to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win ireland make history with their first ever series win in new zealand. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. temperatures are soaring across continental europe with wildfires burning in parts of france, spain and portugal. strong winds and tinder dry conditions are fuelling the flames. more than 300 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. more than 12,000 people have been evacuated so far in france s gironde region as fires continue to burn out of control. in southern spain, near the costa del sol, about 2,300 people had to flee a wildfire spreading in the mijas hills. and it comes as a national emergency has been declared in the uk after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time , as temperatures could hit a0 degrees celsius. mark lobel has our first report. it s still sweltering in south western europe where wildfires have come
back to school for millions of pupils in england for the first time this year after months of home schooling. and the daughter finally allowed to visit her mother for the first time in a year as care homes allow one person in. and coming up on bbc news. still significant gaps between men and women s prize money in some sports but a bbc study finds the overwhelming majority now offer parity at the top level. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the duke and duchess of sussex have made damaging and shocking claims about life in the royalfamily as they opened up to oprah winfrey in a long and wide ranging interview. meghan says she felt so lonely and unsupported that she contemplated taking her own life at one point. and she raised allegations of racism, saying an unnamed member of the royalfamily had questioned what colour her baby s skin would be. prince harry spoke candidly of the deep divisions in his family and said he felt very let down by his father. here
allegations a stain on the royal. more than 17 million people watched in the us. we will bring you all the reactions. myanmar s ambassador to the uk has broken banks with the military and is calling for the release of the democratically elected leader aung san suu kyi. the death a of the pandemic has passed 100,000. 0nly death a of the pandemic has passed 100,000. only other countries five other countries have suffered as many. the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, have given an extraordinary portrayal of their life in the royal family. there s a huge amount to go report. among the many shocking elements of the interview, meghan told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life. she said there were conversations within the royal family about how dark their son archie s skin might be. and harry said he felt really let down by his father, prince charles. we ll look at the reaction to this in a moment. first, here are three clips from the interview, sta
women around the world gather to mark international women s day, a global event to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. good evening. the duke and duchess of sussex have made damaging and shocking claims about life in the royal family as they opened up to oprah winfrey in a wide ranging interview. meghan says she felt so lonely and unsupported that at one point she contemplated taking her own life. and she made an allegation of racism she said an unnamed member of the royalfamily had questioned what colour her unborn baby s skin would be. for his part, prince harry spoke candidly of the deep divisions in his family and said he felt very let down by prince charles. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. whatever the palace expected, the reality was worse with meghan describing uncaring attitudes and a racist remark from a member of the royal family. it almost broke her. were you thinking of harming yourself, having s