thanks very much, nicholas witchell, our royal| much, nicholas witchell, our royal correspondent.gures suggest younger workers are bearing the brunt ofjob losses. our business correspondent sarah corker reports from blackpool which has one of the highest rates of unemployment for young people. for nine months of the year, blackpool lives or dies on the tourism trade. but the sound of the seagulls is now louder than the screams from the roller—coasters. the owners of blackpool tower and other major attractions here say lockdown has taken away many of the jobs young people relied on. 65% of our workforce is under the age of 2a, so it has really hit them hard. it has been devastating for them. so, last year when we normally would have taken on our seasonal recruits, they didn�*t get a job. they�*ve spent all of that time or most of that time in lockdown. today�*s figures show there were 726,000 fewer workers on payrolls last month compared with the start of the pandemic. nearly 60% of that drop, more than 400,000 workers, were those aged under 25. locked up and virtually deserted, se

i saw nicholas witchel do his report on the main new5, _ witchel do his report on the main news, andain news, and he said that he is feeling from _ news, and he said that he is feeling from the _ news, and he said that he is feeling from the palace, and that will be little _ from the palace, and that will be little bits— from the palace, and that will be little bits and bobs he's picked up with one — little bits and bobs he's picked up with one or two off the record conversations can the thing that could _ conversations can the thing that could journalist do, he said he's not any— could journalist do, he said he's not any feeling of alarm. that there's— not any feeling of alarm. that there's no— not any feeling of alarm. that there's no feeling of people really worried, _ there's no feeling of people really worried, so i take confidence in that _ worried, so i take confidence in that. clearly something is wrong, so we wish _ that. clearly something is wrong, so we wish him — that. clearly something is wrong, so we wish him well. he that. clearly something is wrong, so we wish him wel

nicholas witchell, bbc news. the dog, called ash, stayed with the 33—year—old, who spent a week in the foothills with no phone signal to call for help. he dragged himself to a stream and said ash kept him warm through the freezing nights and helped raise his spirits. let's stay with animals. if in doubt, stay three flamingos apart — that's the message from the los angeles zoo to people paying a visit. after months of closure because of the pandemic, the zoo has finally reopened and the animals have company. staff say the creatures seem pleased to see the visitors, especially a gorilla named evelyn who loves to interact with humans. that is not evelyn. it was like any other day at the zoo, except everyone was wearing masks and no more than 400 people per hour could come and keep evelyn and herfriends company. more on our website. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. do stay with us. hello again. we have mild and windy weather as we head into the weekend but for some of us, it will also work out to be pr

nicholas witchell, bbc news.anned bbc world news from broadcasting inside the country for what beijing claims to be unfair and untruthful journalism. the move has been condemned by both the british and american governments. mark lobel says china's decision was not a surprise. china has systematically blocked or expelled the foreign media in the past couple of years. in 2020, three american journalists were expelled. already the bbc website and bbc news app is banned in china. and it could also be retaliatory because earlier this month, the british media regulator 0fcom actually revoked the license of the chinese state broadcaster's wing here, cctv, because what they said is the company that they'd given the license to, they didn't believe was in full editorial control — in other words, that the chinese state might have some control over what went out on air. so this ban came into place, and we, this is a ban of you and i talking, which people can watch all around the world, but perhaps not now in hotel rooms in c

this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell contains flash photography.ry for the duchess of sussex. meghan, strongly supported by her husband, prince harry, has shown herself to be absolutely determined robustly to defend her right to privacy. this case began after the mail on sunday published lengthy extracts from a letter she'd written in late 2018 to her estranged father, thomas. meghan�*s lawyers had told the high court that the letter was a heartfelt plea from an anguished daughter. they applied for something called a summaryjudgment, a judgment without a full trial, on the basis, they said, that the mail on sunday had no real prospect of success. and thejudge agreed. mrjustice warby examined the evidence and found... ..he said. meghan has also won on the separate issue of copyright infringement, but privacy is the one that really counts. in a statement, she spoke about what she said were the tactics of the mail group's newspapers. "for these outlets, it's a game", she said... the mail on sunday's publishers said they were very surprised by the judg

nicholas witchell, bbc news. i'm sure we all wish the duke of edinburgh a speedy recovery.. thanks for watching. bye—bye. hello. quite a lot of wind and rain in the forecast, but some sunshine too. at least it is very mild out there. thursday is going to be quite a mixed bag, so we might have a spell of very heavy rain, but there's also some sunshine on the way. you can see the weather fronts gathering out towards the southwest. they are going to be moving across the uk. there's another one deep out in the atlantic. that's on the way for friday, and that will bring more heavy rain and strong winds. so here is the first bout of wet and windy weather through the early hours. the weather front crossing england and wales, also some heavy rain there wrapping around the centre of the low—pressure close or to northern ireland and scotland. obviously, very mild between 5—9 celsius across the uk overnight. that weather front will be moving into western parts of the uk through thursday morning. it will be accompanied by some very gusty winds across cornwall, devon, parts of wales as

nicholas witchell, bbc news.i9 vaccine can be stored in a normal medical freezer for up to two weeks, according to the us food and drugs administration. previously, the vaccine had to be kept at ultra—low temperatures between —80 and —60 degrees celsius. the vaccine developers say the change will ease the burden of transport and storage for vaccination centres. president biden has held a ceremony to mark the vaccination of 50 million americans against the coronavirus. he said the us was weeks ahead of schedule on the path to immunising 100 million people in his first 100 days in office — a key promise he made before his inauguration. but the president also said the real challenge will come when the lines outside vaccine centres have died down, and supply outstrips demand. the time is coming, maybe 60 or 90 days, when the supply is adequate but not enough people can access the shots or don't want them. to address that challenge, we're going to launch a massive campaign to educate people about vaccines, that they a

this report from nicholas witchell contains flash photography.ss of sussex. meghan, strongly supported by her husband, prince harry, has shown herself to be absolutely determined robustly to defend her right to privacy. this case began after the mail on sunday published lengthy extracts from a letter she'd written in late 2018 to her estranged father, thomas. meghan's lawyers had told the high court that the letter was a heartfelt plea from an anguished daughter. they applied for something called a summaryjudgement, a judgement without a full trial, on the basis, they said, that the mail on sunday had no real prospect of success. and thejudge agreed. mrjustice warby examined the evidence and found... ..he said. meghan has also won on the separate issue of copyright infringement, but privacy is the one that really counts. in a statement, she spoke about what she said were the tactics of the mail group's newspapers. "for these outlets, it's a game", she said... the mail on sunday's publishers said they were very surprised by thejudgement. they said

nicholas witchell, bbc news. he was 79 years old. the 23—time grammy award winner composed jazz standards including spain, 500 miles high and la fiesta. in a statement left before his passing of a rare form of cancer, he wrote that he wanted "to thank all of those along myjourney who have helped keep the music fires burning bright." that was chick corea there, who has died at the age of 79. that's it for now, plenty coming up shortly. in the meantime, you can get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @lukwesaburak. see you in a moment. hello there. after another very cold night, although not quite as cold as wednesday night, it's going to start frosty again through this morning with some ice to watch out for on untreated surfaces. plenty of sunshine through today, but there will be some snow showers, these continuing to affect the northeast of scotland and the northeast of england. a bit more cloud as well in towards the northern isles. and cloud further west will tend to break away as this drier air moves in from the

nicholas witchell, bbc news.lert level has been lowered today, from level five to level four, in all four nations. 0ur health editor hugh pym joins me now. hugh, what difference does this make? it doesn't make any difference to plans already set out to start easing restrictions in the uk's four nations. that was announced by ministers and will continue to be so. it's an assessment of risk by the uk's chief medical officers designed to inform the public and decision—makers. it was launched last may, a five tier system. initially it was on level three until the autumn and moved up to level four in september as cases began to rise, then onjanuary the 4th began to rise, then onjanuary the 11th this year it was moved up to level five, the highest level, and the definition of that is that there is material risk of the nhs being overwhelmed within 21 days without immediate action and that of course was the day that lockdown restrictions were announced again in england and there were similar moves in the uk's other three

nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.f its laboratories researching covid—19 has been hacked. the digital breach took place at the division of structural biology. a private security researcher said he found screen shots online from inside the labs network. he said the hackers were portuguese—speakers, operating out of south america, and were financially motivated. an oxford university spokesman said that no personal data agency gchq was investigating. the us space agency nasa has released a panoramic rover on mars. the panorama shows the rim of the jezero crater, where the rover touched down last week and the cliff face of an ancient river delta in the distance. it was taken by rotating the rover�*s mast 360 degrees. nasa says the panorama is composed of 142 individual images stitched together on earth. the former coach of the us women's gymnastics team, john geddert, has killed himself, hours after being charged with human trafficking and criminal sexual conduct. the body ofjohn geddert was found after he failed to surre

nicholas witchell, bbc news.a ceremony to mark the vaccination of 50 million americans against the coronavirus. he said the us was weeks ahead of schedule on the path to immunising 100 million people in his first 100 days in office, a key promise he made before his inauguration. but he also said the real challenge will come when the lines outside vaccine centres have evaporated, and supply outstrips demand. the time is coming, may be 60 to 90 days, when the supply is adequate and not enough people can access the shot. to address that, we will launch a massive campaign to educate people about vaccines, that they are safe and where to go to get the shots in the first place. in new york city, once the global epicentre of the pandemic, vaccination rates are lowest in the communities where the most people died. and now that a new variant of the virus has been discovered in new york, the effort to persuade people to take the vaccine has intensified. but many people have questions about the science. laura trevelyan repo

nicholas witchell, bbc news.a ceremony to mark the vaccination of 50 million americans against the coronavirus. he said the us was weeks ahead of schedule on the path to immunising 100 million people in his first 100 days in office, a key promise he made before his inauguration. but he also said the real challenge will come when the lines outside vaccine centres have evaporated, and supply outstrips demand. the time is coming, maybe 60 to 90 days, when the supply is adequate and not enough people can access the shot. to address that, we will launch a massive campaign to educate people about vaccines, that they are safe and where to go to get the shots in the first place. in new york city, once the global epicentre of the pandemic, vaccination rates are lowest in the communities where the most people died. and now that a new variant of the virus has been discovered in new york, the effort to persuade people to take the vaccine has intensified. but many people have questions about the science. laura trevelyan repor

nicholas witchell, bbc news.s territory. for what abating claims to be unfairjournalism. the move has been condemned by both the british and american governments. with me is our reporter, mark lobel. tell us, was this expected? it tell us, was this expected? it is not a complete surprise. china has systematically blocked or expelled the foreign media in the past couple of years. in 2020, three journalists were expelled. already the bbc news app and website are banned in china. it could also be retaliatory because ofcom actually would —— revoked the license of the chinese state broadcaster's wing here, cctv, because what they said, the company they had given the license to didn't have a full editorial control, in other words, the chinese state would have control on what went on air. so this man came into place. it is a ban of you and i talking, which people cannot watch all around the world, but perhaps not now in hotels room —— hotel rooms in china. we had about it in the affiliated global times newspaper and if

we'll be getting more reaction from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. also tonight: the impact of the pandemic — almost 250,000 people in england have now been waiting more than a year for routine treatment on the nhs. it's been really, really difficult, i haven't been able to leave the house for a year. i haven't been able to move. a serial sex offender has been found guilty of raping and murdering 21—year—old libby squire, a student from hull university last february. researchers discover that combining two drugs and using them for people who are seriously ill with covid could cut deaths by up to a half. and looking for love in lockdown how more and more people are searching for soulmates online. and coming up in sport bbc news: keeping british hopes alive in melbourne. cameron norrie is into the third round of the australian open, where rafa nadal now awaits him. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. meghan, the duchess of sussex, has won her two—year legal battle with the mail on sunday over the publication of a letter she wrote to her es

here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell.ning, his report contains flashing images. fanfare plays. he's been retired for more than three years now, and he's remained largely out of public sight during the lockdown. this was an exception. july last year, when he took his leave from the rifles, one of the regiments of which he'd been honorary colonel in chief for many years. the most recent image of him is this, at windsor castle with the queen, a photograph released by the palace last november to mark their 73rd wedding anniversary. prior to that, there was a photograph of the couple together lastjune, on the occasion of the duke's 99th birthday. and, for the royal doctors, it will no doubt have been his age as much as anything which will have persuaded them to err on the side of caution. the duke has apparently been feeling unwell for several days so, last night, at windsor castle, his doctors decided to admit him to hospital. at 2pm this afternoon, the palace issued a statement. the duke's admission is a precautionary measur

nicholas witchell, bbc news.y summit to recommit to the transatlantic alliance and pledge to "earn back" europe's trust. the new us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been speaking to the bbc about america's stance on coronavirus, climate change and iran. let's stay with that story now. jim walsh is a senior research associate at mit's security studies program. he's in cambridge, massachusetts. doctor walsh, thank you for talking to a. let's talk about iran. the president and secretary of state want to get back involved with dialogue on iran. . , ., back involved with dialogue on iran. . ., ., iran. yes, if you go back to when the _ iran. yes, if you go back to when the last _ iran. yes, if you go back to l when the last administration pulled out of that deal, the moment they pulled out, it was thejudgement of the international atomic energy agency us state department, and even the administration's own intelligence community and those of other that iran was complying with the agreement, giving us confidence

coronavirus lockdown, he received his covid—19 vaccine in january. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchellanfare plays. he�*s been retired for more than three years now, and he�*s remained largely out of public sight during the lockdown. this was an exception. july last year, when he took his leave from the rifles, one of the regiments of which he�*d been honorary colonel in chief for many years. the most recent image of him is this, at windsor castle with the queen, a photograph released by the palace last november to mark their 73rd wedding anniversary. prior to that, there was a photograph of the couple together lastjune, on the occasion of the duke�*s 99th birthday. and, for the royal doctors, it will no doubt have been his age as much as anything which will have persuaded them to err on the side of caution. the duke has apparently been feeling unwell for several days so, last night, at windsor castle, his doctors decided to admit him to hospital. at 2pm this afternoon, the palace issued a statement... the duke is in the private king edward vii hospital in london. it�*s understood he w

more on this from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.ed to accompany the news. barefoot amid the apple blossom, harry, at least. and this happy news just come 72 hours after they learned they had won a case against the mail on sunday so that was a double celebration. the queen, the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales and the rest of the family are said to be delighted and they have sent the couple their good wishes. this will be the queen's 10th or 11th great—grandchild depending on whether zara phillips's baby is born before the sussex baby in the summer. one unusual thing about the sussex baby, it will almost certainly be born in the united states. it will therefore almost certainly be a citizen of the united states, notwithstanding that it will be eighth in line, boy or girl, to the throne of the united kingdom. thanks to nicholas there. the united arab error emirates space capsule called hope has sent the first picture back from mars. the probe entered mars' orbit last week, and it's theirfirst mars' orbit last week, and it's thei

the organisations they have represented saying "service is universal". 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell in every formal royal sense, been shattered. the breach, in terms of the business of royalty, is complete, and, bar a complete about face by the sussexes, it is final. for harry, then, perhaps, a sense of long sought freedom. for william, one imagines, a deep sense of disappointment. today's news is not unexpected. in the year since harry and meghan made their last appearance at a formal royal engagement at westminster abbey, the gulf between them and the rest of harry's family has grown ever wider. the couple have bought a house in california, negotiated deals with us media companies and made it clear that they relish their new life. at midday today, buckingham palace confirmed they would not return as working members of the royal family. a statement said that, following conversations with harry, the queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the royal family, it is not possible to continue this was the sussexes response. they finish their statement by saying

nicholas witchell, bbc news.moment, we'll talk to our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, at windsor. first to aruna iyengar, who is outside the king edward the seventh hospital in central london. any updates? yes, prince philip is said to be in _ any updates? yes, prince philip is said to be in good _ any updates? yes, prince philip is said to be in good spirits. - any updates? yes, prince philip is said to be in good spirits. as - any updates? yes, prince philip is said to be in good spirits. as you i said to be in good spirits. as you know, he arrived here yesterday. he walked in the hospital himself. it was after he had a short illness, a short period of illness, and on his own doctor's advice, he came to hospital. it's to deal with a pre—existing condition and he's here for observation and some treatment. considering the duke is about to celebrate his 100th birthday, it's possibly not surprising that he's had a few interventions before and had a few interventions before and had to go to hospital. previously

news, which comes less than a year after meghan suffered a miscarriage. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchelllear they hoped he would soon have a brother or sister. meghan suffered a miscarriage last summer. she described the almost unbearable grief of losing a child. we can assume the news of this pregnancy would have been of greatjoy to them. that is the impression they are giving. buckingham says the entire royal family is delighted at the news and wishes them well or the birth of what will be the queen's 10th or 11th great—grandchild depending on when the baby is born. that both could take place in the us, in which case the baby will be entitled to us citizenship. notwithstanding that, boy or girl, the child will be eighth in line to the british throne. don't forget you can reach me and the rest of the team on twitter. thank you for watching, see you soon. hello. having another week as very cold it was last week could be quite an achievement but so is swinging the weather pendulum so quickly into the very mild category which is exactly what we're doing this week. temperatures so very diff

"service is universal. " here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. so close has, in every formal royal sense, been shattered. the breach, in terms of the business of royalty, is complete, and bar a complete about—face by the sussexes, it is final. for harry, then, perhaps, a sense of long sought freedom. for william, one imagines, a deep sense of disappointment. today's news is not unexpected. in the year since harry and meghan made their last appearance at a formal royal engagement at westminster abbey, the gulf between them and the rest of harry's family has grown ever wider. the couple have bought a house in california, negotiated deals with us media companies, and made it clear that they relish their new life. at midday today, buckingham palace confirmed that they would not be returning as working members of the royal family. a statement said that following conversations with harry, "the queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work "of the royal family, it is not possible to continue "with the responsibilities and duties that

and the duke was said to be �*in good spirits�* when he was admitted. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellashing images. fanfare plays he's been retired for more than three years now, and he's remained largely out of public sight during the lockdown. this was an exception. july last year, when he took his leave from the rifles, one of the regiments of which he'd been honorary colonel in chief for many years. the most recent image of him is this, at windsor castle with the queen, a photograph released by the palace last november to mark their 73rd wedding anniversary. prior to that, there was a photograph of the couple together lastjune, on the occasion of the duke's 99th birthday. and, for the royal doctors, it will no doubt have been his age as much as anything which will have persuaded them to err on the side of caution. the duke has apparently been feeling unwell for several days so, last night, at windsor castle, his doctors decided to admit him to hospital. at 2pm this afternoon, the palace issued a statement... the duke is in the private king edward vii hospital in london. it's under

i'm joined now by our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. happy news for them.a child. they looked happy in the black—and—white photograph that i have released to accompany the news, barefoot among the apple blossom, harry at and this news comes 72 hours after they heard that they have won the privacy case against the mail on sunday so it was a double celebration. the royal family are said to be delighted and they have sent a couple their good wishes. this will be the queen's tenth or 11th great—grandchild. that depends on whether zara phillips has a baby before the sussex baby in the summer. the sussex baby will almost certainly be born in the united states. it will therefore almost certainly be a citizen of the united states, notwithstanding that it will be a thin line, boy or gill, to the throne of the united kingdom. —— it will be eighth in line, boy or girl. armoured vehicles have appeared on the streets of several major cities in myanmar. the military is moving to consolidate power after its coup two weeks ago. ambassadors from the us, the eu, britain and

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell�*s report contains flashing images. fanfare plays.e than three years now, and he's remained largely out of public sight during the lockdown. this was an exception. july last year, when he took his leave from the rifles, one of the regiments of which he'd been honorary colonel in chief for many years. the most recent image of him is this, at windsor castle with the queen, a photograph released by the palace last november to mark their 73rd wedding anniversary. prior to that, there was a photograph of the couple together lastjune, on the occasion of the duke's 99th birthday. and, for the royal doctors, it will no doubt have been his age as much as anything which will have persuaded them to err on the side of caution. the duke has apparently been feeling unwell for several days so, last night, at windsor castle, his doctors decided to admit him to hospital. at 2pm this afternoon, the palace issued a statement... the duke is in the private king edward vii hospital in london. it's understood he was driven there by car. it was not an emerge

this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell contains flash photography.nificant victory for the duchess of sussex. meghan, strongly supported by her husband, prince harry, has shown herself to be absolutely determined robustly to defend her right to privacy. this case began after the mail on sunday published lengthy extracts from a letter she'd written in late 2018 to her estranged father, thomas. meghan�*s lawyers had told the high court that the letter was a heartfelt plea from an anguished daughter. they applied for something called a summaryjudgment, a judgment without a full trial, on the basis, they said, that the mail on sunday had no real propsect of success. and thejudge agreed. mrjustice warby examined the evidence and found: "taken as a whole, the disclosures, published by the newspaper, where manifestly excessive and hence unlawful. there is no prospect that a differentjudgment would be reached after a trial", he said. meghan has also won on the separate issue of copyright infringement, but privacy is the one that really counts. in a statement

more on this from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.arned that they won the case against the mail on sunday so a double celebration. the queen, the duke of edinburgh and the prince of wales with the rest of the royal family are all delighted and they have sent the couple their good wishes and this will be the queens tenth the phillips babies are born in the sussex baby in the summer, one unusual thing about the sussex baby is certainly that it will be born in the united states. it will therefore almost certainly be a citizen of the united states, notwithstanding that will be eighth in the mind, boy or girl to the throne of the united kingdom. the united arab emirates space probe �*hope' has sent its first image of mars. the picture shows sunlight coming across the red planet's north pole. the probe entered mars' orbit last week. this is the arab world's first major venture into space, and it's part of the uae�*s effort to promote itself as a nation at the forefront of advances in technology. it's hoped the mission will inspire young peo

more on this from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.py news just come 72 hours after they learned they had won a case against the mail on sunday so that was a double celebration. the queen, the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales and the rest of the family are said to be delighted and they have sent the couple the good wishes. this will be the good wishes. this will be the queen's 10th the good wishes. this will be the queen's10th or 11th great—grandchild depending on whether zara phillips's baby is born before the sussex baby in the summer. one unusual thing about the sussex baby, it will almost certainly be born in the united states. it will therefore almost certainly be a citizen of the united states, notwithstanding that it will be eighth in line, boil girl, to the throne of the united kingdom. —— boy or girl. we have positive news from israel on the effect on the virus vaccination. a report drop has been reported. these results are preliminary bird involve one of the world's biggest real—world studies in vaccine effectiveness co

more on this from our royal correspondent nichola witchell. something that she wrote about in an article in the new york times. but now she... one must assume that she has reached a safe period in the pregnancy, to the extent that they now feel confident about making this announcement. they have also released a black and white photograph of the two of them sitting, kind of almost lolling, under a tree at their home, presumably, in california. it is a black—and—white photograph, rather appropriate for valentine's day. they are clearly looking very happy. and as they've said in their statement, they are overjoyed to be expecting their second child. this will be a brother or a sister to archie, their first baby, who was born on the 6th of may, 2019. it is coming up to a year since they stepped back as working members of the royal family. they are now set up at their home in california. just 48 hours ago, or 72 hours ago i suppose it is, they won their case against associated newspapers, so that will be a source of great satisfaction to them, and

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is with me now. so, is this final?s and purposes, yes, the breach is complete and for the foreseeable future, it is final. and, you know, i sense a real sense of exasperation in these statements on both sides. the statement from buckingham palace issued at midday, after a conversation with the duke of sussex, the queen has written to confirm it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service. there is almost an unspoken sentence which doesn't appear in the statement after that, appear in the statement after that, a life of public service, like i have led, like my husband has lead at the age of nearly 100, like the rest of yourfamily at the age of nearly 100, like the rest of your family continue to lead but which you have decided to opt out of. of course, they are saddened as the statement says, they are deeply disappointed i think that this is how matters have turned out and then this is the sickest statement which concludes with these phrases, we can live a lif

nicholas witchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.of april. do you agree? do you disagree? i've had about 1000 responses to. . theo jake says we must be able to take back control of our lives now. we have collectively predicted the most vulnerable with these lock downs. i am honestly desperate. without both jobs, i think we are asking for trouble. the walker says, i agree, we need to earn a living again. educational and training opportunities open up fully and isolation stop. they need reversing, it is notjust about covid—19. given that it's a same group of conservatives to the brexit was a good idea, the answer must be no. and says that this should be led by the science. politicians are playing politics. there does need to be some balance, but a grand reopening, no. permanently lifted, no. follow the science and the data. and one more for now. i agree, manically face coverings and the closure of many facilities have been a huge challenge for members of my family. keep your views coming in. you can message me on twitter or instagram.

here�*s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.close has, in every formal royal sense, been shattered. the breach, in terms of the business of royalty, is complete, and, bara of the business of royalty, is complete, and, bar a complete about face by the sussexes, it is final. for harry, then, perhaps, a sense of long sought freedom. for william, one imagines, a deep sense of disappointment. today�*s news is not unexpected. in the year since harry and meghan made their last appearance at a formal royal engagement at westminster abbey, the gulf between them and the rest of harry�*s family has grown ever wider. the couple have bought a house in california, negotiated deals with us media companies and made it clear that they relish their new life. at midday today, buckingham palace confirmed they would not return as working members of the royalfamily. a statement said that, following conversations with harry, the queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the royal family, stepping away from the work of the roy

more on this from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.ation. the queen, the duke of edinburgh in the prince of wales all delighted and they have sent the couple their good wishes and this will be the queens tenth or 11th great grandchild and that iith great grandchild and that depends on whether the lips of the babies are born in the sussex baby in the summer, one unusual thing about the sussex baby is certainly that it will be born in the united states. it will therefore almost certainly be a citizen of the united states, notwithstanding that will be eighth thin line boy or girl, to the throne of the united kingdom. you're watchint throne of the united kingdom. you're watching world _ throne of the united kingdom. you're watching world news _ throne of the united kingdom. you're watching world news from _ throne of the united kingdom. you're watching world news from the - throne of the united kingdom. you're watching world news from the bbc. . the united arab emirates space probe �*hope' has sent its first image of mars. the picture show

let's speak to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.it mildly. this is some great news.- sussex family, to put it mildly. this is some great news. yes, a valentine's _ this is some great news. yes, a valentine's day _ this is some great news. yes, a valentine's day evening - valentine's day evening announcement. and yes as you have already reported, they say they are overjoyed, they are expecting their second child. as you also mentioned, meghan markle suffered a miscarriage last summer. that was something that she wrote about in an article in the new york times. now, one must assume that she has reached a safe period in the pregnancy to the extent that they now feel confident about making this announcement. they have also released a black and white photograph of the two of them sitting, undera photograph of the two of them sitting, under a tree. photograph of the two of them sitting, undera tree. in california. it is a black—and—white photograph, rather appropriate for valentine's day. they are clearly looking very happy. as said in th

nicholas witchell, bbc news.tching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather, with carol kirkwood. hello again. the weather this week is quite different to what we had last week. there is not much snow in the forecast. if we see any, it is likely to be on the tops of the hill. it is going to be much milder. largely frost free, but there will be rain at times, and of course, with melting snow, there could be some issues with localised flooding and often it is going to be windy, particularly across the far north of the country. today though, the isobars are more widely spaced, so it is not going to be as windy as it was yesterday. we are watching the dregs of this front clear away the rain and drizzle from earlier on. and as we go through the course of the day, that cloud should start to break up and it will brighten up, some of us seeing some sunshine. but there will be showers coming through northern ireland, wales, northern england and also scotland, and some of those could prove to be on the heavy side

nicholas witchell, our royal _ sensitive to him. indeed. ning civilian leader aung san suu kyi. she's urged her supporters to protest agains the coup. let's just show you some latest pictures that we have got in. the prime minister has been out and about today. his destination west yorkshire. to be precise in dewsbury where he has been visiting another vaccination centre, bumping arms as we have all learnt to do over the last year. and coming on the day of course when we learn that all care home residents in england have been offered theirfirst dose home residents in england have been offered their first dose of the vaccine. we have heard in the last few minutes that there were 17 care homes in essex that have not been able to carry out those vaccinations just yet because they do actually have some active cases of it. but he will be a bit of an expert, perhaps they will rope him in. anyway, that is the prime minister at the vaccination centre in dewsbury. let's hear from the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon on her daily briefing. g

nicholas witchell, bbc news.t minister of scotland, alex salmond, will be questioned by members of the scottish parliament today, over his claims of a "malicious and concerted" conspiracy against him. it's part of an inquiry into the mishandling of sexual harassment complaints about him, which were later disproven in court. the current first minister, nicola sturgeon, a former ally of alex salmond, has dismissed his claims. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. for years, this was the closest relationship in scottish politics, alex salmond and his protege, nicola sturgeon. now, though, they're bitter enemies. he accuses her of failing to tell the truth. she says he is living in an alternative reality. this is mr salmond outside the high court in edinburgh last year. he had just been cleared of sexual assault. there is certain evidence that i would have liked to have seen led in this trial, but for a variety of reasons we were not able to do so. at some point, that information, that facts and that evid

nicholas witchell, bbc news. best wishes to the duke.ved to be in north korea. myanmar has seen some of its biggest protests yet, following the military coup which deposed the civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, earlier this month. hundreds of thousands of people gathered across the country, as the campaign of civil disobedience entered its 12th consecutive day. south africa has started its vaccination campaign against covid—19. the country is the first to use the jab from johnson and johnson. president cyril ramaphosa posted a photo of himself receiving the vaccine, saying he wanted to allay any safety fears. for those watching on bbc world news, we'll be right back. britain's prime minister says it's "absolutely right" to focus on "data not dates", when considering how to end england's coronavirus lockdown. scientists had urged the boris johnson to follow a data—led approach when deciding which restrictions to lift, and when. during a visit to a vaccination centre in south wales, he confirmed that further details will be announced on mo

nicholas witchell is here. , , ., ,, witchell is here. thanks go to the _ making a statement. are special thanks go to the police - making a statement. are special thanks go to the police teams i making a statement. are special. thanks go to the police teams and other agencies involved with libby squire�*s case from the outset through to today. today�*s verdict changes nothing for us as a family. there is no closure. we don�*t get to have libby squire back and our lives don�*t revert back to normal. however, we are pleased that all the hard work and dedication of the police and legal teams has been recognised. libby squire will always be with us and we are so proud of our beautiful, caring, wonderful girl and although she has been physically taken from us, the memories we have and the love we share will never be taken. thank you. share will never be taken. thank ou. . ~' share will never be taken. thank ou. . ~ , ., studio: there we have a statement on behalf of of libby squire�*s family following the conviction for her rape and murder in