in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the countess of wessex

the countess of wessex has said the death of prince philip left a �*giant—sized hole' in the lives ofith the queen and the duke, daniella relph reports. the countess of wessex spoke openly about her charity work, parenting teenagers and the death of the duke of edinburgh. just before lockdown, she visited south sudan to raise awareness of sexual violence against women living in conflict zones. it's a key part of her royal work. she praised the bravery of women who shared the brutality of their experience. when you hear somebody�*s story of gang rape and, literally, physically what has happened to them, it absolutely brings you to your knees. and i had tears falling off my face as she was talking to me. i was completely silent, but i was just in floods of tears. the countess also welcomed the increased openness amongst young women in the uk to discuss the sexual harassment and abuse they've faced. she said it was something she had discussed with her 17—year—old daughter and valued the honest conversations they have as a family. she is actually quite aware of it, so we chat about it qui

your royal highness, the earl of wessex, thank you very much. thank you.telegraph said to include academics. campaigners say the statue represents white supremacy. the state would cost too much to remove it and the planning process would be too expensive. it will spotted off of the isle of man. these photos were taken on monday and the photographer said it was an amazing experience, but skated to be so close. these types of wells are relatively common visitors, but represent to be caught on camera. that takes us, as promised, today weather prospects. let's get the latest louise lear. it is a little bit of a messy by the picture to paint at the moment. we have had more cloud around today than in recent days as you can see from this weather watcher picture sent from cumbria. the best of the sunshine is through eastern england, still fair weather cloud which is where we will see the best of the warmth. if we take a look at the satellite picture along with the radar, there is some rain, light and patchy towards the far north west of scotland, you can see the c

in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the countess of wessex speaks of the impact of the duke of edinburgh'sn the royal family. it was an �*oh, my god' moment. so i think they'll come and go. but you have to let them come and let them go. and i'm as the bbc continues its look at the covid impact around the uk. -- i'm look at the covid impact around the uk. —— i'm annita mcveigh in lincoln on the east coast of england as the bbc continues its look at the covid impact around the uk. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the bbc understands that covid vaccinations are to be made compulsory for care home staff in england who work with older people. it's expected that workers will have 16 weeks to get a jab, or face losing theirjobs. ministers are said to be concerned about the low take—up of the vaccine in some areas, and consultations will also start on bringing in the same rule for other health and care staff. the decision is expected to be announced in the next few days. james reynolds reports. staff in adult care homes look after the people most likely to die fr

the earl of wessex speaking to our royal correspondent. is deep pink and double—flowered was created by the royal horticultural society and planted in the gardens at windsor castle last week. proceeds from its sale will go to the duke of edinburgh award scheme. the queen described the flower as "lovely" and said it was a very kind tribute. if you look up to the skies later this morning — using appropriate eye protection, of course — you may see part of the sun blocked out by the moon. that's because an "annular" eclipse is due to take place. that's when the moon passes directly in front of the sun but doesn't completely block out its light. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle explains. it's one of nature's most dazzling sights — the moon casting its shadow across the sun. the northernmost parts of the world — canada, greenland and siberia — will be treated to the full eclipse, and it's a special solar event, known as an annular eclipse. an annular eclipse happens when the moon isjust a little bit further away from the earth, so it lo

in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the countess of wessex tells us how hard the royal family haveeen hit by the death of the duke of edinburgh. it was an �*oh, my god' moment. so i think they'll come and go. but you have to let them come and let them go. a new trade deal with australia. i am asking why the ink drying in downing street is affecting the lambs in lancashire. a big test for wales in the euros. they face turkey, who are expected to be roared on by 30,000 supporters in azerbaijan. we have had heavy rain overnight in scotland and northern ireland. as that move southwards the rain will be lighter but ahead of it, another hot and humid day with some thunderstorms later. the details coming up. good morning, it's wednesday 16th june, our top story. covid vaccinations are to be made compulsory for care home staff in england who work with older people. it's expected that workers will have 16 weeks to get a jab, or face losing theirjobs. ministers said to be concerned about the low take—up of the jab in some areas, and consultations will also start on bringing in the same rule

. ♪ >> the earl of wessex, prince edward has spoken exclusively with bbc about his to mark what woulden his 100th birthday today. he described prince philip as an extra ordinary character, and expressed rift between the family sussex. >> we would have loved it if he had been here and been with us. he did not really wall the. fuss and bother. so we celebrate what might have been in his life and we have tried to turn it into something very positive. >> you must miss him? >> yes yes and it has been a very deifficult 18 months. the funeral was an. extraordinary day. . it was very strange coming from the outside with all of the pageantry, and coming into st. george's chapel into the nave which was empty. it was a moving and somber experience. >> people were moved by seeing your mother sitting alone in her mask and it must have been difficult for you to not be alongside her and able to comfort her that day. >> exactly that. but it is no different from what other families have experienced. this past year. >> it has been a difficult year for the royal family particularly with the duke and du

the earl of wessex, paying tribute to his father, the late duke of edinburgh.most becoming nonexistent, but it will continue to introduce quite a lot of cloud. it's a great start to friday morning and at southwest flow driving and a lot of mist and drizzle perhaps along west facing coasts. it will fit and break in the southeast, week whether front sift through the north of england, wales and into the midlands by the afternoon. the warmest of the weather ahead of that french with 25 celsius, behind that we are still going to see a pleasant feel to things around 17 to 21 quite widely. as we move out afraid to enter the start of the weekend high pressure is likely to build once again and we are expecting a good deal of dry, warm weather and quite widely across the country with temperatures peaking on sunday with heights of 28 degrees. this is bbc news. the atlantic charter is updated as the american president meets britain's prime minister in cornwall but it's not the us/uk trade deal borisjohnson was seeking. despite the drizzle here in cornwall — the special rel

your royal highness, the earl of wessex, thank you very much. thank you.thick enough for some light rain is well across highlands in scotland. for the southeast, the cloud broke up and it was a warm afternoon but a little bit of with a cloud in comparison to recent days and if you take a look at the satellite picture, you can see how extensive the cloud is been and i was up to the cloud is been and i was up to the west, thick enough responded to a drizzle, you canjust make it out some visibility and that low cloud, that mr merk is going to continue to plague the west coast through the night and that whether funds will continue to scotland as well. a very weak affair by then and it will introduce more cloud. generally, it is going to be a rather humid night so get a good night sleep and lives generally over the mid and comfortable first thing in the morning. a weather front moving comfortable first thing in the morning. a weatherfront moving in england and north wells and he will gradually bring more stubborn cloud towards the midlands and certainly brighte

and on what would have been the duke of edinburgh's 100th birthday, the earl of wessex talks to us aboutembering his father. i think that we go ahead and we celebrate what might have been in his life, and i think we try to turn it into something that's very positive. the us presidentjoe biden will hold talks with borisjohnson in cornwall in the new few hours, at the start of his first overseas tour since taking office. the two leaders are meeting on the eve of the g7 summit and will agree a new atlantic charter, aimed at refreshing the relationship between the uk and us. but tensions about post—brexit trade arrangements for northern ireland threaten to overshadow their discussions. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from cornwall. president biden arriving in cornwall late last night. his first steps on foreign soil since taking office, the start of a trip to sign to show that, after the years of donald trump, america is back and ready to work with allies. it's a scallop... and the first of those allies is britain, borisjohnson — here visiting a school this morning — has n

our veterans, two of whom are among the guests in there, david mao crist, who served with the 43rd wessexn, who landed on gold beach on the 12th of june and charles shay, an american veteran, a combat medic who landed on omaha beach on the 6th ofjune. we pay our respects to our veterans, but most of all, to those, the comrades, who never came home. veterans, ministers of the governments of the united kingdom and france, ladies and gentlemen, in behalf of the normandy memorial trust, thank you for your attention. we say au revoir to our friends and he at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, i now pass the event back to the royal british legion. thank you very much indeed. applause studio: and there, the pictures of that memorial, unveiled today on the columns of the memorial, the names of 22,442 columns of the memorial, the names of 22,4112 service men and women who lost their lives on d—day and during the battle of normandy. reeds are being laid at that memorial. —— wreathes. there are two veterans there, there are others at staffordshire, the national memorial arboretum, wat

in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the countess of wessex tells us how hard the royal family have go.

the earl of wessex has been paying tribute to his father on what would have been the duke of edinburgh'shilip as?an "extraordinary" character. he was speaking to our royal correspondent daniela relph. we would have loved it if he had been here and been with us. he didn't really want all the fuss and bother, and so we celebrate what might have been and his life, and i think we try to turn it into something that's very positive. you must miss him. yes. yes, and...but it's been a very difficult year, 18 months. the funeral was an extraordinary day. it was very strange, coming from the the outside with all the pageantry, and then coming into into st george's chapel, especially into the nave which was completely empty. it was a very moving, very sombre experience. and a lot of people were moved by seeing your mother as well in the chapel, sitting alone in her mask. it must have been very difficult for you to not be alongside her and able to comfort her that day. yes, exactly that. but then that's no different to what so many other families have been experiencing up and down the country throug

the countess of wessex has said the death of prince philip left a �*giant—sized hole' in the lives of on bbc news, we are reporting from across the uk to find out what people think about life during and after the pandemic, and the impact it has had on businesses and communities. we'll be hearing from residents of all these locations throughout the week. yesterday, we visited the city of london, and tomorrow we'll be in taunton. the historic city of lincoln is a hit with tourists, but businesses in the city and surrounding countryside have had to adapt to new restrictions over the past 15 months. 0ur presenter annita mcveigh is there. thank you very much. welcome back to lincoln. whether it is lincoln or anywhere else in the uk, the bbc has teams of local experts, they have a wealth of knowledge about them and so, as i am in lincolnshire, who better to talk to you than some of my colleagues from bbc radio lincolnshire. with me is news radio editor martin slack. talk to us about how important that local knowledge is when it comes to reporting what goes on here. you have come _ reporting

go early of wessex. i will be here tomorrow. you have a lot of elizabeth macdonald coming up. "the evening edit" starts right now. ♪. elizabeth: the news coming in, world leaders at the g7 summit will call for a brand new w.h.o. investigation into china's coronavirus outbreak, potentially the wuhan lab leak controversy but the acting omb director refuses to say in testimony that the budget will not fund the wuhan lab. fauci has flip-flopped on all sort of things including the wuhan story. he calls attacks on him attacks on science. joining us tonight congressman jason smith. former white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany. "the wall street journal" bill mcgurn, douglas holtz-eakin, texas ag, ken paxton, ford o'connell and border patrol vice president, art del cueto. listen to this, half of the pandemic jobless benefits stolen by criminals. unemployment fraud the fourth biggest government covid expenditure. it has tripled, tripled what was spent on vaccines. more where the money may have ended up. we have the story. the biggest surge in consumers prices in nearly 13 years?

your royal highness, the earl of wessex, thank you very much. thank you.g bbc breakfast. still to come on the programme... "welcome to newcastle, mr ford." we're used to seeing him in a galaxy far, far away but now the star wars legend harrison ford has been spotted closer to home — in newcastle and north shields. more on that in just over an hour. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. there've been calls for the government to shut down a quarantine hotel in reading after an outbreak of covid—19. the local council says penta hotel has been linked to a "significant" number of positive cases. it's understand 44 residents and staff at the site — run by the department for health and social care — have tested positive. the department has yet to comment. the government says thousands of homes will be better protected from flooding across surrey and the surrounding area, after it approved the latest stage of the river thames scheme. many homes and businesses were damaged in serious flooding in 2014. the scheme

the earl of wessex has spoken to the bbc on the 100th?nd his life, and i think we try to turn it into something that's very positive. the funeral was an extraordinary day. it was very strange, coming from the the outside with all the pageantry, and then coming into into st george's chapel, especially into the nave which was completely empty. it was a very moving, very sombre experience. and a lot of people were moved by seeing your mother as well in the chapel, sitting alone in her mask. it must have been very difficult for you to not be alongside her and able to comfort her that day. yes, exactly that. but then that's no different to what so many other families have been experiencing up and down the country throughout this past year. we can't escape the fact that it has been a difficult few months for the royal family on a number of levels, but particularly around the situation with the duke and duchess of sussex and how that has played out so publicly. i stay way out of it. that's much the safest place to be. and do you feel any sadness