and misconduct. the mayor of kyiv says that russian strikes on the city this morning have killed one person and wounded three others. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the uk s new chancellorjeremy hunt is to deliver an emergency statement on the british economyjust after 11 o clock this morning, bringing forward measures a fortnight earlier than expected. it s expected there ll be a delay in the plan to cut the basic rate of income tax from 20p to 19p, that would be yet another u turn from the mini budget that caused such turmoil on financial markets. with me now as our chief political correspondent. he is waiting in the wings to talk to me. let me round up, because an hour or so we are expecting to hear from the chancellor, he is going to be making that statement and we are expecting pretty much everything in the mini budgets to be pulled back, except for the national insurance increase, the national insurance cut because that has already been legislated for, obviously
the breaking of the wand by the lord chamberlain symbolised the official end of queen elizabeth ii s reign. the late queen s coffin was lowered into the royal vault and interred next to her husband, the duke of edinburgh. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth has made herfinaljourney from london to windsor and has been buried with her late husband, the duke of edinburgh. it follows a day of the highest ceremony not seen in this country for nearly 60 years mixed with private sorrow as the state funeral was held in westminster abbey the building in which queen elizabeth was married, and crowned. king charles, along with other members of the royal family, walked behind her coffin as it was taken into the abbey from westminster hall where it had been lying in state. hundreds of dignitaries including world leaders, joined members of the royal family and the public at the service. we start with our royal correspondent nicholas witche
after the spectacular pageantry in london, the day ended at windsor the home of the queen since childhood. crowds gathered to watch the queen being accompanied to her last resting place. in the last act of a day laden with ceremony, the wand of the lord chamberlain was broken, symbolising the end of the late queen s reign. of the late, most and most excellent monarch, elizabeth ii. the queen was then lowered into the royal vault and buried next to her husband, the duke of edinburgh. queen elizabeth has made herfinal journey from london to windsor, and has been buried with her late husband, the duke of edinburgh. it follows a day of the highest ceremony not seen in this country for nearly 60 years, mixed with private sorrow as the state funeral was held in westminster abbey, the building in which queen elizabeth was married and crowned. king charles, along with other members of the royal family, walked behind her coffin as it was taken into the abbey from westminster hall
london. hundreds of thousands witnessing the queen s coffin. her crown resting on top. the final procession. the long walk to windsor castle. then, removing the crown from the coffin, and symbolic breaking of the wand of office, signifying the end of the queen s reign. and in a final solemn image, queen elizabeth s coffin lowered into the royal vault at st. george s chapel. reunited with prince philip. james longman and deborah roberts right here with me tonight. the other major news this monday night, the catastrophic hurricane in puerto rico. the deadly storm causing widespread destruction. up to 30 inches of rain possible in some areas. more than 1,000 people rescued from dangerous flooding. utility crews tonight racing to restore power after the entire island went dark. what the u.s. can expect later this week. rob marciano tracking the storm. there is also news tonight about a prisoner exchange between the u.s. and afghanistan. the last-known american hostage held by
bussed over 15,000 migrants to sanctuary cities providing much-needed relief to communities overwhelmed by the president s open biden border policies. we have karl rove here with us. first to peter doocy. peter. these border crossers arrived in border states. we don t hear much from biden officials. as they arrived in washington d.c. outside the vice president s residence, we have a forceful condemnation. it says this. governor abbott abandoned children on the side of the road and below freezing temperatures on christmas eve without coordinating with any federal or local authorities. this was a shameful stunt. as we have said, we re willing to work with anyone, democrat or republicans on the comprehensive immigration reform. these political games accomplish nothing and put lives in danger. that s as dhs says that they re still using title 42 a lot. listen. dhs continues to fully enforce our immigration of public health laws at the border. people are being expelled as requi