08/11/2015 BBC Weekend News

The Queen has led the nation's tributes to those who have died

in conflict, laying a wreath at the ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.

She was joined by the Prime Minister, thousands of

veterans and members of the armed forces to hold the traditional

It was one of many events held across

It is a service that brings the nation together in memory of those

who gave their lives. The royal party was joined this year by King

William of the Netherlands whose country is marking the 70th

anniversary of its liberation. The chimes of Big Ben heralded the start

of a two-minute silence marked in Whitehall and around the country.

In Glasgow, hundreds gathered in the rain to remember. In Liverpool,

thousands of poppies floated down over the parade. After the sounding

of the Last Post, the Queen laid a poppies on behalf of the nation.

Some of the younger royals who have served their country paid their

respects. Former Prime Minister 's stood introduced as the current

Prime Minister laid his wreath. # God save our gracious Queen... #

This year's service has been shortened by a minute so that

elderly veterans would not have to stand for so long. And after the

ceremony, the march past, first and out front, then as now, members of

the reconnaissance core. The service remembers all of those who have died

or been injured serving their country, and not just in past

conflicts. Five British service personnel have died in complex this

year. This year there are some service families for whom it is the

first time they are facing the day without their loved ones. The

veterans march, remembering their colleagues, and new generations on

their service. -- honour their service.

Egyptian officials now say that they're 90% sure that a sudden noise

heard on the black box recorder of the Russian plane, which came

The Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, says if it's

confirmed Islamic State extremists had planted an explosive device,

Britain may need tougher security restrictions at other airports.

Our correspondent, Mark Lowen, sent this report from the resort

In St Petersburg, the memories and the pain live on.

They gathered today to remember their country's worst ever air

The bell in St Isaac's Cathedral tolling for each.

The grief could deepen as Egyptian investigators now say they are 90%

sure that the explosion heard on the black box of flight 9268 was a bomb.

The airport in Sharm el-Sheikh is struggling to cope with

Eight flights to the UK are planned today but the backlog continues.

Those left here pass their time waiting for news of

Around 2,000 British holidaymakers are flying out of this resort each

day, many frustrated by the delays, but the far the bigger challenge for

Egypt is to improve security here and convince those tourists scared

off by the past week's events to return.

Today, the Foreign Secretary said

the travel chaos should soon ease, but if it is confirmed

that the flight was brought down by jihadists,

If this turns out to be a device planted by an Isil

operative, or by somebody inspired by Isil, then clearly,

we will have to look again at the level of security

we expect to see in airports in areas where Isil is active.

11,000 Russian tourists have now left Egypt in the past day

after Moscow decided to cancel all flights to the country.

A terrible blow to Egypt's economic lifeline.

At the crash site, evidence is being pieced together.

Egyptian officials say the wide scattering of

The worst fears could be confirmed, for Egypt and for air travel

The president of athletics' world governing body, Lord Coe, says he's

shocked and saddened by allegations of bribery and corruption made

The World Anti-Doping Agency will publish a report tomorrow that's

expected to claim former top officials at the IAAF accepted

bribes to ignore abnormal blood test results from Russian athletes, some

of whom went on to win medals at the London Olympics.

With me is our sports correspondent, Richard Conway.

This is a huge problem for world athletics. Until August, the man in

charge, he is now under investigation. Lord Coe says the

sport faces its dark days. Tomorrow the independent commission from the

world anti-doping agency will report. Lord Coe talking today about

the long road to redemption for athletics. Given allegations of a

cover-up over failed drugs tests, it will be a very long road. The report

will reveal some of the scale and depth of the problems athletics

faces. The road to redemption will start then. Thank you.

The head of the Armed Forces says he would worry if the Labour leader,

Jeremy Corbyn, became Prime Minister with a commitment never to use

General Sir Nicholas Houghton said such a stance would undermine

The whole thing about deterrence rests on the credibility of its use.

When people say, "You're never going to use the

deterrent," what I say is, "You use the deterrent every second,

of every minute, of every day, and the purpose of the deterrent is

that you do not have to use it because you successfully deter."

The polls have closed in Myanmar, also known as Burma, in a historic

election which could end over 50 years of military-backed rule.

The opposition National League for Democracy,

led by Aung San Suu Kyi, is expected to win most seats in parliament,

but it needs at least two thirds of them to secure the presidency.

Jonah Fisher has been watching the crowds voting in Yangon,

Having waited 25 years, no one minded a few extra hours

Myanmar's step towards democracy is a possible turning point

for a country that for decades was synonymous with military rule.

It was rather less orderly as the woman who came to symbolise the long

struggle against dictatorship fought her way past journalists to vote.

Former political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, is likely to win

this election, but no one is quite sure what happens next.

Much has changed here in the last five years,

Mae is an activist who spent her entire

Three weeks ago, her husband was arrested after an insulting picture

of the army commander-in-chief was posted on his Facebook page.

He could, if convicted, face three years in prison -

a fact his wife and children are struggling to come to terms with.

Every time, when we visit him in the prison, I brought my children

to see their father's conditions because, you know, my children,

Like many Burmese, she doubts that the army is ready to

She is determined that her voice be heard.

I am not so confident to say that they will respect

our people's power, but this is what we have to pray and hope for.

If, as expected, Aung San Suu Kyi's party has won

the largest number of seats, the hard work may just be beginning.

She is barred from becoming president so tough

negotiations with the Burmese army are almost certainly to follow.

You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

The next news on BBC One is at 5.50pm.

Good afternoon. Last week we open the door to Atlantic weather

systems. The door remains open this week. Summed up in one picture from

a BBC weather watcher, a bit of sunshine at times, dark clouds not

far from the horizon. Further rain. A good deal windier compared to last

week. Temperatures at and above average. The strong jet stream is

pushing the low weather systems to our