welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: a bachelor no more. britain's prince harry is engaged to his american girlfriend meghan markle. they'll marry next spring. we area we are a fantastic team, we know we are, and overtime we will try to have as much impact about the things we ca re have as much impact about the things we care about as much as. have as much impact about the things we care about as much asli have as much impact about the things we care about as much as. i am very excited about that, yeah. pope francis arrives in myanmar — the first papal visit to a country accused of the ethnic cleansing of rohingya muslims. the bbc speaks to young rohingya girls who've now become victims of sexual exploitation as refugees in bangladesh. and more than 100,000 people near mount agung in bali are ordered to evacuate. this is the volcano right now — it could erupt at any moment. hello to you.

britain is bracing itself for another royal wedding. prince harry is to marry the american actress and campaigner, meghan markle, in the spring. seems he proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months over a roast chicken dinner earlier this month. word from buckingham palace is that the queen and duke of edinburgh are "delighted for the couple" and wish them every happiness. this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. finally, it's official — they are engaged to be married. prince harry, fifth in line to the british throne, and meghan markle, an american, an actress, a divorcee and, as she has put it herself, a woman who is proud of her mixed—race heritage. seldom can a royal wedding have indicated so clearly how times have changed. reporter: how are you both feeling? yeah, thrilled! i'm very glad it's not raining as well. harry was asked when he realised meghan was the one. the very first time we met.

reporter: meghan, can you show us the ring, please? yes. ah, yes, the ring — designed, it turns out, by harry, and including two diamonds owned by his late mother. harry and meghan — he 33, she 36. a happy couple who met 18 months ago, and who are now starting to plan a wedding, which will take place next spring. later, in an interview with the bbc‘s mishal husain, the couple talked about the moment earlier this month when harry proposed. just an amazing surprise. it was so sweet and natural and very romantic. he got on one knee! of course. was it an instant yes from you? yes! as a matter of fact, i could barely let you finish proposing. i said, "can i say yes now?" she didn't even let me finish. then there was hugs, and i had the ring in my finger. i was like, "can i give you the ring?"

she said, "oh yes, the ring!" so it was a really nice moment, it was just the two of us. i think i managed to catch her by surprise as well. yeah. and harry spoke of the instant impact meghan had had on him. the fact that i fell in love with meghan so incredibly quickly was a sort of confirmation to me that everything, all the stars were aligned, everything was just perfect. it was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life, and i fell into her life. and the fact that she — i know the fact that she will be unbelievably good at the job part of it as well, is obviously a huge relief to me, because she'll be able to deal with everything else that with it. within the royal family there is, as you'd expect, great happiness at the news. the queen was delighted. as was harry's father, the prince of wales. we are thrilled, thank you very much. for both of them. i hope they'll be very happy indeed. the duke and duchess of cambridge tweeted their excitement for the couple, saying it had been wonderful getting to know meghan and to see how happy

the couple were together. so now, next spring, there will be a double royal celebration. another baby for william and catherine, and a wedding in a so—far unidentified church for harry and his bride, meghan markle. nicholas witchell, bbc news. prince harry is pretty well used to the limelight that comes with his position, and it's something meghan markle has already started to get used to, as the couple told the bbc‘s mishal husain in theirfirst interview after the announcement. and we were just hit so hard with a lot of mistruths that i made the choice not to read anything, positive or negative, itjust didn't make sense, and instead we focus our energies on nurturing our relationship.

0n us. some of that scrutiny, and you ended up making a public statement about it, some of the scrutiny was centred around your ethnicity, i think. when you realised that, what did you think? of course, it's disheartening. it's a shame that that is the climate in this world, to focus that much on that, that that would be discriminatory in that sense but at the end of the day i'm reallyjust proud of who i am and where i come from. we have never put any focus on that, we've just focused on who we are as a couple. when you take those extra layers away, all of that noise, i think it makes it really easy to just enjoy being together and tune the rest of it out. and it's not, it's not easy for anybody. but i know that, at the end of the day, she chooses me, and i choose her, and therefore whatever we have to tackle together, or individually, it will always be us together as a team, so i think she's capable... the fact that i fell in love with meghan so incredibly quickly was a sort of confirmation to me that everything, all the stars were aligned, everything was just perfect. it was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life, and i fell into her life.

and the fact that she — i know the fact that she will be unbelievably good at the job part of it as well, is obviously a huge relief to me, because she'll be able to deal with everything else that with it. we are a fantastic team, we know that we are and overtime we will try to have as much impact on all of the things we care about as much as possible. i am very excited about that, yes. let's take a look at some of the other stories the news: the white house says president trump does not plan to campaign for a republican candidate for the us senate who is accused of sexual harassment. a number of senior republican politicians have called on roy moore to step aside following claims he molested or harassed women and girls as young as 1a. us prosecutors say three people linked to a chinese cyber security firm hacked into the networks of several major companies to steal business secrets. according to an indictment disclosed in a federal court in pittsburgh,

the men targeted trimble, which makes navigation systems; the german technology company, siemens; and moody's analytics. the value of the virtual currency, bitcoin, has hit a record high of 9700 dollars after it jumped 4.5% on monday. virtual currencies are largely unregulated and bypass traditional banking systems. their growth is of increasing concern to international regulators. china has been shutting down exchanges of illicit trading. talks aimed at averting a snap general election in the irish republic have broken up without agreement. a political crisis has erupted over the role of the deputy prime minister, frances fitzgerald, in criticising a police officer who alleged corruption in the force while she was justice minister. the opposition is due to move a vote of no confidence in the minority government. more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have now fled to bangladesh from their homes in neighbouring myanmar because of the violence there. but for many it has not been the escape to safety they'd hoped for.

they are extremely vulnerable and some are becoming victims of sexual exploitation. the bbc‘s reeta chakrabarti reports from cox's bazar. this is cox's bazar. famous for being the world's longest sandy beach, and the town that is nearest the refugee camps. it looks idyllic. but as day turns to night, a seedier side emerges. a huge and desperate new population nearby provides fresh opportunities for exploitation. and we've spoken to some young female refugees who are in real danger. rohingya girls alone and in their teens are being traded by their own people and local bangladeshis. they're sold for sex. and in the case of one 17—year—old girl, kept in a hotel by rohingya

men and treated like a slave. i asked her if she gets paid for any of the work she does. nothing? incredible, isn't it? she is just a slave. another girl who was just 15 told us she escaped by boat from myanmar after her mother was shot dead by the military. she used her only possessions to pay the boatman, who then attacked her. once she got to bangladesh, a local woman who she thought

would help her, took her home. she had nowhere else to go. and now the woman forces her to sleep with several men a night. do the men pay you when they have sex with you? these two girls are now being helped by a local group, but there are many more in this town suffering the same fate.

they all came to escape the violence at home. and now find themselves in a different kind of hell. pope francis is in myanmar, amid continuing international concern for the safety and security of rohingya muslims. on monday he met myanmar‘s army chief and he's expected to meet leader ayng sun suu kyi on tuesday. pope francis is facing a diplomatic dilemma — whether or not to describe the muslim minority as rohingya. the bbc‘sjonathan head reports from yangon. the passengers clank into yangon, after a journey that has lasted 28 hours. these are roman catholics from the ethnic kachin minority. they have come for a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to see the pope. the congregation here at st antony‘s church, mainly used by the tamil community,

has suddenly swollen, the hymns lifted by extra voices. bawk san is 19, a kachin student on her first ever visit to yangon. translation: i never imagined that he would come to my country. you can see hundreds and thousands of people here, who have travelled for days by train. i never thought i would ever be in yangon. now, iam here. just look at me and all these people. this is already a sign of change for the better. i am so excited. this is a big moment for myanmar‘s small population of roman catholics, but a risky one for pope francis, in a country which has generated the largest refugee crisis this region has seen in a generation, but where there is very little sympathy for them. there have been big street protests here, but in support of the myanmar military, even after it was accused of ethnic cleansing, of driving hundreds of thousands

of rohingya muslims out of the country. the pope has already spoken out several times about their plight, but he has been warned not to even use the term during his visit. translation: the situation in myanmar is misunderstood by the international community, so if he uses that word, there will be strong reaction. he needs to look at the situation here now. he needs to be aware that there are things he can say, and things he should not say. buddhist monks have been amongst the strongest supporters of a resurgent, intolerant nationalism in this country. that has affected other muslim communities, like this one in yangon. anti—muslim sentiment has been stirred up. but can a visiting pope do anything to help? we need such kinds of voices.

the voices of concern, from people who are impartial. he is colour—blind. he is not speaking for any race or religion. in his mind, anybody who is victimised, he should speakfor them. the build—up to this visit has caused expectations on many sides which the pope will find difficult to meet. this racecourse is a venue for one of the masses he will hold. but speaking loudly about the rohingya risks offending his hosts, while failing to do so will disappoint those who have come to expect more from this unorthodox pontiff. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: two years after tap water in flint, michigan was declared toxic, fresh concern about what millions of americans are drinking. president kennedy was shot down, and died almost immediately.

the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: prince harry is to marry the american actress and campaigner meghan markle in the spring. the prince proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months over dinner earlier in november. pope francis is in myanmar on the first papal visit to a country accused of the ethnic cleansing of rohingya muslims. a political row has broken out in washington over who is to head a federal financial watchdog, after president trump overruled the initial choice and appointed a close aide instead. his appointee, mick mulvaney, once described the consumer financial protection bureau as a sick, sad joke. the original choice for the job, the current deputy director, leandra english, is taking legal action against mr trump. andrew plant reports. mick mulvaney, already the white

house budget chief, carrying a bag of doughnuts to share with his new collea g u es of doughnuts to share with his new colleagues in his latest role as head of the consumer financial protection bureau. his arrival, though, was met at protests from those who believe his appointment by donald trump compromises the independence of what is america's financial watchdog. the consumer watchdog has done itsjob, looking out for ordinary people, given them a voice, given them a place to complain to have their voice heard. and this consumer watchdog is just too important to let it be taken back over by politics as usual. there was already an acting head of the consumer financial protection bureau. she was named successor by the outgoing director, but a few hours later, donald trump intervened and handed the job to hours later, donald trump intervened and handed thejob to mick hours later, donald trump intervened and handed the job to mick mulvaney instead. director mulvaney has taken charge of that agency, and he has the full cooperation of the staff,

and appeared there this morning, and things went very well on his first day. both she and mulvaney release state m e nts day. both she and mulvaney release statements to chart staff indicating they are in charge. mick mulvaney has sent an e—mail to staff asking them to disregard e—mails from english. ajudge is now examining the case. indonesia's largest volcano, mt agung on the island of bali, could be about to erupt, but nobody knows exactly when. on monday, the international airport was shut, and local officials have widened an exclusion zone around the mountain and are asking people living there to leave. 40,000 people have already been moved. 0ur correspondent rebecca henschke is close to mt agung, and has just sent this report. mt agung is sending out thick clouds of ash, smoke and gas behind me with increasing intensity. the airport

here in bali has been closed for a second day because of this threat of an imminent eruption from the volcano. last night, you could see a red glow in the crater, which we are told means that the lava and the molten rock has now reached the summit. people have been told to get out of an area, a 12 kilometre radius around the volcano, but people are still staying in their homes there. 0fficials today are going to move in and forcibly take people out of this danger zone. at the moment there are still farmers down below in their rice paddies, and the balinese are still going about their life. they revere this mountain asa about their life. they revere this mountain as a sacred site, but now they are watching it very carefully, and on high alert for an imminent eruption. let's ta ke let's take you to the live pictures around mt agung. as you can see,

there is a lot of clout around at there is a lot of clout around at the moment but there has been a huge amount of activity. to bring you up to date, in case you missed some of that or just to date, in case you missed some of that orjustjoined us, bali's airport is going to remain closed until wednesday morning local time. if you know the island, the main tourist stretch of kuta is about 43 miles from the volcano, so far beyond the exclusion zone at the moment, at least, but according to official estimates, the island has lost at least $110 million, £83 million, in tourism and productivity. tens of thousands of people, we were hearing, have stayed put for the moment. spokespeople said they have teams checking the exclusion zone for people who have not evacuated, and they may be forcibly removed if the situation gets any more serious. the alert status, as you were hearing, set at the highest level. the evacuation zone six miles around the volcano, ten kilometres around the volcano. some people, we are told, have not

left because this area was not touched during the last eruption more than 50 years ago. other people are saying they are concerned about their animals, but obviously this may become more difficult. the volcano has been emitting continuous ash puffs, with explosions which can be heard seven miles away from that summit. it has been nearly two years since a state of emergency was declared in flint, michigan, after the city's water supply was found to be contaminated with lead. what had started as a cost—cutting measure resulted in multiple illnesses, and an outbreak of legionnaires' disease that caused at least 12 deaths. but, despite the attention this case received, the issue of water quality remains a real concern across the us. as part of his america first series, the bbc‘s aleem maqbool sent this report from flint. it has put us just through hell. there is just no other way to say it. the only thing really unusual about what happened in flint is that the agencies responsible got caught.

before she even knew about the lead poisoning, karrie webb up recalls her shock when she took her daughter to the hospital —— keri webber. her shock when she took her daughter to the hospital -- keri webber. they have shown me parts of her skin that you could see the bone in her wrist, and there was literally a line that was not calcified bone, and it was led. and they were everywhere. was not calcified bone, and it was led. and they were everywherem was not calcified bone, and it was led. and they were everywhere. it is thought that high lead levels caused a spike in legionnaires' disease, infertility, miscarriages, growth abnormalities in unborn children, and you have your problems, among many other serious effects. well, the crisis here in flint uk national news because of the number of people affected in such an extreme and shocking way, but scientists are worried that millions of americans in other parts of the country are also being poisoned by the water in

their homes, but simply don't know it. in fact, water has been found to contain even more poisonous lead levels tha n contain even more poisonous lead levels than in flint in dozens of towns around the country, and it is happening, like it did in flint, because of money. we have not accepted in this country that water, affordable, safe drinking water, is affordable, safe drinking water, is a basic human right. and, if you can't afford to get clean, safe water, that's just your tough luck. the mayor of flint says he was told the water in his city was ok because the water in his city was ok because the state wanted to save money. so we needed to do more, i needed to do more, at the local level to bring in independent expertise, people who didn't have an adherence to these old standard. and families have toxic water most in communities where so many don't have a voice. flint is poor. we didn't matter. and it destroyed every flint resident.

you are looking at your kid go through this, or your spouse, you are looking at your kid go through this, oryourspouse, or 100,000 people, and knowing that none of them matter enough. yes, thatis none of them matter enough. yes, that is really hard to take. aleem maqbool reporting there from flint, michigan. australian police have arrested a man said to be an islamist sympathiser, who they say was planning to shoot as many revellers as possible during new year celebrations in the city of melbourne next month. the 20—year—old australian—born man of somali origin is expected to be charged later on tuesday. police said the man, who they had been monitoring for months and was working alone, had read an al qaeda book on how to carry out terrorist acts, but was detained before he could obtain a gun. they say he intended to open fire in federation square, in the heart of melbourne, which throngs with people seeing in the new year. the french president, emmanuel macron, has landed and the skeleton of a mammoth has

gone on display in france. the skeleton, which was found in siberia, is 15,000 years old — with an estimated price of more than $500,000. it will be auctioned in december. potential buyers could include historical museums, foundations, private collectors. hello there. monday brought some of us something a little bit milder. that is not a sign of things to come. during tuesday, and indeed the rest of the week, we are back into this feed of northerly winds, all the way from the arctic. cold air sweeping southwards right across the country. quite a few showers, as well, and where those showers have been falling through the early part of the morning, there is certainly the risk of some

icy stretches across parts of northern ireland and into scotland. take it easy on untreated roads and pavements. some of the showers across scotland will be wintry. some rain, some sleet, some hail, and some snow, the snow mostly over high ground at this stage. showers beginning to push into the east coast of england. but, through north—west england, down into the midlands, a dry start, yes, a cold and frosty start in places, with temperatures ofjust one or two degrees at 8:00am in the morning. showers continuing to feed across west wales, into devon and cornwall. most of these showers will be falling as rain. a few showers across dorset, perhaps into hampshire, as well. but for east anglia and the south—east, a dry start, yes, but a chilly one — three, four or five degrees. a lot of crisp sunshine, then, to come during the day on tuesday, but the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlands, as the day goes on. these showers wintry, particularly over high ground. a few showers out west, as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold — five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night, the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas.

these showers wintry, mostly over high ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing, or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east. that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly towards the east, where there will again be plentiful showers, and late in the day, we may even begin to see some sleet and snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, too. not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees, that is your lot. thursday a similar day, but if anything, a colder day still. some snow is possible to fairly low levels in the east. a few showers in the west, as well. plenty of sunshine in between. but add on the strength of the wind, this is what it will feel like, many places feeling sub—zero during thursday. so, for the rest of the week, a cold wind. yes, some crisp sunshine, but some wintry showers as well. this is bbc news.

the headlines: prince harry is to marry the american actress and campaigner meghan markle in the spring. the prince proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months over dinner earlier this month. buckingham palace has announced that the queen and duke of edinburgh are "delighted for the couple" and wish them every happiness. pope francis has met myanmar‘s military chief on the first papal visit to a country widely accused of the ethnic cleansing of rohingya muslims. general min aung hlaing has claimed there is no religious discrimination in myanmar. officials are watching closely to see whether the pope even uses the word rohingya. they've warned him not to. the bbc has spoken to young rohingya girls who've become victims of sexual exploitation as refugees in bangladesh. more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have now fled violence across the border from neighbouring myanmar. just gone 2:30am, it's time to look

back at monday in parliament.