the helicopter crashed after taking off from the club's stadium, killing mr vichai and four others.reports. they'd flown straight from their match in cardiff to be here. the leicester players and their manager, in bangkok, to show their late chairman how much he meant to them. theyjoined a traditional buddhist funeral, which will continue for several days, attended by some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in this country. they were greeted warmly by mr vichai's sons, who will now run the company and must try to maintain its lucrative hold on thailand's duty—free business. this is a far more formal occasion than what the players will have experienced during those moving tributes to their late chairman back in britain. it is an important religious ritual, and also an affirmation of the power and status that mr vichai achieved as a businessman here in thailand. but it is their last farewell to the man who transformed the club, and it's bound to be an emotional one for the leicester team. after more than an hour inside the funeral pavilion, it was time to head off for a rest a

they were greeted warmly by mr vichai's sons, who will now run the company and must try to maintain itsis is a far more formal occasion than what the players will have experienced during those moving tributes to their late chairman back in britain. it is an important religious ritual, and also an affirmation of the power and status that mr vichai achieved as a businessman here in thailand. but it is their last farewell to the man who transformed the club, and it's bound to be an emotional one for the leicester team. after more than an hour inside the funeral pavilion, it was time to head off for a rest after their flight. but they are expected here again tomorrow night, before making the long journey back to britain in time for the next match. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the moat around the tower of london was illuminated on sunday evening with 10,000 torches, commemorating the final days of the first world war a century ago. it took around 45 minutes to light the flames in a ceremony that will be repeated every night until remembrance sunday. as the nation prepares to mark 100 ye

funerals are big social networking occasions in thailand and mr vichai's will be watched closely to seeoes and does not attend. but the arrival of much of the leicester city team tomorrow straight from their match against cardiff will bring home to the people of thailand just how much this elusive tycoon meant to the club that he bought eight years ago. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the radio presenter paul gambaccini has received a payout from prosecutors over the way they handled unfounded historical sex abuse claims made against him. the bbc presenter was arrested in 2013 over allegations he sexually assaulted two teenage boys in the early ‘80s. mr gambaccini always denied the claims, calling the case "completely fictitious". he spent a year on bail before the case was dropped. frankie mccamley reports. arriving at the bbc studios in central london this morning to host his radio two show, pick of the pops, paul gambaccini has nothing to say. the veteran broadcaster, known as the professor of pop, has been paid an undisclosed sum by the crown prosecution service of over unfounded

they were greeted warmly by mr vichai's sons, who will now run the company and must try to maintain itsmal occasion than what the players will have experienced during those moving tributes to their late chairman back in britain. it is an important religious ritual, and also an affirmation of the power and status that mr vichai achieved as a businessman here in thailand. but it is their last farewell to the man who transformed the club, and it's bound to be an emotional one for the leicester team. after more than an hour inside the funeral pavilion, it was time to head off for a rest after their flight. but they are expected here again tomorrow night, before making the long journey back to britain in time for the next match. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. president macron of france says he's immensely proud that people in new caledonia have rejected independence in a referendum. the pacific island, near australia, has belonged to france for more than 150 years. indigenous kanaks make up more than 39% of the population. gemma coombe reports. this was a referendum decades in the making.

funerals are big social networking occasions in thailand and mr vichai's will be watched closely to see does and does not attend. but the arrival of much of the leicester city team tomorrow straight from their match against cardiff will bring home to the people of thailand just how much this elusive tycoon meant to the club that he bought eight years ago. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. eleanor roper is in cardiff, where leicester play cardiff city. kick off is at 3pm. what's the mood like there? it is going to be a really emotional afternoon in cardiff and it will be the first time that leicester have played since last saturday. we are joined by two lifelong leicester supporters. thank you both for joining us. are you expecting a big turnout of fans today? absolutely. it was a sell—out anyway. the leicester city games always tend to be. but this is more poignant today. ido be. but this is more poignant today. i do know there are a fair few be. but this is more poignant today. i do know there are a fairfew in the away end as well. what does it mean for the fans to be in cardiff this a

they were greeted warmly by mr vichai's sons, who will now run the company and must try to maintain itssiness. this is a far more formal occasion than what the players will have experienced during those moving tributes to their late chairman back in britain. it is an important religious ritual, and also an affirmation of the power and status that mr vichai achieved as a businessman here in thailand. but it is their last farewell to the man who transformed the club, and it's bound to be an emotional one for the leicester team. after more than an hour inside the funeral pavilion, it was time to head off for a rest after their flight. but they are expected here again tomorrow night, before making the long journey back to britain in time for the next match. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the pacific territory of new caledonia votes to remain part of france, but independence activists still call it a victory. the israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a

mr vichai died in a helicopter crash outside the king power stadium last saturday.to thailand after their match against cardiff yesterday. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, spoke to us earlier from the temple where the funeral ceremony has been taking place. we are on the second day of the funeral. we saw the players arrive here, as you say, directly from that match in cardiff. they got here as soon as they could. just about an hour ago, off a bus and taken straight from the airport. they are not all here but we saw jamie vardy, captain wes morgan, goalkeeper kasper schmeichel, of course, who was particularly close to mr vichai. coming off wearing black suits with other players, and officials. they were taken straight into the temple complex. you can see behind me where the funeral will go on for many, many more days. there are four more rituals over the next five or six days, but then the cremation itself will not be for at least another, well, close to 100 days. they are there today with the daughter of thailand‘s current king, maha vajiralongkorn.

mr vichai was seen as a generous benefactor there, an owner who is genuine love of football shone through. in thailand though he had a very different image. as a powerful and very private man. the elaborate funeral going on here is a mark of the status that vichai srivaddhanaprabha achieved here in thailand. that was largely as a successful entrepreneur skilled at political connections any controversial business. his success at leicester city certainly raised his profile in this country but the outpouring of gratitude and affection we've seen in britain, will you just don't see much of that here. the funeral began with the ritual bathing ceremony for the body attended by close friends and family. later buddhist monks will chant for six nights important religious rights wrote the deceased spurfor religious rights wrote the deceased spur for the religious rights wrote the deceased spurfor the cremation. religious rights wrote the deceased spur for the cremation. funerals are big social networking occasions in thailand and mr vichai's will be watched closely to see who does and does not atte

mr vichai died in a helicopter crash outside the king power stadium last saturday.e team flew out to thailand after their match against cardiff yesterday. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head spoke from the funeral. we are on the second day of the funeral. we saw the players arrived ready from their match against cardiff. they got here as soon as they could, just about a narrow go ona they could, just about a narrow go on a bus taken from the airport. we saw on a bus taken from the airport. we sanamie on a bus taken from the airport. we saw jamie vardy here with wes morgan and casper ‘s michael who was particular close to the man. they we re particular close to the man. they were taken straight into the temple complex. you can see behind me. the funeral go on for many days. the cremation itself will not be for at least close to 100 days for are there today with the daughter of thailand's and king. it is a royally sponsored event, an elite and illustrious occasion indeed. a reflection of his extraordinary business success and the status he achieved in a rel

vardy, captain wes morgan, goalkeeper kasper schmeichel, of course, who was particularly close to mr vichaiand officials. and they were taken straight into the temple complex you can see behind me, where the funeral will go on for many, many more days. there are four more rituals over the next five or six days, but then the cremation itself will not be for at least another, well, close to 100 days. they are there today with the daughter of thailand's current king, king maha vajiralongkorn. this is a royally sponsored event. it makes it a very elite and illustrious occasion indeed. a reflection of vichai's extraordinary business success, and the status he achieved in a relatively short time. he made his money relatively quickly here in thailand, and of the very good networking he had. we've seen, really, the cream of the great and good coming to show their respects for him. but it does not have the same kind of feel as the tributes we have seen back in britain. his sporting success, while many thais have taken pride in it, can't have the same impact as it has for a team like leicester and th

thousands of leicester city fans walked together from the city centre to the stadium, to honour mr vichaim jubilee square to the king power stadium ahead of the game against burnley. on friday, the club announced plans to erect a statue of the chairman at the king power stadium. intense wildfires are sweeping through parts of california, destroying thousands of buildings, forcing the evacuation of entire towns, and — so far — claiming the lives of at least nine people. officials say at least five people were found dead in their cars in butte county, northern california, where fire has devastated the town of paradise. almost all the wooden built buildings have been turned to ashes. it‘s now threatening areas to the north of the town. further south, more than 150—thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. our correspondent james cook sent us this report from paradise, california. the devastation here in paradise is almost complete. houses for block after block have been destroyed. it is actually quite difficult to identify a lot of the debris that is lying around. the devastatio

the players will attend the service after winninmg their their first game since mr vichai's death.t you can find lots more background about the issues dominating the campaign on our website. just go to bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. eight children have been injured in an accident at a fairground here in the uk. it's thought a giant inflatable slide collapsed at the site, south of london, ahead of a firework display. some of the youngsters have been taken to major trauma centres in the capital, with serious injuries. andy datson was at the fireworks event. he told us what he saw. there were three or four children that i could see on the floor, i know there were eight, but from what i could see there were three or four. they were being treated by emergency personnel. there was...then they came over and asked people to leave, to evacuate as soon as possible. thankfully woking park has a got quite a few exits, so we were able to do that. but there were at least nine or ten ambulances, dozens and dozens of emergency personnel, and it was very, very quickly obvious that the

, thousands of leicester city fans walked together from the city centre to the stadium to honour mr vichaitheir fairytale 2016 premier league win. the supporters marched from jubilee square to the king power stadium ahead of the game against burnley. on friday, the club announced plans to erect a statue of the chairman at the king power. 0ur reporter, navteonhal, is in leicester city centre and has been watching the crowds march to the king power stadium. after two weeks of mourning, this march represents a chance for the football fans to show their solidarity, to do what fans do best and support leicester city football club and the city of leicester. and to pay respect to the five people who died in that tragic helicopter crash, including the owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, a man who was so instrumental in helping the club with the premier league title in 2016. 0vercoming odds of 5,000 to one. it is in reference to that achievement that this memorial march has been dubbed the 5,000 to one march. it started in the city centre and has been winding its way across the city for a mile to the

mr gambaccini, was arrested in 2013 but was never charged. an elaborate funeral process is getting underway in thailand for the billionaire owner of leicester city football club vichaited to fly out after their game against cardiff this afternoon. the head of the organisation that represents children in care says the success of ivf has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted. anthony douglas also said the process was far too slow. a man eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims in two years has been shot dead in india, sparking controversy over the legality of its killing. sport and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, on what is set to be a very emotional day for leicester city the team travel to cardiff this afternoon in their first match since the death of their owner in a helicopter crash last weekend. vichai srivaddhanaprabha and four other people were killed in the crash outside the king power stadium. all premier league games this weekend will begin with a minute's silence, and players will wear black armbands. i have confidence when i saw my players in the training session they can give their best, for a

mr gambaccini, was arrested in 2013 but was never charged. an elaborate funeral process is under way in thailand for the billionaire owner of leicester city football club vichai srivaddhanaprabha. members of the team are expected to fly out after their game against cardiff this afternoon. the head of the organisation that represents children in care says the success of ivf has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted. anthony douglas also said the process was far too slow. a man eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims in two years has been shot dead in india, sparking controversy over the legality of its killing. now time for inside out west midlands, which asks would a simple change in the law stop the practise of car—jacking? welcome to this week ‘s programme. tonight, the moment that violent car thieves broke —— drove off with a baby on the back—seat. i remember being run over and then i realised that they had taken my baby and the carand realised that they had taken my baby and the car and i screamed. batting the tide of illegal prescription drugs ordered online for doorstep delivery. it is a legal product entering the uk. you don