we begin our coverage with nick robinson who is live in scotland. nick, the queen died at her scottish residence, balmoral, surrounded by her close family. how did the nation learn the news? >> it was a little bit slow and i think the public were left to join the dots a little through the day, it became clear how clear the situation was. but it began with an announcement of the queen's medical condition. it was an alarming statement from buckingham palace. queen elizabeth was ailing, it warned. the 96-year-old monarch under medical supervision that her residence in balmoral, scotland, after family members became concerned. as members of the royal family rushed from across the country to be by her side, at the home the queen has said she loved most. harry, the duke of sussex, arrived separately without his wife, meghan. public figures conveying well wishes, the world waited for news. hours of silence from the palace. [inaudible] of the greatness of the situation. and [inaudible] crowds of well wishes braved heavy rain together at the case of buckingha

.>>> i want to turn out to nick robinson in scotland. he is our eyes and ears on the ground here, again. we are going to a place where many of us remember when incest diana passed. the family learned of her passing and we know this was a reprieve and a sanctuary and paradise for the late queen. just yesterday, they were there, receiving the word that she had passed and peacefully. nick, you have been there. we all heard and soon officially to be king charles iii, he was describing in a very emotional way, this is a moment that he in many respects was lamenting and not eager to have happen. i wonder from what it is like out there, what are you seeing? what are you understanding to be the emotional state of a family known as the firm. >> reporter: i think the hot mike moment is interesting. prime ministers historically, have spoken to the monarch about once a week. this was a private audience they would have with the prime minister showing up at buckingham palace. the queen's first prime minister was winston churchill, a towering and daunt

nick robinson cnn edinburg scotland.ss after the queen's passing. here in the homeland countless number of people quickly gather outside of buckingham palace to pay their respects of hundreds of thousands more expected over the coming days. cnn analyst were reports. >> hours after the news broke the mourners came flowers left at buckingham palace and painted the gates. so many that the palace move them to a new home across the road. a memorial of fans. >> this is the beginning of the tribute. you can imagine how many flowers will be here in the coming days. tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out to buckingham palace and come here to pay their respects to the queen. it's an opportunity to reflect on her reign and what she meant to people and a chance for people to show the queen and the royal family how much she meant to them. >> whether letters of gratitude were pictures of corgis. an individual expression of grief for all to see and share. >> she was kind and caring. >> the notes from children who celebrat

nick robinson, bbc news.4—hour view of the queen's lying—in—state. the service is available on the bbc home page, the bbc news website and app, the iplayer, on bbc parliament, and the red button. to other news now, and in ukraine president zelensky says investigations into possible russian war crimes are continuing in the city of izyum, which was recently retaken from russian forces. bodies are being exhumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city. izyum is one of several areas back in ukrainian hands after significant territorial gains in recent days — although heavy fighting is still continuing. in a moment we'll speak to steve rosenberg in moscow. but first, here's our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse, in kyiv. since ukraine. russia out for the first time since the invasion and retook territory which was taken, it now seems to be focusing on investigating what the invaders did and what moscow is going to do next. in the case of the city of izyum, while bodies continue to be recovered from a ma

and now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson.me to political thinking — a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. do you remember when a politician promised to borrow tens of billions of pounds to rescue the country without spelling out where they would get the money was accused of being irresponsible, of being reckless? of finding a magic money tree? that man wasjeremy corbyn — and he's my guest this week. he was of course leader of the labour party. these days he is not even a labour mp, after keir starmer expelled him from the parliamentary party. but what will be clear at next week's labour conference is he remains the leader of the left. jeremy corbyn, welcome to political thinking. thanks for inviting me on. did you have even a hint of a smile when you heard a tory chancellor stand up and say it's perfectly responsible to borrow tens of billions of pounds? i had more than a smile about that, because i was thinking all the condemnation i rece

we're gonna be right back, but first nick robinson. nick, you're not far from bomber, you're there in scotland. you're there with the queen died. tell us, tell our viewers, how much balm are resonated? and a little bit of where it started in her love life, if you like. >> but morrow really came to be a place that meant a huge amount to the queen. of course, the queen has had large states and england. in windsor. and it's enduring in the north. but, it seems to be in scotland, at the boma states. it is this wild rugged beautiful scottish countryside. mountains, a river that is rich, or was once upon a time rich with salmon. the reverting. and this was somewhere where she could enjoy the country pursuits that she enjoyed. that her family enjoyed. likes talking, like fishing, going up the horses. or driving the land rover. or just walking on the mountains. so this was somewhere that she felt relaxed in. the first minister of scotland. because sturgeon that she had been privileged to be able to see that close-up. and close at hand. for her,

nick robinson, cnn, london. >>> 23 people were killed in an explosion in an educational center in kabul doctor at a local hospital. 36 others were wounded. she joins us now from london. just a horrific attack. i spent some time reporting in that neighborhood. it has a history of being targeted by extremists. tell us what happened. >> absolutely terrifying suicide attack in the early hours of this morning, taking place at an education center. this is for young men, young women who are trying to take mock university exams, not the real exams. it is unclear who the perpetrator of this attack is. no group has claimed responsibility yet. pointed out two pointing -- concerning. an eyewitness pointed out that it predominately to this i witness that the victims were young women. of course, that is highly concerning in afghanistan where the issue of -- controversial . whether they are of course pushing for. the second hallmark, the one you pointed out, this attack took place in a neighborhood that is predominantly a -- community area. that is a minority group. in afghanistan, the heaven targeted

let's bring in nick robinson live for you in inverness verdun, in scotland. ck, the first minister of scotland led the tributes saying scotland loved, respected, and admired the queen. although, there has been somewhat of a touchy relationship with the verdun wider royal family over the years. the queen died at her residence there, balmoral, surrounded by close family. what is the atmosphere like where you are? >> this of course is a place that scotland will have a deep -- king charles went to school here not so far away from where we are in inverness, just on the road, towards aberdeen. i think for many people in scotland, this will be a sad time as it will be for people across the rest of the country. i think -- independence movement in scotland which has gained momentum and has been pushed by the prime minister of scotland. i think a lot of the banks and the bitterness and rancor within that debate is often focused on the political leaders and westminster in london. and yes, there have been times where perhaps some of the royal family had been a little more

he was speaking to nick robinson on bbc radio a.uctant to have emergency meetings every time there is turmoil in financial markets. there have been occasions, certainly after lehman's collapsed, we had an out—of—cycle meeting to cut rates, along with other central banks. that said, i think, on this occasion, if i had still been at the bank in my role as deputy governor, i certainly would have been counselling the governor that i think this is one of the occasions where it might have made sense. um, the... even though the very calling of the meeting, the very talk of an emergency measure, would create its own instability? well, the key thing is if you call it, you have to take significant action. work is under way to remove the floral tributes left in london's parks to honour queen elizabeth. thousands of bouquets have been taken to kensington palace gardens to be used as compost, as luxmy gopal reports. an outpouring of grief and love for the queen. a carpet of flowers and tributes. a week on from her late majesty's funeral, this fr

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he was speaking to nick robinson on bbc radio.e have been occasions, certainly after lehman�*s collapsed, we had an out—of—cycle meeting to cut rates, along with other central banks. that said, i think, on this occasion, if i had still been at the bank in my role as deputy governor, i certainly would have been counselling the governor that i think this is one of the occasions where it might have made sense. even though the very calling of the meeting, the very talk of an emergency measure, would create its own instability? well, the key thing is if you call it, you have to take significant action. well, let�*s go now to ben, who is at the bank of england for us this morning. there has been a lot of focus on whether they will meet and we are not sure as yet given the statements that came out yesterday.— that came out yesterday. indeed, they seem _ that came out yesterday. indeed, they seem to _ that came out yesterday. indeed, they seem to have _ that came out yesterday. indeed, they seem to have ruled - that came out yesterday. in

the education secretary, kit malthouse, was talking to nick robinson and saying he was perplexed ljyr time, i'm afraid we'd all have a much easiertime, but i'm afraid we'd all have a much easier time, but it is more complicated than that. and crucially what you have seen is that the conservatives believe that their plan for growth, nobody has faith in that. if they did have faith, you would not have seen this adverse reaction and you have to work quite hard to lose the confidence of markets on a scale that happened last friday, and frankly until the government stops issuing these half—truths and statements and admits they got it wrong and they need to recall parliament and revoke the budget and start again. until they are willing to acknowledge that, the problems won't go away. how far—fetched is the idea that it's been put forward by some commentators that this is ideological, that if you create this much debt by cutting taxes, the only option is to cut public services and create a smaller state. that option is to cut public services and create a smaller state.— create a smaller sta

you are referring to the fact she was i referring to the fact she was scheduled to talk to nick robinsonterview at the 2019 election. he did not feel he needed to do that. the audience is conservative party members. — the audience is conservative party members. both candidates have gone around _ members. both candidates have gone around the _ members. both candidates have gone around the country meeting them. the polling _ around the country meeting them. the polling shows a lead for liz truss so anything she does that as a risk of backfiring she will want to avoid until she _ of backfiring she will want to avoid until she gets what she wants. george. — until she gets what she wants. george. a _ until she gets what she wants. george, a reality check is a lot of people with weary resignation, the notion it is still going on, they are still having debates, why are we still waiting? as and when the new prime minister is installed, does any of what has been said to their tory friends and colleagues matter, or is it a clean slate? like that was then and this is now? can we put this to one sid

. >> robinson is in balmoral castle in scotland. you, nick. all the grief and sorrow felt difficult by britain, many are leaving pictures and notes and flowers as they pay their last respects to the queen and looking ahead to what kind of leader king charles iii may become. >> i think stepping into the shoes of such a legacy will be incredibly difficult. he very clearly wants to be his own person and i think we need to give them the opportunity to do that as well because it's very easy for us to very quickly judge but actually just like anyone need to give him our time and support. >> many people have coming here to buckingham palace behind me to pay their respects. our correspondent is covering this as dawn breaks and warms up a little. it has been a bit chilly. we would expect to see people gather once again today. huge crowds here yesterday paying their respects. what will people think? >> we sought crowds streaming in from all directions once again to stand outside the gates of buckingham palace leaving flowers and letters and notes in mem