our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there.19 days old now, and little has been seen of archie harrison mountbatten—windsor since his birth on the 6th of may. but here he was in cape town today with his mother and father, to meet one of cape town's most celebrated citizens, archbishop desmond tutu and his daughter, thandeka. archie, inevitably, became the centre of attention. that's something he'll need to get used to. oh, you like the ladies? sensible conversation was temporarily suspended so that everyone could try a bit of baby talk. encouraging sounds and, of course, admiring comments. suffice it to say that archie took it all in his stride, and played his part to perfection. he's clearly a natural at this sort of thing. he won't remember it, of course, but the moment was captured for immediate release to many front pages. archie and the archbishop. you saw it here first. nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. more on their trip at 6am on bbc 0ne.in will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, thanks young people for leading the charge against climate change. he says the world is waking up to the problem. decision day at the uk's supreme court — judges prepare to deliver an historic verdict on prime minister borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. thousands more thomas cook customers are being flown back to britain, amid questions over multimillion—pound salaries paid to company bosses. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the daily mail and — like most of today's front pages — it focuses on the fallout from the collapse of thomas cook reporting that bosses at the travel company shared £47 million in pay and perks over the last decade. it also says government ministers have opened an investigation into how the firm collapsed under £1.6 billio

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.ime minister, sirjohn major has accused borisjohnson of being dishonest about his reasons for suspending parliament. speaking through his lawyer at the supreme court, sirjohn said the only reason mrjohnson wanted a longer than usual suspension of parliament was to stop mps "interfering" in his brexit plans. the government is arguing that it is not a matter for the courts at all. our home editor mark easton reports from the supreme court. sirjohn major, borisjohnson — two conservative party leaders, two prime ministers. but today, the battle over brexit saw them turn blue on blue — amid accusations of hypocrisy, dirty tricks and lies. as the supreme court began the final day of its hearing into whether mrjohnson unlawfully suspended or prorogued parliament, sirjohn major told the judges in a written note that borisjohnson had ulterior motives, and his stated reasons for ending the parliamentary session could not be true. sirjohn major's lawyer in court, lord garnier, accused a downing s

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell sent this report. nicholas: they both know that afe trip has to work well r recent missteps. harry and mean dispensed with the red carpet welcome and went straight to the township. the exuberance of the welcome masks the fact that the township has the highest murder rate in south africa. the couple had come to show their solidarity at a refuge for women and children. amid all the hugs and handholding was a serious message -- violence against women is a huge problem here. meghan marked out her resolve to be heard. meghan: while i am here with mym husband asber of the royal family, i want you to know that for me, i am here wiha you as a mother as a wife, as a woman, as a woman of color, and as your sister.: nicholat was very much meghan -- articulate,io pate, and about a subject about which she cares very deeply.rm it confithat there is a certain defiance on the their way. things they have 10 days in south africa to show whether it works. nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town.a: lat has been a big day at

ndroyal correst nicholas witchell was there. nicholas: he is four months and 19 days old now, and little hasn beeen of archie since his t birth sixth of may. but here he was in cape townbu today with his mother and father to meet one of cape town's mostn celebrated cits, archbishop desmond tutu and his daughter. archie inevitably became the vinter of attention. that is something he will need to get used to. sensible conversation was temporarily suspended so everyone could try a little bit of baby talk, encouraging sounds and of course, admirin comments. suffice it to sayhat archie took it all in his stride, played his part to perfection. hess clearly a natural at t sort of thing. he won't re but the moment was ctured for immediate release to many front pages. archie and the archbishop. you saw it here first. nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. michelle: archie stealing the show. remember, you can find more of all of the day'news at our website. for now, that is all we have time for. thank you for watching "world i am miclle f

nicholas witchell, bbc news. beea: this week therehi have dramatic political events on both sides of the atlantic. in the u.k., a former cabinet minister has accused the prime minister of using language that incites violence. it comes after a turbulent week house of commons a tone ofhe debate in parliament was heated reporter: it might seem calm today, but it has been as fractiouek in westminster with heated scenes in the house of commons and cam claims and words like "surrenr"sed about brexit are divisive and dangerous. now amber rudd, a former hee secretary who quit the government a few weeks ago, has waded in, telling "the evening standard" newspaper that "th rt of language we have seen coming out more and more out of number 10 does incite violence an extraordinary accusation and at the prime minister. today during a hospital visit he said that any threat against mps was appalling but insisted he is not stoking division. prime min. johnson: what we need to do now is get brexit done by october 31. i genuinely t

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there.—windsor since his birth on the sixth of may. but here he was in cape town today with his mother and father, to meet one of cape town's most celebrated citizens, archbishop desmond tutu and his daughter, thandeka. archie, inevitably, became the centre of attention. that's something he'll need to get used to. oh, you like the ladies? sensible conversation was temporarily suspended so that everyone could try a bit of baby talk. encouraging sounds and, of course, admiring comments. sufficed to say that archie took it all in his stride, and played his part to perfection. he's clearly a natural at this sort of thing. he won't remember it, of course, but the moment was captured for immediate release to many front pages. archie and the archbishop. you saw it here first. nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. now it's time for the weather with stav da naos. hello there. on wednesday we actually saw a brief spell of settled weather, that is because we we re settled weather, that is because we

nicholas witchell, bbc news, huambo. it's the work of this nasa satellite known as tess, some 375 million light—years away. you can see how the shape is sucked into an oval before the gravity of the massive black hole, the big circle on your screen, rips it apart. more news on our website. thanks for watching, from me and the team. goodbye. hello there. if you are out across the northern half of the uk in the next few hours, and you have clear skies, you may be treated to the northern lights. but it has been a very turbulent end to the week, and it is going to be a rather wet and windy weekend for many of us, and there is growing concern with this next deep area of low pressure now developing, that more rain on already saturated ground, with river levels high, will result in further flooding. as well as that we are going to have some strong winds around this low pressure system coinciding with high tides, because of the new moon, the full moon, so there could be coastal flooding too. a band of rain moves across northern

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town.trictions on cruise ships coming to the french resort. the new rules mean that passengers from polluting liners may not be able to set foot on land. it follows a similar ban imposed in the italian port of venice. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. when you think of cannes, this is probably the sort of thing you have in mind. luxury, wealth and opulence. but some here are worried that along with the glamour there is pollution and increasingly dirty air. 0ne pollution and increasingly dirty air. one possible culprits, the huge cruise liners that visit the city every year. a new is being imposed on the self that they emit. if they are not clean enough, their passengers may not be able to disembark. translation: it's not about being against cruise ships, it's about being against pollution. we will no longer accept two buses and cruise ship passengers on the ground coming from polluting cruise ships. nearly 400,000 such passengers come to cannes each year and some of the ships are older th

nicholas witchell, bbc news, huambo.s capture what a world without mobile phones would look like. in all russia's turmoil it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites. an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the united states' special representative to ukraine, kurt volker, has resigned after being named in a white house whistlebl

nicholas witchell, bbc news, huambo.'s special representative for ukraine, kurt volker, has resigned. he was one of the people named in a whistleblower complaint, talking about kurt volker trying to contain the damage from effo rts trying to contain the damage from efforts by donald trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani, to press ukraine to investigate democrats, and that whistleblower report is at the centre of those impeachment enquiries that are now taking place. they were thus on bbc news for the latest. —— stay with us. hello there. if you are out across the northern half of the uk in the next few hours, and you have clear skies, you may be treated to the northern lights. but it has been a very turbulent end to the week, and it is going to be a rather wet and windy weekend for many of us, and there is growing concern with this next deep area of low pressure now developing, that more rain on already saturated ground, with river levels high, will result in further flooding. as well as that we have some strong winds around thi

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.er, sirjohn major has accused boris johnson of being dishonest about his reasons for suspending parliament. speaking through his lawyer at the supreme court, sirjohn said the only reason mrjohnson wanted a longer than usual suspension of parliament was to stop mps "interfering" in his brexit plans. the government is aruging that it is not a matter for the courts at all. our home editor mark easton reports from the supreme court. sirjohn major, borisjohnson — two conservative party leaders, two prime ministers. but today, the battle over brexit saw them turn blue on blue — amid accusations of hypocrisy, dirty tricks and lies. as the supreme court began the final day of its hearing into whether mrjohnson unlawfully suspended or prorogued parliament, sirjohn major told the judges in a written note that borisjohnson had ulterior motives, and his stated reasons for ending the parliamentary session could not be true. sirjohn major's lawyer in court, lord garnier, accused a downing street sta

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. time for a look at the weather. matt is here.hatis we are definitely into autumn and that is going to continue. there will be some sunshine at times for the rest of the week so don't despair too much. keep the waterproofs to hand, because there is more wet and windy weather coming our way. it's all down to the position and strength of the jet stream. that has invigorated and is piling across the atlantic to our shores. thejet piling across the atlantic to our shores. the jet stream separates the warm airfrom the shores. the jet stream separates the warm air from the south, the colder airforthe warm air from the south, the colder airfor the north, warm air from the south, the colder air for the north, and warm air from the south, the colder airfor the north, and its beads up areas of low pressure, firing them towards us. it brings wet and windy weather. 0ne towards us. it brings wet and windy weather. one area of low pressure after another. 0ne weather. one area of low pressure after another. one is getting close tonight. while we

nicholas witchell, bbc news, liwonde, malawi. the time is 6:15pm.llions of pounds of spending pledges at the conservative party conference. including a significant rise in the national living wage. and still to come — scotland keep their world cup hopes alive, with a convincing win over samoa. coming up in the next 15 minutes and bbc news, fifa order cardiff city to pay £5 million as a first instalment for the transfer of emiliano sala, the striker who died in a plane crashed shortly after signing for the club. within the last half—hour, britain's dina asher—smith has been awarded her silver medal after finishing second in the women's 100m final at the world athletics championships in doha. it means she's the first british woman to win an individual world championship sprint medal in 36 years. there's been considerable criticism of the championships themselves — with athletes performing at a less than half empty stadium at some points. there for us now is our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. it isa it is a little fuller than i saw it yesterday b

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. breed of dog. many people describe them as cute, cuddly and lovable, but lover doodles also suffer serious health problems. the australian creator of the first—ever labrador announced creating the red was his life's regret, he says he doesn't have a clue why people are still reading them today —— labradoodle. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there. we're in the middle of a run of really unsettled weather with no end in sight, really. rain at times coming our way over the next few days, with some fairly strong wind around at times as well. now, looking at the satellite picture, we've got some shower clouds heading our way for today. this area of cloud, just to the north, is going to be bringing some rain across parts of the uk on friday, and then as i spin right the way across towards the other side of the atlantic, well, we've got this juicy looking cloud, quite a deep area of low pressure that's going be bringing some wet and

here's nicholas witchell.nd meghan dispensed with a red—carpet welcome and came straight to a township. the exuberance of the welcome masks the fact that nyanga township has the highest murder rate in south africa. the couple had come to show their solidarity at a refuge for women and children. and amid all the hugs and the handholding was the serious message — violence against women is a huge problem here. meghan marked out her resolve to be heard. while i'm here, with my husband, as a member of the royal family, i want you to know that, for me, i am here with you as a mother, as a wife, as a woman, as a woman of colour, and as your sister. and that, of course, was very much meghan — articulate, passionate and about a subject about which she cares very deeply. it confirms there is a certain defiance off the sussex‘s to do things their way. nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. it's been a good night for british stars at the us tv awards, the emmys. phoebe waller—bridge, the writer and creator of fleabag, an

nicholas witchell, bbc news, huambo. concern over the provision of music lessons for pupils in the country's state schools. twenty—year old cellist, shaeku kanneh—mason who played at the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, is highlighting the issue after experiencing funding pressures at his former school. here's our arts editor will gompertz. sheku kanneh—mason taking to the stage for a star turn at this year's proms. the 20—year—old cellist is an extraordinary talent from an extraordinary family. one of seven children, all musical prodigies, who went to or are still at this state school in nottingham, which had put music at its heart. but now finds, like many, that government policy has led to its limited resources being diverted away from musical education. one of the key pressures around how a school's judged to be doing in terms of the progress measures and the metrics that are used to identify the performance of the school, that places a greater emphasis on the academic subjects. figures show there has been

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. of the year award for a record sixth time. he beat liverpool defender virgil van dijk and five—time winner cristiano ronaldo. us co—captain megan rapinoe won the women's top award after helping her country win the world cup title this year. the mayor of cannes says he'll impose restrictions on cruise ships coming to the french resort. the new rules mean that passengers from polluting liners may not be able to set foot on land. it follows a similar ban imposed in the italian port of venice. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. when you think of cannes, this is probably the sort of thing you have in mind — luxury, wealth and opulence. but some here are worried that along with the glamour, there is pollution and increasingly dirty air. one possible culprit, the huge cruise liners that visit the city every year. a new cap is being imposed on the stuff that they emit. if they are not clean enough, their passengers may not be able to disembark. translation: it's not about being against cruis

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes.es, the rain is quickly heading in at the moment. it is already with us across a good pa rt it is already with us across a good part of england, wales and northern ireland and was spreading to scotla nd ireland and was spreading to scotland as we go on through the night, a few showers running ahead of that into the western isles at the moment. through the night, turning wet, the rain will be quite heavy at times, particularly across wales and south—west england later on in the night with strengthening winds here as well. it will be a mild night, temperatures staying at 13 to 15 degrees for most of us, but into tomorrow, the rain will be really heavy to start the day, wales, south—west england, so a risk of some localised flooding, subsurface water and spray on the roads, a pretty ropey commute to work for some. heavy rain pushes eastwards, 15 to 30 millimetres falling widely but it could see 30 millimetres of rain with some thunderstorms, and quite windy across parts of england and wal

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. these are not pictures from mars, it's from indonesia whetherch are plaguing huge parts of the country. the blood red squires were captured. this was midday on saturday. every year, fires in indonesia create a smoky haze which can end up blanketing the entire southeast asian region. hello once again. while some spots, particularly northern and eastern britain, started monday decently enough, eventually weather fronts piled in from the atlantic. here we are on tuesday, you get the sense we may well be in for something of a repeat performance. in fact, tuesday could be one of the wettest and windiest days that many areas will have seen for quite some time. in the first part of the day, it's the southern half of britain that's likely to see the very worst of the conditions on offer. as i take you on through the morning and on into the afternoon, you'll notice some of those really dark blues and greens gradually work their way ever further towards the north and it will be a fairly slow process as well. that's why we think some spots widely could see

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town.g georgia by 43 points to 1a. 0ur correspondent katie gornall watched the game, there's some flash photography in her report. in japan, the railways are an institution. in wales, rugby is like a religion, and these fans making their pilgrimage to the world cup were letting the train take the strain. they arrived here, as they seem to do at every tournament, brimming with confidence and national pride. with a record—equalling 129 caps, alun wynjones is well versed in harnessing the passion of an occasion like this, and after two minutes, the welsh fans were singing again — jonathan davies allowed to saunter over the line. dan biggar usually finishes these in his sleep, but he would have plenty of chances to make amends, as wales scored four tries in a blistering first half. georgia's strength is in their pack, but only in the second half did they show it. wales, though, were able to wrestle back control and finished with a george north flurry, with their sixth try. this was a game of co

nicholas witchell, bbc news, huambo.essons, for pupils in state schools, leading to fears about the next generation of british musicians. in the last decade, there's been a fall in the number of pupils taking the gcse and a level in england and now the family of the 20 year old cellist shayku kanneh— mason, who played at the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, are highlighting the need for music in state schools, after funding pressures at his former school in nottingham. our arts editor will gompertz reports. sheku kanneh—mason taking to the stage for a star turn at this year's proms. the 20—year—old cellist is an extraordinary talent from an extraordinary family. one of seven children, all musical prodigies, who went to or are still at this state school in nottingham, which had put music at its heart. but now finds, like many, that government policy has led to its limited resources being diverted away from musical education. one of the key pressures around how a school's judged to be doing in terms of the progre

angola where he'll highlight his mother's work to tackle landmines. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellave some ground to make up. they have some ground to make up. the goodwill after their wedding has been dissipated somewhat by a series of steps. negative stories about private jet flight, a badly handled both announcement, a large bill for the renovation of their new home in windsor and rumours of a falling out with the cambridge is. all in all, the visit to southern africa gives them a chance to re—establish their credential. in cape town, they will bea credential. in cape town, they will be a visit to a township where meghan markle will look at violence towards women, significant issue in south africa and generally too hone out the challenges facing children and young people in some of the city's socially deprived districts. after the first few days in cape town, harry will then set off alone to botswana, angola with a chance to highlight some of the issues in which he has a particular interest. harry will follow in his late mother's footsteps in angola in her work with landmines. w

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our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this report from malawi.d to improving the education of its young women. prince harry took part in a discussion with a group supported by the queen's commonwealth trust — the objective? to empower women. the debate was joined by harry's wife, meghan, on a video link from johannesburg. we cannot begin to express how valuable and vital that work is. we're just incredibly proud to be a part of it. already the initiative, the campaign for female education, is working in five african countries. better education has many benefits. for one thing, it means fewer child marriages. today the focus shifts to another issue in this part of africa, the battle against the poachers. harry will visit the liwonde national park. he will pay tribute to guardsman matthew talbot of the coldstream guards. he was killed on an anti—poaching patrol earlier this year. harry will also see the work which is supported by the british military to combat the poaching gangs. nicholas witchell, bbc news, lilongwe, malawi. our correspondent noms

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this report from malawi.ed to improving the education of its young women. prince harry took part in a discussion with a group supported by the queen's commonwealth trust — the objective, to empower women. the debate was joined by harry's wife, meghan, on a video link from johannesburg. we cannot begin to express how valuable and vital that work is. we're just incredibly proud to be a part of it. already, the initiative, the campaign for female education, is working in five african countries. better education has many benefits. for one thing, it means fewer child marriages. today the focus shifts to another issue in this part of africa, the battle against the poachers. harry will visit the liwonde national park. he will pay tribute to guardsman matthew talbot of the coldstream guards. he was killed on an anti—poaching patrol earlier this year. harry will also see the work which is supported by the british military to combat the poaching gangs. nicholas witchell, bbc news, lilongwe, malawi. now it's time for a

nicholas witchell, thank you for your thoughts.eau has established canada as an open and welcoming country. "through diversity we are stronger," was the mantra. so how on earth does a man like that, think it a good idea to dress up and brown his face. a new photo published by time magazine shows canada's prime minister at an ‘arabian nights'—themed party in 2001 at a private school where he was teaching at the time. and notjust one photo, two others of him in blackface have now come to light, in the last 12 hours. he himself admits that it such behaviour was racist. his party the liberals are neck and neck in the polls with the conservatives, a month out from elections, and this is immensely damaging. our correspondent nick bryant is in ottowa and sent this report. when he first emerged as the canadian prime minister, he became a golden boy of international politics. youthful, telegenic, a leader who seemed to embody the values of modern day progressiveness and political correctness. so this photo has shocked supporters and opponen

nicholas witchell. the headlines on bbc news at nine.r says it's "not surprising" some people are angry with mps over brexit. the brexit. form of a relieved chu said it was the form of a relieved chu said it was a walk in the park compared to the referendum. —— former vote leave chief. it comes as more than of the church of england's bishops and archbishops issue a rebuke to politicians for using what they call "unacceptable" language in the fierce debate over brexit. in the us, a cia officer is reported to be the whistle—blower whose claims have prompted impeachment proceedings against president trump. and in sport... the world athletics championships gets under way this afternoon — with the build—up dominated by issues over the heat and humidity of the host city doha piers francis has been cited for file flow during the win over united the left full—back was left with concussion. captain alun wynjones will become wales' most capped player of the coach warren gatland named an unchanged side to face australia in tokyo on sunday. i will b

has changed, and what still needs to be done, to combat the problem. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchelln issue with a particular resonance for harry — in memory of his mother's efforts to make the world do something to deal with them. harry was taken into one of the minefields being cleared by britain's halo trust. he saw the painstaking work of the mine clearance teams, combing the ground metre by metre. explosion. he detonated a mine which had been found a few days ago. and then on to huambo, angola's second city. it was here 22 years ago that diana, princess of wales, was filmed walking along a safe corridor through a minefield. it brought the whole issue to the world's attention and led eventually to an international ban. today the spot which had once been a minefield is a city street, but a place for a proud son to visit and to reflect on what his mother had achieved. to walk in her footsteps is clearly quite emotionalfor me, but i think as much as she did then, there is still so much to do, but without question, if she hadn't campaigned the way that she did 22 years ago, this coul

duchess and royal baby remain in south africa in a private capacity. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellngwe. welcome to malawi, one of the poorest countries in africa by the country which is committed to improving the education of its young women. prince harry took part in a discussion with the group supported by the commonwealth trust, the objective to empower women. his wife joined from a video link. we cannot begin to express how valuable and vital that work is. we are just incredibly proud to be part of it. already the initiative is working in a five african countries. better education has advantages for one thing fewer child marriages. today the focus shifts to another issue, the focus shifts to another issue, the battle against the poachers. harry will visit a national park and pay tribute to a guardsman who was killed on an anti— poaching patrol earlier this year. harry also said the work which is supported by british military to combat the poaching gangs. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. in dresden in the next few hours, the trial opens of an allege

nicholas witchell, bbc news kasane, botswana.those who sail in her. the duchess of cambridge has given the ship, its official title — named after the broadcaster and naturalist, sir david attenborough. they were joined by prince william in birkenhead, and were treated to a performance by 200 school children dressed as penguins. the royal research ship is the first addition to the fleet in 50 years, and will be stationed in the arctic and antarctic. it will be measuring aspects of climate change. after the ceremony, sir david was asked how it felt to have the ship named after him. very odd, i mean, the name is too long for a start but there we are. well, of course, it is a great honour. i mean, to anybody who cares about science and anybody who cares about science and also cares about the future of the world, this could be the key to a lot of questions, to answering a lot of questions. and it is marvellous that this united kingdom, which has cared for antarctic science for 100 years or more, that we should still be at the cutting—

nicholas witchell, bbc news, liwonde, malawi.garden in south west london. laureline garcia bertaux was found wrapped in bin bags in a shallow grave. 32—year—old kirill belorusov was convicted at the old bailey and he will be sentenced on friday. a national service of remembrance has been held in paris for the former french president, jacques chirac. a church memorial was attended by dozens of current and former world leaders including bill clinton and vladimir putin. mr chirac died on thursday, aged 86. authorities in hong kong say they have doubled the amount of police on the streets, ahead of chinese national day celebrations tomorrow. it follows weeks of violent protests involving pro democracy campaigners, which started after hong kong authorities announced they were bringing in a law to allow the extradition of citizens to mainland china. in his first interview with western media, since the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi, saudi arabia's crown prince has accepted some responsibility for the killing but denied person

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is travelling with him.. they, of course, cover an extensive area and the problem of poaching is considerable. the british army is here in support of local park rangers and one british soldier, guardsman matthew talbot of the coldstream guards, was killed earlier this year out on an anti—poaching patrol. prince harry is paying tribute to him. honour guard, present arms! laying a wreath at a memorial to him. harry is taking part in an exercise with british soldiers and local park rangers and he is being briefed about the whole problem, the whole battle against the poachers. the theme today very much that of nature conservation, as harry has written in an article he has written himself in a national newspaper this morning, "there is a need to protect "the world's most valuable assets, you need to coexist with nature. a need to coexist with nature." this is a most appropriate place to reinforce that message. malawi is the last country he is visiting on his own. he will be returning over the next couple of days

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. time for a look at the weather. here's stav.afternoon, it is the autumn equinox and it will feel pretty autumnal as we head through this week. unsettled thanks to low pressure that will always be anchored to the west of the uk. a big difference to last week, the sunny and dry conditions thanks to higher pressure. this is the area of low pressure which will bring us the first batch of wind and rain as the day wears on but more waiting in the wings ready to sweep into bringing these unsettled conditions was much wetter across south—west and then through the day, in towards wales, that rain pushing into northern ireland, too. strong winds with rain getting into parts of the midlands. much of the north and east should stay dry and bright with some sunshine and a few heavy showers for the north and western scotland the top temperature is 21 in the east, maybe 22, much cooler than yesterday when we saw 28 in norfolk. that rain continues to move north and it turns wet and windy across much of the country through the night but the far n

nicholas witchell, bbc news, huambo.m, the cellist sheku kanneh—mason, from nottingham. he's a state school success story. he won the bbc‘s young musician of the year and performed at the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. but over the past ten years, there's been a fall in the number of pupils taking music at gcse and a level. less spending for music lessons has prompted concerns for the next generation of would—be musicians. our arts editor, will gompertz, reports. sheku kanneh—mason taking to the stage for a star turn at this year's proms. the 20—year—old cellist is an extraordinary talent from an extraordinary family. one of seven children, all musical prodigies, who went to or are still at this state school in nottingham, which had put music at its heart. but now finds, like many, that government policy has led to its limited resources being diverted away from musical education. one of the key pressures around how a school's judged to be doing in terms of the progress measures and the metrics that are used t

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is with me.ction? i would think so, he is pretty thin—skinned when it comes to criticism. this was all about sustainable tourism, a speech in amsterdam to launch a new initiative, in the words of buckingham palace a global partnership aimed at improving global conservation and sustainable tourism. in his words, we orientated the entire travel industry toward sustainability. it calls to mind the fa ct sustainability. it calls to mind the fact he developed the habit over the summer of taking himself, wife and baby son on private jets to mediterranean holidays. he did not explicitly refer to that, but he did say that while nobody is perfect, we are all responsible for individual impact. answering questions from journalists afterwards, he pointed out, i came here by commercial flights, he said i spend 99% of my life travelling the world by commercial, but went on to say there are sometimes unique circumstances to ensure that my family are safe, when he makes an exception. i think there will be raised

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is travelling with the prince and sent this report.rticular. except for this. the scourge particular. except for this. the scourge of the poaching gangs, which kill wildlife in africa's game parks. it's a problem which takes human life as well. prince harry laid a wreath at a memorial to matthew from the coldstream guards, killed earlier this year while he was on an anti— poaching patrol in support of local park rangers. having killed an animal... and then a demonstration laid on for the vip visitor. s oppose a gang of poachers who have killed an elephant i'm making off with the prized ivory tasks. in pursuit, ajoint tasks. in pursuit, a joint british army park ranger patrol, tracking them through the bush. it ended, unsurprisingly, with the poachers rounded up and in custody. this is a carefully staged exa m ple rounded up and in custody. this is a carefully staged example of what happens at the sharp end of the battle against the poachers, but the underlying issue here is the need to c0 nse rve underlying issue here is the need to co

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cape town. time for a look at the weather. here's stav.o low pressure that will always be anchored to the west of the uk. a big difference to last week, the sunny and dry conditions thanks to higher pressure. this is the area of low pressure which will bring us the first batch of wind and rain as the day wears

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is following the royal couple's tour of africa and sent thisar here in angola ended. yet, there are still more than 1,000 minefields just like this one scattered across the country. the task of clearing these minefields, of course, is an immense one. it is being led by britain's halo trust. it is an issue in which prince harry has taken a particular interest, following the lead set by his mother, who visited angola shortly before her death in 1997. harry was shown the painstaking work of clearing the minefields, he watched the de—miners moving metre—by—metre through the minefields. and he detonated one of the mines which was found in this particular minefield. by clearing the landmines, we can help this community find peace, and with peace comes opportunity. later today, harry will go on to the city of huambo. that was the city that princess diana visited in 1997. you will remember those famous images of her walking through a minefield. and it was that visit, her interest, which did so much to bring this whole issue to the attention of the worl

nicholas witchell, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. big changes, massive changes.n, we had the autumn equinox, which was on monday just had the autumn equinox, which was on mondayjust gone. we had a few chavez and thunderstorms moving in. almost on cue with the autumn equinox, thejet almost on cue with the autumn equinox, the jet stream almost on cue with the autumn equinox, thejet stream change. moving to the bar north of the uk with high pressure across our shores and over europe last week. now, we have a very typical autumnaljet stream. quite strong living across the mid—atla ntic, stream. quite strong living across the mid—atlantic, heading right towards the uk. when we see the jet strea m towards the uk. when we see the jet stream like this, underneath the jet strea m stream like this, underneath the jet stream areas of low pressure develop and that is what has been steering them into words our shores. similar quite deep, a lot of heavy rain involved. this was hertfordshire on tuesday, flash flooding and like i mentioned last time, a deficit of rainfall for se

nicholas witchell, bbc news, huambo.and overnight we see further showers pushing from the west to the east. some clear spells in between and where the winds are the lightest in the north and north—west of scotla nd in the north and north—west of scotland it could get chilly for some. generally temperatures holding up some. generally temperatures holding up between 8—12. tomorrow quite a few showers around at first, but they should tend to ease as the day wears on. by the afternoon a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine. afterwards, temperatures ranging from 13—19d. behind that this wet weather will be coming across england and wales on saturday night and the rain will be quite persistent. some very strong and gusty winds. it stays wet and windy for many of us on sunday. the best chance of seeing dry weather is across the north of the uk. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number ten of using words that could incite violence. nicola sturgeon says the snp could ba

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is following the royal couple's tour of africa and sent thise are still more than 1,000 minefields just like this one scattered across the country. the task of clearing these minefields, of course, is an immense one. it is being led by britain's halo trust. it is an issue in which prince harry has taken a particular interest, following the lead set by his mother, who visited angola shortly before her death in 1997. harry was shown the painstaking work of clearing the minefields, he watched the de—miners moving metre—by—metre through the minefields. and he detonated one of the mines which was found in this particular minefield. by clearing the landmines, we can help this community find peace, and with peace comes opportunity. later today, harry will go on to the city of huambo. that was the city that princess diana visited in 1997. you will remember those famous images of her walking through a minefield. and it was that visit, her interest, which did so much to bring this whole issue to the attention of the world, and which led then to the passi

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is travelling with him.ry is paying tribute to him... ..laying a wreath at a memorial to him. harry is taking part in an exercise with british soldiers and local park rangers, and is being briefed about the whole problem, the whole battle, against the poachers. the theme of today, very much that of nature conservation, as harry has written an article, he has written himself in a national newspaper this morning. "there is a need to protect the world‘s most valuable assets, the need to coexist with nature. this, a most appropriate place to reinforce that message." everything is in balance. we are the only thing putting everything out of balance, so somehow we have to be able to accept and learn and appreciate what already exists, rather than destroying it, and then realising we need to recover from it, because we are literally driving ourselves to extinction. malawi is the last country that he is visiting on his own. he will be returning in the next couple of days tojohannesburg where he will link up again wit