we're live from windsor castle for the final countdown to the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. good evening, ms markle. how are you feeling tonight? meghan and her mother, doria, have arrived at a grand country house hotel, where they'll be spending the night. harry, harry! prince harry with his best man, prince william, took time to talk to the crowds around the castle. there is a party atmosphere in windsor tonight, the pavements are full of people — many of them getting ready to bed down for the night. and the other main stories tonight at 10pm: dozens are feared dead after a cuban airways plane with 113 passengers and crew crashes on take—off in havana. ten people have been killed in a high school shooting by a pupil in texas. the majority of the dead are students. and... sergei skripal, the former russian spy poisoned by a nerve agent in salisbury, has been discharged from hospital. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: jose mourinho‘s manchester united face antonio conte‘s chelsea in the fa cup. we'll look ahead to

tomorrow's match at wembley. hello, and welcome to windsor. i'm inside the walls of the castle. st george's chapel is behind me, where the royal wedding will take place tomorrow. you can just see the foliage and white roses around the door, the final touches before the big day tomorrow. after much speculation, meghan markle has asked prince charles to walk her down the aisle. her father, thomas markle, is unable to attend the wedding in windsor because of ill health. prince charles said he was "pleased to be able to welcome ms markle to the royal family in this way". our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports on the final preparations. the night before his wedding and,

this evening, harry emerged from windsor castle to meet the crowds. he was accompanied by his brother and best man, prince william. good wishes were offered and hands we re good wishes were offered and hands were shaken. children in particular we re were shaken. children in particular were singled out for attention. and then, what is this? a familiar face in the crowd had been spotted. a familiarface, indeed, in the crowd had been spotted. a familiar face, indeed, although in the crowd had been spotted. a familiarface, indeed, although not quite what it seemed. you would hardly find her in an ice cream parlour on windsor high street! harry and william said their farewells to the crowd, if there we re farewells to the crowd, if there were any last—minute nerves, they certainly were not visible. and as the groom and his best man headed for their hotel, so the bride, meghan markle, and her mother, doria raglan, arrived at bears. good evening, ms markle, how are you

doing tonight? and at times bumpy week for the family, with the at times uncertainties and ultimate withdrawal from the service of meghan‘s father. but mother and daughter who both met the queen fatigue today seemed relaxed. the absence of mr marco means meghan‘s mother is the only member of the family who will be at the wedding. it was this morning, as windsor backs in the spring sunshine that the final pieces of the wedding jigsaw fitted into place with the announcement that prince charles would've scored meghan markle to the altar. a statement from kensington palace said... dutch would escort. this is how it will work. ms markle will enter the chapel through the great west door. she will workjosh walk the first part of the aisle through the neighbour because by the

ten bridesmaids and pageboys. and at the choir screen on the left of the picture, prince charles willjoin her and escort her through the most historic part of the chapel to where harry will be waiting for his bride. they will stand just that, by the chapel‘s high altar. they will exchange their marriage vows and the archbishop of canterbury will declare them to be husband and wife. there had been speculation may be meghan would ask her mother to escort her to the altar and among the wedding watchers in windsor, there was some disappointment she had not done so. we would like to see her mum what could only aisle. or her walk herself down the aisle. if it would be me, i would be pleased with charles walking me. you know, it is a father figure, you know, it is a father figure, you know what i am saying? and it means, meghan, i love you! you are in love with my son, welcome to the royal family! whatever her mum is

comfortable with, it would have been lovely if she had wanted but i think it is wonderful prince charles is doing it. so now it isjust the finishing touches to be put together, for the plans that had been worked on for months. winzip is preparing for crowds on a possibly unprecedented scale. —— windsor. police have launched one of the largest operations mounted by the thames valley force. the military parade are backing barracks, the household cavalry soldiers who scored the newly married couple and the carriage procession. it is a royal wedding to be celebrated and enjoyed. and tonight, withjust hours to go, a good many in windsor we re hours to go, a good many in windsor were settling down for the night in readiness for harry and meghan‘s big day tomorrow. among the guests arriving on the grounds of windsor castle tomorrow will be members of the public. more than 2,000 were selected from around the country — some of them as a reward for services to their community.

our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, is on the long walk. people getting their sleeping bags out now? yes, these die—hard fans of setting up yes, these die—hard fans of setting up camp and although the temperature has dipped, they have come well—prepared with tents, blankets, food, lots of other supplies to keep them going. they are trying to bag them going. they are trying to bag the best position possible to get that first glimpse of prince harry and meghan markle as part of the royal procession here on the long walk. but some members of the public have bagged tickets for tomorrow's big day and i have been to meet some of them to find out how they are feeling. what better way to start this weekend's wedding celebrations than with a tea party? making the most of the sunny weather, the royal school, here in windsor, has been gearing up for the big day for months. some have even been invited. and what are you

going to be wearing? er, we're going to be wearing our school uniforms. and somebody‘s ironed a nice badge on... on the school, erm... summer uniforms. and we're going to be wearing straw hats. and hats. and they have this advice for meghan. it's a very new world to her because she used to live in america, now she's in the uk, in england, and it's going to be very different. she'll probably have to change her accent, i think, from american. yeah. and she needs to, like, fit in, but i think she's already doing that well. yeah. we need to talk about why, or how, prince harry and meghan, er, this force for good that i mentioned earlier on. yeah. up in bolton is 21—year—old saeed atcha. he's been running this young people's magazine for the last seven years and got the idea because he felt there was a lack of positive stories about teenagers. his work has also earned him an invite to windsor tomorrow. you never do what you do for recognition, you do it to change lives of young people.

and when you get that kind of recognition, it was like, wow, 0k, someone's actually believing in what i'm doing! i think that meghan and prince harry are a power couple, absolutely. and i've seen them both speak at events before they were a couple, and meghan was talking about racial inequality and female empowerment, and i thought... i didn't know who she was and i thought, that's fantastic! are these for the wedding? yes, this is especially for the wedding. and i'm hoping maybe to give a few away on that day to people who i think deserve to be given a handkerchief from studio 306... in north london, pamela anomneze is also getting ready for this weekend's nuptials. she runs this creative therapy workshop to improve people's mental health. tomorrow, she'll be taking her son, jude, as part of the day out, but says she was shocked when she received the invite last month. i believed this might be just an april fool prank. it's a joke. why would i be invited

to a royal wedding?! oh, my gosh! i bless them a million times. i love both of them, actually. iwas, like, well, prince harry's lucky! he's a lucky man! now, the most important question, what are you going to be wearing? african and english design. so, you wait for that day, you will be so jealous of my beautiful outfit! adina campbell, bbc news. our royal correspondent, nick witchell, is with me. nick, the only member of megan markle's family who'll be coming to the wedding tomorrow will be her mother. it's been a difficult few days for her. there is no denying that, no. many families have ends is, it —— many families have ends is, it —— many families have ends is, it —— many families have issues and bumpy moments and we have seen evidence of both. there were moments kensington palace was in danger of losing

control but nobody wanted clarity more than the royal household. a line was drawn yesterday and now prince charles has this great opportunity to be seen by the watching world very publicly to be welcoming meghan markle to the british royal family. this will be put behind them tomorrow. but tomorrow should be a joyous day. yes, we know not everybody in this country enjoys this sort of thing but the overwhelming majority will wish them well. harry, the younger son of prince charles and diana, at 33, marrying meghan markle who brings potentially great new things to the royal family. an interesting day and an interesting moment will be when she does the first part of the walk up the aisle, hair and ten children aged between two and seven. all i can say is, good luck with that, meghan! we shall see, thank you very much. i'll bring you more from windsor later in the programme. but for now, it's over to reeta in the studio, with the rest of the day's news.

a plane carrying more than 100 people has crashed in cuba. the domestic flight, which was headed for the city of holguin, in the east of the island, crashed after taking off from havana's main airport. three people have been pulled alive from the wreckage and are seriously injured. our cuba correspondent, will grant, reports. 104 passengers, several crew members, just three survivors. it was immediately clear this was cuba's worst plane crash since the 1980s. the 737 had barely been in the air for a minute when it came down, crashing into a field outside havana's airport. children in a nearby school had a narrow escape. their screams and nervous laughter obvious on their mobile phone footage. local people came to offer what help they could. and the emergency services arrived in their droves. in the end, though, there was little anyone could do. translation: this is catastrophic.

this should never happen. one never imagines something like this. this was a terrible tragedy. imagine, we are very emotional. cubans, so used to turning to the castros in times of crisis, now have a new president. it fell to him to bear the bad news. translation: we have to wait. the news is not very promising, because a lot of people seem to have died. that's why, in the name of the government and the party, i express our condolences. this was a domestic flight, run by cuba's state aviation company with a plane leased from a mexican firm, on its way to the eastern city of holguin when it came down. the communist—run government's fleet in cuba largely date froms the soviet era, much of it ageing and in poor condition. at this stage, though, there's no indication why so many families are now grieving — why a routine flight, a short hop across the island, ended in this tragedy. will grant, bbc news. ten pupils have been killed after a shooting by a student

at a high school in texas, and another ten injured. the suspected gunman is in custody, and local reports suggest he is 17. explosive devices have also been found at the school and in the surrounding areas. president trump has expressed his "sadness and heartbreak" at the shooting, which took place a0 miles south of houston, at santa fe high school. james cooke reports. the calls came in just before 8am. again. a gunman on the campus. this time at santa fe high school. police searching schoolbags for deadly weapons. for the united states, this is now routine, but no less terrifying for its familiarity. i shouldn't be going

through this at my school. this is my daily life, i shouldn't have to feel like that. and i'm so scared to even go back. was there a part of you that's like, "this isn't real, this shouldn't would not happen at my school"? no, there wasn't. why so? it has been happening everywhere. i always kind of felt like eventually it was going to happen here, too. the teachers screamed at us to run, so we all took off. i ran through someone's yard and jumped their fence. the emergency services poured onto campus, again. among the injured, a school pleas others. the authorities said a suspect was arrested, but the threat was not over. there have been explosives found in the high school and surrounding areas adjacent of is

cool and surrounding areas adjacent of is cool. because of the threat of these explosive items, community members should be on the lookout —— adjacent of the high school. the president appeared on cameras, against a pillar we grieve for the loss of life and send our support and love for everyone affected by this absolutely horrific attack. this is the suspected gunmen. his story too is familiar. dimitrios pagourtzis, 17 years old, a talented american foot wall player who studied at sa nta foot wall player who studied at santa fe high school. his social media posts were disturbing. his journals apparently included a pan for a suicidal shooting at his school. right outside the school, and emotional battle over the right to bear arms raged on. what was going through your head when you found out this was going on? get to the school, get america great again. by the school, get america great again. by doing what, what was your plan of

action? offering support, god bless you all, thank you, i'm going to have this we. this direct here saying america great doesn't make america great carrying a flag with a pistol when we just have a shooting, thatis pistol when we just have a shooting, that is disgusting stop right more americans have been killed in school shootings this year than have died serving the us military. this country is struggling to explain the inexplicable, again. the former russian spy sergei skripal has been discharged from hospital. he was left critically ill for over ten weeks following his exposure to a nerve agent in salisbury. his daughter, yulia, who was also poisoned, was discharged last month. britain has accused russia of being behind the attack, something moscow denies. daniel sandford reports from salisbury. when they were first poisoned with a military—grade nerve agent almost 11 weeks ago, there were concerns they might not survive. but now, 5.5 weeks

after his daughter, sergei skripal has also been discharged from hospital. the staff here, when the skripals first came in, would have been dealing with something that, to be honest, no other clinicians in the world have seen before. and so they really did an incredible job in taking the unknown and working through treatment and maintaining life—saving therapy to get the result that we've seen today. i understand that sergei skripal has spoken at length with detectives now, and can walk, but he's not completely well and no—one knows what the long—term effects on his health will be. in russia, president putin said of the man who had spied for britain, "god grant him good health", and said that if a military—grade nerve agent had been used — as the british government claims — then the skripals would have died on the spot. the russian ambassador in london said embassy officials still want to see the skripals. we want, er, just to understand how they feel, and we want them to tell personally what they want.

sergei skripal‘s house, which police believe was the scene of the crime, remains abandoned. his front door has been taken away to the chemical weapons laboratory at porton down for examination. and counterterrorism detectives have warned that their investigation could take many more months. the skripals are currently hidden in a safe location, and police won't discuss their security arrangements. the motive for the attack, which left parts of salisbury resembling a disaster movie, remains unclear, but sergei skripal had continued to brief military and intelligence officers on russia. and this evening, small areas of the city he made his home are still cordoned off, awaiting a deep clean. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories: a team of british experts is being sent to the democratic republic

of congo to help tackle the ebola outbreak. 25 people have thought to have died so far. the world health organisation believes more than 500 people have come into contact with the virus and will need monitoring for symptoms. bmw is recalling an additional 88,000 cars in the uk due to a potentialfire risk. it's in addition to a recall last week over faulty wiring connections, which could cause vehicles to cut out whilst being driven. in total, nearly 400,000 bmw 3—series cars are affected. the department of health in northern ireland says more than 3,000 patients of the neurologist dr michael watt are being called to be reassessed after concerns about potential misdiagnosis. the recall follows an independent review of his work. the number of patients being called back may still go up. downing street has said that theresa may regards as "unacceptable" remarks the speaker of the house of commons is alleged to have made

about a cabinet minister. john bercow is accused of swearing, and of calling the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a "stupid woman" on wednesday. the speaker's office said mr bercow treated his colleagues with respect. the royal wedding isn't the only big date in the nation's diary tomorrow. jose mourinho's manchester united will take on his old team, chelsea, at wembley in the fa cup final. and celtic play motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park. but who will get their hands on the prize? here's olly foster. on a clear day, you can see wembley‘s arch from miles away. even windsor. contesting the 137th fa cup final are two clubs who know all about the competition. manchester united are looking to lift the trophy for a joint—record 13th time. and, in their 13th appearance in the final, seven—time winners chelsea. chelsea lift the fa cup for the very first time at wembley! chelsea were runners—up

to arsenal last year. the blues, though, had just won the league. tomorrow's final has more riding on it. for us, this game is very important, because we have had a difficult season, to finish the season with a trophy, and as you know very well, it's always important for the players. and so will manchester united. they haven't won anything, either. the fa cup is also their last chance. we want to enjoy, to play and stuff like that, you can enjoy the football and stuff. but if you don't win a title, it's. .. well, it's good for the eyes, that's what we say, it's good for the eyes. but it doesn't make you win anything, you know? the royal box tomorrow will be short of royals. the duke of cambridge, who's the fa president, has skipped the trophy presentation because of his best man duties. that honour is going to fall to jackie wilkins, the widow of the late ray — the former england captain who died last month.

he also played for chelsea and manchester united. in scotland, celtic are on a roll. can they achieve the double—treble? a clean sweep last season. beat motherwell at hampden, and they'll do it again. it gives you a chance, and opportunity, to write another chapter in the wonderful history of this club. toasting the end of the domestic season, they'll be raising a cup at hampden and wembley tomorrow. olly foster, bbc news. from wembley to windsor, let's go back to fiona. thanks, rita. there is a tremendous atmosphere in this small town tonight. the pubs and restaurants are full, and the streets are still teeming with visitors and royal fans. harry and meghan, like other royal couples before them, have decided to take a carriage ride after their wedding vows to greet the crowds. i went to find the best places to spot them along the procession route. the banners are hung.

the bunting is ready. at 1pm tomorrow, the royal couple will appear on the chapel steps to board their carriage, an ascot landau, pulled by windsor greys, accompanied by mounted guards from the household cavalry. here's a look at their route. the carriage will make its way through the narrow streets of windsor‘s town centre, along a 1.5 mile—long ride back round to the castle. the royal couple will come down castle hill, and then on to high street, where the pavements will be crammed with thousands of well—wishers, hoping to get their first glimpse of the royal couple. and if you want to join them, you'll probably have to get up at the crack of dawn. these roads are expected to be very busy. and the authorities advise planning ahead and using public transport. but, be warned — the trains won't stop at the local stations once the town has reached full capacity. from here, the carriage route will go out of the centre, all the way down to kings road.

there will be street parties up and down the country. but here in windsor, for the whole town, it's just one big street party. and, as the carriage comes passed, if you're lucky enough to live here, you'll get a perfect view. the wedding procession will finally make its way along one of windsor‘s most famous landmarks — a tree—lined road known as the long walk. to see the newlyweds close—up, this is where you might want to grab a spot. bring a picnic, or there will be plenty of food stalls here, and you canjoin thousands of spectators. soak up the atmosphere and sieze your moment to get a photograph of harry and meghan as they go past and wave them off. the grand procession is expected to last around 25 minutes — with giant tv screens to capture for the crowds the carriage as it passes. it's then just a short procession up through cambridge gate and into the castle behind me and then on to the wedding reception in st george's hall. before we close here at windsor

tonight, i want to point out — for debaty going on behalf of me, the entrance to st george's chapel. —— the highs of that activity. the green arch has been there since early this afternoon, and the florist is, there is one climbing up a ladder, are going to be putting white roses in that arch or might. somehow, they will be keeping them fresh. they will be pleased that the weather is good. all night they will be working on that until tomorrow, and i'm sure it will look absolutely splendid when meghan markle makes her way here tomorrow morning. that's all from us here in windsor. there'll be full coverage of the royal wedding in a special bbc one programme from 9am. right now, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday.

the conte — mourinho relationship has been fiery. will sparks fly in the 137th fa cup final? celtic set their sights on the double — treble and taking athletics on to the streets — mo farah's among the big names competing in manchester city centre thanks forjoining us.

there's no love lost between manchester united boss jose mourinho and his chelsea counterpart antonio conte — the two managers' relationship has been a bit prickly to say the least since conte arrived in the premier league. well tomorrow, mourinho will face his old club in the fa cup final at wembley. will the two men shake hands? today both were sharing their thoughts. there is an old relationship between me and him. for sure tomorrow i will shake his hand and they will think at the game. the update ability of the result. that, for me as a foot ball love r, the result. that, for me as a football lover, not as a manager but asa football lover, not as a manager but as a football lover, that for me is entertaining. it's for the whole team. if he is not playing we have

another striker that can play. what we did in the past has nothing to do with tomorrow. the record is not play. 11 against 11 and everybody tries to their best. i can tell for sure this will be my last match in this season. laughter for sure. for me and my players this'll be the last for us. one man who you probably won't see tomorrow, but you will hear if you are watching on bbc one is steve wilson, who's going to be commentating on his first fa cup final. he traces the antagonism between the managers back to october 2016. i think everybody remembers that first meeting between the two managers in english football. it led against each other in italian

football, but the win at stamford bridge in the first marine year game at the beginning of last season. the 20 animosity began. at the last time manchester united conceded more than two goals in any match in any competition. it's also cup final day in scotland tomorrow. celtic are going for the double treble but standing in their way are motherwell, as chris mclaughlin reports. with all the feel of a victory parade, this was good luck. a town coming out full of hope as their heroes started their scottish cup journey. onto the team hotel and onto history. his mother but anything but the football. that's a really nice pressure to put yourself in. to be able to go and have the opportunity to win the scottish cup final is fantastic. the boys have

embraced it. as have the marketing team. steele at the heart of motherwell. the spirit of the thousands who once forged is not embodied. a video with a difference. players and steelworkers with pride in the past and the present. we define our own destiny. heroes are forged and memories made. celtic have won them all including this at 1951. motherwell kick-off from right to left. the two defenders, it's a goal. 67 years