this is bbc news, i'm mike embley. our top stories: silent so far — buckingham palace is yet to reply to that explosive interview with the duke and duchess of sussex, by oprah winfrey. the broadcast has shaken the royals and divided viewers we have in tandem the conversation of he would 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. gunfire. more stun grenadaes 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. chanting. 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. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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'd 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.

i spoke just now about all this to ethiopian—american writer maaza mengiste from new york city. she says women, particularly black women, resonated with the duchess' experience, and empathised. what i witnessed in that interview was a lot of pain, a lot of betrayal and i think i realised that harry and meghan are still not out of this. they're speaking to us in the middle of this catastrophic event in their lives, and the way that i envisioned it was that two people lost in the woods and they set a marker somewhere on a path to assert that they had been here at one time. so i— this is an ongoing thing, but what i saw was devastating last night. the events they were describing and the suffering they were describing, do you think they are events and suffering that a lot of people will recognise, even with this couple's apparent many advantages, in many ways?

well, i think this sends a clarion call that you cannot transcend racism, you cannot transcend bigotry, no matter how much money you have, no matter what you do, there are still people intent on hating you simply because of what you look like or where you come from, and meghan i feel has recognised that for a lot of her life and i think harry is coming into an awareness of it. he is now intimately connected to this and he's realising that his proximity to blackness renders him vulnerable as well. but a huge amount of reaction to the interview, of course, and a broad range of reactions. a lot of white male privilege around. but several people pointing out, i think, surely rightly that, if you do want a media career in the united states — and we know that the couple do, and they need an income stream — actually something this

high—profile does no harm? maybe. i think it's a steep price to pay. i think that speaking like this and making their son and their daughter who is yet to be born, vulnerable to all the backlash that will come as a result of this, would be a really steep price to pay. i think that the cynicism in that perspective lets us know that there is nothing that a black person can say that would be adequate and right when a system that is looking at that person is racist by its nature. let's get some of the day's other news. 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. italy has surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths — the second highest total in europe after britain. a year ago today, the country announced the world's first national lockdown. hospitals in the northern region of lombardy were soon overwhelmed.

but a year on, there's talk of another national lockdown and a plan to speed up vaccinations, after a slow start. here's mark lobel. watt injecting hope for hundreds in one of italy public new vaccination hubs at rome's train terminal. but new vaccination hubs at rome's train terminal.— train terminal. but it is far from the _ train terminal. but it is far from the end _ train terminal. but it is far from the end of— train terminal. but it is far from the end of the - train terminal. but it is far from the end of the line i train terminal. but it is far| from the end of the line for the virus here with cases once again rising. the virus here with cases once again rising-— the virus here with cases once again rising. translation: we have to bring — again rising. translation: we have to bring down _ again rising. translation: we have to bring down infections i have to bring down infections as variance make the virus more difficult to manage. as it spreads faster. so we must —— we must remind everyone to be as cautious as possible because the weeks ahead will not be easy. the weeks ahead will not be eas . ., , ., easy. the green light has now been given — easy. the green light has now been given here _ easy. the green light has now been given here to _ easy. the green light has now been given here to the - easy. the green light has now been given here to the oxford astrazeneca vaccine for people aged 65 and over. injackson's of it at italy's main airport now taking off. —— injections of it. after approval had been grounded, with its effectiveness in the elderly being questioned.

effectiveness in the elderly bein: cuestioned. �* ,, �* being questioned. translation: we are trying _ being questioned. translation: we are trying to _ being questioned. translation: we are trying to give _ being questioned. translation: we are trying to give the - we are trying to give the maximum number of inoculations every day. obviously as you can see the stations are full. we have an average of 100,000 doctors and nurses working here. , ., ., ., here. this was a year ago in ital 's here. this was a year ago in italy's lombardy _ here. this was a year ago in italy's lombardy region. - here. this was a year ago in italy's lombardy region. a l italy's lombardy region. a stark warning to the world of how overwhelmed hospitals could become. now, though, back in the capital, there is a train to the rescue. carriage upon carriage of life—saving equipment that can be deployed around the country at a moment's notice. taking up to 21 patients at a time. translation: it works the same way as a hospital icu. every shift we have two intensive care physicians and four specialised nurses for each carriage. specialised nurses for each carriage-— specialised nurses for each carriaue. �* ., ., carriage. but for now, in the worst affected _ carriage. but for now, in the worst affected cities - worst affected cities like naples, lockdowns are once again served up. normal life at again served up. normal life at a standstill. a year on from

its deadly first wave, this virus still able to shock. translation: we would never have thought that year later we would find ourselves facing a similar emergency and that the official death toll would approach the terrible 100,000. we must make a commitment to respect the memory of the many citizens who lost their lives. but a year on, differential —— the difference being that there is a way out. mark lobel, bbc news. 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: | 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 world news. still to come: mental health, racism, and family. we'll have more reaction to meghan and harry's interview. 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, - 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 world 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. well, the interview has of course sparked discussions about the monarchy and in some countries raised the question of whether it's time to cut ties. abc news breakfast presenter michael rowland gauged the reaction in australia. it has cemented those who

favour a republic. it has cemented 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 maga's accusations of racism in the royalfamily, they are horrified and disturbed that she felt suicidal. but separating that out of the equation, people are generally sick and tired of the ongoing harry and megan say this, the royalfamily says this, the royalfamily says this soap opera and, as i said, there is a lot of affection for there is a lot of affection for the queen, there is a lot of affection and concern for prince philip and his health at the moment, but i think what this has done is it has strength people's view is that once the queen is no longer on the throne then people really want a say in electing their own head of state.- want a say in electing their own head of state. you hear this phrase _ own head of state. you hear this phrase in _ own head of state. you hear this phrase in australia, - this phrase in australia, people saying they are more elizabethan than a monarchists. that is absolutely right. another point was made by the

former prime minister, malcolm turnbull, who was on our breakfast show this morning stop he, in fact, before his political life ran that unsuccessful yes campaign in the 1999 referendum. listen, australia has a long and happy association with her majesty, she made one of her first she made one of herfirst big royalty was new to australia in 1954, a couple of years after sending to be thrown. lifelong affection amongst australians towards her and prince philip, but i think it will be a very different story even with the possibility of ms charles becoming king once the queen is no longer on the throne. michael, the queen has made it very clear she has a great deal about the commonwealth, you would have to think people in nations of the commonwealth who have darker skin, to use that phrase, might feel pretty strongly about these allegations.- strongly about these allegations. absolutely feel strongly. there was a lot of concern expressed here in australia about that. and, really, it is now up to the palace to come out and try

to either rebut those allegations or say who it was who said it. it is certainly... for as long as that allegation goes on to or there is no reaction to it you would have to say, mike, it is going to really concern people right throughout the commonwealth. michael rowland of abc news. 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 held in glasgow later this year in an interview with bbc newsnight, mr kerry said the un climate summit that's due to be held in glasgow later this year 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. the climate envoyjohn kerry talking there. more than 100 sinkholes have opened up in croatia, weeks after a devastating earthquake. geologists said the emergence of sinkholes after seismic activity isn't unusual, but they're surprised by the number — and the speed normally it takes years or decades. the area around petrinja

in central croatia was hit by the earthquake at the end of december. 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 multimillion 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 ice hockey match 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 1,500 plant and animal species, including a unique freshwater seal.

more on that and all the news for you at any time on the bbc news website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @embleymike. 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. a deep area of low pressure forming 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. a quiet enough day. 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 low centre, though, stays to the north. thursday actually brighter for many, but a lot of showers coming in, andjust 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 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 global warming. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.