Meghan Markle says she was informed about “disturbing allegations” about her estranged father Thomas Markle in 2018. He is being investigated by the authorities in the Philippines over allegations relating to images of child abuse.

In a statement, Meghan said a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle was sent to the UK police that year and subsequently shared with her. She described the allegations as “more sickening than one could ever imagine” and said her “sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children”.

Her comments come after reports that images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to her father had been found at his former home in the Philippines. Thomas Markle, who is 82 and based in the US, denies possessing any such images and describes the claims as “sick lies”.

Meghan Markle said: “I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.”

She said that when she received the letter outlining allegations against her father, she was “given assurance that these were being investigated”. She added she hoped it could be understood why she had kept her distance from her father and did “not allow him to have contact with our children”.

This was “to protect them”, Meghan said, adding that she had “trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families”.

Meghan’s half-brother, Thomas Markle junior, told the Sun newspaper that he had found child abuse images at his father’s home in the Philippines and reported it to the police.

The Philippines Department of Justice told the BBC that “the matter is currently being investigated” by an anti-human trafficking and child sexual exploitation task force. The country’s interior minister told the BBC that national police had secured Thomas Markle’s computer to conduct a comprehensive digital forensic examination.

Harry and Meghan and their two children returned to the UK in August after six years in the US.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jonny Dymond..

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Yemen’s president has asked US President Donald Trump for support in the escalating conflict with the Houthis, but no direct promise of military support has yet been given.

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner is also in Djibouti, reporting on the growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen itself – and learns of the thousands of people fleeing across the sea to Djibouti.

We discuss the role energy concerns will play at the United Nations General Assembly, and the scrutiny President Trump is coming under as consumers globally face higher oil, gas and diesel prices.

And finally BBC Persian’s Bahman Kalbasi provides his insight into the delegation arriving in New York from Tehran, as world leaders meet at the United Nations General Assembly this week.

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Today, the surprise news that Prince Harry and Meghan are relocating from the US to the UK, with their children enrolled at a British school.

Adam is joined by Daniela Relph, the BBC’s Senior Royal correspondent, to talk about why now, what their lives might be like back in Britain and what the wider implications are for the Royal Family.

0:00 – Intro
1:33 – Why are they moving?
2:13 – Where will Harry and Meghan live?
3:21 – How the Palace responded
4:34 – Harry’s July visit and the court ruling
9:53 – Security concerns
15:00 – The Sandringham summit
20:45 – What happens next?

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With young people protesting in France, Albania, India and Argentina – why is Gen Z taking to the streets?

We look at the demonstrations taking place across the globe and how successful Gen Z protests have been in the past. 

0:00 – Why are young people taking to the streets?
1:11 – France – what are students protesting about?
2:44 – Why are students protesting?
4:11 – India – ‘Cockroach’ protests latest
5:45 – Spain – Protests over housing
6:36 – Thailand – Did 2020 protests change anything?
7:59 – Nepal – Impact of 2025 protests
8:56 – Use of pop culture in Asia protests
9:53 – Morocco – did demonstrations make a difference?
11:29 – France – what happens next?
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Brazilians will be voting for a new president on Sunday in a run-off election in which the veteran incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is being challenged by right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro, beat Lula in the first round of voting on 4 October by a narrow margin, but fell short of the 50% of valid votes needed to win outright, triggering Sunday’s run-off.

Polls ahead of the second round put them neck and neck.

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