as he meets president xijinping for the first time since the invasion. and one of the all time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. welcome to the programme. with shaun ley in westminster and me, ros atkins, in the bbc news room. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster, where the queue is currently stretching over some five km. some people have waited for more than eight hours to get here, inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. for the latest, we can nowjoin shaun ley in westminster. hello and thank you very much. hello to all of you watching, whether you re in the uk or around the world. here in westminster is the opportunity for members of the public, as
Thrilling night of Europa League action and in golf well have updates from the masters. Updates from the masters. Some warm sunshine across southern parts as we head into the weekend, but a wetter story further north. Ill have more in the full forecast shortly. Good morning to you. Good morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on gb news. Ellie costello, and this is breakfast on gb news. Well, im breakfast on gb news. Well, im very pleased youre here this morning. Morning. Oh, thank you very much. Oh, thank you very much. Because at one point, i did think it could just be me. Yeah, its one of those. Do you know when you. If you work shift work, which you may well do if youre watching at this hour . I always set my i mean, i get bed, i the alarm, get into bed, i set the alarm, i think i must have not. I dont think i must have not. I dont think i must have not. I dont think i slept through it. I think i slept through it. I think ive just. I must have
This is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines. 12,000 jobs likely to disappear from the high street, as debenams goes out of business. It comes just hours after topshop owner, arcadia, collapsed into administration, putting another 13,000 jobs at risk. Devastating for all those employees, and no easy time, but coming up to christmas, the uncertainty now for 2021, i really do feel for all the individual employees and their families. Mps are debating plans to introduce a new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions across england tomorrow. This is the scene live from the house of commons. We cannot afford to relax, especially during the cold months of winter. Police in germany have arrested
the driver of a vehicle that ploughed into pedestrians in the city of trier, killing at least two and injuring at least ten more. A High Court Ruling on the treatment of children who say theyre transgender a woman who was prescribed puberty blockers when she was 16, says shes delighted. The governmen
Going to be us senate right across the economy, a massive impact over and this will be no different. And this will be no different. And we can look forward to hopefully mitigate the impact and some confidence. Just time to update you on the erwee kick this evening. Just before we go time to update you on the early kick off in the premier league this evening. Norwich against southamptonjust coming up to half time and its goalless. Southampton striker danny ings has had the best chance. His effort hit the crossbar though. Totte n ha m tottenham against Manchester United coming up later on. But for now, thats all from sportsday. You are watching bbc news, im martin croxton. Lets get a reminder for the key points of today positive downing street briefing which was led by the education secondary. Gavin willison confirmed all children are to be back in school in september saying school is vital for eve ryo ne september saying school is vital for everyone of our children for some he advice fo