today at five — prince harry speaks for the first time, since announcing he'll stand down from being a full—time royal. "no other option" — "a leap of faith" — and "sad" at having to step down as a front—line member of the royal family — prince harry talks of his regret. are helpless to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations but without public funding. -- our hope was to continue. unfortunately that was not possible. we'll be speaking to the boss of invictus games — a project prince harry has already guranteed his continuiing commitment to. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... the spiralling cost of h52 —

a leaked report suggests spending on the high—speed rail link could hit £106 billion — nearly double what was forecast just five years ago. a murder investigation in north—east london after three men were stabbed to death last night — 2 men have been arrested. after seven years in charge, lord hall announces he's to step down as director general of the bbc, to take a job at the national gallery. beales — one of britain's oldest department stores collapses into administration, putting more than a thousand jobs at risk. and england's cricketers seal their biggest away winning margin in more than nine years — to take a 2—1 lead in the series against south africa, with just one match left to play.

prince harry has held a private meeting with the prime minister, after speaking publicly about the sadness he feels about standing down as a senior royal. the two spoke for twenty minutes without any aides present on the margins of a summit in london on uk—africa investment. speaking last night at a function for his charity sentabale, the duke of sussex said the decision to step back was a "leap of faith," but insisted that he and his wife had been left with "no other option". prince harry said he loved the uk and had hoped to continue serving the queen, without public funding, but it wasn't possible. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. back on royal duty for now. the duke of sussex arrived for meetings with african leaders at a summit in london this morning. are you looking forward to the next chapter, sir? he also met the prime minister and

took part in meetings about links between uk and africa but said nothing publicly. he was more forthcoming last night. at a private dinner for his sentebale charity, he was clearly at ease with his guests that included the singer lewis capaldi and it was here that he chose to spoke to speak publicly for the first time about the decisions he's now made. 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 have 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, hurray! laughter. the speech was personal with strong hints of disappointment and perhaps frustration.

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. for those with harry yesterday there was strong support for the decisions he has made. whether he's called the duke, hrh, whatever, orjust harry, as he said last night when he spoke as harry, he can shine a light on this issue and do a lot of good for us and the children that our charity tries to serve.

harry said it was his choice to step away from royal life, describing it as the only option. he and meghan now have a year to make a success of it, free from the constraints of royal duty. in 12 months there will be a review of how it has been working. what i think it's really interesting about the agreement that's been reached is the queen has, very wisely, i think, left as many doors open as possible. everything is going to be subject to this 12 month review, so a lot of this is going to be wait and see. i mean, here are so many unresolved unknown unknowns in this. harry could not have made it any clearer that this is not the solution he wanted. soon he will return to canada to his wife and baby son, where he hopes he can lead a more private life with greater freedom. but will they get the privacy and freedom they crave? the talk is of commercial deals, setting up a production company and becoming brand ambassadors.

harry has described this new way of working and living as a leap of faith. let's talk now to dominic reid — he's the ceo of the invictus games foundation which organises the invictus games, a sporting event created by prince harry for injured army personnel and veterans. good evening. what, if any, impact will this announcement have on the work he does with you?” will this announcement have on the work he does with you? i think it's going to have an impact, clearly, on his life but in terms of his work with invictus, i think it will have a fairly with invictus, i think it will have afairly minimal with invictus, i think it will have a fairly minimal impact. i mean, he's made it very clear to me over the last few days that his passion and his commitment is undimmed. he was very much the founding father of the invictus games, it was his idea, he's been fantastically committed to it over the last six years, he is

probably only missed one or perhaps two boa rd probably only missed one or perhaps two board meetings in all that time, so two board meetings in all that time, so he has been really involved and really been instrumental in making it work. he has a very deep relationship with a lot of the men and women who compete at the invictus, not only here but abroad, so invictus, not only here but abroad, so there are lots of people he has personal relationships with and through his work have benefited and have moved along the recovery pathway. so i think his commitment to what we are doing remains unchanged. and this is an idea, isn't it, that was spiked to an extent by his service in afghanistan? —— that was sparked? extent by his service in afghanistan? -- that was sparked? he was serving in afghanistan and the media got hold of that and he had to be brought home, he came home in a transport aircraft every night with the body of a soldier in a coffin and with two british soldiers who had been injured and were in india's commerce, who been intubated and wrapped in plastic. i think ——

induced coma. i think that was an extraordinary moving experience, he's talked about it, i think he thought he had to do something. he went to america and saw the game is over there and brilliantly decided that the thing that had happened was to internationalise it and involve friends and family, too, and that has been the catalyst for what has become the invictus games, which has been a fantastic event now involving 20 nations. you have obviously watched very closely with interest the various deliberations that have been played out so publicly in recent weeks. i wonder what your sentiments have been as you have watched, given you know the man at the centre of it all? well, yes, i mean, ithink the centre of it all? well, yes, i mean, i think it's... i think it's uncomfortable. he it has clearly been uncomfortable for everybody. we all wish him well, he has been a fantastic person to work with, alongside and work for. and i wish him the absolute best. i think what

he has done in invictus and the way he has done in invictus and the way he has done it, the way in which he connects with people, it's quite extraordinary. and he will carry on doing that, there is no doubt about that. so i hope it does work and as you earlier reported, the queen has let as many doors open as possible, so let as many doors open as possible, so it's up to all of us to work together to make sure this really does work and his dream of a new, progressive way of approaching things actually takes off. that idea of doors being left open, that is important in your mind?|j of doors being left open, that is important in your mind? i think it is, isn't it? you've got to, one has got to move forward, see how things go. we at invictus, tomorrow, i'm jumping ona go. we at invictus, tomorrow, i'm jumping on a plane and going to the hague and we are in the final planning stages for a fantastic games in may, we announced last week will go to dusseldorf in 2022, we know where we are going, what we are doing, and we have a lot of work to do. and there are a lot of deserving people who need the support that invictus can give them. so we'll be

working together to make that happen. and obviously, what we want to see is for him to become co mforta ble to see is for him to become comfortable and happy and continue to work with us in that way. good to have your thoughts, thank you for coming on. hs2, the high—speed rail link between london and the north of england, could cost up to £106bn — that's more than three times its original estimated cost, according to a review commissioned by the government. the report, which has been seen by the financial times, also recommends that work on the second phase of the railway — linking birmingham to manchester and leeds — should be paused for six months to consider a mix of conventional and high—speed lines instead. our business correspondent coletta smith reports. going nowhere quickly. yet another pause has been recommended for trains in the north of england. today's leaked hs2 review suggests that not only

the price tag could be bigger than the education budget at £106 billion but it's another amber light once it reaches birmingham. it was supposed to have it split at that point with the two wider branches going to manchester and leeds. but this review suggests finding out whether a mix of high—speed and conventional trains could be used for the upper sections instead. london and the south gets whatever it once and then it is about penny pinching in the north. —— whatever it wants. i would say this to the government today. this is the first big test of your commitment to the north of england and we're watching very closely. in my eyes there is no justification at all for doing one thing between london and birmingham and then something different in the north. business leaders in the north arejumping at the bit. —— chomping at the bit for better connections, and already planning for extra spending. in many respects it could be better for some of the other cities as opposed to manchester.

leeds, sheffield, liverpool probably have more to gain than manchester does. the connection between london and manchester is already good, and manchester has been a massive su ccess story over the last ten years. i think leeds, sheffield and others will benefit from the opening up of the north to very short train journeys into the capital. but the prime minister is under pressure. many of his own mps think their money would be better spent ——the money would be better spent on quicker and smaller projects. it drags more economic activity down to london, more people, work projects, it feeds london and the places left behind will be even further left behind. the argument to push on with the project isn't really about the speed of the connections to london. it is about taking pressure off the existing system, the commuter trains, and allowing the government to get on with the next development which is high speed trains across england. each new review has raised the price tag and it is now sitting at three

times the original estimate. the final decision will be made within weeks. a big change is ahead at the bbc after lord hall announced he's stepping down as director general. he'll remain in the role for the next six months before leaving in the summer — after seven years in the job. lord hall said it was a "hard decision" but that he wanted to put "the interests of the organisation first". the culture secretary, nicky morgan, has paid tribute to lord hall's ‘huge contribution to public service'. our media editor amol rajan is here. what you make of the timing? the next director—general is going to have to be up for an absolute almighty fight in several different fronts. people might feel the bbc in its nearly 100 years of existence has lurched from crisis to crisis, this time there's a big to be had, with the conservative majority government whose leadership has very publicly questioned whether the licence fee, of course the main source of income for the bbc,

whether that should exist, and also the wider technological context with these cute streaming giants, so you've got to be massively up for a fight, and after seven years full of fights, tony hall thought maybe someone fights, tony hall thought maybe someone l should have a go. —— huge streaming giants. i think he has been pretty effective and most of what he's done, at a time when he's probably got the toughestjob of any director—general that's on the job, he's had a couple of failings, couple things he would regret. bearing in mind that he arrived at the bbc just bearing in mind that he arrived at the bbcjust after the revelations overjimmy savile and the appalling treatment by the bbc, very much a crisis of the bbc‘s making of lord mcalpine, hisjob was crisis of the bbc‘s making of lord mcalpine, his job was to be a safe pairof hands, to mcalpine, his job was to be a safe pair of hands, to take the bbc out of the headlines, and i'm sure you all remember the headlines at the time, asking if the bbc would be allowed for much longer, i think he did that effectively. the second chapter, there is no doubt as to whether he was effective, the

negotiations with the coalition government, as it was then, over the current royal charter that governs the bbc, couple out of that, one was the bbc, couple out of that, one was the publication of salaries for the best paid on—air broadcaster, and also the idea that the bbc should be pa rt also the idea that the bbc should be part of the welfare policy, paying the over 75 free licenses, some of 75, a lot of critics of the bbc and tony hall would say they should have been tougher in that negotiation. so i think the second chapter is the one with the slight cloud of red, but the third chapter in the last two or three years, he's done a range of things which he hasn't necessarily got credit for, to try to reshape the bbc for the new world. the launch of bbc sounds, the outcome of the personalisation of iplayer, programmes lasting for 12 months rather than one month, the partnership with discovery, worldwide and commercial arms, he has done quite a bit but the trouble is that the internet cannot be undone and therefore the bbc for‘s future is as a diminishing player when it comes to global

entertainment. imagine the challenges ahead, other many names in the frame already? sadly, i don't have the scoop as to who will get thejobjust yet! i have the scoop as to who will get the job just yet! i will bring that to you first. i think there are a huge number of names internally and externally being suggested and all of those people will have to consider whether they want the job, because it is madness. there are various names internally, the people in charge of radio and education, strategic, the commercial wing, the managing director... and lots of people externally. the only thing i would say which is pretty reliable in terms of who will be the next director—general is, i think it appends in the political context when the appointment is made. if in the next three or four months there isa the next three or four months there is a lot of political noise out of westminster, people saying the licence fee has to go, that will increase the importance of it being someone increase the importance of it being someone with the political savvy and charm to negotiate with boris johnson and dominic cummings to

persuade them that the licence fee still has value, or or alternatively there may be someone with more of a commercial background... and tony hall doesn't get paid what a lot of people get paid and has a market rate, it will be difficult to find someone rate, it will be difficult to find someone well plus for the salary he was on. the headlines on bbc news... prince harry speaks out for the first time since deciding to stand back from royal duties — telling of his "great sadness" — but insisting he had no other option. the transport secretary has asked for more data, before making a decision on hs2 — as it's emerged the new high—speed rail link could cost 106 billion pounds. a murder investigation is under way in north—east london after three men were stabbed to death last night — two men have been arrested. in sport, england's biggest away win in nine years gives them a 2—1 series lead in south africa with a win the match to play. new season, new grandson, same

result for a 15—year—old coco gauff, who knocks out venus williams in her opening match at the australian open. —— new grand slam. and eddiejones open. —— new grand slam. and eddie jones names open. —— new grand slam. and eddiejones names eight uncapped players in his six nations squad but one player ruled out after breaking his arm playing for saracens. i'll be back with more on all of those at 5:30pm. let's return to hs to, the transport secretary has said he'll make a final decision on the high—speed rail link within weeks rather than speaking after draft report commissioned by the government warned costs could rise even further to £106 billion. the line would link london and birmingham with the second phase running to both manchester and leeds. we can speak to the labour leader of the city council, who has co—signed a letter

published in the times newspaper today calling on the government to go ahead with their commitment to building hs2. good evening. why was it so important a sign that letter? i think first of all, we have been asking for the government to release the review, we've known that they have had a copy of it and it's been very disappointing to us that they haven't got on and got it out. and of course, today we are all reacting toa of course, today we are all reacting to a leaked report, we haven't seen a copy of it, there's a lot of speculation and a lot of rumour, and lack of clarity about what comes next. so what we know is that the phase two part, north of birmingham, is incredibly important not only to the city's communities —— cities and communities across the north, but also west and east midlands, south yorkshire, and coming right through up yorkshire, and coming right through up into the north—east and north—west. and it's absolutely critical for us that we don't on the

confidence that has already been generated by the promise of hs2 coming in, so that we get the investment into our cities and wider communities that we need. if the prime minister is serious about rebalancing the economy, getting the potential of the north released and developed, then he really needs to really get on with it, and everyone is very, very upset that there seems to bea is very, very upset that there seems to be a suggestion that you can do bits of it, that you could do northern powerhouse rail without hs2, without understanding just how integrated the two networks actually are. you talked about the need for the prime minister to get on with it, i mentioned that grant schatz has talked about the decision within weeks rather than months, are you encouraged by that, at least? —— grant schapps. i hope they will do that, but what we are saying it was all the regions affected is that this decision needs to be taken together with the areas that will be

most affected. we have been so let down by decisions that are made in whitehall on so many different transport schemes over the years, over decades, and this needs to be worked with us, so that we can really get across just how important it is that we get the scheme up and running, the real certainty that it's going to be delivered. this is about fixing a broken rail network thatis about fixing a broken rail network that is no longer fit for purpose. we are dependent, right across the north, on a victorian network. 0ne thing goes wrong and the whole system falls over. it really is at the end of its days and we need more capacity, we need more connectivity, people who talk about itjust being about faster journeys to people who talk about itjust being about fasterjourneys to london are absolutely missing the point, and that's why it's so important that both of the mayors of birmingham and manchester and myself have come together to make the case for the investment that we know we all need.

do you continue to make that case irrespective of the rising costs? because people will look at this figure of £106 billion and think, can we really afford this? and why on earth has it gone up so much? that's a question that we want to understand, we haven't seen the report, we don't know what they are basing that announcement on, so let's have an open, transparent discussion about that. but i think what we are all saying is that we can't afford not to invest in rail coming up through the west midlands, east midlands, up to the north, if we are serious about transforming our economy, really powering forward and to get the investment that we need to go out to the world now, to attract investment into our businesses, we can't do it on the current infrastructure. and people from around the world look at us in horror when they see just how outdated infrastructure is, and most importantly at the moment, there are

no plans in place to do anything about it. that's serious. it's detrimental. and we have seen in birmingham, where they are further ahead, just the unleashing of confidence in business is coming to invest. here in leeds, we have businesses on a regular basis wanting to talk to us about relocating to leeds or opening a second office here, not only from the south but across the world, and it's that certainty that we need of real investment into our transport infrastructure that will enable us to move forward in the way we know we can and we need to do. thank you for coming on. two men, aged 29 and 39, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after three men were stabbed to death after a fight involving two groups of men in the ilford area of north—east london. the police say that those involved were "known to each other and within the sikh community". dan johnson reports.

a sunday night on an east london street and three bodies lie on the road. the latest victims of the worst violence. knives, pulled in a fight that ended right outside people's homes. the disturbance was just before eight o'clock, this man tried to save lives. the head was damaged by the hammer, and all of the men were scratched by the knife. did you see any weapons? 0ne knife and one hammer. two bodies, both getting cpr. police, ambulances and people running all over. it was like a horror movie, horrible. absolutely horrific. i looked down on the floor and there was a big knife, not massive, maybe this big. laid on the floor, covered in blood. the main road is closed right up to the railway station

and the parallel residential street is taped off. police are also examining the pavement in front of those shops and businesses. this shows that the disturbance started in one place and moved through the area. it means the police have got a huge crime scene to investigate. it's a fight involving two groups of men. we believe they are from the sikh community. the result of that fight, which involved the use of knives, was three people were fatally wounded. despite the best efforts of paramedics, they were pronounced dead at the scene. an absolutely tragic event to take place here. the consequences are clear, three young men have lost their lives and we have to look at the cause of this, what led this to happen? i think once we get those, that is where we need to concentrate. detectives have made progress. two men are being questioned on suspicion of murder. there is much more evidence to gather, much more to understand about what sparked such a violent

incident and such deadly results. illegal migration in small boats across the channel will continue to be a challenge for law enforcement bodies, according to the national crime agency. it says that gangs based in france are working together to smuggle people into the uk, and have developed their tactics to evade detection. last year, more than 1800 migrants made it across the channel, mainly in inflatable dinghies. colin campbell is in dover. welcome to dover, a gateway into europe for trade and for passengers. but in the last year, it's also become a landing destination for hundreds of migrants who have been trying to get across the english channel in small boats. now, it's the national crime agency that's at the forefront of investigating the smuggling gangs that are behind much of it. they say it's going to be a big challenge to try to stop the boats heading this direction. a dinghy arrives on a kent beach. it's summer.

these are migrants who have just crossed the english channel. in 2019, the boats made their way here every month. on occasions, up to ten launched simultaneously from french beaches. who are they? immigrants. there is some evidence of a surge tactic and it's a possibility that they may think, if they make a large number of departures on a particular day, at least some of them are more likely to get through, some of them are more likely to evade law enforcement, french law enforcement on the french coast. a dangerously overloaded dinghy taking on water. in 2018, i witnessed the start of the crossings. it's a desperate race to try to get to the uk for these people. we also exposed the criminals drumming up business in french migrant camps. translation: a boat, it will cost you £3000—£4000. the national crime agency say there is no evidence of a mr big controlling the smuggling operations, that sometimes migrants organise it themselves. unable to afford to pay smugglers,

massoud did just that. the former iranian canoeing champion bought an inflatable kayak in calais and paddled across the channel. the english channel can be a treacherous stretch of water. but last year, more than 1800 migrants reached the uk in small boats. of that number, around 125 were sent back to either france or other european countries. the majority coming across the sea are from iran and in 2019, 63% of iranians were granted asylum on their first try, many more winning on appeal. a spike in arrivals in the summer prompted tough talk from the prime minister. we will send you back.

the uk should not be regarded as a place where you can automatically come. but some claim it's empty rhetoric. they are going to make thisjourney. the people we are seeing coming across in boats have extremely good asylum claims, they are likely to be successful. the national crime agency admits stopping the boats remains a big challenge but they are confident numbers will reduce and it won't get easier to cross after brexit. well, the national crime agency say they are trying to prevent the small boats heading in this direction by trying to cut off the supply of the outboard engines and the inflatable dinghies to the criminal gangs which are based in northern france. they say they are trying to do that working with the french police, the dutch police and the belgian police to try to reach out to the retailers and suppliers of the equipment, to try to ensure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. this morning, 12 migrants were rescued in a small boat by a french patrol ship.

inside that small boat were two women and a child, all said to be suffering from mild hypothermia. they were taken back to boulogne at around 9:10am this morning, but are all set to be safe and well. this morning, but are ——all said to be safe and well. last year, tragically, three people lost their lives trying to get to the uk in small boats. the national crime agency fear there could be further fatalities in 2020. non partisan think tank welcome. there has been a survey. is it possible to a judge what the public attitudes are too immigration? immigration is much less a concern than it was ten years ago. that is quite a marked change.

for much of the last 20 years, immigration has been in the top issues of public concern. now, our new british feature, our survey shows it has dropped down quite a lot. —— future. the air a shows it has dropped down quite a lot. —— future. the aira number of reasons for that. the referendum enabled an open discussion about immigration, a face—to—face discussion, much more thoughtful than you might get on the internet. and secondly, people are expecting that now we are leaving the european union, immigration is going to be controlled better than it was before. so, these two reasons are why immigration is much less of a high—profile issue of concern. why immigration is much less of a high-profile issue of concern. that last point implies a greater faith, greater confidence, in current

policy is that pushing it too far?|j think that is pushing a bit too far. what is remarkable is people don't have too much trust in the government to deliver immigration policy competently. in our survey, only 15% of people thaw the had managed immigration well. there is, among some people, an expectation that things will be different after we leave the european union. and on those attitudes, as i understand it, you have a grading system between one and ten. would it be fair to say most people end up somewhere in the middle in terms of seeing the pros and occasionally the khan's? the vast majority of the public is they see pressures and gains of immigration, 80% of people see

pressures and gains. the online debate is dominated by people who are very in favour or against. if we look at our twitter, we get a distorted view. it is more black and white online but more agree... when you talk face—to—face. thank you very much indeed. the thoughts on the latest finding on that. you can find out more by going to the website. you can download the briefing guide which contains context, data and evidence, all in one place. let's check on the weather forecast. there was weatherforecast. there was nothing black and white about the weather today. we need to see it in technicolor because we saw more sunshine again. it was cloudy the

further west you wear. it was largely dry, some drizzle from time to time from this weather front. generally, the pressure is going to stay with us but it might turn cloudy later in the week. for the next few hours, we keep the clear skies. in the south, that is when we will see the lower values, down 2-3dc. will see the lower values, down 2—3dc. some mist and fog farming. if that does happen, it will be slow to left. it will lift to low cloud. eastern areas seem the best of the sunshine. the same in scotland. some cloud into the far north—west here. if the fog lingers to the south, it will stay on the chilly side. it will stay on the chilly side. it will turn increasingly cloudy but staying dry.

good evening. this is bbc news. the latest headlines now. prince harry speaks out for the first time since deciding to stand back from royal duties — telling of his "great sadness" — but insisting he had no other option. the transport secretary has asked for more data, before making a decision on hs2 — as it's emerged the new high—speed rail link could cost £106 billion. a murder investigation is under way in north—east london after three men were stabbed to death last night — two men have been arrested. tony hall is to step down as director general of the bbc in the summer, after seven years in the role — he's to become chairman of the national gallery. beales — one of britain's oldest department stores has collapsed into administration, putting more than a thousand jobs at risk. let's catch up

let's catch up with let's catch up with the let's catch up with the sport let's catch up with the sport news. let's catch up with the sport news. england have ta ken let's catch up with the sport news. england have taken a series lead in south africa in port elizabeth. they won by 53 runs. their biggest away win in years. and further flags. south africa were not going to last long on monday morning. there we go. 0ne wicket. three more are needed. the ball... taken. an expressive cricketer, whatever his mood. check the weather, bright and encouraging. another one. the 22—year—old voller was too much for south africa this match. —— 22—year—old ball. south

africa have been waiting five days for these kind of things. the spectator and the batsmen stayed alert. yes, got it. south africa survived. it was fascinating. it was a bit infuriating for england. the forecast says wind. i am glad we wore the chain mail. what settled it was a threw off the ball. england, with a very satisfied captain. brilliant, clinical performance. i could not be more proud of the group. we have been excellent. england 02— one up with two matches to come and one of these sides can't wait forjohannesburg. 0ver to come and one of these sides can't wait forjohannesburg. over to melbourne. success for british

number one dan evans on day one of the australian open. he lost the first set but recovered to win the next three and reach the second round. kyle edmund's match was cold off due to bad weather. that rain also meant the british number one didn't even make it on to court. meanwhile, she has done it again. new season, new grand slam but same result for a 15—year—old coco gauff who beat venus williams just as she did at wimbledon, and she did it again in straight sets. and the defending men's champion was made to work. he overcame a set struggle to get his game overall way. jock of ...and get his game overall way. jock of and serena williams, the

american needed less than an hour to see off her opponent. she said it was a good stepping stone for the rest of the tournament. eight uncapped players for eddiejones but he is without a number eight after the broken arm at saracens yesterday. the back row has now suffered a similar injury four times in two years and will not face the tournament. the injury will not improve the mood at saracens, after it was confirmed they will be relegated from the premiership for breaking cap reels for salaries. eddiejones feels breaking cap reels for salaries. eddie jones feels it breaking cap reels for salaries. eddiejones feels it can be a positive for the national side. problems are always there. there is a large problem at the moment. if we could solve this problem and relationships get stronger because of it. the binding factorfor all

the players as they all want to play for england, they are desperate to play for england, they want england to win. that is a unifying force and they won't let this get in the week, and that is part of being a good team. this is a great opportunity for us. more at 6:30pm. that is all from me for the moment. thank you very much indeed. more now on our top story which is that prince harry has spoken of his great sadness, after buckingham palace announced the terms of which they will withdraw from public duties. he said he and his wife had been left with no other option. ajournalist who has followed prince harry for a year is joining us and captured the year in a book. what did you think about the

sentiments he has expressed? overall, i thought it was very sad. he is obviously very upset. i don't know how he could have expected to have everything he wanted. it is not on, the queen will not accept you are half on and half out. especially if they are away in canada or maybe los angeles, too. you are not in control of people who are so far away. the idea of being in and out, too, is you are there in emergencies too, is you are there in emergencies to help the queen or another senior royal, you're not in that at all. i wonder whether he had no option. i wonder whether he had no option. i wonder about the sense he had no option. what are you getting at? i wonder if it was an attack at the press because they have had more than enough with the press behaviour, which they consider being racist, which i disagree with. some are awful. there are awful people in some professions and trades. ifeel

he really felt he could stay in touch with all his military dealings and charities, because that is where he felt at his happiness. to have that taken away from him, i think the sadness of that will grow and grow. i do not think he will brush it off easily, he is not that kind of person. you hint at where i was going to go, is it the military he will miss most? i think the military men could be important to him. i think he will miss a lot of helping people who had difficult lives and i are disturbed in one way or another, teenagers who have come from dysfunctional homes, ex army people who have got psychological injuries, he is brilliant at that, absolutely brilliant. i have watched so many times and he talked to people, young and old, whatever, and he would give them hope and courage and feel they have got a chance to move on. i hope

he stays in touch with the invicta schemes. he says he wants to. that he can do. -- make the games. we had the bass on— an hour ego. what of the bass on— an hour ego. what of the door being left open, to an extent, for some sort of change in a year? i think there is a positive and negative about that. one they are concerned the marriage will not and harry will come back and want to pick up where he left off. this is a joint decision, clearly. pick up where he left off. this is a joint decision, clearlylj pick up where he left off. this is a joint decision, clearly. i hope that is not the case. the other is to see how they go. if the use the royal names, some way or another, to do commercial deals, which the royal family here at disapprove of. damage to the royal family by this, how much, if any, to the royal family by this, how much, ifany, has to the royal family by this, how much, if any, has there been? to the royal family by this, how much, ifany, has there been?” think there is a lot of personal

damage, actually. i have read that prince harry has not got on with prince harry has not got on with prince charles. prince charles is paying for them for a whole year so they don't go from having lots to having nothing before they get their ideas going up with netflix and disney. i think william is winded. i think the queen is very, very upset. she has had a very bad year, 2019, with prince philip being unwell and i think she really hoped... she loves harry. they have lots of fun together and tricks and enjoyments and the good side of being a royal. we will see what follows. thank you.

one of britain's oldest department store chains has collapsed into administration, putting more than a thousand jobs at risk. beales began trading in bournemouth in 1881 and has 23 shops. there will be no immediate closures and beales stores will continue to trade, although the website is offline. beales had tried to secure rent reductions with landlords and was in negotiations with potential investors and buyers. the company's decision to appoint administrators comes at a difficult time for uk retailers. recent data from the british retail consortium shows that retail sales fell for the first time in a quarter of a century last year. the government says it will begin naming the owners who have been slow to re m ove naming the owners who have been slow to remove cladding. work is to start on 57 buildings with the same cladding as on the ground felt our fire. the government will appoint an expert to review the time it is taking to make building safe. there are concerns about the pace of work on private properties. the government has been defeated in the lords over the issue of citizen's

rates of eu nationals. the loads allowed eu nationals to get proof. the government wants nationals to use a online court instead. tell us more about what the lords has decided. and what this signifies, susan. this brexit bill sailed through the house of commons, where borisjohnson had through the house of commons, where boris johnson had no through the house of commons, where borisjohnson had no do you make a huge majority there. the house of lords, it was different. it can get defeated and it did this afternoon. the issue was on the rights of eu citizens. once they have settled status here, the government want them to prove that with a digital code, which they would be able to give to someone who wanted to know, a landlord, employer or airline, that body could put the code into

the home office website and that cord could tell whether this person has the right to be in the uk or not. many peers said a court is not terribly convincing, people would like to have a document, in laminated card like a driving licence so they can show something to someone who licence so they can show something to someone who was licence so they can show something to someone who was asking, maybe not all landlords would be happy to accept a digital number or understand that, or the home office computer would be down and it would not work. their argument won the day because the government does not have a majority and it went through. not the end of the story because the bill does go back to the commons later this week, on wednesday, where it is likely the government will try to overturn that again. sometimes you will have this issue going back and forward between the commons and the lords for ages. there is a

deadline, 31st of january, the lords for ages. there is a deadline, 31st ofjanuary, 31st the lords for ages. there is a deadline, 31st of january, 31st of this month we are due to leave and this month we are due to leave and this bill has to go through before that. the lords are aware that boris johnson has won a big majority in the general election, they are not elected, so perhaps they will not wa nt to elected, so perhaps they will not want to push it too far in defiance of the commons. susan, thank you very much. the forecast for the u is unchanged. the forecast for the u is unchanged. the british economy to grow by 1.5% in 2021, assuming there is an artery exit from the eu at the end of the month, followed by a gradual transition to a new economic relationship. the latest headlines on bbc news... prince harry speaks out for the first time since deciding

to stand back from royal duties — telling of his "great sadness" — but insisting he had no other option. the transport secretary has asked for more data, before making a decision on hs2 — as it's emerged the new high—speed rail link could cost 106 billion pounds. a murder investigation is under way in north—east london after three men were stabbed to death last night — 2 men have been arrested. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's are getting on. i will say here is how, some figures would help. at some point, we will put some figures on the screen and it will all become clear. a big change is ahead at the bbc after lord hall announced he's stepping down as director general after seven years in the role. tony hall says he wants his successor to lead the corporation through a formal review, which will take place in two years' time. he said the decision had been hard, saying if he followed his heart, he would ‘genuinely never want to leave'.

with me now is the head of research at the research service covering the media and entertainment agencies. welcome. did you see this coming? i think it was a bit of a surprise to everyone, that after his new year's speech laying out new directions for the bbc, after a continuation of the same, but good stuff, he would then turn around and resigning next monday. on the other hand, there was never going to be any great timing for his departure. and a statement made it very clear that he wanted a new leadership himself for the next phase, which as you say is a very political phase. let's break this down a little bit. what are those challenges, political, and financial as well, aren't they? i think there are two core challenges, first as

the political one. as we know, the bbc has come in for some criticism from many conservative quarters, there are lots of new conservative mps and the new director—general will have to persuade them of the importance of the bbc. the other big challenges market. we know the market is transitioning away from broadcast and linear tv, and has been for some time. bbc has u nfortu nately been for some time. bbc has unfortunately been ahead of those changes, from a technological point of view, with the iplayer and so on, but that challenge is not go away and it gets deeper. particularly among young people, for us of a certain age, the bbc is synonymous with lots of wonderful things, but if you asked their average 18—year—old, they would not perhaps have the same perception. the market challenges are there as well. intersecting with the political

challenge, so very combustible mix for the bbc and the next director—general. for the bbc and the next director-general. and it means that that figure, however he or she is, has got to call upon so many different skills in order to perform this task. the first and most important one has to be the wherewithal to lead an organisation the size and complexity of the bbc, 20,000 people, with so many significance in terms of the creative economy of the uk. so that, first of all, has to be an established manager type. ithink thatis established manager type. ithink that is number one. the organisation needs good leadership. then, of course, you need a leader who can reach across the political divide and persuade politicians of a hue of the significance of the bbc in the zist the significance of the bbc in the 21st century. in which case, the process of making that appointment,

that needs to be very, very transparent. doesn't it? the wider public has to have confidence in this as well. that is a good point. one of the key points that a spring out to me in the last ten years of conservative led government is the low level of attention really paid to audiences. because, actually, the audiences of the bbc are the biggest supporters of the bbc. if you look at what they think is wrong, not much is wrong. so we're really talking about an institution that is loved and be loved by the uk population but politicians are seeking to impact its future. we will watch with interest. obviously around here. thank you for your thoughts on the future of the bbc under a new director—general.

the governor of the state of virginia has declared a state of emergency and banned all weapons from the area directly outside the state's capitol building in richmond as hundreds of gun rights activists march to protest against proposed new firearms laws. the measures introduced by the democrat—controlled house would limit the number and size of the guns people can buy in the state, but the protesters say this violates the constitutional right to bear arms. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in richmond. well, the governor here in virginia has declared a state of emergency. people here, though, who are coming out already in their thousands to lobby for gun rights and against gun control measures that are being introduced by this legislature say they don't want violence but there are far right militias, white supremacist groups who say they are also going to attend today's rally. the reason this is a much bigger rally than the usual yearly one, which is attended by hundreds who come out on this day every year, martin luther king day,

for gun rights — the reason it is much bigger this year is because people are coming from around the state, but even from neighbouring states and even further afield, because the democratic—led legislature... and you can hear people around me shouting northam out! that is the governor's name. ..they are trying to introduce limited gun control measures like limiting people to buying one weapon per month or allowing local councils to ban guns at certain events, that's really angered a lot of gun rights activists and that is why they are hoping that tens of thousands of people will attend this event. but, as i say, the governor here is worried about violence and that is why some measures have been introduced to keep people who have got weapons off the capitol grounds. a lot of people around me right now who are open carrying hand guns and rifles, although they say they do not want violence.

it is nearly time for the weather but before we find out what is in store here, take a look at these pictures from canada. they were filmed by a newfoundland resident who recorded, as you can see, the front of his house being covered in more than eight feet of snow. this, as storms sweep more than eight feet of snow. this, as storms sweep across more than eight feet of snow. this, as storms sweep across the coast of canada. several places had to declare a state of emergency as snow fell, as well as wind gusting up to 80 mph. if you did not like it here today, just think on. here is the weather forecast. i am today, just think on. here is the weatherforecast. i am glad today, just think on. here is the weather forecast. i am glad you said that. that is whether proper, isn't

it? they are used to it over there, they have all the equipment to clear it away. it is incredible to see. for us, clear skies and sunshine. this was across norfolk about an hour ago. just a stunning, albeit claudia, northern ireland. lots and lots of cloud around here. the high pressure is going to stay with us for the next few days. it will become a cloudy year as it slipped south—west. the sunshine will become more limited over the next few days. not looking too bad over tuesday. the clear skies on tuesday across southern wales and east anglia, that is where temperatures will falljust below freezing. mist and fog could below freezing. mist and fog could bea below freezing. mist and fog could be a problem first thing. it is a goodidea be a problem first thing. it is a good idea to tune into your local bbc station if you are off early.

fog affecting busy routes first thing in the morning. hopefully, that will thin and left to low cloud. hopefully some sunshine will come through. the pennines are seeing the best of these sunshine through tuesday. further north and west, a feat of moisture, light and patchy rain into scotland. if the fog lingers, six celsius as a daytime maximum. generally as we move into wednesday, that is a high drifting away. a fair amount of moisture coming in. a lot of cloud around as we go through the day on wednesday. light winds breaking the cloud up not too much. a cloudy day. not as cold either, nine to 11 celsius. as we move through thursday into friday, little in the way of change. it will be a little on the

dull side. until we get to the start of the weekend. somebody has pressed the wrong button. there we go, it was because i was talking about the rain. you did not want to know about that. some wet and windy weather for the weekend. that will mark a change as we get into saturday and sunday. wendy, sunshine and showers and colder air from wendy, sunshine and showers and colder airfrom the wendy, sunshine and showers and colder air from the north. wendy, sunshine and showers and colder airfrom the north. —— windy.

prince harry makes clear his disappointment at the outcome of royal talks about his and meghan's future. he makes his first public statement since his decision to step back as a senior royal. our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations, but without public funding. unfortunately, that wasn't possible. we'll be looking at what harry had to say and what the future is likely to hold for him now. also tonight: one of britain's oldest department stores, beales, goes into administration — 1,000 jobs could go. how hs2 could end up costing three times the orginal estimate and may not go further than birmingham. three men have been stabbed to death during a fight in east london — the police describe it as horrific. and the england rugby coach,

eddie jones, speaks out