this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. the duke and duchess of sussex tell all in a deeply personal interview on us television. meghan says her treatment by the royal family and british press led to suicidal thoughts. across two hours of revelations as they talked to oprah winfrey, the couple allege people in the palace even had conversations about how dark their unborn son's skin would be. the pope's historic trip to iraq draws to a close. francis says the country will remain in his heart. millions of children in england return to school after more than two months of lockdown. testing and mask wearing

will be the first lesson. on international women's day, we meet the 16—year—old female biker breaking boundaries in the male—dominated world of african motocross. hello and welcome. the duchess of sussex has told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life during her lowest point while living as a royal. in a wide—ranging interview on cbs, meghan admitted she had been naive in her expectations of what royal life would be like. she said things turned against her following an untrue story in the british press that she made her sister—in—law kate cry.

prince harry said he spoke to the queen about his decision to step down as a senior royal and revealed his father, prince charles, had stopped taking his calls. the couple also said they were expecting a baby girl. this is the the moment meghan was asked about her state of mind. so when you thinking of harming yourself? were you having suicidal thoughts?- yourself? were you having suicidal thoughts? suicidalthoughts? yes. this was very. — suicidalthoughts? yes. this was very. very _ suicidalthoughts? yes. this was very, very clear. - suicidalthoughts? yes. this was very, very clear. wow. | suicidal thoughts? yes. this - was very, very clear. wow. very clear and — was very, very clear. wow. very clear and very — was very, very clear. wow. very clear and very scary _ was very, very clear. wow. very clear and very scary and - was very, very clear. wow. very clear and very scary and i - was very, very clear. wow. very clear and very scary and i did . clear and very scary and i did not know_ clear and very scary and i did not know who to even turn to in that _ not know who to even turn to in that these _ not know who to even turn to in that. these other thoughts that i'm having in the middle of night — i'm having in the middle of night that are very clear and i'm scared because this is very real, this _ i'm scared because this is very real, this isn't some abstract idea — real, this isn't some abstract idea this— real, this isn't some abstract idea. this is this article and this— idea. this is this article and this is— idea. this is this article and this is hot— idea. this is this article and this is not who i am. —— methodical. our north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now. a two—hour interview, the clip we just played was the one

where megan reveals how vulnerable she was. —— meghan. she really paints a picture of a woman in a very, very dark place during her time within the royal family, of someone who felt as if she had been stripped of her personality almost, certainly stripped of her identity. she talked about her identity. she talked about her passport and her drivers license and her keys. it may seem trivial but all of those things been taken away from her and she felt as if she was trapped in the house and she sometimes would not leave for several weeks because the palace, the authorities within the palace, would not allow her to. there was talk of the fracture was very high profile in the media and she wanted to lie low for a while and this went against the grain for her because she wanted to make her own decisions. perhaps the most disturbing claim though relates to a conversation that was allegedly had with the senior person within the palace about the skin colour of that than unborn son archie. —— by then.

in those months when i was pregnant, all around the same time, — pregnant, all around the same time, so — pregnant, all around the same time, so we have in tandem the conversation of you won't be given— conversation of you won't be given security, it's not going to be — given security, it's not going to be given a title, and also concerns— to be given a title, and also concerns and conversations about — concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when — about how dark his skin might be when he is born.— about how dark his skin might be when he is born. what? and ou're be when he is born. what? and you're not _ be when he is born. what? and you're not going _ be when he is born. what? and you're not going to _ be when he is born. what? and you're not going to tell - be when he is born. what? and you're not going to tell me - be when he is born. what? and you're not going to tell me who had that— you're not going to tell me who had that conversation? - you're not going to tell me who had that conversation? i- you're not going to tell me who had that conversation?- had that conversation? i think that would — had that conversation? i think that would be _ had that conversation? i think that would be very _ had that conversation? i think that would be very damaging l had that conversation? i think i that would be very damaging to them _ that would be very damaging to them. . , . that would be very damaging to them. ., , ., , ., ., them. that is a very damaging comment _ them. that is a very damaging comment to — them. that is a very damaging comment to make, _ them. that is a very damaging comment to make, isn't - them. that is a very damaging comment to make, isn't it? i them. that is a very damaging i comment to make, isn't it? both for the us audience that is seeing the interview and the british audience will see it in full later today. british audience will see it in full latertoday. race british audience will see it in full later today. race is so huge currently. but let's talk about also what was said about the rift, really, that has been caused within the family itself, the royal family. yes,

this was something _ itself, the royal family. yes, this was something that - itself, the royal family. yes, this was something that they | this was something that they both talked about, harry talked about his relationship with the queen, with his father, prince charles, and it's clear that relationship with prince charles, especially his father, has been damaged quite a lot and there is a lot of room for improvement there. he spoke very warmly, it's interesting, about the queen and so did meghan. just in recent weeks after prince philip was taken to hospital, how she simply picked up the phone to the queen directly to enquire about how she was doing or how the duke was doing as well so a lot to be done in terms of rebuilding relationships with several members of the royal family. let's hear that clip from prince harry. there's a lot to work through there. you know, i... ifeel really let down. because he's

been through something similar. he knows what pain feels like. and this is, and archie is his grandson. but at the same time, you know, of course, iwill always love him. but there's a lot of her to happened. —— a lot of her to happened. —— a lot of her to happened. —— a lot of hurt that's happened. the two of them coming across as very personable, very vulnerable, very open and wanting to talk clearly to this us audience.— us audience. what has the reaction — us audience. what has the reaction been _ us audience. what has the reaction been like - us audience. what has the reaction been like in - us audience. what has the i reaction been like in response in the united states?- in the united states? there's been a lot — in the united states? there's been a lot of _ in the united states? there's been a lot of reaction - in the united states? there's been a lot of reaction and - in the united states? there's been a lot of reaction and a l been a lot of reaction and a lot of people quite honestly i think shocked at what they have heard and of course we have to bearin heard and of course we have to bear in mind this is one side of a story here and no doubt the palace will be responding to this perhaps later on today but a lot of americans i think watching this have seen what

they imagined to be the fairytale story of an american, of a hollywood rest entering the royal family and being treated and having an existence for a relatively short time during her time for a relatively short time during hertime in for a relatively short time during her time in the uk that is nothing like that fairytale story, in fact, is nothing like that fairytale story, infact, quite is nothing like that fairytale story, in fact, quite the opposite, very difficult, and i think it's the issue of racism and some of the claims that she makes that will really resonate with americans. for makes that will really resonate with americans.— makes that will really resonate with americans. for now, peter bowes, with americans. for now, peter bowes. thank— with americans. for now, peter bowes, thank you. _ the interview was also notable because of what harry revealed of the relationship with his father and we heard that comment though from prince harryjust now and as i mentioned there is so much more detail on that interview on our website as well and the british audience will get to see it later today. the historic papal visit to iraq is drawing to a close after pope francis visited parts of the country once held by islamic state militants.

on the third day of his trip, he celebrated mass with an audience of thousands at a football stadium in erbil, the capital of iraq's kurdistan region, and left saying that iraq will always be in his heart. our correspondent mark lowen is travelling with pope francis. from the rubble of war, a messenger of peace. face to face with the brutality of islamic state terror in mosul, pope francis came to appeal for unity to rise from its ashes. beside a church destroyed in the fighting, a powerful moment of reflection. rarely has the hand of healing been needed more than this. he called for persecuted christians to return here and gave a prayer for the victims. translation: today, - we reaffirm our conviction that fraternity is more durable than fratricide, that hope is more

powerful than death, that peace more powerful than war. and then, another risk on the trips finale, a large public trip�*s finale, a large public mass in erbil in the midst of the pandemic. it's what some had warned against — spreading the virus, notjust the word of god — but the papal fans were undeterred. i hope that this visit will bring a lot of peace to this country and to a lot — all religions and nationalities to live together in a peaceful life. the short—term impact of these crowds could well be a spike in infections. but from the warmth of his reception to the potency of his message, this is a trip that could have a long—lasting legacy, too, beyond simply the symbolism. that he came at all was, for many iraqis, a miracle. but a defiant pope has made history here, hoping to have given a balm to this

injured land. mark lowen, bbc news, erbil. let's get some of the day's other news. at least 15 people have died and more than 500 are wounded after a series of explosions at a military base in equatorial guinea. the president says the blasts were due to negligence in the storing of dynamite. the government has appealed for international help as hospitals say they're overwhelmed. hundreds of protesters demanding justice for george floyd have marched through the us city of minneapolis on the eve of the trial of a white policeman charged with his murder. mr floyd died in may last year after he was pinned down by the neck for more than eight minutes. french president emmanuel macron has led tributes the politician and billionaire, olivier dassault, who was killed in a helicopter crash today. mr macron described him

as a captain of industry and said his death would be a great loss. the first easing of the coronavirus restrictions begin in england today, when ten million pupils begin going back to schools and colleges. they'll be tested regularly, initially in school and then at home, with face masks now expected to be worn in classrooms as well as communal areas. checking uniforms, packing bags, final preparations under way. like the cunningham family from cheshire, this is how many parents spent sunday evening ahead of the full reopening of schools in england today. most pupils have been at home for two months. wendy of time for families to get to know each other but it has been a

difficult period for many. it’s difficult period for many. it's been great _ difficult period for many. it�*s been great having them at home and having the time together but for their sake, yeah, absolutely, like really glad to go back to see their friends and family —— friends and teachers and community they have missed.— have missed. just a little bit of normality. _ have missed. just a little bit of normality. they - have missed. just a little bit of normality. they are - have missed. just a little bit. of normality. they are hoping that this return _ of normality. they are hoping that this return is _ of normality. they are hoping that this return is for - of normality. they are hoping that this return is for good. i that this return is for good. they've they went back kennedy closed and it opened and went back into just one day and the schools closed down again and everything. to schools closed down again and everything-— everything. to keep schools safe older — everything. to keep schools safe older pupils _ everything. to keep schools safe older pupils will- everything. to keep schools safe older pupils will now i everything. to keep schools| safe older pupils will now be encouraged to take a test three times over the next fortnight. they need to test themselves twice a week at home. they will also be encouraged to wear masks but these measures are not mandatory. away from the classroom, other restrictions in england are also easing. as well as outdoor exercise which has been allowed, you can now meet other people outdoors for recreation, whether it is one person, your household or support bubble. crucially, you can also sit down with them.

rules are also changing in care homes, where the danger posed by the virus has led to family struggle to maintain contact with their loved ones. from today residence in england can receive one regular visitor indoors. they will not be able to hug that they will be able to hold hands. in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon says she will announce changes to lockdown restrictions there on tuesday. likely to relate to meeting others outdoors. wales will review its covid—i9 measures on friday, the government in cardiff speaking of restoring more freedoms. and in northern ireland there will be a staged return of pupils to school, starting with the very youngest today. back in treasure, sean and aidan have given theirfinal treasure, sean and aidan have given their final verdict on their parents's teaching efforts. ~ ., ., efforts. mum, ten out of ten, dad, 9.5. _ efforts. mum, ten out of ten, dad, 9.5. mum, _ efforts. mum, ten out of ten, dad, 9.5. mum, ten- efforts. mum, ten out of ten, dad, 9.5. mum, ten out- dad, 9.5. mum, ten out of ten, dad, 9.5. mum, ten out of ten, dad, ten _ dad, 9.5. mum, ten out of ten, dad. ten out — dad, 9.5. mum, ten out of ten, dad, ten out of _ dad, 9.5. mum, ten out of ten, dad, ten out of ten. _ dad, ten out of ten. john mcmanus, bbc news. i stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the british—iranian woman

jailed in iran on spying charges ends her sentence but nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is now facing a new court case. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours, then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years i and due for parole when he's 90, i travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison. in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you.

what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really — i've never been married before! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the duke and duchess of sussex tell all in a deeply personal interview on us television — meghan says her treatment by the royal family and british press led to suicidal thoughts. the pope's historic trip to iraq draws to a close. francis says the country will remain in his heart. violence has escalated again in myanmar, with at least 18 people killed on sunday alone in clashes between anti—coup demonstrators

and police forces. huge protests broke out after an official of aung san suu kyi's party died in police custody. security forces near the ancient city of bagan fired rubber bullets on people, and in yangon they carried out several raids. joining me now is dr sasa, who is representing myanmar�*s parliament to the united nations. dr sasa, i understand you are in an undisclosed location. you escaped on february one. these explain the circumstances you are in at the moment? fin are in at the moment? on february _ are in at the moment? on february one, _ are in at the moment? on february one, and with guns rubbed our democracy. they took 54 rubbed our democracy. they took 5a million of our people under siege. —— robbed. they arrested our leaders, and i was asked to

escape as soon as possible so i can speak to the world. it took me two days and three notes to escape from there, and now i am in a relatively safe place. it in a relatively safe place. it sounds like the militaria cracking down hard now on protesters. what are your concerns?— protesters. what are your concerns? , ., ., ., concerns? they are aiming to harm as much _ concerns? they are aiming to harm as much as _ concerns? they are aiming to harm as much as possible, i concerns? they are aiming to harm as much as possible, to put the suffering of the pain and people in myanmar to the maximum, and there are snipers aiming to kill, shooting to kill, they have declared war on the people of myanmar and try to harm as many as possible. and they are prepared, that all the people against them will be killed, arrested or destroyed completely. killed, arrested or destroyed completely-— killed, arrested or destroyed comletel . ~ . ., completely. what are you hoping to achieve personality _

completely. what are you hoping to achieve personality as a i to achieve personality as a voice on the international stage, as it were, representing the people of myanmar, those who voted for aung san suu kyi and her party to be in power in the november elections? the --eole the november elections? the people of— the november elections? tie: people of myanmar the november elections? tt;e: people of myanmar won't democracy. the people of myanmar one freedom. we don't want to live under an oppressive military regime again at. and now again, this military regime that has taken power, once in 1962, once in 1958, and again, they have committed a crime against humanity in 2007, 2017, and again, 2021. and nowi humanity in 2007, 2017, and again, 2021. and now i became the face of my people, and i am asking all the world, the free world, the democratic world, to respect the voice of the people

of myanmar. on february one, my people, the people of myanmar, went to elections. they had elected members of parliament to represent them, the people of myanmar, for my own masterpiece i am asking the world does make the people of myanmar —— the people of myanmar. so i am asking the people of the world to stand against this illegal, illegitimate militaryjunta. dr illegitimate military “unta. dr sasa, illegitimate militaryjunta. dr sasa, thank you for being on the programme on bbc news, joining us live. a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran since 2016 has been freed after her sentence came to an end — and almost immediately told she'll have to appear in court again on a separate charge. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was arrested after travelling from the uk with her baby daughter to visit her parents.

she was accused of spying, which she has always denied and was convicted at a secret trial. the british foreign secretary dominic raab says she should be allowed to return to the uk as soon as possible. now it's time for the latest sports news. hello and welcome. i'm gavin ramjaun, with the latest sports news. we'll start with some news about barcelona — joan laporta has been elected the club's president for a second time after sunday's election. laporta will return to the post he held between 2003 and 2010, one of the club's most successful spells, where they won four la liga titles, and two champions leagues. keeping star striker lionel messi at the club is expected to be one of his biggestjobs, along with dealing with the club's financial crisis. manchester united ended the 21—game winning streak of manchester city, in the english premier league's manchester derby. it was an impressive victory at the etihad. united struck early — after city striker gabriel jesus gave away a penalty

in the first minute. bruno fernandes converting that. and in the second half, defender luke shaw made the game safe, with a smart finish 2—0 to united the score. there were many positives for the united manager. we were confident in our defending, to be fair, and we knew what we were doing, that still, i'd like a little bit more on the ball for my heart, because sometimes when you defend against good teams for long periods, inevitably, they will create chances. bryson dechambeau gave credit to tiger woods after clinching a one—shot victory at the bay hill invitational in florida. dechambeau revealed woods, who's recovering after a serious car crash, sent him text messages of support as he secured his eighth pga tour win. he beat englishman lee westwood thanks to a one—under final round score of 71. and andrey rublev won his fourth consecutive atp 500 event he beat qualifier marton fucsovics — to win the rotterdam open.

rublev edged a tight first set, 7—6 then broke his opponent early in the second and never looked back. that's his 20th win in a row on the atp 500, a run only bettered by roger federer and andy murray over the last 12 years. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjau, and the rest of the sport team, thanks for watching and see you soon. we will see them soon, probably this time tomorrow. it's international women's day, and in zimbabwe one 16—year—old has been breaking boundaries. tanya muzinda has taken on the male—dominated world of motorcross — becoming her country's off—road circuits champion. she's been appointed youth, gender and sports ambassador for zimbabwe to the eu, making her one of the world's youngest ambassadors. and she named junior sportswoman of the year by the african union. she's been speaking to the bbc

about her passion for her sport and the challenges she faces. being on a bike makes me feel very free. the speed and the wind is kind of like being a bird. itjust makes me feel like i'm able to do anything. my like i'm able to do anything. my name is tanya, and a 16—year—old motocross rider from zimbabwe. i started when i was nine. my proudest moment was nine. my proudest moment was my first race, i hoped to come in the top ten but it started my whole career and just made me want to do raises even more. at times they do raise boys, they feel terrible

at times because they were beaten by a girl. most of the time they say boys are better than girls, but not in motocross. i would like to go to the us to further my motocross career. t to the us to further my motocross career. i would describe _ motocross career. i would describe myself _ motocross career. i would describe myself as - motocross career. i would describe myself as a i motocross career. i would i describe myself as a feminist dad, _ describe myself as a feminist dad. i— describe myself as a feminist dad, i believe in women's empowerment. be consistent, even _ empowerment. be consistent, even if— empowerment. be consistent, even if you are going slower. if even if you are going slower. if you — even if you are going slower. if you are _ even if you are going slower. if you are consistent, it means you witi— if you are consistent, it means you will always come out on the too _ you will always come out on the too she — you will always come out on the too she is _ you will always come out on the top. she is very calculating and — top. she is very calculating and she _ top. she is very calculating and she is very careful. she is unlike — and she is very careful. she is unlike these other boy riders who— unlike these other boy riders who want to go to through jumps. _ who want to go to through jumps, these things, some eventually crash. i jumps, these things, some eventually crash.— jumps, these things, some eventually crash. i always told m selfi eventually crash. i always told myself i shouldn't _ eventually crash. i always told myself i shouldn't let - eventually crash. i always told myself i shouldn't let anyone. myself i shouldn't let anyone else affect me because they are not contributing anything to what i do. some people might

say, you're not even that special, it'sjust say, you're not even that special, it's just a say, you're not even that special, it'sjust a bike, it's just a race, other riders are better than you. but i don't let that get to me. how i keep myself focused is just remembering the reason why i am here and what exactly i'm supposed to be doing. obviously i'm not perfect. sometimes they may fall back and just lose motivation for everything, and i think that something a lot of people go through as well. but it's about picking yourself up and remembering the reason why for everything. being a women rider is very important because we only have each other. no—one else is going to know what we go through. it is always supposed to be girls supporting girls. so, there you have it, a trailblazer, we'll be talking

about that in a minute in our business coverage, but also as well, what the economic boost is as across england return to school. of that coming up. i will see you in a moment. —— all of that coming up. hello there. high pressure has brought largely fine and settled conditions to the uk during the weekend. it looks like this settled weather is going to last through monday and tuesday, but then it's all change. midweek, it's going to turn very windy with the possibility of severe gales developing through wednesday night into thursday. we'll also have some heavy rain as well, so some big changes to the weather as we move deeper on into this week. in the short term, though, we still have higher pressure to south of the uk, some weather fronts to the north of the uk, so monday is a north—south divide. it's a cold, frosty start across the midlands, wales, southern england, with some sunshine. clouds may tend to increase at times and further north, we will see some showery bursts of rain, some of thatjust pushing into eastern england as well into the afternoon. but there will be some sunshine as well across central

and northern scotland, and i think temperatures will be a degree or so higher than what we've had in recent days, 8—10 celsius. now, through monday night, many central and eastern areas will turn dry with clear spells but we will have this weak front pushing into the western parts of the uk, so that will produce some showery rain. a bit more of a breeze here as well, so temperatures holding around 4—6 celsius. some chilly spots, though, further east under those clear skies. by tuesday, we start to lose this area of high pressure. it declines and starts to allow this first area of low pressure to hurtle in off the atlantic, which will affect north—western parts of the uk later on tuesday. for tuesday itself, then, it's a chilly start. central eastern areas, that weather front will fizzle out. in fact, for much of scotland, england and wales, it should be dry with some sunshine, but clouds will tend to build up further west later in the day with a few showers, and the breeze will pick up as well. we could see temperatures

reaching 11 or 12 celsius in the sunshine further east. now, the jet stream is really powering up across the north atlantic by the middle part of the week and that will spin off some deep areas of low pressure. that's tuesday's low. this is wednesday and thursday's low, which could be even deeper. so for wednesday, we could see a spell of wet and windy weather spread across the country, and then it will be interspersed with some brighter, sunnier, showery weather before the centre of this low arrives across western areas later on wednesday to bring even stronger winds and some heavy rain. there will still be some fairly mild air in the mix, but it might not feel like that because of the strength of the winds. and then through wednesday night into thursday, this is where we could see the strongest of the winds — potentially severe gale force — which could lead to some disruption, so do stay tuned to the forecast.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. easing the lockdown: millions of children across england get ready to return to school today. we take a look at the business implications. after week's of wrangling, the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill is passed by the us senate, but will it be enough to boost the american economy? and girl power: it's international women's day. we take a look at what's been achieved so far and what more needs to be done in the battle for gender equality.