the tall bearskin caps worn by the king's guards are a distinctive sight outside buckingham palace andoping the colour. but animal rights campaigners are saying there's too high a price to pay, notjust in terms of using real fur from black bears, but also because the cost to taxpayers has gone up so much. each bearskin cap now costs more than £2,000. that's an annual increase of 30%. the figures have been revealed by the ministry of defence in a freedom of information request from the campaign group, the people for the ethical treatment of animals. it means more than £1 million has been spent on bearskin caps over the past decade, and the animal rights group says it's an unacceptable waste of taxpayers money. the mod says it's open to using an alternative to real fur if a material can be found that is suitably durable and keeps its shape. it's a decision for the military rather than the royals. but queen camilla has already revealed that she has made the switch away from buying realfur. sean coughlan, bbc news. it was a big night on wednesday for the music industry in new york — with a

outside the front of buckingham palace gates is the statue of queen victoria.the two statues of the queen's parents, king george vi and the queen mother, elizabeth. and the designs, like you say, they're going to be released close to the centenary anniversary of queen elizabeth ii's birth. so we're looking at around spring 2026. and sir keir starmer says he's paid tribute to the late queen on the second anniversary of her death, saying the enduring legacy of service and devotion to our country that she showed will never be forgotten. so who's going to choose it? i assume there's a committee or something like that. as with often with national monuments and memorials. there is. yes. and at the same time there'll be these wider commemorative schemes in place, as is custom, when a member of the royal family dies, there are a lot of plans in place to remember them. take king george vi, for example. the monarch died before the queen. there were public parks and playing fields and buildings, all named after him. we can expect something very similar for queen elizabeth

visit buckingham palace and at the same time go to the park and enjoy and appreciate this monument to other royal memorials as well, outside the front of buckingham palace gates is the statue of queen victoria and just down the mall, the two statues of the mall, the two statues of the queen's parents, king george vi and the queen mother. the designs that will be released close to the centenary anniversary of queen elizabeth ii's birth surround a spring in 2026 and keir starmer says he has paid tribute, the enduring legacy to our country she showed will never be forgotten. who will choose it? i assume there is a committee.- who will choose it? i assume there is a committee. that is, es and there is a committee. that is, yes and at _ there is a committee. that is, yes and at the _ there is a committee. that is, yes and at the same - there is a committee. that is, yes and at the same time i there is a committee. that is, i yes and at the same time these why commemoratives schemes in place, as is custom when a member of the royal family dies there are a lot of plans in place to remember t

buckingham palace haveissued yes, that's right.about that 0ctobertour. it have issued more details about that 0ctober tour. it is the king's first visit to a commonwealth realm since becoming monarch and it's a pretty traditional programme but it will include the experience of an australian barbecue, the couple will meet doctors carrying out pioneering research into cancer treatment. and the king's own cancerjourney has impacted the plans for this tour. new zealand has been completely removed from the programme on the advice of doctors to try to make the travel more manageable. rest periods have been built into the programme and in consultation with the australian government it has been decided to focus engagements just in sydney and canberra in australia. 0n arriving, the royal couple will be greeted by the prime minister anthony albanese. in the past he has said that an australian republic is inevitable but next month, he will host a king and queen. four civilians have blasted off from florida on board a spacex rocket to attempt

now if you have ever been to buckingham palace you will have seen the kings guard wearing the famousngle bearskin cap has soared to more than £2,000. that's according to the ministry of defence, which has spent more than £1 million on them in recent years. animal welfare campaigners say the use of real fur is now a financial as well as an ethical issue. sean coughlan reports. the tall bearskin caps worn by the king's guards are a distinctive sight outside buckingham palace and at big ceremonial events like trooping the colour. but animal rights campaigners are saying there's too high a price to pay — notjust in terms of using real fur from black bears but also because the cost to taxpayers has gone up so much. each bearskin cap and estimate costs more than £2,000. that's an annual increase of 30%. the figures have been revealed by the ministry of defence in a freedom of information request from the campaign group the people for the ethical treatment of animals. we are calling on the new secretary of state for defence to finally end the uk's support for this cruel industry by making t

king charles there at buckingham palace. iwant king charles there at buckingham palace.rprising female farmers have found a solution to the devastating effects of climate which was threatening their livelihoods. have a look at this. have you ever heard the expression, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade"? well, it's a lesson that these farmers in karonga, in the north of malawi, have had to take to heart. rising waters due to climate change forced them to relocate higher inland. then extreme heat meant their banana crops were ripening a lot faster than usual, and rotting bananas just won't sell. translation: it is sad that we have to go - through all this waste. the heat here is unbearable. all of our hard work and investment is lost. life gave emily and her co—workers overripe bananas, so...they are making banana wine. translation: bananas are abundant _ here, and making wine allows us to reduce waste while creating something valuable. when they are ripe, we do not throw them away. we take them to the factory where we produce top quality wine. classified as white

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace.ewalk by non—professional astronauts. polaris dawn is also aiming to travel deeper into space than any crewed mission in more than half a century. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh has the story. three, two, one... ..ignition. for a moment, night turns to day. the polaris dawn mission lights up the skies as it makes its journey into orbit, higher than anyone has been since the apollo moon missions. t plus 35 seconds into the polaris dawn mission. flying crew onboard dragon and falcon 9 to new heights. inside, four private—sector astronauts. they are billionaire jared isaacman, who's paid for the mission and is the commander, his close friend scott "kidd" poteet, a retired air force pilot, and two spacex engineers, anna menon and sarah gillis. stage separation confirmed. applause. that's the successful separation of the first stage. a critical moment now over, next stop, space. the spacecraft will reach a maximum altitude of 870 miles above the earth. that's nearly three and a hal

with the communal duties in buckingham palace _ the king.e communal dutiesj in buckingham palace and practising the curtsy and they asked if they could have this in the king applies to all those that afterwards, he felt he had been flattened by a scrum and called it a healing hug at the end of it and they are quite a team that have a lot of personality so anyone who has followed them will not be at all surprised that maybe they didn't quite follow royal protocol. it's partytime for the hugely successful paralympics gb team. after bringing back 124 medals from paris, 49 of which were gold, they're at a star studded reception in birmingham this evening. matt graveling is there. after yea rs of ha rd after years of hard work, it is time to party and the paralympics are here in birmingham for their celebrations around 10,000 people are packed into an arena they're going to relive some moments and montages of the games and also with some music from the likes of david. i decided i'm going to refill and clay david cummings my best friend he doesn't

and why the king found himself in the midst of an affectionate rugby scrum at buckingham palace tonightsnight at 10:30 tonight, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and a regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. the us presidential candidates, kamala harris and donald trump have attended a memorial in new york on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. it was a much more sombre affair after last night's head to head tv debate ahead of the election in november. they were insults and a stream of personal attacks, and they sparred on issues including abortion, foreign policy and the economy. both sides claimed victory after the 90 minute debate watched by more than 57 million people. from philadelphia, here's our north america editor, sarah smith. at a september 11th memorial service, it was donald trump who orchestrated a cordial greeting this morning. quite a contrast to kamala harris striding across the stage last night to demand a handshake from a reluctant mr trump. goo

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace.t one but two goals against finland. natalie pirks was watching. for lee castleton, this was his second audition in a bid to get the england job on a permanent basis. whiles he might not be here for a long time, harry kane ensured he is here for a good time. there were plenty this summer who wanted the captain dropped, but harry kane tonight showed just why class is permanent. almost ten years ago, a 21—year—old harry kane scored at wembley on his debut. tonight, his eldest children flanked him as the baton was passed to the latest recruit of the 100 club. for fans at wembley, it was a fitting honour for the nation's greatest goal—scorer. he's been a captain, a real leader, and taken us to two finals. i've probably seen him score most of those goals, and certainly looking forward to him scoring a few more. he's going to score. i reckon he's going to score tonight. yeah. kane's wasn't the only tribute. as the rain fell, applause for absent friends. but for the man in the interim hot sea

thank you so much- _ now, if you have ever been to buckingham palace here in london you will have seenle bearskin cap has soared to more than £2,000 — orjust over $2,500. 0ur royal correspondent sean coughlan reports. the tall bearskin caps worn by the king's guards are a distinctive sight outside buckingham palace and at big ceremonial events like trooping the colour. but animal rights campaigners are saying there's too high a price to pay, notjust in terms of using real fur from black bears, but also because the cost to taxpayers has gone up so much. each bearskin cap now costs more than £2,000. that's an annual increase of 30%. the figures have been revealed by the ministry of defence in a freedom of information request from the campaign group, the people for the ethical treatment of animals. it means more than £1 million has been spent on bearskin caps over the past decade, and the animal rights group says it's an unacceptable waste of taxpayers money. the mod says it's open to using an alternative to real fur if a material can be found that is suitably durable and keeps its shape.

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace.ying it happened on the day winter fuel payments were axed for ten million pensioners — and it coins the phrase, starmergeddon. ahead with cuts to public spending afterfacing down rebel labour mps in the vote over those winter fuel allowances. the telegraph notes that 50 labour mps defied their leader by refusing to back the winter fuel payments cut. its main picture story shows a prisoner being released early — and it also says that a ban on sending certain sorts of missiles to ukraine may be scrapped, in the face of iranian exports of weapons to russia. the daily express pictures campaigners and some mps who oppose the move to remove winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners. the times says that the us is likely to, within weeks, give ukraine permission to use long—distance cruise missiles to launch attacks deep into russia. the guardian's headline — pm faces calls to aid poorest as winter fuel cut approved. it also suggests that the restructuring of the steel plant at port talb

the tall bearskin caps worn by the king's guards are a distinctive sight outside buckingham palace andre's too high a price to pay — notjust in terms of using real fur from black bears but also because the cost to taxpayers has gone up so much. each bearskin cap and estimate costs more than £2000. that's an annual increase of 30%. the figures have been revealed by the ministry of defence in a freedom of information request from the campaign group the people for the ethical treatment of animals. we are calling on the new secretary of state for defence to finally end the uk's support for this cruel industry by making the switch to faux fur for the caps which, you know, would represent the values of our nation, it would save taxpayer money and of course spare bears' lives. it means more than £1 million has been spent on bearskin caps over the past decade and the animal rights group says it's unacceptable waste of taxpayers' money. the mod says it's open to using an alternative to real fur if a material can be found that is suitably durable and keeps its shape. it's a decision for the mili

australia, as the monarch has already prompted questions about cultural sensitivities after buckingham palaceely drops the word walkabout to avoid offence. state of the nation starts now . state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my panel historian and broadcaster david oldroyd, bolt and political commentator matthew stadlen . as commentator matthew stadlen. as even commentator matthew stadlen. as ever, let me know your views. it's a crucial part of the programme mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with sophia wenzler. >> jacob thank you. good evening from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 8:00. these are your headlines. the foreign secretary has announced over £600 million worth of support for ukraine, while the us secretary of state has announced $700,700 million. david lammy and antony blinken have been in kyiv today on a joint trip, calling it a critical moment in the war with russia. their visit follows reports that joe biden will lift a ban on british storm shadow missiles being used on russian territory after iran supplied bal

next month. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph was outside buckingham palace — has more.he king and queen will carry out while they're in australia and samoa next month. it's a pretty traditional programme that covers the military, cultural connections with the countries environmental issues and meetings with meetings with political leaders and government leaders, too. but there are some aspects of the trip to australia and samoa that are a little bit different and have basically taken into account the fact that this is a king who is travelling, who has had cancer this year, has ongoing treatment and some of that has to be factored in to the program. so the little bits of information that give us a sense of how things had to change. new zealand is now not happening on this trip. 0n the advice of doctors, the king and the queen will not be going to australia, to new zealand. be going to australia — to new zealand. they will focus instead on australia and samoa when the king arrives in australia. arrives in australia he'll have a day of rest. so they are going to give the k

and finally king charles found himself in something of a royal scrum at buckingham palace.n's new zealand rugby team ahead of their match against england this weekend. he apologised to them for not visiting new zealand this autumn on his first major tour since his cancer diagnosis — when he travels to australia and samoa. no hard feelings it would appear. he thanked them for the hugs and says it was "very healing". remember you can find all the latest sports news on the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — loads on the davis cup — that's bbc.com/sport but from me will perry and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, bye for now. hello. on wednesday, we had a chilly, northwesterly airflow across the uk and that brought us a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of those showers really dramatic. a beautiful strike of foot lightning there in nottinghamshire, and in the same county, so much hail, late afternoon, that it completely covered the roads and pavements in newark—on—trent. the showers then were particularly widespread. i'm showing you this because we've got a sim

some breaking news from buckingham palace.or royal orrespondent, who's outside buckingham palace. tell us more. yes. we are proud to now the _ tell us more. yes. we are proud to now the details _ tell us more. yes. we are proud to now the details of _ tell us more. yes. we are proud to now the details of the - to now the details of the programme that king and queen will carry out while they are in australia and samoa next month. it is a pretty traditional programme that covers the military, cultural connections with countries, environmental issues and meetings with political leaders and government leaders, too. there are some aspects of the trip to australia and samoa that are a little bit different and they are basically taking into account the fact that this is a king who is travelling her sad cancer this year, had ongoing treatment and some of that has to be factored into the programme. the little bits of information that gives a sense of how things had to change, new zealand is now not happening on this trip. on the advice

outside the front of buckingham palace gates is the statue of queen victoria. the centenary anniversary of queen elizabeth ii'5 anniversary of queen elizabeth ii's birth, so we're looking at around spring 2026. keir starmer says he has paid tribute to the late queen on the second anniversary of her death, saying, the enduring legacy of service and devotion to our country she showed will never be forgotten. so to our country she showed will never be forgotten.— never be forgotten. so who is auoin to never be forgotten. so who is going to choose _ never be forgotten. so who is going to choose it? _ never be forgotten. so who is going to choose it? i - never be forgotten. so who is going to choose it? i assume | going to choose it? i assume there is a committee or something like that. often with national monuments _ something like that. often with national monuments and - national monuments and memorials. there is, and at the same time, wider commemorative schemes will be in place as is custom when a member of the royal family dies, there are a lot of plans in pla

buckingham palace is represented by the governor general, who has the formal right to appoint ambassadorsnisters, approve laws and present awards. but in reality, this is a ceremonial position. in foreign policy, australia has traditionally followed a pro-western course and is one of the closest allies of the united states. 80 years ago, on september 17, 1944, the red army launched the tallinn operation. it was part of a large-scale military operation to liberate the baltics. the nazis desperately clung to it because of the strategically important baltic sea, relations with neutral sweden and its ally finland. they expected the main thing. narva, but they miscalculated. the commander of the leningrad front, leonid govarov, secretly transferred the second shock army of general ivan fedyuninsky to the tartu region. its offensive took the germans by surprise; by the end of the day it had broken through their defenses to a depth of 18 km. the commander of army group north, general ferdinand schörner, admitted that the front was hopelessly crushed. the infantry was supported by the baltic flee

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we're live at buckingham palace this morning. >>> plus, remembering kris kristofferson. ♪ don't you leavee now ♪ >> tributes pour in for the legendary songwriter and actor. we'll celebrate his award-winning career. >>> plus, running wild. >> it's dallas! derrick henry on the run. >> baltimore crushes the undefeated buffalo bills. >> at the 30. he will score! >> a huge sunday night win for the ravens. >> lamar jackson is going to take it. to the end zone! baltimore touchdown. >> two more games on tap today. monday, september 30th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is a monday morning. glad to have you starting our week with us. we have a busy one. the top story, the latest on the aftermath of hurricane helene. absolutely devastating. the south isn't used to dealing with those conditions. >> yeah. check out this scene. this is in asheville, north carolina. that is way inland. days later, some streets still underwater. residents there isolated. no

an innocuous word to most of us, but walkabout is apparently so offensive that it has caused buckingham palacevisit to australia, a sovereign . visit to australia, a sovereign. normally his majesty would engagein normally his majesty would engage in walkabouts to meet his subjects in australia. however, apparently an aboriginal culture, the term refers to people going into the bush in times of grief or meditation, and so the term is to be replaced with the phrase opportunity to meet the public. is this another case of hypersensitivity gone mad? well, my brilliant panel is still with me. the historian broadcaster david aldridge bolt and the political commentator matthew stadlen . david, you haven't stadlen. david, you haven't swooned. you haven't reached for the smelling salts. when i said the smelling salts. when i said the word walkabout, well, you see, i happen to have lived in clapham and therefore been to the australian bars called the walkabout bars. >> and unless they're going to be changed or mass, i think this is a case of what the great late australian commentator and journalist clive

you went to buckingham palace? i went to buckingham palace?ace and people would look at me and burst into tears. i think, my gosh, this is extraordinary, as a journalist, you find yourself talking about it on air quite dispassionately, i suppose, and then you see the real, the visceral emotion of people. it is amazing how the monarchy can connect with one someone as young as you and jenny. >> i have to ask. of course. there's the mail on sunday front page a few weeks back about harry. potentially coming back to the uk in some capacity. do you think the late queen, if she were still with us, would be, delighted to see this happen? and you know, the first steps, i guess, towards some family reconciliation? >> well, it's not going to happen , first of all. i mean, happen, first of all. i mean, i don't think there's any way he's going to come back and he's going to come back and he's going to come back and he's going to take any on any royal duties. certainly not. william's got anything to do with it. there may be some reconciliation with his fath

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first at king charles' birthday parade on the balcony of buckingham palace in june.y, at center court of wimbledon, handing out the men's tennis trophy. her last official engagement before today's surprise announcement. >> william and i are so grateful for the support we've received. >> reporter: and kate closed with well wishes and support for all those still battling cancer. >> i remain with you side-by-side, hand-in-hand. out of darkness can come light. so let that light shine bright. >> reporter: we are told the princess of wales will make a gradual return to public life, norah, with a light program of public engagements through the end of this year. >> norah: it's nice to hear she's recovering. ramy inocencio, thank you very much. "eye on america" is next with a look at what election lies and threats could mean for the future of our democracy. future of our democracy. mask a. inspire? inspire is a sleep apnea treatment that works inside my body with a click of this button. no mask! no hose! just sleep. give me this thing. where are you going? i'm going to get in

the paper says the sculpture will be in stjames's park, which is overlooked by buckingham palace, andtelegraph have another royal story on the front page. they report that prince william is sporting a designer stubble, heralding a possible return of the beard he wore over the summer. it's 18 minutes past six. after this week's publication of the inquiry into the grenfell disaster, what next for the many thousands of people still living in unsafe buildings? ben's looking at this for us this morning. this is something we are all learning so much about after the publication of the inquiry report. yes, this effect so many people. this tragedy has kick—started the movement to make buildings safer, but lots of residents would say it's not happening soon enough. since the night of the grenfell fire in 2017, more than 4000 high—rise buildings in england have been assessed as unsafe. some still haven't been fully examined, so this figure could become much higher in coming months. work to make the buildings safe has started at almost half of those already identified as unsafe. just over 1,000 h

next, the king found himself in something of a royal scrum at buckingham palace today.ologised to them for not visiting — new zealand this autumn on his first major tour since his cancer diagnosis — when he travels to australia and samoa. i'm extremely sorry i can't come to new zealand in late october because of doctor's orders, but i hope there will be another excuse before too long. the team had one more request. he thanked them for "such a warm hug" and said it was "very healing". let's take a look at the weather now with chris fawkes. hello. on wednesday, we had a chilly north westerly airflow across the uk and that brought us a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of those showers really dramatic. a beautiful strike of foot lightning there in nottinghamshire and in the same county. so much hail late afternoon that it completely covered the roads and pavements in newark on trent. the showers then were particularly widespread. i'm showing you this because we've got a similar look to the weather forecast as we head into thursday, so here we go. we've got that chilly

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the price of the bearskin caps worn by the soldiers outside buckingham palace has soared to more thanissue — as £1 million has been spent on the ceremonial caps in recent years. here's our royal correspondent, sean coughlan. the tall bearskin caps worn by the king's guards are a distinctive sight outside buckingham palace and at big ceremonial events like trooping the colour. but animal rights campaigners are saying there's too high a price to pay — notjust in terms of using real fur from black bears but also because the cost to taxpayers has gone up so much. each bearskin cap now costs more than £2000. that's an annual increase of 30%. the figures have been revealed by the ministry of defence in a freedom of information request from the campaign group the people for the ethical treatment of animals. we're calling on the new secretary of state for defence to finally end the uk's support for this cruel industry by making the switch to faux fur for the caps which, you know, would represent the values of our nation, it would save taxpayer money and of course spare bears' lives. it means

the ceremonial caps worn by soldiers outside buckingham palace now cost more than £2,000 each.hould we get rid of them? we'll debate that. next. oh, good morning to you. hope you're well. thank you for joining nana and myself today. are you superstitious? it's of course , friday the 13th today. course, friday the 13th today. >> no, i'm not at all. it's literally i get up and i think, oh, what day is it? and then i don't know what day it is. i do my thing. and then somebody then points out it's friday the 13th. i don't really i don't care about it, but perhaps i shouldn't be saying that. perhaps i should be more careful. >> unlucky for some, unlucky for some. we've got a guest on a bit later on from the world of housing and real estate, as the americans call it, saying that today is the worst day for buying and selling houses. >> really? because i was going to view some properties. i've got to be honest with you, today i'm trying to sell my house. >> it's a nightmare. i'm so fed up with it. people coming around, you have to get the house ready. you have to tidy. you have to make

king charles hosted the women s new zealand rugby team at buckingham palace — ahead of their match againstthe king who is receiving ongoing treatment for cancer said later he appreciated having "such a warm hug" and added that it was "very healing". that's all for now — stay with bbc news. looking at all the fallout in the us election. goodbye. hello. on wednesday, we had a chilly north westerly airflow across the uk and that brought us a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of those showers really dramatic. a beautiful strike of foot lightning there in nottinghamshire and in the same county. so much hail late afternoon that it completely covered the roads and pavements in newark on trent. the showers then were particularly widespread. i'm showing you this because we've got a similar look to the weather forecast as we head into thursday, so here we go. we've got that chilly flow of northwesterly air coming down from polar regions, and as that cold air gets heated by the seas, well, that's what makes the showers. so as long as this cold feed of air continues to work in, so too will the sho

the price of a single bearskin cap, as worn by the kings' guards outside buckingham palace, has soared,000. that's according to the ministry of defence, which has spent more than £1 million on them in recent years. animal welfare campaigners say the use of real fur is now a financial as well as an ethical issue. 0ur royal correspondent sean coughlan reports. the tall bearskin caps worn by the king's guards are a distinctive sight outside buckingham palace and at big ceremonial events like trooping the colour. but animal rights campaigners are saying there's too high a price to pay, notjust in terms of using real fur from black bears, but also because the cost to taxpayers has gone up so much. each bearskin cap now costs more than £2,000. that's an annual increase of 30%. the figures have been revealed by the ministry of defence in a freedom of information request from the campaign group, the people for the ethical treatment of animals. it means more than £1 million has been spent on bearskin caps over the past decade, and the animal rights group says it's an unacceptable waste of taxpa

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there was a bit of a break with tradition at buckingham palace yesterday when members of new zealand'srotocol is that no—one touches the monarch, but when charles was asked, he said, "why not". the king later described the moment as "a warm hug" which was "much appreciated." he also apologised for not being able to visit new zealand during his upcoming trip to australia and samoa, which he says is because of "doctor's orders', presumably due to his cancer treatment. the black ferns finished their visit to the palace with some royal selfies — they'll play england's red roses at twickenham this saturday. hello there. it's been cold again today. we've seen the heavy showers pushing further south into southern england. but things are going to change in the next few days. we're going to cut off that supply of cold air. the wind direction will change. we'll see atlantic winds coming in and that will lift the temperatures over the weekend. but it's cold already this evening. we're going to find showers tending to die out. keep a few maybe in the far north of scotland for a while down those no

the bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside buckingham palace now cost more than £2,000 each, figuresost of the caps soared by 30% over a year, according to figures released after a freedom of information request from people for the ethical treatment of animals. the animal welfare group calls it a financial as well as an ethical issue the mod said it's open to exploring faux fur. you're live with bbc news. in what donald trump's legal team is treating as a victory — a judge in georgia dismissed two criminal charges against the former president, for alleged attempts to interfere in the state's 2020 election. the remaining eight charges in the case will still move forward. separately — the republican presidential nominee on thursday ruled outjoining another presidential debate with his democratic rival kamala harris. that's after the vice president told supporters in north carolina she was up for a rematch. two nights ago donald trump and i had ourfirst debate. cheering and i believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate! cheering but later in the day, mr trump said two debates

gone are the days of the discreet little cards that used to be depends upon the gates of buckingham palace of herjourney, the ongoing process, and it puts me in mind ofjust how much things have changed in royal imagery. if you go back to the war years, the second world war, there was carefully constructed pictures of george vi with his daughter, princess elizabeth, who was queen elizabeth ii, and princess margaret rose, looking so queen —— clean and polished, yet ever so slightly distant from normal everyday life, the same true of our late queen, the photographs of her with her young family. here we had kissing, could lead, public displays of affection between the prince and princess of wales and they are incredibly fourth energetic children, and her words are moving, at the time of darkness coming to light, walking side by side with other people that perhaps embarking on this long and difficult journey, having completed it like her are are somewhere in the middle, identifying with people is a great part of this. but we will not be seeing lots and lots of her stuff hopefully she will make

and that prompted buckingham palace to launch an internal investigation. you remember, she allegedly was sending emails at 5 am. to staff demanding things . the staff demanding things. the hollywood reporter has now done a separate article speaking to unnamed sources, and they quote that everyone is terrified of meghan. still, she belittles people and that she marches around like a dictator in high heels , fuming and barking heels, fuming and barking orders. i've watched her reduce grown grown men to tears. that's what the hollywood reporter sources allege. but gb news has been speaking to some people very close to meghan markle, an unnamed source from archewell who doesn't want who wants to remain anonymous, says these quotes were fabricated by someone lacking knowledge of our company because the duke and duchess work from montecito, whereas we are based in hollywood, which is clearly a different location . they likely different location. they likely think we're all in the same office, and that this quote would fly, but the circumstances don't even allow

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i was in london last week with the tourists and stood outside of the gates of buckingham palace, thence's former home. we haven't heard much from them. they're not happy. they need to be noticed. publicity is their end game and attention is their live blood. tuesday of this week, here in america, it was national voter registration day. the couple live in california marked the day by having all their staff write personal letters encouraging people to vote. civic engagement they write is at the heart of the more just and equitable world. just as the looterrers were going out, oprah win friendsatfoxnews.com was interview -- the duchess will never ever live that down. the vailed endorsement of harris will move the needle and celebrity endorsements don't bring many votes, especially if the celebrity is fading from the scene. it's sad, a woke couple desperate to stay relevant and failing. california guy steve hilton with me this morning. steve, i wanted to be light hearted here, but i felt sad. you know what i mean? jaire >> a couple of things on that, stuart. tuesday was national constitu

first at king charles's birthday parade on the balcony of buckingham palace in june.r court of wimbledon, handing out the men's tennis trophy. her last official engagement before today's surprise announcement. >> william and i are so grateful for the support we've received. >> reporter: and kate closed with well wishes and support for all those still battling cancer. >> i remain with you. side by side, hand in hand. out of darkness can come light. so let that light shine bright. >> reporter: and we're told the princess of wales will make a gradual return to public life with a light program of public engagements through the end of this year. >> lovely to see that she's recovering. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you the news continues. for others tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪ >>> hello and thanks so much for staying up with us. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are some of the top stories on "cbs news roundup." fer

. >> buckingham palace has indeed confirmed in the last few moments that her majesty queen elizabethhe second has died . elizabeth the second has died. she was 96 years old. >> she was like a real inspiration. she's been very diligent and honourable , sending diligent and honourable, sending thoughts and prayers to the family and hope you know that the transition goes quite smoothly. >> it's been two years since queen elizabeth ii passed away at balmoral castle after 70 years on the throne. >> britain is the great country it is today. because of her, her eldest son became king charles the third, pledging himself to the third, pledging himself to the heavy responsibilities of sovereignty. >> three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip! hooray >> his majesty's time on the throne has seen celebration. state visits and health scares. the latest yougov polling suggests two thirds of the people believe britain should continue to have a monarchy. hardly any change since charles became king, who himself has favorability ratings of 63%, a master of soft diplomacy, the king's overseas visit

somehow that got out and nothing gets out of buckingham palace without those royals wanting it to thell: how about that a longhorn game? [laughter] will: rachel: let's do those jazz hands with tim walz at the next game can. will: arch manning. rachel: we're going to move to this, a venezuelan gang is spreading its reach across the country and taking the over an el paso hotel. they're everywhere. how texas officials are responding to the rise in illegal immigrant crime. narrator: when we, the people, rally for a common cause, we become beacons of hope. stand with saint jude against childhood cancer this september because our cause unites all. [laughing] donate now. choice hotels is a family of brands with a hotel for any traveler you want to be... like #1 chef dad, cookin' up a free, hot breakfast for the entire family at a comfort hotel. mom made this. umm... i...added... the garnish. book direct at choicehotels.com. ♪ rachel: tomorrow texas governor abbott is scheduled to hold a press conference as a venezuelan street gang tax over a hotel in el paso. will: this is the same gang whos

rachel: by the way, or she was investigated by buckingham palace for bullying the staff, so you're onget with out of the way, ted! i can't see the prompter. rachel: this is an interesting trend on tiktok. kansas called career shower. bye-bye wedding showers, now these young millennials and gen-zers are just celebrating their professional milestones. what do you make of that, will? if. will: okay. so, first, if you just don't think much, oh, okay, everybody's celebrating each over, that's good. yeah. but then if you think a little -- rachel: it's sad. will: yeah, you're just celebrate slating career to these, actually, huge, important milestones like having a baby, getting married, and it's not equal. it's not equal for men or women. having kids, that's the high mark. this is the high water mark, getting married. these are life accomplishments. rachel: your career, your degree, your corner office will not hold your hand when you're dying. that's an important thing to the remember. will: so, so dark. [laughter] rachel: it's true. it's true. concentrate on the things that last, marriage,

. ♪♪ >> and that is the entirety of this video just released by buckingham palace in london. >>> ande. two major republicans are breaking with their party to endorse vice president harris and speak out against donald trump. over the weekend, former vice president dick cheney said he will vote for vice president harris this november. in a statement, he wrote, quote, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than donald trump. while his daughter, former republican congresswoman liz cheney who has also endorsed the vice president explained her decision. >> i've never voted for a democrat. >> wow. >> and it tells you, i think, the stakes in this election. you have in republicans out there who are saying, well, you know, we're not going to vote for him, but we will write someone else in, and i think that this time around that's not enough. that it's important to actually cast a vote for vice president harris. >> joining us now, victori, and michael steele, cohost of "the weekend" on msnbc. what's your reaction to the cheneys supporting vice president harri