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Britain's national broadcaster the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) interrupted its scheduled programming to switch to rolling news bulletins ...

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Finding My Torturer, a new documentary by BBC's investigation unit, BBC Eye, reveals the identity of a Moscow police officer, Ivan Ryabov, who tortured ...

They were kicked, slapped, punched and choked by their abuser, the “man in black.” Despite international outrage and multiple calls for an investigation, no criminal case was opened by the Russian authorities. At least 11 of the group, all young women, were subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

BBC One has suspended all regular programming until 6pm in light of the news about Her Majesty, after Buckingham Palace today announced that doctors were ...

BBC News presenter Joanna Gosling then appeared to break the news. 'Doctors have become concerned for her health and, she is now under the supervision of doctors. Bargain Hunt was interrupted at around 12.40pm on Thursday when the screen suddenly switched to black and then BBC News' Joanna Gosling appeared

Satirist Oliver Callan leads a comedic myth busting exploration into Ireland's culture and its people in a new six-part podcast available on BBC Sounds from ...

Andy Martin, BBC Northern Ireland Executive Editor, Documentaries, Drama and Comedy, says: “People the world over think they know all about Ireland, this series makes them think again. [In Bits: Killing Leprechauns comes to BBC Sounds](/mediacentre/2022/killing-leprechauns-bbc-northern-ireland-bbc-sounds)Satirist Oliver Callan leads a comedic myth busting exploration into Ireland’s culture and its people in a new six-part podcast available on BBC Sounds from Saturday 17 September [BBC Eye reveals the identity of Russian police torturer](/mediacentre/2022/finding-my-torturer-bbc-eye)Finding My Torturer, a new documentary by BBC’s investigation unit, BBC Eye, reveals the identity of a Moscow police officer, Ivan Ryabov, who tortured several anti-war protesters, and the identity of the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel AG Fedorinov, who failed to stop him. Above all, do the British people know just how much they have in common with the Irish?

Wearing black is in line with the BBC's dress code when a royal member of the family dies.

[Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) One commentor wrote: “I don’t want to concern anyone, but slowly people on the BBC appear to be changing into black clothes.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cornwall are among the members of the royal family who have headed to the Queen’s home in the Scottish Highlands to be by her side. [Huw Edwards](/topic/huw-edwards) was dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and black tie, in line with the BBC’s dress code for when a member of the [royal family](/topic/royal-family) dies as a mark of respect. [BBC](/topic/bbc) One has suspended its regular programming schedule following the announcement that the [Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queen-elizabeth-ii-health-news-latest-b2162638.html).

Police dog Cooper has found more than £375000 in drugs and cash over his four years with the force.

Alongside his work as a police dog, the force said he had visited dozens of schools across the county and appeared on the BBC's Crimewatch Live programme. Send your story ideas to: [[email protected], external](mailto:[email protected]) A police dog who has tracked down more than £375,000 of drugs and cash and has 14,000 Twitter followers has retired.

Broadcaster cut short Bargain Hunt with Buckingham Palace statement and will continue News Special until at least News at Six.

Last year the BBC received its highest-ever He was castigated for wearing a burgundy tie during the broadcast, which certain newspapers [decided was not suitably respectful to the royal](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/02/peter-sissons-obituary). On one occasion, in 2015, a BBC journalist The broadcaster then played the national anthem, in line with a well-rehearsed plan that has been practised regularly in recent years. [BBC](https://www.theguardian.com/media/bbc) News special.

Buckingham Palace announced this morning that the 96-year-old monarch, who is at her Scottish residence Balmoral, has been placed under medical supervision.

[she appointed a new Prime Minister at Balmoral](https://inews.co.uk/news/balmoral-where-queen-scotland-residence-explained-why-new-pm-appointed-1827399?ico=in-line_link) and it was arranged in case she was not well enough to travel to London. [The Queen’s public appearances in the past few months](https://inews.co.uk/news/the-queen-how-is-elizabeth-ii-health-issues-past-year-explained-engagements-missed-1825467?ico=in-line_link) have been rare as she had been suffering with ongoing episodic mobility problems since last October. The Queen’s eldest son, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, travelled to Balmoral to be with her earlier on today. It was the first time in her 70-year reign that But she rallied to honour the Duke of Edinburgh at a memorial service at the end of March, walking slowly and carefully with the aid of a stick, and holding on to the Duke of York’s elbow for support. “Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision.

Peking University's plans for Foxcombe Hall were approved but will be referred to the government.

A laboratory building will be demolished. As part of the planning permission, councils will also provide a shuttlebus service between the site and Redbridge Park and Ride in Oxford. The university will also need to ensure that students do not own or bring cars to the site or park near it. The decision will be referred up to the Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, Simon Clarke. Permission was granted by the Vale of White Horse District Council to change the site's use from a non-residential education site to a residential one and for extensive building changes. [planning permission was granted](http://democratic.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/documents/s56420/20221304144626_Committee%20Report.pdf) for a change of use to the green belt site on Wednesday.

A former soldier has been awarded £300,000 compensation after being left with permanent hearing damage. Thomas Borley, from Leicestershire, enlisted in 2012 ...

"We have reached an out-of-court settlement with Mr Borley. We carefully assess noise levels and provide hearing protection when asking personnel to undertake duties in noisy environments. During his four years in the army Mr Borley said he had issues with the ear defenders he was given to wear.

Buckingham Palace announced news that Queen Elizabeth “died peacefully” this afternoon. Here's how you can watch the updates coming from Balmoral on BBC ...

Meanwhile, Sky News is streaming coverage on its [Twitter account](https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1567859531002019841?s=20&t=NaTfsuo6hF_YSYzgOBlfgg) ( [@SkyNews](https://twitter.com/SkyNews)) and [YouTube](https://youtu.be/9Auq9mYxFEE). And if you have a corgi, now’s the time to pet it. If you’d like to follow the updates, many major outlets are continuing beat-by-beat coverage of the queen’s life.

Umutwe w'iterabwoba wa Islamic State (IS) watangaje ko wishe abakristu bane, barimo umubikira w'Umutaliyani, m gitero wagabye kuwa kabiri mu ntara ya ...

Intara ya Nampula iri mu majyepfo y’intara ya Cabo Delgado aho IS yiganje mu bikorwa byayo. Mu byo ivuga, IS yigamba ko yishe uwo mubikira kuko “yakataje mu bikorwa byo gukwirakwiza idini rya gikristu.” Umutwe w’iterabwoba wa Islamic State (IS) watangaje ko wishe abakristu bane, barimo umubikira w’Umutaliyani, m gitero wagabye kuwa kabiri mu ntara ya Nampula mu majyaruguru ya Mozambique.

The UK press reflect on the end of an era, in their first editions after the Queen's death.

"He [Huw Edwards] was speaking very, very slowly, but with exactly the layer of gravelly Welsh gravitas the occasion demanded. It chooses a photograph of then-Princess Elizabeth, taken in 1952, looking straight into the camera with a determined gaze. [The Guardian points out](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-obituary) that her reign saw some of the greatest changes in industrial, economic, technical and social development of any era. [its lead story](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-sfcmbcqgc), reporter Valentine Low says "history will deliver its verdict in the fullness of time but it is hard to conceive of her being remembered as anything other than one of the greatest monarchs in our history". Its front page carries a black and white portrait of the Queen in her later years with a still, gentle smile. But you couldn't help admire how the Queen did her duty, got on with her job and never complained." [The Financial Times abandons business news ](https://www.ft.com/content/a30366d6-998b-4b32-9193-11d2d66203cb)for its front page, dedicating it almost entirely to a beaming Queen. The Times' back cover carries a quotation from the Queen's Christmas broadcast in 1957, the first to be televised: "I cannot lead you into battle. [the paper says](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11195469/JAN-MOIR-Solemn-Bible-BBC-caught-moment-best.html) the mood on-screen on the BBC was "as solemn as a Bible". It describes her death as a "watershed moment in the life of the nation". Here are their historic front pages. [lets the striking picture of the newly-crowned monarch stand alone](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-britains-longest-reigning-monarch-dies-aged-96) - other than her name and dates of her reign - while the Times adds the words: "A life in service."

Image caption,. "A nation mourns" writes The Scotsman over a photo of the Queen wearing a thistle brooch. The monarch died at the Balmoral estate where the ...

The prime minister describes the Queen as "the rock on which modern Britain was built".

"With the King's family, we mourn the loss of his mother. "She has been a personal inspiration to me and to many Britons. She was the very spirit of Great Britain - and that spirit will endure. "She ascended the throne just after the Second World War. "We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral. The death of Her Majesty the Queen is a huge shock to the nation and to the world.

As soon as the statement from Buckingham Palace was released on September 8 that Queen Elizabeth II was under medical supervision, television presenters at ...

[Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/) [Dailymotion ](https://www.dailymotion.com/DeccanHerald) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/DeccanHerald) [national anthem was played on BBC](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/bbc-one-overrides-programming-with-blanket-news-of-queens-health), along with other television channels in the UK, displaying the photo of the Queen. I tweeted that there had been an announcement about the death of the Queen. Newsreader Peter Sissons "was castigated for wearing a burgundy tie during the broadcast, which certain newspapers decided was not suitably respectful to the royal," as reported by The Guardian. After news about the Queen's deteriorating health was made public, "some journalists jumped the gun on Thursday", The Guardian reported. This was incorrect, there has been no announcement, and so I have deleted the tweet. 'Operation London Bridge' was a plan that specified in precise detail how Her Majesty's death would be communicated to government officials, the media and the public. All the regular shows at BBC were suspended, making way for the news show dedicated to the Queen. Reporters and anchors of the BBC appeared on screen in black clothing. Meanwhile, the radio station stopped playing regular songs and switched to sombre ones.

The BBC suffered an awkward NSFW typo during coverage of King Charles III, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

[Buckingham Palace](https://metro.co.uk/tag/buckingham-palace/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1) confirmed the news that the Queen had died shortly after 6.30pm on Thursday, as celebrities and politicians around the world paid tribute to the monarch. ‘We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. [Poignant moment Charles and Camilla walk into Buckingham Palace alone](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/poignant-moment-charles-and-camilla-walk-into-buckingham-palace-alone-17339422/?ico=more_text_links) [King Charles III](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-prince-charles-becomes-king-charles-iii-17326474/), following [the death of the Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-the-uks-longest-reigning-monarch-dies-aged-96-17324332/). [ thousands of mourners today as he returned to Buckingham Palace](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-king-charles-arrives-at-buckingham-palace-17337299/). [King Charles himself said in a statement](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/king-charles-makes-his-first-statement-after-death-of-his-mother-the-queen-17329422/): ‘The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.