for the next four days. we are covering all of these latest developments for you. and i m rosemary church, here in atlanta. i will have details on all of our other top stories, including the expanding scope of the u.s. justice department s investigation into donald trump, and the potential impact ahead of the midterm elections. britain s longest serving monarch has made her final journey home, and her coffin is now resting inside buckingham palace just behind me. her arrival late on tuesday was greeted with cheers and applause by what were large crowds gathered to pay tribute and to witness this moment in history. in the hours ahead, the queen s coffin will be taken by a horse drawn carriage to westminster hall. from here, buckingham palace where she will lie in state until her funeral on monday and members of the royal family will be walking in that procession. it will include king charles, who traveled to northern ireland. on tuesday, it was his first visit
family. mourners across the world honoring the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii after seven decades on the throne. today the queens coffin will lead balmoral scotland. her beloved summer home and embark on a journey first to edinboro and then on tuesday evening it will arrive in london ahead of the state funeral which is now but announced it to be monday september the 19th. of course back home today in america we marked 21 years since a september 11 attack. remembering and honoring those who lost their lives and continuing our promise to never forget. good morning from london i am martha maccallum. good to have you with us this morning. it is a beautiful morning in london as we begin coverage this morning. let s go straight to buckingham palace where were joined by senior chief correspondent jonathan hunt joining us from buckingham palace as we begin this journey and we will see the coffin of queen elizabeth for the first time. good morning jonathan. good morning to
this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm the former chancellor, rishi sunak, enters the race to be the next leader of the conservative party and prime minister. durham police clear sir keir starmer of breaking lockdown rules. he d pledged to resign if fined. the labour leader says his party is now ready for an election. if there was a general election, this government will fall. and we ve got a plan for the country, we want that fresh start. britain s former counter terrorism police chief sir mark rowley is formally appointed as the new head of the metropolitan police in the wake of a string of failings which have compromised public trust. tributes pour in from around the world forjapan s former prime minister, shinzo abe, who has been assassinated while delivering a speech at a campaign event. six men have been found guilty for taking part in a string of robberies and burglaries, including the theft of a 5.5 million diamond encrusted tiara. it is all overfor it is all over f
the us conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay nearly $50 million in damages, afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan s coastline, as bejing halts co operation with the us on key issues including climate change. hello, welcome to the programme, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we are going to star in the middle east. we are going to star in the middle east. israel says it s arrested 19 members of the palestinian group, islamichhad, in raids across the west bank. this is after carrying out air strikes against targets in gaza yesterday. the raids killed 11 palestinians, including a commander of islamichhad and a child. in retaliation, islamichhad militants fired dozens of rockets into israel from gaza. azaday moshiri reports. gaza s sky lights up a
in new zealand. good afternoon. a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee has taken place this afternoon to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures that are expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, meaning there s a risk to life. jon donnison reports at the bristol harbour festival this weekend, a cold shower more than welcome. and with potentially record temperatures forecast for early next week, this summer s heatwave is entering uncharted waters. well, i don t like the heat. it s all right at the moment, it s all right in the shade, but i do burn too quickly. for those climate sceptics, i think this is evidence that something s definitely happening, so, you know, people need to take a bit of responsibility, definitely. he can t be in nursery for the full day because it s going to be far too hot for him, so he ll be home for the afternoon in a p