Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has issued a tribute to "granny", saying: "We, too, smile knowing that you and grandpa are reunited now, and both together in peace".

People who wish to see the Queen lying in state have been warned of long queues and banned from taking photographs, as official guidance was issued ahead of the late monarch's arrival at Westminster Hall.

World leaders travelling to the UK for the Queen's state funeral have been asked to fly to the UK on commercial flights and travel to the service by coaches.

By the time Elizabeth became Queen in 1952 she was already a mother of two. Charles was born in 1948, the year after her wedding, and Anne two years later in 1950.

The death of the Queen has triggered plans codenamed Operation London Bridge as the nation enters a period of national mourning.

The Russian troops suddenly started shouting wildly and running around, before scrambling into their tanks and fleeing the tiny village in eastern Ukraine, one resident said.

Russian attacks on critical infrastructure have left Kharkiv with a "total" power blackout, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, after reports of "significant gains" by his forces in a regional counteroffensive.

The UK economy grew by just 0.2% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The far-right Sweden Democrats appear to be close to causing a huge upset in the country's neck-and-neck election cliffhanger.

Mourners leaving tributes to the Queen have been gently asked to leave only unwrapped flowers, as park officials seek to cope with the creative ways in which people have paid their respects.