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here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. wales just behind him and the wider royal family attended church on the sandringham estate in norfolk. it was the last time the king and the princess were seen in public. they appeared in good health. in the run—up to christmas, the king carried out all his scheduled public engagements. there was no indication of any problems. but this afternoon, buckingham palace released a statement. it said... earlier in the afternoon came news of the princess of wales being in hospital. like the king, she too had shown no sign of any health issues last month during a full programme of engagements that included hosting a carol concert at westminster abbey. but kensington palace has now said that the princess was admitted to this london hospital yesterday for what they described as planned abdominal surgery. she's expected to stay here for 10—14 days, and is unlikely to return to royal duties before easter. as you're the volunteers for this evening... palace officials have not disclosed why the prin

that is my colleague daniela relph - year. thank you.eague daniela relph they're updating us on the news that king charles has left hospital in central london after a routine procedure. i just want to take you life to the house of lords now, where the government's won the bill is being debated. let's take a look at those pictures. this is their planned legislation to send some migrants to rwanda, it is being debated today in the house of lords. it did pass through the commons earlier this month after a number of conservative rebels withdrew their opposition. we have now got a number of the house of lords members speaking. we are expecting to hear from the archbishop of canterbury. it is absolutely _ archbishop of canterbury. it is absolutely clear _ archbishop of canterbury. it 3 absolutely clear that specifically in the raf there are another 55 positions that have been put in place on personnel support on theh our site to see that this is stopped. £15 our site to see that this is stepped-— our site to see that this is sto ed. , ., ,., .

daniela relph, bbc news.nnounced she is stepping down from the compa ny�*s board. ms sandberg served as the coo of facebook, which then became meta, for 1a and a half years and as a board member for 12 years. in a post on facebook, she said it had been the opportunity of a lifetime and she would continue to serve as an adviser to the company. china's population has fallen for the second year in a row. it's concerning for beijing, which is relying on a young workforce to drive its economy. the bbc�*s meghan owen has been taking a look at the numbers. over the last few decades, china has had a pendulum population. now, in the 1970s, as it was approaching one billion people, the government became concerned about the impact that this could have on their ambitious plans for economic growth, so it decided to implement some policies. now, in 1979, it introduced the controversial one—child policy. but actually, after a shrinking workforce and an ageing population, it relaxed this in 2015 and we saw the two—child poli

daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen. and just before we go, a reminder of our top story.s erupting in the southwest of the country stop it is dark but you can see lava glowing and smoke rising into the sky. plenty more including those images on our website. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello. we have got a cold, wintry week of weather ahead. we may well see a bit of disruption down to the fact that we've got plenty of snow showers in the forecast, particularly towards the north, mainly across parts of scotland, in fact. fewer showers around further south. but it is going to be cold and we're going to see some sharp overnight frosts. could be some icy conditions around, too. cold weather down to the fact that low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors for these cold winds to come in from the arctic, so i think wind chill will be a significant factor through the next couple of days. next few hours, more of those snow showers pack in, particularly across the north of scotland. temperatures overnight are falling to —2 or —3 widely, even in ou

here's our royal correspondent daniela relph.behind him, and the wider royal family attended church earlier in the afternoon came news of the princess of wales being in hospital. like the king, she too had shown no sign of any health issues last month during a full programme of engagements that included hosting a carol concert at westminster abbey. but kensington palace has now said that the princess was admitted to this london hospital yesterday for what they described as planned abdominal surgery. she's expected to stay here for io—ia days, and is unlikely to return to royal duties before easter. as you're the volunteers for this evening... palace officials have not disclosed why the princess had surgery. they say they appreciate there will be interest in her condition, but she wants to keep her personal medical information private, and would like to maintain as much normality as possible for her children. daniela relph, bbc news. china's population has fallen for the second year in a row. it's concerning for beijing, which is

daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen.een of a european monarchy. to discuss this we can go live to birgitte maibom, chairman of danish church in australia. thank you forjoining us on bbc news, birgitte. let's start with the celebrations. how will you be marking this occasion? the danish church will have a big family celebration next sunday so we can have children to come along. we have invited them to dress up as kings and queens and princes and princesses and we will be celebrating it with some danish specialties and then of course we will be watching a recording of the streaming later today. and, of course, australia doesn't have — australia follows royal family's closely, what is the general mood about having an australian queen, even though it will be a queen of denmark, what is the conversation in australia around this?— conversation in australia aroundthis? , ., , , around this? generally, people are ruite around this? generally, people are quite fascinated, _ around this? generally, people are quite fascinated, the

daniela relph, bbc news, windsor castle.r's afterwards. and i'm a lease with 13 nominations that we will have to wait for a whole month to find out the winners of each award category at the ceremony in february. let's hear a clip of some of the nominees for the award, including best actor and best actress. the for the award, including best actor and best actress.— and best actress. the nominations for leadin: and best actress. the nominations for leading actress _ and best actress. the nominations for leading actress are... - and best actress. the nominations for leading actress are... fantasia| for leading actress are... fantasia barrino — the color purple. sandra huller — anatomy of a fall. carey mulligan — maestro. vivian oparah — rye lane. margot robbie — barbie. emma stone — poor things. feit rye lane. margot robbie - barbie. emma stone - poor things. felt the nominees for— emma stone - poor things. felt the nominees for leading _ emma stone - poor things. felt the nominees for leading actor - emma stone - poor things.

that's got life now to my colleague, daniela relph.ublic departure for catherine and a very different approach by the king? yes. different approach by the king? yes, that's right- — different approach by the king? yes, that's right- we _ different approach by the king? yes, that's right. we have _ different approach by the king? yes that's right. we have had two different kinds of departure from hospital today. different kinds of departure from hospitaltoday. forthe different kinds of departure from hospital today. for the king, different kinds of departure from hospitaltoday. forthe king, it different kinds of departure from hospital today. for the king, it was a very public discharge from the london clinic here in marylebone. he left around three o'clock this afternoon with his wife, queen camilla, at his side. he walked out of the door at the clinic to a waiting car. there was a small crowd gathered on the street thatjeered at him. he waved, he smiled, he walked carefully to his car, but he looked well and he is now off to recuperat

from copenhagen — our royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. sovereign. there'll be plenty of pomp, but the danes don't do the big coronation ceremony. instead, at christiansborg palace, the declaration of abdication will be signed and the new king proclaimed from the balcony. last week, queen margrethe said her goodbyes. a final gilded carriage ride through copenhagen after 52 years on the throne. she'd always said this was a job for life. until her surprise announcement on new year's eve. poor health had led to a change of mind and if the social media response was anything to go by. denmark didn't see this coming. i think we're all shocked because we had never realized that the queen could ever decide to abdicate. i think she just wants to relax a little more and maybe see her son become a king. the end of a long reign of a popular queen could be unsettling for denmark, especially after the surprise abdication. but the arrival of a new, younger, photogenic king and queen could energize the royalfamily and cement support amongst the danish peo

and daniela relph is live now from copenhagen. as the country has a new monarch?cated, she has signed a formal declaration of abdication and we have a new king. the formal process of abdication has now been complete this afternoon. in the past few minutes we have seen queen margrethe leave the danish parliament to head back home. she is no longer queen and she has handed everything over to her son frederick. he will shortly be proclaimed on the balcony here by the danish prime minister that the abdication was done by a council estate hearing coffin hagan. government officials and others. queen margrethe, formally signed the declaration of abdication. she had surprised so many danes by announcing she would be standing down and stepping aside in her annual message to the people on new year's day. this afternoon, that has become official. exactly 52 years to the days then she took the danish throne, she has now stood down and abdicated, making way for her son who is king frederick tenth. queen mary, his wife as well. she may prove to be an asset to him. queen mary, t

daniela relph is live now from copenhagen. that moment has not happened, change that moment has not happened, change the throne. that is that moment has not happened, change the throne. . , ., , ., the throne. that is right, what you are seeinu the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now — the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is _ the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is the _ the throne. that is right, what you | are seeing now is the proclamation of the new king. that is the danish prime minister in a blue, and she is proclaiming that pneumonic to the people of denmark. she is on the balcony of the castle, the danish parliament, and that proclamation will be made three times in different directions from that balcony, is a symbolic moment to show the demonstration of denmark, so by making it in three different directions, she is claiming the new king, prince frederik the tenth, and it was interesting as he came out onto the balcony, as he walked out, he wiped tears from his eyes, clearly very

and our royal correspondent, daniela relph is live now from copenhagen.orning? —— what is. thousands of people here in central copan he again ready for the events to play out here which is the danish parliament, where all the action will be the sack and in. i think the mood is really important because normally a change of sovereign would be a time of national mourning but when a state funeral would be planned, the mood would be different. but because queen margrethe has abdicated, this is very much celebrating the event. thousands of people out to say their goodbyes to her when she comes back and that lad —— last carriage ride to the balance behind me and a sense of positivity and optimism about her son, the new king who will become king frederick the tenth of denmark. and his wife who will be the queen. there is not a big coronation ceremony, nothing like what we saw in the uk back in may for king charles and queen camilla. the danish constitution does not allow for that, danish constitution does not allow forthat, instead danish constitution does not al

daniela relph, bbc news. to regulate the bbc�*s online content, including its news website. it's one of a number of changes, which the government says will give audiences greater confidence that the bbc is being held to account. i'm joined by our culture correspondent noor nanji. the bbc is increasingly investing a lot into its digitaljournalism, into online services and that is because audiences are increasingly switching from things like television to online content. lots of us now get your news from social media orflicking of us now get your news from social media or flicking through a of us now get your news from social media orflicking through a news website on a phone that perhaps traditional websites. previously, 0fcom has only got over the bbc�*s television radio and on demand output. what will change now is the power of 0fcom will switch and extend to online services as well. that includes things like the bbc news website as well as the bbc�*s youtube channel. those areas over which the bbc has edito

daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen.se. translation: it is a task i have approached all my life. - it is a task i take on with pride, respect and greatjoy. it is a task for which i will do my utmost and bear with it the trust that i am given. i will need all the support i can get from my wife, from my family, from you and from that which is greater than us. cheering and applause. hundreds of unique hand—made dolls have been placed in hospital waiting rooms across the the uk. each one represents a child in need of an organ transplant. the hope is they will kick—start a conversation about organ donation for children and potentially save a life. alice bouverie has been to meet two—year old amelia, who is waiting for a new heart. for amelia and herfamily, great 0rmond street hospital has become home for the last year—and—a—half. if she goes down to intensive care, then i'll say to her, do you want to go back home? she'll go, yeah. i'll go, do you want to go rto bear ward and she'll go yeah. so she thinks bear ward is our hom

our royal correspondent, daniela relph has been to take a look. old, made for queen mary, king charles's great grandmother, it reflects a lavish lifestyle. this is the wine cellar. these bottles, the size of thumbnails, really are filled with wine. in the miniature playroom, there is a miniature train set and toys. in the library, the shelves are filled with books created by the most popular authors of the time. a copy of country life magazine has been casually cast aside. when you get to the kitchen, even the products used have been accurately sourced. every detail was pored over to show a privileged life in the 1920s under the reign of king george v. the dolls' house was designed to promote british brand in the years after the first world war. a way to showcase the very best in craftmanship before being moved to windsor castle. the 100—year anniversary exhibition will allow visitors to see some of that craftsmanship up close. they'll get a sense of scale, and will be able to compare the smaller items to the real thing. in the 1920s, the vacuum c

here's our royal correspondent daniela relph.incess of walesjust behind him and the wider royal family attended church on the sandringham estate in norfolk. it was the last time the king and the princess were seen in public. they appeared in good health. in the run—up to christmas, the king carried out all his scheduled public engagements. there was no indication of any problems. but this afternoon buckingham palace released a statement. it said... "in common with thousands of men each year, the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate. "his majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure." earlier in the afternoon came news of the princess of wales being in hospital. like the king, she too had shown no sign of any health issues last month during a full programme of engagements that included hosting a carol concert at westminster abbey. but kensington palace has now said that the princess was admitted to this london hospital yesterday for what they described as planned abdo

daniela relph, has more from copenhagen.age point made use of to see the first change of monarch in 50 years. queen margrethe's new year's eve application shocked denmark. just two weeks later she made herfinal carriage ride as queen. independent artistic, eccentric at times, she has been hugely popular in public life and the crowd wanted to be here to say goodbye. it is life and the crowd wanted to be here to say goodbye-— to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very _ to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad _ to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to _ to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to be - to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to be part - to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to be part of i to say goodbye. it is very special| and i'm very glad to be part of it, but it is very cold. she and i'm very glad to be part of it, but it is very cold.— and i'm very glad to be part of it, but it is very cold. she has done so well. it is good _ but it

our royal correspondent daniela relph is outside the london clinic where the princess was being treated tell us? the princess of wales left here away from the public eye in the middle of the morning, driven from here back to her home, adelaide cottage, in the grounds of windsor castle where she will recuperate. once she had left her spokesperson said she was making good progress. he also said she wanted to say a huge thank you to the medical team at the london clinic, in particular the dedicated nursing staff who had cared for her. she has spent 13 nights here after abdominal surgery, we still do not know exactly what the condition was, she said she wanted to keep her medical condition private. she will now be recuperating back at windsor. we are not expecting to see her carry out public duties until after easter. the prince of wales has cleared his schedule to look after her. he may be back in action once she has settled at home. we are expecting to hear about the king and his treatment and care later this afternoon. iran denies it was involved in a drone attack which killed three us s

here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph., the princess of wales just behind him and the wider royal family attended church on the sandringham estate in norfolk. it was the last time the king and the princess were seen in public. they appeared in good health. in the run—up to christmas, the king had carried out all of his scheduled public engagements. there had been no indication of any health problems, but this afternoon buckingham palace released a statement. it said, i hope it will open those conversations that men can have with each other and hopefully with their gps. sometimes we hear men talking about how they find it embarrassing to talk about any prostate problems but i think it's fantastic that again it opens the opportunity to really understand that prostate problems are common and nothing to be embarrassed about. earlier in the afternoon had come news of the princess of wales being in hospital. like the king she too had shown no sign of any health issues last month during a full programme of engagements that includ

she said she was stepping aside due to health problems. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is in copenhagenhappening. well, there we have it, the new face of the danish monarchy out on the balcony there of christiansborg palace. as well as a new king and queen, of course, we have to remember that there is also a new heir to the throne. we've seen some pictures there of the young crown prince christian, as he now is, just 18 years old. he is still at school, in his final year at school, expected to go to university next year and into military training. but he takes on a significant role in public life now, here in denmark. but this is the new face of the danish monarchy. i have to say, looking at the king frederik and queen mary there, they both seen quite taken aback by the size of the crowd and the response to them here in denmark. we saw the king wiping away a tear from his eyes, as he first came out on that balcony for the proclamation and saw the number of people, the response to him, the number of danish flags being waved, as the royal couple take in this moment in history, as this kin

daniela relph, bbc news.s speak to our royal correpondent sean coughlin who's in the newsroom. what more do we know about the condition of sarah ferguson? this mornin: condition of sarah ferguson? this morning she _ condition of sarah ferguson? try 3 morning she posted an instagram message saying she was shot by finding out that she had been diagnosed for a second time with cancer in the space of a little over six months. she has spoken about being in good spirits and glad to have the support of her family and friends but it must have been quite a blow to her in what has been a year of ups and downs and i think now people wonder if what happens next and hoping the best for her. undergoing examination is to make sure this has been caught early. this sure this has been caught early. as we saw in that report, we were and we saw in that report, we were and we are expecting king king charles to be admitted to hospital at some stage this week for treatment on his prostate. d0 stage this week for treatment on his ro

abdominal surgery, though no cameras caught her leaving the premises. our royal correspondent daniela relphdical staff and all of those who supported them while he was in hospital. it was very different for the princess of wales, she left this morning, but away from the public eye. she was driven from here back to windsor, where she'll now recuperate. it's not known how long the king would be pausing his duties, but it was not significant enough to require any constitutional changes for his role as head of state. you're live with bbc news. police in brazil raided a holiday home linked to carlos bolsonaro, one of the sons of former presidentjair bolsonaro. the search is part of an investigation into allegations that political enemies of president bolsonaro were spied on illegally by the brazilian intelligence service during his time in office. the former president was staying at the residence with his sons before police arrived. neither carlos bolsonaro nor his father have so far commented. for more on the raid, i spoke with our south america correspondent ione wells. talk us through what ha

let's speak with our royal correspondent daniela relph.y different departures. yes from the that very different departures. is; from the king that public departure. walking out, waving at the crud crowd, the queen at his side. buckingham palace said the king wanted to thank medical staff. it was different for the princess of wales. she left away from the public eye and was driven from here back to windsor. her spokesperson said she was making good progress and wanted to thank the medical team and the dedicated team of nurses who looked after her. there is a period of recuperation for both. we are not expecting to see the king carry out any engagements for a month. it will be longerfor the any engagements for a month. it will be longer for the princess of wales. we don't expect to see her until after easter. our top story this evening: and could oscars history be made? coming up on bbc news. the fa lost investigation after trouble erupted at the country derby. after violence broke out in the stands. two more people have been arrested in con

our royal correspondent daniela relph has more from outside the hospital.und a month or so before we see him back out and about carrying out royal engagements. for the princess of wales, it will be longer. we are not likely to see her carrying out any kind of royal engagement until after easter. so a period of recuperation for them both. and it was two very different departures from hospital that we saw today. for the king, he left around three o�*clock this afternoon with the queen at his side, he walked out of hospital. there was a small crowd of well—wishers gathered outside. he waved and smiled at them as he walked to the car and got inside and was driven off for a time of what the palace called private recuperation. buckingham palace also said that the king was very thankful for the medical team here at the london clinic and for those who had supported him during his three night stay in hospital. for the princess of wales, she left earlier in the day this morning, and that was away from the public eye as she was driven from here back home to adelaide c

daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen. that's all the time we have for you here on newsday.articularly towards the north, mainly across parts of scotland, in fact. fewer showers around further south. but it is going to be cold and we're going to see some sharp overnight frosts. could be some icy conditions around, too. cold weather down to the fact that low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors for these cold winds to come in from the arctic, so i think wind chill will be a significant factor through the next couple of days. next few hours, more of those snow showers pack in, particularly across the north of scotland. temperatures overnight are falling to —2 or —3 widely, even in our towns and cities — colder than that in the countryside. through monday, then, more snow showers across the northern half of scotland, gales up towards shetland still and some snow and icy conditions across northern ireland, so we have got yellow warnings in force here. could be the odd wintry shower around exposed parts of these irish sea coasts, perhaps around the east c

here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph.incess of wales just behind him and the wider royal family attended church on the sandringham estate in norfolk. it was the last time the king and the princess were seen in public. they appeared in good health. in the run—up to christmas, the king had carried out all of his scheduled public engagements. there had been no indication of any health problems, but this afternoon buckingham palace released a statement. it said, in common with thousands of men each year the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate. his majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure. i hope it will open those conversations that men can have with each other and hopefully with their gps. sometimes we hear men talking about how they find it embarrassing to talk about any prostate problems but i think it's fantastic that again it opens the opportunity to really understand that prostate problems are common and nothing to be embarrassed about. earlier in the

daniela relph is live now from copenhagen.the throne. . . that moment has not happened, change the throne. . , ., , ., the throne. that is right, what you are seeinr the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now — the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is _ the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is the _ the throne. that is right, what you | are seeing now is the proclamation of the new king. that is the danish prime minister in

daniela relph, bbc news.ntacted about new inspections at their schools from today. changes are being brought in by the schools inspector, 0fsted, after an inspection was found to have contributed to the suicide of primary head teacher ruth perry last year. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. is it possible you could come and speak to the parent, please? the phone rings all day at most schools, but today the inspectors will start calling, warning some headteachers they'll get a routine inspection visit tomorrow. 0fsted is making changes to rebuild trust with schools. we have to remember that the most commonly used word by our members when describing their inspection experience is "brutal". so there's a long way to go and our members will still be nervous, but these are positive first steps. so we're going to welcome them, but we're going to have a healthy level of suspicion, as well, at the same time, until we see the actions that prove the intent. an inspection at caversham primary school contribute

our royal correspondent daniela relph has been to see this miniature marvel.. this is the wine cellar. these bottles, the size of thumbnails, really are filled with wine. in the miniature playroom, there is a miniature train set and toys. in the library, the shelves are filled with books created by the most popular authors of the time. a copy of country life magazine has been casually cast aside. when you get to the kitchen, even the products used have been accurately sourced. every detail was pored over to show a privileged life in the 1920s under the reign of king george v. the doll�*s house was designed to promote british brands in the years after the first world war. a way to showcase the very best in craftmanship, before being moved to windsor castle. the 100—year anniversary exhibition will allow visitors to see some of that craftsmanship up close. they'll get a sense of scale, and will be able to compare the smaller items to the real thing. in the 19205, the vacuum cleaner was a relatively new invention. hoover themselves made a mini version for the dol

daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen. those cakes look good, don't they?enhagen little bit later in the programme. —— live. taiwan's new president, william lai, has vowed to stand up to chinese intimidation in his first speech after his election victory. beijing has repeated that taiwan is part of china and has previously referred to the territory's new leader as a "dangerous separatist". 0ur reporter shaimaa khalil is in taipei for us. good morning to you. thank you for joining us again today. the dust starting to settle in this election result. how historic is this election result? good morning. ithink good morning. i think my ears are still ringing in my head is still hurting from all the cheering and chanting and screams and music and of course william lai's victory speech last night, the ruling party has secured a third, a record unprecedented term in power. but it wasn't a landslide. they lost the majority in parliament. that will be a different experience for them. but what is going to stay the same is their stance with china, their policies towards

daniela relph, bbc news, windsor castle.oll would have been _ it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all— it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all of- it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all of a - it's all right. otherwise carroll would have been all of a tears| it's all right. otherwise carroll i would have been all of a tears if charlie had not sorted it out. good morning to you. charlie had not sorted it out. good morning to you-— charlie had not sorted it out. good morning to you. good morning to you both. if morning to you. good morning to you both- if you — morning to you. good morning to you both. if you haven't _ morning to you. good morning to you both. if you haven't stepped - morning to you. good morning to you both. if you haven't stepped outsidel both. if you haven't stepped outside yet, it's a cold start to the day again and in tulloch bridge temperatures fell to —12.4 and in benson in 0xfordshire down to —11. tulloch bridge has over lying snow, and in benson we don't and