tonight at ten, sensational claims from behind palace walls. akron mainly, violence and arguments detailed in prince harry's new memoir. from a physical bust up with prince william over meghan, to claims of drug—taking, the book is deeply personal about his relationship with the royal family and his brother.— relationship with the royal family and his brother. there has always been this competition _ and his brother. there has always been this competition between i and his brother. there has alwaysl been this competition between us, weirdly. i think it plays into or was played by the heir and spare. extracts of the book have been leaked and it's gone on sale by mistake in spain. also tonight. confirmation that last year was to uk's hottest ever on record for the first time average temperatures were

more than 10 celsius. the labour leader wants more powerfor more than 10 celsius. the labour leader wants more power for local communities, proposing a take back control bill if he becomes prime minister. a special report on illegal logging in the philippines, making the effects of climate change much worse. and thousands pay a final farewell to former pope benedict, buried today and stay with us here on bbc news. for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. acrimony, arguments, violence, and sex, are detailed among sensational claims, made by prince harry, in his new memoir. titled spare, extracts of the book have been leaked to a number

of newspapers and media organisations, and it prematurely went on sale in spain. what's written is deeply personal, about himself and his family. there's an alleged physical altercation with his brother, prince william, over meghan back in 2019, claims of drug taking, and apparently a request that his father shouldn't marry camilla. there's been no comment tonight from the royal family or buckingham palace. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it's already been on sale in spain. the spanish—language of spare, entitled in the shadow. the contents of harry's closely guarded memoir have leapt five days ahead of publication. at the same time, here is his defence of the book in his upcoming interview with itv. i don't know how staying silent is ever going to make things better. the book's contents will be uncomfortable for the royal family, and particularly for william.

the depth of the rift between the brothers, willy and harold, as they apparently know each other, is laid bare. according to harry's account, one of the lowest moments occurred in 2019 at kensington palace. the brothers evidently confronted each other over harry's wife, meghan. william is said to have called her difficult, rude and aggressive. according to the book, he, william... in a trailer for the american abc network, harry talks about his relationship with william. the quote in this book- where you refer to your brother as your beloved brother and arch nemesis. - strong words. what did you mean by that? there has always been this

competition between us, weirdly. i think it really plays into or is played by the heir and the spare. returning to the book, there is a widely reported account of what both brothers thought of their father's wish to marry camilla parker bowles. according to the book... private moments with his father are also disclosed. the book says that after the duke of edinburgh's funeral in 2021, charles said to william and harry, "please, boys, don't make my final years a misery". harry, it appears, has no regrets about sharing private family moments. he is challenged in the itv interview by tom bradby. wouldn't your brother say to you, how could you do this to me, - after everything we went through? wouldn't that be what he would say? he would probably say all sorts of different things. some people will say you have

railed against invasions - of your privacy all your life i but the accusation would be, here are you, invading - the privacy of your nearest and dearest without permission. that will be the accusation. that will be the accusation from the people that don't understand or don't want to believe that my family have been briefing the press. many other details in the book are being reported across the media, including the assertion that he killed 25 taliban fighters during his army service in afghanistan, that he took the drug cocaine when he was 17, and there are details of his grief over the death of his mother, diana, and how he later drove repeatedly through the underpass in paris where the motor accident occurred to try to understand it. so what now of harry's future? if you are invited to _ the coronation, would you come? there's a lot that can happen between now and then but, you know, the door is always open, the ball is in their court. there's a lot to be discussed and i really hope they are willing

to sit down and talk about it. for now, there is no comment from either buckingham palace or kensington palace. nick, these are highly personal details on the memoir, for a family where privacy is almost sacred. is there any way back, one wonders, for harry, his family and his brother? i guess never say never, this is the family that takes the long view. things can blow over. however unlikely it may seem at the moment. i think the king would want to try to patch things up. i think it depends essentially on the two brothers themselves. william, for his part, i imagine, would think this is a betrayal of everything that he and his family stand for, a betrayal above all of trust, the parading of all of this in public. harry, on the other hand, is utterly convinced that he is the principal injured party, that he and his wife were disrespected by the royal

establishment and buy parts, particularly, of the british media. i guess all sides need to accept that things could and should have been done better. trust needs to be restored. the volume needs to be turned down. no family quarrel, no sibling quarrel, can be patched up like this, surely, which brings us to consider what really lies at the heart of this and i think the clue lies in the title of the book. it appears to be harry's unhappiness, his resentment, at being spare, at being the younger brother, and having a smaller room at al moral, and having a smaller wedding, and when you consider what he could have achieved with his wife as the younger brother of the future king it just all seems so younger brother of the future king itjust all seems so very sad. yeah, 0k, thank— itjust all seems so very sad. yeah, 0k. thank you. _ itjust all seems so very sad. yeah, 0k, thank you, nick _ itjust all seems so very sad. yeah, 0k, thank you, nick witchell. - it's been confirmed that last year was officially the uk's warmest on record. the met office says that

for the first time, the average annual temperature in 2022 was more than ten degrees celsius. that means the ten warmest years on record in this country have all been in the last two decades. scientists say it's clear proof of dramatic climate change. well, our climate editorjustin rowlatt is here with more details. we all remember the record high temperatures this summer — and the wildfires they helped drive — but it wasn'tjust the summer that was hot. take a look at this. the black line shows average uk daily temperatures across the year. the red line shows the actual temperature. as you can see, the spring, the autumn and the winter were all unusually hot too. in fact, every month except december was above average. this blue dip is that sharp cold snap we experienced before christmas. and these high temperatures are part of a clear long—term trend. this graph shows the coldest and hottest years ever recorded in the uk.

you can see average temperatures have been rising steadily. look how all the hottest years are within the last two decades and you can see this year exceeds them all, with an average of 10.03 degrees celsius — the first time uk average annual temperatures have topped ten degrees. why is this? why are we seeing these record temperatures? the met office says there's no question this is a result of climate change. the record heat last year was made 160 times more likely by climate change, it says. it calculates that without human induced global warming, you'd expect a year this hot once every 500 years. in the current climate, we can expect one every three orfour years. and it isn'tjust the uk. we'll get the figures for last year's global average temperature next week, but we are expecting it to show that last year was the fourth or fifth

hottest year ever worldwide. and this year has already started with a winter heatwave in europe. look at the red. it shows how the unseasonally warm weather brought some all—time high temperatures across the continent. so what can we expect in the future? well, we know what's causing this — it is rising greenhouse gas emissions. the uk has managed to cut its greenhouse emissions in recent decades, largely by cutting down on the coal used for electricity. but here's the problem. worldwide emissions continue to rise. this graph shows greenhouse gas emissions in billions of tonnes — yes, billions of tonnes. and the more carbon dioxide we pump into the atmosphere, the higher global temperatures will go. so, unless we dramatically reduce our use of fossil fuels globally, we have to expect more record high temperatures in the years to come.

justin rowlatt, our climate editor there. vladimir putin has ordered a ceasefire across the front—line in ukraine from noon tomorrow to midnight on saturday, a p pa re ntly apparently so orthodox christians can mark christmas day. 0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse is in the capital kyiv. what's your reading of what's going on? the statement itself is quite surprising. it's the first suggestion of a complete ceasefire since the 24th of february. in fact, across the nine years of this long and gruelling war, where russia has exerted its aggression on ukraine. i don't think there will be many people who live along the 700 mile long front line expecting some kind of reprieve for christmas. here in kyiv they are not buying it.

president zelensky has accused vladimir putin of using christmas as cover, in his words, so he can replenish his troops. there are some cynical views here that it's in fact a trap. so, here we are once again at that question. why is vladimir putin announcing this now? well, the thought is he is trying to ease critics once more back home but we are not going to have to wait long to see if it really the fighting could actually pause at midday tomorrow. could actually pause at midday tomorrow— tomorrow. yeah, 0k, james waterhouse, _ tomorrow. yeah, 0k, james waterhouse, life _ tomorrow. yeah, 0k, james waterhouse, life in - tomorrow. yeah, 0k, james waterhouse, life in kyiv. - the government plans to bring in new laws which would require key public services like the railways, ambulance service, and fire brigade to maintain a minimum level of service during strikes in england, scotland and wales. it would mean that employers could sue unions who fail to comply but one union has called it an attack on workers who are trying to defend themselves and services like the nhs. today, rail passengers faced a third day of strike disruption this week with more to come tomorrow. 0ur political correspondent

alex forsyth has that story. pickets and placards have become a familiar sight as a wave of strikes has swept the country. hospitals, railways, airports and universities all among the areas affected by industrial unrest. now, the government plans to make some sectors keep a minimum level of service going when they strike in future. we're saying, look, there has to be a minimum safety level that people can expect, even on strike days, particularly in areas like health care, making sure that an ambulance can turn up, for example. that's very patchwork at the moment. other modern european economies all have minimum safety levels, and we've announced that we'll be introducing those. in birmingham today, the impact of current strikes by the train drivers�* union was obvious, with stations closed and tracks empty as workers took to the picket lines. this is one sector that would be affected by the new laws, which would require compulsory basic

service levels in any future strikes in the fire service, ambulance services and on the railways. in other areas, the government wants to reach voluntary agreements on basic service levels with the unions. that would apply to wider health services, education, nuclear decommissioning, wider transport services and border security. the plans have been condemned by union leaders. these proposals make it unlawful for people to take industrial action. if a worker votes to take strike action, working in our public services, this could mean that they're forced to work. it undermines their fundamental right to strike. so we think the government should think again. the government's been promising these measures for some time. it believes there's support for the idea of minimising disruption caused by strikes, but they will take time to put in place. they'll face opposition. so rather than do anything to resolve the current disputes, they could inflame tensions with the unions. and there's now a clear dividing line with labour, who say they don't

support this approach. i do not think that legislation is the way that you bring an end to industrial disputes. you have to get in the room and compromise. you can't legislate your way out of 30 years... 13 years of failure. back in birmingham, the extent of the strikes has led some to reflect on the government's approach. totally agree with it. you agree with what the government's saying? definitely. we can't have a standstill, that the country stops. we're in enough trouble as it is. everyone should have the righti to strike if that's what the trade unions specifically want, i and the government should definitely comply with it. this city centre tailoring shop has been directly affected, quieter on strike days, with staff struggling to get in. but carolina says the focus should be on compromise. if it comes to, like, supporting it and not supporting it, i'm 50/50. because i understand people that are working for the rail. however, it is quite disturbing

for everyone else, really. with industrial action ongoing, ministers have offered talks on next year's pay deals for some public sector workers. but nothing they've said today is likely to help resolve these current disputes, which could continue for some time. alex forsyth, bbc news, birmingham. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has set out his vision for government, promising to devolve more power out of westminster. he says he'll introduce a so—called take back control bill in favour of communities across the country. sir keir also says if labour wins the next election he'll oversee a decade of national renewal. the government dismissed labour's plans as "vacuous". here's our political editor, chris mason. so, this is how you would have done it. politicians who hope to embody the future find it tempting to have a go with the technology of tomorrow. keir starmer and the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, were at a high—tech engineering site

in east london today. robots, gizmos, gadgets... keir starmer. ..and a labour leader who backed remain and wanted a second eu referendum, now claiming a leave campaign catchphrase as his own. we will embrace the "take back control" message, but we'll turn it from a slogan into a solution, from a catchphrase into change. we will spread control out of westminster, devolve new powers over employment support, transport, energy, climate change. he wants to reassure brexit voters he gets it. conservative voters last time labour can now be trusted on the economy, that his plans won't involve lots more money. none of this should be taken as code for labour getting its big government cheque book out. of course, investment is required. i can see the damage the tories have done to our public services

as plainly as anyone else. but we won't be able to spend our way out of their mess. it's not as simple as that. keir starmer has a confidence that comes from the prospect of winning now being realistic. but he knows plenty of crucial voters still need convincing about labour. we can feel the public looking at us again, and we won't let up. we'll work every day to earn their trust. thank you very much. you cloaked yourself today in the language of brexit, talking about taking back control, and yet you campaigned for remain, you campaigned for a second referendum. some people might ask you, who is the real keir starmer on this? well, whichever way you campaigned, i've always accepted that among the issues in that brexit vote was a real desire by people to have more control over their own lives. it seems opportunistic, though, doesn't it, that you've gone from one position to a polar opposite one in the blink of an eye? i've many times said that we all

need to listen to that basic case about taking back control. i've said it for many, many years. would you pay striking workers more than the government is currently offering? what i would do with striking workers is to get in the room and talk to them. but you get in the room, and you're on one side of the table and they're on the other, what do you actually say? there will have to compromise, any negotiation is a compromise. that means paying them more, doesn't it? it's a compromise. we need to get in the room and do it. watching on, the conservatives. people will notice that there was nothing in the speech about economic growth from labour, nothing in the speech about controlling immigration from labour, and nothing practical about how to deal with these global issues that are affecting us all. after the prime minister's new year speech yesterday, keir starmer�*s today. welcome to the new political season. rishi sunak speaking yesterday in a big speech, keir starmer today, as you say, two leaders, how to they

compare? you say, two leaders, how to they comare? ~ , ., compare? well, they both have the same aim. — compare? well, they both have the same aim, don't— compare? well, they both have the same aim, don't they, _ compare? well, they both have the same aim, don't they, clive, - compare? well, they both have the same aim, don't they, clive, they l same aim, don't they, clive, they both want to win the next general election but the nature of their current roles helps formulate how they are approaching the challenge that they each face. so, rishi sunak wants to be seen to be doing stuff, and quickly, as prime minister. whereas keir starmer is concluding that it whereas keir starmer is concluding thatitis whereas keir starmer is concluding that it is not likely that there will be a general election this year so he is being ratherjudicious in what he says and doesn't say, so he is trying to reassure brexit voters, trying to reassure people that he would be a good custodian of the economy, but he can't say whether he would spend the same, less or more, than the conservatives. so, there is a lack of detail there, but he concludes there is no point offering that detail just yet, concludes there is no point offering that detailjust yet, given the election could be some way off. and then the intervention today from the government on strikes. they hope that it will be seen to be pragmatic, that they are not banning strike action, instead they are trying to mitigate the great effects

of strikes. but it won't happen quickly, this, it will hit opposition in the house of lords, it could hit opposition in the courts baszler so, could hit opposition in the courts baszlerso, it could hit opposition in the courts baszler so, it will be a battle on principles for a while, labour and the conservatives in very different places on this, rather than on consequences, it could be some time yet before this planned new law actually is a law.— yet before this planned new law actually is a law. chris mason, live at westminster, _ actually is a law. chris mason, live at westminster, thank _ actually is a law. chris mason, live at westminster, thank you. - tens of thousands of mourners have gathered at the vatican for the funeral of the former pope benedict, who died on new year's eve. he had been the first pontiff to retire for 600 years. the service in st peter's square was attended by roman catholic clergy and members of european royal families and was conducted by the current pope, francis. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool, has more from the vatican. before the largest church in all christendom, in front of a crowd of 50,000, he was brought for one final time,

to spontaneous applause. applause. it was, of course, the last occasion the two popes were together, one presiding over the funeral of the other. during his homily, pope francis used biblical references in which he appeared to compare benedict tojesus. translation: we want to do this with the same wisdom, _ tenderness and devotion that he bestowed on us over the years. together we want to say, father, into your hands we commend his spirit. in the crowd were an estimated 4,000 members of the clergy, and many who admired the pope emeritus as a theologian and intellectual. although, of course, pope benedict wasn't a sitting pope when he died,

a lot of the rituals, a lot of the liturgy, are those that we've seen over the ages of papal deaths. unusually, though, at this funeral prayers are being said for both the previous pope and the incumbent one. there was a final farewell blessing. inside the coffin with pope benedict, a deed detailing his achievements. it included a line about his role in tackling abuse. that's upset many of his critics. but as the service ended, others chanted that benedict should immediately be made a saint. away from public gaze in a crypt, cardinals accompanied him in burial. many, many of the cardinals who are here were a bit

on the older side, and will have known him intimately. so there was a kind of final salute, which was a privilege for me to be a part of. the 265th pope over 2,000 years, benedict xvi, in the resting place he chose for himself. aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. the philippines is ranked amongst the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and is regularly hit by powerful storms, landslides and flooding. 0n the nation's largest island, luzon, one of its natural defences against extreme weather is at risk. the sierra madre mountain range was originally covered in forest, helping absorb the heavy rains from typhoons that form in the pacific. but mining, quarrying and illegal logging have devastated much of the canopy.

0ur correspondent laura bicker has sent us this report on those fighting to protect the remaining forest and some of those who want to exploit it. many believe these mist—covered mountains help save lives. that the uneven peaks offer protection from powerful storms. but the vast sierra madre is in peril. mining, quarrying and illegal logging have already stripped away around 90% of the original rainforest. now, among those living under the remaining canopies, there is conflict. between those desperate to make a living and those desperate to preserve life. mark sold his cow for this chainsaw nearly a decade ago. he and his wife grace hide from the authorities as they make money from selling wood for houses and construction projects.

he knows it's dangerous but he says they will catch him when he's dead. translation: my message | for people is not to get angry at us because we do not actually want this. we can only get our money for basic necessities from here. they can afford to be mad because they have other sources of livelihood, but for us, we have none. they chop and dry the wood and transport it in the dark via the river. a big order can take up to a month, but will earn them around $300. translation: they said illegal logging is destroying nature. i god gave all this to us so we can use it. others have turned their backs on illegal logging. others have turned their back on illegal logging. forest ranger francisco leads us and his volunteers through dense woodland to show off his latest planting site.

he once made a living chopping down these trees, until a deadly landslide killed thousands. did you feel an element of guilt, is that why you became a forest ranger? translation: yes, i had trauma back i then because i saw lifeless children | all lined up on the streets while the houses were all destroyed. there weren't any houses left, even ours was gone. when i remember the things we did, i feel helpless. but this job comes with risks. 270 people have been killed in the last ten years defending filipino rainforests. translation: once we called out someone to stop cutting trees, - they told us that they might kill us.

i told them that we weren't there to pick a fight and were just explaining what will happen to all of us if they continue what they do. you won't be the only one affected, it's all of us. this is why francisco and others want to save the sierra madre. strong typhoons and floods are becoming more frequent in the philippines. experts believe these mountains shield against the strongest winds and their dense rainforests absorb the worst of the rainfall. replanting is a long and difficult process. volunteers walk miles with saplings. but the bigger challenge will be persuading others that this land is a precious resource in the battle against climate change. and that growing new life now may save human lives in the future. laura bicker, bbc news, quezon.

it has been a good night for manchester city as they cut the gap on premier league leaders arsenal to five points. they beat chelsea 1—0 at stamford bridge. here is laura scott. manchester city are used to being the chaste, not the chasers, but eight points adrift of leaders arsenal is how they kicked off the new year. chelsea, meanwhile, down in tenth and ravaged by injury. their challenges only deepened when they lost raheem sterling within five minutes, and then christian pulisic�*s night was over shortly after this block. and yet chelsea proved the more dangerous, including this 19—year—old substitute going close. city, saved by the post, and then thwarted by it, nathan ake denied early in the second half. the chances were coming for the champions, and then came the

breakthrough. just three minutes after