are gathering today to mark 70 years since the end of the conflict. more than one thousand british troops lost their lives, and many who fought in the war feel that their contribution has been forgotten overshadowed by the second world war. celestina olulode has been meeting some veterans and hearing their stories. in my mind, the korean war was one of the most brutal and bloodiest wars of the 20th century simply because people don t know about the huge loss. ronald yardley was barely 18 when he became one of the tens of thousands of servicemen who fought in the korean war. he served on board the royal navy cruiser hms belfast. the korean war experience was the biggest learning curve in my life, without a shadow of doubt. i was on a ship that was cramped with 1,000 men. really cramped, and you had to learn to live with your colleagues, all of whom came from a different
of the ukrainian flag. four people were arrested. new data suggests the number of miles covered by bus services in london has fallen by 12 million since 2016. the research by the liberal democrats suggests more than 1100 vehicles were taken out of operation in the past seven years. a spokesperson for the mayor of london said he has a strong track record on prioritising bus services . here s something you don t see everyday along the thames. five nato warships are making a rare visit to the capital. they re from norway, estonia, germany and the netherlands and specialise in clearing mines from the seas of northern europe. they re spending the next few days moored near hms belfast and we re being told to expect crowds. travel now and let s see how the tube is looking at the moment. there are minor delays on thejubilee line. and a good service
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while inside the palace of westminster. filming, photography and the use of mobile phones are not allowed inside. the government has been posting updates on the length and position of the queue online here s the youtube livestream. as you can see, it s currently 3.1 miles, 5k, long, with hms belfast currently marking the back of the line. we have seen people here being told that they have to go to the end of the queue somewhere along the river thames, two or three miles down. it is a tough thing to hear. but nobody has been reacting badly. everybody feels that it is a necessaryjourney they have to make if they want to be part of this event, this moment in history. we can go to another part of the queue, probably about the 2.5 mile point, frankie mccamley is
pictures, we hope you will be able to see the queue along the bridge, thatis to see the queue along the bridge, that is the live shot from westminster as you can see. and there are tens of thousands of people waiting to pay their respects. and this is the queue, much closer to westminster hall, that zig zag you that takes quite a while for people to get through zig zag queue. but there is movement and people have reported that they have not had to wait all that long. let s talk now to frankie mccamley, who is at the back of the queue. yes, we are towards the back of the queue, next to hms belfast as you can see, around 2.5 miles from the front of the queue, and people are being told here they have about an 8-9 being told here they have about an 8 9 hour wait but the queue