more than £2 billion in levelling up cash for projects around the uk the government defends how it s been shared out. as britain sends more missiles to ukraine, we have a special report from the front line that s seen the bloodiest battles of this war. and battles of this war. a five set up a bit, and incredible and a five set up a bit, and incredible comeback for andy murray at the australian open on for almost six hours. his longest ever match. coming up on the bbc news channels, huge changes are coming in rugby union as the are a few bands above the waist tackling. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the jury at the inquest of a young blogger has concluded that she died from suicide contributed to by neglect. beth matthews, who was 26, ordered a poisonous substance from russia, had it delivered to her secure ward at a private hospital run by the priory group in greater manchester, and then swallowed the contents in front of staff. she had told them it was a
charged with involuntary manslaughter, following the death of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot on the set of his film. today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election. jacinda ardern steps down as new zealand s prime minister saying she no longer has enough in the tank to do to the job. and after an epic five and three quarter hours, andy murray triumphs in a thrilling match at the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester city concede two before half time against tottenham. pep guardiola s side hoping to close the gap at the top, but could spurs see out the win. good evening. there s growing pressure on nato countries to agree to send more tanks to ukraine to help in the fight against russia. pledges of military aid have increased, after kyiv warned that russia was preparing a new assault. nine countries, including britain, have promised to urgently step up supplies of heavy weaponry and the uk has committed to sending
it s currently more than four miles long, with waiting times of up to nine hours. away from westminster, today s other headlines authorities in ukraine say they re investigating evidence of a mass grave in the city of izyum, which was recently liberated from russian occupation. disruption for thousands of british travellers today, as air traffic controllers in france go on strike. and it s farewell to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as roger federer announces his retirement. good morning. it s friday september the 16th. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen has spent a second night lying in state. the queue to enter westminster hall is now stretching back 3.6 miles, as thousands more people wait to pay their respects. here are some of the images here at westminster towards the end of the queue. the queueing time changes hour by hour, but at the moment it is approximately nine hours for those people queueing to pay their
and i m martine croxall here in the studio. i ll be speaking to a former press officer to the queen for his thoughts as the nation continues to pay tribute. hello and welcome to cardiff, where king charles has begun his first official visit to wales as monarch by attending a service of prayer and reflection for queen elizabeth ii. in the senedd, an hour ago, about a thousand people were standing in sunshine and welcoming the king and the queen consort as they visited the queen consort as they visited the senedd. it was completely calm, quiet and still as everyone turned to watch the big screens when king charles addressed the parliament not just in english but also in welsh, a hugely symbolic moment for people here, to hear the king speaking welsh so fluently and talking about his mother and his memories of his time here in wales and what the country meant to him and to the royal family. when he left, there were lots of cheers. there were a few people who were not happy that