palace. the queen says they will always be much—loved members of her family. prince harry will also lose his military positions and the couple say they intend to pay back taxpayers‘ money used to renovate their windsor home. in other news, powers come into force this week to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims while police investigate allegations against them. golf ball sized hailstones hit parts of the australian state of victoria, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. now on bbc news, we meet the people looking for solutions to climate change and follow the work of those striving to tackle this global threat. i'mjustin rowlatt, in the northern ethiopian city of mek‘ele. just take a look at it, because it is absolutely stunning. it is up on the high plains of the country. as you can see, it is hot and it is dry, and according to the un this whole region is among the most vulnerable to climate change in the world. but the people here ha

palace. the queen says they will always be much loved members of her family. prince harry will also lose his military positions and the couple say they intend to pay back taxpayers' money used to renovate their windsor home. in other news, powers come into force this week to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims while police investigate allegations against them golf ball sized hailstones hit parts of the australian state of victoria, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. before the papers, sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport. good morning. england's cricketers have made a stunning start to day four of the third test in port elizabeth. they removed south africa's last four wickets for just one run inside 25 minutes. that left them 290 runs behind, so they're now following on and they're 15 without loss, still a long way off england's first innings score of 499, but they've had to come off because of rain. saracens will be relegat

through without telling buckingham palace. it feels to me like they've got, in many ways, buckingham palace is saying they are going to sort out the details by the middle of next week which is extraordinarily fast. i think it is, there will be an awful lot of things that won't be sorted out. i didn't think it was as big a crisis as i do tonight in particular the fact she left archie there, it's very sad, i think, for a lot of people watching who were very excited about the fab four, very excited about the new generation of royals. really thrilled that meghan joined the royal family, very modern, very different career woman, she royal family, very modern, very different careerwoman, she been married before, diversity, what she represented or being nonwhite, all those elements that people thought we re those elements that people thought were a real shot in the arm for the royal family of modernity and what for whatever reason, they don't want to continue being members of the royal family. royals are losing, the country is losing

last night buckingham palace said prince harry and his wife meghan will no longer receive public funds, and will pay back taxpayers‘ money spent on renovating their home in windsor as they step down as working royals in the spring. the bbc spoke to some of the corwd gathered at sandringham to greet the bbc spoke to some of the crowd gathered at sandringham to greet the queen as she arrived for church. leigh milner is sandringham. i think families will always have problems and i think she has dealt with it incredibly well. and i am very happy that harry and meghan are going to go off and do what they wa nt to going to go off and do what they want to do because we live in a free society. i feel really sorry for the queen. it is her grandson and great—grandson, so... butl queen. it is her grandson and great—grandson, so... but i respect it is their wishes. i think it is a great shame. it is a great shame. just here to support her really. . for the queen. i as long as we're not paying for the lifestyle they hope to live, i don't have a with that. i have been talking to the royal edit

buckingham palace has taken a hard line. their royal role has been all but removed and harry is clearly disappointed. at a private dinner in london for sentebale, his hiv charity in southern africa, he said he wanted his audience to hear the truth. he recalled the aftermath of his and meghan‘s wedding. 0nce meghan and i were married, we were excited, we were hopeful and we were here to serve. for those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this. he said the decision for him and his wife to step back is not one he'd made lightly. what i want to make clear is we are not walking away and we certainly aren't walking away from you. our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations, but without public funding. unfortunately, that wasn't possible. and he said he would continue to serve his country. i will always have the utmost respect for my grandmother, my commander—in—chief, and i'm incredibly grateful to her and the rest of my family for the support they have shown

and buckingham palace will want tight protocols to prevent them cashing in too blatantly on their royal status. and underpinning it all is the human side, a rift most poignantly between two brothers. according to the sunday times, william has spoken to friends of his sadness at the bond which has now been broken. "i've put my arm around my brother all our lives," he is quoted as saying. "i can't do that any more." nicholas witchell, bbc news. the queen hasjust the queen has just left church in sandringham and our correspondent is there. more interest than usual for a sunday morning service? certainly, yes. you have just missed you havejust missed hundreds you have just missed hundreds of well—wishers coming through those gates, all coming here to catch a glimpse of her majesty. she arrived a few minutes before iiam. glimpse of her majesty. she arrived a few minutes before ”am. she was wearing a light brown jacket with a matching hat of course. and she came down here, she was driven through the driveway, through the gates towards the mary magdalene church where the service began abou

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. our royal correspondentjonny dymond says the couple's move to north america is a loss to the royal family's appeal. when we're talking about clean breaks and all of that, harry and meghan were and remain stars, and they managed to reach the bits of the population here in the uk and around the world that other royals didn't. in particular, they got through to younger people, they got through to a social media generation, they got through to people from ethnic minorities. it is a loss to the royal family, as well as perhaps a sense that, 0k, we've dealt with this now and we can move on. it is a real loss to their star power and their brand and their ability to reinvent and refresh themselves. earlier, i spoke to the canadian royal historian, dr barry mackenzie. he says prince harry and meghan can expect a warm welcome in canada. canadians in the last ten days have expressed a certain amount of anticipation of how this is all going to unfold, so i suspect that as they always have, the du

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. the duke and duchess of sussex‘s official royal duties will stop in the spring, which means that we knew longer be able to throw as much of a spotlight on charitable organisations and causes. are royal correspondent daniela relph has been exploring the impact their work has had. birkenhead a year ago. harry and meghan at work. here viewing a sculpture created to mark the hundredth anniversary of the death of the war poet wilfred owen. this is the bread—and—butter of royal duty that they will no longer do. the couple met the artist who created the sculpture. for him, the visit of a royal prince, who is also an army veteran, really mattered. it brought a huge amount to the town. to the credibility of the project as well. it was big enough on its own, but that little extra bit that the royal brought was incredible. it was phenomenal. it was a very worthy thing, and it will be sadly missed. royal duty had, on the surface, appeared to suit harry and meghan. they had a natural ease wi

and buckingham palace will want tight protocols to prevent them cashing in too blatantly on their royal status. and underpinning it all is the human side, a rift most poignantly between two brothers. according to the sunday times, william has spoken to friends of his sadness at the bond which has now been broken. "i've put my arm around my brother all our lives," he is quoted as saying. "i can't do that any more." nicholas witchell, bbc news. anna whitelock is a royal commentator and historian. shejoins us from cambridge. thank you very much forjoining us. to what extent should this episode in hours or prompt us to regard royalty perhaps differently from in the past? notjust the obvious privilege? well, i think we are in a time of transition, and it's a time of transition, and it's a time of transition that really properly won't kick off until the end of the queens reign, but we are beginning to see an articulation of this problem in a sense between modernity and how that works with a monarchy which, of course, is based on tradition, president, ritual and that goes back centuries. in a

buckingham palace reveals the new arrangements for prince harry and his wife meghan, saying they will step back from all royal duties— and will no longer use their titles of ‘royal highness‘ or receive public funding. the queen says they'll remain much loved members of the family. the lebanese capital, beirut, has seen its worse violence in three months of anti—establishment demonstrations. reports say more than 200 people have been injured after clashes between police and protesters. the lebanese president has called on the army to restore calm. lawyers for president trump issue their first formal response to his impeachment saying it is an attack on the american people. a six page letter describes the charges as unconstitutional and a brazen attempt by his rivals to interfere in the upcoming presidential election. now on bbc news it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. what does borisjohnson‘s brexit deal mean for child refugees? the conditions are desperate. these young people are vulnerable to criminality, to pros

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. borisjohnson has joined the german chancellor angela merkel and the presidents of russia, france and turkey at a summit in berlin aimed at bringing peace to libya. the united nations wants to halt the flow of foreign weapons and troops into the country, where libya's internationally recognised government is being challenged by general khalifa haftar and his libyan national army. our europe correspondent jenny hill is in berlin. what are the chances of an agreement? well, you know, the situation in libya is so volatile, so situation in libya is so volatile, so complicated that officials here in berlin consider it an achievement, simply to have got all the key players together in the city. security is you can imagine is extremely tight in the city now. we have the un recognises as the libyan prime minister but also general khalifa haftar, but crucial to the stocks orforeign khalifa haftar, but crucial to the stocks or foreign powers like russia, turkey, the united arab emirates who have

he was found outside buckingham palace, and ina was found outside buckingham palace, and in a struggle with police he produced a sword from his car. he stood trial for terrorism offences and was acquitted by a jury. but the police and security service m15 continued to monitor him and they bugged his home and his car, and he also had, unbeknown to him, conversations with undercover police officers. and in those conversations he is said to have talked about attack planning and also said to have talked about how he had deceived the jury at his earlier trial. in the dock with mohiussunnath chowdhury is his younger sister who is accused of withholding information. she is pleading not guilty and he is denying all the charges against him. june, thank you. june kelly at woolwich crown court. firefighters in australia are preparing for more dangerous conditions, with temperatures expected to rise again by the end of this week. 2,000 homes have been destroyed since the bushfires began in september, and at least 25 people have died. katy watson reports from south—eastern australia. the recovery

the bbc understands no other royal was consulted before the statement and buckingham palace is "disappointed". senior royals are understood to be hurt by the announcement. president trump has said iran appears to be standing down after it fired missiles at air bases housing us forces in iraq. and doing well on our website are images of around a0 tourists being rescued from a glacier in iceland, after they got caught in a severe blizzard. they were on the glacier for nine hours before rescue teams arrived. that's all. stay with bbc world news. more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app where you can find all of the latest developments and background to our main story — the plans by meghan and harry to step back as senior royals. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report oil prices have cooled off global tensions are storing up chopping waters for the oil tanker industry. a new mobile video start—up is about to be launched but will it survive ina to be launched but will it survive in a battleground of streaming rivals? it is thursday. good morning, asia, hello, w

palace today. strauss led england to two ashes series wins and when he retired he was the country's second most successful test skipper. he was made sir andrew in theresa may's resignation honours in september. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. in the last hour, it's been announced that a deal has been struck to try to save the troubled airline flybe from collapse. flybe is the uk's biggest regional operator. andrea leadsom has tweeted that she is delighted that they have reached an agreement with flybe to have a sustainable future. our business editor simon jack is at exeter airport, where flybe is based. simon, what more can you tell us? what is happening is the shareholders of flybe, including virgin atlantic, have agreed to put in more money to keep the airline flying. that is in return for a pledge by the government to review flying taxes, air passenger duty, £13 on any flight you take. the i got a look at it again, it has been a bugbearfor the got a look at i

our news correspondent andy moore sent this update from outside buckingham palace. no word from buckingham palace, they are referring us to prince andrew's lawyers, and no word from them either. something like 15 others now after the american prosecutor made that statement in new york. we don't know if i has been a misunderstanding, if prince andrew might makea misunderstanding, if prince andrew might make a statement at some later stage all, as the american prosecutor suggests, it is a flat no, we can't help. from prince andrew's lawyers to the british media so far there has been zero cooperation, you could say. from lisa bloom —— we have heard from lisa bloom —— we have heard from lisa bloom, the american lawyer representing some of epstein‘s alleged victims. she said it was time for prince andrew to give a statement to the fbi and said some of her clients were outraged and disappointed that he had not. she said there was no way at this stage because the investigation was simply in the inquiry stage, no way that prince andrew could be compelled to give e

this morning's top stories: no comment from buckingham palace after prince andrew was accused of zero cooperation about an enquiry into sex offender geoffrey epstein. and whether huawei can help build the uk's ig network. and whether huawei can help build the uk's 16 network. an ice glazier is melting weaker than previously feared. the scientists behind the biggest project in antarctic history willjoin us on the

the duke of sussex has been at buckingham palace hosting the draw for next year's rugby league world cup. meghan is currently in canada with their son archie, as intensive talks continue with royal officials about the couple's future. helena wilkinson reports. prince harry looked relaxed as he returned to royal duty today. in the gardens of buckingham palace he spent time watching local schoolchildren play rugby and meeting them after. it is moments like this where his popularity as a leading royal is clear. it is where he shines, butjust how much more this will he be doing in the future? as part of today's engagement, prince harry went on to host the draw for the rugby league world cup. australia. competition takes place late next year in 17 cities across england. there will be a mental fitness charter running alongside it which prince harry has involved in. for many years, it has been at the forefront of promoting and supporting good mentalfitness. he also appeared in an invictus games video last night. in 2022, the invictus games will travel to another country. this comes weeks af

the duke of sussex conducted the draw at buckingham palace alongside former england internationaljason robinson and britain's most decorated female 0lympian and the current chair of uk sport game catherine granger. the england have been drawn to pay. scotla nd england have been drawn to pay. scotland and group b along the defending champions australia. ireland have been drawn alongside new zealand in groups the while tonga are among the sides. south wells will face in group. a tough draw for the coach. paul kr coach tony smith has confirmed that the forward's entry is career injuring. had to undergo emergency surgery after suffering the entry in a preseason game on thursday. since think that it will be a success at the 30—year—old is able to walk again. now finally sean murphy is rude to the semi finals of the masters degree after beating joe perry the 73. the action is continuing at alexandra palace tonight which has higgins taking on ally carter and you can watch the match there from the bbc sport website and the app. that's all the sport for now, lots more on sports at half past

prince harry will host the 2021 rugby league world cup draw at buckingham palace next week. as patron, the duke of sussex presented the challenge cup trophy to winners warrington at wembley stadium last season. the draw will also be streamed on the royal family's social media accounts. celebrations may be short lived as news emerges ofjames anderson has been ruled out of the final test with a side strain. what has happened and what will it mean for england? bad news for england and anderson. he thought he was in some problem in the second innings. he seemed to be in some discomfort with his side. he didn't do much building and that mri scan is turned up a left rib injury. it will keep him out for between six to eight weeks. that is the whole of the south africa tour and probably the sri la nka africa tour and probably the sri lanka tour. they have craig overton in the squad and the fast bowlers, they should be available for the third test but i think this really raises a question about anderson. he is 37 now. he says he thinks he can go on. he doesn't see age as a barrier. h

palace. the i newspaper says the queen has agreed what it calls a "reshaped royal family", as the duke and duchess resign as full—time members of her household. the queen has granted harry his wish, says the express — but "complex matters" are still to be resolved after the historic summit at sandringham. the guardian sounds a warning about "record heat" in the world's oceans — harming sealife and threatening more frequent storms. and as well as the queen's decision over harry and meghan, tomorrow's times reports on a new drug for high cholesterol that could save thousands of lives. a sprinkling of other streets but there is no doubt there is one show in town, isn't there? lance was start with the daily mail and their ta ke start with the daily mail and their take on what is being called what is being called in some corners mexit, a gift in many ways for the headline writers, isn't it, "go if you must" a picture of the pensive looking queen who issued this statement this evening, a pers

andrew strauss was awarded his knighthood at buckingham palace today. the former england cricket captain led the side to two ashes series wins and also took the side to number one in the test rankings. he was also credited with helping lay the foundations englands world cup win last summer in his former role as director of cricket at the ecb that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, chief leader writer at the observer and the political commentator and former head of press under david cameron, giles kenningham. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times leads with london, paris and berlin stepping closer to scrapping the 2015 muclear agreement with iran. the metro has a story about a love island contestant who has reportedly left the show after three days. the guardian leads with an exclusive report accusing the government of a cover—up, claiming it failed to pass on the details of thousands of fo

buckingham —— the mirror also looks at the royals, and says buckingham palace aides have urged the couple not to use the ‘sussex royal‘ brand to promote their future activities. the guardian's front page shows an investigation into africa's richest woman, after leaked documents show she built her fortune through opportunities offered to her by her father's government in angola. white let's start off with another breaking from a member of the royal household. the front page of the sun. and alleged feud between harry and william. bellamy you want to say collectively, get a life. how there was a feud. i don't know. they even say what it was about? -- you want to say... there was a feud. they are brothers. others have a feud. sometimes. allan active even say what it was about? what was it about? this is what i am is trying to say here. there was a feud, now the feud is over so, hip, to say here. there was a feud, now the feud is overso, hip, hip... move on? whatever. i don't think they said what it was about, i don't think we know what it was about. we can talk about what it was about but

in recent weeks we have had prince harry making the draw for the world cup at buckingham palace. additions like sonny williams, israel full out making headlines not just here williams, israel full out making headlines notjust here but around the world. this feels like a huge moment both for superleague and for the sport. of course, the team to beat once again this season will be st helens. last years champions they were so dominant. 16 points clear at the end of the regular season before winning in the grand final at old trafford. there is only one real change for them this year — but it is a big one — this man, kristian wolff takes over as head coach. he comes with a real pedigree, most recently, as the coach of the tongan national team. under him they've become a real force in the world game, you'll remember them beating great britain and australia in recent months. so thats st helens, the stand out team and their new coach the other side that everyone will be watching for different reasons — toronto wolfpack. it is an incredible story. the first transatlantic team in sup

palace, doesn't it? it would be in the same category one would suspect. let's look at the eye, they have hs2 rail opposed by new tory mp5 and we have had this report saying it could cost £106 billion. that is a lot of money. some of us have been lucky enough to travel abroad and i had a little, small role in the rebuilding of windley stadium. abroad, they laugh at us, they laugh at the british because of our incapacity time and time again to grab it these huge infrastructure projects and not spend years and years prevaricating about them and getting them done. —— rebuilding of windley stadium. i have to take seriously the views of the mayor of greater manchester and merseyside and in the part of the country that i live in, the west midlands where this idea that somehow "there is no plan b but wanted to birmingham is so far down the road, but hey those people in the road, but hey those people in the north, maybe there is a way of saving money up there and doing something different." saving money up t

the duke of sussex conducted the draw at buckingham palace on—site former even internationaljason robinson and britain bisect most decorated olympian dame catherine granger. england have been drawn in group a, scotla nd england have been drawn in group a, scotland are in group b alongside the defending champions australia. ireland had been drawn alongside new zealand in group c while tonga are among the sides that whales will face in group d. staying with rugby league and tony smith has confirmed that the serious spinal injury is career ending. he had to undergo emergency surgery career ending. he had to undergo emergency surgery after suffering the injury in a preseason game against the field on sunday. smith seen against the field on sunday. smith seen today that it would be a success if the 30—year—old is able to walk again. to many us certain games per effort chris is craving a fifth tour de france title as he continues his comeback from sears industry. chris firm suffered multiple broken bones following a crash on a training ride last year, but is back in training for some they've

today's statement from buckingham palace does not address questions about the couple's attacks in the uk and america and doesn't comment on what security arrangements would be in place for the royal couple. now it is time for our world. for years, i have been reporting on the uk's voracious appetite for illegal drugs. i have watched the market being flooded by cocaine that's cheaper than ever. so i've come to colombia, where 70% of the world's cocaine is produced, to find out why. i'm getting rare access, a chance to meet the cocaine producers in one of the most dangerous places in south america. in spanish: and to meet the smugglers who are sending the drugs abroad. how many of those shipments would you expect to reach europe? in spanish: criminal gangs are killing anyone who stands in their way. in spanish: those gangs are never far away. some armed men have been spotted nearby. i want to discover what's happening now in colombia that's making cocaine in the uk more available than it's ever been. for 50 years, colombia was home to the world's longest running civil war, but in 2016,

|j don't mean to be glib but i did we did talk to the former buckingham palace press spokesman earlier and he did say crossing the atlantic isn't going to do much for the environment and credentials for anyway. they will have a mind that as well. let's move on. let's talk to henry. let's go to the financial times. trump steps back from brink with major reaction to our brand strikes. i don't know if you saw that televised. i saw the optics. they buy for them to come of the chairman, the joint chiefs, the defence secretary and dan trump came through those swing doors. let there be light. he came in like a messiah returning to hill the world. laughter. i was astonished. he left his optics. it is a show. i was surprised by how measured he appeared. that she left the optics was that the iranians allowed him to do so. i understand the brief the iraq he government about the strikes never going to take place. the americans had move the assets and their troops in the iraqi troops into the bunkers. it could very well be the iranians just into the bunkers. it could very well be the iraniansjust s

buckingham palace has announced the new arrangements for prince harry and his wife meghan, saying they'll no longer be working members of the royalfamily — and will no longer use their titles of ‘royal highness‘. harry and meghan will step back from royal duties, but will continue to be patrons of charities they've chosen to support. this report from nicholas witchell contains some flashing images. the deal has been done. they are walking away from the british monarchy. they will earn their own living and they will spend most

buckingham palace will not be commenting further on this particular matter." so that update from london. nick bryant is in new york. us attorney geoffrey berman is heading up the criminal investigation intojeffrey epstein and people who possibly were co—conspirators in his sex trafficking operation. it is a guy called geoffrey berman he was doing a press c0 nfe re nce called geoffrey berman he was doing a press conference today in new york outside the mansion of the late billionaire. it is a mansionjust off fifth ave, just close to central park. and he was asked whether prince andrew had cooperated with us authorities, as he promised he would do when he stepped back from royal duties. and geoffrey berman was very explicit and used very strong words when he said, no, there has been zero cooperation from prince so far. and do we know what he was asking a prince andrew? well, the us prosecutors and the fbi have been in touch repeatedly, we have been in touch repeatedly, we have been in touch repeatedly, we have been told, to try and organise an interview with p

the fact that they will not be dependent on that money coming from buckingham palace, the fa ct coming from buckingham palace, the fact that they can carry on with their lives and use money, their own money in their own way. i'm in the context of prince angela stepping back from wild deities for com pletely back from wild deities for completely different reasons put together, these are quite seismic moments for the well family. again, it is very difficult period for them andi it is very difficult period for them and i think what has happened today, this announcement is very, very significant and the ripples will continue for many, many weeks. thank you very much. there is much more analysis of course through the bbc news website and bbc news app. carlos ghosn has held his first press conference since he fled japan. you‘ll know the story, former nissan boss facing serius charges of financial misconduct — and we‘re not sure how — but he escaped japan while on bail and arrived in lebanon. today was the first time we‘ve heard from him. our world editorjohn simpson was at the pres

that is the aspect of this that buckingham palace is most anxious about. they do not want to see harry and megan floating off in pursuit of financial independence and ending up along that make it rich and the celebrity world, embarking on unwise commercial ventures and being made use of, which is what they fear might happen. picking up on what you talked about there, this idea of financial independence is something we've heard them talk about. it is not financial independence, as i think most people probably understand it. so what might it look like if you are unable to capitalise on the brand of the royalfamily? like if you are unable to capitalise on the brand of the royal family?‘ very good question, so many questions arise from that statement. one of the problems with this statement is that so little of it has been thought through. it is a wonderful ambition to begin to seek financial independence, the careful choice of words they used there. meghan i'm sure we'll have all sorts of ideas about resuming her blog and making use of social media, and all

this new portrait was taken just before christmas in the throne room at buckingham palace. now it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. bad luck with sickness and a football injury. but now, poor batting leaves england's cricketers struggling in south africa. taking a minute for mental health — find out why this weekend's fa cup games kick off late. down and out — how the festive fixtures are filling the physio rooms. hello there, welcome to sports day. thank you for your company. after another dismal batting display, england's cricketers limped to 262—9 at the close on day one of the second test against south africa in cape town. as our sports correspondent joe wilson explains, yet again, england squandered the chance of building a formidable total. cape town cosmic new land ground is appreciated fully from a distance, it might be the best view in world cricket. zach crowley, 21 years young, was just trying to watch the ball and stay cool. he opened england's batting, not easy. he played because rory burns had to hurt himself playing football. south

prince william was at buckingham palace today, bestowing honours. it mis a staple of royal life, the life to which the queen has devoted herself, but from which harry now wishes to break free. it is a parting over which the royal family feels great regret, coupled with realism. nicholas witchell, bbc news. it is likely that harry and meghan are going to live part of the time in canada. i have been speaking to the british columbia premier, who told me that canadians would love to have harry and meghan living amongst them. certainly the duke and duchess will be very well received in canada, and ican be very well received in canada, and i can say is a born and raised vancouver island, having prince harry and meghan here for the christmas break was rather seamless. ina christmas break was rather seamless. in a typical canadian fashion, we we re in a typical canadian fashion, we were delighted to hear that they we re were delighted to hear that they were on the island. they bumped into people on trails, walking, enjoying the spectacular vistas of vancouv

that's what buckingham palace is now grappling with. the queen, prince charles and prince william have told their staff to find a way forward quickly but royal watches are split on how easy that would be. i think it's really difficult to propose to be half in and half out of the royal family stop it is a team and you are either full member of the team or i think you have to leave the team entirely. they seem to be talking about going to live in canada which is a monarchy in its own right and i take them at their word. they don't want to be non— royal, they don't want to be semi detached royals. arian meghan on new website they've launched talk about finding a progressive new role and despite their announcement, it's still not clear what will be. simonjones, bbc news. thanks harry and meghan. simon is at buckingham palace for us this morning. simon, what's the reaction from the palace? how is this stepping back going to emanate? i was standing on the spot talking to you, describing the sense of disappointment and hurt. that's putting i

the former buckingham palace press secretary there. if you read this on this morning you will have heard an inkling of this announcement. the executive editor had the exclusive as he has had many times when it comes to the duke and duchess of sussex and he joins us now from wellington new zealand, and congratulations i think probably in order on your scooper. actually, the announcement has gone much further than even you anticipated. how surprised are you by this means?” am not surprised at all, it's an interesting one though because just a few hours ago... it is fair to say that this decision by harry and megan has caused much consternation within the royal family, this statement as unconventional, it is provocative, it was not approved by senior members of the royal family, this is a massive, massive move by the couple and it is being cutting loose, breaking free is one told me yesterday, that initially harry and megan exiled themselves from the re st of megan exiled themselves from the rest of the royal family so it's highly signi

simon jones is outside buckingham palace for us. it sounds as though there is a real sense of urgency to try to sort out these issues, which are undoubtedly very complex. yes, i think you get a sense of the better the change of mood at the palace. yesterday we we re mood at the palace. yesterday we were talking about the sense of hurt and disappointment by senior royals because they were not warned about this announcement from harry and meghan and it blindsided officials at the palace but today there is a realisation that officials need to roll up their sleeves and get this sorted so we are hearing talk they wa nt sorted so we are hearing talk they want some sort of concrete proposals for a way forward within days rather than weeks. this comes with a caveat, we are talking about the monarchy, and in the past they have been slow to adapt to change. what is clear is in the initial stages of discussions one person who is not going to be here in person is meghan who has returned to canada after spending just three days in the uk. it is

you don't need disneyworld here because you have buckingham palace, that is the truth. when i covered the royal wedding for abc news and for good morning america, i suddenly realised, because abc is a disney company, i suddenly realised, oh, my gosh, this is where he got the idea from. all of these horses and costumes, etc. so i think here, the kind of clucking of the tabloid press, the vicious clucking, is what defines it. in the us, they are big celebrities, and i think that is a problem for them. in the us, a celebrity is public property, and particularly in the era of mobile phones and selfies on facebook and instagram. they would move to the us in their peril. the funny thing about my home and native land canada is that it has a very different approach to celebrities. there is a much more deferential view towards celebrities. canada doesn't have a lot of celebrities, although more and more, it would seem. but there is, for example, an extraordinarily beautiful area of north toronto, the muskoka lakes, where the wealthy go for their summer lake homes. a number of am

buckingham palace will not be commenting further on this particular matter. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. the former belgian king albert ii has admitted he is the father of belgian artist delphine boel, born of his affair with a baroness. he was forced to give a dna test, which was positive. he had been fighting the paternity claim for more than a decade. she is now officially his fourth child. he lost his immunity from legal claims when he abdicated in 2013 because of ill health. stay with us if you can. much more to come on bbc news. including this: american audiences get ready not just for a super bowl but puppy bowl as shelter dogs shine on the field. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for

palace. it is the second official portrait of the four generations of royals together. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening. a breezier day on the way tomorrow. still fairly cloudy for many, too. the cloud in the west through tonight will produce the odd spot of light rain and drizzle. some heavier bursts across the outer hebrides, orkney and shetland but milder air pushing in here after a bit of a chilly night. where we see clear skies across parts of eastern scotland and eastern england, we could see temperatures drop low enough for a touch of frost but, in the west, milder conditions to take us into sunday morning. like today, lots of cloud around for sunday. best of some breaks in the northeast of scotland, maybe through parts of east wales, the midlands and the south developing through the day. the cloud in the west still thick enough to produce the odd shower and across the hebrides and also the northwest highlands, more persistent rain expected. a bree

prince william was at buckingham palace today, bestowing honours. it's a staple of royal life. the life to which the queen has devoted herself, but from which harry now wishes to break free. it's a parting over which the royal family feels great regret, coupled with realism. nicholas witchell, bbc news. people will no longer be able to place bets using a credit card from the middle of april. the move is to try to curb problem gambling. of the 24 million adults who gamble in britain, it is estimated that 800,000 people use credit cards to do so. and the research, by the gambling commission, suggests that about a fifth of those who use credit cards to bet and gamble online are classified as problem gamblers. 0ur media editor amol rajan has the story. welcome to the world's favourite online betting company. gambling in britain has always been big business, but it's changing fast. of the nearly £14.5 billion we spend gambling... you can almost touch it. ..more than a third now happens online. this sudden growth has human costs. i would never stop until i lost everything that i had

prince william was at buckingham palace today, bestowing honours. it mis a staple of royal life, the life to which the queen has devoted herself, but from which harry now wishes to break free. it is a parting over which the royal family feels great regret, coupled with realism. nicholas witchell, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we meet the 91—year—old who has no plans to retire from teaching. also on the programme: one of the world's rarest eagles arrives in singapore in an effort to save them from extinction. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attack since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities

palace. prince harry will also lose his military positions and the couple say they intend to pay back taxpayers‘ money used to renovate their windsor home. this is the scene live at sandringham where it's business as usualfor the queen as she attends church. last night she said harry and meghan will always be much loved members of her family. the queen is arriving. our royal correpsondent jonny dymond is here. this has been a turbulent few weeks? turbulent few months for the queen. in particular, the last two weeks or seven days, extraordinarily difficult time for her. we understand she has been very closely involved, driving these negotiations, wanting them wrapped up negotiations, wanting them wrapped up quickly. going into the church there, sent many magdalen church on there, sent many magdalen church on the sandringham estate. herfaith very important to her and after last week she has had, a chance for her to gather her thoughts and take solace in the comfortable surroundings of the tra

the bbc understands buckingham palace is disappointed — that's unusual. in their statements, the sussexes said: quite what a progressive new role means is unclear, though the statement says they plan to balance their time between the united kingdom and north america. cheering the signs that the couple were unhappy with their royal life have been apparent for some months, notably during and since their tour of southern africa, when both of them gave interviews. harry conceded that he and his brother, william, were not as close as before. just 20 months ago at their wedding in windsor, it had all seemed to offer such promise. a young prince and his american bride, harry and megan were a couple who, it was said, and as they demonstrated, could bring something fresh to the british royal family and reach sections of the population, which were otherwise largely indifferent to the royals. but, now, some at least of those hopes have been dashed. i think this is the most extraordinary news, but it's also very sad. i mean, harry and meghan are very much loved, and

the draw for the 2021 rugby league world cup will be made at buckingham palace later this thursday. the duke of sussex — patron of the rugby football league will be in charge of the draws, which — as well as deciding the men's competition — will also feature the women's and wheelchair events, and there'll be representatives from all 21 nations involved. the hosts england, along with the holders australia, the 2008 champions new zealand and the fourth—ranked nation tonga have all been pre—allocated to their groups and the rest will be drawn from three pools of four. and finally — if you thought that playing snooker was a relatively safe past—time, think again. especially for the referee in the match at the masters between kyran wilson and jack kisowski. watch the wasp on wilson's collar. he goes to take the pot — it falls onto the table, wilson is rescued by ben williams who scoops it up — and then it stings him through those pristine white gloves. 0uch. that's what you get for helping out. a bit harsh there i think. you can get all the latest sports news at our web

prince william was at buckingham palace today bestowing honours. it's a staple of royal life. the life to which the queen has devoted herself but from which harry now wishes to break free in deference to his wife. it is a partingy over which the royal family feels great regret coupled with realism. nicholas witchell, bbc news. our top story this evening. an investigation finds that dozens of children groomed and abused by gangs in manchester were failed by police and social services. and still to come — will councillors in england's smallest county have the appetite to serve up its first mcdonald's? coming up on sportsday on bbc news, tranmere's fa cup third round replay against watford is postponed after three days of heavy rain made the league 1 side's pitch at prenton park unplayable. wildfires like the ones that are devastating parts of australia will become common in other parts of the world by the end of the century if global temeratures continue to rise. that's according to british scientists, who say the average temperature on earth is on course to rise by 3 degrees

palace. it is the second official portrait of the four generations of royals together. a two—year—old boy has been freed by firefighters, after getting his head stuck in a toilet seat. flynn edwards pulled the portable training seat over his head at his home in cornwall. fire crews managed to cut the seat off — before giving flynn a tour of their engine. they came over, they were absolutely lovely, i couldn't thank them enough. they had a go at pulling it off and then eventually, used some small tools to actually break it and cut it off. and then, you had a little tour in the fire engine, didn't you? he had a little tour in the fire engine which he loved. the climate change campaigner, greta thunberg, changed her name to "sharon" on twitter in honour of a celebrity game show contestant who appeared to have no idea who she was. the casualty actress, amanda henderson, was appearing on celebrity mastermind when she was asked to name the famous activist. the 2000 book is a collection of spe

the bbc understands buckingham palace is disappointed — that's unusual. in their statement, the sussexes said: cheering quite what a progressive new role means is unclear, though the statement says they plan to balance their time between the united kingdom and north america. cheering the signs that the couple were unhappy with their royal life have been apparent for some months, notably during and since their tour of southern africa, when both of them gave interviews. harry conceded that he and his brother, william, were not as close as before. just 20 months ago at their wedding in windsor, it had all seemed to offer such promise. a young prince and his american bride, harry and megan were a couple who, it was said, and as they demonstrated, could bring something fresh to the british royal family and reach sections of the population, which were otherwise largely indifferent to the royals. but now, some at least of those hopes have been dashed. i think this is the most extraordinary news, but it's also very sad. i mean, harry and meghan are very much love

buckingham palace has taken a hard line. their royal role has been all but removed and harry is clearly disappointed. at a private dinner in london for sentebale, his hiv charity in southern africa, he said he wanted his audience to hear the truth. he recalled the aftermath of his and meghan‘s wedding. once meghan and i were married, we were excited, we were hopeful and we were here to serve. for those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this. he said the decision for him and his wife to step back is not one he'd made lightly. what i want to make clear is we are not walking away and we certainly aren't walking away from you. our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations, but without public funding. unfortunately, that wasn't possible. and he said he would continue to serve his country. i will always have the utmost respect for my grandmother, my commander—in—chief, and i'm incredibly grateful to her and the rest of my family for the support they have shown