the homemade wreaths to be laid at the cenotaph. descendents were in the cenotaph. were in the middle of those long gone and the middle of those long gone and the family photos of a generation who fought and often did not come home. in 100 years' time, none of us are going to be able to do it again so are going to be able to do it again so it feels very special to be here. if we don't remember, there will be i'io if we don't remember, there will be 110 one if we don't remember, there will be no one else to remember. especially the next generation. having members of the family who served in both world wars and lost them, and serve myself. an honour to be here today. there is a rhythm to remembrance sunday that is so familiar but this is something quite different, a procession for the people, all of whom are walking to remember. the last time there was a people's procession was 1919. then, thousands walked past the cenotaph to pay their respects. just like today, as this peoples procession near the end, the wreaths laid at whitehall. coming together for a wreaths laid

it was known as the cenotaph. it was the focal point for a parade attended by many thousands of people. they'd come from across the united kingdom. some were former soldiers, many others were wives and parents who had lost members of theirfamilies. they came to place their wreaths and remember. so striking was the impact that a decision was taken to rebuild the cenotaph in permanent form as britain's national memorial to its war dead. it was unveiled by the king on the second anniversary of the armistice in november 1920. and in every peacetime year since then, in almost unchanging form, the ceremony of remembrance has taken place at the cenotaph. this was 1952, the first year of the queen's reign. by then, of course, the dead of two world wars were being remembered. last year, for the first time, the queen watched from a balcony overlooking whitehall. the same thing will happen today. that original armistice which ended the first world war will be recalled. at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month, the pri

the cenotaph this morning. 800,000 oi’ the cenotaph this morning. 800,000 or $0 the cenotaph this morningbritish lives had been lost in that war and it was in their remembrance at the cenotaph was originally constructed and in timeless fashion and in largely unchanging form the ceremony of remembrance has taken place in whitehall at every peacetime year since. so on this more than usually significant day of remembrance the leaders take their place around the cenotaph, led by the prince of wales. as was the case last year, the queen watch from the balcony above. and then signalled the start of the two minutes‘ silence. in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's wreath of poppies against the cenotaph's northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state, president steinmeier. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated two million germans lost their lives, an historic gesture of reconciliation. after the vips, it was the turn of the veterans t

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.remembrance. but millions of people across the united kingdom today held two—minute silence to remember those who died in the first world war. 0ther conflicts remembered too, but the particular significance today, 100 yea rs particular significance today, 100 years since the signing of the treaty which ended the battle on the western front of the first world war, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. we will remember. that is it from us here tonight. we will leave you with these images before we go to the weather with matt taylor. tonight will be a cooler night. lots of showers across western areas and we start the week the way we finished the weekend off with

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.ust at it is not just at the it is notjust at the cenotaph in london, notjust london were these events have been taking place but in every town and city and the smallest of villages across the country. let's show you how this event has been marked in scotland. this is the scene at glasgow cathedral. they are holding a multi—generational service called world war i remembered. the cathedral has the courage to families of all ages to take part and pay their respects. let's join in that ceremony for a moment. violin plays. the haunting melody there in glasgow, remembering each of the 134,000 -- 134,712 glasgow, remembering each of the 134,000 "134,712 men glasgow, remembering each of the 134,000 —— 134,712 men and women who lost their lives. that is the scene in glasgow, let's take you to send and cathedral in belfast. —— said and's cathedral. —— st ann's. donald trump has arrived choral music. the duke of york will give the second reading. no one has greater love tha n second reading. no

i'm simon mccoy on the cenotaph.notaph on behalf of her majesty the queen — followed by senior politicans and members of the armed forces. a series of sand portraits have been created across the uk featuring images of people who lost their lives in the first world war, including the poet wilfred owen who was killed shortly before peace was declared.

i'm simon mccoy on the cenotaph. the headlines at 2pm: the nation falls silent to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. prince charles laid a wreath at the foot of the cenotaph on behalf of her majesty the queen — followed by senior politicans and members of the armed forces. a series of sand portraits have been created across the uk featuring images of people who lost their lives in the first world war, including the poet wilfred owen who was killed shortly before peace was declared. in paris — world leaders, including president putin and president trump attended a service at the tomb of the unknown soldier — at the arc de triomphe. translation: long live peace among peoples and states, long live the free nations of the world. long live friendship among peoples. long live france. i'm lukwesa burak — the other stories on bbc news. 25 people are now known to have died in wildfires in northern california — firefighters are still trying to bring them under control. labour frontbencher emily thornberry sa

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.ers including donald trump vladimir putin attended a service at the tomb of the unknown soldier the arctic —— arc de triumph, they‘re the president warned that all demons are coming back to the service around the world. cathy adler reports on how europe remembered its sacrifice. grief flows unchecked across borders. regret knows no frontiers. presidents and heads of government of most of the 80 countries involved in the first world war came here to paris today to remember the slaughtered millions of the first truly global conflict. president macron‘s message above all others at this commemoration, we are in this together, in our past, our present and our future. no opportunity was wasted for the french president to drive his internationalist message home. he urged action at a time when he said old demons were resurfacing in europe and beyond. translation: patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. nationalism isa opposite of nationalism. nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism. b

it was known as the cenotaph.s the focal point for a parade attended by many thousands of people. they'd come from across the united kingdom. some were former soldiers, many others were wives and parents who had lost members of theirfamilies. they came to place their wreaths and remember. so striking was the impact that a decision was taken to rebuild the cenotaph in permanent form as britain's national memorial to its war dead. it was unveiled by the king on the second anniversary of the armistice in november, 1920. and in every peacetime year since then, in almost unchanging form, the ceremony of remembrance has taken place at the cenotaph. this was 1952, the first year of the queen's reign. by then, of course, the dead of two world wars were being remembered. last year, for the first time, the queen watched from a balcony overlooking whitehall. the same thing will happen today. if that original armistice which ended the first world war will be recalled. at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month, the princ

saluting the cenotaph as they go.s when a whole city just for and falls silent for those two minutes. dan snow is on horse guards parade we canjoin him for a moment and then we will be back here in the studio. i've got two remarkable descendants here, tell me about your grandfather. he was killed on the 14th of october 1918. he went out with the 1st battalion in 1914 into mons and served most of his time on the frontline. so he was on the western front for nearly the whole of the first world war? yes, that's correct. he never saw his son, my dad. and have you been out to the western front? yes, i have, i visited there on the 14th of october this year, which was exactly 100 yea rs this year, which was exactly 100 years to the day that he was killed. and less than a month before the end of the war, it is always a sad but there must have been something very poignant about it? yeah. my grandmother was never very happy because he had just been injured before that and was released back to the front and she always said he sh

the duchess of cornwall was in attendance at the cenotaph this morning, herfamily attendance at the cenotaph attendance at the cenotaph this morning, herfamily suffered loss during the war as three of her great u ncles were during the war as three of her great uncles were killed within 18 months of horror. —— of each other. at any moment now her majesty the queen will arrive at the great westgate and be greeted by the dean. the queens links to the great war are the queens links to the great war a re greatly the queens links to the great war are greatly personal. her father of the future king george vi is a naval officer at the batter battle of thunder were 6000 british servicemen died. —— the battle ofjutland. her uncle was killed in battle in 1915 and was buried like so and her majesty greeted by the president of germany. in a few moments they will together place flowers on the grave of the unknown warrior and it is today surrounded by fresh flowers. among them rosemary for remembrance, purple heather for rosemary for remembrance, purple heatherfor admiration, rosemary for remembrance, purp

. 800,000 or so british lives had been lost in that war, it was in their remembrance at the cenotaphriginally constructed and in timeless fashion and largely unchanging form the ceremony of remembrance has taken place in whitehall in every peacetime year since. 0n whitehall in every peacetime year since. on this more than unusually significant day of my remembrance, the nation ‘s leaders took place, led by the prince of the queen watched from the arc in the above as the ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence in remembrance of all those who lost their lives in war. big ben chimes the hour. music: last post. in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's wreath of poppies against the cenotaph's northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state, president steinmeier. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated two million germans lost their lives, an historic gesture of reconciliation. after the politians, it was the turn

the in london on their way to the cenotaph marking 100 years to end the first world war. martin bentham, it is always a very poignant day in oui’ it is always a very poignant day in our calendar, but this year inevitably it would be even more so. yes, i mean, if you think this is the moment when, all those years, 100 years ago, all those years of conflict suddenly came to an end, it is unimaginable actually what that must have felt like to the people who were involved in that horrendous conflict that went on. so, yes, of course, catapult yourself of course into their mind, the minds of people who were there, and it meant, that's what today is about really these are the people who were not there themselves, these were military vetera ns themselves, these were military veterans of long—standing, who have actually been through a war subsequent to that of course. yes, the war that was never meant to happen, indeed. let's look at the times, nation salutes the forlan, a picture of the queen in prayer on the balcony from the commonwealth office overlooking the cenotaph as prince

after the normal commemorations and the cenotaph and the normal march past of vetera ns, cenotaph andmal remembrance. i understand your grandfather, william, was a captain in the world garrison artillery during the first world war. died before you were born. —— royal garrison artillery. it's hard to get across how it was like, how do we make sure that remains rosy it's difficult but not impossible. one striking and impressive thing about the way this has worked over the last four years is a large number of young people have been involved —— do we make sure it remains? it's difficult but not impossible. 7.5 million people under 25 have engaged in these commemorations. young people have got to grips with what happened in the conflict. another striking thing is a demonstration of how the people who fought and were involved in other ways we re fought and were involved in other ways were so much like us, ordinary people, they came from the same sorts of backgrounds people come from now. having a sense, if not through a family connection, but in some of the individual stories, how similar t

good afternoon — i'm simon mccoy on the cenotaph.e end of the first world war. prince charles laid a wreath at the foot of the cenotaph on behalf of her majesty the queen — followed by senior politicans and members of the armed forces — including the german president — for the first time. a series of sand portraits have been created across the uk featuring images of people who lost their lives in the first world war, including the poet wilfred 0wen who was killed shortly before peace was declared.

it may well cleared away from the cenotaph by that time but there is still uncertainty to get that detailfore then if you're heading out will be showers around, heavy showers with helen thunder and perhaps fewer for northern ireland but they're coming back into dumfries and dumfries and galloway and the low lands in scotla nd galloway and the low lands in scotland and may be that coal strike gives us sunshine first thing across northern scotland. there are areas but we will escape the showers but they cannot be guaranteed and even more so showers clear into the north sea there is still pestering them coming into the south and west bother of the face of things that looks like fewer showers for the afternoon for england and wales but more of scotland and later northern ireland. that is because we have low— pressure ireland. that is because we have low—pressure still close by which are starting to fill and become wea ker are starting to fill and become weaker into monday, still lots of showers in the west and possibly wrinkles by to the south and east but in between good spells of sunshine a

as i was mentioning a short time ago, at the cenotaph, 11 o'clock london time, there will be two—minute11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. a conflict that caused the deaths of some 20 million people. and a chance for people all over the world, but particularly in europe, to remember the dead, to remember the sacrifice. to remember the tragedy of that conflict. 0n to remember the tragedy of that conflict. on a wet, chilly day in paris, world leaders and the eyes of the world, really, on these commemorative events. and they centre on the tomb of the unknown soldier beneath the arc de triomphe and as mark lowen, our correspondent, was telling us, thoughts not only about the past and the conflict, but here we see vladimir putin, russian president, thoughts about nationalism in today's world, perhaps focusing on him in particular, on other leaders gathered in paris, the turkish president,, and gathered in paris, the turkish president, , and concerns gathered in paris, the turkish president,, and concerns from multilateral lists about those who are trying to undermine multilateral in

bbc one has special coverage from the cenotaph on armistice day this centenary year.ten o'clock on sunday. and now the rest of the day's news. australian police are treating as terrorism an attack on a busy shopping street in central melbourne. a somali man stabbed three people after driving a car into the city centre that was laden with gas cylinders which then caught fire. the attacker was shot by police and later died in hospital. hywel griffith has sent this report from sydney — and a warning, it includes some disturbing images. face to face with an armed attack. officers confront a man brandishing a knife. he continued to swing at them until, moments later, they shot him in the chest. the police were called after reports of a vehicle on fire. it had been driven into the heart of the city's busy shopping district before bursting into flames. gas canisters were later found at the scene. when the police arrived, they found members of the public had been attacked with a knife. one of them fatally. the attacker also later died in hospital. officers say he wasn't on a

you can see for those making their way towards the cenotaph this morning, there are likely to be sento clearway, the devil is in the detail with showers but as yesterday, they could well be heavy with some torrential downpours and even hail and thunder in there as well and lightning. perhaps a bit dry for northern ireland this morning. lots of showers potentially for the south as well. the lion's shareware we have seen the chilly start across scotland and northern ireland. —— of sunshine. you can see those coming into northern ireland for the afternoon and across northern scotland more so, but perhaps for england and wales mainly around southern and western coast in the afternoon. a little bit dry and brighter weather. temperatures on par with those of yesterday. it is still relatively mild. because it is a south—westerly wind, very similar set up as we head towards monday. just a bit of rain pushing to the far south—east but that low anchored to the west of us, it does ensure they will be more showers. perhaps in between those two systems, they will be drier, brighter weather. a sout

silence of the cenotaph as the uk marks 100 years since the first world war armistice., the queen hasjoined the german president and members of the royal family for a special service at westminster abbey. in paris, world leaders put aside their differences to unite in remembrance. unique tribute to victims of the war, faces etched in sand. more on the commemorations throughout the evening here on bbc news, but now it is time for sports day. city take the spoils in a manchester derby. it finishes 3—1. get another win for lewis hamilton, he is victorious in brazil. and england are thrashed by new zealand in a final match in the rugby league test series. manchester city —— manchester city... they are now 12 points clear of manchester united and today was a 3-1 of manchester united and today was a 3—1 victory for the league leaders. a friendly handshake before a familiar rivalry, but this was a manchester derby that seemed utterly one—sided. city and merged content one—sided. city and merged content ona one—sided. city and merged content on a repeat of last week. so in clos

earlier, at the cenotaph, britain's national memorial to its war dead, the queen had watched from a balconysitions in readiness for the two—minute silence when those who died in the two world wars and more recent are remembered. the last post plays. after the sounding of the last post, the prince of wales labour queen's reeth. he was followed by other members of the royal family. and then after the formal wreath laying and the vetera ns formal wreath laying and the veterans march past ten the people's march, an opportunity for 10,000 people to pay their often personal tributes to ancestors they've never known but whose memories they cherish. a century may have passed since the great war ended. no more are their witnesses who can testify from personal experience to its horrors, but britain showed once again that the will to remember remains strong. so many moving tributes throughout the day. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the bbc has launched a majo

earlier, at the cenotaph, britain's national memorial to its war dead, the queen had watched from a balconys political leaders had taken their positions in readiness for the two—minute silence when those who died in the two world wars and more recent conflicts are remembered. the last post plays after the sounding of the last post, the prince of wales laid the queen's wreath. he was followed by other members of the royal family. and then, after the formal wreath—laying and the veterans' march past came the people's march, an opportunity for 10,000 people to pay their own often personal tributes to ancestors they'd never known but whose memory they cherish. a century may have passed since the great war ended. no more are there witnesses who can testify from personal experience to its horrors, but britain showed once again that the will to remember remains strong. nicholas witchell, bbc news. there were also some really spectacular remembrance events held across the uk, which people attended in their thousands. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin will have more on that shortly. faces on the beach were

prince charles leads the tributes on the armistice centenary, laying a wreath at the cenotaph on behalfmembers of the armed forces. tonight, the queen was joined by the german president, and members of the royalfamily, for a special service of remembrance at westminster abbey. in paris world leaders put aside their differences, to unite in rememberance. lawn live peace amongst people and state, long live the free nations of

the service at the cenotaph, almost unchanged in almost 99 years from when the first one occurred in —— tenaciously. the two minutes' silence, that's been a feature of british public life since 1919. other things have evolved surprisingly to some extent. things like the wave, the poppies installation, that's a whole new approach for the 21st—century and i would argue popular culture, films, books, plays, poetry, these are ways we increasingly turn to to understand the human impact of what this war was like. it is interesting to see these black and white footage, you are of course familiar with the coloured footage and new technology in some ways has brought some of the images that we are used to seeing and made it seem more contemporary and that will become more important over the years, won't it? this war, of course we know it so much in black and white through the photography and film but that is a startling visual record in its own right but by being able to colour rise, as we've seen in the new peterjackson film, i think it is another way in to the experience of humanising it, of

of lancashire's most imposing war memorials, hundreds of people young and old circled accrington cenotaph and, 100 years on from that first armistice day in 1918... taking shelter under a sea of umbrellas, side by side, this community paid its respects. last post sounds. it's absolutely fantastic, i'm glad i came. ijust feel really bad for the soldiers that died for us and i'm grateful. it's representing them and thanking them for what they did. we come from an army background, and my brother was killed in ireland when he was 21 years of age. and, forformer serviceman steve o'leary, today was even more poignant. i became aware of the significance of the losses in this town, and the accrington pals, and that interest grew throughout my military career, and it's only now, when i've got time, as a retired serviceman, that i can adequately honour them. the war dead have also been commemorated in church, overlooked by these tommy silhouettes, a symbol of remembrance. this is a community which suffered devastating losses. of the more than 1,000 men who enlisted and took part in a farewell servi

taking on some of the duties of his mother. 0n sunday once again, he placed the queens reef at the cenotaphr big is that they has anything an issue the importand that they has anything an issue the import and clarification that as king, he will not attempt to campaign on issues as he has done as prince of wales. i'm not that stupid. i do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign. that is the only clue he will give as to what sort of king he will be. and while he wait, it is clear that the 70—year—old will remain fully committed to speaking up for the causes which he regards as important. to data, will be one of celebration. petit party with other 70—year—old and a birthday dinner hosted by his mother. for that story and more, breakfast is coming up at six o'clock with dan walker and naga munchetty. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the british government will hold an extraordinary cabinet meeting later on wednesday to discuss the draft agreement on brexit agreed by negotiators in london and brussels. if approved, it would then be discussed by other eu go

every year, we would commemorate the battle of the somme, and we would parade to the cenotaph and lay wreath in memory of the fallen. by the end of the war in 1918, tens of thousands of irishmen from the south had also fought alongside british regiments, but while they were away the easter rising had been launched by irish republicans to end british rule. it meant, coming home, southern ireland was no place for irish soldiers who served with the british army. they had to hang their heads, you know. they didn't come back as heroes, which they should have. the opposite was the case. sonny's second cousin, john condon from waterford, was the youngest soldier to be killed. it's believed he wasjust 14. more than 1,100 men from this county alone lost their lives in the war. those that returned home faced shame and disgrace. for decades, the service of irish soldiers was almost wiped from public memory. i suppose there was a more or less an written consensus in this part of ireland that the entire episode of the first world war, it would be best perhaps if that was brushed under the carpet.

as heir to the throne, charles is preparing for the next step — laying the queen's wreath at the cenotaph she watched from a balcony, representing her abroad, and preparing to become head of the commonwealth. and he's recognised the need to state publicly that when he is king, he will discontinue his campaigning. iam not i am not that stupid, i realised it isa i am not that stupid, i realised it is a separate exercise being sovereign. tonight charles and his wife attended a birthday dinner at buckingham palace. the queen paid it wa nt to buckingham palace. the queen paid it want to beat colic and outstanding ca re want to beat colic and outstanding care to dethrone. —— here to dethrone. to have yours photos can now study the draft agreement believing eu in march of next year. backin believing eu in march of next year. back in 2016, the present people voted to the 48% to remain. are corresponded john kay has by the day they're asking voters how they feel about the way things have turned out so about the way things have turned out so past. the prime minister has told us so past. the prime m

that sense of national grief was first expressed at the newly constructed cenotaph two years after theied. the last of the survivors have now left us. so, as world war i recedes further into distant history, how should we keep remembrance alive? so what you've got there then is your engineer's score... historian andy robertshaw believes practical experience can help us understand why we should remember. he's reconstructed a section of the trenches here in kent to illustrate life at the front. his young visitors were united in their enthusiasm for the project, but divided on how remembrance should look in the future. you need to express it more. you can't just, like, let it lay in the history books at the library. you need to bring it to the school, and maybe have assemblies on it. i don't feel we should change it at all. we're still remembering them, and we're still remembering what they did. some tradition is important, but you could change it up a bit, because i think the youth will get bored of it. all around as the battlefields of the first world war... one way of sustaining intere

hopefully fewer for northern scotland and northern ireland but it does mean if you are heading to the cenotaphur and the risk is there for thunder and lightning. it looks as if they should have cleared for 11 o'clock but they will still be with those across the eastern side of england and the devil is in the details so take some waterproofs. where we have a chilly start it looks as if we will see the lion ‘s share of the morning sunshine. many of us will see some sunshine as the day goes on. in fact, showers clear out into the north sea and we will continue to see the south—westerly wind blowing and for the second part of the day more for northern ireland where during the day on saturday they tended to escape dry and fine. showers typical as they were on friday, a little above average. with low pressure close by on monday we will see further showers in the north and west and a spell of rain close by two southern and eastern counties of england. in between, hopefully we are afforded some drier weather. still, those showers with us and the wind is from the south and west, still relatively mild b

prince charles leads the tributes on the armistice centenary, laying a wreath at the cenotaph on behalforces. tonight, the queen was joined by the german president, and members of the royalfamily, for a special service of remembrance at westminster abbey. in paris world leaders put aside their differences, to unite in remembrance. a unique tribute to victims of the war: the face of wilfred owen and others etched sand, along britain's coastline.

if you are heading to the cenotaph through the first part of the morning, there could be quite a downpourme quite squally winds. it looks as though they should clear for 11 o'clock. but they will still be with this across the eastern side of england and again with showers, the devil is in the detail, so please do take something waterproof. similarly, we have those showers for the north—west of england. where we have that chilly start, it looks as if we will see the lion's share of the morning sunshine. many of us will see some sunshine as the day goes on. in fact, those showers clear out into the north sea and we'll continue to see that south—westerly wind blowing more into southern and western coasts, and for the second part of the day more for northern ireland, where during the day on saturday, it escaped largely dry and fine. temperatures very typical, as they were on saturday, just a little bit above average. with that low pressure still close on monday, further showers in the north and north—west, and possibly a spell of rain very close by to southern and eastern counties of england,

in london, prince charles led the tributes to the nation's war dead, laying a wreath at the cenotaph,er, politicial leaders and for the first time the president of germany, all in attendance. remembrance services were held across the country, including at llandaff cathedral in cardiff, glasgow cathedral and st anne's cathedral in belfast. the commemorations saw a unique memorial to those who lost their lives, with portraits of servicemen and women etched into the sand round britain's coastline. duncan kennedy reports. the piercing eyes of a celebrated war poet, today etched onto the very beach he had once left on his way to battle and death. for wilfred owen, a shoreline for embarkation, this morning became a canvas of commemoration. the project has been organised by the film director danny boyle, who says the face is a metaphorfor tragedy. look, it's wonderful that there are permanent structures that will outlive us and outlast us, but i thought it was a good way to reflect on our own, um, time here, you know, which is temporary, really. as the tide ebbed away, artists crafted the co

that sense of national grief was first expressed at the newly—constructed cenotaph two years after theidows, friends, unified by losses in every town, city and village. flowers and tears for millions who'd died. the last of the survivors have now left us. so, as world war i recedes further into distant history, how should we keep remembrance alive? so what you've got there then is your engineer's store, 0k? let's keep on going back. historian andy robertshaw believes practical experience can help us understand why we should remember. he's reconstructed a section of the trenches here in kent to illustrate life at the front. his young visitors were united in their enthusiasm for the project, but divided on how remembrance should look in the future. you need to express it more. you can'tjust, like, let it lay in the history books at a library. you need to bring it to the school, and maybe have assemblies on it. i don't feel we should change it at all. we're still remembering them, and we're still remembering what they did. some tradition is important, but you could change it up a bit, bec

that sense of national grief was first expressed at the newly constructed cenotaph two years after the i recedes further into distant history, how should we keep remembrance alive? so what you've got there then is your engineer's store. historian andy robertshaw believes practical experience can help us understand why we should remember. he has reconstructed a section of the trenches here in kent to illustrate life at the front. his young visitors were united in their enthusiasm for the project, but divided on how remembrance should look in the future. you need to express it more. you can't just, like, let it lay in the history books at the library. you need to bring it to the school, and maybe have assemblies on it. i don't feel we should change it at all. we're still remembering them, and we're still remembering what they did. some tradition is important, but you could change it up a bit, because i think the youth will get bored of it. one way of sustaining interest is through stories. sir michael morpurgo is a master of his art. the stories are what stick, the stories are what stay.

if you are heading to the cenotaph through the first part of the morning, there could be quite a downpour quite squally winds. it looks as though they should clear for 11 o'clock. but they will still be with this across the eastern side of england and again with showers, the devil is in the detail, so please do take something waterproof. similarly, we have those showers for the north—west of england. where we have that chilly start, it looks as if we will see the lion's share of the morning sunshine. many of us will see some sunshine as the day goes on. in fact, those showers clear out into the north sea and we'll continue to see that south—westerly wind blowing more into southern and western coasts, and for the second part of the day more for northern ireland, where during the day on saturday, it escaped largely dry and fine. temperatures very typical, as they were on saturday, just a little bit above average. with that low pressure still close on monday, further showers in the north and north—west, and possibly a spell of rain very close by to southern and eastern counties of england, m

hopefully few of the northern scotland and northern ireland but it does mean if you are heading to the cenotaphand the risk is there for thunder and lightning. it looks as if they should have cleared for 11 o'clock that there will still be with those across the eastern side of england and the devil is within the details so and the devil is within the details so take some waterproofs. where we haven't actually start it looks as if we will see the lion ‘s share of the morning sunshine. many of us will see some sunshine as the day goes on. de facto showers clear out into the north sea and we will continue to see the south—westerly wind blowing and for the second part of the day more for northern ireland during the day on saturday they tended to escape. showers typical as they were on friday, a little above average. with fellow precious to close by on monday we will see further showers in the north and west and a spell of rain close by two southern and eastern counties of england. in between, hopefully afforded some drier weather. still, though showers with us and the wind is from the south and wes

meanwhile, bbc one will have a special programme from the cenotaph in london, longer than usual.ing, ahead of a special service of commemoration attended by the queen and the president of germany. let's find out what the weather looks like for the weekend. pretty mixed for the weekend, including armistice day, a mixture of sunshine and showers, but for this evening thoroughly wet and windy for some, especially in the west, with the potentialfor travel disruption. bbc local radio will keep you up—to—date. the rain has moved in across northern ireland, wales, the south—west, fringing into north—west england and south—west scotland. if you are heading out in the next hour, heavy bursts of rain and strong and gusty winds. the black winged arrows show the gusts, and in south—west wales there is still a met office amber warning. further rain only likely to exacerbate those issues. parts of northern ireland will continue to see rain, starting to clear away but continuing to push in in south—west scotland. through the evening and into the night, that wet and windy weather will push its w

if you are heading to the cenotaph through the first part of the morning, there could be quite a downpourte squally winds. it looks as though they should clear for 11 o'clock. but they will still be with this across the eastern side of england and again with showers, the devil is in the detail, so please do take something waterproof. similarly, we have those showers for the north—west of england. where we have that chilly start, it looks as if we will see the lion's share of the morning sunshine. many of us will see some sunshine as the day goes on. in fact, those showers clear out into the north sea and we'll continue to see that south—westerly wind blowing more into southern and western coasts, and for the second part of the day more for northern ireland, where during the day on saturday, it escaped largely dry and fine. temperatures very typical, as they were on saturday, just a little bit above average. with that low pressure still close on monday, further showers in the north and north—west, and possibly a spell of rain very close by to southern and eastern counties of england, most

they were clear away from the cenotaph at that time but there is still some uncertainty to get that detailre'll be some showers. every showers and we saw the day with hail and thunder in perhaps more northern ireland and back into de vries and galloway into central scotland as well. may well be that cold start that gives us plenty of sunshine first thing across northern scotland. there are some areas would hopefully escape those showers but they cannot be guaranteed. even once the showers to clear out into the north sea, there will still be at smattering and the south and west but on the face of things it look what we see fewer showers in the afternoon for england and wales but more for scotland and later northern ireland. that is because we have this area low— pressure because we have this area low—pressure still close by which is starting to fail and become weaker. lots of showers in the west and possibly some rain closed by the 70s but some good spells in between. hopefully the weather will continue to calm down as a move further into next week. as ever, there is more the website. this

wales, into the midlands, southern england, across the london area just before 11am, around the cenotaphng the 11 hour across east anglia, lincolnshire and into parts of northern and western england. as ever, the devil is in the detail with the showers. you can see them moving into southern scotland, northern ireland as well. perhaps the lion ‘s share of the sunshine northern ireland, but even he not exempt and they showers. i would not like to say even here, it is unlikely to stay dry tomorrow morning. the showers to pep up a northern ireland and parts of central scotland perhaps by that stage, fewer showers across england and wales. temperatures will be on a par with today is a little higher than those 100 years ago and on the mild side for november. as we head into the latter part of saturday, sunday, that pressure proves a little closer. we continue that circulation, continuing that low pressure, perhaps also abanda pressure, perhaps also abanda pressure will drift ever so close to the south—east of england with showers further west. that does sometimes for those areas in between the

every year, we would commemorate the battle of the somme, and we would parade to the cenotaph and layrom the south had also fought alongside british regiments, but while they were away the easter rising had been launched by irish republicans to end british rule. it meant, coming home, southern ireland was no place for irish soldiers who served with the british army.