Around the invictus games. Hello, im azadeh moshiri. Prince harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex, are beginning a three day visit to nigeria as part of publicity around the invictus games. Last year, nigeria became the first african country to take part in the invictus games. The games were founded by prince harry ten years ago. That follows also an announcement by meghan that she is � a3 nigerian� after she did a genealogy test. Prince harry returned to the uk this week to mark the 10th Anniversary of the invictus games. During a Charity Event in central london, the bbc� s royal correspondent, daniela relph, was given exclusive access to the duke of sussex as hejoined a childrens party. Go its a side of prince harry weve not seen so much of lately. Fun, informal, engaging, as he mucked in for this very special childrens party. Every child in this room has lost a parent, who served in the military. The charity, scottys little soldiers, supports them. Three, two, one, go yesterday afternoon, they had a party for the families in london. With a surprise guest. Prince harrys come to play games with you. Is that 0k . It was a low key arrival from prince harry, but that didnt last long. Here we go. We spent around an hour with prince harry yesterday afternoon. Since he left the uk for california, seeing him up close in this context has been rare. Very nice to meet you. Nice to have you back. How is it being here . Its great. Perfect timing. Its great. Its amazing. What scottys is doing with these kids is absolutely incredible and very needed as well. The more. The more opportunity we get to do these kind of events, the more that families and kids up and down the country actually know that scottys exists, which is really the most important thing. Is it nice to be back in the uk . Its great. Nice to see you. These visits back to the uk are not straightforward, for prince harry or the royalfamily. Relationships remain broken and there was no fix to be had this week. But for those in the room with harry here, especially the children who, like him, had experienced the death of a parent, it was a reminder of what he brings to the party. Its insane to think about, like. You always see these people on tv. Like, ive seen. Saw prince harrys wedding, but its, like, meeting them in real life is, like, a whole other experience. And sitting down with him, he truly understood what we felt. With the loss of his mum. He. Even if its not through military connections, he understands that pain and he understands what we went through and are still going through. To be placed in your mouth. Harrys competitive streak was on full show. This was the race to eat the strawberry laces the quickest. The prince found himself on the winning side. Its looking good. And the roll the chocolate down the Tape Measure Game was also a crowd pleaser, with not a bit of food going to waste. How many maltesers did you eat off the floor . Er, you guys probably know better than i do but at least three. I think, at that point, it started getting a little bit weird. I could have never imagined i was rolling a malteser down a tape measure with prince harry, but it was definitely lovely to see kind of those barriers being taken down with him and to see him asjust him. Because obviously you can see him on the screens and you can see the kind of face that he puts up to The Public Eye but to see him kind of being himself around us was definitely a very heartwarming feeling. In recent years, harrys support for scottys little soldiers has largely been through letters and jokey video messages. Merry christmas. Did anyone actually feel. 7 yeah. The Family Fallout and the move to california has drastically reduced what hes been able to do for the organisations he supports in the uk. This party was the first event hed been able to attend in person with the charity. You forget that every single child in there has experienced the death of a parent, who served for our country, and that i would imagine that prince harry got so much from that room and had so much fun and joy that i wouldnt mind betting that hes probably thinking about these children right now because it does that to you. Like, it really makes you think these children are incredible. Like, all good childrens parties, there were some goodies to go home with. I thought you were joking . Including a lego figure of. Prince harry. All of this is now personal rather than royal duty. While family ties remain fractured, prince harrys charity work is an important link to the place that was once home. Daniela relph, bbc news, central london. Lets speak to nikki scott, founder of scottys little soldiers prince harry is the charitys global ambassador and he visited them yesterday. And we saw her in that report. Thank you so much forjoining us. Could you so much forjoining us. Could you tell us and share your own personal story and why you felt it was so important to found this specific charity . {iii was so important to found this specific charity . Was so important to found this specific charity . Of course. My husband corporal specific charity . Of course. My husband corporal lee specific charity . Of course. My husband Corporal Lee Scott specific charity . Of course. My husband Corporal Lee Scott served in the Royal Tank Regiment and when he went off to do his tour of afghanistan he was killed in action. This was injuly 2009. Just witnessing the impact that death had on our two young children, one of our kids was five and the other was seven months old, watching them in the early days and as they have grown up, seeing the pain and everything you have to deal with when you are a bereaved young child made me realise theres some amazing uk charities but there is very limited support for bereaved British Forces children who have experienced the death of a parent who served it was realising something needed to be done to make sure these children never feel alone and have The Very Best support. We never feel alone and have The Very Best summ best support. We can see some of that support best support. We can see some of that support in best support. We can see some of that support in the best support. We can see some of that support in the report best support. We can see some of that support in the report we best support. We can see some of that support in the report we saw| that support in the report we saw and i wandered from the perspective having witnessed it, what kind of impact does having someone like prince harry involved in the charity have on children . Prince harry involved in the charity have on children . Massive, more than he will ever have on children . Massive, more than he will ever realise. Have on children . Massive, more than he will ever realise. And have on children . Massive, more than he will ever realise. And its have on children . Massive, more than he will ever realise. And its the he will ever realise. And its the fact you saw brooke and tuscany they are talking about the fact they see him on the screen and everyone knows who he is but when you meet him in person and there was some really great, amazing, personal conversations that happened between prince harry and some of the young people, it resonates with them because they can relate to him, the fact he was bereaved as a child and he understands how they are feeling and he served in the military and when these children meet someone from the military there is an incredible bond. He understands the community these children have been part of, he has given time out and he is so interested in them, give them so much time. I hope it is something they remember forever and i think a lot of them feel now he is a friend, they relate to him so it was incredible. A friend, they relate to him so it was incredible. ,. , was incredible. Learning more about the charity and was incredible. Learning more about the charity and some was incredible. 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He really shared what he has learned along the way and i think its important to remember every single bereaved child is unique and will experience different events and one Coping Mechanism will not work with everyone, one size does not fit everyone, one size does not fit everyone and so we have to work individually with the children to make sure we meet their personal needs and we make sure everyone finds their unique way of coping because we cannot take the pain away, we cannot change what has happened and make it better but if we can help each other and help young people develop the mechanisms which is what prince harry was talking about, for some it might be having something in their pocket so they can squeeze it when they are nervous, for others it might be going to the gym, its about coping with bereavement and talking and finding other people who understand so you have that community and peer support and a lot of what we do is we offer Bereavement Support to teach them Coping Mechanisms but we offer experience is exactly like yesterday, they can come together and make friends and they go off and keepin and make friends and they go off and keep in contact with those friends and that is a massive Coping Mechanism. 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For some living with the virus, theres been financial support, but only if infected before september 1991. Caz challis was given a Blood Transfusion during Cancer Treatment in 1992 and was infected with hep c. Shes received no support. Its the stress when youre fighting for every crumb on benefits and youre not recognised and youre not considered worth. Its the feeling of being told youre not worth it. Thats whats hit me the hardest. On september 1st, 1991, the uk officially started screening all new blood that was donated, but no formal system to check blood collected before then was ever introduced. We have more than one client who was infected by way of a Blood Transfusion with hepatitis c after september 1991. There was no such cutoff date for people that were infected with hiv, and so we cant see any reason for there being such a cutoff date for people that were infected with hepatitis c. During hearings at the infected blood inquiry, doctors confirmed that untested blood did remain within the nhs blood supply even after screening began. I did remember at the time feeling a little bit nervous about the possibility of hcv emerging among some of our recipients. These are the individual scans. The test system itself, according to one expert, was not as reliable as it is now. It was based then on testing for antibodies. The test for the virus itself, what we call an rna test, took a little longer to develop than the antibody test. And there is that potential situation whereby somebody newly infected with the virus may have the virus circulating in their bloodstream but have not yet produced the antibodies. We now screen all Blood Products for the virus itself rather than the antibodies, but the initial screening was purely with antibodies, so that possibility did exist. The government says it will set up a new compensation scheme, but crucially, whether all support should extend beyond 1991 is likely to be addressed by the inquiry� s final report. Hugh pym, bbc news. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. The city of neom is a futuristic Development Planned for the saudi desert. Itll cost 500 billion us dollars, and is being built by dozens of western companies. But the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, says hell be looking into allegations the saudi government is using lethal force to clear ground to build the new city. It comes after bbc verify and a bbc eye investigation, found the authorities encouraged the use of violence, to evict villagers. Heres merlyn thomas. Promo video this is neom. Neom saudi arabias grand plan to transform the country and its image. A project almost the size of belgium, built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. At its heart the line. A city carved from the desert, envisaged to be 100 Mile Straight line, but only 1. 5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. Neoms Driving Force is the countrys leader, mohammed bin salman. So since we have empty place and we want to have a place for 10 million people, then lets think from scratch. But it wasnt empty. Near the line, thousands of people lived in these three villages. For years, they objected to being moved, but still the project went on. These Satellite Images show one of the villages where they lived. Homes, schools, hospitals, have been wiped off the map. This former saudi Intelligence Officer has been living in fear since he went into exile in the uk last year. He told us he was ordered to clear one of the villages near neom in 2020 and that Security Forces were permitted to kill those who refused eviction. Translation the order said whoever continues l to resist should be killed, so it licensed the use of lethal force against whoever stayed in their home. He says he dodged the mission, which went ahead without him. This is the aftermath walls littered with bullet holes. This man, Abdul Rahim Al huwaiti, refused to leave his home. Saudi forces shot him dead. The saudi government says he was an armed terrorist who opened fire on Security Forces, but the un and human Rights Groups say he was killed for refusing eviction. Neoms grand plan also includes trojena, a ski resort built in the desert. Andy wirth became ceo shortly after the shooting. He repeatedly asked about the killing of Abdul Rahim Al huwaiti. He resigned after less than a year. It was clearly unnecessary. It was clearly murder. You dont accelerate Human Progress at the detriment of other humans. You dont step on their throats with your boot heels so you can advance. Thats not Human Progress. The saudi government and neom both declined to comment, but critics say the project has cost some saudis their freedom and their lives. Merlyn thomas, bbc news. Taylor swift has kicked off the european leg of her record breaking eras tour in france. The star debuted several new outfits and revamped her setlist. She cut several songs to make space for hits from her newest album, the tortured poets department. The concert lasted over three hours with swift performing 45 songs from across her 18 year career. Lets speak to savannah delullo, a content creator and taylor fan who was at the gig last night. Its good to have you here. A lot of fans go to several concerts, not just one. If a fan were to go to one of these on the next leg, what would be different . Its of these on the next leg, what would be different . Be different . Its really different from what weve be different . Its really different from what weve all be different . Its really different from what weve all seen be different . Its really different from what weve all seen before | be different . Its really different l from what weve all seen before in the first leg of the tour. 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