this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government rebukes criticism that its £10,000 fines and 10—year the government says don't book any summer holidays just yet. ministers say travel depends on everyone getting a covid—19 jab say travel depends on everyone getting a covid—19jab in, including in other countries. we're not talking nowjust about, oh, there's a lot of coronavirus in that country and you might bring some more of it back when we already have plenty of it here. what we're talking about now are the mutations, the variants. we will be talking about all of that with jonathan van—tam we will be talking about all of that withjonathan van—tam from ten o'clock here on bbc news and the bbc asian network.

ministers are due to unveil further measures to help thousands of people living in buildings deemed unsafe since the grenfell tower disaster. adults with learning disabilities in the uk are dying more than 20 years earlier than able—bodied people. we speak to a campaigner who's son died in the bath in a residential unit aged 18. i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings. and coming up this hour — the perils of the zoom call — a forlorn texas lawyer tells thejudge "i am not a cat", as he's defeated by a kitten—filter. the transport secretary has said

it is "too soon" for holiday makers to start booking their summer getaways defended harsh new penalties for anyone who breaks new covid travel quarantine measures in england. grant shapps admitted it would also require other countries catching up with their vaccination programmes. he said the government is speaking to other countries and organisations about an international system for recognising the vaccine status of travellers. he has also defended harsh new penalties for anyone who breaks new travel quarantine measures in england saying the public expect pretty strong action. passengers who don't follow the rules could face fines of £10,000 and up to ten years in prison. charlotte wright reports. while holidays like this are illegal under the uk's lockdown rules, essentialjourneys are still happening. liz mattos had to travel to portugal when herfather died. and under the strict rules coming into force on monday, she'll now need to spend ten days in a quarantine hotel at a cost of £1,750 when she returns home.

it's extortionate. i think it would be really, really depressing on top of being quite miserable anyway. we're coming back not from a nice holiday, but from, you know, grieving for either a lost one or ill families, etc. so i think this needs to be considered in how they treat people. under the new measures, all passengers will have to self—isolate for ten days, and be tested on day two and day eight. in england, those arriving from the 33 countries on the government's red list will need to quarantine in a hotel at their own cost. and if people violate the rules, they could face large fines and potentially up to ten years in prison. scotland has gone one step further, and confirmed anyone returning from abroad will have to enter a quarantine hotel. the idea is to try to stop variants from overseas getting a foothold in the uk.

but the airline industry is concerned the more restrictions are added, the longer they'll take to remove. the worry is that this is in place for several months over the summer season into the autumn. we desperately need there to be a review period included into this measure so that we can look at the implementation and the effectiveness and — once it is safe to do so — opening up the sector. the health secretary says the travel rules in england will be relaxed as soon as it's safe to do so. charlotte wright, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster. the government at the moment seems to have ruled out the idea of travel passports but it sounds as if we will end up heading towards that kind of resolution anyway. the? will end up heading towards that kind of resolution anyway. they both exist and don't _ kind of resolution anyway. they both exist and don't exist _ kind of resolution anyway. they both exist and don't exist at _ kind of resolution anyway. they both exist and don't exist at the - kind of resolution anyway. they both exist and don't exist at the same - exist and don't exist at the same time so the government say they don't want anything that looks like a vaccine pass enforced domestically, in other words to get into a pub, restaurant or theatre,

eventually showing you have to be vaccinated, which is something that happens in the film contagion, which the health secretary has been watching lately. the government don't want that to happen domestically in the uk because they say it will discriminate between those who have had the vaccine and not and also those who do not want the vaccine because it is not mandatory. but internationally, the government has kept the door open to some sort of vaccine certification system. i spoke yesterday to the head of iata, the international air transport association. you could upload an app before you get on a plane to your phone. they are trialling it with the parent company of british airways and they said they are in negotiations with the british government. transport secretary grant shapps said this morning that the uk government is speaking to other countries and international organisations and he imagines at some point in the future

there will be some globally agreed standard, whether you call it a certificate or passport, which means you can show your vaccine status in order to get on board a flight. that is probably something that is coming. when international travel get backs to normal though, that's a much more open question. i think the british public would expect pretty strong action, because we're not talking nowjust about, oh, there's a lot of coronavirus in that country and you might bring some more of it back when we already have plenty of it here. what we're talking about now are the mutations, the variants. that was grant shapps talking about the basis for the action the government is taking now, which is to toughen up security at the borders when it comes to coronavirus. 0n borders when it comes to coronavirus. on monday, that's when the new policy of mandatory hotel quarantine comes in four people travelling back from 33 countries on the so—called red list where the government is concerned about virus

variants. that's what's driving all of this. the fear you could have a mutation to the virus from somewhere else in the world that then evades the vaccine in the uk. that's what's driving the thinking and all of this. it is also being driven by a bit of politics because the government has been coming under pressure from labour, from the scottish first minister and some of their own backbenchers to bring in tougher quarantine policies. a potential ten year prison sentence for people who could lie about what country they are returning to the uk from has also been criticised for being potentially to shop. we can speak now to labour's shadow home secretary, nick thomas—symonds. a lot of pressure being applied to the government from opposition benches to put forward much tougher measures and penalties for those who flout travel rules. is a ten year

prison sentence good enough for you? good tojoin you prison sentence good enough for you? good to join you this morning. prison sentence good enough for you? good tojoin you this morning. with regard to the ten year prison sentence, clearly the lying on a passenger location form is a very significant thing that should attract a significant penalty but i would want to look at the detail of this. the health secretary has said up this. the health secretary has said up to ten years, so is he talking about a sliding scale of seriousness, and how does it work with existing offences on statute, notjust with existing offences on statute, not just dishonesty, with existing offences on statute, notjust dishonesty, but violent with existing offences on statute, not just dishonesty, but violent and sexual crime as well? seeing that eye—catching ten year sentence mentioned shouldn't detract and can't distract either, away from the fact that what the government is proposing to introduce, limited quarantine for 33 red list countries, is not sufficient and it should be a comprehensive system

thatis should be a comprehensive system that is introduced. to should be a comprehensive system that is introduced.— should be a comprehensive system that is introduced. to be clear, you were pressuring — that is introduced. to be clear, you were pressuring the _ that is introduced. to be clear, you were pressuring the government i that is introduced. to be clear, you l were pressuring the government for tougher measures and you have come up tougher measures and you have come up with a ten year prison sentence was not are you are saying it is too strong? i was not are you are saying it is too stron: ? ., , was not are you are saying it is too stron ? . , ., was not are you are saying it is too stron: ? ., , ., , ., strong? i am saying, on the ten year sentence, strong? i am saying, on the ten year sentence. that _ strong? i am saying, on the ten year sentence, that is _ strong? i am saying, on the ten year sentence, that is one _ strong? i am saying, on the ten year sentence, that is one specific - sentence, that is one specific thing, lying on a passenger locator form, i will need to look at the detail and how it works with existing serious offences on the statute book. what i have been arguing is for a comprehensive hotel quarantine system. of course there are exceptions like haulage and there are already a list of exemptions from quarantine. but the reason this is so important, and the reason this is so important, and the reason the government to's measures do not match the grave nature of the situation we are in, is we do not want to see a mutant strain of covid arriving on these shores and threatening the efficacy of our vaccine programme. that would be to betray all of the things british people have done for the past 12

months, to lay all their sacrifices to one side. we have to do all we can to prevent that happening and safeguard the vaccine rolled out. and should there be vaccine passports? i and should there be vaccine passports?— and should there be vaccine --assorts? ., ~' ., passports? i do think we need to look at means _ passports? i do think we need to look at means to _ passports? i do think we need to look at means to facilitate - passports? i do think we need to look at means to facilitate safe l look at means to facilitate safe international travel. look at means to facilitate safe internationaltravel. i look at means to facilitate safe international travel. i will of course look at proposals on this. some sort of vaccine passport or certificate of immunisation. this is not new, it has happened with things like yellow fever and indeed there are measures in other countries. we will look at a proposal like that to facilitate safe travel in the future, but that is not dealing with the urgency of the moment. the urgency of the moment is to get those comprehensive measures in place at the border, and for the government not to be behind the curve. it was late injune, it was late in testing, and they need to

catch up and get a comprehensive hotel quarantine system in place there now. hotel quarantine system in place there nova— hotel quarantine system in place there now. ,, ., ., ., there now. labour shadow home secretary nick — there now. labour shadow home secretary nick tom _ there now. labour shadow home secretary nick tom symonds, . there now. labour shadow home i secretary nick tom symonds, thank you. some breaking news, in the last few minutes the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall have had their first coronavirus vaccinations. 72—year—old prince charles and camilla, 73, are in the fourth roll—out group for priority ofjabs. they are among 12.6 million people to have received their first doses of the vaccine in the uk. hundreds of thousands of people living in buildings deemed unsafe since the grenfell disaster will find out today how the government plans to help them. additional funding towards the cost of removing cladding is expected to be announced by the housing secretary, robertjenrick, later. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. piece by piece, flammable cladding is removed from high—rise blocks across the uk — but figures show this work has been completed on fewer than half the buildings deemed unsafe, and home owners in the flats affected are living with the consequences.

higher insurance costs, an inability to sell their homes, and bills for other fire safety measures have left many thousands worse off. there will be more bankruptcies. there will be more people losing their homes like i did. this is going to be such a disaster if we don't get the full help that this situation calls for. it's three and a half years since 72 people died in the fire at grenfell tower in london, where cladding on the outside of the building caused flames to spread. the government has allocated £1.6 billion to pay for similar dangerous cladding to be removed from buildings. but a committee of mps warned the true cost of all necessary work after grenfell could run to £15 billion. labour have said it's shameful that people are still trapped in unsafe homes, and have called on the government to provide up—front funding.

conservative mps are among those putting pressure on the government to go much further than it has so far to address a growing crisis. jonathan blake, bbc news. hayley tillotson from west yorkshire bought her flat in 2019 through an affordable housing scheme. the building was then found to have unsafe cladding. thanks for being with us. take us through exactly what happened in your case. in through exactly what happened in our case. ., through exactly what happened in our case. . , h, your case. in a nutshell, i bought m flat, your case. in a nutshell, i bought my flat. and _ your case. in a nutshell, i bought my flat. and it— your case. in a nutshell, i bought my flat, and it had _ your case. in a nutshell, i bought my flat, and it had been - your case. in a nutshell, i bought my flat, and it had been signed l your case. in a nutshell, i bought. my flat, and it had been signed off as safe by local authorities. it had been apparently built to spec and was fine. and a few months after i got the keys and moved in, we found out in fact that wasn't the case and me and my neighbours would be footing the bill. it happened so quickly. i realised we have no

consumer rights. we have been sold a faulty product, a dodgy building, that isn't what we believed it would be, and we are paying for it. has? be, and we are paying for it. how much was — be, and we are paying for it. how much was the _ be, and we are paying for it. how much was the bill? _ be, and we are paying for it. how much was the bill? i _ be, and we are paying for it. how much was the bill? i actually - be, and we are paying for it. how| much was the bill? i actually went bankru t, much was the bill? i actually went bankrunt. and _ much was the bill? i actually went bankrupt, and that _ much was the bill? i actually went bankrupt, and that was _ much was the bill? i actually went bankrupt, and that was before - much was the bill? i actually went bankrupt, and that was before we | much was the bill? i actually went i bankrupt, and that was before we hit the magic bill, it is looming, it's coming, but because we have been having dribs and drabs, we have been paying hundreds of pounds every month for waking watch. i paid hundreds for a fire alarm. we have paid for things like a cladding consultation fee, insurance, service charges. this is all in preparation for the actual cladding bill and the building defects bill that's coming in. you can't pull money out of thin air. i'm on affordable housing scheme on a modest income. it's money i don't have. find scheme on a modest income. it's money i don't have.— scheme on a modest income. it's money i don't have. and there is no one ou money i don't have. and there is no one you can — money i don't have. and there is no one you can appeal _ money i don't have. and there is no one you can appeal to _ money i don't have. and there is no one you can appeal to or _ money i don't have. and there is no one you can appeal to or talk - money i don't have. and there is no one you can appeal to or talk to? i one you can appeal to or talk to? no, i asked one you can appeal to or talk to? no, iasked my one you can appeal to or talk to? no, i asked my housing association

if i could rent it out and they were hesitant. ifelt if i could rent it out and they were hesitant. i felt trapped, if i could rent it out and they were hesitant. ifelt trapped, nowhere to turn. it's a nightmare. iam not a special case, a lot of my neighbours and other people in the buildings up and other people in the buildings up and down the country are in my situation. it's a ticking time bomb. it's like dominoes. we have been begging and pleading for months and years, ages, no one has listened. now it's at a point of emergency. i am bankruptand now it's at a point of emergency. i am bankrupt and a lot of other people are on their way to going bankrupt. to going bankrupt. two people have sadly taken their lives. it's dreadful and shouldn't be allowed to go on. you it's dreadful and shouldn't be allowed to go on.— it's dreadful and shouldn't be allowed to go on. you are bankrupt and others — allowed to go on. you are bankrupt and others are _ allowed to go on. you are bankrupt and others are heading _ allowed to go on. you are bankrupt and others are heading to - allowed to go on. you are bankrupt and others are heading to a - allowed to go on. you are bankrupt and others are heading to a similar| and others are heading to a similar situation. if there is a resolution, what are you hoping that will mean for you? for what are you hoping that will mean for ou? ., �* , what are you hoping that will mean for ou? ., �*, ., �* for you? for me, it's too late. but that's fine. _ for you? for me, it's too late. but that's fine, it's _ for you? for me, it's too late. but that's fine, it's by _ for you? for me, it's too late. but that's fine, it's by the _ for you? for me, it's too late. but that's fine, it's by the buyer. - for you? for me, it's too late. but that's fine, it's by the buyer. i'm l that's fine, it's by the buyer. i'm more worried about my neighbours and everyone else. we are just normal people, who don't deserve any of

this. this lunchtime, i am people, who don't deserve any of this. this lunchtime, iam hoping and we want a legal change, give us those consumer rights and protect us by law. don'tjust give us 1.6 billion, 5 billion, we need 15 billion, 5 billion, we need 15 billion and we need legal changes to protect leaseholders because we have been sold dodgy buildings and there is no repercussions for cowboy developers and local authorities who have signed the buildings off and set government regulations that were not up to scratch and never have been. ,., ., not up to scratch and never have been. h, ., x' not up to scratch and never have been. , a ., not up to scratch and never have been. a ., i. not up to scratch and never have been. a ., ,, ., ,, not up to scratch and never have been. ., ,, ., ,, i. been. good luck to you. thank you for “oininu been. good luck to you. thank you forjoining us- _ kate lamble has been following this story closely, as presenter of the bbc�*s grenfell tower inquiry podcast. she's with me now. i suppose there is no debate about the facts of these cases. this stuff is flammable, this stuff is dangerous, it's appalling. the question is, who will pay for the bill to get it off the buildings and how big is that bill? it’s

bill to get it off the buildings and how big is that bill?— how big is that bill? it's still very unclear _ how big is that bill? it's still very unclear what _ how big is that bill? it's still very unclear what the - how big is that bill? it's still. very unclear what the answers how big is that bill? it's still- very unclear what the answers to those questions are. the government has already agreed to pay for the removal of aluminium composite material, acm, from the outside of buildings, the material that was on the outside of grenfell. it has created a £1 billion fund for the removal of cladding from buildings to stop the full cost has been estimated at £15 billion. the question today is how far the government go towards that and there are lots of questions within that. will any fund cover just are lots of questions within that. will any fund coverjust cladding will any fund cover just cladding removal or will any fund coverjust cladding removal or more work? we know there are many blocks who have been given bills of hundreds of thousands of pounds for other fire safety work, such as the installation of cavity barriers, meant to stop the spread of fire across the outside of buildings will that be by any fund? will that fund cover buildings above 18 metres or others as well? we know there are around 2000 high—rise residential buildings in england with flammable cladding still on it but there are many more mid and low

rise buildings in the same situation. residents in those blocks would probably like to see themselves covered in today's announcement. this themselves covered in today's announcement.— themselves covered in today's announcement. a , announcement. as hayley was saying, it's too late for — announcement. as hayley was saying, it's too late for her, _ announcement. as hayley was saying, it's too late for her, she _ announcement. as hayley was saying, it's too late for her, she has _ announcement. as hayley was saying, it's too late for her, she has gone - it's too late for her, she has gone bankrupt and her credit record is down the toilet and all kinds of other problems that come from being declared bankrupt publicly. when are we likely to get a resolution? it’ll we likely to get a resolution? it'll take a very _ we likely to get a resolution? it�*ll take a very long time to stop we are 3.5 years on from the grenfell tower fire. it was obvious looking at the images of the night of the fire that the material is installed on that building were combustible, they contributed to the spread of the fire. it was days after that fire that it was decided to investigate the cladding on other blocks. in december of 2017, sajid javid, then secretary of state for housing, was asking developers not to pass these costs onto leaseholders. we are three years on and yet there is no resolution. three years on and yet there is no resolution-— resolution. even if there is a seed resolution. even if there is a speedy resolution _ resolution. even if there is a speedy resolution in - resolution. even if there is a speedy resolution in the - resolution. even if there is a | speedy resolution in the next resolution. even if there is a - speedy resolution in the next few months as to how big the bill is and the government will take care of it, it will still take a lot of time to

rectify the problems with these buildings and presumably you will have residents who will still be in these fire traps while work is taking place. you'll yes, for example, acm, the specific cladding on grenfell, we started to reef place that. on grenfell, we started to reef place that-— on grenfell, we started to reef lace that. ., ., ~ ., , ., ., place that. that work was meant to be finished — place that. that work was meant to be finished by _ place that. that work was meant to be finished by last _ place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june _ place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june but - place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june but we - place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june but we nowj be finished by lastjune but we now know there are still 160 high—rise blocks across england with that same cladding, the one we have said we need to keep working on throughout the pandemic will stop it is a risk to the public but those people are still living in blocks with that cladding in place.— still living in blocks with that cladding in place. senators in the united states have voted to continue donald trump's impeachment trial, after he was accused of inciting the mob which stormed the capitol building last month. the former president's lawyers argued the process was unconstitutional, because he was no longer in office. but six republicansjoined democrats in voting to carry on. from washington, our correspondent barbara plett usher reports. in this vote, the yays are 56, the days are no.

are 56, the nays are no. the first order of business was to decide whether the trial should even go ahead. donald trump's lawyers argued it was unconstitutional because he's no longer president. but the senate voted to proceed. and democrats previewed the case they plan to make — a visual and visceral account of the capitol riot, linking the president's fiery words with disturbing scenes of violence. senators, this cannot... voice cracks. ..be our future. this cannot be the future of america. we cannot have presidents inciting and mobilising mob violence against our government, in our institutions, because they refuse to accept the will of the people under the constitution of the united states. representative so—and—so seeks to walk back comments about... i forget what it was, something that bothered her. mr trump's lawyers got off to a rambling and rocky start. sources said he didn't sound pleased with their performance.

they used their own video evidence to claim that democrats had long been on a mission to impeach the former president, and they dismissed the case as political theatre. i rise today, mr speaker, to call for the impeachment of the president of the united states of america. i continue to say, impeach him! they want to put you through a 16 | hour presentation over two days, | focusing on this as if it was some sort of blood sport. _ and to what end? for healing? for unity? . for accountability? not for any of those. for surely there are much better ways to achieve each. _ it is again for pure, raw, misguided partisanship. | the partisan division in the senate held. most republicans voted against proceeding with the trial. they are wary of crossing donald trump. but democrats are determined to make them face in graphic detail the actions of mr trump

and his supporters. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. mps say many healthcare workers faced "an appalling situation" when they were left without personal protective equipment during the first months of the pandemic, according to a report by mps. the public accounts committee says care sector staff were particularly neglected. the department of health and social care says it's worked "tirelessly to procure, produce and deliver ppe". people are being urged not to copy or share videos on social media which show claims of preventative treatments for coronavirus. the royal college of physicians — which represents tens of thousands of doctors — say the clips can be misleading and incredibly dangerous, with some videos viewed hundreds of thousands of times. sima kotecha reports. message alert. a video message from mum on whatsapp. and today i�*m going to tell you something very important, very imperative information which can save us all from the infection of coronavirus.

the practice is very simple. you need to inhale plain steam — plain water steam. klaxon. 'of course, this is untrue, but his videos have been viewed of course, this is untrue, but his videos have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. i wanted to find out who had seen it, and where it came from. hi, mama. hi, sima! how are you? oh, fine, thank you. this video you sent me, mum, how many people do you think have seen this video? so many, i think — so many people. from speaking to dozens of people in the south asian community up and down the country, i discovered it had been seen in basingstoke, bradford, peterborough and stoke—0n—trent. 12 people told me they'd even tried inhaling steam after seeing similar videos. this man in bradford told me people in his family are doing it. this isjust, you know, this is the way to get rid of it. people are worried —

when they're worried they look for all sorts of cures. vaccine hesitancy is a problem among black and minority ethnic communities. there are concerns misinformation is partly to blame. we managed to track down the man behind the video. nileshjogal�*s a chemical engineer and owns a clinic in the indian state of gujarat. i asked him why he's spreading these false messages. none of our person, including us or even doctors, have infected with coronavirus so far. the groups who have started this practice, they have also been safeguarded from coronavirus. but that's not true. doctors here are saying that what you are saying is a lie, and that you're putting people's lives at risk. iam saying... fine, fine, fine, fine. see, what your persons are saying and what others in research might be saying, i'm not very aware of. however well his intentions might be, doctors here aren't impressed. it is the most efficient tool — the most effective way to prevent ourselves from coronavirus. wow.

it�*sjust infuriating. it�*s actually really made me angry. these sort of individuals should be arrested for spreading false news, giving false hope. in my opinion, i would have no time for such studies at all. i don�*t think this is of proven value. this will cost lives — _ as soon as social media platforms get hold of any of these messages, they should be taken off. _ whatsapp says it's made a number of changes to slow the spread of fake news, while facebook told us it's taken the post down after we alerted them to it. the government here says it's spending £23 million on boosting vaccine uptake. but these messages continue to spread like wildfire. and for the experts, it's about debunking them quickly and effectively to save lives. sima kotecha, bbc news. and we'll be answering your questions about coronavirus, vaccines and misinformation this morning at 10 o'clock —

on the bbc news channel and the bbc asian network. we'll be joined by england's deputy chief medical 0fficer, jonathan van—tam. you can send in your questions via twitter, using the hashtag bbcyourquestions — or you can email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk with live music events restricted because of the pandemic, streaming has become a focal point for performers and audiences. but many musicians argue they're not getting a big enough slice of the money generated by streams of their music. mps are looking at how music streaming impacts artists, record labels and the wider music industry. later today the culture select committee will hear evidence from youtube, twitch and soundcloud, as part of its ongoing inquiry. singer, songwriter and musician nadine shah is one of those calling for reform of the system. hello there, good to see you and thank you for being with us. how

much are you being undercut, or are musicians on average being undercut, as a result of streaming? it�*s a as a result of streaming? it's a lot! what _ as a result of streaming? it's a lot! what we — as a result of streaming? it's a lot! what we are _ as a result of streaming? it's a lot! what we are asking - as a result of streaming? it's a lot! what we are asking for, i as a result of streaming? it�*s —. lot! what we are asking for, because there are massive profits being made right now, and let's not mistake that for a second, major labels are recording record, sky high profits they haven't seen before. 8 billion in the last quarter. what we want to see is a redistribution of this wealth. we are not asking for... we are massive advocates of streaming, it's a really fantastic and wonderful tool. it's a really fantastic and wonderfultool. it's it's a really fantastic and wonderful tool. it's amazing. but wonderfultool. it's amazing. but there is an old system, a friend of mine said the other day, how it's working right now, it's like driving a horse and cart down the motorway. streaming is not going anywhere, it's an amazing and brilliant thing, but we need to re—evaluate how we

make it work and how we redistribute huge profits that are being made. they need to trickle down to the actual creators themselves. there is actual creators themselves. there is a real worry, and quite terrifying really, that the future of music is jeopardised when we are not investing in smaller artists who are losing out from streaming right now. if you weren't making music then it wouldn't be streaming, but those streaming and the online platforms, i suspect they would argue that if their platforms were not there then you wouldn't be getting your music out at all. �* ., , ., out at all. again, there is that. but we out at all. again, there is that. itut we want — out at all. again, there is that. but we want to _ out at all. again, there is that. but we want to make - out at all. again, there is that. l but we want to make streaming fairer, not only for music creators themselves but for fans. fairer, not only for music creators themselves but forfans. a really exciting thing happening, the user centric payment system. how it works currently, your 9.99 that you pay per month as your subscription fee, all that gets added together, on

spotify, for example. all that money gets added together. and all the streams, there is a percentage of all the streams, this is how they work it out. if you are the band the weeknd for example, they have 10% of all streaming, so they will get 10% of your subscription fee of 9.99. the money you pay for your subscription fee might not go directly to the artist you wanted to go for. a lot of people don't realise this is happening. soundcloud, it was leaked to the other day that they will start to implement the user centric payment system, but they would call it the fan powered payment system, which makes a lot more sense to us. it's notjust how it affects musicians in themselves. it's for fans and where their money is going. i5 themselves. it's for fans and where their money is going.— their money is going. is the argument —

their money is going. is the argument that _ their money is going. is the argument that if— their money is going. is the argument that if you - their money is going. is the argument that if you are i their money is going. is the - argument that if you are someone likejohn lennon and your music is all over spotify, and as a result thatis all over spotify, and as a result that is what drives a lot of people to spotify, then it'sjustified that is what drives a lot of people to spotify, then it's justified that his estate gets a bigger slice of the money that's out there? is the argument that? isn't that logical? but if millions of people listen to ed sheeran, ed sheeran should get that money. whoever is being listened to the most. everyone should get paid on that first play. that's what we are asking for. currently, it's not working. the distribution is not fair and there is a real worry for artists like classical musicians and jazz artist and rock artists. a lot of these are falling to the wayside and it's really important that nurture these artists. we have a history in this country, in britain, of providing and producing some of the greatest

musicians, if not the greatest, of all time. that's what we need to nurture and make sure we uphold, this standard, by making sure this wealth is being distributed properly. streaming is a brilliant thing, but it is just broken and needs fixing. but it looks like the solution is on the horizon. it's a really exciting time for musicians right now and the music industry as a whole. itjust needs to be fairer. the controversy has been going on for such a long time. are you expecting any resolution? this side of christmas, maybe? some point soon? yes, i really am. i never would have felt confident about saying this. the music industry historically has never been that great artists,

artists have been exploited for years, there would not be an industry without them. for years, the major labels and some other companies as well have taken advantage of these artists, but right now is a really exciting time for us to have this dcms inquiry in parliament and to have these people give their statements and be witnesses. youtube are going to be present today and i am very excited to see what they have to say themselves. but people are having to answer the questions now and the conversation is so large now that fans are involved in the conversation and they are supporting as artists, it is quite a beautiful thing and i am super hopeful that change is on its way and soon. it feels as if the momentum might be with you. it is good to see you, thank you forjoining us, nadeem shah. much more coming up, stay with us. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.

hello again. it looks like this cold weather is set to continue for a wee while yet. although, having said that, it also looks like something milder could be coming our way on sunday from the west. but today, we continue with snow showers — not all of us seeing them. in—between, there will be some sunshine around and the wind not as strong as it was yesterday, but still feeling cold. for some, temperatures hardly getting above freezing. as we head on through the evening and overnight, look how much the isobars space out. there'll still be some wintry showers in parts of the east, maybe some of those getting into the west tip of cornwall for a time, but it is going to be cold. first thing on thursday morning, these are the kind of temperatures that will greet you in towns and cities. in rural areas, of course, it will be lower than this. so, as we head through tomorrow, maybe some ice to watch out forfirst thing, but a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine, still a peppering of showers across parts of the north and the east. sunshine turning hazy from the west, as we see the arrival of some sleet and snow and then some rain.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines: the government says, don't book any summer holidaysjust the government says, don't book any summer holidays just yet. ministers worn travel depends on everyone getting a covid—19 jab, worn travel depends on everyone getting a covid—19jab, including in other countries. we are not talking about there is a lot of coronavirus in that country and you might bring some of it back when we already have it here, we are talking about the mutations, the variants. ~ , , variants. ministers will unveil further message _ variants. ministers will unveil further message to _ variants. ministers will unveil further message to help - variants. ministers will unveil. further message to help people living in the building is deemed unsafe since the grenfell tower disaster. donald trump is my impeachment trial pushes ahead. adults with learning disabilities in the uk are dying more than 20 years earlier than the able—bodied. we speak to a campaigner whose day —— his son died in a residential unit. sport, and for a full round—up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent. good morning. it is great to see you. manchester united are through to the fa cup quarter—finals for the seventh year in a row, after beating west ham in extra time. after beating west ham and bournemouth upset premier league burnley. katie gornall was watching the action. david moyes endured, rather than enjoyed, his eight—month spell at old trafford. now in charge of an in—form west ham side, he returned with the chance to prove a point. manchester united are the league's top scorers, but the fingertips of fabianski were enough to keep them out early on. unbelievable, how he gets across there. injuries were proving west ham's biggest worry. this clash of heads saw issa diop fail to emerge for the second half, making ryan fredericks english football's first concussion substitute. this game wasn't easy to watch, and there was plenty to watch. into extra time it went and, for united, timing is everything. right place, right time. mctominay�*s breakthrough enough

to put united through for a record seventh year in a row. they got there in the end. bournemouth had jonathan woodgate in the dugout for the trip to premier league burnley, after sacking their manager last week. and the ex—england defender will have enjoyed what he saw, as his side carved them open. sam surridge perfectly placed. that kind of precision was lacking from burnley in the second half. one to forget forjose rodriguez. they searched for answers, but it would get worse, as bournemouth sent them spinning late on. and up stepped junior stanislas, to put the championship side into the quarter—finals. their caretaker is so far proving a safe pair of hands. katie gornall, bbc news. venus williams limped off court at the australian open, after her record 21st appearance in melbourne came to a painful end. she rolled her ankle on her way to losing the first set 6—1 against sara errani.

she was already carrying a knee injury, and it looked as though she'd have to retire. she played on to the end, although she didn't win another game. world number one novak djokovic was really pushed by frances tiafoe in their second—round match. the american took the second set on a tie—break. and defending champion djokovic had to dig deep to come through in four sets. andy murray is of course missing the australian open, but he did make a winning return to the court yesterday. he beat germany's maximilian marterer in three sets on the challenger tour in italy. it was his first match in four months. britain's laura muir has set a new british indoor record over 1,500 metres at the world indoor tour meeting in lievin, in france, but it was only good enough for second place. it took a world record to beat her — gudaf tsegay, from ethiopia, setting the new mark. now, there could be some changes coming to formula 1, in an attempt to raise excitement

levels in the sport. bosses are thinking of scrapping the saturday qualifying session and deciding grid positions with a sprint race of about a third of the length of a grand prix. the idea could be trialled this season and introduced next year. and the hollywood takeover is official. film stars ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney now have 100% control of wrexham. as well as investing £2 million, the pair have put together a mission statement — part of it being to always beat their great rivals, chester, that will get any doubting fans on side. and in true welsh spirit, the pair have both changed their twitter names, in line with the spelling of the town. that's all the sport for now. thank you for that.

the teenage cancer trust and click sergeant have written a letter to ministers in the four nations in the uk to highlight the issue. they say too many people are having to go alone to hospital checkups and treatments, sometimes for weeks at a time. jim reid has the details. 21—year—old daniela alves is a make—up artist and dancer. in september, she was told she had a rare blood cancer. being a make—up artist, ijust thought, like, my hair's going to fall off. like, that wasjust, like, everything for me. and i feel like all the worst thoughts just went through my head. the pandemic has made the last year that much tougher for young people already dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. restrictions on hospital visits meant daniela had to go to appointments and treatments by herself. no—one knows you like your mum or a family member. it was just very, very scary. like, there were times where i'd find myself crying my eyes out, basically, because i wanted

a hand to hold. every year, around 4,000 children and young people in the uk receive a cancer diagnosis. today, two medical charities have written to ministers asking them to commit to young people that they should not have to hear the news they have cancer — or face their treatments — alone. it would make an enormous difference to young people�*s lives just to have somebody with you at the most difficult time with your cancer treatment, and the most difficult time during the global pandemic — to have somebody who you know, and who knows you. 18—year—old mikaela forrester had to go to hospital on her own for a stem—cell transplant. nhs england guidance does say patients like her should be able to have family supporting them. but cancer charities say, too often, that is simply not happening. it would have made, like, a huge difference if my mum could have been there because there

were days when i was up at, like, six in the morning and they were having loads of tests done and it was just really scary and i just wanted my mum to be there, but she obviously couldn't. the government says it knows the pandemic is particularly difficult for people like mikaela and daniela. it says it is committed to making hospital visits possible, while managing the risk of infection. jim reed, bbc news. more than 12 and a half million people in the uk have so far received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. but concerns are growing over hesitancy from some ethnic minority communities to vaccinations. bbc asian network's pria rai has more. if you say to someone, "i'm getting a politics degree," it's only going to be natural that, "why do you have a needle in your hand?" you know? it�*s important to say that “volunteer“ doesn�*t mean amateur. they've been through extensive training to be ready for the front line. finally here now. shosho is a politics student but, today, she's learning how to be a vaccinator.

and visual effects graduate mausum is already trained up, working at a mass vaccination centre. when you hear “volunteer“, people shouldn�*t be frightened, because that just means that they�*ve got the time to put in the training. you have to do 22 hours of training across a month to be a volunteer vaccinator. have a quick look at yourj certificates, if that�*s ok? absolutely fine. you learn about vaccination as a whole, as a process, and i think that's really important. i think it's important to have that wholistic knowledge. so, i've just done the vaccinator part of the vaccination pod. and i'm now a citizen. one of you will need i to be the observer, one will be the citizen. and you just need to have... it makes people like me who don't have a medical background feel capable of doing the job. do you have any other questions about it? no. and for mausum, she feels ready, armed with new skills and understanding. it�*s also helped in my personal life when i�*ve been, like, forwarded those whatsapp messages of information that�*s misleading, i�*ve been able to say, “actually, no, this isn�*t true...“

because of this, this and this. i mean, what difference do you think it makes having british asians like yourself actively involved and on the front line? that familiarity makes, automatically puts someone at ease. when you�*re tallking about, - how would you deal with people when english actually - isn�*t their main language? i speak gujarati as well, so i would be able to help explain to someone who might have come by themselves and doesn�*t understand otherwise. stjohn ambulance has started training more than 18,000 people so far. let's see how it went for shosho. a huge respect for doctors and health—care professionals worldwide because just doing a vaccine, it was intense, but so worthwhile. there�*s a good sense of camaraderie about it. all the nhs staff are really grateful to have us there as an extra set of hands as well. when i look back in 20 years' time, i want to be able to say, yeah, this is what i... this was my contribution, and it made a difference. pria rai, bbc news. and we'll be answering your questions about coronavirus, vaccines and misinformation this morning at ten o'clock — on the bbc news channel

and the bbc asian network. we'll be joined by england's deputy chief medical 0fficer, jonathan van—tam. you can send in your questions via twitter, using the hashtag bbcyourquestions, or you can email us at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. the headlines on bbc news: government warns travel depends on everyone getting a covid—19 jab, including in other countries. ministers will unveil further measures to help thousands of people living in buildings deemed unsafe since the grenfell tower disaster. six republican senators joined democrats in voting to push ahead with the impeachment trial of donald trump. men with learning disabilities in the uk die, on average, 22 years younger than non—disabled

men — and for women, that figure is 27 years. that's according to figures from last year's learning disabilities mortality review. commissioned by the nhs. one woman has devoted her life to finding out what is going on. georgejulian has been crowdfunded to attend the inquests of people with autism and learning disabilities, and to live—tweet everything that happens in the courtroom. william kremer reports. people need to see us, l to see that we�*re human. dying may have nothing to do with your disability. william kremer reports. people need to see us, l to see that we�*re human. dying may have nothing to do with your disability. justice for that person. we know if you have a learning disability or autism, you will die decades before someone who doesn't. thatjust doesn't sit right with me. hi, i'm george, and i live—tweet coronial inquests. i share what happens in court, in the hope that people, all of us, care a little bit more about why people are dying decades prematurely. george attended all of these people's inquests — and tweeted every minute.

george julian, in my view, is an openjustice champion. she ensures that deaths receive scrutiny which otherwise would not. it started in 2015. connor sparrowhawk was a fit and healthy 18—year—old. he happened to have learning disabilities and autism and epilepsy, and he drowned in a bath, in hospital. i don't think i will ever forget the moment that the jury returned the verdict. i sat in court in floods of tears, trying to type what followed, but with such a palpable relief. from there, families started getting in touch with me. george's court work is crowdfunded. being in court itself is incredibly draining. i literally try to tweet as much of what is said verbatim. i come out and i'm fit for nothing, i can barely hold a conversation. george recently started working with these campaigners, called... stop people with a learning disability dying too young.

we�*ve been doing, like, i erm, case studies to see what they�*ve been dying off. what they�*ve been dying of. dying of aspirate pneumonia may have nothing to do with your disability, it may have something to do with the people looking after you... yeah. ..didn�*t look after you properly. george recently started working with a new family. coco is the youngest person whose inquest we'd covered. she was only six when she died. coco had autism. she was very loving. she had a little thing we used to call “hurty hugs“. she would squeeze you, like, a little bit hard, and you knew that she was gritting her teeth at the same time. coco died after doctors failed to treat her dehydration. the royal cornwall hospitals trust has apologised forfailures in her care. when you go through this process, it gets to the point where you don�*t want to talk to anyone any more because you don�*t want to spoil their day, but george does know what you�*re going through. coco deserved the very best of care.

she came along at a point where i wasjust about to give up. i guess the dream is that i reach a point where learning disabled and autistic people aren't dying decades prematurely, where bereaved families aren't contacting me. but until we reach that point, i can't imagine not doing this work. coco's inquest is set for later this year. george will tweet about it. dr sarah ryan is a researcher focusing on learning disabilities at oxford university. we heard about her son, connor, in that report. sarah joins me now. good morning, thanks for being with us. what do you make of what george julian is doing? i us. what do you make of what george julian is doing?— julian is doing? i 'ust think it is totall julian is doing? i just think it is totally extraordinary _ julian is doing? i just think it is totally extraordinary and - julian is doing? i just think it is totally extraordinary and i - julian is doing? i just think it is. totally extraordinary and i think, julian is doing? i just think it is i totally extraordinary and i think, i mean, if she wasn't doing it, we wouldn't know so much, that is what is so shocking. she is attending an inquestjust this week is so shocking. she is attending an inquest just this week whether details are just scandalous. and we would not know about this stuff if george was not prepared to sit there

and do that work, which is incredibly difficult to do and she just does it in a way that it is like a public service really. it needs this recognition. why do you think there has been this void in the public record and the public understanding relating to a lot of these deaths, including to your own son? i these deaths, including to your own son? ., , , son? i mean, it is interesting because when _ son? i mean, it is interesting because when connor- son? i mean, it is interesting because when connor died, l son? i mean, it is interesting - because when connor died, within weeks, the trust said his death was a natural cause and he was 18 and he was found in a bath, by someone in the office next door. so that really can send us because we could not believe this was the case. and as it turned out, this obviously has happened over and over again and we were quite lucky to get an inquest. so i think that for decades, people have been dying. and medics or whoeverjust have been dying. and medics or whoever just look at them and have been dying. and medics or whoeverjust look at them and think, well, natural causes, they may only

be 18, but somehow, they are not quite humans and they don't deserve the scrutiny every other death would get. in the scrutiny every other death would let. . the scrutiny every other death would i et, ., ., ., the scrutiny every other death would j et, ., ., ., , the scrutiny every other death would et. ., ., ., , , get. in a lot of these cases, there are not even _ get. in a lot of these cases, there are not even inquests? _ get. in a lot of these cases, there are not even inquests? i - get. in a lot of these cases, there are not even inquests? i know, i. are not even inquests? i know, i sort of life, _ are not even inquests? i know, i sort of life. i _ are not even inquests? i know, i sort of life, i am _ are not even inquests? i know, i sort of life, i am not _ are not even inquests? i know, i sort of life, i am not laughing, l are not even inquests? i know, i sort of life, i am not laughing, i| sort of life, iam not laughing, i just cannot believe it. we had to fight to get a full inquest into connohs fight to get a full inquest into connor's death but the battle went on and on and we were lucky to be supported by some excellent legal representatives. and again, families don't have legal representation at inquest, they have to fund their own while the trusts or the police or whoever it is, the public sector state body, and just draw on the public purse to arm themselves to the hilt so it is an extraordinary situation. it the hilt so it is an extraordinary situation. , , ., , ., situation. it seems appalling also that if ou situation. it seems appalling also that if you don't _ situation. it seems appalling also that if you don't have _ situation. it seems appalling also that if you don't have a _ situation. it seems appalling also that if you don't have a proper. that if you don't have a proper inquest or a proper inquiry looking into a lot of these deaths, you are not learning lessons, which means more people are dying potentially unnecessarily. i more people are dying potentially unnecessarily.— unnecessarily. i know, the whole thin u unnecessarily. i know, the whole thin 'ust unnecessarily. i know, the whole thingjust has— unnecessarily. i know, the whole thing just has a _ unnecessarily. i know, the whole thing just has a great _ unnecessarily. i know, the whole

thing just has a great big - unnecessarily. i know, the whole| thing just has a great big couldn't care less stamp really. the point of an inquest is to understand what has happened and make sure it doesn't happened and make sure it doesn't happen again. you have a whole chunk of the population when we have so much evidence saying that people are dying 20 to 30 years before their peers, yet there is nobody who cares. so you have a member of the public, george, just going in and doing this off her own back and it is beginning, what she is tweeting and showing us, you can't ignore that. whilst you think it should be front page news, there is a general creek towards the stuff getting more and more attention. i think we just have to keep going and george just has to sit there doing thatjob in a way she should never have too. {lilla way she should never have too. ok, let's ho -e way she should never have too. ok, let�*s hope change is coming. doctor let's hope change is coming. doctor sarah ryan, thank you very much for joining us today. the eu may have been struggling to assist secure supplies of vaccines, but one factly —— vaccination poem has been a

conspicuous success. serbia is on track to vaccinate at least a tenth of its population by the middle of this month. vaccines from china had put serbia at the sharp end of the european inoculation race. belgrade has also bought batches from russia and germany. and this dose of vaccine pragmatism is producing impressive results. the united kingdom is the runaway leader in the european vaccination stakes, but serbia is clearly the best of the rest. and far ahead of major european countries like italy, germany and france. serbia is negotiating to join the european union, but in a time of crisis, it is looking to beijing and moscow rather than brussels. ., , ., ., , ., brussels. for us, vaccination is not a geopolitical— brussels. for us, vaccination is not a geopolitical matter. _ brussels. for us, vaccination is not a geopolitical matter. for - brussels. for us, vaccination is not a geopolitical matter. for us, - a geopolitical matter. for us, vaccination is a health care issue. whether they come from china or the us or the eu, we don't care, as long as they are safe and we get them as soon as possible. do

as they are safe and we get them as soon as possible.— soon as possible. do you think that the european _ soon as possible. do you think that the european union _ soon as possible. do you think that the european union could - soon as possible. do you think that the european union could learn - the european union could learn something from the approach that serbia has taken? to something from the approach that serbia has taken?— serbia has taken? to be honest, i think the world _ serbia has taken? to be honest, i think the world has _ serbia has taken? to be honest, i think the world has something - serbia has taken? to be honest, i think the world has something to | think the world has something to learn from serbia. i think the world really needs to go back to multilateralism. when we see covax and the world health organization come at the un had to actually sit down, see what are the needs of the world. . . , , down, see what are the needs of the world. ., ._ , ., , world. china may be the other big winner. world. china may be the other big winner- it's _ world. china may be the other big winner. it's vaccines _ world. china may be the other big winner. it's vaccines received - world. china may be the other big winner. it's vaccines received a i winner. it's vaccines received a presidential welcome on arrival in belgrade, sending a clear signal to brussels about beijing's increasing cloud in the region. the brussels about beijing's increasing cloud in the region.— cloud in the region. the european union is not _ cloud in the region. the european union is not present _ cloud in the region. the european union is not present here, - cloud in the region. the european union is not present here, or- cloud in the region. the european union is not present here, or at i union is not present here, or at least _ union is not present here, or at least not — union is not present here, or at least not present in terms of a serious — least not present in terms of a serious political strategy. so as a result _ serious political strategy. so as a result of— serious political strategy. so as a result of this strategic short—sightedness by brussels, they are losing _ short—sightedness by brussels, they are losing big and allowing china to punch _ are losing big and allowing china to punch above its weight. the are losing big and allowing china to punch above its weight.— punch above its weight. the people in bel rade punch above its weight. the people in belgrade are _ punch above its weight. the people in belgrade are not _ punch above its weight. the people in belgrade are not bothered - punch above its weight. the people in belgrade are not bothered about| in belgrade are not bothered about the diplomatic ramifications or the

origins of the vaccines. they are just happy to benefit from serbia leading the way.— leading the way. everything is functioning — leading the way. everything is functioning well, _ leading the way. everything is functioning well, actually, - leading the way. everything is functioning well, actually, i. leading the way. everything is i functioning well, actually, ithink functioning well, actually, i think it is a _ functioning well, actually, i think it is a great— functioning well, actually, i think it is a great success _ functioning well, actually, i think it is a great success for _ functioning well, actually, i think it is a great success for serbia. i it is a great success for serbia. all the — it is a great success for serbia. all the vaccines, _ it is a great success for serbia. all the vaccines, american - it is a great success for serbia. all the vaccines, american as i it is a great success for serbia. - all the vaccines, american as well, are very similar, so i don't see any difference. are very similar, so i don't see any difference-— difference. hungary has already lans to difference. hungary has already plans to follow _ difference. hungary has already plans to follow the _ difference. hungary has already plans to follow the serbian - difference. hungary has already| plans to follow the serbian path. the eu countries may follow. for once, belgrade is setting an example for brussels, not the other way round. europe is my oldest person, a french nun, has survived covid—19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday this week —— europe is my oldest. sister andre tested positive for coronavirus in her retirement home last month. she showed no symptoms and was isolated from other residents while she recovered. this says she never feared the virus simply because she didn't know she had it. she made front—page news in

her local paper with the headline, the miracle woman of covid. a lawyer in texas was left flummoxed when he revealed his face as a cat during a conversation on zoom. his assistant tried to rectify the issue and he could be heard saying, i am here, i am and he could be heard saying, i am here, iam not and he could be heard saying, i am here, i am not a cat. meet the 69—year—old texan attorney who unintentionally addressed this virtual courtroom as a cat. mr ponton, i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings. you might want to... uh! we�*re trying to... we�*re trying... can you hear me, judge? i can hearyou, i think it's a filter. it is, and i don�*t know how to remove it. i�*ve got my assistant here, she�*s trying to, but... 0h. i�*m prepared to go forward with it. i�*m here live, it�*s

not — i�*m not a cat. ican... i can see that. court attorney rod ponton pleaded his case of mistaken identity minutes after he logged on from his secretary's computer to defend the state of texas in this civil forfeiture case. everybody�*s face popped up except mine. mine was a cat. 0h. she had it there, the child had it there. she don�*t know and i don�*t know. it just... it just miraculously appeared. after that, the verdict of the judge was to release this normally secretive footage, now seen by millions. i�*m here live, i�*m not a cat. this latest internet star — who also appears on netflix representing possibly the biggest criminaljustice hoaxer in history — is not the type to let the cat out of the bag. but... you can�*t put toothpaste back in the tube. you know?

if it�*s got out and it�*s gone viral, let it go! and that's "fur real"! mark lobel, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. last night, temperatures fell below minus 17 celsius in altnaharra, making it the coldest night of this winter so far. now, as we go through the rest of this week, it's going to remain cold for most. i've put "for most" on this because by the time we get to sunday, it looks like something milder is going to come in from the west. today, though, we continue with snow showers. like in the last few days, some of them forming bands. we won't all see them because they are showers, but we could see them across parts of eastern england, getting into some central areas, a few into wales, a few into northern ireland but, in—between, there'll be a lot of dry weather and, also, a fair bit of sunshine. still feeling cold, though. not breaking freezing in aberdeen. —1 in newcastle. but the winds will be slightly later. and if anything, as we go

through this evening and overnight, look at the isobars spaced out, indicating the winds will be lighter again. so, some snow showers in the east, but we could also see one or two possibly getting in across western parts of cornwall. now, the blues on this chart for the rest of tonight, into thursday morning, really indicate that it is going to be a cold night. by thursday morning, these are the kind of temperatures you can expect in towns and cities. now, —12 in aberdeen, —8 in london. if it falls to —9 — for example, at kew gardens — it will be the first time we've seen that in a decade. so, first thing in the morning, watch out for ice on untreated surfaces. there will still be a lot of dry weather. still a fair bit of sunshine. and a peppering of showers at times across eastern areas. but out towards the west, the cloud will build, turning the sunshine hazy, and then we'll see some sleet and snow, followed by some rain. look at the temperatures, twos and threes, but still cold across central and eastern parts. on friday, still a lot of dry weather around. we could see some significant snow

coming in from the north sea, across north—east scotland. 0ut towards the west, the cloud once again is going to build, and then we see the arrival of some rain later on. but note the temperatures — four in belfast, five in plymouth. central and eastern areas still hovering around freezing. now, what's happening is, we've got this mild atlantic air coming in from the west versus this cold easterly, or south—easterly, coming in from the near—continent. but note how the yellows move that little bit further england little bit further inland across western parts of the uk. so, on saturday, for many of us, it still is going to be cold. we've got that rain, sleet coming in from the west, possibly some snow as well. now, on sunday, look at the temperatures — they're that bit higher.

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