simijolaosho is in the nigerian city of abuja for us now.ess of sussex. this is the first time they have visited nigeria and abuja. prince harry has always had a special affinity with africa but nigeria in particular is close to meghan�*s heart. this visit actually stems from a conversation that prince harry had with the nigerian military chief during the in victors games last year but today was all about highlighting mental health, they visited a school where they were enthusiastically greeted by schoolchildren, some of whom told me that they were left really inspired by the couple. serenaded with traditional music and enthusiastic dances. greeted by rose of adoring schoolchildren. some the same age as the children, lilibet and archie. the purpose of the visit was to open a mental health centre. but not before more performances from the students. we acknowledge those from the students. we acknowledge these amazing _ from the students. we acknowledge those amazing dance _ from the students. we acknowledge those amazing dance moves! - those a

the couple are in abuja, talking to schoolchildren about using the stigma of mental health. will highlight the work they do with the art shell foundation. but harry and meghan are no longer working royals, so this isn't an official visit of any kind. it will include engagements related to the military, sport and gender equality. a very similar agenda to the royal tours they have done in the royal tours they have done in the past. seemijolaoso is in the nigerian capital, abuja, where the duke and duchess of sussex touched down earlier today. what have they been up to so far? well, as daniela mentioned in her package, the duke and duchess of sussex spent their first morning here in abuja at this school, where they interacted with primary and secondary school they were welcomed by a group of traditional dances. the couple appeared very relaxed around the kids. meghan even opened up around the kids. meghan even opened up about her own children, talking about how lily, who is turning three, enjoys singing and dancing, and how archie, five, enjoys construction and playing with toy

they have been getting a really warm welcome here in abuja.the ministry of defence headquarters where he received a military salute and they are the department behind their visit. and as you mentioned, they went to a school here in abuja where they were greeted by a group of really excited and enthusiastic schoolchildren there. they spoke about mental health and prince harry told the students to promise to be open about their mental health and not to lock in their emotions and also to kind of kick the stigma around mental health into the long grass, he said. he also told them that he wants them to remember that it's ok to not be ok. after their visit, i spoke to a couple of the students. one girl told me that she was left really inspired by their message, especially having such a high calibre couple come to visit their school and that she herself had suffered or struggled with anxiety and depression. and now she feels the courage to be able to speak out about her mental health. the most powerful solar storm in more than two decades has been hi

well, the duke and duchess have had a pretty busy second day here in abuja.rt called nigeria unconquered, which helps wounded and injured service members and veterans, of course, that we know is close to prince harry's heart. there he actually took part in a sitting volleyball game with the team, and they were really enthusiastic. they were chanting "team harry, team harry!" and afterwards he and meghan spoke to the families of those athletes. one girl offered meghan a bouquet of roses, to which meghan gave her a rose back and said that she was really happy to be there. then afterwards, they attended a reception that was hosted by the ministry of defence. that ministry is behind their visit to nigeria in the first place. there the duke of sussex gave a kind of recap of his visit to a military rehab hospital yesterday. he said when he was there, he met 50 injured soldiers that were lying in their beds. and he said he could feel the sort of low morale in the room. but two of those soldiers stood out to him because they were smiling. he said one of them was even

we'll have the latest from the capital, abuja.ew york. donald trump's hush—money trial has resumed in new york. the former president returned to court in the last hour. he has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges of falsifying business records in relation to a payment made to the adult film actress stormy daniels. she finished testifying yesterday. live now to new york and our north america correspondent, nada tawfik. take us through it. today's witness is very different _ take us through it. today's witness is very different to _ take us through it. today's witness is very different to stony _ take us through it. today's witness is very different to stony daniels. l is very different to stony daniels. it is madly in wester house, a former white house aide was right outside the oval office working and she literally wrote a book about how much she enjoyed working with the president, she says if he was treated unfairly, the prosecution said they have been questioning her and she has been one of the most helpful witnesses. she deta

first of all, let's speak to a reporter he is in abuja for us.that harry and meghan are getting.— and the reception that harry and meghan are getting. well, the kids here at this — meghan are getting. well, the kids here at this school _ meghan are getting. well, the kids here at this school where - meghan are getting. well, the kids here at this school where they - here at this school where they visited earlier this morning were really excited to meet prince harry and meghan. the couple appeared very relaxed with the kids. they met primary and secondary school children. meghan even opened up about her own kids, saying things about her own kids, saying things about how lily, he was turning three, enjoy singing and dancing and how archie, who is five, enjoys construction. they spent the day talking about mental health and the duke and he was speaking on stage spoke about how the kid should not be afraid about emotions like grief or stress that they may feel and they should work together to conquer they should work together to conquer the stigma su

simijolaoso, bbc news, abuja, nigeria.itzerland among the favourites to win. meanwhile, joost klein, the entrant for the netherlands, has not performed in the second rehearsal for the grand finale on friday while an investigation into an unspecified "incident" continues. klein's song "europapa" is considered one of the front—runners at this year's contest — which final takes place later tonight. for more on that, and who is favourite to win the festival this year, we are joined now byjasmine bear. she's a eurovision blogger and fan, who's often at the competition but isn't going this year. ido like i do like to be as often as i can but coming all the way from australia, it is a very exciting trip but an expensive one, so not every year. and if australia didn't make it through to the semifinals, but thatis through to the semifinals, but that is probably a good enough reason. a, , that is probably a good enough reason. , , , that is probably a good enough reason-_ so - that is probably a good enough reason._ so talk. that is

simijolaoso — abuja — nigeria.ncreasingly targeting schools because they hold sensitive data but have limited budgets to spend on software and security. the education and childcare sector reported 3a7 cyber incidents to the information commissioner's office last year. an increase of 55% on the year before. some incidents have even forced schools to temporarily close. more details from our education correspondent elaine dunkley. could literally see the cursor moving on their screen remotely. across the country, the cyber scammers are targeting schools. the whole thing feels very sinister, actually. international gangs stealing sensitive data about pupils and parents and demanding money. they're constantly trying to barrage and find ways of getting into your system. this is brockington college in leicestershire. it has over 1,000 pupils. hackers got into the system during the easter break. every aspect of school life — from safeguarding to school dinners — has been disrupted. door locks, cctv around the schools, the

simijolaosho, bbc news, abuja, nigeria.g where you are today, that is certainly not the case everywhere but storms are building across western parts of the uk. the warmer and sunnier weather will be further to the east across the country. let's see what is happening then in the second half of the afternoon. showers will be breaking out across more western parts of scotland but even here they will be quite scattered. the same goes for northern ireland under the same goes for other western parts of the uk. but where they do occur they won't be very big, they could only be a few miles across. torrential showers may occur and even flash flooding in places. warmer and sunnier weather is reserved for more eastern parts of the uk. this evening, skies will be clear across some parts of the country and there is a chance again of seeing the northern lights, the aurora borealis. the problem is that there will be showers around and of course we are going back to work tomorrow so perhaps we would be inclined to stay up for too long. her

here they are — prince harry and his wife meghan — being greeted at an event in abuja.start of a three day trip, which is at the invitation of the chief of defence staff. harry will attend a reception to honour military families, and meghan will co—host an event for women in leadership. for more on that, i've been speaking with our africa correspondent simi, who is in abuja. it has been a lively day here for the duke and duchess of sussex and this is their first time in nigeria and as you saw in that, they were enthusiastically greeted by schoolchildren and traditional dancers and spoke about mental health and the duke spoke about how it is fortunate to speak up especially if you're feeling emotions like grief and loss and not feel the need to bundle it in. behind the scenes, they looked very relaxed with the kids and meghan markle opened up about her kids about her daughter turning three and enjoys singing and dancing and talked about how her son who is five enjoys construction. this visit stemmed from a conversation that prince harry had with the nigerian military chi

they have been getting a really warm welcome here in abuja. to promise to be open about their mental health and not to lock in their emotions and also to kind of kick the stigma around mental health into the long grass, he said. he also told them that he wants them to remember that it�*s ok to not be ok. after their visit, i spoke to a couple of the students. one girl told me that she was left really inspired by their message, especially having such a high calibre couple come to visit their school and that she herself had suffered or struggled with anxiety and depression. and now she feels the courage to be able to speak out about her mental health. the most powerful solar storm in more than two decades has been hitting the earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world — and bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power grids. such storms occur when the sun emits large clouds of particles — with scientists expecting this one to persist into the weekend. it means people across britain have been able to s

i their partnership will mean children in the nation's capital, abuja, will soon enjoy a fancy new courturing this trip and the couple have been driving home the message about how it has the power to change lives. arriving at the polo club, that's what they hoped the money raised at this charity game will do. time to say goodbye to nigeria. he told the crowd they've had a wonderful time calling lagos a beautiful place. simijolaoso, lagos. two professional skydivers from austria successfully completed the world's first wingsuit flight through the middle of tower bridge in london. marco furst and marco waltenspiel — who are part of the red bull skydive team — jumped from a helicopter hovering around 900 metres above the river thames. they then soared through the gap in the centre of the suspension bridge, reaching speeds of nearly 250km/h before the height required to open their parachutes so they could land safely. and the most amazing part? the entire flight lasted 45 seconds. rather me. we handed over to our colleagues in london. thanks for your company. hello. there were definitely two

here they are, prince harry and his wife, meghan, being greeted at an event in abuja.ip, which is at the invitation of the chief of defence staff. harry will attend a reception to honour military families, and meghan will co—host an event for women in leadership. they'll also attend several events together — including a visit to a school, where they spoke about mental health. so it applies to us, but after today, no more being scared, no more being unsure. if you are unsure, then ask. ask your teachers, ask your friends. be there for one another. if you see your friend as you walk past not smiling, what are you going to do? are you going to check on them? are you going to ask them if they are ok? because it's ok not to be ok. applause. we celebrate all the good stuff and we are there in the moments that ar bad. we are just together, sew together we appreciate all of you. inaudible. applause. let's turn to the us. a school board in virginia has voted in favour of restoring the previously removed names of three confederate military leaders to two schools. the motion undi

let's ta ke let's take you straight to abuja in nigeria. prince harry is speaking.istinct it is invisible, something you can't see. every single person in this room, the youngest, the oldest, has lost somebody. this is the way it works. there is no shame in being able to acknowledge this. 0k? no shame in being able to acknowledge this. ok? you woke up this morning feeling sad. you were at school, feeling stressed. you've lost a loved one. every single one of those things is completely normal. it is a human reaction, whether it is grief, stress, or all of those things that people experience. if you take anything away from today, just know that mental health... we anything away from today, “ust know that mental health. . ._ that mental health... we are going to leave that _ that mental health... we are going to leave that in _ that mental health... we are going to leave that in nigeria, _ that mental health... we are going to leave that in nigeria, apologiesl to leave that in nigeria, apologies for the poor sound quality on the feed we were getting. as you heard a lit

i their partnership will mean children in the nation's capital, abuja, will soon enjoy a fancy new courteme during this trip and the couple have been driving home the message about how it has the power to change lives. arriving at the polo club, that's what they hoped the money raised at this charity game will do. time to say goodbye to nigeria. he told the crowd they've had a wonderful time calling lagos a beautiful place. simijolaoso, lagos. famed movie director roger corman has died aged 98. corman notably directed a series of cult films including �*the little shop of horrors' and �*the wild angels.�* 0ver his career he produced more than 300 films, directing roughly 50 of them. his movies featured martin scorsese, jack nicholson and robert de niro at the start of their hollywood careers. corman�*s death was confirmed in a statement by his family posted on his instagram page. two professional skydivers from austria successfully completed the world's first wingsuit flight through the middle of tower bridge in london. marco furst and marco waltenspiel — who are part of the red bull skyd

the couple are in abuja, talking to schoolchildren about easing the stigma of mental health.ation. but harry and meghan are no longer working royals, so this isn't an official visit of any kind. it will include engagements related to the military, sport and gender equality. a very similar agenda to the royal tours they have done in the past. it's feared, the african penguin, could become extinct in the wild by 2035, because of overfishing, climate change and oil pollution. their population has reduced by 99% in the last century. conservationists are hoping legal action against the south african government, overfailure to protect the endangered species, might help save them. jenny hill, has more from the western cape. theirs is a story of survival. but every year there are fewer african penguins. soon there may be none at all. life on africa's southern tip is precarious. there are predators, seals and gulls. but the real enemy is human, wrecking their habitat and taking their food. now conservationists are taking the south african government to court. if the current rates of d

let's ta ke let's take you straight to abuja in nigeria. prince harry is speaking.

simijolohosh sent this report from abuja.victor's terms, the athletes keen to show off their vulnerable skills, and soonjoined on the their vulnerable skills, and soon joined on the court by the duke, who could not hide his cheekiness. nor his competitive spirit. not that the players minded. i spirit. not that the players minded. .., �* , spirit. not that the players minded. �* , ., minded. i couldn't in my dream -la with minded. i couldn't in my dream play with prince _ minded. i couldn't in my dream play with prince harry - minded. i couldn't in my dream play with prince harry today, i play with prince harry today, on the courts! wow, amazing! i am overwhelmed. i will be representing my country nigeria invictus games. i representing my country nigeria invictus games.— invictus games. i feel wonderful _ invictus games. i feel wonderful and - invictus games. i feel wonderful and great l invictus games. i feel- wonderful and great today. it is wonderful.— is wonderful. before leaving the court. — is wonderful. before leaving t

i their partnership will mean children in the nation's capital, abuja, will soon enjoy a fancy new courtt theme during this trip and the couple have been driving home the message about how it has the power to change lives. arriving at the polo club, that's what they hoped the money raised at this charity game will do. time to say goodbye to nigeria. he told the crowd they've had a wonderful time, calling lagos a beautiful place. simijolaoso, lagos. a record number of wild swimming spots in enland have been designated as bathing sites by the government. the 27 locations include 16 on rivers, but it doesn't mean they are clean. our environment correspondent has the details. it is the start of the bathing water seen that season and i am here to take a sample. the environment agency is responsible for testing the bathing water.— responsible for testing the bathing water. the bottles are identified. — bathing water. the bottles are identified. from _ bathing water. the bottles are identified. from may - bathing water. the bottles are identified. from may to i identified. from may to september

their partnership will mean children in the nation�*s capital, abuja, will soon enjoy a fancy new court to polo, sport has been a constant theme during this trip, and the couple have been driving home the message about how it has the power to change lives. arriving at the polo club, that�*s what they hoped the money raised at this charity game will do. time to say goodbye to nigeria. he told the crowd they�*ve had a wonderful time, calling lagos a beautiful place. thank you so much. simijolaoso, lagos. later this month, south africa will be going to the polls. violent crime is one of the big issues in this election. last year, the country�*s murder rate reached a record 20—year high. as part of a bbc africa eye investigation, ayanda charlie had exclusive access to the frontline communities who are fighting back. it�*s friday night — a policeman has just been shot. theyjust hijacked him and his girlfriend. they take his car and the gun. so this is a regular occurrence? yeah. this is a regular occurrence and situation that is happening. and this is diepsloot. welcome to diepsloot. nights

for more on that, our africa correspondent simi jolaoso is in abuja for us.,,., what has happened on this visit toda. g, ,. ,, g, g, today. the duke and duchess have had a re today. the duke and duchess have had a pretty busy — today. the duke and duchess have had a pretty busy second — today. the duke and duchess have had a pretty busy second day _ today. the duke and duchess have had a pretty busy second day here, - today. the duke and duchess have had a pretty busy second day here, they i a pretty busy second day here, they started by meeting members of a local organisation that they support cold nigeria unconquered, which helps wounded and injured servicemembers and veterans, and we know that is close to prince harry�*s heart. he took part then in a sitting volleyball game with a team and they were really enthusiastic, chanting team harry, team harry! afterwards, he and megan spoke to the families of those athletes, one girl offering the meghan her rows back saying she was really happy to be there. afterwards they attended a reception hosted by the minist

the duke and duchess of sussex have begun their visit to nigeria at an event in abuja.s the start of a three—day trip, which is at the invitation of the chief of defence staff. harry will attend a reception to honour military families, and meghan will co—host an event for women in leadership. welcome to the programme. we are going to start in new york. the united nations general assembly backed a palestinian bid to become a full member of the un, in a move that would enhance its status at the organisation and effectively recognise a palestinian state. here's the moment the resolution went through. the result of the vote is as follows... in favour, 143. against, nine. abstentions, 25. draft resolution a/es—10/l30/rev1 is adopted. the vote is symbolic. membership can only be decided upon by the un security council. but with the us veto at the security council, it's extremely unlikely that resolution would pass. but even so, israel has reacted with fury. its foreign minister said the vote was an absurd decision that is a prize for hamas. and take a look at this. gilad erda

a nigerian capital abuja, and wondered niger in service members have been speaking get about what a visitice to them one flight sergeant, if you're my walk walk told cnn she didn't know amputees could swim until after she lost her leg. it a line of service. >> she added that her life has changed completely since getting involved in the invictus games. >> menchu took part for the first time in invictus games last year, september, the first african country to do so ahead of the visit meghan had previously talked about discovering that she was 43% nigerian through a gelatin test. and during a visit to the country's defense hq on friday, she wrote in a guest book that she felt welcome. and at home at nine juan's have also been very vocal about receiving her a group of women on saturday approach mega and call themselves the sussex squad, nigeria surrounding her after the volleyball game and chanting quotes, we love you. nigerian loves you. >> welcome home. >> definitely for sorry cnn no nice. thank you, stephanie, all right. coming up. it's time to give a faq. >> we'll explain that in spotligh

she is speaking to women in leadership, in abuja , the leadership, in abuja, the capital of nigeria.t meeting people. of course, this is , an not a royal course, this is, an not a royal visit. it's a visit by two private royal personages, both of them there, in their personal capacity . and, what i think this capacity. and, what i think this is very important for is netflix. of course, this produces a lot of good new material for their netflix offerings , their, their podcasts offerings, their, their podcasts and their other programs because they have a very big contract, $100 billion with netflix to produce new material. and you can't do that if you're forever sitting within your california camelot on a hilltop at montecito . so you've got to get montecito. so you've got to get out there with the people. >> yeah, it's funny that, isn't it? because i thought on her cv she put down she was caucasian. that's what a lot of people are saying, apparently. so when she was a lot younger, searching for work, apparently she referred to herself as caucasian. so that's quite interesting. >> sud

, which is the academy in abuja, which is the capital of nigeria. meghan told some of the students there. >> to have our first visit to nigeria , be here with all of nigeria, be here with all of you. we believe in you. we believe in your futures . we believe in your futures. we believe in your futures. we believe in your ability to continue to tell your stories and to just be honest with each other. there is no need to suffer in silence . suffer in silence. >> yeah, no need to suffer in silence, says meghan . there's a silence, says meghan. there's a number of other engagements going on, but the royal eyebrows may be raised here. the reason being is that harry and meghan are no longer working members of the royal family nigeria is a commonwealth nation that king charles is head of the commonwealth and him as head of the commonwealth has not had the chance to visit nigeria yet. and in the days gone by, harry and meghan would have been officially representing the king on on a visit such as this and therefore shoring up relationships between the crown

on february 25, he landed and in abuja at the nigerian government's request for financial compliance policy meetings with government officials. he helps countries to navigate the notoriously prickly world of finance crimes compliance he spends his days investigating and pursuing criminal activity on the cryptocurrency platform of binaries, his employer. however, 20 four hours after his arrival, he was arrested and detained without charge for exclamation. it took over two weeks for the nigerian government to segregate its tax related charges against him and brandon smith for charges against him are utterly baseless. he was lured into the country under false pretenses only to be arrested and convicted of a husband and i guess you can fire and now my family is being caught in the crossfire. today my husband sits in a notorious prison, a place that has held terrorists from the islamic and boko haram. ironically, tigran spend more than a decade as a special agent for the u.s. internal revenue service investigate issues of national security, terrorist financing, identity theft, evasion, an

let's speak to our africa correspondent simi jolaoso who's in abuja.me been like? they have been what has the welcome been like? tie: have been received really what has the welcome been like? tie1: have been received really well what has the welcome been like? t'ie1: have been received really well here, prince harry received a military salute when he went to the ministry of defence headquarters here yesterday morning, the couple also went to a school where they spoke about mental health. they were greeted by a group of really enthusiastic schoolchildren. today they will visit a local organisation that they support called nigeria unconquered, they have wounded service people and veterans through sport. they are also in charge of putting together nigeria's invictus games team. last year nigeria became the first african country to participate in the games and they managed to bring home a golden bronze medal. so this time around they are putting together a team for next year's invictus games and i spoke to some team members about meeting the duke and duche

duke of sussex spent time with wounded soldiers, reaffirming his commitment to supporting veterans in abujae also visited lightweight academy , a charity lightweight academy, a charity promoting mental health awareness. the couple are hoping their first trip to the african nafion their first trip to the african nation will help strengthen ties , after nigeria expressed interest in hosting the invictus games in 2029. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts. you can scan the qr code on your screen or go to our website gbnews.com/alerts . website gbnews.com/alerts. >> sir keir starmer set his stall out today. the labour leader is hell bent on scrapping the only deterrent stopping illegal migrants from pouring in over our southern border. yes, he wants to do away with the tories rwanda plan, calling it a gimmick and a waste of money. >> £600 million for a few hundred removed , that is gesture hundred removed, that is gesture politics and britain can do better. labour will do better . better. labour will do better. we will end this farce. we will restore serious government to our border

now, i'm afraid it's time prince harry and meghan markle have arrived in nigeria after flying to abujanow the sussexes have been invited to nigeria by the country's chief of defence staff to take part in cultural activities . meghan and harry activities. meghan and harry will meet service members and their families as they participate in the activities. well, joining me now is royal broadcaster and commentator and meghan markle's biggest fan, rafe heydel—mankoo harry rafe good to be with you, darren. now you have to laugh because i've just got this article up from the telegraph here and it says the telegraph here and it says the duchess of sussex thanks the people of nigeria for welcoming, welcoming me home. and i said, hang on a minute, right. welcoming me home. and i said, hang on a minute, right . what hang on a minute, right. what you've got here is she's found some ancient and history somewhere, and now she's claiming that, you know, this , claiming that, you know, this, this means she is able to take all these identity check boxes, i assume. yes. >> so, yeah, it's their first vis

simijolaoso, bbc news, abuja, nigeria.this morning and i for many of us this morning and there _ for many of us this morning and there are — for many of us this morning and there are some mist and fog patches towards _ there are some mist and fog patches towards eastern areas of england which _ towards eastern areas of england which will— towards eastern areas of england which will clear away but for most of us _ which will clear away but for most of us it _ which will clear away but for most of us it looks like a fine day. however— of us it looks like a fine day. however there is always a but with the uk _ however there is always a but with the uk weather, and for many of us it will— the uk weather, and for many of us it will be _ the uk weather, and for many of us it will be dry— the uk weather, and for many of us it will be dry but it's in the west where _ it will be dry but it's in the west where we — it will be dry but it's in the west where we will see some changes from the last— where we will see some changes from t

their partnership will mean children in the nation's capital, abuja, will soon enjoy a fancy new court and the couple have been driving home the message about how it has the power to change lives. arriving at the polo club, that's what they hoped the money raised at this charity game will do. time to say goodbye to nigeria. he told the crowd they've had a wonderful time, calling lagos a beautiful place. thank you so much. simijolaoso, lagos. they have had quite the trip, they have been busy. 0f they have had quite the trip, they have been busy. of an incredible response. caroljoined us for the first time this week for the weather. good morning. good morning. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, reaching 27.5 celsius in chertsey, in surrey. that is roughly 81.5 fahrenheit and the first time this year we have reached the 80s at all in fahrenheit. we are starting off with a lot of low cloud, mist and fog this thing. rain coming into the south and west. that is very slowly going to move north and eastwards, further east warm sunshine. we have some fog in northern ireland, sea