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
shared traditions count. outside the cathedral, there was another of those moments he has seemed this week to relish most. this is a king who wants to be visible and to engage directly with the people. the future of the union has been at the heart of this first week of his reign. for at every turn, the king has embraced the distinctive traditions by which the nations of his kingdom express their identities. the biggest danger to the union is arrogance around its continuation. i suspect the monarchy has got perhaps an even greater sensitivity than politicians to this because there is a real sense of understanding that cultural and political heritages of each of the nations is very different. and certainly, the queen reflected that in her remarks when she was opening the national assembly and then the senedd, and i would expect king charles to do the same. and he did. 0n the floor of the senedd,
seeing, too, the king and the queen s other three children, prince andrew, prince edward, and princess anne, as they stood vigil here this evening. there was a flurry of activity about half an hour or so ago from the gate behind me. the king s car, alongside him, camilla, the queen consort, followed by other royal cars carrying the other members of the royal family as they brought their vigil to an end. and tomorrow, there will be another similar occasion when the queen s grandchildren, including princess william including prince william and prince harry will stand vigil alongside her coffin as well. and the lying in state continues, and the queue continues tonight through the night. jonathan blake is a carriage gate ust jonathan blake is a carriage gate just behind me. | jonathan blake is a carriage gate just behind me. just behind me. i was ust struck when i was t just behind me. i was ust struck when i was watching just behind me. i wasjust struck when i was watching the - jus
but to see her four children, the new king, along with princess anne, prince andrew and prince edward, stand vigil alongside that, well, what a memory that will be for those who were fortunate enough to see it. i have two of them with me now. pat and francesca have queued for many hours today. just talk us through what you saw in westminster hall tonight. it was a really special moment. we were really lucky to get in there when the king and the rest of his siblings were still there paying tribute to their mother. so, it was really special for us. i mean, just to be there anyway and be around everyone here in london tonight was really spectacular. very, very special. very special. it s a memory we will keep togetherfor a long time. we will. we willtreasure it, and i m here, i was here as a baby when the queen got married, i was here for her coronation, and i ve been up for practically every celebration. so, thisjust capped it. did you have any idea, when you joined the queue this mornin
will have a moment to compose yourself because there is still a queue going into westminster hall, and then you will be guided in, the oldest part of westminster palace. it survived the great fire back in the 18205, i think i m right, it survived the great fire back in the 18205, ithink i m right, which resulted in the design of this gothic masterpiece. a tribute to their medieval history of the town. the royal flag, the sovereign standard was flying earlier to indicate that the king was in residence at westminster hall, and he was there of course for that prince55 vigil that anita wa5 prince55 vigil that anita was referring to just a few moments ago. and there were some lucky members of the public that happen by chance to be in westminster hall at the same time as the king, the two princes and the princess royal arrived to take up their positions. their moment of entrance marked by a wrapping of the staff of the duty