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it s currently more than four miles long, with waiting times of up to nine hours. away from westminster, today s other headlines authorities in ukraine say they re investigating evidence of a mass grave in the city of izyum, which was recently liberated from russian occupation. disruption for thousands of british travellers today, as air traffic controllers in france go on strike. and it s farewell to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as roger federer announces his retirement. good morning. it s friday september the 16th. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen has spent a second night lying in state. the queue to enter westminster hall is now stretching back 3.6 miles, as thousands more people wait to pay their respects. here are some of the images here at westminster towards the end of the queue. the queueing time changes hour by hour, but at the moment it is approximately nine hours for those people queueing to pay ....
by the rotary clubs of doncaster and doncaster st leger. this is her story. hi. mayl hi. may i have two cadbury s cream eggs. have you signed in yet? my name is abbey. i m 15 and i m from doncaster. i ve been in care for four years. i remember the first few yea rs four years. i remember the first few years was a major struggle for me emotionally because i had so many different people and so many things going on in my life. i knew what i wanted. i knew what i wanted to say. i knew i had my own opinions on things, but i was never really given that chance. i was dismissed. when i found the courage to speak out myself, i just thought, found the courage to speak out myself, ijust thought, right, that s it. i now know that i can say this, so i m going to let other children have that opportunity. i ve just give it them. we ve got sports going on. abbey is one in a million to be honest with you. she gives her time freely. she s a great advocate for young people. she offers them ....
to be honest with you. she gives her time freely. she s a great advocate for young people. she offers them support. she offers them advice. she very much helps shape the service the way the independent visitors scheme runs. for me, before i came into care, i didn t really have a childhood. i basically raised my two young brothers. i was, sort of, given all the family s dilemmas and problems, they were put on my shoulders. care changed my life. i did things that a normal 13 year old should do instead of staying at home and cooking meals. it was difficult, but at the same time, easy. it was just a massive relief. have you signed in yet? i don t think i will ever stop doing what i m doing, never, ever stop. for me, i m going to take it further and make sure that every child in care has a voice and every child is loving being in care. applause. abbey is here with me now. congratulations on your young citizen award. how do you feel? it s really, it s all a whirlwind really. ....
the achievements of a very special group of young people. i presented the awards when they first began back in 2007. since then, hundreds of young people have been recognised for the amazing work they do. each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. the eventual winners for 2017 are with me on stage, so let s find out more about them. 0urfirst award goes to teenager abbey booker. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with young people in care. she was nominated for the award by the rotary clubs of doncaster and doncaster st leger. this is her story. hi. may i have two cadbury s cream eggs? yeah. have you signed in yet? my name is abbey. i m 15 and i m from doncaster. i ve been in care forfour years. i remember the first few years was a majo ....
Last year, we were written - to by his royal highness, the duke of cambridge, and he very much supported us. - so it felt like we d had to keep walking, but just do it slightly differently. last friday, they walked to stormont, then crossed the irish sea to edinburgh, before heading through the scottish borders into andy s home county of cumbria. definitely bits in this that are very powerfully close to home in many ways. walking through cumbria is, because there s so many people i know and love who live here. but also walking away from edinburgh was really quite difficult because that s where sophie lived and that s where she died. still, many people come to see us, who ve been touched and bereaved by suicide. you know, they want to share their stories, they want to hear ours, you know? and, you know, it s all about smashing the stigma, isn t it? and raising awareness. andy, mike and tim s walk takes them through cumbria over the coming days. they go past kendal, where sisters amber ....