there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot.g its white headstones, families look back across the years to another big push. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and fields that once formed no man's land — a score of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. bert fearns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18. bert fearns began his attack here, beside the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made their way uphill towards passchendaele village. and a spot which bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack. they were absolutely massacred. private edward michael baton, 13th platoon, d company, 45th battalion, a

clear skies today above tyne cot cemetery, to enjoy that moment.t groups of musicians participating in this commemorative ceremony. and the buglers that we saw and heard performing the last post were led by buglerjohn sumner and buglerjohn challis was played under his charge, and mike thomas. and so we see prince philip along with the king of the belgians, i beg your pardon, prince charles along with the king of the belgians, king philippe. and queen mathilde along with the duchess of cambridge, her husband behind. and so as the royal guests depart from tyne cot that brings to an end to the official commemorations here in belgium. the battle 100 years ago on the fields of flanders left behind the shattered, broken landscape and in its wake of a million men killed or wounded. passchendaele touched the lives of so many families from all corners of the earth. they lost fathers, brothers, sons and uncles. and so on this centenary, in the words of siegfried sassoon, we look down and swear by the slaying of the war that we will never forget. for now, fro

from tyne cot that brings to an end to the official commemorations here in belgium. the battle 100 years ago on the fields of flanders left behind the shattered, broken landscape and in its wake of a million men killed or wounded. passchendaele touched the lives of so passchendaele touched the lives of so many families from all corners of the earth. they lost fathers, brothers, sons and uncles. and so on this centenary, in the words of siegfried sassoon, we look down and swear by the slaying of the war that we will never forget. for now, from my guests here at tyne cot, i say thank you to them for their contributions and to the entire bbc tea m contributions and to the entire bbc team who have brought all this coverage from belgium. thank you, goodbye. remembering the fallen, one hundred years after the start of the world war i battle of passchendaele, commemorations are taking place in belgium. this is tyne cot cemetery, most of those buried here died in the 3 months of fighting near ypres. members of the royal family and the prime minister are here for a special se

i will be reporting live from tyne cot ce m ete ry i will be reporting live from tyne cot cemetery and to some of those about the sacrifices of their a ncestors. ministers insist they can deliver thousands more staff in england, despite questions about whether it's feasible. calls to cancel a controversial programme about diana, princess of wales which is due to be shown this weekend. and not on the pitch but in court — cristiano ronaldo gives his testimony as he faces accusations of tax fraud. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a former royal marine who made pipe bombs for a dissident republican group has been jailed for 18 years at the old bailey for preparing terrorist acts. ciaran maxwell, who was originally from northern ireland but lived in somerset, stashed anti—personnel mines, mortars, ammunition and 1a pipe bombs at locations in england and northern ireland. sentencing him, thejudge said his actions had been a "flagrant breach of trust and a betrayal of his position in the armed forces." 0ur our home affairs correspondentjune kelly reports. ciaran maxwell appeared the pr

robert hall, bbc news, tyne cot. who led a double life, making bombs for a dissident republican group in northern ireland, has been jailed for 18 years. ciaran maxwell was described by the judge at the old bailey as a dangerous man, who threatened the political stability of northern ireland. june kelly reports. soon after he signed up, ciaran maxwell became the enemy within the royal marines. on facebook, he posted this video of his training exercises as he was supposedly serving queen and country. in reality, he was servicing the dissident irish republican group the continuity ira. he was a very accomplished and sophisticated bomb maker, who could have supplied these devices over a long period of time to violent dissident republican groups. and undoubtedly i believe that, by being caught now, lives have been saved. ciaran maxwell came from northern ireland, and four of his bombs were used here by the continuity ira. no—one was hurt, but maxwell built 1a bombs, and some of his devices are still feared to be in dissid

there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot.ay among its white headstones families looked back across the years to another big push. at ten to four in the morning, less than five miles from here, thousands of men drawn from across britain, france and the commonwealth attacked german lines. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and woods that were once no man's land. a scar of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. this rare film held by the australian national archive gives a sense of the struggle to gain ground as more and more men were thrown into the attack. bert ferns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18. he struggled up slimy duck boards to reach his starting point. we were often taking a quarter of an hour to go a couple of yards, because some o

robert hall, bbc news, tyne cot.the top when the battle of passchendaele began 100 years ago today were the welsh infantry. some lived to tell the tale. others were killed within hours. sian lloyd has been talking to the relatives of two men who went out to fight that day. whistle. fire! marking the moment the battle began a hundred years ago. the cannon was fired as part of a dawn service in the field where infantrymen of the 30th welsh division began their advance. 3000 welsh soldiers were killed or wounded within the first three days of fighting. they were sent into battle with the words ‘gwell angau na chywilydd', better death than shame. some of those who made the ultimate sacrifice are buried here in artillery wood cemetery. among them, a 30—year—old welsh poet. private ellis evans was better known by his pen name, hedd wyn. inspired by the landscape around his home in snowdonia, he was a reluctant soldier, conscripted into service. he used to carry a spade, a pickaxe and the shears, and never in his life had a

the ceremony here at tyne cot finished a short time ago.cendants, 4000 or so who have made the journey out from britain to belgium and have been here for that commemorative service at tyne cot are right now just filing commemorative service at tyne cot are right nowjust filing out of the cemetery. there were so many who wa nted cemetery. there were so many who wanted to come to remember their a ncestors wanted to come to remember their ancestors who fought in passchendaele that the government had a ballot because there was only room for 4000 here in the cemetery and some of these are just some of the people who wanted to come here from the united kingdom to be here on this 100th anniversary. at the end of the service there was a fly— past end of the service there was a fly—past by the belgian air force. let's show you pictures of that. belgian f—16s flew in a missing man formation to honour all those who we re formation to honour all those who were wounded, died ought went missing in northern belgium. —— four went missing. let's talk to two

ben brown talking to the head gardener at tyne cot.an maxwell has been jailed for 18 years after he pleaded guilty for making bombs for the dissident ira. 100 years on from passchendaele, descendants of the dead have joined dignitaries and members of the royal family for a ceremony of commemoration in belgium. the government announces plans to recruit thousands more mental health workers despite questions about whether those targets are feasible. in sport, england's recruiters have gone 2—1 up in the test series against south africa. moeen ali racked up the victory with a hat—trick. the final test starts on friday. manchester united's philjones has been fined and banned for two european matches after verbally abusing a doping official. the reintroduction of safe standing at premier league games could have moved a step closer after a liverpool fans group voted overwhelmingly in favour of rails seating. i will be back with a full update in 15 minutes. president trump and the japanese prime minister have discussed the latest intercontinen

let's rejoin sophie in tyne cot cemetery.ere today were former england rugby player lewis moody. you discovered that one of your a ncestors discovered that one of your ancestors fought and died here. discovered that one of your ancestors fought and died herelj was doing some work with the england by was doing some work with the england rugby union about the rugby players that have died. i was told by my mother that one of our relatives was buried here. iwas mother that one of our relatives was buried here. i was stood here when she told me. i had never heard his name mentioned before. i was able to go and find his name on the memorial at the back which is among the unknowns. it takes you by surprise emotionally when you come and see this place. it was your great great uncle. he fought at the battle of the somme and survived the whole battle of passchendaele almost. he went through all those battles. he got here and died on the 6th of novemberfour got here and died on the 6th of november four days before the battle finished. d

there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot.ong its white headstones, families look back across the years to another big push. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and fields that once formed no man's land — a score of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. bert fearns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18. bert fearns began his attack here, beside the german bunker that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made their way uphill towards passchendaele village. and a spot which bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack. they were absolutely massacred. private edward michael baton, 13th platoon, d company, 45th battalion,

when you come the doors, especially at tyne cot, the doors, especially at tyne cot, the brutality, themoving. i broke down in tears one i found the place. it's so important to remember that not only our relatives but former rugby internationals who died there on this day, arthur wilson, edgar mobbs and other international players. it's important for me to be here and remember. can you imagine what it would have been like to fight? from all that you have researched about the battle, give a picture of what it would be like because these fields are now so beautiful, serene and green, it was a morass of mud, the worst rains the 30 years. when you see the old pictures and now you see the beautiful trees, it was a wasteland with mud everywhere, to see what they went through, and edgar mobbs, and northamptonshire man, and england international, he was refused entry into the army so he formed his own battalion with 240 men. they let him join and he died this year 100 years ago, as a lieutenant colonel because his battalion's advance was stored. he climbed out of the trench, his second lieutena

but for now, from tyne cot, back to you.es to tax policy in order to attract global investment. his remarks are in sharp contrast with what he said earlier in the year. the united states says president putin‘s decision to order 755 of its diplomatic staff to leave russia is unjustified. they have been told to leave by one september. the move is in retaliation to new sanctions approved by the us congress for russia‘s alleged involvement in last year‘s presidential election, and the annexation of crimea. real madrid footballer cristiano ronaldo will appear in court this morning charged with evading millions of pounds in taxes. the portugal international will attend a hearing to answer four charges of tax evasion. hiv testing should be offered to patients when they register with a new gp in areas where there are high rates of infection, according to new research. more than 13,000 people are unaware that they have the condition. researchers from two london universities say screening is affordable and could save lives. dozens of

those who died in 1917joined dignitaries, including members of the royal family, for a service at tyne cottoday as passchendaele, would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, is jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans.

we'll have more from tyne cot later in the programme. now back to clive in london. many thanks for that. president trump says he's "very disappointed" with china for not doing more to stop north korea's weapons programme. his comments, in a tweet, came after pyongyang launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month, which landed in the sea, off the japanese coast. the north koreans say it's a "stern warning" to washington, that the "entire us mainland" is now within striking distance. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. the unmistakable shape of an american b—1 bomber, sweeping low over south korea this afternoon. this is president trump's pointed response to north korea's latest missile test. it was accompanied by an equally pointed rant on twitter. "i am very disappointed in china", the president tweeted. "they do nothing for us with north korea, just talk. "we will no longer allow this to continue." china today has been showing off its own military might, in a huge parade overseen by president xijinping. he has condemned north korea's la

today's commemorations will continue with a special service at tyne cot cemetery are thousands are buriedjority of the graves remain unmarked. footballer cristiano ronaldo — the highest paid sportsman in the world — will appear in court in madrid later, accused of tax fraud. he's the latest player to fall foul of spain's tax man and will attend a pre—trial hearing to answer four counts of tax evasion. from madrid, richard conway has the details. he is one of the highest—paid sports stars on the planet. spanish tax authorities allege cristiano ronaldo hid around $70 million in income. they also claim the real madrid and portable star in the declared about one quarter of his pay over a three—year period from 2011—14. as one of the world ‘s most marketable individuals, cristiano ronaldo has secured a string of lucrative endorsements and has his very own brand. but it is claimed he failed to declare $33 million of income when he sold five years of his image rights to a spanish company. he denies all the allegations and says his conscience is clear. it is not the only football star to face suc

among the 4,000 guests here at tyne cot for a special ceremony today were descendants of those who foughtn the battle of passchendaele. jill barnett‘s father, freddie parsons, was one of those men. he — unlike so many others — survived the war. this afternoon i spoke tojill, who was here with her family for the first time, about her father. we leave you tonight with her reflections as we remember one of the bloodiest battles in human history. good night. it was a wonderful ceremony. i loved every moment of it. i thought it was beautifully done. how much did he talk about what happened? he did say i don't know how i came out alive. it was just diabolical. the rain, the mud. shells raining down on them. men just blown to pieces all around him. it was literally a putrid soup of body parts and rain and mud and everything. it was just awful, i think. and your father also spoke about the horses he went into battle with. one of his horses was fatally wounded in shrapnel or something. and, this particular horse, i think he was probably quite fond of or something and he sat with it for a few minut

1917, joined dignitaries, including members of the royal family, for a service of remembrance at tyne cot cemetery. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here> a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has been jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. downing street insists the free movement of people from the eu, will end in march 2019 after brexit, with or without any transitional agreement. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... and we'll be finding out how cricketing legend, geoffrey boycott, reacted when the bbc test match special team bowled him a googlie hello, i'm 0lly foster, welcome to the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight.. as easy as 1—2—3. it's a hatrick for ali as england go ahead in the test series against south africa there's a significant vote by liverpool f

of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three quarters are unidentified. mud that gave this battle its special horror. allan little, bbc news, passchendaele. for more than a century horses known as wildies have roamed free in the canadian province of alberta. today less than 800 wildies remain and now a team of volunteers is taking a new approach to save them. one only has to go out there and watch a herd roaming the hills just to get a sense of what it used to be like in this country. if we lost the alberta wildies i think we'd be losing a big part of that spirit of alberta. they were just considered feral, stray — nobody cared about them and nobody wanted anything to do with them, and so they were rounded up, killed, just basically abused. in the wild horse herds, when they lived closer to private land and forest boundary, the young boys get kicked out of the herds and they start roaming by themselves and maybe join up with a couple of other young bachelors. most of the boys that we have in the barn right now, that's what happened. they got onto private

when i saw his grave in tyne cot... him. # i think of what you say # my mate george #. because we've got disabilities, it's very hard, but i feel me doing this song has made me more confident because i'm not doing it for myself. this isn'tjust a tribute — it's an expression of anger and frustration. # all i see is death, death, death, death in those places # names, the names, the names with no faces # soldiers lost and gone without traces # a thousand unidentified cases...# as ypres prepared for this weekend's commemorations, vale school performed their tribute in a city rebuilt from the rubble. their words and music are a new connection to one man from that distant past. i think he would be proud of this music, proud and pleased. he's not with us, but with this song, it's like he's sitting next to us. so we just wanted to give him something. # my mate george. # robert hall, bbc news, belgium. contractors working on the crossrail project have been fined more than £1 million over the death of a worker, and two other inci

of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three quarters are unidentified.r recovered, lost to the mud that gave this battle its special horror. allan little, bbc news, passchendaele. a remarkable look back at history. 0ut a remarkable look back at history. out of story, after it all to as few days at the white house, reince priebus is leaving the white house. generaljohn kelly will be taking over. more on that on our website, including analysis and details of donald trump's top team. goodbye for 110w. hello there. good morning. generally speaking, the weather's been unsettled in recent days. that was certainly the case yesterday with frequent showers across scotland and northern ireland. this was taken by one of our weather watchers. more persistent rain for england and wales. that clears in the early hours of this morning, we keep a few showers in scotland and northern ireland. in between the two, dry weather. temperatures down to 14—15 degrees further south. the morning, showers around in scotland. mainly in the western side of scotland and the north of n

of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three quarters are unidentified.d, lost to the mud that gave this battle its special horror. a fascinating note on history. pigeon keeping was once a widespread hobby in russia. but these days it is rare to find anyone who still keeps the birds. 0ur correspondent spoke to two very different men who share a passion for pigeons. city dwellers often think of pigeons as rats with wings, but there are some people in moscow for whom pigeons are truly special. many of those houses once had pigeon shelters. now this is one of the few places that still keeps pigeons in moscow today. victor is the third generation in his family to raise pigeons. he remembers his childhood, the golden age of pigeon keeping. translation: it used to be that in every backyard on every balcony, every backyard on every balcony, every window sill, people kept pigeons. now it has all got so expensive, there are fire regulations, housing authority regulations, housing authority regulations, so many regulations. victor is an electrician. he doesn't earn

of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three quarters are unidentified. the mud that gave this battle its special horror. allan little, bbc news, passchendaele. that's it from us. now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. have a very good night. 0n on and on. our main headlines. it is not a test for toby. toby roland—jones. britain strike golf. we are world champions. nor world title eliminator for carl frampton, his title fight has been cold off. it's was a rather amazing day for england's ben stokes and toby roland jones on on the second day of the third test with south africa at the oval. with the best of 4 series level at 1—each england took control thanks to a wonderful 112 from stokes and 4 wickets from roland jones on his england debut. south africa ended the day on 126 for 8 trailing by 227 runs. tim hague has the story. he may not be the captain any longer but no one can deny his performance today. although out at 88 ended his chances of a 31st century. could another englishman reach three figures? ben stokes tried and his half—ce ntu

when i saw his grave in tyne cot...i feel me doing this song has made me more confident because i'm not doing it for myself. this isn'tjust a tribute — it's an expression of anger and frustration. # all i see is death, death, death, death in those places # names, the names, the names with no faces # soldiers lost and gone without traces, # a thousand unidentified cases...#. as ypres prepared for this weekend's commemorations, vale school performed their tribute in a city rebuilt from the rubble. their words and music are a new connection to one man from that distant past. i think he would be proud of this music, proud and pleased. he's not with us but, with this song, it's like he's sitting next to us. so we just wanted to give him something. # my mate george #. robert hall, bbc news, belgium. the headlines on bbc news: charlie gard — the 11—month—old boy, whose parents fought a strenuous legal battle to take him to the us for treatment for a rare genetic condition, has died. the government has announced that an indepen

the events we will witness this evening here at menin gate, and then tomorrow at tyne cot, thousandsnts because they really want to remember those who sacrificed so much. but also because they think it is important to remember that something might test can never be allowed to happen again, this kind of horror. diack a terrible muscle, unbelievably unpleasant for everybody. terrible weaponry, a terrible battlefields. drowning in knots. i have been reading a series of research into the epitaphs written by family members on the graves from passchendaele. so many have asked for at the red cross to find out about how they died, and a woman who has done a book has put those descriptions together. you can see how awful it was. people were killed outright or wounded terribly. it isa killed outright or wounded terribly. it is a terrible experience. the scale of the battle is awful. 100 years later, we know there is no one who took part in the battle alive today. if we don't count together to remember ina today. if we don't count together to remember in a very special and meaningful way, those