buckingham palace has announced that prince andrew is returning his royal and military titles to the queen. he will no longer be referred to as his royal highness in any official capacity. it comes just a day after prince andrew s lawyers failed to persuade a judge in america to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him that accuses him of sexually abusing a teenager two decades ago. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. buckingham palace says he will continue not to carry out any public duties and will defend the civil court case as a private citizen. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the duke of york near his home in windsor great park today. behind the scenes, they were clearly discussions with his advisers and with other members of his family. it is clear that the impossibility of his retaining his remaining honorary military positions had been accepted by the queen, particularly after yesterday s court ruling in new york. he is therefore no
make more deliveries in the uk? would it undermine plans to upscale british workers? it s ronaldo to the rescue once again. the manchester united striker caps off another astonishing champions league come back, this time to beat atalanta and it eases the pressure on the united manager. good morning. a cold start to the day today. for many of us it will be drier and sunnier than it was yesterday. having said that some showers coming in on a brisk north westerly wind with gales on the north sea coastline. all the details later in the programme. it s thursday, the 21st of october. our main story. pressure is growing on the government to re impose some covid restrictions in england, amid a surge in cases. it comes as the british medical association has accused ministers of being wilfully negligent. it says measures, such as compulsory face coverings and social distancing should be brought back in now, to protect the nhs as we head into the winter months. here s our political co
the ground better, i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund tax cuts that s not conservative. king charles will now not be at next month s climate change conference in egypt following reports that prime minister liz truss ordered him not to attend. brazilians have begun voting in the first round of an election which has seen a bitter campaign between past and present presidents. and kenya s amos kipruto crosses the finish line to win the men s elite london marathon with an unofficial time of 2:04:38. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a tragedy beyond comprehension that s how the boss of world football has described a crush at a match in indonesia that s killed at least 174 people. it s thought to be the deadliest stadium disaster in more than half a century. fifa president gianni infantino said his thoughts were with the families of the victims. it happened in malang on the island ofjava, where fans of a local te
Like james cracknell, celebrities like harryjudd and mark wright the tv presenter, and lots of people in costumes. there is a man dressed as a tree trying to break the guinness world record, a fireman just ran past here, and a minion, so plenty to see on the course. now it s time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. more of you will be dry with some sunshine through this afternoon. the rain we saw to start the day across south wales, southern parts of england continues to clear away into the early afternoon, away from the south east corner. lingering a little bit longer through the channel islands, a few showers dotted around the north and west, particularly through parts of scotland, northern ireland, but actually fewer showers than yesterday. more of you will stay completely dry with those sunny spells, and it should feel a touch warmer, especially with lighter winds across england and wales, but with those lighter winds around it does mean it s going to turn cool quite quickl