a service to mark 100 years since the battle of passchendaele is taking place in belgium this evening of the first world war, with almost half a million soldiers killed. the duke and duchess of cambridge joined king phillipe & queen mathilde of belgium for the service at the menin gate in ypres. the ceremony included a rendition of the last post, something which has been heard in the town every evening over the past century. last post ben brown is in ypres to watched commemorations. a very moving occasion. yeah, 100 years after one of the bloodiest battles in human history, what was supposed to be the war to end all wars. passchendaele lasted more than three months but in its there were some half a million casualties on both sides killed, missing or wounded. a staggering number of casualties and in the end the british side and commonwealth side only gained some five miles or eight kilometres of territory. the british side faced really some terrible odds on the battlefield, the battlefield had been swamped with torrential rain, a sea of mud, many drowned in the mud, machine guns and mu

the battle of passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mudekend events are being held in belgium to mark the battle's centenary. 0ur correspondent ben brown is in ypres to watch those commemorations and joins us now... they get under way in a few hours' time. this is the city through which the british and commonwealth troops marched on their way to the front line for the battle of passchendaele which began on july line for the battle of passchendaele which began onjuly 311917. more than three months of fighting that only one about five mild territory but some half a million casualties on both sides, the british and allied troops facing not only machine guns, mustard gas but also the mud for battlefield because of torrential rain became a swamp and some of the soldiers drowned in that liquid mud in the morass of mud on the battlefield. even now, 100 years on they are still finding unexploded shells from the battle of passchendaele as robert hall reports. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. the bel

battles of world war i. over three months, british and allied troops clashed with german soldiers in what became known as the battle of passchendaelelds around this cemetery, around 500,000 soldiers, on both sides of the war, were killed, wounded or went missing. as the battle began, torrential rain fell. many soldiers drowned in the mud. some are buried here. many others we re some are buried here. many others were never found. but the names of many are etched in stone on the walls of this cemetery. robert hall reports. # in flanders fields # the poppies grow #. there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot. today, among its white headstones, families look back across the years to another big push. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and fields that once formed no man's land — a score of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. bert fearns joined the l

the battle of passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud events are being held in belgium to mark the battle's centenary. siren wails. drie, twee, een. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. sierra 3, papa kilo 2, over. the belgian bomb disposal teams based in the village of poelkapelle deal with at least 200 tonnes of unexploded munitions each year. you might think that after a hundred years this iron harvest would be reducing. it is simply not true. during the first world war, along the western front, 1.5 billion shells were fired, and of those, one in three failed to explode. that left 500 million still in the ground. one third of the munitions that the team recover contain chemicals such as mustard gas. the firstjob is to clean them up, and not always that gently, to get a rough idea of how dangerous they might be. the next step is an x—ray. you can see now the bottom. this is the chemical stuff. arsenic. around this, explosive. even after a hundred years, lives are at risk here. the chemical

as we we re the battle of passchendaele. lion casualties on both sides, the british, the allies and on the german side. the battle of passchendaele is being remembered here this evening in ypres. we will see images projected on to the cloth hall of the battle and its story this evening. and tomorrow at the cemetery, the huge cemetery were thousands of the dead are buried, there will be another ceremony. more from ben this evening. but now the weather. a lot of rain around, some thunder as well. 0ver a lot of rain around, some thunder as well. over the coming days, a mix of sunshine and showers. 0vernight, the showers retreating back to many western areas. continuing in northern ireland weather has been localised flooding. the shower is not as heavy as we are seeing at the moment. clearer skies further east, so sunshine to end the day. more showers on monday, probably not that many for england and wales. the south—east might be dry again. most of the heavy showers over scotland, northern ireland and perhaps the far north of en

, one of the battle of passchendaele, one of the bloodiest battles and all of human history. together some 4000 british descendants of people who fought and often died at passchendaele have come from britain to belgium to remember their a ncestors, to belgium to remember their ancestors, bringing pictures of them with them, letters, diaries, to try to remember them. i spoke to one man whose father had joined up when he was only 15 years old. he was no more than a boy, really, and he fought at passchendaele amid the mud. he was gassed and he somehow survived, but this man was telling me it is so important to teach the younger generation about the horrors of passchendaele, and not to let the memory of passchendaele fade with the passing of time. we'll have more from tyne cot later in the programme. now back to clive in london. sophie, many thanks for that. president trump says he's "very disappointed" with china for not doing more to stop north korea's weapons programme. his comments, in a tweet, came after pyongyang launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a mo

the human cost of the single battle of passchendaele. give us an idea of the scale. st half a million men on both sides were killed or wounded in the battle. many lived with the scars physical and psychological for the rest of their lives and brought home strong memories of the battlefields around ypres. it's feared the memory of this battle into the consciousness of people in the uk and the world. that loss of life for a gain of five miles and the capture of the village of passchendaele. it is very hard to understand today and to avoid the idea of a futile war but that was not how it was seen at the time. the german army also suffered heavily in this battle and in events this evening and tomorrow, there will be reflection on the experience of all those who served on both sides of the line. thank you. glynn mentioned the line. thank you. glynn mentioned the events beginning this evening with the last post played at menin gate as it is every night. events attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prime minister theresa may. and you can see live coverage of the

the battle of passchendaele has become synonymous with the how and the horror of war. th soldiers went through ypres up to the front line for the battle and they faced not only machine guns and shellfire, but also mustard gas and also the mud you mentioned. there had been the worst torrential rain in the area for 30 yea rs, torrential rain in the area for 30 years, and it really was a swamp of liquid mud. some of the men and horses involved on the british side simply drowned. this weekend, we have commemorative events to remember what happened at passchendaele. and it all began 100 yea rs passchendaele. and it all began 100 years ago on the 31st ofjuly 19 70. thousands of british descendants of men who fought in the battle of passchendaele will be here this weekend, and all of that has been arranged by the culture department. culture secretary karen bradley is with me now. why did you think it was important to get so many british descendants of those who fought in passchendaele over here for this ce nte nary 7 passchendaele over here for this centenary? well, as you hav

one of my grandmother's uncles, he fought in the battle of passchendaele, and died on the 26th of september survived a long time. even what happened to so many of these men, it is difficult to imagine, standing here today, the battle started 100 yea rs here today, the battle started 100 years ago today, to imagine what those men went through. we have been lucky enough to have a few tours of cemeteries and the numbers are getting to us, we cannot get our head around them, something that has impacted on me, i am a similar age toa impacted on me, i am a similar age to a lot of the soldiers who fought, and 100 years ago this would have been me, this would have been asked fighting, it is important to keep young people involved. —— this would have been asked fighting. you came here and had a surprise when you discovered your own connection.” thought this would be an opportunity to meet old friends, make new friends, but when i began my research, but i found i had a relative, that was my great grandmother's cousin, and so it was really nice to find a connection with the event, before i had no idea

i know you have read a lot about the battle of passchendaele where your great uncle died, give us an o fought and died in the battle. conditions were for men like him who fought and died in the battlelj think horrific, really does not adequately describe it. from the research i have done with the cheshire regiment, and other people and having seen it myself, it was appalling. i know that on the run—up to the battle of westbrook it rained co nsta ntly to the battle of westbrook it rained constantly for ten days and the battle was postponed because of the water table being so high. finally, ido water table being so high. finally, i do not think they could postpone it any longer and so they sent them forward on the 10th of august at 4:30am just basically running through mud, some in trenches their knees before they even took a step out. your great uncle was only 20 when he died. do you know how he died? as i say, based upon the regimental records i have researched at the trench maps i have obtained copies of, they went over the top into this moonscape of mud and water and according to th

remembering the fallen — 100 years after the start of the world war one battle of passchendaele — commemorations taking place in belgium. members of the royal family and the prime minister have attended a special service to remember those who served and died in one of the bloodiest battles ever fought. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it, not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. 4,000 guests have been invited to attend today's ceremonies — among them descendants of those who fought and died — to honour their sacrifice. i will be reporting live from tyne cot ce m ete ry i will be reporting live from tyne cot cemetery and talking to some of those about the sacrifices of their a ncestors. ministers insist they can deliver thousands more staff in england, despite questions about whether it's feasible. calls to cancel a controversial programme about diana, princess of wales which is due to be shown this weekend. and not on the pitch b

remembering the fallen — 100 years after the start of the world war one battle of passchendaele — commemorationshe bloodiest battles ever fought. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it, not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here.

this morning we‘ve been remembering the battle of passchendaele — one of the deadliest battles of theridge will attend. we can talk to lydia lobb whose great—grandfather john butcher fought in the battle. now, your great—grandfather was australian. he fought for the allied forces. did he ever talk much to you about passchendaele? well, he passed away in 1977 and i was born in the 80s so i didn‘t meet him. what i have heard, so he kept this detailed wardiary in the have heard, so he kept this detailed war diary in the form of three pocket books actually that was written in pencil and when he got back he wrote over it in pen and thenit back he wrote over it in pen and then it was later transcribed by his son. but what i‘ve heard is that my old est son. but what i‘ve heard is that my oldest auntie on my mum‘s side asked him when she was little, grandpa what the war like and he said, "love, you don‘t want to know." what the war like and he said, "love, you don't want to know." did he ever open up? i heard so many really harrowing tales of people who have almost taken it to the grave. they

belgium to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, the battle of passchendaeleuding members of the royal family, for a service of remembrance at tyne cot cemetery. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has been jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years have been announced by the health secretary, jeremy hunt. downing street insists the free movement of people from the eu, will end in march 2019 after brexit, with or without any transitional agreement. a look at the sports note. england's cricketers have gone 2—1 up in the test series against south africa. the tourists had to bat out the day with a draw probably the best they could have hoped for. 492 was needed for victory and they resumed on 117 for

it is battle of passchendaele and died in september 20 1917. ficult to imagine standing here today that the battle was fought here. we have had so many tours of the cemeteries and still the numbers are getting to us. something which has impacted on me, i'm a similar age to the soldiers who fought. 100 yea rs age to the soldiers who fought. 100 years ago, this would have been us fighting so i think it is so important to keep young people involved and all generations. makes, you can hear and had a surprise when you can hear and had a surprise when you discovered your own election? when i first signed up i thought it would be a nice trip and make some friends and have an amazing opportunity but when i began my research for the event i found that i had research for the event i found that ihada research for the event i found that i had a relative who was actually my great great grandmother's cousin. it was really nice to find a connection with the event when before i had no idea. you have spent the past few days escorting some of the descendants of t

now let's return to the commemorations in belgium to remember the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaelehere at tyne cot for a special ceremony today were descendants of those who fought in the battle of passchendaele. jill barnett‘s father, freddie parsons, was one of those men. he — unlike so many others — survived the war. this afternoon i spoke tojill, who was here with her family for the first time, about her father. we leave you tonight with her reflections as we remember one of the bloodiest battles in human history. good night. it was a wonderful ceremony. i loved every moment of it. i thought it was beautifully done. how much did he talk about what happened? he did say i don't know how i came out alive. it was just diabolical.

belgium, marking the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, the battle of passchendaele. thousands of descendants of those who died in 1917joined dignitaries, including members of the royal family, for a service at tyne cot cemetery. the battle we know today as passchendaele, would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, is jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. ministry ofjustice says rogue landlords who exploit tenants by offering sex for around could face prosecution, after a bbc investigation. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, are announced by the health secretary. sam shepard, the hollywood playwright and actor, has died at the age of 73. earlier today one of french cinema's biggest stars, jeanne moreau died at her home in paris at the age of 89. it is an absolute mess. it is also a

he fought at the battle of the somme and survived the whole battle of passchendaele almost. 6th of novemberfour got here and died on the 6th of november four days before the battle finished. during the course of the war he also lost two brothers sidney and albert. 0ne war he also lost two brothers sidney and albert. one in the battlefield and albert. one in the battlefield and one on the ship on the way to malta. to come and pay respects was something i thought i had to do. 100 yea rs something i thought i had to do. 100 years doesn't feel that long ago when you can see the names and connected. what was it like at the ceremony today? it was incredibly peaceful. the sadness and sorrow creeps up on you without being prepared for it. all of a sudden, you are restraining tears. you weather stories from the various people, about the canadian infantrymen people, about the canadian infa ntrymen and the people, about the canadian infantrymen and the brutality that they had to go through. that they we re they had to go through. that they were all normal people from privates through to

just a fraction of the horrific human toll taken by the battle of passchendaele 100 yea rs the battlef passchendaele 100 years ago. and in half an hour — dateline has an eyewitness account of europe's continuing migrant crisis and of course the latest troubles at the trump administration. good morning. police in australia say they've foiled an islamist—inspired plot to bring down an aircraft with an improvised device. the prime minister malcolm turnbull said the plot appeared to be "elaborate", rather than planned by a lone wolf. investigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. it is reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist p

of life. the battle raged for over three months. 500,000 people were wounded or lost their lives. the british gained five miles. the battle of passchendaeled bloodiest battles the british army has ever fought. it's important because it shows how intense and appalling the first world war was. 100 years ago. we should remember that. it was one of the darkest years in british history. constant driving rain turned the battlefield into a sea of mud, which drowned many of the men fighting there. it is made from material taken from flanders field. the sculpture is to remember the men who died and their bravery. it's not the only way passchendaele is being remembered. to help the next generation understand the brutality of the battle, the british legion has created these 360—degree videos. like these cadets, they want the public to download and watch them for free. it makes it a lot more real. so you get a lot more respect for how horrific it must have been. all the effects are so much more real, like the explosions and just the mud and rain. it's all a lot more realistic. it definitely gives depth to the knowledge you're gaining. you get to see

cambridge are among those who've arrived at a ceremony to mark the 100 year anniversary of the battle of passchendaele bid by a former chief of staff of the iraqi army to bring a private prosecution against tony blair over the iraq war. now, let's catch up with the morning's sports news. starting with cricket, england need to ta ke starting with cricket, england need to take six more south african wickets to move to a 2—1 lead in the series. joe wilson is at the oval for us. sunny conditions and it should be a straightforward when. why not? it is possible. it is right to flag up the weather. we are in an elevated position, in the clouds and there are few. this guy is generally believed and there is a breeze. that is good news for england that we can predict a full day's play if england need it. the downside is that those heavy clouds have created good bowling conditions that toby roland—jones in particular has thrived upon. south africa have two get through the day. they are still forwarded down. dean elgar has pulled a couple of shots for four. bavuma is with him as well. if they can get to lunch wit

and duchess of cambridge attend a service in belgium to mark one hundred years since the battle of passchendaele100 years on, we still stand together, gathering, as so many do every night, in remembrance of that sacrifice. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. police in australia believe an alleged plot to blow up a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made. also in the next hour, england's lionesses storm into the semifinals. julie taylorfor julie taylor for england! —— jodi. england women continue their impressive euro 2017 run by beating france, 1—0, in the netherlands. england will play the hosts on thursday and in half an hour, we'll be looking some more of tomorrow's front pages with caroline frost and journalist tony grew. good evening and welcome to bbc news. ceremonies have taken place in belgium to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele — one of the bloodiest of the first world war. half a million allied and german soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing injust three months of f

ceremonies have taken place in belgium to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele, one of the allied and german soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing injust three months of fighting. the duke and duchess of cambridge joined the prime minister, theresa may, as two days of commemorations to mark the start of the battle got under way, as robert hall reports. last post sounds this is a city that has dedicated itself to remembrance. the fireman of ypres have sounded the last post for the missing, in the heat of summer and the snows of winter, as the decades rolled by. around them, carved into the great arch of the menin gate, over 511,000 names, men from every corner of the uk, men who travelled across the globe to join the fight, men who disappeared in the cauldron around passchendaele. with the sounding of this bugle call, the 250,000 british and commonwealth soldiers who were killed on the ypres salient during the first world war are remembered. the defence of the city, at such great cost, meant that it became hallowed ground. # 0h, valient hearts who to your glory came.

now let's return to the commemorations in belgium to remember the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaele. and sophie raworth‘s there for us. sophie... among the 4,000 guests here at tyne cot for a special ceremony today were descendants of those who fought in the battle of passchendaele. jill barnett‘s father, freddie parsons, was one of those men. he — unlike so many others — survived the war. this afternoon i spoke tojill, who was here with her family for the first time, about her father. we leave you tonight with her reflections as we remember one of the bloodiest battles in human history. good night. it was a wonderful ceremony. i loved every moment of it. i thought it was beautifully done. how much did he talk about what happened? he did say i don't know how i came out alive. it was just diabolical. the rain, the mud. shells raining down on them. men just blown to pieces all around him. it was literally a putrid soup of body parts and rain and mud and everything. it was just awful, i think. and your father also spoke about the horses he went into battle with. one of his horses was f

the battle of passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mudeing held in belgium to mark the battle's centenary. 0ur correspondent ben brown is in ypres to watch those commemorations and joins us now... ypres will be the focal point for this commemorative events that get under way this evening attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge. ypres was the city that british troops and commonwealth troops marched through on their way to the front line, the battle of passion day 100 years ago which got under way onjuly day 100 years ago which got under way on july the 1917. day 100 years ago which got under way onjuly the 1917. the mud was the worst rainfall for 30 years and it turned the battlefield into a quagmire, a morass of liquid mud and some of the soldiers drowned in the mud. even now, 100 years later, unexploded ordnance, shells are being discovered and detonated by explosives officers. robert hall has this report. drie, twee, een. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. the belgian bomb disposal t

belgium, marking the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, the battle of passchendaelethose who died in 1917joined dignitaries, including members of the royal family, for a service at tyne cot cemetery. the battle we know today as passchendaele, would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, is jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans.

and belgium, marking the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the third battle of ypres, also known as the battle of passchendaeleders on a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of the great war. each ploughing season, even now, the earth here gives up munitions lost in 1917. human remains, too, of men who disappeared a century ago. just a metre beneath this fertile topsoil, there lies hidden a substratum of dense clay, through which water doesn't drain. passchendaele was the infa ntryman‘s graveyard. we called it the slaughterhouse. even the most seasoned veteran felt he'd be lucky if he went out there and came back. if you're wounded and you slip off the duckboards, you just sank into the mud. not only that, but every pool you'd fall in with decomposed bodies of humans and mules. the point was to break through and capture the belgian channel ports, to stop german u—boat attacks. but, like the battle of the somme a year earlier, the breakthrough never came. the iconic images of the battle, the moonscape, the water—filled craters, "they died in hell and called it passchendaele", has really sunk deep into o

officially known as the third battle of ypres, today marks 100 years since one of the bloodiest offensives of the first world war, the battle of passchendaeleberare names. and of the 12,000, and large number are unknown. what is also interesting is that this is in one of the objectives of the battle, gently sloping ground, which the british needed to take to gain the advantage. let‘s get more on the context to this. charlotte is an historian from the imperial war museum. talk through the challenges for this attack. looking behind you, looking at ypres in the distance, it looks flat, it looks easy to move across. absolutely. when you look at this terrain it is flat compared with some areas of england. any part of high ground would give you an advantage, so you can see it right out over the battlefield, as we came this morning. it was extremely difficult to cross this terrain because it was liquid mud. all of the shelling caused the land to be disturbed, which meant drainage systems were destroyed, so it meant very quickly men were waist height in mud. it took weeks to reach the spot where we are now. it started quite well. it was dry to star

events will take place this evening to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele in belgium.ion allied and german soldiers we re million allied and german soldiers were killed or wounded in the three and a half month campaign. now on bbc news, it's witness. hello, i'm lucy hockings. welcome to witness, here at the british library in london. this month, we have anotherfive people have witnessed extraordinary moments of history first hand. we'll be talking about the legalisation of homosexuality in britain 50 years ago. a breakthrough for women in the men's world of racing, and, in a moment, the russian ballet star rudolf nureyev defected to the west. but first, we go back to a turning point for china. china was wracked with a civil war between communists and the nationalists. translation: i never even thought about joining the communists. i followed the nationalist party all the way. i'm 99 years old, and i still haven't changed my mind about that. for most people, life was wretched. someone had to rescue china from these miserable conditions. there were two men willing to try

battle of the somme a year earlier, the breakthrough never came. the iconic images of the battle, the moonscape, the water—filled craters, "they died in hell and called it passchendaelef the somme. mistakes were made, some incorrect approaches were taken. but, overall, the british army gave a much better account of themselves. i think, crucially, they did real, lasting damage the german army. near passchendaele village there is a research centre. it collects the words the fighting men wrote to their families at home. this is a letterfrom richard harding, dated the 30th of september, 1917. "my dear mother, just a line to let you know that i am quite well." nine days later, he was killed in the battle. one from privatejohn fielding. "my dear sister, just a few lines to let you know that i am still living." and this one, from an officer in the battle. "i'm sorry to tell you that major moorhouse has been killed and died in my arms. we'd just brought his son in, mortally wounded." his son was a captain in the same regiment. "the major expressed his determination to go back and fetch a doctor for his son, though a bosch machine—gun was sniping in a very deadly manner. i tr

the duke and duchess of cambridge mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele in belgium — one in world war i. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: we are taking a trip through pakistan's biggest city on a bus. this might be a bit crazy along the way. we are looking at dolphins in india from a paddle board. wow, did you see that one? that was right behind me. and we are crossing the great canadian prairie on a train. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, henry golding, coming to you this week from amongst the soaring skyscrapers of singapore where later on we will be meeting this week's global gourmet. but first... this is a country that some governments say you shouldn't visit as a tourist. pakistan. terror—related incidents, kidnappings and political turmoil have all taken their toll on the country's reputation. and as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, the travel show‘s benjamin zand packed his backpack and headed for karachi. pakistan is in the news almost constantly, but coverage

and remembering the fallen of world war i: commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaelello and welcome. the revolving doors of the white house are in action again. the latest person to be packing up their desk is the chief of staff, reince priebus. the announcement comes a day after the new white house communications director, anthony scaramucci, accused him of leaking information to the media. mr priebus‘ replacement is the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly — a man the president described as a ‘great american‘ and a ‘true star‘ of his administration. well, after president trump tweeted the news of priebus‘ departure, he had this to say upon returning to washington. reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. reince priebus, a good man. thank you very much. and within the last hour, he has been speaking about his resignation, which he says he offered on thursday. here's what he had to say. it was something that i hav

are evacuated after a huge blaze broke out at a festival in spain. 100 years on from the battle of passchendaele, we join the belgium bomb disposal teams who are still dealing with 200 tons of munitions every year. in sport the rain can't dampen england's optimism as they chase victory in the third test against south africa — extending their lead yesterday before bad weather stopped play. we have the weather for sunday. hello, sarah. it is another u nsettled hello, sarah. it is another unsettled day to day. there is sunshine and the forecast but also heavy downpours. i will have all the details in 15 minutes. police in australia say they've foiled an islamist—inspired plot to bring down an aircraft with an improvised device. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the plot appeared to be "elaborate", rather than planned by a lone wolf. phil mercer reports. investigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across syd ney been detai

the duke and duchess of cambridge mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele in belgium — one iest in world war one. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello, i'm leah boleto with today's sunday's sportsday. stick around for some of this on the way we've got reaction from the third test at the oval. england take four wickets. south africa are struggling. elsewhere riding high — sebastian vettel‘s 1a points clear after winning the hungarian grand prix. and wigan will face hull fc in the challenge cup final — keep watching to find out how they did it. and team gb take silver in the four by 100 — we have a complete round up of the world swimming championships. all that to come plus we'll be the build up to england's women taking on france in the quarter—finals of euro 2017, but we'll start with cricket. england are closing in on a test series win against south africa. they set the tourists a formidable victory target of a92 in the third test at the oval. patrick gearey has been watching the action. sunday, lovely day to grow a lead. skyscraper size if possible. tom westley was the perfe

a service to mark 100 years since the battle of passchendaele is under way in belgium this evening. ter theresa may, are among those attending. passchendaele was one of the bloodiest confrontations of the first world war, with almost half a million allied and german soldiers being killed during three months of fighting. our correspondent ben brown is in ypres to watch those commemorations and joins us now... it, so far, has been a very moving commemoration. it has. it began at the menin gate here behind me where tens of thousands of the british commonwealth missing from the first world wa r‘s commonwealth missing from the first world war‘s names are inscribed on the walls. every night in ypres the last post is played in memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the first world war and thatis sacrifice in the first world war and that is how a commemorative events for the centenary began this evening. the last post was played, the duke and duchess of cambridge we re the duke and duchess of cambridge were here and king philip and queen matilda of belgium and the british prime m

belgium, marking the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, the battle of passchendaele. thousands of descendants of those who died in 1917, joined dignitaries, including members of the royal family, for a service of remembrance at tyne cot cemetery. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here> a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has been jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. downing street insists the free movement of people from the eu, will end in march 2019 after brexit, with or without any transitional agreement. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... and we'll be finding out how cricketing legend, geoffrey boycott, reacted when the bbc test match special team bowled him a googlie hello, i'm 0lly foster, welcome to the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines

officially known as the third battle of ypres, passchendaele lasted until november 1917. region of northern belgium. it became infamous not only for the number of deaths but also the mud. co nsta nt number of deaths but also the mud. constant shelling and the heaviest rainfor30 constant shelling and the heaviest rain for 30 years created a muddy wasteland it became so deep, men and horses drowned in it. the last post has been played at ypres through the decades. the man —— the menin gate has over 511,000 names carved into whitstone, remembering those who have no known grave. it marks with the troops marched when heading to the troops marched when heading to the battlefields. the trick and duchess of cambridge attended a ceremony of remembrance day, together with the prime minister. with the sounding of this bugle call, the 250,000 british and commonwealth soldiers, who were killed on the ypres salience during the first world war are remembered. the defence of the city at such great cost meant that it became hallowed ground. today's commemorations will continue with a speci

battles of world war one. over three months, british and allied troops clashed with german soldiers in what became known as the battle of passchendaelea million soldiers — on both sides of the war — were killed, wounded or went missing. torrential rain fell. many soldiers drowned in the mud. their bodies were never found. robert hall looks back at today's event. # in flanders fields # the poppies grow #. there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot. today, among its white headstones, families look back across the years to another big push. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and woods that were once no man's land — a squall of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. bert fearns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18. bert fearns began his attack here, beside the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fus

battle, has died. and the volunteers trying to save the wild horses of alberta before it's too late. remembering the fallen of world war i. commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaele

commemorations have been held in belgium, to mark one hundred years since the battle of passchendaeleesident trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. and police in australia believe an alleged plot to blow up a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made. violence continues in venezuela during controversial elections for a new parliament, to change the constitution. a very personal tale of love in the romantic comedy the big sick. find out what james king romantic comedy the big sick. find out whatjames king made of this and the other releases in the film review. so welcome to our look ahead to what the papers bring us tomorrow. we arejoined to what the papers bring us tomorrow. we are joined tonight by caroline frost and tony grew. good evening to you both. let's look at some of the front pages before we go into detail. the lead in the times is the insistence by the chancellor, philip hammond, that britain won't be turned into a tax haven after brexit. the guardian says that senior conservative mps are urgin

and duchess of cambridge attend a service in belgium to mark one hundred years since the battle of passchendaelehering, as so many do every night, in remembrance of that sacrifice. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. police in australia believe an alleged plot to blow up a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made.

and remembering the fallen of world war i — commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaele

and british royals lead commemorations to mark 100 years since the start of the battle of passchendaele