lips, you know? nothing, nothing, nothing to pg—13. but it was sweet, it was generous and, um, courageous on her part. catherine stough felt that interview crossed a line, asking: caroline bruce agreed: and david mckay either warned: the impression some had that the

wedding buildup was taking over bbc news was reinforced by a new version of the countdown sequence leading up to the headlines on the news channel. normally it features bbc reporters on location but from thursday that was replaced by up to one minute's worth of images of, guess who? benedict adam said: but the main pre— wedding focus this week was an on and off issue which seemed at times to be turning into a latin american soap operas. every twist and turn was followed by bbc news. thomas michael was expected to walk his daughter down the aisle at the ceremony at saint georges chapel

in windsor. —— thomas markle. nicholas witchell is at buckingham gate for us. it is the clear whether that will happen? no, it is absolutely unclear now. in windsor, preparations for the wedding are gathering pace, with a question over whether the father of the bride will be there. meghan markle, by all accounts, is still hoping very much that he will. reports suggest thomas markle has been taken else. there are allegations he helped stage paparazzi photos of his preparation for the wedding. i just got some news, we are just getting a statement from meghan markle that has just statement from meghan markle that hasjust come statement from meghan markle that has just come through, i willjust read it, this is from kensington palace, a statement from ms meghan markle. it says, "sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. having your father walk you up the aisle is a matter of great importance to most brides, but not everybody thought it had so much significance to the rest of us. dan o'leary emails on wednesday. well, on next week's programme we

plan to talk to a senior editor from bbc news about this and about the other concerns we have raised, as well as how the news handles the big day itself. but for this week, here isa day itself. but for this week, here is a last word on the royal wedding from viewers xian timmerman ‘s and bob hallam ‘s, who both contacted us after watching different parts of the bbc‘s output on tuesday. hello, good morning, you are watching bbc breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker...|j watching bbc breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker... i was very disappointed with the bbc breakfast coverage , disappointed with the bbc breakfast coverage, conceding kensington palace had requested are understanding and priddis at this point. —— privacy. forthe bbc to be covering it as the first topic as headlines, was very, very disappointing. meghan markle's father is obviously quite sensitive and private a person, and whether they are royalty to be or not, they deserve that compassion and

understanding. and secondly, for the situation in israel is to be second, with nearly 60 people slaughtered, for this not to be headlines was again appalling coverage from the bbc. they decided that they wanted to run with the gossip, scaremongering and following a website like tmz rather than a factual account of what is going on in the world. i was thoroughly disappointed. a very good evening to you, and welcome to bbc news at six. it is still unclear... bbc news at six on tuesday, i was a bit dismayed to see that the main story was about meghan markle's father probably not being attending the wedding. hardly earthshattering news. it seems to

have relegated news from palestine. the bbc and the media in general seems to be obsessed with the fact that everybody in the country is distorted with the royal family and wa nt to distorted with the royal family and want to know everything about them and what they do. —— besotted. i do not think the majority of the country is really about interested. i think the bbc should concentrate on not following every move of the royal family and cover news on not following every move of the royalfamily and cover news in on not following every move of the royal family and cover news in a more generalfashion. royal family and cover news in a more general fashion. well, when that violence in gaza was reported, as it was at the top of monday's news at six, many viewers, as ever in relation to coverage of the middle east, were watching it carefully for signs of what they considered to be buyers. dozens of palestinians have been killed and thousands injured by israeli troops during protests, as america opens its new embassy injerusalem. officials say at least 52 people have died in the clashes at the gaza border in the bloodiest day of

violence for years. hundreds of viewers thought the language used was too sympathetic to the israeli side, with terry wogan emailing: hundreds of others had the opposite perspective, with grade erg seizing ona perspective, with grade erg seizing on a different piece of wording. well, we asked bbc news about those charges from both sides that they had failed to be impartial, and they told us: finally, while some of that violence was taking place the new us embassy injerusalem was

was taking place the new us embassy in jerusalem was being was taking place the new us embassy injerusalem was being formally opened and the bbc news channel was covering the ceremony. heavenly father, we come before you... well, as that blessing ceremony gets under way let's show you what happened on the border with gaza earlier this afternoon. protests there at today's ceremony. afternoon. protests there at today's ceremony. we will keep the ceremony there. you can see the events on the left and these pictures from gaza, bringing those to you now. antoine, you were born in gaza... one dealer rang us to voice his frustration at what he saw. so much of the time you just walked over the event. i wanted to hear it. why on earth can you not wait until after the event is finished, and then give us your analysis? let me speak for itself. let us make up our own minds. you can then offer us analysis of your own can then offer us analysis of your own if you wish, after the event. thank you for all your comments this

week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme you can call us or email us. programme you can call us or email us. that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. we ended the week on a lovely note, thanks to this big area of high pressure which will still be with us during the weekend and for many of us into next week as well. weather watcher photos pouring through of the glorious sunset up and down the uk. you can see how beautiful the skies were to end friday. as we head on into the weekend we are going to see more of the same for many of us, strong sunshine

and a bit warmer as well. as we head into the early hours of saturday there will be a bit more cloud across northern and western parts of scotland. more of a breeze here as well. not too bad with temperatures around double figures, i think, for most. further south, particularly in eastern areas, it is going to be another chilly start to saturday, maybe even a touch of grass frost in places and also a bit of mist and fog too. there is a big area of high pressure with us to start the weekend. keeping these weather fronts at bay for now, until we reach sunday. a glorious—looking day for the royal wedding in windsor. a bit of cloud around, temperatures should rise with plenty of strong sunshine around. it's looking pretty good for the scottish cup final and the fa cup final, with temperatures reaching 19 or 20 celsius. this is the picture for saturday. you can see there is plenty of cloud in the sky to start the day across england, wales and southern scotland. high cloud developing here and there which could make the sunshine hazy at times. across the north—west corner of scotland is where we will see the thickest of the cloud,

so temperatures will be 15 or 16 at best. eastern scotland, 20 degrees, england and wales looking at 21 or 22. that area of high pressure shifts further east. it will influence the weather across much of england and wales, but these weather fronts will be allowed to push in across northern ireland and much of scotland. we will see more of a breeze and outbreaks of rain, particularly across north—western scotland. the north—east of scotland shouldn't be too bad, with some sunshine. elsewhere across the country, another fine—looking day, with top temperatures of 22 or maybe 23 degrees, and lots of low cloud across the far south—east, but that should burn up as you go north up the coast. on monday, this weather front across parts of northern ireland and northern and western scotland will stay put. persistent rain there. elsewhere, a fine day once again. good sunny spells, but a few sharp showers or thunderstorms developing across southern areas later on in the day as temperatures reach highs of 23 or maybe 2a celsius. that weather front will continue

to plague much of scotland and northern ireland for the week ahead. high pressure will dominate the scene elsewhere. plenty of warm sunshine but always the threat of heavy showers. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: harry, harry! the final countdown to the royal wedding — prince harry talks to the crowds outside windsor castle. good evening, miss markle, how are you feeling tonight? while meghan markle and her mum arrive at the country house hotel where they're spending the night. in other news: more than 100 people are feared dead after a plane crashes shortly after ta ke—off from havana. and ten people have been killed at a school shooting in texas. a 17—year—old pupil has been charged with murder.