this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 2.00: the queen attends church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. the duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. i think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. in other news, powers come into force this week to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims while police investigate allegations against them. the conflict in libya — key world powers begin a conference in berlin aimed at bringing an end to nearly nine years of fighting. golfball—sized hailstones hit parts of the australian state of victoria, with storms leading

to fears of flooding following the bushfires. and we'll have highlights of this week's proceedings in westminster — that's in the week in parliament in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the queen has attended church near sandringham this morning, following the agreement with the duke and duchess of sussex that they'll step down from royal duties. the queen has said she supports prince harry and meghan‘s decision to lead a more independent life away from what she called the ‘intense scrutiny‘ they've faced. under the agreement, their hrh titles will be dropped and they will no longer receive public funding. here's our royal correspondent,

daniela relph. the queen at a church near sandringham this morning, after what must have been a difficult time for her, both as monarch and as a grandmother. just behind her, her son, the duke of york, whose own stepping back from royal duties has been an added strain for the queen in recent weeks. families are always a problem and i think she has dealt with it incredibly well. ijust think it is a shame. and it is a shame with the little one as well. yeah. for the whole family, it is a shame, william, charles, everybody. as long as we are not paying for the lifestyle they hope to live, then i don't have a problem with it. and from the prime minister, there was backing for the couple's plans. i think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. i said before that i was sure that the royal family, which has been around a very long time, would find a way forward and i'm sure it will.

big decisions have been made in recent days. these royal walkabouts will be no more for harry and meghan, as their life as working royals ends. palace officials say the couple now wish to pay back money spent on their home in windsor. they will also pay commercial rent on frogmore cottage. there is a quid pro quo in this relationship between the royal family and the public and the taxpayer, and they were not playing the game. and i think the fact that they have acknowledged that and they are handing back that money makes everything right again. so canada will be home for most of the year. immigration rules mean that harry, as a british citizen, can stay in canada for six months at a time on a visa. the status of meghan‘s application for british citizenship is unclear, especially if most of her time is spent outside the uk. details of the couple's new security arrangements will not be made public.

from meghan‘s estranged father, there was a harsh assessment of the choices his daughter and her husband have made. every young girl wants to become a princess and she got that. and now she is tossing that away for... it looks like she is tossing it away for money. but i think both of them are turning into lost souls at this point. the plan for harry and meghan now could serve as a blueprint for future generations of royals, if it works. and that will be assessed by senior members of the royal family in a year's time. in the coming weeks, harry will carry out some final royal engagements. it will feel like a goodbye, as harry and meghan move to a new country and begin to carve out a new life for themselves beyond the royal family. earlier we spoke to the bbc‘s royal correspondent, jonny dymond. he says the new prince harry and meghan‘s move to north america

will be a real clean break for the couple — and the royal family will miss their star power. when we're talking about clean breaks and all of that, harry and meghan were and remain stars and they managed to reach the bits of the population here in the uk and around the world that other royals didn't. in particular, they got through to younger people, they got through to a social media generation, they got through to people from ethnic minorities. it is a loss to the royal family, as well as perhaps a sense that, 0k, we've dealt with this now and we can move on. it is a real loss to their star power and their brand and their ability to reinvent and refresh themselves. let's talk now to the canadian royal historian, dr barry mackenzie, hejoins us now from nova scotia. quite happy with us. so they are heading from us to you for most of the year. what will be made of that move? i think canadians in the last ten days have expressed a certain amount of anticipation of how this

is all going to unfold, so i suspect that as they always have, the duke and duchess are going to have a very warm welcome in canada, particularly now that we know there's been some resolution within the royal family. how much real interest would there be in the life that they build for themselves among canadians?” be in the life that they build for themselves among canadians? i think there is going to be a great deal of interest. the media attention that has followed them since the beginning of their courtship will continue in this country. i think the canadians generally, because we don't how a reactive tabloid press, will probably give them more privacy domestically than they may receive elsewhere, and certainly i think thatis elsewhere, and certainly i think that is probably part of the decision they are making behind all this in choosing to make canada their home. do you think they would be an expectation that they do make themselves seem, given the fact they wa nt themselves seem, given the fact they want privacy, but there will be an expectation that they play some kind of role in national life there? the sense that that i'm getting is because canadians have been

wrestling in the last ten days with what this is going to look like. but now it has been made quite clear by the statement from buckingham palace and the duke and duchess that they intend to completely cut ties with officialdom. i think canadians will respect that, though they may still anchorfor respect that, though they may still anchor for the respect that, though they may still anchorfor the odd respect that, though they may still anchor for the odd public appearance. not any official capacity, but certainly at events and so on. i think that is the balance that canadians are hoping they will strike. there is talk about what happens with the security for harry and meghan, and who will foot that bill. i imagine that has piqued the interest of canadians?m certainly has. until we know the full details of that, canadians will bea full details of that, canadians will be a bit uncertain about the future, but given the president that has been set by the daughters of the duke of york and some other examples like that, i think canadians are fairly confident that some sort of satisfactory balance will be struck, since they are planning to live here, not as working members of the

royalfamily, but here, not as working members of the royal family, but as here, not as working members of the royalfamily, but as private citizens. i think there is an expectation that from their own means and perhaps some help from the prince of wales, that will largely be privately funded. so any suggestion that that may come from state funding would not go down well? it has been a bit of a sticking point that the last ten daysin sticking point that the last ten days in canada, yes. i think a lot of people were curious about how that would unfold, and even though we don't know the details, the hinting that we are hearing tends to suggest they will be some sort of balance. i'm not sure canadians will be prepared to pay that high of a security bill for people who will be living here essentially as private citizens. just a final thought, thinking a the word citizen. we had in ourfinal report thinking a the word citizen. we had in our final report that harry would have a right to stay for six months ata time have a right to stay for six months at a time in canada on a teaser. do think people will be looking to harry to connect more broadly than that, and to seek canadian citizenship? suddenly, he would have to undertake the same kind of

processes as any newcomer, and i think canadians would be delighted to think that one day harry would be showing citizenship with them. i wouldn't be surprised if that is the road they choose to take, principally because it would give them a lot more freedom in terms of movement, and rather be than be co nsta ntly movement, and rather be than be constantly worrying about deadlines and that sort of thing. i think canadians would be delighted to imagine that some day in the next few years, harry would be taking an oath of citizenship to his grandmother in her capacity as queen of canada, and they would warmly welcome him as a canadian citizen. thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us this afternoon. people suspected of stalking in england and wales could be ordered to stop contacting or approaching their alleged victims while they are being investigated. from tomorrow, investigating officers will be able to apply to magistrates for a stalking protection order, even before someone is charged with any offence. anyone breaching their order could face up to five years in prison. charlotte gallagher has more.

the global superstar rihanna, and the hollywood actors john cusack and sandra bullock. just some of the high—profile victims of stalking. this kind of harassment usually only makes the headlines when celebrities are involved, but it is frighteningly common. in england and wales, one in five women and one in ten men will experience talking at some point in their life. , stalking. in 2014, i was almost murdered by an ex partner. i had ended the relationship and he was starting to stalk me, so i was being harassed, stalked, he was contacting me on all sorts of platforms. and this was hundreds of times a day. tomorrow, police gain new powers to tackle stalking. they will be able to apply for court orders that will ban a suspect from contacting or approaching their alleged victims while officers are investigating. if suspects breach the order, they could be jailed for

up to five years. it is a good step and the fact that they hold a criminal sentence if they are breached is good. the ministerfor women visiting a helpline for stalking victims. staff here are on the front line of the problem. these are really ground—breaking orders that the police will be able to apply for to protect victims of stalking, but also to make sure the it perpetrators are getting the treatment programmes and so on that they need to break the cycle of abuse and stalking. it is hoped these new powers will prevent cases like alice ruggles, who was murdered by an ex—boyfriend who had been stalking her. her family say these court orders could have made a critical difference. borisjohnson has joined the german chancellor, angela merkel, and the presidents of russia, france and turkey at a summit in berlin aimed

at bringing peace to libya. the united nations wants to halt the flow of foreign weapons and troops into the country, where libya's internationally recognised government is being challenged by general khalifa haftar and his libyan national army. arriving in berlin, mrjohnson urged an end to the fighting. we are saying, "look, folks, this has gone on long enough. it's a disgrace." yes, we got rid of gaddafi back in 2011, but it's time now to move on and to bring libya together under the un, that's what we want to do, we want to have a un led peace process. and stop this jockeying for position. the people of libya have suffered enough. it's time for the country to move forward. let's go to our correspondent, jenny hill, in berlin. quite some thing that everybody is in one place to discuss this. yes,

the situation in libya is now so volatile and complicated that officials here in berlin actually think the fact that they have managed to get so many key players into the city to discuss this is, in itself, and achievement. chief amongst those people are, of course, the two men at the very heart of this conflict, the man who is internationally recognised as being libya's prime minister, and then this warlord who has been challenging him from the east of the country. there was some concern that one or both at the men and one not turn up, but they are both here. in fa ct, turn up, but they are both here. in fact, they met with angela merkel and her foreign minister bickle before the summit started separately, because actually neither man wants to sit down in the same room at the same time. really critical to these talks is the presence of these other foreign powers. there was something like ten or 11 different countries represented here today, and that is because many of those foreign powers, countries like russia, turkey, the united arab emirates,

have been supporting the rival factions with troops, money, weapons and exacerbating what has become a very chaotic situation in libya. the hope of today's summit is that a lasting ceasefire can eventually be negotiated, but in order to do so, the thinking here in berlin is that that foreign involvement must stop. given the complexity of the situation, how high our expectation is that things will change? they are very low. even before the summit began, officials who had been organising it have been trying to dampen down much in the way of expectations. there is a document on the table, but whether we will see something being signed it is hard to say. we no two, the warlord i was talking about, is challenging the internationally recognised government is in tripoli. refused to signa government is in tripoli. refused to sign a treaty in moscow earlier in the week. he met recently with the german foreign minister and indicated he does want to see a ceasefire, but of course has

conditions he would like that. the summit has taken place, or is taking place, just after general khalifa haftar has blockaded a number of libyan export terminals, which has a rather ratcheted up the tension here. so i don't think many in berlin although further a field have great expectations of today. but one official here in berlin and said to me, if we managed to achieve is that we three is the current situation and it doesn't get worse, that in itself will be cause for celebration. i know you will continue to monitor this for us, thank you very much for us indeed. the headlines on bbc news: the queen attends church at sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. the couple will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. in other news — powers come into force this week to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims —

while police investigate allegations against them. the conservative party chairman, james cleverly, has confirmed that the government is considering moving the house of lords outside london, as part of a range of options to try and connect the whole of the uk with politics. speaking this morning, mr cleverly said such ideas demonstrated ministers were thinking differently. it's one of a range of things that we are looking into. but fundamentally, what this is about is about is demonstrating to people that we're going to do things differently. they failed to listen. the labour party lost millions of voters because they failed to listen. the areas of australia worst hit by bushfires are now at risk of flash flooding and power cuts as a result of rain storms. in the state of victoria, many of the fires have been put out by the storms, which have also seen

property damaged by giant hailstones , asjohn mcmanus reports. australians have been praying for rain, but they weren't expecting this deluge from the heavens. a downpour of hailstones in melbourne in the middle of the australian summer. after months of high temperatures which fuelled hundreds of bushfires, the weather has turned dramatically. the country's bureau of meteorology has issued storm warnings for the state of victoria, but there is no way to predict hailstones of this size. this birthday party abandoned because of the sudden onslaught as people huddled together for shelter. the hail was so intense it was able to shatter corrugated roofs. and this is a cricket pitch. play not surprisingly abandoned. such a freak storm. i was watching television, i went into the bedroom and ijust

looked out the window and the gumtree, which is two storeys high, just disappeared. there were some lucky escapes. so mum and dad were on their way back from lunch with relatives today. and they've just come through this area and a storm hasjust gone whack and a tree fell down on the front of theircar. but there could be more to come in the next 2a hours. john mcmanus, bbc news. the bodies of some of the passengers and crew members of the ukrainian passengerjet that crashed in tehran earlier this month have been repatriated. a special ceremony was held this morning, east of the capital kyiv for the arrival of the bodies. 11 of the 176 victims were from ukraine. iran has said the plane was brought down by a missile fired in error, amid tensions between tehran and washington. back to the news that people

suspected of stalking in england and wales could be ordered to stop contacting or approaching their alleged victims while they are being investigated. let's speak to steven lingley, who is head of operations at the suzy lamplugh trust — which is named after the 25—year—old estate agent who went missing in 1986 and is presumed murdered. he joins us via webcam. thanks for being with us. tell us more about is protection orders, and a significant ccm happening. yes, here at the trust, we support these orders. it gives a proactive tool to be place to prevent further abuse. the complexities of building an investigation and bringing charges are well recognised, and these are a really valua ble are well recognised, and these are a really valuable precharge tool to protect victims. would you imagine that they would be employed in every case where suspected stalking has been reported? case where suspected stalking has been reported ? should case where suspected stalking has been reported? should it become routine that these orders are put in place while an investigation is

going on? clearly, we want stalkers and perpetrators of this horrible abuse to be prosecuted, so we wouldn't want the investigations to be paused or delayed in bringing people to justice for this. but they area people to justice for this. but they are a complementary tool, i think. how difficult can it be, during an investigation, if an alleged perpetrator is still in contact with the victim? yes, this abuse has gone on for years normally, so delaying any blocks of that abuse, whether thatis any blocks of that abuse, whether that is for criminaljustice or otherwise, while the police are building an investigation, prolongs that abuse and continues the damage it is doing and we need to stop it. one of the issues that some commentators have raised on that is that it commentators have raised on that is thatitis commentators have raised on that is that it is great in theory, but the proof of the pudding will essentially be in how these orders are employed by the criminaljustice system. yes, indeed. we need to take some learning from the domestic protection orders, when they came

in. training was given to the police and the criminal justice authorities, the consistency of the enforcement and follow—up is critical. just getting the order is... they need to be enforced and supported to protect the victims of this abuse. so when you talk about training, tell us a bit more about where you think there may be areas where you think there may be areas where the police need more guidance. yes, obviously this is relatively new guidance for the police. the legislation has been inactive for some time. a bit like with everything across the sector. police training needs to be enhanced, online training is complete mentally and is good, but actually, for something like this with the damaging nature of that, perhaps an old—fashioned training of police officers and classrooms trying to understand the nature of this abuse is really important. this is the latest step in a process that has seen the whole issue of stalking and

harassment being taken more seriously. do we now have a complete and effective framework in place, do you think, or are there still elements that haven't been looked at? it is developing. it has come on at? it is developing. it has come on a long way. we have had the legislation for over 20 years, and i think the prosecution and the police have struggled with defining it. i think that is changing and i think these orders will support that. there is still a long way to go in terms of how we understand and recognise... and it is experience that the courts need to test this legislation, but it is a positive step forward to protect victims. thank you very much indeed. president trump's legal team has set out its response to the impeachment charges against him, saying they violate the constitution and fail to show that any law was broken. a six—page document issued by his lawyers argues that next week's trial in the senate amounts to a dangerous attack on american democracy. our washington correspondent, ben wright, says president trump's

lawyers will argue it's an attempt to interfere in this year's presidential election. they had to do this, it was a demand of the senate. they had to sketch out the legal argument. for months, president trump has railed on social media and elsewhere about what he sees as an unjust and unfair impeachment process that has been under way on capitol hill that he now has to put down his defence in writing. they are essentially arguing they think the two impeachment arguments, one alleging an abuse of power and the second obsctructing congress, are constitutionally and legally invalid and do not stand up to scrutiny. his lawyers argue there is nothing in these impeachment articles that says he has done anything wrong or illegal. they do not dispute some of the basic facts of this that he made a telephone call with the president of ukraine back injuly and talked about launching

an investigation intojoe biden and his son hunter. they say there was no pro quid pro. but that is what democrats say did happen and they hope moving donald trump from office. a mass protest is being organised in the lake district over complaints that the area is becoming more like a "theme park" than a national park. hundreds of people are expected to meet in the village of grasmere next month to oppose plans for houseboats, zip wires and tarmac paths. but the authorities say their concerns are unfounded, as peter marshall reports. it's obvious why many are protective of the lake district's landscapes — its unesco world heritage site world famous, like the grand canyon or machu picchu. but some believe now is the time for one of the biggest protests

the national park has seen. we've had people coming up to us saying enough‘s enough, it's just got to stop. andy astle, a retired postman who's lived in grasmere for nearly 50 years, says matters have been brought to a head by the latest plans to moor ten a0 foot yachts on grasmere. the danger is we are going to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. people come to the lake district for the beauty of the surroundings, not for a pleasure park. you know, there's plenty of places for that, the blackpools, morecambes, alton towers. here, yeah, we move with the times but we've got to maintain the beauty. the company behind the grasmere boat plans says they'd be recreational launchers, not houseboats, and provide a welcome attraction. the houseboats off grasmere campaign is the latest in a series of controversies. there's been anger over 4x4 vehicles using remote lanes in the park and plans for zip wires, tarmac trails and a ski lift have led to calls for a day of activism against such developments.

the protest will take place on saturday february the 1st and the organisers have lofty ambitions. they say it could be the biggest protest concerning protection of public spaces that the lake district has ever seen. local mp tim farron says he understands the concerns. he is calling for balance. for much of the lake district, there is that very kind of commercial set of activities, nightlife, lots of things for the family during the day and that's a good thing. that's part of the lake district experience. what we don't want to do is to let that creep into the more tranquil parts of the lake district, so you undo the other part of the deal, which is that quiet, that peace, that calm. in a statement, the lake district national park authority says: it goes on...

peter marshall, bbc north west tonight. snow storms have overwhelmed parts of canada and the us as authorities advise many residents to stay home and stay safe. social media showed people had begun to literally dig out of their homes after snowdrifts blocked their doorways. tiffany sweeney reports. wind howls. the most easterly part of canada, newfoundland in labrador, has declared a state of emergency, as blizzards took over the city. the storm dumped as much as 30 inches of snow. officials in the capital, stjohn's, ordered businesses to close and vehicles off the roads due to extreme weather conditions. prime ministerjustin trudeau said canada's public safety minister was in touch with authorities and monitoring the storm. he said, "we're ready to help if needed." from the look of abandoned roads, most people stayed inside voluntarily. some are getting ahead by shovelling, to make less

work when it's all over. the state of emergency has forced one local taxi company to take its vehicles off the road for the first time in its history. one resident shared this incredible video of his garage door being lifted, only to find a wall of snow the other side. officers say they are on call and available to respond to emergencies in the capital, and to prepare for power outages — keep flashlights and food and water on hand. tiffany sweeney, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. very impressive snow indeed. we have got some cold weather with us, but it is high pressure that is going to bring a lot of dry and mainly sunny weather tour our shores. for the rest of this afternoon, it will stay chilly with some spells of sunshine. some mist and fog around, which will be step in to clear across the west

midlands. it could remained there all day. further north and north—west of scotland cloudy here and breezy, but less cold. elsewhere, a sunny and chilly afternoon. high pressure with us as we had three sunday night and into the start of monday, but more isobars across the north and these weather fronts nearby, isobars across the north and these weatherfronts nearby, so more breeze and more clouds. it does mean money money will be a less cold start for the northern half of scotland, and as we head further south, another cold one with hard frosts and temperatures down to minus six degrees or even mind the seven in seven parts of england. for monday, and as we head for the week, although light high pressure will dominate and it will stay largely dry, it will be chilly and we will see quite a bit of cloud at times. that is it from me.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the queen attends church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. the duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. i think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. in other news — powers come into force this week to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims — while police investigate allegations against them. world leaders meet in berlin to try to bring to an end nearly