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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their dead laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. finally, as the world commemorates the centenary of the end of the first world war, a new installation at the tower of london has been captivating thousands of people all this week. it's called beyond the deepening shadow: the tower remembers. 10,00 individualflames have filled the moat — it's a public act of remembrance for the lives of the fallen, honouring their sacrifice. the installation, which unfolds each evening until sunday, takes place over the course of four hours — with each flame lit by members of the armed forces and volunteers. no doubt a very moving sight. much more on the websit
at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their dead laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their...
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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their deadmonument, they laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. stay with us here on bbc world news, still to come: with concerns about rising anti—semitism across europe, we report from germany on the 80th anniversary of kristallnacht — the nazi attack onjewish homes, synagogues and businesses. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display
at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their deadmonument, they laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and...
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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their deadeath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, has warned of a resurgence of anti—semitism in her country, and spoken of a moral duty to resist it. she was speaking at a synagogue in berlin, to mark the 80th anniversary of kristallnacht — the night of broken glass — when the nazi state unleashed an orchestrated wave of violence againstjewish homes and businesses. it marked an escalation in persecution — that would lead to the holocaust. 0ur correspondent caroline wyatt has been hearing from one woman who lived through the horrors of that night. translation: the windows were all smashed in, the pavement was full of
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the prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, jointly lay a wreath at the thiepval memorialhe first world war. of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. a terror attack in melbourne — a somali man stabs three people, one fatally. i , nevertheless, iwaited , nevertheless, i waited for my chance and they have a place for me. carey mulligan and jake gyllenhaal play a couple in crisis in the 1960s in "wildfire", find out what mark kermode thought of that and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. it's 5pm — our top story. jojohnson, brother of the former foreign secretary boris johnson, has become the second member of the family to leave the government over brexit. he's resigned as junior transport minister, saying the prime minister's brexit strategy is ‘delusional‘ — and calling for another referendum of any deal she gets. mrjohnson — who campaigned for remain — says ‘britain stands on the brink of the greatest crisis since the second world war.‘ he also said the deal currently being finalised is a ‘terrible mistake.‘ downing street ha
the prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, jointly lay a wreath at the thiepval memorialhe first world war. of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. a terror attack in melbourne — a somali man stabs three people, one fatally. i , nevertheless, iwaited , nevertheless, i waited for my chance and they have a place for me. carey mulligan and jake gyllenhaal play a couple in crisis in the 1960s in "wildfire", find out what mark kermode...
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prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialthe somme as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. thousands of torches light up the tower of london this evening as the nation prepares to pause and remember the fallen. three major wildfires burning out of control in california have prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes. and brexit campaigner ever in banks is under investigation by the national crime agency so should he have been a guest on last sunday's show? join us tonight at 7:45pm here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there's been another resignation from the government over brexit. jojohnson — who was the transport minister, ministerfor london and the brother of former foreign secretary boris johnson, has stepped down. he's described theresa may's brexit plan as ‘a terrible mistake‘, and wants the public to have a fresh say on leaving the european union. the prime minister's alliance with the democratic unionist party is also under strain —
prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialthe somme as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. thousands of torches light up the tower of london this evening as the nation prepares to pause and remember the fallen. three major wildfires burning out of control in california have prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes. and brexit campaigner ever in banks is under...
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prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial in the somme as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. thousands of torches light up the tower of london this evening as the nation prepares to pause and remember the fallen. three major wildfires burning out of control in california have prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes. a fire in butte county, where an eighty—square—kilometre blaze has devastated the town of paradise, has killed a number of people. carey mulligan and jake gyllenhall play a couple in crisis in the 1960s in wildfire. find out what mark kermode thought of that, and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there's been another resignation from the government over brexit. jojohnson, who was the transport minister, ministerfor london and the brother of former foreign secretary boris johnson, has stepped down. he's described theresa may's brexit plan as ‘a terrible mistake‘, and wants the public to h
prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial in the somme as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. thousands of torches light up the tower of london this evening as the nation prepares to pause and remember the fallen. three major wildfires burning out of control in california have prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes. a fire in butte county, where an...
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prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialn the somme as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. three major wildfires burning out of control in california have prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes. and there's been a terror attack in melbourne — a somali man stabbed three people, one fatally. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. theresa may faces more brexit woes, with jo johnson's resignation and criticism from the dup, we'll be finding out what today's developments mean for the ongoing negotiations. as europe prepares for the armistice centenary, we'll bring you some of the moving testimony from the families of those who survived the conflict. and we'll be looking at tomorrow's papers headlines at 10:40 and 11:30 with jason beattie, who's head of politics at the daily mirror, and the economics correspondent for the daily telegraph, anna isaac. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on b
prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialn the somme as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. three major wildfires burning out of control in california have prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from their homes. and there's been a terror attack in melbourne — a somali man stabbed three people, one fatally. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at...
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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their deadppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here, carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost, is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation, a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. lucy williamson, bbc news, the somme. hugh woozencroft has all the sport. they are currently 165/5 after all of in the final over, the opening match that saw india beat new zealand by 3a runs. the wait is over for england's men with their first away win since october 2016, and that came to cousin a massive 211 run victory. it means england ta ke take a one nil lead in their three match series. they were booked out forjust they were booked out for just 250 and their second between them. england's three spinners took three wickets in the match, and that is the second best return but england spinners and a test matc
at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their deadppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here, carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost, is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation, a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. lucy williamson,...
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prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialfrance as part of ceremonies marking one hundred years since the end of the first world war. the of the first world war. two leaders honoured more 72,000 the two leaders honoured more than 72,000 men from britain and the commonwealth who died at the somme. those are the papers. —— headlines. in about ten minutes, we'll have this week's edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news, click. the news. we used to trust it. if it was on screen or in print, we believed it. but a few years ago, the lies online started to look really realistic. phoney news websites with convincing—looking stories, shared by your friends on social media. the fake news era was born. and once we'd all become aware that fake news was a thing, the term spread and the meaning blurred. one of the most chilling examples of how convincing fake news could become is deep fakes. that's the term given to artificial intelligence techniques that swap people's faces in videos — seemingly seamlessly putting them into situations
prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialfrance as part of ceremonies marking one hundred years since the end of the first world war. the of the first world war. two leaders honoured more 72,000 the two leaders honoured more than 72,000 men from britain and the commonwealth who died at the somme. those are the papers. —— headlines. in about ten minutes, we'll have this week's edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news,...
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she will then go on from there to thiepval, a memorial were hundreds of thousands of allied soldiers with emmanuel macron earlier on. let's get more now on the dup, which has accused the pm of "breaking promises" over plans to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic post—brexit. the party's ten westminster mps are key because theresa may relies on their support in important votes because she does not have a majority in the house of commons. the pm has repeatedly said that she won't accept a brexit deal that breaks up the united kingdom. let's go back to belfast, where we can now speak to mairtin 0 muilleoir, brexit spokesperson for sinn fein. good afternoon. good afternoon. he presumably shared the dup's concerns over this. no, in fact, the majority of parties here oppose the dup possession. we voted to remain in the european union, and the majority of parties in the assembly wanted to remain. the dup are the oak riders on this. brexit will be very damaging to peace and reconciliation process , damaging to peace and reconciliation process, it will be disas
she will then go on from there to thiepval, a memorial were hundreds of thousands of allied soldiers with emmanuel macron earlier on. let's get more now on the dup, which has accused the pm of "breaking promises" over plans to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic post—brexit. the party's ten westminster mps are key because theresa may relies on their support in important votes because she does not have a majority in the house of commons. the pm has...
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the focus for all the pilgrims is above me here, the huge thiepval memorial. e to mark the missing. over 72,000 names memorial. that is there to mark the missing. 0ver72,000 names of british and commonwealth soldiers are inscribed on it. i've come here to look at one name. it's down here ona to look at one name. it's down here on a panel at the base of the memorial. it is corporal george smith of the durham light infantry. his story takes us back to the uk, to county durham and the tale of a family and community who have particular reason to mark this armistice centenary. music plays: "abide with me". 0ne county durham family, five sons lost. they were just from what they called the slums, down in bridgegate near barnard castle. their mother, she always said, "never have boys, because all they are is cannon fodder." and that was her, she was known for saying that. but, like she said, they've done the country proud. six smith brothers answered the call for volunteers. the first two were killed within weeks of arriving in france, three more as the war moved towar
the focus for all the pilgrims is above me here, the huge thiepval memorial. e to mark the missing. over 72,000 names memorial. that is there to mark the missing. 0ver72,000 names of british and commonwealth soldiers are inscribed on it. i've come here to look at one name. it's down here ona to look at one name. it's down here on a panel at the base of the memorial. it is corporal george smith of the durham light infantry. his story takes us back to the uk, to county durham and the tale of a...
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prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. thousands of torches light up the tower of london this evening as the nation prepares to pause and remember the fallen.
prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have jointly laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. thousands of torches light up the tower of london this evening as the nation prepares to pause and remember the fallen.
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the thiepval memorial built on this hilltop to commemorate those horrendous losses during the battle added. its dhoni here on this panel. it is corporal george smith from the durham light infantry. corporal smith takes us on a journey back to county durham and the story ofafamily back to county durham and the story of a family and the village with particular reasons to remember this centenary. two families, eight sons lost. they were just from what they called the slums down in bridgegate, down in barnard castle. their mother, she always said, "never have boys, because all "they are is cannon fodder." and she was known for saying that. but they‘d done the country proud. six smith brothers answered the call for volunteers. the first two were killed within weeks of arriving in france, three more as the war moved towards its close. with help from the local community, their desperate mother wrote to queen mary. she agreed to ask for 19—year—old wilf smith to be sent home. when i found out that he had brothers, i said, "what happened to them?" "they died and that was it." if it hadn‘t hap
the thiepval memorial built on this hilltop to commemorate those horrendous losses during the battle added. its dhoni here on this panel. it is corporal george smith from the durham light infantry. corporal smith takes us on a journey back to county durham and the story ofafamily back to county durham and the story of a family and the village with particular reasons to remember this centenary. two families, eight sons lost. they were just from what they called the slums down in bridgegate,...
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this is the hilltop at thiepval and on its stand the thiepval memorial, an extraordinary landmark andes of 1916. we've come here to look at one name in particular carved into a panel here at the foot of the memorial. it's the name of corporal george smith from the durham light infantry and corporal smith's story takes us back to the uk to county durham, and a family and a village who have particularly powerful reasons for remembering the armistice and centenary. music plays: "abide with me". 0ne county durham family, five sons lost. they were just from what they called the slums, down in bridgegate near barnard castle. their mother, she always said, "never have boys, because all they are is cannon fodder." and that was her, she was known for saying that. but, like she said, they've done the country proud. six smith brothers answered the call for volunteers. the first two were killed within weeks of arriving in france, three more as the war moved towards its close. with help from the local community, their desperate mother wrote to queen mary. she agreed to ask for 19—year—old wilf smi
this is the hilltop at thiepval and on its stand the thiepval memorial, an extraordinary landmark andes of 1916. we've come here to look at one name in particular carved into a panel here at the foot of the memorial. it's the name of corporal george smith from the durham light infantry and corporal smith's story takes us back to the uk to county durham, and a family and a village who have particularly powerful reasons for remembering the armistice and centenary. music plays: "abide with...
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and the prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialn france as part of ceremonies marking one hundred years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, it's time to click. this week cole what's happened to fa ke this week cole what's happened to fake news? click here. what happened to the real newsreader? click here. and remembering the first world war 100 yea rs remembering the first world war 100 years on. the news. we used to trust it. if it was on screen 01’ the news. we used to trust it. if it was on screen or in print, we believed it. but a few years ago, the lies online started to look really realistic. phoney news websites with convincing looking stories, shared by your friends on social media. the fake news era was born. and once we'd all become aware that fa ke and once we'd all become aware that fake news was a thing, the term spread and the meaning blurred. the fake news. fake news. fake news. fake, fake, you have to leave that word. you have a lot of political actors that have been westernising the term fake new
and the prime minister and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialn france as part of ceremonies marking one hundred years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, it's time to click. this week cole what's happened to fa ke this week cole what's happened to fake news? click here. what happened to the real newsreader? click here. and remembering the first world war 100 yea rs remembering the first world war 100 years on. the news. we used...
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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walk through the cemetery honouring their dead of poppies and cornflowers — the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here, carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation — a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. the armistice commemorations will continue here over the weekend. the us president donald trump hasjust landed in paris ahead of his meeting with president macron tomorrow. he will bejoined by with president macron tomorrow. he will be joined by other world leaders, including russia's president putin, and germany's angela merkel, for the main remembrance day ceremony here at the arc de triomphe on sunday. lucy williamson in paris. a long hot summer, and success for england at the world cup, helped the uk economy grow in the third quarter of this year at its fastest rate for two years. the office for nation
at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walk through the cemetery honouring their dead of poppies and cornflowers — the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here, carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation — a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. the...
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prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialfrance, as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news — 100 years on, chris jackson looks back on tyneside‘s vital role in wwi and the impact on families on the home front in dispatches from tyneside: world war i at home. this remembrance sunday, at war memorials across the country we'll be paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. tonight, we have a remarkable insight into the impact that the great war had, not just on foreign fields, but right here on the home front on tyneside. what we're trying to do is to give some life to these people. they‘ re not just faceless names on headstones. we're not telling the history of the war, we're telling the story of the men. we hear how anxious families were kept in the dark, about how their young men came to pay the price of war. they got the famous telegram at home saying that private hunter had died of wounds. what they didn't say was that those wounds were inflicted by the britis
prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialfrance, as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news — 100 years on, chris jackson looks back on tyneside‘s vital role in wwi and the impact on families on the home front in dispatches from tyneside: world war i at home. this remembrance sunday, at war memorials across the country we'll be paying tribute to those who made the...
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prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialce as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. the two leaders honoured more than 72,000 men from britain and the commonwealth who died at the somme and have no known grave. a long hot summer and success for england at the world cup helped the uk economy grow in the third quarter of this year at its fastest rate for two years. the office for national statistics says economic activity in the three months to september rose by 0.6%. the figures have been welcomed by the chancellor, although many economists believe the underlying figure is not as strong as the figures suggest. drinks all round? as the figures suggest. drinks all round 7 well, as the figures suggest. drinks all round? well, today's numbers show the economy is moving pretty nicely. touring the west london brewery this morning, the chancellor seemed happy enough that says he is looking to the future. very good news, 0.696 growth, shows the fundamental strength of the economy based on our empl
prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialce as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. the two leaders honoured more than 72,000 men from britain and the commonwealth who died at the somme and have no known grave. a long hot summer and success for england at the world cup helped the uk economy grow in the third quarter of this year at its fastest rate for two years. the office for national...
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prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialfrance as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. the two leaders honoured more than 72,000 men from britain and the commonwealth who died at the somme and have no known grave. those are the headlines. jo johnson, the former transport minister and boris johnson's brother, has resigned from the government, branding theresa may's brexit plan a terrible mistake and calling for the public to have a fresh say on leaving the european union. the prime minister's alliance with the democratic unionist party is also under strain after it accused her of betrayal in the negotiations when a leaked letter indicated that northern ireland could follow different customs rules to the rest of the uk. the government has insisted it won't do anything to put the unity of the united kingdom at risk. more details from our political correspondent, alex forsyth. sorry about that, mind out. watch your back. "watch your back" — fateful words perhaps, uttered earlier this year by
prime minister theresa may and the french president, emmanuel macron, have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialfrance as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. the two leaders honoured more than 72,000 men from britain and the commonwealth who died at the somme and have no known grave. those are the headlines. jo johnson, the former transport minister and boris johnson's brother, has resigned from the government, branding theresa may's brexit plan a...
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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walk through a cemetery honouring their dead.s of the monument, they laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. a long hot summer and success for england at the world cup helped the uk economy grow in the third quarter of this year at its fastest rate for two years. the office for national statistics says economic activity in the three months to september rose by 0.6%. the figures have been welcomed by the chancellor, although many economists believe the underlying picture isn't as strong as the figures suggest. our business editor, simonjack, reports. drinks all round. well, today's numbers show the economy is moving along pretty nicely. touring a west london brewery this morning,
at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walk through a cemetery honouring their dead.s of the monument, they laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise...
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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their deadmonument, they laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers — the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here, carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost, is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation, a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. lucy williamson, bbc news, the somme. across the uk cities, towns and villages have been preparing for the armistice centenary. from knitted poppies on village greens, to marking the contribution of commonwealth soldiers. 0ur correspondent, jon kay, looks at how the country will commemorate 100 years since the guns fell silent on the western front. each one is a life that was lost in the great war. charfield in gloucestershire. somebody made these poppies with love. 4,000 residents, 12,000 poppies. all knitted by villagers over the last year. people are just in tears, literally
at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked through a cemetery honouring their deadmonument, they laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers — the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here, carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost, is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation, a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise...
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at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walk through a cemetery honouring their dead.ornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders amid the tensions over their leaders amid the tensions over their future relations to recognise and honour their past. lucy williamson reporting. we will have coverage of all the ceremonies and offence on sunday, starting from 9:30am with a special programme from london and paris. wildfires burning out of control in the us state of california have killed at least five people, and thousands have been ordered to leave their homes. the fires broke out on thursday and have already burned 20,000 acres of land, spreading across several towns in the sierra foothills north of sacramento. there's been particular devastation in the town of paradise, home to 26,000 people, where officials say there is almost nothing le
at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walk through a cemetery honouring their dead.ornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders amid the tensions over their leaders amid the tensions over their future relations to recognise and honour their...
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prime minister theresa may and the french president emmanuel macron have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialce, as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, newsbeat: diy generation. hi, i'm jamz supernova. i present on bbc radioi xtra and every week, i speak to young entrepreneurs, hearing their stories and finding out how and why they went it alone. the number of16—21i—year—olds working for themselves has almost doubled since 2001. better technology means that people can now work from anywhere and at any time. as well as a radio presenter, i also dj, run a record label and create club nights. i want to speak to other entrepreneurs to find out why 9—5 isn't for them and how they're trying to make it work. so i'm travelling around the country to follow the journey of four businesses and the young entrepreneurs behind them. the first person i've come to meet is keaton. we've met before when he came on my radio show. keaton‘s a photographer. he normally earns about £850 per shoot but he also sometimes works for free. he's photographed artists,
prime minister theresa may and the french president emmanuel macron have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorialce, as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, newsbeat: diy generation. hi, i'm jamz supernova. i present on bbc radioi xtra and every week, i speak to young entrepreneurs, hearing their stories and finding out how and why they went it alone. the number of16—21i—year—olds working for themselves has almost doubled since 2001....
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the highlight for the pilgrims who come here is the huge thiepval memorial which is there to mark theweeks of arriving in france, three more as the war moved towards its close. with help from the local community, their desperate mother wrote to queen mary. she agreed to ask for 19—year—old wilf smith to be sent home. ifound out that he had brothers. i said, "what happened to them?" they wouldn‘t talk much. "they died," and that was it. if it hadn't have happened, if they hadn't have brought him home, then none of us here, the family now, would be here to tell the tale, and nobody would ever have known about it. after the armistice, barnard castle held a parade to honour its war dead. margaret smith and her surviving son were asked to lay the first wreath. oh, it was a very brave thing. she did it for her kids, she did it for everybody‘s. .. sorry. i have a boy and a girl, and they both know about it. i would like them to go on and tell their family, and just keep it alive. they fought for their country, didn't they? we‘ll be talking about tomorrow in a moment but firstly i want to pla
the highlight for the pilgrims who come here is the huge thiepval memorial which is there to mark theweeks of arriving in france, three more as the war moved towards its close. with help from the local community, their desperate mother wrote to queen mary. she agreed to ask for 19—year—old wilf smith to be sent home. ifound out that he had brothers. i said, "what happened to them?" they wouldn‘t talk much. "they died," and that was it. if it hadn't have happened, if...
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theresa may will come here in a few hours, she will go to france, to albert, thiepval, a huge memoriale western front. that's coming up later. a vigil has taken place in california to remember the 12 people who were killed in yesterday's shooting at a bar. police say the gunman was a former marine who had suspected mental health issues. our los angeles correspondent peter bowes reports. another vigil for victims of a mass shooting in america. a town engulfed in grief, a community struggling to come to terms with a senseless tragedy that's all too familiar. the people of thousand oaks are doing what they can, but this is the latest shooting where no—one has any answers. we're here today because we are born and raised here in thousand oaks and we want to give back to our community. we had friends here last night and one of them passed away and we found out briefly, ten minutes ago, and it's shocking, it's sad and these shootings need to stop. we need — we need to find a solution for this. it's — the violence needs to end now, and so we're here and we want to give back and this is the onl
theresa may will come here in a few hours, she will go to france, to albert, thiepval, a huge memoriale western front. that's coming up later. a vigil has taken place in california to remember the 12 people who were killed in yesterday's shooting at a bar. police say the gunman was a former marine who had suspected mental health issues. our los angeles correspondent peter bowes reports. another vigil for victims of a mass shooting in america. a town engulfed in grief, a community struggling to...