nicholas witchell, bbc news.n 2013 the uk compensated more than 5,000 people in a deal worth £20 million but as anne soy reports, not all the freedom fighters were paid and the colonial past remains a thorny issue in kenya. kenya former white islands, len previously exclusively owned by colonial settlers. previously exclusively owned by colonialsettlers. it previously exclusively owned by colonial settlers. it was a scene of a brutal uprising in the 1950s. this woman said she held the rank of major in the rebellion. the mau mau described as a terrorist organisation by the colonisers. her husband was buried here, he was a general. the revolt is regarded as one of the bloodiest in the british empire. translation: irate bloodiest in the british empire. translation: bloodiest in the british em-ire. translation: ~ ., ., empire. translation: we are not bitter in our— empire. translation: we are not bitter in our hearts _ empire. translation: we are not bitter in our hearts because - bitter in our hearts because the pas

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from kenya.es a sensitive challenge. it has fallen to him to deal with the legacy issues. there's the matter of slavery and, on this visit, britain's conduct during its colonial past. no, there was no pity in my heart... 70 years ago in kenya, there was an uprising against the then british colonial rulers. the mau mau rebellion was crushed with great brutality. many were tortured, thousands died. at a state banquet in nairobi, the king spoke about painful times. the wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret. there were abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against kenyans, and for that there can be no excuse. and for that, there can be no excuse. there was no apology, as such. both buckingham palace and the british government believe there cannot be an apology for events for which this generation bears no responsibility. kenya wants reparations. britain wants to draw a line and move on. nicholas witchell, bbc news, nairobi. that's all for n

nicholas witchell, bbc news, nairobi.l intelligence in the uk gets under way at bletchley park. it will look at the risks of the fast growing technology and will also consider how to regulate it. but as our economics editor faisal islam reports — as well as risks — ai brings huge benefits which are set to transform the economy and could unlock greater productivity and growth in the uk. although this week's ai safety summit is about catastrophic risks to lives, even, the uk's economic strategy here is a more open attitude with less regulation of more immediate risks around bias, discrimination and to jobs. welcome to a place where unicorns thrive. that's because rishi sunak wants those cutting edge ai innovations to happen here in the uk, with the creation of billion dollar tech businesses that are referred to as unicorns. this is quantexa, one of those british unicorns, an ai company which scans billions of bank transactions to find strange patterns typical of fraud. what the algorithm, the ai here is determining, its spo

nicholas witchell, bbc news, nairobi.ht in kenya. let's hear a little bit of it. i cannot tell you what a great pleasure it is for my wife and i to be back in kenya once again. i'm enormously grateful to you, mr president, madam first lady, for your most generous invitation to make this state visit. the tremendous hospitality you have showed us and the wonderfully warm welcome that you and the people of kenya have extended to us, have touched me deeply. if i may say so, it is particularly special to be able to return to this extraordinary country in the 60th year of your independence. today, mr president, we stood by the mighty tree which marks the spot where almost 60 years ago the kenyan flag was first raised. it seemed to me that the tree is driving strong and deeply rooted just as this great republic and her people continue to thrive. it means a great deal to my wife and myself that in our coronation years our first state visit to a commonwealth countries should bring us here to kenya. we both take considerable pride

nicholas witchell, bbc news, nairobi.

nicholas witchell, bbc news, nairobi. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.hello, the good news is that the rain in northern ireland has eased. but in 2a hours, there were three inches of rain in county down which led to the flooding. it looks likely that northern ireland will miss the worst of the rain from storm ciaran as it arrives in time for thursday. but with rain elsewhere, saturated ground, further flooding and the damaging winds are likely to be in the far south. there is an amber wind warning from the met office, i will show you that later. but the details are not nailed down yet because the storm has not developed, it will develop from this cloud which is the other side of the atlantic. ahead of that, this cloud is going to bring rain into the far south west to spoil hallowe�*en. we have still got a little bit of rain in northern ireland and northern england, but it is easing, still a lot of cloud keeping it on the chilly side. we follow that rain in the south west through this evening and overnight, it will work northwards, heavy for a while. and

we can go to the newsroom and get more from nicholas witchell. tell us more.he head of state. his spokesman this afternoon says his spokesman this afternoon says his majesty is appalled by and condemns their barbaric acts of terrorism in israel. the spokesman goes on to say this is a situation which his majesty is extremely concerned about and he has asked to be kept actively updated. his thoughts and prayers are with all of those who are suffering, particularly those who have lost loved ones but also those actively involved as we speak. we know that king charles as prince of wales has had a long—standing interest in spiritual matters, of interfaith relations between the great faiths of this world. i think this is certainly a robust statement. i don�*t think it would be construed as a political one. it is the statement of an appalled citizen which reflects the feelings of many millions of people. itjust so happens that this appalled citizen is king and head of state of the united kingdom. but it is certainly a strong statement in which he says he is appalled b

nicholas witchell, bbc news, nairobi. let's go to carol.e have steam dominical storm ciaran in the next couple of days, wednesday night into thursday. risk damaging winds especially in the south, severe gales, and widespread heavy rain falling on areas already saturated, exacerbating the fluttering. the met office still has an amber weather warning out rain across northern ireland, valid until 9am. the risk of disruption, a lot of rain falling across northern ireland as we have gone through the course of the night. if you are travelling first thing this morning, be prepared for some impacts from that. you can see how it extends across northern england towards the south—east where we also have thunderstorms. this rain will ease through the day, turning drizzly across northern ireland, we hang on to the cloud across northern of the weather will be across scotland today, with fewer showers. should brighten up behind this band of rain before the next band arrives later on. this is not storm ciaran, we are not therejust yet. through the night, t