:00:00. > :00:10.A day of remembrance as Britain honours its war dead.
:00:11. > :00:13.At the Cenotaph, the Queen leads the tributes to men and women killed
:00:14. > :00:24.Thousands of military personnel and veterans were
:00:25. > :00:30.among those gathered in London, with similar ceremonies across the UK.
:00:31. > :00:33.We have the story of one Afghanistan veteran's journey to march
:00:34. > :00:41.The Labour leader clashes with the head of the armed forces over
:00:42. > :00:47.The British holidaymakers waiting to fly home as an Egyptian investigator
:00:48. > :00:53.says a bomb almost certainly caused the Russian plane crash.
:00:54. > :00:56.And a huge turnout in Myanmar for the election that could end 50
:00:57. > :01:20.The Queen has led the nation's tributes to military
:01:21. > :01:24.personnel killed in conflict, laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in London.
:01:25. > :01:27.She was joined by politicians, and thousands of service personnel
:01:28. > :01:32.and veterans, as the traditional two minute silence was observed.
:01:33. > :01:35.It was one of many ceremonies held across the UK on this Remembrance
:01:36. > :01:46.Sunday, as our Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports.
:01:47. > :01:49.It is a day when differences are put to one side
:01:50. > :01:53.as the nation pauses to remember those who gave their lives in war.
:01:54. > :01:56.Making his first appearance at the Cenotaph, and getting a guiding hand
:01:57. > :01:59.from the Prime Minister on where to stand, the Leader of the Opposition,
:02:00. > :02:09.Jeremy Corbyn, in a dark jacket and tie, and a red poppy in his lapel.
:02:10. > :02:11.No-one has more experience of these occasions than the Queen.
:02:12. > :02:13.It is 70 years now since she attended her first
:02:14. > :02:18.Then, she was a 19-year-old princess.
:02:19. > :02:26.Now she is approaching the age of 90.
:02:27. > :02:29.At the stroke of 11, a field gun signalled the start
:02:30. > :03:08.of the two-minute silence, observed in Whitehall and around the nation.
:03:09. > :03:10.At the Cenotaph, the Queen placed her wreath
:03:11. > :03:16.on behalf of the United Kingdom and the countries of the Commonwealth.
:03:17. > :03:20.For the first time, some members of the Royal Family laid their wreaths
:03:21. > :03:23.in groups, to shorten the time the Queen and World War II veterans
:03:24. > :03:30.So, Princes William, Harry and Andrew stepped forward together.
:03:31. > :03:33.The Prime Minister placed a wreath on behalf of the Government.
:03:34. > :03:38.There had been a plan for opposition party leaders to lay
:03:39. > :03:43.their wreaths as a group, too, but it had to be shelved.
:03:44. > :03:47.After the wreath laying, a short service and the singing of
:03:48. > :03:50.the national anthem, in which all the party leaders joined -
:03:51. > :03:57.some with perhaps more confidence than others.
:03:58. > :03:59.After the politicians had gone, past the Cenotaph came
:04:00. > :04:02.the veterans, turned out in their best to show respect
:04:03. > :04:11.Nicholas Witchell, BBC News, at the Cenotaph.
:04:12. > :04:13.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has become embroiled
:04:14. > :04:17.in a row with the head of the armed forces over his views on
:04:18. > :04:22.The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton, said
:04:23. > :04:25.the Labour leader was undermining the deterrent value of Trident
:04:26. > :04:30.Mr Corbyn says the military should remain politically neutral.
:04:31. > :04:36.The Labour Leader is a life-long campaigner against nuclear weapons.
:04:37. > :04:40.Jeremy Corbyn opposes the renewal of Trident and has said he would
:04:41. > :04:47.Now Britain's most senior military officer has said he would be very
:04:48. > :04:50.worried if anyone with such views is in power, because it would
:04:51. > :04:55.completely undermine the country's nuclear deterrent.
:04:56. > :04:58.When people say, "You are never going to use the deterrent."
:04:59. > :05:01.What I say is - you use the deterrent every second
:05:02. > :05:07.The purpose of the deterrent is you don't have to use it
:05:08. > :05:12.Most of the politicians, I know, understand that.
:05:13. > :05:17.I think that, dare I say, the responsibility of power is
:05:18. > :05:24.probably quite a sobering thing and you come to a realisation and
:05:25. > :05:28.Jeremy Corbyn, who was at Remembrance Sunday events today,
:05:29. > :05:31.accused the Chief of Defence Staff of breaching the constitutional
:05:32. > :05:36.principle that the military should be politically neutral.
:05:37. > :05:38.The Armed Forces obviously must advise, obviously must put
:05:39. > :05:42.their point of view, obviously have a great deal of access to the
:05:43. > :05:45.Secretary of State for Defence, the Prime Minister and of course every
:05:46. > :05:51.I do not think it is helpful if they start making political comments of a
:05:52. > :05:58.It is highly-unusual for such a senior military officer to be
:05:59. > :06:02.drawn into political controversy but this row between the Chief
:06:03. > :06:05.of Defence Staff and the Leader of the Opposition, also highlights the
:06:06. > :06:07.difficulties within the Labour Party, about the future
:06:08. > :06:16.Despite Jeremy Corbyn's views, Labour's annual conference endorsed
:06:17. > :06:20.the party's current policy in favour of keeping Britain's
:06:21. > :06:23.nuclear deterrent - though the issue is now the subject
:06:24. > :06:27.of a review - and the Scottish Labour Party has voted to scrap it.
:06:28. > :06:30.The Government is committed to renewing the Trident system
:06:31. > :06:32.and will put the issue to a vote in Parliament within
:06:33. > :06:38.Despite the opposition of the Labour Leader, ministers are confident they
:06:39. > :06:46.will get the backing of MPs to build a new generation of nuclear weapons.
:06:47. > :06:49.Meanwhile, David Cameron faces a crucial week ahead for his bid to
:06:50. > :06:56.On Tuesday he'll lay out some of his terms in a letter to the President
:06:57. > :06:58.of the European Council, that will then for the basis for negotiations
:06:59. > :07:04.Let's get more from Carole Walker, who's joined me in the studio,
:07:05. > :07:07.as details emerge tonight about a speech the Prime Minister's
:07:08. > :07:18.Yes, this speech will really set the agenda for the next phase of these
:07:19. > :07:23.formal negotiations. Already we are hearing that much tougher tone from
:07:24. > :07:26.the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, warning that if they
:07:27. > :07:31.don't get what they want then they are prepared to consider a life
:07:32. > :07:35.outside the EU. Now, we are hearing tonight that David Cameron will also
:07:36. > :07:38.be saying that it's not just about whether Britain could survive
:07:39. > :07:42.outside the EU, it is whether we would be more successful,
:07:43. > :07:45.economically, in or out. He's also going to be stressing that the
:07:46. > :07:48.choice that we will all get in that referendum will probably be the most
:07:49. > :07:52.important we will make in our lifetimes. There will be a huge
:07:53. > :07:57.focus on the letter that will be published on that day to the
:07:58. > :08:01.President of the European Council, setting out the Prime Minister's
:08:02. > :08:05.demands, undoubtedly Eurosceptics will be saying he is not asking for
:08:06. > :08:10.enough, we are not hearing enough. But, crucially, once David Cameron
:08:11. > :08:16.has set out the key changes he wants, only then will we started to
:08:17. > :08:19.get a more clear idea of whether the other 27 EU leaders will allow
:08:20. > :08:23.Britain to have a very different relationship with the EU from the
:08:24. > :08:24.one that they have all signed up to. Carroll, thank you. Carol Walker,
:08:25. > :08:26.our political correspondent. One of the Egyptian investigators
:08:27. > :08:28.working to determine the cause of the Russian plane crash in Sinai
:08:29. > :08:32.says he is 90% certain it was The Egyptian government says it is
:08:33. > :08:35.still too early to know Our Middle East correspondent
:08:36. > :08:48.Orla Guerin is in Sharm El Sheikh Well, British tourists have
:08:49. > :08:52.continued to depart from this red Sea resort today. The latest we have
:08:53. > :08:58.from the Foreign Office tonight is that around 1900 people are left on
:08:59. > :09:03.eight flights. That would bring the total number of departures in recent
:09:04. > :09:06.days to 5300. In Russia today, there was a memorial for all those that
:09:07. > :09:12.boarded a flight here last weekend and never made it home.
:09:13. > :09:27.The Bell told in St Petersburg today. 224 times.
:09:28. > :09:34.Mourners packed into Saint Isaacs Cathedral, remembering the victims
:09:35. > :09:41.of Russia's worst air disaster. Among the dead, a cathedral employee
:09:42. > :09:47.and her teenage daughter. At the airport they departed from, in Sharm
:09:48. > :09:53.El Sheikh, we can only film from a distance now. The authorities will
:09:54. > :09:56.not allow our cameras inside. But there are growing questions about
:09:57. > :10:00.security in the terminals and on the runway, before the Russian plane
:10:01. > :10:04.took off and fell from the skies. Egyptian investigators are looking
:10:05. > :10:08.at airport staff who had access to the plane, including baggage
:10:09. > :10:13.handlers. They were supposed to be monitored by close circuit TV, but
:10:14. > :10:16.according to one report, those screens were often abandoned and
:10:17. > :10:23.many cameras inside the airport were broken. We filmed this security
:10:24. > :10:28.screening on Friday, when staff were being vigilant. But the Foreign
:10:29. > :10:33.Secretary has told the BBC that if the so-called Islamic State or Isil
:10:34. > :10:39.did bring down the plane, there are implications across the Middle East.
:10:40. > :10:46.If this turns out to be a device planted by an Isil of operative, or
:10:47. > :10:50.somebody inspired by them, clearly, we will have to look again at the
:10:51. > :10:55.level of security we expect to see in airports in areas where Isil is
:10:56. > :10:58.active. For now, thousands of British holiday-makers are grounded
:10:59. > :11:01.here, including these couples from Suffolk. They were supposed to leave
:11:02. > :11:08.on Thursday, but when we met this morning they were still waiting to
:11:09. > :11:13.hear from their airline, easyJet. Just to get in touch with us and
:11:14. > :11:17.tell us what is going on, rather than leaving us dangling. Well, you
:11:18. > :11:24.are all right, you are in a hotel, five stars, sit back and relax, we
:11:25. > :11:31.were told this morning. Some British tourists here are continuing to do
:11:32. > :11:35.just that. Savouring every minute in the sun and the swimming pool.
:11:36. > :11:38.Brenda and Kevin Davies, due to go in a few days' time, say they will
:11:39. > :11:43.definitely be back. It's been fantastic. Sharm El Sheikh is
:11:44. > :11:49.wonderful, the people absolutely brilliant, they are friendly,
:11:50. > :11:52.helpful. It's been absolutely great. The authorities here are hoping
:11:53. > :11:56.these are the kind of images and visitors will take away. But tourism
:11:57. > :12:00.could be another casualty of the crash.
:12:01. > :12:02.Votes are being counted in Myanmar - formerly Burma -
:12:03. > :12:05.after its first openly contested election since 1990.
:12:06. > :12:09.Among those voting today was opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi,
:12:10. > :12:12.whose party is expected to win the most seats in parliament.
:12:13. > :12:14.But the current constitution prevents
:12:15. > :12:17.her from becoming president and the military retains a strong grip
:12:18. > :12:22.Our special correspondent Fergal Keane's report from Yangon
:12:23. > :12:35.It is literally one minute before they open the gates.
:12:36. > :12:40.A government official, in his first free election.
:12:41. > :12:50.To those who remember when these streets were filled with fear, this
:12:51. > :12:56.Generations who doubted they'd ever see this day joined those who
:12:57. > :13:01.hoped their children will inherit a democratic nation.
:13:02. > :13:06.Exciting. So exciting.
:13:07. > :13:14.And this has come about through non-violent struggle,
:13:15. > :13:18.something exceptional in a world beset by conflict.
:13:19. > :13:23.That's because this woman, pro-democracy campaigner
:13:24. > :13:25.Aung San Suu Kyi, always refused to countenance violence during decades
:13:26. > :13:38.Our camera caught the moment when she voted.
:13:39. > :13:42.But to form a government, her party needs
:13:43. > :13:46.a landslide to counter the built-in advantage enjoyed by the military.
:13:47. > :13:50.Her opponent, sitting President Thein Sein, is a former general.
:13:51. > :13:53.He's backed by the military, who have a quarter of the seats
:13:54. > :13:58.That is their insurance against losing influence
:13:59. > :14:02.as the country transforms under the eyes of the world.
:14:03. > :14:03.There are high stakes for the country.
:14:04. > :14:06.It's an historic transition that they are in.
:14:07. > :14:08.We cannot expect this election to be perfect.
:14:09. > :14:11.It's the first time international observers have been invited to
:14:12. > :14:15.We believe this, in and of itself, constitutes progress.
:14:16. > :14:21.Aung San Suu Kyi visited polling stations.
:14:22. > :14:24.Even if she does win a landslide, the challenges are immense.
:14:25. > :14:26.Many of the country's Muslim minority were disenfranchised
:14:27. > :14:29.and faced threats from militant Buddhists.
:14:30. > :14:33.Grinding poverty is the lot of the nation's majority.
:14:34. > :14:37.As Aung San Suu Kyi continues to tour her constituency, there is
:14:38. > :14:42.After years of human rights abuse, military rule, a great deal
:14:43. > :14:54.And at a party headquarters tonight, a constellation
:14:55. > :15:01.Now that the polls have closed and the waiting has begun, by this time
:15:02. > :15:05.tomorrow people here should know of the election has delivered the
:15:06. > :15:16.A brief look at some of the day's other news stories:
:15:17. > :15:19.Sebastian Coe - the new head of athletics' governing
:15:20. > :15:21.body the IAAF - says he's shocked by allegations of bribery within
:15:22. > :15:24.the organisation - bribes that it's claimed were used to cover up doping
:15:25. > :15:27.More details of the allegations are expected to
:15:28. > :15:33.be revealed in a independent report to be published tomorrow.
:15:34. > :15:37.Britain's biggest steelmaker, Tata, is demanding that
:15:38. > :15:39.its suppliers cut their prices as turmoil in the industry deepens.
:15:40. > :15:42.Last month the firm said it was cutting 1,200
:15:43. > :15:47.jobs in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire amid a fall in global steel prices.
:15:48. > :15:50.Global warming could push 100 million more people into poverty
:15:51. > :15:53.across the world, according to a report from the World Bank.
:15:54. > :15:56.It says the poor are more vulnerable to climate-related shocks
:15:57. > :16:01.A major summit on climate change will begin
:16:02. > :16:08.And Andy Murray has suffered a straight sets defeat to
:16:09. > :16:10.Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters.
:16:11. > :16:14.The Serbian took the first set 6-2 before Murray rallied
:16:15. > :16:17.in the second but could not do enough to stop the World Number One
:16:18. > :16:20.from taking the second set 6-4. It's the 10th time
:16:21. > :16:31.The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, arrives in Britain later this
:16:32. > :16:34.He'll have lunch with the Queen and hold talks with
:16:35. > :16:37.David Cameron - which are expected to lead to new trade deals
:16:38. > :16:41.The UK is already a big investor in India.
:16:42. > :16:45.But as our correspondent Justin Rowlatt discovers in
:16:46. > :16:47.Varanasi, some feel Britain should be doing much more to tap
:16:48. > :16:55.His report contains some flashing images.
:16:56. > :16:58.Varanasi, India's most holy city and the parliamentary stronghold
:16:59. > :17:04.of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
:17:05. > :17:08.Mr Modi sells himself as a no-nonsense technocrat who
:17:09. > :17:14.transformed his home state, Gujarat, into an economic powerhouse.
:17:15. > :17:18.And he won a landslide victory a year and a half ago on the promise
:17:19. > :17:26.And the Indian economy is moving along at a fair clip.
:17:27. > :17:28.It recently overtook China to become the world's
:17:29. > :17:43.Mr Modi has invited the world to come here, to India, to do business.
:17:44. > :17:47.His team conjured a virtual lion to promote his Make In India policy,
:17:48. > :17:57.And British businesses are taking up his call.
:17:58. > :18:12.India's new middle class is prospering and wants a taste of the
:18:13. > :18:15.Jamie Oliver has just opened his first restaurant here.
:18:16. > :18:18.For us, it's a fascinating long-term market, because few markets globally
:18:19. > :18:24.What a 25-year-old wants in New York or San Francisco, or Tokyo,
:18:25. > :18:27.these days is often very similar to what the same age group wants
:18:28. > :18:30.Triumph motorbikes, Vodafone and Costa Coffee are just
:18:31. > :18:33.some of the British company is prospering in India.
:18:34. > :18:38.But the relationship could do with a bit more pep.
:18:39. > :18:43.These days, Britain doesn't even make the list of India's
:18:44. > :18:48.British industry has not engaged with the new liberalised,
:18:49. > :18:54.It is a competitive market, it's got other big players in it
:18:55. > :18:56.and Britain must therefore show much more aggressiveness,
:18:57. > :19:02.much more patience in engaging with India to promote its trade.
:19:03. > :19:05.India can seem otherworldly to British eyes.
:19:06. > :19:07.But we actually have a lot in common.
:19:08. > :19:12.Think curry, cricket and a taste for tea with milk.
:19:13. > :19:17.Mr Modi says this is India's century, and he's probably right.
:19:18. > :19:22.The hope is, Britain will use his visit to build closer trading ties.
:19:23. > :19:33.Finally, let's return to our main story
:19:34. > :19:37.and the ceremonies that have taken place to mark Remembrance Sunday.
:19:38. > :19:40.Among those at the Cenotaph today was Shaun Stocker, who lost
:19:41. > :19:42.his sight and both of his legs during the conflict in Afghanistan.
:19:43. > :19:54.Step by step, Shaun Stocker is starting a new life.
:19:55. > :19:58.He became a veteran just three weeks ago, leaving the Army more than five
:19:59. > :20:05.years after the bomb blast that took both his legs and his sight.
:20:06. > :20:10.Today was his first Remembrance Service, using prosthetic limbs.
:20:11. > :20:12.I've only been able to come down once.
:20:13. > :20:22.So, it is really good to be actually able to walk.
:20:23. > :20:28.After eight weeks in a coma and 40 operations,
:20:29. > :20:33.The explosion happened just days before he was due to end
:20:34. > :20:42.It took a few seconds to actually figure out what happened.
:20:43. > :20:45.I could feel the guys putting torniquets on my legs and
:20:46. > :20:51.so I knew something serious went on down there but I didn't really
:20:52. > :20:55.know what happened to me until I heard someone say on the radio that
:20:56. > :21:00.Being a 19-year-old lad, I didn't really want to use
:21:01. > :21:11.His injuries changed everything, including Shaun's hopes of becoming
:21:12. > :21:14.a father. But surgeons froze some of his sperm and, earlier this year,
:21:15. > :21:22.He has got stronger over the past few years, more confident.
:21:23. > :21:25.Walking is making him more confident.
:21:26. > :21:28.Having someone that loves you and spends all their time with you
:21:29. > :21:32.Determined nothing will get in his way, Shaun's next challenge
:21:33. > :21:36.is to walk 100 kilometres, raising money for other blind veterans
:21:37. > :21:49.That's all from me, stay with us on BBC1, it's time
:21:50. > :21:52.for the news where you are.