of harry dunn would be willing to do community service and make a contribution in his memory, her lawyer says. sports coaches and priests who have sexual relationships with 16 and 17 year olds will be breaking the law, under new government plans to close legal loopholes. and coming up this hour: the film world awaits this afternoon s bafta nominations, amid efforts to make the line up more diverse after last yea r s #baftassowhite controversy, when the four acting categories were all white and no female film makers were nominated for best director for a seventh consecutive year. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. crisis meetings involving senior royals have taken place following the duke and duchess of sussex s interview with oprah winfrey. buckingham palace still hasn t commented on the interview, which was broadcast last night on itv. in the programme, meghan said, before their son was born, an unnamed member of the royal family voiced conce
The scientists heading off to antarctica to find an answer that could unlock the secrets of the universe. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news a massive night in the premier league. Seven matches including liverpool against leaders chelsea, at anfield. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6. The Home Secretary amber rudd has taken the governments criticism of President Trumps controversial ban on citizens from seven mainly muslim countries from travelling to the United States a step further today. She told mps its notjust divisive and wrong, but could end up helping so called Islamic State in its mission to recruit supporters to its cause. Her words came amid worldwide protests against the ban, and a petition here, signed by nearly 1. 7 million people, calling for a state visit by mr trump to be cancelled. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james robbins. Days of protest across britain focused first on President Trumps travel bans, then on the early state visit
is there much different in the american and british approaches to this war? are they largely insync? very much so. britain has very much participated with the united states and supporting ukraine, in saying that russia s invasion was notjust a matter of a war in ukraine, but it was a threat to the whole global order. it was something to which the western world needed to remain committed. also, now you seen with the weapons being sent, the united states has sent far more in terms of aid and weapons than britain has, but they have the same sort of message when they send them. britain now has made the decision to move forward even before the us when it came to tanks because the americans
a lot to the close alliance he has built with vladimir zelensky and the way britain has volodymyr zelensky. the flavour of his fightback yesterday and today and after the by election defeats, he is defiant and not willing to back down or apologise. defiant and not willing to back down orapologise. i defiant and not willing to back down or apologise. i think often he, unlike said keir starmer, is his best when he is fighting, when his backis best when he is fighting, when his back is up against the wall, he does tend to come out swinging whereas some politicians need to feel front footed and competent to perform his best their best. footed and competent to perform his best their best. best their best. thank you, lucy fisher, best their best. thank you, lucy fisher. chief best their best. thank you, lucy fisher, chief physical best their best. thank you, lucy fisher, chief physical commentator| fisher, chief physical commentator at times radio. clinics have begun clos