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
Whaley bridge residents from returning to their homes as more heavy rain is expected in derbyshire amid the battle to prevent the towns dam from collapsing. Borisjohnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, but they say airlines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. A daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. And witness history hears from a survivor of cambodias killing fields, where more than a Million People were killed by the khmer rouge. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. There have been two Mass Shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walmart supermarket in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man
A 17 year old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a six year old boy was thrown from a 10th floor viewing platform at the tate modern in london. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, with travellers told to check with their airlines before leaving home. And coming up in sportsday in half an hour, well have the latest from edgbaston, where smith and wade make centuries, as australia lead past 350 in the ashes. Good evening. There have been two Mass Shootings in the United States, just hours apart in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walmart supermarket, in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man has been arrested. Fbi investigators said that they were looking at whether to charge the suspect with domestic terrorism charges. The fbi continues to look at a number of different potential crimes to be charged. We h
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