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nick witchell, our ro al years of service.n crashed through buffers at a station in north london. around 50 people were evacuated after the incident involving a london overground train at enfield town station during rush hour this morning. safety inspectors from the rail regulator are investigating what happened. the creators of superman have announced that the superhero will come out as bisexual in the next edition of his adventures. jonathan kent, the son of clark kent and lois lane, will share a kiss with a budding journalist. dc comics made the announcement on national coming out day, an annual lgbt awareness day started in the us. courtney bembridge has more. a superman as we've never seen him before. dc comics say the son of clark kent and lois lane, jon kent, is coming out as bisexual. the creators say the man of steel has always stood for hope, truth and justice, and now represents something more. when i was offered this job, i thought, well, if we're going to have a new superman for the dc universe, it feels like a mi

nicholas witchell, bbc news.o hospital, after a number of people were reported to be in distress in the water. coastguard and ambulance crewsjoined police and firefighters in the operation in the river cleddau in haverfordwest. four helicopters were also deployed in the rescue operation. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk, show there were 41,278 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average, there were 40,859 new cases reported per day in the last week. there were 8,983 people in hospital with covid as of thursday. 166 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week, 157 related deaths were recorded every day. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. we have had the first of the rugby union autumn internationals. scotland overpowered tonga at murrayfield. an understrength wales side was no match for new zealand in cardiff, the all blacks winning it 54-16. the cardi

nicholas witchell, bbc news.hospital after being found injured in beechwood avenue, in halewood, yesterday evening. the force said it was believed to have been a "targeted attack". the men, aged between 22 and 62, are in custody and the victim's family is being supported by specialist officers. one person has been rescued in a river search in south—west wales, after police reported people in distress in the water. quay street in haverfordwest, pembrokeshire, was cordoned off as police, firefighters, coastguard and ambulance crews were called out. officers have asked people to avoid the area. the welsh ambulance service confirmed that one patient has been taken to the town's nearby hospital for treatment. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were 41,278 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means, on average, there were more than 40,859 new cases reported per day in the last week. there were almost 8,983 people in hospital with covid as of thursday. 166 deaths wer

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. in glasgow, rising sea levels will be one of the many issues on the agenda. now a radical scheme in norfolk in eastern england is gaining attention after millions of tonnes of sand were moved to protect two coastal villages and a gas terminal back in 2019. the project seems to have successfully slowed the erosion of the nearby coast. with more, here�*s our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. this might look like fun at the norfolk seaside, but this jetski is doing a vitaljob. equipped with hi—tech kit, it�*s measuring exactly how much sand lies beneath the waves. in 2019, in a radical experiment, millions of tonnes of sand were shifted to bacton, creating a vast dune stretching for four miles. the hope was it would protect this — the bacton gas terminal, at risk of falling into the sea. when the sand was placed two years ago, it raised the beach to here, seven metres up the cliff, and it gently sloped down to the sea. since then, several big storms have hit, and now you have this,

nicholas witchell, bbc news.change. one of the biggest problems is our use of fossil fuels. whether it's warming our homes or powering our vehicles finding an alternative is crucial. now, a company in scotland is exploring a solution that seems a little unusual. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. there is apparently an old proverb that says what whisky will not cure, there is no cure for. but, does its magical properties extend to saving the environment? well, maybe. here at the glengoyne distillery, they have been making whisky for almost 200 years. but it is what they throw away that could turn out to be so useful. from these malted barley grains, a biofuel is created that can power this car. this is made from living carbon, from the residues of an industry that is one of the most important industries in the scottish economy and we can take their residue and turn them into something that we need right now made from sustainable resources. what they end up with is acetone, butanoland what they end up with is ac

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.re money behind a longer term plan to help schools in england recover from the pandemic. earlier this year, the government's education recovery commissioner, sir kevan collins, resigned in protest, saying the £3.1 billion earmarked was inadequate. today, the department for education announced it will spend millions of pounds to help disadvantaged pupils. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. this was once a coal town. but ashington's pit closed in the 1980s. the rail line had already gone. it's been hard to build hope around education, and the pandemic has set back children in the north east even further. years, i think we're talking years. we're not talking about covid catch—up that will happen in the autumn term. good morning! _ are you all right this morning? schools are an anchor for the families, supporting parents, who see the effect on children. they seem to be more irritable in the classroom. like, theirtempers seem to be more high and they're not engaging properly. an

nicholas witchell, bbc news.t the end of that piece we heard about an ongoing mission to feed three dogs who had been stranded by the lava, using drones. well, a rescue mission was planned, but now the canines are nowhere to be seen. danjohnson has been following the story, and has the latest. all life has been caught in this eruption and these three got left behind, trapped by lava. they have been fed by a drone and are now looking to the skies for rescue. and here it is — the flying retriever, a snare from the air coming to lure the pups in and lift them up, up and away. very, very, very good. we are positive. we are motivated and we are going to try, we're going try, ok? this sort of rescue mission can only be considered because of the fact human life has been so successfully protected here so far, but that doesn't mean that this eruption is without any risk. so, scientific teams are busy monitoring every aspect of the volcano, its lava and its gases, the silent, unseen, airborne threat. anna is here from manc

nicholas witchell, bbc news.g in the uk with 28 others from the lgbt community. the man — who the bbc is not naming for safety reasons — fled afghanistan, fearing for his life under the taliban after the hardline islamist group took control of the country in august. in an instant, the relative safety of afghanistan�*s l6bt community was wiped away, leaving many battling to escape. he�*s been speaking to our reporter ali hamedani. for security reasons, his words are spoken by an actor. translation: we travelled on a royal air force aircraft| and i cannot express my emotions. i feel blessed and i�*m so excited. i am free. when we arrived in the uk, the people who greeted us were so friendly and welcomed us warmly. i was surprised by that much kindness and asked myself why people on this side of the world are so friendly towards us. for the first time in my life, ifelt i was a human being. everything collapsed after the fall of kabul. the freedom of people, and especially the l6bti community had previously, has been

nicholas witchell, bbc news.hat midwifery staff at east kent hospitals nhs trust were forced to work 20—hour shifts, often with few breaks, increasing risks for pregnant women. the trust is already the subject of an independent investigation but the care quality commission said an unannounced inspection in the summer highlighted significant new concerns. since 2011, 15 babies have died in the trust's care. shoppers can now make contactless payments of up to £100 per transaction — the single—tap limit has risen from £45. but retailers are warning it could take months to update all terminals — and there are also concerns about the risk of fraud. ben thompson reports. what was once a novelty... that's good. is that it? that's it, and then the receipt will come out here. ..is now routine. more than 60% of all credit and debit card transactions a re now co nta ctless. before the pandemic, i'd say we were 70% cash, 30% card, and now it has flipped. right now we are doing about 70%, maybe even pushing up to 80% card and

nicholas witchell, bbc news. to be investigated over its role in the british steel pensions scandal. thousands of workers lost money when they were advised to transfer out of the pension in 2017. some say they have been failed again by the authorities. the national audit office will look at the fca to see if they've provided enough support. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffith, has the story. it's a cloud that hangs over britain's steel industry — thousands of its workers who were saving for their future had their pensions preyed upon by a few financial advisers, looking for a quick profit. we all earn the same amount of money and they all had £85,000 and i had zero. how's that fair? richy pugh, from port talbot, is one of nearly 8,000 workers who followed the advice to cash in his pension and invest — a decision which now means he may have to work longer. he's received no compensation. it's a long, long battle, and it shouldn't be so difficult to get fairness for all steelworkers. it's a lottery on who gets w

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ng" for the first time in his life after arriving in the uk with 28 others from the l6bt community. the man — who the bbc is not naming for safety reasons — fled afghanistan, fearing for his life under the taliban after the hardline islamist group took control of the country in august. in an instant, the relative safety of afghanistan's l6bt community was wiped away, leaving many battling to escape. he's been speaking to our report ali hamedani. for security reasons, his words are spoken by an actor. translation: we travelled on a royal air force aircraft _ translation: we travelled on a royal air force aircraft and _ translation: we travelled on a royal air force aircraft and i _ translation: we travelled on a royal air force aircraft and i cannot _ air force aircraft and i cannot express my emotions. ifeel air force aircraft and i cannot express my emotions. i feel blessed and i'm so excited. i am free. when we arrived in the uk, the people who greeted us were so friendly and welcome

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ow—up to her massively successful albums 19, 21 and 25. bbc music correspondent mark savage has this report. # there ain't no gold in this river... the wait is over. after six years, adele is back and she's singing about the end of her marriage in 2019. # i changed who i was to put you both first # but now i give up... there is something hopeful about it as well as sad, but obviously i bawled my eyes out when i was writing it and when i was singing it for the recording and stuff like that, but there's an element of hope in it which in turn gave me hope, because i was at my wits�* end in the beginning of 2019. the song is about seeking forgiveness for her part in the breakdown of the relationship. adele has said her new album is, in part, an attempt to explain that situation to her nine—year—old son when he's older. great art is made from great pain. when we heard she'd broken up, you think, inevitably, as sad as it is for everybody concerned, there are going to be some really good song

nick witchell reports. windsor, wednesday afternoon.pital? at around the same time, at windsor castle itself, a very small royal standard was said to be flying, its presence giving weight to the palace's claim that the queen was resting at the castle. but that was not the case. in fact, the queen was here, at the private king edward vii hospital in central london. the palace clearly hoped her visit would go unnoticed. it did, until last night when the sun led with the story that she'd spent the night in hospital. the palace was forced to issue this statement. buckingham palace insists that, like any citizen, the queen is entitled to privacy of medical issues. the palace will therefore say nothing about the nature of the investigations ordered by her doctors. i think this is a matter of concern rather than alarm. had this been a procedure or an operation, then they would have put out a medical bulletin, but this trip to hospital is sort of somewhere in between, so i think the initial intention of being just to do this covertly, but it ca

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.help they need this winter unless staff shortages are addressed. the care quality commission says exhausted care workers are leaving for otherjobs. the government has announced extra money to help address the problem, which the regulator says is also having serious knock—on effects on nhs services. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, reports from one hospital feeling the impact of the problems in the care sector. another new arrival at northampton general hospital, one of more than 400 people who emergency services will see during the day, a number that keeps rising. and according to the regulator, one of the signs of the huge pressure on the health and care system. it's five in the afternoon, and accident and emergency has been packed all day. they're also seeing an increase in the number of people arriving with covid. 0n the wards, when one patient moves out, there's just enough time to clean the bed before a phone call confirms the next is on the way. yeah, then i'll work on a r

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is here.just a precaution. the important _ this is alljust a precaution. the important thing _ this is alljust a precaution. tue: important thing is this is alljust a precaution. tte: important thing is to this is alljust a precaution. tt2 important thing is to say that she is not unwell, but she is 95, and she has to go along at a pace which is sensible for someone of that age. she's had a busy few days since returning from balmoral. last tuesday she was at westminster abbey for the centenary of the royal british legion, last thursday in cardiff for the reopening of the welsh parliament and last night, hosting a big reception at windsor castle for dozens of global business leaders. she had been due to travel to northern ireland later today for engagements tonight and tomorrow, marking the centenary of the partition of ireland, but a statement this morning from buckingham palace saying that she had reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days. she is in good spirits and di

nicholas witchell reports.ction means there's no prospect of a formal criminal investigation involving prince andrew here in the uk. he, of course, has stepped back from royal duties, having strongly and consistently denied any impropriety. however, this is far from the end of the matter. the search for the truth about the circumstances which led up to the taking of this photograph of andrew and the then 17—year—old virginia giuffre more than 20 years ago continues, principally through the civil lawsuit which miss giuffre has brought in new york. andrew has remained largely out of sight in recent months, either at royal lodge, his home in windsor great park, or at the queen's estate at balmoral. an initial offer to answer questions from the us authorities about his friendship with the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein ran into difficulties. us prosecutors claimed there was a lack of cooperation. after months of delay, andrew has now appointed lawyers in the united states to represent him. the us civil case

here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell.dsor, two days ago, early afternoon, a convoy of royal vehicles were seen heading into london. was this the convoy taking the queen to hospital? at around the same time, at windsor castle itself, a very small royal standard was seen to be flying, its presence supporting the palace's claimed that the queen was resting at the castle. in fact, the queen was here, at the private king edward vii hospital in central london. the palace clearly hoped her visit would go unnoticed. it did, until last night, when the sun led with the story that she had spent the night in hospital. that prompted a short statement from the palace. following medical advice to rest for a few days, the queen attended hospital on wednesday afternoon... buckingham palace insists that like any citizen, the queen is entitled to privacy over medical issues. the palace will therefore say nothing about the nature of the investigations ordered by her doctors. the one thing we can say is that she seemed completely well on tues

nicholas witchell, bbc news.t is hoped to ease pressures in the supply chain but some hauliers have warned the move will undercut british companies. looped over a loan nearly 3000 lorries arrived from the eu every day. before brexit eu drivers were free to pick up work well here in the uk but that changed injanuary. they sing supply chain problems, the government offered three month visas for 5000 drivers but only 20 arrived sooner the government plans to let foreign drivers do more deliveries. since brexit you drivers arriving here are allowed to do to domestic uk deliveryjobs in one week but under this proposal they can do an unlimited number ofjobs and an extended two week period in a scheme that would last for six months in the industry estimates that means tens of thousands of uk delivery jobs will be done by the work paid eu hauliers. uk firms a site that will undercut companies here who have had to offer uk drivers wage hikes of 20% plus to attract and retain staff. hikes of 2096 plus to attract and retain

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. been in cardiff for the opening of the welsh parliament. afterwards, she chatted to officials and the conversation turned to cop 26, the conference on global warming in glasgow, to which all of the main world leaders have been invited. the exchanges are difficult to hear, hence the subtitles. "they talk but they don't do." that, from the queen, is a revealing insight into how she regards some politicians. it's particularly striking after very similar comments this week from other members of the royal family. here was prince charles in a bbc interview on monday. world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you... yes, but they just talk. and the problem is, to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last a0 years. and this was prince william in another bbc interview yesterday. we can't have more clever speak, clever words, but not enough action. so the three most senior members of the british royal family are all essentiall

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.he queen was resting at the castle. in fact, the queen was here, at the private king edward vii hospital in central london. the palace clearly hoped her visit would go unnoticed. it did until last night, when the sun led with the story that she'd spent the night in hospital. that prompted a short statement from the palace. buckingham palace insists that, like any citizen, the queen is entitled to privacy over medical issues. the palace will therefore say nothing about the nature of the investigations ordered by her doctors. the one thing we can say is that she seemed completely well on tuesday night when she hosted a reception for global business leaders and others at windsor castle. according to people who saw her, she was relaxed and on good form. that was just the latest in a busy few weeks for her, which had included a visit to cardiff for the opening of the welsh parliament on the 14th of october, her attendance two days earlier at a service at westminster abbey to mark the centen

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.ad been in cardiff for the opening of the welsh parliament. afterwards, she chatted to officials and the conversation turned to cop 26, the conference on global warming in glasgow, to which all of the main world leaders have been invited. the exchanges are difficult to hear, hence the subtitles. "they talk but they don't do." that, from the queen, is a revealing insight into how she regards some politicians. it is particularly striking after very similar comments this week from other members of the royal family. here was prince charles in a bbc interview on monday. world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you... yes, but theyjust talk. and the problem is, to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last 40 years. and this was prince william in another bbc interview yesterday. we can't have more clever speak, clever words, but not enough action. so the three most senior members of the british royal family are all essentia

nicholas witchell, bbc news.epped up its appeal for pregnant women to get vaccinated against covid i9. new data show that expectant mothers who haven't had a single dose accounted for one in six coronavirus patients needing specialist treatment in intensive care this summer. our health editor hugh pym is with me now. take us through the detail. the data from nhs england focuses on a particular type of treatment for covid, the most intensive form of life support you can get in a hospital, effectively an artificial lung. this data shows there were 180 patients between july and lung. this data shows there were 180 patients betweenjuly and september who started this treatment, of those, 28 were pregnant, 19 of those were unvaccinated. that is more than last year as a proportion but this treatment use has changed and is introduced earlier in the treatment process and also true at last year people were more inclined to stay at home, particularly expectant mothers. experts are saying this is a very alarming set of stati

and has now asked a judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellil lawsuit brought by virginia 6uiffre, prince andrew has now instructed his lawyers to fight to clear his name. the queen's 2nd son has been accused by virginia 6uiffre of sexual abuse when she was 17 years old and that's a minor under us state law. in papers filed in new york last night, the prince's lawyers have asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit or to require virginia 6uiffre to provide a more definitive statement of her allegations. the court papers state, prince andrew never sexually abused or assaulted virginia 6uiffre. he unequivocally denies these false allegations against him. the document goes on, virginia 6uiffre has initiated this baseless lawsuit against prince andrew to achieve another payday at his expense and that the expense of those closest to him. a 2nd argument advanced by andrew putnam at lawyers is that virginia 6uiffre is not entitled to bring a lawsuit against him. they claim she forfeited that right into thousand 9 when she sued this man, jeffrey epstein,

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ence in glasgow, and the role that we will be playing at that summit. so do stay with us for that. hello. a marked change in our weather coming through right now. we are switching air masses. don't worry, it's not particularly painful, but it will be noticeable for the end of the week. it's going to feel much cooler and fresher. we sat in basically tropical air earlier on in the week, with a southerly or south—westerly airstream. for thursday and friday, we are into a plunging northerly. you get the picture, as we switch around to that blue shading in our graphic, moving into cooler air for thursday. stormy conditions across southern britain overnight. widespread gales, more heavy rain, a weather front sinks south. it's been across scotland through wednesday. it gets down into england and wales by the end of the night. behind it, much colder air. patchy frost to start the day for scotland and then quite a nagging northerly wind through the course of the day. some rain early on across s

said she didn't know who was actually coming to the conference. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellhs working on the tiangong space station. they include the first woman on board. beijing wants tiangong to be fully operational by the end of next year as it ramps up its space programme. the mission is the second of four needed to complete construction. in the latest mission, astronauts will carry out tests of the key technologies and robotics needed to assemble the space station, verify onboard life support systems and conduct a host of scientific experiments. singer songwriter adele has released her first song for six years. easy on me is from the forthcoming album 30, which reflects her life after going through a divorce. it's a follow—up to her massively successful albums 19, 21 and 25. bbc music correspondent mark savage has this report. # there ain't no gold in this river... the wait is over. # i've been washing my hands... after six years, adele is back and she's singing about the end of her marriage in 2019. # i changed who i was to put you both first. # but now i give up... t

let's speak to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.ew review or is it that long—standing position? is this a new review or is it that long-standing position?- long-standing position? good morninu , long-standing position? good morning. i — long-standing position? good morning, i think _ long-standing position? good morning, i think there - long-standing position? good morning, i think there is - long-standing position? good morning, i think there is no . long—standing position? (13mm morning, i think there is no great surprise perhaps that the met police has decided it cannot take this any further, i don't think there was any particular expectation there was likely to be a criminal investigation or criminal prosecutions here in the uk but within royal circles i think there will be continuing concern at what is taking place in the united states where the civil lawsuit of course it very much still taking place. we recall that prince andrew, shortly after stepping back from public life, said that he would fully cooperate with any legitima

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is here. so where does this leave the prince?they last spoke to her some years ago, as i understand it. this was a paper—based review, at the end of which the metropolitan police has decided not to take it any further. one must assume that is any further. one must assume that is a matter of relief for prince andrew but of course this matter is not over. the civil lawsuit in new york continues and, having for months appeared to want to ignore it in the hope presumably it would go away, andrew and his lawyers have clearly changed their tactics. they have no appointed lawyers in the united states to represent him in the lit civil lawsuit but here is the thing i think we'll be occupying the thoughts of other members of the royal family and royal officials, thoughts of other members of the royalfamily and royal officials, we are now less than four months from the start of the queen's platinum jubilee when she will market, and many people in this country will want to celebrate, her 70 years on the throne — she will mark. there is no do

nicholas witchell, bbc news. course looking through the government papers, the red boxes, so we assume she would be undertaking those sort of duties. other than releasing information about those preliminary investigations, those tests that she was taken to hospitalfor, the palace have given no further medical detail as to what those tests are for and regarding the results, whether she might have to go back to hospital depending on the results of those tests. we have no indication from the palace whether we will be informed about that. it is of course a tricky balance for the palace trying to keep the public informed about their head of state while of course respecting her right to privacy on medical matters. she may be one of the most famous — if not the most famous — woman in the world but she still has a right to privacy on private medical matters such as this. she is 95 years old and inevitably her health is going to be of increasing concern going forward. we are told her medical team are taking a cautious app

nicholas witchell, bbc news. the time is 6:19.as they try to make it two wins from two. feeling sick during pregnancy is common. but extreme nausea and sickness that means women can't keep down food and fluid can be debilitating — and last the entire pregnancy. thousands of women in the uk suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum every year including the duchess of cambridge. now a study of 5000 women has found that more than half of them considered having an abortion because their symptoms were so bad. daniela relph has been talking to some sufferers. i vomited anything from ten to 30 times a day at least the 259 days. i times a day at least the 259 days. i couldn't keep anything down. i used to vomit _ couldn't keep anything down. i used to vomitjust from couldn't keep anything down. i used to vomit just from my spit alone. i lost to vomit just from my spit alone. lost three to vomit just from my spit alone. i lost three stone with my first pregnancy _ lost three stone with my first pregnancy and _ lost three stone with my first pregn

nicholas witchell, bbc news. of the fact human life has been so successfully protected here so far, but that doesn't mean that this eruption is without any risk. so, scientific teams are busy monitoring every aspect of the volcano, its lava and its gases, the silent, unseen, airborne threat. anna is here from manchester. i am starting my second year of my phd, so i never imagined i would be able to come here and see a live volcano. so, it's incredible experience for me. really bad for people, of course. i'm really sad about all the loss, but for me, an amazing experience. pulling off this daring dog rescue is not easy and the canine airlift is currently on pause because they can't actually find them. i think we can do it, we can do it, ok? i i think we can do it, we can do it, ok? but like so many people here, this team is dedicated and determined. dan johnson, bbc news. good news story to end. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. a marked change in our weather coming through right no

a little earlier, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell told us that buckingham palace hasn't alwayspalace have not been giving us a complete, reasonable picture of what has been occurring. the media was led to believe on wednesday that the queen was resting at windsor castle, that's what we, the bbc, reported, and other branches of the media reported to our viewers, listeners and readers. in point of fact, she was being brought into a hospital in central london for these preliminary investigations. now, one can understand the palace's point of view, it is that the queen is entitled to medical confidentiality, to patient privacy, notwithstanding that she is the head of state and millions of people here and around the world will be concerned to know that she is all right. quite how the palace can have believed that they would have got away with it, as it were, bringing her into a central london hospital, 0k, a private hospital, but with all the people who would have known what was happening, and of course, they were smoked out last night by the sun newspaper, which reported that she h

here is more from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.s no great surprise perhaps that the metropolitan police has decided it cannot take this any further, i don't think there was any particular expectation there was likely to be a criminal investigation or criminal prosecutions here in the united kingdom but within royal circles i think there will be continuing concern at what is taking place in the united states where the civil lawsuit of course is very much still taking place. we recall that prince andrew, shortly after stepping back from public life, said that he would fully cooperate with any legitimate investigation by the us authorities. to be candid, there has been very little public evidence of him doing that. his approach up to now appears to have been, let's just try to ignore it and hope it all goes away. this clearly is not going to go away in so far as the american action is concerned and there appears to have been a change in tactics now by prince andrew and his lawyers. american celebrity lawyers have been appointed and th

here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell.oyal british legion. last thursday she was in cardiff for the opening of the welsh parliament. and last night she was hosting a very big reception at windsor castle for dozens of global business leaders. she had been due to travel to northern ireland later today for engagements tonight and tomorrow, marking the centenary of the partition of ireland, but a statement this morning from buckingham palace saying, as you reported, she has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days. she is in good spirits and she's disappointed not to be going to northern ireland. now, the palace is not really saying anything more than that, but i understand this is not in any way covid related. she has had both vaccinations, we don't know whether she's had the booster vaccination. but i think what will be in the minds of the royal officials and doctors is that she is due to attend cop 26 to host a reception for all the global leaders attending that at the end of next week, and they wil

yes, and a realand nicholas witchell is at the abbey.nts throughout the autumn, she will be here to mark the centenary of the royal british legion, set up in the years after the first world war to help the tens of thousands of service personnel returning from the western front, many of them injured, many of them withoutjobs. and it was then the british, royal british legion came into existence in 1921 as a focus and with a mission to assist the british service community and that is something it has been doing in the 100 years since. the queen is patron of the royal british legion and it is one of her many patronages and one she takes very seriously, particularly of course as we lead up to remembrance time and the launch of the poppy appeal from which the royal british legion raises millions of pounds, with which it helps the service community. but this morning at westminster abbey, we will see a real return to this sense of business as usual, with the queen accompanied by the princess royal attending this service to mark the 100 years of

.— we're joined now by our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. good to see this morning.iewers, listeners, to their readers, in point of fact she in hospital undergoing what is now described as preliminary investigations. so we were not given the complete picture than. one can understand the perspective of the palace are nestled that they would say the queen is entitled to patient confidentiality, medical privacy, notwithstanding she is the head of state and millions of people in this country and around the world will be concerned. the problem it seems to me is rumourand concerned. the problem it seems to me is rumour and misinformation always thrives in the absence of proper, accurate and trustworthy information. will we get further information. will we get further information from buckingham palace today about her condition? ijust don't know. i think we need to recover a bit from what happened on wednesday. we were told there were preliminary investigations taking place. that would suggest after preliminary investigations there may be further subsequent investigations.

our royal correspondent nick witchell was there.—size congregation, hinge being sung and the queen attended with the princess royal and no sense at all of any lightening of the load on her six months on since the death of a husband. she has spent the summer at balmoral but now back beginning a busy programme of autumn engagements. this one, a service to mark the centenary of the royal british legion set up in the years after the first world war to support the service community returning from the service community returning from the western front and century of service to the armed forces. with me as the national president of the royal british legion. mercifully, no woes at the moment so what do you see as the principal role of the royal british legion now? the lesion is still dealing _ royal british legion now? the lesion is still dealing with _ royal british legion now? the lesion is still dealing with the _ royal british legion now? the lesion is still dealing with the aftermath - is still dealing with the aftermath of the _ is st

nicholas witchell. from public life brace —— prince andrew said he _ public life brace —— prince andrew said he would co—operate fully with any legitimate enquiries in the united — any legitimate enquiries in the united states. frankly, there has been _ united states. frankly, there has been little evidence of that happening. he appears to have helped if he ignored it it would all go away — if he ignored it it would all go away. again, that hasn't happened. there _ away. again, that hasn't happened. there appears to have been a change in tactics _ there appears to have been a change in tactics by— there appears to have been a change in tactics by prince andrew and his lawyers _ in tactics by prince andrew and his lawyers. celebrity lawyers are now engaging _ lawyers. celebrity lawyers are now engaging with the civil source —— lawsuit _ engaging with the civil source —— lawsuit in — engaging with the civil source —— lawsuit in the united states. his family— lawsuit in the united states. his family must h

it all started as a seed of an idea, a conversation between our bbc colleague nicholas witchell and thesands of times. but never was a salute more poignant and heartfelt. what a waste of life. marvellous men, marvellous men. this is a marvellous memorial. i never thought i'd be here. but it's wonderful. i feel very humble today and i'm deeply moved, because i didn't realise what a wonderful place it is now. beyond all comprehension. marvellous. he was just a teenager when he was one of the first to land here in normandy on what the allies called gold beach. he wanted to come to the british memorial, for the very first time, and to see the names of some of the men who died on d—day and during the battles that followed. alexander. and up there, look — bates. bates. can you see him? yes. chiselled into the memorial�*s stone are the names of 22,442 people who were killed here during the summer of 1944. marvellous man. he got promoted to lance corporal. he was a sapper. but he was an elderly bloke to be over here, really. i think he was old enough to be my dad. harry's fundraising has been t

we can speak now to our royal correspondent, nick witchell.s _ warming. and of course in the saying that she is echoing the comments we have heard _ that she is echoing the comments we have heard from other prominent members — have heard from other prominent members of the royal family in recent— members of the royal family in recent days, prince charles, in his interview— recent days, prince charles, in his interview withjustin recent days, prince charles, in his interview with justin rowlatt at the bbc earlier this week saying it is taken _ bbc earlier this week saying it is taken far— bbc earlier this week saying it is taken far too long. theyjust talk. a reference, we presume, to politicians. prince william and saying — politicians. prince william and saying we should be focusing on the issues _ saying we should be focusing on the issues here — saying we should be focusing on the issues here on earth. and perhaps it issues here on earth. and perhaps it is no _ issues here on earth. and perhaps it is no surprise — issues here on earth. and