paraguay has a long history of receiving immigrants. people here say the new arrivals are welcome, but any sort of prejudice is not it is just un paraguayan. mar pichel, bbc news. and you can watch the full documentary escape to paraguay here on bbc world news from this weekend. the grenada leg of the earl and countess of wessex s platinum jubilee tour of the caribbean has been postponed, just a day before the couple were due to leave. sophie and edward are carrying out a seven day tour of three caribbean nations, to mark the queen s 70 year reign. buckingham palace said the decision had been made after consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor general. it s hoped they will visit at a later date. the decision comes after the duke and duchess of cambridge were criticised for some elements
the grenada leg of the earl and countess of wessex s platinum jubilee tour of the caribbean has been postponed, just a day before the couple were due to leave. sophie and edward are carrying out a seven day tour of three caribbean nations, to mark the queen s 70 year reign. buckingham palace said the decision had been made after consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor general. it s hoped they will visit at a later date. the decision comes after the duke and duchess of cambridge were criticised for some elements of their recent caribbean tour. now it s time for a look at the weather. good morning. we have got a bit more sunshine to come through this weekend, although it is a bit grey across some parts of england and wales, especially compared to the past few days. that cloud will break up. it could produce the odd shower in the midlands, wales and the south west of england, but it is shrinking down toward southern counties in the afternoon. misty lo
william and catherine travelled to belize a month ago, and there were protests. one of the engagements had to be shifted location. this time, prince edward and sophie came to st lucia today, and the grenada leg has been cancelled. the statement was released by buckingham palace, and the wording, no real reason, but in consultation with the government of grenada on the advice of the governor general. she being the queen s representative in grenada. we know that the grenada reparations committee had requested to the governor general last week a meeting with the couple to talk about compensation that they believe is due due to britain s links to slavery. they also suggested that protests may have been planned,
jane, between now and sunday. reeta, thank you very much. le long day for her on sunday with the french presidential election. let s turn to royal news. the grenada leg of the earl and countess of wessex s platinum jubilee tour of the caribbean has been postponed, just a day before the couple were due to leave. sophie and edward are carrying out a seven day tour of three caribbean nations to mark the queen s 70 year reign. buckingham palace said the decision had been made after consultation with the government of grenada and on the advice of the governor general. let s talk to our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. what s behind this? how much do we know about this. it seems like a last minute decision. this know about this. it seems like a last-minute decision. know about this. it seems like a last-minute decision. this is the second time last-minute decision. this is the second time in last-minute decision. this is the second time in a last-minute decision. this is the s
perhaps the reason behind this postponement to the grenada leg, we don t know. i think what we can say is that they would have been very keen to avoid any negative headlines which were the case from the tour involving prince william and catherine. perhaps this is why this decision has been taken. catherine. perhaps this is why this decision has been taken. thank you, sarah campbell decision has been taken. thank you, sarah campbell there. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statistics. it shows that one in 17 people were infected last week. the figure represents a fall of about 15% on the previous week. officials warned overall levels of the virus remain high. joining me now is our health correspondent, smitha mundasad. striking because percentage wise, thatis striking because percentage wise, that is a really substantial fall, but it s still out there. it is