This is bbc news. The headlines at eight. As prince Harry Holdings a 20 minute private discussion with the Prime Minister, he makes clear his disappointment at the outcome of royal talks about his and meghans future. Our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations, but without public funding. U nfortu nately, without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasnt possible. Beales, one of britains Oldest Department stores collapses into administration, the spiralling cost of hs2. Administration, the spiralling cost of h52. A administration, the spiralling cost of hs2. A leaked report suggesting spending could hit £106 billion. Nationally double what was forecast five years ago. After seven yea rs five years ago. After seven years in charge lord hall announces he is to step down to
ta ke hall announces he is to step down to take a job at the National Gallery and the England Rugby coach speaks out about saracens pay cap scandal. Hello, prince harry ha
Tonight at ten Harvey Weinstein, for decades one of hollywoods most powerful men, is injail, convicted of Sexual Assault and rape. He faces up to 25 years in prison and the lawyer representing some of his victims said their courage had been acknowledged. It is no longer business as usual in the united states. This is the age of empowerment of women and you cannot intimidate them any more. The accusations were at the centre of the Metoo Movement that inspired women to go public with allegations against powerful men. The record will now show the history books will read that Harvey Weinstein isa books will read that Harvey Weinstein is a convicted rapist. Vindication at last for his female
victims. Well have the latest from nick in new york and well be looking ahead to the next case against weinstein in los angeles. Also tonight the latest on coronavirus as people queue for masks in south korea, the World Health Organization warns that other countries, including italy, needed to take toug
Would say he is not. A lot of people would say he is entitled to the protection full so it is really whether or not it is seen to be abused. I dont think harry will want to do that but moving to canada means an enormous ramping up of the potential costs because these are met police officers. They will have to fly to canada to do their shifts. After a few days, they will fly back. The Carbon Footprint will be enormous for a couple they want to preach about the need for us not to fly as much. There are problems, but from a personal point of view, i think its. We personal point of view, i think its. We cannot personal point of view, i think its. We cannot strip prince harry of his real protection because we sell it happen with Princess Diana decided to not want real protection or when she went alone. Duncan, good to have your protection. Your opinion. This is bbc news the headlines
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This is bbc news. Im rebecca jones. The headlines at 11 00 the duke and duchess of sussex say theyre to step back from their role as senior royals, saying theyll work to become financially independent. It follows weeks of speculation about the couples future after they took a break from royal duties. Iran fires more than 20 missiles at us air bases in iraq in retaliaiton for the assassination of their military commander there were no casualties says President Trump. Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all
parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. Mystery after a ukrainian plane crashes shortly after take off in iran killing 176 people other airlines are now avoiding iranian airspace. And breaking cover in beirut the fugitive former nissan boss carlos goshn on why but not how he skipped bail injapan and at 11 30, well be taking a second look at the papers with our reviewers lord jones and henry bonsu. Do stay with us for that. The duke and duchess of
A sharp rise in the uk death toll 87 people died in the past 2a hours, as hospitals prepare for a surge in coronavirus cases. This Conference Centre in london will open as a temporary hospital next week, for up to 4,000 patients. Tonight, a stark warning from a e doctors. We are seeing patients in their 20s, patients in their 30s. We dont know what the outcome for some of these patients will be. They will go to intensive care. They may be in intensive care for some weeks and some of them will die and its completely heartbreaking and harrowing. With tight new measures now in force across the uk, deserted streets today and shops were shut as people were told not to leave home for three weeks unless absolutely necessary. The more we follow the rules, the sooner we will stop the spread. And so everybody has a responsibility to follow those rules and, where possible, to stay at home. Keeping customers apart. Supermarkets and other essential services introduce new measures to ensure people d