from your washing machine the government's looking at tougher rules for household appliances to save cash, and the environment. i'll explain how they'll work. jurgen klopp says he won't be taking over as germany manager. joachim loew announces he'll be stepping down after this summer's euros, but klopp laughs off speculation linking him with the job. some pretty turbulent weather over the next couple of days, rain, gales, and some turbulent seas, too. good morning. it's wednesday, the 10th of march. our top story. almost two days after it first aired, buckingham palace has responded to the explosive interview with prince harry and meghan. in a short statement, the palace said the issues raised — particularly around race — were "concerning" and "will be addressed" privately. almost 50 million people around the world have now watched the interview. keith doyle reports. by any standards, this has been a bitterfamily feud played out in the full glare of the media, with every word dissected and analysed for meaning and implications. and so it was from the head of the family, her majesty the queen, that a statement came last night — balancing a conciliatory tone with firmness while making it clear this is a private family matter and issues will be addressed accordingly. the statement said... yesterday, prince charles was continuing with royal duties, ignoring the question everyone wanted an answer to. sir, can i ask, what did you think of the interview? thank you very much. one of the areas the interview with harry and meghan touched on was the role of the british tabloid media — which in the couple's view has a racist undertone. there's a reason that these tabloids have holiday parties at the palace. they're hosted by the palace. the tabloids are. you know, there is a construct that's at play there. and because, from the beginning of our relationship, they were so attacking and inciting so much racism, really — i mean, it changed the risk level because it wasn'tjust catty gossip. it was bringing out a part of people that was racist and how it was charged. britain's queen elizabeth has broken her silence on the allegations of racism within the palace. if anyone thought this row was going to die down quickly, they're wrong — on both sides of the atlantic, it's ignited debate. i think meghan was a huge missed opportunity because harry and meghan were obviously screaming into their pillows, you know, not being heard. and, you know, first of all... i thought, initially after the interview, i thought, "oh, that's it. the royal family have really, really quite blown it." they have a chance to claw some of that back a bit, depending on how they deal with it. thejourney from harry and meghan being the bright, modern faces of the royal family, to their split from the family, the move abroad, and now these damaging claims has been rapid. now, with this statement, buckingham palace will hope that things will calm down and that the issues that it admits are serious can be dealt with privately. however, with such incendiary claims now firmly in the public domain, that may not be so easy. keith doyle, bbc news. piers morgan has left itv�*s good morning britain, following controversial comments he made about the duchess of sussex. itv announced the decision after ofcom said it had received 41,000 complaints. david sillito reports. live from television centre in - london, this is good morning britain with piers morgan and susanna reid. itv�*s good morning britain — and there was only one topic of conversation. on one side, piers morgan — who's been more than scathing about the duchess of sussex. 0n the other, the presenter alex beresford, defending her comments on race and mental health. things got heated. i understand that you don't like meghan markle — you've made it so clear a number of times on this programme — but yet you continue to trash her. ok, i'm done with this. no, no, no. sorry. no. sorry. do you know what? that's pathetic. no, no, no. see you later. sorry. piers morgan did return to the studio but, by the end of the day, 0fcom had received more than 41,000 complaints. soon after, itv issued this statement... he had also told fellow itv presenter lorraine kelly, just before she appeared on last night's one show. it's certainly going to be quieter. yeah, i can imagine. yeah, it is, but, you know what? we all wish him well. we all wish him absolutely all the best — of course we do. piers morgan has had a long and often controversial career. he was sacked as editor of the daily mirror and, in recent years, has become an outspoken voice about controversies on language, race and gender — so—called woke culture. and a former colleague and friend was glad he'd spoken his mind. he's my mate, i worked with him for years. he's my friend. i'm going to stand by his right to say what he feels. and if he wants to leave the show that's his right, too. so i stand by his...you know, what he wants to say — his freedom of speech. i don't think she has but... so, thousands of complaints, but he does have millions of followers. the walk—out was good for attention and with two new opinion—led news services preparing to launch, the morgan style of broadcasting isn't about to go out of fashion. david sillito, bbc news. i think we need tojust all take a break. - a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a woman in south london. 33—year old sarah everard was last seen leaving a friend's house in clapham last wednesday. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. yesterday evening, police issued two new pictures of sarah everard. in one, she was wearing the coat she had on when she disappeared. she vanished after she left a friend's house in clapham last wednesday. she was walking home alone to brixton. she was captured on a camera at about 9:30, the last confirmed sighting. and during yesterday evening, as the police teams continued their work in london, officers were in kent making arrests. just before midnight came the announcement that a police officer was in custody in connection with sarah's disappearance, and that a woman had been detained with him on suspicion of assisting an offender. scotland yard issued a statement from one of its most senior officers, assistant commissioner nick ephgrave. he said... over the past week, police have been scouring clapham common, including searching a pond. in a statement announcing the arrest, they said they were doing everything they could to find sarah. june kelly, bbc news. england's test and trace system has been criticised by a group of mps, who say there's "no clear evidence" it has led to a reduction in coronavirus cases, despite a budget of £37 billion. the cross—party public accounts committee called the spending "unimaginable", and said the taxpayer should not be treated like an atm. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. identifying the infected, locating their contacts and isolating — a well—functioning test and trace programme is seen as crucial in the fight against the coronavirus. but a damning report is questioning whether england's system is effective enough to justify its cost — £37 billion over two years. it's an eye—watering sum of money that's been spent. and for that, we need to see better results and a better, clearer connection between testing and stemming the spread of the virus. and so far the data on that is not very strong. the budget for test and trace was £22 billion when it was set up last may. a few months later, the person in charge, dido harding, requested a further 15 billion — claiming the main driver would be to avoid a second national lockdown. but two lockdowns followed, and a group of cross—party mps say the service must demonstrate its worth. the public accounts committee has particularly questioned test and trace�*s continued reliance on consultants, with some paid more than £6,600 a day. and it's claimed the system was unable to cope when schools returned in september, and there was a surge in demand. but dido harding disagrees. nhs test and trace is an absolutely essential component in the fight against covid. we're hitting all of the targets that sage set us and, you know, as we speak today, we're providing an extra layer of security and confidence. despite the vaccine roll—out, new variants mean we can expect test and trace to continue to play a key role in our lives. but many will be watching closely to ensure taxpayers' money isn't wasted. anna collinson, bbc news. from friday, four adults from two households will be allowed to meet up outdoors in scotland. 0utdoor non—contact group sports will also be allowed to restart. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said the "modest" easing was the result of the progress the nation was making in suppressing the virus. we realise that meeting up, even outdoors, even in scotland, can be hugely beneficial for our well—being. so from friday we intend to 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is giving us a clue whether the photograph. goad whether the photograph. good morninu. whether the photograph. good morning- as — whether the photograph. good morning. as if _ whether the photograph. good morning. as if the _ whether the photograph. good morning. as if the news - whether the photograph. good morning. as if the news hadn't been turbulence _ morning. as if the news hadn't been turbulence enough, the weather gets in on the _ turbulence enough, the weather gets in on the act today and tomorrow. be prepared _ in on the act today and tomorrow. be prepared for— in on the act today and tomorrow. be prepared for heavy rain at times, severe _ prepared for heavy rain at times, severe gales, could cause damage and disruption _ severe gales, could cause damage and disruption and certainly into tomorrow rough seas in the west. let's _ tomorrow rough seas in the west. let's look— tomorrow rough seas in the west. let's look outside right now. a pretty— let's look outside right now. a pretty wet to start in england and wales, _ pretty wet to start in england and wales, luke shows where the rain is falling _ wales, luke shows where the rain is falling. heavy rain returning to the west of— falling. heavy rain returning to the west of northern ireland but a gap in the _ west of northern ireland but a gap in the rain — west of northern ireland but a gap in the rain across scotland so i try to morning — in the rain across scotland so i try to morning yesterday. a few showers dotted _ to morning yesterday. a few showers dotted around but the morning better than the _ dotted around but the morning better than the afternoon because rain at times— than the afternoon because rain at times continues for england and wales — times continues for england and wales a— times continues for england and wales. a search of rain pushing northwards into the second half of the day~ _ northwards into the second half of the day. the winds are coming from south _ the day. the winds are coming from south to— the day. the winds are coming from south to south—west so a relatively mild day, _ south to south—west so a relatively mild day, though chilly to south east and — mild day, though chilly to south east and east anglia. yesterday when stopped _ east and east anglia. yesterday when stopped 70 _ east and east anglia. yesterday when stopped 70 mph in western scotland, they have _ stopped 70 mph in western scotland, they have eased but will pick up again— they have eased but will pick up again this — they have eased but will pick up again this afternoon. the best place to be _ again this afternoon. the best place to be in— again this afternoon. the best place to be in shetland, some sunshine. further— to be in shetland, some sunshine. further rain— to be in shetland, some sunshine. further rain across scotland this afternoon — further rain across scotland this afternoon. brightness between the downpours in northern ireland, it may be _ downpours in northern ireland, it may be northern england but overall, fairly cloudy, wet and breezy. the wind _ fairly cloudy, wet and breezy. the wind arrows showing how strong those winds _ wind arrows showing how strong those winds will— wind arrows showing how strong those winds will be, 50, 60 mph in the west— winds will be, 50, 60 mph in the west of— winds will be, 50, 60 mph in the west of england and wales. tonight, rain keeps _ west of england and wales. tonight, rain keeps coming and going through the night, _ rain keeps coming and going through the night, heavy rain later on in particular— the night, heavy rain later on in particular and it will keep the temperature is up, but tomorrow morning — temperature is up, but tomorrow morning the winds step up again. you can see _ morning the winds step up again. you can see from — morning the winds step up again. you can see from the numbers, widely costing _ can see from the numbers, widely costing around 40 to 60 mph and into western— costing around 40 to 60 mph and into western parts of england and wales western parts of england and wales we could _ western parts of england and wales we could see them topped 70, maybe 80 mph _ we could see them topped 70, maybe 80 mph. that could cause problems into tomorrow. more details in the next half— into tomorrow. more details in the next half hour.— into tomorrow. more details in the next half hour._ thank i next half hour. thank you. thank ou. as we've been hearing — after almost two days of silence, buckingham palace has responded to the duke and duchess of sussexes' interview with oprah winfrey. let's get reaction now from the us. kj matthews is an entertainment journalist based in los angeles. lovely to speak to you again on the programme. you have been following this closely from that side of the pond. what did you make of the 61 with a statement from the palace? i with a statement from the palace? i was about to say it is less than 75 words. just a couple of sentences. it doesn't go far enough. i think the allegations made against the royal household where very serious and very detailed and so people really wanted to see them address that, particularly the allegation that, particularly the allegation that there was racism levied at prince harry at meghan markle at this statement does not go that high. it doesn't even say they want to launch an investigation into the claim. it seemed to be anaemic and more of a "to whom it may concern". it didn't go far enough. what more of a "to whom it may concern". it didn't go far enough.— it didn't go far enough. what what would ou it didn't go far enough. what what would you have _ it didn't go far enough. what what would you have liked _ it didn't go far enough. what what would you have liked to _ it didn't go far enough. what what would you have liked to have - it didn't go far enough. what what. would you have liked to have seen? it has obviously been thought over for quite some time and the words, because they will be poured over, have been chosen very, very carefully. have been chosen very, very carefully-— have been chosen very, very carefull . ., ,, ., ., , ., carefully. you know, i really would have liked to _ carefully. you know, i really would have liked to have _ carefully. you know, i really would have liked to have seen _ carefully. you know, i really would have liked to have seen the - carefully. you know, i really would have liked to have seen the royal l have liked to have seen the royal palace say, we are reaching out to them today. we already reached out, we have begun the discussion and will wait it out behind closed doors. they left it as a way to make everything go away, but we know, according to harry and meghan, that they attempted to talk to the royal household before they left many times. they try to voice their concern regarding the issues of racism levied at them by what they thought were the tabloids, where the fact that meghan markle felt suicidal, and nothing happened and thatis suicidal, and nothing happened and that is the reason they said they left. i think most people here don't hold out any hope that anything will change without all of us sudden now they will want to discuss the issues they will want to discuss the issues they had when they were living in britain. so i think that, for now, it will probably remain separate households. i don't see them commending the rift soon and i don't think this goes that far, especially for people of colour that really wanted to see the royal family address this.— address this. lots of people watchin: address this. lots of people watching and _ address this. lots of people watching and reading - address this. lots of people watching and reading that i address this. lots of people - watching and reading that statement will have been surprised if the palace had gone any further because it is very unlike them to discuss these sort of things in public and go into the sort of level that harry and meghan did in their interview. at the end of the statement it says, harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved family members. can that be seen as reaching out, do you think? it that be seen as reaching out, do you think? , , , ., that be seen as reaching out, do you think? , , i. ~ ., ., think? it is, but you know what would have _ think? it is, but you know what would have been _ think? it is, but you know what would have been wonderful? . think? it is, but you know what. would have been wonderful? we think? it is, but you know what - would have been wonderful? we now know meghan markle is pregnant with a girl. wouldn't it have been wonderful for a girl. wouldn't it have been wonderfulfor the palace a girl. wouldn't it have been wonderful for the palace to acknowledge that they know they are going to have a new member of the family and wish them well with that? i would have loved to have seen them acknowledge that in that statement. you painted an interesting picture when we spoke to you last about how not only the interview initially had gone down stateside, but also the thoughts about what the palace might say in response. take a temperature for us in the us at the moment. what is the feeling a few days on from the interview now?— the interview now? they were disappointed _ the interview now? they were disappointed when _ the interview now? they were disappointed when they - the interview now? they were disappointed when they heard the interview now? they were - disappointed when they heard the allegations initially on sunday but they held out a bit of hope that we would gain some sort of statement to really clear things up from the royal palace. we have not heard that so it has the kind of been basically business as usual, we are moving on. i think the overall effect of all of this is that it has tarnished the image that some americans have of the royalfa