sarah campbell, bbc news, east london. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willets.outhern england, with many places having a month's worth of rain. today's rain added to the amounts. this is the line of heavy rain that is gusts of winds up to 70mph in the west. it will remain windy in the west. although that rain is now clearing from eastern areas. the showers tend to diminish overnight and the winds later ease down. it should be largely frost—free, because we keep a brisk wind going. tomorrow drier, but some showers in the north and west and they will be heavy with hail, thunder and sleet and snow over the tops of the mountain. fewer further south. temperatures still around about the average for the time of year, nine to 14 celsius. we are going to get some milder weather for the weekend. there that is ridge of high pressure bringing that window of dry weather tomorrow, but the the fronts rush in, novice not finished with its rain. saturday brings the rain and southerly winds into central and western areas. gales accompanying it. may not get to the south and east u

# let's go to whitehall and our royal correspondent sarah campbell who's there for us.ing. the crowds really building up here along whitehall. some 10,000 people expected to line the pavements today. after the service it will be the march past, 10,000 veterans and those associated with the service will be marching past the cenotaph. harvey filmon, who will you be marching for? how very personal reason for you. i’m very personal reason for you. i'm with the very personal reason for you. in with the survival equipment association. my dad was in the raf and sadly in 2,000 he passed away. it is a really proud moment for me to honour him marching here and to be with the families. this to honour him marching here and to be with the families.— be with the families. this is the second time — be with the families. this is the second time you _ be with the families. this is the second time you have _ be with the families. this is the second time you have marched | be with the families. this is the - second time you have marched past. what does it mean to you? it is an absolute ho

sarah campbell, bbc news. we will have more on that event later in the day.to next week. before that, clear skies, weekend and into next week. before that, clearskies, beautiful weekend and into next week. before that, clear skies, beautiful scene from our weather watcher in tadley in last half hour. a few showers dotted around, rain clearing from the south east, kent and sussex a few warnings out after the overnight rain, but for most, a dry day from dawn to dusk. showers in scotland, the western fringes of england and wales. very few in number. the driest brightest day of the week. not especially warm compared to what we have had, ten to 1a celsius on parfor the stage in november. we finish on a dry and fine note. in the evening, turning chilly, a few showers in the west, dry to begin with, through the night outbreaks of rain in ireland and western fringes. temperatures in the morning here, easter scotland and england, a chilly night, a touch of frost to the start of the weekend. an early sunrise in the east, the cloud will spread, outbreaks of rain across

music: last post our royal correspondent sarah campbell is at the cenotaph. yes, indeed.ly historic service today because for over 100 years the service of remembrance has been led from here, the cenotaph, and for most of those decades, of course, has been led by the queen. after her death, two months ago, the king, her son, for the first time it led the nation in remembrance today, here at the cenotaph. he was the first to place the sovereign�*s wreath upon the steps of the cenotaph and there was a wreath laid on behalf of the queen consort and then the prince of wales, prince william, laid his wreath. from the music you can hear behind me, that is what follows on from the two—minute silence, the laying of the reeds, and then the march past, of the 10,000 of veterans that gathered here today. such an important moment for them to take part in the service. as i say, the first time the king as monica has laid his wreath upon the steps of the cenotaph. 0f has laid his wreath upon the steps of the cenotaph. of course, due to the queen's illnesses, he has done it for the past

let�*s talk to our royal correspondent sarah campbell, who is at buckingham palace. me. these state visits, there is a choreography to them, and today, after cyril ramaphosa is welcomed, you can see the soldiers there, who have been practising for weeks and weeks, after the south african president is welcomed by the king and queen consort, the very first time that king charles iii has hosted a state visit. he will have participated in many state visits as the prince of wales, but this will be the first time as monarch. after the president is welcomed at horse guards parade, when the anthems were played, there will be the carriage procession along the mall, though spectacular sights, those pictures that we have not seen for a few years because due to the pandemic, the last state visit was by the us president at the time, president trump back injune 2019, so this is very much a return to form. you can see the prime minister, rishi sunak, is there alongsidejames kath cleverley —— james cleverly, the foreign secretary. they will be part of the welcoming party. a big day f

of parliament later — and be a guest at a buckingham palace banquet. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbellhrough the day's events, sarah. �* , . ., . ., , sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many a _ sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many a state - sarah. as prince of wales, the king was involved in many a state visit i was involved in many a state visit over the years but this is his first as monaco macro. he and the queen consort, camilla, welcome to president ramaphosa at horse guards, as is tradition the king inspected the guard of honour with the president and then they left via carriage, a spectacular procession in the glorious sunlight of this beautiful autumn day down the mall. mr ramaphosa has a private lunch with the kick, he has a busy schedule, he will be visiting westminster abbey, addressing mps and the houses of parliament and this evening there is the state banquet, when britain

sarah campbell looks back now at his life. # take a look at me #. hello. # take a look at me #. girls. i'm available. 0h! mr bell? ding—dong, you're not wrong. this way, please. his comic technique was developed in the theater, but it worked just as well in three early carry on films, on television and on radio. surely i don't have to go to bye—byes? the navy lark ran for 18 years from 1959. with our three stars, stephen murray, john pertwee and leslie phillips. upa bit. to me. to you. think of a number and double it. the man most likely to, one of a string of hit west end comedies lasted four years. he starred in it and directed it and made a lot of money. it was an enormous hit. it turned into the biggest hit i've ever had, even though it was crucified by the critics. and i did it over 2000 times. despite the posh accent, he'd been born a cockney. he'd become a child actor to help his poverty stricken mum after his father died when he was ten. his success reflected his drive, as well as his talent, but he felt he'd become typecast. ijust seemed to fit those sort of roles. it w

music: last post 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has been at the cenotaph today.st of those decades, of course, has been led by the former commander in chief, the queen. but after her death two months ago, the king, her son, for the first time, led the nation in remembrance today here at the cenotaph. so he was the first to place the sovereign's wreath upon the steps of the cenotaph. another first, there was a wreath laid on behalf of the queen consort and then the prince of wales, prince william, laid his wreath. and probably the music you can hear behind me is what follows on from that. after the two minute silence, the laying of the wreaths, and then the march—past of the 10,000 veterans who gather here today, such an important moment for them to take part in this service. as i say, the first time the king as monarch has laid his wreath upon the steps of the cenotaph. of course, due to the queen's illnesses over the last few years, he has done it, but always on behalf of the queen. so this was the first time that it was laid on on his behalf. and as i say there

sarah campbell looks back at his life. # take a look at me #. hello. hello!... ..and awfully funny. hi, girls. i'm available. 0h! mr bell? ding—dong, you're not wrong. this way, please. his comic technique was developed in the theatre, but it worked just as well in three early carry on films, on television and on radio. surely i don't have to go to bye—byes? the navy lark ran for 18 years from 1959. with our three stars, - stephen murray, john pertwee and leslie phillips. upa bit. to me. to you. think of a number and double it. the man most likely to, one of a string of hit west end comedies lasted four years. he starred in it and directed it and made a lot of money. it was an enormous hit. it turned into the biggest hit i've ever had, even though it was crucified by the critics. and i did it over 2,000 times. despite the posh accent, he'd been born a cockney. he'd become a child actor to help his poverty stricken mum after his father died when he was ten. his success reflected his drive, as well as his talent, but he felt he'd become typecast. ijust seemed t

our royal correspondent sarah campbell is at horse guards parade in whitehall.0 veterans be taking part in the march past the cenotaph monument and they will be gathering here. over 300 armed forces organisations and civilian organisations will be here together with veterans from the second world war. not many of them left. they will be making thatjourney today. so important for all the veterans. the largest contingent marching today, some 400 strong commemorating the falklands war. that is one of the falklands war. that is one of the big moments. so important to all of those taking part. a significant remembrance sunday this year. this service has been happening for more than a century. for most of those years it was led by the late queen. this year the king will lead the nation in remembrance. as we saw at the festival of remembrance last night, the longest serving commander of chief will be in people's thoughts today in the service of remembrance here in central london. you can watch full coverage of the remembrance sunday commemorations on bbc one from 10.15

i’m speaking to sarah campbell. i'm deel speaking to sarah campbell.y _ else needs to be done? this sister space is probably with _ else needs to be done? this sister space is probably with survivors i space is probably with survivors from african heritage background. i think the household staff need to be taken on a similar training programme. i think that we need to see an acknowledgement from the very top of the breadth and depth of these problems, and i think we need to see the royal household push back against the narrative that's become so normalised in this country, around who belongs here and who doesn't. they can go beyond signalling. when you live in a society that often puts you in a situation where your sense of belonging is questioned, your nationality, your right to be here as questioned, it does hurt. when you have those encounters, you never get used to it. and that's what this felt like. and it happened at an event we've been invited to, a very prestigious event that we had been invited to. and actually it really took the shine off the

sarah campbell looks back at his life. # take a look at me #. hello. hello!me. to you. think of a number and double it. the man most likely to, one of a string of hit west end comedies lasted four years. he starred in it and directed it and made a lot of money. it was an enormous hit. it turned into the biggest hit i've ever had, even though it was crucified by the critics. and i did it over 2,000 times. despite the posh accent, he'd been born a cockney. he'd become a child actor to help his poverty stricken mum after his father died when he was ten. his success reflected his drive, as well as his talent, but he felt he'd become typecast. ijust seemed to fit those sort of roles. it was... i mean, it was marvellous, really, to get those sort of roles, and they seemed important then. it was only later that i realised i was getting into a kind of a rut. i'm sorry to know that kenya will be losing you. in his mid—sos, leslie phillips reinvented himself as a serious actor. if i were in a hole, you'd be the sort of chap i'd turn to. for the next 30 years he played

sarah campbell, bbc news, east london. 0k, london. ok, let's get the weather, with darren.ee celsius. heading into tomorrow, we will find overnight showers out in the north sea. further showers or longer spells of rain moving in across scotland, mainly north of the central belt. the odd light shower around some of the other western areas, but for other places, it will be dry. some sunshine around, the winds won't be a strong and gusty as earlier on today, and temperatures making double figures in the central belt of scotland could make a pleasant 14 degrees in south wales. heading into the weekend, we will find some wet weatherjust heading into the weekend, we will find some wet weather just waiting to come in from the atlantic, where we have some lower pressure. the winds are actually strengthening overnight and into wednesday, where we will start with some early sunshine across eastern england, more cloud heading our way. rain develops across much of wales and western parts of england, across more of scotland and affecting the northern isles from time to time. —— northern

our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. other members of the royal family commented as they thanked crowds in the days after the queen's death. i think paddington might have knocked the corgis off the top spot. the corgis won't take that well. shifter corgis won't take that well. after the funeral. _ corgis won't take that well. after the funeral, all _ corgis won't take that well. after the funeral, all of _ corgis won't take that well. after the funeral, all of the _ corgis won't take that well. after the funeral, all of the tributes i the funeral, all of the tributes were carefully removed and the cuddly toys were given a thorough clean. in photos released by the palace, it appeared that while they were waiting their forever homes, the bears were given free rein to explore buckingham palace and clarence house. but what a cuddly toy needs most of all is someone to look after them, and that is where the children of barnardos and to the story. 1000 teddies will be given to children supported across the uk stop starting toda

sarah campbell, bbc news. new generation of innovators. and you can see the results in the fronds of coral here in the bahamas. earthshot winner coral vita has developed systems for growing heat resistant corals to help restore the world's dying coral reefs. the goal would be to have coral vitas around the world, to go global with coral veta, because we've lost 50% of the world's reefs within the last decade. so this is a global issue, and reef restoration isn't something that's just exclusive to the bahamas. another winner aims to try and clear the polluted air in india. takachar won for the burner they created, which converts leftover straw and other agricultural waste into fuel and fertiliser. the earthshot prize has really catapulted us from where we were and the resources that we had, and has given us access to so many networks and resources that can really enable us to scale up work, essentially, and increase the pace of our work. earthshot says it aims to build a library of solutions over the decade. th

sarah campbell, bbc news.lowing more heavy overnight rain. details on the bbc website and local radio. that is the exception. the rain is clearing. and it is called more widely. temperatures below freezing across a good many spots in 77 77 northern other in other in the her will be dry. for most, a day of clearing. for most, a day of sunshine. the easiest today on the far north of scotland, where we will keep the showers the the ill it the ill it will the ia it will feel the ia it will used f’gre 41+”... w , you have been used to. more typical of a tsszs it will of a november day. tonight it will turn chilly again, especially in the east. in the west, temperatures rise. rain spills its way in. this is tomorrow morning. the greatest chance of a frost eastern chance of a frost in eastern districts. tomorrow, if you have any chance of a frost in eastern districts. tomorr rain f you have any chance of a frost in eastern districts. tomorr rain f you he places chance of a frost in eastern districts. t day, r rain f

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it's sarah baartman that is the winged victory, that is the nike on top of the statue. with naomi campbell'sckle. just going back to statues, though, because there's also a statue of theodore roosevelt who was us president in the early 20th century, and there's an equestrian statue of him outside the natural history museum in new york, flanked by two shirtless figures — one native american, one african — and the idea was people objected to it because of the racial hierarchy depicted in that statue. it was removed earlier this year, early 2022, after being there for 80 years. do you think that was the right thing to do? and what would you like to see in its place? i would like to see in its place africa rising, which is a statue... ..which is a commission that i did for general services in 1997, which is, you know, downtown, completely obscured, because it's in the... ..it�*s in the area of 9/11. i think it was absolutely right to remove... ..to remove roosevelt's statue. 0k. and i'm hoping that something significant will happen with mine replacing it. so... it's, um... and it wouldn't be...