0:00:06 > 0:00:10A Royal engagement is announced!
0:00:10 > 0:00:16Prince Harry is to marry American actress Meghan Markel.
0:00:16 > 0:00:23Here at Kensington Palace...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27We are waiting for a photocall with happy couple a little later this
0:00:27 > 0:00:27afternoon.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30In a statement Buckingham Palace said the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh
0:00:30 > 0:00:36were 'delighted' at the news.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40They've been together for just over a year after meeting in London
0:00:40 > 0:00:50in the summer of 2016.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Congratulations, sir, what do you think? We are thrilled, thank you
0:00:55 > 0:00:58very much, but both of them, I hope they will be very happy indeed is
0:00:58 > 0:00:59all I can say.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02And the Prince of Wales isn't the only one happy...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Celebrations get underway - as the UK prepares for
0:01:04 > 0:01:05a Royal wedding in the Spring.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Already congratulations are pouring in from around the world
0:01:08 > 0:01:14as London will once again become the focus of a Royal fairytale.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17In other news...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Two pharmaceutical firms have said they'll invest more
0:01:20 > 0:01:23than a BILLION ponds in the UK - creating nearly two-thousand jobs.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Freed - after four years in an Indian jail -
0:01:26 > 0:01:29six British men accused of arms smuggling - after a long
0:01:29 > 0:01:30campaign for their release.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Leave your homes: 100,000 people near Bali's Mount Agung have been
0:01:35 > 0:01:39ordered to evacuate - as officials fear a major eruption.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45And coming up in the sport and BBC News...
0:01:45 > 0:01:48And coming up in the sport on BBC News...
0:01:48 > 0:01:50As England lose the first Test Jonny Bairstow tells the media
0:01:50 > 0:01:51his head-butt of an Aussie opponent was just a joke.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Good afternoon, and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22I'm here at Kensington Palace
0:02:22 > 0:02:23which from next Spring
0:02:23 > 0:02:30will become the London home of Prince Harry an his new bride.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36The news came just in the last three hours. It was something that had
0:02:36 > 0:02:40been speculated at lot in recent days and weeks. In the last few
0:02:40 > 0:02:53hours it has become at Bristol. -- has become official. The Queen and
0:02:53 > 0:02:56the Duke of Edinburgh in a statement from Buckingham Palace said they
0:02:56 > 0:03:02were absolutely delighted with the news. Our first report comes from
0:03:02 > 0:03:08our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchel.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11They've known each other for rather less than 18 months and they've done
0:03:11 > 0:03:14their best to remain out of sight of the media.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16This was an exception when they were seen hand-in-hand at the
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Invictus Games in Toronto earlier this year.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21But now they are to be married with the wedding planned for
0:03:21 > 0:03:22the spring of next year.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24The news was given in a statement from
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Clarence House at ten o'clock.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales
0:03:27 > 0:03:29and Miss Meghan Markle are engaged to be married.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32News of the engagement has been greeted with pleasure within
0:03:32 > 0:03:34the Royal Family, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh who celebrated
0:03:34 > 0:03:37their 70th wedding anniversary last week said they were
0:03:37 > 0:03:38delighted for the couple and
0:03:38 > 0:03:41wish them every happiness.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Those who have seen the couple together say they
0:03:43 > 0:03:44are very much in love.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46That much was confirmed recently by Meghan Markle
0:03:46 > 0:03:48herself, in an interview with Vanity fair magazine
0:03:48 > 0:03:50she declared, 'we are a
0:03:50 > 0:03:54couple, we are in love.'
0:03:54 > 0:03:56For Harry, the engagement brings to an end the
0:03:56 > 0:04:00bachelor life which he has led and enjoyed for a good many years.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Whilst all the time seeking someone with whom he could settle down and
0:04:03 > 0:04:04start a family.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Twice it had seemed he had found the right person,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Chelsea Davey, born in Zimbabwe, educated in Britain was his
0:04:10 > 0:04:14girlfriend for six years up to 2010 and then there was Cressida Bonas,
0:04:14 > 0:04:23young actress and aristocratic British family who was with Harry
0:04:23 > 0:04:25young actress from an aristocratic British family who was with Harry
0:04:25 > 0:04:27for two years until 2014.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28In both cases the relationships foundered at
0:04:28 > 0:04:30least in part because of the intense media scrutiny.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33That scrutiny may be something Meghan Markle is better
0:04:33 > 0:04:34prepared to deal with.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Wow, you're pretty.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Good, you've hit on me, you can get it out of the way that I'm
0:04:39 > 0:04:40not interested.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42As an American actress with several high-profile
0:04:42 > 0:04:44roles, she is used to the public spotlight.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Beyond her acting career there are significant other
0:04:50 > 0:04:51dimensions to Meghan Markle's life.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I'm smart and I know...
0:04:54 > 0:04:56She's described herself as a strong woman
0:04:56 > 0:04:57of mixed-race.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Her father is of Irish descent, her mother is an
0:05:00 > 0:05:02African-American.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05She's been active in humanitarian campaigns and is a
0:05:05 > 0:05:09UN advocate for the empowerment of women.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15I am proud to be a woman and a feminist.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19For Harry, an engagement finally offers the
0:05:19 > 0:05:24prospect of the personal fulfilment which at times has seemed elusive.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26As any girl would ever tell you it's, oh my
0:05:26 > 0:05:28God, he's a prince...
0:05:28 > 0:05:33This was him in a US television interview in 2012.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Look at me, I'm 27 years old and not so much
0:05:36 > 0:05:39searching for someone to fulfil the role but obviously finding
0:05:39 > 0:05:41someone that would be willing to take it on.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Harry has finally found that special person.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49We're going to look at privacy and harassment law...
0:05:49 > 0:05:50One of the couple's immediate challenges
0:05:50 > 0:05:52will be to find some privacy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55In a statement soon after the relationship became public Harry
0:05:55 > 0:06:02said, this isn't a game, it is his and this
0:06:02 > 0:06:06said, this isn't a game, it is his and Miss Markle's life, a life which
0:06:06 > 0:06:08in her case, is about to take a remarkable
0:06:08 > 0:06:09change of direction as
0:06:09 > 0:06:11she prepares to join the British Royal family.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Nicholas Witchell, BBC News.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Meghan Markle is best know for playing Rachel Zane
0:06:18 > 0:06:23in the US TV drama Suits.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27She was born on the 4th August 1981 and grew up in Los Angeles.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Our Royal correspondent Daniella Relph reports
0:06:31 > 0:06:41on the actress who will soon be a member of the royal family.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47This is no ordinary royal engagement. Meghan Markle, an
0:06:47 > 0:06:50American, an actress, a divorcee and a campaigner. She grew up in an
0:06:50 > 0:06:55argument never heard of Los Angeles, went to a private Catholic school,
0:06:55 > 0:07:00she is mixed-race, the daughter of divorced parents, her daughter --
0:07:00 > 0:07:06mother a yoga teacher, her father in respect had lighting director. There
0:07:06 > 0:07:10is no question over her ability to cope with her new status.She
0:07:10 > 0:07:16handles herself with poise and grace. As I said, it's a great
0:07:16 > 0:07:21tribute to the way she handles herself, she doesn't seem to be
0:07:21 > 0:07:25preoccupied, influenced by the fact that she is going to be a member of
0:07:25 > 0:07:29the Royal family.And in the area her mother now lives there have been
0:07:29 > 0:07:35many offers of wedding help.Great, love it. I want to be a bridesmaid!
0:07:35 > 0:07:40I think it would be nice, different, the first of a kind, I think it's
0:07:40 > 0:07:46something the community can embrace. I'm ecstatic and I would love to do
0:07:46 > 0:07:50a fascinator or a hat for her or even her wedding peace.As an
0:07:50 > 0:07:55actress her early career included adverts. And a stint opening the
0:07:55 > 0:08:00boxes on the TV programme deal or no Deal. Before her big break in the
0:08:00 > 0:08:05show suits. But alongside her acting has been heard humanitarian work,
0:08:05 > 0:08:10focused on young women and gender equality. That interest in
0:08:10 > 0:08:14campaigning was common ground with her husband to be. But in the early
0:08:14 > 0:08:18days of their relationship some of the media coverage and settled the
0:08:18 > 0:08:21couple, Prince Harry issued a statement describing it as having
0:08:21 > 0:08:27racial undertones.It definitely felt very coded and very racist to
0:08:27 > 0:08:31me and furry much like there was an attempt to make cursing like an
0:08:31 > 0:08:37other, and outsider. Yes, that was pretty startling.Meghan Markle's
0:08:37 > 0:08:43background is unlike any other senior member of the Royal Family,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45she will have to navigate life inside the British aristocracy. It
0:08:45 > 0:08:52is a path trodden by Julie Montague of Illinois, she married the son of
0:08:52 > 0:08:58the Earl of Sandwich.Marrying into this real old British aristocratic
0:08:58 > 0:09:03family, you know I have had to I guess, sort of touch up on my
0:09:03 > 0:09:09manners. When I rode over here I was much more an open book, married into
0:09:09 > 0:09:13the British aristocracy I realised you have to, you have to close down
0:09:13 > 0:09:18a little but further his reasons. This will be a whole new world for
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Meghan Markle, one of great privilege but with it, will come
0:09:22 > 0:09:27great scrutiny.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29As we've heard Buckingham Palace said the Queen and the Duke
0:09:29 > 0:09:32of Edinburgh were "delighted for the couple" and wished
0:09:32 > 0:09:39them every happiness.
0:09:39 > 0:09:46The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said it had been "wonderful
0:09:46 > 0:09:48getting to know Meghan" while the Prince of Wales
0:09:48 > 0:09:49said he was thrilled.
0:09:49 > 0:09:56David Sillito has more.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Prince Charles was Albus morning looking at community and green
0:09:59 > 0:10:04initiatives. The first topic was of course... Congratulations sir, what
0:10:04 > 0:10:09do you think about the engagement? Thank you, very thrilled, thank you
0:10:09 > 0:10:12brain much, for both of them, I hope they will be very happy indeed, that
0:10:12 > 0:10:17is all I can say.The Prime Minister offered her warmest congratulations,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21she says it's a time of huge celebration for two people in love
0:10:21 > 0:10:25and Jeremy Corbyn at his press conference, the first matter to be
0:10:25 > 0:10:30addressed was the engagement.Look, first of all, my congratulations to
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Harry and Megan, I wish them well, I hope they have a great time and
0:10:34 > 0:10:38great fun together and having met Harry a couple of times I am sure
0:10:38 > 0:10:44they are going to have a great deal of fun together.A big engagement
0:10:44 > 0:10:46announcement from Kensington Palace, Prince Harry and American actress
0:10:46 > 0:10:50naked Markle are engaged. Unsurprisingly the engagement was
0:10:50 > 0:10:58headline news in America.Ricky news out of London, drum roll please,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Prince Harry and American Meghan Markle arrogated to be married.Hip
0:11:03 > 0:11:07hip, array, congratulations. It even managed to bring smiles out on the
0:11:07 > 0:11:10street of a damp and great Monday. So thrilled, wonderful news. Really
0:11:10 > 0:11:21great.Ayew excited they are getting married spring 2018?Yes, lovely.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26What do you think about it? I think it's great, another royal wedding,
0:11:26 > 0:11:31something to look forward to in times of trouble.Maybe it will make
0:11:31 > 0:11:36my bloke proposed to me now so we can have a joint one.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Congratulations to Prince Harry and whatever her name is.Meghan Markle.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Have a happy and long life together. The Archbishop of Canterbury also
0:11:45 > 0:11:53said he was absolutely delighted. Cheerful news headline for once.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I immediate correspondence there were three action on both sides of
0:12:02 > 0:12:06the Atlantic. We have to behave just little differently on British
0:12:06 > 0:12:11television but we are having continuing coverage of this that the
0:12:11 > 0:12:16big news story and we await the photocall later this afternoon. For
0:12:16 > 0:12:19now, from Kensington Palace, back to you.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Well lets get more from our Royal Correspondent Daniela Relph.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28He is fifth in line to the throne, when he is married, he could be six
0:12:28 > 0:12:33line, this will a greater -- Frank royal marriage.I think so and you
0:12:33 > 0:12:39can see that with his choice of bright, Meghan Markle is divorced,
0:12:39 > 0:12:44independent, in her late 30s, a point of view, divorced, not the
0:12:44 > 0:12:49daughter of an aristocrat. Together as a couple they will have a greater
0:12:49 > 0:12:53degree of freedom. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for one day be
0:12:53 > 0:12:57queen, but will not be the case for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, they
0:12:57 > 0:13:01will be able to cut their path and do things differently, we may see
0:13:01 > 0:13:06that with the choice of wedding they have. They could go for the big
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Westminster Abbey occasion, they may feel they want to do something
0:13:09 > 0:13:13smaller, different in terms of how they approach that and I think
0:13:13 > 0:13:17together we are going to see a lot of freedom in terms of the kind of
0:13:17 > 0:13:21work they do. They clearly are going to forge quite a powerful
0:13:21 > 0:13:25partnership when it comes to charity and humanitarian work and I think a
0:13:25 > 0:13:30lot of focus will go on that going forward.Thank you very much. Two
0:13:30 > 0:13:32other news now.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Two pharmaceutical firms - one American, the other German -
0:13:35 > 0:13:38have said they will invest more than a BILLION pounds in the UK -
0:13:38 > 0:13:39creating more than 18-hundred jobs.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41The government said these biotech deals illustrated confidence
0:13:41 > 0:13:43it its industrial strategy - aimed at supporting more
0:13:43 > 0:13:45research and development, encouraging firms to embrace
0:13:45 > 0:13:46new technology, and boosting the economy.
0:13:46 > 0:13:53Our economics correspondent Andy Verity reports.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57High levels of investment harnessing cutting edge ideas, the robots at
0:13:57 > 0:14:00this commentary Manufacturing Centre cost millions to design and
0:14:00 > 0:14:04programme and the car door as they turn that can compete across the
0:14:04 > 0:14:07world. With Britain's weak productivity record innovation like
0:14:07 > 0:14:13this is very much the rule.We look at how we translate good ideas from
0:14:13 > 0:14:19academia and take them into industry and if we can utilise bat for other
0:14:19 > 0:14:22sectors including things like infrastructure and construction I
0:14:22 > 0:14:26think we have a great opportunity for the future.The government chose
0:14:26 > 0:14:30a biomedical research Institute as the venue for its industrial
0:14:30 > 0:14:34strategy launch, including bigger tax breaks to encourage innovative
0:14:34 > 0:14:38ideas, be skilling people with better at maths and technical
0:14:38 > 0:14:41education, investment in infrastructure like five G,
0:14:41 > 0:14:43improving the business environment through partnerships with
0:14:43 > 0:14:47environments like life sciences and making places were productive with
0:14:47 > 0:14:52better transport links.On the basis of setting that out in the strategy
0:14:52 > 0:14:56document these companies already recognise this is a long-term
0:14:56 > 0:14:59strategy, have confidence in it and are making big investment decisions
0:14:59 > 0:15:04today that create good jobs around the country.But it's not in
0:15:04 > 0:15:08high-tech industries but low-tech, low-wage companies that productivity
0:15:08 > 0:15:13is weakest. The new money announced today, 725 million is spread over
0:15:13 > 0:15:19three years, compare it to total spending of 780 billion, it's a
0:15:19 > 0:15:25small fraction, just 0.03%.They talk about industrial strategy they
0:15:25 > 0:15:28focus on high-tech sectors let pharmaceuticals, life sciences,
0:15:28 > 0:15:33there is space and automotive. Productivity is high already. The
0:15:33 > 0:15:37problem we have is in the rest of the economy, the everyday economy,
0:15:37 > 0:15:43sectors like retail, tourism and hospitality, for productivity is
0:15:43 > 0:15:46considerably worse than most European competitors, tremendous
0:15:46 > 0:15:51variation between firms and that's really worthy effort needs to go.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Many private companies have funds to invest in skills and technology that
0:15:53 > 0:15:58could boost worker productivity but since the financial crash directors
0:15:58 > 0:16:02have an uncertain will be be enough demand for the goods for that
0:16:02 > 0:16:06investment to pay off and with Brexit looming, overcoming that
0:16:06 > 0:16:16uncertainty isn't getting any easier. Andy Verity, BBC News.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20With Finau is our business editor. This White Paper long in the
0:16:20 > 0:16:26waiting. What have we learned today? Five sectors, five leaders that the
0:16:26 > 0:16:29government can pull. The government sticks in a bit of money for
0:16:29 > 0:16:34research and development. It asks the academic institutions in a
0:16:34 > 0:16:38certain area to cluster round it, then they let these different
0:16:38 > 0:16:43centres to have test-beds for their stuff. In life sciences, that might
0:16:43 > 0:16:48be accelerated accept and of new drugs by the NHS, which is something
0:16:48 > 0:16:52they have committed to. For driverless cars, it might be using
0:16:52 > 0:17:00public streets. They put this in place, and then private investment
0:17:00 > 0:17:05poured in. They would say that this morning's announcement is the
0:17:05 > 0:17:09industrial action.It needs to work. We learned last week in the budget
0:17:09 > 0:17:15that things are tough.We learned a couple of things last week, just how
0:17:15 > 0:17:19difficult the economic challenges are. Abysmal productivity and
0:17:19 > 0:17:24growth. Growth downgraded. They are hoping this will cure those economic
0:17:24 > 0:17:28ills, and you have Brexit round the corner. They say they have been
0:17:28 > 0:17:39working on this for a long time. In the old day, a concerted industrial
0:17:39 > 0:17:42strategy, they wouldn't have liked the sound of that. But they now say
0:17:42 > 0:17:44it's necessary, and with Brexit round the corner, it is urgent.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Thank you.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50The families of five people killed when a stolen car crashed in Leeds
0:17:50 > 0:17:52at the weekend have paid tribute to their loved ones -
0:17:52 > 0:17:55three of the victims were teenagers.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Two 15-year-old boys remain in custody on suspicion of causing
0:17:57 > 0:17:58death by dangerous driving.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Our correspondent Danny Savage reports.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01At the scene of Saturday night's crash,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03the police were still searching this morning for any evidence.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Why did the stolen car career off this straight road?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10The tree it hit bears the scars of the devastating
0:18:10 > 0:18:13impact which killed five.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19The tragedy of young people, it's immensely sad.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Whatever the rights or wrongs of those involved, there's a feeling
0:18:22 > 0:18:28of shock that so many young lives could be lost in a single crash.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31It's hard to get your head round, really, that so many people
0:18:31 > 0:18:35were killed so suddenly, and this road will never
0:18:35 > 0:18:38be the same for me.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42When I think about it and come up here, this memory.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46In view of what's happened, we simply feel sympathy
0:18:46 > 0:18:51and want to be alongside those who've lost their loved ones.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Named locally, the youngest victims were Ellis and Elliott Thornton,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59who were brothers, aged just 12 and 14.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Also in the car was 15-year-old Darnell Harte, along
0:19:03 > 0:19:06with 24-year-old Robbie Meerun, and father of two Anthoney
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Armour, who was also 24.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13The Renault Clio was stolen, and some of the victims
0:19:13 > 0:19:15were known to police.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It's also understood there were seven people in a car
0:19:18 > 0:19:22designed to carry a maximum of five passengers.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27The two survivors, both 15, were arrested on Saturday night.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30The full reasons why this crash happened may not be
0:19:30 > 0:19:32known for some time.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Detailed work needs to be carried out, as the families of those
0:19:35 > 0:19:37who died try to deal with the aftermath.
0:19:37 > 0:19:43Danny Savage, BBC News, Leeds.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Our top story this lunchtime.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Prince Harry is to marry American actress Meghan Markle
0:19:48 > 0:19:50in the Spring of next year.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh
0:19:53 > 0:20:03were 'delighted' at the news.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09Coming up, a dropping down under as England lose the first Ashes Test by
0:20:09 > 0:20:14ten wickets. In sport, England's Eddie Jones has been named coach of
0:20:14 > 0:20:18the year in Monaco. He beat Warren Gatland and New Zealand's Steve
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Hansen.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24The Indonesian authorities have urged people living
0:20:24 > 0:20:27near Mount Agung - a volcano on the island of Bali -
0:20:27 > 0:20:30to move to safety, because of fears it's about to erupt.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Last night the island's main airport in the captial Denpasar
0:20:33 > 0:20:36was shut, leaving thousands of tourists stranded.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Officials have ordered that 100,000 residents need to leave
0:20:40 > 0:20:43the immediate area around the Volcano, but so far only
0:20:43 > 0:20:4540,000 have done so.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49The volcano first began belching thick smoke last week.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51The last time it erupted, in 1963,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53more than 1,000 people died.
0:20:53 > 0:21:00Tom Burridge reports on the latest.
0:21:00 > 0:21:09A giant cloud of rocks, glass, crystal and gas spews out of Bali's
0:21:09 > 0:21:16tallest volcano. Mount Agung started staring two months ago, but the
0:21:16 > 0:21:23force of nature here has taken another unpredictable turn.I'm very
0:21:23 > 0:21:27concerned for the people within the exclusion zones. I really hope they
0:21:27 > 0:21:31manage to get out of the way. The biggest worries are the mudflows
0:21:31 > 0:21:41which began several hours ago now. If this develops and starts to
0:21:41 > 0:21:43produce hot, rapidly moving avalanches down the volcano, that is
0:21:43 > 0:21:51a very big concern.Life does go one nearby. Many remain here even as the
0:21:51 > 0:21:58authorities work to evacuate 100,000 people. The hope, that there will
0:21:58 > 0:22:01not be the death and destruction brought by Mount Agung last time
0:22:01 > 0:22:10round. That was in 1963. In a country with a history of volcanic
0:22:10 > 0:22:15eruptions, this was one of the worst.Ash and lava leave 100,000
0:22:15 > 0:22:21acres forever unproductive.More than 1000 died. The orange glow
0:22:21 > 0:22:25today, magma visible at the top of the volcano, a sign that a
0:22:25 > 0:22:31full-scale eruption could come soon. As the magma move up through the
0:22:31 > 0:22:36volcano, it has heated water inside, creating steam and pressure.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Breaking of fragments of rock and hurling it thousands of metres into
0:22:40 > 0:22:52the air. For weeks, some have been living in temporary accommodation,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55ever since tiny earthquakes caused by the volcano were detected. But
0:22:55 > 0:22:57others in the villages surrounding Mount Agung have no choice but to
0:22:57 > 0:23:00stay put. TRANSLATION:I'm scared but I don't
0:23:00 > 0:23:06have the money to leave.This morning, disruption as the island's
0:23:06 > 0:23:12airport closed. Thousands of holidays and journeys affected.We
0:23:12 > 0:23:16have no information because the gates to check-in have been closed
0:23:16 > 0:23:22indefinitely.Some tourists, though, staying put to take it all in. This
0:23:22 > 0:23:27could be a relatively minor eruption over a long period of time, or
0:23:27 > 0:23:31something more serious. Even for experts, predicting what I volcano
0:23:31 > 0:23:36will do next is an impossible task.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Six British men who've been in prison in India for more
0:23:39 > 0:23:41than four years have been freed by an appeals court.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44They were jailed on weapons charges while working on ships
0:23:44 > 0:23:45in the Indian Ocean.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47They said they were security guards, employed to combat piracy.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Our correspondent Sanjoy Majumder sent this report from Chennai -
0:23:50 > 0:23:52it begins with the moment relatives heard the news during
0:23:52 > 0:23:56an interview with the BBC.
0:23:56 > 0:24:0235 released.Oh, my God.A short text message with the news they'd
0:24:02 > 0:24:15been waiting to hear for four years. Billy Irving and Joanne Tomlinson's
0:24:15 > 0:24:17brother, John Armstrong, among six former British shoulders acquitted
0:24:17 > 0:24:22of smuggling arms into India. It is an emotional moment for the families
0:24:22 > 0:24:27of the six men. They had campaigned long and hard to bring them home,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30and when nervous in the hours leading up to the verdict.We've
0:24:30 > 0:24:36been waiting for four years, so we had got used to the waiting, but
0:24:36 > 0:24:40that doesn't mean it gets any easier, especially at times like
0:24:40 > 0:24:45this when the judge has written his verdict. He knows what he's going to
0:24:45 > 0:24:52say.The men were on board this ship, the American owned MV Seaman
0:24:52 > 0:24:57Guard Ohio, when it entered the southern Indian coast in 2013. They
0:24:57 > 0:25:02were accused of illegally possessing arms, a charge they denied, saying
0:25:02 > 0:25:07they were legally carrying weapons as part of antipyretic operations.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12In January last year, to their horror, they were convicted and
0:25:12 > 0:25:17sentenced to five years in prison. This is where they spent their time,
0:25:17 > 0:25:23behind the high walls of a prison outside the city of Chen I.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28Conditions have been grim. They have slept on the floor and have lost
0:25:28 > 0:25:32considerable weight, with minimal contact with their families. Once
0:25:32 > 0:25:37the judge's order is communicated to the prison authorities, the six
0:25:37 > 0:25:42former British soldiers will walk free, emerging from the gates behind
0:25:42 > 0:25:46me of the Chen I Central prison where they have been kept for the
0:25:46 > 0:25:53better part of four years. They have spent anxious weeks awaiting their
0:25:53 > 0:25:59fate. Finally they can go home. Years of frustration and desperation
0:25:59 > 0:26:03have finally given way to dry, as news of their release is shared
0:26:03 > 0:26:07swiftly with friends and family. Gratitude to those who have given
0:26:07 > 0:26:17their support.
0:26:17 > 0:26:24Councils in England generated £500 million in profit from parking fees
0:26:24 > 0:26:28this year. Figures obtained from the RAC Foundation showed four of the
0:26:28 > 0:26:33five councils with the largest surplus were in London.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36England captain Joe Root says they have to bounce back quickly -
0:26:36 > 0:26:39after losing the first Ashes Test by ten wickets in Brisbane.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41So despite some promising moments along the way for England,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Australia needed just an hour to wrap up the win to go one up
0:26:44 > 0:26:46in the five match series.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Our sports news correspondent, Andy Swiss reports from Brisbane.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51Head to head on the pitch.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53And, it seems, off it.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Australia cruised to victory.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58The focus was on Jonny Bairstow behind the stumps.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01And Cameron Bancroft in front.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05What did happen between them in a bar in Perth for weeks ago?
0:27:05 > 0:27:13Well, after hitting the winning runs, Bancroft
0:27:13 > 0:27:14revealed Bairstow's rather bizarre greeting.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17I got into a very amicable conversation with Jonny and, yeah,
0:27:17 > 0:27:23he just greeted me with a head-butt, kind of thing.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26I was expecting a handshake.
0:27:26 > 0:27:34It wasn't the greeting of choice that I was expecting.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37As for Bairstow himself, he insisted the incident had been
0:27:37 > 0:27:38blown out of all proportion.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43Cameron and I enjoyed the evening and continued to do so.
0:27:43 > 0:27:50There was no intent nor malice about anything during the evening.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52As you can see, out there today, there is no animosity
0:27:52 > 0:27:55between myself and Cameron, or any of the other
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Australian players.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58England say there will be no disciplinary action
0:27:58 > 0:28:04against Jonny Bairstow but after losing this match it's
0:28:04 > 0:28:08a distraction that they hardly need, and one that raises more questions
0:28:08 > 0:28:11about players' behaviour.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13After the incident involving Ben Stokes in Bristol and now this,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16the ECB say they'll be reminding the squad of their responsibilities
0:28:16 > 0:28:20and one former England captain says the players should be more careful.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25To arrive in Australia, you've got to get over jet lag
0:28:25 > 0:28:28and many teams go out for a drink, and Jonny Bairstow and his
0:28:28 > 0:28:29team-mates had on that night.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31But with what's gone on back home in Bristol,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34and everything that is surrounding this team at the minute,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37the lads have got to be a little bit smarter.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41And, so, England's Ashes have begun in defeat and controversy.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44What was an already tough challenge is now a whole lot tougher.
0:28:44 > 0:28:50Andy Swiss, BBC News, Brisbane.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Back now to our main story.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Prince Harry and his girlfriend, the American actress, Meghan Markle,
0:28:54 > 0:28:55have announced their engagement.
0:28:55 > 0:29:02Jane Hill is at Kensington Palace.
0:29:02 > 0:29:09It's on.It certainly is. Thank you very much and welcome back to a
0:29:09 > 0:29:13blustery Kensington Palace. This has been speculated about for some time
0:29:13 > 0:29:19now. Let's speak to the Royal editor of the Sunday Express. Not least by
0:29:19 > 0:29:29your own publication. It's going to be a busy spring next year.It is.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34The Cambridges' third baby is due in April. The statement has gone out
0:29:34 > 0:29:39that they are going to have a spring wedding, so the question is exactly
0:29:39 > 0:29:45when, before baby or after? Putting my maternal hat on, I would suggest
0:29:45 > 0:29:49that perhaps it's best to have it before Kate gives birth, because I
0:29:49 > 0:29:54think you would rather be pregnant and shepherding young royal
0:29:54 > 0:29:57children, because we would expect Prince George and Princess Charlotte
0:29:57 > 0:30:06to have a starring role in the day, rather than perhaps having a newborn
0:30:06 > 0:30:11in tow as well.Easy times ahead. Thank you very much. It is a busy
0:30:11 > 0:30:15afternoon here at Kensington Palace. People like Camilla are having to
0:30:15 > 0:30:19run inside the palace because we are waiting for the first official
0:30:19 > 0:30:23photocall later this afternoon. We are told there will be formal photos
0:30:23 > 0:30:29later this afternoon with the happy couple. Prince Harry is to marry his
0:30:29 > 0:30:33American girlfriend, Meghan Markle, and the wedding will be next spring.
0:30:33 > 0:30:39Simon, back to you.Let's have a look at the weather. Chris Fawkes
0:30:39 > 0:30:45has that.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46look at the weather. Chris Fawkes has that.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50There is in improving weather picture for many of us. The early
0:30:50 > 0:30:54morning rain has been clearing away from southern England and has been
0:30:54 > 0:30:59replaced by something a bit dry and brighter. The Peak District looking
0:30:59 > 0:31:03beautiful there, with snow covering the tops of high ground. The
0:31:03 > 0:31:08satellite picture tells the story nicely today. A lot of cloud around,
0:31:08 > 0:31:15but breaks moving the way into northern and western areas. Some
0:31:15 > 0:31:19gusts for a time this afternoon across eastern areas, touching gale
0:31:19 > 0:31:26force across the likes of Aberdeenshire. There will be some
0:31:26 > 0:31:30showers for Northern Ireland, the north-west parts of England and the
0:31:30 > 0:31:34north-west parts of Wales. Some sneaking into the Midlands as well.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39Cloud around, but some bright spells. It will feel fairly chilly
0:31:39 > 0:31:44today for many areas, though temperatures could reach double
0:31:44 > 0:31:50figures for some. Overnight tonight, showers continue to feed in across
0:31:50 > 0:31:53north-western areas with a bit of snow across the hills of Scotland.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58It will be cold here, with some icy stretches. Winds will keep
0:31:58 > 0:32:03temperatures a couple of degrees above freezing, but actually start
0:32:03 > 0:32:07to Tuesday. The weather will stakeholder over the next few days,
0:32:07 > 0:32:12because of this block of high-pressure stretching from the
0:32:12 > 0:32:16mid-Atlantic into Greenland. That prevents mild air from reaching our
0:32:16 > 0:32:23shores, and instead we are getting the cold winds from the Arctic. If
0:32:23 > 0:32:30anything, temperatures will be going down over the next few days. A cold
0:32:30 > 0:32:35start to Tuesday, but most of us will see some sunshine. Plenty of
0:32:35 > 0:32:40showers across north-western areas. With a change in the wind direction,
0:32:40 > 0:32:45more northerly, showers will come in from the North Sea to affect eastern
0:32:45 > 0:32:52areas of Scotland and England. Five to 7 degrees your top temperature on
0:32:52 > 0:32:57Tuesday, and colder still on Wednesday. Some of those showers
0:32:57 > 0:33:01will get lower down, potentially getting too quite low levels in
0:33:01 > 0:33:07northern and eastern areas. These temperatures are all low for the
0:33:07 > 0:33:11time of year, and it might be, for the next couple of weeks, the
0:33:11 > 0:33:14weather tends to be colder than normal. That's pretty