barbados gained independence in 1966 but has now lost queen elizabeth ii as head of state.continue. stick with us here on bbc news, much more on that to come. hello there. it certainly has been a cold few days across the uk. but in recent hours, things have been changing — more cloud has been rolling its way in from the west, and with that, we've seen some milderair pushing in, these westerly winds bringing those milder conditions for most of us, away from the far north of scotland. so for the majority, tuesday morning is starting with a very different feel — temperatures in liverpool, in plymouth, around 11 celsius. but with that, we have more in the way of cloud, and we have some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. now, through the day, that cloud should thin and break a little bit to give some sunny spells, particularly across england and wales. and then through the afternoon, we'll see a band of heavier rain pushing in from the west, getting into parts of northern ireland and western scotland with strengthening winds. but top temperatures 10—12 celsius in most places

the world's newest republic. will sever centuries—old ties to the british monarchy, losing queen elizabeth iihe prince of wales, prince charles, is at the ceremony in the bridgetown. the english claimed barbados more than four hundred years ago and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. our correspondent daniela relph is in bridgetown. what relph is in bridgetown. is happening right now? mr are what is happening right now? - are now moving towards the main part of the official transition ceremony where the dignitaries will begin to arrive and we will have that moment where barbados�*s first ever president is sworn in and watching this here will be the prince of wales and it must be a night that perhaps tinged with a little sadness for him. you will receive a final military march past in his honour and take a final salute and then he will watch as the royal standard, the queen's flag, is lowered over barbados and the presidential flag lowered over barbados and the presidentialflag replaces it so a real significant moment for the british monarchy and of course the people of b

. >>> queen elizabeth ii is set to make her first public appearance in weeks very soon.-year-old british monarch hasn't been seen after being advised by doctors to rest, after spending a night in the hospital last month, for what a spokesman describes as preliminary precautions. nina dos santos is in london. she joins us now. nearly two weeks since she spent the night in hospital. what is ahead for the queen today? >> this will be the first time that we see her majesty, queen elizabeth ii, since she spent that night in hospital, as a precautionary premeasure. then, she was advised to retire from public duties out and about, cancelling a trip to northern ireland. instead, the last time we saw her was hosting a cop26 speech. but she had to do that remotely. this will be important because it's the first time that people will get a chance to actually see her. although, she won't be taking part in the same level of detail as she used to be in these remembrance services. instead, she will be watching from the balcony of a government office. what is happening in about an hour a

midnight in barbados. 42 minutes into the country's new life as a new republic after it removed queen elizabeth iis to the day since barbados gained independence in 1966. it has now formally cut ties with the british monarchy and elected its first president, dame sandra mason. you can see prince charles amongst the distinguished guests there alongside also the chief justice sir patterson cheltenham who just a few moments ago conducted the formal swearing—in ceremony stop you are watching bbc news. if you are just stop you are watching bbc news. if you arejustjoining us. we are watching events live in bridgetown barbados which has become the world's newest republic and the new prime minister there, republic and the new prime ministerthere, dame republic and the new prime minister there, dame sandra mason. :, , , : :, mason. your highness, prince of wales. mason. your highness, prince of wales- the _ mason. your highness, prince of wales. the honourable - mason. your highness, prince of wales. the honourable mia - mason. your highness, prince of| wales. the honourable mia amor mottley prime minister

ceremony will be marking the moment the country severed its ties to the british monarchy, losing queen elizabeth iig on behalf of the queen. the english claimed barbados more than 400 years ago, and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. 0ur correspondent daniela relph is in the capital bridgetown, and we can talk to her now. what is happening at this moment? we are happening at this moment? - are heading now to the minute of transition, and over the past hour we have seen dignitaries arrived, including the prince of wales and a number of other special vips hearing bridgetown, and they are watching a short film about the history of barbados and how we have reached this moment today of this island nation becoming a republic. what we will see over the course of the next half an hour or so is that transition ceremony and it will be be in the front and centre position and he is already being given an official goodbye i suppose really with a march past, and he watched as the royal standard, the queen's flag of the royal family was lowered and taken off of the flagpole here and bridget

few hours time, the country will sever centuries—old ties to the british monarchy, ditching queen elizabeth ii focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. celestina olu—lode met with locals to talk about the significance of today and sent this report. gearing up for a moment in history. this island nation is making a strong statement about how it sees itself. the prime minister of barbados says the time has come. we believe that the unfinished business ought not to go past the 55th anniversary of independence. i am one of the biggest respecters of her majesty, but equally, i need to know that my people can also do the same thing and respect the same thing. a nation with a complex past, slave ships once docked here, africans brought and exploited by the british. and it�*s the sugarcane fields where many were forced to work, cutting down the crop before it was processed. the backbreaking labour led many to die young. after slavery came to an end in 183a, barbados remained a british colony. despite gaining its independence in 1966, the queen has remained the island�*s head of state, but that�*s

of barbados is hours away from severing centuries—old ties to the british monarchy, ditching queen elizabeth ii newest republic. the prince of wales will attend the ceremony in the capital bridgetown. the english claimed barbados more than four hundred years ago and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. celestina olu—lode reports. gearing up for a moment in history. this island nation is making a strong statement about how it sees itself. the prime minister of barbados says the time has come. we believe that the unfinished business ought not to go past the 55th anniversary of independence. i am one of the biggest respecters of her majesty, but equally, i need to know that my people can also do the same thing and respect the same thing. a nation with a complex past, slave ships once docked here, africans brought and exploited by the british. and it's the sugarcane fields where many were forced to work, cutting down the crop before it was processed. the backbreaking labour led many to die young. after slavery came to an end in 183a, barbados remained a british colony. despite

amy: barbados has officially removed queen elizabeth ii as its head of state, freeing itself from theritish monarchy after nearly 400 years of colonization. in an overnight ceremony in the capital bridgetown, dame sandra mason was sworn in as barbados's first-ever president. >> with oneoice from this day and forever, we declare barbados a parliamentary republic. [applause] amy: fireworks adorned the sky at midnight as barbados officially became the world's newest nation. ahead of the ceremony, barbados held a national service of thanksgiving, where barbados senator and reverend john rogers spoke. >> we survived a journey that many have not survived. 300 years of a plantation system that many have not survived. every child born in this country is a gift of god, especially preserved, specially protected. amy: prince charles joined monday evening's ceremony, where he formally acknowledged the "appalling atrocity of slavery" in the caribbean. barbadian singer, actress and fashion designer rihanna also also attended the ceremony, where she was declared a national hero by barbados's prime m

buckingham says queen elizabeth ii won't make a public appearance in the next hour as originally planned. it was to be the first time the british monarch was seen in public since doctors advised her to rest after spending a night in hospital last month. our nina desantos is in london and joins us now. so we were just set to talk about how this would have been the queen's first public appearance and what significance that would have, but no this news. what are we to make of it? >> that's right. well, first of all, let's have a look at what the palace has actually said. the queen, having sprained her back, has decided with great regret that she will not be able to attend this morning's remembrance sunday service, is what the release reads. she pearce to have sprained her back and has pulled off really at the last minute. this ceremony will start to take place in almost exactly an hour from now, and presumably she would have been getting ready to get into the motorcade to make that journey from buckingham palace, which is quite close to white hall with this remembrance service is taking pla

. >>> barbados is preparing to cut ties with queen elizabeth ii as head of state and will become a newially comes into existence on tuesday, making it the first country to drop the british monarchy in nearly three decades. sandra mason, seen here with the queen in 2018, will be the new leader of the caribbean nation. she was elected president in october. mason has said ending barbados' ties to the british monarchy after hundreds of years, quote, is the ultimate statement of confidence in who we are and what we are capable of achieving. >>> the taliban takeover in afghanistan forced many afghans to become refugees in other countries. now some of them in the u.s. have celebrated their first american thanksgiving. we'll meet one of those families after the break. nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst cold and flu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. feeling sluggish or weighed down? it could be a sign that your digestive system isn't working at it's be

buckingham palace says that queen elizabeth ii won't make a public appearance this morning for uk remembrance day ceremonies as originally planned. it was to be the monarch's first public appearance since doctors advised her to rest following a one-night stay in hospital last month. cnn's royal correspondent, max foster joins me now from london. war we are hearing from the palace about this last-minute cancellation. is it at all related to the hospitalization last month? >> reporter: according to a source, no, it's not related to the reason she was signed off work recently. she had a -- she sprained her back, we're told. a lot of attention being paid to this, not just pabecause she's been out of action, but this was the one occasion that we were expecting to see her. there was going to be a lot of focus on the imagery to see how well she is. and we're not going to get that opportunity now. but the palace saying it's not related to the issues that she may have had previously. we only found out in the last our or so. and it is a surprise -- it would be a surprise in normal times, but she wouldn

tonight the tiny island of barbados will officially ditch its colonial ties to britain and remove queen elizabeth iiis gig live from the capital city of bridgetown. prince charles is there, expected to speak tonight? >> he is. it is actually going to be a big moment i think because prince charles i expect to say something about the atrocity of slavery and how that is a stain on britain's past and britain has never gone as far to say things in those terms. not as far as many would like here, frankly. they would like a full apology, reparations. but this is all linked to barbados' colonial past. they became independent from the uk 55 years ago. as you say, the queen will no longer reign over this island as of midnight tonight. prince charles is here representing the queen and will watch as the royal standard is lowered for the last time and replaced by the barbados flag. it is a big island. a lot of older people look back on this very dark past and are angry about it and they want to get rid of the british monarchy and they want reparations for what was done by the brits back in the 1620s when they se

we've heard an older generation the queen of england, queen elizabeth the ii caught off guard on an openall the politicians just talking and not doing anything. we're getting messages from all sides, show us you can do something. president biden has to find the inspirational tone, dig deep and get momentum there that china and russia will have to respond to. >> we'll be hearing from president biden very soon opening remarks at this summit. the president is showing up without a finalized deal on his economic and climate plan back in washington. how do world leaders view the dysfunction of american politics what we've seen in recent weeks. >> fauci is a very big black mark for us here and does undercut biden's ability to mobilize everyone else because the united states is always shown leadership on the issues. the rest of the world is well aware during the previous administration there was a complete denial about the climate change and refusal really to do very much about it. they're worried about the mid terms here in 2022 and then again about the presidential election in 2024. wondering

queen elizabeth's health. the 95-year-old monarch missing another high profile event, this time reportedly out with a sprained back. buckingham palace making the announcement just hours before the queen. the world war iis disappointed she will miss the service. >> we haven't seen the queen attend a public service in weeks. she has had to pull out at the last minute of something she regards as one of the most important events in her calendar. >> reporter: the injury is believed to have been recent and according to the bbc it's been suggested that doctors were concerned about her traveling in a car and then standing for a long period of time. her son and future king, prince charles, in her place. this is not her only recent health issue. just three weeks ago, the queen spending the night at the hospital. the reason why still unknown. the source telling abc her back issue is not believed to be related to the hospital stay. >> we have become so used to seeing the queen be very visible, be at the helm, be very busy despite her advance in years. she has said herself she won't live forever. this is a reminder she is 95, and it's possible her timetable may have to be significantly modified in the future. >> r