the throne. the nation wakes up to a period of mourning thousands. have gathered outside buckingham palace to pay their respects to a monarch who dedicated her life to duty. king charles iii will return to london from balmoral as the new monarch. a states woman of unmatched dignity, the world s leaders pay tribute. and we take a look at how the morning newspapers have paid tribute to her majesty, the queen. hello, good morning. the nation has begun a period of mourning after the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the queen passed away peacefully at balmoral just two days after welcoming the new prime minister there. her son, king charles iii, will make his way to london this morning as the new monarch. thousands of people already gathering outside buckingham palace last night to pay their respects, where we will hear tributes to her majesty and reflect on a life of duty and of service. our first report this morning from our correspondent alex rossi on the end of an era
the nation wakes up to a period of mourning. thousands have gathered outside buckingham palace to pay their respects to a monarch who dedicated their life to duty. but lots of good in our country and while she is gone i wonder where we will go. king charles the third will return to london from balmoral as the new monarch. later this evening, he is expected to make a televised address to the nation. a states woman of and that s dignity, the world s leaders pay tribute to her majesty. and we will take a look at how the morning newspapers have made their tribute to her. hello, good morning to you from balmoral, the nation has begun a period of mourning after the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the queen passed away peacefully yesterday, here at balmoral just two days after welcoming the new prime minister there. her son, king charles the third will make his way to london this morning as the new monarch. and in one of his first acts in the role he s expected to m
So if you are just tuning in a slightly different look for a saturday morning, dont worry, it is saturday. I know normally in on a monday, but few people off sick and various other staffing issues. Weve stepped into the breach, havent we, martin . Yes. Delightful to be back here with you. Likewise. Well, our top story this morning. Were leading with the economy. Its good news. Its grown at the fastest rate in two years, outpacing both america and the eurozone. And that means that the uk is officially out of recession, with many hoping for tax cuts over the next few months. And this comes after the former labour leader, lord kinnock, has claimed that voters in britain are not in love with sir keir starmer, with some concerns emerging of a shock result in the upcoming election. Yeah, if you recall, back in 1992, neil kinnock was thought to have lost an election that was deemed unusable. Was deemed unusable. Well, joining us now is political commentator peter spencen political commentator
Palace on the day that prince harry announced his engagement to his american girlfriend Meghan Markle. They are to be married next spring. The couple, who will live here at Kensington Palace, became engaged in london earlier this month. The queen and the duke of edinburgh said they were delighted, the Prime Minister theresa may offered her warmest congratulations. Ms markle, who is 36 and divorced, describes herself as a strong, confident, mixed raced woman. The prince, whos 33, complained that shed been subjected to a wave of abuse and harassment when news of their relationship became public a year ago. We start this hour with this report from our correspondent richard lister. Well watch it had been anticipating this for months. Prince harry and Meghan Markle made their first appearance as an engaged couple in the garden that had been a favourite of his mother diana, princess of wales but today is all about them. Congratulations from all of us. How are you both feeling . Erm, proud. A
Man giving a tv set and stand to go with it to a man selling the big issue with only a few days to go before christmas. We will be looking into acts of kindness by strangers. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. A heads up that later were expecting confirmation that birmingham has been chosen to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. It was the only city bidding. So if it doesnt get it officially, that will be a massive story. Well bring you reaction to that obviously. Also today, we want to hear your breaking news from 2017 something thats happened in your own life this year. Lydia tweeted me shes had a hec of a year. 0ne, started cancer treatment. Two, bought a house. Three, treatment didnt work. Four, hysterectomy. Five, moved to london. Six, newjob. And she adds drily im hoping 2018 will have less breaking news. Let me know your breaking news from 2017, whatever it may be. Tweet me use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the