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
the commemorations over the weekend, and one of the most notable things about the weather in the capital will be just how cool it feels. daytime temperatures of 17, 18, some chilly nights, but staying largely dry. as it is for most of us right now. some shower clouds across northern ireland, parts of wales, and some showers down the eastern coast of scotland and eastern england. it is also quite windy at the moment. that s a long summer eastern coast of 40 115 mph. that is making it feel really quite chilly. temperatures this afternoon in aberdeen no higher than 12 celsius, higher values in some shelter for the west, 19 in cardiff. this evening, that daytime cloud will melt away and we will see clear skies overnight, and especially where the winds are light away from the east coast, it is going to turn really chilly tonight. those are the temperatures for towns and cities with some places down to four celsius, but some places in the countryside getting very close to freezing,
we re closed now. go fight to the gates have been closed temporarily on the queue where people have been waiting to see the queen s off. the gates have been closed temporarily. we ve already had a problem with the trains and had to come by bus, but we are tough, we are not worried about it. we re not worried. we re going to stick it out for the long haul. at one stage the gates were closed to stop more peoplejoining. since then, the gates have reopened and people are again able to join the queue. it is about 1k hours at the moment. also this afternoon. two police officers stabbed in london s west end one of them with what may be life changing injuries. more than 400 bodies discovered in a mass burial site in ukraine in territory recaptured from russian forces. and also in the programme the striking ways some people are choosing to pay tribute to the queen. coming up on the bbc news channel, the premier league resumes this evening after its postponement of matches as a
after the queue was closed temporarily, it has now reopened, but the waiting time is more than 2a hours. among the mourners was the former international football star david beckham, who had queued all night to pay his respects. later this evening, the queen s four children will hold vigil around the coffin in westminster hall. also on the programme: ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently recaptured from russian forces. as retail sales in the uk dip sharply, the pound falls to a 37 year low against the us dollar. and the women s super league in england starts tonight, with clubs enjoying record ticket sales off the back of the lionesses success in the euros. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the premier league resumes this evening after its postponement of matches as a mark of respect following the death of queen elizabeth ii. good evening. king charles has been on his first official visit to wales, bringing to a conclusio
tonight, as people continue to pay their respects to the queen, we leave you with these images. you re watching bbc news and our continued coverage of queen elizabeth s lying in state. if you ve justjoined us, in the past few minutes queen elizabeth s four children, king charles, anne, the princess royal, prince andrew the duke of york and prince edward the earl of wessex have held a vigil around the queen s coffin in westminster hall. these are pictures from the vigil of the princes as it s called, with all four royals in ceremonial military uniform accompanying the coffin for 15 minutes. the queen s eight grandchildren are expected to do the same tomorrow. and this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people are queuing to pay their respects to the queen. this is the scene outside the hall. thousands of people still waiting to pay their respects to the queen. the wait time is 2a hours. thank you very much. it has to be said that this was perhaps the most striking a