daniela relph, bbc news, st peter port. 20 years ago, the mabu forest in mozambique was a secret to alll satellite images revealed it to a british explorer and ecologist, who spotted a mysterious dark green patch of land. a subsequent expedition found the forest and identified it as the largest single block of rainforest in southern africa. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher was given exclusive access to film there. a forest on top of a mountain, almost entirely untouched by humans. welcome to eden. welcome to mabu forest. this is about as good as it gets. we joined professor bayliss and a team of scientists as they head to the centre of mabu forest. three hours now, and this is absolutely brutal — going through streams, climbing over boulders. and...it looks like we're probably not going to get to the camp until after dark. and that's just the first step towards getting into the middle of this forest. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it's effectively a land island, a high altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique. for the last 20 years, profes

daniela relph, bbc news, st helier injersey. madrid after spain's victorious men's football team returned after winning the euros on sunday. thousands gathered on the streets of the capital to welcome the team home. king felipe hosted a reception for the team at his palace, and prime minister pedro sanchez did likewise at his official residence. earlier i spoke to our reporter emer mccarthy in madrid — where the celebrations were still in full swing. it's a monday night but the fiesta isjust it's a monday night but the fiesta is just getting started. we saw the parade with the team and coach which has wrapped up... and has been a sea of red and yellow it's been partying and yellow it's been partying and dancing... relish this record breaking win with this team. and to keeping the party going. would have been telling you? we can barely understand. had would have been telling you? we can barely understand.— can barely understand. had a real experience _ can barely understand. had a real experience going - can barely understand. ha

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace.time, with more than 180—million records sold worldwide and a string of hits that have left a lasting impression on pop culture. ahead of her together again tour coming to the uk later this year, she caught up with our music correspondent mark savage. # four, three, two, one. she is known for her dancing, but janet jackson is entirely self—taught. she says that is because of a harrowing experience in ballet class when she was four. i've got a booty. so they would say that i'm not tucking my butt enough. and she hit me, i was young, i was little. a second attempt at taking classes in her teens also went wrong. i was about to shoot an episode of different strokes, and i remember telling my instructor, my teacher, and he got a little too close to me. and i felt very, very uncomfortable. and i remember coming out of the class and telling my mother, telling mother, and she said, "that's it, you're not going back." # stop. as an adult, janet channelled experiences like those into strong and

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace.old worldwide and a string of hits that have left a lasting impression on pop culture. ahead of her together again tour coming to the uk later this year, she caught up with our music correspondent mark savage. # edit, four, three, two, one. i'v e i've got a beauty so they would say i've got a beauty so they would say i am not talking might button up and she hit me, i was young, i was little. ,, ., , ., ~ little. second attempt taking classes in — little. second attempt taking classes in her _ little. second attempt taking classes in her teens - little. second attempt taking classes in her teens also - little. second attempt taking l classes in her teens also went wrong. i classes in her teens also went wronu. . , about to shoot an episode of different strokes and i remember telling my instructor that and my teacher and he got a little too close to me and i felt very uncomfortable. my my mother said, you're not going back. this my mother said, you're not going back. �* , ., ., my mother

daniela relph, bbc news. got there in the end.n. hello there. we've seen a good deal of cloud heading our way today, bringing with it some rain here and there as well. and, really, through the rest of this week, it's very changeable. not particularly what we'd expect at this time of the year — cloud, some rain at times, mainly in the west, a cooler breeze keeping temperatures below average as well. and it's notjust on the cooler side here in the uk. you can see from the temperature anomaly map, we've got the cooler blues across many parts of europe. the hotter weather is more across eastern areas and temperatures may build a bit across iberia. but our weather is going to be coming in from the atlantic, which is why western areas will see most of the rain. we've had this band of cloud here on this weather front. it's been taking some rain eastwards today, mainly affecting the northern half of the uk. that weather front will be weakening overnight tonight, taking some thicker cloud, more across eastern and for a while southern parts

daniela relph, bbc news, st helier injersey. time for a look at the weather.n buckets full. some heavy rain and in the last few hours, thunderstorms as well moving across the channel, just to the east of the isle of wight. some of the rain could produce an inch or two before it eases away, torrential downpours, a pretty miserable journey home if you are leaving the office and the rain continues. the bright green denoting the intensity of the rain which will linger across wales and east yorkshire. a slightly milder start to tomorrow morning, generally temperatures into the mid—teens. that rain will gradually ease away, gradually drifting through lincolnshire, east anglia, may be clipping the far north of london and behind it, scattered showers but the focus for thundery downpours likely across eastern scotland and north—east england. better, more dry across the southwest and channel isles where temperatures might peak at 21. don't switch off, listen to this — that high pressure builds through the middle part of the week, it will get drier and warmer. not for lo

daniela relph, bbc news, st helier injersey. newscast is coming up, first a look at the weather.spells across eastern scotland in particular, and a high of 2a degrees around the perth area. that's 75 fahrenheit. totally different story, however, further south and west. a day of heavy rain across cornwall in particular, where we saw three quarters of an inch in a 24—hour period, and some of the rain torrential, with thundery downpours in it. now, that weather front is continuing to push its way steadily northwards, and it will linger first thing on tuesday morning. not a bad start, though, for scotland once again, a few scattered sharp showers to the north—west of the great glen. a few showers developing as we go through the day, but on the whole, there will be a good dry slot with some sunny spells coming through. not a bad start into northern ireland, north—west england as well. here's our weatherfront at 10am in the morning, lingering across east yorkshire, lincolnshire, gradually drifting its way eastwards. and then as we go through the afternoon, we'll see sunny spells and sc

daniela relph, bbc news, st peter port. 20 years ago, the marble forest and mozambique with the secretpotted a mysterious dark green patch of land. the subsequent expedition found the forest had identified as the largest single block of rain forest in southern africa. since then, at least 25 new species, including butterflies, bats and chameleons, have been discovered there. our correspondent has travelled there on her latest expedition to find it has now going to be turned into a protected area. a forest on top of a mountain almost entirely untouched by humans. welcome to eden. welcome to the centre of mabu forest. this is about as good as it gets. we joined the professor and a team of scientists as they head to the centre of mabu forest. three hours now and this is absolutely brutal. going through streams, climbing over boulders. looks like we are probably not going to get to the camp until after dark and that is just the first step towards getting into the middle of this forest. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it is effectively a land island, a high altitude for

daniela relph, bbc news, st peter port. time for a look at the weather.s still around this evening but this headline may surprise you. we are only very briefly going to turn quite hot but it will be quite concentrated across the south of the uk. this is colour coded, thejet stream. look at the pattern, shooting off to the north and to the south briefly the doors will be open for hot air to stream and from spain. that still to come. in the short term we still have a few showers around in the north this evening but overnight the sky is generally clear. a little bit misty and murky in places. these are the temperatures around the morning rush hour, 12—14, with a bit of humidity in the air. this is a bridge on the pressure so high pressure will promote generally bright weather and a few showers developing tomorrow almost anywhere in the uk, but the weather front because of this high pressure will be kept at bay, so maybe the west of northern ireland tomorrow later on in the day could get a bit of cloud and rain and this week where the weather front make some

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. a video emerged showing her hitting a horse with a whip. and janetjackson on growing up in one of music's most successful families and how she never intended to be famous. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth. thank you, ben. you have probably noticed just how humid it is feeling at the moment. there is a lot of moisture in the air and of course that has led to some mist and fog, particularly for our coasts and hills and particularly through the morning. there will be some changes as we head through the next couple of days or so, quite a messy, muggy picture today and tomorrow. then the cold front sweeps through in time for friday so behind that some fresher, drierair. for friday so behind that some fresher, drier air. there will be more sunshine and that leads into the weekend. showers in the north and west but dry it with quite a lot of sunshine elsewhere. then. thousands of leasehold flat owners could

our royal correspondent daniela relph has the story. community. but on the 8th of may, for this garden party, a very important guest was missing. tony hudgell was due to be there. he had suffered life—changing injuries due to abuse as a baby and had both legs amputated. his fundraising had got him onto the garden party guest list, but it didn't go to plan. during the journey to london, tony and his family posted on social media, "stuck on m20 for the last two hours, won't be making the king's garden party". buckingham palace saw the post and replied, "sorry to hear this, tony, we were looking forward to seeing you, too. fancy trying again another day? leave it with us". and true to their word, they rescheduled. really nice to get you here today. we thought we'd give you a special garden party. i was supposed to go to a garden party. but we got stuck in traffic. my mum put out a tweet. the queen's team said, "so sad that you didn't make the garden party today". we found out that i was having a private one with another person called lyla.

plenty more on the politics in the next few hours. 0ur deputy royal editor daniela relph is with me.seeing those scenes? it is always astonishing seeing those scenes? , . , . ., scenes? it is, it closes central london and — scenes? it is, it closes central london and it _ scenes? it is, it closes central london and it is _ scenes? it is, it closes central london and it is very - scenes? it is, it closes central london and it is very much - scenes? it is, it closes central l london and it is very much what scenes? it is, it closes central - london and it is very much what the monarchy and the royal family is about, events like this. the king, constitutional monarchy, these duties are at the heart of what he does. for many it may look archaic and old—fashioned but for others it is what the royal family should be doing and that connection between the royal family and the people. doing and that connection between the royalfamily and the people. a very important day for the king and the queen, who accompanied him here for the state 0pening the queen, who accompanied him here for the state

parliament, and giving a royal title to a local breed of goat. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relphlmost 20 years since a reigning monarch visited guernsey. in the channel islands there is always a little light rivalry between jersey and guernsey, always a little light rivalry betweenjersey and guernsey, but i have to say guernsey has totally won when it comes to the weather. after the downpours onjersey when it comes to the weather. after the downpours on jersey yesterday, when the king and queen arrived today percent came out. their first engagement was the special sitting of the states of deliberation, the guernsey parliament. guernsey has its own government, laws and judiciary and the king presided over that special setting which was held outdoors on the seafront in the capital st peter port. much of it was conducted in french, reflecting the heritage of this island. the king himself is very familiar with guernsey, it is somewhere he came a number of times as prince of wales including when he was commander of a minesweeper during his time in the royal navy. there was time for a

our senior royal correspondent daniela relph is injersey.s in miserable conditions, it is pouring with rain here. , ., , , here. yes, a positive sign in terms ofthe here. yes, a positive sign in terms of the king's _ here. yes, a positive sign in terms of the king's health _ here. yes, a positive sign in terms of the king's health i _ here. yes, a positive sign in terms of the king's health i think, - here. yes, a positive sign in terms of the king's health i think, the . of the king's health i think, the fact he is able to conduct a visit of this kind, a two day visit, away from home, with a whole series of engagementness this would have been unthinkable when he was in hospital and clearly have steadied and he is now able to undertake a trip of this kind. add to that the fact that buckingham palace have confirmed that the king and queen will go to australia, and samoa in october. all that really is a sign of the confidence round the king's health at the moment. but he is stabilised and he can now conduct a programme thatis and he can now co

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. more likely to send a whatsapp message, you may be?ning. good morning. forsome carol is the weather. good morning. good morning. for some of us it is quite a humid start to the day. as we go through the day for most of us we go through the day for most of us we will see some sunny spells, at least at some stage. there is the chance of the odd shower, but the cloud thickens towards the west introducing showery rain. this morning there is low cloud, mist and mark in the bristol area. that will lift through the morning. as temperatures rise, parts of eastern england could see showers. they will be isolated. the cloud thickening in the west in the afternoon. weather front some rain, which will be heavy and more persistent in south wales and more persistent in south wales and south—west england. as a result it will be as warm in the west. further east if you are in the sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm, with highs up to 25 or 26. this evening and overnight at the weather front gathers pace and pushes from the west towards the east. most

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minutes we hear from leaders and in the last few minutes we hearfrom our senior royal correspondent daniela relphered by the message has been delivered by the embassy in london. the comments in the letter have not been made public understandably, but the bbc understands the sentiments in the letter are in keeping with those communicated by the prime minister keir starmer. so there you have it, king charles has written privately to the former president after that assassination attempt. as always, more on the bbc�*s website on this story and throughout the day but let's take you from the us to israel because david lammy is on his first visit to the middle east as foreign secretary and is expected today to call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza during talks with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he will also push for the release of all hostages as well as increase humanitarian aid. let's cross live and speak to nick beake, our correspondent injerusalem. what exactly are we expecting from david lammy during this visit? goad lammy during this visit? good morning- _ lammy during this visit?

daniela relph, bbc news.hink is going wrong?— think is going wrong? i 'ust don't know that they h think is going wrong? i 'ust don't know that they can _ think is going wrong? ijust don't know that they can find - think is going wrong? ijust don't know that they can find the - think is going wrong? ijust don't know that they can find the right| know that they can find the right formula and now gareth southgate, i think everyone knows that he's coming towards the end of his tenure, he does not look happy to me. one of the great things about gareth southgate's rain is that he's almost removed the weight of expectation, the burden, that way downplays in the past and that seems to have returned. there is a lot of those expectations on their shoulders and they seem weighed down by that by this time, i do think that also because they know that the manager is going, where does that leave the future. the manager is going, where does that leave the future.— leave the future. the trouble is at different stages, _ leave