reaction to the budget or any of our main stories today you can tweet me at annita countries which have more overweight people have had the highest death rates from covid 19, a report says, as the government looks at a reward scheme to encourage people to lose weight. i m dressed up as my favourite character. and as children dress up to mark world book day, campaigners call for more books with characters from ethnic backgrounds. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the duchess of sussex has suggested the royal family have played a part in what she called perpetuating falsehoods about her and prince harry. she made the comments in an interview with oprah winfrey, to be broadcast in the us this weekend. last night, buckingham palace said its human resources team was looking into claims that the duchess had bullied staff while she was a working royal in 2018. simon jones has more. meghan is making it clear she will not be afraid to speak out in a second trailer for the in
that we need because it s a progressive measure. it means those on higher incomes contribute a lot more than those on lower incomes. if you want to tell me your reaction to the budget or any of our main stories today you can tweet me at annita underscore mcveigh or use the hashtag bbc your questions countries with more overweight people have had the highest death rates from covid 19, a report says, as the government looks at a reward scheme to encourage people to lose weight. i m dressed up as my favourite character. fantastic mr fox. and as children dress up to mark world book day, campaigners call for more books with characters from ethnic backgrounds. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the duke of edinburgh has undergone a successful procedure for a pre existing heart condition, buckingham palace says. prince philip, who is 99, has spent 16 nights in hospital. he was being treated for an infection and moved to st bartholomew s hospital
going up now for six months. and if we stick to our guns, independent forecasters say that by the early summer we could start to see interest rates falling, and that will be a very important relief for families with mortgages. we spoke to my colleague about how the uk economic situation compares to other countries. i the uk economic situation compares to other countries. to other countries. i think the crucial thing to other countries. i think the crucial thing to to other countries. i think the crucial thing to understand i to other countries. i think the i crucialthing to understand here, crucial thing to understand here, because quite frankly everyone looks at it slightly differently and there are different factors going on, but the uk is not alone because when you look at the factors that lie behind the uk s dip in the last half of last year, i really dip, very mild, you are talking about the cost of living crisis, high prices that hit consumers and businesses in the