a moment ago we were a course ports in the commonwealth. and nowl ports in the commonwealth.own in glasgow. we understand that every sport can be part of it, but with the heritage and their tradition of squash providing world—class competition in the commonwealth, we were hoping to be part of it. the the commonwealth, we were hoping to be art of it. ., ., the commonwealth, we were hoping to be part of it— be part of it. the age of the spectacular _ be part of it. the age of the spectacular may _ be part of it. the age of the spectacular may be - be part of it. the age of the spectacular may be over - be part of it. the age of the spectacular may be over for be part of it. the age of the i spectacular may be over for its challenge will be to ensure smaller is still special. patrick geary, bbc news. 0ur sports editor dan roan is in glasgow, dan the deal�*s been done, but glasgow's games will be subsidised and slimmed down. is this perhaps a sign of things to come for the commonwealth games? i think it is, yes, certainly to a large extent. commonwealth games are adamant, but if

as you | said, the commonwealth is at a critical stage, said, the commonwealth is at a criticalstage,s at a critical stage, it always is when you have a new secretary general been voted on. we have to be very careful that given there are three cabinets that doesn't end up in division and indeed unpleasantness because one cabinet has chosen over another. there is such a huge opportunity for the commonwealth otherwise of course i am bound to say that you would say but being chairman of the business conference, we have a waiting list of people who want to come all the way to samoa and as you know it is a very long way, even from singapore let alone the united kingdom. we have a waiting list of people, a lot of interest in the country, a lot of interest in the commonwealth and the networking opportunities it provides, and you will have seen recently a policy exchange paper i suspect on the future of the commonwealth which i think is an incredibly balanced paper forwarded by the former foreign secretary of australia. which said at the centre of this is trade, and investment. and that is ou

some commonwealth countries want the uk to pay up for the impact of slavery. the prime minister. i think we should be clear from the outset that the slave trade, slave practice, was abhorrent and it's very important that we start from that place and of course that matters hugely to many of the countries that are represented here. my posture, focus, is on the forward—look, not the backward—look. i want to understand the nature of your objection. is it a financial one, or is it a moral and philosophical one? can our generation be held responsible for the actions of our forebears? i think our generation can say the slave trade and practice was abhorrent and we should, you know, we talk about our history, we can't change our history, but we should certainly talk about our history... you say that, but not apologise, not pay any money? i think that we recognise that and of course apologies have already been made in relation to the slave trade and that's not surprising, it's what you would expect, but if you then go on to the question, we have 55 countries here repre

i understand from listening to people across the commonwealth how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate. the german connection — we uncover new evidence about the people smugglers using small boats to cross the english channel. lebanese state media say three journalists have been killed in an israeli air strike in southern lebanon. la's district attorney backs a move to release the menendez brothers who were jailed for killing their parents. welcome to bbc news. king charles has urged a summit of commonwealth leaders to commit to learning the lessons of the past but did not directly address the issue of reparations for slavery. the king said it was time to find creative ways to right inequalities that endure within the commonwealth of 56 nations — most of them linked to the former british empire. some leaders have said they want the gathering in samoa to debate the issue of reparations for britain's historical role in the atlantic slave trade. our cohesion requires that we acknowledge where we have come from. i understand from listening to people across the commonwe

wejoined commonwealth is important, vital to samoa. we joined the commonwealth in the 1970s.g a way to international relations. without the commonwealth, we wouldn't have what we have, the treaty of climate change, because it was through countries like samoa and the alliance of small states, using coalitions such as the commonwealth, this advantage to pursue foreign policies. we see in this very meeting the elevation of climate change. this is an issue that's important to this part of the using the commonwealth, through the leadership of samoa, the countries hope we see more climate action, especially within the commonwealth family. this is a four—day state visit. this is a four—day state visit. this provides samoa a platform to raise these issues that are close to your heart. tell us more about what the king will be doing during these four days? be doing during these four da s? , ., days? the king will be “oining the people. i days? the king will be “oining the people. ithink_ days? the king will be joining the people. i think that - days? the king will be joining the people

our imagined the commonwealth of today. 0urfree imagined the commonwealth of today.f proudly independent nations alive with opportunity stands in proud defiance of the discrimination of the past. we have not reached this point by accident. shared vision, collective courage have been our staff. as we set a course of the century ahead, we can renew our courage with our faith in one another. for more more on this i'm joined now by arley gill, chairman of grenada's national reparations commissionqi. we just heard from the british prime minister ackowledging the �*abhorrance�* of the slave trade and past actions. but very much trying to look forward and not backwards. what's your reaction from hearing that? well, thank you for having me and good day to all of your listeners. if it is that the prime minister of england speaks of the abhorrence of slavery and slave trade and genocide and the king, king charles iii, would have spoken about the past, we believe that it is only fitting that they apologise because in recognising that what has gone before, what crimes against hu

just a bit of context for you — the commonwealth of nations, often just known as the commonwealth, ises, mostly former territories of the british empire from which it developed. british governments of the past, and members of the royal family, participated in the slave trade over several centuries alongside other european nations — it saw millions of africans transported around the world to work on slave plantations in the united states and the caribbean. in recent times, there have been calls for reparations, potentially worth billions of pounds, maybe even trillions of pounds, or at least a symbolic apology. those calls have been rejected by current and former uk governments. the british labour party mp clive lewis, who's a descendant of enslaved people and a campaigner for reparatoryjustice for the caribbean, has been explaining what's being asked from some of these commonwealth countries. caribbean countries in particular have been driving this — caricom in particular. they have a ten—point plan. and first on that plan is an apology. now, there's no court in the world that is goin

samoa is very proud of its history, and part of that history is being part of the commonwealth.wing a chiefly title, it makes king charles one of our own, that cultural connection. there were a few villages offering bestowing titles, and this esteemed title was bestowed today by a village which creates that cultural bond of the king to the people of samoa. there will be more villages tomorrow. but of course this is a day of celebration, that we have on the shores of this island nation a king from the uk. is his reception equally warmly received across samoa? we saw protests in australia, i just wonder if there is any anti—monarchy sentiment in samoa? absolutely not, we are proud in samoa of our cultural heritage. we have our own head of state and head of government, but the celebration in terms of being part of the commonwealth is important, vital to samoa. we joined the commonwealth in the 19705. in part, for navigating a way to international relations. in part, for navigating a way through international relations. without the commonwealth, we wouldn't have what we have, the tr

and by the way, britain is not the only country in the commonwealth that traded in the commonwealth thats in the commonwealth where africans were traded. are they going to be asked for reparations? are reparations going to take into account the fact that britain led the slave trade at a cost of lives and treasure or will they take into account the impact of corruption in the caribbean at the moment in their relative poverty of some countries? it's usually complex, and is notjust a question of britain owes ex because it is notjust britain that owes x and no one knows what x is nor can quantify it. just very briefly because we are about to go to break, do you think an apology, the uk government is saying at the moment there will be one, but do you think an apology might come? pm do you think an apology might come? �* . ., , do you think an apology might come? . ., , , , do you think an apology might come? ., , , ,., come? an apology opens up to havin: to come? an apology opens up to having to pay _ come? an apology opens up to having to pay reparations, - come? an apology opens up to havin

i've talked to a lot of our commonwealth colleagues in the commonwealth family and they're facing real challenges on things like climate in the here and now and, and all the conversations i've had with them. what they're most interested in is, can we help them working with international institutions, financial institutions, on the sorts of packages they need right now in relation to the challenges they're facing right now? that's where i'm going to put my focus rather than what will end up being very long . endless discussions about reparations on the past. that despite calls from leaders of some common wealth nations urgent and to acknowledge the atrocities that committed during the transatlantic slave trade. and to at least have an honest conversation about it. i don't know that money in and of itself could adequately compensate for the rooms of the past. the ghost that holds us today cannot be in my view dispelled by a monetary gift. there should be a come to jesus moment when we truly looked at one another in the eye and say, look, this is what happened. they called me well, the su

these meetings commonwealth leaders and foreign ministers, how useful are they?tting out of them?— out of them? they are very useful. i'll— out of them? they are very useful. i'll tell _ out of them? they are very useful. i'll tell you - out of them? they are very useful. i'll tell you for- useful. i'll tell you for example, i'll give you practical example, currently it pertains but we had a situation in our country where the baroness had to intervene in a situation in our country and this shows the importance of his members. it shows also the value of face—to—face interaction because you get to understand the nuances in respect of each of our countries and how we can interact in a mutually beneficial way. interact in a mutually beneficialway. i interact in a mutually beneficial way. i think there are certainly a lot of value and being here we had an opportunity, i met with the prime minster, very briefly, i was able to have a very brief discussion all of these brings to bear the importance of these relationships. how the commonwealth adds to our lives. it's been

king charles opens the commonwealth summit in samoa. there's no mention of reparations — but a call to learn lessons from history. and we launch your voice, your bbc news —— asking you to tell us the stories you want us to cover. some of your ideas, coming up... hello. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence of how germany is being used to store small boats, before they re used by migrants to cross the english channel. and we launch your voice, your bbc news —— asking you to tell us the stories you want us to cover. some of your ideas, coming up... hello. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence of how germany is being used to store small boats, before they re used by migrants to cross the english channel. during a meeting that we covertly filmed, two smugglers reveal how dinghies are being stored in secret warehouses around the city of essen. our berlin correspondent, jessica parker, has more on this. essen, west germany, a place many migrants come to or pass through. it's here ourjournalist is posing as a syrian man who wants to

what is the commonwealth for if not for having debates?id this morning he wants to look to the future and not the past but i don't think britain with its very dubious past in slavery under other colonial issues, can look to the future as an international country without coming more to peace with the past. they should listen to the commonwealth nations and move forward and have some talks. tell me about your own family's history on this. isn't there an argument that the money, if thatis argument that the money, if that is what is due, should come directly from those whose ancestors were directly responsible?— ancestors were directly responsible? i've certainly heard that _ responsible? i've certainly heard that argument. - responsible? i've certainly heard that argument. the | responsible? i've certainly - heard that argument. the whole nation was responsible. you have to remember, i've looked at my ancestors a burst of history and written a book about it but i can see they paid more money on their slavery industries jamaica and tobago to t

prime minister stormer was in is samoa for the commonwealth governors meeting. the economy, the humanitarian crisis in gaza, immigration, infrastructure investment and protections for health care workers were among the doings. >> question run, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i've been asked to reply. my right honorable friend the prime minister is in samoa to discuss shared opportunities in the commonwealth including how we work together to deliver for economic growth. with increasing threats facing britain it's vital we strengthen the defense, security and cooperation with our allies. that's why today, this government signed a landmark defense agreement with germany which will help people create hundreds of jobs. mr. speaker, i know the whole house will join me in sending our best wishes to him and his wife, he's a true sporting legend and will inspire many others. mr. speaker, i also send our condolences to those affected by the train wreck in paris. in addition to my duties in the house i have meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. for 14 ye

the commonwealth games has a future for now, but some of its sports do not. glasgow steps in to host a slimmed down event in 2026. hello and welcome along to the programme. and another superb evening of champions league action to bring. viniciusjunior stole the headlines, his stunning hat—trick saw holders real madrid come from 2—0 down to beat dortmund in a rematch of last season's final. a second half fightback began with antonio rudger, before goals from an inspired vinicius and lucas vazquez sealed the points for carlo ancelotti's side. the final goal, from vinicius, coming in stoppage time — as real ran out 5—2 winners, to get their campaign back on track. it's aston villa who lead the way though after tuesday's matches, and top the champions league standings. unai emery�*s side won 2—0 against bologna at villa park to keep their 100% record, both goals coming in the second half, from john mcginn and jhon duran on the scoresheet. that's three wins from three for villa, who sit top, before wednesday's matches. of course, it is brilliant, our star in this

some commonwealth countries want the uk to pay up for the impact of slavery.the prime minister. i think we should be clear from the outset and this small island nation oozes pride at being host to more than 50 countries. some commonwealth countries want the uk to pay up for the impact of slavery. "no," says the prime minister. i think we should be clear from the outset that the slave trade, slave practice, was abhorrent and it's very important that we start from that place and of course that matters hugely to many of the countries that are represented here. my posture, my focus is on the forward—look, not the backward—look. i want to understand the nature of your objection. is it a financial one, or is it a moral and philosophical one? can our generation be held responsible for the actions of our forebears? i think our generation can say the slave trade and practice for some smaller countries about the impact of climate on them and how we can help with international institutions, financial institutions, to unlock money that might help them. you find yourself i

a brief bit of context here — the commonwealth of nations, often just known as the commonwealth, is annternational group of 56 member states, mostly former territories of the british empire from which it developed. british governments of the past, and members of the royal family, participated in the slave trade over several centuries alongside other european nations: it saw millions of africans transported around the world to work on slave plantations in the united states and the caribbean. in recent times there have been calls for reparations potentially worth billions or even trillions of pounds or at least a symbolic apology. those calls have been rejected by current and former uk governments. the uk prime minister sir keir starmer is attending and says it's better to focus on future challenges, such as climate change. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. a warm welcome for the king in samoa. ancient ceremony and a sip of something strong in a coconut cup ahead of a summit of commonwealth leaders that they will host and he will lead. they like to call themselves the f

it's the first time king charles has attended the commonwealth heads of government meeting as monarchmake a success of it. the main road from the airport to the capital is one long welcome party. villagers across samoa's main island have been sprucing up their homes, ready for this week's visitors. we are samoan people, we always extend our hospitality. same with the king. so, you know, we have this great opportunity to welcome him. the king may be in the spotlight, but so too are the issues that matter to him. and they are issues that also matter to islanders. the pacific is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels — while here, the king's chosen to visit a mangrove restoration project and a national park, highlighting the effects of climate change. the king will then spend friday with commonwealth leaders — climate is expected to once again dominate the agenda. but at this meeting of nations brought together by british colonisation, talk of historic links to the slave trade are bound to come up. the government has ruled out an apology and financial reparations are not on the age

the head of state will take part in the summit of the leaders of the commonwealth. the main events are scheduled for tomorrow, but today, as reported in the kremlin, vladimir putin will see his colleagues on his birthday. whoever presides over the association, this year it is russia, our president has always called on colleagues to be more united. people in the great patriotic war, leaders sign a decision on declaring the cultural capitals of the commonwealth for the next 3 years, adopt amendments to a number of documents that concern interaction in the legal field, as well as in the field of security. the main thing is the result. by its own example, it is demonstrated today by the deepest integration into the union state. here the work is of a more practical nature, and it is necessary to note that in those 3 months that you are talking about, i have already visited 11 regions, met with seventeen heads of regions, each of these meetings brings in piggy bank of our export specific results, well, for example, in yekaterinburg visiting the inoprom exhibition, we sign

what do you make of what is emerging from this commonwealth meeting? government is going to have to look again at this question reparation? the? this question reparation? they certainly should _ this question reparation? they certainly should look _ this question reparation? tie: certainly should look again, the countries can say, we demand this debt be repaid because slavery in particular generated untold wealth and created podgy and the ravens. the greek dish empire took trillions. when you talk about you don't want to look backwards, we need to look at the poverty that was caused by the poverty that was caused by the british empire. it's a significant debt. is the british empire. it's a significant debt.- the british empire. it's a significant debt. is at the obvious point, _ significant debt. is at the obvious point, though, i significant debt. is at the i obvious point, though, that significant debt. is at the - obvious point, though, that the government is struggling, that we keep being warned, by the budget to pay for what is currently hair, it

and after their trip to australia — king charles and queen camilla arrive in samoa for a commonwealthlo, i'm catherine byaruhanga. thank you forjoining us. we start in the us, where donald trump's presidential campaign has made a legal complaint against the labour party here, for what it claims is illegal foreign contributions and interference in the us election. a statement from the trump—vance campaign says "the far—left labour party has inspired kamala's dangerously inspired kamala's dangerous liberal policies and rhetoric. in recent weeks, they have recruited and sent party members to campaign for kamala in critical battleground states, attempting to influence our election." a now—deleted social media post from a senior labour official said there were ten spots available to travel to the us and that the party would �*sort housing for volunteers�*. but labour officials say activists who've been campaigning for kamala harris are doing so in a personal capacity and are not organised orfunded by the party. for some context, a foreign national can participate in campaign activities as

ahead of the commonwealth summit. but will a row over reparations dominate proceedings? the us says north korea has sent thousands of troops to russia to help in its war with ukraine. south korea calls it a provocation. the uk government announces that a ban on single—use vapes will come into force from june next year. the temperature continues to rise in the race for the white house — kamala harris once again condemning donald trump. it is clear from john kelly's words that donald trump is someone who, i quote, certainly falls into the general definition of fascists. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, thank you for being with us. the bbc has learned that commonwealth leaders are preparing to defy the uk at their summit in samoa by agreeing to examine ways of securing reparatoryjustice for the tra ns—atla ntic slave trade. on wednesday, prime minister sir keir starmer, said that while there was "no question" slavery was "abhorrent" but he wanted the meeting on the pacific island to focus on the "here and now". king charles and queen camilla are present for the commonwealth he

the commonwealth is very important and that is why we are working together at the moment. mr. hoyle: oliver dowden. mr. dowden: i think the right honorable lady for that answer. our commonwealth family is brought together by historical and cultural ties, much like the pair of us. [laughter] but i will resist the temptation to replicate that, but as we look to the commonwealth's future, we now have the opportunity to deepen our economic relationship. will she therefore assure the house that the prime minister will use the summit to continue the work of the last government and building deeper economic ties with our commonwealth friends and allies? mr. hoyle: deputy prime minister? ms. rayner: we talk about economics. the architect of the 2024 general election campaign for the tories -- it appears he fought so hard to protect. he leaves behind a tory party and utter denial, heads in the sand, refusing to accept their rejection by the british public. their proposals include scrapping the minimum wage, halting maternity pay. mr. speaker, this labour government is ready to end the s

glasgow has officially been confirmed as host of the next commonwealth games in 2026.ed event will feature 10 sports and around 3,000 athletes. but sports such as rugby sevens, squash, hockey and cricket have been axed as part of the deal to rescue the games when the australian state of victoria withdrew as host last year. here's our sports editor dan roan. ten years ago, glasgow embraced the commonwealth games featuring iconic moments and some of sport's biggest stars. usain bolt, showboating. now, the event's coming back. today, the city officially confirmed as hosts once again in 2026. inspired by 2014, netballer emily nicholl has competed for her country for both the games since and told me she is thrilled. obviously, if netball not be in the olympic sport, it's so critical for us to have a multi—sport games to get that exposure, only for our competitively but for glasgow and the exposure to the younger girls within scottland. glasgow's come to the games rescure after the australian state of victoria withdrew last year over spiralling costs, paid for by compensatio

separation from the mother commonwealth in virginia. it's a heavy response ability. my friends, as you know. but it's crucial to our commonwealth. that's that's not all. in fact, we're making history today. but the only time i know of we have with a six of the eight living former kentucky's attorney generals in one place. so please help me. welcome. in a moment, the honorable fred cowan, kentucky's 45th attorney general. the honorable chris gorman, our 46th attorney general. the honorable ben chandler, number 47. the honorable greg stumbo, kentucky's 48th attorney general. the honorable jack conway, our commonwealth's 49th attorney general and the honorable daniel cameron, my predecessor, our 51st attorney general. i'm not even six months into this job, but i can think any of them would agree with me that having harlan is one of our forerunners left some rather large shoes to fill each one of these men, and to date its only been men. each one of these men have filled this in their own way. so thank you, gentlemen, for joining us. and th

look at what the commonwealth has done.wealth was at the game on apartheid, head of the game on discrimination, ahead of the game on climate, and i'm sure wilbe head of the game on this. if they have the opportunity to have a discussion. >> may i ask you this,'s keir starmer is saying he would prefer to look forward, but in order to look forward, can he do that without also looking back, a feeling that feature -- that people's lives in their future lives are affected by that colonial legacy? >> one of the most important thing is a whole discussion. i do not know the whole nature of the discussion they have. what i do know is our leaders are great, they are able to talk about everything as equals, and if any member wants to raise -- >> baroness scotland, i think the line has frozen, unfortunately. such a shame. more questions to ask, but we lost is line to baroness scotland, so we will return to that story, of course, on bbc news. but right now come in the last hour, a flurry of breaking news about efforts to negotiate a cea

the leaders will sign a decision to declare the cultural. capitals of the commonwealth for the next 3 years, the program of the working visit of alexander lukashenko, and events are planned within the framework of informal communication of the leaders of the cis countries. to return to the program of development of polesie, the president instructed last week, visiting the pinsk district. at one time these territories were reclaimed, time has shown that it is possible to really earn money on drained lands, nevertheless, the climate makes adjustments, therefore the approaches need to be adjusted, it is important to build work for the long term, within the framework of the new program the president instructed that it should not be thick, long, some kind of incomprehensible, that these should be specific participants and absolutely specific events, therefore the amount of funding will be determined in the near future taking into account that already forecast budget documents. actually adopted next year, most likely a redistribution from individual areas will be required, well, of course,

that is why at today's meeting of the council of ministers of foreign affairs of the commonwealth. buildations among themselves, they, of course, they have nothing in common with international law. that is why more and more countries are turning to the formula of a multipolar world based on the equality of the parties to the dialogue and mutual respect between states, and as sergey lavrov noted, today the commonwealth of independent states is at the very center of this process. this is a very important, i would even say, central part of eurasia. the commonwealth of independent states, along with the shanghai cooperation organization, the membership of the cis and the sco overlap in many ways, and this also determines close cooperation between these structures, which annually becomes richer, more and more specific, thus, in fact, through the cis-sco link , the interaction of the three largest states is ensured. the united states, its satellites are trying to expand in the form of so-called secondary, tertiary and other illegal sanctions. i have already answered, we know how to counteract

the doj accusing the commonwealth of trying to disenfranchise voters within 90 days of an election. governor glenn youngkin is fighting back saying already people eligible to vote will be affected. here to discuss his legal correspondent, fox sunday host shannon bream will sit down with him this sunday. >> thank you very much. >> john: claiming the commonwealth of virginia violating so-called quiet period. what is that about? >> the federal laws as 90 days of an election you cannot have massive systemic change to voter rolls. virginia is fighting back saying these are not you to by individual cases some way identify themselves as noncitizens. a similar case alabama at the justice of department going after them and the federal judge ruled alabama has to stop the role that the judge included a lot of language and listen individual cases and people of the need to be removed, you can keep doing that but not these big purges periods urging us as that is not what they are doing periods feeling you can have glenn youngkin on that he said the biden-harris the biden-harris department of just

the summit of the commonwealth countries is taking place these days in moscow. the leaders of azerbaijan, armenia, belarus, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, turkmenistan and uzbekistan are taking part in the event. incidentally, it is completing its chairmanship, next year year will transfer it to dushanbe, and what statements have already been made, anastasia efemova knows. social, economic, cultural, humanitarian ties have not only been preserved, but strengthened, primarily due to the fact that the countries interact on the principles of good neighborliness and respect for mutual interests. vladimir putin made such a statement, speaking at a meeting. the interest of the peoples of our countries in each other's culture and traditions. we all understand the importance of preserving the memory of our common history. and we do a lot for this, next year the eightieth anniversary of the victory of the soviet people in the great patriotic war is celebrated. in this regard, following the results of our meeting, a joint appeal to the peoples of the commonwealth and

he twice won the commonwealth title in 1974 and 1978.er fame as a strongman, he twice won the world's strongest man competition. you might remember him doing things like logging trucks along. he was also the winner of the world highland games on six occasions. and if that wasn't quite enough, he also won a world title for breeding budgerigars. fair to say he was quite a character and he will be sorely missed. he say he was quite a character and he will be sorely missed.— will be sorely missed. he certainly was. will be sorely missed. he certainly was- geoff — will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, _ will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who _ will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who has - will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who has died i will be sorely missed. he certainly was. geoff capes, who has died at the age of 75. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. despite some fog around, what a lovely day. it has been quite a miserable autumn so far. we have had

it�*s the first time king charles has attended the commonwealth heads of government meeting as monarchcapital is one long welcome party. villagers across samoa�*s main island have been sprucing up their homes, ready for this week�*s visitors. we are samoan people, we always extend our hospitality. same with the king. so, you know, we have this great opportunity to welcome him. the king may be in the spotlight, but so too are the issues that matter to him. and they are issues that also matter to islanders. the pacific is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, while here the king�*s chosen to visit a mangrove restoration project and a national park, highlighting the effects of climate change. the king will then spend friday with commonwealth leaders — climate is expected to once again dominate the agenda. but at this meeting of nations brought together by british colonisation, talk of historic links to the slave trade are bound to come up. the government has ruled out an apology and financial reparations are not on the agenda either. neither will the king be able to say anything,

king charles and queen camilla are present for the commonwealth heads of government meeting.e will complete a day of engagements before meeting with commonwealth leaders at the end of the week. frederick mitchell is the foreign minister of the bahamas. he says that the time has come to talk about reparations. i think at the moment caricom countries want the conversation to start about it. there appears to be even a reluctance to have the conversation start. many of the institutions in the uk have already conceded the point of apology, the british government isn't quite there. but at this time the discussion needs to be had about the history of this and the ill effects of what happened after slavery was abolished which continue to affect our societies today. our political editor chris mason gathered the thoughts of sir keir starmer on the way to samoa. the british prime minister emphasising to us on the plane here, the 28—hourjourney from the uk, but as far as the conversation about reparations was concerned he felt that it was too backward—looking, he didn't want conversation

on friday, he will be speaking to commonwealth leaders before flying back home.on nine islands — and with a population ofjust 218,000 people. king charles will be staying in a small village on the south coast down from the capital apia — called siumu — wherejust more than 1,000 people reside. with me is our reporter vandhna bhan. you are from this part of the world, i won't ask you where you are choosing to live in london. what are you hearing about the preparations and a reception for the royal visit? for the royals had a tricky time in australia.- time in australia. this is a bi . time in australia. this is a big moment _ time in australia. this is a big moment for _ time in australia. this is a big moment for samoa i time in australia. this is a big moment for samoa as| time in australia. this is a i big moment for samoa as it is for [000:22:13;00] [000:22:13;00]

the leaders will sign a decision on declaring cultural capitals of the commonwealth for the next 3 years. the main thing is the result by example, it is demonstrated today. those 3 months that you are talking about, i have already visited 11 regions, met with seventeen heads of regions, each of these meetings brings specific results to the piggy bank of our exports, well, for example, in yekaterinburg visiting the inoprom exhibition we signed contracts amounting to close to half a billion dollars, this is 200 quarry dump trucks for 2 years, this is the supply of 300 modernization of tram electric vehicles for the needs of yekaterinburg, for example, belgorod is 124 municipal vehicles for the removal of solid waste in voronezh, this is the construction of a new stadium, this is each region, and specific results of the work, the task that was set by the president, work for a specific result. tomorrow we are closely following the information agenda, it is expected that a number of statements by the heads of state of the cis members will be adopted at the summit. the program of alexander luk