intruded upon, the same thing everybody else in the world wants, and that there is a difference between privacy and intrusion and being able to have boundaries. millions of children in england go back to school borisjohnson describes it as an important first step towards a sense of normality . we all need to get back to some sort of routine. i have every confidence in the school and the way this has all been set up, and how they are going to get tested regularly. holding hands at last care home residents in england are now allowed one person who can visit them indoors but no hugs yet. on international women s day we look at new technology being introduced to help female athletes perform better. all families have their disagreements but nothing quite like this. once again, the royalfamily is at the eye of a global storm over its treatment of the duchess of sussex, over the fall out between prince harry and his father, and over the issue of race. and all in an inte
Tighter restrictions. The New York Times says it has obtained Donald Trumps tax records, which it says shows he paid just 750 in income tax when he became president. And coming up this hour. Tackling racism in football the bbc have a special report on how football is dealing with the problem during the pandemic. New laws come in across england this morning, which mean that anyone who tests positive for coronavirus or has been told theyve been in contact with someone who has now has a legal duty to stay at home, or face a fine. The government says the police will act on local intelligence to check up on those who fail to comply. Under the new rules, anyone required to self isolate, who doesnt, will be fined £1,000, rising to a maximum fine of £10,000 for repeat offenders or serious breaches. The government hopes the measures will reduce the spread of covid 19. Around four Million People on low incomes who cant work and are losing income whilst self isolating will be eligible for a £5
This is bbc world news today. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top story. The queen says prince harry and meghan will no longer use their royal titles as they step down as working royals. The couple will pay back more than 2. 4 Million Pounds of public money spent on refurbishing their residence Frogmore Cottage in windsor. They will also stop receivng public funding for royal duties, and harry will resign from his official military appointments. Hello and welcome to world news today. Prince harry and meghan will no longer use their royal titles, and will no longer recieve public funds to carry out royal duties. This has been confirmed by Buckingham Palace. In a statement her majesty the queen said. Harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved members of my family. Our royal correspondent Daniela Relph has more from Buckingham Palace. Hugely significant. It is taking the past week or so to really drill down how this is going to work and there have been various meetings going on at the
A lot of dry weather with sunshine, but it was cold with frost and fog during the mornings. Monday, we start the new working week with High Pressure and it will stay mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine, particularly gcioss southern areas. Further north, weve got these weatherfronts and more isobars bringing in more cloud and breeze. We start monday on a less cold note across the north and west of scotland than much of central, southern portions of the uk. A hard frost out of town across central and southern england, with some mist and fog likely, too. A big, strong area of High Pressure holding on throughout monday. These weather fronts continue to bring in thicker cloud across north and west of scotland. The odd spot of rain for the northern isles. That breeze fairly strong from the south west, so it does mean it will be a bit milder in the north west, temperatures around 10, 11 degrees. More cloud for Northern Ireland on monday, same for the far north of england but generally, fo
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Buckingham palace has announced the new arrangements for prince harry and his wife meghan, saying theyll no longer be working members of the royalfamily. In a statement it was revealed that the couple 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 theyve chosen to support. The palace also said the couple will no longer receive public funds. They wish to repay the estimated 2. 4 million spent on the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage in windsor, although it will remain their uk family home. In a further personal statement the queen said she supports the couples wish for a more independent life. Our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has our first report, it 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 of their time in north america. A man w