and it s game, set and match for the tennis legend roger federer, as he announces he s retiring at the age of 41. and stay with us here on bbc news, where we will bring you continuing coverage of events plus analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. buckingham palace has revealed more details about the queen s state funeral on monday. the service at westminster abbey will begin at 11 in the morning and will be followed by a national two minute silence. then there will be a procession through london. prince william and prince harry will once again walk together behind the queen s coffin alongside other members of the royal family. today, prince william told well wishers at sandringham how difficult walking behind his grandmother s coffin had been, saying it brought back memories of his mother diana s funeral 25 years ago. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. viewing the carpet of flowers and tributes, the prince and prince
as he meets president xijinping for the first time since the invasion. and one of the all time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. welcome to the programme. with shaun ley in westminster and me, ros atkins, in the bbc news room. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster, where the queue is currently stretching over some five km. some people have waited for more than eight hours to get here, inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. for the latest, we can nowjoin shaun ley in westminster. hello and thank you very much. hello to all of you watching, whether you re in the uk or around the world. here in westminster is the opportunity for members of the public, as
our correspondence houses update from washington, dc. after weeks of making the trek to the united states, about 100 migrants in two buses were transported from texas to the residents of the vice president kamala harris here in washington, dc. we spoke to one couple who didn t know where they were until we told them. they had travelled for about one month from venezuela to america, looking for a better life, for economic reasons, they explain. but i don t know what the future holds. translation: ~ ., , ., , ,, holds. translation: ., , ., holds. translation: ~ ., , ., , ,, ., , translation: we are very happy to be here, i translation: we are very happy to be here. i would translation: we are very happy to be here. i would be translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be able translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be able to translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be able to provide - translation: we are very happy to be here, i would be a
and we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, walking in the air. good morning. it s christmas eve. our top story. around 250 million people in the us and canada are under severe weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across north america. from alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. at least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. tom brada reports. once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are wreaking havocin rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. from maine to texas, more than i million people are without electricity. people are very frustrated because we pay our bills. all day it has been goin