phil mccann in liverpool. _ being arrested. phil mccann in liverpool, thank— being arrested.ing arrested. phil mccann in liverpool, thank you very - being arrested. phil mccann in i liverpool, thank you very much. the queen has missed the annual remembrance day service at the cenotaph in london for the first time in 22 years, after spraining her back. buckingham palace said she was disappointed not to be able to attend what would have been her first public engagement for more than three weeks. the prince of wales laid a wreath on the queen's behalf at one of the many events around the uk to honour those fallen in conflict. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. band plays. it was the customary cenotaph commemoration, after the limitations last year caused by the pandemic. there was, though, one notable absentee. the queen did not, as had been expected, take her place on a balcony overlooking the cenotaph. according to buckingham palace, she had sprained her back. she continues to rest at windsor. the prince of wales led other senior members of the royal family to

reports from outside the the prime minister has said on twitter. 0ur correspondent phil mccann is atng just in but even in. i'm standing 'ust in front of the i but even in. i'm standing 'ust in front of the entrance h but even in. i'm standing 'ust in front of the entrance to h but even in. i'm standing just in front of the entrance to the - front of the entrance to the hospital where this happened. just slightly to the left out of our shot, a taxi drove up to the entrance just before 11am and at 10:59am, people in this part of liverpool heard an explosion. we spoke to a woman who is a patient here and said she was heading outside, she heard this really loud bang and the security team sealed the exits and stop people going out. the police later confirmed that that explosion occurred at 10:59am and tonight they've revealed that three men have been arrested, three men in their 20s. 21, 26 and 29 years old. they were detained in kensington in liverpool, just to the north. we know of at least two streets cordoned off by armed police and on one of those streets neighbours said they saw tw

our correspondent phil mccann has more.rpool heard a very loud bang, and that bang was a car exploding outside one of the main entrances to liverpool women's hospitaljust behind me, just around the corner out of our shot here. and dramatic pictures within the minutes afterwards appeared on social media, which showed a car, a private hire taxi, clearly well alight. it looked as though it had burst into flames. and within the last hour and a half, the police gave an update to the media. unfortunately i can confirm that one person _ unfortunately i can confirm that one person has — unfortunately i can confirm that one person has died and another has been taken _ person has died and another has been taken to— person has died and another has been taken to hospital where he is being treated _ taken to hospital where he is being treated for— taken to hospital where he is being treated for his injuries which thankfully are not life threatening. so far— thankfully are not life threatening. so far we — thankfully are not life threate

our reporter phil mccann is at the scene. number of hours.— they are likely to be there for a number of hours. the police said there are lots _ number of hours. the police said there are lots of _ number of hours. the police said there are lots of unanswered - there are lots of unanswered questions and we heard that this is being investigated by anti—terror police but there was emphasis that is being done out of caution because of those unanswered questions. earlier on today we spoke to a patient at this hospital who said they came towards one of the entrances, the entrance behind us at about 11am and then heard a very loud bang. at that point they said security sealed the doors and wouldn't allow anyone to leave, then pictures appeared on social media showing a car ablaze, it was a private hire taxi and that fire was put out but questions were raised because of the timing of this, the fact it happened at 11am on remembrance sunday as the country was falling silent, but no more details at this point given by the police and li

phil mccann, bbc news. to national prominence in the 1970s, but it's believed they could date back to the late 18th century. they don't just operate in europe — their activities have been unearthed as far afield as north and south america and even australia. it's estimated the group has an annual turnover of more than 50 billion euros — that's nearly $60 billion — bigger than most companies in italy. this isjust the beginning. in the coming months, hundreds of other suspects will go on trial. but these proceedings are only targeting one of perhaps 150 families that makes up this sprawling criminal enterprise. there is a lot of work to be done. tim allman, bbc news. as the us opens its borders to vaccinated international travellers for the first time in months, new york s devastated tourist sector is hoping that the return of foreign visitors will be its salvation. the city has mounted its most aggressive marketing campaign ever to bring back tourists — and businesses and individuals in tourism—dependentjobs

phil mccann, bbc news.an take off and have that beautiful shot is going to be complicated. they are carefully waiting to make sure everything is in position before passengers get on board. todayis before passengers get on board. today is an important day with the majority of uk travellers not able to go to the united states since march 2020 and for many, it has been a long and not always patient weight. he has made a decision to suspend all travel to the united kingdom and ireland effective midnight. the doors closed almost 20 months ago. since then, most uk citizens haven't been able to travel to the us. today, that changes. if you are double—jabbed and have had a negative test before you travel. nadine last saw her family in december 2019. she has missed both her siblings' weddings, watching online from the uk. she found the announcement that she can travel bittersweet. i bawled my eyes out. i think it was a mixture of elation and also frustration and even a bit of, i'd say a bit of grief, because, i don'