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the southern half, we start with cloud. any rain will be light and patchy, most places are predominantly dry. more sunshine developing as we go through the day and into the afternoon. we will see temperatures held back across the north—east because of the breeze. an added bite to the wind. more sunshine to the south and west, it should feel pleasant. the finished the evening with showers in northern england. there could be an ice risk to ta ke england. there could be an ice risk to take us into tuesday. temperatures getting close to freezing. he might avoid a frost in the east. a bit more breeze. it could shepherd in one or two isolated showers. thickening cloud into the hebrides. foremost, tuesday will be and sunny. with lighter wind, the temperatures struggle, but the strength of the sunshine should compensate. into the middle part of the week, the front will skirt the
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north. high—pressure dominates foremost. it means that is very little rain in the forecast. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines at 10:30. the head of turkey's election board says president erdogan has won an election to vastly increase his powers. donald trump's top security adviser says the us and china are working on a range of options on north korea after the country's failed missile test. at least 68 children were among 126 people killed in saturday's bomb attack on buses carrying evacuees from besieged syrian towns, activists say. in her first easter message as prime minister, theresa may spoke
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of a sense of people coming together after the brexit vote. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn crowley, who's editor—in—chief at the international business times and tim stanley, the leader writer and columnist for the daily telegraph. thank you forjoining us today. tomorrow's front pages.... the telegraph has an exclusive interview with prince harry, talking about how he sought counselling in his mid—twenties to help cope with the death of his mother, princess diana. the guardian says there are calls for a recount following the vote in turkey giving president erdogan the
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powerful major constitutional reform. the times lead with what they call north korean defiance in the face of pressure from the us. the i also lead with the tension in north korea — saying that china and america are working together to find a solution. the mira continues with north korea, president trump's message that he is poised to strike if necessary. the daily mail leads with a deterioration in uk and russian relations, saying they are an all—time low. the ft lead on us commerce secretary wilbur ross rubbishing international monetary fund claims of us protectionism. a distinctly international feel to the stories we are covering in this first review. but the first story is very much home—grown. the daily telegraph, an exclusive with prince harry. it was 20 years of not thinking about it, and then two yea rs of thinking about it, and then two years of total chaos coming he says, about how he coped with his mother's death when he was so young. this is an extraordinary exclusive to have
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got? it is historic, really. our columnist, brian gordon, has spoken in an unfiltered way with the press about the experience of his mother's death, coping with the grief. you can listen to it on the website, it isa can listen to it on the website, it is a podcast. he is so astonishingly frank. he talks about bottling up, how it wasn't until he was 28 that he came to terms with what had happened. and he talks about the angen happened. and he talks about the anger. the language is extraordinary. he says, i had probably been close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions, with all sorts of grief, lies, misconceptions and everything coming from every angle. he talks about almost wanted to punch people. it is historic, partly because this is a story we are all familiar with and gives us a perspective on the story that we have never had before. also, i cannot think of a member of the royalfamily i cannot think of a member of the royal family talking in this unfiltered way before to the press. we might have expected an interview that was then edited, which the
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palace would have to go through with a fine tooth comb to green light. for him to talk in this way, without any kind of filter, it feels like an historic change in the way the royal family speaks to the nation. absolutely, it wasn't so many years ago that the royal family were seen as really quite distant. they kept their distance, quite deliberately. a lot of that changed when princess diana died? it was. i'm trying to think of another interview that a memberof the think of another interview that a member of the royal family has done in this raw and expansive way. i can't but help think of his parents, when diana spoke to martin bashir and his father, the prince of wales, spoke tojonathan and his father, the prince of wales, spoke to jonathan dimbleby, and his father, the prince of wales, spoke tojonathan dimbleby, speaking about the affair. but the language is so raw. saying he wanted to punch someone, is so raw. saying he wanted to punch someone, this is not princely language, but it is breaking down barriers about mental health. she has written really expansively about
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her own personal mental health issues. this is bringing mental health to the centre of the national conversation, i think. so health to the centre of the national conversation, ithink. so many people will applaud him for doing it? absolutely, he wants to draw attention to the charity he is running with prince william, heads together. it reads like somebody talking about a physical wound, but they are talking about a mental wound. that is the change that is happening in society, getting us to the point where this kind of conversation can be had. it was the case for a very long time that mental health problems were something that was buried. it was felt you had to deal with it, get on with it. what he is saying with this honest and frank interview, in a way, it is the same as a physical problem. by talking about it, you address it, you deal with it and can move towards healing. it is a change not just move towards healing. it is a change notjust in the royal family, move towards healing. it is a change notjust in the royalfamily, but this extraordinary interview reflects a change in the way society
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sees mental health. for many people, the change is not complete. there is a discussion to be had about funding of mental health services and also the stigma many people still feel, even when you have very visible public figures speaking about their own experiences? as you said, the subject is taboo. everywhere, all places, there are people that have been affected by it. years ago it would be swept under the carpet. this contribution he has made will bring that to the fore even more. even more so because it is a man speaking about it? absolutely, and a soldier as well. one wonders, i have not heard the podcast, i wonder if the experience of serving with men and seeing what happened to veterans is something he has spoken out about before, i wonder if that is one reason why he has chosen to do this. he briefly touches on it, speaking to fellow soldiers about their experiences made him rethink his own experiences made him rethink his own experience as well. he said it was
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two decades that he lost. it kind of puts into context all other things, being known as the playboy prince, two hijinks. was this his way of trying to get away and not think about that? he lost his mother. anybody losing a parent at such a young age, it is such a traumatic thing. to live it in the spotlight... and have to carry on? carry on and keep that public face. it is such a brave thing for him to do. massive moment and huge exclusive for the daily telegraph. it really is. several very big stories that we have been concentrating on a lot today. the first one of which is on the times. north korea defiant as the us ramps up north korea defiant as the us ramps up pressure, trump wooing china to counter nuclear threats. we are told from the us point of view that they have some common ground with china? no actual idea yet from anybody how they are going to respond. but the
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fa ct they are going to respond. but the fact they seem to be on the same page is progress? it is a sign of the topsy—turvy world we live in where china and russia are urging calm. 0ne where china and russia are urging calm. one of the most interesting things that i saw today, when you look for information about donald trump, it is in his tweets. he did several u—turns. 0ne trump, it is in his tweets. he did several u—turns. one of them was accusing china of being a currency manipulator. he said, let's move on from the currency manipulation malarkey, we need to work together on north korea. 0f malarkey, we need to work together on north korea. of course, china has a huge role to play. it is supporting north korea in terms of providing food, energy and resources . providing food, energy and resources. if the us decided to act unilaterally, china would absolutely have something to say about it. it is crucial for trump that china is getting involved. we are led to believe if this had not been a failed missile test but a nuclear test, that would have been beyond
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the pale for china, even though the consequences could be enormous if a destabilised north korea were to spill over its borders? north korea, after all these years, it still can't get it up. it probably is a nuclear state by now. crucially, it doesn't have the ability to deliver nuclear weapons yet. i'm going to be controversial and say that this latest crisis actually does have a silver lining. it is the sign of closer cooperation between washington and beijing. some american officials have claimed there was an agreement to share intelligence that came out of the meeting between the chinese president and donald trump. a general agreement to cut back on imports and trade, isolate north korea. if you look at the language the chinese have used in the past few days, they said there should not bea few days, they said there should not be a conflict, they advised against it, but they have not invoked their 1961 alliance with north korea. they have not said we will come to north
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korea's defence. crucially, it could be interpreted that if north korea develops nuclear weapons and takes an aggressive position, it could be in breach of the nuclear non—proliferation treaty. under the terms of the 1961 treaty that binds china and north korea together, china and north korea together, china would no longer be obliged to protect it. it is possible north korea, by coming a lot closer, a step closer to being able to deliver a nuclear payload, it might be cutting itself off from china. there could be a new concordat, between china and america about north korea. ido china and america about north korea. i do think the nuclear cloud has a silver lining. have you been practising that all day? that is very good. it is actually a quote from doctor who, fans will hear that and know what it is from! how do you follow that? kim jong—un, some commentators say, once recognition asa commentators say, once recognition as a nuclear state, as a nuclear
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power. he is not likely to get that. he needs to be given a way out from this? yes, you press somebody up against a wall, you have to give him... 0r against a wall, you have to give him... or if he feels that he needs a get out. the vagaries of donald trump and his policy moves, it is difficult to see how he would want to give north korea that. i don't think he is somebody a get out, he is an alpha male, he wants to dominate and put people in their place. to save face, the real politic is having to do, he has done this about—face, accusing china of currency minute elation. maybe he has to realise that were diplomacy matters you need to give countries a chance to save face. let's look at the financial times and what is happening in turkey. i've gone to the wrong paper, have i? no, it is the wrong paper, have i? no, it is the picture. narrow boat, he claims
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victory in the turkish ballot over new powers. he was expecting to win bya new powers. he was expecting to win by a much bigger margin? new powers. he was expecting to win by a much bigger margin7m new powers. he was expecting to win by a much bigger margin? it was predicted it would be 55%, it was closer to 51%. the opposition has already said it is demanding a recount of some of the votes, because some of the ballots that we re because some of the ballots that were issued were not officially stamped. there are already grounds to contest this. what is it he wa nts ? to contest this. what is it he wants? you want is to replace tu rkey‘s wants? you want is to replace turkey's parliamentary democracy with an executive presidency, that could give him the power to dissolve parliament, appoint judges, he could give him the power to dissolve parliament, appointjudges, he could move the country more towards islamification than it has been in the past. this has been a real turning point, not only in turkey's history, but also relations between turkey and the rest of the world. turkey and the rest of the world. turkey is part of the western alliance, the weston family. it is a bridge between europe and asia. for it to take a step towards religious
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conservatism, eight more autocratic style of government, that puts it at odds with its western partners. style of government, that puts it at odds with its western partnersm isa odds with its western partnersm is a member of the council of europe, the secretary general has already said if you need help in navigating this, a reminder that pa rt navigating this, a reminder that part of your responsible it is our upholding the rule of law, we are here to guide you through it? the eu was ina here to guide you through it? the eu was in a difficult spot, it is paying money to tick each year to solve that problem. it will be interesting to see how the eu reacts officially. it is quite interesting, a referendum about the country on the edge of europe split down the middle, it rings a bell with me somewhere. it is a rubber—stamp for him being a single party strongman now and he can rule until 2029.m
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isa now and he can rule until 2029.m is a turning point. it could be. turkey has long wanted to join the eu. but something he has said this evening that he wants to do is to eventually introduce the death penalty. europe has been clear and said if turkey does that, it does not get into the eu. it looks like turkey is choosing to face eastwards. he has got the result that some commentators are saying in the worst possible way. it is too small a margin to say he has a clear mandate to introduce the powers? asked him was saying, he was expected to get 55% and did not. it was like the 52—48 that we had, it is not a ringing endorsement. it creates more uncertainty. he was looking for a rubber—stamp. he didn't get it. now you have the opposition saying 60% of the vote is being contested.
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