no change in covid rules before mid—february — but the prime minister says he will be looking to relax the rules as soon as the numbers allow. with the vaccination programme in full swing, borisjohnson says he doesn't want to risk a surge in covid infections. thejcvi groups one to four are going to be vaccinated by the 15th of february. before then, we'll be looking at the potential of relaxing some measures. as the government considers tougher measures for travellers, we'll be getting the latest live from westminster. also this lunchtime... no firm date for the return of schools in england — amid claims pupils risk becoming the "forgotten victims" of the pandemic. millions of children aren't learning a lot. the remote learning can be varied. that mental health problems are on the rise.

the family of teenager keon lincoln describe their shock, after the 15—year old was shot and stabbed. the type of person keon was, it doesn't make sense as to why anybody would want to harm him or take his life in such a brutal way. chelsea sack manager frank lampard after 18 months in charge, as he pays the price for winning only one of their past five league matches. england beat sri lanka by six wickets in the second test match at gaulle — wrapping up the series 2—0. and coming up on bbc news, the former formula 1 world champion jenson button will compete in the new climate aware extreme e racing series for his own team when it starts in april.

good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. mid—february — that's when the prime minister says the government will start "looking at the potential of relaxing some measures". the prime minister said today it shouldn't be assumed schools would still be closed by easter, but he couldn't guarantee when they would reopen. conservative mps are asking him to set out a "route map" for reopening in england — amid growing concern about the impact of closures on children's education. much depends, of course, on the vaccination programme — and there's now a suggestion that delaying the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine — far from weakening its effects — may actually provide better protection in the long term. it's a view at odds with the vaccine manufacturers — and many other countries. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. you have to keep it under lock and key? you have to keep it under lock and ke ? ~ , ., ., key? the prime minister at a vaccination _ key? the prime minister at a vaccination centre _ key? the prime minister at a vaccination centre in - key? the prime minister at a vaccination centre in north . key? the prime minister at a - vaccination centre in north london this morning. the vaccine is seen as the way out of the pandemic. �*i�*i

the way out of the pandemic. ii doses out of this? the way out of the pandemic. 11 doses out of this? it _ the way out of the pandemic. 11 doses out of this? it is - the way out of the pandemic. 11 doses out of this? it is now- the way out of the pandemic. 11 | doses out of this? it is now four weeks since _ doses out of this? it is now four weeks since the _ doses out of this? it is now four weeks since the latest - doses out of this? it is now fouri weeks since the latest lockdown begun and mrjohnson promised they were working on an exit strategy. we are were working on an exit strategy. - are looking at the data as it comes in, looking at the rates of infection. as you know, the groups one to four will be vaccinated by the 15th of february. before then, we will be looking at the potential of relaxing some measures. but auestions of relaxing some measures. but questions are — of relaxing some measures. but questions are still being asked about the government's vaccination plan. pressure has been building for ministers to reverse their decision to delay the second dose for up to 12 weeks. one of the government's advises on immunisation today strongly defended the policy. what strongly defended the policy. what we know is the _ strongly defended the policy. “wrist we know is the projection after strongly defended the policy. wist we know is the projection after one doseis we know is the projection after one dose is extremely good. it is surprisingly good. what we know for one of the two vaccines, the oxford vaccine, that protection persists

and it is enhanced by delivering the second dose. and it is enhanced by delivering the second dose-— second dose. there is no published evidence around _ second dose. there is no published evidence around the _ second dose. there is no published evidence around the effectivenessl second dose. there is no published. evidence around the effectiveness of delaying the other vaccine made by pfizer and its manufacturers do not recommend it. the doctors union the bma has said it is difficult to justify the gap and it should be changed to six weeks. unfortunately, the bma have — changed to six weeks. unfortunately, the bma have only _ changed to six weeks. unfortunately, the bma have only picked _ changed to six weeks. unfortunately, the bma have only picked up - changed to six weeks. unfortunately, the bma have only picked up half- changed to six weeks. unfortunately, the bma have only picked up half the| the bma have only picked up half the story and ignored the other half. they are clearly wanting to represent the medical profession and look after them, but they are failing to recognise that the second doses that are being delayed are actually being given to other members of the medical profession and providing them with protection. and protecting health care workers is critical. hospitals remain under pressure like never before, as the number of severely ill patients continues to rise. getting the vaccine strategy right is undoubtedly the best route out of this crisis. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the prime minister says he wants to see schools reopen as soon as possible —

and he's under growing pressure from some conservative mps amid warnings children have become the "forgotten victims" of the pandemic. ben wright reports. with infection rates high, lockdown stretches on, keeping businesses shut and schools closed to most people. it is clear there will be no quick return to normal but the government is under real pressure to timetable the reopening of schools in england. visiting a vaccination centre in north london, the prime minister said a return by easter was possible. minister said a return by easter was ossible. , ., _ , possible. schools obviously will be a riori possible. schools obviously will be a priority but _ possible. schools obviously will be a priority but i _ possible. schools obviously will be a priority but i don't _ possible. schools obviously will be a priority but i don't think - possible. schools obviously will be a priority but i don't think anybody j a priority but i don't think anybody would want to see the restrictions lifted so quickly whilst the rate of infection is still very high. for children. _ infection is still very high. for children, teachers and frazzled parents, the pandemic has meant close schools, cancelled exams and huge uncertainty. many primary

schools in england open for a day before being shut again at the start of this month and some testing plans the pupils have been caused because of the new variant. labour says a plan is needed. it of the new variant. labour says a plan is needed.— plan is needed. it is about things about whether _ plan is needed. it is about things about whether we _ plan is needed. it is about things about whether we bring - plan is needed. it is about things about whether we bring our - plan is needed. it is about things i about whether we bring our children back at once or on a phased basis and if so, which he has come back first. labour has been suggesting nightingale schools for some time, so there is more space to ensure safe safe leek social distancing. it's about getting the roll—out of the testing programme in schools working effectively.— working effectively. schools have been closed _ working effectively. schools have been closed by _ working effectively. schools have been closed by other— working effectively. schools have l been closed by other governments working effectively. schools have - been closed by other governments in the uk and the westminster government says it will give schools in england two weeks notice to reopen but senior tory mps are calling for more clarity, too. what calling for more clarity, too. what i want to understand, _ calling for more clarity, too. what i want to understand, given - calling for more clarity, too. wist i want to understand, given the r rate is decreasing is what is the plan to get schools opening again? what is the timetable? how are we going to ensure children get the best benefit of education? or are we going to damage their life chances

on climbing that the education ladder of opportunity? the political arr ument ladder of opportunity? the political argument over— ladder of opportunity? the political argument over how _ ladder of opportunity? the political argument over how and _ ladder of opportunity? the political argument over how and when - ladder of opportunity? the political. argument over how and when schools can reopen is sharpening up as the vaccine roll—out gathers pace. ministers insist any decisions about relaxing restrictions must be driven ijy relaxing restrictions must be driven by the data on infections and the advice from their scientists. number 10 seems wary of overpromising because there is so much uncertainty around. but a because there is so much uncertainty around. buta number of because there is so much uncertainty around. but a number of tory mps are losing patience and want a much clearer path out of lockdown. there is no reason — clearer path out of lockdown. there is no reason why _ clearer path out of lockdown. there is no reason why there _ clearer path out of lockdown. there is no reason why there shouldn't i clearer path out of lockdown. ii—ii” is no reason why there shouldn't be a plan that meets the milestones of the government because my own vaccine roll—out. i think there is a tipping point coming from public opinion. tipping point coming from public oinion. �* , ., opinion. and while there will be a review of restrictions _ opinion. and while there will be a review of restrictions in _ review of restrictions in mid—february, is likely to be many weeks before classrooms begin to fill with pupils again. ben wright, bbc news. our political correspondent, jessica parker, is at westminster. the prime minister under pressure from many directions. on schools, he is being asked loosen restrictions

and on travel to tighten them? yes. and on travel to tighten them? yes, tirahtenin and on travel to tighten them? yes, tightening border _ and on travel to tighten them? ye: tightening border controls. the prime minister saying they are actively working on plans. a fairly clear indication something will happen faster exactly what, well, the idea seems to be getting people arriving in the uk to quarantine in hotels. notjust that, those people having to pay for that accommodation themselves. i think some details still need to be ironed out, in terms of who might be exempt. whether it would be initiallyjust brits arriving home from high—risk countries. we understand a key meeting likely to sign off those details tomorrow. rules of course were already tightly recently tightened up. you saw the travel corridors close, passenger locator forms have to be filled out, people have to quarantine and have a negative test before they arrive in the uk. but there had been concerns as to how well that system was being policed. i suppose the idea of asking some people to quarantine in hotels as it could be more tightly policed, although it might present

some logistical challenges of its own, in terms of finding suitable accommodation. why now? interestingly, today, borisjohnson talked about the theoretical risk of a vaccine busting variant arriving into the united kingdom and i think there are fears of a potential disruption to the vaccine programme, on which so much depends.— on which so much depends. jessica parker, thanks _ on which so much depends. jessica parker, thanks very _ on which so much depends. jessica parker, thanks very much. - with the prospect of schools staying closed until easter will fill many parents with dismay. our reporter fiona lamdin has visited four families struggling with the pressure of lockdown while trying to teach their children at home. four families living in one city, all facing different challenges during this winter lockdown. single dad samuel lives here with his young sons in this tower block. it's harderfor the reason it's wintertime now, so we tend to stay in 21w. it is chaos. like, organised chaos in a sense

but then sometimes goes right out, organisation, because the kids, they want things to do. you can only do so much. you can only educate so much, you can only home—school so much, you can only homework so much. because where i am, in the one bedroom, it's hard. since lockdown, samuel checks in daily with many of the other families. sienna, have you done your work? all right, bye. and living next door to samuel, up on the 15th floor, is nemery and his new family. they've broken the tv twice. they've broken, like, three chairs and the table and they broke, as well, a sofa and two beds. our kids, theyjump everywhere. his wife and three children haven't left their flat for three weeks now, since the start of this new lockdown. we share laundry, very busy. we share lift, very busy and we've got cases in this building,

so that's why we keep them at home. and underneath the tower block live another family. it's so hard because i have to look after four children, _ with a disabled child. my son, you know, he has a lot| of medication i have to give him and i have a baby, as well. dhekra has stopped her own studying so she can help home—school her children. ali is the eldest and in the last year of primary school. the home learning is quite difficult. sometimes, i help my siblings. his younger brother is ten, he has cerebral palsy, diabetes and severe asthma. he's sad as well because he misses his friends at school and he can't see them at lunchtime. across town, we meet single mum vicky and herfamily. she set up her own marketing business a year ago. the problem is, is i'm having to make the choice between their education or my work. if i don't work, we can't pay

the rent, i can't run the car, i can't buy food. it's. . . it's. .. i don't have the choice. fourfamilies doing all they can, as they start yet another week locked down. fiona lamdin, bbc news. the online fashion retailer, boohoo, has bought the debenhams brand and its website. the deal is worth £55 million, but the company won't be taking on any of the retailer's stores or its 12,000 staff. simon browing reports. debenhams, a high street bastian for over two centuries but it's been in distress for years, as online shopping accelerated and perceptions it couldn't keep up, as our retail habits change. now boohoo, one of the huge new online brands which has challenged so many of our traditional retailers, has bought what's left. boohoo's purchase of devon and sees them just take the website and brand name, meaning stores like this and 117 others

across the country are now set to close. it is truly devastating news that the company's12,000 employees. but unfortunately the pandemic continues to wreak havoc for businesses that were already struggling to survive.- businesses that were already struggling to survive. what that is auoin to struggling to survive. what that is going to mean _ struggling to survive. what that is going to mean for _ struggling to survive. what that is going to mean for the _ struggling to survive. what that is going to mean for the high - struggling to survive. what that is j going to mean for the high street, when you start to think about the vacancy rates, debenhams, topshop, the rest of the arcadia group not being there, is potentially in the very short term we could start to see may be vacancy rates of a third or may be one in two stores of those major retail collectors, until we can start to balance it out. it is major retail collectors, until we can start to balance it out. it is a erilous can start to balance it out. it is a perilous time — can start to balance it out. it is a perilous time for _ can start to balance it out. it is a perilous time for the _ can start to balance it out. it is a perilous time for the uk - can start to balance it out. it is a perilous time for the uk high - perilous time for the uk high street. debenhams is an anchor tenant for lots of cities and shopping centres and the loss of 12,000 jobs will have a huge impact on women and younger workers who are predominantly employed in this sector. it predominantly employed in this sector. , ., predominantly employed in this sector. , . , ., sector. it needs an industrial strate: sector. it needs an industrial strategy for _ sector. it needs an industrial strategy for retail, _ sector. it needs an industrial strategy for retail, to - sector. it needs an industrial strategy for retail, to give i sector. it needs an industrial i strategy for retail, to give retail an opportunity to have a future. this is just another nail in the

coffin, another 12,000 jobs going. on to the online platforms. so we still call on the government and local authorities and employers to work with us, for what retail looks like in the future.— work with us, for what retail looks like in the future. boohoo's growth usin: like in the future. boohoo's growth using online _ like in the future. boohoo's growth using online and _ like in the future. boohoo's growth using online and social— like in the future. boohoo's growth using online and social media - using online and social media platforms has been unrelenting in recent years and it hopes for more by acquiring debenhams and its lucrative beauty and cosmetics customers. it plans to relaunch online at the start of the summer. it emerged this morning that online retailer asos is considering buying topman, topshop and the miss selfridge brands. morejobs could go there. the uk high street look set to limp along in 2021 as the battle between bricks and clicks continues. simon browing, bbc news. three more teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a schoolboy who was attacked by a group of youths in birmingham on thursday. 15—year—old keon lincoln was shot and stabbed in handsworth, and died in hospital. his mother has been speaking about her shock, as sian lloyd reports.

keon lincoln, a teenager who loved to dance, laugh and listen to music. this footage captured by his twin sister on her phone is a treasured memory for his family. he was shot and stabbed just moments from his front door, his mother today spoke about her loss and the moment she knew something was wrong. i about her loss and the moment she knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots- _ knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and _ knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and my _ knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and my first - knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and my first instinct l the gunshots. and my first instinct was where is my son, those are the first words i said, where is my son? and then a few minutes went by. i found out there was somebody up the road. and... yes, it was my boy. keon was attacked on thursday afternoon in broad daylight in the handsworth area of birmingham. police have arrested five youths

aged between 1a and 16 on suspicion of murder. one of them has since been released under investigation. it's believed this quite car which crashed nearby was used by his attackers to flee the scene but one of gather evidence, they are appealing for more information locally. i appealing for more information locall . , ., ~ locally. i will be quite frank. the resonse locally. i will be quite frank. the response from _ locally. i will be quite frank. the response from the _ locally. i will be quite frank. the response from the community . locally. i will be quite frank. the j response from the community in locally. i will be quite frank. the - response from the community in terms of information is not where it should be. i note the family have courageously made a request today around that and i would do exactly that. ., �* , around that and i would do exactly that. ., �*, ., , around that and i would do exactly that. ., �*, ., around that and i would do exactly that. ., �*, . , , around that and i would do exactly that. ., �*, . that. keon 's family say they are touched by _ that. keon 's family say they are touched by the _ that. keon 's family say they are touched by the support - that. keon 's family say they are touched by the support they - that. keon 's family say they are touched by the support they are | touched by the support they are receiving from his friends in the community but what they want now is for people who know anything about what happened to come forward. sian lloyd, bbc news. it is just after it isjust after 1:15pm. our top story this lunchtime. the prime minister has said some lockdown measures could be lifted once the highest priority groups have been inoculated in the middle of february. thejcvi groups one to four

are going to be vaccinated by the 15th of february. before then, we'll be looking at the potential of relaxing some measures. coming up on bbc news, chelsea sack head coach frank lampard after 18 months in charge. the former blues midfielder leaves with the club ninth in the premier league afterjust one win in his last five league games. he may have left the stage, but donald trump continues to be the focus of political attention in america. later today, house speaker nancy pelosi is set to send the senate a single article of impeachment — accusing him of inciting the capitol riot — formally triggering the first—ever impeachment trial of a former president. gary o'donghue is in washington. so, gary, what happens now? well, this article of— so, gary, what happens now? well, this article of impeachment - so, gary, what happens now? vii this article of impeachment arrives

in the senate and that triggers the whole process of a senate trial, remember that as a political process. the senators themselves sit in judgment as to whether donald trump is guilty or not of inciting insurrection. that trial will begin insurrection. that trial will begin in two weeks' time. we don't know the exact format of it, whether it will be witnesses, live witnesses, who will make the president �*s case in detail but at the point of a vote, when they come to it, it would need two thirds of senators, 67 of them to vote to convict the president of high crimes and misdemeanours. that means 17 republicans breaking rank. now, mitch mcconnell, the leader of republicans in the senate has already said he believes the president provoked that january the 6th attack on congress which sparked the impeachment process. we don't know which way he is going to vote and he could take a lot of faults with him but it's still a big ask,, simon, if they get to that point a conviction, then donald trump could be barred from holding federal

office for the rest of his life. gary, thank you very much. the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, has condemned riots which erupted in cities across the netherlands over the weekend. the worst violence was in amsterdam and the southern city of eindhoven, where police used water cannon and tear gas to clear rioters. the protesters are angry about new coronavirus restrictions, including a 9pm curfew. chinese rescue workers have found the bodies of nine miners at a gold mine in shandong province, where 11 people were rescued yesterday. officials say one is still missing. 22 miners were trapped 600 metres underground for a fortnight after an explosion. a major government scheme to find work for young people has seen fewer than 2,000 youngsters take up newjobs. the kickstart scheme began in september and is backed by £2 billion in funding. 120,000 roles have been created

under the programme but ministers says covid restrictions have hampered take—up. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. 24—year—old hayden was made redundant from a job in retail late last summer. finding another role in the middle of the pandemic was hard. you start thinking about stuff, if you're going to find work again. he's now started work for delivery company whistl, as part of the government's kickstart programme. i'll give it a go, you know? it is a new experience and i want to do new things, you know? different skills every day, you know? things i've never done before. the number of young people who are unemployed has risen during coronavirus to nearly 600,000 towards the end of last year and the youth unemployment rate has reached 14.5%. kickstart is aimed at addressing the risk of becoming long—term unemployed. the government has promised £2 billion to pay for six monthjob placements for young people in england, scotland and wales, with referrals to the scheme running

until the end of this year. today, the chancellor announced 120,000 roles have been created so far but admitted restrictions are slowing progress. do you know how many young people are actually in those roles yet? so, we know about a couple of thousand of them have already started. obviously, because of the lockdowns and restrictions, that hampers businesses' ability to bring people into work and what we can look forward to, as the restrictions ease, is more of these young people starting those placements. small businesses had complained it was difficult and slow to get involved if they only wanted to create a handful of kickstart roles. the rows are being changed today to give them a more direct application process. —— the rules. we pushed the government to do this in september. because it's four months late, that means there is now a backlog of cases of people who've been appointed through intermediaries, who've not been able to access that work yet. why didn't you do it earlier? well, because we're setting something up at such speed that we wanted to make sure

that we could make progress and we've achieved that. tracy's organisation is helping small firms to access kickstart. after working to support young people for years, she says who get these roles matters. the young people who really probably would already get a job, with a little bit of help, they probably would get a job, you know, we don't want all the kickstartjobs going to those young people. we need to be able to put things in place to support those young people who were already unemployed before covid. some argue the job won't be done by december and kickstart must be extended. the chancellor has left the door open to that. for young people like hayden, thoughts are now turning to finding permanent work once their six months are up. katy austin, bbc news. the american company, spacex, has set a new record for the number of satellites launched on a single rocket — 143. the achievement underlines how the space industry is changing, with private companies finding it increasingly cheap to send their hardware into orbit. but is there a risk that the atmosphere above us is becoming too crowded?

mark lobel takes a closer look. three, two, one. zero. ignition. and lift off. spacex's record—breaking rocket leaving cape canaveral in florida. it's quite a sight. within range... but is the path ahead for satellites becoming more clouded? separation confirmed. the launch of 143 satellites used to take a year. not a single moment like this. this load, a veritable airborne vending machine for multiple customers will spew into orbit broadband boosters, cogs that connect the internet of things, and dozens of satellites taking pictures like these, from san francisco's planet company, imaging the earth's surface daily. they scan the whole earth, looking for changes and that is used by a variety of people, in commercial areas like in agriculture to understand crop

yields, forestry to understand deforestation, mapping to improve the maps that you see online. humanitarian use cases like helping disaster response after floods and fires and earthquakes and so on. but there are now over 3,000 working satellites in orbit. that's causing some consternation for space conservation. all of these satellites are going in all different directions at 18,000 miles an hour. it's getting crowded enough that there is a serious risk of collisions. and these modern satellites are manoeuvring and changing maybe somewhat unpredictably, their orbit and so it's a real challenge because no one is really in charge of, like, with— aeroplanes, with air traffic control, telling each satellite where to go. that's because the last policing manual for outer space was written over 50 years ago. earlier this month, virgin orbit showed satellite packed rockets can now be launched from a jumbo jet. cape canaveral...

with the size and price of spacecraft shrinking, and demand for bespoke orbit heights and launchtimes growing, are we witnessing a burgeoning space economy that risks crowding certain altitudes out? and falcon nine returns safely once again. - that is the fifth time for this particular. booster. mark lobel, bbc news. england have completed a thrilling victory against sri lanka — beating them by six wickets in the second test match at galle. it means england wrapped up the series 2—0. joe wilson watched the action. all around galle, and between every coast, the world turns. the cricket spins. first sri lanka were bowled out, partly by dom bess. bowled him. partly by jack leach. there were some bad shots and some fine catches. who is under that one? relax. it is james anderson. great reactions here by zach crawley, the catcher,

grateful reaction from bess the bowler. but what's this? lasith embuldeniya hit a0 precious runs to rescue his team's total, england would bat needing 164 to win. that demanded serious attention. lasith embuldeniya, the bowler, crawley out in england's second innings. johnny bairstow batting, where has that gone? well, think you seen everything? it's gone all the way for six. plucked from a bucket of paint, the ball, formally red. different ball, same embuldeniya, trapping bairstow lbw for 29 and now the big one. bowled him around his pads. joe root gone, the score 8a. look how that made sri lanka feel. england's captain could now only watch. well, fear not. jos buttler batted fluently. dom sibley scored patiently. that's his role. it was a winning combination, sri lanka dismissed four but no more. sibley and buttler completed

a victory made byjoe root. tough challenges ahead but that smile goes a long way. joe wilson, bbc news. chelsea have sacked their manager frank lampard after 18 months in charge, following a run of poor results. the club's billionaire owner roman abramovich said it was a "difficult decision" to part ways. laura scott reports. frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard _ frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became _ frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became a _ frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became a legend - frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became a legend at i frank lampard became a legend at stamford bridge, indeed, the former midfielder remains a record goal—scorer but in the dugout he lasted just 18 months. pressure has been building in recent weeks. with chelsea having won just one of their last five premier league games, leaving them ninth in the table. when there's other managers names successfully being bandied around, that must be difficult, how do you

battle that? i don't listen to it. but it's everywhere. it's only everywhere if you want to scroll through — everywhere if you want to scroll through social media and i don't do that _ through social media and i don't do that i'm _ through social media and i don't do that i'm not— through social media and i don't do that. i'm not stupid. i know the pressures— that. i'm not stupid. i know the pressures that come with managing a top club, _ pressures that come with managing a top club, but i am only doing my 'ob. top club, but i am only doing my job it _ top club, but i am only doing my job. it doesn't matter to me. gilmore _ job. it doesn't matter to me. gilmore lays it, and it is an absolutely sensational goal. brilliant teamwork. yesterday, a 3—1 victory over luton town so then progress to the fifth round of the fa cup but that wasn't enough to buy frank lampard some more time at the club. in a statement announcing his departure this morning, chelsea said recent results and performances have not met the clubs expectations. and there wasn't any clear path to sustained improvement. yet in a rare move, billionaire owner roman abramovich paid tribute to lampard, calling him an important icon of this great club and saying his status remains undiminished. managers do well to last long in this part of west london. when frank

lampard got thejob injuly this part of west london. when frank lampard got the job injuly 2019, following just one managerial role, with derby county, he became the tenth permanent appointment since roman abramovich bought chelsea in 2003. so who will do club turn to next? the german manager thomas tickell is the favourite to take the role after leaving psg in september. chelsea �*s next game is on wednesday but it's not clear whether a deal will be done by there are other quarantine rules would allow an overseas manager to take charge in time for the fixture. for some, the club �*s move today has come as a shock, symbolic of a lack of patience. but the club �*s trust in lampard to bring them the same glory as a manager as he did as a player had run out. laura scott, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here is tomasz schafernaker. simon, thank you, freezing cold last night in northern ireland, —10 degrees, not

far of that in parts of england as well, for most of us not quite as cold. in terms of the snow which we had yesterday, it looks as though shropshire and staffordshire had the most amount of snow in one go, up to around 20 centimetres in a few areas but with southern counties, basically further south and east you 90, basically further south and east you go, it was closer to around five or so in west london. today, lots of bright weather out there, even clear blue skies currently over the capital. frosty later tonight. is this what it looks like this afternoon. temperatures briefly touching three or four, possibly 5 degrees, fine weather around but the possibility of some wintry showers across parts of scotland as we go through this afternoon and this evening. the skies will remain clear for most of the night across scotland, england and wales, and here we expect another sharp frost, down 2—6 in some rural areas but the temperatures rising through the night in northern ireland, all ahead of this with a front and the red

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