i will report live from ypres where events i will report live from ypres where eve nts get i will reportfrom ypres where events get under way this evening attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge and the prime minister. in half an hour — witness brings you five more extraordinary moments of the recent past, including the man who brought soviet ballet star rudolf nureyev to the west. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. he made the comments on twitter after pyongyang test—fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. from seoul, our correspondent karen allen sent this report. us bombers dominated the sky as tensions mount over the korean peninsula, escorted by fighter jets, as part of a drill, it was seen as a direct response to north korean aggression. and the us president is blaming china for letting it get there far. taking to twitter he said: but china also condemned friday's second intercontinental missile test. this powerful rocket flew faster and further than the one before. experts believe nort

ypres was a strategic place throughout the war, this is not the only battle that was fought in ypres,o it again and again to try and break the german lines here and to get to the sea german lines here and to get to the sea and cut off the u—boats which we re sea and cut off the u—boats which were threatening britain. there were powerful reasons to fight but the loss of life, the poor made it hard to bear. at the event is continuing this evening, poems are being read, letters, diaries from the soldiers and an away to understand what it was like you have to read those diaries and letters from the individual soldiers in the trenches on the front line. there are many many views of war and you can debate the military history but really the overwhelming need is to remember the humanity and it is when you read people's words and think about their experience you appreciate how they related to their friends and family the loss of an experienced, that is when you are remembering in the right way so it is about individuals and humility that humanity and loss. and it was supposed to be the war to

the whole of ypres was rebuilt. winston churchill wa nted ypres was rebuilt.eft in ruins but the belgians wanted to read build it, not having as a memorial. it looked much as did before the war. a ceremony, a mixed media ceremony with music, poetry, and the words of those who fought in the battles that raged north of the town. you can watch that on bbc two at 7pm tonight. during the day, ben brown will be bringing you up to date about other events and seven you more about what will happen in ypres and around the city today and tomorrow. we will be watching. for the time being, many thanks. police in germany have reported two people have been killed and several injured after a 34—year—old man opened fire in a nightclub in the southern german city of konstanz. the suspect suffered life—threatening injuries in a gunfight with police officers and later died in hospital. the motive for the shooting is unclear. the australian by minister says counterterrorism police have foiled an attempt to blow up a plane with four people arrested. the international trade secretar

thank you for being with us here in ypres.the centenary commemorative events to mark the 100 year anniversary of the battle of passchendaele. as we we re the battle of passchendaele. as we were seeing, it caused some half a million casualties on both sides, the british, the allies and on the german side. the battle of passchendaele is being remembered here this evening in ypres. we will see images projected on to the cloth hall of the battle and its story this evening. and tomorrow at the cemetery, the huge cemetery were thousands of the dead are buried, there will be another ceremony. more from ben this evening. but now the weather. a lot of rain around, some thunder as well. 0ver a lot of rain around, some thunder as well. over the coming days, a mix of sunshine and showers. 0vernight, the showers retreating back to many western areas. continuing in northern ireland weather has been localised flooding. the shower is not as heavy as we are seeing at the moment. clearer skies further east, so sunshine to end the day. more show

robert hall, bbc news, ypres.wn is at the menin gate, just a few miles from here, where prince william laid a wreath earlier this evening. and, ben, descendants of those who died were watching on, 100 years later. poignant poigna nt scenes this poignant scenes this evening. yes, exactly, sophie, 100 years ago tonight, british and commonwealth soldiers would have marched along this road right behind me here, where the menin gate now stands, on their way to the front line, on their way to the front line, on their way to the front line, on their way to the start of the offensive that began in the early hours of the morning, the start of the battle of passchendaele, one of the battle of passchendaele, one of the bloodiest battles and all of human history. well, altogether some 4000 british descendants of people who fought and often died at passchendaele have come from britain to belgium to remember their a ncestors, to belgium to remember their ancestors, bringing pictures of them with them, letters, diaries, to try t

winston churchill wanted the ruins of ypres left as a memorial.e story of men now gone, their generation may have left us, but this city still marks their passing, still keeps a promise it made all those years ago. and a century on, a parade marches of the street to the hall were so many now lie. robert hall, bbc news, ypres. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. a pioneering programme in china to bring love and hope to some of the millions of children needing special end of life care. cheering the air space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armargh, once an everyday part in the soldiers' lot, drudgery in danger now no longer after almost four decades. if someone is in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i cannot see why people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl. they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet. yeah, cute. this

the last post has been played at ypres through the decades.as over 511,000 names carved into whitstone, remembering those who have no known grave. it marks with the troops marched when heading to the troops marched when heading to the battlefields. the trick and duchess of cambridge attended a ceremony of remembrance day, together with the prime minister. with the sounding of this bugle call, the 250,000 british and commonwealth soldiers, who were killed on the ypres salience during the first world war are remembered. the defence of the city at such great cost meant that it became hallowed ground. today's commemorations will continue with a special service at tyne cot cemetery are thousands are buried. such was the slaughter, the majority 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, rich

the menin gate in ypres marking the centenary the menin gate in ypres marking the ce nte nary of they of the first world war battle. gathering there at passchendaele. "hammond we won't be a tax haven after brexit" britain will not cut that to undercut european rivals. it is a marked softening of tone as the chancellor is saying that there won't be these clashes between the eu as we leave the european union. front pages, this is about a documentary coming up this is about a documentary coming up in an interview with princess diana, it is being used on the front page of the mirror and the sun. what have you got? i have some news here. we have a picture of andy holt who has invested in his club. they've put a new drain in so fans who go to the toilet at half—time can wash their hands. and they can flush the toilets too. the plumbing was that bad? yes. if the sprinklers were on the water would cut off everywhere else. the water system will work 110w. else. the water system will work now. i'm sure many fans will be grateful for that now. progress. talking a bit this morning about crackdow

ben brown is in ypres. we are at the menin gate. many of the names of those who fell are listed.uld march through ypres to the front line towards battle, many never to return. a battle, many never to return. a battle synonymous with the horror of war, not only the enemy to contend with but torrential rain. the battlefield became a swamp of mud in which many soldiers drowned and mustard gas was used. now, they still find live shells on the battlefield. it is called the iron harvest. robert hall reports. drie, twee, een. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. the belgian bomb disposal teams based in the village of poelkapelle deal with at least 200 tonnes of unexploded munitions each year. you may think that after 100 years, this iron harvest would be reducing. it‘s simply not true. during the first world war, along the western front, 1.5 billion shells were fired and, of those, one in three failed to explode. that left 500 million still in the ground. a few miles from poelkapelle, another call. a farmer has left several unidentified shel

robert hall, bbc news, ypres.rump 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, here's rupert wingfield—hayes. the unmistakable shape of an american b—i 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 launch, but china is not prepared to

robert hall, bbc news, ypres.k of banksy, the mysterious british painter renowned for his politically charged work. now, a group of polish artists have been inspired to do something similar. but for their canvas, they have chosen the tiny village of staro zhelezare, in bulgaria. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. in this particular part of central bulgaria, art meets politics meets agriculture. these polish painters, coming into town on the back of a tractor, wave banners saying, "long live peasant art." it may be a strange place to do this, but they are thinking big. they have painted the walls of the village with a combination of celebrities, world leaders, and some of the locals. president trump appears to be having a conversation with a cow. queen elizabeth is sharing a bench with a local woman. and even a former president wants to spend a moment or two shooting the breeze. translation: let's imagine barack obama or donald trump sitting on a bench with an old lady from this village, and talking about something imp

last night, they were in ypres, the town down they were in ypres, the town down the road which has beenthe duke and duchess of cambridge we re the duke and duchess of cambridge were there last night for events in the market square at ypres and very movingly at the menin gate in ypres, as well, which bears the names of tens of thousands of the missing from the first world war. let's join my colleagues kirsty young and dan snow with full coverage of this commemorative event. worth noting that there are over 15,000 canadian casualties at passchendaele and the duke and duchess of cambridge recently conducted a tour of canada, in october last year. and the duke of cambridgejust october last year. and the duke of cambridge just having a chat there with the mayor of the town. there has been meticulous organisation that make sure that for these events, people arrive and leave, the man in charge is lieutenant colonel david hamman hannah. it's no job lieutenant colonel david hamman hannah. it's nojob to make sure that everybody gets to where they are meant to be. i will wait with you to find out

robert hall, bbc news, ypres.llnesses will often receive little or no palliative care. some may even be abandoned by their parents, desperate but unable to help them. one woman is helping some of those children in the city of changsha. that's nice. the main difficulties were trying to get people to understand that we weren't killing children, that we weren't not fighting for them. my name's lyn gould. i'm the co—founder and ceo of butterfly children's hospices. we provide and pioneer palliative care for children. when we first moved to china, to care for adults with blossoming, care for children was virtually non—existent. so we had to start from a very basic level, where there was completely no understanding about what we were trying to do. culturally, of course, it's considered really bad if you don't fight for your child's life, right up until the moment they die. families will feel criticised. so, if you talk about palliative care, people immediately think about you're giving up. whereas, actually, you're not

winston churchill wanted the ruins of ypres left as a memorial.en now gone, their generation may have left us, but this city still marks their passing, still keeps a promise it made all those years ago. and a century on, a parade of much of the street to the hall were so many now live. -- a parade marched up many now live. -- a parade marched up the street to the hall where so many now lie. you been watching newsday on the bbc. and before we go it's football — but not as we know it. robocup 2017 is a four—day event — dedicated to the beautiful game — although this time in robot form — taking place in nagoya injapan. around 3000 researchers and engineering students — representing a0 countries — took part. they're studying the use of artificial intelligence in robots. 0n the final day a team from france beat a team from china 4—0. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello there, good morning. with all the energy and the instability in the atmosphere over the past 2a hours, we have seen a lot of heavy and thundery downpours. northenr irelan

robert hall, bbc news, ypres. keeping its promise.y is held here at eight 0'clock every day to remember those who lost their lives during the first world war. tonight i'll be attended by 200 invited guests. and 200 descendants who were successful any public ballot, and his ancestors' names are marked 0n ballot, and his ancestors' names are marked on the memorial to the missing. the duke and duchess of cambridge will also be here. as will the prime minister, theresa may, who will lay a wreath. that will be followed by a public event in the square, live performances that will tell the story of this battle from dame helen mirren. there will also be song from all the bow. we will also hear archive footage and the images of veterans who will be describing the horrors of the battles of passchendaele in their own words. thousands of people have come here the two days of commemorations and tomorrow they will bejoined by commemorations and tomorrow they will be joined by the commemorations and tomorrow they will bejoined by the prince commemor

i will be reporting live from ypres, a focal point for the commemorative events and talking to one ofse who have come from britain this weekend to remember ancestors who fought and died in the battle. and in half an hour — click goes to las vegas for hackfest to find the the latest on cutting edge hacking research from the most brilliant minds. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. he made the comments on twitter after pyongyang test—fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. from seoul, our correspondent karen allen sent this report. us bombers dominated the sky as tensions mount over the korean peninsula, escorted by fighter jets, as part of a drill, it was seen as a direct response to north korean aggression. and the us president is blaming china for letting it get there far. taking to twitter he said: but china also condemned friday's second intercontinental missile test. this powerful rocket flew faster and further than the one before. experts believe north korea's nuclear and missile capability

during the battle of ypres, passchendaele, everything in the region was destroyed. a shelter. the small rooms off the passage, these were where men could have these were where men could sleep? beds or storage rooms. they had some shelter and resting places. a massive job to open this to the public because it has never been added to the public before? no. the dugout was discovered in 1989. the archaeologists were trying to do some research to the medieval... they found the original entrance of the dugout. when you opened this up, what did you think? extraordinary state to be preserved in, isn't it? because of the water? this is the main reason. the dugout is usually completely underwater because the level of the ground water is high. because the wood is underwater from more than 100 years, that is the reason it is so well preserved. a lot of work for people here. why did you feel it was so important that today's generation saw this, just for the 100 days, just briefly? so important for us as a museum. we want to connect with the heritage and the landscape as well. a

last post ben brown is in ypres to watched commemorations. a very moving occasion.in human history, what was supposed to be the war to end all wars. passchendaele lasted more than three months but in its there were some half a million casualties on both sides killed, missing or wounded. a staggering number of casualties and in the end the british side and commonwealth side only gained some five miles or eight kilometres of territory. the british side faced really some terrible odds on the battlefield, the battlefield had been swamped with torrential rain, a sea of mud, many drowned in the mud, machine guns and mustard gas as well. the duke and duchess of cambridge have been here for the commemorative events and prince william spoke of the need to remember the sacrifice that was made. the battlefields came to define the war for many british and commonwealth soldiers. the defence of the city at such great cost meant it became hallowed ground. winston churchill said of ypres a more sacred place for the british race does not exist in all the world. 100 years ago tonight

the third battle of ypres in west flanders lasted for three months.entenary. they are in good condition. what happened is, during the battle of passchendaele, everything was destroyed. and so were all possible shelters and so on. we are now six metres underground, as this was used asa metres underground, as this was used as a shelter. these small rooms of this passage, these were where men could sleep? yes. beds or storage rooms. at least they have some shelter from apartments and resting places. this has been a massivejob to open this up to the public? yes. the dugout was discovered in 1989. the dugout was discovered in 1989. the arts colleges were trying to do some research. when they found the original entrance of the dugouts. when you open this up, what did you think? it's extraordinary, it is preserved totally. because of the water. this is the main reason. the dugout is normally completely underwater, the custom level of the grand... because the wood is underwater, that's the reason why it is so well preserved. this has been a lot of work the pe

i will be reporting from the menin gate in ypres where tonight last post will be played in events attendedy the duke and duchess of cambridge and prime minister theresa may 100 years after the battle of passchendaele. and in half an hour —click goes to las vegas for hackfest to find the the latest on cutting edge hacking research from from the most brilliant minds. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. security has been tightened at airports in australia after authorities said they disrupted a plot to blow up a plane. four people we re plot to blow up a plane. four people were arrested in what the prime minister described as a majorjoint counterterrorism operation. investigators in australia say they have information the plot to blow up an aircraft involved the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. it's reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, says the authorities have foiled what appears to be an

live now to ypres and our correspondent there, robert hall.days of commemorations that will take place, but he let the men engaged, and that the massive war cemetery nearby will remember those who fell during the fighting that raged for three months over farmland north of the city, but also of the sacrifices made by the city itself. it was virtually destroyed during the battle. people here have regular reminders of what took place. there is often a deadly remainder at the roadside. you see at virtually every day driving around and it is a lasting legacy of what took place a century ago. siren wails. drie, twee, een. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. sierra 3, papa kilo 2, over. the belgian bomb disposal teams based in the village of poelkapelle deal with at least 200 tonnes of unexploded munitions each year. you might think that after a hundred years this iron harvest would be reducing. it is simply not true. during the first world war, along the western front, 1.5 billion shells were fired, and

sian lloyd, bbc news, ypres.are almost 12,000 graves, but the vast majority of them have no names. the men who are buried here were never identified. tyne cot has come to symbolise the true horror of the battle of passchendaele. we'll have more from tyne cot cemetery later in the programme. for now, george, back to you. sophie, thank you. a serving royal marine who made and stashed potentially deadly bombs for a dissident republican terror group in northern ireland has been jailed for 18 years. ciaran maxwell, who's now been discharged, led a double life — a proud commando training hard with his brothers—in—arms, while at the same time supplying continuity ira with explosives and ammunition. june kelly reports. soon after he signed up, ciaran maxwell became the enemy within the royal marines. the seemingly proud commando was an opponent of the state in uniform. on facebook, he posted this video of his training exercises, as he was supposedly serving queen and country. in reality, his six—year career was spent ser

ypres, what the belgians call wipers.he trenches, a poignant and sometimes hilarious counterblast to the sanitised accounts of the national papers. the editors of the wipers times really hated the journalists who came out to cover the war, because they felt they were telling lies. they felt the people at home were not being told the truth about the war. and they were furious that this rubbish was being circulated. the other thing is, they were very keen on pricking the bubble of what they would have not called fake news, but obviously was at the time. just propaganda and nonsense, written by people a long way away who didn't know what they were talking about. of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three quarters are unidentified. a further 35,000 are named on the memorial wall. their bodies were never 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 d

around 4, 000 relatives are attending the service at the tyne cot cemetery near ypres. of my great great—grandfather rifleman stanley durrant of the king's royal rifle corps, killed in action on the 24th of august 1917. his son mike great—grandfather was only three yea rs great—grandfather was only three years old. my great great uncle, private walter stevenson fourth italian grenadier guards, a coal minerand amateur italian grenadier guards, a coal miner and amateur footballer, killed in actionjuly 291916, miner and amateur footballer, killed in action july 291916, aged 20. private rfid griffith of the kings shropshire light infantry killed in action on the 26th september 19 17. his younger brother of those killed three months later. private james munro won south african infantry regiment, killed in action on the 20th of september 19 17. his commanding officer wrote home, your son was a general favourite and we shall all miss his cheerful personality. private edward michael batten, 13th platoon the company, 45th battalion australian imperial force. a crazier from new s

the campaign, fought north of ypres in belgium, lasted over three and half months and led to around halfies. one of those killed was george baxter lowson. he was 30 and came from tottenham in london. his story has inspired two tottenham teenagers who have learning disabilities to pay their own musical tribute, as robert hall reports. jonathan and zach from the vale school in tottenham are about to record their tribute to a man they'll never meet, but a man who's become part of their lives. a man called george. # my mate george # i visit you today # my mate george...# we looked up where the grave of george baxter lowson was, a local soldier near our school. when i saw his grave in tyne cot... it's like we know 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 an

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 service to remember those who fought and died here in one of the bloodiest battles ever fought. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it's 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. four thousand guests have been invited to attend, among them descendants of those who fought and died, here today to honour their sacrifice. studio: and in other news this lunchtime. ministers insist they can deliver thousands more mental health staff in england, despite questions about whether it's feasible. like all times, it will be challenging to deliver it but we are determined to hold true to our promise, to transform mental health services. bbc presenter vanessa feltz says she's upset and hurt by a sunday times column suggesting she's well paid because she's jewish. a

ypres, what the belgians call wipers.ant and sometimes hilarious counterblast to the sanitised accounts of the national papers. the editors of the wipers times really hated the journalists who came out to cover the war, because they felt they were telling lies. they felt the people at home were not being told the truth about the war. and they were furious that this rubbish was being circulated. the other thing is, they were very keen on pricking the bubble of what they would have not called fake news, but obviously was at the time. just propaganda and nonsense, written by people a long way away who didn't know what they were talking about. of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three quarters are unidentified. a further 35,000 are named on the memorial wall. their bodies were never recovered, lost to 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

duke of cambridge and the king of belgium and other dignitaries laid wreaths at the menin gate in ypresost their lives in one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

then a procession down the road to lord's the central square of ypres.ng with the rest of the city after the war. an event there will contain music, the words of those who fought in the war and poetry which will attempt to bring that story to life. they do not have witnesses any more but at least the people watching will get a sense of what i'm folded a century ago. tomorrow, a more formal ceremony just outside the village of passchendaele. follow the events on bbc two. the programme will be called world war i remembered at 7pm. it's 8:17 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning... counter—terrorism police in australia say they've stopped a suspected plot to bring down an aircraft with an "improvised explosive device". a record number of criminals in england and wales have had their sentences increased after people complained that they were too lenient. 6000 scouts are gathering at a jamboree in kent. spare a thought. putting their weather proofing skills to the test. a lot of people camping over the next week or so. the

tonight, thousands watched on in the town of ypres, as the story of the battle was retold.

the campaign, fought north of ypres in belgium, lasted over three and half months and led to around half story has inspired two local teenagers — who have learning disabilities — to pay their own musical tribute, as robert hall reports. jhonattan and zach from the vale school in tottenham are about to record the tribute to a man they'll never meet, but a man who has become part of their lives. a man called george. # my mate george # i visit you today # my mate george...#. we looked up where the grave of george baxter lowson was, a local soldier near our school. when i saw his grave in tyne cot... it's like we know 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 c

last night we had a ceremony at ypresjust down last night we had a ceremony at ypres just down the roads of paper poppies were released into the evening sky. you we re released into the evening sky. you were in charge of that and each one representing one of the missing at menin gate listed on the wall. that is right. that is something we been have doing for a number of years. every year on november the 11th we doa every year on november the 11th we do a poppy drop. it is a very emotional moment for everybody, one p°ppy emotional moment for everybody, one poppy representing emotional moment for everybody, one peppy representing each emotional moment for everybody, one poppy representing each name listed on the menin gate. why is it so important 100 years on to remember the sacrifice that there was at the battle of passchendaele where, as i was saying, half a million casualties on both sides, such an enormous loss of life. i think people learn from history. it is releva nt people learn from history. it is relevant today with wars going on around the world, that we look back and see one o

passchendaele have been remembering the fallen at a commemoration service at the tyne cot cemetery near ypres. the ceremony was led by prince charles, who praised the "courage and bravery" of the men who fought at passchendaele. 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. i'll be reporting live from tyne cot cemetery, and talking to some of the descendants about the sacrifice of their ancestors. we'll have more from belgium in a moment. the other main stories on bbc news at five... a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, have been announced by the health secretary. downing street has insisted that free movement of people will end in march 2019, when the uk leaves the european union. and real madrid superstar, cristiano ronald

this weekend marks one hundred years since the third battle of ypres i began will send known as the battle of passion dial. simon is will be held in the uk and belgium remembering more than four hundred and fifty thousand man killed or injured on both sides. three months of brutal fighting ended the allies have gained five miles of german territory. special correspondent alan little reports from flown does. each blowing season even know the earth here gives up munitions lost in nineteen the team. human remains to of men who disappeared a century ago. just a meter beneath this photo topsoil that lies hidden a substrata of dense clay. through which water doesn't drain. passion taylor's infiniband is great yeah. we called it the slaughter house. they've the most seasoned veteran. philly be lucky if they got that and came back. if you wounded mister papa doc boggs. just sank into the month. other than that but they do in every pools. following the decomposed bodies of. humans mirrors. the point was to break through and capture the belgian channel ports to stop german u. boat attacks. but like

be held in the uk and belgium marking the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the third battle of ypresd more than 450,000 men on both sides. when it was over, the allies had gained five miles of german territory. our special correspondent, allan little, reports from flanders, on a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of the great war. this is your studio? jonathan and zach from tottenham are about to record their tribute to a man they will never meet, but a man who has become part of their lives. a man called george. #a man named george, i visit you today.# we looked up where the grave of george baxter was, a local soldier near our school. when i saw his grave, it was like we knew him. it is very hard. but i feel by doing this song i have become more confident. that is because i am not doing it for myself. this is notjust a tribute. it is an expression of anger and frustration. as they prepared for this weekend's commemorations, the school performed their tribute in a city rebuild from the rubble. their words and music are new connection to one man from a distant past.|j think

the king of belgium and britain's prince william, have laid wreaths to the fallen in ypres.el at home in the water but this man does. american caeleb dressel‘s been competing in the world swimming championships in hungary, and doing pretty well. the twenty year old won gold in the 4x100 metre medley relay on sunday getting him him a total of seven gold medals. that's a feat that only the great michael phelps‘ has achieved before. so many congratulations to caeleb. let's get more on our top story and north korea's latest missile launch. michael swaine is a senior fellow in the asia program at the carnegie endowment for international peace in washington — i asked him how worrying the increased tensions are. well it is worrying because north korea continues to move towards the acquisition of a deployable nuclear weapons. it is developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. it is also developing miniaturised nuclear warheads. at some point in the future, unless a source these programmes, it will most likely have a deployable capability. and that poses some real concerns for t

later today the belgian city of ypres will pause to remember one of the most costly campaigns of therking the start of the battle to capture the village of paschendaele. during the three month struggle, half a million men, were killed, injured, or missing, in the mud of no mans land. a century later, that landscape is still yielding deadly reminders of the fighting, as robert hall reports. drie, twee, een. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. the burgeoning bomb disposal team is based in poelkapelle and they deal with at least 200 tons of unexploded munitions each year. you may think that after 100 years this iron harvest would be reducing. it's simply not true. during the first world war, along the western front, 1.5 billion shells were fired and of those, one in three failed to explode. that left 500 million still on the ground. a few miles from poelkapelle, another call. a farmer has left several unidentified shells for the squad to collect. this is a 4.5 inch british. another 4.5 inch. if we look at the length and the fuse, this is an

sian lloyd, bbc news, ypres.n we'll hear from the daughter of a man who fought here, but for now back to clive in london. a serving royal marine 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 co

the pictures are accompanied by the firemen of the town of ypres sounding the last post.day draws to a close, so doesjuly, and as we prepared to welcome in a new month, does it mean we will have a new type of weather? —— good evening. we will stick with the sunshine and showers that we have become so used to. this is the earlier satellite picture. you can see these clubs of cloud circulating around an area of low pressure. we'll see areas of cloud and showers moving through during the night, particularly across northern ireland, southern scotland, into north—west england and wales. many other areas will be dry as we go through the night and into the first part of tomorrow morning. if you are out in rush hour tomorrow, northern scotland is getting with a dry start. both northern ireland will see showers. it could be a washout for liverpool, manchester, and south—west wales. through the east midlands, east anglia, a dry start through the day tomorrow with temperatures of around 15 or 60 degrees the scene. going through the day, south—east england is probably get the most fa

last night we had a ceremony at ypres just down the road.f paper poppies were released into the evening sky and you were in charge of that, each one representing one of that, each one representing one of the missing there at menin gate. that is right, that is something we have been doing for a number of yea rs have been doing for a number of years now. on the 11th of november every year we do a poppy dropped through the three holes. it is an emotional moment for everybody. 0ne p°ppy emotional moment for everybody. 0ne poppy leaf representing each name of the missing on the menin gate. why is it so important, do you think, 100 years on, to remember the sacrifice at the battle of passchendaele, where there were half a million casualties on both sides? i think people still relate to that time. people learn from history. it is relevant today with wars going on around the world. we look back on one of the biggest wars in the history of our country. there are millions of visitors who come through here every year. they are looking for some kind of

killed, wounded or went missing in action during the three months of fighting near the belgian town of ypresridge attended a service with descendants of those who fought there. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. thank you. we will be speaking later about the growing pressure on channel 4 to scrap a programme which shows princess diana talking frankly about her personal life. mick on facebook says, she will always be alive in people's hearts, she is not here to defend herself from the rubbish people keep putting out to score points, let her rest in peace. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport with kat downes. kat, a great night for england's women. so england women are through to the final of the european championships in hungary — are they favourites now? no mean feat. they beat france for the first time in 43 years and manager mark sampson may be relieved because he said before the match that england could beat france even if they did not play

tribute to those who died in the battle of passchendaele. 100 years ago today the third battle of yprese, 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, vermont that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men fought here. the advance was slow and every inch was hard—fought. the land we stand upon was taken two months into the battle by the third australian division. it would change hands twice again before the end of the war. in 1922, my great—grandfather king george v came here as part of a pilgrimage to honour all those who died in the first world war. whilst visiting tyne cot, he stood before the pillbox that this cross of sacrifice has been built upon. a former german stronghold that have dominated the ridge. 0nce taken by the allies, the pillbox became a forward a post to treat the wounded. those who could not be saved were buried by the brothers in arms in makeshi

later today the belgian city of ypres will pause to remember one of the most costly battles of the firstn were dead, injured, or missing, in the mud of no mans land. now, a century later, the land is still yielding deadly reminders of the fighting. our special correspondent robert hall reports. drie, twee, een. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. the belgian bomb disposal team is based in poelkapelle and they deal with at least 200 tons of unexploded munitions each year. you may think that after 100 years this iron harvest would be reducing. it's simply not true. during the first world war, along the western front, 1.5 billion shells were fired and of those, one in three failed to explode. that left 500 million still in the ground. a few miles from poelkapelle, another call. a farmer has left several unidentified shells for the squad to collect. this is a 4.5 inch british. another 4.5 inch. if we look at the length and the fuse, this is an explosive. this as well. we have no chemical shells here. one third of the munitions that the team reco