unwflrr" “a ii‘ul‘ei unwflrr" 'u ii‘ul‘ei l%nc"u the of the tabloids in the british newspapers. there are other things going on at the palace within the family. it could very well be that she hasn't been as welcomed in the family as they thought she might have been. i understand from one of the prince of coverage they are upset that i think when the queen did the queen's speech and asked for the photograph release with the three hairs, all the way down to george, there was not a picture of them in eitherthe george, there was not a picture of them in either the queen's speech portrait or that particular picture and declared to be well they feel that not being supported come all this talk about briefings by one household against another, we know the newspapers intend to favour william and kate rather than harry and megan. it could be well said they said they don't need this, we are going to we have a sense of our owi'i are going to we have a sense of our own destiny, and southern africa, and canada, why can't we do this? this is the age of disruption. we

have a disruptive minister and president. why don't they cover their own role in the world. willow working with a be able to do it? they have any prayer. they haven't got a prayer. this will not work. —— they have not got a prayer. they are really saying we went our cake into eating and be part of it but we are going to be out with it. either way they do, they want to be a bit of both, they will end up failing. i agree with henry. with the logic and and the logical pathway that you gave them. there is one distinction. the queen in the heirs to the throne, the direct line, he is the spare. in fact, throne, the direct line, he is the spare. infact, he is throne, the direct line, he is the spare. in fact, he is no longer the airorthe spare, he spare. in fact, he is no longer the air or the spare, he is the spare sometime removed. i would actually say to henry, his valid point about feeling excluded, second up, because it is that welcome to the royal family. that is never changing. welcome to families. a lot of

families fall out. he has been quite honest. in the interviews. well documented. he talked about sometimes people go on their own path. sometimes you have falling outs. haven't we in this country that what the monarchy to be slimmed down? it takes a big chunk of the public purse. maybe this is one way. i think that is a great idea. i really do. but he cannot have it both ways. let's bring in the guardian while we are still chatting about it. harry and megan to step back as senior royals. to pick up on something you were saying about how the red tops will as you put a have ago the red tops will as you put a have a go with them, it is interesting that on their own website, they buy an have a different relations with the media but they don't want to deal with traditional royal correspondence they want to deal with the grassroots and get their own message out there. when henry mentioned about this is been brewing for some time, if you remember they

had quite a successful visit to south africa. and then, right at the end, they lost it. they went out on their own but with that statement really condemning the press corps. they read the limit they call it journalistic pulling down there. there is a way in which stories are shared across the media by the one pull. controlling the access. repetition. they will withdraw from that and come out from that and say we will not do this conventionally, we will not do this conventionally, we will not do this conventionally, we will do this our own way on instagram, our website and pick and choose. if they pull that off, i would admire them for that. ijust don't think they have a prayer. who knows. some will say this is... palace bombshell. you get a different sense from the guardian. they quote the statement a bit more liberally. they say after many months of reflection and internal discussions, i'm sure those

discussions, i'm sure those discussions are just between harry and meghan, i'm sure it's with william and possibly their grandmother to come it's been brewing, maybe there was some resistance in the palace and thought, we are young, we are malay deals, we have her own child, we did go to sandringham. it is ok. let's go to sandringham. it is ok. let's go out to the next stage. and they thought why not. we can do it. —— we are millenials. if they have a foundation, and people think it is decent and honest, and southern africa, if they had decided to spend time in southern africa as a poster candidate maybe wouldn't be reacting quite as vehemently away.|j candidate maybe wouldn't be reacting quite as vehemently away. i think and they want to live there and southern africa, and they devoted their lives to visit, and really did it, i think we will look look at this differently. but they are saying i'm going to one of the richest places on earth, north america, i'll have a foot in both camps, iwill america, i'll have a foot in both camps, i will become financially independent which means i will make money and the other way he can make

money and the other way he can make money is trade in his name whether it is speaking, some form of endorsement or sponsorship. and that is the only thing he has to offer and the problem, you just made with tongue—in—cheek, she could go back tongue—in—cheek, she could go back to hollywood. no reason why not. and more money. the issue is these guys will have them for trying to do it both ways. i think you have made themselves vulnerable tonight. 11,000 miles away, they have is clear. they have their heads together. the mental health drive. it isa together. the mental health drive. it is a very trendy term. self—care. you see it all the time. i suspect that this is an elegant of them saying we need to take care of ourselves, we will not be destroyed like a goldfish bowl, he is still thinking about his mother, it was still talking about that, and they say let me just go from there. in the guardian, it does say we now

plan to balance our time between the united kingdom and north america. continuing to honour our duty. but they don't intend to live there.|j don't mean to be glib but i did we did talk to the former buckingham palace press spokesman earlier and he did say crossing the atlantic isn't going to do much for the environment and credentials for anyway. they will have a mind that as well. let's move on. let's talk to henry. let's go to the financial times. trump steps back from brink with major reaction to our brand strikes. i don't know if you saw that televised. i saw the optics. they buy for them to come of the chairman, the joint chiefs, the defence secretary and dan trump came through those swing doors. let there

be light. he came in like a messiah returning to hill the world. laughter. i was astonished. he left his optics. it is a show. i was surprised by how measured he appeared. that she left the optics was that the iranians allowed him to do so. i understand the brief the iraq he government about the strikes never going to take place. the americans had move the assets and their troops in the iraqi troops into the bunkers. it could very well be the iranians just into the bunkers. it could very well be the iraniansjust said we will not hit the targets that we could hit because we fear with the americans might do. here we have trump facing a lot of different ways. 0n the one hand, he says it appears iran is standing down that which is a good thing but at the same time he says these iranian, we need to keep the pressure on them and the sanctions. we had to pull out of the deal. as in the uk, france, china, after recognising the reality. and we can start something else but at the same time still sabre rattling but not to the point

where the world has to worry about it much wider conflict do you think the world can breathe again? certainly breathe again. with a measure of holding another breath at the same time. there is a wider connotation here. on the one thing is that has been going on for is the saudi iranian war. cherand is that has been going on for is the saudi iranian war. cher and sandy, two great powers and civilizations actually. they have been having a proxy war in yemen and sponsoring their own marginal and extra political direct and all of that. and malawi. that is been going on. the one thing everybody has fear it isa the one thing everybody has fear it is a direct america iran conflict. it is been going on around the edges with different proxies for a long time. but direct and we very close to that. i think taking the steam

out of that on both sides come iran gave warning. and trump has not let the fire again. i think we can breathe easily thought that where it affects us all, and i asked them all to tread carefully, is that the world is teetering on a nine growth situation economically. i did not say recession. it is certainly not going to the should be. —— nine growth. a lot of different reasons. but what we don't need is a massive hike in the oil price. you heard trump saying we are now a totally oil company. we don't need them. we all need a lot of oil. you mention nato. let's squeeze the times and. nato. let's squeeze the times and. nato agrees to give trump more support in the middle east. donald trump called for nato to take a more active role in the middle east. which i perhaps a bit naive, i was

positive about because i thought nato was already involved. positive about because i thought nato was already involvedm positive about because i thought nato was already involved. it is. as of this week, 500 nato soldiers but the alliance has been reluctant to get too involved in some of this conflict. outside of europe. the story says trump has appealed and appears to have said we can do more. trump once to embrace nato but at the same time he is constantly beating members all the time for not spending as much as the us. that is right. it is right, germany is a good example. they have built a massively financially successful country and does not make a proper contribution to his own defence. basic law. they do expect america to defend and expect america to protect it and it is not prepared to write the check to pay for it. in that respect i think as opposed to trump asking nato to help a different

issue i think trump is right. the problem with saying come on, get in, is that if he doesn't has nato as opposed to allies, nato, indication of article five i think, which is an attack on one is an attack on all, it moves nato to position where america is saying we have been attacked, coming and if it is. in other words, an act of self—defense. like after 9/11. therefore trump saying this was an act of self—defense and what we need. asking nato to endorse that philosophy. because of that. it will be different if it was allies and just britain and germany. or france. that is allies. nato, you're calling a different call. hold that thought. that's it for the papers this hour. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website.

it's all there for you — seven days a week at bbc.co.uk forward slash papers — and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. lord jones and henry will be back at 11:30 for another look at the papers in half an hour, but for now goodbye. good evening. if you europe weather bingo, we will be getting close to a full four house. all coming our way. -- if full four house. all coming our way. —— if you were playing bingo. snow, heavy rain, fog, ice. not one but two areas of low pressure approaching the uk. in the first one is already pushing in some pretty wet weather to the south, kicking up the winds as well and a windy night ahead of four wales in the southwest. scales around the coast and over the higher ground and cold air sitting across scotland as the rain pushes its way north and we look at snow for the pen ines and also for the seven part. to the north of that, a frosty night, risk

patchy ice, perhaps on fog. 12 degrees, the overnight low, a very mild story indeed. thursday morning, not a great rush hour across northern england in southern scotland. even if this clears them to the north sea, we are left with a cutting northeasterly wind along the eastern coast of scotland. to the south, 1213 degrees but a second low comes and that could bring something to refrain and winds and gales. —— 12-13d. to refrain and winds and gales. —— 12—13d. later on, we start to pull in this low across touristy bring some heavy rain across the southern half england and with due thursday evening but by friday morning, it is all gone and clear skies and a ridge of high pressure, a frosty start to friday, perhaps not in the southeast where the cloud will linger a little longer but a chilly start to a quiet day, light winds, sunny spells and a lot of dry weather. the biggest difference across the southern half of the uk for many will be just how it feels in temperatures down into single figures. by the end of the

day, here comes again. claudia rain approaching northwest. the much milderair approaching northwest. the much milder air getting pulled in with the weather weather as we look to the weather weather as we look to the start of the weekend for us very heavy rain for scotland and northern ireland. warnings have been issued also for gale force winds that will ta ke also for gale force winds that will take until sunday for their rain to fully pull away for these far south east of the uk. of 200 mm of rain possible in some spots. to the south, is a dry weather. some sunshine and mild story for 12 and 13, sunday, the front pulls away to the southeast but then we go into chilly air but a very different day. a much drier, the winds are light up with a could be some wintry showers across the northwest of scotland. top temperatures for sunday looking at nine or 10 degrees. and a lot of changes hour to hour and day—to—day. you can keep up by taking a look on her app or the website and the full details of her weather warnings for friday and saturday on line.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00: the duke and duchess of sussex say they're to step back from their role as senior royals, saying they'll work to become financially independent. it follows weeks of speculation about the couple's future after they took a break from royal duties. iran fires more than 20 missiles at us air bases in iraq in retaliaiton for the assassination of their military commander — there were no casualties says president trump. iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all

parties concerned and a very