this was about the time on bbc breakfast on friday not given over to the royal wedding. been given the day off as there was no news, just froth, speculation and fawning?" but the main pre—wedding focus this week was an on—off issue which seemed at times to be turning into a latin american soap opera. every twist and turn was followed by bbc news. thomas markle is expected to walk his daughter down the aisle in a ceremony at st george's chapel in windsor. our royal terrace that buckingham palace this evening. it's unclear whether that is going to happen or not. it's not. it's absolutely unclear now. in windsor, preparations for the wedding are gathering pace with a question mark over whether the father of the bride will be there. meghan markle, by all accounts, is still hoping very much that he will. reports suggest he has taken ill. those allegations he helped stage paparazzi photos of his preparations for the wedding. i've just got some news we are getting committed as a statement from meghan markle that has just come through. i will read it. this is on kensington palac

what are the bbc doing about the situation?een running a series of public campaigns to draw attention to the plight of the persian service staff in this regard, and we've engaged significantly, as you mention, with the united nations, at the un human rights council in geneva, and we'll be continuing that kind of engagement with the un and other bodies during the course of the year. but of course it's important that everyone remembers that these journalists have done nothing wrong, they are engaged under the same editorial terms as all other bbc staff who produce our trusted international news, and the harassment and collective punishment, if you like, of theirfamilies inside iran is a really big and significant and worrying step, and it's one that we are urging publicly the iranian authorities to reverse as soon as possible. now, we are in a situation with rapidly escalating things going on in the middle east over the nuclear deal and with israel. how is the bbc going to be able to report this all safely? well, of course the pe

to discuss how the bbc handled the royal wedding, i am joined by my guests. was all view of its overall? ridiculously over the top. ijust couldn't understand how so much saturation coverage of this one eventin saturation coverage of this one event in all the days leading up to the wedding and the wedding itself could be so ridiculously exaggerated, to the point that it pushed out far more important stories, backwards into oblivion. to have a whole day on the saturday, dominated on the news channel by this one story, and even so, on the bbc one as well. hauman people can't get both? let's start with that one. —— how many people. the news channel and bbc one were showing exactly the same thing for five hours. if you wa nted same thing for five hours. if you wanted news, there was nowhere to go? except that was news, to be clear. i think what the news channel residue is different to what bbc one is doing. the bbc one is broadcasting a special event. the news channel normally takes the main news, live events go to live events, this was the main live event. rather

that you wouldn't have guessed that from the bbc's coverage. it is frivolous and it feeds the royal soap opera, that is fine. but the bbc has a duty to inform and to do that ina bbc has a duty to inform and to do that in a balanced way. once again it has shown that when it comes to the mikey, it's got a blind spot. —— monarch is. i'm not saying the bbc shouldn't coverage, but it should cover it as part of the new cycle, but as the entirety of the news cycle. those who want to watch the royal wedding could do so on bbc 0ne. those who wanted a full and proper news cycle should have been able to do so on the news channel. and the fact that the bbc didn't have a choice, i think, it goes against their charter obligations of making sure that they offer programming for every licence fee payerin programming for every licence fee payer in the country. to discuss how bbc news handled the royal wedding i am joined by gareth allen, the control of daily news programmes, and by leo stevenson, one of the viewers who contacted us about the coverage. viewers wh

plenty of warm sunshine but always the threat of heavy showers. welcome to bbcnorth america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: harry, harry! the final countdown to the royal wedding — prince harry talks to the crowds outside windsor castle. good evening, miss markle, how are you feeling tonight? while meghan markle and her mum arrive at the country house hotel where they're spending the night. in other news: more than 100 people are feared dead after a plane crashes shortly after ta ke—off from havana. and ten people have been killed at a school shooting in texas. a 17—year—old pupil has been charged with murder.

it does baffle viewers bbc news was showing exactly the same thing for five hours as bbc one, and if is different to what bbc one is doing. bbc one is obviously broadcasting a special event for millions of viewers. what the news channel is trying to do, and does on a daily basis, is the main news, live events, go live to events. this was the main live event. rather than having a totally separate set up that duplicated or was separate to bbc one, it may be sensible as a decision to combine that and run it as one. with a news channel ticker, making sure you can see what other news is happening. but there was no news at all on the new channel from 9am to 9:15pm on saturday except for two half—hour sports bulletins. how can you justify that? i think when the nation, on the day itself, as you said, when millions of people are tuning in for this one even at a time when, yes, there was other news, i totally accept there was the cuba crash and the shooting in america, which we did cover the day before when it happened. but on the date itself the whole country pretty much felt rapt in this ev

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. ays he did cover the cost of a payout to silence the porn star, stormy daniels. but he insists no campaign money was used. these are some of the other stories we're coving in the bbc newsroom. four pharmaceutical companies have been raided in nigeria after a bbc investigation into the role of cough syrup containing codeine in an addiction epidemic. after the bbc report aired nigeria announced a ban on the production and import of the syrup. bbc swahili is covering. the widow of china's late nobel laureate, liu xiaobo, says she's ready to die at home after being under house arrest for eight years. liu xia has never been charged with a crime, but has been confined since her husband won the nobel peace prize in 2010. and hawaii has become the first us state to pass a bill banning the sale of sunscreens with chemicals that harm coral reefs. the chemicals are used in more than 3,500 of the most popular sunscreen products. we can read more about that on our website. for the first time ever o

the headlines now on bbc news. itain, france and germany have all pressed for the deal to be maintained, but the us has backed israel's claims. the international trade secretary, liam fox, has accused the house of lords of seeking to block the will of the people, after a series of government defeats over brexit in the chamber. the latest and most significant would enable parliament to send theresa may back to the negotiating table in brussels, if mp5 didn't like the brexit deal she'd negotiated. one of the most senior figures in the catholic church, cardinal george pell, will stand trial on historical charges of sexual abuse in australia. he's the highest—ranking catholic to face such allegations. cardinal pell, who's 76 and a former archbishop of melbourne and sydney, pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. new alcohol pricing laws come into force in scotland today targeting high strength spirits and ciders. the minimum price is now 50p per unit of alcohol, meaning a two—litre bottle of strong cider goes

worth checking out how lucy received the award on the bbc sport website. or so. her auntie gave her a bit of a shock! that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. thanks for watching. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are pippa crerar, the deputy political editor at the guardian and steve hawkes, deputy political editor at the sun many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. two deputy political editor is. we are going up in the world. many of tomorrow's from papers are ready here. let's take a look at them. the metro previews the home secretary's first speech to the police federation, in which he's expected to sympathise with the pressures officers face. the i has more on today's events to mark the first anniversary of the manchester arena attack. the ft says congressional republicans are mounting a rebellion against donald trump's following his decision to patch trade relations with china. the telegraph reports on a letter written by michael gove to cabinet, which highly cri

she is the bbc women's footballer of the yearfor the bbc women's footballer of the year for 2018 andf days ago to surprise her, along with her auntie, julie, who gave the award. she was voted the winner by fans from all over the world, bbc world service operate this award. she is the fourth winner. she plays for england that she is a right back for a lyon. there she is in action, training for lyon. she actually scored the only goal in the champions league semifinal to send them through to the champions league final which is in kiev and that is a big goalfor her. she played for manchester city last season but she wanted to move to lyon because they are the biggest dominant force in women's football in the world. they are the best players and arguably the best club and she went there this season to really work on her game and it has proved its worth. she had all of the physicality and speed and the technicality has really come on this season, so she is the bbc women's footballer of the year for 2018. fantastic. thank you for telling us about it and congratulations to lucy bronze for wi

what are the bbc doing about the situation?n geneva and we'll be continuing that kind of engagement with the un and other bodies during the course of the year. but, of course, it's important that everyone remembers that these journalists have done nothing wrong. they are engaged under the same editorial terms as all other bbc staff who produce our trusted international news and the harassment and collective punishment, if you like, of theirfamilies inside iran is a really big and significant and worrying step and it's one that we are urging publicly the iranian authorities to reverse as soon as possible. now, we are in a situation with rapidly escalating things going on in the middle east over the nuclear deal and with israel. how is the bbc going to be able to report this all safely? well, of course, the persian service, you know, have their own contacts inside iran and we inform ourselves as to what's happening there, as we've done for a number of years. it is true that some of our english news—gathering colleagues are able t

the age of 86. hello and welcome to bbc news. rth korea says it has "firm intentions" of denuclearising — that is according to south korea's president, moonjae—in. he was giving details of what the two leaders spoke about in a surprise meeting held on saturday to try and salvage an upcoming summit with us president donald trump that has been planned forjune, was called off, but now looks like it could be back on again. lebo diseko has the details. after a week which was full of surprises, this. an unexpected meeting between north korea and south korea's leaders in the demilitarised zone between the two countries, only the second time they have met. both kim jong—un and moonjae—in keen to show they will do whatever it takes to save thatjune 12 summit with donald trump. dasha we have agreed that the meeting should be held successfully and that ourjourney the deepening the peninsula's denuclearisation and a perpetual peace system should not be halted. we have agreed to co—operate with each other for this. it's not as if any more dram

the day. you can follow coverage on bbc news at any time on the website.atest on all the as well as analysis from our team. there's also a piece on irish voters from all around the world who have headed home — to cast their ballots in this key referendum. that's all at bbc.com/news. a government programme aimed at protecting afghan civilians who worked as interpreters for the british army has been called a "dismalfailure" by mps. the defence committee says not a single person potentially at risk from the taliban had been resettled in the uk so far via the intimidation scheme. the ministry of defence said it would take note of the criticism. to discuss this i can now speak to the conservative mp tom tugendhat. he's the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, and saw active service in iraq and afghanistan as an army officer. he gave evidence to the committee behind this report. welcome to bbc news. thanks for joining us. you, i take it, i welcome to bbc news. thanks for joining us. you, itake it, i not surprised of the report. no, i think there is som

the heat. duncan kennedy, bbc news. with all the sport, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre... fa cup champions — beating their london rivals arsenal 3—1 in front of a record crowd at wembley. 0ur reporterjo currie was watching. these are wembley‘s new faces. for 40 these are wembley‘s new faces. for a0 yea rs these are wembley‘s new faces. for a0 years now, the women's game has made its home here. it may be the old est made its home here. it may be the oldest prize but this occasion are still growing. arsenal and chelsea is both have superstar quality but it took until the second half to see it. the change of ends brought a change in ambition. fran kirby. chelsea lead. for ramona bachman this was the start of a cup winning performance but if first was emphatic, the second goal struck lucky, a heavy deflection putting chelsea in charge. for emma hayes, too good to hold back. she was here just to watch, she is having twins soon. arsenal briefly made a game of it when they pulled a goal back, but fittingly the standout player would decide the showpiece. fran kirby voted the best b

the culture of ireland? good morning and welcome to bbc news. main group opposing the liberalisation of abortion laws in ireland has admitted it has lost a referendum on the issue. exit polls suggest voters have voted strongly in favour of liberalising the country's laws on abortion. nuala mcgovern is in dublin for us. well, we are going to have a good number of hours before we have the official result but you mention exit polls that were released yesterday evening and right now in dublin, and across the country, what they are trying to do is just digester that news. a seismic moment, a profound moment, perhaps, for this country. —— digest the news. before i speak to two women who have been following it incredibly closely, i want to bring you a statement that has come from the no campaign reallyjust in the past few minutes. this is what they said. the repeal campaign —— they said. the repeal campaign —— the campaign that looks like they are on the way to lose. shortly, legislation that will be introduced that allow babies to be killed in our coun

the bbc's nick bryant has the latest. ni: in the middle of the n before the birds or the president had started tweeting, the plane carrying the free prisoners touched down on american soil. from detention to a triumphant welcome from donald trump, he did not want to mi the homecoming, for it offers flesh and blood proof that his unconventional approach to diplomacy is working. pres. trump: my proudest achievement will be -- this is a part of it -- but when we denuclearize the entire peninsula. this is what we have beenin wafor for a long time. no one thought we could be on this track in terms of speed. i am very honored to help the three folks. nick: this was a made-for-television moment, but the white house quickly turned it into cinema. slow-motion footage, rousing hollywood-style music. the former reality tv star claimed this must've set the all-time record for ratings at 3:00n the morning. north korea's state broadcaster did not show that nd of panache, but these are remarkable pictures nonetheless. kim jong-un meetin

the other man allegedly involved told bbc the allegations were false.ore than a decade of bullying and racist and misogynistic behaviour by government employees including being told staff did not want a woman, especially a foreign woman working there. having her miscarriage mocked, and threatening behaviour towards female staff who are sometimes referred to as prostitutes. despite claiming she's a whistle—blower, she is prevented under the civil service code from speaking to the media. the bbc asked the government to give special dispensation, but none was given. so i spoke to her sister—in—law and canada, through the internet. we were disgusted. i mean, i hope that you will show this picture because it deserves to be shown. we were horrified, and sickened. you know, we just worry about what this is done to her. and her home is scotland, she's been a 25 years, and she's not giving up and now her family is behind her and we are not giving up until somebody is made accountable for their actions. ms fitzpatrick has been signed off for almost two years on f

sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. with all 20 teams kicking off at 3pm. manchester city are already champions, stoke city and west brom already relegated — so attention turns to who can grab the final champions league spot. chelsea need a win at newcastle, and also hope that liverpool lose at home to brighton to secure a place. liverpool managerjugen klopp is looking forward to the challenge... still exciting, three games that weekend where it's going for the big things. maybe four. we are of that will stop you can't think it would have been nice if, so that's my frustration makes no sense, i'm not frustrated about that. we are frustrated about that. we are frustrated about that. we are frustrated about a view things but that's long ago, now we have the chance to play against brighton. and there's still one spot in the relegation zone to be confirmed today too. swansea look likely to end their six years spell in the top flight. they need to beat already relegated stoke and hope for a southampton defeat to champions man

the headlines on bbc news. ar majority has voted to relax ireland's abortion laws. reform campaigners, led by the country's prime minister, are celebrating. south korea says its president met the north korean leader kim jong—un for two hours on saturday at the border crossing between the two countries. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—iranian woman imprisoned in tehran — will face security—related charges in a second case against her according to iranian media. in this board will it be liverpool in another historic chapter in the champions league final. kick—off at 740i pm. and chris champions league final. kick—off at 7401 pm. and chris froome has had another ceremonial triumph and leads the race by 40 six sevenths in the giro d'italia. and day three proves is bad for england as the opening couple of days with ben stokes allowing several wickets to go cheaply in the first test against pakistan at lord's. iranian state media's reporting that the british woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — who's imprisoned in

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: hawaii's mount kilauea volcano explodes, sending ash soaring into the sky. residents have been told to seek shelter. donald trump tries to put his summit with kim jong—un back on track by reassuring north korea. if we make a deal, i think kimjong—un is going to be very, very happy. i really believe he is going to be very happy. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: one year into robert mueller‘s investigation into russia meddling into the us presidential election, many questions remain unanswered. as a dress rehearsal is held at windsor for the royal wedding, meghan markle confirms her father won't be coming. there really is a sense, with all the world waiting, that we are waiting for things to begin. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and two in the afternoon in hawaii, where the kilauea volcano has begun spitting out ash, nine kilometres into the

again, the north escapes. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. al result will be announced this afternoon. south korea says its president moonjae—in met the north korean leader kim jong—un for two hours today in the demilitarised border area between the two countries. a report in the iranian media says that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—iranian woman imprisoned in tehran — will face security—related charges in a second case being prepared against her. a government programme to protect afghan interpreters thank you for your company so far this afternoon. now on bbc news — a special programme meeting the unique choir who played their part in celebrating the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. inspired by prince harry's work around mental and physical health, gosp—ability is a diverse group of amateur singers made up of people facing mental and physical challenges of their own. the choir recorded a specially written song given to the couple as a wedding gift.

the bbc hears direct testimony from a network of dissidents. police officers and a civilian are shot dead in belgium. prosecutors are treating it as a terrorist attack. and the american comedy actress roseanne barr has her hit television series cancelled after sending racist tweets. hello. welcome to the programme. as speculation continues about the possibility of a summit meeting between president trump and kimjong—un, the debate about north korea's record on human rights has been largely sidelined. direct testimony from within north korea is exceptionally hard to record, but over many months, the bbc has used a covert network of dissidents to put questions to a range of citizens. as michael cowan reports, they expressed strong views about the country's leadership and relations with the rest of the world. north korea is the world's most repressive regime. ruled by the totalitarian kim dynasty, the authorities wield an absolute control over information. citizens‘ mobile phones can't call outside the country and they have no access to the interne

wilson is edging that fourth frame and you can keep up on the bbc two and the bbc sport website.l the sport for now. you will keep you updated on the snooker throughout the afternoon. 0ur our top story, breast cancer england has reported a major increase in the number of women seeking advice. it follows a computer error which resulted in many women not being invited to their final screening. i'm nowjoined by the oncologist karol sikora, who previously has been an assessor for the nhs breast cancer screening programme. this went on for nine years, they

did you turn back to the bbc? dding and we thought it was precocious. album so soon after the wedding and we thought it was precociousm album so soon after the wedding and we thought it was precocious. it was a different kind of wedding. intimate in a sense although obviously millions of people watching and it was a royal wedding but didn't parts feel like a family wedding orami but didn't parts feel like a family wedding or am i wrong?|j but didn't parts feel like a family wedding or am i wrong? i don't know. to me it'sjust felt like a very, very well organised splendid spectacle of the sort that the royals do so brilliantly. i'm not sure i agree with that. i thought it did have a family feel. i thought it was much younger. having been an avid royal wedding watchers since the days of di and charles, i thought that the crowd was so much younger than usual and it was certainly loads of twentysomethings that came round to watch it. there is something about this wedding that makes people feel that they have got a stak

the girl power. not geri — why? this is bbc news. kimjong—un. gauging what life is like inside north korea. the bbc hears direct testimony from a network of dissidents. the father of a 5—year—old boy who died in the grenfell tower fire said his son would probably be alive had he not followed the advice of firefighters who advised him to stay where he was. speaking at the public inquiry, paulos tekle said he had to live with the guilt after his family was repeatedly told to stay in their 13th floor flat. 72 people died as a result of the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. five—year—old isaac paolos was an arsenal fan, just like his dad. he was good at maths and reading. his name meantjoy and laughter. today, there were only tears. i am broken and now the only thing that can make me whole again is to fight for truth and justice in isaac‘s name. isaac was seen running happily around his flat. but the night of the fire, they‘d been told to stay inside it by a fireman who ca

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. st 300 women may have had their lives shortened — -= 7 m}.:5;fi w7” got the ~ — got the "’i two ' later, it the "’i two ' later, shee "’i two ' later, she developed . two ' later, she developed breast ' years later, she developed breast cancer. i look back now and think, you know, everything that happened since could possibly have been avoided or lessened, the whole journey i went on, this traumatic journey i went on, this traumatic journey of all of the treatment, it may have never had to have caused —’ f caused in f f part by it screening, caused in part by it problems, with sometimes tragic consequences. there may be number of questions needed to be answered. eight years is a long time foran answered. eight years is a long time for an error of this magnitude to go undetected. did the department received any warnings in that time, is there any record of how many women raised concerns that they had not received appropriate screening, we re not received appropriate screening, were there

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. e. so mark, what do we have this week? very interesting week, we have the breadwinner which is an animation. solo: a star wars story, another one. and mckellen: playing the part. and the breadwinner, based or taken from a book? yes, by deborah ellis. this is from the studio that gave us song of the sea and secret of curls. this is adapted from deborah ellis‘ book. taliban—era, turn of the century, a young girl is selling bread with her father. he has lost a leg in the war with the taliban. clearly, they are struggling materially, but he teaches her the power of history, and most importantly, the power of stories. let's have a look at the clip. clip: our people have always told stories, from our very beginning... a fractured land and the claws of the hindu kush mountains, scorched by the fiery eyes of the northern deserts. black rubble earth against ice peaks, our land was the petrified skeleton of a monster. the land of the noble and honourable, we were a pathway to everywhere, carryin

the week. —— 12— 15 degrees. —— not doing great. hello. this is bbc news with rachel schofield. ing a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. but first, the headlines. the former labour cabinet minister dame tessa jowell has died at the age of 70. she was diagnosed with brain cancer last may. two britons freed in the democratic republic of congo after being kidnapped during a visit to a national park — named as bethan davies and robertjesty — say they're "very relieved" their ordeal is over. police in indonesia say a couple and their four children carried out suicide bombings at three churches, which killed at least 13 people and left dozens more wounded. injerusalem, israelis celebrate the opening of the new us embassy, while palestinians protest. and a standing ovation for kate adie as she wins this yea r‘s bafta fellowship. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joininh me arejohn rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent and katy balls, political correspondent at the spectator. thanks very much to you both. ma

it's the end of an era for an iconic part of the bbc. 943, caversham park has been the home of bbc monitoring, a service that's played a vital role in britain's security. as staff head for new offices — david sillito has been to hear their stories of listening to history in the making. translation: this is moscow. i have, today, been informed... welcome to caversham. and this is? the listening room. this is where you listened to the world. it was indeed. and i would sit in a position over there to do spanish and i would sit over here to do french. so, were you a spy? not at all. open source broadcasting. radio: the listening post at caversham are a major source of news and inspiration. what they were doing was listening to the world's new broadcasts, gathering to information vital for newsrooms and government. this is a transcript that confirms the end of the second world war. the cuban missile crisis came to an end after monitors here heard a speech from the soviet leader, nikita khrushchev. linda ebherst began working here more than 50

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? very interesting week, we have the breadwinner, which is an oscar—nominated animation. solo: a star wars story, another one. and mckellen: playing the part. and the breadwinner, based or taken from a book? yes, by deborah ellis. directed by nora twomey. this is from the studio that gave us song of the sea and secret of curls. this is adapted from deborah ellis‘ book. taliban—era, turn of the century, a young girl is selling bread with her father. he has lost a leg in the war with the taliban. clearly, they are struggling materially, but he teaches her the power of history, and most importantly, the power of stories. let's have a look at the clip. clip: our people have always told stories, from our very beginning when we were pathia and a fractured land and the claws of the hindu kush mountains, scorched by the fiery eyes of the northern deserts. black rubble earth against ice peaks, our land was t

features from the bbc sports centre. ng. more than 8,000 women have contacted a helpline set up to deal with a failure in the programme to screen for breast cancer. the error — dating back nine years — has meant that around 450,000 women in england could have been affected. up to 270 women — all in their 70s — may have had their lives shortened. tonight the bbc has learnt that two nhs trusts raised concerns about it issues as early as march last year but they were told the problems were a local — not national — matter. here's our health editor hugh pym. rowena, who's 70, is one of those who says she never got any letter offering routine screening, which might have detected her breast cancer sooner. she was diagnosed in 2016. i hadn't had any communication at all, to ask me to go fora mammogram. when i went to my gp, he said, "have you had any requests?" and i said no, i hadn't. who's to say? the role of gps in the screening failures has been raised, that they point out they don't run the programme or get involved in sendi

much more over on the bbc sport website. bbc.com/sport. olice raids on two nightclubs on saturday morning. eight people — suspected of drug dealing — have been arrested, as natya abramya reports. we danced together and we fight together, protesters gathered in the centre of tbilisi, with this slogan, demanding the resignation of the prime minister and the interior minister, made with electronic music in the background. hundreds took to the streets after police raided their most popular nightclubs in the capital, detaining dozens of clubbers in what protesters claim was a heavy—handed operation and according to the interior ministry the operation in the clubs was planned after they investigated and identified people who were systematically trading with drugs in these clubs. they referred to recent cases of deaths and intoxication is amongst clubbers. translation: the interior ministry has been conducting extensive investigations for three months to establish the fa cts for three months to establish the facts of the drug trade at these nig ht

david, you're from the uk? bbc news. rom war and politics for the global news agenda. this one is really nice because it's a friendly something really positive and cool. the royal wedding... and for america, meghan markle is a game changer. it's a beautiful love story. an american in the royal family. that makes it even more interesting for americans now. as one person put it, we now have skin in the game. and if all this looks like a bit of media madness, remember — we're still three days away from the main event. david sillito, bbc news, windsor. are you excited? let me know via social media. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello. this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: atletico madrid win the europa league for the third time beating marseille 3—0 in the final. kashima antlers and suwon bluewings claim the last two places in the quarter—finals of the asian champions league. and karolina pliskova takes out her frustrations on the umpires chair after being controve

david coulthard, a two—time winner in the principality, joined me here earlier at the bbc sport centrewe spoke about the championship, dwindling terrestrial tv coverage and also a book he's written about how businesses can learn from f1. what the business of sport teaches you is a work ethic, and attention to detail, a relentless bishoo of marginal gains. people tend to be looking for that one big idea. if you have lots of little ideas that come together collectively, if you're looking for those i% gains everywhere, at the end, that can give you the advantage that makes you success. give you the advantage that makes you success. a lot of sports are bubble sports. formula 1, talking about big business, it is global, enormous, the new owners want to expand the sport. how healthy do you think it is at the moment? well, the revenue for formula i is as big as it ever has been, largely promoted by some fairly hefty television broadcasting contracts. we're on the cusp of formula i going behind a pay wall in the uk, which is the first time that has happened. i probably would not have grown up

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. y it, thank you so much. you are watching bbc news, 22 minutes past one. officials in cuba say 110 people are now known to have died in the plane crash near havana on friday. 99 were cuban. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. the boeing 737 was on a domestic flight to the eastern city of holguin when it crashed shortly after take off at havana airport. one of the plane's flight recorders has now been recovered from the wreckage. will grant reports. cuba is in mourning. two full days of national mourning are taking place for the victims, more than 100 of them, in the island's worst air disaster since the 1980s. amid their pain, people also want to know the full story — how a plane on a routine flight across the island ended this way. eyewitness testimony is beginning to provide some clues, but there isn't a clear picture yet. translation: the plane left the airport, then came to here. it seemed unable to lift, and it came to here, and when it arrived at the house, i

the nhs. hugh pym, bbc news. of violent crime affecting the streets of london, according to the head of the murder squad, who said his officers would be ‘lawfully audacious' in stopping the violence, but that communities also needed to ‘step up and say enough‘s enough'. 0ur correspondent leila nathoo reports. i want you to understand you killed my son. whoever you sign up with. a mother in mourning. 17 years old. my son! furious her child was murdered because of a feud between rival gangs. she has led a march in memory of rhyhiem ainsworth barton in london two miles from her home, the territory of the group she thinks responsible for her son's death. rhyhiem ainsworth barton also went by the name gb. he was in a rap group. their rivals are known as own two. he was shot dead on saturday on the estate they lived in. it is heartbreaking. violence has been circling this community. shelley's son was stabbed when he was 15. he survived but she says she still fears for his life every time he leaves the house. you can on

and on the bbc sport website. —— 11-9. and on the bbc sport website. —— 11—9. a 20—year—old man has pleaded "not guilty" at the old bailey, to planning to assassinate theresa may, during an attack on downing street. nimur rahman — on the left, is alleged to have carried out reconnaissance, and delivered a rucksack to be fitted with an improvised explosive device. he faces trial next month along with 22—year—old mohammad imran from birmingham, who's accused of planning to join the islamic state group. he also pleaded not guilty. a volcano's erupted on hawaii's largest island, sending plumes of smoke high into the air. lava flows have been seen heading for residential areas with witnesses reporting seeing "curtains of fire" and smelling sulphur in the air. close—upfootageshot by dtugshowed h $th t??? ehtheutq’ttttti’tt 5; teeth??? i shot by a drone

hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. gh this week's cinema releases is mark kermode in his squeaky chair. what do we have this week? very interesting, we have on chesil beach, adapted from the ian mcewan novel. deadpool 2, satirical sequel. and the camera d'or prizewinner at cannes last year, jeune femme. beautifully pronounced. thank you, my french accent is terrible. the practice paid off. so, on chesil beach, an adaptation of ian mcewan‘s beautiful book. and he's done the screenplay himself. it's about newlyweds in the early ‘60s, they go to a hotel on the beach for their honeymoon. outside, the landscape is wild and raw, but inside the hotel things are chilly and distant. it's clear that neither of these two people, played by saoirse ronan and billy howle, have been intimate before. as they move towards the wedding, we see the flashbacks to their past lives, their tensions with theirfamilies and their relationship, right back to their first meeting. here's a clip. hello. would you like one? it's all about a hydrogen b

this report from the bbc's correspondent in karachi. reporter: she came ho in a coffin. hundreds of mourners gathered in the karachi heat to pay their respects to sabika sheikh. a bright young girl who hoped one day to become aipmat she was amongst the victims of 'america' latest school shooting. the teenager had been on a study abroad program in texas designed to promote better relations between the u.s. and the muslim world. her father says she doesn't blame all daughter's death, but he believes they should change the laws on guns. >> we have received so many messages of support from americans. i want to say thank you to them . but to stop anything like thin, happening aghere should be a new law on guns. sabika's death should not be in vain. reporter: ia country often accused of being dangerous, many here struggle to understand what the u.s. does not doto mor prevent these attacks do you ple of message for the p americ >> stop this [bleep] yofor the sake o own kids. they are sent to be educated, not becomdead like this. bika was meant to return to pakistan in a few week

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. ident trump says there will be very severe consequences if iran restarts its nuclear programme. it follows his decision yesterday to withdraw from the 2015 iran nuclear deal. the move has left other countries including britain who've signed up to it trying to salvage what they can of the agreement. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, told mps that britain had no intention of walking away from the deal. the nuclear agreement was signed three years ago between iran and six other countries including the us, the uk and russia. iran agreed to limit its nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors, in return for the lifting of economic sanctions. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. in iran there is a ritual way of denouncing the united states and today they took it to the floor of that parliament. burning the us flag and shouting death to america. the country's to pre—leader denounced president trump's decision to abandon the deal that iran struck to curb its n

from new york, the bbc's nick bryant has been following all of the developments. nick: the kim summit dominated new york tabloids this morning, although this one involved a kardashian rather than a korean. star in ay tv made for instagram moment. pop and political culture are hard to tell apart. this had far less star power but , was more momentuous. mike pompeo meeting korean general kim yong chol, one-time spymaster and his leader's right-hand man. the fact that even this meeting is taking place shows how rapidly and how dramatically relations between america and north korea have changed less than nine months ago, donald trump was just up the road at the united nations threatening to totally destroy that country. today's meeting felt like diplomatic speed dating. it was over quicker than expected. that was a sign of great progress, according to the americans, and also an indication of how much both sides want this summit to take place. sec. pompeo: our two countries face a pivotal moment in our relationship in which it could be nothing short of tragic to let thi

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. out the fight for survival and the early kick off sees two teams in danger of the drop meet at the bet 365 stadium. a stoke city victory against crystal palacewould not only boost their slim hopes of staying up, but would relegate west bromwich albion. palace should be safe but both managers are fully aware of what's at stake. tough game. roy has done well. safe a nyway tough game. roy has done well. safe anyway but whether that is good or bad remains to be seen on saturday. no matter what, we have to be ready and come out... i think this week and come out... i think this week and the week that follows, the two final games, the important thing to put out around my end is the fact that we have probably done enough to stay in the league. but to make certain we treat these two games in the same way we would have treated them had we desperately needed the points. it is very tight for the third relegation spot. but brighton and hove albion can breathe a huge sigh of relief. pascal gross sco

you are watching newsday on the bbc. ogy that prove filipinos have a much longer history than previously thought. also on the programme: soldiers from outer space. just how realistic is donald trump's new idea for american security? i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory, as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the eruption of the kilauea volca

the time is just you are watching bbc news. the time isjust approaching you are watching bbc news. ng ten minutes you are watching bbc news. the time isjust approaching ten minutes past four. the national crime agency has confirmed that jamie acourt has not appealed against his extradition back to the uk. he's wanted here on suspicion of drugs offences. mr acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of the black teenager, stephen lawrence; he has always denied any involvement. tom burridge is in barcelona and has more. this was a long police investigation, intelligence led, between offices in spain and britain, and eventually he was arrested at a gym in barcelona on friday. we understand that when he gets back to britain he won't necessarily be arrested, but he will be questioned by officers from the metropolitan police because he is wa nted metropolitan police because he is wanted in britain on suspicion of being involved in supplying around £4 million worth of cannabis. the other thing to note about him is that he was one of the original suspect in the murder of stephen

sir richard branson has told the bbc he's training to be an astronaut. tter of months. i am going for my astronaut training, going for my fitness training, going through centrifuge and other training so that my body can cope, hopefully cope well with it, when i go into space. how are you getting on? so far, so good. i like to keep fit anyway so, but, no, i mean, to go into space, if you're going to really enjoy your experience, the fitter you can be, the better. sir richard branson talking to radio 1l sir richard branson talking to radio 4. you can hear the full edition on monday. time for the weather with matt taylor. hello, there. if you've got any outdoor plans this weekend, plenty of sunshine and warmth around but there will be some dark, looming clouds every now and again, particularly through england and wales. you may have to dash for cover. the risk of a few severe thunderstorms. but for many of you, they will only form a very small portion of your weekend by and large. today they are focused across some southern, central southern parts of england

the girl power. not geri — why? this is bbc news. —face talks to discuss how to keep a potential summit between donald trump and kim jong—un on track. (00v) ireland's prime minister says he hopes a new abortion law will be passed by the end of this year after more than two thirds of voters in the country chose to overturn its abortion ban in a referendum. as we mentioned earlier: the american astronaut, alan bean, has died at the age of 86. shuba krishnan looks back at his life. in november, 1969, alan bean became just the fourth man to walk on the moon. together with his apollo 12 commander, charles pete conrad, they landed their vessel on the ocean of storms, and took those historic steps on the lunar surface. they extensively explored the area, collecting rocks and soil for study back on earth and installing the first nuclear powered generator station on the moon. he then returned to space four years later, where he commanded a flight to the space research centre, skylab. he spent 59 days in space, which was a record at the time. a

the bbc news headlines this morning... st time at windsor castle today. she‘ll be accompanied by her daughter and future son—in—law. it remains unclear who will walk the bride down the aisle, after it was confirmed that her father won‘t attend the ceremony due to health problems. this morning, kensington palace have released the recipe for the wedding cake. it contains, amongst other things, 500 free eggs from suffolk. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. the defence secretary has written to theresa may recommending the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made. the uk currently has more than 600 troops in capital kabul helping train afghan security forces. it follows calls by the us for allies to send more troops to the country. the world health organisation is expected to decide today if the outbreak of the ebola virus in the democratic republic of congo should be treated as an international threat. 25 deaths are being i

this is bbc news. the headlines: exit polls in ireland's referendum on abortion suggests a substantial majority support liberalising the country's strict laws. with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign — says it looks like ireland "will make history". the film producer, harvey weinstein, has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the open hostility shown by north korea. in about ten minutes we'll have this week's edition of newswatch. but first, it's time for click. as our world becomes more augmented by technology, the lines between fiction and reality