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reveille. applause. cheering. and there we end the two—minute silence to mark the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, armistice day, the agreement that brought an end to the fighting in the first world war. it is an event of course based in the history, time to remember and reflect but also a timely reminder of the current conflicts being thought right now around the world. this moment remembering those who have given their lives in service to our country since 1914. it is about the importance of keeping stories of service and sacrifice alive. you are watching bbc news. w...

there is rain in the forecast for there is rain in the forecast for the weekend. i'll tell you more a little later. good morning. it's saturday 11th november. our main story — the metropolitan police is preparing for a huge armistice day security operation, ahead of a pro—palestinian march. scotland yard has imposed an exclusion zone around the cenotaph, and it's also bracing for potential counter—demonstrations from far—right groups. our legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani has this report. barriers in place, nobody taking chances. in the last 2a hours, the metropoli...

translation: we're also prepared on the northern front _ and we're working there very strongly from the air and on the ground. and i warn hezbollah, do not make that mistake and start a war, because it'll be the mistake of your lives. the moment you start a war, this will decide on the destiny of lebanon. we're working and fighting on additional fronts against terror, against the proxy, against its terrorists in syria, the red sea, lebanon — wherever needed. and vis—a—vis our hostages. benjamin netanyahu mentioned gaza's largest hospital, al—shifa. in the past couple of hours...

armistice day commemorations are taking place, and police say �*while the two minutes�* silence was marked respectfully and without incident on whitehall. officers have faced aggression from counter protestors who are in the area in significant numbers.�* scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them from reaching whitehall but the group pushed through as officers hit out with batons. the met police said a group threw missles at officers. let's speak now to leroy logan, former superintendent of the met police. former superintendent good former superintendent to have you w...

were wearing poppies. it's an important day to remember those who died, but amongst them were 10,000 palestinians whojoined the british army. the atmosphere as the rally began was relaxed and good—natured but from early in the day, police have been concerned about what they categorised as a right—wing counter protest. there were scuffles a short distance from the cenotaph. the met commissioner sir mark rowley paid a visit to his command team as riot squads in the field worked to keep the two protest groups apart. here in the met police�*s operations centre, officers are monitor...