And stranding thousands of tourists. Get in touch with us using the hashtag. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. She looked nervous, he was rather awkward it was a typical engagement announcement. Except that hes a british prince and shes an american actress. All of which excites americans who cant get enough today of Meghan Markle and prince harry announcing theyre getting married. They made their First Official engagement appearance this afternoon she wore a ring he had designed. The diamond by the way comes from botswana. And its surrounded by two diamonds from his late mothers personal collection. The statement from harrys father, prince charles, said his Royal Highness the prince of wales is delighted to announce the engagement of prince harry to ms Meghan Markle. The wedding will take place in spring 2018. The queen and Prince Phillip said they were delighted for the couple and wished them every happiness. The new royal couple have just
Evening on bbc news. In beyond 100 days tonight, well hear how the white house has clashed with the fbi and Justice Department over a controversial russia memo. The proportion of middle aged people having strokes has risen largely over the past decade, we will ask what can be done to reverse the trend and a manchester art gallery has removed this, one of the most recognisable pre raphaelite paintings and well out why. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im reshmin chowdhury. The headlines tonight. 28 russian athletes get their olympic life bans overturned but what does that mean for the fight against doping . The chief executive of the scottish fa steps down as the National Side are still without a manager. Good evening and welcome to the programme. Withjust eight days to go until the start of the Winter Olympics theres been a Significant Development with regards to the participation of russian athletes. The ioc say a deci
On, the special Board Meeting we had, they are still saying they did not know something was going on. Also this morning we can reveal new allegations have been made that Barry Bennell abused boys while working at a care home in derbyshire is the same time he was a coach at Manchester City. A lot of the boys talked about him abusing other boys while at the home and getting involved with them, taking them to his flat, things like that. This morning footballs biggest crisis stay with us for this special programme on football abuse. And do get in touch in the usual ways send an email victoria bbc. Co. Uk or can you message us on twitter use the hastag victorialive. Hello. This morning on the Victoria Derbyshire programme serious questions for two large professional Football Clubs. Could more have been done to protect dozens of Young Players from horrific sexual abuse . Next week the former football coach Barry Bennell will be sentenced for abusing 12 young boys over three decades. Jim reed
Now fled the city and many are in refugee camps. It is a terrible irony that in order to retake raqqa, theyve had to destroy the city. Hours after being released from a secure hospital, Jeffrey Barry killed a kurdish refugee, stabbing him 25 times. Thousands of patients in Northern Ireland are experiencing waits of up to three years for non emergency surgeries, far higherthan in other parts of the uk. Leicester city sacks manager craig shakespeare, only four months after he was given thejob. And one of the worlds most gifted photographers of the past century will be joining us to talk about his life and his iconic images. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that prices are rising at a faster rate than at any time in the past five years, according to the latest data from the office for national statistics. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, rose to 3 last month, driven up by increases in transport and food prices. It means state pensions are set to increase by a minimum of
Forecast. Rains going to be heavy in places. Then the thunderstorms . There is a chance of thunderstorms in delaware and south jersey. Most of the day, rainy and windy conditions. Check out the view looking toward the art museum. The cameras shaking in the wind. You see closely the flag is blowing, too. Showers moving into philadelphia, moving to bucks, montgomery, and northern chester county. Seeing the rain. Its getting closer to berks county. Already drying out in wilmington, vineland, morris river. Theres more rain waiting to the south. This is part of the same system we had yesterday. To the south, there are heavy downpours. I expect those arriving this afternoon. Temperatures staying put for most of the day. Winds out of the northeast at 13 Miles Per Hour. Were at 53 now in philadelphia. 54 in the Lehigh Valley with cloudy skies. Wont be long before showers move in this morning in the easton area. At 11 00, 54 with light rain. For new jersey, 52. Into the mid 50s this afternoon.