that will take place, that service at westminster abbey, some time in june.her with phil. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you up to date without we see the next 2a hours developing across the british isles, low pressure to the south—eastern quarter, still a front wrapped around the northern and western flanks, so generally speaking the further north and west you are, the better your prospects towards the end of the day. further east, the raft of cloud just easing its way further to the east, still a little bit of showers. quite a frosty night across northern and western parts of scotland, minus six or seven here, but at least that ends into a really decent start to the new day, a lot of cloud across the east of england. that will eventually filling, rain getting in west of the tame our by tea—time. top temperature of the day, 10 degrees also, watch out on monday when the weather moves further north, a distinct risk of snow across northern part of the british isles. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. moscow more than doubles the n

history is being made today, because stephen hawking is going to be interred in westminster abbey next, you know? very important, i think it's great respect to a very special mind. like he discovered a lot of things, just showing appreciation. so as well as the family, friends and colleagues that game, celebrities came, including eddie redmayne, who played the professor in the film the theory of everything. let me tell you who else was here, brian may, the musician and astrophysicist, with his wife, anita dobson, and dara 0 and astrophysicist, with his wife, anita dobson, and dara o briain, the comedian and science presenter. lord rees, the astronomer royal, was interviewed on the radio this morning, and he came up with this quote, talking about professor hawking and his disability and his wonderful mind. he said, he was an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos, which grabbed the public imagination, thinking about the largest things while completely trapped. we know the body of professor hawking will now be cremated, and his ashes will be interred at westminster abbey in june. eu, thank y

stephen hawking is going to be interred in westminster abbey next to sir isaac newton, how famous canmportant, i think it's great respect to a very special mind. like he discovered a lot of things, just showing appreciation. so there you go, some of the thoughts of people who came and lined the route. this was a private service, 500 people, including family of course, colleagues, celebrities, eddie redmayne, who played the professor in the film the theory of everything, astrophysicist brian may, and his wife, anita dobson, and comedian and science presenter dara o briain was also here. the astronomer royal, martin rees, gave a reading, but he did say on the radio earlier today, a lovely quote, talking about professor hawking's mind and his disability, saying he was an imprisoned mind roaming because most which grabs the public imagination, thinking about the largest things while completely trapped. now, professor hawking's body will be cremated, and his ashes will be interred at westminster abbey near the grave of sir isaac newton. jo, thank you very much. thousands of palestinians ha

today, though was a first visit to westminster abbey and a first state occasion for meghan markle. in the presence of the queen. fanfare plays. for one person there was so much to take in, for another there were so many memories to recall. the national anthem had been learnt and a few moments later there was the queen taking her seat at the head of the congregation. and in her place almost directly behind her, the american who very soon will become the queen‘s newest granddaughter—in—law. the commonwealth matters to the queen. it‘s been one of the themes of her reign. in post—brexit britain, commonwealth links will have renewed importance. there‘s a role there for the younger royals, promoting the commonwealth and encouraging closer ties. and as meghan markle left the abbey, alongside the other senior members of the royalfamily, it would appear that they have a keen and capable new recruit. nicholas witchell, bbc news. world news america next. time for a look at the weather with darren bett. tomorrow will be drier, it has been a poor date, this picture from east sussex sent by a we

m5 markle, who is due to marry prince harry in may, was joined by other senior royals at westminster abbeyf edinburgh, who retired from public service last year, did not attend. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. in the coming weekend some of us could have some snow in the forecast again believe it or not. but rain has been causing problems and part of the midland has had some flooding. this picture comes from leicestershire. that rain is in no real mood to clear away either. only very slowly easing eastwards overnight, keeping a lot of clout in many central and eastern areas. out west some clear spells developing. parts of northern and are may have a touch of frost, but most places stay above freezing. tomorrow is not a bad looking day, certainly a drier day. quite a lot of cloud for central and eastern parts of england, but the further west you are, northern ireland, western scotland, wales and the south west, more in the way of sunshine. temperatures between 9—11. but a change for the middle of the week and this area of low pressure trying to squash its way into the atlant

looking at what she was wearing when she had her first official outing with the royal family at westminster abbey croisette she is taking before her wedding in may. yes. it looks as if she mastered that. so... it is going from strength to strength for meghan markle and prince harry. their wedding is coming up in may. lots to do. nina, thank you for coming in. good to have you on the breathing. and forgive your company. stay with us on the bbc as we are back at the top of the hour with the news. “— —— the briefing. good morning. for many of us it was a gloomy start to our working week, wasn't it? in fact this weather watcher picture from les sums it up quite nicely, plenty of puddles lying on the gardens after yesterday's rain but it's clearing away as we speak. this little ridge of high pressure is building and with light winds temperatures are falling away in the far north of scotland. a chilly start on tuesday morning but we should have decent spells of sunshine and in fact it's probably going to be the best of the dry days through this week. the best sunshine the further west you are, northern

you find me at the great west door of westminster abbey. me, you have an astonishing diversity of religious faiths here today. probably it doesn't do from faiths and six different christian churches, reflecting the different faiths and different, i suppose, reflecting the different faiths and different, isuppose, hopes reflecting the different faiths and different, i suppose, hopes of the commonwealth. we are celebrating. that's the great thing. in our diversity is strength. different faces together have always been you. —— different faiths together have a lwa ys —— different faiths together have always been you. it has been a feature for several decades now. it is an important signal as to how the faiths can work together. we're not ashamed of being christian. we are proud of being christian and we are an anglican church but we can reach out to others and bring them into this very special place that we occupy. we talk about this as faith at the heart of the nation. they can be part of this space in the commonwealth, which has great diversi

my wife and my daughters were in london, and they visited westminster abbey. you see, wilberforce was a guy who said that we need to end the slave trade in great britain, that we need to bring manners back to great britain, that we need a new day where we learn how to respect one another. and wilberforce fought over many, many years. he lost his life because of this. he wore himself completely out. my daughters, when they were in westminster abbey, they took a picture of the portrait and the statue that i have on my phone to this very day. so, you know, when we think about the meaning of life, there's two ways really, maybe just, no more than two, but two the way i think about it, and those are the humanists. the humanists in our country are the ones who have charted a course based on reason, human reason. and they wake up every day with a goal. their goal is to improve the world. their goal is to make the world a better place. but these secular humanists follow that code, and they do great. and many of my friends are secular humanists, and i respect them for

her first official event with her majesty the queen, at a service to mark commonwealth day at westminster abbeybe time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be talking to reverend kelvin inglis, rector at st thomas‘ church in salisbury whose parish was center to the attack on the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. he will talk about how the community there has been coping. talking to beyond 100 days, leader of the house andrea leadsom explains why new rules covering conduct in parliament will offer protection from bullying for westminster staff — you can hear that interview in full tonight at seven o'clock. not sure why we are showing you amber rudd. and with me tonight taking a look at the papers at 10.40 are the broadcaster david davies and lucy fisher, senior political correspondent at the times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight. the stage is set at stoke for manchester city. will they split up and will

>>> and finally tonight, meghan markle joining her future in-laws for a royal engagement at westminster abbeye charming and other members of the royal family at a commonwealth day service with her future grandmother-in-law, the queen. it's markle's first public appearance with the monarch. she and prince harry are scheduled to marry on may 19th. i'm sure we'll all be up early to watch the storybook wedding. thanks for watching "nightline." and as always, we're online 24/7 at our "nightline" facebook page. good night, america.

to suggest they get stuck in westminster abbey grabbed back by some instances not acceptable. ed about the continuity bills. wouldn't everyone be better off trying to sort out and negotiate with the government at westminster rather than going for the nuclear option of having a continuity bill and making more confusion and potential for the thing in the courts? we have raised this since day one. i have worked with my colleagues from the snp and plaid cymru as well. it is about the powers that different governments have. the uk government has not responded adequately to that. we have even had scottish conservative mps agreeing, saying it is not an adequate situation, and yet they have not come forward. it may be because they want to grab back those powers and hold them in westminster. that is not acceptable. it is a problem for the government that whatever it does it will looks like it is walking rather roughshod over devolution hangs over the powers, it is in trouble if it goes for continuity it is also in trouble. whatever the government does, no matter how far it tries to supp

appearance with queen elizabeth on monday the royals attended a special commonwealth day service at westminster abbey. today is a celebration of the commonwealth which currently numbers fifty three member countries. there's always a good reason to celebrate but sometimes it's the location that puts the icing on the cake when it comes to a really good party you can celebrate at home with a small circle of friends but some people around the room or even a whole bar maybe you'll see. abraded in your garden before the place is that we've fallen for the latest episode of iowa high five serious so on usually there are probably and not many people who have partied like this before. by ordinary locations that make for a great party venues. this could well be the world's smallest nightclub number five on our list is a good old telephone booth get it out with strobe lights a fog machine and your favorite tunes there are six tele discos worldwide two of them here in berlin concert your calling and the party starts you even get a photo as proof. if you're lucky you might stumble upon a party almost by chance for

history is being made today, because stephen hawking is going to be interred in westminster abbey nextical genius, like, he's discovered a lot of things, and it's just showing appreciation. people stood quietly, respectfully, breaking into spontaneous applause as professor hawking's coffin was carried in and out of the church. his family stood solemnly but proud. his first wife, jane hellyerjones, waved as the hearse pulled away. the service was very heartfelt, we heard remembrances about his work, as well as his family, how he was as a man and how he was as a physicist and how he was as a wonderful human being. also among the 500 mourners were actor eddie redmayne, who played the professor in the film the theory of everything, comedian and science presenter dara o briain, and astrophysicist and musician brian may. this was a private service for professor hawking's family, friends and colleagues. jo black reporting there from cambridge. with all the sport, here's karthi at the bbc sport centre. good evening. there were important premier league games today, with implications for the tea

senior members of th royal family, including the monarch,al at the common day service held at westminster abbeythe former u.s. ambassador to panama decided to step down from his post after the charlottesville riots la august because of the president's failure to speak oug nst neo-nazis. now he has written a piece for "the washington post" called i "would no longer serve this president." in it, he said "donald trump's isolation list and unilateralist path is making america less welcome in the world." he joined me from miami. you write you resigned because the traditional core values ofun thed states have been warped and betrayed. how so? >> i think it is clear to see in the rhetoric of the campaign that the president ran, and in the realy of trying to build a wall that is more of a metaphysical wall to keep people out than to actually work on border security. i think the language that imonizes the latin migran the same kind of language that was used 100 years ago to demonize the italians and the irish and thrussians and the jews who emigrated to the united states. i thought we had overcome reat.

of the royal family including the monarch at the commonwealth day service which was held at westminster abbeym on twitter, i'm @nkem ifejika good morning. well, i don't know about you, but i wasn't best pleased with the start of the working week's weather. particularly across england and wales it was rather cloudy and with some rain at times. look at this weather watchers picture sent in from wembley. leaden—looking skies. the rain was a real nuisance. that low has moved away. it's allowed this ridge of high pressure to build over the last few hours, and that is just going to give us a chilly start to tuesday, but perhaps tuesday likely to see the best of the drier weather throughout the week. despite temperatures in low single figures in scotland, there will be early morning sunshine, particularly in northern ireland, western scotland, wales and south—west england. eventually the cloud will start to thin and break up in eastern areas with the exception perhaps of the north sea coasts. here a little more cloudy during the day. but not bad, predominantly dry, particularly in comparison with mo

members of the royal family, including the monarch, at the annual commonwealth day service held at westminster abbeyg. good morning. well, i don't know about you, but i wasn't best pleased with the start of the working week's weather. it was cloudy throughout most of england and wales with rain at times. look at this weather watchers picture sent in from wembley. leaden—looking skies. the rain was a real nuisance. that low has moved away. it has allowed this ridge of high pressure to build over the last few hours, and that is going to give us a chilly start to tuesday, perhaps tuesday likely to see the driest weather though. despite temperatures in the closing the figures in scotland, there will be sunshine in northern ireland, western scotland and south—west england. eventually the cloud will start to thin and break up in eastern areas, with the exception perhaps of the north sea coast. here a little more cloudy during the day. but prolonged and the dry. especially compared to monday, with highs of 7—11 degrees. moving from tuesday, we will be under the influence of low pressure and is low pressure

it's the junior doctors who came from the hospital to the bridge to help people, or staff from westminster abbeyng the attack, then to the hundreds of parliamentary staff here hiding in central lobby having heard gunshots, simply afraid and not knowing what was coming their way. a lot of attention has fallen on to pc keith palmer of course and the idea ofa keith palmer of course and the idea of a sense of duty i think. people talking about the emergency services, people whosejob it talking about the emergency services, people whose job it is everyday to run towards danger and protect people, there's been an awful lot of protection on that as well. theresa may, the prime minister, laid flowers in parliament square. her message on there was of course to those who are lost but also in defiance of those seeking to silence our democracy. that is what todayis silence our democracy. that is what today is about, about uniting around those values, standing up to terrorism and making sure people come together rather than being split apart. thank you. the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg, has apologise

is hosting a number of events up and down the country, and this summer will hold a service at westminster abbey london. air chief marshall sir stephen hillier has spoken to huw edwards about the events taking place to mark the air force's centenary and the challenges and changes ahead. sir stephen, to be chief of the air staff is a rare privilege at any stage. but to be in this position in the centenary year of the royal air force is really a very special privilege in deed. how does it strike you? well, exactly as you describe. it's an enormous privilege. i'm really proud to be in command of the raf. but in this year in particular, our 100th anniversary year, i'm the 31st chief of the air staff, and i really feel that connection with our history and our heritage and our traditions. what are you trying to say to people this year about the significance of the air force, and about its place in modern british society? well, we've got three themes. we want to commemorate that rich history and our heritage and our traditions and all that sacrifice and courage that has gone on over the last 100 years.

professor hawking's ashes will be interred next to the grave of sir isaac newton at westminster abbeyo black is in cambridge for us now. jo, jo, i should jo, ishould imagine jo, i should imagine it is expected to be quite turn out there. yes, absolutely. if you look around the streets of cambridge in the city it is very busy today. hundreds of people have turned up to see this historic moment, and of course this service which is due to start in just over half an hour at two o'clock, around 500 people will attend that. we are standing outside the church, the university of cambridge church, saint mary's church, and this is where the service will take place, as i say, around half an hour or so. we have seen some around half an hour or so. we have seen some celebrities arrive, eddie redmayne, who of course played professor hawking in the theory of everything. doctor elon musk is due to attend, and the astronomer royal will also be delivering a reading at the service. i have spoken to the public today. they said they wanted to come out, pay their respects to stephen hawking and celebrate h

professor hawking's ashes will be interred next to the grave of sir isaac newton at westminster abbeyeijing winter games two years later. following a rare meeting with the leader, the olympics chief said north korea will definitely participate in the showpiece events after what he called ‘fruitful‘ talks. the national olympic committee of dprk, they announced that they will definitely participate in the olympic games in tokyo 2020 as well as in the olympic winter games in beijing 2022. and this commitment was fully supported by the supreme leader of dprk in a very open and fruitful discussion i had with him yesterday. mining students from around the world are being put through their paces in cornwall this weekend, in a challenge designed to test their strength and technique in some of the oldest skills in mining. competition is fierce at the international mining games, which are an opportunity for students to learn traditional methods whilst also sharing new skills. dan johnson has been for a look around. go, go, go. it is the toughest test in a difficult, dirty business. the mining g

professor hawking's ashes will be interred next to the grave of sir isaac newton at westminster abbeyl tampering scandal is just not going away. yes, that is where we will start this morning. david warner, the australian cricket captain, speaking publicly for the first time on that scandal, saying he takes full responsibility for his actions in a tearful news conference. he is resigned to the fa ct conference. he is resigned to the fact he may never play for australia again. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope. that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again, buti privilege of playing for my country again, but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. but in the coming weeks and months, i'm going to look at how this has happened and who i am as a man. to be honest, i'm not sure right now how i will do this. i will seek out advice and expertise to help me make serious changes. he was asked in that press conference is anyone else was involved in the scandal but he didn't directly answer the question. he took to social media

his final resting places at westminster abbey. along with isaac newton and charles darwin.an a million visitors are expected to attend the new york international auto show going on in new york city. brian has been reporting today i'm a little bit jealous. >> the new york auto show has incredible cars like this lamborghini. multi- million-dollar vehicle. you don't want to scratch anything but they have an incredible amount of cars available in showrooms. crossover suv seem to be a popular vehicle this year. a lot of luxury brands like the jaguar who has teamed up with a silicon valley company trying to put out economists jaguar on the road by 2021. also incredible technology inside like the forster vehicle that has facial recognition that recognizes if you're getting tired or drowsy to alert you. a range of different autopilots and economist options inside the cars. big thing is electric and hybrid. i'm joined with adam, talk to us about this car behind me. >> this is 1500-horsepower and zero to 60 -- >> with $3.6 million. the car that i was in. >> it's a lamborghini they ma

it's way smaller than westminster abbey, where prince william married kate middleton in 2011.the couch in my sweatpants watching that one on t-v. i did go in person though to the place where will met kate: they have it right on the window of the cafe at the university of st. andrews in scotland.. which is where my daughter goes to school. ( darya ) it is nice to see normal women being proud of their normal bodies these days: italy.. which just had the big milan fashion week.. had a parallel fashion show with regular size women.. it was organized by the blog called "love curvy" they've done this before to coincide with the notoriously exclusive victoria's secret fashion show.. which is exclusively for the skinny. ( darya )just like men watch the victoria secret fashion show for the articles.. some women watch the combine for the same reason.. it's basically the olympics in underwear: where every athlete who wants a shot at the big time shows off their physique and what they can do with it: run, jump, lift weights.. to prospective teams.. i see a theme today: another thing i wat

heroes the men who put faith into action my wife and daughters were in london and they visited westminster abbey. wilberforce was a guy said we need to and the slave trade need to respect one another. he lost his life because of this. he wore himself completely out. my daughters took a picture of a portrait and statue i have on my phone to this very day. thinking about the meaning of life those are the humanist who have charted a course based on human reason and they wake up every day with the goal to improve the world and to make the world a better place. but the secular humanist follow that code many of my friends are secular humanist. but for me or for some of us we need to go deeper to have a more permanent compass. i want to suggest this to you. think of the culture of today and how fast it moves in the addiction to the smart phone and the current of the culture and life that change so fast like a flag on a windy day. those currents throw us off. absolutely they can throw me off and they have. because of that i have concluded human reason is imperfect. it just doesn't work and can only take

keir simmons is with us from westminster abbey. this is a big deal. >> reporter: it is.now. her first event with the queen, marking the commonwealth, that you wouldn't know about in the states. it's a gathering, a family of nations, around the queen. and she is doing so well. quickly moving from american actress to american princess. you can call it meganmarkel's prewedding whirlwind. >> meghan is hugely popular with brits. every engagement you see her do, she becomes more and more confident and more and more take on that role and run with it. >> reporter: later today, the future royal will perform her highest profile role yet, when she joins the queen for the first time at an official engagement. the royal family marking commonwealth day in westminster abbey. >> she is already effectively being treated as a full-blown member of the royal family. that gives her an indication of how warmly she's been welcomed into the fold. but officially, she is effectively, living as a member of the royal family. >> reporter: meghan signaled her own commitment to the commonwealth in an

harry's bride-to-be joining the royal family at westminster abbey.dding dress. are these the photos pointing to who could design it? ♪ >> "american idol" fever sweeping the country. big moments as more contestants get those golden tickets to hollywood. >> i think if you ain't careful you might win "american idol." >> from the moment that got katy perry dancing, to the dangerous woman who got a hug from lionel. and lane from the bayou who had everyone singing along. >> the answer is -- >> yes. >> yes. >> all ahead as we say, good morning, america. >>> good morning, america. so happy to have all of you with us. on this tuesday morning. >> snowy tuesday morning and it seems like america is happy to have "american idol" back. the judges are having a great time, too. you can see right there one contestant got them up on their feet. some dancing there for "idol." >> a lot more highlights. >>> earlier this morning, president trump fired his secretary of state rex tillerson, tweet tag he wants to replace him with cia director mike pompeo. the move apparently

key to buckingham palace, westminster abbey, submarine key. >> submarine has a key.the key in the submarine. >> key to mozart's wine cellar, jack bennie dressing room. u.s. capitol, strange old keys, like this scorpion contraption. computer encryption keys. some are clearly decorative. some, are surprisingly functional. this its the, employee bathroom key to the american museum of natural history. this could come in handy. those public bathrooms are terrible. ha-ha. i'm taking this. >> no stealing the keys. >> all right, it's back. >> there is every version of key pun you can think of. m monkey, donkey, porkey pig. they aren't rare, regular old keys significant only to the people who left them behind. this is a baby's first set of keys from oklahoma. a family's first house key in minnesota. in the original story, the writer was told there was only one key to baldpate. today, this hotel has tens of thousand of them. and every single one has a story. that unlocks a memory. >> sometimes the power of a heart can change a person's mind. steve hartman found his heart warmi

we will have the service in westminster abbey. we will have a parade. across the nation. —— raf series of events across the nation. -- raf100. series of events across the nation. -- raf 100. it's series of events across the nation. —— raf100. it's about series of events across the nation. —— raf 100. it's about celebrating and also inspiring young people. we have a major programme of engagement with young people. from ages nine to 15, primarily, aiming to inspire them through the launch platform of them through the launch platform of the raf. he mentioned young people, that can be challenging, you propose to do that? we start from a position of advantage. the royal air force is at the forefront of air, space, and cyber, so there is great technology. also we set a great example of challenging young people, giving them opportunities, allowing them to develop themselves. we are aiming to combine those altogether. we want to inspire up to 2 million young people. ages nine to 15 primarily, but beyond that, as well. and use this as a launch platform to help t

markle attends her first official event with the queen at a service to mark commonwealth day at westminster abbeyng and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has confirmed that the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military grade nerve agent of a type developed by russia. theresa may told the house of commons that it was ‘highly likely‘ that russia was behind the attack. now the russian ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office and told to explain by tomorrow night — how a nerve agent made its way to salisbury. theresa may said if there's no credible response, the government will conclude that the attack was an unlawful use of force by the russian state against the united kingdom. with the latest here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. today, police continued to examine the salisbury home of sergei skripal, more than a week after the former russian intelligence officer and his daughter were attacked with a nerve agent. a week during which it has remained unclear who carried out the crime and wide. who carried out the crime and why. so, thi

the ashes of professor stephen hawking will be interred at westminster abbey near the grave of sir isaacate funeral will take place at great st mary's, cambridge university's church on easter saturday. it has been six months since hurricane maria struck the us territory of puerto rico and the people on the island are still suffering. hundreds of thousands have yet to get their power restored and need help with rebuilding their homes. the us government has been criticised for a lack of urgency and its response. aleem maqbool reports. there are sights in puerto rico that make it look like the hurricane struck just yesterday. everyone has a tale of trauma still fresh in the mind. "we grabbed what we could and ran out," she says. "but everywhere was blocked. we managed to get up there and we heard the noise. the house just came away and colla psed." the problem is, in six months, little has moved on for her. she and herfamily run pipes from a nearby spring to get water to the abandoned building where they have been living. and there is still no power. so what help have they had from the amer

professor hawking's ashes will be interred next to the grave of sir isaac newton at westminster abbeyhn mcdonald, the shadow labour secretary, tweeting regarding lord sugar posting a picture ofjeremy corbyn sitting next to it. jonathan blake is here. what is this all about? this was posted by lord sugar last night and as you explained it features a photo of adolf hitler sitting in a car at the nuremberg rally and the person next to him has the face ofjeremy corbyn superimposed on it and the slogan reads when you're pictured at nuremberg and claim you thought you we re nuremberg and claim you thought you were going to a car rally and lord sugar added the words, many a true word spoken injest. so sugar added the words, many a true word spoken in jest. so clearly the century intervention in the debate around anti—semitism in the labour party. and people calling on him to delete it. the shadow chancellor john mcdonald saying he should delete it and disown it. the labour mpjohn delete it and disown it. the labour mp john madden joined the delete it and disown it. the labour mpjohn madden j

professor hawking's ashes will be interred next to the grave of sir isaac newton at westminster abbeyix, let's go back to our top story. the emotional apology from the former australian cricket vice—captain for his role in the recent ball—tampering scandal. david warner says he's resigned to the fact he may never play for his country again. 0ur reporter phil mercer is in sydney for us this morning. if people miss the beginning of the programme, let's cap —— recap what he said in his press conference, more tears and deep emotion on display. he said he was deeply sorry to his part in the ball tampering scandal, and he said that pm me had tiny hope of ever representing his country again. remember cricket australia, the governing body, has handed down a 12 month ban to david warner, along with the former skipper steve smith. so we have heard from steve smith, we have also heard from steve smith, we have also heard from steve smith, we have also heard from cameron bancroft who were spotted with that role of sandpaper today. today it was david warner's turn, very emotional but still questio

the ashes of professor stephen hawking will be interred at westminster abbey near the grave of sir isaacorld renowned scientist died last week at the age of 76. a private funeral will take place at great st mary's, cambridge university's church on easter saturday the beatles legend ringo star has been knighted at buckingham palace for his services to music. the drummer's knighthood follows the mbe awarded to each band member in 1965. speaking after the ceremony, starr, who's real name is richard starkey, told colin paterson he was delighted to receive the new honour. it means a lot, actually. it means recognition for the things we've done, musically and in life. so i was really pleased to accept this award. where does it rank, compared to your other career achievements? you mean the number first, number one? it's... it's way up there. it is, it's way up there. i'm not holding this any more, 0k? i'm going to just close the box. obviously this is not the first time you've been to buckingham palace for an honour. 1965, the beatles came for mbes. compare and contrast today with that. well, y

hawking's ashes will be at the westminster abbey.n a wheelchair, he died on march 14th at the age of 76. leland: what an incredible life to remember and inspirational. >>> coming up, one army veteran has to say about his chances for success. plus, attorney general jeff sessions rejects calls for a second special counsel, why some haw merricks -- lawmakers say officials weren't telling the truth in court. >> it's supposed to be the truth, the whole truth -- not part of it, not redaction, but when you go to the court, you've got to give them the whole truth. they did not do that at the fisa court. ♪ ♪ termites, feasting on homes 24/7. we're on the move. roger. hey rick, all good? oh yeah, we're good. we're good. termites never stop trying to get in, we never stop working to keep them out. terminix. defenders of home. i'm ginnwith chantix.smoking it takes a lot of planning to be a smoker. it's like when am i gonna be able to sneak out of here and go have a cigarette? i just knew i had to quit, and chantix was the method that actually wo

emergency services, our first responders and indeed, friends and colleagues, to those here from westminster abbeyr love, even with the broken soul, even with a heavy heart. i shall stand for love, for the world is wounded, notjust my little piece of land, where i am mostly safe, where i am mostly well, but our world, everywhere, every day. i shall stand for love, because we need more light. not more deaths. not more power. not more homes. not more homes, bombs. i shall stand for love so that our children are safe, so that our friends are sheltered, so that our borders are open. i shall stand for love, even with a broken soul. even with the heavy heart. music plays. i totally endorse all the words that mr speaker hasjust i totally endorse all the words that mr speaker has just spoken and i emphasise our total appreciation for the services of the police handle the services of the police handle the emergency services, who are represented here today. reading from the book of revelation, i, john, so a new heaven and a new earth. for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and i heard a l

as part of the annual commonwealth service at westminster abbey.in-laws, princess kate and prince william will be by her side. the queen's speech to be featured in the service will celebrate diversity, perhaps a public statement to welcome markle into the royal family. we cannot get enough news there. >> a good message there. >> it is. it really is. >>> coming up here, new concerns after two fertility clinic failures, potentially affecting thousands of eggs and embryos. dr. ashton here with that. >>> plus, we have more on the exclusive with tom brady. the star quarterback talking about family and letting cameras into his home. >>> and lara, what's going on upstairs? >> "american idol" is back. i'm here with two very familiar faces, justin guarini and scotty mccreery. who do they think has the best shot so far? we'll tell you coming up on "good morning america." you ready? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey allergy muddlers: are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as

she will be joining the family at westminster abbey, a very big deal. >> waiting for my invitation.they were infants, adopted by different families. and they were monitored for a secret nature versus nurture study, but get this, the new families were not told about it. here's elizabeth vargas from "20/20." >> yay! >> reporter: little lookalikes, audrey and gracie, the identical twins separated this china, adopted in the u.s., and reunited on "gma." >> hi. >> hi. >> we kind of talk the same and, like -- >> a lot the same. >> yeah, a lot the same. >> reporter: chinese adoption officials separated girls and allowed them to be adopted to unsuspecting families. the kind of thing that sometimes happens in some parts of the world. and, as it turns out, happened in manhattan in the 1960s at the louise weis adoption agency. three men from the new york city area, robert, eddie, and david, total strangers, discovered they were identical triplets in 1980. they had been separated at birth by louise weis services. and in 1998, howard burak can discovered he, too, had an identical twin brother and

stephen hawking to be interred at westminster abbey, his remains will be laid to rest and not given tothe sun, that's their front page, they are talking about a youtube app that teaches people how to make a gun. the daily mail, jeremy hunt talking yesterday about care for the elderly and this is how they have put it, let's put our elderly first. steph? i have two stories for you. i'm going to start with something i know annoys lots of people, car insurance, the cost of it, there's a report in the ft this morning saying the government has set down roles to cut down insurance claims for whiplash, which is why some firms say premiums go up every year —— rules. now they are going to say the changes would save £35 a year in car premiums. not a lot but it is good to see it going down rather than up. in most of the papers today, something i will talk about later, the church of england is going co nta ctless the church of england is going contactless with collection plates. rather than having to put in coins, you can use your card or whatever to donate. this might catch your eyes, this crackin

commonwealth. she leaves this event at westminster abbey. morrow. on many of the front pages tomorrow. designed the advert and i am trying to find out for you, right now. to find out for you, right now. dash—macro designed the outfit. not guess because i‘ll get myself into trouble! into trouble! i am being told i‘m on my own here which doesn‘t help! my own here which doesn‘t help! i will find this out. will find this out. the cameras are focusing very much on her. focusing very much on her. a dress and coat by amanda wakeley and hat by stephenjones. and hat by stephenjones. of you wondering, there is the answer. answer. prince harry, wearing a suit from his wardrobe, i suspect. from his wardrobe, i suspect. there we go. we go. commonwealth day service at westminster abbey. we will leave it there. you‘re watching afternoon live. sir ken dodd, who‘s died at the age of 90. a chart—topping singer. hours. and he‘d got married just days earlier. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. of fancy were only a part of it. ken dodd was a torrent of