— and the line could stop at birmingham. a sign of things to come. liverpool's moment ofjoy at anfield. they continue their unbeaten start to the premier league season with a 2—0 win over manchester united. good morning. it is a chilly start of the day across england and wales with some frost and also some fog. for scotland, northern ireland and the far north of northern england, claudia drizzle here and there and breezy in the south—west. i will have all the details later. —— cloudier. it's monday january 20th . our top story: prince harry has spoken out for the first time about the decision to step back as a senior royal, saying he is "taking a leap of faith." speaking at a charity event last night he said that he and the duchess of sussex had hoped to continue serving the queen without public funding but that had proved to be impossible. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. they had hoped, they said in their personal statement of 8 january, to find a progressive new role within the royal family, in which, while stepping back, they could have continued to serve. that hasn't worked out. 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 meghan and i over the last few months. i will continue to be the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities that are so important to me. all of which establishes beyond doubt that this process of stepping away from royal life and royal duty has already fallen short of harry's hopes. he has taken responsibility for choosing this new path and he says he has accepted the conditions which have been imposed by the queen and her advisers. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we can speak now to andy moore who is at buckingham palace and sophie long, who is in vancouver in canada. andy, this was a remarkably candid speech by prince harry wasn't it? he speech by prince harry wasn't it? was incredibly ho really he was incredibly honest and you really got the sense that this was not what he had hoped for. yes, he was very personal. it was very heartfelt but also it was meant to be heard by the whole world because the entire speech was uploaded to the entire speech was uploaded to the couple's personal instagram account. he said he wanted you to hear the truth, not from the prince, not from the duke, but from me, harry. he said the uk was the place where he was born and that would replace that would remain his home and the place he loved. he said that would always be the case. as we heard though in that report, the deal he got was not the deal he wanted. he was talking about a step back but what the deal ended up as was a complete clean break. he talked about the powerful forces of the media that he said, "our collective support for each other would be even stronger". he said he was hoping for a more peaceful life but it was a leap of faith. he said it was a decision taken after years of challenges and months of talks. he said he had no other option. and finally, he said he would be disappearing from public life altogether, he would continue to lead a life of service and devoting himself to the charities and causes that were important to him. andy moore, for the moment, thank you. we will have a look at what their reaction has been like in canada. sophie, what has reaction been like in canada? i think there is a huge amount of 70 here in canada. that speech was so personal. he spoke about meghan and said he found the love and happiness he had been searching for all his life and he also said to the audience that, "i hope you know that i married a woman who holds the same values as me" full stop he also talked about baby archie in that speech and said that he had seen the snow for the first time. there was a huge snowstorm here a couple of days ago and that he really loved it and his face lit up at that point. an indication, perhaps, that harry is now starting to think about the future that he has been spending the last few days, months, even, carving out in discussions between himself and the royal family. out in discussions between himself and the royalfamily. meghan, we believe, is still here on vancouver island and it is thought that these discussions between the uk —— between harry and the royal family has come to that —— some kind of conclusion, that he might now feel able to come here and be reunited with his wife and young son. certainly there are a lot of people here who are looking forward to welcoming prince harry, if and when he does arrive. will be speaking to one of organisers from the charity who was there last night, too. three men have died in a triple stabbing in east london. police were called shortly before 8:00 last night to a disturbance on a street in seven kings, ilford where they found the victims with stab wounds. 0ur reporter greg mckenzie is there now. greg, what do we know? police were called here at 8pm last night after reports of a disturbance. behind us, beyond this police cord and are a number of forensic tents. despite the efforts of the airambulance forensic tents. despite the efforts of the air ambulance and the london ambulance service, these three young men were pronounced dead at the —— a short time later. the forensic tents marked the exact spot. police are appealing for witnesses and they believe these individuals are aged between 20 and 30, early 30s, and the london mayor has tweeted overnight to say his thoughts are with the families and friends of these big limbs at this dreadful time. he goes on to say that extra police powers had been authorised for ilford and they will continue right through until eight o'clock this morning. greg, thank you for bringing us up to date. the hs2 high speed rail link could end up costing as much as 106 billion pounds according to leaks of a government commissioned review. the review, which has been seen by the financial times, also recommends the second phase of the project linking birmingham to manchester and leeds, should be paused to see whether conventional rail lines could be used instead. victoria joins us with the details. the ft has seen a leak of this document, this report, that is not due out for some time. the first element is the cost is said to be 20% higher than current estimates or £106 billion, it is already europe's largest infrastructure projects are lots of people will be concerned about that. the second is this issue about that. the second is this issue about pausing one aspect of the project. the second phase that live —— links birmingham and leeds. that should be on hold to see whether or not they can use a mixture of high—speed rail is conventional lines instead of just high—speed rail is conventional lines instead ofjust high—speed rail is, and that also that there needs to be some further work to assess what kind of regional growth we will see as a result of all of this. and that at the moment, it is difficult to see, according to this report, the economic effects of building it will be. remember, the government has already started on this. they are already rattling through £250 a month. they have already spent 8 billion quid on this so already spent 8 billion quid on this so far. although it doesn't start until spring which is going to be the london to birmingham section of this line, we are not expected to hear the final phase of this project until the next few weeks until the —— when the pm decides it. this review, it says yes, on balance, go ahead, because there is no other shovel ready big infrastructure projects around but it is hardly a ringing endorsement. the figures are just staggering, aren't they? thank you. a whole lot of money. 8 billion already spent on it and further delays to come. the authorities in china say there has been more than 130 new cases of a mysterious respiratory virus in two days. the infection was first identified in wuhan, but it's now been confirmed that it's spread to other cities. the total number of confirmed cases now exceeds 200, and three people have died from the illness. the bbc presenter, sarah montague, has confirmed that she received four hundred thousand pounds and an apology from the corporation last year to settle a claim over unequal pay. ms montague, who used to be a presenter on the today programme and now fronts the world at one, discovered in 2017 that she was being paid five times less than one of her co—hosts. what she did yesterday or overnight was clarify the fact because i think it had been said it was £1 million so it had been said it was £1 million so she went on to twitter to clarify. sally is here in liverpool read. sally is here in liverpool readlj was actually going to be in everton blue until this morning, i was brushing my teeth and i spelt toothpaste all down my top so this is my backup top! yes, i am in liverpool read, of course! at least iam wearing liverpool read, of course! at least i am wearing a top. yes. that would have got us in the papers, wouldn't it? they can't lose from there, can they? stranger things happened. i am not going to say anything at all. important weekend in the premier league. manchester city and leicester both dropped points but liverpool — at anfield looked like a side on the verge of something special. they are 16 points clear at the top after a 2—0 win against manchester united. goals from virgil van dijk and mo salah made sure liverpool have now beaten every side in the division this season. they've still only dropped two points in the whole campaign, winning 21 of 22 matches. saracens are through to the last eight of the european champions cup, just a day after it was confirmed that they will be relegated from the premiership at the end of the season for breaching salary cap rules. england need four more wickets today to beat south africa in the third test and take a 2—1 lead in the series. joe root was england's unlikely bowling hero yesterday — taking four wickets. and arsenal slipped to second in the women's super league after being thrashed 4—1 at home to chelsea. sam kerr got her first goal in a chelsea shirt, with the win taking them to within a point of top spot much more coming up in the papers in just a second. we will be talking about lee westwood as well? an amazing record. to have won it on the european for —— two. it shows the european for —— two. it shows the longevity of his career being incredible. we will be live in the programme shall —— john mostyn —— watson. shall we find out about the weather? we can see a huge area of high pressure across us. yesterday evening, a reading of 1050.5 was taken and evening, a reading of 1050.5 was ta ken and that evening, a reading of 1050.5 was taken and that is the highest it has been since 1957. you can see the size of this area and the depth of it. it was effectively pushing high pressure down to spain and it has been unsettled especially in the balearic ‘s. we have had rainfall in majorca. high—pressure means conditions generally. you can see it is windier and we also have a weather front so rain coming is windier and we also have a weatherfront so rain coming in. this week is generally speaking going to be mainly dry. they will be frosty nights first half of the week. under the high—pressure it is sunny and cloudy and mist and fog around. a little bit of mist and fog around. a little bit of mist and fog around in parts of the midlands and south—east england but generally for england and much of wales we are looking at a dry start, a clear start and a cold and frosty one. the sun will come out when the fog lifts if you have a fog where you are. north—west england, into northern ireland and scotland, there is more cloud around and we are also looking at the drizzly pieces with a weather front coming later on. it is windy, gusting a0 — 50 mph. through the evening and overnight, we can still see showers coming in from the weather front. cloud is see showers coming in from the weatherfront. cloud is spilling further south. still clear skies initially with a touch of frost initially with a touch of frost initially before the cloud moves in and we are not immune from fog patches. more on that in a second. these are our temperature ranges overnight, certainly not cold if you are in edinburgh, seven degrees. but the fog tomorrow morning could prove to be problematic. particularly across southern england and wales if you are travelling, bear that in mind. when that fog lifts, we are looking at cloudy day. there will be some brighter breaks with the weather front continuing to sink southis weather front continuing to sink south is a fairly weak picture but it will still bring in rain following behind. seven and eight as we push south. tomorrow will be claudia is today. —— cloudier. tuesday into wednesday, we still have high pressure in charge stop still the weather front are going move around it. wednesday is looking like quite a grey day. a lot of low cloud around with hill fog, murky conditions and drizzle coming out of this eco— cloud. temperatures in double figures for many. we have ten as we move in through newcastle. and then as we had from wednesday into thursday, we still do have this high—pressure right us. windy in the north and the weather front coming our way as well. two translated into a chart, another cloudy day. the weather front coming in across the north will introduce some rain and here, too, once again it will be breezy. amperage is between eight and 10 degrees. 0ne breezy. amperage is between eight and 10 degrees. one thing i can say is after all the wet and windy weather last week, it won't be like that this week. let's take a look at today's papers: nearly all of the front pages lead with prince harry's first speech on his decision to step down from royal duties. the daily telegraph says he spoke of his "great sadness" over his split from the royal family, but said he had "no other option". "the duke and duchess of netflix?" is the daily mail's headline. it quotes sources saying harry and meghan are planning to set up a film and tv company. it says the pair received a boost after a senior executive from the streaming service said they would like to work with them. the sun claims princes william and harry have ended what the paper calls their two—year feud. it says they held secret peace talks to save their family. and the daily mirror also leads on the prince harry story. the paper says he used last night's speech to hit back and to defend his wife meghan. we will be talking about that throughout the morning. it was very honest and i am not used to seeing them talk so honestly, really personal thing as well. it is always never complain, never explain. but there has been a lot of explaining. he felt he needed to. where do we start? a great teacher of joe red from the cricket. united lose to liverpool and lose rashford. what we have heard about marcus rashford from manchester united is really, really quite distressing for a manchester united fan. it turns out when he played last week, he made the stress fracture was. he now has to stress fractures in his back. all of us going off our new year diet... lam going of us going off our new year diet... i am going to show you that. let's get back on track and stop eating mince pies. i saw that this morning, a glimpse at the bathroom mirror. laughter. alison, he sprinted the length of the pitch to get to him. big win. a big win for all of us this morning seeing that picture. cheerup your this morning seeing that picture. cheer up your monday morning. i want to show you this, climate change is often in revenues and this to the heart of it. a little story in the sun, the 10,000 mile round trip some of the cards make. caught in the north atlantic, sent to china for processing, shipped back to britain. it seems utterly bonkers. the reason we do this is because britain does not have the processing facilities to cope with demand and we cannot compete in either quality or price but i would say, at what price? this is also about china and plastic bags. the world ‘s largest plastic bag consumer is going to ban plastic bags in big cities by the end of this year. it could be a huge boost for the global campaign against single—use plastic. they have a table, the worst countries that china, us, germany and india. on a slightly different note. the youngest current member of mensa, three years old. an iq of 1a2. youngest current member of mensa, three years old. an iq of 142. how can you tell a three—year—old iq? .3% of the population. this is what he can do, he knew his alphabet at 18 months. started talking at seven months. could read and write before his third birthday. he has a working age of a seven—year—old and he wants to bea age of a seven—year—old and he wants to be a scientist when he grows up. does he really? ! he does not want to bea does he really? ! he does not want to be a train driver or an astronaut. robert downey junior, doctor doolittle out in february. a p pa re ntly doctor doolittle out in february. apparently his welsh accent is absolutely horrendous. they chose to make doctor doolittle welsh because he did not want to repeat an english accent and wanted to test himself and he has got worse score on rotten tomatoes than cats. 1896. just because of his accent?” tomatoes than cats. 1896. just because of his accent? i have made a list of worse accidents in a film. send your zen. prince harry spoke for the first time last night about his decision to step down as a senior role. he would be in canada for at least part of the year. we speak to a royal historian based in nova scotia. thank you for speaking to us. we have been discussing this already this morning, this speech. it seemed like a very honest assessment of what has happened in the last few days and weeks and where they are now. it was candid in the, maybe even more candid than we would have expected. —— indeed. looking at the speculation we made, and i think it provided a certain amount of context we desperately needed to bring this back down to earth. what happens now from a canadian perspective? so many questions about how much time they will spend that, if indeed that is the place they choose to live there. tax issues, security, all these things that need to be sorted out?” think those are exactly the questions most canadians have in mind. most people are keen to see them make their home in canada and wish them well and we will be supportive of their quest for some privacy but the question is who will pay for the security? based on the announcement by the queen that they will be officially unofficial members, not working or representing the queen, that provides a bit more of the background and i assume it will provide some guidance about what our prime minister is going to react to this issue of security. what our prime minister is going to react to this issue of securitylj do not think anybody watching this or watching over the last few days, thanks they will ever be able to live quite like but will they be able to live a more normal life in canada? i think so. able to live a more normal life in canada? ithink so. in able to live a more normal life in canada? i think so. in terms of how possible it would be elsewhere, this isa possible it would be elsewhere, this is a good base to start. it would be difficult to pull that off in the uk or western europe where papparazzi still be a real part of their life. it will mostly be transplanted and they will have more luck achieving that in canada than the us where there is a more active tabloid press which would probably have continued to hound them. i suspect the canadians will do what they can to help them achieve this element of privacy and our press i suspect will go along with that. how are you looking at this as a royal historian? are you seeing this as some sort of abdication? there are parallels we can draw. the fact they may have had discussions over many months, it seems more like 1936. this has come as a little bit less ofa this has come as a little bit less of a surprise than initially thought. in the long—term, it is going to be recognised as a moment that could have potentially had more serious ramifications but in the end, things were well negotiated at buckingham palace and this will be a blip on the radar, we hope and the institution will continue to run as smoothly as possible. thank you very much. we will continue talking about that throughout the programme. we will speak to a friend of prince harry at 7:30. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. the mayor sadiq khan has said his thoughts are with the familes of the three men who were found dead in redbridge last night, all suffering apparent stab wounds. emergency services were called to a disturbance in elmstead road, seven kings and found the three men, aged in their 20s or 30s. extra police enforcement powers have been authorised for the whole of redbridge borough until 8am this morning. several local roads around the scene remain closed. plans to reuse and disturb old graves at the world famous highgate cemetery in north london will come a step closer this week. it's as a private members bill comes before the house of lords. friends of highgate cemetery trust say space is quickly running out and steps need to be taken to free plots. the london eye is marking its 20th year of towering over the capital. it was opened by the then—prime minister tony blair on new years eve 1999. it had an initial technical problem though so didn't open to the public for a further 3 months. it's made of 32 capsules, which are said to represent london's 32 boroughs. it receives millions of passengers every year. it's blue monday, the most depressing day of the year, but the charity the samaritans are encouraging us to start conversations with strangers. tea bags are being handed out at train stations across london with the hope that it'll encourage us to have a chat to family, friends and colleagues. friendly conversations on the train are also encouraged. let's take a look at the travel situation now... the tube — severe delays on the district line. the piccadilly line is part suspended between acton town and rayners lane, westbound. severe delays also between acton town and arnos grove eastbound 0n the roads there are delays building on the a13 — coming into town through dagenham in wembley: ranelagh road is closed from the high road — a man is in a critical condition following an assault now the weather. good morning a cold start with temperatures hovering around zero celsius mark so frost for most. dry start indeed a dry day with more sunshine. more cloud around today. mr potentially first thing this morning which could be quite slow to clear. hazy sunny spells this afternoon and temperatures between four and six celsius. the wind extremely light and will continue overnight and that will allow clear skies and more mist and fog to form. more than last night and more widespread. down to —3 in the suburbs. another frosty start tomorrow morning. the mist and fog tomorrow, could turn to freezing fog so potentially hazardous dry condition that/ driving conditions. temperatures are chilly at around seven celsius than more cloud from wednesday onwards. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: as the prime minister raises concerns about the driving standards of us personnel, we'll ask a spokesman for harry dunn's family what they think should be done. amelia roberts died of a rare form of epilepsy two years ago — but after her funeral order of service was discovered by chance, thousands of strangers have donated to charity in her memory. we'll speak to her family. # ‘cause we're just a step. she shot to fame as part of ‘90s girl group eternal. louise redknapp will be here to tell us why she's releasing her first solo work in 18 years. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. prince harry has spoken out for the first time about the decision to step back as a senior royal, saying he is "taking a leap of faith." speaking at a charity event last night he said that he and the duchess of sussex had hoped to continue serving the queen without public funding but that had proved to be impossible. i want you to hear the truth from me, as much as i can share, not as a prince or a duke but as harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the last 35 years but now with a clearer perspective. the uk is my home and a place that i love. that will never change. i've grown up feeling supported from so many of you and i watched as you welcomed meghan with open arms as you saw me find the love and happiness that i had hoped for all my life. finally, the second son of diana got hitched. hooray. laughter. i also know that you have come to know me well enough over all these years to trust that the woman i chose as my wife upholds the same values as i do, and she does, and she's the same woman i fell in love with. we both do everything we can to fly the flag and carry out our roles for this country with pride. 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. the decision that i have made for my wife and i to step back is not one i made lightly. it was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges and i know i haven't always got it right but as far as this goes, there really was no other option. what i want to make clear is we're 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. i've accepted this knowing that it doesn't change who i am or how committed i am, but i hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that i would step my family back from all i have ever known to take a step forward into what i hope can be a more peaceful life. i was born into this life and it is a great honour to serve my country and the queen. when i lost my mum 23 years ago, you took me under the your wing. you looked out for me for so long but the media is a powerfulforce and my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful because this is so much bigger than just us. it has been our privilege to serve you and we will continue to lead a life of service so in that respect, nothing changes. it has also been a privilege to meet so many of you and to feel your excitement for our son archie who saw snow for the first time the other day and thought it was bloody brilliant. 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 that they've shown meghan and i over the last few months. i will continue to be the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities that are so important to me. together you have give me an education about living, and this role has taught me more about what is right and just than i could have ever imagined. we are taking a leap of faith so thank you for giving me the courage to take this next step. that is a really long excerpt from that speech. harry made that speech at sentebale, a charity set up for hiv and aids in southern africa. he seemed very relaxed. he said that the decision that he made for his wife and he was not one that he made lightly. he knows he hasn't always got it right but as far as this goes, there really was no other option. and then after that he said his hope was to keep serving the queen, the commonwealth and military associations but without public funding. unfortunately that wasn't possible so making clear they didn't get exa ctly possible so making clear they didn't get exactly what they wanted. we will be speaking to a couple of people, somebody who was there from the charity sentebale and also a friend who served with him in the military as well. get in contact with us to get your opinion. you can send us an e—mail and you can find us on send us an e—mail and you can find us on social media this morning. and in the other main story this morning — three men have died in a triple stabbing in east london. police were called shortly before 8:00 last night to a disturbance on a street in seven kings, ilford, where they found the victims with stab wounds. the three men, aged in their 20s or 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene. no arrests have been made. sally, liverpool fans will be waking up sally, liverpool fans will be waking up very happy about what happened against manchester united. they will not talk about winning the league, they will be no speculation. every player is asked after every game, do you feel like you have now won the league and they have all said, we're not about it, we thinking about the next game. goguen club said the fans can celebrate a bit, we can't.|j heard a good programme on radio for cold more or less about the statistics that they have done and it is amazing. the numbers are staggering and if you now look forward to what they might be able to achieve over the coming weeks, thatis to achieve over the coming weeks, that is even more impressive. to achieve over the coming weeks, that is even more impressivelj to achieve over the coming weeks, that is even more impressive. i am sure they will have a blip. it is now over a thousand days since they lost at home at anfield. is remarkable. if you talk to a liverpool fan, i don't think they talk —— care about the numbers, they ca re talk —— care about the numbers, they care about one thing and that is the league. the numbers are great, the records are great but the most important thing is to simply win the league. 16 points clear, they beat manchester united 2— nil. the draw at old trafford is the only time liverpool have dropped points all season. liverpool are now 16 points clear at the top of the premier league after a 2—0 win against manchester united. these sides' draw at old trafford in october is still the only time liverpool have dropped points all season. they took the lead in this game through the head of virgil van dijk, but then had to wait until stoppage time for mo salah to make it two. that goal made by this brilliant pass from goalkeeper alisson. watch this! livepool have won all 12 of their home league matches. we came out of the block like well. exactly like you want to do. created chances. unbelievable. super football against such a defensive organisation. it is so difficult. i —— we did so well. a big moment so all well. and more problems for united manager 0le gunnar solskjaer are emerging this morning too. their striker marcus rashford could be out for up to three months because of a back injury, and that could force the club into the transfer market. he has a new injury so we will not see him for a little while for up will they be moves to replace him? we are always looking at chances to improve the squad and of course with marcus out for a little while. it is something we have to look at closely. burnley have moved five points clear of the premier league's bottom three, after coming from behind to beat leicester city 2—1, ashley westwood with the winner. it's back to back defeats now for brendan rodgers side. well much of the build up to the first tennis major of the year — the australian open — focused on the playing conditions given the bush fires that are ravaging the country. but the weather has changed dramatically — much to the relief of tournament organisers. john watson is in melbourne for us and what a first round match taking place right? would morning from a very wet melbourne park. it is coco gauff up against venus williams. remember when coco gauff came through and eat williams back in the summer. she is on the cusp of doing it again. she has put in a brilliant performance, taken the first set. remember, she has become the first person to make it to the —— the youngest person to make it through the first round last year. it would be a remarkable story if she could go and and replicate that run again. we will talk to you again throughout the morning. lee westwood survived a nervy finish at golf‘s abu dhabi championship, to win his first title for 1a months. he needed a par at the last to win — and he birdied it to make sure... finishing two shots clear and it looks like westwood celebrated pretty hard last night — this was a picture he tweeted this morning. saying he has a banging headache. stuart bingham has become snooker‘s oldest champion at the masters — winning the tournament at the age of a3. the former world champion added the second of the sport's three major titles to his collection by beating ali carter 10—8 in a final which swung both ways — at one stage bingham was 7—5 down. well, it's been a successful event for snooker at alexandra palace, but yesterday's final did get one unwelcome interruption. they are telling me to talk again but i think we missed the crucial moment. we have to go back to the start. here we go. fart sound the referee was trying to find the source of the sound but it was a p pa re ntly source of the sound but it was apparently will be cushion operated by re m ote apparently will be cushion operated by remote control. —— whoopie cushion. what made it really funny was eve ryo ne what made it really funny was everyone was so serious about it. a scandal! carol is looking at the weather all morning for us and it was really cold all night. some frost around but it is largely around england and wales under clear skies. this week, high pressure is well and truly in charge of our weather. it will be mainly dry and that does not in wall—to—wall blue skies. frosty nights in the first half it will often be cloudy and we are looking at mist and fog patches. this morning, a bit of mist and fog around across england and wales in the south but high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather and yesterday evening in the mumbles and south wales, we reached a050 point five. we have not seen that level since way back in 1957. what we have todayis since way back in 1957. what we have today is a clear start across england and wales. we have patchy mist and fog, that will lift and then we are looking at the sunny skies. for scotland, northern ireland and north—west england, we have a bit more cloud around with drizzle here and there and gusty winds to the north—west. temperature wise, eight to about 11 degrees. the higher temperatures under the cloud in the north that we will still see some breaks across parts of eastern scotla nd some breaks across parts of eastern scotland and the east of northern ireland, despite all this cloud. as we had gone through this evening and overnight, the cloud sinks a bit further south. there will be some patchy rain ahead of the weather front, bringing in heavy rain, and in the south itself, some misty patches form and also some frost. something to watch out for first thing in the morning. 0nce something to watch out for first thing in the morning. once again, you might have to scrape your car windscreen. dogs the other thing to watch out for first thing tomorrow morning and of course overnight. —— fog is the other thing. potential for denser patches across southern england and wales. some of this will clear and some of it will hang around all day and if that happens, it will pared back those temperatures. where we have clear skies, afair temperatures. where we have clear skies, a fair bit of cloud in the south and they will be brighter brea ks south and they will be brighter breaks but we have a weak weather front sinking south, also producing some rain showers following on behind. temperatures six to about eight degrees. and then from tuesday into wednesday, i pressure still very much with us. weather front the north, still the weak weather front and it will still produce some splashes of rain but nothing too heavy. wednesday is looking like quite a grey day with a lot of luke pratt —— low cloud around, murky conditions, we always have the lot. the brightest guys in the shelter of the hills in the east temperatures again, roughly nine to about 12 degrees. thank you very much for that, carol. thousands of us could be saving money on our energy bills, and it could help save the planet too. victoria is here to explain. good morning. yes. that's right. as you say we are all aware of the urgent need to do more to save energy and i'm going to go through four small changes which could save you a 100 pounds a year. the typical uk home could be wasting a lot more energy and money than we first thought. citizens advice and the energy saving trust have found out that over a third of uk households like this one — 9.7 million households up and down the country — have not made any changes to their energy usage in recent years despite concerns about climate change. the energy saving trust have crunched some numbers and worked out that these households are missing out on $2.8 billion of savings on their energy bills by not making some small changes. i'm going to run you through the sort of things you can do in a moment. first, we asked some people out and about in manchester what they were doing around the house to save energy. my son said we should turn the television off. lights, controlling the central heating, the amount of water you boil, how long you run the shower for and everything like that. heating. it used to be from three o'clock but we registered from four to nine. if he leaves the door open and it is cold, it is shot! quite a few people seem to know a few of the little tricks. that can save some energy and cash. but clearly not all of us. so let's go through what the energy saving trust suggests. first up, turning the heating down. apparently turning your thermostat down byjust one degree can save 3.7 million tons of carbon emissions a year. that's 800 million quid off uk bills. next, those led light bulbs they might cost a bit to install but in the long run they would save us £230 million off our bills. i'm sure we are all guilty of this one. putting your tv on standby instead of turning it off completely. apparently if all of us turned our appliances off when we're not using them we could save £690 million a year. finally, the big one. your morning cup. have you filled the kettle up to the top even if you are making one or two drinks? just using the right amount would save a whopping 1.1 billion pounds. that is 2 million tons of carbon emissions that have been stopped as well. you might not realise this but energy use in the home is responsible for 2596 use in the home is responsible for 25% of all carbon emissions in britain sojust using 25% of all carbon emissions in britain so just using what you need is saving money and doing your bit for the planet as well.|j is saving money and doing your bit for the planet as well. i shall go and turn off my telly at the plug again. ifeel really and turn off my telly at the plug again. i feel really bad about that. the cost of hs2 as well. £8 billion already spent on hs2. it could come up already spent on hs2. it could come up to £106 billion. we are speaking to andy burnham about that later. they were designed to ease congestion with variable speed limits and using the hard shoulder as an extra lane, but concerns have been raised about the safety of smart motorways. now, the government has confirmed that, although it gathers data about casualties and deaths on the roads, it doesn't look at smart motorways specifically. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin reports. my my name is miriam. i am here to talk the day the 31st of may when my son had a traffic hospital. he was visiting his brother, critically ill in hospital. he laid in bed with him, telling him he loved him and he then left for home. he travelled with his grandad along the m6 where it had been turned into a regular lifeline. his grandad stopped the car. laurie smashed into it. he was killed instantly. the coroner issued a warning. how smart are smart motorways ? a warning. how smart are smart motorways? smart motorways were introduced in 2006 to control traffic flow. they think they are so smart, and automated system can spot a car that is broken down. it is a person at the control centre manually looking at several screens. we we re manually looking at several screens. we were not told in at the inquest how many screens they have to look. we did not get the answer. fundamentally, you are leaving these screens possibly unattended. the super smart technology which can spot a vehicle in danger and send help straightaway is available but only on a small proportion in london. are they smart enough? no, definitely not. on average, it is taking about 17 minutes to spot a vehicle. that is 17 minutes too long. 0na vehicle. that is 17 minutes too long. on a traditional motorway, you could pull onto the hard shoulder and nobody is travelling in that line. if you're broken down in a live lane, that is 17 minutes that your life is in danger. they want to see this really smart technology rolled out across the whole network and twice as many emergency refuge areas as they currently. there is no speed limit. that person has broken down on a hard shoulder. sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't and thatis it is and sometimes it isn't and that is what the confusion is. on the day dev died, it indicated the land was alive but the system was confusing and the driver was not prosecuted. a committee raised concerns about the closure of hard shoulders. two years later dev died. do you have the figure of how many people have died ? do you have the figure of how many people have died? you would imagine that was an easy figure to get to? there is a government issued document is that it is not safe. and your son died. and it was preve nta ble. your son died. and it was preventable. they have promised to deliver a review of the system by november but bereaved families are still waiting. thank you to the family for talking to us. a spokesperson for the department for transport said, "any death on our roads is one too many, which is why the secretary of state commissioned an urgent piece of work to gather the facts about smart motorway safety." jane will continue to look at this as she always does with the journalism she does on her programme. still to come on breakfast this morning: fresh from the strictly stage, kevin clifton is set to star in a new west end version of the wedding singer. with louise, the one who can sing really well. she really didn't do anything for nearly 20 years in the music industry. she was a mum and was doing loads of other stuff. we're talking also about the speech prince harry made last night at this dinner. our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations but without public funding. unfortunately, that was not possible. plenty more about that throughout the morning. let us know what you think about that. it was so candid. do you have sympathy, do you understand the decision they made after that? interesting as well because he's honest about it being our hope to continue serving the queen but it was not possible. we will be speaking to somebody who was there. by all accounts he seemed to be enjoying himself last night. and also with somebody who served with prince harry in the military. a p pa re ntly prince harry in the military. apparently he was having a giggle with lewis capelli. robert downey junior has had a bit of grief, his in this doctor doolittle film and a p pa re ntly in this doctor doolittle film and apparently his welsh accent is atrocious. he has got worse score than cats on rotten tomatoes. we we re than cats on rotten tomatoes. we were discussing worse film accidents ever and thank you for your suggestions which came flooding in. dick van dyke in mary poppins, jerry butler came up. he was in ps i love you and his irish accent wasn't so bad that he actually apologised to the irish nation. and i need somebody to help them, vocal coaches... apparently he had the very best vocal coaches as did counter reeves in dracula. francis ford coppola did that film and apologise to fans. brad pitt in the devil ‘s home. tom cruise in foreign away, his irish accent, dear mia. and cameron diaz and gangs of new york. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alpa patel. the mayor sadiq khan has said his thoughts are with the familes of the three men who were found dead in redbridge last night, all suffering apparent stab wounds. emergency services were called to a disturbance in elmstead road, seven kings, and found the three men, aged in their 20s or 30s. extra police enforcement powers have been authorised for the whole of redbridge borough until 8am this morning. several local roads around the scene remain closed. plans to reuse and disturb old graves at the world famous highgate cemetery in north london will come a step closer this week. it's as a private members bill comes before the house of lords. friends of highgate cemetery trust say space is quickly running out and steps need to be taken to free plots. the london eye is marking its 20th year of towering over the capital. it was opened by the then—prime minister tony blair on new years eve 1999. it had an initial technical problem though so didn't open to the public for a further 3 months. it's made of 32 capsules, which are said to represent london's 32 boroughs. it receives millions of passengers every year. it's blue monday, the most depressing day of the year, but the charity the samaritans are encouraging us to start conversations with strangers. tea bags are being handed out at train stations across london with the hope that it'll encourage us to have a chat to family, friends and colleagues. friendly conversations on the train are also encouraged. let's take a look at the travel situation now... the tube — severe delays on the district line. severe delays on the piccadilly line — acton town and rayners lane westbound. 0n the roads there are delays building on the a13 — coming into town through dagenham in wembley: ran—alagh road is closed from the high road — a man is in a critical condition following an assault now the weather with kate kinsella good morning. it's a cold start again this morning. temperatures hovering around the zero celsius mark so frost for most. a dry start though and indeed a dry day with more sunshine. now, there will be a bit more cloud around today. some mist potentially first thing this morning which, if you have it, could be quite slow to clear. but we will see a bit more cloud, hazy sunny spells this afternoon and temperatures achieve four and six celsius. the wind still extremely light and will continue overnight as well, and that is going to allow, overnight under clearer skies, for more mist and fog to form. so potentially more than last night, more widespread so a murky start on tuesday morning. minimum temperature in the suburbs down to —3 so another frosty start first thing tomorrow morning. now, the mist and fog tomorrow, of course, with the temperature that low, could turn to freezing fog, so potentially some quite hazardous driving condition first thing tomorrow morning. some sunny spells around. temperatures still pretty chilly — around seven celsius, then more cloud from wednesday onwards. do have a lovely morning if you are heading out. i am back in half—an—hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: prince harry speaks out for the first time since his decision to stand down from royal duties. he tells of his "great sadness" but insists he had no other option. the decision that i have made for my wife and i to step back is not one i made lightly. it was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges. three men in their 20s and 30s are stabbed to death after a disturbance in east london. the spiralling cost of the hs2 high speed rail link. leaks of a government—commissioned review show the final bill could be as much as 106 billion pounds and the line could stop at birmingham. a sign of things to come — liverpool's moment ofjoy at anfield. they continue their unbeaten start to the premier league season with a two nil win over manchester united. a cold and frosty start across much of england and wales this morning. also some patchy fog which will give way to sunny spells but for northern england, northern ireland and also scotland, you will get a cloudy day ahead with some drizzle and windy in the north—west. i will have more later. it's monday january 20th. our top story: prince harry has spoken out for the first time about the decision to step back as a senior royal, saying he is "taking a leap of faith." speaking at a charity event last night he said that he and the duchess of sussex had hoped to continue serving the queen without public funding but that had proved to be impossible. this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell contains some flashing images. they had hoped, they said in their personal statement of 8 january, to find a progressive new role within the royal family, in which, while stepping back, they could have continued to serve. that hasn't worked out. 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 meghan and i over the last few months. i will continue to be the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities that are so important to me. all of which establishes beyond doubt that this process of stepping away from royal life and royal duty has already fallen short of harry's hopes. he has taken responsibility for choosing this new path and he says he has accepted the conditions which have been imposed by the queen and her advisers. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we can speak now to andy moore who is at buckingham palace. we played almost entirely what he said this morning earlier. it was a really candid opening speech, wasn't it? yes, it was very personal and heartfelt but also meant to be heard by the whole world and we know that was uploaded to the personal instagram account of the sussexes. he said, "i want you to hear the truth from me as far as i can and not as a prince, not as a duke, but as harry. he said the uk was his home, the place he loved, and that would always be the case. and as we heard in that report from nicholas witchell. it made clear that the deal he got from buckingham palace was not the deal he wanted. what he got was a clean break was up you talked about powerful forces in the media that he said that their collective support for each other would be evens stop —— stronger. he talked about the hope of a peaceful life in the future and he said it was a leap of faith. he gave some idea of the timescale involved. this deal. he talked about it first on the eighth of january, deal. he talked about it first on the eighth ofjanuary, it deal. he talked about it first on the eighth of january, it was agreed just a few days ago, but he said he had faced years of challenges and months of talks to come to this stage. andy, thanks for that this morning. andy moore outside buckingham palace this morning. three men have died in a triple stabbing in east london. police were called shortly before 8:00 last night to a disturbance on a street in seven kings, ilford, where they found the victims with stab wounds. 0ur reporter dan johnson is there now. dan, what's the latest? this is the residential street in east london which is cordoned off this morning assist police investigation, a major investigation, a major investigation, gets under way. you may just be investigation, gets under way. you mayjust be able to see on the corner the white police forensic tent and that is where this incident ended where these three men were found with serious stab wounds just before eight o'clock last night and where they died. there is some video circulating of the aftermath of that attack which shows just how brutal, how graphic, it was and why these men all in their 20s or early 30s couldn't be saved. some big questions for the police this morning. who were those men? they are trying to establish their identity and contact their families. what was the connection between them. what was it that sparked this disturbance and crucially, was anybody else involved ? disturbance and crucially, was anybody else involved? at the moment, the metropolitan police say they haven't made any arrests that they haven't made any arrests that they are expecting an update —— we are expecting an update for them in our but this is a huge potential crime scene, the railway station here at seven kings. there is an area and a row of shops which are also taped off by police and a major investigation in east london this morning. the hs2 high speed rail link could end up costing as much as 106 billion pounds according to leaks of a government commissioned review. the review, which has been seen by the financial times, also recommends the second phase of the project linking birmingham to manchester and leeds, should be paused to see whether conventional rail lines could be used instead. victoria joins us with the details. a lot of zeros. this is coming out of the financial times. we have seen a leaked document, government commissioned review into the feasibility and costs associated with hs2 and we have heard 106 billion. this is 20% higher than the figure that we already had and this is for a scheme that had —— it is already europe's largest infrastructure project and seven yea rs infrastructure project and seven years behind schedule so far. the other majorfinding in years behind schedule so far. the other major finding in this years behind schedule so far. the other majorfinding in this report was that the guy who is in charge of it is recommending that the second phase which links birmingham to manchester and leeds should be put on ice for six months to see whether or not they could just use conventional rails or a mix of conventional rails or a mix of conventional and high—speed rather than upgrade the entire network. 0nce some of it put on ice. there are some interesting comments in there about further work needing to be done to assess what kind of real benefits this is going to bring regional areas. kind of economic benefits we will see because the report says at this stage it is hard to see what the economic of building it will be and dan, as you are pointing out, they have only spent £8 billion on this and we haven't even started construction. construction doesn't start until spring between london and birmingham. that is £250 billion they are rattling through a month at this stage are lots of mps who say we could be using the money on other infrastructure projects and some people say it is critical for the north. 0ne people say it is critical for the north. one of those voices is the mayor of grated manchester who will be on the programme in a couple of minutes time —— mayor of greater manchester. the north of england really does need infrastructure upgrades and other people are saying come on, this is a huge amount of money. it is coming in way over budget, is this really what we should be doing. we will talk to him inafew should be doing. we will talk to him in a few minutes. the authorities in china say there has been more than 130 new cases of a mysterious respiratory virus in two days. the infection was first identified in wukan —— wuhan. but it is now been confirmed that it spread to other cities. the total number of confirmed cases now exceeds 200, and three people have died from the illness. storms have brought heavy rain to fire—hit regions of eastern australia — but authorities have warned the bushfire crisis is still "far from over". melbourne and canberra have been hit by heavy storms, with hail as big as golf balls falling in some areas. hundreds of emergency calls were made as hail smashed office windows and car windshields. meanwhile strong winds have created dust clouds, temporarily blacking out the sky in new south wales towns such as orange and dubbo. 0h, oh, oh, dear. robert de —— de niro has won an award at the sag awards but... brad pitt and jennifer anniston have broken the internet, it would seem. they reunited at the screen actors guild award where they both picked up awards at the glitzy hollywood event. they were pictured together for the first time in years, a throwback to the days when they were one of hollywood's most famous couples. have a listen to this. i'm going to add this to my tender profile. let's be honest, it was a difficult part. the guy who gets high, takes his shirt off and doesn't get along with his wife. it was a big stretch stop big. laughter. you can see why it is making the headlines this morning. prince harry has spoken of his "great sadness" to be stepping down as a front—line member of the royal family, but insisted that he and his wife meghan had been left with "no other option". the duke made the comments last night at a private dinner for sentebale, a charity he co—founded which helps children living with hiv in southern africa. johnny hornby is chair of sentebale. hejoins us from our london newsroom. good morning and thank you so much for joining good morning and thank you so much forjoining us. first of all, we surprised that he chose your event to make a really personal speech?” guess that some of it is to do with timing, isn't it? we had the event planned for some time in the event that have unfolded over the past few weeks culminated to the end of last weeks culminated to the end of last week and we had our dinner last night but perhaps one of the reasons he also felt comfortable with the environment he was in. sentebale is a charity that he founded rather thanis a charity that he founded rather than is just a a charity that he founded rather than isjust a patron on —— patron of and he was amongst fred's last night. tell us a little bit about how he seemed last night. he was in good spirits last night. as i said, asa good spirits last night. as i said, as a founder of the charity, it is something he is very passionate about so he is involved in all the detail. he was proud that we managed to put on an evening like we did last night. it was very kind of lewis tojoin us. last night. it was very kind of lewis to join us. he played for the audience last night which was really wonderful. he was also, as it happens, very amusing, and so eve ryo ne happens, very amusing, and so everyone was in very good spirits andi everyone was in very good spirits and i think harry felt comfortable because he was amongst friends. added that speech go down in the audience? i think very well. it was heartfelt and i think, as you've mentioned, it was also put on their instagram so it was something that he wanted to give amongst friends but i think he also wanted everybody to know and he wrote that himself. it was clear and heartfelt. one of the things clear about it as well, i would just read back, he says, "our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations but without public funding. unfortunately that wasn't possible." it seems like he is saying that the future is not exactly what they had chosen. in all of these things, it was a difficult and competent —— complicated situation and compromises need to be made. i think the thing that people should recognise this —— from this is that he is very, very committed to this country and very passionate about it and he is also very passionate about the charities that he is involved with. i know from our perspective it sentebale, his commitment to events here in the uk and around the world is as strong as ever. we talked on friday afternoon with the duke about our plans for this year and the events that we have got planned and the work doing in country. the research we have planned. and he is very committed to it. i'm interested from a wider, charity point of view, how important is it to have a royal patron like prince harry? i almost think it is, from our perspective, i would certainly say, having been involved in the charity for nine years, i don't know what it is like to have another royal patron that i certainly think having prince harry is an amazing asset for us as a charity and the reason it is an asset is because he is a royal. it is because of his passion, his warmth, the way that he engages with everybody in the charity that particularly the children. the attention to detail that he shows, i was mentioning to one of the other members of the team last night who has just joined, that you members of the team last night who hasjustjoined, that you can drop harry in the centre and i think we have 100 clubs across the country now and harry could probably find his way without google maps to just about any of them and that is the level of detail that he is kind of into when it comes to this charity and so! into when it comes to this charity and so i don't know if we want anyone else at the helm of our charity then prince harry. so the fa ct charity then prince harry. so the fact that he loses the royal title doesn't matter to you. does it matter, he is not officially part of the royalfamily? from our point of view, it makes absolutely no difference. what makes absolutely no difference. what makes a difference is the light he can shine on this issue and when it comes to hiv, his passion to help remove the stigma and young people coming forward in sub—saharan africa and taking a test. there is no reason someone and taking a test. there is no reason someone should die from contracting the hiv virus anymore if they can come forward and take their test and take that meds they can go on to live happy and productive lives and he can shine a light on that the very few others can. i personally think, i cannot speak for other charities or organisations he works with now and will found, but he would be a massive asset to any charity and he would not need a title in order to do that. from a personal point of view, you know him well, how does he seem now this deal is done? he was a very good spirits last night because he was very proud of the charity. we had an amazing evening and raise a lot of money is, a lot of donors and important members of the team at the forefront this fight against the stigma affecting people with hiv so he was passionate about that. i am sure, as he got home last night, it would have been tinged with some of the sadness you heard in the speech he gave about, from the perspective of our charity, it was another evening where he did an amazing job for the charity he founded. very interesting. carol has a picture here. it is lovely but it tells me it is cold. it looked like an aerial shot? it is frost, actually. and louise, it does indicate it is cold. 0ne louise, it does indicate it is cold. one of our weather watchers sent this in. and in parts of england, you may just have this in. and in parts of england, you mayjust have to scrape your cloud windscreen. high—pressure is in charge of the weather. —— cloud windscreen. 0ften in charge of the weather. —— cloud windscreen. often it will be cloudy. 0ften windscreen. often it will be cloudy. often as we go through the week mist and fog to bed. a large area of high pressure pushing low pressure down towards spain. stop glory producing heavy rain in majorca yesterday. —— storm gloria. for much of england and wales, sunny. for scotland and north—west england and northern ireland, more cloud today. the other thing is it will be thick enough for drizzle in the west. parts of eastern scotland and northern ireland, gusty winds. through this evening and overnight, clear skies in the south. frost around. the cloud around scotland, northern ireland, northern england, sinking further south. rain across the north—west. in the north, under the cloud, not as cold as in the clear skies in the south. dense fog patches in the morning across southern england and wales in particular. they could be disruptive and it is worth bearing in mind if you are planning your travel arrangements for tomorrow. tomorrow generally more cloud around. today some brighter skies around as well. whether front living in and some brighter skies around as well. whetherfront living in and bringing in this rain. —— moving in. from tuesday into wednesday, high—pressure is still with us. the weather front still in the north. translated into charts, what that means is wednesday is looking cloudy, low cloud and quite grey. murky as well. drizzle around as well but here and that we might see some brightness. temperatures up nine — 12 degrees in aberdeen. wednesday into thursday, we still have high pressure in charge. slipping south and being squeezed a bit still fairly quiet. still also very cloudy. whether front across the north—west of scotland bringing some rain at times. breezy. you might see some brightness coming through in the heals. 8—10 the top temperatures. compared to the weather we had yesterday, when it was wet and windy, with storm brendan, don't forget, this is much quieter. thank you very much. there is ‘considerable risk‘ that the cost of the hs2 high speed rail link could eventually reach 106 billion pounds according to the government‘s official review. a group of conservative mps will meet the prime minister this week to raise their concerns but many senior politicians in the north and the midlands say hs2 is vital to their economy. we can speak now to the mayor of great manchester andy burnham. thank you very much for coming on the programme. we have been looking at some of the figures. it could cost as much as 100 billion pounds, "106. cost as much as 100 billion pounds, —— 106. three times as much as the estimated cost. £250 million a month i estimated cost. £250 million a month , can you make a case for ages to bearing in mind those numbers?” , can you make a case for ages to bearing in mind those numbers? i can because, in the future, which should because, in the future, which should be travelling by rail, not on the motorway and flying. rail is away we should be travelling in britain needs a modern high—speed rail network. if you go to germany or france and you see the standard there, it is a completely different experience. here, we have chaos across the railways in the north because we‘re still trying to on victorian infrastructure. we need to make investment in modern rail infrastructure otherwise we will forever be talking about these problems on our railways. when you read the financial time and the review saying the link between birmingham, manchester and leeds might be poor so they could be looking at existing lines as another option, what is your response to that? i have read the leg and it is promising in one way because it is saying get on with it but in another it is quite worrying. —— the leak. but it is also talking about some sort of second—class option, it would not be high—speed, a mix of conventional and high speed and it is the same old story. london and the south get whatever it wants and thenit the south get whatever it wants and then it is about pennypinching in then it is about pennypinching in the north. i would say this is a prime minister and the government. this is your first big test of your commitment to the north of england and we are watching very closely. in my mind, there is nojustification at all for doing one thing between london and birmingham is something different in the north. if you‘re going to do it, probably, do not do it by half. but doing it properly would involve potentially £106 billion and also could you not redirect that money and spend that on other transport projects and infrastructure in the north of england, to try and link the cities for instance? i am not against savings being made but why do they a lwa ys savings being made but why do they always have to be made in the north? we are spending billions to listen to what tory mps are saying but that is not going to produce any economic benefit. why not doing the northern league properly? why is it always people here having to accept a second—class option. the point about hs2 is it lays the enabling infrastructure for east—west rail across the north of england and many people would argue that is even more important than hs2. i would say to the government, whatever you‘re going to do in response to this report, it is critical you lay down a very early timetable for that east—west rail across the north. that is essential and we are watching very closely. i am not against government trying to make saving in this project. but i am against some sort of two tier system where london to birmingham is built in one way and birmingham to manchester is built in another that would be completely wrong. the labour leadership campaign at the moment, many people, many of our viewers will remember you were involved in the last one which led tojeremy involved in the last one which led to jeremy corbyn involved in the last one which led tojeremy corbyn becoming leader. we have those five candidates. do you have those five candidates. do you have a view on who you would like to see and the direction of the party? not yet. i am watching and listening very carefully. i said at the beginning of the contest that i would give my vote to the person who makes the most convincing case for devolution, taking power out of westminster and putting it in the hands of north england. i have not heard anyone speaking with a convincing vision but i want to also address directly why my former constituency of leeds was lost. i was proud of my labour town and i wa nt to was proud of my labour town and i want to see people addressing the reason why. in my view it was in that change in the referendum position stop the voters felt disrespected and labour needs to work hard to win that trust back and i want work hard to win that trust back and iwanta work hard to win that trust back and i want a leader to do that. does it need to be a woman? it needs to be the best person. i think there is a strong case for there to be the first woman leader of the labor party but i think it is to be the best person and this is where labour sometimes gets itself in trouble. showing a certain position as opposed to choosing who is going to be the best person to win back that trust. it would be a very strong statement if it could be but it does not have to be. thank you for coming on the programme, the mayor of greater manchester. why couldn't the construction of ages to start in the north? another saying she thinks it has gone too far. thank you for being in touch with that. we are on social media and on e—mail. being in touch with that. we are on social media and on e-mail. do get in touch. time now to get the news, travel and weather where good morning from bbc london. i‘m alpa patel. several local roads around the crime scene remain close. plans to reuse and disturb old graves at the world famous highgate cemetery in north london will come a step closer this week. it‘s as a private members bill comes before the house of lords. friends of highgate cemetery trust say space is quickly running out and steps need to be taken to free plots. if the bill is passed, graves will only be cleared if there are no objections from relatives. the london eye is marking its 20th year of towering over the capital. it was opened by the then—prime minister tony blair on new years eve 1999. it had an initial technical problem though so didn‘t open to the public for a further 3 months. it‘s made of 32 capsules, which are said to represent london‘s 32 boroughs. it receives millions of passengers every year. it‘s blue monday, the most depressing day of the year, but the charity the samaritans are encouraging us to start conversations with strangers. tea bags are being handed out at train stations across london with the hope that it‘ll encourage us to have a chat to family, friends and colleagues. friendly conversations on the train are also encouraged. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now... 0n the tube — severe delays on the district line. severe delays on the piccadilly line between acton town and rayners lane due to late finish to planned engineering work. 0n the roads there are delays building on the a13 — coming into town through dagenham. in seven kings — due to the murder investigation we mentioned earlier — the high road is closed from seven kings railway station to new road. 0ther roads are also closed including elmstead road in wembley: ranalagh road is closed from the high road — a man is in a critical condition following an assault now the weather with kate kinsella good morning. it‘s a cold start again this morning. temperatures hovering around the zero celsius mark so frost for most. a dry start though and indeed a dry day with more sunshine. now, there will be a bit more cloud around today. some mist potentially first thing this morning which, if you have it, could be quite slow to clear. but we will see a bit more cloud, hazy sunny spells this afternoon and temperatures achieve four and six celsius. the wind still extremely light and will continue overnight as well, and that is going to allow, overnight under clearer skies, for more mist and fog to form. so potentially more than last night, more widespread so a murky start on tuesday morning. minimum temperature in the suburbs down to —3 so another frosty start first thing tomorrow morning. now, the mist and fog tomorrow, of course, with the temperature that low, could turn to freezing fog, so potentially some quite hazardous driving condition first thing tomorrow morning. some sunny spells around. temperatures still pretty chilly — around seven celsius, then more cloud from wednesday onwards. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though it‘s back to louise and dan. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. prince harry has spoken of his great sadness over his decision to step back from senior royal duties in his first speech on the issue. speaking at a charity function last night, the duke described the plans as taking a leap of faith. let‘s hear what he had to say. i want you to hear the truth from me, as much as i can share, not as a prince or a duke but as harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the last 35 years but now with a clearer perspective. the uk is my home and a place that i love. that will never change. i‘ve grown up feeling supported from so many of you and i watched as you welcomed meghan with open arms as you saw me find the love and happiness that i had hoped for all my life. finally, the second son of diana got hitched. hooray. laughter. i also know that you have come to know me well enough over all these years to trust that the woman i chose as my wife upholds the same values as i do, and she does, and she‘s the same woman i fell in love with. we both do everything we can to fly the flag and carry out our roles for this country with pride. 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. the decision that i have made for my wife and i to step back is not one i made lightly. it was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges and i know i haven‘t always got it right but as far as this goes, there really was no other option. what i want to make clear is we‘re 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. i‘ve accepted this knowing that it doesn‘t change who i am or how committed i am, but i hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that i would step my family back from all i have ever known to take a step forward into what i hope can be a more peaceful life. i was born into this life and it is a great honour to serve my country and the queen. when i lost my mum 23 years ago, you took me under the your wing. you looked out for me for so long but the media is a powerfulforce and my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful because this is so much bigger than just us. earlier we spoke tojohnny hornby, who is the chair of the charity sentebale. ack we raise a lot of money and people that were at the forefront of this stigma yeah stigma. he was passionate about that. i am sure she got back last night he would also be tinged with some of the sadness that you heard in the speech that he gave but from the perspective of sentebale, it was yet another evening where he did anotherjob —— greatjob for the evening where he did anotherjob —— great job for the charity evening where he did anotherjob —— greatjob for the charity he founded. we can speak now to dean stott, a former special forces soldier who has been friends with harry for more than a decade. first of all, have you been able to speak to him during this period, obviously they say now four months, these discussions. what has he said to you? we have been in regular communications. as you said, this wasn‘t any rational decision, this wasn‘t any rational decision, this was a brave and thought out decision. it has been over a long period of time. i wasn‘t surprised when i heard the news myself. he was really candid last night and said it wasn‘t exactly what they had hoped for. how much does that matter, that they didn‘t get exactly what they wanted? they got it -- made it clear that but the priority here really, as he has mentioned, he wanted to step forward into what he hoped would be more of a peaceful life and we must try and respect that and also in the statement, he has mentioned he found love and happiness that he had hoped for for all his life so his priorities have changed, he is now a father and husband and that is new life. he was also really passionate about his career in the military. what was he like to work alongside? he was levelheaded, great soldier. an environment he was most comfortable win —— in because he could do the day—to—day job without win —— in because he could do the day—to—dayjob without being scrutinised. and how do people react to him when he was in the military? yes, he liked to be obviously neutral. he wasn‘t prince harry, he was captain wales and he had the respect as an officer and a gentleman. he has various titles so he will no longer be captain general at the royal marines, honorary at the royal air force base, honorary at ing that the commanders, commanding small chips —— small ships and diving so he has had to give up quite a lot. is a figurehead positions. harry when he left the military has done so much. this will continue and he has made that quite clear in the sussex foundations charity in the direction they want to be focusing on. he will not be a figurehead is still an ambassador to the military. we'rejust now pictures of him at sandhurst and it was something clearly he enjoyed, didn‘t he? was something clearly he enjoyed, didn't he? exactly. as an environment, i think hejoined when he was about 21 or 22. it is the man he was about 21 or 22. it is the man he is today. he didn‘t have to do that. it was something he wanted to do. hejust loved being immersed in that environment where he could be as normal as possible. he won't be allowed to wear his uniform. as a military man, how much does that hurt? of course, he is proud to wear that uniform and the fact he can‘t wear it anymore. is there something about being in the military you can‘t lose. 0nce about being in the military you can‘t lose. once you‘re in the military, you are always in the military. let us talk a bit about canada. because i think he went there during his military career. might that be one of the reasons they are choosing to move there?” don‘t think that is the reason that canada is a beautiful country. he did a lot of his training over there so yes, he is very familiar to canada and obviously with meghan working over there —— having worked over there, it is a country they are both familiar with. let us talk a bit about his sense of duty because it is absolutely clear that he has had that throughout his life. as i continue, do you think? without a doubt. he mentioned last night he will always be part of the country and it is very much, he is still an ambassador, he is just and it is very much, he is still an ambassador, he isjust not doing that a senior royal role. what about your fellow military men and women? what is he —— what do they make of his decision to stand back?” what is he —— what do they make of his decision to stand back? i think they respect his decision. his personal circumstances have changed. he has now found love and is a father and a husband so guys and girls in the military will have their own. do you think he will stay in touch? he is not1 million miles away. you can always communicate on skype, it is quite easy. we are right now. you very much for your time, dean stott. two the magic of skype. if you are a liverpool fan this morning. 16 points clear, sally? iam going i am going to be a bit cheeky for you. it is all about the numbers. liverpool are now 16 points clear at the top of the premier league after a 2—0 win against manchester united. they have taken an —— they took the lead in this game through the head of virgil van dijk, but then had to wait until stoppage time for mo salah to make it two. that goal made by this brilliant pass from goalkeeper alisson. incredible. alisson it was so quick, he ran down to celebrate with him. we came out of the block like, wow, exactly like you want to do. created chances, unbelievable. super football against such a defensive organisation is so difficult, we did so well. i really love that we scored a second goal, so a big relief in that moment and all good. just to let you know how quick alisson ran, he was running at 70 mph. quite a pace! long limbs. well, much of the build up to the first tennis major of the year, the australian open, focused on the playing conditions given the bush fires that are ravaging the country. but the weather has changed dramatically — much to the relief of tournament organisers. john watson is in melbourne for us and what a first round match taking place right now? good morning from a very wet melbourne park here in melbourne that one of the results of the day, coco gauff beating brilliant —— venus williams again. like she did at wimbledon. 15 years of age last year beating venus williams in wimbledon in straight sets. she looks to have improved her serve over the last few months. we have not seen quite so much of her. sympathy for venus williams because she has had problems with her health and because of injury hadn‘t been able to walk —— player warmup tournament but wow, what can you say about coco gauff? she just arrives on the big occasion, playing in front of thousands and thousands of people on the big show courts. we will be going loco for cocoa once again. dan evans came from two sets again. dan evans came from two sets again to come through his match in five sets. he shouldn't have got himself into the mess he did, mckenzie coming through and the first time he has over 's —— overturned a two set deficit but at the end he patted his stomach to show off his waistline and that was a little jokey reference to something tim henman said when he was captaining evans in the atp cup at the start of the year. henman was very confirmatory about the way evans played but he also said he could eat a few less meals. shed a few pounds. nothing wrong with my waistline, mate, look at what ijust did on court. and we won‘t be seeing the other brits. know your anaconda he was due two —— due to play on an uncovered court. as for kyle edmund, he may get back on court if the rain abates. he is leading dusan lajovic for —— by five sets. normally the first—ever ranchland season, ruined by rain like this, you would be desperately frustrated be given the terrible scenes, this rain is extremely welcome. they need it, don‘t they? more rain forecast so perhaps an umbrella is the order of the day and not suncream in the opening day. now the final of the masters snooker yesterday was rudely interrupted — here‘s what happened.... fart noise commentator: that is all we need. if they find commentator: that is all we need. if theyfind him... commentator: that is all we need. if they find him... laughter. its funny, is it? really not funny. —— it is not funny. what do we think that was? a recording of a certain type of noise that was being remotely operated from outside the room! definitely wasn‘t funny. remotely operated from outside the room! definitely wasn't funny. the latest news on trump. very funny! the cost of insuring a car has gone up and it is female drivers who seem to be paying more. victoria‘s here. what‘s going on here victoria? let‘s have a look at some of the numbers. 3 million votes every three months and in the past three months, and the last half of 2019, they have the data in and they have gone up £a1, 5% rise but it takes the average cost of insuring a car to £850, the steepest increase in costs in the last two years but not eve ryo ne in the last two years but not everyone has been hit equally. female drivers are paying more, about 7%. although prices overall are still higher for men. also a about 7%. although prices overall are still higherfor men. also a big jump are still higherfor men. also a big jump in the cost of insuring young drivers. look at that. over £2000! how many 18 —year—olds can afford that? it is not the 18 -year-olds, is it? why has it gone up? a difficult question to answer. lots of people installing boxes in their car which means they get better data so it is possible they have better data and they are thinking the costs of insuring are actually higher. possibly the rubble crashes, more uninsured vehicles. —— there are more precious. things being more expensive to fix. a whole range. but one of the big reasons is something called the holden discount rate. it isa called the holden discount rate. it is a rate that used to work out how much to pay out victims when they happen. —— 0glen. the government decided to raise it and it means insurers have to pay less to those seriously injured in crashes but the rate has still had to go up and that has been passed on to drivers. what can motorists do to try and bring down the cost? do not auto renew. more than half of drivers who have got their notice, have found their premiums have gone up as a company ‘s bylaw have to tell you if they have gone up and by how much. even if your costs have gone up, it might be true there are better deals outlet so shop around and find out if you can get a cheaper rate.” outlet so shop around and find out if you can get a cheaper rate. i got my renewal notice this week and it has gone up so i am going to shop around. carol has the weather. for some of us it is a cold start. frost in parts of england and wales. it she fog as well. high pressure in charge, it will be mainly dry this week. blue skies over the weekend, as we go through the week, it will often be cloudy. mist and fog is well into the first half of the week. also looking at frost. frost across england and wales. high pressure is dominating the weather, squeezing the low pressure down towards the mediterranean and here we have storm gloria producing heavy rain and hillfog. we have storm gloria producing heavy rain and hill fog. —— hillsnow. much of england and wales will have hazy sunshine today after we lose the mist and fog. a cloudy day for scotland. some drizzle around. eastern parts of scotland and northern ireland, we could see some brightness. in the north—west, another feature is the wind. gusty, brisk winds. all this because that‘s two pushed steadily southwards we will still have cloud in the south. a weather front moving southwards bringing rain with it from scotland. not as cold anything more than half but moving south, you can see we will also have some frost. as well as that, that could be issues with fog first thing in the morning across southern england and wales so, if you‘re travelling first thing tomorrow, that in mind. for the rest of tomorrow, the fog will lift. some will be slow to clear. tomorrow is going to be a fairly cloudy day and we have this weak weather front across scotland bringing patchy rain. between six and 11. the top temperature in aberdeen. moving into wednesday, we still have high pressure in charge of our weather. two week france trying to move around it so at times we will see some rain coming in across the north but most of us will have a cloudy day on wednesday. low cloud, murky conditions and some hill fog and some drizzle in the west. eastern areas, in the shelter of the heals, could see some brightness. —— hill. thursday, high pressure squeezed. in the north we‘re looking at some breezing conditions with the weather front not too far away, introducing some rain but basically a fairly cloudy day with limited brightness. there will be some again in the shelter of any hills. temperatures roughly where they should be at this stage in january. roughly where they should be at this stage injanuary. all i can say is that it stage injanuary. all i can say is thatitis stage injanuary. all i can say is that it is not as wild as it was last week. it was wild last week! thank you, carol. harry dunn died last year when he was involved in a head on collision. the woman driving, anne sacoolas, left for the us, claiming diplomatic immunity. now, footage has emerged of a car at an raf base near where harry died, driving on the wrong side of the road, and borisjohnson has said he will raise the "driving habits" of us personnel with secretary of state mike pompeo. we‘rejoined now by radd seiger, the spokesman for the dunn family. just looking at that, it is lucky what happen in that footage, that the car seems to be on the right side of the road. everybody was horrified. it sent shivers down my spine watching it. we now know the last thing harry saw before he mate his fate. absolutely awful. what can be done about it? that is one of the things that tim and charlotte are clear about, they want to make sure nobody goes through this again. that has to be a comprehensive safety review. frankly, we‘re not so much interested in what boris is saying to mike pompeo but more about what police and residents are doing about safety. let‘s move forward. police and residents are doing about safety. let's move forward. you are not happy with the prime minister last week. he essentially said that anne sacoolas is not going to come back to the uk. you mentioned the discussions with mike pompeo and you are not discussions with mike pompeo and you a re not interested discussions with mike pompeo and you are not interested in that but could there be something to follow—up on face—to—face discussions? there be something to follow—up on face-to-face discussions? any dialogue is helpful but the question is, do the parents have trust and faith? absolutely not. mike pompeo was the first person in washington to say anne sacoolas is never coming back. we know his approach. we are going to focus on the people we are building relationships with, the diplomats both in washington and london working 2a/7 to bring anne sacoolas back. our london working 2a/7 to bring anne sacoolas back. 0urfriends in the cabinet who were clearly with us. and we will take it a step at a time. we are not too concerned as to boris‘s predictions as to what may or may not happen. how are they doing? really, really struggling. i cannot emphasise how tough it is. holiday season is always painful and it is not getting any easier. to their absolute credit they are continuing to be here is an trying to get what they set out to get. when we showed the footage, how does that impact on them? it isjust not make you think we all felt it, it was horrifying. it increased the urgency. we have been asking for this review for mums and every cloud has a silver lining but that incident on friday has served to bring things sharply into focus. they want action and we expect action this week. does it encourage you to hear the head of northampton police saying this is the number one priority for them? i had a lengthy conversation with them. no doubt where this sense. it is absolutely number one priority and we are grateful for their support. what is it you want to be done? simple driving habits? that is the missing piece. nobody on the american side is talking to us and we need them to come out and have a constructive dialogue. the needs to be a safety review and help these people drive on the left—hand side is you and i are required to do. scary footage to watch it again. thank you for keeping us to date as ever. thank you very much. it is approaching 7:55am. still to come on breakfast this morning: fresh from the strictly stage, kevin clifton is set to star in a new west end version of the wedding singer. he‘lljoin us just after 8:30. louise, the singer, will be here as well. she has got a new album out as well. she has got a new album out as well. we will be getting my reaction to that speech last night by prince harry talking about the deal that has been done, that they did not necessarily get what they hope comment but they are stepping back. if you have not seen it, we will have a clip of it in a few minutes. thank you for your comments this morning including about the cost of hs2. morning including about the cost of hsz. the morning including about the cost of hs2. the mayor of greater manchester saying even though it might cost £106 billion it is worth it for the north of england and if you are going to cut costs by is always in the north. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i‘m alpa patel. extra police enforcement powers for redbridge road. emergency services were called to a disturbance in elmstead road, seven kings, and found the three men, aged in their 20s or 30s. extra police enforcement powers have been authorised for the whole of redbridge borough until 8am this morning. several local roads around the crime scene remain closed. plans to reuse and disturb old graves at the world famous highgate cemetery in north london will come a step closer this week. it‘s as a private members bill comes before the house of lords. friends of highgate cemetery trust say space is quickly running out and steps need to be taken to free plots. if the bill is passed, graves will only be cleared if there are no objections from relatives. the london eye is marking its 20th year of towering over the capital. it was opened by the then—prime minister tony blair on new years eve 1999. it had an initial technical problem though so didn‘t open to the public for a further 3 months. it‘s made of 32 capsules, which are said to represent london‘s 32 boroughs. it receives millions of passengers every year. it‘s blue monday, the most depressing day of the year, but the charity the samaritans are encouraging us to start conversations with strangers. tea bags are being handed out at train stations across london with the hope that it‘ll encourage us to have a chat to family, friends and colleagues. friendly conversations on the train are also encouraged. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now... 0n the tube — minor delays on the district line. major delays piccadilly line is part suspended between acton town and rayners lane, westbound. severe delays also between acton town and arnos grove eastbound 0n the roads there are delays building on the a13 — coming into town through dagenham 0ther roads also close due to the crime scene investigation. in wembley: ranelagh road is closed from the high road — a man is in a critical condition following an assault now the weather. here‘s kate kinsella. good morning. it‘s a cold start again this morning. temperatures hovering around the zero celsius mark so frost for most. a dry start though and indeed a dry day with more sunshine. now, there will be a bit more cloud around today. some mist potentially first thing this morning which, if you have it, could be quite slow to clear. but we will see a bit more cloud, hazy sunny spells this afternoon and temperatures achieve four and six celsius. the wind still extremely light and will continue overnight as well, and that is going to allow, overnight under clearer skies, for more mist and fog to form. so potentially more than last night, more widespread so a murky start on tuesday morning. minimum temperature in the suburbs down to —3 so another frosty start first thing tomorrow morning. now, the mist and fog tomorrow, of course, with the temperature that low, could turn to freezing fog, so potentially some quite hazardous driving condition first thing tomorrow morning. some sunny spells around. temperatures still pretty chilly — around seven celsius, then more cloud from wednesday onwards. enjoy those sunny spells. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning — welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: prince harry speaks out for the first time since his decision to stand down from royal duties. he tells of his "great sadness" but insists he had no other option. 0ur our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations but without public funding. unfortunately, that was not possible. three men in their 20s and 30s are stabbed to death after a disturbance in east london. the spiralling cost of the hs2 high speed rail link... leaks of a government—commissioned review show the final bill could be as much as £106 billion — and the line could stop at birmingham. a sign of things to come — liverpool‘s moment ofjoy at anfield last night as they continue their unbeaten start to the premier league season with a 2—0 win over manchester united. louise will be here to tell us why her first louise will be here to tell us why herfirst album louise will be here to tell us why her first album for 18 years helped her first album for 18 years helped her get over heartache. good morning, for england and wales today, a frosty start, some patchy fog to get rid of and then most having sunny spells. scotland and northern ireland, more cloud, some drizzle and gusty winds in the north west. all the details, later. it‘s monday january 20th. good morning. our top story. prince harry has spoken out for the first time about the decision to step back as a senior royal, saying he is "taking a leap of faith." speaking at a charity event last night, he said that he and the duchess of sussex had hoped to continue serving the queen without public funding, but that had proved to be impossible. this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell contains some flashing images. they had hoped, they said in their personal statement of the 8th january, to find a progressive new role within the royal family, in which, while stepping back, they could have continued to serve. that hasn‘t worked out. 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‘re 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 meghan and i over the last few months. i will continue to be the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities that are so important to me. all of which establishes beyond doubt that this process of stepping away from royal life and royal duty has already fallen short of harry‘s hopes. he‘s taken responsibility for choosing this new path and he says he‘s accepted the conditions which have been imposed by the queen and her advisers. nicholas witchell, bbc news. three men have died in a triple stabbing in east london. police were called shortly before 8pm last night to a disturbance on a street in seven kings, ilford where they found the victims with stab wounds. 0ur reporter dan johnson is there now. this is clearly in a residential street, what more can you tell us? yes, this is a huge police investigation that is under way and there is major concern in the area at the brutality of this. you may be able to make out the police forensic tent on the corner of that road. that is where the incident ended last nightjust that is where the incident ended last night just before that is where the incident ended last nightjust before apm, with three men in their 20s or 30s having been found with stab ribbons. they could not be saved. there is a video circulating which some of the aftermath of that attack, showing how brutal this attack was. there is a large area that has been cordoned off as part of this police investigation. it looks like they are investigating this was a disturbance that moved through the town because there is an area of shops cordoned off and an area near the railway station cordoned off as well. there is a lot of work for the police to confirm who those men were, how they knew each other and whether anyone else was involved. three more relatively young lives lost and knife crime and huge concern in the community here. i'm sure, dan johnson, thank concern in the community here. i'm sure, danjohnson, thank you. illegal migration in small boats will continue to be a challenge for law enforcement agencies, according to the national crime agency. it says gangs based in france are working together to smuggle people across the channel and have developed their tactics to evade detection. colin campbell is in dover for us this morning. colin, good morning. what‘s being done to try and stop the boats getting to the uk? the national crime agency say they are trying to prevent these small boats making their way to the uk by trying to cut off the supply of the equipment, the outboard engines, the inflata ble equipment, the outboard engines, the inflatable dinghies to the migrant groups and smuggling gangs. they say they are trying to do that by working with their european partners, police in france, belgium and holland and they say what they are attempting to do is to reach out to the suppliers and the retailers of the equipment to prevent it falling into the wrong hands. they say their smuggling gangs and are having to travel much further afield to get hold of the equipment. tragically, three people lost their lives trying to come across to the uk in small boats last year. one of them was 31—year—old phd student, whose body was found washed ashore in holland. two men have since been prosecuted and jailed for that. the national crime agency fair there could be further fatalities this year with migrant gang set off from beaches even further away. thank you, colin. all this week the bbc is looking into the issues surrounding immigration. to find out more, to to bbc.co.uk/ukimmigration. and you can download the new in—depth bbc briefing guide from bbc.co.uk/news. robert de niro and phoebe waller bridge were among the winners at the screen actors guild awards last night. but it was brad pitt and jennifer aniston who have dominated the conversation since. they both picked up awards at the glitzy hollywood event, where they were pictured together for the first time in years. there they are. brad picked up the gong for his role as a charming stunt man in once upon a time in hollywood. here was his speech that sets some giggles off in the room and wider afield as well. i'm going to add this to my tinder profile. laughter let‘s be honest, it was a difficult part. a guy who gets high, takes his shirt off and doesn‘t get on with his wife. laughter it was a big stretch. big! laughter cheering and applause with a wry smile, a little clap from jennifer aniston and he ends his speech. by the way, later this morning, i know you are not on social media any more. iam social media any more. i am occasionally. not on twitter because some of that horrible stuff but if you want an uplifting story to start 2020. in about ten minutes‘ time, don‘t go anywhere, a lovely story about how social media works powerfully and can makea social media works powerfully and can make a real difference. 8.08. you are watching breakfast. they may be giving up their roles of senior royals but prince harry insists he and his wife meghan are "not walking away". the duke made the comments at a charity event in london last night — his first public speech since the couple announced their decision. let‘s get reaction now from royal biographer, angela levin and robert lacey, an historical advisor for the crown. thank you very much for coming on this morning, good to see you both. i‘m sure you are listening carefully to what prince harry were saying last night, no other option was one of the real clear lines that came out of that. i am keen for you to have a discussion amongst yourselves this morning. what did you make, angela, from what you heard from prince harry last night? well, my immediate reaction was profound sadness, actually. he‘s actually been born in two places, deciding between his wife, who he adores, and the queen who he also adores and his sense of duty. when i interviewed him for my biography he made very, very strong statements about his sense of duty first to the queen and then to his brother, william. but it seems that he has chosen his path. i don‘t understand why it is... why it has to happen but it‘s very, very sad. robert... i quite has to happen but it‘s very, very sad. robert... iquite agree has to happen but it‘s very, very sad. robert... i quite agree with angela. carry on. i don't quite agree with angela, she has framed as if meghan has torn him away. he had his own very solid reasons for wanting to leave the family and positive reasons, too. he wants to express the things he believes in. he wants to endorse the causes that matter to him without the shadow of the palace telling him what to do. they have told him he can't be royal any more. i think he should give up being duke of sussex as wealth is that he hasn't got much to do with sussex especially and he told he's not royal, so i don't think he should go on being sussex royal. i'm rather hoping they will rebrand themselves as harry and meghan. the royal brand is pretty contaminated anyway. i think it was sad that prince andrew was there with the queen yesterday. why can prince fran drew remain royal and harry count? i think there are some things they have to work out there. —— ikan andrew remain royal and harry cannot? i don't agree, ithink if you are royal, you have to have an umbrella of people telling you what you should do and what you can‘t do. ido you should do and what you can‘t do. i do think it will also make his life very difficult in canada he doesn‘t have friends there. life very difficult in canada he doesn't have friends there.” life very difficult in canada he doesn't have friends there. i don't ee, doesn't have friends there. i don't agree, he has lots of friends. i think that is one of the things about harry. he is going to find a family he hasn't got here. just as william got enormous strength from the middletons when he married into kate's family. it was ordinary family life that you don't get here. in the same way, harry has the mulraneys and all the friends that meghan has there. he will be more relaxed and he will set up his foundation. i don't think they should call it sussex royal, it should call it sussex royal, it should be the harry and meghan foundation. as he says, he will serve and do good without the constraints of this place upon him. the problem is, he‘s actually going to swa p the problem is, he‘s actually going to swap being a royal celebrity, being so popular with the country, with being a celebrity celebrity. he told me never, ever wanted to do that but that thin line is one has a sense of duty and... are you suggesting harry hasn't got a sense of duty? i'm saying he has a huge sense of duty. he will do that in a new way in north america. making money out of netflix. he's not going to come he will set up a foundation like the 0bama foundation, perfectly respectable. that pulls in $250 million a year, which is twice as much as the palace pulls in. that will pay all his expenses, all her expenses. they will create a whole new dimension of service. that's what he was talking about last night andl what he was talking about last night and i welcome it very much. well, i hope he continues with the invictus games. of course he will. i think he‘s a very vulnerable man. games. of course he will. i think he's a very vulnerable man. that is a patronising thing to say about a man who is now 35, the same age as his mother was when he died —— when she died. he said in south africa that he was having terrible trouble sleeping at night because he was overwhelmed by the problems of the world. this is not a man who is very strong, i‘m afraid. world. this is not a man who is very strong, i'm afraid. this is a man who did two tours of duty in afghanistan. it's a patronising to say he's not strong. i'm not being patronising, i admire him hugely. make it clear, please. i'm trying to do. he‘s very good physically, was happiest when he within the army. are you saying he's not mentally? hasn't mentioned he mentioned he has mental health issues. he was very honest about that. the family are worried about him. i'm glad they're worried about him. i'm glad they're worried about him. i'm glad they're worried about him, why were they not more welcoming? why couldn't prince charles and william spare time to see him when he came back, why did they say put it in writing? angela... i‘m enjoying your gracious disagreement this morning. can i reset things and ask you, do you think, bearing in mind what you have both been saying this morning, interesting to listen to very different points of view. do you think they will be able to make a clea n think they will be able to make a clean break, angela, first of all?” think it will be very, very difficult, very difficult.” think it will be very, very difficult, very difficult. i think, i don't think they want a clean break. they will pay for frogmore cottage so they can come back and stay here. they are doing their best to create this idea of going across the atlantic, which is what he stated. the royal court chairs have got in the way and stopped that. i think this is a great and exciting new dimension not just the harry meghan but the royal family at a whole. we will look back on this... they won‘t be involved in it. whole. we will look back on this... they won't be involved in it. they are a memberof they won't be involved in it. they are a member of the family has the queen said. the queen was very clear that although she was grandmotherly in her statement, there is a steel plate that runs through it, that she will not have people doing progressive royalty without her permission. she is still in charge. why did she have prince andrew with her at church, the day she says harry can't be royal? that is the man who has been a real disgrace to the royal family. harry is not a disgrace that they want to do it just on their terms without compromising and i‘m afraid... she is very strong, the queen.” compromising and i‘m afraid... she is very strong, the queen. i agree she is and thank goodness. absolutely. i'm glad we found something for you to agree on at the end. hopefully won‘t disagree on this one either, robert, you work as an adviser on the crown. this makes for those who like that tv series, future series an interesting watch, won‘t it? future series an interesting watch, won't it? well, we will have to see. lam only won't it? well, we will have to see. i am only the historical consultant to the crown. if they want me to advise on the history on this, and i'm sure they would like your advice, angela, we will see what we can do. i'm not sure what the crown holds in store in that respect. harry when i went to interview him at the palace, the first thing he said to me when he shook my hand is are you watching the crown? good! i felt very embarrassed. he said, i‘m going to make sure i stop it before they get to me. maybe they will, let's see! what a fascinating insight that is. he wants it stopped before they get to prince harry. may before they get to prince harry. may bea before they get to prince harry. may be a good thing. thank you very much. go and enjoy a nice up to you together. thank you very much. that was an interesting insight, wasn‘t it? harry... it is our netflix. he is talking to netflix. does he have the power? maybe that is why he signed a deal with netflix if he does have it. sorry, getting carried away! you get the sense that history is being written in many ways right now. let‘s bring on the crown. it will be about ten years away. that is speculation. 8.17. we know it is cold. carol has all the details. good morning, it is cold. some starting in england and wales with some frost. this week, it will be mainly dry. frosty nights the first half, often cloudy, despite the fact we are being governed by high pressure. we will see some mist and fog. here is the same set of high pressure, a huge area, pushing low pressure towards the mediterranean. storm gloria is here. a lot of rain yesterday in majorca. wendy today with the weather front not far away, some drizzle at times across parts of scotland, may be into northern ireland. brighter skies in the east. for england and wales, some patchy mist were left. we also had some frost which were left and then looking at sunny spells. hazy sunshine with temperatures ranging from 7—11d. through this evening and the cloud in the north spells by the south, then we see some drizzle and a weather front bring some rain. then we see some drizzle and a weatherfront bring some rain. in the south of the country under clear skies, and and a frosty one. also in southern england and parts of wales, something to watch out for tomorrow morning in some dense fog. if you‘re travelling, bear that in mind. so that‘s well left but a lot of it will lift into low cloud. if you are stuck under that, it will hold back the temperature. tomorrow cloudy generally, brighterskies the temperature. tomorrow cloudy generally, brighter skies in the hills. the weak weather front sinking south, producing some rain with temperatures between 6—11. tuesday and wednesday, high pressure very much with us still. a weak weather front in the north still producing some rain. as we go through the course of the day, you might be lucky and see one or two brighter breaks but for most of us, it will be cloudy, it will be grey and murky with some drizzle. temperature wise, looking at about 12 in the north, nine as we push down towards cardiff. we don‘t have the kind of weather they are experiencing in australia, thankfully. these pictures, you can see, our hail. big hale cracked car windscreens. these huge cricket ball sized hail in some instances came their way. 0ver sized hail in some instances came their way. over the next couple of days, it will get warmer ones again but drier. for us, we carry on thursday with all this cloud, and weather front in the north bringing some rain and on thursday, temperatures roughly where they should be. thank you so much. interesting seeing all those pictures from australia as well. brilliant story alert, ready? it was a chance discovery that sparked an extraordinary response. after starting a newjob, hari millerfound an order of service from a funeral service gathering dust in her desk drawer. moved by what she read, she took to twitter to reveal the leaflet was in memory of a 21—year—old girl called amelia. she explained how amelia had died from a rare form of epilepsy and said she‘d made a donation to a justgiving page detailed in the leaflet. amelia‘s parents then contacted hari to tell her about their daughter‘s life including her decision to donate her brain to research. they said they expected about 200 people to go to her funeral. 600 came in the end. in the last few days, a flurry of donors touched by the story have raised more than £30,000 for the epilepsy society, taking the campaign‘s total past the £110,000 mark. hari joins us now along with amelia‘s parents hamish and debbie roberts. good morning to you. i know you have been corresponding on e—mail that you met for the first time last night. it‘s an amazing story, isn‘t it? it's gone bonkers. the weekend... i can‘t describe it. i get a ping every time we get a donation on e—mail and i‘ve been reading thousands and thousands of e—mails over the weekend, people donating. you saw the message from hari and talk to her? she put that she had seen the funeral service order in her desk. i said that‘s incredible, thank you for the donation and we struck up a conversation. you started a new job, you‘ve been trying to get into this draw of the desk quite a while? yes, six weeks. i'd kind of given up on that day i decided to give it a bit ofa that day i decided to give it a bit of a proper shelf and managed to get in and, yeah, there were some odd things in there. i was having a bit ofa things in there. i was having a bit of a laugh filtering through it. there were things like six identical lip cells and then there were a leaflet and i read it. it was a shock, a beautiful girl on the front, because it was an order of service. when i put two and two together, i went for a cry in the loo. i carried on reading ends at the back of the order of service hamish and debbie had put some really interesting information that i wasn't aware of. and they put a justgiving link and i thought i had to give something. so when you put that on social media, you had this interaction and then you put it on social media. did you ever think, i‘m sure many people... you throw something out on social media and you think it is interesting to you, will anyone else be interested and all of a sudden it goes crazy?” knew some people who followed me would be interested because how can you not be touched by that story? but i had no idea at all. i left it a couple of days. i was close to closing my twitter account. i put up a gif that said that's all folks and thenl a gif that said that's all folks and then i thought just a gif that said that's all folks and then i thoughtjust one more story. it almost didn‘t happen? then i thoughtjust one more story. it almost didn't happen? almost didn't happen. tell us about amelia. we are blessed, we had three beautiful daughters, amelia was our middle one. amelia was the most courageous middle one. amelia was the most courageous girl. she developed epilepsy at 16, in the form of seizures where she had an absence from the situation. she was very brave and tenacious. she says, i have epilepsy but it doesn't have me. she fulfilled so many things. she was captain of school lacrosse and university lacrosse team. she we nt and university lacrosse team. she went to borneo, where she helped build drainage systems in villages. and she, in the last 12 months, she developed tonic—clonic seizures and the tenth one killed her. we have been recovering from this, trying to pull the family back together again andl pull the family back together again and i have to say, we are doing really well. it's a really emotional time anyway. saturday was the anniversary of the funeral, is that right? all this happening whilst you are going through the heartbreak of an anniversary? yes, but i sorta feel that is serendipity or something, that she‘s up there having a bit of a laugh about the whole thing. we joked having a bit of a laugh about the whole thing. wejoked on new year‘s eve that we needed to get her up this year. wow! wanted to set a target of 100,000 by the end of the year. and you have gone past it. thanks to hari. she understood a lot about epilepsy and she wanted specific research to be done, didn‘t she? we didn't know anything about epilepsy when she was first diagnosed. we had an impression, as most people do, that if you are epileptic you just fall on the floor and have these dreadful seizures. we didn‘t know about the different forms, the vacancies. we have learned so much. we worked with the epilepsy society and people who supported amelia when she was first diagnosed. they are amazing people and are doing world—class research and are doing world—class research and funding to get money to help with certain people who are not responding to their drugs. a lot of people don't understand about epilepsy or the statistics. there are three new diagnoses a day, three people die a day from epilepsy. there are about 600,000 people in the uk and if amelia had been through this genomics programme, she could still be here. it is very difficult to get the right drug dosage for the sufferer. so this £110,000, and more, we hope, will help fund research into genomics funding. amazing, the thing i love about this story... you have never met each other and then you meet for the first time last night, having had this amazing few days where you have been corresponding on e—mail and yet you have managed to have a huge impact on hamish and debbie‘s life. and they have me and amelia has on me. it has been phenomenal. i feel it is such a privilege.” has on me. it has been phenomenal. i feel it is such a privilege. i get the feeling you will stay in touch? for sure. we have really clicked. i could have been a widow! i'm hopefully not. your daughter is running a marathon? yes, with amelia‘s my cousin and her boyfriend, or running the marathon. they will be there supporting her to do that. the fundraising continue. yes. ijust do that. the fundraising continue. yes. i just want to add do that. the fundraising continue. yes. ijust want to add i‘m very passionate about brain donation. a lot of people say, but i already donate my organs, i‘ve signed up or opted out of whatever we are doing now but your brain is not included in that because you can‘t transplant a brain. a brain donation is a com pletely a brain. a brain donation is a completely separate process you have to go through. you fill out a form, send it off and amelia had done that. which is really important for research. i think that is what touched a lot of people as well, the fa ct touched a lot of people as well, the fact she had the foresight to do that. you are all lovely, thank you so much. what a wonderful story to come from social media as well, thank you very much indeed. thank you for talking to us. i imagine you will get some more e—mails! thank you. lovely to have you on the programme. 8.27. we will be back in a couple of minutes after the news, travel and weather wherever you are. hi there. good morning to you. it was a glorious weekend for many of us with a lot of sunshine around but it was cold with hard overnight frosts. the reason for the fine and settled weather is this very strong area of high pressure which has established itself across the uk, bringing the light winds for most, but isobars again fairly close together across the north of the country with weather fronts looming. here again across much of north and west scotland, the far north of england and into northern ireland it will be rather cloudy, quite breezy, windy in the north west of scotland, perhaps some spots of rain for the northern isles. but further south those winds will be lighter and after a cold and frosty start, variable amounts of high cloud, it should be another fine and sunny afternoon. temperatures again reaching 7—9 degrees in the south. we could see ten or 11 across parts of scotland in the milder south—westerly wind. as we head through monday night, staying cloudy across northern areas with a weather front slipping south that will introduce thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain certainly to the northern half of scotland. with more of the cloud, the breeze across the north, not as cold as it will be further south where once again we will see clear spells and a widespread frost. could have some dense fog patches across parts of southern england and wales to greet us on tuesday morning, giving rise to poor visibility, so watch out for that if you‘re heading out early on. high pressure still with us, then, as we head through tuesday, but we have that weather front across northern parts of the country continuing to thicken the cloud up and bring some spots of rain. it looks like the higher ground of northern and western scotland seeing that rain. could see a few spots pushing into southern scotland, perhaps in northern ireland later in the day. quite a bit of cloud across the country on tuesday with the best of the sunshine across some eastern counties with temperatures ranging between seven and 11 degrees. this week is staying largely dry thanks to high pressure. we will see a little bit of sunshine but it will tend to become cloudy as we move through the week. this is worklife from bbc news, with ben bland and tim willcox. counting the cost of care — new research finds billions of hours of care are going unpaid around the world. live from london, that‘s our top story on monday the 20th of january. with a third of the global population in need of care by the end of the decade, what can be done to reward those that take on the work? elsewhere, the world s biggest plastic polluter, china, says it will ban single—use bags.