you very much professor ali mokdad. let s return now to our main story and the conflict in ukraine. among the millions of people who escaped from ukraine after the russian invasion were children and young people with disabilities, some of them profound. now the government of ukraine has come under criticism from the united nations for insisting that they remain in institutions in their country of refuge instead of with their families. over the summer, a bbc news team exposed a care system in ukraine that neglected and abused thousands of disabled people. they found disabled adults living in cots, and children tethered to benches in its network of orphanages. our correspondent danjohnson reports now from poland, where some disabled ukrainian refugees are now living in better conditions. when i first saw them, it was a huge shock for me cos they were in terrible condition. these are the young disabled ukrainians of kharkiv as they arrived in poland soon after the start of the war eva
on sunday, a vice president of the parliament was one of four people arrested and charged with corruption and money laundering in connection with alleged payments by qatar. injersey, nine people are feared dead, and a criminal investigation could be launched after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a block of flats in the capital st helier. police have released the names of seven of the victims, all aged between 63 and 73. an inquiry is under way into the actions of the fire service after residents apparently reported a gas leak less than eight hours before the blast. our correspondent danjohnson reports from st helier. this morning, jersey stood in silence. to remember. to reflect. and to mark its loss of life.
last night king charles, the princess royal, prince andrew and prince edward held a silent vigil by their mother s coffin. in conversation with some of the people who have been arriving here, they have been queueing for some 12 hours, but what we now know from the official authorities is that the key is almost at capacity. the waiting time is now at least 2a hours long for those joining the queue. time is now at least 2a hours long for thosejoining the queue. more on but a little later on. on that. last night king charles, the princess royal, prince andrew and prince edward held a silent vigil by their mother s coffin. the queen s eight grandchildren, including princes william and harry will hold their own vigil later today, as danjohnson reports. the sound that signals the change of watch. calling forward the four people who know best the queens life
we understand that the moment it is around 4.4 miles long, stretching through london across the other side of the river, thousands more people waiting to pay their respects. this evening, all four of her majesty s children king charles, princess anne, prince andrew, and prince edward will hold a vigil by their mother s coffin. before that, the king and queen consort will travel to cardiff, completing their tour of the uk, as danjohnson reports. public engagement is already an early hallmark of king charles reign. even in grief, he s made time to meet people, first in scotland, before greeting crowds on a visit to northern ireland. he also shook hands outside buckingham palace shortly after the queen s death was announced. and today, he and the queen consort
is currently two miles long, and on today s show we ll meet some of the people who have travelled from across the uk and beyond to join that queue, and to the volunteers who are keeping it moving. we ll also be sharing more memories of the queen from those who knew and met her. first, danjohnson reports on her majesty s finaljourney from buckingham palace to westminster, and those who came to mourn. this is time and space for people to bid their monarch farewell during four days of lying in state. the queen s passing has not yet lifted the crown s requirements of public duty and visibility. thousands from across her kingdom and far beyond have already made this pilgrimage for their own quiet moment. and many thousands more will come.