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six days have passed since the death of her majesty the queen — and as london prepares to host the first state funeral in nearly 60 years — another important event in the period of national mourning is about to take place this afternoon. overnight — in the bow room of buckingham palace — it isa it is a grand room overlooking the gardens of buckingham palace. the late queens coffin has been lying at rest ready for todays state procession to westminster hall — and the lying—i...

give something back. the queen was taken in solemn procession from buckingham palace to westminster on a gun carriage pulled by the household cavalry. walking behind, her children and grandchildren, as well as other members of the royal family, led, by king charles. thousands of people witnessed the procession, some overcome by the emotion of the moment. good evening. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this afternoon the queen...

have been — may be ready to cede control. we have been following a knife edge election in sweden. the swedish prime minister has announced tonight she will stand down after her centre—left coalition was edged out by a block of right—wing parties in the countrys election. the coalition andersson lead has fallen short of an overall majority. close to 1500 people have been killed in what has been described as a climate change induced catastrophe in pakistan. the devastation is far f...

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beautiful colours. very moving. its the colours, i think, thats incredible. the orb, the sceptre, the crown. yeah, stunning. very solemn and serene and perfect. and in ukraine, president zelensky visits a newly—liberated city, after thousands of square miles are retaken from russian forces. we report from one town deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, one interesting detail — a single word which someone has written in broken english. "sorry." hello and welcome. queen e...

to an end last night. gareth bale�*s deflected strike was enough to give them the win over ukraine and a reason for wild celebrations on and off the pitch. to do what weve done for this nation, put them on the world stage, the world map. everything we do for the world map. everything we do for the fans, and that is what we have tried to do for them. a perfect storm for renters. theres been a big rise in rents and a drop in the number of properties available — well take a look at wh...

for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. in other news — a senior ukrainian official says russia is �*throwing all its power�* at the key city of severodonetsk where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. mercedes—benz recalls nearly a million older cars because of a potential problem with the brakes. and could mariah careys multimillion—selling 1994 song all i want for christmas land her in court? hello. celebrations have been continuing to mark the queens p...

so do i. i keep mine in here. in other news: a senior ukrainian official says russia is throwing all its power at the key city of severodonetsk, where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. hong kong police arrest six people close to victoria park, where the traditional candlelight vigil marking the tiananmen square crackdown, was banned for a third year in a row. mercedes benz recalls nearly a million older cars because of a potential problem with the brakes. and could mari...

i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. in other news, a senior ukrainian official of severodonetsk, where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. mercedes benz recalls nearly a million older cars because of a potential problem with the brakes. and could mariah careys multi—million selling 1994 song, "all i want for christmas" land her in court? celebrations have been continuing to mark the queens platinum jubilee. a huge crowd gathered in front of ...

for a spectacular open—air concert to mark the queens seventy years on the throne. in a tribute to his mother, prince charles, praised what he called "a lifetime of selfless service." veteran pop stars including diana ross, rod stewart and the band, queen, were among the performers. heres our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. cheering. after the ceremonial and the spiritual, it was time for a jubilee party. they had taken their seats in the royal box, tens of thousands had pa...