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that is how things look in central london right now.ry says gaza's largest medical facility, al—shifa hospital, has been forced to suspend operations because it has run out of fuel. it comes amid reports of intensified fighting close to a number of hospitals in the territory overnight. the bbc has heard from a doctor at al shifa, who says its intensive care unit had been hit. he says, separately, because of fuel shortages two patients on ventilators have died, one a baby. according to the world health organisation, there are currently 130 babies on incubators in gaza. 45 of them are believed to be at the al—shifa hospital. the gaza health ministry say 39 of them are now at serious risk of death, given the lack of fuel and power. israel's latest attack on gaza overnight, an unrelenting barrage like most nights over the past five weeks. israeli forces have now surrounded gaza city's major hospitals. some palestinians waving white flags desperate to reach safety. israel claims hamas have built a control center under gaza's biggest hospital

to the cenotaph in central london where we saw those armistice day commemorations earlier today.distinct. very little chance of overlap.— chance of overlap. well, that is onl the chance of overlap. well, that is only the police _ chance of overlap. well, that is only the police open _ chance of overlap. well, that is only the police open strategy, | chance of overlap. well, that is only the police open strategy, i think, today, ben. so the organisers of this might have deliberately change their route, cognizant of the fact that there are sensitivities around armistice day and the cenotaph. i'm previous saturdays they have marched through whitehall and parts of the cenotaph. today there starting in hyde park. we then stood on the spot for the last 15 minutes. as far as the eye can see there are people coming from the north of me here and they are heading towards the american embassy which is where they will finish. it is a very deliberate strategy to keep this protest separate from the counter demonstrations, far right groups who have coalesced around a social media hashtag called

counter—protesters gathered near the cenotaph in central london ahead of the march earlier this morningstop them from reaching whitehall. london's met police said they faced "aggression" from counter—protesters, who are in the area in significant numbers, but are not from one cohesive group. the service at the cenotaph passed off peacefully, with the two minute silence observed. london's met police said they faced "aggression" from counter—protesters, who are in the area in significant numbers, but are not from one cohesive group. the service at the cenotaph passed off peacefully, with the two minute silence observed. live now to graham satchell, who's at hyde park in central london, where marchers are starting to make a move. that is where some of the marchers are starting to make a move. how would you describe the atmosphere there this afternoon?— there this afternoon? well, so far, from what we _ there this afternoon? well, so far, from what we have _ there this afternoon? well, so far, from what we have seen _ there this afternoon? well, so far, from what we have seen here - there t

nearly 2,000 officers have been deployed across central london. the march is happening on the same day as armistice commemorations. police say the two minutes silence, which look place at 11 am local, was marked �*respectfully and without incident�*. but, as you can see from these pictures, officers have face aggression from counter—protestors who include some far—right groups. scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them from reaching an area. police say the two—minute silence was much respectfully and without incident. there's been some trouble, though, officers have faced aggression from counter protesters who include some far right groups. scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them reaching an area and the group pushed through as officers hit out with batons. police say objects were thrown at officers and the very latest figure we have from the met police, they are making a rest at the moment. more than 90 people have been arrested for breach of the piece while ten more people have been arrested for possessing offensive weapons

police have arrested around 50 counter protesters on or near the white swan pub in central london. london. hundreds of military veterans formed a square around the memorial to the war dead. but there's also a huge police presence in whitehall today. the metropolitan police says it's braced for a challenging situation, with far right counter protestors causing low level scuffles at the cenotaph. helena wilkinson reports on this morning's ceremony. bagpipes and drums play. at the cenotaph in london, the focus of the nation's remembrance, they gathered to remember those who have served and sacrificed, marking the end of the first world war on the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month. big ben strikes the hour. after the two—minute silence, wreaths were carefully placed at the foot of the monument. then, the poem perhaps by vera brittain, who was a nurse in the first world war, was read. perhaps some day the sun will shine again, and i shall see that still the skies are blue and feel once more i do not live in vain, although i feel bereft of you and autumn harvest fields a rich d

mark easton, bbc news, central london. e secretary suella braverman is facing calls to be sacked after an article she wrote in which she accused the police of bias and playing favourites by treating pro—palestinian marches differently to demonstrations by right—wing groups. the prime minister rishi sunak has just issues this statement. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt about the statement. he's put out a statement condemning what he says are the "violent, wholly unacceptable scenes that we've seen today from the edl and associated groups". that's the english defence league and then the far right protesters. they were talking about and the scenes that we saw near the cenotaph. but also, he said he condemns those he refers to as "hamas sympathisers" who attended the national march for palestine. and he talks about remembrance weekend and how this is a time who fought and died for our freedoms. he says, "the actions that we've seen utterly disrespects the honour of our armed forces". but he is absolute

a police estimate, 300000 people, turned out for a protest in support of the palestinians in central london. the mounts remained largely tasteful but police side they was violence from a small group of protest as they also classes between police and 5 rank counts. of protesters who tried to disrupt the valley of a 120 people were arrested. protest is as far as the, i can see, hundreds of thousands marched peacefully through central london, a cold for a full, an immediate cease fire in gaza, too much when from london's hyde park to the us embassy. a distance of about 5 kilometers. it was britain's largest purchase yet since it's relative gun, it's lucky information. and also the protesters that need to come from o books of mine. some 2000 police officers were deployed to secure order. but trouble came instead from town to protest is including fall right groups seeking to disrupt the raleigh police that they would do everything possible to keep the 2 sides apart. many accused britons interior administers to a number of them on of involving the fall rights of the she cool pro palestinian prote

king charles has led the national service of remembrance at the cenotaph in central london.n of military and civilian servicemen and women in world wars one and two, and other conflicts. live now to our royal correspondent sarah campbell. this was the first remembrance sunday for king charles as king. he laid the wreath just after 11 o'clock, that's very important pause, a pause in the centre of london, and a pause across the nation as well, thousands of people gathering around war memorials and events around the country to take two minutes to stop, to pause, to reflect, and think about the fallen. after king charles had laid the wreath, then there is a service of remembrance, then that march past, which is what is currently going on behind me along whitehall, involving around 10,000 veterans. this is organised by the royal british legion. it is so important to so many people. you sent out the invitations, you are always oversubscribed in terms of the number of people who want to come on this march. there is a huge range of ages and organisations. close to 10,000 people marc

detained. protest is as far as the, i can see, hundreds of thousands marched peacefully through central london. a cold for a full, an immediate cease fire in gaza, too much when from london's hyde park to the us embassy. a distance of about 5 kilometers. it was britain's largest purchase. yet since it's relative, done a lot of clear ration. and also the protesters that need to come from o books of mine some 2000 police officers were deployed to secure audit. but trouble came instead from town to protest is including fall right groups seeking to disrupt the raleigh police that they would do everything possible to keep the 2 sides apart. many accuse britton's interior administers to a number of them on the involving the fall rights of the she cool pro palestinian protests. piedmont she is the british government. it's so to stop the march going ahead. cooling, disrespectful is it came on august is day when britain owners is wooded. those prophets seem to rotate more protests as we have to pay we, we don't, we do appreciate the as much as being portrayed much as i need the 3 to come very so my sup

than yesterday. most peaceful day in central london than yesterday-— most peaceful day in central londondefence league tommy robinson was spotted leading supporters through the streets of the capital. at various points yesterday the met police did provide updates as events unfolded through its social media channels but it described the behaviour of the far right protesters as aggressive, violent and unacceptable. at the end of the day was when we got the main statement from the assistant commissioner of the met police, match twist, saying the extreme violence from the right wing protesters towards the police was extraordinary and deeply concerning. he said nine police officers were injured during the day. the police worked hard to avoid direct confrontation between the counter protesters and the main pro—palestinian march, it sought 300,000 people took place calling for a ceasefire in gaza. they said that while the level of violence was not the same in the protest as it was in the counterprotest, they still want to talk to a number of people regarding hate crimes. the met says the vast m

that was the covid inquiry in central london hearing from sir. central london hearing from sir patrick you can follow lots of comments that are being made on the live page on our web—site. are being made on the live page on ourweb—site. or on are being made on the live page on our web—site. or on vallance, the government's former chief scientific adviser. there were talk of entries into his diary that were discussed into his diary that were discussed in previous sessions of the inquiry. you can follow lots of comments that are being made on the live page on our web—site. are being made on the live page on ourweb—site. or on are being made on the live page on our web—site. or on the app on your phone or tablet. the inquiry started pi looking at the economic advice that was being made to the government and sir patrick vallance said there was a lack of economic advice and #i250i78s v sometimes there was an imbalance between what there was an imbalance between what the science said and the economic advice. it went on to talk about meetings with broader groups and he was asked about the pre

we will be keeping a close eye on what is happening there at the guildhall in central london.will take you there as soon as it happens. let's get some more now on the situation in gaza. and particularly focus in on the aid and support given to the people still stuck in camps across the strip as the fighting continues. 143 aid trucks were able to cross into gaza via the rafah crossing on sunday — that's the highest number since fighting broke out on october 7th. so things have improved. but let's put that into context — before october 7th there were around 500 aid trucks a day entering gaza. so the situation is still dire. let's speak to william bell, head of middle east region at christian aid. thank you for being winners on the tonight. that context is important, isn't it? we might say there has been a record number of trucks able to get into gaza since the start of this conflict, but by no means does this conflict, but by no means does this match what was happening before, and that was before there was a humanitarian need such as this. . �* , �* ., was a humanitarian need su

we won't go into central london today because of those marches.head of the metropolitan _ because of those marches. the head of the metropolitan police _ because of those marches. the head of the metropolitan police said - because of those marches. the head of the metropolitan police said the i of the metropolitan police said the bar has not been met. there is not sufficient evidence, he says, to stop this march going ahead because of a danger of unrest or violence. if that bar has not been met and people have the right to protest, is it the timing that you have concern with? the fact that it is happening today on armistice day, for example? the vote that it is happening on armistice day is obviously riling up the far right. in armistice day is obviously riling up the far right-— the far right. in particular. i would not _ the far right. in particular. i would not want _ the far right. in particular. i would not want to - the far right. in particular. i would not want to stand - the far right. in particular. i would not want to stand in l the far

and like i avoided central london, i wasn't going to get caught up in that. see the police arrest those people and war memorials as well on top of war memorials as well on top of war memorials as well on top of war memorials and rather than going after somebody who tweeted something about who's anti—transgender or somebody who is praying because they're pro—life or anti—abortion , go pro—life or anti—abortion, go after the people who are actually be terrorists, what happened to you're either with us or against us. after 9/11, george w bush said that he made it very clear that he created a foreign policy based around that. it is controversial to this day. i get that. but there is leadership. there was clear vision that in the west we do not tolerate terror. and the problem with these palestinian marches is they want to distract from the horror of the 7th of october. they want to talk about, you know, what's going on in gaza, which, by the way, is created because of hamas. but they are not protesting against hamas, which in my view , if hamas, which in my view,

meanwhile in the uk, police estimate 3000 protesters march through central london calling for a ceasefireindividuals of committing anti—semitic hate crimes during protest document 0verall crimes during protest document overall 126 people crimes during protest document 0verall126 people were arrested. the vast majority were counter protested from right groups who police lamp for violence in which nine officers were injured. the home editor mark easton has more. despite, or perhaps because, government ministers were encouraging people to stay away, this afternoon's pro—palestinian march brought more than 300,000 people onto the streets of central london — easily the largest protest since the current israel—gaza conflict began. it's 11:00. "it's11," says one demonstrator, as groups marked the armistice with a two—minute silence. quite a number of protesters were wearing poppies. it's an important day to remember those who died, but amongst them were 10,000 palestinians whojoined the british army. the atmosphere as the rally began was relaxed and good—natured, but from early in the day, polic

mark easton, bbc news, central london.s of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption. large amount of magma, or molten rock is spreading on the ground. the increased seismic activity has prompted the closure of the lagoon geothermal spa is one of the main tourist attractions. now thousands of residents have been told to evacuate from the nearby town of grindavik. ison has seen a number of volcanic eruptions. i spoke to cinematographer who has been documenting it. —— iceland. where are you right now? are you safe and have you been evacuated to a different location? i evacuated to a different location?— evacuated to a different location? ., . , location? i am currently in reykjanes. _ location? i am currently in reykjanes, the _ location? i am currently in reykjanes, the town - location? i am currently in reykjanes, the town of. reykjanes, the town of grindavik 30 minutes from you is a town that has been evacuated. that is due to a magma tunnel that is now 15 kilometres long falling beneath the town. further north and

mark easton, bbc news, central london.orld. these are live images in sydney, australia, a pro—palestinian demonstration taking place there and you can see many palestinian flags. those are live images of sydney australia. pro—palestinian protests taking place down under. here in washington, the deadline to avoid is it less than a week away. house speaker had a plan to see funding expire at different times. the plan is facing criticism from the party's right wing. a small rebellion could sink mrjohnson�*s proposal. presidentjoe biden late wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. he and the vice president thank the members of the armed services. in london two minutes silence was observed. the annual armistice day commemorations mark the end of world war i. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. we're starting our sunday morning off on a cold and frosty note across much of the north and east of the uk, with some lingering dense mist and fog patches around. but a big change taking place across more southern and western areas

mark easton, bbc news, central london. shutdown is once again looming, despite a new proposal from top republicans in congress, there's not much optimism that a deal can be reached. at the end of september, the republican—led house passed a temporary funding bill to keep the us federal government from shutting down. that deal runs out on november 17. withjust five days left now until the next shutdown deadline, mr johnson unveiled a two step plan that would let funding for some federal agencies to expire at different times. the slim republican majority, just five votes in the house, and a small rebellion from his caucus could end up scuppering mrjohnson�*s proposal but this is already attracting criticism from republican members in the right side of congress. the house is expected to vote on the bill as early as tuesday. uncertainty around the shutdown is causing nervousness about investments with moody's lowering its outlook for the united states credit rating from stable to negative. let's turn now to see important news

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hundreds of thousands of pro—palestine protesters marched through central london, which led to pocketsolence. nine officers were injured and 126 people arrested , including 92 people arrested, including 92 right wing counter—protesters . right wing counter—protesters. the force has also released images of individuals they're seeking who were captured carrying anti—semitic stick placards . a man has been charged placards. a man has been charged with the murder of a mother who was killed in front of her children in manchester. perseverance ncube was found with a single stab wound to the chest in the early hours of friday morning. she later died in hospital . 45, 45 year old in hospital. 45, 45 year old robert moyo has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon. he's due to appearin offensive weapon. he's due to appear in court tomorrow . the appear in court tomorrow. the king unveiled life sized bronze sculptures of his late parents. the tribute to the late queen elizabeth and duke of edinburgh commemorates their dedication to the royal albert hall, and they were installed

nearly 2,000 officers have been deployed across central london.he march is happening on the same day as armistice commemorations. police say the two minutes�* silence, which look place at ”am local time, was marked respectfully and without incident. but, as you can see from these pictures, officers have faced aggression from counter—protestors who are in the area in numbers. scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them from reaching an area. the group pushed through as officers hit out with batons. london's police say objects were also thrown at officers. the latest we're hearing is that police have begun making arrests at a counter—demontration that is under way. we're told more than 82 people have been arrested in the city's centre. these pictures are of more counter—protestors are being held inside a pub by police, as the main protests goes past. we understand that some are being held inside the pub by police. the latest we have had, just in the past few minutes or so from the met police, i am just monitoring what they are telling us, is

for palestinians is on the rise with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets of central london today to raise awareness of what's happening in gaza and to express solidarity with the palestinians. public pressure seems to be working. london's labor mayor has become the latest politician to call for a ceasefy. breaking ranks with his party's leader kier starmer who said israel reserved the right to cut all supplies to gaza. 250 high-ranking lawyers have written an open letter to the government, urging it to stop arming israel, and they are paying the taxes to kill our brothers, so it's unfair, it's completely unfair. it should stop, we want seas fire, we want talking, negotiating, but giving palestine, what it deserves, having been bullied for 50, 60, 70 years, as the war on gaza rages on, there is no sign of the emotions letting up or the demands that so many here are making for their leaders to find a political solution to the crisis. said por press tv, london. thousands gathered in the pakistani capital islamabad for a massive rally in support of palestine. all islamic commun

went through everything from football regulation to regulation on cabs in central london.es. but interesting stuff comes in the detail. is that detail enough? labourare stuff comes in the detail. is that detail enough? labour are saying this is not a plan for a year, labour could do it in a fortnight. already questions about whether this is ambitious enough. he heard sumac wants to present himself as a standard—bearer for change, that is not a credible platform. rishi sunak wants to say this is about long—term decisions for the future. for the opposition, they say if you want change don't vote for the conservatives who have beenin vote for the conservatives who have been in powerfor 13 years. they will say that is not a message that you can credibly hear from this government. these are all arguments that will be played out very much so in the next six, 12 months or so as we build up to that election. this is probably the last king? speech before it, so it is the first time rishi sunak has been able to lay out a programme like this and the last before they head to the polls

central london.e march. in fact, around 1,500 officers are on duty this weekend to oversee these protests. rather unusually, they have been handing out leaflets. i have been handing out leaflets. i have got one of them here, it says, keep on the right side of the law. and it is basically saying to anyone taking part in these demonstrations that police will not tolerate any form of words or images that are seen to be racist or to incite hatred against any form of a religious group. i have spoken to the organisers, who say they don't actually feel that these leaflets are necessary because they say they have claimed ultimately overall that they've said they have made it clear they've said they have made it clear they are against all forms of any form of racism. now, in terms of the numbers here, protesters say they are expecting around 100,000 to 300,000, it is difficult to get an idea in a static position, but it certainly has been a very large march. a sign that tensions are very high over this issue.

mark easton, bbc news, central london. it ended at the us embassy.test finished. mostly everyone has now dispersed. i can see behind me at the moment we've got quite a big police presence at the moment. so, we did just see a big group of police actually come down the road here in front of the embassy. they were wearing helmets and protective gear and they've now gone back up the route where the demonstrators came from in the first place. the vast majority of demonstrators, i have to say, have now dispersed. there are still a few people here who police are speaking to at the side of the road. there's a big there's a far larger police presence now, i think, than there was earlier. frances, 300,000 people, more than 100 arrests. more than 100 arrests, much of those arrests have been concentrated in particular areas. have there been many scuffles where you are at the israeli embassy, at the us embassy? no, there have not been many scuffles. they've just been people peacefully protesting. there are still some people around here. i've not seen any scuffles

protests in central london.tary express their concerns about further demonstrations during armistice day. met police commissioner sir mark rowley has promised to take a robust approach to ensure commemorative events are not undermine ended and riot police are trying to control around 100 young people in the niddrie area of edinburgh with fireworks being thrown directly at officers . police scotland have officers. police scotland have confirmed that they've also been subjected to attacks from petrol bombs. buses have been cancelled, roads closed and the pubucis cancelled, roads closed and the public is being asked to avoid that area .

the met police says 2000 officers will be on duty across central london this weekend to protect remembrance events and locations and exclude zone is going to be put in place covering whitehall horse guards , parade and other horse guards, parade and other areas. in effect , horse guards, parade and other areas. in effect, banning those on pro—palestinian protests. the cenotaph will also have a 24 hour police presence . it comes hour police presence. it comes as rishi sunak is facing calls to sack the home secretary after she defied downing street by posting an article accusing the police of playing favourites with pro—palestinian protesters. number 10 says it didn't sign off on the article, but the prime minister said he works very closely with ms braverman . very closely with ms braverman. two teenagers have been charged with racially aggravated criminal damage after free palestine was sprayed onto the cenotaph in rochdale. one has also been charged with theft after poppy wreaths were taken from the base. detective chief inspector stuart round said i understand the emotional distress that

king charles has led the national service of remembrance at the cenotaph in central london.ution of military and civilian servicemen and women in world wars one and two, and other conflicts. ata time at a time of turmoil and division, a pause for reflection and remembrance. at one minute to 11 the king led senior members of the royal family to their positions in readiness for that national two minutes�* silence for those who lost their lives in the two world wars and other conflicts. big ben strikes the hour. in whitehall the king laid his wreath on behalf of the nation, to stand upright against the cenotaph�*s northern face. the political leaders laid their wreaths, followed by the high commissioners and that military chiefs. then it was the turn of the veterans, some 10,000 men and women, among them are 98—year—old who landed on d—day, all with their own memories of service, many with memories of service, many with memories of service, many with memories of loss. let's start at the cricket world cup, the final match before the semifinals begin, as hosts india, who topped t

king charles will lead the national service of remembrance at the cenotaph in central london shortly. 15 minutes or so. the service honours the contribution of military and civilian servicemen and women in world wars i and ii, and other conflicts. it comes as prime minister rishi sunak condemned what he called "violent, wholly unacceptable scenes" by right—wing activists in central london yesterday, as well as "hamas sympathisers". he added that the "despicable actions of a minority of people undermine those who have chosen to express their views peacefully". about 300,000 pro—palestinian protesters marched to call for a ceasefire, in demonstrations which coincided with armistice day. police have said counter—protesters, the right—wing activists, made up the "vast majority" of the 126 arrests. here's more from helena wilkinson. a somber, poignant day ahead. a day to remember all those who died in conflict. the cenotaph in london will be the focus of commemorations. from the war memorial, the king will lead the nation in a two—minute silence at 11am. last night, the king and queen were

that have been reports perhaps of fall writes, protest is turning up to try and protect areas of central london that as well. the going to be maintaining that focus on to try and have a peaceful demonstration as, as possible. and opposition politicians are certainly saying that ms. problem is comments on not helping the situation. sonya and they both have been demonstrations in new york city. it says here in my given white privilege, to say that you don't have to be palestinian to stand with the palestinian people, the city to understand that the slaughter of almost 5000 children is unacceptable. and over time, you do not have to be under the crimes are being delivered every single day according to the un other humanitarian, the time for education. as a previous speaker mention so many people do not understand the context in which the october 7 assaults happen. they don't understand the history of what has been happening to the palestinian people for 75 years. when can find out more on our website? 0 dot com. witness is up next to statement 5. 3 upfront takes on the big issue. this isn't the on

for the fourth weekend in a row, central london was the meeting point for palestinian protests.l be a sharper focus on guarding against hate crimes. but the atmosphere was peaceful. the main message was a demand for a ceasefire. just looking at everybody, there's such a mixture of people here. i think theyjust want peace. the atmosphere here in trafalgar square is peaceful, but it's noisy. police have said they'll police up to the line of the law. they'll be looking at facial recognition and social media to make sure there are no hate crimes. but britain's chief rabbi has criticised the pro—palestinian protests, saying people on the marches are standing alongside extremists. if you come together in any gathering with a large number of people, you never know exactly who you're going to be gathering or marching with. and of course, if people are guilty of anti—semitism or anything like that, of course it's right that that should be called out. also present were members of the jewish community. they're not hate marches. they're marches for| very positive things. a ceasefire, justic

for the fourth weekend in a row, central london was the meeting point for palestinian protests.ld be a sharper focus on guarding against hate crimes, but the atmosphere was peaceful, the main message was a demand for a ceasefire. also present were members of the jewish community. they are not hate marches, they are marches for very positive things. a ceasefire, justice and equality. there are manyjewish people here, many of my jewish friends are pro—palestinian and want peace for people who have historically lived together to be able to live together once in a place as they can around the world. |just looking at everybody, there | is such a mixture of people here. i think theyjust want peace. the atmosphere here in trafalgar square is peaceful but it is noisy. police have said they will police up to the line of the law, they will be looking at facial recognition and at social media to make sure that there are no hate crimes. other parts of the uk also saw protests. waverley station in edinburgh was brought to a standstill, rail passengers unable to complete theirjourneys. they t

for the last four saturdays, parts of central london have looked like this.d so a question, should a march go ahead on a day of commemoration? the metropolitan police say they would only request the government banned it if there was a threat of serious disorder but they say there isn't, as things stand. the prime minister says he isn't happy about it. this is a decision that the metropolitan police commissioner has made, and he has said that he can ensure that we safeguard remembrance for the country this weekend as well as keep the public safe. myjob is to hold him accountable for that and we asked police for information on how they will ensure that happens. mr sunak added the demonstration is this respect full is disrespectful and he called this man, who runs london's metropolitan police, in to see today. all those matters of taste and decency, whilst i understand them, are not for us. the reason we have an independent police service is my concern and our concern is two things, it is the law and the facts as they are today that go towards how we manage thin

this, yeah, it is a more mock, at least some of the, a fat gathering here, the south bank in central london, an area which is an arts and cultural hub of people from several different creative organizations who have arranged or moved couch to the mazda the organizations that they work full off for home and, and ceasefire in casa, i think it's really important for us to protect the right to be able to speak, often speak out and don't be scads. there's a lot of sense to have going on. and there's a lot of fear around speaking out, especially if you work within an institution. and i think for those right now we want to be able to call full permanency soc ceasefire. and. ready one all government to talk about we wouldn't be institutions are funded by the government to talk about as well. this is not the only event that is taking place. there are multiple accounts that are occurring at universities and colleges across the country, demanding a permanent c spy, but also calling for more to be done to protect those, working in the creative industries and the west bank and gaza. but also to protect

you are watching bbc news coverage of the remembrance day service at the cenotaph in central london.oyal british legion that organises an annual march past of many veterans to honour those who have fallen in service of the country in two world wars, and the conflicts that have followed since. this year, that march past will be attended by many more veterans, open to the widest section of the armed forces community, not officially affiliated to the military community. travelling from as far afield as australia and canada. the oldest two march is a 100—year—old d—day veteran. also, children as young as eight representing charities and organisations associated with the british armed forces. yesterday was armistice day itself, the 11th of november, the country falling silent again for a two—minute silence. today, remembrance sunday, a much more formal affair with the attendance of senior royals and senior officials from government and the world of politics. it has been at the centre of some dispute this week. there has been a police cordon around large parts of london, particularly the c

simon, thank you very much for that, reporting from central london.lines. the mayor says two people have been injured in the attack. no deaths have been reported. live now to kyiv where we can speak to our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse. james, thank you very much for being with us. talk us through what is happening. with us. talk us through what is happening-— happening. cities like kyiv away from the front _ happening. cities like kyiv away from the front line _ happening. cities like kyiv away from the front line have - happening. cities like kyiv away| from the front line have enjoyed happening. cities like kyiv away i from the front line have enjoyed a relative reprieve, if you like, when it came to missile strikes and it was that sort of quietness which fuelled a fear that russia was stockpiling missiles. this morning and in the early hours, those fears were realised in quite a dramatic way. there was the constant sound, the rambling, the booms of air defences, you could hear, and, in some parts of the city, you could hear that familiar

zamam rashied is in leeds forest, molly, to you, first of all, you were on that big march in central london last week, this is quite different isn't it in look and feel, yeah, that's right, the that marche last week drawing in hundreds of thousands of people, the protest we're seeing this weekend in london and across the country are different, they're more locally focused, but i have to say this protest uh has just started, started in chark farm station, but there are a couple of hundred people here, it's important to say where we are, the geography of where we are is significant, we're in kier starmer's constituency, and number of people i've spoken to already, the labor motion in parliament, that called for enduring sessation of fighting in the area di, didn't get voted, absolutely, they were very unhappy over the labor party stance overseas fire and significant uh members resigned so... there's a new level of division within that party, even longstanding supporters are very, very upset and angry, and this was why this particular protest was quite important, starting from there, so there'

here is sir patrick arriving in central london in the last hour.ready been released in which he calls the former prime minister boris johnson a "flip—flopper" and describes "chaos as usual" in number ten. our health reporter jim reed has more. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they're increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we're also recommending increased social distancing. that's the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his private notes or diaries, written in what lawyers described as a brain dump at the end of a stressful day. sir patrick vallance notes in his evening notes, - "number 10 chaos as usual. "on friday, the two—metre rule meeting made it abundantly clear that no one in number 10 - or the cabinet office had really | read or taken time to understand| the science advice on two metres. "quite extraordinary." sir patrick starts what is a busy week of scientific evide

i also want to take you to central london and show you these live pictures from the strand, near thet anti—semitism, which is happening there. you can see people filling there. you can see people filling the streets, you can see the israeli flag being carried through the streets as well, and people carrying placards and posters. as i say, that is a march against anti—semitism happening live as you watch there in central london. here in israel, we continue to watch and wait for some news, a sign that latest release of hostages is going to happen. it is due to happen around this time, we will keep you up—to—date with that story, so stay with us here on bbc news. hello. our chilly spell of late autumn weather is going to continue through the rest of today and for much of the week ahead as well with temperatures below average. we have seen some early brightness around across northern and eastern areas, but through the rest of today, it is going to be clouding over for most of us with rain edging its way in, all courtesy of this area of low pressure, you can see coming in from the atlanti

another in all was telling us here in central london well in excess of a 100000 people for yet another when 3 weekend, i was on the streets marching in support of palestine on the against the violence on conflict that we see in dallas. the people here told me that they basically wants to see that the cx 5 is currently in place extended as long as possible, and hopefully become permanent from the people here, putting pressure on the u. k. governments in the international community to pressure israel. and somebody came out 655. and that's the other issue though that's causing some concern here. all these leaflets which have been just the reserve by the police in order to prevent things like racist and hate speech and support for fund organizations. time as being a brand organization here in the u. k. question marks quite a protest is here as to whether these leaflets on necessary. so few people have been found to be infringing the law. and the question is also whether it's proportionate will similarly less be distributed, for example, or the big pro is rarely as the services in march, wh

, this afternoon's pro—palestinian march brought more than 300,000 people onto the streets of central london the largest protest since the current israel—gaza conflict began. it's 11. it's 11, says one demonstrator, as groups marked the armistice with a two—minute silence. quite a number of protesters were wearing poppies. it's an important day to remember those who died, but amongst them, the 10,000 palestinians whojoined the british army. the atmosphere as the rally began was relaxed and good—natured, but from early in the day, police had been concerned about what they categorised as a right wing counterprotest. there were scuffles a short distance from the cenotaph. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, paid a visit to his command team as riot squads in the field work to keep the two protest groups apart. here in the met police�*s operations centre, officers are monitoring every aspect of the protest, and they've got fixed cameras and also they've got evidence gatherers, offices on the ground, who are taking pictures they can beam back live from the scene so the commanders here can decid

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