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
westminster. do you stay with us on bbc news, where we will bring you the very latest on her majesty s lying in state and the state funeral on monday. shaun, thank you very much indeed, and there is further coverage on the bbc news website under the life page. , the life page. let s turn to a very big sports story that came through a few hours ago. roger federer has announced his retirement from tennis at the end of this month. the 41 year old swiss player has won 20 grand slam titles and is regarded by many as one of the sports all time greats. but he s struggled with a knee problem for the past three years and has not played a match since last year s wimbledon. in a statement to fans, he said. well, the last person to play