the princess of wales is there to welcome him, but the queen is not well enough to attend. the ceasefire between israel and hezbollah in lebanon looks increasingly fragile. and who stole all the pies? thieves have snatched 2,500 of them from a michelin—starred chef in north yorkshire. i'm very gutted for the team because that was a whole week's worth of stock. and it's all beautiful ingredients, the time and effort, and all the meat and the butter, and the eggs. and it'sjust a massive shame. and coming up on bbc news: wales women are on the verge of history, win in dublin and they're in next summer's euros, a first ever major tournament.

good afternoon. campaigners have welcomed new government plans to tackle stalking in england and wales. victims will be given the right to know the identity of their online stalkers, under guidance announced by the home office today. and there'll be more stalking protection orders, to keep suspected offenders away from their victims. sima kotecha reports. 23—year—old gracie was murdered by a former colleague who stalked her. it happened three years ago. her parents have been calling for better policing. earlier this year, they said they were going to help train officers on stalking. welcome to cheshire police hq. the government has announced six new measures to tackle the problem. they include widening the use of protection orders so thatjudges can give them to those accused of stalking, even if they've been acquitted. that would force them

to stay further away. police would also get powers to reveal the identity of online stalkers more quickly. i think it's a brilliant step forward in what we've been campaigning for for three and a half years, to make changes across the board in the way the police and the agencies deal with stalking. these six new measures are very encouraging, and we're really pleased and excited about the changes that will be made. so, yeah, we're behind it 100%. allowing judges to hand down stalking protection orders to those acquitted of the crime is a controversial move, with some arguing that the innocent are being punished. but ministers say police are already giving them to those who haven't been convicted. the safeguarding minister met with the national stalking helpline advocate to understand the challenges faced by staff dealing with these cases. she says the new measures are a must. not having it helps nobody. strengthening them and making sure that the legislation, the guidance and the standards that sits around all parts of the infrastructure around stalking is all very important.

but none of that will achieve anything unless we ensure that practice on the ground is being enacted. and that is true of all violence against women and girls. nicola thorp used to be on coronation street. it's her story that has inspired some of the new proposals. she was sent abusive and threatening messages for two years on social media by a man using 27 different anonymous accounts. the police told her that someone had been charged, but they refused to tell her who. it would have made a huge difference to me at the time, not just to know the identity of the individual, but to rule out all the other people in my life because this anonymous person became everybody. it was the man that i got into a taxi with. it was the person at the bus stop. just knowing that name, seeing a photograph of the person who is making your life hell can really make a difference.

some of the plans announced today can happen quickly, but new laws will be needed for the others. ministers hope that can happen by early 2025. sima kotecha, bbc news. the funeral has taken place in india of harshita brella — the 24—year—old woman whose body was found in a car boot in east london last month. police have named her husband as the prime suspect in her killing, and they're still trying to find him. samira hussain has the latest for us now from delhi. i for us now from delhi. should warn you that you m some i should warn you that you may find some of the pictures in her report distressing. she left as a newlywed and comes home in a casket. harshita brella's body brought back to where she grew up. family and friends gather, paying their respects to the woman that i have known since she was

young. her mother, inconsolable in her grief, having outlived her daughter. harshita's father, trying to hold it together as best he can. last month, harshita brella's body was found in the boot of a car in east london. uk police say she was strangled. her husband, pankaj lamba, the prime suspect. now that harshita's body is back here in india, herfamily have harshita's body is back here in india, her family have found some peace. but until the person responsible for her murder is found, herfamily won't get responsible for her murder is found, her family won't get the justice they so desperately seek. her final journey through her neighbourhood, carried by her community. but the person responsible for all this sadness remains at large. harshita's uncle is frustrated at the pace of the investigation of the lack of information. translation: if

harshita was a citizen of the uk, the uk police would have been prompt in their investigation. we want justice, and we want it fast. we want the murderer to receive the maximum punishment possible. figs want the murderer to receive the maximum punishment possible. as they wait forjustice. — maximum punishment possible. as they wait forjustice, the _ maximum punishment possible. as they wait forjustice, the family _ maximum punishment possible. as they wait forjustice, the family finds - wait for justice, the family finds some peace. their daughter is finally home, just not the way anyone wanted. pankaj lamba, harshita's husband is the prime suspect in this murder investigation, according to police. now, this investigation is being led by the northamptonshire police, and there is not very much they can give in terms of updates with regards to the investigation. what we know about pankaj lamba is that he is an indian national, his family are from the area. right now, police are still looking for him, but he remains at large. harshita knew him, and the two of them entered into an

arranged marriage last year. it wasn't until early this year that she made her way to the uk. now, there was a domestic violence protection order put in place for harshita, and that was sometime in september of this year. he was arrested, pankaj lamba was arrested and released on bail. that protective order actually expired shortly before he —— she died. so there is information about pankaj lamba, but in terms of his whereabouts, that still remains unclear. all of this is very little comfort to the family, who are just desperate to find any information that could lead them to the person that could lead them to the person that murdered their daughter. the emir of qatar is beginning a controversial state visit to britain today, amid criticism of the gulf state's human rights record and its criminalisation of same sex relationships. the queen has missed the official welcoming ceremony because she's

still suffering from the effects of a chest infection but the princess of wales is playing a key role in the two day visit. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. it was the prince and princess of wales who led the emir of qatar to his official welcome on horse guards parade. we've only seen the princess a handful of times this year. her presence is another sign of her carefully managed return to public life after her cancer treatment. like all state visits, the choreography was precise. the 1st battalion of the welsh guards formed the guard of honour for the battalion of the welsh guards formed the guard of honourfor the king of the guard of honourfor the king of the year two inspectors. absent from the year two inspectors. absent from the official welcome was the queen. her viral chest infection has meant she has scaled back a programme, but willjoin some events later today. it is a chance to enhance economic

ties, but like all relationships there are difficulties, and the qatar human rights record is a tricky area. outside buckingham palace, a small protest claiming this visit puts trade and investment ahead of human rights, accusing qatar systematic homophobia, sexism and suppression workers' rights. the protest is not disrupt the ceremonial welcome. protest is not disrupt the ceremonialwelcome. in protest is not disrupt the ceremonial welcome. in carriages, the emir of qatarand ceremonial welcome. in carriages, the emir of qatar and the first of his three wives travelled to buckingham palace for a three—day visit that will include a meeting with the prime minister and a trip to sandhurst military academy, where the emir once trained. the conservative leader in the welsh parliament, andrew rt davies, has resigned after he onlyjust managed to survive a vote of confidence by party colleagues. describing his position as untenable, mr davies,

who has led the tories in the senedd for most of the past 13 years, said it was clear that a substantial minority did not support his approach. a serving metropolitan police officer has been charged with attempted rape and sexual assault. superintendent jamie gordon, of the south east command unit, has been bailed to appear at westminster magistrates' court tomorrow. the alleged offences were reported by a woman, who said they took place last december, when the officer was off—duty. the prime minister has met his greek counterpart for talks on dublin street. keir starmer says he hopes to build on the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries. the potential return to athens of the elgin marbles was not on the agenda. the ceasefire in lebanon

is looking increasingly shaky. both israel and hezbollah have been accusing each other of violating the truce, but yesterday the situation escalated. the lebanese authorities say at least 11 people were killed in israeli air strikes, and hezbollah for the first time fired rockets at an israeli position. live now to our correspondent barbara plett usher in beirut — so barbara this truce just a few days old but already looking fragile? yes, for the past few days israel has been bombing part of lebanon, mostly in the south, but not only. it has been saying has blah word mark has been violating the ceasefire, and is trying to move weapons around or it has not fully withdrawn from the southern zone. —— hezbollah. it stressed again that it would respond forcefully to any breach. hezbollah fire two missiles, framing it as a defensive move,

saying it was not a resumption of the war, but a warning. after that, the war, but a warning. after that, the israelis carried out more strikes that killed more people here, at least nine of them, according to the health ministry. nobody is saying the ceasefire is over, but things are tense. there is the international community, committee, that includes the us and france, that monitors the ceasefire tries to enforce it. lebanese officials have been calling to respond to what are the israeli ceasefire violations. it has not yet started its work, we understand it is still getting organised and will have its first meeting later this week. while the ceasefire in lebanon looks increasingly fragile, in gaza israel is pressing on with its offensive with 2 million people who've fled their homes now facing miserable winter weather. with temperatures plummeting, many are falling ill. israel doesn't allow international,

with media independent access to gaza, but the bbc works with local journalists filming there, and our middle east correspondent yolande knell has compiled this report from jerusalem. gaza's beach is no longer for day trips. tens of thousands of people now have to live here. they've been forced to leave their homes during the war. and with winter encroaching, they're under assault from the sea. translation: nothing is left in the tent. - no mattresses, bedding, bread. everything was taken. the sea took it. we rescued a two—month—old child who was dragged out to sea. nine in ten displaced gazans are staying in tents. as the temperatures plummet, many are falling sick. there have been floods of rainwater and sewage.

translation: this life i'm living. no flour, no food, no water, no shelter. there is not even a cover to shelter my children. when it rains on us, we're drenched. the heavy rain floods us and we don't have a waterproof cover. the water seeps into the tent and we wear our clothes wet. today, salwa's children do have a meal, but there are long queues for charity handouts. and it's the same across central gaza, where most of the population now lives. this is a bakery with very little bread. the amount of aid entering gaza remains at some of the lowest levels of the past year. there's mass hunger. "i need a loaf of bread. i have diabetes and i'm in pain. i can't push through the crowds. i'm afraid i'll be crushed and die", says hanan al—shamali,

who says she cares for orphans. "i have no flour, nor grain. i live on thin air". israel says there's a backlog in aid waiting for collection at its main gaza crossing, blaming aid agencies for failing to distribute it. the un says gangs loot incoming supplies. law and order�*s broken down. there's still no end in sight to this war, and people just expect more suffering as cold weather sets in. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. our top story this afternoon. new action to crack down on stalking in england and wales. there'll be more use of stalking protection orders to keep suspected offenders away — and victims can learn the identity of those harrassing them online. the turner prize is celebrating its 40th anniversary — and the winner of this year s prize will soon be announced at a ceremony at tate britain in london.

coming up on bbc news, britain's daniel dubois will defend his world heavyweight title against new zealand's joseph parker. the fight will take place in saudi arabia in february. jaguar, the luxury car maker, has been causing controversy — and some ridicule — in recent days, with its attempts to rebrand itself. that's included a promotional video which didn't feature any kind of vehicle. well, nowjaguar is dividing opionion again after unveiling its new electric "concept car". our business correspondent theo leggett reports. bold, brash and certainly

provocative, this is jaguar�*s vision of the future. provocative, this is jaguar's vision of the future.— provocative, this is jaguar's vision of the future. jaguar has no desire to be loved _ of the future. jaguar has no desire to be loved by _ of the future. jaguar has no desire to be loved by everybody. - of the future. jaguar has no desire to be loved by everybody. the - of the future. jaguar has no desire | to be loved by everybody. the type 00 is a concept _ to be loved by everybody. the type 00 is a concept car, _ to be loved by everybody. the type 00 is a concept car, so _ to be loved by everybody. the type 00 is a concept car, so you - to be loved by everybody. the type 00 is a concept car, so you won't . to be loved by everybody. the type | 00 is a concept car, so you won't be able to buy it, but it's a symbol of what the company wants to achieve as it becomes an all electric car maker. , . , it becomes an all electric car maker. , ., , ., maker. they are trying to reinvent ja . uar maker. they are trying to reinvent jaguar and — maker. they are trying to reinvent jaguar and make _ maker. they are trying to reinvent jaguar and make it _ maker. they are trying to reinvent jaguar and make it successful- maker. they are trying to reinvent l jaguar and make it successful again. they have been chasing bmw and audi sales for years and despite some decent cars, have struggled to be profitable. this is jaguarfor a new era. now they are trying to target the likes of bentley and porsche, looking at high net worth individuals that would be spending far more on a car thenjaguars used to be priced. far more on a car then jaguars used to be priced-— to be priced. jaguar is one of the most famous _ to be priced. jaguar is one of the most famous brands _ to be priced. jaguar is one of the most famous brands in - to be priced. jaguar is one of the most famous brands in britain. l to be priced. jaguar is one of the i most famous brands in britain. this car, the e type, became an emblem of the swinging 60s and it remains a symbol of sheer style and epic engineering. symbol of sheer style and epic engineering-— symbol of sheer style and epic enuaineerin. , , , ., engineering. this is 'ust heaven! but in recent h engineering. this is 'ust heaven! but in recent years, _ engineering. this isjust heaven! but in recent years, jaguar - engineering. this isjust heaven! but in recent years, jaguar lost i

engineering. this isjust heaven! i but in recent years, jaguar lost its edgy vibe. sales have plummeted and losses mounted, so now parent companyjlr has invested billions in new cars and new image. this video, launched two weeks ago, didn't even feature any curse, but it did generate plenty of controversy in the press and online. critics said it was too woke. brute the press and online. critics said it was too woke.— it was too woke. we had a really bold advertising _ it was too woke. we had a really bold advertising campaign - it was too woke. we had a really bold advertising campaign that l it was too woke. we had a really i bold advertising campaign that has now been followed through seamlessly with a concept car that completely matches the campaign. so currently, potentially a masterclass in advertising awareness. jaguar has certainly attracted _ advertising awareness. jaguar has certainly attracted a _ advertising awareness. jaguar has certainly attracted a lot _ advertising awareness. jaguar has certainly attracted a lot of- certainly attracted a lot of attention, but its new electric models won't be available until 2026, and only then will the company know for certain whether a new look will translate into lucrative sales. theo leggett, bbc news.

anne puckridge is a world war two veteran who's 100 month — she's about to meet the pensions minister over what she says is a decades long injustice. there are more than 450,000 british pensioners living abroad whose pensions have been "frozen", so that when the state pension goes up each year, theirs does not. that means while pensioners based here in the uk currently get £169.50 a week, some overseas pensioners receive less than half that. it isn t the same everywhere. pensioners who ve retired to places like the united states or the european union are not affected. but those in countries like canada, australia, new zealand and india are unlikely to get the same annual increase as pensioners here in the uk. well, now campaigners are asking the government to change the rules, as our political correspondent helen catt reports. just days away from her 100th birthday, anne puckridge is on a round trip of more than 8,000 miles — from her home

in canada, to westminster — to try to change the government's policy on frozen pensions. how old are you there? uh, this was 19114, so i would have been 20. wow! a veteran of the second world war, anne served in all three armed forces in india, afterjoining up atjust 17. after the war, anne returned to the uk, where she worked teaching word processing until she was 76, when she retired to canada to be near her daughter. her pension then was £72.50 a week, and has stayed at that rate ever since. i did inform the dwp that i was coming to canada. they never said a word about a pension being frozen, or anything like that. i came quite happily. and the first i knew about it was when my first raise was due, the annual raise, i didn't get it. so i wrote and asked about it and i was told, no, you are now... you will receive no more from the day you left the uk, no more increases in pension.

no more indexation. and from that day onwards, i've been writing to the government. i've got two folders that thick. you feel you've lost all sense of dignity, that the government has thrown you away, you know, or "they're out of sight, out of mind". previous governments have argued against unfreezing pensions on the grounds of cost, and that it wouldn't actually make some pensioners better off. that's because many get financial help from foreign governments, like canada and australia, which would be reduced. it doesn't seem to me to be a fair way of operating, to think that the government of another country will make up for something that you should be doing yourself. these are people who've paid their national insurance contributions, and they're being treated differently, merely because of their address. if they lived in many other countries around the world, they'd be getting the same as people in the uk, but unfairly, they've been selected as having had their pensions frozen. asked about anne's campaign, the department for work and pensions said the government was "deeply

proud of our veterans and their families". but it said the policy on uprating uk pensions overseas was a long—standing one, and that it provided clear advice on how moving abroad could affect pensioners' finances. anne had asked to meet sir keir starmer on her visit, but was told his diary wouldn't allow it. she hopes he'll reconsider, and has a message for him. he has a golden opportunity now to go down in history as being a prime minister who solved, who got rid of the brutalfrozen—pension policy. so far, no uk government has agreed. helen catt, bbc news. some breaking news coming into us. we are hearing that two masterchef christmas specials have been pulled from the bbc schedule after gregg wallace stepped away from hosting the show. our culture correspondent

noor the show.