simon harris speaking to me a few minutes ago.ave to hear the roars from the crowd whenever he makes the parents. the prime minister calling this vote in his referendum a silent revolution, but i don't know whether he was counting on the crowds that we have found you today. with me is an irish broadcaster and also from amnesty international. how would you describe this moment as you look out at the people gathered here? the salad people have found their voice here in dublin this evening. it's extraordinary. i know people are hesitant to use the word celebration, but really people are celebrating, i think, celebration, but really people are celebrating, ithink, a relief. a moment in irish history which is really profound. i think talent here beside me who has campaigned referendum for so long with many come in many, many women who have been courageous to stand up and tell their stories at a time in ireland when it was very, very difficult for them to do so. there's a stigma, shame, abortion has been a taboo subject in this country

his name is simon harris and the minister for health as been leading debating for the yes campaign.s what he had to say. emotional and relieved. people cannot have voted in a compassionate way. you're not told their stories of the last few months. stories about how they felt that day and the stories can never be untold. the risk always was when people put their cells on the line and tell the stories you have to put into a popular vote. i'm so humbled that they responded and in such large numbers male and female and rural and large numbers male and female and ruraland urban and large numbers male and female and rural and urban and voted for a more compassionate and kind or ireland. we have to look after our own country. there was also no voters not here right now, but how are you going to unite those factions as not have a divisive future in ireland over this situation? we have had social referendums on last of issues. like divorce, marriage equality and some people voting yes and no but we still have to get out of the unit. this will be no different. i respect their right to vote in

he is getting a great reaction as well as the health minister simon harris and they both lead the political campaign. and indeed leo varadkar came on his ownjourney campaign. and indeed leo varadkar came on his own journey of transformation on the subject of abortion, initially he described himself perhaps as being opposed to repealing the eighth amendment. he isa repealing the eighth amendment. he is a professional general practitioner so would have come into contact with a lot of pregnancies. so over the course of time and listening to women telling them their stories about faith or fiddle abnormalities diagnosis, people with health concerns and complex witnesses, he changed his mind quite radically and he and simon has the health minister that this campaign ata health minister that this campaign at a political level to repeal the eighth amendment.” at a political level to repeal the eighth amendment. i should also tell viewers that they are young men, there are perhaps representative of a new ireland which the results of this if in fact the exit polls are borne out in what we're seeing s

harry. she'll have eyes for somebody else. >> simone believes meghan is more in love with the spot light thannce. have she's not really looking into harry's eyes and sinking in like william and kate did. harry, you can see is totally beguiled. she looks at her diamond ring all the time. >> you to think they'll have children? >> yes. >> how many? >> they're definitely going to have one. possibly two. >> simone showed me some of the cards the princess of wales sent her and claims dine yan that is watching ore her grand condition children. george, charlotte, and louis. >> she talks to the children. the children think she's an angel. she adores them. >> but simone believers harry should heed the advice diana is giving him. >> she would have said protect your heart. mummy doesn't want to see you hurt at all. >> she also believes if harry's mom and dad, diana and charles, had married just five year later, they still might be together today. nancy? >> all right, kevin, thank you very much. >>> now to the death of "superman" star margot kidder. the 69-year-old best known as lois lane passed away peac

. >> reporter: house minister simon harris insisting the time has come for irish women suffering fromthreatening or crisis pregnancies to be cared for at home. >> it is a proposal that would face up to the reality, stop women having to leave our shores to get access to health care. >> make no mistake these campaigners are going to be out until the polls were closed because the stakes are so high. it has taken decades of lifting a constitutional ban on abortion even on the ballot paper. politicians are very clear, it will not be revisited anytime soon. >> this is a conclusive result for the foreseeable future and we have to respect that. >> reporter: it has been divisive, bitter, at times toxic but it has given voice to many women too. island won't be the same after saturday whichever way the country votes. shannon: the supreme leader of iran laying out demands to preserve the nuclear deal donald trump withdrew from, including guaranteeing iran oil sales, safeguarding trade against un sanctions and promising not to seek new negotiations on the missile program. the ayatollah warning, qu

we had a chance to interview the health minister simon harris at the dublin castle when the vote wasounced. he told us why this vote means so much to him. take a listen. >> i was always hopeful this would pass by majority. when the numbers were as large as they were, i was taken aback. people across ireland, men and women, voted yes in large numbers. pleasantly surprised and overwhelmed. people voted for compassion. >> reporter: because there is a summer recess, it is likely if a br bill is submitted later, it will not be debated until autumn. >> of course, that is in ireland. meanwhile, this house has put pressure on prime minister theresa may to legalize abortion in northern ireland. part of the united kingdom. how is she dealing with the delicate political situation? >> reporter: it is delicate. she is in a coalition with the democratic union party in northern ireland. this is a pro-life anti-abortion party. she will face a difficult problem here. balancing out her coalition partner on one hand and mps within her party saying we have to do something about abortion rights. women's

. >> health minister simon harris insisting that the time has come for irish women suffering from life-threateningor at home. >> we are proposing to introduce into ireland a proposal that would face up to the reality, that would stop them and having to leave our shores on travel abroad to get access to health care. >> the national media blackout kicks out at 2:00 p.m. today, but these campaigners are going to be out until the polls close on friday, trying to turn out there vote because the stakes are so high for both sides. it has taken decades to get the question of lifting the constitutional ban on abortion even on the ballot paper. politicians are very clear, once the issue is decided, they are not revisited anytime soon. >> this will be a conclusive result for the foreseeable future. we will have to respect that. >> this campaign has been divisive, bitter, at times toxic. but it has also given voice too many women. ireland will be the same after saturday, whichever way the country votes. ♪ >> shannon: time now for where in the world. around the supreme leader laying out demands for europe to f

harry. she'll have eyes for somebody else. >> simone believes meghan is more in love with the spotlight than is with her prince. >> she's not really looking into harry's eyes and sinking in like william and kate did. harry, you can see is totally beguiled. she looks at her diamond ring all the time. >> simone showed me some of the affectionate cards the princess of wales gave her, and she claims that she's watching over her grandchildren, little george, charlotte, and louie. >> she's quite happy. the children think she's like a little angel. she adores them. >> but simone believes harry should heed the advice diana is giving him. >> she would have said, harry, protect that heart of yours. mommy doesn't want to see you hurt at all. >> i have to say, i have a little bit of a problem with this. >> believe what you want, everyone, but i personally have a good feeling about these two. >> i'm sticking with love. >> yeah. >> team meghan and harry. we have more coverage ahead. >> you definitely do. e.t. has meghan markle's exclusive home movies. >> plus, inside harry and meghan's x files. her first

simonjones, bbc of print harry and meghan markle. simonotball have been sending messages of support to the former manchester united manager sir alex ferguson after he suffered a brain haemorrhage. sir alex is recovering in intensive care. earlier i spoke to the football michael grant, who wrote the book fergie rises. he explains how sir alex's career began at aberdeen. it was seen as quite a big gamble by aberdeen to take this young glaswegian manager when the north were on the brink of winning things themselves. but it turned out to be an absolutely inspired and visionary decision by aberdeen, which was gloriously indicated over the next eight and a half years. did he ever change his management style? players who played under him at manchester united who also experienced him at aberdeen said he mellowed at united, so even though there was a famous ferguson temper and the controlling gene as we saw, all of that have probably been even harder and more raw at aberdeen. and that period from 78—86, a lot of what he did at aberdeen and a lot of

. >>> then simon cowell exclusive. >> you met harry. >> yes. >> what does he know about who

simon lord blair. let us turn from plantations to weddings. from the photographer to the dress, it is all one big business machine. prince harrye tying the knot this saturday. for more on preparation, planning, and experts is that rna royal wedding, we have the de silva. how has this compare to other royal weddings? this wedding is going to be an absolute extravaganza. they expected to cost around 43 million us dollars. most of that, about a0 million, around a3 million us dollars. most of that, about a0 million, is going to go to security. about 135,000 on the dress, about 150,000 on flowers. and what is a royal wedding without 20 silverplated trumpets? $125,000 will be spent on that. exactly. this wedding will be scrutinised inside and out. it will be. the cost of this to other royal weddings, well, seven this to other royal weddings, well, seve n years this to other royal weddings, well, seven years ago when the duke and duchess of cambridge, when they tied the knot, that came to 3a million us dollars. it was the third most expensive wedding in history at the time. the second most expensive wedding in history was $66 million

simon, in your element, i know(!) well, it has been quite a day, martine, head of tomorrow's celebrations, prince harry and meghan markle the couple were pictured leaving kensington palace at lunchtime, together with meghan's mother, doria ragland. they headed here, where they were introduced to the queen. harry and meghan were not, they have met before, but meghan's mother has not, so it was a huge moment for all those concerned. it was also announced earlier that the prince of wales will now walk meghan markle down the aisle tomorrow, her father thomas, meghan markle down the aisle tomorrow, herfatherthomas, of course, not able to attend because of ill—health. in a statement released at ten o'clock this morning, prince charles was said to be pleased to be able to welcome ms markle to the royal family in this way. we will have plenty more coming up way. we will have plenty more coming up here in the next half—hour on the bbc news at five, and of course tomorrow you can watch every moment of prince harry and meghan markle's big day, a royal wedding special programme live on bbc one and the news channel, full coverage st

simon mccoy is therem fact i am joined now byjenna caines, from the world campaign. alongside harryat make to a small charity like yours? oh my goodness, the amount of exposure it brings us asa the amount of exposure it brings us as a small charity is something we could never imagine and we could never wish for. the exposure and the support and the well wishing has been fantastic. explain what it is you do, you look after more vulnerable youngsters and you basically get them out into the open. that's right. we have a wide range of programmes, we work with vulnerable teenagers and young people, and teenagers in school and primary schools as well and found environmental education, will reach about 5000 young people a year. one of you is you, harry, and you have met the other harry before, how did that come about? because i was on turnaround, one of the programmes that the foundation do. we got invited to come down and meet him, and it was just such an amazing experience. he is such a down to earth guy, and i am so privileged to meet him. down to earth in what way? he isa meet him. dow

simon kirby, is the fist high profile casualty — afterjust 19 months in thejob. oh baby! — it's a ‘royal exclusive‘ on the front of the mirror. they quote a friend of prince harry as soon as possible. the i shows the three american men freed from north korean prison. president trump says it's a huge gesture of goodwill from north korea's, kimjong un. ‘fire and anger in tehran‘ — the guardian show the moment that members of the iranian parliament set fire to the us flag — in reaction to president trumps withdrawal from the iranian nuclear deal. the queen is enjoying herself at the royal windsor horse show on the front of the times — they lead on further fallout over the iranian nuclear deal. it says britain is drawing up measures to counter the impact of us sanctions on companies that do business with iran. and the daily express lead with a story about the duke of wellington who they are calling a a ring leader in the house of lords who is defying the will of the british people. so that‘s a flavour of the front pages. and, jack, i‘m going to start with the independent online. claiming its exclusive here about jeremy corbyn under fire from his own mps. five backb

simon mccoy. today at 2pm. of the wedding route 48 hours before their big day. her up the aisle. given the space he needs to focus on his health. for harrylashed to just £2. the gambling industry claims it will cost thousands of jobs.

simon says on twitter, i wish harry all the best but fear that megan will a lwa ys the best but fearlady role. the press make a lot about her being mixed—race, they forget that prince phillip is greek and the queen has german ancestry. a text message, i have nothing against the royals but do we need to hype this wedding up? there are poor people suffering in the country, there are young babies with cancer. it is not the fault of the royals, i wish them well but let them get on with their life. if you want to get in touch, send a message on twitter. you can use our hashtag. you can send an e—mail, and we are particularly interested if you are getting set to go down to windsor, if you want to get as close as you can to the couple, let me know why. send me an e—mail. now the latest news. north korea has threatened to cancel next month's summit between kim jong—un and president trump, if washington continues to push it to give up its nuclear weapons. earlier, pyongyang abruptly cancelled talks that were due to take place today with south korea, blaming planned joint military exercises by

harry and meghan markle later this month. william and b there, but prince louis will stay at home. simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace.day due to overcrowding. it is largely due to bank holiday engineering work, the disruption between london and brighton continues, and it is expected to do so continues, and it is expected to do so until the end of the day. southern rail is warning of long queues for bus services operating from gatwick. let's go to our top story now, sir alex ferguson. he is in hospital recovering from a brain haemorrhage. his friend, former aberdeen and scotland manager craig brown, has given reaction to the news of the sudden illness. my reaction to the news was quite shocked, to be honest, because i was ata shocked, to be honest, because i was at a function last night, and alex was supposed to be there, he was supposed to be one of the guests. it was a reunion for footballers in the east area. all of a sudden we heard that we had to go quickly down to manchester because alex was ill. that was the first i heard of illness that alex has unfortunately suffered. i think everyone acknowledges that the wa

harry tomorrow. the bride's father, thomas won't be at windsor castle because of health problems. but prince phillip is going to attend. my colleague simons are on windsor castle behind me and the big day tomorrow, it is a big day for a lot of other couples. another couple getting married isjosh barber and isabel greenwood. theyjoin getting married isjosh barber and isabel greenwood. they join me getting married isjosh barber and isabel greenwood. theyjoin me from birmingham. the one thing you will be sharing along with meghan and harry, is a bit of nerves, how are you feeling? not too bad, the butterflies have started to kick in, other than that, it has been ok. yes, not too bad. you had set this date before they did, did you? yes, definitely. we set the date and as soon as they announced it we just knew they would pick the 19th of may. of all the data could be. what time are you getting married? 1pm tomorrow afternoon. this will all be over by then. i am going to ask you a question, will you have a television anywhere near you are tomorrow afternoon?|j television anywhere near you are tomorrow afternoon? i will be watching it when i am

harry and meghan markle this month. william and catherine will be there. but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simonottish island of islay to mark the hundredth anniversary of two first world war troopship disasters that took the lives of hundreds of american soldiers. princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms 0tranto in 1918. from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remember the twin tragedies on the —— of 1918 at the american monument, a naval tribute completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tra nto with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off the west coast, 300 men were thrown into the atlantic in hurricane condition. badly damaged, torn to pieces, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. 0nly man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, his father was one of the lucky few. he ended up at the cliff over here. i sure, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they we nt rushed to help. it was s

harry and meghan markle this month. william and catherine will be there. but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simonnks forjoining me. it's time we updated you on the weather prospects for the rest of the holiday weekend right across the british isles, and for many of you it really will look as good as that for the rest of sunday. a glorious evening in prospect, save perhaps around about the coasts, where we may well have some mist and low cloud round about the irish sea coast, a bit of an onshore breeze out towards the east. do you know what? we're going to do it all again on monday. still that low cloud in some locations around about the irish sea. still a front close by to the north and west of scotland, so the odd bit and piece of rain here, but if you haven't had a mention thus far, save for an onshore breeze tempering the feel of the day on the eastern coast, inland areas well on into the teens, if not well on into the 20s. by tuesday something a little bit different for you, certainly across western parts, who will have this front to contend with, some cloud, wind and rain, still the last of

harry and meghan markle later this month. william and catherine will be there, but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simonit is our world. but first the weather. hello there. saturday was a glorious day for much of the country. we saw some fine sunsets up and down the uk, like this one here in wakefield in west yorkshire. not all areas, though, were sunny and warm. coastal parts along the irish sea were disappointing, around cornwall and devon and into western wales, south—western parts of scotland as well. this weather front has been plaguing the north—west corner of scotland, bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain. as we start sunday morning, there should rarely be any rain here, just a bit of cloud. elsewhere it is a clear start, quite chilly across eastern parts of england. sunday promises to be another glorious day for much of the country once again. sunshine from the word go. a bit of cloud across scotland. i think we are looking at a better day through the central belt on sunday afternoon. top temperatures reaching 2a or 25 celsius, so another warm day on the cards. even warmer air is imported

harry and meghan markle this month. william and catherine will be there. but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simonles this weekend. retail figures were badly affected by the bad weather over easter, but record temperatures this bank holiday weekend could mean gardeners are catching up for lost time. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is how some garden centres looked last month. easter was a financial and meteorological wash—out for many retailers — what a difference a month makes. sunshine tends to bring out the shoppers and part—time gardeners. and what will they be buying? why, busy lizzie plants, of course. they disappeared six years ago but are back this weekend and expected to fly off the shelves. who knew? we are expecting to be very busy. a lot of customers moving outside to do outdoor projects. a lot of people entertaining, buying barbecues, leisure furniture, sofas. yep, exceptionally busy. and if this bank holiday weekend is a busy one for the shops, it will be welcome news. according to one piece of research, there was a 21% spike in retailers experiencing financial dis

harry and meghan markle this month. william and catherine will be there. but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simonnt kilauea continues to erupt. however, they do say that the existing fissures are continuing to emit hazardous fumes, and as you can see here, the huge piles of molten rock give an idea ofjust how active the volcano currently is. the hawaiin civil defense 0rganisation says five homes the hawaiian civil defense 0rganisation says five homes have been destroyed, but there are still no reports of any deaths or serious injuries, and evacuation orders remain in force. commemorations have taken place on the scottish island of islay a dazzling display of tulips, the largest of its kind in the uk, has created a blaze of colour on the norfolk landscape. and this is what more than 12 million of them look like. but this weekend they‘re set for the chop. more than 60 million tulips are grown here — but the crop is for bulbs, rather than cut flowers, to sell to supermarkets next year. pretty flowers! 0k, pretty flowers! ok, so how is that whether looking? phil can tell us. phil. sparkling. for the

harry, thank you. let's bring in scott jennings, symone sanders, and kevin madden. hello to all of you. >> greetings. >> what do you think of her chances, simone? black woman in the south, in georgia, and it's still trump country. he says it's not the heart of trump country, but he won it. >> but it's over there. >> it's in the neighborhood. >> it is in the neighborhood, it's in the hood, as we like to say. i think stacey abrams definitely has a chance. what she did in this primary election, she went out there and people criticized her for spending money early, but she put that money on doors and folks to knock those doors and a very heavy field program where she had more touches in every single county in georgia than her democratic opponent. i think we'll see her do some of the similar things in the general election and the question is all about turn-out. i think stacey abrams has a message that speaks to a wide swath of people in georgia. the question is, will they come out? >> is that similar to what doug jones did in a way, to reach out to more democrats -- >> right. and tried to play more in the suburbs. i still think that stacey abrams i

harry at st george's chapel here in windsor tomorrow. buckingham palace have also confirmed the duke of edinburgh will attend the royal wedding. and i'm simonccoy here on the long walk — where the royal procession will pass. the finishing touches and final introductions are being made. meghan markle‘s mother, doria ragland, is due to meet the queen, a day before her daughter marries into britain's royalfamily. the other main stories this hour... russian ex—spy sergei skripal is discharged from hospital — over two months after he was poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury. the government considers sending hundreds more british troops to carry out training in afghanistan. and the commons speaker, john bercow, is accused of calling a cabinet minister "a stupid woman" in parliament. hello and good morning. welcome to windsor. a beautiful day here with 24 windsor. a beautiful day here with 2a hours to go to the royal wedding. in the last hour, we have learned... the prince of wales is to step in for the father of the bride and walk meghan markle down the aisle when she marries prince harry tomorrow. ms markle‘s father, thomas, is unable to att

harry's marriage to meghan markle has been released. there is now less than a week to go until the big day. our correspondent simonbuckingham palace this morning. what's the significance of this letter? good morning. it is not often a grandson asks a grandmother for written consent to marry the one he loves, but this is all part of the royal wedding process. if you make need to take up the role of being monarch one day, then you need to ask the present monarch for permission. you have these illustrations on it, as well as the text of the dragon, because he is prince henry of wales. for her, a rose which is the flower of the united states, and to poppies for the state of california. it is all just days away now. let's hope it is a day like today. new skies today, we shall see. in the last half an hour, we learnt of the death of the former labour cabinet minister dame tessa jowell. let's speak to the former downing street director of communications, alastair campbell. thank you very much for talking to us. first, sorry, you have lost a friend. so was an extraordinary event, not just to friend. so was an extraordinar

harry's marriage to meghan markle has been released. there is now less than a week to go until the big day. our correspondent simongham palace this morning. what is the significance of this letter? ican i can feel the frisson of excitement building up. what was the significance of this letter? very good morning to you. anyone might seek the blessing of their parents oi’ seek the blessing of their parents or grandparents in this case, but in royal circles that ends in paperwork. it is quite some paperwork. it is quite some paperwork. as well as the texts, there are these illustrations. harry is prince henry of wales, so we have a dragon and also rose, shamrock and thistle to represent the whole of the uk. another rose makes an appearance, the national flower of the us, and two poppies for the state flower of california. this is what you are looking at now, the queen being asked to give her approval. this is something which was changed in law hundreds of years ago, in fact, was changed in law hundreds of years ago, infact, when was changed in law hundreds of years ago, in fact, when there was a highly controversial

harry and meghan markle later this month. william and catherine will be there, but prince louis, who will then be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simon as you would expect, those pictures making the front of many papers today. this is the sunday telegraph. a picture taken by the duchess of cambridge. charlotte celebrated her third birthday. the same picture on the front of the daily star. —— daily star. this is the picture of both of them. and this is on many of the front pages, sir alex ferguson fighting for his life after a brain haemorrhage. there is the headline. and lots of messages of support. michael carrick saying he is devastated. thoughts and prayers with him and his family. the sunday times. another picture of charlotte and prince louis. the sport section. a picture of sir alex ferguson fighting for his life last night after reportedly suffering a brain haemorrhage and undergoing emergency services. the family has asked for privacy at this time. another picture. there is the same headline on the sun. of course, thoughts and prayers are with his family this morning. david 0rnstein is at old trafford for us this morning. man

that he has decided not to attend his daughter's wedding to prince harry because he didn't want to embarrass her or the royal family. simon are under way, and it seems they may have to change a. good morning. yes, we are seeing the barriers to keep the crowds back. they just went past barriers to keep the crowds back. theyjust went past me. a few barriers to keep the crowds back. they just went past me. a few things up they just went past me. a few things up in the year at the moment. that moment of walking down the aisle with your father is one of the most emotional, but she is very worried about him. she is very close to him. we understand that they are hoping this can be resolved. that is the latest we understand. what is going on here? we don't know exactly, but thomas has been appearing in the press quite recently to begin before the right as he was in some pictures showing himself getting ready for the day. the mail on sunday looked a bit closer and what they found is there was cctv footage which actually showed that thomas was turning up with a photographer and some of the people in the backdrops we re some of the

harry. in the waxwork of meghan markle, she's wearing a replica of her engagement ring. the display will open to the public on 19 may — the day of the royal wedding. earlier my colleague simongan and harried people have been delighted to do that. it's been a great challenge. presumably she has not modelled for this? no, they have been gotten from research. they have more undermined the moment that our figures. it has been worked out from research. it is slightly spooky sitting next to them like this. harry, you have remodeled because there is a facial hair issue. yes, now he has got the beards we have updated him and moved his body around a little bit so they work together really well. they're part ofa together really well. they're part of a huge interactive experience at the attraction as well. i should say you can get right up close to them and people think we have roads and so on and people think we have roads and so on but you can get right up with selfies into arm around them. mind ifido selfies into arm around them. mind if i do that? that's perfectly fine. very few people get away with that. the royalfamily, very few people get away with that. the royal family, they

harry at st george‘s chapel here in windsor tomorrow. buckingham palace have also confirmed the duke of edinburgh will attend the royal wedding. and i‘m simon

harry marries meghan markle. it's still unclear who will walk meghan markle down the aisle, after it was reported that her father was due to have heart surgery. i'm simon on the long walk in windsor, where very soon we will get a sneak preview of what it will look like on the day. there's a full rehearsal of saturday's procession and we'll get to see the horses, and the soldiers making sure that everything goes to plan for harry and meghan‘s big day. good morning. it's thursday 17 may. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the government has announced it is drastically reducing the maximum stake for fixed odds betting terminals tojust £2. at the moment it is £100 and gamblers can make a bet every 20 seconds. the culture secretary, matt hancock, said he had chosen to take a stand on the issue, describing fixed—odds betting terminals as a social blight. bookmakers say it will mean store closures and job losses. theo leggett reports. fixed odds betting terminals are electronic machines which allowed users to place wagers on a variety of games, such as blackjack, roulette or simulated horse racing. at the moment, players can place bets of up to

simon. because people -- everyone was wondering what kind of nod they would give to diana. best and biggest is prince harry they were sayingbout the commonwealth, they're going to go out there with developing countries and other countries around the world, the commonwealth, she's made that symbol on her dress, that will have gone down very well with the queen i'm sure. and do what is similar to what diana did and take that message, especially attacking things like hiv in difficult parts of the world, yes. >> thank you very much, emily sheffield, richard, simon perry, really appreciate it, thank you. >>> again, we are less than an hour away from the newlywed duke and duchess of sussex, they're going to be departing the royal castle, so make sure you stay tuned. they're going to be going to the second recession. we're back in just a moment. >>> but first, here's a moment of "stand by," singing "stand by me" at the royal wedding. if i can get my words out. ♪ no i won't be afraid ♪ no i won't be afraid ♪ just as long as you stand stand by me ♪ spend at thousands of hotels.e giving venture cdholde 10 milesy brr

simon mccoy and we‘re on the long walk. walk. prince harryt megan michael‘s mother will be with them. mother will be with them. royal couple in the first one, i forgot to look one. forgot to look one. their wedding interview, how special botswana is to them. botswana is to them. how you have got involved with prince harry. prince harry. with prince harry for a number of yea rs. with prince harry for a number of years. years. and he considers it his out of britain home. britain home. was interested in the conservation of wild places and creatures. of wild places and creatures. conservation and eventually a formalised arrangement. and also friendship? friendship? well, yes, there is a set amount of friendship. set amount of friendship. acquaintance and i know him well but there is a friendship, yes. there is a friendship, yes. i know you are going to the wedding. you are going to the wedding. that is enough that you are going. is enough that you are going. there is a friendship and understanding here. understanding here. how quickly did you hav

simon mccoy on windsor castle's long walk. today at 3. doria ragland is meeting the queen. at st george's chapel tomorrow. but the father of the groom will. prince harryitarian efforts, she best embodies that. after he was poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. between manchester united and chelsea. chelsea. have descended here from all over the world. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. have arrived recently, ahead of their big day tomorrow. at lunchtime together with meghan's mother, doria ragland. to introduce ms ragland to the queen. will walk meghan markle down the aisle tomorrow. because of ill health. to welcome ms markle to the royal family in this way". those are the pictures as they arrived in the last half—hour. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the final piece of the wedding choreography. to the altar tomorrow. a statement from kensington palace said... this is how it will work. and then proceed accompanied by bridesmaids and page boys. where prince harry is waiting. who will accompany her to the altar. it will be seen as a symbolic welcoming of her to her new family. dori

harry before next week's royal wedding. she might be meeting someone else as well. hello everyone, this is afternoon live. i'm simonear ambitions. and burned the us flag and a copy of the agreement. they would continue to trade. put confidence in, then you can continue. continue like this. hasn't provided the economic benefits they were promised. what the crisis would mean for them. not stay here any more. even when we didn't have sanctions, our economy was terrible. and with this decision, i don't know what will happen. decisions to limit the damage to our country. for limiting its nuclear programme. and continue their trade. the politicians insist the deal must be saved. will be continuing to work on those with our european and other allies. translation: our aim is clear. for our own interests. that's why we will be working on this deal to have a future. under the nuclear deal. the president's advisers, though, were unrepentant. activity in iraq and syria. you know, they've been moving missiles. into syria that can hit any target inside israel. that's why we have seen recent israeli strikes. which is the real thr