and some of them might have to go to hospital and unfortunately, some of them might go on to die. and scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, is expected to confirm changes this afternoon to restrictions on outdoor gatherings. also this afternoon... the suspect in the death of harry dunn would be willing to do community service and make a contribution in his memory, her lawyer says. we're expecting this year's bafta nominations this hour — amid efforts to make the line—up more diverse after last year's baftas �*so white�* controversy. i'll be speaking to the chair of bafta about this years nominees. after a journey through space of 4.6 billion years — the meteorite that fell to earth near cheltenham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. senior royals have been holding crisis talks after harry and meghan�*s bombshell television appearance. buckingham palace has yet to comment on the interview, which was broadcast last night on itv and watched by more than 11 million people. meghan said before their son archie was born, an unnamed member of the royal family voiced concerns about how dark his skin colour might be. the labour mp, diane abbott, said the alleged remarks were "stupid" and "racist" — and criticised the british media for systematically attacking harry and meghan. but the society of editors says it's not acceptable for the couple to claim sections of the british press are bigoted — without providing any supporting evidence. and meghan�*s father has got involved — saying he doesn't believe the royal family are racist. daniela relph has this report. back to the everyday business of royalty. yesterday his son was telling the world of the rift in their relationship. today the prince of wales visited a pop—up vaccine centre in london and said nothing about the interview. reporter: can i ask, what did you think of the interview? that remains the official buckingham palace position, for now. more than 11 million people in the uk watched the interview last night. they heard meghan describe feeling suicidal and allegations of racist remarks from within the royal family. in those months when i was pregnant, all around the same time, so we had in tandem the conversation also, "he will not be given security, he will not be given a title." and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born. what?! meghan markle�*s estranged father this morning gave his perspective on the interview fall—out. i don't think the british royal family are racist. this thing about what colour will the baby be, how dark will the baby be. i'm guessing and hoping it isjust a dumb question from somebody, i hope it isjust somebody asking a stupid question. in the united states, a wave of support for meghan and harry and some critical eyes have been cast over the workings of the royal family. the fact she did not get more support, that the reaction was, let's just paper it over and pretend it did not happen or it will go away, keep your head down, well, this young woman was not about to keep her head down. this is 2021. there has been no shortage of public opinion and analysis of the interview. the headlines are harsh reading. the treatment of meghan by both the royal household and the tabloid press have come in for particularly sharp comments. they even criticised meghan for having her hands in her pockets when there were photographs of the queen with her hands in her pockets and nothing was said. you have to draw conclusions from the way meghan was systematically criticised and attacked for things which other white members of the royal family could get away with. but there's been a strong defence from the newspaper industry. it is not as though the royal family has been given an easy ride. harry and meghan said they left britain in part because of racism, but the accusation that this was caused by sections of the british media, which are racist, it's not true and is not borne out by evidence of the coverage. harry and meghan was meant to be the fairy tale to modernise and diversify the royal family. today, that same family is grappling with how to respond to a stream of criticism that has left it shaken to its core. russell myers is the royal editor at the daily mirror. the silence from buckingham palace at the moment is deafening. yes. the silence from buckingham palace at the moment is deafening.- at the moment is deafening. yes, it is. at the moment is deafening. yes, it is- everyone — at the moment is deafening. yes, it is. everyone will— at the moment is deafening. yes, it is. everyone will be _ at the moment is deafening. yes, it is. everyone will be wondering - at the moment is deafening. yes, it is. everyone will be wondering what on earth is going on in buckingham palace. millions of people have seen this programme, not only in the uk but around the world, and the palace aides were trying to get to grips with it. no doubt the queen will have to sign off on such a statement and whether is —— she wants to do so and whether is —— she wants to do so and take the wind out of its sales, that must be the only motivation we can imagine at the moment. her husband is _ can imagine at the moment. her husband is in — can imagine at the moment. her husband is in hospital so she has plenty to think about at the moment. what is your understanding of what has upset those in the palace most of the accusations of racism? where to start? an — of the accusations of racism? where to start? an extraordinary _ of the accusations of racism? where to start? an extraordinary list - of the accusations of racism? where to start? an extraordinary list of - to start? an extraordinary list of allegations from harry and meghan, racism from a senior member of the royalfamily, who made these unbelievable comments about the colour of their unborn child's skin, at the accusations from meghan, her story saying that she was in an impossible position and she was not being helped. she said she had suicidal thoughts and this came in the backdrop of her being five months pregnant and this is an extraordinary problem now, an extraordinary problem now, an extraordinary allegation for the royal family to get to grips with. they were very quick last week to put out a statement they were going to investigate bullying allegations of meghan to her staff and now we have a deafening silence at the moment and it is very concerning. the fallout from this goes beyond buckingham palace and the uk, because this is global. it buckingham palace and the uk, because this is global.— buckingham palace and the uk, because this is global. it is. more than 100 million _ because this is global. it is. more than 100 million people - because this is global. it is. more than 100 million people will- because this is global. it is. more than 100 million people will have| than 100 million people will have seen this programme towards the end of the week. you showed the reaction, it is very different on either side of the pond, overwhelming support for harry and meghan in the us, and it is very split in the uk. some support for what they have done but also people are very wary of why they have done it. the duke of edinburgh is in his third week in hospital and the queen is nearly 95 and dealing with this tremendous fallout of her family. this free brow atmosphere and there is a sense of deja vu for some of us who were around in the diana years —— febrile atmosphere. the papers love this. this is great for newspapers and their figures. i look at the tv channels, _ newspapers and their figures. i look at the tv channels, as _ newspapers and their figures. i look at the tv channels, as well, - newspapers and their figures. i look at the tv channels, as well, you - at the tv channels, as well, you have been covering this story extensively, global networks are covering it, notjust newspapers, it is a talking point for everyone around the world at the moment. harry and meghan have put themselves out there as oprah winfrey is said to meghan about her true, it is one version of events and we haven't heard from the other side —— her truth. we await a buckingham palace statement to see how they react. a, statement to see how they react. a former editor of your newspaper piers morgan is in something of deep water because he said he doesn't believe meghan and that has upset some charities dealing with mental health. there is a real issue at the heart of this about mental health and what we expect from members of the royal family and the pressures they are under. meghan especially feels that the press and elements of the press are part of the problem here. you accept that part of the british press has been bigoted in its of her? —— do you accept. we its of her? -- do you accept. we have to its of her? —— do you accept. - have to understand and take a step back at the royal family, as well, this is a woman who felt especially vulnerable about coming into the royal family, vulnerable about coming into the royalfamily, she has told her story about how she was unprotected and suffering and nobody was listening to her and now she has spoken up about having deep thoughts about taking her own life and i think that is the real issue which we should be talking about. whether she made those complaints to staff or members of the royal family we will no doubt see in a buckingham palace statement but it is all very concerning. it is a sad state of affairs and i think at its ultimate base it is a dint as —— disintegration of a family before our eyes. ma; -- disintegration of a family before our e es. g , ., -- disintegration of a family before oure es. g , ., , -- disintegration of a family before ourees. g ,., our eyes. my question is about the ress our eyes. my question is about the press because _ our eyes. my question is about the press because she _ our eyes. my question is about the press because she feels _ our eyes. my question is about the press because she feels she - our eyes. my question is about the press because she feels she was . press because she feels she was badly treated and in a racist manner by some parts of the press. do you think some colleagues in this business were bigoted and perhaps may have regrets about how they treated her? clearly it has had an effect on her mental health. there is the constant _ effect on her mental health. there is the constant reference - effect on her mental health. there is the constant reference to - effect on her mental health. there| is the constant reference to certain articles about avocados being straight out of compton and those articles were shameful, and they were not in our newspaper and we can always stand by our commentary on anything we have produced. meghan and harry are right to feel that way and harry are right to feel that way and to tell the truth as they have put across. it is their feeling that can't be argued with. the damage done by the _ can't be argued with. the damage done by the comment _ can't be argued with. the damage done by the comment about - can't be argued with. the damage done by the comment about the l done by the comment about the alleged racist comment by a member of the family, there is now a witch hunt to find which member of the royalfamily said it. the hunt to find which member of the royal family said it. the story still has some way to go? we are auoin to still has some way to go? we are going to be _ still has some way to go? we are going to be talking _ still has some way to go? we are going to be talking about - still has some way to go? we are going to be talking about this - still has some way to go? we are going to be talking about this for| going to be talking about this for notjust going to be talking about this for not just weeks going to be talking about this for notjust weeks but many going to be talking about this for not just weeks but many years going to be talking about this for notjust weeks but many years to come. i understand the commentary about meghan and harry doing the rest of the royal family a disservice by not saying who made that comment and i don't buy it thomas markle's explanation of it that maybe it was a clumsy comment. harry and meghan were deeply offended by this, these string of words to them about their unborn children and rightly so. yes, there will be a whodunnit, whether that is in the media or indeed the family or the palace, and until we get an explanation eitherfrom the palace, and until we get an explanation either from harry and meghan, he already said it wasn't his grandfather and grandmother and that whittled it down to a handful of people and people will be wondering who said those words. if there is a silence on the palace, is that going to get the anger of the daily mirror and its readership because you want answers? i think --eole because you want answers? i think people would _ because you want answers? i think people would like _ because you want answers? i think people would like an _ because you want answers? i think people would like an explanation l because you want answers? i think| people would like an explanation as to why harry and meghan felt the need to press this nuclear button. they have taken extraordinary measures by speaking to oprah winfrey and the history of royals during these interviews tells you that itjust doesn't end up well, look at princess diana's interview with the bbc 25 years ago and also that of charles, we still talk about them, and both of them bitterly regretted their decisions. whether it harry and meghan regret their decision because they are under a different landscape in the us where they have a lot of support, only time will tell.— they have a lot of support, only time will tell. the pressures that brou . ht time will tell. the pressures that brought those — time will tell. the pressures that brought those interviews - time will tell. the pressures that brought those interviews about l time will tell. the pressures that - brought those interviews about were very similar and there's a sense of deja about this. very much at the heart of every complaint from a member of the royal family has heart of every complaint from a member of the royalfamily has been what they see as a received treatment at the hands of the british press, do you think the british press, do you think the british press, do you think the british press is out of control on this? that british press is out of control on this? �* , ~ ., this? at the daily mirror we give our readers _ this? at the daily mirror we give our readers exactly _ this? at the daily mirror we give our readers exactly what - this? at the daily mirror we give our readers exactly what they i this? at the daily mirror we give i our readers exactly what they want in terms of understanding the issues around it and in terms of understanding the issues around itand i in terms of understanding the issues around it and i think we have been fair to harry around it and i think we have been fairto harry and around it and i think we have been fair to harry and meghan from our own personal viewpoint. there was a huge groundswell of support for them right from the start, i was on their royal tours and there was gushing praise for them. justifiably so. harry has had a deeper problem with the immediate for a very long time and i don't necessarily agree with his assumption that the media were out to get them at all junctions. his assumption that the media were out to get them at alljunctions. we are seeing them putting their view across once again and until we hear from the royalfamily across once again and until we hear from the royal family we are only hearing one side at the moment. really good of you to give us your time. thanks forjoining us. unlocking too quickly would lead to a substantial surge in infection — that's what england's chief medical officer has told mps. professor chris whitty said it would be dangerous as there are still a lot of vulnerable people who are not protected. our health correspondent jim reed reports. it's the most important, perhaps most difficult, question facing politicians and scientists. how to open up society without causing another major wave of the virus and more pressure on hospitals? speaking in front of mps, england's chief medical officer was cautious, saying even with a successful vaccine programme, another rise in infections is inevitable at some point. what we're going to see is, as things are opening up, all the modelling suggests that at some point we will get a surge in the virus. we hope it doesn't happen soon. another key question is this, if cases rise, can vaccines protect enough people from serious disease? early data shows currentjobs are performing better than expected after one dose but they cannot offer 100% protection. straight to holyrood and an update on the first minister. aha, straight to holyrood and an update on the first minister.— on the first minister. a change which will _ on the first minister. a change which will be _ on the first minister. a change which will be welcomed - on the first minister. a change which will be welcomed by - on the first minister. a change - which will be welcomed by scotland's faith communities and while the changes are relatively minor they are important for our well—being and they do represent gradual but i hope steady steps out of lockdown and back towards a life where we can interact much more freely with our loved ones. next week i will set out a firm indicative timetable for reopening the economy including shops, hospitality, headdresses, gyms and the tourism sector —— hairdressers. the ability to announce limited changes is only possible because of the hard sacrifice is that the majority of people in the country continue to make each and every single day. let me at the outset acknowledge and be clear that i share the anger and despair that the vast majority of people including the majority of football fans felt at the weekend towards crowds of supporters flag ra ntly towards crowds of supporters flagrantly breaching rules that the rest of us are following every day at great personal cost. the behaviour witnessed at the weekend was disgraceful and it was selfish. it's natural that some of the anger people feel is directed towards the government and the police, i understand that, we are all reflecting on what more could have been done and what will we need to do to avoid any repeat in the future. those at fault are those who breach the rules and how the police manage situations like this is a course an operational matter and government cannot and should not direct policing operations. but i will be speaking to the chief constable later this afternoon to consider what further action might be necessary to avoid any repeat of the unacceptable scenes we saw at the unacceptable scenes we saw at the weekend. however, no one should doubt the deeply invidious situation that behaviour like this puts the police in as they discharge their responsibility to protect public order and public safety. we will also be having further discussions this week with the football authorities and at certain clubs who in my view do need to show much more leadership on occasions like this. in making these comments i don't care about the colour of the shirt. my care about the colour of the shirt. my comments on these matters are in no way partisan. said some harsh things about celtic boss make decisions at the start of year and as far as i'm concerned in this case rangers football club could have done more to help avoid the situation arising at the weekend. —— celtic�*s decisions. elite football is allowed to continue at the moment so that fans who are deprived of so much can continue to watch and support their teams, and it would be deeply unfair if a minority spoiled that for the majority and i very much hope that will n