shocking statements from the duke and duchess of sussex, known by their earthly names as harry and meghan, in their interview with oprah winfrey, meghan revealing for the first time thoughts of suicide and stunning questions about racism within the royal family. in those months when i was pregnant, all around this same time, so we have in tandem the conversation of, he s not going to be given security, he s not going to be given a title. and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he s born. what? and who who is having that conversation? with you? what? so um there is a conversation hold up! there are several conversations. there s a conversation with you with harry. about how dark your baby is going to be? potentially. and what that would mean or what that would look like. who. and you re not going to tell me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging to them. meghan also shared her fe
Turning professional, getting engaged to fellow top boxer Marlen Esparza and about her life growing up in leeds. I was just i wasjust thinking i was just thinking i want to win a gold medal. The whole being a role model came with it. Politicians like it out in front of sceptical voters. You left a note telling the country you spent all the money. You are punching harder. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Nicola adams will be with us after ten, so if you have any questions for her then do get in touch. Wed also love your comments on the conservative Party Manifesto especially if you or your parents are likely to be affected by new plans for paying for social care. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. An end to Winter Fuel Payments for wealthier pensioners, new measures to curb immigration and cuts to Free Sch
Changed for those who serve in the armed forces. There are concerns that thousands of people could be let down when they buy a pre paid funeral plan, with many not get what they think theyre paying for. Ill have more later. In sport Johanna Konta is now favourite for the wimbledon womens title. She plays on court one later. She is one of four britons for the first time in 20 years heading into the final week. Good first time in 20 years heading into the finalweek. Good morning. Yesterday we hit 32. 2 celsius. Today wont be as hot with highs of about 28, it should be dry in wimbledon. There is some rain and showers in the forecast and i will tell you where when we are back later in the programme. Mike, carol, thanks very much. Good morning. First, our main story. There were violent clashes last night in hamburg ahead of the g20 summit. Police used water cannon and pepper spray on masked protestors who hurled bottles and stones. The demonstrations came ahead of the highly anticipated fir
Under the age of 18 die, because of a pregnancy. So we know this is one of the most important things we can do. And, britainsJohanna Konta will be On Centre Court later today, in her attempt to make it to the wimbledon semi finals. And coming up in the sport on bbc news Kyle Sinckler has apologised after being arrested on a night out in auckland following the lions drawn series with new zealand. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The author of a Government Review into Working Practices says hed like to see an end to the cash in hand economy. Matthew taylor, whos a former adviser to tony blair, said cash jobs such as Window Cleaning and decorating are worth up to £6 billion a year, much of it untaxed. His reports recommends that people in the gig economy should have better protections, and that their employers should Pay National Insurance contributions, but doesnt say zero hours contracts got should be banned. More details from our economics correspondent andy verity.
Barriers. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Negotiators from the us, canada and mexico meet today to lash out a new north American Free trade agreement. One of the worlds Biggest Shipping Companies releases its latest earning numbers. What will this tell us earning numbers. What will this tell us about the state of global trade . Good morning, asia, hello, world, glad you could join us for Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Later today in washington, dc the first round of negotiations will start for nafta, the north American Free trade agreement, a pact between canada, the us and mexico. The us president made a campaign to promise to renegotiate the deal signed in 1994. Any other disagreements are between the us and mexico, but there are also issues in canada, one of them Softwood Lumber. To get to the root of this problem we sent our correspondent to the state of maine. Theres a lot of uncertainty. Nobody knows where this will go. Theres a lot of tal