nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.ust at it is not just at the it is notjust at the cenotaph in london, notjust london were these events have been taking place but in every town and city and the smallest of villages across the country. let's show you how this event has been marked in scotland. this is the scene at glasgow cathedral. they are holding a multi—generational service called world war i remembered. the cathedral has the courage to families of all ages to take part and pay their respects. let's join in that ceremony for a moment. violin plays. the haunting melody there in glasgow, remembering each of the 134,000 -- 134,712 glasgow, remembering each of the 134,000 "134,712 men glasgow, remembering each of the 134,000 —— 134,712 men and women who lost their lives. that is the scene in glasgow, let's take you to send and cathedral in belfast. —— said and's cathedral. —— st ann's. donald trump has arrived choral music. the duke of york will give the second reading. no one has greater love tha n second reading. no

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.remembrance. but millions of people across the united kingdom today held two—minute silence to remember those who died in the first world war. 0ther conflicts remembered too, but the particular significance today, 100 yea rs particular significance today, 100 years since the signing of the treaty which ended the battle on the western front of the first world war, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. we will remember. that is it from us here tonight. we will leave you with these images before we go to the weather with matt taylor. tonight will be a cooler night. lots of showers across western areas and we start the week the way we finished the weekend off with

nicholas witchell, bbc news. overnight, crowds have fallen silent across the commonwealth to commemorate the centenary of the armistice. thousands gathered for a national service of remembrance at the australian war memorial in canberra, whilst large crowds also attended new zealand's national war memorial park in wellington. more than 200,000 commonwealth troops were killed in the conflict. the main remembrance events started in the last hour. there was a dawn chorus a few moments ago of pipers playing the lament that signalled the end of battle. and danny boyle's moving tribute to the fallen began. huge portraits of some of those who lost their lives will be etched onto 32 beaches before being washed away by the tide. 11 o'clock is when the guns stopped firing 100 years ago. this morning, the queen will attend the national service of remembrance here at the cenotaph and two minutes of silence will be observed. then at 12:30, big ben will lead bells of remembrance across the world. and later this evening, the ro

nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0vernight, crowds fell silent across the commonwealth to commemorate thenary of the armistice. thousands gathered for a national service of remembrance at the australian war memorial in canberra, and large crowds also attended new zealand's national war memorial park in wellington. more than 200,000 commonwealth troops were killed in the conflict. the main remembrance events started earlier this morning. danny boyle's tributes to the fallen have begun. huge portraits of some of those who lost their lives are being etched onto 32 beaches, before being washed away by the tide. this morning, the queen will attend the national service of remembrance at the cenotaph and two minutes of silence will be observed. then, at 12.30, big ben will lead bells of remembrance across the world. and later this evening, the royal family will attend a special service at westminster abbey. then more than a thousand beacons will be lit around the uk, to symbolise an end to the darkness of war. we've mentioned the beach portraits, live pictures from folkestone, wilfred 0wen, famo

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.ers including donald trump vladimir putin attended a service at the tomb of the unknown soldier the arctic —— arc de triumph, they‘re the president warned that all demons are coming back to the service around the world. cathy adler reports on how europe remembered its sacrifice. grief flows unchecked across borders. regret knows no frontiers. presidents and heads of government of most of the 80 countries involved in the first world war came here to paris today to remember the slaughtered millions of the first truly global conflict. president macron‘s message above all others at this commemoration, we are in this together, in our past, our present and our future. no opportunity was wasted for the french president to drive his internationalist message home. he urged action at a time when he said old demons were resurfacing in europe and beyond. translation: patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. nationalism isa opposite of nationalism. nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism. b

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.ts food aid to yemen to avert mass starvation in the country. the world food programme said it was preparing to try to feed 1a million people, almost half of the population. the announcement comes as fighting intensifies around the port city of hodeidah. plans to build a new nuclear power station in cumbria, creating more than 20,000 jobs, have now collapsed after the japanese firm toshiba said it was pulling out of the project. the £15 billion plant would have provided 7% of the uk's future electricity supply. unions have described the move as devastating, as our correspondent, colletta smith, reports from cumbria. big promises of a bright low carbon future. when our power station is built here, it'll be called moorside. the next generation of nuclear reactors here in cumbria, thousands of high—paid jobs providing 7% of the uk's electricity in a decade. but, today, toshiba have pulled the plug. this is the sellafield nuclear plant. it's being decommissioned at the moment so thousands

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. 70", will be shown on bbc one at nine o'clock tonight. and it'll be avaliable afterwards on the bbc iplayer. at least 12 people — including a police officer — have died in a shooting at a bar outside los angeles in california. witnesses described scenes of panic when a gunman walked into a bar popular with students and opened fire. the suspect has been identified as a 28—year—old former us marine who took his own life. 0ur correspondent, james cook is at the scene in the city of thousand oaks. an all scene here, in another american city, a scene which police described as something from hell, president trump has said that this was a terrible shooting, he has been fully briefed on it, and he praised the actions of police officers, bravery he says which may well have saved lives. keep moving down this way. for the united states, this is the nightmare that never ends. it could be las vegas, 0rlando, virginia tech or sandy hook. but this time it is thousand oaks, the borderline bar and gri

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.st of australia. a place where a prince who is passionate about the environment could barely control his frustrations at the failure of governments to do more about climate change. we're running out of time, because the necessary action hasn't been taken, has it? that's the problem. and i cannot believe that people can simply pay no attention to science. charles has been speaking out now for nearly half a century, but as he approaches his 70th birthday next week, he knows better than anyone that a new role beckons. when he succeeds to the throne, his public interventions must stop, but can the passionate prince transition to a monarch who doesn't meddle? in tonight's bbc documentary, charles said explicitly and publicly that he could and would. i won't be able to do the same things i've done as heir, so of course you operate within the constitutional parameters, but it's a different function. of course, people have expressed worries about whether this involvement will continue in the s

nicholas witchell, thank you.e, son and heir — charles at 70 will be shown on bbc one at nine o'clock tonight. and it'll be avaliable afterwards on the bbc iplayer. a gunman in california has shot dead 12 people, at a crowded bar in a suburb of los angeles. police say the attacker was found dead, at the venue in the thousand oaks area. richard lister has more details. they'd fled for their lives. some of the survivors from this nightclub shooting found safety behind police lines. it was the busiest night of the week at the borderline club when a gunman, dressed in black, walked in and opened fire. i was just yelling, "get down, get down." there was quite a few girls in a group, young girls, and i think they all got out, but they all got down and then he kept on moving to the right. he shot the front desk cashier. it was just semi—automatic, as many shots as he could pull, and then when it started to reload that's when we got people out of there and i didn't look back. and we didn't know what was going on and then

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.s food aid to yemen to avert mass starvation in the country. the world food programme said it was preparing to try to feed 14 million people, almost half of the population. the announcement comes as fighting intensifies around the port city of hodeidah. plans to build a new nuclear power station in cumbria, creating more than 20,000 jobs, have now collapsed after the japanese firm toshiba said it was pulling out of the project. the £15 billion plant would have provided 7% of the uk's future electricity supply. unions have described the move as "devastating", as our correspondent colletta smith reports from cumbria. big promises of a bright low carbon future. when our power station is built here, it'll be called moorside. the next generation of nuclear reactors here in cumbria, thousands of high—paid jobs providing 7% of the uk's electricity in a decade. but, today, toshiba have pulled the plug. this is the sellafield nuclear plant. it's being decommissioned at the moment so thousands o

nicholas witchell, bbc news.he's better prepared than ever. hamilton's been visiting his mercedes team at their base in northamptonshire where so much of the success is planned. joe wilson reports. one, two, three, four, five! five world titles takes hundreds of employees. lewis hamilton, what exactly do you do? take what they've built and bring more to it. bring more out of it than anyone else can do. and that's what i've been able to do since i was a kid. my first go—kart down at rye house when i was test practicing as a kid, was from the loot newspaper, the back of the loot newspaper. it was owned by like, five families or something like that! recognise me now? i'm lewis hamilton. do you feel, i've done it all, i've achieved it all, i've got nothing left to prove? no. firstly, i neverfeel like i have anything to prove. that is not even a part of my psyche. but no, ifeel like i have still got more years, more days ahead of me if i'm lucky. i feel like the mind is just a tool. and so i'm just always trying to sh

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.os, has been found guilty of corruption and could face at least six years in prison. the charges relate to the activities of private organisations she ran while serving in her late husband's government. mrs marcos, who is now 89 years old, is currently a member of the country's house of representatinves. age is just a number — so they say. a 69—year—old dutchman is going to court to try and legally lower his age to 49. emile ratelband thinks it might improve his chances with women on the dating app tinder. the positivity trainer says, with his face, and a younger age — he'll be in a "luxurious position." anna holligan reports. well, emile ratelband is a positivity speaker and a motivational guru. and in this case, there are people here who are saying he is having a laugh but actually the 69—year—old is entirely serious. so he has gone to court to try to get he judges to officially amend his age from 69 to a9, because he believes that would improve his life chances and also he says that

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.e isjust a number, so they say. well, a 69—year—old dutchman is going to court to try and legally lower his age to 49. emile ratelband thinks it might improve his chances with women on the dating app tinder. the positivity trainer says, with his face and a younger age, he'll be in a "luxurious position." anna holligan reports. well, emile ratelband is a positivity speaker and a motivational guru. and in this case, there are people here who are saying he is having a laugh but actually the 69—year—old is entirely serious. so he has gone to court to try to get the judges to officially amend his age from 69 to a9, because he believes that would improve his life chances and also he says that he has been discriminated against on the basis of his age. he believes it would be easier for him to find work, to get a new house, a new car, and women, if he was 20 years younger. he also points out that here in the netherlands, people can go to court to change their names, to even change their gender

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.l tribute today, there was a departure from the normal armistice commemorations. the cenotaph saw 10,000 members of the public file past the memorial, to show their thanks to those who served in what was thought to be the war to end all wars. daniela relph joined those who took part in the people's procession. 10,000 people, some with military connections but many with none at all. united in a desire to take part in the public over members. it was an event that lacks formality but was filled with personal touches. the homemade wreaths to be laid at the cenotaph. descendents were in the cenotaph. descendents were in the middle of those long gone and the middle of those long gone and the family photos of a generation who fought and often did not come home. in 100 years' time, none of us are going to be able to do it again so are going to be able to do it again so it feels very special to be here. if we don't remember, there will be i'io if we don't remember, there will be 110 one if we d

our royal coresspondent nicholas witchell looks back.tury it was the day britain remembered a war from a century ago. it was the day britain remembered a warfrom a century ago. at westminster abbey last night, the queen stood with the german president as flowers were laid at the grave of the unknown warrior, the grave of the unknown warrior, the anonymous soldier whose body had been brought back from the western front to line a place of honour and represent all those british servicemen who lost their lives in the great war. earlier, at the cenotaph, britain's national memorial to its war dead, the queen had watched from a balcony as britain's political leaders had taken their positions in readiness for the two—minute silence when those who died in the two world wars and more recent are remembered. the last post plays. after the sounding of the last post, the prince of wales labour queen's reeth. he was followed by other members of the royal family. and then after the formal wreath laying and the vetera ns formal wreath laying and the vet

thank you. on issues once he becomes king. in the uk this evening. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchello the throne. throne. greater share of his mother's duties. duties. quietly, the transition to charles‘s rain is under way. quietly, the transition to charles's rain is under way. charles's rain is under way. think it does weigh on his shoulders at all. at all. has made it his business to try to make a difference. make a difference. about the environment and set up the princes trust. princes trust. doubts, the trust has now helped nearly a million young people. nearly a million young people. you find the hardest to reach in society. society. environment have raised doubts about his suitability for the foreign. his suitability for the foreign. short, will charles be a monarch who medals? medals? publicly, charles gives a clear answer. he says such suggestions are nonsense. nonsense. operate within the constitutional parameters, he says. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello there, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your thursday sport briefing... while engl

attending a private party put on by the queen at buckingham palace. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchello be more relaxed than perhaps at any stage in his adult life. that was certainly the impression at the london palladium last night for eight special 70th birthday gala, where prince charles met city and sweet. the prince at 70 in these birthday portraits issued by clarence house, with his wife, his sons and their wives, and his three grandchildren, george, charlotte and lewis. he displays the contentment of a prince that has waited virtually his entire life to achieve his serenity destiny. he became heir to the throne at the age of four but has made it his business to fill his adult life purposefully. now increasingly he is taking on some of the duties of his mother. 0n sunday once again, he placed the queens reef at the cenotaph while she watched from about mr big is that they has anything an issue the importand that they has anything an issue the import and clarification that as king, he will not attempt to campaign on issues as he has done as prince of wales. i'm not that stupid. i

nicholas witchell reports. nicholas: for hallea century chhas tried as he puts it to make a difference for the better. as prince of wales from he has campaigned on the environment, inner cities, youth opportunities, to name a few of the causes he has pursued. as he approaches his 70th birthday, charles knows better than anyone that a new goal beckons. takes the throne, his public interventions must stop. >>al it is vo remember that there is only room for one sovereign, not two. you cannot be the same as the sovereign if you are the prince of wales. will beidea that i exactly the same way if i'm to succeed is complete nonsense, because the two sitletions are coly different. won't be abletho do the same gs i have done as heir. so of course y operate within the constitutional parameters. nicholas: that undertaking, to abide by the constitutional parameters when he is king, is signd icant. it shoan an end to the sometimes controversial interventions he has made over the years. for example, his opposition to genetica

nicholas witchell, bbc news.on and heir — charles at 70, will be shown on bbc one at nine o'clock tonight. donald trump has fired his most senior lawyer, the us attorney general, jeff sessions. the two had repeatedly clashed over the inquiry into russian interference in the 2016 election. meanwhile, the white house has suspended the press pass of cnn journalist, jim acosta, who was described by the president as a rude, terrible person at a conference about the midterm elections. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more. jeff sessions was given a long round of applause by colleagues, as he left the department ofjustice for a final time. he was given the job of attorney general in the return for the loyalty and support he had shown donald trump. but his resignation letter had showed that he had been unceremoniously fired by a president who had long since lost faith in him. mr trump never forgavejeff sessions from recusing himself from overseeing the investigation taking place into allegations of russian

nicholas witchell, bbc news. some really spectacular remembrance events held across the uk, which people attended in their thousands. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin will have more on that shortly. faces on the beach were amazing, weren't of a? stunning, clever and very moving. such a creative idea and we will show you the images later on this morning. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said he will press the saudi authorities on the murder ofjamal khashoggi during a visit to the country today. mr hunt will ask for full cooperation with the turkish investigation and is expected to say it is unacceptable that the circumstances behind his death still remain unclear. the saudi journalist was murdered at the country's consulate in istanbul six weeks ago, but no—one has been charged. the family of a man who was killed with his one—year—old son in a car crash in sheffield on friday night have described him as a loving father. adnan ashraf jarral, who was 35, and his son, usman, died when their people carrier collided w

royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details. : what is a birthday without a bloon, even when you have reached a grand eight like 70? who can resist a quick peek? and the photographs, royal family of the future. charles and camilla with his sons and their wives, and charles' three grandchildren -- george on his grandfather's knee, charlotte sitting bese camilla. after 66 years as heir to the throne, ch the next to, laying the queen's wreath at the scimitar while she watched from a balcony, preparing to become head of the commonwealth. he has recognized the need to state publicly that when he is king come he will discontinue campaigning. prince charles: i'm not that stupid. i recognize it is a separate excise being sovereign. wifelas charles and his attended a birthday dinner at buckingham palace. the qun paid him a warm tribute, describing him as a dedicated heir to theo throne stood comparison with any in history. nicholasew witchell, bbc jane: happy birthday, charles. i am jane o'brien. thanks very much for watching "bbc world n

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph.thedral in cardiff president donald trump has arrived at the american cemetery to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the first world war, the end of which was marked across europe today. the president who arrived in france yesterday... this is the major ceremony. as you can see from other that he is expected to say a few words once the ceremony gets under way. he cancelled a visit toa gets under way. he cancelled a visit to a cemetery yesterday because of the inclement weather, which meant that the presidential helicopter was not able to take the journey to the cemetery some two hours outside paris. a controversial decision. as you see today, resident trump very much at the heart of the ceremony. —— president trump. with me now... let's just hear the national anthem first. music: the star spangled banner. that is the scene in paris. ceremonies let's cross now to llandaf cathedral in cardiff double where there's a national service of thanksgiving to mark the end of the first w

but first, nicholas witchell is at the cenotaph for us. nick.of armistice day, the 11th of november, has fallen on the second sunday of november, our remembrance sunday, and that has added to the poignancy this morning as we have collectively passed —— castan minds back to november 1918. big ben chimes. on this day 100 yea rs big ben chimes. on this day 100 years ago, big ben chimed at the moment a world war ended. it hundred thousand british lives had been lost. it was in there remains the the cenotaph was originally constructed. —— remembrance. in largely unchanging form the ceremony of remembrance has taken place on whitehall in every peacetime year since. on this more than usually significant day of remembrance, with the 100th anniversary of armistice day coincidently falling on remembrance sunday, the nation's leaders took their places around the town that have led by the prince of wales. —— iran the cenotaph. the queen watched from a balcony above as big ben signalled the start of the national the metoo minutes' silence in memory of all th

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nicholas witchell looks at how britain remembers the end of world war one.enotaph this morning as a nation prepared to mark the moment a century ago that the world war ended. 800,000 or so british lives had been lost in that war, it was in their remembrance at the cenotaph was originally constructed and in timeless fashion and largely unchanging form the ceremony of remembrance has taken place in whitehall in every peacetime year since. 0n whitehall in every peacetime year since. on this more than unusually significant day of my remembrance, the nation ‘s leaders took place, led by the prince of the queen watched from the arc in the above as the ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence in remembrance of all those who lost their lives in war. big ben chimes the hour. music: last post. in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's wreath of poppies against the cenotaph's northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state,

nicholas witchell, bbc news.uniper, who's worked as special advisor to prince charles on environmental issues. he's also co—authored two books with the prince, focusing on the environment and climate change. he's currently an executive editor at wwf. thank you forjoining us. you have worked with him and as we heard, his views on the environment in the past was seen as being ahead of their time. it is quite right now that, when he becomes king, the rules of the game change? he said it himself, these are two very different roles and moving from one to the other will require him to do things differently. i think in this period, as we are beginning to think about the future, it is good to look back on the past and one thing that struck me on the way to the studio is that next month will mark the 50th anniversary of the prince of wales's first environmental speech backin wales's first environmental speech back in 1968. ever since he has been drawing attention to some of these issues that are now very mainstream and wh

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he was four when his mother became queen and he became heir to the throne. he's now a few days from his 70th birthday and taking on a greater share of his mother's duties. quietly, the transition to charles‘s reign is under way. his destiny will come. he's always known it's going to come. and i don't think it does weigh on his shoulders at all. as prince of wales, he's made it his business to try to make a difference. he's spoken out about the environment and set up the prince's trust. he overcame initial doubts. the trust has now helped nearly a million young people. i kept saying i want to be able to take risks, so that if it didn't work, it didn't work, but it was worth trying with the most difficult ones, the ones you find are hardest to reach in society. sometimes, his passionate commitment to things like the environment has raised doubts about his suitability for the throne. in short, will charles be a monarch who meddles? for the first time publicly, charles gives a clear answe

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.e london evening standard and author of the new book "charles at 70: thoughts, hopes and dreams". hejoins them to he joins them to discuss this, thank you for being with us. i wonder how much prince charles will miss having an active voice on some of these big issues? firstly, excuse me, i'm going between studios, which is why i'm a bit strange in this car. yes, a leopard will not change his spots. the reality is the prince of wales has been very vocal all through his 50 odd years of public service. he has met so many people, has so many interests and so much information. he will continue to pass the information on. the only difference will be in an audience with the prime minister when he is king. it is up to the prime minister to show him the same level of courtesy and discretion as they showed the queen as monarch. and really, a lot of the problems where the prince of wales has got himself into trouble has been basically where ministers have make this leap for letters to public and

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell looks back at that day, 100 years ago, when the guns fello'clock on monday, november 11th, 1918. why can't the ceremony of remembrance has taken place on whitehall in every piece time year since. on this more than usually significant day of remembrance, with the 100th anniversary of armistice day coincidentally falling on remembrance sunday, the nation ‘s leaders took their places around the cenotaph, led by the prince of wales. as was the case last year, the queen watched from a balcony above. as big ben signalled the start of the national two—minute silence. in memory of all those from britain and the commonwealth who lost their lives in war. in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queens reeva poppies against the cenotaph‘s northern face. and then for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by german's head of state residents die mayor. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated 2 million germans lost their lives and historic gesture of c

nicholas witchell, bbc news.n just tea and dinner. do you know what his favourite meal is? pheasant crumble. as you do! ipad pheasant, not pheasant crumble! i'm not sure. —— i've had. ithink there should be rules about a pheasant crumble. no rules about food i think, just eat what you want! and to mark his birthday the prince of wales has guest edited an edition of country life magazine. he's done that before, he did it on his 65th birthday as well. we'll have the features editor here with us at 8:20am to hear all about it. a rare pink diamond has sold for £385 million, a record price per carat. the pink legacy, had been described as the leonardo da vinci of diamonds, and was sold afterjust five minutes of bidding at an auction in switzerland. it is beautiful, i think. sally is here soon. she thinks it is beautiful. it was discovered in a south african mine around 100 years ago. i don't need to wait until i'm 70 to be given that as a gift. there we go. just in case anyone has bought it, might be thinking... can i

respected heir to the throne, to stand comparison with any in history." 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchellld age like 70. and attached to the balloon, a present. and who can resist a quick peek? from clarence house, birthday photographs and a sight of the core royal family of the future. charles and camilla, with his sons and their wives, and charles‘s three grandchildren — george on his grandfather's knee, charlotte sitting beside camilla. after 66 years as heir to the throne, charles is preparing for the next step — laying the queen's wreath at the cenotaph while she watched from a balcony, representing her abroad, and preparing to become head of the commonwealth. and he's recognised the need to state publicly that when he is king, he will discontinue his campaigning. iam not i am not that stupid, i realised it isa i am not that stupid, i realised it is a separate exercise being sovereign.

nicholas witchell, bbc news.their babies suffered serious harm or died as a result of maternity errors at the trust between 1998 and 2017. emboldened by the success of senate republicans in this week's midterm elections, donald trump has fired his attorney generaljeff sessions, america's chief law enforcement officer. he's also now moved against the broadcaster cnn, claiming that one of it's correspondents was involved in an altercation with a member of his staff. mr trump has on several occasions referred to cnn and the media in general as "enemies of the people." our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. jeff sessions was given a long round of applause by colleagues as he left the department ofjustice for the final time. he had been given thejob of attorney general in return for the loyalty and support he had shown donald trump. but his resignation letter made clear that he had been unceremoniously fired by a president who had long since lost faith in him. make america great again! mr trump never forg

the bbc‘s royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details. wales, he is camping on the environment, youth activities, architecture to name the comp —— causes he is pursued. but as he approaches pursued. betsy burgess is better than anyone that a new role beckons. when he succeeds to the throne, his public interventions must stop. but can the passionate prints transition to a monarch who does not meddle? into not‘s documenter, charles says he and will. it is vital to documenter, charles says he and will. it is vitalto recall there is only room for one sovereign at a time, not to. so you cannot be the same as the sovereign if you are the prince of wales or the air. but the ideas that i am going to go on at the same way if i had to succeed is com plete the same way if i had to succeed is complete nonsense because the two situations are completely different. clearly, i will not be able to the same things as air so of course you operate with because additional parameters. the constitutional conventions are clear. the british monarch should not mak

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports.s mother became queen and he became heir to the throne. he's now a few days from his 70th birthday, and taking on a greater share of his mother's duties. quietly, the transition to charles's reign is under way. his destiny will come. he's always known it's going to come. and i don't think it does weigh on his shoulders at all. as prince of wales, he's made it his business to try to make a difference. he's spoken out about the environment, and set up the prince's trust. he overcame initial doubts. the trust has now helped nearly a million young people. i kept saying, i want to be able to take risks, so that if it didn't work, it didn't work. but it was worth trying with the most difficult ones, the ones you find are hardest to reach in society. sometimes, his passionate commitment to things like the environment have raised doubts about his suitability for the throne. in short, will charles be a monarch who meddles? for the first time publicly, charles gives a clear answer. he says such

the bbc‘s royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details.as prince of wales, he has campaigned on the environment, the inner cities, youth opportunities, architecture, to name just four of the causes he has pursued. but as he approaches his 70th birthday, charles knows better than anyone that a new role beckons. when he succeeds to the throne, his public interventions must stop. but can the passionate prince transition to a monarch who doesn't meddle? in tonight's bbc documentary charles says he can and will. i think it's vital to remember there is only room for one sovereign at a time, not two. so you can't be the same as the sovereign if you're the prince of wales. but the idea i'm somehow going to go on in exactly the same way if i have to succeed, is complete nonsense, because the two situations are completely different. clearly i won't be able to do the same things that i've done as heir, so of course you operate within the constitutional parameters. conventions are clear. the british monarch shouldn't make public interventions, as char

nicholas witchell, bbc news. low temperatures. 17 celsius. this evening, dry for a time. low cloud, mist and fog for the southern part of the uk. more rain in the west of scotland. temperatures will not fall away too far. the mist and low cloud may be an issue tomorrow morning. it may be an issue tomorrow morning. it may linger and the rain may be persistent. it will still be mild. temperatures tomorrow, the highest in the south—east of the country. 16 or 17 celsius. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the prime minister is holding an emergency meeting of her cabinet at downing street as she seeks their backing for the draft agreement which she says will deliver on brexit. we will take back control of our money, laws and borders. we will deliver brexit and the united kingdom is leaving the european union on the 29th of march 2019. does the prime minister still intend to put a false choice to parliament between her botched deal or no deal? as the cabinet meeting gets underway over the draft agreement — there‘