The 5 best shows on TV tonight: Monday 12 April

Your guide on what to watch this evening.

Shirley Williams had all the right beliefs – but was the patron saint of lost causes

Former education secretary’s career is proof that being nice is not enough

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  SDP founder and ‘true trailblazer’ Shirley Williams dies aged 90

  The Press Association
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  Shirley Williams of the 'Gang of Four' has died

  Sky News

Sturgeon furious at ‘jaw-dropping’ Westminster decision to refer Holyrood bills to Supreme Court

Move comes weeks before crunch Holyrood elections

Newsmax host under fire for blaming black army officer pepper-sprayed in traffic stop

Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario filed a lawsuit against two Virginia police officers who reportedly pepper-sprayed and assaulted him

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  Virginia AG launches civil rights probe into pepper-spraying of Army officer

  Axios
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  Officer who pepper-sprayed U.S. Army officer fired

  Reuters Videos

Prince Harry’s lonely return home without Meghan is royal history repeating itself

As Prince Harry boarded a plane from Los Angeles to London, we can only imagine the inner turmoil he must have felt as he prepared for the long and lonely journey home. His adored grandfather had died at a time of unprecedented familial discord, with the Royal Family still reeling from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s corrosive, finger-pointing Oprah Winfrey interview. Prince Philip’s death may have prompted an outpouring of national gratitude and affection, but the question now is whether it can cement the deep fissures within the House of Windsor itself. How will Harry be welcomed by Princes William and Charles, after accusing his family of racism? Not to mention following reports, via Gayle King, a US news anchor and friend of Meghan, that private telephone calls between the California-based prince and his father and brother had been “unproductive” - disclosures said to have gone down badly at the Palace. That Harry had not seen his grandfather for more than a year, after he whisked his wife and son, Archie, to the other side of the world to escape being “trapped” by the monarchy, can only add to the Duke of Sussex’s inevitable feelings of wretchedness and grief. His sense of isolation will likely have been compounded by the fact that Meghan, heavily pregnant with their second child, hasn’t been able to accompany him. The echoes of history here are uncanny as, nearly 70 years ago, a similar scenario played out. Another once-beloved member of the Royal Family had to leave his American wife behind in the United States to make the solitary journey home for a royal funeral, where he had to face his frosty relations, saddened that he had quit monarchical life. In 1952, when King George VI died, his brother Edward, the Duke of Windsor - exiled to France after the abdication - was staying in New York with his wife, Wallis Simpson.

Putin could spark war in Europe by invading Ukraine, says former US ambassador

Michael McFaul warned world leaders should be ‘very’ concerned by unfolding situation

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  Ukraine's leader requests a talk with Putin, gets no answer

  Associated Press
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  'They Want the West to Be Frightened.' Ukraine's President on Why Russia Sent Troops to the Border

  Time

Myleene Klass ‘spat on by Uber driver’ as she was dropped off for radio show

Singer and TV personality reportedly left the car ‘in tears’ as photographers asked if she was alright

Man killed and woman critical after motorbike ‘execution’ outside vaccination centre in Paris

A gunman on a motorcycle shot “a man in the head several times” as he lay on the floor before injuring a female security guard outside a vaccination centre in Paris, a witness said. The two were shot in front of a hospital in the well-heeled 16th arrondissement of the French capital. The security guard, 33, is believed to have been hit by a stray bullet and is fighting for life in hospital.

'No social distancing, no masks': Anger and joy as Soho streets packed with revellers after lockdown eases

England's pubs are now allowed to serve customers outside as restrictions ease.

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  Large Crowds Seen in Manchester Following Easing of Lockdown Restrictions

  Storyful
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  When do pub gardens open?

  The Independent

'Home Alone' star Macaulay Culkin welcomes baby with fellow former child star Brenda Song

The pair have become parents to a baby boy.

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  New Dad Macaulay Culkin’s Past Comment About Having ‘Asian Babies’ Makes People Cringe

  The Wrap
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  Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song Welcome a Baby Boy Named Dakota in Honor of Actor's Late Sister

  People

Russia warns U.S. warships to steer clear of Crimea 'for their own good'

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Tuesday warned the United States to ensure its warships stayed well away from Crimea "for their own good", calling their deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed to test Russian nerves. Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and two U.S. warships are due to arrive in the Black Sea this week amid an escalation in fighting in eastern Ukraine where government forces have battled Russian-backed troops in a conflict Kyiv says has killed 14,000 people. The deployment comes as the West sounds the alarm over what it says is a big and unexplained build-up of Russian forces close to Ukraine's eastern border and in Crimea.

Too Close: ITV viewers left baffled by bizarre sex scene blunder

Viewers were left with more questions about the kitchen lovemaking than show’s central mystery

Susanna Reid shares funny Prince Philip story on Good Morning Britain following royal’s death

Pair met at an event for the Duke of Edinburgh award

Pelosi mocked AOC in ‘childlike voice’ while hitting out at The Squad for attention grabbing, new book claims

‘Her anger at the four new progressive congresswomen was palpable’

First drive: The MG5 is the UK’s first electric estate car

The new MG5 promises practicality and value, but can it deliver more than that? Ted Welford finds out.

BBC confirms rescheduled timing of MasterChef final

Tom Rhodes, Mike Tomkins and Alexina Anatole compete to be crowned champion in the episode.

COVID-19: Under-50s to be offered jabs 'this week' as government beats latest vaccine target

The target of offering a first COVID vaccine dose to the nine most vulnerable groups by 15 April has been reached, the government has said. Ministers had vowed to offer a COVID-19 jab to all over-50s, the clinically vulnerable and health and social care workers - about 32 million people - by Thursday. The target - for the whole of the UK - was reached three days early and means adults under 50 will start to be invited for their first jab "in the coming days", Number 10 said.

Cara Delevingne shares photograph of her grandmother with 17-year-old Prince Philip

The photo is from 1938, a year before Prince Philip met 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth

EU, Britain seek to bridge differences over Northern Ireland

Britain and the European Union are slowly working to overcome differences regarding trade flows between Northern Ireland and the British mainland after a month-long legal dispute and more than a week of rioting in the province. The EU is expecting a formal reply shortly from London to explain Britain's unilateral change to trading conditions that Brussels said breaches the Brexit divorce deal. A European Commission spokesman said the two sides were holding technical discussions and there could soon be a meeting of Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic and British negotiator David Frost.

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Mansfield, Corby and Barnsley are currently recording the highest rates.

‘They do not work’: COVID expert’s warning over face shields as pubs and salons reopen

Prof Christina Pagel warned that face shields should be worn with masks.

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  Eager customers flock back to pubs, shops and salons in England

  The Press Association
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  ‘I can spare my girlfriend from cutting my hair again’: Customers flock to hairdressers and barbers in desperate need of a trim

  The Independent

'I'm quite ready to die': Prince Philip told friend he 'didn't want to hang on until 100'

The Duke of Edinburgh said he had 'no desire' to 'cling onto life unnecessarily'.

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  PM: Prince Philip "touched the lives of millions”

  The Press Association
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  Prince Harry Honors the Life of His Grandfather Prince Philip in a New Statement

  House Beautiful