and the support he says he and his wife needed when meghan was pregnant with their son and was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that had happened to my mum, and to now be put in the position of losing another women in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to eleven days of fighting. here comes the sun spain welcomes tourists but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer. and coming up in the film review mark kermode looks at the week s new movie releases, including his take on angelina jolie s new survival thriller . good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said he s very concerned about the bbc s handling of its 1995 interview with princess diana after yesterday s highly critical report by a formerjudge. lord dyson condemned the way the broadcaster secured
wiltshire and north wales. a warning that most of the uk s summer festivals could be called off because they can t get covid cancellation insurance. and, quack ing the puzzle of how to safely remove this family of ducks from a ninth floor balcony. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has changed its guidance for care homes in england. from tuesday, residents can go out for walks, or visit relatives gardens, without having to self isolate for 2 weeks on their return. the vaccine programme and the falling rate of infection has led to the change. campaigners had threatened legal action, arguing that residents human rights were being breached. well earlier i spoke to west end star ruthie henshall, whose mother is living in a care home. i asked her about her reaction to the rule change. although to the rule change. i welcome what they said, to although i welcome what they said, to me it means nothing because what is still happening is there is a postcode lotter
the royalfamily is mourning his loss. if you were having problems, you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. i think he d probably want to be remembered as. as an individual in his own right, really. prince edward and his wife, the countess of wessex visited the queen at windsor this morning. on leaving, her daughter in law said the queen had been amazing. i m shaun ley. we ll have more on the duke, but some of the other stories making the headlines. two men have appeared in court in belfast charged with rioting after a further night of violence in northern ireland. more than 32 million people in the uk have now received their covid vaccine, while almost 7 million have had a second jab. and premier league players and the wider sporting world have been paying their respects to the duke of edinburgh. good afternoon to our audiences in the uk and around the world. i m jane hill, at windsor castle. in the last few minutes, buckingham palace have
with a a0 to 2a win over england good evening. the funeral of the record breaking charity fundraiser, captain sir tom moore, has been held in bedford. the 100 year old came to prominence after raising almost 33 million pounds for nhs charities by walking laps of his garden during the first lockdown. he died earlier this month, days after testing positive for coronavirus. our correspondentjohn maguire has the story. they were there by his side when he made his most famous journey, and today they were with him once more as he made his finaljourney. soldiers from the yorkshire regiment, the modern equivalent of captain sir tom moore s wartime unit, paid tribute with full military honours. on the coffin, his medals, including his knighthood, and a specially commissioned officer s sword. on one side, the regimental motto, fortune favours the brave , and the other, his motto, tomorrow will be a good day . and in clear blue skies above bedford cemetery, the silence was broken by a
good afternoon. people who live in care homes in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won t be counted in the limit, meaning some people will be allowed to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. daniela relph reports. locked down, kept apart from those they love. the anguish of care home residents and their families began to ease last month as restrictions were gradually lifted. hello, mum. how are you? now more family members will be reunited as residents will be allowed a second, regular, indoorvisitor from the 12th of april. they will include babies and very young children, with those under the age of two not included in visitor numbers. visiting is one of the things that makes life worth living if you live in a care home. it s so important, both for the resident in the care home but also theirfamily members and loved ones