leigh milner is sandringham. think families will always have problems and i think she has dealt with it incredibly well. and i am very happy that harry and meghan are going to go off and do what they wa nt to going to go off and do what they want to do because we live in a free society. i feel really sorry for the queen. it is her grandson and great—grandson, so... butl queen. it is her grandson and great—grandson, so... but i respect it is their wishes. i think it is a great shame. it is a great shame. just here to support her really. . for the queen. i as long as we're not paying for the lifestyle they hope to live, i don't have a with that. i have been talking to the royal editor, at vanity fair. she says the new arrangement is effectively an application in all but name. this is a seismic transition for the royal family, but name. this is a seismic transition for the royalfamily, we have not seen anything like this, it comes months after prince andrew was pretty much forced to step down. this is voluntarily st

we'll have the latest from sandringham.will have more details from the queen at‘s statement as she has asked for a final decision is in the coming days. we'll have more from sandringham and we'll be looking at the potential changes ahead for the royal family. also tonight... boris johnson visits stormont to meet members of the newly—restored northern ireland assembly after three years of political deadlock there. the airline flybe asks the government for help with its tax arrangements to prevent the compa ny‘s collapse. the impact of storm brendan causing problems in many western parts of the united kingdom. when you bring me out, can you introduce me asjoker? and joker leads the pack in the oscar nominations with 11 nominations but three other films also receive ten nominations each. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... a man is banned from watching cricket in new zealand for two years after he racially abused england'sjofra archer during a test match. good evening. the queen has announced a "period of transition", in

it is an extraordinary story and it seems as though it is going to unfold in sandringham on monday withich every single aspect of the way forward will be discussed, including the tax bill that the couple could face if they decide to be, what? to base themselves in north america, canada in particular. i feel as if i'm locked in an episode of the crown only it is more exciting. i'm actually a bit republican and i know a lot of people in the country are probably more interested in the monarchy but we have got to remember, there's other bits of the country, and i am scottish and i think maybe the story will not be on every front page in scotland. but let me come to some of the points they make here, for example, like the sunday times says that it example, like the sunday times says thatitis example, like the sunday times says that it is revealing, we have only got the front page, tune in at 11:30pm to find out what else is in it, but they say among other things that harry's allies believe the leak has come from prince william or prince charles' side. they also think that senior royals, now,

it isa everything sorted at sandringham.y complicated issue, there are issues of, what does it mean being a part—time oil? how many public duties do you do? what sort of private work and income is allowa ble ? of private work and income is allowable? —— part time royal? lots of issues of security and taxation. if they spent time in america and canada, there are tax issues. a lot to be done in a very short period of time. they have said they want to become financially independent which for a couple in their late 30s is probably rather risible to a lot of people listening and watching that sort of statement. where do they stand as independently wealthy people already? they are not short ofa people already? they are not short of a bob or two. we know definitely harry inherited about £7 million from his mother, diana's state. various family trust funds, he gets money from prince charles. together they might be worth £10 million, £15 million. in the long term, if they are not going to be getting so much public money, they will ha

staying with this story in the express, let's turn to the showdown at sandringham.gham, we will all be in boring meetings then one way or another but monday, the whole royal family is getting together to try to flesh out the future. it is the sandringham summit and there will be discussions of everything from the rolls that meghan and harry will hold to even the tax bill that they might get should they decide to base themselves in canada. that's the granular detail to which this is coming out. it seems to me there doesn't appear to be a great deal of time to have these deliberations, which go to the heart of what we think our monarchy should look like 10-20 think our monarchy should look like 10—20 years from now, which is why this is interesting. also, to what extent, if you exit from the royal family, what support should you have from the british taxpayer? we know the figures this morning in some polls show that people are asked if they will support meghan and harry outside the royal family, they seem resistant to paying. the millennials, younger people, weren't a

nicholas mitchell is at sandringham.s not her wish. what is your reading of the situation? i read this as a very positive statement after what the queen describes as very constructive talks. i sense that there is a lot of empathy in this statement from the queen and other members of the family towards the duke and dutch risk, and harry in particular, for the situation they find themselves in. the queen says we are entirely supportive of their wish to create a new life, she would have fared if the remainder as lawyers but they respect their wish for a more independent life and they remaina for a more independent life and they remain a valued part of my family, the queen says. all of this just five days after the sussexes issued their personal statement last wednesday evening, seeking a progressive new path. very few specifics and details about things like funding. we know that they want to seek financial independence, about the ratio of public and private work or about earning a living or security, these are complex matte

sarah campbell at sandringham.ran was today summoned by the country's foreign ministry, accused of attending an illegal anti—government demonstration. rob macaire was arrested yesterday in the capital tehran, and detained for three hours, in apparent violation of his right to diplomatic immunity. mr macaire said he was attending a vigilfor 176 people on the passengerjet which was shot down by iran last week. today, hundreds of people gathered outside the british embassy in tehran, chanting "death to the uk" and burning the union flag. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. outside the british embassy in tehran today, an angry demonstration. men burning flags, crying, "death to the uk". an organised protest by hardline militia linked to iran's revolutionary guard, all calling for britain's ambassador to be expelled from the country. rob macaire was detained by police yesterday for what iran's foreign ministry described as inappropriate behaviour at an illegal gathering of anti—government protesters. the

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.ficult 12 months for the royal family, a bumpy year in the queen's own words, how significant is tonight's development? and what does it tell us about the changing role of the monarchy in today's society? my colleague reeta chakrabarti has this assessment. i should warn you, it contains some flashing images. how quickly things have changed since the first time they were seen together. in just the autumn of 2017, harry's whirlwind courtship of meghan markle fascinated and beguiled the british public. but that has all now gone, replaced by talk of a royal crisis, of family schisms, and even of a threat to the monarchy. the royal family has faced major threats before. the last century alone brought the abdication of the king, edward viii. then, 60 years later, harry's mother, diana, died in a car crash, her sons made to walk behind her coffin. last year, prince andrew stepped down from his royal duties after a bbc interview about his links with a convicted paedophile. all moments which te

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is at sandringham.ying absolutely nothing about the details or the timing of this meeting. we believe that the principles are already here, indeed the discussions may well already have started. the one developing this morning, that statement by william and harry, and i should just say there is flash photography in this report. there are big issues at stake, but at the heart of this is a family, and a feature of that is the relationship between two brothers, william and harry. this morning, a newspaper reported that harry felt he and his wife had been pushed away from the royal family by the "bullying attitude of william." that brought a swift response, a joint statement from william and harry describing the story is false. four brothers who care so deeply about theissues brothers who care so deeply about the issues surrounding mental health, they said, the use of inflammatory language in this way is offensive and potentially harmful. at sandringham, as the duke of edinburgh was seen out and about on the

here at sandringham, com pletely half hour.ed by the world's media, fellowjournalists, reporters, tv crew from germany, from america, satellite trucks all over the place. this is a global story that will keep on coming after breaking last wednesday. robert hardman is author of queen of the world', a biography of elizabeth ii who writes for the daily mail. what is your reaction to the joint statement? it shows firstly the great sensitivity to getting the right atmosphere ahead of this meeting and i think it shows that the depth of the bond between those two brothers. i know in recent days we have read a lot about how that has been strained but i think they are keen to say by issuing the statement so promptly and quickly is any talk of bullying is completely out of order. what they are really, the overall intention is, to avoid any sense of confrontation at the meeting. i keep hearing everyone is going out of their way not to have any sort of showdown, no thumping the table. the queen likes consensus and that is what everyone wil

the queen arriving at church in sandringham on sunday is very much routine.head on monday is very much not. the queen's estate in norfolk is the venue for what's been described as the sandringham summit. she will come face—to—face with prince harry for the first time since he and his wife announced they intend to step back in their role as senior royals. also there will be the prince of wales and prince william and harry's wife meghan, the duchess of sussex, is expected to phone in and join the discussion from canada. officials have worked hard in recent days to understand what the sussexes want. there will, we understand, be a range of possibilities to review. it's hoped next steps will be agreed at the meeting. however, officials are stressing that any decision about the sussex's future status will take time to be implemented. the trickiest area could be money as the couple seek financial independence. this morning, the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry made her views clear on the issue of security. the british taxpayer should pay for the security o

it's been described as the "sandringham summit".n the queen's estate in norfolk tomorrow, the queen will come face—to—face with prince harry for the first time since he and his wife issued their personal statement about their future last wednesday. also there will be the prince of wales and prince william, and harry's wife, meghan, the duchess of sussex, is expected to phone in to join the discussion from canada. officials have worked hard in recent days to understand what the sussexes want. there will, we understand, be a range of possibilities to review. it is hoped next steps will be agreed at the meeting. however, officials are stressing that any decision about the sussexes‘ future status will take time to be implemented. the trickiest area will be to agree the financial position of the sussexes as they seek financial independence. there are likely to be tax implications of any decision to base themselves outside of the united kingdom for any length of time. and buckingham palace will want tight protocols to prevent them cashing

in sandringham, just a few minutes ago. beautiful sunny morning there in sandringham.d of course, some people are saying in a way, we are ending up with a slimmed down monarchy, which is what other monarchies have. by force of circumstance. prince andrew stepping back, head harry and meghan stepping back, head harry and meghan stepping back. it can't have been the way it was planned. we know prince charles has in putting this idea forward for some years. the idea forward for some years. the idea that essentially the royal family should be the line of succession as far as working indivisible royals are concerned. so that would be the queen, prince charles, prince william and eventually of course prince george. but this is not the way that anyone would have wanted it to be done. let's not forget something, when we're talking about clean breaks and all of that. harry and meghan were, and remain, stars, and they managed to reach the bits of the population here and around the world that are the royal seven, particularly younger people, they got through to the social media g

we'll have the latest from sandringham.head for the royal family. also tonight... boris johnson visits stormont to meet members of the newly—restored northern ireland assembly after three years of political deadlock there.

their roles in the family, the queen and other senior royals will meet to discuss the situation at sandringhammonday. taiwan's president comfortably wins re—election and calls on china to abandon its threat to take back the island by force. and coming up: in football, liverpool extend their lead at the top of the english premier league. we'll have all the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello and welcome to world news today. after days of denial, iran has admitted it did shoot down a ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near tehran on wednesday. it follows evidence collected by the ukrainian government and western intelligence agencies. protests have broken out in iran since the announcement. many iranians are angry that the government lied to them for days. one of the protests has been taking place at a university which some of the victims attended. a total of 176 people were killed when the plane was shot down. around a third of those on board were candian citizens. prime ministerjustin trudeau has spoken in the last couple of hours. he says he expects full cooperation and clarity from t

the queen and senior royals will meet prince harry at sandringham tomorrow for crucial face—to—face talksfuture roles of the duke and duchess of sussex. it follows harry and meghan‘s decision to step back as senior members of the royal family. it's understood to be the first time prince charles, prince william and prince harry will have met since the couple made the announcement on wednesday. meghan is expected to join the discussion from canada on the phone. this report from our royal correspondent sarah campbell. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar times, with senior members of the royal family all making their way here for a summit unprecedented in its nature. her majesty will have her first face—to—face meeting with prince harry, her grandson, since he and his wife announced they intended to step back as senior royals. attending the meeting, prince charles, on his return from 0man, where he travelled to pay his respects following the death of the sultan. prince william will also be at the me

the headlines at 4.00: the queen attends church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. the duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. i think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. in other news — police in england and wales will have more powers to deal with stalkers with new protection orders from this week. world leaders meet in berlin to try to bring to an end nearly nine years of fighting in libya. huge hailstones hit parts of australia, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. and foreign correspondents based in london give us their take on the iran crisis and the impeachment of donald trump. that's in dateline in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the queen has attended church near sandringham this morning following the agreement with the duke and duchess of sussex that they'll step down from royal duties. the queen has said she supports prince harry and meghan's decision

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.e a look at some of the day's other news: after three days of protests in iran, against the shooting of the ukranian airliner in which 176 people died, police are denying they've used live ammunition against demonstrators. videos posted online though, which the bbc has verified as far as possible, appear to show gunshots during a protest on sunday in central tehran. meanwhile, the american—led coalition has given the bbc‘s quentin sommerville access to the us air base in iraq that was targeted by the iranians last week. the the iranians last week. reason the american led coalition the reason the american led coalition has brought us here today is because it wants to show that iran was not messing around. this is the crater from one of five missile marriages lodged over a space of two hours. the attack began at 1:35am in the morning and you get a sense, if we walk over here, you can see how everything is bombed out. look at the enormous blast that must‘ve come from here. enough to force

it is being called the sandringham showdown.ueen's already there but later today, she will be joined with —— joined by other senior members of the royal family including prince harry who says he and his wife meghan no longer want to be senior anymore. they intend to step rack and find what they are calling a progressive new role. after the initial shock, hurt and disappointment, there is no desire to find a way forward and quickly. it is hoped today's‘s talks are going to produce next steps to define the couple's future relationship with the rest the family. the key questions to answer, how will harry and meghan find their new lives? and what does their desire to make —— to be financially independent mean? will the couple keep the royal titles? at the moment, there is no suggestion they will want to announce them and who will want to announce them and who will fit —— foot the bill? prince william will be present and prince charles has blown back. it is an event that is being described as unprecedented. simon jones, event that is

the queen expected at sandringham this morning as normal and those talks getting under way at sandringham set to be stormy with disruptive conditions, especially early. not as windy as yesterday today and not as wet. we have showers to begin with and one batch of lengthier bursts pushing across northern and lone, north wales, the midlands and east anglia. fewer showers in the south, overnight winds easing down, sunshine coming out and not as windy in the north but lively showers in scotla nd in the north but lively showers in scotland and northern ireland this morning, wintry with snow over high ground. by the afternoon, dry in more places with fewer shower clouds around and it should be a bit cooler than when yesterday. it temperatures in single figures for a fair few. tonight, some showers pushing from west to east but longer clear skies in between those and that will allow temperatures to drop low enough for a touch of frost and a bit of ice at times for the rush—hour tomorrow. may be a cool start but a bright start and don't be full if you have morning sunshine. this is on the way, st

the queen hasjust the queen has just left church in sandringham and our correspondent is there.terest than usual for a sunday morning service? certainly, yes. you have just missed you havejust missed hundreds you have just missed hundreds of well—wishers coming through those gates, all coming here to catch a glimpse of her majesty. she arrived a few minutes before iiam. glimpse of her majesty. she arrived a few minutes before ”am. she was wearing a light brown jacket with a matching hat of course. and she came down here, she was driven through the driveway, through the gates towards the mary magdalene church where the service began about an hour ago. it has been quite a tough day for the queen herself. with all that has been going on throughout the last week or so. she put on a brave face, smiling and waving at the well—wishers and it almost seemed as if it was business as usualfor seemed as if it was business as usual for the seemed as if it was business as usualfor the queen. she is quite used to this as the head of the church, it is her role and responsibility. last year when

within the seclusion of sandringham house, a family summit. chaired by the queen and attended by the prince of wales and his two sons, prince william duke of cambridge, and prince harry, duke of sussex. after the talks ended, the queen issued a statement in which she said although we would have preferred them to she went on to say that it had been agreed that there would be a period of transition in which the sussexes would spend time in canada and the uk. whatever the precise reasons for that sussexes disenchantment, it's clear from the statement that the royal family is determined to find practical solutions. the key issues are well—established, money, the statement says the sussexes do not wish to rely on public funds. royal titles, it seems that they will remain his and her royal highness. security, it is one of the complex matters still to be resolved. earlier, william and harry had come together to denounce a newspaper story which suggested the sussexes felt that they had been pushed away by the bullying attitude of william. the story wa

the headlines at 2.00: the queen attends church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. the duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. i think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. in other news, powers come into force this week to stop stalkers from contacting or approaching their victims while police investigate allegations against them. the conflict in libya — key world powers begin a conference in berlin aimed at bringing an end to nearly nine years of fighting. golfball—sized hailstones hit parts of the australian state of victoria, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. and we'll have highlights of this week's proceedings in westminster — that's in the week in parliament in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the queen has attended church near sandringham this morning, following the agreement with the duke and duchess of sussex that they'll step down from royal duties. the

support and regret after the sandringham summit. the queen gives her blessing to prince harry and meghan on their quest for a new life. the couple will keep their royal titles but want to stop taking royal money. there's alot still to be sorted out. the iranian government says it didn't try to cover up the shooting of a ukrainian aircraft — but that hasn't stopped the protests against the regime. also on the programme. don't depend on the special relationship, says the uk defence secretary. the us is withdrawing and the uk needs its own comprehensive defence plan to meet future challenges. i'm trying not to be worried, because i'm being told he can sense if i'm worried. and a rare encounter with the australian drop bear. and the reporter who lived to tell the tale. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. the queen wants a quick solution to the problems presented by the duke and duchess of sussex but it is not entirely straightforward disentangling senior royals from the firm. and so what we

and i don't ta ke doors at sandringham and i don't take it is the biggest real crisis ina take it iss also what the daily mail called it. it's bad for the royal family because harry and meghan did suggest a new way forward for the royal family had they stayed close to the bosom of they stayed close to the bosom of the royal family, they represented clearly in many ways a new generation and a new approach to public life. it's unfortunate for the royal family put us not the biggest crisis in a generation. would you agree because the daily mail is promising unraveled reports over pages 2—9? mail is promising unraveled reports over pages 2-9? i haven't seen the unrivaled pages yet. so i am looking forward to it. maybe next round. but i think lance is right about the tone of it because i think daily express which we were also going to talk about, they struck a very different tone in the headline that it has chosen. "gracious queen grant terry his wish", it talks about what of grandeur but that chimes more with the tone of the public state m e nts with the tone of the public statements tha

if you were at the meeting in sandringham what would you suggest? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. lets get started then. queen elizabeth is due to meet senior members of the british royal family on monday about the future role of prince harry. the prince and his wife meghan want to step back from royal duties, but it's unclear how that will work. finance and security are among the issues to be resolved. meghan is expected to join in the conversation on the phone from canada. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has the latest. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar times, with senior members of the royal family all making their way here for a summit unprecedented in its nature. her majesty will have her first face—to—face meeting with prince harry, her grandson, since he and his wife announced they intended to step back as senior royals. attending the meeting, prince charles, on his return from oman, where he travelled to pay his respects following the

here's royal biographer angela levin's response to the meeting at sandringham.pressing, i think it is so sad. itjust shows you have to try and be tactful even at your worst moments. you have to think of others as well. you cannotjust be like a bull in a china shop, a really expensive china shop. i think it is deeply sad. i feel so very much for the queen and prince william and prince harry. prince charles is more resilient, he has seen charles is more resilient, he has seen much more of life, but for the two brothers who were so close with the unique experience of losing their mother very young. prince harry said to me when i was interviewing him that he found it very ha rd to interviewing him that he found it very hard to trust people but he knew throughout his life he could trust his brother. that seems very sad to lose that. seeing that headline on the front page of the day's sunday times widow sleet, not confirm, i want to translate comments from his brother prince william, that will not help, will it? i don't think it will make things worse actually. i thin

the queen prepares to hold talks at sandringham with prince harry and meghan over the royal's couple's future. hello and welcome to world news today. there's a strong police presence on the streets of the iranian capital tehran. it follows a second day of protests after the government admitted shooting down a ukrainian airliner, killing more than 170 people on board. police have been out in force to deter people from taking part in more anti—government protests. demonstrators have gathered at universities across iran, calling for senior officials to go. some protesters were even seen tearing down down a poster of qasem soleimani — he's the senior iranian commander killed by the us nine days ago, whose funeral was attended by hundreds of thousands of iranians. and in another development tehran has summoned the british envoy, rob macaire, after accusing him of attending an illegal rally. he was also briefly detained on saturday. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the latest. outside the british embassy in tehran today, an angry demonstration. men burning flags, crying, "death

she was at church near sandringham this morning as the prime minister boris johnson sandringham thisster borisjohnson says he wished harry and meghan the best and was sure the royal family would find a way forward. at the duchess's father has accused them of keeping a great institution. here's are royal —— are royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the words the queen used yesterday about harry and meghan where warm and supportive, but the deal done with them by her officials was an uncompromising one. the reputation of the royal family must be protected. it's already been battered by prince andrew's misjudgment and the family doesn't want any embarrassment from the sussexes once they're cut loose in canada. i think families are always a problem and i think she's dealt with it incredibly well. ijust think it's a shame. and it's a shame with the little one as well. yeah. yeah, for the whole family. william, charles, everybody. it is. as long as we're not paying for the lifestyle they're hoping to live, then i don't have a problem with that. there was support, too, from the prime minis

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham. laura: fore m what is next for harry and meghan, i was joined earlier from new yond by a writerohost of the " royally obsessed" podcast. however they going to earn a living without trading-- ghow ae thng to earn a living without trading on the titles? >> it is hard to imagine they will not trade on their titles or popularity, and it is related to their royal lives, or l previously royes as it might become. working in charity roles, and the basis of that popularity will still be there royal les. laura:ve the queen made i clear today that she wished they had stayed on as full-time royals. this is something of a royal rift, isn't it? >> i'm not sure about the rift. today she clearly expressed disappointment, and the reports coming out of the palace of leaks, srces say they are disappointed. but i think this has been coming for a long time. p we saw the first ste a royal rift last summer when the cambridgees and sussexesap broke t charitable endeavors and began to work separately. this ha

studio: many thanks, daniela relph at sandringham.d, to try to protect vunerable people. it's thought that around 800,000 people currently use credit cards in bookies and on gambling sites. the change will come into force in april, and will affect all gambling apart from the national lottery. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. betting using a credit card on the high street — that's going to be banned, yes. welcome to the world's favourite online betting company. but crucially gambling online using a credit card, this is the mushrooming part of the business being clamped down on as well. please gamble responsibly. nowadays, 24 million adults in great britain gamble. 800,000 pay for it using a credit card. 22% of people betting online are problem gamblers. having considered all of the evidence, we've decided that we must ban gambling using credit cards because there is too great a risk of significant harm arising for consumers. callers have been telling the bbc how they have been affected. eight to ten years, i'm

the queen attended church at sandringham this morning, ahead of tomorrow's meeting. proved to be a blueprint for future could harry and meghan‘s plan proved to be a blueprint forfuture royal family members?

a similar photo on the sun, it says her majesty looked grim—faced during a drive at sandringham earlier. the express says she's ready to offer her grandson a deal that would let him continue to receive royal funding. meghan is pictured on the front of the times with one of her close friends. it says that palace aides deny that the sussexes are being driven out of the royal family. presenter samira ahmed is on the front of the guardian, after winning her equal pay case against the bbc.

the queen at church near sandringham this morning

the queen is to host crisis talks with prince harry, prince william and prince charles at sandringham on monday. it's in the wake of a decision by harry and meghan to step back from their roles as senior royals. taiwan's president has won a second term in office, in an election dominated by the island's relationship with china. tsai ing—wen says beijing should abandon its threats to take the island by force. now on bbc news, africa eye: my bloody country. jamal osman, a somali journalist, searches for answers to the cycle of violence that has ripped his country apart for the last three decades. this programme countains disturbing images. this was meant to be a safe haven. a place where children could grow up in peace, away from somalia's civil war. a place where people could live their lives. but what happened here injuly shattered that illusion. explosion. gunfire. 26 dead, 56 injured. lives changed forever. my name is jamal osman. i am a somali journalist who for years has been searching for answers to end of a cycle of violence which has ripped my country apart for three decades. i

the summit will take place at the queen's sandringham estate in norfolk.here. who'll be at this meeting? so, the queen, the prince of wales, prince william and prince harry, the first time they will have come together face—to—face since the sussex has issued their statement. it is also thought meghan will phone in from canada. officials now have a much better, not a complete idea, of what they want and a range of possibilities will be presented, a little bit of reality check perhaps for them and they will hope to agree the next steps. they need to pin down how much work will they really wa nt to down how much work will they really want to do, official royal work? and what will be the rules of the game for their nonroyal work. what will be the protocols which will be there to prevent them, to be brutal about it, cashing into blatantly on their royal status ? it, cashing into blatantly on their royal status? it will be businesslike i am sure, but an underlying sadness i would imagine. meghan clearly underlying sadness i would imagine. meg ha n clearly wa nts

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.entists have issued a grim warning about what the australia fires may be telling us about global warming. they say the fires would be normal in a world where temperatures have risen by 3 degrees celsius. and already the world's average temperature has risen by 1.1 one degrees above pre—industrial levels. there's a consensus among the vast majority of scientists that we need to keep temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees to prevent the worst aspects of global warming. but that's looking increasingly unlikely, and in a world three degrees warmer, according to the hadley centre, part of the uk's met office, weather events such as the australia fires would become normal. live now to canberra and professor nerilie abram, climate scientist at the australian national university. thank you very much for your time. what are the fires telling you?” think these fires are a real wake—up call that we need to take climate change seriously. australia has experienced an extremely hot and ex

sarah campbell, bbc news, sandringham.he weekend, giving firefighters some temporary respite. but with more than 100 fires still ablaze in new south wales alone and more hot weather is on its way, the crisis is far from over. prime minister scott morrison has been heavily criticised for his government's slow response to the crisis. clive myrie has been surveying the damage in southeastern new south wales. is this australia's future? the new normal? bushfires have come and gone here for centuries. but nothing as intense as this. walls of heat and fire, 10, 20, 30, a0 kilometres wide. inconceivable. so you could be out here at night and little feathertailed gliders would come down the trees and look at you. used to wake up every morning to hundreds of birds, big birds, little birds, birds on the ground, birds up the trees and there's nothing any more. samantha calls this state forest home, living among the wallabies and kangaroos. and unfortunately it almost seems like an extinction event, because there haven't been any dead

sarah campbell, bbc news, sandringham. have eased in australia giving firefighters some temporary respite. but with more than a hundred fires still ablaze in new south wales alone and more hot weather is on its way, the crisis is far from over. prime minister scott morrison has been heavily criticised for his government's slow response to the crisis and he has been overtaken in the polls by the leader of the opposition. clive myrie has been surveying the damage in southeastern new south wales. is this australia's future? the new normal? bushfires have come and gone here for centuries. but nothing as intense as this. walls of heat and fire, 10, 20, 30, a0 kilometres wide. inconceivable. so you could be out here at night and little feathertailed gliders would come down the trees and look at you. used to wake up every morning to hundreds of birds, big birds, little birds, birds on the ground, birds up the trees and there's nothing any more. samantha calls this state forest home, living among the wallabies and kangaroos. and u

the headlines at 11pm: the queen and other senior royals will meet at sandringham on monday to discuss harry and meghan‘s decision to step back from their roles. britain's ambassador is arrested during anti—government protests in tehran, after iran finally admits it shot down a passenger plane by mistake. 176 people died. the foreign secretary condemned the arrest of the ambassador as a flagrant breach of international law. the northern ireland assembly resumes for the first time since the collapse of power—sharing three years ago. we can agree that there was too much suffering and that we cannot allow society to drift back and allow division to grow. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — broadcaster, lynn faulds wood, and the journalist and commentator, anne ashworth. good evening. senior members of the royal family, including the queen, will meet on monday to discuss the future for prince harry and meghan. it follows their decision, announced last week, to step back from their prominent roles in the royal family. the summit will take place at the que

the queen has attended church near sandringham this morning following the agreement with the duke and duchess of sussex that they'll step down from royal duties. the queen has said she supports prince harry and megan's decision to lead a more independent life away from what she called the ‘intense scrutiny‘ they've faced. under the agreement, their hrh titles will be dropped and they will no longer receive public funding. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. the queen at church near sandringham this morning after what must have been a difficult time for her, both as monarch and as a grandmother. just behind her, her son the duke of york, whose own stepping back from royal duties has been an added strain for the queen in weeks. i think families are always a problem and i think she's dealt with it incredibly well. ijust think it's a shame. and it's a shame with the little one as well. yeah, for the whole family it's a shame, william, charles, everybody. as long as we are not paying for the lifestyle they hope to live, then i don't have a problem with that. and from the prime mi