Last post plays when you go home, say, for your tomorrow we gave our today. Nimrod plays the familiar sound of nimrod at the National Memorial arboretum and around the country, two minutes silence was observed at 11 oclock to mark Armistice Day. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, to remember the deaths of fallen servicemen and women in the two world wars and in conflicts since. The duke of kent is attending that service at the National Memorial arboretum in staffordshire. The silence is marked every year to mark the day in 1918 when the fighting in world war i was stopped. The allies and germany signing an armistice in and germany signing an armistice in a Railway Carriage in france at 5am on the 11th of november 1918. Six hours later, at 11 oclock, the conflict ceased. The first armistice silence was observed in 1919 and has continued every year since then. Nimrod plays youre watching bbc newsroom live and these are the main stories this morning. The country has just fal
A head to head between borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn and one with all the main british parties. Jail for an 18 year old man who stabbed to death his teenage former girlfriend, ellie gould. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with katie. England celebrating a pretty nice when in the t20 . They certainly are and one mans name in lights is davitt malan as he makes history after hitting the fastest t20 century by an eggless batsman as a level the series against england, it is 2 2 with the decider in auckland on sunday. Thanks katie and tomasz has all the weather very difficult conditions for some. Is it going to ease . The weather has dried out in terms of the fact it is not raining so thatis of the fact it is not raining so that is good news on the river levels will stay at pretty high for some time but the good news is as far as the weather goes, the worst is over. Thank you. Also coming up. The emotions of a 0 day veteran as he sees a memorial being built for his fallen friends.
Because of the intensity of the blazes. Emergency teams say more than 100 areas are on fire, with around 20 of those blazes dangerous and uncontained. The fires are spread along a roughly 1000 kilometre stretch of seaboard, leaving the Emergency Services struggling to cope. Strong winds and soaring temperatures are compounding the fire threat in the state. A woman has died, after being swept away by flood water, as parts of england are hit with a months worth of rain in one day. The snp launch their election campaign, saying they would try to form an alliance with other parties, to lock the conservatives out of power. An 18 year old boy is jailed for minimum of 12 and half years, for the murder of his former girlfriend. Now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6. 30 tonight. Coming up on bbc news, there is expected to be a record crowd at wembley as england hold germany. Phil neville is more interested in a victory than numbers after winning just one game in their last six. We wil
In a refrigerated lorry in essex. The snp leader, Nicola Sturgeon, says if theres another Hung Parliament after the election, shed be willing to work withJeremy Corbyn to lock the conservatives out of power. A memorial in normandy for d days fallen british soldiers. The veteran whos helped raise thousands to build it, visibly moved as he sees it for the first time. And coming up on bbc news, on day one of the para record crowds expected to hold up so record crowds expected to hold up so at wembley as england prepare to host germany but striker toni duggan is out injured. Good evening from doncaster. We are right by the river don which has burst its banks and flooded the Industrial Park just has burst its banks and flooded the Industrial Parkjust behind me here. The water level of the river has risen five metres in the last couple of days. That gives you a sense of the scale of the problem is that the authorities are having to deal with. Elsewhere, a woman has lost her life after being
Any shelter and drier weather is likely to continue to be in the south east corner. Not particularly warm out there, 5 11 if we are lucky. Through the evening and overnight, some clearer skies across england and wales with showers continuing across the north west is the low pressure drifts its way off into the north sea. Low single figures for most of us, particularly where we have clearer slots into south and east england potentially. A chilly start to tuesday with a low continuing to move off into the north sea, almost a repeat performance as we go through tomorrow. The wind coming from more ofa tomorrow. The wind coming from more of a northerly direction so that means perhaps the emphasis of the showers on all the sticking out bits across the coast, more shelter in lent you might dodge showers again but again, sunshine and blustery showers, some of them heavy, perhaps with some hail in there. This could bea with some hail in there. This could be a troublemaker as you move from wedne