this a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the world. my name is mike embley. our top stories: a baby boy for meghan and harry. the proud dad could not contain his excitement. 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 we are both absolutely thrilled. landmarks turn blue to celebrate the royal birth. now attention turns to his name and the first photo. street protests in istanbul as the electoral commission orders a rerun of the city's mayoral election

the brightest stars reveal their campest looks out the annual met gala in new york. hello. some news just breaking as we go on air. a report that the government in myanmar has released two of its reporters from jail. wa lone and kyaw soe oo have been freed in a traditional new year pardon tradition. these are the latest pictures. they were convicted in september of breaking the secret act and was sentenced to jail. they had appeals but they had all been turned down. this case raises questions

about me and my‘s democratic processes . about me and my‘s democratic processes. they have just want free from a prison after spending 500 daysin from a prison after spending 500 days injail. it is from a prison after spending 500 days in jail. it is customary for authorities to free prisoners around the time of this traditional new year. we will have more on this to come very shortly. the duke of sussex says he is absolutely thrilled that his wife, the duchess of sussex, has given birth to a son. the baby, who has not yet been name, was born in the early hours of monday morning. buckingham palace said the queen and the rest of the royal family were delighted with the news. more from our royal correspondence, nicholas witchell. there is flash photography. on the forecourt of buckingham palace, the orthodox way of doing things — a short written statement on a gilt easel announcing a royal birth. but the sussexes have been at pains to do things their way.

cue a beaming father, eager to share their news. i'm very excited to announce that meghan and myself had a baby boy early this morning, a very healthy boy. mother and baby are doing incredibly well. it's been the most amazing experience i could ever have possibly imagined. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension, but we're both absolutely thrilled. i haven't been at many births. this is definitely my first birth, but it was amazing, absolutely incredible, and i'm so incredibly proud of my 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'm just over the moon. it's thought the birth took place at their new home, frogmore cottage in windsor, just as meghan had wanted. the birth at 5:26am this morning

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 young children, and he's made little secret of his wish to emulate them. but unlike his brother and sister—in—law, harry and meghan are free of the responsibility of producing a child in direct line to the throne. it has given them much greater latitude, planning a home birth with a medical team of their choice. so no photo call on the hospital steps, instead sharing the news on their instagram account. the manner in which this birth has been handled is a measure of, in particular, harry's determination to control the way in which his family is presented. he and meghan clearly recognise the level of international interest. but it is their determination to manage things, as much as possible, their way. baby sussex will be seventh in line to the throne. he won't automatically be

styled his royal highness, or designated a prince. but such things will be of little account tonight as his parents, harry and meghan, marvel at the safe delivery of their son. you heard it there. it's thought the baby was one of the royal couple's home, frogmore cottage, in windsor. crowds gathered in the town to celebrate. as helena wilkinson reports. it is a boy and the bubbles are flowing in the streets around windsor castle. a grey afternoon here transformed into a celebration, almost a year after harry and meghan‘s wedding. the newest addition to the royal family may only be seventh in line to the throne but try telling them that. we've got champagne. carole, where is the champagne? can i borrow your champagne, please? we've got champagne — we have had one bottle already. we're very happy, aren't we? we were actually here

on the day of their wedding. we came here to celebrate, didn't we? here we are with the really good news. are you just as excited? iam, iam, i'm hoping they name him after me. what's your name? matthew is a very good name. the atmosphere here in windosr is absolutely electric. windsor really is the place to be. if you have a message to give to the couple, what would it be? lots of love and good luck getting up into the night... not that they've got to do that, they'll have a nanny. it's not quite as busy here today as it was during the royal wedding last year but news has trickled through this town and all eyes are now fixed on frogmore cottage where the couple live. the baby is notjust british royalty, it is hollywood royalty too, with huge interest from across the pond and around the world. we continue to follow breaking news from across the pond and it is good news. fox news alert: it is official, it is a boy. and congratulations too

for the duchess in herformer home town of los angeles. i know it is a boy. i'm excited. i want to know his name, i'm looking forward to it. the whole uk is celebrating. i'm sure some people here in america are celebrating. the global media circus is once again fixated on the british royal family and, with the first official photos of the new family due on wednesday, the excitement here in windsor is not likely to calm down anytime soon. helena wilkinson, bbc news, windsor. you can keep up with all the latest news related to the royal baby. on our website you will find articles, videos reacting to the royal birth, information on the royal family tree and line of succession. a reminder of the breaking news. the

bare bones of it now, the reuters news agency has confirmed that the government of myanmar has released two jailed reporters, wa lone and kyaw soe oo. they have served more than 500 days behind bars. they were sentenced to seven years in septemberfor sentenced to seven years in september for breaking the official secrets act. they had been reporting on the ranking crisis, in particular a massacre. “— on the ranking crisis, in particular a massacre. —— ranger. rohingya. there was an absolute outcry from human rights advocates and journalist and it has been such a rollercoaster for the two journalists and their family. our correspondent has been speaking to wa lone and kyaw soe oo and we will

have more from him injust a moment once we extract him from that crowd. the new mayor of istanbul has criticised the decision of turkey's electoral commission to annul the result of the vote in march that elected him, and re—run it. the defeated ak party of the president recep tayyip erdogan alleges fraud. the recently elected mayor has called it a treacherous move. michael owen reports from istanbul. noisy defiance from the streets of istanbul. pots and pans banged in protest after authorities ruled to rerun the mayoral election here, annulling the opposition‘s victory, and giving president erdogan what he wanted — a chance to win it back. turkey's president often said whoever wins istanbul, wins turkey. speaking to his supporters of the weekend, he urged the supreme election board to rerun the vote in the country's economic powerhouse. they couldn't resist the pressure. translation: there has been cheating! there has been corruption.

all this is clear and ambiguous. come, let's go before the people and we will accept what the people's wishes dictate. it's as simple as that. the opposition candidate, ekrem imamoglu, won istanbul by a thin margin and was appointed mayor last month. tonight he urged calm, but his supporters are furious at what they see as an attempt to steal the result. translation: go talk to your neighbours, to your friends, about this unfairness, for the wellbeing of turkey and our people and democracy. go start tonight! the local elections in march dealt a huge blow to president erdogan, losing istanbul, ankara and several other cities. it became a referendum on his rule. amidst recession, his supporters deserted him. but he and his party cried foul, alleging irregularities and demanding a rerun. but ekrem imamoglu is gaining popularity fast. he's reached out beyond his base

and had settled into the job. and so this is a very risky move by mr erdogan. the economic hit could be bad, his rival could widen his lead, and his own party is deeply split. his diehard loyalists are with him, but many others will see this as the final nail in what's left of turkish democracy. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. the pilot of a russian plane that burst into flames in moscow says it was hit by lightning, forcing him to make an emergency landing. 41 of the 78 passengers and crew were killed. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. the carcass of aeroflot flight 1192 still lies where it crash—landed in moscow, burned and twisted by the ball of fire that tore through this plane after it hit the ground at sheremetyevo airport. some are calling it a miracle that anyone survived. the plane had landed at speed,

bouncing along the runway before bursting into flames. the pilot had reported problems soon after take—off. he was forced bring the plane down with its tanks full of fuel. as the flames spread from the back, some passengers rushed for the front doors. one flight attendant describes kicking open an exit and pushing people to safety through thick, black smoke. some stopped to grab bags in the panic, possibly blocking the way for others. all day, investigators have been searching the wreckage, trying to understand what went wrong. they've recovered the flight data recorders and the pilot himself has spoken. he says the plane's electronics failed after the flight was struck by lightning. communication with the ground, he says, was cut. the plane was a sukhoi superjet,

meant to symbolise the revival of russian civil aviation. aeroflot has 50 of them. but asked whether they'd all be grounded pending an investigation, the transport minister was blunt — "there's no reason for that." but 41 people died in this disaster, and the work to find out why is onlyjust beginning. sarah rainsford, bbc news. authorities in niger, in west africa, say 58 people have died after an oil tanker overturned and caught fire. it's understood many victims had gathered to siphon off fuel when they were caught in the explosion. carolyn rigby reports. the charred shell of the tanker — all that remains after it exploded late on sunday night, killing 58 people, injuring at least 37 others. translation: it was around five minutes to midnight

when the truck turned over in front of the petrol station. there was a lot of fuel inside. people, including children and women, were there and the police did the maximum to clear them away. after a while, the truck caught fire. the accident happened in the south—west of the country, on a road leading to the airport in the capital niamey. on monday, government officials, including the country's prime minister, visited the site of the explosion. after surveying the scene, they offered an explanation of what happened. translation: it fell over. it was full of fuel, the fuel started to spill out, and a lot of people, some with motorbikes, came to siphon off the fuel and helped themselves. unfortunately, one of the motorcyclists didn't switch off their engine and there must‘ve been a spark which caused the blast and that is how the fire started. as the cleanup began, some came in for a closer look. it's not yet clear why the truck overturned, but it appears to have done so as the driver was trying to park it.

authorities say the majority of victims had been getting fuel from the wreckage. the country's president visited some of the injured in hospital, most had suffered severe burns. unfortunately, incidents like this are not uncommon in this part of the world, particularly across the border niger's oil producing neighbour, nigeria. carolyn rigby, bbc news. much more to come for you on bbc news. including this — the brightest stars reveal their campest looks at the annual met gala in new york. we will have all the latest. 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. good to have you with us on bbc news. the government in myanmar has

released two reuters report is sentenced to seven years in jail for breaching the official secrets act. they are wa lone and kyaw soe oo. we hope to speak to our correspondence nick beek injust hope to speak to our correspondence nick beek in just a hope to speak to our correspondence nick beek injust a moment. —— correspondent. a baby boy for meghan and harry. a proud prince harry tells that mother and baby are both doing well. we go live to myanmar, just outside yangon, and speak to nick beek. tell us more. yangon, and speak to nick beek. tell us more. good morning, incredible scenes in yangon, within the past half hour. the two reuters journalists who have been behind bars for the past 18 months made

their own walk to freedom. it is a very long path here at this present, reporters and photographers gathered and saw them walk towards this gate, which was then opened. reuters collea g u es which was then opened. reuters colleagues came out and greeted the pair, they have been serving a sentence of pair, they have been serving a sentence of seven pair, they have been serving a sentence of seven years but were released this morning as part of this amnesty granted by aung san suu kyi's government. and this is a case which has attracted attention, many thinking that the journalist had been doing theirjob too well, because they exposed the massacre, many think the government didn't like it and they found themselves in prison. but today, huge relief for them and their families as they have been released. they exposed, effectively, the summary execution of ten muslim rohingyas. they said they were set up, they have been carrying documents given to them by police officers but so far the courts have rejected their appeals. i think we have a recording of that. inside the prison, and also around

the world, people wishing to release us. the world, people wishing to release us. so i would like to say thank you very much. i am happy and excited to see my family. i can't wait to go this is a case which has gathered attention internationally, and what had changed? so farjudges had said this was a suitable punishment and they must stay in jail. you're right, initially a judge ruled they had broken the official secrets act, a very old colonial era law. they

then appealed to the high court, the two reporters. that was rejected, and then myanmar‘s supreme court, the highest court in the land, agreed with the initial verdict. what has happened now is the politicians have stepped in. so aung san suu kyi may not be president here, but she is effectively the top politician, the nobel peace prize winner, and her government had decided the time is right to free these journalists. of course, decided the time is right to free thesejournalists. of course, for thesejournalists. of course, for the past 18 months they have faced huge criticism for not doing more to free them. there have been calls for their release, but until this point, absolutely nothing. eventually, though, it seems the pressure has got through, and the government have given this release today. the reporters are now free, and i think we heard in that clip you played a second ago, wa lone said he wants to go back to his newsroom. and he told me they will never stop being a journalist. of course, they won the pulitzer prize, these two journalists, as part of the reporting. he said he will never give it up, despite the dangers he has faced, despite what they face in the future for reporting in myanmar. and they have taken considerable risks already. i suppose politically it is slightly easier for the government given that it is traditional at this time to release prisoners under an amnesty. yes, it is. during the burmese new year, which has just been celebrated here, people are released, often political prisoners. what is unusual is this is effectively a third wave of releases. so they have given

themselves three opportunities, the government here, to release these reporters. we have had so little from aung san suu kyi. the only thing she said, really, was to pre—empt theirjudicial case, thing she said, really, was to pre—empt their judicial case, she said they had broken the law. however, i think the message coming from her department now will be we have let the legal process take its course. we haven't interfered with that. and now we have been in a position to look at this again, and we have been saying, look, these are reporters who were doing theirjobs, and all things considered, they should not be in this prison. so i think that will be the line the aung san suu kyi government will be looking to take. just to be clear, this is a massacre of the government admitted happened. yes, i mean, the story at the heart of this, mike, is an incredible piece ofjournalistic work. ten men were murdered in rakhine state at the heart of the rohingya crisis. we know that in

201710 men were executed. these two reporters from reuters got to the heart of this, they got eyewitnesses, they went up there, they got real evidence on the ground, and they then put forward this incredible story, which reuters decided to publish even though they we re decided to publish even though they were languishing in this prison cell. they were then named time persons of the year. they won a pulitzer prize, one of the highest journalistic awards possible. so this is really top—class journalistic work. however, the world may well have held them as journalistic heroes. myanmar jail demonstrators. they are now free, they will be taken to a safe place, possibly in myanmar, possibly out of the country for a time. wa lone missed the birth of his first child, he would be desperate to see his daughter, desperate to see his wife. so they will be remarkable, moving scenes behind the scenes today in the privacy of their own home. two journalists, back with their families, and as they were saying earlier on, they want to keep on being journalists. they love their

jobs and this is their future. thank you very much indeed for that. this is a bit of fun. the who's who of the celebrity welder attending the met gala in new york. it is fashion's most important party, organised by anna wintour all in aid of the metropolitan museum of art costume institute. this year's theme of camp, notes on fashion, and co—chairs are serena williams, lady gaga and harry styles. lady gaga showed off the many interpretations of camp, such as theatricality, irony, and much more. this coincides with an upcoming exhibition at the met. i think so far that we're getting a normal, very of the met gala—theme experience. i think it's going really, really well.

normal is not a word we use associated with the met gala. lady gaga changed four times, each more dramatic than the last. she did camp justice. a big thing about gaga's look tonight is not that it was a crazy fashion moment, but that she took the performative aspect and his clothing as a medium to show us that is crazy and over the top, and really rebellious and fun. have you seen other outfits that live up to that? off the top of my head, i saw cinderella with her own magical fairy godmother was blowing dust and all sorts of clouds around her. i think really the performative aspects of camp here we are seeing a lot of great looks from. and harry styles, interesting too. but he is known for blurring gender boundaries. definitely, i think harry really took a very subtle aspect of camp tonight.

he was mixing a lot of masculine and feminine tropes from fashion, whether it's the frilled little bibs or a sheer experience. i think we really were getting very gender blurred camp, revolting against the establishment thing from harry. we are hearing that some celebrities were confused by the definition of camp, or said they were. define camp for us, give us some history. i think camp really comes around in the 18th century when we had the with the 14th who was the son king and uses whole idea of the court to perform a governmental role, anything fashion and camp really followed from their. to recapture breaking news, the two journalists imprisoned in myanmar have been released. the case raises questions about myanmar‘s progress

towards democracy, and international outcry. there will be more on all that news coming up for you. thank you for watching. hello, good morning. early bank holiday monday last year, the temperature was a record 29 degrees. this time round, 1a celsius at best. and that was in the south—west of england, where we did see some sunshine. and, whilst we'll see temperatures recovering a little bit across more southern parts of the uk, it is going to be staying on the chilly side, and there's some more rain to come, as well. and most of it is going to be coming from this area of cloud that's going to bring some wetter, windier weather, actually, overnight into wednesday. we've got a lot of cloud on the scene for many places at the moment, still some bursts of rain here and there. but skies are a little bit clearer in scotland, and here we've got the colder air, of course, so there may well be a touch of frost. further south, more cloud

for northern ireland, northern england, still producing these showery bursts of rain, and we may well see a few showers developing through the midlands and across east anglia, too. for scotland, it really is a case of sunshine and showers. we're going to find those showers a bit wintry over the tops of the mountains. the air is going to be cold enough for temperatures no better than single figures in most places. some wetter weather for southernmost parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, and those showers also affecting north wales, moving further south into the midlands and across east anglia. southern england, south wales, probably dry for most of the day, and a bit sunshine mayjust lift those temperatures to 15, maybe 16 degrees. but this is where the low pressure and all that cloud is overnight and into wednesday. these weather fronts pushing some rain northwards and eastwards across the uk, so for many places, it's a bit of a wet start, i suspect. this rain is going to 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 heavy, thundery showers, particularly

towards the south—west. some blustery winds, too. easterly winds for eastern scotland and north—east england, together with the rain, will make it feel quite cold. temperatures 6—8 degrees at best. further south, some warmth in the sunshine, but those showers are going to be heavy, accompanied by some gusty winds too. and almost more of the same, really, as we move from wednesday and into thursday. low pressure just drifting slowly across the uk, and those weather fronts stuck across the northern areas. so cloud, some patchy, lighter rain perhaps by this stage for scotland, northern ireland, northern england. further south, some sunshine. again, some heavy and thundery showers. this time they're more likely to be across east anglia and the south—east of england. temperatures on thursday much like those of wednesday, again below average for this time of the year. goodbye.

the latest headlines from bbc news: to writers journalists jailed and member of rohingya muslims have been fred. wa lone and kyaw soe oo was sentenced to seven years in jail although the government had admitted the massacre. both say they will never stop being journalists. prince harry and the duchess of sussex are celebrating the birth of a baby boy. prince harry said the both had been an amazing experience and that they are still thinking about names. the electoral commission in istanbul has called for a rerun of the mayoral election. recep tayyip erdogan alleges fraud. the newly elected mayor has called the move treacherous and an attempt to take back the people's