buckingham palace said it took the like that. buckingham palace said it tookthe hull— like that.ident _ like that. buckingham palace said it took the hull incident extremely - took the hull incident extremely seriously. it went on to stop in this instance unacceptable comments have been made. the individual concerned would like to express her apologies for the concerned cause. in step aside from her role with immediate effect. lady first or second or she said nothing further about the incident. ngonzi fulani seen her talking to the queen consort yesterday has accused buckingham palace of being racist. the prince and princess of wales have just arrived from a beer flight into boston. william spoke soon has said racism has no place in british society and it was right that lady's hussey had stepped aside. it amounts to a uncomfortable reminder at the start of william and catherine's us visit of the comments about races at students by the duchess of success. the news of the incident has come as the prince and princess of wales begin their first official overseas trip since the death

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buckingham palace.ected to address houses of parliament within the palace of westminster. that's a short visit . westminster abbey as well visit. westminster abbey as well you'll be able to see, just coming the interview now , the coming the interview now, the carriage that will be taking the king and the president's back in this procession to buckingham palace. it's a it's a carriage been used on many occasions dating way back to queen victoria actually, mark, because the british tradition is what it's perhaps a selling points to those abroad it is those old fashions as some would put it traditions that really sell to the united kingdom as partner that's they want to with and of course the hospitality that's put on by the royal family to foreign heads of states, prime ministers for foreign presidents and of course, for foreign royal family. it is something that many always remember and always talk about for years . come yes. talk about for years. come yes. so we're just being told we've got senior memb

susan hussey has worked in buckingham palace for much of her adult life, is close to the royal familyis godmother to this william. for the palace the episode is particularly problematic given the duchess of sussex allegations of racist attitudes within the palace. ura: this comes as the prince and princess of wales or in boston for their first overseas trip since the death of the queen. saying that racism has no place in our society, we will have more on the royal visit in the coming days. let's turn to a changing of the guard here in washington, d.c., democrat party members electing hakeem jeffries as their new heater, taking on nancy pelosi in january. the first black american to hold such a high-ranking position in congress, here's what he had to say about it all a little earlier. >> it's an incredible blessing to be able to continue to rely on the life experiences, wisdom, leadership instincts, skills, talent, and ability of and we stand on their shoulders and i look forward to continuing to get things done for everyday americans. thank you. ura: gary, it's a changing of the guard

buckingham palace has issued a formal apology following remarks made by a senior member of the royal onversation with a black guest at a palace reception. lady susan hussey is godmother to prince william, and served as lady—in—waiting to the late queen. at a gathering hosted by the queen consort, lady hussey repeatedly challenged ngozi fulani, a charity founder, to say where she and "her people" were "really" from. ms fulani tried to explain several times that she was a british national by birth. the palace described lady hussey�*s remarks as "unacceptable and deeply regrettable," and said that she had stepped aside with immediate effect. another guest at the reception said lady hussey�*s comments had been "offensive, racist and unwelcoming." a spokesperson for prince william, responding to the incident, said that "racism has no place in our society." 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest. buckingham palace yesterday afternoon, a reception concerning violence against women hosted by the queen consort. standing next to camilla with her back to the family is ngozi ful

lady susan hussey has worked at buckingham palace for much of her adult life. ce, the episode is particularly problematic given the duchess of sussex's allegations of racist attitudes within the palace. problematic for the palace as you say, particularly given the timing of what is happening next week in new york with prince harry and meghan. new york with prince harry and mechan. , ., , ., ., meghan. this would be wrong and unacceptable _ meghan. this would be wrong and unacceptable at _ meghan. this would be wrong and unacceptable at any _ meghan. this would be wrong and unacceptable at any time, - meghan. this would be wrong and unacceptable at any time, but i meghan. this would be wrong and unacceptable at any time, but it i meghan. this would be wrong andj unacceptable at any time, but it is particularly difficult for the palace given the context of meghan, duches of sussex's allegations about the racism she said she encountered in the oprah winfrey interview. meghan and harry are due to the season award next week in the united states for having stood up to

tonight at ten: buckingham palace issues a formal apology as a senior member of the royal household isy susan hussey, who was lady—in—waiting to the queen, made the remarks at a palace reception yesterday. ngozi fulani, a british—born charity founder, was questioned repeatedly about her background, and asked where she and "her people" were "really" from. the conversation also involved another guest. it made us feel like perhaps we are not welcome, perhaps we don't belong here. and you could be pretty sure that a white woman wouldn't have been on the receiving end of a line of questioning like that. the prince of wales, lady hussey�*s godson, arriving on an official visit to the usa this evening, says racism has no place in our society.

justin rowlatt, bbc news, buckingham palace.er of our headlines: the american billionaire elon musk has defended his decision to sack thousands of staff at twitter without warning. mr musk has said the cuts are essential for the financial stability of the social media platform. the former pakistan prime minister imran khan says he knew about a plot to kill him before he was shot during a protest march — he has blamed members of pakistan's current government. a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. albanians who've already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people who've crossed the channel to england so far this year. that's according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers — albanian fixers, uk guarantors,

justin rowlatt, bbc news, buckingham palace. let's get some of the day's other news.g for recession, as new figures show a slump in orders for its exports as the country also suffers from high energy costs. the news came while chancellor 0laf scholz was in china, a key economic partner and a huge market for german goods. the un says it's hopeful it can resume urgently needed aid deliveries into ethiopia's northern tigray region within days, following this week's truce between the government and tigrayan officials. international agencies have in effect been blocked from sending in supplies since august when fighting resumed. and a group of tourists being held captive on an amazon cruise boat in peru for 2h hours has been released. indigenous people stopped the boat as part of a protest about their community being damaged by an oil leak from a pipeline in september. the nazi holocaust claimed the lives of six million jewish people. photographs have helped to identify some of those killed, but many people in pictures from the time remain unidentified. now facial recognit

justin rowlatt, bbc news, buckingham palace.ws online, that's bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app the nazi holocaust claimed the lives of six millionjewish people and it ripped apart families and homes. photographs have helped to identify some of those killed, but many people in pictures from the time remain unidentified. now in the us, facial recognition technology is being used to try to bring names to faces, and it's also identifying pictures of survivors. our north america technology reporterjames clayton has been to meet one of them. as soon as my aunt heard the boots, she knew that she has to hide me. blanche fixler was a child in poland when the nazis came looking for her. germans came and they looked every little place, they looked in every corner, and i said, you'd better not breathe or sneeze or anything, or you'll be dead. blanche's mother and her siblings were murdered, but thanks to her aunt rose, blanche survived. today, she has few photos from her childhood. many pictures from the 1930s and �*aos do surv

the event was at a buckingham palace _ forcefully? on twitter- charity in london. this lady. that's right, her account on twitter this i right, her account on twitter this morning said she had gone to enjoy this event and to endorse all the arguments about tackling violence against women — but in fact, she had this very awkward encounter with someone whom she didn't name initially but she called lady sh, and she said the questioning was about where she was from, and this charity boss was born in britain, works in london, is very much a part of working here, but it sounded from her account of the conversation, which was endorsed by eyewitnesses, that she was being asked about where she was really from. she said she worked in hackney and london, she was then asked about her origins in africa, which is something offence was taken out and people were taken aback by, an eyewitness said this was an uncomfortable exchange. in the course of an encounter with hundreds of people... i the course of an encounter with hundreds of people. . .— the

justin rowlatt, bbc news, buckingham palace.s are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. (map)albanians who've already travelled when they arrive. albanians who've already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people who've crossed the channel to england so far this year. that's according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers — albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes business in laknas even harder. as the price of crossing to the uk has dropped the suburbs around tirana are being drained of people. locals in this neighborhood say 70% of th

justin rowlatt, bbc news, buckingham palace. you're watching bbc news. billionaire elon musk has defended his decision to sack thousands of staff at twitter without warning. mr musk has said the cuts are essential for the future of the platform. the former pakistan prime minister imran khan says he knew about a plot to kill him before he was shot during a protest march. he has blamed members of pakistan's current government. the former us president donald trump has strongly hinted that he may run for the white house again in 2024. at a rally in iowa, mr trump said he would "very, very, very probably do it again". it comes as americans are set to head to the polls next week to vote in the country's midterm elections. and a key group which could make an impact is the new christian right — with a growing number of pastors and politicians urging voters to take back the country for god. barbara plett usher has more. in this divided nation, the christian right has found a new voice. u, , christian right has found a new voice. _, , ., christian right has found

justin rowlatt, bbc news, buckingham palace. news online, that's bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app the number of people with covid—19 has dropped across the uk according to latest figures. our health editor is here. some good music.- is here. some good music. that's riuht. is here. some good music. that's right- there _ is here. some good music. that's right. there had _ is here. some good music. that's right. there had been _ is here. some good music. that's right. there had been predictions| right. there had been predictions of a "twindemic" with covid and flew this autumn but there has been a full on infections in the uk. so, the chart looking back over recent months makes clear we had previous peaksin months makes clear we had previous peaks in the spring and summer, this time it seems to have peaked the spike at around two million and has fallen a bit to 1.9 million. in terms of the nations of the uk, let's take a look at the different rates that are reported by the ons and the england the figure was one in 35 w

a beautiful day here at buckingham palace. visits as the prince of wales, but this will be the first time as monarch. after the president is welcomed at horse guards parade, when the anthems were played, there will be the carriage procession along the mall, though spectacular sights, those pictures that we have not seen for a few years because due to the pandemic, the last state visit was by the us president at the time, president trump back injune 2019, so this is very much a return to form. you can see the prime minister, rishi sunak, is there alongsidejames kath cleverley —— james cleverly, the foreign secretary. they will be part of the welcoming party. a big day for the prime minister, of course his first state visit. these state visits are at the invitation of the government, this is a chance to really show some soft power, for britain to show what it does best, to literally get out the red carpet, bring out all the best china, the p°mp bring out all the best china, the pomp and pageantry at the state banquet, and to dru

the king has welcomed world leaders, business figures, environmentalists and ngos to buckingham palaceeption ahead of the un climate summit c0 p27. it was announced last month that the monarch would not be travelling to the summit in egypt after discussions with the then prime minister, liz truss. the new prime minister, rishi sunak, delivered a speech at the reception, his latest public remarks since he u—turned on his decision not to attend cop27. his majesty has been working to help find practical solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss for more than 50 years. long before copi let alone cop27. and when you look at the challenge before us. it is easy to feel daunted. i believe the agreements we reached in glasgow are a source of hope for the world. perhaps one of the greatest breakthroughs of all is that at the king's suggestion, while prince of wales, glasgow was the first cop to bring together so many of the leading businesses and investors and to direct the world is wealth systematically to protecting our planet. now, of course as we all know, there is much further to go

in the words of buckingham palace, decisionmakers and n.g.o.'sing sustainable growth progress since cop26 in glasgow last year and other environmental initiatives including a road map that king charles has got very firmly behind. a road map to 2030 to help businesses find more sustainable markets and more sustainable ways of doing business. he can reach people. he can draw together meetings of business leaders and precisely as is happening in buckingham palace this afternoon. they will attend, you know, chairman and chief executives will come if they are invited by a member of the british royal family and now by the king of britain, and i think that he's knowledgeable about it after five years of involvement with these issues. and whether is the rain forest or the oceans or a range environmental issues, he believes in it and he does want to see and encourage action on . nancy: nicholas there. and staying with the royals, prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards. the earthshot prize. the aim is to find new and

lady susan hussey has worked at buckingham palace for much of her adult life. o prince william. for the palace, the episode is particularly problematic given the duchess of sussex's allegations of racist attitudes within the palace. she has been speaking to a correspondence eric campbell. i am deel correspondence eric campbell. i —n deeply disappointed that this happened at such an important event i think what it does is it signals, signifies the account megan gave and here he gave of their experiences. it's true and what is really interesting is the queen consort made a very powerful speech and spoke about one of the most important things is to believe survivors of domestic abuse when they come forward and make complaints and i feel that the principle applies here to and megan came forward and what she believed, there was pushback in her account was questioned and if that principle applies enough of the queen consort to include it in her speech, than it should apply what would you like to see, the leading question has resigned and offered what else needs to be

. >> so it wouldn't be the royal family without some buckingham palace drama.at's the drama following them today? >> reporter: it's a race around, fortunately, a very unfortunate one as well. there was a guest at a buckingham palace reception yesterday, it was about domestic violence, she is the black founder of a domestic violence charity, that's why she was there at buckingham palace, a senior aide goes up to her, repeatedly asks her where she's from. she repeatedly points out she was british but she was effectively interrogated by this senior aide who has since stepped down, but to give you a taste of this conversation, we've got a transcript from fukani and it says i am born here, i'm british. then the aide said, no, why did you come from? where did your people come from? when did you first come here? hugely frustrated she tweet add transcript of this conversation, buckingham palace unusually responded straightaway, said it was investigating this extremely serious incident and that this aide has stepped down. they have invited her to come in and discuss thi

according to buckingham palace, the purpose of this meeting is to mark the end of the uk's presidencyt, a passionate defender of the environment for five decades, really. he was at cop26 glasgow last year. suggestions that he is disappointed or frustrated at the advice from the liz truss government that he shouldn't attend cop27, i'm not sure that is entirely true. as i understand it is quite relaxed about it, and accepts it as part of the necessary adjustment to his new role as king. he cannot campaign as overtly as before. with this meeting, it was the exercise of something we will see in the future, is convening power, bringing together leaders in the words of buckingham palace, 200 business leaders, decision—makers and ngos, they will be discussing sustainable growth, progress since cop26 and things like the king's sustainable markets initiative and a road map that the king has put his weight behind, the terra carta, to help businesses find more sustainable futures. fifa has written to all 32 teams competing at the world cup telling them to "now focus on the football" following a

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here in london, king charles is hosting a reception at buckingham palace as part of preparations formmit. the guest list for today's event includes the british prime minister, rishi sunak, who u—turned on attending the cop summit himself, and the us climate envoy, john kerry. 0ur royal editor, nicholas witchell is at buckingham palace and spoke about the fuss around king charles not going to the summit. clearly, as prince of wales he was a leading campaigner on the environment. he spent the better part of five decades campaigning on the issue. it has been suggested that he is disappointed or frustrated at the advice that was received from the government of prime minister liz truss that he should not attend cop27 in egypt. i'm not show sure that that is actually true. i think he is quite relaxed about it. i think he understands it is the necessary adjustments to his role as king of the united kingdom that he cannot campaign as overtly as he did on the environment as prince of wales. what is happening over at buckingham palace this evening is what will keep happening, his convening pow

, this lady, a black guest at a buckingham palace reception really grilled about her backgroundroyal aide saying where in africa are you from, where are your people from. it was a really distressing thing for a lot of people when the transcript was sent out this morning. and here's someone describing what she saw. she was a witness to the conversation. >> it's something that felt to us a bit like an interrogation. there was a lot of questioning around ngozi's nationality, around where her people come from, around where she's really from. and when every time ngozi answered the questions, i was born in the uk, i'm british, that wasn't enough. so the conversation persisted to a point where it actually became really uncomfortable. >> i think everyone feels uncomfortable about it. that senior royal aide has had to step down. there's an investigation taking place. prince william arriving here. his spokesperson saying racism doesn't have a place in modern society. and it was right that she stepped down immediately. so they're trying to deal with this as best as they can. but, again, al

a few moments ago, buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii.o bbc breakfast. we're at westminster abbey on an historic day. 0n the coffin, a card handwritten by the king. "in loving and devoted memory, charles r." big ben chimes from lloyd george to liz truss, the bbc�*s political reporters have stood here trying to record everything that happened behind that famous door. the choices made by prime ministers that affect us all. even life or death. and many decisions that made history. sir winston churchill has resigned from the position of prime minister. he made the radio broadcast his own. but winston churchill was not a fan of tv. sir harold wilson is speeding towards london by train. we think we may be able to contact him by radio telephone. we're going to try. mr wilson? 0thers soon saw the opportunity. may i tell you the result - of the labour gain this morning at brighton kempton? hello? i seem to have lost you. the bbc, mrs thatcher. crafted their soundbites. where there is doubt, may we bring faith. i and where there is despair, may we

president in the irish state coach, other ministers and officials following behind, and into buckingham palacetter and pomp of state molweni. ndaa. wow! mr president... but there were serious messages, too. the king said the wrongs of the past must be acknowledged, and he called for concerted action on climate change. but above all, this was a demonstration of friendship. i invite you all to rise and drink a toast to president ramaphosa and to the people of south africa. nkosi sikelel�* iafrika. south african anthem plays nicholas witchell, bbc news. one of cuba's greatest musicians, the singer—songwriter pablo milanes, has died in spain. milanes won numerous grammy awards, and his music was enormously popular across the spanish—speaking world. we'll leave you tonight with images and music from the life of pablo milanes. cheering music that's it from us and the team at newsday. thanks so much for watching. hello. yet another day of lively weather to come across the uk this wednesday. we start the day with a band of rain sweeping its way in from the southwest — it should quickly move through, b

but in any at buckingham palace. but it is important to note that.ty worker made shocking and unproven claim that meghan markle was a victim of domestic violence from . the of domestic violence from. the king and queen offering her view . today's revelation a member of our superstar , dominique our superstar, dominique samuels, tweeted someone where you're from is not always racist. i think a lot of ethnic minorities assume it's malicious. i been asked by ethnic minority taxi drivers countless times where i'm really from. i just generally . do you from. i just generally. do you mean ethnicity and move on? so to me, this story is a lot context and adam brookes, i've got a lot of feelings on this because lady hussey, i think we can all admit made some clumsy comments trying she's an 83 year old woman. she's grieving the death of her very close friend, queen elizabeth . second, she's queen elizabeth. second, she's now being dragged through mud cancelled and been accused of racism by her own godson . at the racism by her own godson. at the same time , it

ramaphosa, who addressed parliamentarians at westminster and has been attending a banquet at buckingham palace hoping to encourage more british investment in the south african economy, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it is the ultimate in state hospitality, deployed for political, diplomatic and economic purposes. it is a state visit, the first of king charles' reign, the first to take place since the pre—covid days of 2019. the state visitor was president cyril ramaphosa of south africa. for him, there was the full ceremonial welcome on horse guards, the guard of honour drawn up, the anthems playing. and then the carriage ride up the mall, the mounted divisions of the household cavalry, the king, queen consort and the president in the irish state coach, other ministers and officials following behind, and into buckingham palace. there, they viewed a display from the royal collection. president ramaphosa picked up a photograph of nelson mandela with the late queen. "you were lucky if you had known them both," said the king. in the palace tonight, all the glitter and pomp o

elizabeth, resigning amid accusations of racism after what she repeatedly asked of a guest at buckingham palace. ngozi fulani, the founder of a women's nonprofit and a black woman born in the uk, says tuesday, at the palace, hussey repeatedly asked her where she was really from, implying because she was black, she wasn't really british. and david, prince william's spokesperson condemned the remarks and said it was right she stepd away fro position. and david, we've learned president biden will be here in boston on friday and he'll be meeting with the prince and princess. david? >> trevor ault tonight. trevor, thank you. >>> when we come back here, terrifying moments for police. their body camera video revealing the startling moment a suspect is found hiding under a mattress. >>> we also have news tonight about a promising new drug in the fight against alzheimer's, in a moment. but her moderate to severe eczema could make it hard for her. now i'm staying ahead of it. dupixent helps heal your skin from within. so they can have clearer skin and less itch. serious allergic reactions can occur that

. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell is at buckingham palace.sarah. �* , . ., . ., , sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many a _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many a state - sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many a state visit i was involved in many a state visit over the years but this is his first as monaco macro. he and the queen consort, camilla, welcome to president ramaphosa at horse guards, as is tradition the king inspected the guard of honour with the president and then they left via carriage, a spectacular procession in the glorious sunlight of this beautiful autumn day down the mall. mr ramaphosa has a private lunch with the kick, he has a busy schedule, he will be visiting westminster abbey, addressing mps and the houses of parliament and this evening there is the state banquet, when britain literally gets out the be

, who addressed parliamentarians at westminster, and tonight has been attending a banquet at buckingham palacevestment in the south african economy , as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it is the ultimate in state hospitality, deployed for political, diplomatic and economic purposes. it is a state visit, the first of king charles' reign, the first to take place since the pre—covid days of 2019. the state visitor was president cyril ramaphosa of south africa. for him, there was the full ceremonial welcome on horse guards, the guard of honour drawn up, the anthems playing. and then the carriage ride up the mall, the mounted divisions of the household cavalry, the king, queen consort and the president in the irish state coach, other ministers and officials following behind, and into buckingham palace. there, they viewed a display from the royal collection. president ramaphosa picked up a photograph of nelson mandela with the late queen. "you were lucky if you had known them both," said the king. in the palace tonight, all the glitter and pomp of state banquet, and a welcome in d

buckingham palace says all members of the household are being reminded of diversity and inclusivity, policies . the inclusivity, policies. the government says , it's run out of government says, it's run out of prison places and asked the police for the use of force cells to make up for the shortfall . the prisons minister shortfall. the prisons minister damian hinds told npr there had been an acute and increase in the prison population in the recent months. he said operation safeguard. it's the government's continued plan, had been activated . mr. evans said it was activated. mr. evans said it was due in part to criminal bar association strike action over the which to a high number the which led to a high number of offenders on remand. the last time the plan was implemented was in two thousand and seven. hsbc will close 114 bank branches across the uk as remote banking soars in. popularity. the banking giant says some of its stores have been serving less than 250 people a week. following a decline in footfall since the pandemic use of its mobile app, however, has almost tripled since

this was a guest at a buckingham palace reception. was there representing a domestic violence charity. she wasn't there because of her background of any kind. so when a royal aide went up to her and asked her where she was from and persisted and pretty much interrogated her about where she was from, it was a pretty upsetting transcript when you see it, when it's written down, but part of it i'll read to you. i am born here and i am british she says, and this royal aide, the senior royal aide says, where did you come from? where did your people come from? when did you first come here? she keeps pointing out she's british. it's very uncomfortable and we got a pretty quick response from the palace when this was revi v -- revealed. they said this person has resigned and they were investigating. prince william has just landed here in boston and he also said there's no place for racism in society, and that this person was right to step down immediately. a big controversy blowing up in london and it's reflecting frankly on this visit on the

as part of the two—day trip, the king and queen consort have held a banquet at buckingham palace thisw moments, we will be joining huw edwards and the team for the 10pm news, the ten past 10pm news. i will be back at the papers. you are watching bbc news. tonight — millions of rail passengers face severe disruption with new strike action in the lead—up to christmas. industrial action will take place in four periods in december and january — the rmt union claims a likely deal is being blocked. we have been reasonable but it is impossible to find a negotiated settlement when the dead hand of the government is presiding over and blocking a resolution. the dispute is overjobs, pay, and working conditions — the train companies say strike action will not bring about change. putting strike action on will not resolve that situation. it is actually sitting at the table and making sure that we can try and get a final agreement.

buckingham palace said it took the whole incident extremely seriously.with immediate effect. lady susan hussey has worked at buckingham palace for much of her adult life. she is close to the royal family and is godmother to prince william. for the palace, the episode is particularly problematic given the duchess of sussex's allegations of racist attitudes within the palace. according to a new study, the death metal senders of the animal kingdom are bats. at seven octaves —— singers. in southern denmark, we are able to hear their high—frequency calls as well as a new discovered low crime. have a listen. it was quite cute until he got to the ground and then to got a bit weird. and bring you the latest course met world cup. it is 0—0 versus poland and argentina and its 0-0 versus poland and argentina and its 0—0 between saudi arabia and mexico. plenty more to come after the very short break. good evening. the last day of november brought sunshine for some of us, but for others, stuck under low cloud, mist and fog. it stayed decidedly chilly — and chilly is

a stone's throw from buckingham palace. look at these. these are giant wind. gusts of up to 60 mph hurled is massive plastic christmas ornaments down famed oxford street. thankfully it happened in the wee hours of tuesday morning, so very few pedestrians. we're out the tree that these go on. that's what i want to know. they're already decorating for christmas. see, it's not too early and how big are the presents and what's inside? that's what i want to know. all right, speaking of presidents and big presents to the lottery winner who collected his prize incognito, what man in china recently hit the jackpot, but when he went to go collect his $30 million check, he wore a head to toe costume to hide his winnings, not from the general public, not from the media or from his own wife and children, said he was concerned they would become lazy and wouldn't work hard in the future. isn't that the point of winning a lot of $30 million literally? cash it? maybe it's because i'm a journalist. there's no way my husband could keep from me, but he won $30 million. there's j

. >> we must see buckingham palace, we will see the tower of london. we will see the mousetrap.re you are. >> backstage, little has changed. >> this is the original wind machine from 1952. >> the original 1952 production. >> and to make it wintry, actors step into the snow. it was setting records even in the 50's. and since then, it's been a fixture on the west end with one veteran involved from day one. agatha christie's grandson. >> this anniversary will not be the last. >> there will be a second mousetrap on broadway. >> we have thousands of american tourists cominto the show and i think it's time we put on the front foot and took it there. >> there has never been a film of it. they had to waitntil the london production closed. 70 years on, they are still waiting. >> you are watching bbc news. narrator: funding for th presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, theeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for amer

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our royal correspondent cameron , who is in his cameron walker, who is in his natural habitat, buckingham palacepalace. cameron was going. on patrick, i feel like i should move in. i'm here often enough, but is the royal family's power of soft diplomacy ? that is all of soft diplomacy? that is all here today. building ties between south africa and the kingdom, as you said , the first kingdom, as you said, the first time since president trump was hosted by the late queen elizabeth, the second back in 2019, when the queen hosted more than 100 state visits during the course of her reign. but today is king the third first time hosting a state's visits to the united kingdom. he started off with a ceremony will welcome greeting the south president cyril ramaphosa at horse guards parade as as 1000 troops, 230 horses and 41 guns in green park and another one at the tower of london and now the king and the south african presidents inspected guard of honour. the seven at number seven, coldstream guards which the king is colonel in chief of , and then is colonel in chief of, and then accompanied by the que

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she had an exchange with a charity event at buckingham palace yesterday in which she repeatedly demanded this woman was saying she was from charity, from a london and i will read you a little bit more of the exchange. the aide, the royal aide asked, what nationality are you? she said i'm from here, i'm british, but where do you come from? where do your people come from? and now, clearly, that has been received extremely and she tweeted her out of that exchange and a spokesman for prince william here saying racism has no place in our society, but of course, katy, it is the second time william has answered questions about an allegation in the royal family, the last time when the oprah interview of harry and meghan said a member of the royal family had asked what color their children would be and harry and meghan are expected in new york next week, fighting racism. here we, are waiting for the prince and princess of wales, william and kate it arrive here in boston, and for the first time in many, many years, and they're hoping that the headlines will be positive about their charity, and a s

he sent the order, buckingham palace with a driver and a letter, however, the queen did not cancel thethe order was kept in the royal chancellery, so lennon remained a knight of the british empire until his death on november 25, 2019, a memorial plaque was solemnly opened in cape town in memory of russian volunteers in the anglo boer war at the beginning of the 20th century. fought for the independence of the republics of south africa, the orange state and the transvaal against colonizers of the british, there were 225 of them, almost 10% of the total number of foreign volunteers, military officers who took vacations, but most civilians from the moisture and courage of the russians aroused the admiration of the boers and the respect of the british, there was also a russian volunteer detachment of the red cross with doctors and nurses, a memorial plaque was installed in the area greenpoint. there, the british set up a concentration camp, by the way, the first concentration camp in the world, in which russian prisoners of war were kept and ceremonies were attended by sailors from a missi

we must see buckingham palace, the tower of londo we must see the mousetrap.re you are. >> backstage, little has changed. this is the wind machine. >> the original from 1952. the original production. >> to make it really wintry, actors stepped into the snow room. what makes it remarkable is the history. it was sitting records even in the 1950's. >> is it the best play you have written? >> i don't know. other people seem to think it is. >> since then it has been a fixture on the west end with one veteran involved from day one, act as a christie's grandson. >> it is very important. one thing about this anniversary is it will not be the last. >> to mark the landmark, there will be a second mousetrap on broadway. >> each summer, we have thousands of american tourists coming to the show during the summer season. i think it is time we got on the front foot and took it there. >> part of the mystique of this is there has never been a film of this. film licenses came with a clause, they had to wait until the london production closed. 70 years on, they are still watchin

buckingham palace has instead.pport camilla in her official duties. in addition to her privates and deputy privates secretaries. it's believed the companion work will be similar, but not extensive, as the late queen's ladies in waiting . tv online and ladies in waiting. tv online and tv plus radio. this is gb news. stay with us. calvin back in a moment . welcome back to the common sense crusade gb news on tv online and on your wireless . england fans on your wireless. england fans attending the world cup in qatar have been warned against dressing st george or wearing other crusader inspired imagery as it may be unwelcome in the islamic . two supporters dressed islamic. two supporters dressed as knights have already denied access to the stadiums in doha amid the latest controversy plaguing this year's tournament. it appears, however, that many fans are of the wider context rather than aiming to be deliberately malicious whilst in the gulf state. with me now is sports broadcaster adam . aidan sports broadcaster adam.

queen consort, president and the irish stateode, ministers and officis following behind and into buckingham palacethey view to display from the royal collection. president ramaphosa picked up a photograph of nelson mandela with the late queen. you are lucky if you known them both, said the king. in the palace tonight, all the glitter and pomp of a state banquet and i welcome in different african dialects. >> mr. president. >> but there were serious messages. the king said the wngs of the must be acknowledged and he called for concerted action on climate change. but above all, this was a demonstration of friendship. >> i invite you all to rise and drink a toast to the president and people of south africa. laura: one of cuba's greatest musicians, the singer-songwriter , pablo, has died in spain. he won numerous grammy awards in his music was enormously popular across the spanish-speaking world. he was a strong supporter of the cuban revolution in his youth and in recent years have fallen out with the socialist government. we will leave you tonight with images and music from the life of pablo. ♪ ♪ na