Whirpool begins its recall of dangerous washing machines. Hundreds of thousands of machines could be affected. A roman fort on Hadrians Wall has been donated to the nation by its owner and could now reveal its secrets. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Senior members of the royal family are said to be hurt after the duke and duchess of sussex announced that theyre stepping back from their royal roles. Harry and meghans decision is believed to have shocked the royalfamily, with reports the couple didnt consult the queen or Prince William. In a Statement Released yesterday, the couple said they made the decision after many months of reflection and internal discussions. Buckingham palace said there were complicated issues to work through. Our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. Theyd had a six week break and theyd clearly been considering their future. Back in london on tuesday, during a visit to canada house, harry and meghan seemed settled, yet they were about to spring a major surprise on the wider world and even on their own family. They did not consult the queen, the prince of wales or Prince William before issuing their personal statement welcome to the canada gallery. The statement leaves many questions unanswered. What is a progressive new role . How do they intend to become financially independent . Only one real detail was given. They will henceforth, they said, balance their time between the United Kingdom and north america. Buckingham palace issued a terse statement, saying the clearest indication there can be that they think sussexes have not thought this through. At the same time it was being made clear that senior members of the royal family, including the queen and harrys father and brother, felt disappointed and hurt with the way in which the sussexes had behaved. 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. My british friend said to me, im sure hes great but you shouldnt do it because the british tabloids will destroy your life. And i very naively, im american, we dont have that there, what are you talking about . Its all a far cry from their wedding 20 months ago when a british prince married his american bride. They brought a freshness to the royal family and seemed to engage with a new audience. Now, some at least of those hopes have been dashed. For a royalfamily which is looking more and more to the core group of younger members, the partial withdrawal of the sussexes is a setback and coming so soon after the controversies around another second son, Prince Andrew, it is, as officials have indicated, a disappointment. Nicholas witchell, bbc news. Earlier i spoke to our royal correspondent, Sarah Campbell. I think if you have watched prince harry and meghan over the last few months, listened to those interviews you heard there in that package, it was clear there were issues. So the fact that they might have been looking for a different way of working, the fact that they were unhappy, shouldnt come as a surprise to anyone. But i think initially, when we are talking about it today certainly, its the manner in which they have gone about this announcement which really seem so shocking, really. That is what many of the headlines in newspapers are talking about today, the fact it has caused the queen, Prince Charles, senior members of the royal family, hurt. Because although our understanding is they were aware a week ago prince harry and meghan were planning a move of this sort, it is our understanding that it was in early stages and that was the understanding at Buckingham Palace. Then this statement dropped at 6 33pm yesterday evening, which showed harry and meghan were in a very different headspace and that is what caused the problems. And there are so many questions about how the couple would make this progressive new role work. There are so many questions and questions to which we really havent got answers for at the moment. They talked about the fact that they want to be financially independent. They say while continuing to honour and support the queen. Now, interestingly they also launched yesterday a new website, sussexroyal. Com. If you look at that website, there are some detailed answers to some of those questions. They talk about things like they value the ability to earn a professional income. Does that mean they want to go and getjobs . Perhaps, yes. We knew they would launch a Charitable Foundation this year, thats still part of their plans. They plan to balance their time between the uk and north america, possibly canada. This is where they have spent the last six weeks mulling these thoughts over in their heads. Will they continue to live at Frogmore Cottage . The cottage in the grounds of Windsor Great Park which was given to them by the queen for their use. They said they would like to continue having Frogmore Cottage as their uk base. Then there is a question, if you are not a working royal, will you be expected to pay rent . So money is a huge issue which people will be asking questions. They get money from the sovereign grant at the moment and are also funded by, the majority of their expenses are funded by the prince of waless private income, the duchy of cornwall estate. That has to be ironed out as well and many commentators speaking this morning and saying they dont see how this half in, half in being a royal, honouring the queen and helping her doing her work whilst also being this global ambassador for their own personal charities, how is that going to work . It hasnt been tried before. People commentating saying today they can just see it as a very, very difficult thing. In the Statement Released by Buckingham Palace last night, and a statement that was very terse, Buckingham Palace said, we understand their desire to take a different approach but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through. The couple have said they intend to become financially independent and have outlined on their website where their funding has come from until now. The sovereign grant, which is money paid from the government to the royal family, covers 5 of costs for the duke and duchess. 95 of their funding comes from income allocated by the prince of wales, Prince Charles, generated through the duchy of cornwall. Harry carried out 98 engagements last year, which included a tour of south africa. Meghan who was on Maternity Leave for some of 2019 carried out 28 engagements. Dan wootton broke the news of harry and meghan spending more time in canada in yesterdays sun. He says the sussexes rushed the news out following his story. Its going to be a lot more difficult for them now, because of the fact that they did rush the statement out when we broke the story yesterday in the sun. The plan was for there to be many weeks of discussion with the queen, Prince Charles, senior members of the royal family. But harry and meghan like to own their own narrative and so for them it was important to rush the announcement. However, that has gone down like a bombshell among the royal family, the queen deeply disappointed. Im told Prince Charles and Prince William are incandescent with rage. That is not the usual type of thing you hearfrom senior members of the royal family. In my story yesterday, i did point out that one of the long term options would be for prince harry and meghan relinquishing or being stripped of their hrh title. You have to think that that is a stronger possibility today after the way theyve chosen to handle this announcement. Always interesting to get your take on that. That was one of the questions i was going to ask you, about their titles. Talks, as you say, were going on about the future of the sussexes and their role but clearly they have decided at a much earlier stage than the rest of the royal family were hoping to make this announcement. What does it say about the relationship currently between meghan and harry and senior members of the royal family . Its incredibly bad. There is a civil war going on amongst the royal family. For a long time, people have tried to tell reporters like me who have been on the story for a long time, you are exaggerating, things are not that bad, surely Prince William and harry are getting on. The reality is, there is a civil war right now, this has now exploded into the open, so how do they deal with it, what is the next step . There are so many basic questions that are not answered right now. Will they stay in Frogmore Cottage . Harry and meghan say they will be but that is up to the queen, she owns it. The publicjust renovated it to the tune of £3 million. What about their security . Who will pay for that . Will it bejustin trudeau and canada who have to foot that bill . Or will harry and meghan expect the queen to fund that . So many questions, and again i reported in the sun this morning, they want to start taking on commercial deals. Again, there is a reason why members of the royal family dont take on commercial deals, because as youve seen with Prince Andrew how difficult that can get. So lots of questions. Right now, there are no answers for any of them. Some breaking news just some breaking newsjust coming in aboutjob some breaking newsjust coming in about job losses some breaking newsjust coming in aboutjob losses that will be affecting South Yorkshire and south wales. Liberty steel group is planning to cut 355jobs after a review of its uk business, it says in response to what it calls Challenging Market conditions and a lingering reduction in demand for uk steel products, so Liberty SteelGroup Planning to cut 335jobs in South Yorkshire and south wales. A e units in england have experienced their worst month since modern targets were introduced in 200a. The target is 95 butjust 79. 8 of patients were seen in four hours. It is the third month in a row performance has sunk to a new record low. Our Health Editor hugh pym has been giving me more details about the figures. It is the lowest ever figure since records began in terms of the number of patients being treated or assessed within four hours in the a e units in england, the key benchmark, for the first time, below 80 , 79. 8 in december, down from 81. 5 the month before. Yes, it has been very busy in hospitals. Yes, the arguments being made by nhs england, they are seeing more patients, more patients come through the doors, they do get treated, but the percentage within the four hour benchmark has fallen again. England is now once again below scotland, its performance for november, we have not had december yet, it was 85 . Wales and Northern Ireland are below where england was. We are hearing reports across the nhs about how busy hospitals are this week. They always are in the first week of the new year. People come back to work, and more gp surgeries are open referring patients, but even so, we have heard of real stresses, patients in corridors waiting a long time in some hospitals. It should be stressed that staff are working flat out, patients we spoke to have not complained about the staff, but there are workflow problems to get the right numbers for primary care. After the election, we had all the talk about funding and social care, but this is right now and winter seems to be challenging and flu seems to be picking up which is another challenge facing the nhs. Family doctors are under intense pressure and general practice is running on empty thats according to the Royal College of gps. It says severe Staff Shortages are causing unacceptable delays for patients in england. In a letter to Health Secretary matt hancock, its chairman says ministers must take urgent action to deal with the lack of gps. The government said it had recruited a Record Number of gp trainees and ministers are committed to recruiting 6,000 more gps in england by 2025. Professor Martin Marshall is chair of the Royal College of gps. Thank you for coming to talk about death. 6000 more gps in a in five yea rs, death. 6000 more gps in a in five years, is that likely . Its a welcome promise, at least it shows the government is committed and understands the impact that struggling general practice has on patients and the rest of the nhs, but is it enough and soon enough . Not soon enough, gps take at least three years to train, ten years from entering medical school to becoming a gp, maybe this will be a solution in 2024 but the problem is now. Do you think its possible to get 6000 in place by 2025, let alone deal with the Current Crisis . There are a number of ways of addressing the workforce problem, partly its about getting students into posts, partly retaining the current workforce and thatis retaining the current workforce and that is a major issue. A lot of gps when they find a work stressful cannot provide the quality of care patients expat, they are either retiring early or going part time, its also about trying to recruit from overseas but that is a problem every country in the world is struggling with. Tell me more about the letter you sent to that Health Secretary and whether there has been any response. Because this is such a significant problem the college has been working on this area for some time, we produced a report which lays out the key issues, the scale of the challenge and a series of solutions. We publish that report today and have sent it to the secretary of state. So you havent had a speedy response, that would be very rapid but the mood music from matt hancock, are you hearing the right things . The mood music is positive in terms of his commitment to general practice, his understanding of the importance of general practice, doing what it needs to do well for patients and the wider nhs, there still a big issue about the ability to this promise. Five years ago there was a similar promise and we are now down on where we were five years ago. We we re on where we were five years ago. We were mentioning those amd figures for last month, the worst figures since current targets were introduced in 2004. Given what you are saying about the issues for gps, are saying about the issues for gps, are you surprised that is happening in a e . No, the nhs is connected, we have primary Care Services and emergency departments, if one part of the system struggles the rest struggles and general practice is important in keeping patients out of hospitals so when it struggles, its inevitable that will result in increased demand in casualty departments. Its not the only cause but it is one important cause. Professor Martin Marshall, thank you. The headlines on bbc news senior royals are said to be hurt by prince harry and meghans decision to step back from the family the couple will split their time between the us and uk. December was the worst month for a e departments in england since the current targets were introduced. One in five patients waited for more than four hours to be seen. Whirpool begins its recall of dangerous washing machines. Hundreds of thousands of machines could be affected. And of machines could be affected. In sport, james ant hopes and in sport, James Anderson says he hopes to be fit in a few weeks after a broken rib ruled him out of the remainder of englands tour in south africa. Ken henman described britains atp quarterfinal exit to australia is disappointing. They lost 18 16 in a champions tie break. And Leicester City drew i i champions tie break. And Leicester City drew 1 1 with aston villa. Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers was critical of their slow start. I will have the full update in15 start. I will have the full update in 15 minutes. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, says talks in washington with his us counterpart about how to deal with iran have been positive and constructive. The meeting with secretary of state mike pompeo came after tehran fired missiles at air bases housing american troops in iraq. The attack was in retaliation for the killing of the top Iranian Military commander, general soleimani. Heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Another tense night. Foreign government buildings, including the us embassy, are based in baghdads green zone, where several rockets fell. The Iraqi Military said there were no casualties. On tuesday night, the pentagon says iran launched 16 short range Ballistic Missiles against two us bases. Again, there were no casualties. But it was a gesture of retaliation that met with strong support on the streets of tehran. Donald trumps response was measured. He suggested iran was standing down and that americans should be grateful. But iran and the us are still locked in a tense stand off. The question is what happens next . In washington, the British Foreign secretary met with his us counterpart to discuss the ongoing crisis. We are absolutely committed, as our american and European Partners are, to avoiding iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. Weve obviously been committed to thejcpoa but weve reached