hello, good afternoon. the funeral is taking place of mikhail gorbachev the last president of the soviet union, who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin is not attending due to what he described as constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of the house of unions, mikhail gorbachev lay in state. a steady stream of mourners filing past his open casket. there was a guard of honour, but the last leader of the soviet union had not been honoured with a full state funeral. a sign that today s kremlin has little interest in guarding mr gorbachev s legacy. many russians blame gorbachev for the fall of the ussr, the collapse of their superpower. yet out on the streets muscovites were queueing up to pay their respects. gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in
quality of the cricket on show is absolutely key. the winning s match this afternoon will definitely feature some real stars of the women s game on both sides. the men s final, manchester originals qualified last night after a strong late burst of fire but i still think their opponents might start as favourites. two teams will be successful but ultimately it is all about keeping wicket accessible. joe wilson, thank you very much. there s more on the bbc sport website including the build up to qualifying at the dutch grand prix which starts soon. thank you very much, karthi. you can see more on all the new stories on the bbc news channel throughout the afternoon and the next news location is at 20 to seven. from all of us on the lunchtime team,
celebrated by team mates who knew its value. new zealand s position was so strong, they could afford the odd risk. that s what did for blundell in the end. england finally took a catch, but the damage may already have been done. patrick gearey, bbc news. a long afternoon ahead in the cricket, and hopefully for you as well at home. that s it from the lunchtime team. the next news on bbc one is at 7pm, bye for now. you can see more on all of today s stories on the bbc news channel. england, scotland and wales are all
be for fewer showers around. which will certainly come as welcome news. there will be showers the further north and west, but central and southern england perhaps dry out with sunshine. and may beat in the north of the great glen, not a bad afternoon. i still disappointing, north of the great glen, not a bad afternoon. istill disappointing, 21 celsius, and you can almost and i can almost hear you saying! but indications of high pressure trying to build in from the south, although low pressure not moving away totally. but that does mean through the week ahead, for england and wales, we might see a drier and quieter story with more sunshine and a degree or so warmer, but we still keep the shower risks. further north and west. thank you. a reminder of our top story. cycling sensation, laura kenny becomes team gb s most decorated female 0lympian as she and team mate katie archibald took gold in the velodrome in tokyo. and that is all from the lunchtime team, do enjoy