our correspondent nicholas witchell reports. ♪ nicholas: 104 years since the original armistice day,iking of the 11th hour on the 11th day on the 11th month is still regarded by many as the most solemn moment of national remembrance. [belt holding] -- [bell tolling] ♪ after the two-minutes silence at the national memorial arboretum, a poem was read in tribute to the late queen. >> the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands. now it can rest after a centuries grace. nicholas: in london, reads were laid, precursor to remembrance sunday, when king charles will lead the nation's tribute to those who lost their lives in war. nicholas witchell, bbc news. laura: a solemn day. i am laura trevelyan. thank you for watching bbc world news america. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutionsor america's neglected needs. and by contributions to

nicholas witchell, bbc news.rs a vip trip to its headquarters. it was to support the work of the autism group. ben moore went along as the group got to meet an esport mclaren driver. i don't like crashing but i like going fast. everyone racing at this state—of—the—art formula one gaming hub is autistic. it feels quite exhilarating, even though nothing is really actually happening in the real world. how good are you at? not very aood how good are you at? not very good whatsoever. _ they are on the right track thanks to a berkshire club funded by children in need. all of our children today came from the gap clubs, so that is gaming and pokemon, to the main interests of our young people, somewhere where they don't feel different, somewhere where they don't feel bullied and we see a big change, over the years, cause it takes years to get young people to really feel comfortable in their own skin. this visit to mclaren h0 is a chance to learn from one of the best. i am lucas blakeley and i am a formula one esport drive

nicholas witchell, bbc news.nt has confirmed that almost 41,000 migrants have now crossed the channel to the uk so far this year. there were more arrivals at dover this morning. the ministry of defence said 972 people made the crossing yesterday. a police officer with the lancashire force has been charged with attempted murder. it follows an incident at a hotel in manchester when a woman was taken to hospital. james riley, who's 27, has been remanded in custody, to appear in court tomorrow. there are warnings that supplies of bread and medicine have run out in kherson — the city in ukraine that was abandoned by russian forces on friday. work is under way to restore the electricity and water supplies cut off by russian troops as they retreated. 0ur international editor, jeremy bowen, has reached the centre of kherson, where people are still celebrating the russian departure. this is the central square of kherson, which has been the focus of the celebrations, the outright sheer relief that people here are feeling b

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.s of autumn, but with one notable absence. at one minute to 11:00, king charles took his place at the cenotaph for the first time as britain's monarch. for so many decades, the nation's remembrance had been led by his late mother, queen elizabeth. now she, too, is remembered for her service. at 11:00 o'clock, big ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence. big ben strikes the hour. cannon fire. buglers play the last post. at the cenotaph in london, the last post, sounded by royal marine buglers, marked the end of the two—minute silence. the king laid his wreath in tribute to all those from the united kingdom and the countries of the commonwealth who lost their lives in the world wars and more recent conflicts. wreaths were laid by political leaders, headed by britain's prime minister rishi sunak. and then, after the commonwealth representatives and the military chiefs, it was the turn of the veterans. 10,000 men and women, who served on many different battlefields. on p

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our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest.has the latest. palace yesterday afternoon. buckingham palace yesterday afternoon. a reception to highlight theissue afternoon. a reception to highlight the issue of violence against the woman or the bite the queen consort. standing next to camilla was in cosy for the money. she is chief executive or sister space and a prominent advocate for survivors of domestic abuse. also in attendance was the lady in waiting for the queen and waiting for more than 60 years and was a senior member of the royal household. according to ms. foot 90 for a composition took place. they did was eat where you from question mark data for 90 sister space. another guest at the reception heard the exchange. it another guest at the reception heard the exchange-— the exchange. it made us feel like erha -s the exchange. it made us feel like perhaps were _ the exchange. it made us feel like perhaps were not _ the exchange. it made us feel like perhaps were not welcome - the exchange. it made us feel like perhaps we

south african anthem plays nicholas witchell, bbc news.opened. the main attraction is a replica ofjerusalem's church of the holy sepulchre. if you like facts and figures, it took 22 sculptors and carvers from slovakia, the czech republic and germany to carve the work of art out of 225 tonnes of ice and is made up of nearly 1,900 blocks of ice. look at that. thanks so much for watching. look at that. thanks so much forwatching. do look at that. thanks so much for watching. do stay with bbc news for the latest global headlines. hello. yet another day of lively weather to come across the uk this wednesday. we start the day with a band of rain sweeping its way in from the southwest — it should quickly move through, but then, as the sun comes out, anticipate some lively showers, as well. here's the rain first thing out towards the southwest, and then, through the morning, it quickly sweeps across england and wales, pulls out of northern ireland, comes to settle across central scotland by lunchtime, and then, will slowly work its way northwards

south african anthem plays nicholas witchell, bbc news. won numerous grammy awards, and his music was enormously popular across the spanish—speaking world. we'll leave you tonight with images and music from the life of pablo milanes. cheering music that's it from us and the team at newsday. thanks so much for watching. hello. yet another day of lively weather to come across the uk this wednesday. we start the day with a band of rain sweeping its way in from the southwest — it should quickly move through, but then, as the sun comes out, anticipate some lively showers, as well. here's the rain first thing out towards the southwest, and then, through the morning, it quickly sweeps across england and wales, pulls out of northern ireland, comes to settle across central scotland by lunchtime, and then, will slowly work its way northwards here through the afternoon. brighter skies following on — yes, it will stay windy throughout the day, gales possible around our irish sea coasts, and those winds will carry in some pretty punchy showers and carr

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ies of bread and medicine have run out in kherson — the city in ukraine that was abandoned by russian forces on friday. work is under way to restore the electricity and water supplies cut off by russian troops as they retreated. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has reached the centre of kherson, where people are still celebrating the russian departure. this is the central square of kherson, which has been the focus of the celebrations, the outright sheer relief that people here are feeling because the russians have gone. it's been quite emotional as well, because you can see, like those ladies there, people are meeting up with old friends and able to move around without fear of the russians, and that is still a major novelty. now, one reason why there are so many people here, it's notjust a sense of wanting to be together, a sense of community, of catching up with friends. it's because the army has set up a satellite wi—fi terminal and so people are here and they are queueing up

nicholas witchell, bbc news. england's cricketers have won the men's t20 world cup.eans england are the first team to become double world champions — holding both this title and the 50—over one. joe wilson reports. a world cup final staged where 100,000 could come. melbourne's cricket ground. but if pakistan play anywhere on earth, theirfans follow. all they need is a flick of the wrist like this from mohammad harris, and some celebrations begin. this is what england were taking on. but control matters. harris hit and hoped, and waiting beneath it, ben stokes. and you know what? there were england supporters around, too. england bowled and caught, and pakistan stumbled. babar azam gone for 32. the total, 137. enough? well, now pakistan bowled. and they can bowl. shaheen shah afridi a star. jos buttler caught and gone for 26. the game was alive. but when afridi got injured, ben stokes attacked the other bowlers decisively. 0ver his head for six! england have built a squad to succeed anywhere. but it was stokes, who else, to end this final. i'm just immensely proud of

nicholas witchell, bbc news.he islands for the first time to mark remembrance sunday. more than 250 british military personnel died in the conflict, which was the culmination of the long—standing dispute with argentina over the sovereignty of the falkland islands. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from the falklands. san carlos bay today, a picture of peace and tranquility. but a0 years ago, this was known as bomb alley, with argentine jets attacking a british task force sent to liberate these islands on the other side of the world. you see that really grainy footage now, but it takes you right back. planes screaming through here and everybodyjust shooting at it. it was wild. gary marshall and mark white were here in may 1982 in the first wave of the assault. this is the first time they've returned, and it's bringing back painful memories. they came over the hill, two pucaras, and dropped the bombs onto the actual refrigeration plant. we lost quite a few guys in that and one of them was aaron's unc

nicholas witchell, bbc news.lkland islands to commemorate a0 years since the falklands war. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale was there. it is the first time for many of the veterans who have come here, flown from the uk and also next of kin of those who fell here during the falklands war when they came to liberate the islands from argentina in 1982. i am joined now by the widow of one of those veterans, alec. this anne woodard. just tell us a bit about alec, first of all, he was your husband? yes, he came over obviously when the war broke out. he was a young man and we thought he was going to scotland for the cold weather and unfortunately he was killed on the 13th ofjune, just a matter of hours before the surrender. this is the first time you have been here? absolutely, initially i felt it wasn't somewhat i wanted to come, but i am glad i did. what does it mean to you to be here? closure sounds like a silly word but it has put all the years ofjigsaw together. i understand why they did what they did, the

nicholas witchell, bbc news.hancellor has told the bbc that "everyone" will pay more tax — and there will be spending cuts — when he gives his autumn statement on thursday. jeremy hunt said the most vulnerable would be protected, but "difficult decisions" had to be made. and he said in future there would be "constraints" on the government's support for people's energy bills. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. he's been warning us for weeks. this government — he's been warning us for weeks. this government will— he's been warning us for weeks. ti 3 government will therefore take whatever tough decisions are necessary. we are going to have to take some very difficult decisions. it's not going to be easy, there are going to be some very difficult choices. and this morning the chancellor said, in the starkest terms yet, what his statement in a few days' time will mean for us all. we are going to see everyone paying more tax, we are going to see spending cuts. but i think it's very important to say th

——nicholas witchell, thank you.reat of widespread industrial action in the nhs before christmas. paramedics, emergency care assistants, call handlers and other staff who are members of the gmb and unison, were responding to the government's 4% pay award. 0ur employment correspondent zoe conway reports. together in a show of strength, some of the biggest unions involved in industrial action, representing rail workers, college and university employees, postal workers and nhs staff. joining picket lines soon will be paramedics and 999 call handlers. 25,000 ambulance workers who are members of the gmb and unison have voted to strike across england and wales in all of these ten areas. they could walk out before christmas. for the last ten years, ambulance calls have increased by over 70%, while the number of staff have increased by only 7%. those figures are just unsustainable, and the pressure on ambulance workers and health workers has been building and building and building. the royal college of nursing is also walkin

reports. 104 nicholas witchell reports. years since the original armistice 104 years since thee 11th day of the 11th month is still regarded by many iith month is still regarded by many as the most solemn moment of national remembrance. big ben strikes. after the two—minute silence, at the national memorial arboretum, a poem was led in tribute to the late queen. . ., , was led in tribute to the late queen. .., , , ., queen. the country loaded its whole self into your— queen. the country loaded its whole self into your slender _ queen. the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, - queen. the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, hands l self into your slender hands, hands that can arrest, now relieved of a century's weight. bud that can arrest, now relieved of a century's weight.— century's weight. and at the cenotaph — century's weight. and at the cenotaph in _ century's weight. and at the cenotaph in london, - century's weight. and at the cenotaph in london, reeths century's weight. and at the - cenotaph in london, reeths were laid, precursorto

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ing on the sidelines of the ceremony at whitehall, defence secretary ben wallace reflected on the importance of remembrance sunday. i think today is a reminder that we have suffered wars in europe for an tens and thousands of petition service personnel gave their lives to defeat fascism and here we are again tragically, decades later, with a war on continental europe in ukraine where a similar russian regime is trying to impose its will on a sovereign state costing tens of thousands of lives and what remembrance is about is recognising that freedom is not free. people make sacrifices. this nation made the ultimate sacrifice on two occasions in the great wars but also other conflict and it is time to reflect on that.— other conflict and it is time to reflect on that. , , ., reflect on that. there is something uni . ue reflect on that. there is something unique about _ reflect on that. there is something unique about this _ reflect on that. there is something unique about this remembranc

nicholas witchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.e temperatures we have seen today. at this time of year, we would normally expect to see highs, north to south, of 30 degrees. parts of northern scotland and north—west england, we have had temperatures above 90 degrees. it is exceptional for the time of year. the nights have been mild as well. tonight maybe not as mild as well. tonight maybe not as mild as well. tonight maybe not as mild as last night, but to the north of this band of rain in scotland we have some cool air. further south and is not going to be quite as mild as it was last night. into tomorrow, as it was last night. into tomorrow, a band of clouds bringing some rain for a time into northern ireland and southern scotland, but that will move its way northwards, becoming confined to the north west of scotland by the afternoon. some early fog patches elsewhere, giving way to some sunny spells, sunshine then we have had over the last couple of days. still mild, the temperatures in the south that are high, up to 18 or 19, an

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nicholas witchell, bbc news.kers to fill vacancies. an investigation by the bbc found this type of spending to plug holes in staff rotas, is increasing dramatically across the uk. our health editor hugh pym reports. i'm a i'm a junior doctor, and i'm ajunior doctor, and i i'm a junior doctor, and i get more informants as a locum doctor than i did and a whole year as full—time a hospital doctor. i’m did and a whole year as full-time a hospital doctor.— hospital doctor. i'm an agency on dirt and daily _ hospital doctor. i'm an agency on dirt and daily i'm _ hospital doctor. i'm an agency on dirt and daily i'm receiving - hospital doctor. i'm an agency on dirt and daily i'm receiving text i dirt and daily i'm receiving text messages for me to go for chefs. i�*m messages for me to go for chefs. i'm a consultant — messages for me to go for chefs. i'm a consultant oncologist and i was shocked — a consultant oncologist and i was shocked about _ a consultant oncologist and i was shocked about the _ a consultant oncologis

responding to the incident, said that "racism has no place in our society." 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellham palace yesterday afternoon, a reception concerning violence against women hosted by the queen consort. standing next to camilla with her back to the family is ngozi fulani, the chief executive of sister's space and a prominent advocate for survivors of domestic abuse. lady susan hussey, on the left ear, was a lady in waiting to the late queen elizabeth for more than 60 years and is a senior member of the royal household. according to ms fulani the following conversation took place between them. another guest at the reception heard the exchange. it another guest at the reception heard the exchange-— the exchange. it may 'ust feel erha -s the exchange. it may 'ust feel perhaps we * the exchange. it may 'ust feel perhaps we are h the exchange. it may 'ust feel perhaps we are not _ the exchange. it mayjust feel perhaps we are not welcome, | the exchange. it mayjust feel- perhaps we are not welcome, perhaps we do not belong —— it made us feel. you can be pretty sure a white woman would

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hourly chimes on remembrance sunday, after five years of work to restore it. 0ur correspondent nicholas witchell day of the 11th month is still regarded by many as the most solemn moment of national remembrance. big ben strikes the hour. after the two minutes' silence, at the national memorial arboretum, a poem was read in tribute to the late queen. the country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, hands that can rest, now relieved of a century's weight. and at the cenotaph in london, wreaths were laid, precursor to remembrance sunday, when king charles will lead the nation's tributes to those who lost their lives in war. nichols witchell, bbc news. it's the 80th anniversary of the end of world war ii in 2025 — and we've just launched a project called we were there, to collect as many first—hand accounts from the war as possible. if you are a world war ii veteran and would like to tell us your story, or if you know someone who would, please do get in touch by going to the bbc news website and searching "we were there". in just a few hours' time — at 6.30 in the morning, to be precise —

summit, following discussions with the then prime minister, liz truss. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellference? according to buckingham palace, the purpose of this meeting is to mark the end of the uk's presidency of cop26. the king, we know, has been a passionate campaigner as prince of wales on the environment, a passionate defender of the environment for five decades, really. he was at cop26 glasgow last year. suggestions that he is disappointed or frustrated at the advice from the liz truss government that he shouldn't attend cop27, i'm not sure that is entirely true. as i understand it is quite relaxed about it, and accepts it as part of the necessary adjustment to his new role as king. he cannot campaign as overtly as before. with this meeting, it was the exercise of something we will see in the future, is convening power, bringing together leaders in the words of buckingham palace, 200 business leaders, decision—makers and ngos, they will be discussing sustainable growth, progress since cop26 and things like the king's sustainable markets initiative and a road map that the king h

encourage more british investment in the south african economy , as our royal correspondent nicholas witchellt, the first of king charles' reign, the first to take place since the pre—covid days of 2019. the state visitor was president cyril ramaphosa of south africa. for him, there was the full ceremonial welcome on horse guards, the guard of honour drawn up, the anthems playing. and then the carriage ride up the mall, the mounted divisions of the household cavalry, the king, queen consort and the president in the irish state coach, other ministers and officials following behind, and into buckingham palace. there, they viewed a display from the royal collection. president ramaphosa picked up a photograph of nelson mandela with the late queen. "you were lucky if you had known them both," said the king. in the palace tonight, all the glitter and pomp of state banquet, and a welcome in different african dialects. molweni. ndaa. wow! mr president... but there were serious messages, too. the king said the wrongs of the past must be acknowledged, and he called for concerted action on climate chang

on attending the cop summit himself, and the us climate envoy, john kerry. 0ur royal editor, nicholas witchellce of wales he was a leading campaigner on the environment. he spent the better part of five decades campaigning on the issue. it has been suggested that he is disappointed or frustrated at the advice that was received from the government of prime minister liz truss that he should not attend cop27 in egypt. i'm not show sure that that is actually true. i think he is quite relaxed about it. i think he understands it is the necessary adjustments to his role as king of the united kingdom that he cannot campaign as overtly as he did on the environment as prince of wales. what is happening over at buckingham palace this evening is what will keep happening, his convening power to bring people together to discuss issues. and the first convening exercise is on the environment. 0ver there, there are 200 international business leaders and decision—makers and ngos discussing sustainable growth and progress since cop26 in glasgow last year. and other environmental initiatives including which is a

the service was followed by a march—past of 10,000 veterans. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchelleports. a solemn ceremony of national remembrance in its familiarform amid the colours of autumn, but with one notable absence. at one minute to 11, the king, charles iii, took his place at the cenotaph for the first time as britain's monarch. for so many decades, the nation's remembrance had been led by his late mother queen elizabeth. now she too is remembered for her service. at 11 o'clock, the national two—minute silence. big ben strikes the hour. music: last post. at the cenotaph, the last post marked the end of the two—minute silence. the king laid his wreath in tribute to all those from the united kingdom and countries of the commonwealth who lost their lives in the world wars and more recent conflicts. wreaths were led by political leaders headed by british prime minister rishi sunak. and then after the commonwealth representatives and the military chiefs, it was the turn of the veterans. 10,000 men and women who served on many different battlefields. 0n parade today, a0 years

nicholas witchell, bbc news. the first state visit of the king's reign.ime for a look at the weather here's susan powell. as areas of low pressure go, this one in the atlantic is something of a beaut, swirling around to the west at the moment. that is in the bank for tomorrow but now, much clearer skies across the uk, it has turned chilly in some areas with fog developing across scotland and the north—east of england. temperatures have dipped close to freezing in mid wales at the moment but they are going to start to lift overnight because that area of low pressure will kick up the wind and feed in the cloud and the rain arrives in the cloud and the rain arrives in the south—west, wales and northern ireland by the end of the night. two very different starts to the day between the south—west and the north—east. this front will work its way across all areas of the uk quite promptly through the morning, although tending to store somewhat across scotland through the afternoon so some sicko cloud and more persistent rain here. elsewhere, brightening but stayin

nicholas witchell, bbc news.th—west scotland. a couple of days now, but to unseasonably mild out there. rather chilly across some parts of northern scotland and not as mild as last night further south either, could be the odd fog patch tomorrow for central and eastern parts of england, we should see more sunshine spreading northwards, the rain retreating across the north—west of scotland. 11 to 18 degrees, that is still well above where we should be dry for most but we will see cloud and rain later in the day in northern ireland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... ukraine's head of operational command south confirms to the bbc that the ukrainian armed forces have entered strategically important city of kherson. we have had a tweet from the russian military saying that they have withdrawn 30,000 russian military personnel, 5000 pieces of weapon, equipment and tangible property. the uk economy shrank by 0.2% betweenjuly and september. analysts predict this could be the start of a two—year long recession. the

our royal correspodent nicholas witchell reports. concerning violence against women hosted by the queen consort. standing next to her here is ngozi fulani, chief executive of sister space and a prominent advocate for survivors of domestic abuse. also at the reception was lady susan hussey, on the left here, a lady in waiting to the late queen elizabeth for more than 60 years, and a senior member of the royal household. according to ngozi fulani, the following conversation took place between the two women. another guest at the reception had the exchange. it made us feel like, perhaps we are not welcome, perhaps we do not belong here. and you can be pretty sure that a white woman would not have been on the receiving end of a line of questioning like that. buckingham palace said it took the whole incident extremely seriously. it went on, in this instance, unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments have been made. the individual concerned would like to express our profound apologies for the hurt caused, and has stepped aside from her h

and when he met nicholas witchell in 2015, an idea was born and the british normandy memorial trust wasorge dedicated so much of his time to creating this memorial. their determination saw the vision and hopes of so many others realised. a legacy that for generations to come will ensure that their friends, and the sacrifices they made, will be remembered forevermore. and in the morning, we will remember them. we will remember. john maguire, bbc news. the dd veteran —— d—day veteran george batts who has died at the age of 97. flat george batts who has died at the age of 97. ., , ., ., , ., of 97. not 'ust what he did as a teenager. — of 97. notjust what he did as a teenager. but _ of 97. notjust what he did as a teenager, but what _ of 97. notjust what he did as a teenager, but what the - of 97. notjust what he did as a teenager, but what the rest - of 97. notjust what he did as a teenager, but what the rest of| of 97. notjust what he did as a i teenager, but what the rest of his life was about as well. the teenager, but what the rest of his life was about as well.— life was about as wel