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hello, good afternoon. the funeral is taking place of mikhail gorbachev — the last president of the soviet union, who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin is not attending due to — what he described as — constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of the house of unions, mikhail gorbachev lay in state. a steady stream of mourners filing past his open casket. there was a guard of honour, but the...

Of wind from storm agnes through wednesday. It will still be pretty bursary on thursday. Still some rain and showers that they were. As when stating while to come down. Then we will probably see another bout of heavy showers working across the uk as we go through friday. Thanks, chris. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. The news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. Hello there. I am 0lly foster. Here is what is coming up...