hello, and welcome. buckingham palace has responded to the allegations made by prince harry and his wife meghan in their interview with oprah winfrey, saying the royal family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for the couple. the statement says that some issues, particularly that of race, are concerning. but it doesn t admit any wrongdoing, and says it will address the claims privately. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the revelations in their interview have been heard. there has been hurt on both sides. tonight, buckingham palace issued a statement from her majesty the queen. it read. it amounted to just 61 words. the palace made it clear it would not be commenting further. earlier, while the palace was pondering its response the daily business of the british royal family continued. the prince of wales was at a vaccination centre in northwest london. a normal visit, apart from the inevitable question. sir, can i ask, what did
nearly half of young syrians have had a close family member or friend killed during ten years of civil war according to the international red cross. questions still remain after the palace responds to harry and meghan s damaging allegations about life in the royal family almost 50 million people around the world watched their tv interview. the brother of the british socialite, ghislaine maxwell tells the bbc the conditions of her detention in a us federal prison are degrading and amount to torture. it s the start of a 4,000 mile journey for black rhino chanua, who is leaving her home in yorkshire to travel to tanzania as part of a conservation programme. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a serving 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. the met s assistant commisioner has called the developm
hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. buckingham palace has responded to the allegations made by prince harry and his wife meghan in their interview with oprah winfrey, saying the royal family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for the couple. the statement says that some issues, particularly that of race, are concerning. but it doesn t admit any wrongdoing and says it will address the claims privately. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the revelations in their interview have been heard. there has been hurt on both sides. tonight, buckingham palace issued a statement from her majesty the queen. it read. it amounted to just 61 words. the palace made it clear it would not be commenting further. earlier, while the palace was pondering its response the daily business of the british royalfamily continued. the prince of wal
attack at a funeral in the capital kabul at least seven people were killed and many more injured. also in this hour.advancements in cancer treatments. one of the largest clinical trials produces ‘powerful results‘ for prostate cancer patients. and for ovarian cancer patients a new drug shrinks ovarian tumours in an early trial. theresa may has insisted that conservative party policy on income tax has not changed. one of her senior cabinet colleagues had suggested that the tax would not go up, even for higher earners. the tory manifesto does not include a promise on income tax, but in a newspaper interview the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, said the only way people could be sure of not paying more tax was to vote conservative. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn has accused the conservatives of being in chaos over their tax plans. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports the last push to win over undecided voters and shore up support among the tor
and the hollywood actor harrison ford has been involved in a near miss with an airliner while flying a single engine plane in california. it s five o clock, good afternoon. let s ta ke let s take you back to the white house, where president trump and his wife are greeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his wife at the white house. it is the first meeting between the two leaders since they both met in 2016, back in september, in new york. it is highly likely that the issue of settlements will be at the very top of the agenda for both men. 0ne white house official has been quoted as suggesting that perhaps a middle east peace deal, a long term deal, does not involve a two state solution. palestinians are very, very worried about that. certainly, hardliners in the israeli cabinet are hoping that will be the case. 0ver are hoping that will be the case. over the last few months, in fact, they have been continuing to build settle m e nts they have been continuing to build se