DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Of all the great spectacles that have unfolded in our nation's capital over the past 70 years, there has never been one like the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

STEPHEN GLOVER: The BBC has received a lot of criticism over the years, not least from my pen, for being metropolitan centred in many of its preoccupations.

TV footage from today's ceremony showed a doorman greeting a number of guests to the church by shaking their hand.

Queen Elizabeth's groom Terry Pendry has revealed his pride and honour at taking the Her Majesty's favourite horse Emma to say a final farewell to her at Windsor Castle.

A large church candle also stood between her and the TV cameras, while her wide-brimmed hat made it even more difficult for fans to see her.

RICHARD KAY: King Charles has an in-tray bursting with challenging demands, from shoring up a Commonwealth to holding together a fractious United Kingdom.

According to General The Lord Dannatt, the UK's former Chief of the General Staff, the soldiers' final task were the ones to finally lay the Queen's body to rest - 11 days after her death in Balmoral.

Ukrainian forces advanced into Luhansk province on Monday and are now preparing an assault on the wider region to bring it completely back under Kyiv's control, governor Serhiy Gaidai said.

Ben Addison, 31, bit a chunk out of Neil Endley, a British millionaire's ear at Palma de Mallorca Airport will avoid jail.

Vladimir Osechkin, 41, was behind a mega-leak of videos implicating FSB and prison authorities in a 'torture conveyor belt' which saw rapists deployed to demoralise and break male inmates

Liz Truss is in New York for the UN general assembly, and will meet the US president tomorrow.

Network Rail said work to fix damaged overhead electric wires affecting services at Paddington, west London is ongoing.

It was Britain's saddest day and yet perhaps the most uplifting spectacle of modern times. On a grey day, sunshine burst through the clouds as Her Majesty took her final poignant journey

Celebrities including broadcaster Stephen Fry are among those who took to social media on Monday to praise the British Army pallbearers who carried the monarch's coffin into Westminster Abbey.

Instagram model Sumner Stroh claimed she had a year-long affair with Adam Levine, who later allegedly asked her if he could name his unborn child with wife Behati Prinsloo after her.

The Duke of Sussex and other royals, including King Charles III and the Queen Consort, Camilla, were pictured leaving St George's Chapel in Windsor today after a moving committal service

In an unprecedented joint operation, more than 15,000 officers and 1,500 soldiers formed a six-mile wide ring of steel around central London for the Queen's funeral.

As the mourning period comes to an end, the Royal Parks have said that all floral tributes will be moved to Green Park and Hyde Park so that visitors and well-wishers can continue to view them.

These stunning moments from Westminster Abbey to the Mall and through to the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park have been captured as the Queen's hearse passes the crowds.

People were surprised at the height of Matthew Magee (pictured), who is 7"2 and was private secretary to Her Majesty for four years.

By delivering a masterclass in ceremonial duties yesterday, thousands of troops paid a most fitting tribute to Her Majesty the Queen.

The Duke of Sussex and Princess Charlotte were seen sharing a sweet moment during the Queen's committal service at St George's Chapel in Windsor this afternoon.

The British government issued a directive asking presidents attending the Queen's funeral to arrive by coach instead of private jet. But some world leaders took their own transport.

Recap yesterday's historic funeral of Her Majesty The Queen who was buried in Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel after a majestic service at Westminster Abbey.

The historic day of pomp and pageantry saw up to two million people line the streets from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle, while more than four billion people were estimated to have tuned in on TV.

Viktor Yatsunyk, 44, who was born in Ukraine, returned to his native country to fight against Putin's army but was killed as he raced to the frontline to rescue his comrades.

IAN HERBERT: The World Cup is being paraded like never before. Behind the razzmatazz in Qatar, how prepared is this tiny nation for an influx of one million fans? And what will the experience be like?

After the Queen's funeral service at Westminster Abbey this morning, as her coffin made its way to the committal service at Windsor Castle, the corgis waited to say their goodbyes.

The British broadcaster's commentators appeared not to recognise the Australian Prime Minister as he attended the Queen's funeral on Monday.

SARAH VINE: I like to think she's watching. I hope she is. I hope she's there, with Prince Philip squeezing her hand, looking down and seeing what she meant to us

Prince William today directed his estranged brother Prince Harry and sister-in-law Meghan Markle to their seats at St George's Chapel ahead of the committal service.

Poignant photos from the Queen's committal service this afternoon showed grieving King Charles sitting in the exact same seat his bereaved mother had been sat in last year for his father's funeral.

The Duchess of Sussex dabbed her cheek during the emotional moment as she stood beside Camilla, the Queen Consort, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

The princess came to pay her respects to the late monarch with her brother Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan before this afternoon's service at St George's Chapel.

Her Majesty will be laid to rest in Windsor next to her beloved husband Prince Philip and her parents later today.

Bear Grylls, Sandra Oh and Sophie Winkleman led the celebrities attending Queen Elizabeth II 's state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major were among those attending the state event at Westminster Abbey.

The former England rugby star, 43, was invited to the service at Westminster Abbey as one of the 'minor royals', having married the late monarch's granddaughter Zara Phillips, 41, in 2011.

Princess Charlotte has been filmed telling Prince George he 'has to bow' at the Queen's coffin, which went past them while en route to Windsor, following Her Majesty's funeral at Westminster Abbey today.

Mexico's foreign minister is facing a wave of backlash after he shared a selfie of himself and his wife prior to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Monday.

Well-wishers shed tears as they gathered to watch the screens in and around the Long Walk to Windsor Castle, but there was a brief glitch as the sound disappeared before they went black.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie appeared to get up from their seats before the other guests following the state funeral of their beloved 'grannie' Her late Majesty at Westminster Abbey.

The Duchess, who opted for mourning black today for the services, was emotional as she arrived in Windsor the committal service this afternoon alongside other royals.

King Charles III, dressed in military uniform, appeared to wipe away a tear as he mournfully watched his mother's coffin be carried into Westminster Abbey for the emotional service.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill sat 14 rows back in Westminster Abbey, behind the president of Poland, for Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday.

Witnesses at the scene said one of the attendees tried to jump the barriers onto Parliament Street by the Cenotaph.

Social media users have heaped praised on the auburn-haired choirboy who has been pictured singing his heart out as the choir took part in Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral at Westminster Abbey.

As the Queen's coffin passed down the nave of Westminster Abbey during the ceremony, a tiny spider scurried across the card that accompanied King Charles's wreath for his mother.

Katharine Birbalsingh, headmistress of Michaela Community School in north London, invited Jordan Peterson to see her pupils on Friday.

Senior Channel Nine journalists Peter Overton and Tracy Grimshaw were unable to identify Britain's new prime minister Liz Truss as they provided commentary on the Queen's funeral.

Mourners faced chaos this morning as a damaged overhead wire meant all trains into London from Slough were cancelled or delayed until 10am on the day of the Queen's State funeral.

Penelope, Countess Mountbatten of Burma was close with both the late Duke of Edinburgh and Queen and was a regular visitor at Wood Farm in Sandringham.

An occasion of special magnificence, the like of which will not be seen again. This is how foreign newspapers summed up the Queen's funeral as all eyes turned to Britain today.

Ellen Salton, 56, has been embroiled in a row since erecting the signs to prevent local residents accessing a popular woodland in Tredomen, near Hengoed, South Wales, back in 2004.

The Queen Consort's son, Tom Parker Bowles, 47, and his younger sister, Laura Lopes, 44, were among early mourners to arrive at Westminster Abbey this morning ahead of the Queen's funeral.

A newspaper report said the devastated royal had been the last to know about her passing - and was even told after Prime Minister Liz Truss.

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The video shows a white van turn right in front of a car that was on a green light and crossing an intersection at Derrimut in Victoria on Sunday.

Alessandra Viggiano Marra, who is also a diplomat herself, became something of a viral sensation for her less-than-impressed reaction to not getting a handshake when entering the church.

Within hours, commuters in the Sunshine state will no longer need to wear  face masks on public transport, taxis, rideshares or commercial shuttles.

Australia's 2012 Red Poppy and 2013 Purple Coronation coloured $2 coins are now worth at hundreds each following the death of the Queen on September 8.

Kirsty Young has delivered an emotional monologue that saw viewers praising the BBC's coverage of the Queen's funeral. Viewers have also joked that Huw Edwards 'needs a holiday'.

Meghan Markle has allegedly requested a 'one-to-one' meeting with King Charles to heal rifts before her departure to California with Harry after the Queen's funeral, according to a royal insider.

The former President said on Truth Social that it showed there is 'no respect' for the United States anymore after the service at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday.

Her Majesty's long journey to her final resting place began in Balmoral on the day of her death on September 8 and ended last night with her private interment next to Prince Philip.

At least 14 sperm whales have died after they became stranded on King Island, off Tasmania's north west coast. 

Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18, were found dead on Sunday in western Orange County near the intersection of Buckthorn and Yarbrough roads in western Orange County.

A prison nurse who refused to perform first aid on an unresponsive newborn inside a women's prison maintains she did her job by the book. 

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The piper has played his last ethereal lament. The Captains and the Kings have departed. And Queen Elizabeth II has taken her place in the pantheon of British monarchy.

A Melbourne catfisher who posed as Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis and British actor Danny Mac is appealing her sentence after she was found guilty of six stalking charges.

Hamze was gunned down in a hail of bullets on Bridge St in Sydney's CBD by a man in a black Audi in June last year. Samuel John Rokomaqisa, 32, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder.

Frasers Group said Mike Ashley will not be standing for re-election as a director at its AGM and will therefore step down from the board upon the conclusion of its AGM on October 19

Danny Abdallah said the Queen's funeral on Monday 'took him back' to his own children's funeral after they were run over by a drunk Sydney driver in 2020.

About 43 per cent of Australians want the country to be a republic, a poll revealed. It also showed a 50-50 split over whether King Charles III should be the head of state

Allison Rice, 21, had been waiting at a train track when she was shot multiple times through the windscreen of her car. Her father, Paul Rice, has devastated the family.

Some 17 months after she was widowed, the Queen's final journey was to her resting place at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, to lie with her beloved husband Philip.

In a tribute titled: 'In loving memory of Her Majesty The Queen,' the family tonight shared a never-before seen image of the late Monarch hiking through heathlands.

Back in 1936 when George V's body lay in state the Maltese Cross - which contains some of the biggest jewels in the Crown - fell off onto the floor.

The Sussexes arrived in Britain on September 3 for the first time since the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June.

A solemn moment of respect for the Queen's life will begin at 11am AEST on Thursday and be followed by a national memorial service at Parliament House.

NIB customers can get a $71 payment in recognition that Australian's access to doctors, dentists, optometrists and physios was disrupted over the last two years.

The Morrison Government halved the petrol tax for Australians in March for six months to fight soaring prices but the discount won't be extended by the Albanese Government.

Schools will be closed, alongside banks and financial services in some states. However, venues like pubs, restaurants and supermarkets will be allowed to trade normally on Thursday.

Holly Madison, 44, and Bridget Marquardt, 48, both former bunnies claim Hugh Hefner would make the bunnies use baby oil when having sex with him.

A vegetarian Australian businessman has lashed out after being told Qantas passengers on most domestic routes now get only one main meal choice, which on his flight meant no vego option.

Grant said he 'fought' for particular guests on the program, despite having at first 'chosen respectfully to play no part in ABC's coverage' of the monarch's death.

Increased PPE, protective screens, more training and other techniques will instead be used to prevent offenders from biting or spitting on officers in Queensland.

The heartwarming moment of Maggie the boxer being reunited with her family after she was lost in the Queensland outback for eight days has been captured on camera.

Liz Truss backed the new monarch as he begins the daunting task of following his late mother's record 70-year reign.

Photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com show longtime friends Bill Gates and Bono strolling through the streets of New York City in a 30-minute meeting on Monday.

Australians have revealed online the items they splurge on despite the rising cost of living - with some confessing that 'life is too short' for bad coffee and cheap toilet paper.

Australia's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith flew on a commercial flight to the UK and shared a drink and laugh with fellow Victoria Cross recipient, Queenslander Vietnam veteran Keith Payne.

Outspoken Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe claims deaths in custody, the removal of children and desecration of country are symptoms of an 'ongoing war' against Indigenous people.

Woolworths said it would try to cut out errors and stealing by installing powerful new surveillance systems that record customers at any checkout.

Researchers described a push by politicians and newly-formed parents' groups to pull texts from schools that it compares to the anti-communist McCarthy era and moral purges of the early 1980s.

Jackson Hough, 31, is accused of cutting his father, Gregory Hough, out of Hough Pharma Pty Ltd when sales started booming during the Delta wave in 2021.

The Rip Curl, Oboz Footwear and Kathmandu owner on Tuesday announced group sales were up 6.2 per cent to $NZ978.8 million ($A865.4 million) in the 12 months to July 31.

Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam called for Premier Daniel Andrews to reverse his 'disrespectful' decision to rename Maroondah hospital after Queen Elizabeth II.

Speaking with Sean Hannity on Monday night, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said nobody was outraged by previous migrant incidents until he sent just 50 to Martha's Vineyard last week

Commuters in Victoria will continue to be forced to wear masks on public transport - with Premier Daniel Andrews saying no decision has been made to get rid of them.

An alarming photo of an electric car being charged with an electrical lead tied to a tree and laid in a wet gutter on a rainy Sydney day looks like a scene from a third world country, Ben Fordham said.

Der Spiegel journalist Nikolaus Blome, who admits he is not 'familiar' with the Royals, is 'puzzled' why people saw the Monarch's role as 'apolitical' in the UK.

Poppy Delevingne was spotted grabbing burgers with Caspar von Bismarck in LA on Monday, weeks after the erratic behavior of her supermodel sister Cara sparked health fears.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Monday said the Russians were in 'panic' amid the counter offensive - helped by a further $600 million in US aid, announced last week.

Helicopter footage shows the white luxury car flying down a motorway and residential roads before fleeing into the Redbank Plaza shopping centre, southwest of Brisbane on Tuesday.

The former politician was involved in the altercation with freelance cameraman Matt Costello outside a bar at Manly on July 23 after he had withdrawn from a $500,000-a-year New York trade post.

Aboriginal artist Allan McKenzie, 36, has been painting for over 28 years. He had the opportunity to hand paint two caskets to support families who had lost loved ones. Helps tell a story about their life.

Trump's lawyers on Monday wrote to Raymond Dearie, special master overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents, and said they did not want to jeopardize future proceedings.

Adventure-junkie Mathew Farrell's friends and co-workers - including Home and Away star Bonnie Sveen - have hailed his passion which took him from Moroccan deserts to the Antarctic.

Westpac is now expecting the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates to a 10-year high of 3.6 per cent by February 2023. Chief economist Bill Evans said tackling inflation was its key priority.

The number of 'encounters' between migrants and law enforcement at the southern border hit a new record, topping 2 million for the current fiscal year.

Alec Vidot-Coleman, 24, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Scarlett Lenehan, 20, when his Nissan Silvia smashed into a Toyota Camry in Sydney in 2019.

All the driver did was roll down his window and throw the parcel several metres onto Mitch Woodhouse's lawn in Bathurst, which Australia Post's tracker said was leaving it 'in a safe place'.

Amy Brown appointed Mr Barilaro to the $500,000-a-year trade post, even though there were many other well-credentialed candidates in the running. She was later sacked with for poor performance.

Meghan Markle was seen wiping away a tear during the moving ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Monday, with a trail of her tears clearly showing on her cheek.

Raw gas from a mine has seeped into the Jackson Dome in Mississippi, which supplies carbon dioxide for the beer and soft drink industry - worsening an existing shortage and forcing up prices.

The last time the Reserve Bank hiked interest rates so aggressively, Australia came close to being plunged into a recession. The word 'inflation' was mentioned 41 times at its last meeting.

Shamir Small said his ex, Erin Merdy, 30, loved their four-year-old daughter Lily Stephen, even though she drowned the girl and her two half siblings last week.

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, setting off an earthquake alarm in the capital.

Australia's oldest man Frank Mawer, 110, has died peacefully in his sleep after battling with the effects of Covid-19. He had said tips for living a long life are not smoking, drinking or gambling.

Bishop Lamar Whitehead, 44, insists he did not grab a female congregant by the neck - but rather by the shoulder - after she was allegedly charging at his wife and 10 month old daughter.

Adnan Syed's murder conviction has been overturned after he served 22 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee following a ruling on Monday in a Baltimore  courtroom.

A pilot killed in a crop duster plane crash on Monday afternoon has been identified as a Mungindi man aged in his 30s. Emergency crews rushed to the scene but were unable to save him.

Prince Harry has been slammed on social media for 'not singing the national anthem' God Save The King at the Queen's funeral in Westminster Abbey, London.

People from around the Commonwealth and the world lit candles, waved flags and lay flowers as they watched the longest reigning British monarch being laid to rest.

Queensland Police has arrested the alleged leader of the Rebels bikie gang's Logan chapter alongside six alleged associates after raiding a south Brisbane property on Friday.

The penthouse apartment that serves as the on-screen home of Kendall Roy on HBO's Succession has sold for a whopping $35 million, though it is unclear who bought the luxurious home.

President Joe Biden declared the covid-19 pandemic is 'over' in a statement that took officials by surprise and led to questions about why the government continues to enforce mandates.

'I love my son, number one,' Biden said when asked about whether Hunter Biden's work or past struggle with drugs could be a liability on the 2024 campaign trail.

Her crown, orb and sceptre were earlier removed from her coffin so she could descend into her grave in the royal crypt as a 'simple Christian soul'.

Thirty Republican senators have written to Attorney General Merrick Garland and asked him to appoint a special counsel to look into Hunter Biden's business dealings.

During his lengthy sit-down the president weighed in on a range of topics from COVID-19 to inflation to Taiwan - though his thoughts on the latter subject were quickly walked back.

Esper, former secretary of the Army, noted that branch will be most affected - falling short by up to 15,000 soldiers this year.

Rep. Liz Cheney rolled out legislation to reform the Electoral Count Act to combat what Cheney calls the 'prospect of another effort to steal a presidential election.'

Donald Trump complained FBI agents didn't remove their shoes when searching his Mar-a-Lago estate and said his Florida residence will 'never be the same' as he returned to 'check' the scene.

Newsom, a Democrat, engaged in a public war of words with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after last week's high-profile flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard.

Debbie Collier's tragic body was found in a small, steep-sided ravine on September 11 near a wooded area in Tallulah Falls, Georgia, after being reported missing the day before.

A Fort Bragg paratrooper was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds outside his Fayetteville, North Carolina, apartment. 

It has now been reveled that the president's position in the crowd was not a calculated political decision, but was instead decided by royal protocol.

ROBERT HARDMAN: As in life, so in death, she was incomparable. The sovereign whose reign and life and travels surpassed those of every other monarch has finally been laid to rest.

The Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to the Queen's life of service and told the congregation of leaders from around the world: 'People of loving service are rare in any walk of life'

David Hunter, 75, originally from Northumberland, was accused of murdering his wife of 46 years, Janice, at their home in Paphos, in December 2021

Kathy Hochul questioned on Monday why the district attorney did not bring different charges against Michael Palacios, which would have made him 'bail-eligible'.

Ofgem have threatened to intervene after it was revealed that British Gas, EDF, E.ON, Ovo Energy and Scottish Power are refusing to quote new deals online.

Police have arrested an 'erratic' man in Melbourne's CBD court district in a major police operation that blocked several streets.

The Australian Council of Social Service said the upcoming Jobseeker $1.80 payment rise is not enough to keep up with the cost of living crisis.

Meteorologist Erick Adame of Spectrum News NY1 was fired after explicit screenshots of him performing on an adult webcam site were sent to his boss.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles may have saved Liz Truss from an awkward confrontation when she returns from New York.

Life hasn't come easy for Luis Torelli, of Brazil whose grandmother died in 2020 and then battled appendicitis in 2021. In August, he reached the dream of making to New York on his 2002 Fiat.

Woburn, Massachusetts residents say a rafter of turkeys have attacked everyone from children on bikes to locals ducking behind their front door.