Lady Thatcher: Well-known hymns and poems for funeral

Well-known hymns and poems will mark Baroness Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, Downing Street has announced.

Details of the ceremony have been published, including the hymns I Vow to Thee My Country and Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, as well as poems by Wordsworth and TS Eliot.

Plans for a permanent memorial in central London to honour her life have also been suggested.

Meanwhile, 16 people were arrested on Saturday night as hundreds gathered in London for a demonstration condemning the late prime minister.

Robert Pigott reports.

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