tonight at six — tough new rules for anyone entering england, including fines and the threat of jail for people who flout them. from monday, anyone coming from one of the coronavirus hotspots will have to quarantine in a hotel and pay more than £1,700 to do so. but, in a new move, all travellers from abroad will now have to be tested twice during their ten—day quarantine at home — and foot the bill themselves. i make no apologies for the strength of these measures because we are dealing with one of the strongest threats to our public health that we've faced as a nation. we will be asking what it means for international travel this summer. also tonight... it is extremely unlikely that

covid—19 came from this laboratory in wuhan say a team of who scientists investigating its origin. we'll never take back our country with weakness. l on trial at the scene of the crime — donald trump's impeachment gets under way. # get out my life, why don't you, babe... and a trailblazer — one of the founding members of the supremes, mary wilson, has died at the age of 76. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, a super over from james anderson helps england to a rare test win in india, as they go one up in the series. good evening and welcome to the bbc�*s news at six. the government has unveiled tough new quarantine rules for anyone

arriving in england from outside the uk — including fines and the threat ofjail for people who flout the rules. the measures are designed to keep coronavirus variants out of the country. all travellers are already required to have a negative covid test before they travel. from monday, all arrivals will have to go into self—isolation — and they will need to be tested on day two and day eight of their ten—day quarantine. people arriving from the so—called "red list" of countries — at the moment, 33 of them, including much of south america and southern africa — must pay £1,750 for quarantine in a hotel, the transport and the testing. people who flout the rules could be fined up to £10,000. and people who lie on passenger locator forms and fail to say if they've come from one of the so—called hotspots face prison sentences of up to ten years. meanwhile, scotland has gone one step further and confirmed anyone arriving on a direct flight from abroad will have to enter a quarantine hotel.

here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. dreams correspondent, caroline davies. of holidays abroac a dreams of holidays abroad are still a long way off for many. today, the government announced further restrictions on international travel. 1 restrictions on international travel. . ~ restrictions on international travel. .,~ ., ., ., , restrictions on international travel. .,., , ., travel. i make no apologies for the strenath travel. i make no apologies for the strength of— travel. i make no apologies for the strength of these _ travel. i make no apologies for the strength of these measures, - travel. i make no apologies for the i strength of these measures, because we are dealing with one of the strongest threats to our public health that we have faced as a nation. i know that most people have been doing their bit, making huge sacrifices as part of the national effort and these new enforcement powers will make sure their hard work and sacrifice isn't undermined by a small minority who don't want to follow the rules. the by a small minority who don't want to follow the rules.— to follow the rules. the shadow secretary of _ to follow the rules. the shadow secretary of state _ to follow the rules. the shadow secretary of state jonathan - secretary of state jonathan ashworth. but labour want arrivals from all countries to quarantine in hotels. he from all countries to quarantine in hotels. . , ., ., . from all countries to quarantine in hotels. ., ., . ., hotels. he has announced a package toda but hotels. he has announced a package today but he — hotels. he has announced a package today but he hasn't _ hotels. he has announced a package today but he hasn't announced - hotels. he has announced a package today but he hasn't announced a - today but he hasn't announced a comprehensive quarantine controls at the borders, so why then, when over half the _ the borders, so why then, when over half the countries where the south african _ half the countries where the south african variant has been identified,

why are _ african variant has been identified, why are over half of them on the —— not on _ why are over half of them on the —— not on the — why are over half of them on the —— not on the so—called red list? the not on the so-called red list? the oli will not on the so—called red list? tue: policy will apply not on the so—called red list? tte: policy will apply to not on the so—called red list? t'te: policy will apply to england not on the so—called red list? tte: policy will apply to england and wales. in northern ireland, discussions are ongoing but scotland is continuing with its policy to make all international arrivals quarantine in hotels. the make all international arrivals quarantine in hotels.- quarantine in hotels. the uk government _ quarantine in hotels. the uk government has _ quarantine in hotels. the uk government has only - quarantine in hotels. the uk- government has only committed to adopting this for travellers returning from red list countries. we know that is not sufficient and we have therefore gone further. we believe that all international travels, with some limited exceptions, should meet the requirement to isolate in managed facilities. the requirement to isolate in managed facilities. . , ., ., facilities. the idea behind all of these measures _ facilities. the idea behind all of these measures is _ facilities. the idea behind all of these measures is to _ facilities. the idea behind all of these measures is to try - facilities. the idea behind all of these measures is to try and i facilities. the idea behind all of l these measures is to try and stop variance from abroad getting a foothold in the uk.— variance from abroad getting a foothold in the uk. testing before a fliuht is foothold in the uk. testing before a flight is used _ foothold in the uk. testing before a flight is used to _ foothold in the uk. testing before a flight is used to ensure _ foothold in the uk. testing before a flight is used to ensure people - foothold in the uk. testing before a flight is used to ensure people on . flight is used to ensure people on that flight are not transmitting to one another. that is one issue related — one another. that is one issue related to _ one another. that is one issue related to testing. another is testing — related to testing. another is testing after people arrive and, if they are — testing after people arrive and, if they are testing faithfully after

they are testing faithfully after they arrived, and then five or eight days later, — they arrived, and then five or eight days later, it can be determined whether— days later, it can be determined whether or not they were infected in the previous week or so, so it is very— the previous week or so, so it is very important that these testing strategies be used for the right purpose — strategies be used for the right --urose. ., , purpose. holiday firm tui say they have had nearly _ purpose. holiday firm tui say they have had nearly 3 _ purpose. holiday firm tui say they have had nearly 3 million - purpose. holiday firm tui say they have had nearly 3 million bookings for the summer. the season is vital for the summer. the season is vital for the summer. the season is vital for the industry. many in the airline and airport industry are worried. the more restrictions added on, they think it could take longer for those to be removed, particularly in time for the summer. wejust don't know particularly in time for the summer. we just don't know where we are going to be over the next few months, it isjust rapidly going to be over the next few months, it is just rapidly changing. what we do know is there is a huge amount of demand, pent up demand, for people to go away this summer. the travel industry cannot be ramped up the travel industry cannot be ramped up again overnight. with staff to train and machinery to repair, the industry does need to know when international travel might start again. they and passengers are waiting to hear when these measures might start to be lifted. caroline is with me now. bolidays are illegal at the moment,

but people will be wondering if these new measures mean travelling abroad this summer will be difficult? that is the big question and unfortunately i don't have a direct answer for it at the moment, because there are still a lot of things to try and consider. the uk's vaccine programme is going relatively well but it's notjust about how it's going in the uk. the transport secretary has previously mentioned looking at vaccination levels in the countries that uk travellers might want to go and visit and, of course, thatis want to go and visit and, of course, that is not within the uk's control. there are also things to consider about new variants and where they come from. when we have seen country bands being brought in before, we have notjust in countries where the variant has started being banned, we have also seen the major travel hubs where people will travel to and then go on to the uk also being banned. when the brazilian variant came up, trips from portugal were also banned, so that is another complication, notjust looking at complication, not just looking at the complication, notjust looking at the country but looking at the countries which fly into that country as well. it is a very uncertain picture for the travel

industry at the moment. we have heard that the travel companyjet two have suspended flights and holidays until the 14th of april. everyone wants to know when these measures will be lifted.— measures will be lifted. caroline, thank yom _ scientists from the world health organization say that covid—19 is "extremely unlikely" to have emerged as a result of an incident in a laboratory. they presented their findings at a news conference in china today, after travelling to wuhan to investigate the origins of the virus. our correspondentjohn sudworth reports from wuhan, where the first case of coronavirus was recorded in december 2019. it's one of the most important questions of our time. where did the virus come from? but the scientists had more to say about what they hadn't found than what they had. it has not been possible to pinpoint any animal species as a potential reservoir for this disease and it doesn't look like there was wide circulation of the virus in any one

species in the country. circulation of the virus in any animal species in the country. china's wet markets were once thought to be the prime suspect, where the virus was most likely to have jumped from animals to humans. this market, linked to some of the earliest cases, was a particular focus, but, with animal tests said to be negative, the team has come up with another theory. frozen food. and an idea china itself has been promoting in recent months. the virus, they suggest, may have travelled to wuhan on imported frozen produce. the who arrived here insisting this was going to be all about the science and, yet, signs of the politics have been there every step of the way, from the wrangling about access and timing, from the team's reliance not on its own investigation but on data provided by china. the questions about how independent

these findings really are from china's own narrative are unlikely to go away. and, on the question of whether the virus might have leaked from this laboratory, known to have been experimenting on coronaviruses, the team has all but ruled it out. no interviews. this is a press conference, i'm allowed to ask questions. after the press conference, chinese officials tried to stop any interviews. but, with the conclusions largely supportive of china's line, there was little to worry about. given that this report rules out a lab leak, isn't your credibility on that somewhat undermined by the fact that you were ruling it out even before you came here? a very large group of experts have looked at this, they've been to the various labs around the region and talked to people, asked critical questions, got critical answers and they've come to their conclusion and i have as well. and what they say is extremely unlikely, and that stands alone. covid devastated this city first and, for now,

its origins remain almost as much as a mystery as before. john sudworth, bbc news, wuhan. well, there's good news, with the latest government figures showing another big fall in new infections. 12,361; new coronavirus infections were recorded in the latest 24—hour period — the lowest figure since 8th december. an average of 17,075 new cases were recorded per day in the last week. the number of people in hospital remains high across the uk — 26,723 people are in hospital with coronavirus, with more than 3,000 still on ventilators. deaths remain high too. 1,052 deaths were reported in the past 2a hours — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test — but that figure is more than 25% lower than this time last week. on average in the past week, 834 deaths were announced every day. the total number of uk

deaths is now 113,850. as for the vaccination programme, more than 350,000 people had a first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24—hour period. and that takes the overall number of people who've had their first jab to 12.6 million. new figures show that deaths from coronavirus in care homes are continuing to rise — from coronavirus in care homes although at a slower rate than in previous weeks. our social affairs correspondent alison holt is here. most people in care homes have now had their first covid jab, can we finally expect the number of deaths to start falling? well, most of the vaccination roll—out in care homes for those firstjabs happened injanuary and that, combined with falling infection rates in the community, should start to feed in to the number of deaths in care homes, or bringing that number down. today's figures have a time—lag built in, so these are the numbers from the final

full week of january and people had gotten ill some weeks before that, but they are bleak. the deaths of 2505 care home residents which happened in both care homes and hospitals were registered as involving covid—19 in the week ending january the 29th. that is the fourth highest level since the start of the pandemic, although still significantly below the level at the end of april last year during the first wave. but that means nearly 36,000 care home residents have died so far during the pandemic. now that latest figure is a 6% rise on the previous week's figures. now, that is much less of a steep increase, a shallow increase compared to the increases we had seen in the weeks before that, and there are other reasons for cautious hope. public health england �*s recent data shows that the number of care home outbreaks of the virus has halved in

recent weeks. outbreaks of the virus has halved in recent weeke— cumbria county council has said it will reconsider its decision to give planning permission for a controversial coal mine near whitehaven. the plans have prompted widespread criticism, as environmentalists say granting approval undermines efforts to tackle climate change. the government has said it won't intervene. police in myanmar have used rubber bullets and water cannon to try to disperse protestors during a fourth day of demonstrations after last week's military coup. the demonstrators have defied a ban on gatherings to take to the streets of the capital. tear gas was also fired at protestors in mandalay and some have been arrested. the united nations in myanmar responded to the violence saying "the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators "is unacceptable. " he's the first president in us history to be impeached twice. donald trump's trial has just got underway this afternoon at the us capitol — which was the scene of the crime. the former president is charged

with "inciting insurrection" in a speech to his supporters ahead of the deadly riot at the us capitol on 6th january. impeachment is the process where a public official can be charged with high crimes or misdemeanors. they are then tried in the us senate — although it's not a criminal trial. impeachment then requires a two—thirds majority and could lead to a ban on holding any public office. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in washington for us. sophie, the trump era is marked by so many unwelcome firsts of the first president to be impeached twice, the first president to face trial after he has left office. the first president to face such serious charges in a trial that is getting under way right now. incitement of insurrection. way beyond the pad locks and chains, the us capitol. there are no miles of fencing and razor wire and

literally thousands of deployed national guardsmen. welcome to fortress congress. beyond the heavily guarded perimeter, a few protesters are making their point. this follows the shocking scenes last month, when the trump supporting mob stormed the capitol in a bid to stop the certification ofjoe biden �*s election victory. the senate chamber a month ago was the crime scene. today, it becomes the crime scene. today, it becomes the courtroom where the impeachment trial of donald trump will be held. and key will be the former president's actions in the lead up to the attempted insurrection and his incendiary speech on the day of the riot. �* the riot. and we fight, we fight like hell and, _ the riot. and we fight, we fight like hell and, if— the riot. and we fight, we fight like hell and, if you _ the riot. and we fight, we fight like hell and, if you don't - the riot. and we fight, we fight like hell and, if you don't fight| like hell and, if you don't fight like hell and, if you don't fight like hell. _ like hell and, if you don't fight like hell. you _ like hell and, if you don't fight like hell, you are _ like hell and, if you don't fight like hell, you are not - like hell and, if you don't fight like hell, you are not going. like hell and, if you don't fight like hell, you are not going to| like hell and, if you don't fight - like hell, you are not going to have a country— like hell, you are not going to have a country any— like hell, you are not going to have a country any more. _ like hell, you are not going to have a country any more. but— like hell, you are not going to have a country any more.— a country any more. but his supporters _ a country any more. but his supporters say _ a country any more. but his supporters say you - a country any more. but his supporters say you can't - a country any more. but his - supporters say you can't impeach a politician for using fiery rhetoric. some people have tojudge politician for using fiery rhetoric. some people have to judge for themselves, are we going to impeach and potentially criminally prosecute people for a political speech when

they say get up and fight for your country, let your voices be heard? there is no one in this country heard of a figurative speech? democrats, though, and some republicans, see it very differently.— republicans, see it very differentl . ,, ., ., republicans, see it very differentl. ,, ., ., differently. the senate has a solemn responsibility — differently. the senate has a solemn responsibility to _ differently. the senate has a solemn responsibility to try _ differently. the senate has a solemn responsibility to try and _ differently. the senate has a solemn responsibility to try and hold - responsibility to try and hold donald — responsibility to try and hold donald trump accountable for the most _ donald trump accountable for the most serious charges ever, ever levied _ most serious charges ever, ever levied against a president. those who soy— levied against a president. those who say let's move on, that brings unity, _ who say let's move on, that brings unity, are — who say let's move on, that brings unity, are false. it who say let's move on, that brings unity. are false-— unity, are false. it is exactly a ear unity, are false. it is exactly a year since _ unity, are false. it is exactly a year since donald _ unity, are false. it is exactly a year since donald trump's - unity, are false. it is exactly a| year since donald trump's first impeachment trial and acquittal. the trial in the impeachment of donald john trump. — trial in the impeachment of donald john trump. he— trial in the impeachment of donald john trump-— john trump. he is hoping for the same again. _ john trump. he is hoping for the same again, not _ john trump. he is hoping for the same again, not because - john trump. he is hoping for thej same again, not because anyone condones his behaviour but because republicans will say you can't use the weapon of impeachment now that donald trump is a private citizen. since leaving office, he has spent more or less every day playing golf. today, you can be sure he will be watching tv. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. our top story this evening...

tough new rules for entering england, including hotel quarantine and increased testing. there'll be fines and even the threat of jail for people who flout them. commentator: it's a beauty! a day of celebrations — england triumph in a resounding victory against india in the first test in chennai. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we'll have the latest from melbourne and the australian open. two british players are through to the second round, but notjohanna konta, who had to retire with an injury. this afternoon, a probe launched by the united arab emirates successfully entered orbit around mars — it's the arab world's first major venture into space. the probe, named hope, has travelled more than 300 million miles since it launched injuly. this afternoon, it approached mars travelling at a speed of 75,000 mph before firing it's braking engines and be captured by the planet's

gravitational field. hope now begins a year mission and what it learns could completely redefine our understanding of mars. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. mission rebecca morelle reports. accomplished. the unite arab mission accomplished. the united arab emirates has made it to mars. after a tense wait in the control room, celebrations. a signal sent from their spacecraft millions of miles away, beams in. it is from their spacecraft millions of miles away, beams in.— from their spacecraft millions of miles away, beams in. it is like the weiaht of miles away, beams in. it is like the weight of seven _ miles away, beams in. it is like the weight of seven years _ miles away, beams in. it is like the weight of seven years has - miles away, beams in. it is like the weight of seven years has been - weight of seven years has been lifted off my shoulders. i am truly looking forward to the scientific discoveries. i hope this mission will impact an entire generation to strive for things that are even bigger. strive for things that are even bi rer. strive for things that are even biner. .., strive for things that are even biner. .. , strive for things that are even bigger. the spacecraft is called ho -e and bigger. the spacecraft is called hope and has _ bigger. the spacecraft is called hope and has pulled _ bigger. the spacecraft is called hope and has pulled off - bigger. the spacecraft is called hope and has pulled off a - bigger. the spacecraft is called | hope and has pulled off a make bigger. the spacecraft is called i hope and has pulled off a make or break manoeuvre, firing its thrusters so it's captured by the

gravitational pull of the red planet. the hope mission will see more of mars than we have ever seen before. it's spacecraft has an elliptical orbit, swinging in closer and they're much further away. at its closest its flight path matches the rotation of mars, so it hovers over the biggest volcano in the solar system. at the furthest point, the planet spins beneath it, giving it a wider view. this means it will save almost all of the planet, both from close—up and from far away. arriving at the red planet is a huge leap for the uae. until now, the nation has only sent satellites into a's orbit. the spacecraft will study the martian atmosphere. the mystery of how mars transformed from a planet like earth, to the dry, dusty world it is today.— world it is today. reaching mars is 'ust world it is today. reaching mars is just halfway _

world it is today. reaching mars is just halfway through _ world it is today. reaching mars is just halfway through the _ world it is today. reaching mars is just halfway through the journey. l world it is today. reaching mars is i just halfway through the journey. we still have to do the science work, we still have to collect data and come up with new discoveries about mars. and this mission is a starting point. mars. and this mission is a starting oint. ., ~ ., , ., , point. for the united arab emirates, the have point. for the united arab emirates, they have made _ point. for the united arab emirates, they have made history, _ point. for the united arab emirates, | they have made history, establishing themselves as a new space power. but they are not the only ones heading to mars. tomorrow, china's spacecraft arrive next week, nasser�*s rover is due to land. the red planet is about to get busy. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the boss of one of britain's big retailers says brexit has turned out to be "considerably worse" than he feared. the chairman ofjd sports, peter cowgill, told the bbc that red tape and delays in shipping goods to mainland europe meant "double—digit millions" in extra costs. he said jd sports may open an eu—based distribution centre to ease the problems in a move that could mean a—thousand jobs are lost in the uk. a committee that is looking

into the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints made against scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, has confirmed it will not publish mr salmond's evidence accusing nicola sturgeon of breaking the ministerial code. mr salmond has said he wants the evidence, which has been reported in the media, made public if he is to appear before the committee. the investigation into the helicopter crash that killed the retired basketball star, kobe bryant, and his teenage daughter gianna, has said that the pilot was not licensed to fly in cloud. nine people died, including the pilot, when the chopper crashed in cloudy conditions into a hillside near los angeles in january last year. the us national transportation safety board said the pilot may have experienced spatial disorientation. businesses won't be forced to file their gender pay gap figures this year because of the pandemic. it comes as a committee of mps looked at the impact of the pandemic on men and women and found that the government had "repeatedly failed to consider" the labour market and caring inequalities faced by women — with government policies "repeatedly skewed towards men".

the government says it has spent more than £200 billion on job support schemes. our economics correspondent dharshini david reports. i had a little boy so i was due back to work in march. and then after five days of being back, covid hit and then i was furloughed for six months. landscape architect, nicola's a rare female face in manchester's construction industry. but after her furlough ended she left herjob to set up her own business, concerned that time—out and a lack of flexibility could affect her progression. it will set women back. because if people aren't being offered flexible working to be around the children orjust a bit of give and take in terms of the situation that they face, women will get set back and they will get pushed aside. and sometimes they'll either leave because of mental stress orjust walk away and find anotherjob

that's not necessarily in their career, which, that's not fair. over in bristol, copywriter lucy's laptop is in demand. can ijust look for a job? yeah. is that 0k? are you able to do some more stuff in there? like nicola, she welcomed furlough particularly when faced with home—schooling. but then she was laid off in october. about a third of women are estimated to have cut their hours or less jobs in the last year to cope with childcare. i'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place really because there are very few part—time roles out there, so most likely a job will be full—time. and in any newjob, you have to prove yourself in the first six months. today's report says government policy risks turning the clock back on gender equality and that has been overlooked in plans for the recovery, too. it's not good enough to say, well a recovery of the economy will help everyone.

yes, that's important but we know some groups have been disproportionately hit. i want to see some tailored packages that make sure we see retraining opportunities for women particularly. by, sure we see retraining opportunities for women particularly.— for women particularly. a parenting forum sa s for women particularly. a parenting forum says one _ for women particularly. a parenting forum says one in _ for women particularly. a parenting forum says one in three _ for women particularly. a parenting forum says one in three of - for women particularly. a parenting forum says one in three of their- forum says one in three of their users feel the impact of this pandemic on their career. three out of four thing senior government doesn't hear their concerns. one thing this report recommends is that government compels big business to publish its gender pay gap once again, throw the spotlight on progression. that is the difference between the average male and average female salary. last time, it stood at 9.6%. that was suspended last year, it may not return yet. iloathed at 9.6%. that was suspended last year, it may not return yet. what we are t in: year, it may not return yet. what we are trying to — year, it may not return yet. what we are trying to do _ year, it may not return yet. what we are trying to do is — year, it may not return yet. what we are trying to do is encourage - are trying to do is encourage employers to take action and still report and provide information as much as possible. and we are supporting them in doing it, but enforcing it during this time in the

midst of a global pandemic, is something that doesn't seem right. so if we need to suspend the enforcement of it, then we will probably do so.— enforcement of it, then we will probably do so. enforcement of it, then we will robabl do so. ., , probably do so. from investment in childcare, probably do so. from investment in childcare. to _ probably do so. from investment in childcare, to greater _ probably do so. from investment in childcare, to greater protection - probably do so. from investment in childcare, to greater protection for| childcare, to greater protection for new mothers, the government is being urged to do more. but to help women's careers bounce back, we may all have to play a part. dharshini david, bbc news. england's cricketers have won the first test against india in chennai. james anderson and jack leach bowled england to a resounding 227—run victory. england were the underdogs at the start of the four—test series asjoe wilson reports. well, old friend, of all the good days, this was one of the best. first, cheteshwar pujara — a concentration master, caught. england had one big wicket, needed more. enter anderson. 0h, he's got him! shubman gill out for 50. same over, same bowler, same stumps. doesn't matter... ajinkya rahane gone for none. watch the ball.

dip, swing, clatter. is england's best—ever bowler getting better? well, anderson lured rishabh pant into a mis—hit to root, for more proof. already, the entire hopes of india now relied on the eyes of the captain. well, virat kohli was batting and battling, but who else? leach found the glove of ravichandran ashwin, caught and gone. and not even kohli could stop this. 0h, gone! dismissed by stokes for 72. the surface is old, the ball can die, and that was the match. jofra archer finished it, 192 all—out. the win whichjoe root had batted into possibility was now complete. we were in control of the game the whole way through and the guys were exceptional. today, in particular, to bowl in that manner was fabulous. a really pleasing performance and, erm, fills us with confidence going into the rest of the series. this is an outstanding indian team on home soil. england's win deserves the most

serious sporting respect. joe wilson, bbc news. one of the original members of the supremes, mary wilson, has died aged 76. the all—female group, which included diana ross, was known for their hits such as baby love and you can't hurry love. their music became a defining sound of the 1960s. david sillito looks back at her life — and his report contains some flashing images. # ooh, need to hold you...# mary wilson. the supremes. ba by love. # set me free why don't you, babe...# you keep me hangin' on. # i remember mama said...# you can't hurry love. they were a motown hit machine. five number—one singles in a row. #..it�*s a game of give and take...#

mary wilson had formed the group with herfriend, florence ballard, when they were teenagers. then they werejoined by a neighbour, diana ross. and then, they headed to the office of motown, in detroit. eventually, we got into the lobby. we'd sit in the lobby. and every day, we'd do that until eventually, they signed us. we pestered them — to death! 60 years on, her death is a shock. she posted this only a few days ago, talking about her plans for the future. berry gordy, the head of motown records described her as a diva. diana ross said she is thinking of their wonderful times together. of course, there were also tensions within the group, but looking back mary wilson was always proud about what they achieved at a time when black america was fighting for civil rights. we

black america was fighting for civil ri . hts. ~ rights. we were there when there were so many _ rights. we were there when there were so many social _ rights. we were there when there were so many social changes - rights. we were there when there were so many social changes in i were so many social changes in america. because black people were not really citizens until 1964 until the human rights bill was passed. over the years, she continued to form. she even helped change the law to stop imposters using the names of classic groups. she was also looking to celebrations of the supremes�* 60th anniversary. at a time when the charts were ruled by three confident, proud black women. as mary wilson said, yes, she was the dream girl. mary wilson, who has died at the age of 76. the coldest night of the winter so far in the uk has been recorded at altnaharra in the scottish highlands. temperatures dropped below minus 16 — that's the lowest for a decade. and more snow is on the way with yellow warnings in place for parts of england, scotland and northern ireland which could cause disruption. time for a look at the weather here's tomasz schafernaker.

thank you. we are probably heading for the coldest night for about a decade, even across some southern parts of the uk. not tonight, the following night. anyway, the forecast for this evening, snow showers continuing and an amber warning in force for a time in eastern parts of scotland. through the night the snow showers will become a little less heavy and fleeting in places. needless to say, a freezing cold morning on wednesday morning. the wind is still pretty strong so there's temperatures are not that low, minus three, minus four degrees. we can cope with that, at least most of us. the forecast for wednesday shows further snow showers across eastern and central areas. not too many of them reaching western areas of the uk. obviously cole, a couple of degrees above freezing in one or two areas. a subtle change on wednesday night. high pressure builds in from the

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