hello, this is news day on the bbc. the headlines: it's a boy! the duke and duchess of sussex celebrate the birth of theirfirst and duchess of sussex celebrate the birth of their first child. mother and baby are doing incredibly well. it has been the most amazing experience i could ever possibly have imagined. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension but they are both absolutely feel. ——we. no name yet but the announcement appears on a ceremonial easel at buckingham palace. also on

newsday colin the pentagon says a credible threat from iran led to the us the playing an aircraft carrier to the middle east. from australia, a very particular set of skills — dogs that can sniff out and find endangered insects. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. hello. it is at 7am in singapore and midnight in london where the duchess of sussex has given birth to a boy. the baby, seventh in line to the british throne, was born at 5:26am weighing three and a quarter kilograms. prince harry said it had

been the most amazing experience. both mother and baby doing incredibly well. the announcement of a royal birth. the announcement of a royal birth. the duke and duchess have been eager to do things their own way. the duke and duchess have been eager to do things their own wayli the duke and duchess have been eager to do things their own way. i am very excited to announce that meghan and myself have had a baby boy early this morning. a very healthy boy. mother and baby doing incredibly well. it has been the most amazing experience i could ever possibly imagine. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension but we are both absolutely thrilled. i have been to many births... this is definitely my first birth but it was amazing, absolutely incredible and i

amazing, absolutely incredible and i am so amazing, absolutely incredible and i am so incredibly proud of thy wife and, as every father and parent would ever say, your baby is absolutely amazing but this little thing is absolutely to die for so i am absolutely over the moon. thing is absolutely to die for so i am absolutely over the moonm thing is absolutely to die for so i am absolutely over the moon. it is thought the both took place at their new birth at home. the birth was a few days overdue. for both of them, it is the fulfilment of their wish to start a family. harry has seen the happiness william and catherine have found in their children and has made little secret of his wish to emulate them. but unlike his brother and sister—in—law, they are not producing a child in direct line to the front and it has given them more latitude. the medical team of their choice, no photo call on the hospital steps instead of sharing venues on instagram. it is a measure

of harry's determination to control the way in which his family has presented. he and megan clearly recognise the level of international interest but it is their determination to manage things as much as possible their way. maybe sussex will be seventh in line to the throne. he will not automatically be styled his royal high saw designated as a prince but such things will be of little account tonight as his parents marvel at the safe delivery of their son. we have been outside buckingham palace. we watched with excited onlookers when, in true royal tradition the official both announcement was placed. ever since the announcement of the birth, people have been pouring down to buckingham palace to take part in what they see is a moment in

history. not just what they see is a moment in history. notjust tourists what they see is a moment in history. not just tourists from all over the world but excited londoners and lots of journalists over the world but excited londoners and lots ofjournalists as well. everyone with their fans out to ca ptu re everyone with their fans out to capture the moment of royal protocol when we saw the ceremonial easel and honoured, the framed notice of the birth. it was also a sense of relief. people have told me they we re relief. people have told me they were worried the baby was overdue so they were happy to know the baby and meghan were well. people speculating on the name of the baby and i have had one australian girl saying she thinks they should just go for sussex. forget some of the more traditional names, albert, a favourite. this baby will be a celebrity. when we do finally get a photograph, possibly on the

instagram page, and what happens next, how they managed to straddle the line between public and private lives. we will have much more on the royal baby later on. let's take a look first at some of the other news. the us acting defence secretary says he authorised the pentagon deployment ofan authorised the pentagon deployment of an aircraft carrier to the middle east in response to a credible threat from iran. patrick shanahan gave no details as to the nature of the threat. also make yesterday colin democrats have pushed the attorney general william barr one step closer to facing contempt proceedings over the robert mueller report. they want an uncensored version of the investigation into russian interference in the last

presidential election. the move comes presidential election. the move co m es after presidential election. the move comes after a second deadline to produce the report expired last week. us treasury secretary denied a request to see president trump's tax returns, setting the stage for a further battle in the courts. the means committee has asked for six yea rs of means committee has asked for six years of individual and business tax returns but republicans say they lack a purpose for the request. a rerun of the vote for mayor of istanbul one in march by the opposition candidate. president recep tayyip erdogan akp party alleged fraud. practice broke out inestimable districts. the parliament said the credibility of democratic procedure in turkey had

ended. thailand has celebrated the third and final day of the coronation of king maha vajiralongkorn. the king met foreign diplomats and greeted thousands of well—wishers from the balcony of his palace. proceedings started on saturday after a period of official morning for the king of‘s father who died in 2016 having reigned for 70 yea rs. died in 2016 having reigned for 70 years. the 15 time major winner, tiger woods has been presented with the presidential medal of freedom by donald trump. the accolade is america's highest civilian honour and granted for contribution to national security, will piece or other cultural achievements. president trump announced tiger woods would be the fourth golfer to receive the award. he won his first major title in 11 years in april.

this spectacular achievements on the golf course, your triumph over physical adversity and your relentless will to win, win, win, these qualities embody the american spirit of pushing boundaries, defined limits and always striving for greatness. it is what he does. congratulations again on your amazing comeback your amazing life. in sri lanka secondary officials have reopened the security after the sunday mornings in which more than 250 people died. the country's president has told the bbc he believes the islamic state group amounted the attacks to remind the world it still exists. police fan out across the grounds of one of sri lanka's most prestigious schools before pupils

return to their classrooms. meanwhile, parents are briefed about plans for them to guard the gates every day. the devastating series of attacks two weeks ago, claimed by the islamic state group, have rattled this society. we are talking about suicide bombers, 0k? so in case of that, how many personnel from forces have you involved in the security plans with weapons? we are parents, we don't have weapons, we don't know how to use them. speaking to the bbc, sri lanka's president admitted is had caught the country off guard. translation: i'm shocked and can't understand why they chose sri lanka for this attack. i do question if it's because they do not have the ability to go head—to—head with the world's powerful nations, so they chose a country that had recently established peace to make the statement that is still exist. but there were repeated warnings in the lead—up to the attack

about the possibility of bombings taking place. not acting on them was a huge failure, wasn't it? translation: it's clear information had been received by those occupying top positions in the intelligence services. however, i was not apprised of this information. they neglected their duties, which is why i have taken action against them. these persons have been removed from their offices. don't you think you should be considering your own position here? translation: i believe my duty right now is to take the necessary action to face this challenge. restoring faith in the country's security forces will be key in reassuring tourists it's still safe to visit. at the moment, normally bustling beaches across the country lie empty. translation: there has been a 70% decline in tourism. in order to bring tourists back,

we need to eliminate terrorism. back at the school gates, it seems many parents have decided to keep their children at home again. translation: even if our children are at home doing nothing, at least they are safe. a country that suffered decades of violent ethnic tensions is now afraid of a new threat. secunder kermani, bbc news, colombo. let's return to our top story. prince harry and meghan's baby is the first bond with american african heritage. i asked the first bond with american african heritage. iasked how the first bond with american african heritage. i asked how this was significant. rejoice at the fact that there is no barrier known as royalty anymore. that is a good thing in the long run. what sort of influences from meghan's background,

her african—american background in particular, what will play the most key role in the way that they bring up key role in the way that they bring up their baby boy? what meghan brings to the situation is a sense of character and intellect. people know that we care and the fact that meghan cares so deeply is important. it is felt around the world. they should be no more barriers to different people. love will find a way. 0bviously different people. love will find a way. obviously the birth of a new child is a moment of hope and optimism and renewal. looking ahead, in what ways do you think the lives of african—americans will change during this child's lifetime? the

right to vote, barack 0bama the first african—american president, there are now three blacks running for president. we live in a global village. the ology and saint meant we all live together. —. technology and science. we have a lesson in the model the prince and dutch setting. you're watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. still to come colin as congratulations for the new royal baby pouring from across the world, we crossed to los angeles, meghan markle's hometown. three dogs from

australia on a mission — how they superior sense of smell is helping to find and protect endangered insects. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated

to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. welcome back, everyone. you are watching newsday on the bbc. i i'm rico hizon in singapore. i am planned —— then plan in london. prince harry and meghan markle have given birth to a baby boy. an aircraft carrier is deployed to the middle east. looking at the front pages from around the world. starting with the golf news in dubai which reports that the united states, as rico just which reports that the united states, as ricojust mentioned, has deployed an aircraft carrier to the

middle east. john bolton says it is to send a clear and unmistakable message to iran. the south china morning post has more news about the us but this time it is about the trade talks with china. a delegation is heading to washington from beijing despite more threats from donald trump about increasing ta riffs donald trump about increasing tariffs on chinese goods. here in the uk, have a guess what's on the front pages will stop on most of the front pages will stop on most of the front pages, of course, it is the news about the baby. prince harry is quoted as saying this little thing is absolutely to die for. uk is not the only place celebrating the royal birth. the duchess of sussex is a california native and our correspondent sophie long went to a british pub la where the locals swapped out all the health foods for some good old—fashioned english fare. no wheatgrass smoothies being served here today. we have instead a victorious bunch and glasses of

affairs because people are happy. it is not just a affairs because people are happy. it is notjust a royal baby, it is an anglo—american baby and its notjust an anglo—american baby it is meghan markle ‘s baby. 0ne an anglo—american baby it is meghan markle ‘s baby. one of the owners of this pub went to school with meghan markle and she has recently had a baby herself. lots of very happy people here today. welcome and thanks for being with us. it is a lovely day. how excited are people here? its exciting news. we don't yet know the baby's name and he will be seventh in line to the throne. it is very unlikely he would be...m seventh in line to the throne. it is very unlikely he would be... it is but this has been a special union.

we almost feel against the joining of the two countries, the us and the uk. it has been a fantastic union so i think the world's eye is on britain right now for a positive reason and it so, so exciting, especially harry being given the birth announcement today. the proud father. we loved sharing in that moment. he was bursting with happiness. the next thing people are speculating about is the name. we think it might be an unusual name. something that unites the two countries. any thoughts?” something that unites the two countries. any thoughts? i don't have any but i wonder if there is anything back in her history and something in hurry's side that is meaningful. don't know. it has been slightly less traditional, as you would expect from meghan and harry. do you think it has affected the way

that people here have engaged in this? i absolutely think people are still interested. when i first heard she won't come out with the baby. we felt cheated but then i looked and thought, well, it makes sense. it is not necessary. she hasn't given birth to the next king of england andl birth to the next king of england and i think in time we will all get and i think in time we will all get a little glimpse of their life and we are all looking forward to it. thanks for being with us. we wait and see the face and the name of the new royal baby but here, people are quite happy to wait and celebrate for the time being. rejoicing the birth. sophie michael long in los angeles. a landmark report from the un are saying that ——is saying that humans are rapidly destroying the natural world. in the largest study of its kind, un experts found that1 million land and animal species face extinction including a quarter of all mammals. another species under threat is the alpine stone fly but

researchers in australia have developed a rather unique way to track their numbers. they have trained dogs to sniff them out in the wild. earlier, i spoke to nick rutter from la trobe the wild. earlier, i spoke to nick rutterfrom la trobe university the wild. earlier, i spoke to nick rutter from la trobe university who led a team who trained these dogs and he told me more. all of our training techniques are based around positive reinforcement methods so every time a dog is something we wa nt every time a dog is something we want them to do they get a reward. a ball game, pats, it is a fun experience. the training involves the dogs giving passive indication. when they find what they are looking for, this insect species. they point with it with their noses so they are not interacting with the insects. why did you choose the dog to do thisjob? why did you choose the dog to do this job? dogs have a fantastic sense of smell, 10,000 to 100 times better than people. really sensitive. dogs have been used internationally to find all sorts of insect species. 0ther internationally to find all sorts of insect species. other things like mammals like bears and rhinos and even wales. a really useful tool and

the insect species we are finding has a centre we know of. —— whales. they are a useful tool. can any dog be trained to do this job? we are working with pet dogs and volunteers and all of our dogs are a broad array of breeds. we have different types of handlers and all dogs have a fantastic sense of smell. what makes a good conservation detection dog is that they are eager to work with their handler and safe to operate in that environment and they love doing this game which is find the smell is a fantastic experience for them and they really enjoy it. all right, a dog has a fantastic sense of smell but could any animal, perhaps birds, be an alternative? i have not heard of a detection bird before. what makes dogs good is they are motivated to work with people. a

bird might be interested in finding an insect but perhaps then eat it. and not be able to tell a person where the insect is. how important is what you are doing right now, doing for the planet? a good question. the alpine stonefly is important. regulating the ecosystem is good — but what they are good at doing but they are a good species indicator so they have a good addition in the environment where they can tell us more about the whole ecosystem. things like climate change which will be affecting all sorts of environments throughout the world, particularly alpine environments, and by monitoring how these stoneflies are doing... how many endangered insects are there in the world? there are millions and a lot of them will be coming under

different pressures as the climate changes. there are four species of stoneflies in australia and they are currently all threatened or endangered. the world of showbiz and politics have been joining endangered. the world of showbiz and politics have beenjoining in the celebration of the royal birth. tweeting their congratulations to the royal couple. the former first lady michelle 0bama congratulated the couple saying her and her husband were both thrilled at the news and couldn't wait to meet the royal baby. stars from the duchess' former tv show suits have tweeted as well. the chat show hosts ellen did generous said she could already relate to the 17 line to the throne as she was seventh in line for the key making kiosk at the grocery score. lovely comments and thoughts.

tonight, the met gala it is dubbed the party of the year and this yea r‘s the party of the year and this year's theme is camp. lady gaga got changed four times on her way up the red carpet. the met gala was established in 19118 and raises money for the costume institute. i am ben bland in london and i i'm rico hizon in singapore. we sit down with the man credited with helping leicester city when the english premier league in 2016 to find out how artificial intelligence is transforming the business of sport. and we couldn't not show you these pictures of landmarks in england taking part in long—standing royal baby traditions, celebrating the birth of baby

sussex. that is it for now. thanks for watching. hello, good morning. early bank holiday morning last year, the temperature was a record 29 degrees. this time around, 1a celsius at best. that was in the south—west of england where we did see some sunshine. we will see temperatures recovering a little bit across more southern parts of the uk and it will be staying on the chilly side. more rain to come as well. most of it will be coming from this area of cloud that will bring wetter, windier weather overnight into wednesday. we have a lot of cloud on the scene for many places and are still some bursts of rain here and

there. skies are a little bit clearer in scotland and here we have colder air so they may well be a touch of scott frost. we may see some showers developing through the midlands and east anglia, too. for scotland, it really is a case of sunshine and showers. they will be a bit wintry over the tops of the mountains. the air will be no better than single figures in most places. wet weather for southernmost parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england and they are affecting into the midlands and east anglia. dry for most of the day down the south and some sunshine may lift the south and some sunshine may lift the temperatures to 15 or 16 degrees. this is where the low pressure and all that cloud is overnight and into wednesday. the weather fronts pushing overnight and into wednesday. the weatherfronts pushing rain northwards and eastwards across the uk so for many places, a wet start. the rain will pivot and push its way slowly northwards, getting stuck across central, southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england. after the rain, a clearance

to sunshine but some have very showers — make heavy showers. easterly winds for eastern scotland and north—east england. together with the rain will make it feel quite cold. temperatures 6—8d at best. further south, the showers are going to be heavy. accompanied by gusty winds. almost more of the same as we move from wednesday into thursday. low pressure drifting slowly across the uk and the weather fronts stuck across the northern areas. patchy, lighter rain at this stage. further south, some sunshine. this time more likely to be across east anglia and the south—east of england. temperatures on thursday much like those on wednesday, again, below average for this time of year. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex are celebrating the birth of their first child. the baby boy is seventh in line to the british throne. prince harry said the birth had been an amazing experience and both mother and baby are doing well. the us sent and baby are doing well. the us sent a carryout to the middle east after what they describe as a credible threat from iran. the us is trying to stop all iranians expose. secondary schools in sri lanka have reopened with tight security after the esther sunday bombings two weeks ago. many parents however have kept their children at home because they are worried about the possibility of more attacks by islamist