This is bbc news. Im rachel schofield. The headlines at 5pm the Queen Attends Church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. The duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. I think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. In other news, police in england and wales will have more powers to deal with stalkers with new protection orders from this week. World leaders meet in berlin to try to bring to an end nearly nine years of fighting in libya. Huge hailstones hit parts of australia, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. Battling back a day after being thrown out of the english premiership, saracens keep their european hopes alive with victory over racing 92. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The queen has attended church near sandringham this morning following the agreement with the duke and
The this is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines at 9. Harry and meghan will drop their hrh title and give up all royal duties under a new agreement with buckingham palace. Prince harry will also lose his military positions and the couple will pay back the taxpayers money used to renovate their windsor home. Many questions but this is a clean ha rd many questions but this is a clean hard break from many questions but this is a clean hard breakfrom royal life. Powers coming into force to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims while Police Investigate allegations. Golfball sized hailstones hit parts of the australian state of victoria, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. In sport after quick wickets for England South Africa are forced to follow on in the third test in port elizabeth. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9 35 this mornings reviewers are journalist and author, Shyama Perera and director of deltapoll, joe twym
This. Good afternoon. Storm ciara is battering the length and breadth of the uk causing widespread travel disruption. Winds of up to 90 mph are predicted to hit some areas and there are more than 200 flood warnings in place, meaning immediate action is required, with one severe warning, meaning a danger to life, in place near pately bridge in north yorkshire. The whole of the uk is under either a yellow or amber weather warning for wind, meaning more disruption to travel and power lines is likely. With more, heres our
correspondent helena wilkinson. This is blackpool, one of the coastal areas bearing the brunt of storm ciara. Severe gales and heavy rain are sweeping across the country, causing difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. This is as close as i am going to get, behind the building, so it is up to everybody, really, they know they are limitations. It is crazy, isnt it . I feel like the abominable snow women in all of theirs. It is amazing. It is coming over the promenade
At least 80 people have been killed and thousands injured in a huge explosion in the lebanese capital, beirut. Many people are still missing, believed to be trapped under the rubble. The blast was so powerful that it caused extensive damage to buildings over much of the city. The lebanese Prime Minister says a confiscated haul of Ammonium Nitrate caused the devastating blasts. He has promised that those responsible would be held accountable. Countries from the region and beyond have offered support and medical assistance. Lebanon will observe three days of National Mourning for the victims. He bbc has obtained rare footage from inside chinas secretive system of mass incarceration, in the region of xinjiang. In a self shot video, a member of the uighur ethnic group can be seen handcuffed to a bed. Relatives say he was then taken away for so called re education. Now on bbc news,
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This is bbc news. The headlines. Confusion over quarantine holidaymakers are angry and frustrated as scotand and wales impose new restrictions, while theres no change in england and Northern Ireland. Obviously, not very happy. We feel as though weve lost two days of our holiday. Its cost us an arm and a leg. People in leeds are being warned to follow coronavirus guidelines or face new restrictions. Claims of a looming crisis in britains supply chains and possible shortages when the brexit transition ends. Construction gets underway on the High Speed Railway from london to birmingham and beyond the biggest single Infrastructure Project in europe. Its promised to create 22,000 jobs. It helps to level up the country. Its going to produce betterjourney times and a lot ofjobs. And today is, if you like, spades in the ground. Nato says russia must allow an International Investigation into the poisoning of alexei navalny, a leading critic of the kremlin. Good afternoon. The government has adm