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>> was wise enough, particularly after the death of diana, to learn how to move the monarchy forward incrementally. and she was much more in touch in a personal way with people, and you know, so i think, you know, shes always been incredibly wise and she has never gone out -- she never went out sort of over her skis. she always sort of had almost a sixth sense of knowing not to be too far ahead of where the public was. but yet, to bring them along when it was necessary, and i think in ...

we begin with the turmoil on financial markets — today, the pound sterling continues to languish against the us dollar and several other currencies. the slide in its value was triggered by last weeks mini budget, with its controversial package of tax cuts. lets get historical for a moment. we have records for sterling against the dollar going back through history, and in the early hours of monday morning it reached an all time low — that is since the creation of the us currency in ...

nasa successfully crashes a probe into an asteroid — to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote — in a referendum, kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. the head of the metropolitan police pledges to be "ruthless" in rooting out corruption, racism and misogyny in the force. a state funeral is underway for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders ...

now on bbc news, its time for review 2022. a year the world mourned queen elizabeth ii. # i am the resurrection. her funeral a show of pomp and precision like few had ever seen. # he that believeth in me. thousands joined the queue to see the queen lying in state. for the new king, his was a public grief. just three months earlier, the queen celebrated her platinum jubilee. with herfamily, the nation... oh, dear. and paddington. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always kee...

awaiting visual confirmation. bullseye! nasa successfully crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it can push it off course in its first planetary defence mission. not quite lift—off for england, but a second—half comeback against germany sees gareth southgate�*s side produce a confidence boosting 3—3 draw in their world cup send—off. good morning. another day of sunshine and showers. some of the shower especially in the north and north—east will be heavy and thunde...

the pound has stabilised today after hitting a record low yesterday. well be explaining the impact of whats going on in the markets. also this lunchtime... sir keir starmer will promise a fresh start for the uk in his keynote speech to the labour party conference today. the prince and princess of wales make their first visit to the nation since they were given the titles. and nasa smashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to test whether they can be deflected away from earth. and coming up...

to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. as far as we can tell, our first planetary defence test was a success, and i think we can clap to that, everyone. cheering. so... right? so, yeah, well, i... yeah, i think the earthlings should sleep better. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote in a referendum that kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around ...

and probably most are, but at some level the people who run the democratic party werent upset at all. they were thrilled. here was an issue for them to run in the midterm elections, an issue perfectly suited to a party that had nothing to talk about. are they going to brag about joe biden? i dont think so. its abortion, theyre going to take your abortions away. that was the democratic message for the midterm elections, coming up in just a few days, but there was a problem with the mess...

in the queue for the queens lying in state. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin, with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. im mark lobel in westminster, where mourners have one day left to pay their respects to the queen. ill speak to some of the tens of thousands already have. president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk, ahead of the queens state funeral on monday. in other news — ukraine says more western weaponry...

the days news, ukraines president says investigations into possible russian war crimes continue in the north—eastern city of izyum as more than 400 bodies are being exhumed from a burial site. and at least ten people have been killed in italy after heavy rain and flooding hits the central region. hello and welcome from buckingham palace where it is a glorious autumnal day, bright sunshine, blue skies and behind me people still laying floral tributes to the late queen elizabeth. world...