year the g 7 that the u. k hosted and he travelled to windsor castle mesa and joined her for tea. joe biden said later that she was such an extraordinary woman because she wanted to talk all about family, even though they were worn by aids. don't mention families to, to, to straight away to her, she introduced the subject right away. and so about a personal situation, i thought quite broad terms about life in general. and they strive to as a very curious woman, interested in every detail of the affairs of state under dave personal lives as well. but that was a very special relationship. it seems that have been 14 us presidents during her 70 get. she's met 13 of them. all right, thanks so much andrew. let's go back to christopher wilson. he's a royal historian and biographe

6600000 people were waiting for routine hospital treatment in may up 1000000 from the month before andrew simmons at joins me now from westminster. sir andrew plenty on her plate. well you just spell that out. lauren, how did you want a colossal, a challenge? any prime minister, no matter how good could possibly face other than that range of statistics. you've explained a country in crisis at so many levels. and she is saying in that 5 minutes address after the results of that poll, that she can deliver on every aspect. but at what cost? i've got somebody with me who will hopefully might have the answer. john ashmore, editor of capex, the online political website. this is a colossal undertaking. she's sir going for. let's start with that. the energy bills that's it's rumored that she will be announcing possibly on tuesday, but certainly this week some form of freeze on the bills is that some form of handout which she said she'd never do because she just wants to make tax cuts and grow the economy yeah, i think she was, she certainly said she preferred not to give handouts on the campaign trail. s

andrew simmons live for us in london. queen elizabeth's image has been part of british life since she came to the throne more than 70 years ago. her death means there will be significant changes to pat of life in the u. k. and countries where she was head of state as an a hayward reports from london. hers was a long reign, and many marking her death, say queen elizabeth, the 2nd was a constant in their lives, in the church of england. prayers are said every day for the monarch. oh, lord shows i mercy upon us and grant her sly salvation. oh lord, save for king and mercifully heroes when we call upon thee. and while the sentiment remains, the words have changed. it is a seamless change. the prowess r for the sovereign for the queen, and now for the king, king charles. because we remember that the sovereign is the supreme governor of the church of england. church of england has a particular role and due time, god willing of the church will crown and anoint the new king ah. the past week has seen rituals stretching back centu

let's bring in the andrew simmons now. he's in live for us in london. hello there, andrew. at what, or who are these people who are willing to spend hours in a queue just to pay their respects? what do you get the feeling on speaking to many of them and i've been a long way back. the come from westminster a short time ago. and the general feeling is that this is nothing like a tourist trail at all. in many cases, it's a personal pilgrimage. people really want to relate to the situation to say the last farewell to queen elizabeth the 2nd because quite simply, most of them hear the fast majority more than 90 percent. i have never known any other queen any of the king. so this is really, i wouldn't say it's, it's a solemn mood, but it's certainly serious. i'm, i'm gonna try and have a quick word now with, with some of the people here. i'll let them just slow down a little bit before a dotted, excuse me, out of their international lives. can you just tell me really, how you feel right now about as long you additive or we begin by 4 hours now for to be worth it. you know, we hav

the challenge is immense. nadine barbara al jazeera london is preserved to andrew simmons is a downing street. the prime minister's official residence and office nath calls to be able to, you might say a start, all of those policies get the ball rolling, andrew. she has to pick a cabin at home. we're looking about who might be in it. that's right. yes sir. just before i go through that though, i mean the, the general consensus here is that she is donna's, as well as she can do with that opening speech because she's got to target the economy. she has to convince the british public, she's on their side. and this reference to a storm, it is it's, it's really trying to get the british spirit going, talking about a people having great courage, determination and a real flavor for hard work and making things right. aspiration nation. she said, as far as the cabinet goes, it needs to be a loyalist cabinet. she needs trust of others, obviously. and that's what she's going for. the only appointment she's officially made at this stage is terese coffee, a good friend and ally at. she's health secr

here is one of the 1st big tests of his re, andrew simmons, al jazeera belfast alanine barker's outside. buckingham palace here in london. where the house was escorted through the gate, sir. lift the alley or a couple of hours ago. what was it like? nanny's? you're right. a few hours ago. peel of la applause. when the coffin arrived here in the royal house in front of buckingham palace, despite the heavy rain, thousands of people had lined the roots. the police have been very, very careful about how many people they allowed to gather in front of the palace. but off the coffin was brought michael hearst from north fault a r i f base. many people stopped in their calls, got out, took photographs, others gathered on bridges to see the hearse drive past the vehicle itself especially illuminated from the inside. so the people on the pavements lining the root could see had the queen's coffin drapes in the royal standard. and then, of course, the end of the journey doing a circle of the queen victoria monuments here behind me before going through the main gates of the palace. we didn't know th

andrew simmons looks back on the life of the last soviet leader lloyd camry. as they at 54 years old mikhail gorbachev became the youngest lever of the soviet union. and he was to be the last few would doubt that he changed the course of 20th century history. although he is revered and respected, more in the west than in modern russia, one of his biggest achievements was signing a disarmament treaty with you as president ronald reagan that took out a whole class of nuclear weapons. it earned him a nobel peace prize. joe biden cited this achievement in his tribute describing gorbachev as a man of remarkable vision. he said the result was a safer world and greater freedom from millions of people. vladimir putin said gorbachev had a huge impact on the course of world history. he deeply understood reforms were necessary and strove to offer solutions. antonio guitar less the un secretary general said the world has lost a towering global leader. committed multi naturalists and tireless advocate for peace. the u commission president ursula vander lion said gorbachev

all right, so i think we've got andrew simmons with us now, so he joins us from westminster abbey. so talk us through what's going on. well, that sir moved by president and the 1st lady into a westminster hall is a key issue. a key point in the u. s. president's visit joe biden, and his 1st, the 1st lady jill, moving not actually getting in the way of the que, standing back and those minutes of silence. those are very vivid recollections. they'll have of that historic moment because every account you hear from so many people coming out of that hole or is one of emotion all the the stock vivid colors. they're the.