all of those buried here, but they expect to be digging at more sites like this in areas recently taken back from the russians. orla guerin, bbc news. india s prime minister, narendra modi, has told the russian leader, vladimir putin, that now is not the time for war . the two men have held face to face talks in uzbekistan on the sidelines of a regional summit. mr modi stressed the importance of democracy, diplomacy and dialogue . the russian leader responded that moscow was doing everything it could to bring the conflict to an end: translation: i know about your stance on the conflict in ukraine. | i know about the concerns that you voice constantly. we will do everything for it to stop as soon as possible. unfortunately, the leadership of our opponents, ukraine, has stated that they refused to hold talks and that they want to reach their goals militarily, or as they say, on the battlefield. drjenny mathers is an expert on russian politics and security at the department of
and this is the scene right now, with people continuing to queue despite an onset of colder weather tonight and waiting times of around 22 hours. earlier, the king ended his tour of the uk in cardiff, addressing members of the welsh parliament and greeting crowds who came to welcome him. i take itake up i take up my new duties with immense gratitude for the privilege of having been able to serve as prince of wales. we ll bring you details of the events taking place over the weekend leading up to the queen s state funeral on monday. also on the programme. ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently regained from russian forces. it s only now, after the russians have been pushed out, that the authorities can really investigate and can establish how many victims they left behind. 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 gets under way, with cl
about the future of this country? edinburgh, queen elizabeth s northern capital, prepares . to greet her majesty. from the start, the queen clearly felt a deep affinity for scotland and its place in the uk. at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. but in recent times, support for independence has surged. if the union with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there s clear differences. if you are talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you re talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, it is in the 605. but if you re talking to people who support the snp, then support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet the s
did your same support and devotion as they did your late mother. because today we don t did your late mother. because today we don tjust did your late mother. because today we don t just commemorate did your late mother. because today we don tjust commemorate the reign of our we don tjust commemorate the reign of our queen but also celebrate the life of of our queen but also celebrate the life of a of our queen but also celebrate the life of a woman who many in scotland knew and life of a woman who many in scotland knew and loved, who dedicated her life to knew and loved, who dedicated her life to her knew and loved, who dedicated her life to her country, to duty and to serving life to her country, to duty and to serving others. on behalf of the scottish serving others. on behalf of the scottish conservatives i am proud to support scottish conservatives i am proud to surrport the scottish conservatives i am proud to support the motion of condolence today,
funeral next monday. thousands of people lined the streets as her coffin was taken from the palace of holyroodhouse up the royal mile to st giles cathedral, for a service of thanksgiving, honouring her life. king charles iii led the royal family in solemn procession behind his mother s coffin. the queen will now lie at rest in st giles cathedral for 2h hours before being flown down to london tomorrow evening. this will be a reign finally attuned to the sensibilities of scotland and the distinctiveness of its institutions and traditions. the king returned today to a scotland that has been diverging from the rest of the uk politically for a0 years and where support for independence is as high as it has ever been, especially amongst the young. nicola sturgeon was at edinburgh airport to greet him. she wants an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles and his heirs on the scottish throne. as king, charles will have to keep his views on that prospect to hims