' behave behave in ' behave in this if developers ever behave in this type of manner again, the government will come after them and not the hard—pressed taxpayer to put these issues right? my my right honourable friend is absolutely right. all feel immense sympathy for the leaseholder. they are innocent parties in this situation. but it is also not right that the taxpayer, the broader taxpayer, many of whom are not homeowners at all, has to step in and foot the bill. we have tried to strike a balance today and ensure that the developers, the industry behind this pays a fair share. in the building safety bill we are putting forward later this year, we will bring forward a very tight regulatory regime so buildings, those over 18 metres, high—rise buildings, are built to a high standard and these issues do not happen again. standard and these issues do not happen again-— standard and these issues do not happen again. leaseholders in my constituency _ happen again. leaseholders in my constituency had _ happen again. leaseholders in my

constituency had been _ happen again. leaseholders in my constituency had been tracked - happen again. leaseholders in my constituency had been tracked for| constituency had been tracked for the third lockdown in a terrible situation defects, unsure when they can get a mortgage to move on from their property. one said they are at their property. one said they are at their wits end with a small newborn baby so i hope today will help. what about councils and housing associations which, after ten years of austerity, do not have the money to give much relief to desperate leaseholders? has he got any good news for those leaseholders? the honourable _ news for those leaseholders? the honourable lady raises an important point and we have been working closely with authorities in the aftermath of the grenfell tragedy and i have engaged repeatedly with the national housing federation, who had done excellent work in this regard. we provided funding to help support them and we are focusing the funding on those housing associations to local councils who cannot fund this themselves. either through their own reserves for their own ability to borrow. most housing associations can do that and there

will be a small number who cannot. of course, there are choices at every turn in this, and that in itself will have consequences and make it harder for those itself will have consequences and make it harderfor those housing associations to invest in more affordable and social housing, or other important aims that they and i share, like making those buildings more energy efficient to meet our climate obligations as well. that is the difficult situation we are in. the other thing i would say is i am acutely aware of the challenges faced by shared owners, and we are going to make particular provision to protect them so that they do not have to be disproportionate costs in respect to cladding remediation. thank you, madam deputy speaker. in my constituency, i have a number of buildings below 18 metres. today's announcement means leaseholders in these buildings will still need to rebel and the offer of loans is small comfort to my constituents, many of whom are struggling. what

does the secretary of state say to my constituents, who were promised leaseholders would not have to pay for a crisis they did not cause? let me be clear _ for a crisis they did not cause? let me be clear on this point again. the expert advice is very clear that says that we should focus attention on the buildings where there is a high—risk, buildings over 18 metres. it is right government chooses to do that when using such large sums of taxpayer money stock for those buildings between 11 and 18 metres, approximately four and six stories, we have to bring forward this financing scheme, which will enable leaseholders to move forward with confidence, certainty, in the knowledge they will never need to pay more than £50 a month to meet the cladding remediation where that absolutely needs to be done. i returned to the point that in many cases, it will not need to be done because we want surveyors and the industry to take a proportionate risk—based approach, which takes a true account of the risk to life in

those properties, which for most leaseholders, mercifully, is very low. speaker: we now go to caroline anselh _ speaker: we now go to caroline ansell. ., ~' , ., speaker: we now go to caroline ansell. ., ~ , ., ., speaker: we now go to caroline ansell. ., ., , , , ansell. thank you, madam deputy seaker. ansell. thank you, madam deputy speaker- too _ ansell. thank you, madam deputy speaker. too many _ ansell. thank you, madam deputy speaker. too many people - ansell. thank you, madam deputy speaker. too many people in - speaker. too many people in eastbourne have suffered the stress and strain of removing costs, and today there will be some relief happy announcement that my right honourable friend has made. it is a significant intervention and i look forward to seeing the details on that. it also recognises fairness and recognises balance, and i welcome that also. can i ask, although we are of course focusing on the cladding, what further work will be done to help those leaseholders who are now facing costs around fire safety defects also exposed in the wake of the grenfell tragedy, not cladding, but fire breaks, fire doors and those

very necessary works which themselves can be very costly too? the right honourable lady has championed her constituents in this regard and have discussed this in the past. i hope the announcement provides comfort to some constituents i am aware of in eastbourne, one building in particular we have corresponded on is above 18 metres so will certainly be a beneficiary of this scheme, if it hasn't previous ones. she is right to raise the fact there are other building safety defects which have come to light and we have spoken about those in the past, whether it is fire blocks, insulation or fire doors. whether it is fire blocks, insulation orfire doors. some whether it is fire blocks, insulation or fire doors. some of those works will need to be done. that needs to be done on a proportionate risk—based approach, only where there is a true risk to life, so the bill to leaseholders is not disproportionate. and also of course want to cb building in this step up and pay for those works where there has been poor workmanship, the building owner needs to take responsibility and we will continue to do everything we

can to support leaseholders to do those claims. speaker: we now go to janet davey. t hank— speaker: we now go to janet davey. thank you, — speaker: we now go to janet davey. thank you, madam deputy speaker. i welcome the intervention this afternoon and the secretary of state's acknowledgement of despair and anger that families have experienced whilst living in unsafe homes due to unsafe cladding. however, i put it to him that what my constituents will want to hear is clear timescales for this remedial work, as it has now been nearly four years since so many lives were lost in the grenfell fire. leaseholders need reassurance they will not need to wait another four years. please also explain why leaseholders should have to pay hidden costs for problems they did not cause. is this what the government considers to be fair? we have never mandated vaccines. it isn't something we have ever done and i don't think therefore we have and i don't think therefore we have a culture of it. but your question is about travel and covid—19 vaccines and whilst i think i have laid out the kind of british position that we normally take this

vaccines, i can tell you how other countries are going to react to as, react to the idea of international travel in the kind of post covid pandemic world and whether in fact other countries will themselves insist that visitors are vaccinated. i don't know the answer to that and i don't know the answer to that and i don't know the answer to that and i don't think other countries yet know the answer to that. so much as i would like to give you a clear steer, i don't think i can. but i could say it is certainly plausible that people will start to frame things that way and that is really at the moment, as was said in the introductory comments, about the presence of new variants, the effect of vaccines and how people are very cautious at the moment about new variants and where they can take hold around the world. you mention they are that we have never mandated vaccines here in this country, but these are unprecedented times and also a lot of people have been suggesting that there have been a number is that a lower than we expected from certain minority, certain communities in the uptake of these vaccines as well. so if we did make it something that is mandatory, wouldn't that help address the issue of low vaccine uptake for certain groups? ithink of low vaccine uptake for certain groups? i think with, you know, well it sounds very attractive on the face of it, let's make something mandatory. but what you do as you also create she was already carrying a knee injury and it looked as though she'd have to retire. however, she played on to the end, although she didn't

win another game. naomi osaka, the third seed and 2019 champion, moved comfortably into round three, dispatching caroline garcia in straight sets. osaka's last defeat in a wta tournament was at the australian open almost a year ago. 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. although he always feels confident on his favourite court, the rod laver arena. i guess when you win a lot on a certain court you feel more confident each year to this court. it feels right. it feels like my living room to be honest. i feel very comfortable playing here. yeah, it's only that i'm not sitting on a couch in my living room running a lot of the place. the head of tennis australia says the organisers of this summer's olympic games could learn a lot from the way the australian open has been managed, in the midst of the covid—19 pandemic. craig tiley says there was a far more rigorous quarantine programme in melbourne than the one being proposed for tokyo,

and drastic measures could be necessary. i would be looking at dividing up the quarantine period is for all the athletes. i would be doing quarantine period is in site—specific areas where you have your competition spaces. there is no such thing as no risk but i cannot see it being done any other way unless you are willing to accept a much higher level of risk of spreading the virus. meanwhile, the governor of tokyo, yuriko koike, has opted not to attend a meeting with the olympics organising committe, the ioc and the government. she said in the wake of derogatory comments about women made by tokyo 2020 president yoshiro mori, she didn't expect a contsructive outcome. mori has apologised after saying women talk too much because they're driven by a strong sense of rivalry, but there are still calls for him to resign. 97 volunteers have stood down in protest and the government has received over 11100 complaints.

koike said she found it regrettable that he'd made so many people feel uncomfortable. facebook says it is "horrified" at the continued online abuse of footballers. it's announced tougher measures to tackle the issue, including disabling the accounts of anyone found to have repeatedly sent abusive private messages on instagram, which it also owns. lam i am horrified at the type of abuse that people, especially these footballers have to deal with on the basis _ footballers have to deal with on the basis of— footballers have to deal with on the basis of who they are whether the race, _ basis of who they are whether the race, religion or gender. as a company— race, religion or gender. as a company we are disappointed to see that sort_ company we are disappointed to see that sort of— company we are disappointed to see that sort of behaviour that are played — that sort of behaviour that are played out i —— offline. that is why we are _ played out i —— offline. that is why we are taking tougher measures to go after accounts that are violating our community standards and goals

with direct — our community standards and goals with direct messages. the brain injury charity headway says the handling of issa diop's clash of heads during west ham's fa cup defeat to manchester united last night shows the new conussion substitution rules are deeply flawed. diop collided with anthony martial in the 36th minute and the pair received a two—minute assessment on the pitch but they both played on. at half—time, diop became the first player to be permanently substituted under the new rules. headway said the protocol had failed at its very first test and they've called again for the introduction of temporary substitutes, as the best way to protect players from serious injury. we have heard the sad news that dai davies has died at the age of 72 after a battle with cancer. there are more tributes to him on the bbc sport website.

more than 12.5 million people in the uk have so far received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. but as we've been hearing today on bbc news — england's deputy chief medical officer says he's worried about the lower take—up of the coronavirus vaccine among black and asian communities in the uk. 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 thatjust 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 talking 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. well earlier on bbc news and the bbc asian network, england's deputy chief medical officer, professorjonathan van—tam, responded to questions about vaccines and covid misinformation. we have never mandated vaccines. it isn't something we have ever done and i don't think therefore we have a culture of it. but your question is about travel and covid—19 vaccines and whilst i think i have laid out the kind

of british position that we normally take with vaccines, i can't tell you how other countries are going to react to us, react to the idea of international travel in the kind of post covid pandemic world and whether in fact other countries will themselves insist that visitors are vaccinated. i don't know the answer to that and i don't think other countries yet know the answer to that. so much as i would like to give you a clear steer, i don't think i can. but i could say it is certainly plausible that people will start to frame things that way and that is really, at the moment, as was said in the introductory comments, about the presence of new variants, the effect of vaccines and how people are very cautious at the moment about new variants and where they can take hold around the world.

you mention they are that we have never mandated vaccines here in this country, but these are unprecedented times and also a lot of people have been suggesting that there have been numbers that a lower than we expected from certain minorities, certain communities in the uptake of these vaccines as well. so if we did make it something that is mandatory, wouldn't that help address the issue of low vaccine uptake for certain groups? i think with, you know, well, it sounds very attractive on the face of it, let's make something mandatory. but what you do as you also create resistance. and i would much rather a world where people understand the value of vaccines and understand that you know we have a system in the uk where we receive recommendations from an independent committee, a joint committee on vaccination and

immunisation, and we follow those. and that committee makes those decisions really in the best interests of patients in the best interests of public health. so i think that's the right way to go. to do it on the grounds of clinical and public health need, not on the grounds of forcing people to do it. now, i think you're right to raise the fact that, we do have concerns, i have concerns that uptake in the minority ethnic groups is not going to be as rapid or as high as in the indigenous white population of the uk. and this really concerns me because the big message i have for everyone listening is, look, this virus just doesn't care or ethnic background from. it just doesn't care

about the colour of your skin or where you live in the world or any of these things. itjust cares that you are a human being, that you don't have immunity and that you are susceptible. and this is really worrying and it's a massive concern to people who are older and people who have high—risk conditions. the virus just does not discriminate. let's go to a labour party activist from _ let's go to a labour party activist from manchester, 18 years old. someone — from manchester, 18 years old. someone who works with young people in the _ someone who works with young people in the city— someone who works with young people in the city and wants to ask your question — in the city and wants to ask your cuestion. ., , ., ., ., question. over to you. hello and aood question. over to you. hello and good morning- — question. over to you. hello and good morning. my _ question. over to you. hello and good morning. my question - question. over to you. hello and good morning. my question is i question. over to you. hello and i good morning. my question is what question. over to you. hello and - good morning. my question is what is the government— good morning. my question is what is the government doing _ good morning. my question is what is the government doing to— good morning. my question is what is the government doing to ensure - good morning. my question is what is the government doing to ensure the i the government doing to ensure the vaccine _ the government doing to ensure the vaccine is _ the government doing to ensure the vaccine is safe — the government doing to ensure the vaccine is safe for— the government doing to ensure the vaccine is safe for everyone, - vaccine is safe for everyone, especially _ vaccine is safe for everyone, especially for _ vaccine is safe for everyone, especially for the _ vaccine is safe for everyone, especially for the in - vaccine is safe for everyone, especially for the in the - vaccine is safe for everyone, i especially for the in the black, asian — especially for the in the black, asian and _ especially for the in the black, asian and ethnic _ especially for the in the black, asian and ethnic minority- asian and ethnic minority communities? _ asian and ethnic minority communities?— asian and ethnic minority communities? ., ., , ., communities? the government has done a ve treat communities? the government has done a very great deal— communities? the government has done a very great deal to _ communities? the government has done a very great deal to make _ communities? the government has done a very great deal to make sure _ communities? the government has done a very great deal to make sure the - a very great deal to make sure the vaccine is safe. it was, both vaccines we have been using have been approved by the independent

regulator, the mhra. they work independently and they give their own opinion about where their fight scenes are suitable in terms of safety, in terms of effectiveness and in terms of the quality of the manufacturer. and they have looked at all the available data around the world and they monitor the safety of those vaccines, honestly, on a daily basis. there is a system called a yellow card system which anyone can use and if you google mhra yellow card you can find out for yourself. if you have a vaccine, notjust, or a medicine even, any kind of pharmaceutical that is used in the uk, if you have it and you think you have had some kind of reaction to a side effect, you can report that on the yellow card system and that is being done every single day, spontaneously, by the public, in relation to the macro 19 vaccines

that we've deployed. we are well over the 12 million mark now in terms of the vaccines we have deployed. we are getting to the point where if we are going to see any kind of safety signal, it would be pretty obvious by now. and this data are shown to us, the mhra monitor them, the mhra publish them. you can find those on the mhra website and there is really a very reassuring signal right across the board in terms of both the vaccines that were deployed today. we have not a bbc that were deployed today. we have got a bbc vaccination _ that were deployed today. we have got a bbc vaccination that - that were deployed today. we have got a bbc vaccination that was - got a bbc vaccination that was looking — got a bbc vaccination that was looking in to the whereabouts of some _ looking in to the whereabouts of some of— looking in to the whereabouts of some of the misinformation that is coming _ some of the misinformation that is coming out — some of the misinformation that is coming out in places such as whatsapp. i wanted to get your thoughts on this, really. do you think— thoughts on this, really. do you think you — thoughts on this, really. do you think you are losing the war on disinformation on places like whatsapp and other social media platforms. should the government be

doin- platforms. should the government be doing more, take the fight to users those _ doing more, take the fight to users those platforms? | doing more, take the fight to users those platforms?— those platforms? i think we are alwa s those platforms? i think we are always concerned _ those platforms? i think we are always concerned when - those platforms? i think we are always concerned when we - those platforms? i think we are always concerned when we get| always concerned when we get disinformation and things thatjust pay tetley are wrong. and pay tetley misleading and designed to damage people. —— pay tetley. which is something i believe in patient —— passionately. all the polls show the vaccine confidences generally really high in the uk compared to many parts of the world. and the enthusiasm and likelihood that people are going to accept covid—19 vaccines when cold, overall is superhigh. and you have heard already the kind of statistics that actually the secretary of state announced, when standing alongside me on the podium on monday. over 80s, me on the podium on monday. over 805, 90 me on the podium on monday. over 80s, 90 plus percent. you know, it

might have been 93 at the top of my head. a massively high vaccine uptake thus far. 75 to 79, even higher than that. the enthusiasm is, an keenness to be vaccinated as they are. people get it that this virus is horrible and you know kills you, particularly if you're in a higher risk for an elderly group. with ease. i think vaccine confidences really high in this country. i just really high in this country. i “ust wonder, really high in this country. i “ust wonder. on fl really high in this country. i “ust wonder. on a i really high in this country. i “ust wonder, on a personal�* really high in this country. ijust wonder, on a personal level... | really high in this country. ijustj wonder, on a personal level... i wonder, on a personal level... think i wonder, on a personal level... i think i might have to go. very l think i might have to go. very ruickl , think i might have to go. very quickly. on — think i might have to go. very quickly. on a _ think i might have to go. very quickly, on a personal- think i might have to go. very quickly, on a personal level, i think i might have to go. very quickly, on a personal level, when you see all the stories, misinformation, how does that make you feel, angry, frustrated? i realise that the vast majority of people in the uk would prefer to take the advice on vaccines from

trusted sources rather than from some of the nonsense that is circulated on social media. you know, if my... if my central heating system breaks down, i'm going to call a heating engineer to explain to me what's wrong and what needs to be fixed and gave me the advice on whether the system needs upgrading our whatever. whether the system needs upgrading ourwhatever. i whether the system needs upgrading our whatever. i am whether the system needs upgrading our whatever. iam not whether the system needs upgrading our whatever. i am not going to ask a brain surgeon to do this. so why would you go to those kinds of sources of information when you have really very regularly accessible good sources from trusted voices in the nhs? your own health professionals that you know and see periodically through your life. the european union may have been struggling to secure supplies of coronavirus vaccine. but one european country's inoculation programme has been a conspicuous success. serbia is on track to vaccinate

at least a tenth of its population by the middle of this month. guy de launey reports. this dose of vaccine pragmatism is producing impressive results. the united kingdom is the runaway leader in european vaccine stakes but serbia is clearly the best of the rest. and far ahead of major european countries like italy, germany and france. serbia's negotiating to join the european union but at a time of crisis, it is looking to beijing and moscow rather than brussels. for looking to beijing and moscow rather than brussels-— than brussels. for others, vaccination _ than brussels. for others, vaccination is _ than brussels. for others, vaccination is not - than brussels. for others, vaccination is not a - than brussels. for others, - vaccination is not a geopolitical matter. for others, vaccination is a health care issue. whether they come from china or the us and the eu, we don't care as long as they are safe and we get them as soon as possible.

do you think that the european union could learn something with the approach that serbia has taken? to approach that serbia has taken? trr be honest i think the world has something to learn from serbia. i think the world really needs to go back to multilateralism. when we look at the world health organization, the un had to actually sit down, see what are the needs of the world. ., sit down, see what are the needs of the world. . ., , , ., the world. china may be the other big winner- _ the world. china may be the other big winner. it's _ the world. china may be the other big winner. it's vaccines _ the world. china may be the other big winner. it's vaccines received l the world. china may be the other| big winner. it's vaccines received a presidential welcome on arrival in belgrade sending a clear signal to brussels about ageing's increasing clout in the region. the brussels about ageing's increasing clout in the region.— clout in the region. the european union is not _ clout in the region. the european union is not praising _ clout in the region. the european union is not praising the - clout in the region. the european union is not praising the or- clout in the region. the european l union is not praising the or present in terms _ union is not praising the or present in terms of— union is not praising the or present in terms of a — union is not praising the or present in terms of a serious political strategv _ in terms of a serious political strategy. so as a result of the strategic— strategy. so as a result of the strategic short—sightedness by brussels, they are losing, they are losing _ brussels, they are losing, they are losing big — brussels, they are losing, they are losing big and allowing china to punch _ losing big and allowing china to punch above its weight. but people in bel rade punch above its weight. but people in belgrade aren't _ punch above its weight. but people in belgrade aren't bothered -

punch above its weight. but people in belgrade aren't bothered about i in belgrade aren't bothered about the diplomatic ramifications are 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. it _ leading the way. everything is functioning well. it is - leading the way. everything is functioning well. it is a - leading the way. everything is functioning well. it is a greatl functioning well. it is a great success— functioning well. it is a great success for— functioning well. it is a great success for serbia. _ functioning well. it is a great success for serbia. fill- functioning well. it is a great success for serbia.— functioning well. it is a great success for serbia. all the vaccine, american as _ success for serbia. all the vaccine, american as well, _ success for serbia. all the vaccine, american as well, are _ success for serbia. all the vaccine, american as well, are very - success for serbia. all the vaccine, american as well, are very similar. so i don't see any difference. hungary has already been planning to follow their serbian path. other eu countries may follow. once belgrade are setting an example for brussels, not the other way around. europe's oldest person — a french nun — has survived covid—19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday this week. lucille randon, who is better known as 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. sister andre says she never feared the virus simply because she didn't know she had it. she made front—page news in her local paper too —

with the headline "the miracle woman of covid". now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the beast from the east has been tamed, the winds are not as strong now and we are not seeing as many snow showers either. instead, the focus overnight turns to what is going to be a really cold night. for many it will be colder than i was last night. even as we head into the early evening, those temperatures are falling away sharply with the clearer skies and lighter winds. still got some snow showers around, they are certainly becoming pure they are certainly becoming fewer in scotland, they will continue through the evening and eastern parts of england and perhaps overnight towards the far south east and returning into the south west of england as well. many though it is going to turn dry, skies were clear, the winds will drop. we are going to find those temperatures falling away very quickly. these are the numbers in towns and cities. already we have had some very low temperatures we know in the highlands of scotland, but it is worth pointing out how

cold it is going to be across some eastern parts of england. especially where we had that snow earlier on in the week. me may well find temperatures as low as —9 or —10. so a really cold start to the day. it should be quite dry and sunny for many, a few more of these wintry showers coming into the north—east of scotland. threat of some snow into devon and cornwall and it will be more cloudy in the south—west, wales and later into northern ireland. quite windy in this area as well and in general we will see the winds picking up cold air continuing to feed in in the near continent, so temperatures will struggle after that frosty start around 2—4 . we are seeing high pressure building down to the east of the uk. that is killing off a lot off those snow showers. but around it we still continue to feed in cold air, that colder air is blocking off, for the time being, milder air coming in from the atlantic. this is the signs of that milder air, this band of cloud. but there is not much coming out of the sky from that and for many i think it will be a dry day on friday with a good deal of sunshine. it will be another cold

and frosty start and for some parts of the midlands, towards the south east of england, for example, temperatures may not get above freezing all day. things look like they will start to change this weekend, particularly during the second half of the weekend. strengthening southerly winds will start to blow in mild airfrom the west. the transition day is going to be saturday and this is when it is going to be quite tricky because we have got a weather front bringing in some wet weather into the cold air, so we will find some snow for a while in northern ireland and then particularly into wales, the north west of england and into scotland. those temperatures still on the low side on saturday but it should be quite a bit milderfor most of us on sunday.

this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at two: an extra £3.5 billion to help pay for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. critics say it's come too late, but ministers call it a major iam announcing an unprecedented intervention. a clear plan to remove unsafe cladding, to provide certainty to leaseholders, to make the industry pay for its faults of the past. the prime minister defends the fines and possible prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots. the second impeachment trial of donald trump will resume after senators agree the process is constitutional.

get your covid jab — so says england's deputy chief medical officer to people from ethnic minorities,