this is bbc news. the headlines: the queen has attended church at sandringham after missing services over christmas and the new year because of a heavy cold. a political advisor at the israeli embassy has been secretly recorded saying he wants to "take down" the foreign office minister sir alan duncan — who's a strong critic ofjewish settlements. the prime minister says she will announce more details about her brexit plans over the coming weeks. insisting that britain will get the right deal. it is wrong to look at this as a binary issue as to whether you get control on immigration or access to the single market. i don't see it as a binary issue. the average amount of unsecured debt has reached a record—high of almost £13,000 per uk household. the big freeze. parts of europe and eastern united states are hit by a cold snap.

heavy snowfall and sub—zero temperatures have left more than 20 people dead and caused transport chaos. and in half hour — the click team explore the gadgets on display at las vegas‘s massive consumer electronics show. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the queen has appeared at a church service in sandringham — her first public appearance for weeks after suffering from a heavy cold over christmas. she arrived just over an hour ago, accompanied by prince philip — who was also hit by the bug. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has been waiting near the church with wellwishers: very pleasing to the dozens of people who have turned out to see the queen this morning, members of the queen this morning, members of the public who stood outside the church to see her. the first time we have seen her over the christmas and new year period, the first time she

has been seen in public since she arrived at sandringham. she was given here in one of the state cars, all in blue, very clear to see straightaway, driven through the gates to mary magdalene church here on the sandringham estate, and when she got out she was applauded by the members of the public who had come out to see her. she looked as far as we could tell absolutely fine. she walked unaided and did not need any help and she looked as though she had recovered from that heavy cold which has really lingered for her over the course of the past three weeks. that has prevented herfrom coming to church on both christmas day and new year's day on the sandringham estate. highly unusual for her to not turn up for what is a key pa rt for her to not turn up for what is a key part of the public diary of the royalfamily key part of the public diary of the royal family and the queen over the year, so she clearly has not been well. she has been inside the sandringham estate, but this morning, the first time we have properly seen her out and about and actually the queen has not done a

public endangerment, a direct engagement, since the beginning of december —— public engagement. she looked well, and everyone was pleased to see her, accompanied by the members of the royalfamily pleased to see her, accompanied by the members of the royal family and we will see her emerging from church after the service in about 45 minutes. half the country has had a heavy cold over the past month. i wonder if this is, for the royal advisers, somewhat irksome, that there is so much interest in the health of the queen, but that is kind of natural. but it must be slightly annoying. somewhat irksome and annoying are the good words to describe how the officials probably have felt. but she is 90 and clearly when she becomes unwell there is a sense of caution with those around her and with her doctors in terms of what she does. the weather in sandringham in the last couple of weeks has been pretty grim and last sunday on new year's day was pouring with rain. very cold compared to the

mild conditions today. it is much better for her to be coming mild conditions today. it is much betterfor her to be coming out mild conditions today. it is much better for her to be coming out on a day like today, and you also have to remember, people have said, she's only got a cold, why are you covering it? but there is a choreography to the royals and their year and there are certain points when you expect to see the queen and church on christmas day is one of those key moments. when a decision is made to not go to church on christmas day, she clearly isn't feeling great, and there is significant is in the fact that she is not seen at an event where the public expect her to be seen. there is some merit in marking the fact that the queen has been unwell enough to not go to some of these important occasions, where she would wa nt to important occasions, where she would want to be seen, and she is a woman with a deep faith and to not go to church on christmas day, again would have been a decision she would not have been a decision she would not have taken have been a decision she would not have ta ken lightly. we have some pictures which have come in in the last couple of minutes. the queen on the right. she

left the church after the traditional service. prince philip with her, of course. much better weather and many well—wishers. the israeli ambassador in london has apologised after the embassy‘s political officer was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" some british mps — including the foreign office minister, sir alan duncan. shai masot was recorded by an undercover aljazeera reporter as he lunched with a female aide to the mp robert halfon — a former political director of the group, conservative friends of israel. mr masot is also heard describing the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, as an idiot. the ambassador, mark regev, said the comments did not reflect the israeli government's views. jane frances kelly reports. the emergence of the footage is highly embarrassing for the israelis. it shows shai masot dining with, among others, an aide to the conservative education minister robert halfon. mr masot, a senior political adviser

at the israeli embassy, says he would like to bring down a member of the british government. sir alan duncan has been a fierce critic of israeli policy. just over two years ago, he described israel's control and division of the west bank city of hebron as nothing short of apartheid, where palestinians were treated as second—class citizens. in the covert footage, mr masot also describes sir alan's boss, borisjohnson, in less than flattering terms. sir crispin blunt, chair of the commons' foreign affairs select committee, described mr masot‘s comments about sir alan as outrageous and deserving of investigation. lord pollock, director of the conservative friends of israel said, "we utterly condemn any attempt to undermine sir alan duncan, or any minister or any member of parliament".

in a statement, the foreign office said: while the british government is not taking any further action, the film raises uncomfortable questions about mr masot, and just how much influence he has been able to wield. jane—frances kelly, bbc news. the prime minister has said she will announce more details about her brexit plans over the coming weeks. in herfirst broadcast interview of the year — she said that the uk will be looking to get the best deal possible in the brexit negotiations — saying that trade deals and immigration were not binary issues. i spoke to our political correspondent susana mendonca about what the prime minister's been saying. she sees a future relationship with europe where immigration is limited and she says britain would have control over our borders

and the laws but they want uk companies to be able to trade, so she wants to have her cake and eat it, in a sense. this is what she had to say. first of all, i will be setting out more details in the coming weeks as we look ahead to triggering article 50 but what i'm saying is, it is wrong to look at this asjust a binary issue. as to either you have control of immigration or you have a good trade deal. i don't see it as a binary issue. we will, outside the european union, be able to have control of immigration and be able to set our rules for people coming to the uk from member states of the european union. but also as part of the brexit deal we will be working to get the best possible deal in the trading relationship with the european union. the prime minister has also been talking about the kind of society she would like britain to become and criticisms of the society we are now. she has spoken about the shared

society and she says we have been too focused on the individual and we need to focus on helping one another. the responsibilities we have for one another and that includes government. she says government needs to have more responsibility to help people. when she became prime minister and she gave her first speech she spoke about creating a society which worked for everyone and she was going back to that theme. the first area that she's going to focus on is mental health, and she feels more needs to be done to deal with the stigma of mental health and she has talked about putting more money into that area, no clarity on how much, but we are expecting some announcements from her tomorrow on that. she has touched on it. if we look at the issue of mental health in this country, i think it is more about the stigma that still attaches to mental health. it is about how we recognise that one in four people will suffer from some mental health issue through their lives. what we need to make sure is that the parity of esteem that we have established

between physical health and mental health is actually carried forward, notjust in the nhs but in society at large, so people recognise that they can also offer support and help to people with mental health and they don't shy away from it. that focus on domestic policy is something that theresa may would like to steer things towards because she doesn't want her time as prime minister to be overshadowed by brexit, but that is very difficult considering where we are and the fa ct considering where we are and the fact that everyone wants to know what she is planning to go and what the deal will in tail when we finally hear what it is. —— entail. donald trump has said he is "very much" looking forward to meeting theresa may in the coming months and described britain as a "very special" ally. the president—elect — who is due to meet the prime minister in the spring — wrote on twitter — "i look very much forward to meeting prime minister theresa may in washington in the spring". "britain, a long—time us ally, is very special!" much of europe is in the grip of a big freeze with some areas

seeing temperatures that are colder than the arctic. its led to at least 20 deaths over the last couple of days and there has been heavy snowfall — even in places that rarely see snow. at least ten people died in poland, where temperatures plummeted to as low as minus 14 degrees celsius this weekend. seven people died in italy — after heavy snow hit the south eastern and central regions. five of them were homeless. in the czech republic, emergency services reported three deaths, after its capital prague experienced its coldest night of winter so far. and in belgium, a man died, after his truck slid off the highway. elsewhere in europe the extreme weather has caused travel chaos. the eastern united states is also experiencing harsh winter conditions which have led to fatal crashes on the roads. leanne brown has this report. strong blizzards and heavy snow in romania, paralysing traffic. more than 50 roads were closed because of low visibility, and winds up to 90mph.

hundreds of people had to be rescued from their cars. and one woman who could not get to hospital gave birth in an emergency vehicle at the side of the road. temperatures in parts of europe are now below those in the arctic. at least ten people have died in poland, many from hypothermia. as temperatures plummet to —20, the vulnerable are most at risk. the police are checking abandoned buildings for those forced to sleep rough. winter storms claimed at least seven lives in southern and central italy. towns hit by last year's earthquake face a new threat. here in amatrice firefighters are struggling to shore up dozens of damaged buildings. in turkey, bitterly cold air and heavy snowfall have brought parts of istanbul to a standstill. roads are blocked and hundreds of flights have been cancelled and waterways closed. the big freeze has also hit greece, including thousands of refugees

and migrants on the island of lesbos, who are used to more warmer conditions. after ten years in greece, we have snow. our people are very happy! even for those seeking the snow, it proved too much. these people skiing in bosnia decided to head home. translation: we came here thinking maybe the ski track would be ready and that we could ski a little bit, but it is too cold, especially on our hands. for thousands of people in america's deep south, storm helena has brought eight inches of snow. at least four people are thought to have died in weather—related incidents and tens of thousands of homes are without power. in atlanta alone 400 flights have been disrupted. many residents are listening to advice which is to stay inside. we will stay home all weekend just because we can.

we will be by the fireplace and ready to go. roads have been turned to ice rinks and as the storm moves to the north east it's causing traffic pile—ups. for both the united states and europe, forecasters are warning the icy conditions will remain for a few more days at least. new figures suggest the average household in the uk now has more unsecured debt than ever before — almost £13,000. that's before mortgages are taken into account. the tuc, which analysed official figures, says it shows families are struggling to get by on their pay alone, but officials at the bank of england maintain debt levels are falling. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. with christmas over, many of us will be poring over our bank statements to check our finances. but it appears that some of us are taking on increasing amounts of unsecured debt, including overd rafts, student loans, credit cards and personal loans.

analysis of official data by the tuc shows the average amount of unsecured borrowing per household has doubled since 2000 to £12,899. furthermore, the proportion of unsecured debt in proportion to disposable income has dropped from 21% to almost 28%, leaving a record total of unsecured debt of £3119 billion in britain. we are worried about that because we are expecting to see a slowdown in wages and an increase in inflation next year, meaning households could find it much harder to service those debts and to pay off the debts they owe. but while unsecured debt is rising, secured borrowing, such as home loans, is becoming more affordable. the bank of england says mortgage arrears and defaults have been steadily declining since 2011. but policymakers are worried nonetheless that many of us are taking on too much debt, which may become an issue if the economy weakens in 2017. joe lynam, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news:

the queen attended church at sandringham after missing the services over christmas and the new year because of a heavy cold. the israeli ambassador in london has apologised after an embassy official was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" the foreign office minister sir alan duncan — who's a strong critic ofjewish settlements. the prime minister says she will announce more details about her brexit plans over the coming weeks — insisting that britain will get the right deal. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. the first of today's fa cup third—round matches is underway, fulham against cardiff. the stadium is not very busy. but those who turned up have been treated to a

very early cardiff goal. fulham equalised. and then the london club took the lead through ryan says sessegnon. there are four other matches, too, and a couple of opportunities for upsets. chelsea take on peterborough this afternoon, while at lunchtime liverpool play league two plymouth argyle. these players want to have success and they want to get a chance, they want to take each chance they get. historical tournament. of course we will try everything to win it. it is pretty exciting and looking forward to it. looking forward to it, this is a very good game for plymouth argyle, to go to anfield in front of 50,000 people. we are looking forward to it, the supporters are buying their tickets and ready to go and we are going to take

a very good following. we get very good grounds, anyway, nearly 20,000 at times. the experience and intensity of the game will take care of itself. we have a lot of good players on the pitch who can take care of the ball and we will have to do that on sunday. the fa chief executive martin glenn has been speaking to 5 live's sportsweek today. and as well as saying there are plans to increase fa cup to benefit lower league clubs, he's also spoken of reform within the fa itself. in july, sports minister tracey crouch warned that football could lose millions of pounds of funding if it didn't make changes. glenn says they'll start with the fa council. it doesn't represent people who play football today, it is overrepresented by white miles who are quite old. it doesn't reflect the people in the game today ——

miles. that is the opportunity. where we want to go with the reform, we would like to have a term so you can't stay there for life, you might doa can't stay there for life, you might do a few years and then you move on, so do a few years and then you move on, so fresh blood can come through. and now to cricket. stuart broad's hobart hurricanes were beaten by the sydney thunder. broad took the first wicket of the thunders‘ reply to the target of 162 set by the hurricanes. but celebrations were short lived. fellow england batsmanjames vince made 44 for the hurricanes to help them reach the target with ease, and win by 6 wickets. sir andy murray's winning streak of 28 atp tour matches is over, after he lost the qatar 0pen final to old rival novak djokovic. the world number two was serving for the match in the second set but murray saved three match points to force the final into a decider. the match last nearly three hours and in the end it was djokovic who edged it. despite that defeat, murray retains his number one ranking. you couldn't ask for a better start of the year, playing the final against andy who is number one

in the world and has been in tremendous form, winning almost 30 matches in a row. it is an unbelievable performance from both of us. we pushed each other to the limit. the rivalry continues into the new year. that's all the sport for now. i will be back with more for you in the next hour. now this morning a 75—metre wind turbine blade was transported through the streets of hull. it's being put up in the centre of hull as an art installation because this year hull is the city of culture. let's speak to our correspondent in hull, sarah walton. yes, the blade is being manoeuvred into its last position. not a normal piece of artwork you would see in the centre of a city, it would normally have a wind turbine blade on top of a giant wind turbine out that sea. how'd you get this into

city centre? very carefully. it left the siemens factory about two miles away from here at two o'clock in the morning, on the back of a lorry and it was moved very slowly. very narrow roads and tight corners in hull city centre. to get it here safely they had to take around 50 bits of street furniture down, like street signs and traffic lights, they had to be cut down to get it here. this is the first in a series of temporary art installations which will be put up to mark the city of culture which hull is this year. how did you become involved?” culture which hull is this year. how did you become involved? i was having conversations with the curators and they introduced the idea of the city of culture and they we re idea of the city of culture and they were delighted and committed to this, then we asked siemens and they agreed to give us one of their

blades. why have you got a wind turbine gridlock it is a defining form of the 21st—century and hull is producing them. why have you got a wind turbine? said there is a self evident connection between engineering, and how a evident connection between engineering, and howa city reimagines itself for the future and the relationship between industrial production and a city which is very concerned with the idea of work and the value of work. this constitutes a new way of thinking about that. had you thought about the actual process of getting this into a city centre? in a kind of subtle way, but we have been working with some superb people, as you can hear, they are starting work. what are they doing right now? move out of the way. it is very busy. yes, this is a

live installation. when it is finally imposition, it is based on two tripods, like a camera. it is held at the root down at one side of the square and to allow it to clear the square and to allow it to clear the buses because i wanted it to go right across the square behind queen victoria, so she is not aware of it. that is the statue in the middle here. yes. queen victoria faces away from the blade, so behind her, as if she doesn't notice, to get over the buses we have two prop it up and be propping up is the difficult bit. to make it curve round the corner we had to twist the blade to around 30 degrees and that is never done with a wind turbine blade. thanks. all these people have come to have a look at it being put into its final position. it will be here for a

while, until march the 18th. position. it will be here for a while, until march the 18thm looks wonderful. hollywood is gearing up for this year's golden globes — one of the biggest nights in the entertainment calendar. the ceremony is traditionally seen as an indicator of which films will do well at the oscars and there are plenty of british contenders. this report by our los angeles correspondent james cook contains some flash photography. hollywood likes nothing better than talking about itself. this year it has gone a step further, singing and dancing. la la land's love interests are played by ryan gosling and emma stone, and the city of stars itself. you've never seen it? i've never seen it. oh, my. you know it is playing at the rialto? really? yes. the next contender for golden globes glory could hardly be more different. he usually can take care of hisself. he good that way. moonlight, with six nominations, is a coming—of—age story. naomie harris plays a drug—addicted

mother, and she thinks the industry is getting better at telling stories about people with colour. i think there is a fantastic level of diversity this year, and i think it's something that is so to be celebrated. and it is a shame that we have to... it almost seems so regressive to have these conversations about race, in 2017 now, that we are still fixated about that. we just want great movies, really. do you think there is a change this year? where do you think we stand? i think there are changes happening all the time. when i think about my career 25 years ago, and starting out, and how few actors there were to fill the very few roles for people of colour, the stories were just not the stories that i guess studios and producers... didn't realise they were stories that people wanted to see. another story that continues to fascinate is that of the british royalfamily. claire foy has been showered with praise for her portrayal

of the young elizabeth. what a role to take on. i know, what an idiot! do you know what the royals think of it? no, i wish i did. i wish they would reach out, but we don't know anything, really. i was wondering if i might take danny into town? for what? a change. in tv, the bbc coproduction the night manager has four nominations. the adaptation ofjohn le carre's novel has won praise from critics and audiences, to the delight of its star, tom hiddleston. when you make something, you never know if it's going to catch fire and ignite people's interests, but it seemed to. and that is testament to the writing ofjohn le carre. i think spy thrillers will be enduringly popular, and he's the master. riz ahmed is also up for best actor for his role in the hbo crime drama the night of. it's very authentic.

i think the reality of being caught up in a murder case, facing the slow wheels ofjustice, it's not a walk in the park. so far, there is no clear favourite to sweep the board this awards season, which just makes the golden globes, always keenly followed for clues as to 0scars success, all the more intriguing. we are getting reports that a truck has driven into a group of pedestrians in jerusalem. conflicting reports. 0ne says four israeli soldiers have been killed and the driver of the truck has also been killed. but what we do believe has happened, at least four dead, amongst them three women and one

man, and 15 are being taken to hospital. the israeli security forces will be looking and questioning whether this is also potentially a copycat of attacks that we have seen in berlin and france in the past year. time for a look at the weather now, here's helen willetts. it has been another grey and misty start with fog patches and even freezing fog in the vale of york. improvements will be slow. the best will be east of the pennines, north east wales, there will be plenty of cloud on the hills, and later persistent rain arriving in the north west, strengthening winds, and the drizzle in the south and west will ease away, but another murky night. murky and mild, but wet and windy it will turn across scotland and northern ireland, so quite a change tomorrow morning. at least it should stay mild across the country, the rain will sweep south and east on monday, and behind it, it will

clear quickly after the rush hour, much brighter but colder. even though we will have sunshine, blustery winds and wintry showers over the hills, blustery winds and wintry showers overthe hills, increasingly blustery winds and wintry showers over the hills, increasingly wet and breezy. much colder for everyone from midweek on. the queen has attended church after missing services over christmas. visually ambassador has apologised after an embassy official was fond of saying he wanted to take down the foreign office minister, sir alan duncan, who is a strong critic of jewish settlements. the prime minister says she will announce more details about brexit plans over the coming weeks, insisting britain will get the right deal. the average weight of unsecured debt has reached

a record high of almost £13,000 per uk household. heavy snowfalls and subzero temperatures are continuing across europe and the eastern united states causing more than 20 deaths and bringing transport chaos. this week internet fridge, finger phone, garden car and privacy pants. right, let's get 2017 started in style, shall we? flashing lights. check.