welcome to bbc news, i'm mike embley. our top stories. silent so far — buckingham palace is yet to reply to the duke and duchess of sussex's explosive interview with oprah winfrey. the broadcast has shaken the royals and divided viewers — allegations include a member of the royal family expressing concerns over what colour the couple's child would be. we have interned in the conversation of he would be given security, he will not be given security, he will not be given a title, and also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born. more gunfire and chaos as protests grip myanmar, but there's a moment of reconciliation as one roman catholic nun joins demonstrators, and prays with police.

president biden�*s climate envoy, john kerry, calls on the world's most polluting nations to do more to tackle climate change — he's been talking to bbc news. and the schoolgirl left for dead by the taliban who went on to win a nobel prize. malala yusafzai tells us about her new multi—million pound television deal. britain's royal family and its advisors are reeling from a list of damaging allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex in their interview with oprah winfrey. meghan said that she considered taking her own life, and that there had been conversations within the royal family about how dark their son archie's skin might be.

oprah winfrey has said it wasn't queen elizabeth or the duke of edinburgh who asked prince harry about the colour of his son's skin. so far, buckingham palace has not responded to any of the allegations, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. whatever the palace expected, the reality was worse, with meghan describing uncaring attitudes and a racist remark from a member of the royalfamily. it nearly broke her. so were you thinking of harming yourself, or were you having suicidal thoughts? yes. this was very clear. wow. very clear and very scary. and, you know, i didn't know who to even turn to in that. these are the thoughts that i'm having in the middle of the night that are very clearand i'm scared. clarification. because this is very real. this isn't some abstract idea. this is methodical and this is not who i am. a particular low point had occurred in january 2019.

the couple had attended an event at the royal albert hall. the duke and duchess of sussex! meghan said she was in tears for much of it. she had told harry that she didn't want to be alive any more. she said she had approached one of the most senior people in the palace seeking help. she says she was told there was nothing that could be done. rewind to a spring day in may 2018. it had all started with so much promise. though meghan admitted that she'd been naive at the time of her wedding to harry. she didn't, she said, fully understand what her role as a royal would involve. the queen quickly took her under her wing. there was a successful joint visit to chester. meghan said the queen had always made herfeel welcome. she loved being in her

company, she said. but the relationship with catherine, the duchess of cambridge, was evidently more complicated. at one point, there were newspaper stories that meghan had made catherine cry. in fact, meghan said, it was catherine who made her cry but the palace never corrected the stories. it was a moment, meghan said, when things changed. "they were willing to lie to protect other members of the royalfamily but they weren't willing to tell the truth to protect me and my husband," she said. listen, did you hear that? and then to another extraordinary claim concerning their son archie. in the months before his birth, meghan said there had been discussions about his status and security, and, she says, there was a comment from a family member about the colour of his skin. in those months when i was pregnant, all around this same time, so we have in tandem the conversation of he won't be given security, he's not going to be given a title. and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born.

what? and you're not going to tell me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging to them. harryjoined his wife for the final part of the interview. he hinted that other family members had becomejealous of them after their visit to australia in 2018. things really changed after that, he said. and he said both his father and brother were trapped in the royal family. he was happy to have space from william, and he revealed a rift with his father. there's a lot to work through there. you know, i feel really let down because he's been through something similar, he knows what pain feels like, and archie is his grandson. but at the same time, of course i will always love him, but there's a lot

of hurt that's happened. they were revelations of the kind that any family would prefer to keep private. many things remain unanswered, not least the identity of the family member who made the remark about archie's skin colour. on that, oprah winfrey has said who it wasn't. he did not share the identity with with me but he wanted to make sure that i knew, and if i had an opportunity to share it that it was not his grandmother nor his grandfather that were a part of those conversations. time heals all things, harry said at the end of the interview. tonight they issued a photograph of themselves with archie. they also disclosed in the interview that their new baby is a girl to be born in the summer. nicholas witchell, bbc news. earlier, the white house press secretary, jen psaki, commented on the royal interview. meghan markle is a private citizen, and so is harry, at this point.

for anyone to come forward and speak about their own struggles with mental health and tell their own personal story, that takes courage. that is certainly something the president believe that he has talked about the importance of, you know, investing in a lot of these areas that they are committed to in the future as well. our washington correspondent lebo diseko has the latest. more than 17 million people tuned in to watch that on tv last night. that is the second—biggest audience for any non—sports programme this season so huge amount of interest and we have had reaction from the likes of hillary clinton who said she found it heartbreaking and really that she wished that meghan had been more fully embraced, also asking questions about the mould that we expect women in certain institutions to fit into.

i know that you played the clip earlier ofjen psaki, the white house press secretary, responding after she was asked a question at the briefing earlier on today. she was very careful in terms of how she phrased it. she stressed the importance of the relationship with the uk and that harry and meghan are now private citizens but she said they were very brave, courageous for having talked about the issues around mental health, and that issue of mental health, the fact that meghan said she that had at certain points felt suicidal was something that got a lot of airtime and play here today. i think a lot of people shocked that she says that she did not get the support that she had been seeking. perhaps the biggest bombshell and something that's had the biggest reaction, really, is the allegations around race

and racism within what was called "the firm". interestingly, oprah winfrey has spoken since that interview went out — she was on tv this morning, saying that she was not surprised that those questions had been asked but she was surprised that harry and meghan had chosen to go public with those questions. i think that really what we heard on tv here is people asking more broadly about what it says about race and racism in the uk today more widely. in some countries, the interview has asked whether it is time to cut ties. very good to talk to you, australia held a referendum back in 1999 on whether it should become a republic, and another no vote one. you had your own pole and reaction to this. how did it go? reaction to this. how did it io? ~ ., ., , ., reaction to this. how did it io?~ ., ., go? what it has done, it has cemented — go? what it has done, it has cemented those _ go? what it has done, it has cemented those who - go? what it has done, it has cemented those who favour| go? what it has done, it has| cemented those who favour a republic, submitted their views about australia cutting its ties with the royal family, and eventually electing a president of our own. it is important to say that people are absolutely horrified by megan's accusations of racism, they are horrified and disturbed that she felt suicidal, but separating that out of the equation, people generally are sick and tired of the ongoing harry and megan say it is this,

the royal family says it is this, and there is a lot of affection for the queen and concern for prince philip and his health at the moment but i think what this has done is it has strengthened people's views that once the queen is no longer on the throne that people really want to elect their own head of state. you here that — their own head of state. you here that people _ their own head of state. you here that people in - their own head of state. you here that people in australia are more elizabeth and monarchist. that point was made by the former prime minister malcolm turnbull, who ran that unsuccessful yes campaign in the 1999 referendum. australia has a long and happy association with her majesty, she made one of her first association with her majesty, she made one of herfirst big royal tours here to australia in 1954, a couple of years after ascending to the throne, and there is a lot of affection towards her from australians and will be a very different

story even regarding the possibility of charles becoming king wants the queen is no longer on the throne. the queen of course made it very clear that she has a great deal about the commonwealth. you have to think that people of darker skin in the commonwealth might feel pretty strongly about these allegations.- these allegations. they absolutely _ these allegations. they absolutely feel - these allegations. theyj absolutely feel strongly these allegations. they - absolutely feel strongly and there was a lot of concern expressed here in australia about that, and now it is the palace to come out and rebut those allegations, or say who it was said it. for as long as that allegation goes untested, or there is no reaction to it, you have to say it is going to really concern people right throughout the commonwealth. thank you so much. the united nations is voicing deep concern for the fate of an unknown number of protesters in myanmar who have been trapped by security forces in yangon. explosions have been heard in the area, believed to be

the sound of stun grenades used by the military. more than 50 people are believed to have been killed since the military coup began. david campa nale reports. the city of myitkyina, kachin state. it's another day on the streets as unarmed protesters take their stand against the military coup. as they advance, they must know armed security forces are ready and waiting and will use lethal force against them. then something remarkable — a roman catholic nun is on her knees pleading with the police. some officers kneel down to speak to her, their hands in prayer. she recalled the security personnel told her to leave as she was in grave danger, but she insisted she would not go away and was ready to die. translation: i said, "if you're not turning back, i will also remain here." they said, "the protesters are blocking the road." i said, "i'll ask

them to open it." i begged them not to shoot these children. from gestures of peace, there then came gunfire and mayhem. moments later, witnesses say volleys of bullets tore into the protesters who had pushed forward. they raced back carrying two people who were killed and helping a young woman whose arm had been badly injured by a bullet. five weeks after their coup, the armed forces in myanmar are still facing open rebellion in almost every corner of the country. this is but one district of yangon, where as night fell, 200 protesters remained barricaded by security forces in their apartment buildings. police have been arresting anyone suspected of involvement in the civil disobedience movement. people are really scared. they don't know what's going to happen next, and the military has been cutting internet every night at 1am.

so, people are really worried about what will happen after that. the decision by some of the biggest unions to launch an indefinite general strike is a desperate one, hoping that destroying an already damaged economy might bring enough pressure to force the military to step back. but this is an army which has already said it will accept all hardships and isolation inflicted on the country as a fair price to pay for keeping power. david campanale, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: israel starts a vaccinatiion programme for thousands of palestinians — human rights groups say they should go much further, the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 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, - 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:

buckingham palace is yet to reply to any of the allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex in their explosive interview with oprah winfrey. in myanmar, hundreds of protestors are trapped by security forces in yangon — the un says it's deeply concerned for their fate, president biden�*s climate envoy, john kerry, has called on the world's 20 most polluting nations, including the us, china and the uk, to do more to tackle climate change. in an interview with bbc newsnight, mr kerry said the un climate summit that's due to be must go even further than the paris accord the us pulled out of during the trump administration. there's no question, the united states been absent from this effort for the last four years, at least as a federal government. even as states and mayors continued to stick by paris. but the problem, emily, is that even if every country did what it had agreed to do and in the paris agreement, even if they did — and they are not —

then you would still see a rise in temperature of the earth of about 3.7 degrees. that is catastrophic. and since we are not, it's actually rising higher. all of us, every single country, has got to step up ambition and, particularly, the 20 countries, of which uk is one, but the 20 countries that are the equivalent of 81% of all emissions. those 20 countries have a particular responsibility to take the lead in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. israel has started vaccinating thousands of palestinians who hold israeli work permits. it says the step is out of common interest. but rights groups' say isreal should go much further for those in the occupied territories. as our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports israel has been immunising its own citizens at the world's fastest rate. they come to work at dawn.

the buses arrive, and so does the chance for a life—saving jab. these are among 100,000 west bank palestinians who have jobs injewish settlements or inside israel. a checkpoint becomes a vaccine clinic. workers get ready as soldiers watch on. ahmed, a builder, tells me he hopes all palestinians can get the jab. "we need to provide a normal life for our kids," he says. but the workers are the lucky ones. a journey through the checkpoint into the occupied west bank takes you to where covid rates are surging. this is manger square, and over there is the church of the nativity. i mean, this place would normally be packed. there haven't been any tourists here for a year. everything's shut now.

you just see this place has really suffered. i meetjonnie. he's recovered from the virus, but now his wife and some of the kids are sick. they've been inside more than a month. translation: we need the vaccine urgently, . so we can go back to our normal lives. in israel, they vaccinated millions. here, we didn't get it. we are asking the pa, our authority, to get us the vaccine. our lives depend on it. paralysed from a fall, with years of health concerns, fadi is just as worried about business now. his restaurant has the highest views of bethlehem and a land divided. here, we asked about the vaccine. we didn't know where or when.

this is the problem. you feel like you'll be in the corner. in the ward, you'll feel like in the corner. you've been forgotten? yeah. all this has been wrapped in controversy as rights groups say israel should give doses for many more palestinians. it's more of a political decision from a higher level. as well, israel's open to talking with the palestinian side when there's an official request given. we will work accordingly as well with other international organisations or donations. israel argued previous peace accords leave responsibility for vaccines to palestinian officials. they've done only around 10,000 doses so far, with more batches apparently delayed. but for millions of palestinians without a job in israel, they're still waiting. tom bateman, bbc news, bethlehem. let's get some of the day's other news. italy's coronavirus death toll has passed

the 100,000 mark, and prime minister mario draghi has warned that the situation is worsening again, with a jump in hospitalisations. italy is the seventh country in the world to reach that number. the white house is granting temporary legal status to thousands of undocumented venezuelan migrants living in the united states. over 300,000 people are eligible to file for temporary protected status, which the government says is open to those fleeing political and economic turmoil in venezuela. the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has had his convictions annulled. a supreme courtjudge ruled that the court that sentenced him lacked the jurisdiction to do so. the cases will now be heard in the capital, brasilia. lula says the ruling has vindicated him — he may now be cleared to stand in next year's presidential election the government of equatorial guinea has said the number of people now known to have been killed in a series of explosions at a military camp on sunday has risen

to 98. people in the country's biggest city, bata, have spent the day struggling to remove the dead from the smoking ruins. malala yousafzai was a school girl when was she was shot in the head by the taliban in pakistan in 2012 for campaigning for girls' education. she was flown to the uk for treatment where she has remained as an activist and the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize. she's now signed a multi—million pound deal with the streaming service apple tv+ to make her own programmes. she's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. she was the child activist who was shot by the taliban in 2012, survived, and became an international star, rubbing shoulders with the most famous people on the planet. now, 23—year—old malala yousafzai, orjust malala, as she's become known, joins the sussexes and the obamas as the latest high—profile campaigning public figure to sign a multi—million—pound deal with a streaming service. apple tv+ in this instance. i will be covering lots of things from comedies to documentaries to movies to tv dramas,

and i am a big fan of sitcoms. i have watched very old sitcoms from blackadder... will this brilliant plan involve us climbing out of our trenches and walking very slowly towards the enemy, sir? how could you possiblyl know that, blackadder? it's classified information! malala, that's a large swathe of broadcasting you're talking about and there's only you. how are you going to go about it? well, you know, small but mighty. i believe that we can get there. i want to inspire women and girls to believe in themselves, step forward, and make the change that they want to see happen. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. oftentimes when you don't see a person of your background, of your skin colour,

on the stage in these fields, you underestimate yourself. you think that you may not be able to do that, to do that work. so i think when we have more role models, it encourages us to believe in ourselves. and the world is in a state of flux at the moment. this is a world you'll be reflecting, i assume, in your tv programmes. are you optimistic or are you pessimistic? i am optimistic but i don't want to deny the reality. like, there are things that are not fair. there is inequality, there is racism, there is sexism, there is discrimination, so we cannot deny that, but i'm optimistic about the change that we can bring. and i'm also optimistic about the fact that we have seen change throughout history. but we have seen that because people in our past have stood up. now it's our time that we do it for our future generation and ourselves that we bring that change. fanfare malala, the youngest person

to be awarded the nobel prize for peace, has become an influencer with international reach, a global brand of sorts, with her own charity, book club, social media following and now this new tv production deal. proof that in a new world of content it's not who you know that counts but how many millions of people know you. will gompertz, bbc news. some of russia's top ice hockey players have taken part in a match on lake baikal to highlight ecological issues there. scientists say the lake is being polluted by the rivers flowing into it due to a lack of water treatment plants in the area. the match called the last game on lake baikal is part of a series of year—long events to raise awareness of the damage pollution is doing to the world's oldest and deepest lake. ecologists say the 25 million—year—old lake has around 1500 plant and animal species, including a unique freshwater seal. much more on that and all the

news on the bbc website and out twitter feed. news on the bbc website and out twitterfeed. thank news on the bbc website and out twitter feed. thank you for watching. hello. the weather is pretty quiet out there at the moment, and tuesday promises to be a fine day on the whole. the rest of the week, though, oh, my goodness, it's going to get significantly livelier. out to the west at the moment, in the atlantic, will come hurtling towards the uk for wednesday and thursday. expect some very strong and gusty winds, and some spells of heavy rain. so, in contrast, for tuesday, yes, some showery light rain affecting northern reaches of the uk, but overall a lot of fine weather. some sunny spells and light winds. temperatures just about making it into the lower end of double figures. through the afternoon, however, and into the evening, the wind starts to strengthen in the west, as this weather front pushes in. wet conditions

for northern ireland and scotland, through the evening. overnight, the rain sinks further south, into england and wales, and the gusty winds will follow that band of rain. but the wind, the rain and the cloud do make for a milder night tuesday into wednesday. wednesday daytime, the cloud and rain tends to hang back across england and wales, as our next front bumps into scotland and northern ireland. generally a lot of cloud around, some heavy rain, but the wind the key factor again, i think, through wednesday. across the board, strong gusty winds. those are the figures in the black arrows. this is wednesday afternoon, and in exposed areas, we're looking at 50mph and inland 35—40mph. this is the area of low pressure wednesday into thursday. the fronts run off into the continent. the low centre, though, stays to the north. thursday actually brighter for many, but a lot of showers coming in, and just don't underestimate that wind. behind the fronts, actually,

it could be stronger on thursday than it was on wednesday. certainly will feel colder. i think we could see some snow showers across the highest ground, and the winds at exposure in excess of 60 mph, inland 40—45 mph. so a really windy 48 hours. winds slacken back a bit, perhaps friday, but bands of showers sweep across the uk. and then for saturday, it looks like we'll see a more organised band of rain spreading into all areas. and still a fairly blustery story into the early part the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: britain's royal family and its advisors are reeling from damaging allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex in their interview with oprah winfrey. but buckingham palace has not responded. meghan said she'd considered taking her own life, and that there had been conversations within the royal family about how dark their son archie's skin might be. un officials are deeply concerned about the fate of some 200 protestors trapped by security forces in yangon. the burmese ambassador to the uk has called for the release of the civilian ruler, aung san suu kyi, ousted by the military nearly six weeks ago. president biden�*s climate envoy, john kerry, has called on the world's most polluting nations to do more to tackle climate change. in an interview with bbc news he said cuts will have to go

much further than the paris accord, to limit