divided between those expressing sympathy for the couple and those calling for them to be stripped of their titles. we ll be looking at the latest royal rift and asking if anyone comes out of it well. also this lunchtime. millions of children in england go back to school borisjohnson describes it as an important first step towards a sense of normality . we all need to get back to some sort of routine. i have every confidence in the school and the way this has all been set up, and how it is going to get tested regularly. holding hands at last care home residents in england are now allowed one person who can visit them indoors, but no hugs yet. on international women s day we look at new technology being introduced to help female athletes perform better. and coming up more on the bbc sport study which finds the majority of sports now offer equal winning prize money to men and women but the biggest gaps remain in football, golf and basketball. good afternoon, and we
intruded upon, the same thing everybody else in the world wants, and that there is a difference between privacy and intrusion and being able to have boundaries. millions of children in england go back to school borisjohnson describes it as an important first step towards a sense of normality . we all need to get back to some sort of routine. i have every confidence in the school and the way this has all been set up, and how they are going to get tested regularly. holding hands at last care home residents in england are now allowed one person who can visit them indoors but no hugs yet. on international women s day we look at new technology being introduced to help female athletes perform better. all families have their disagreements but nothing quite like this. once again, the royalfamily is at the eye of a global storm over its treatment of the duchess of sussex, over the fall out between prince harry and his father, and over the issue of race. and all in an inte
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
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
Make Funding Pledges to tackle Cash Shortages in schools in england. The boss of barclays will be facing pressure today over his pay and also his handling of a controversy surrounding recruitment in the bank. Ill have the details shortly. In sport, the french opens a fortnight away and andy murray says he still needs to get better but hes through to the third round in madrid. Our build up to this years Eurovision Song Contest starts here the bbcs Steve Rosenberg is in kiev with all the tunes and all the facts you need to enjoy the worlds biggest singing competition. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Thank you. Iam in kew gardens next to the Japanese Gateway. I will tell you more about it through the morning but if you adjust stepping out it is a chilly start although most of us will have a day of plenty of sunshine, except in the north of scotland where we have some patchy rain. Good morning. First our main story. President trump has fired the head of the fbi james comey in a mo