thatis arejoining us here on bbc news, that is the hearse carrying the casket, the costing of senatorjohn mccainvelling with close family, of course. his wife, cindy, travelled with senator mccain from capitol hill where he had been lying in state from yesterday. there was a brief pause at the vietnam memorial where mrs mccain laid a family grief at the memorial itself. very significant of course for the mccain family. and senatorjohn mccain himself who served in the vietnam war. we arejust himself who served in the vietnam war. we are just taking you inside the national cathedral. you can see there are those attending the service have already arrived. i suspect in the next half an hour, although be seated. so these are the chosen pallbearers. you can see them on the screen here. all chosen by senator mccain himself to the smallest detail. he arranged his funeral service. and arranging also under questioning that former presidents barack obama and george w bush attends his funeral and give eulogies. he has been described as one of america's elder —— elder statesman and very much an independent v

former president of the us paying tribute to senatorjohn mccain. to the pulpit to pay tribute tojohn mccain at the request, of course, of senatorjohn mccain, that these two former opponent ‘s give eulogies at this memorial service. that is barack obama. tojohn's to john's beloved tojohn's beloved family, mrs mccain, to cindy and the children, president bush, president clinton, vice president, mrs biden and as john would say, my friends. we come to celebrate an extraordinary man. a warrior. a statesman.

that was meghan mccain there at the memorial service for senatorjohn mccain. er president barack obama faced senator mccain in the 2008 presidential race. mr obama spoke fondly of the subsequent friendship which blossomed between the two men. much has been said this week about what a maverickjohn was. now, in fa ct, what a maverickjohn was. now, in fact, john was a pretty conservative quy- fact, john was a pretty conservative guy. trust me, i was on the receiving end of some of those votes. , but he did understand that some principles transcend politics. that some values transcend party. he considered it part of his duty to uphold his principles and uphold those values. john kerry but the institutions of self—government, our constitution, our bill of rights rule of law. separation of powers and the arcane rules and procedures of the senate, he noted in a nation has big and boisterous and diverse as ours, those institutions, those rules and norms are what bind us together. they give shape and order together. they give shape and order to our common life. even whe

past presidents from both sides of the political divide pay tribute to the american senatorjohn mccain. it was an emotional memorial service, and one that also saw implicit criticism of president trump, who was not invited. america does not boast because it has no need to. the america ofjohn mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. calls for a second referendum on brexit are dismissed out of hand by the prime minister, who says it would be a gross betrayal of our democracy. another day of disruption for passengers on northern rail networks, following an ongoing dispute over the role of guards on trains. and: eight wickets fall, to leave the fourth test between england and india finely poised. good evening. a memorial service has been held for senatorjohn mccain in washington, with two former presidents — barack obama and george w bush — leading the tributes. his daughter appeared to criticise president trump, who wasn't invited to the service, saying herfather was "the real thing, not cheap rhetoric". the vietnam war hero, who was one of america's mos

america's political elite have been paying tribute to us senatorjohn mccain. service in washington. and now some history. during the second world war, many allied soldiers were taken prisoner in asia by the japanese army. these men were forced by the japanese and korean guards to build a railway through thailand — a story made famous by the film the bridge over the river kwai. cyril doy was one of those soldiers, and he spoke to witness about the horror of those camps and how he managed to survive. it looks like an ordinary iron railway bridge but its past makes it a symbol of the of war, human suffering and human heroism. the japanese wanted to build this railway through thailand several 100 miles through virgin country through mountainous country, through jungle, threw rocks, and we were the means of them doing it. we became the white coolies. we left civilisation and entered another world for almost four years, and it turned out in the end. apra for as it. at that time, one simply hated people who did that sort of thing. in fact, if you had a rifle, you wou

america's political elite have been paying tribute to us senatorjohn mccain.ervice in washington. let's return to our top story now, police in the east german city of chemnitz say a day of demonstrations by thousands of both pro— and anti—migrant protesters has ended largely peacefully, and that participants in the two opposing rallies have now dispersed. but there was some violence earlier and water cannon was brought in. jan—henrik wiebe is editor of the online media and news portal t 0nline in german and was at the demonstration in chemnitz. hejoins us now. thank you forjoining us. tell us what happened because you were in the heat of it? yes, i am from chemnitz. i was covering the demonstrations today, right in the middle of the clashes between left—wing and right—wing people, and i experienced violence against myself because right—wing people attacked me and my camera, and i lost my microphone. while you were there did you think it was a possibility you would be attacked? no. most of the time it was very peaceful. the afd marched and also the left—wing de

, the former us senatorfor will bring senatorjohn mccain, the former us senator for arizona whost weekend after a battle against a died last weekend after a battle againsta brain died last weekend after a battle against a brain gym. mr mccain a great and respected figure across the political divide and we will have coverage throughout the afternoon on bbc news. we have seen motorcycle upgraders, we expect the hearse to move in a little while. we have will have more throughout the afternoon. thank you for your company this morning and throughout today so far. now we will join company this morning and throughout today so far. now we willjoin mike thompson who is meeting five lottery winners from around the world. with prizes now bigger than ever, who hasn't dreams of winning the lottery, and dwelled on what you would do with all that money? but would winning it big really make us happier? i'm mike thomson, and i'm on a trip to meetjackpot winners around the world in search of an answer, from a once penniless ghanian man who is now becoming a movie mogul. a transgender ex—taxi driv

tributes have been paid to the late senatorjohn mccain at a memorial service in washington.ith him, was not invited to the service. there's been criticism of the decision by the united states to withdraw all funding from the un agency that provides assistance to palestinian refugees, amid fears it could further destabilise the region. a spokesman for president mahmoud abbas described the move as a flagrant assault against the palestinian people.

three former presidents are among those paying tribute to senatorjohn mccain at his memorial service. all our differences, for all the times we sparred, i never tried to hide, and i thinkjohn came to understand the long—standing admiration that i had for him. palestinian officials condemn a us decision to withdraw all funding from the united nations agency that supports palestinian refugees. also in the progamme: queen elizabeth visits the oldest highland games in scotland to open a new heritage centre, named after her son, prince charles. we begin in germany where thosuands of far—right demonstrators with many chanting nazi slogans have been marching through through the city of chemitz. it's a week since a german man was stabbed to death there, apparently by two asylum seekers. this triggered a series of violent demonstrations. the far right political party afd has been accused of inflaming tensions. our correspondent jenny hill is there. fury, hostility on the streets of chemnitz. lugenpresse — "lying press," they shout. leading them on, the anti—migrant party afd. this protest — a

in the other major farewell today, senatorjohn mccain's body was taken back to the us capitol for theleagues, friends and family all gathered to honour the lawmaker, who will lie in state until his funeral on saturday. here's a look at some of the days defining images. all week, messages of support and tribute. and today, john mccain's casket arrived at the capitol, scene of some of his greatest trials and triumphs. here he will lie in state, a rare honour afforded to only a dozen other senators. and an opportunity for his congressional colleagues to pay their respects to a man who often frustrated them as much as they admired him. depending on the issue, you knewjohn would either be your staunchest ally or your most stubborn opponent. at any moment, he might be preparing an eloquent reflection on human liberty, or a devastating joke served up with his signature cackle and that john mccain glint in his eye. this was also a moment for personal grief. the public setting made intimate once again by his wife, cindy. tears from his daughter, meghan. and his mother, aged 106, who must‘ve be

former us presidents barack obama and george w bush have led tributes at a service for senatorjohn mccainon's national cathedral. the vietnam war hero, who was one of america's most high—profile politicians, died a week ago from brain cancer at the age of 81. our north america correspondent chris buckler reports. for almost four decades, john mccain served inside the capitol building. today, his body was carried from it to begin a final journey through washington. the cortege paused at the vietnam memorial. a moment for his family to pay tribute to senator mccain's military as well as his political service. during the vietnam war, john mccain was shot down as he flew over hanoi. for years he was held prisoner and periods of torture and interrogation were to leave him with lasting injuries, as well as a sense of duty. when he returned to america, he rose through the ranks of the republican party, eventually becoming its presidential candidate. he may have failed in that attempt, but with his sense of public service and duty, he was remembered here as a true american. america does not boast

former us presidents barack obama and george w bush have led tributes at a service for senatorjohn mccainington's national cathedral today. the vietnam war hero, who was one of america's most high—profile politicians, died a week ago from brain cancer at the age of 81. our north america correspondent, chris buckler reports. from us for decades john for almost four decades, john mccain served inside the capitol building. today, his body was carried from it. to begin a finaljourney through washington. the cortege paused at the vietnam memorial. a moment for his family to pay tribute to senator mccain's military as well as his political service. during the vietnam war, john mccain was shot down back as he flew over hanoi. for years he was held prisoner and periods of torture and interrogation were to leave him with lasting injuries. as well as a sense of duty. when he returned to america, he rose through the ranks of the republican party, eventually becoming its presidential candidate. he may have failed in that attempt. but with his sense of public service and duty, he was remembered here a

washington's farewell: three former presidents are among those paying tribute to senatorjohn mccain atsparred, i never tried to hide, and i thinkjohn came to understand, the long—standing admiration that i had for him. palestinian officials condemn a us decision to withdraw all funding from the united nations agency that supports palestinian refugees. and all change on the tracks — the children's television programme that's trying to move with the times.

glee club and the united states navy band who were playing throughout this memorial service to senatorjohn mccainoled us home on. so that in quiet confidence we may continue our so that in quiet confidence we may continue oui’ course on so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth until by your call we reunited with those who have gone before, through by your call we reunited with those who have gone before, throuthesus christ our lord, amen. most merciful god whose wisdom is beyond our understanding deal graciously with john's family and friends in their grief and surround them with your love, that they may not be overwhelmed by their loss but have confidence in your goodness and strength to meet the days to come through jesus christ strength to meet the days to come throuthesus christ our lord, amen. a reading from the book of wisdom. the souls of the righteous are in the hand of god and no torment will ever touched them. in the eyes of the foolish they seem to have died and their departure was thought to bea and their departure was thought to be a disaster and they're going

three former presidents are among those paying tribute to senatorjohn mccain at his memorial service.e, and! times we sparred, i never tried to hide, and i thinkjohn came to understand the long—standing admiration that i had for him. palestinian officials condemn a us decision to withdraw

past presidents from both sides of the political divide pay tribute to the american senatorjohn mccain criticism of president trump, who was not invited. america does not boast because it has no need to. the america ofjohn mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. calls for a second referendum on brexit are dismissed out of hand by the prime minister, who says it would be a gross betrayal of our democracy. another day of disruption for passengers on northern rail networks, following an ongoing dispute over the role of guards on trains. and: eight wickets fall, to leave the fourth test between england and india finely poised.

injail they would never have survived if they had not heard in jail that the great american senatorjohn mccainother occasion we visited a refugee camp assyrians who had been forced out of their country into turkey —— for syrians. after the brutal assad regime and the behaviour of the iranians and the russians. there was concern about the reception we would receive at the reception we would receive at the camp and earlier in the day an official of the united nations had been there and had been heckled and had shoes thrown at him, but when we arrived a large crowd of syrian refugees had formed and was in fact chanting but rather than heckling and throwing shoes they were cheering and sharing words of welcome and thanks and the two words they said most werejohn thanks and the two words they said most were john mccain. thanks and the two words they said most werejohn mccain. what is most remarkable about these two stories andi remarkable about these two stories and i could tell you many more, is how unremarkable they are. and that's because the namejohn mccain based on the actions of the manjohn m

a private burial service for senatorjohn mccain is underway in the us state of maryland.streets, waving american flags, as a motorcade brought senator mccain's coffin to the us naval academy chapel in annapolis a short time ago. his final resting place will be next to his lifelong friend, admiral chuck larson. yesterday, former us presidents barack obama and george w bush spoke at a memorial service in washington for senator mccain. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has said he is "strongly opposed" to key parts of the british prime minister's proposals for a post—withdrawal trade deal. he suggested a "common rulebook" for goods would kill the european project. for her part, theresa may has insisted she won't be forced into watering down her brexit plans during negotiations with the eu. she also insisted there will be no second referendum on britain's membership of the european union. susana mendonsa reports. music plays. she's shown us her moves can be unpredictable, but when it comes to the prospect of a second referendum, theresa may is standing firm and

three former presidents are among those paying tribute to senatorjohn mccain at his memorial service. thinkjohn came to understand the long—standing admiration that i had for him. palestinian officials condemn a us decision to withdraw all funding from the united nations agency that supports palestinian refugees.

also making news today: the us navy blue angels have performed an aerial salute to senatorjohn mccainr his body arrived at the us naval academy, in annapolis. four aircraft roared across the skies before one broke formation in a vertical maneuver, known as the missing man formation. china has evacuated more than 125,000 people in the southern province of guangdong due to heavy rains. the rains and flooding have affected more than 1.2 million residents, and have left two people dead and two missing. firefighters are battling a huge blaze at a landmark building in the city of liverpool in the north west of britain. the fire quickly spread upwards from the first floor of the littlewoods pools building. there are no reports of any injuries. the five—storey art deco structure was built in 1938. authorities in south korea's capital seoul have pledged to undertake daily checks of public toilets across the city to ensure cameras have not been hidden in them. the cameras are mostly used to spy on women. in july, tens of thousands of women held a protest to express their anger at being secretly

a national memorial service celebrating the life of us senatorjohn mccain will take place in washingtone national cathedral in the city. family, friends, as well as us and international leaders have been invited to attend. the former presidents, george w bush and barack obama, will give eulogies. president trump has not been invited. a giant balloon depicting london mayor sadiq khan wearing a bright yellow bikini is flying over westminster. organisers raised more than £58,000 for the 29 foot blimp as part of a campaign seeking to remove mr khan from his post. it comes after the london mayor defended the flying of a donald trump ‘blimp' over the capital during the us president's visit last month. i have to say, it's perhaps not quite as like the mayor of london as the president trump blimp was. judge for yourself. less than a third of rail services provided by the main train operator in northern england will be running today. a dispute between bosses at northern, and members of the rmt union, has been going on for more than a year. the union says passenger safety will be put at risk by g

a private burial service for senatorjohn mccain has taken place in the us state of maryland.otorcade brought senator mccain's coffin to the us naval academy chapel in annapolis. his final resting place will be next to his lifelong friend, admiral chuck larson. on saturday, former us presidents barack obama and george w bush spoke at a memorial service in washington for senator mccain. a reminder of our top story: a huge fire has broken out at the national museum of brazil in rio dejaneiro, one of the largest and most historic institution in the country. a reminder that you can find me on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. if you want to keep up to date on the news, go to bbc.com. hello. that wasn't bad for the first weekend of september. summer warmth continuing for many of us, especially where you had the sunshine, temperatures into the mid—20s in the warmest places. but it is turning cooler this week as this weather front, a cold front, pushes south across the uk in the next 48 hours. now already, as monday begins, northern ireland and north—west scotland in the cooler air. under c

three former presidents are among those paying tribute to senatorjohn mccain at his memorial service.ide, and i thinkjohn came to understand the long—standing admiration that i had for him. palestinian officials condemn a us decision to withdraw all funding from the united nations agency that supports palestinian refugees.

a national memorial service celebrating the life of us senatorjohn mccain will take place in washingtons lying in state at the national cathedral in the city. family, friends, as well as us and international leaders have been invited to attend. the former presidents, george w. bush and barack obama, will give eulogies. president trump has not been invited. the case of the jailed british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, will be raised by a foreign office minister today, during a two day visit to tehran. alistair burt says he will push for a resolution of all cases of british dual nationals detained in iran, as tom burridge reports. the moment nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was briefly reunited with her daughter last week. she was released from jail in iran forjust three precious days before the regime there locked her up again. and this is nazanin with gabriella a week before she was arrested in the spring of 2016. they have been separated ever since, with iran accusing nazanin of spying — something she strenuously denies. the foreign office minister alistair burt is now in

tributes have been paid to the late senatorjohn mccain at a memorial service in washington.ormer presidents, george w bush and barack 0bama, led the mourners, praising his patriotism. president trump, who'd feuded with him, was not invited to the service. there's been criticism of the decision by the united states to withdraw all funding from the un agency that provides assistance to palestinian refugees, amid fears it could further destabilise the region. a spokesman for president mahmoud abbas described the move as a flagrant assault against the palestinian people. passengers travelling on the south western and northern rail networks have suffered another day of disruption. members of the rmt union have been on strike in an ongoing dispute about the role of guards on trains. people attending concerts and sporting events across north—west england are likely to have been affected. it follows a summer of delays and cancellations on northern‘s services after a new timetable was introduced. sharon barbour reports from blackpool. it's one of the biggest weekends for blackpool. p

a national memorial service celebrating the life of us senatorjohn mccain will take place in washingtonal cathedral in the city. family, friends, as well as us and international leaders have been invited to attend. former presidents, george w bush and barack obama will give eulogies. president trump has not been invited. the united states is ending all funding for the un's palestinian refugee agency. more than five million refugees are supported by the group, but the us state department says the organisation is "irredeemably flawed". a spokesperson for the agency said it rejected the criticism and was deeply disappointed. our washington correpondent, chris buckler, explains the reasons behind the decision. the us state department says it is withdrawing the funding because america has shouldered the responsibility of the funding of this agency for too long. and certainly it has been the leading contributor in recent years. however, there is all so another reason. we take it is concerned about how the agency is being run. it believes it is unsustainable and in fact goes to far that smacks

a private burial service for senatorjohn mccain has taken place in the us state of maryland.rican flags as a motorcade brought senator mccain's coffin to the us naval academy chapel in annapolis. his final resting place will be next to his lifelong friend admiral chuck larson. on saturday, former us presidents barack 0bama and george w bush spoke at a memorial service in washington for senator mccain. it is a country with one of the lowest birth rates in the world, and now the government of singapore is introducing a number of novel measures to try and encourage people to have children. 0ur reporter katie silver explains what is on offer, and why it matters. young singaporeans enjoying a night out. all the table tags, guys, when you rotate, do me a favour... speed dating is all the rage, but here, it is being subsidised by the government as a way to get young people to meet. the government really wants to get guys and girls to get together to form families. coming here, i hope to, like, expand my social network, and coming to make friends, and hopefully i can meet someone who

the observer newspaper have a picture of barack obama at the funeral of senatorjohn mccain in the unitedentiallyjohn mccain did not want him there and it wasjohn mccain getting revenge on donald trump and they had a lot of animosity, didn't they? it is really interesting, the thing that seems to have come out of the service was this message, antique trump rhetoric of unity, the great coming together and on trumped tweeting violet went oi'i and on trumped tweeting violet went on and some pictures emerging of if i could trump who was there on her phone during the service, setting, tweeting or whatever it she was doing, it seems to have been a sort of great, one of the great groundswell is against the trump, sort of... even in death you can get revenge on a rival which is essentially whatjohn mccain seems to have done. to use a very broad term it brought the good guys together, the stuff that was said at the funeral byjohn mccain's daughter and barack obama, there's no need to make america great again, america has always been great at what it also showed us their lack of power, they are sit

features a picture of former us president barack 0bama, who gave a eulogy at the funeral of senatorjohn mccainate for president, died from brain cancer last weekend at the age of 81. let's find out what stories reverend sally hitchiner has chosen to look at. there was planning right to the end from john mccain about who is going to be there and who is not going to be there. labour the big news story isn't just the family morning be there. labour the big news story isn'tjust the family morning but that the current president wasn't there. the thing that i find fascinating is that there were so many other presidents, barack 0bama giving a eulogy as well as george bush and the clintons. there was a real display of unity across the political divide. in opposition and john mccain's daughter, giving a very moving eulogy that moved on from just the morning to the morning of the whole country and what she put was the death of the sense of politics in the sense of fair play that she loved about america. i think what was fascinating, particularly because it was at washington cathedral, it's the episcopal