Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is to be laid to rest after a state funeral attended by leaders from around the world, and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London.

As the state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is held in London, follow all the day's events as they happen.

In his strongest comments yet on Taiwan, US President Joe Biden has said that the US will defend the self-governing island in the event of a Chinese invasion.

Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight.

Ukraine's nuclear energy agency Energoatom has accused Moscow's troops of an attack on the country's second largest nuclear plant in the south.

A review of energy security has drawn options for the Government to mitigate risks to both natural gas and energy supplies.

A report for today's meeting of the Emergency Department Task Force shows that there were 40,398 breaches of waiting times - when patients were left waiting over 24 hours this year - between January and August this year.

130 jobs are to be created by agricultural consultants around the country in the next 12 months.

Russian pop singer Alla Pugacheva has denounced the Ukraine conflict and the "death of our boys for illusory goals" amid severe repression of any anti-Kremlin criticism.

Queen Elizabeth II was a person who modelled and witnessed reconciliation, according to the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.

The eye of Hurricane Fiona made has landfall along the coast of the Dominican Republic near Boca de Yuma at, packing sustained winds of 150km/h, the US National Hurricane Center said.

Migrant and refugee support organisations have raised concerns about asylum seekers spending months in tented accommodation.

US President Joe Biden has said the Covid-19 pandemic "is over," even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans daily.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the main objective of this year's Budget is "putting more money in people's pockets" and also reducing the bills people have to pay.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he had an "initial warm meeting" with new British Prime Minister Liz Truss this morning where they discussed "many issues" in the context of the Irish-British relationship.

A man has been airlifted to hospital, following his rescue from a sea cave in north Mayo this afternoon.

A man has died following an aircraft crash in Co Clare.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said Paschal Donohoe can stay on as President of the Eurogroup without being the country's minister for finance.

A man has died in a single-vehicle road crash in Co Limerick.

President Michael D Higgins and the Taoiseach have paid their respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at her lying in state in Westminster Hall in London.