Meghan gives birth to baby girl called Lilibet

My son dies in the same hospital he was given birth to, a father tells Lagos panel of inquiry

The sound of pre-dawn gunfire woke up heavily pregnant Aziza Falume in Islamist violence-torn northern Mozambique. With no choice but to escape, she gave birth while on the run.

In today's show we hear from Vanessa Kirby who won the best actress prize at the Venice Film festival for her portrayal of grief in Kornél Mundruczó's "Pieces of a Woman". The film is out on Netflix this week. We also take a trip to Chantilly Castle just outside Paris to see how they are coping with Covid-19 restrictions. Plus we look back at Mick Jagger's career as we focus on all that's Great in Great Britain during this period of Brexit and new lockdowns.

When a little girl finds herself in wildly unfamiliar territory, she encounters a band of highly unusual characters who change the course of her destiny forever. Chris Ihidero talks about how the animated movie 'Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters' was produced.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be overjoyed at the news. The baby will be eighth in line to the British throne.

For years, France has been proud of its high fertility rate. The country has long been the baby-making champion of Europe. But France has been experiencing a kind of "baby blues" in recent years: the number of births is falling, a phenomenon that has been accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic. We take a closer look in this edition of French Connections.

Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, have opened up about life in the British royal family in a tell-all interview with US television personality Oprah Winfrey.

In a rare statement, Buckingham Palace called remarks made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in an interview with Oprah Winfrey "concerning." The royals will deal with the matter privately, according to the palace.

Here are five things we learned from the earth-shaking interview Harry and Meghan granted Oprah Winfrey.⁣⁣

Even prior to the pandemic, birth rates in Italy were among Europe’s lowest. Now, Italians are having even fewer children. Why is that? Bernd Riegert reports from Bergamo.

The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle says the coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately impacted women economically, particularly women of colour, as she joins her husband Prince Harry, pop stars, and US President Joe Biden at the ‘Vax Live’ concert in Los Angeles. Unable to join the event in-person, she pre-recorded a message highlighting the need for vaccine equity worldwide.

In France, women who wish to give birth in a non-medicalised setting have limited options. There are only six birth centres and 80 midwives who practise homebirths in mainland France. But since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, these alternative methods of giving birth have been gaining traction. Not only are some couples concerned about exposing themselves and their newborn babies to the virus at a hospital, but maternity wards have had to put in place restrictions which mean fathers cannot stay for more than a few hours after the birth.