it s currently more than four miles long, with waiting times of up to nine hours. away from westminster, today s other headlines authorities in ukraine say they re investigating evidence of a mass grave in the city of izyum, which was recently liberated from russian occupation. disruption for thousands of british travellers today, as air traffic controllers in france go on strike. and it s farewell to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as roger federer announces his retirement. good morning. it s friday september the 16th. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen has spent a second night lying in state. the queue to enter westminster hall is now stretching back 3.6 miles, as thousands more people wait to pay their respects. here are some of the images here at westminster towards the end of the queue. the queueing time changes hour by hour, but at the moment it is approximately nine hours for those people queueing to pay their
city of kherson, president zelensky says air strikes will not diminish the spirit of ukrainians. hello and welcome to bbc news. king charles has used his first christmas message to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the great anxiety and hardship for those struggling to pay their bills and keep theirfamilies fed and warm . the king also paid tribute to his mother queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george s chapel where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent nick witchell was listening to the speech and earlier he gave us his verdict. there is, i think, a strong sense of social awareness in this christmas broadcast. to put it in context, a long history of a broadcast at christmas time by the monarch, going right back to the 1930s when king george v started on radio, and queen elizabeth took it up on television in the 1950s. this broadcast, the first by king charles, was recorded in st george s chapel at windsor, close to the spot where queen
three aid organisations have suspended their activities in afghanistan in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. king charles has used his first christmas message to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the great anxiety and hardship for those struggling to pay their bills and keep theirfamilies fed and warm . the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george s chapel from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nick witchell, was listening to the speech and gave us his verdict. there is, i think, a strong sense of social awareness in this christmas broadcast. now, just to put it in context, a long history, of course, of a broadcast at christmas time by the monarch going right back to the 1930s when king george the fifth started on radio. then queen elizabeth took it up on television in the 1950s. and this broadcast, the first by king charles. it was recorded in st george s chap
on the day of the funeral the prince of wales and the duke of sussex will once again walk next to each other behind the queen s coffin. also this lunchtime. in ukraine, amid the devastation of conflict more claims of atrocities committed by russian troops. what will happen to energy bills next month? we take a look at what the changes might mean for you. and a splash of pink at the funeral of nine year old olivia pratt korbel, killed by a gunman in liverpool last month. and coming up on the bbc news channel a moment of history for england s cricketers, as they arrive in pakistan for their first tour there in 17 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. members of the public have been queuing through the night for the queen s lying in state in its first full day as details of her majesty s funeral are released by buckingham palace. westminster hall is open to the public day and night until early monday morning for people to pay their respects to the l