international governing body, the fia, to change its regulations restricting disabled drivers. today he starts a four day mo—mile walk, cycle and kayak in aid of comic relief. tim muffett reports. it still feels so surreal that it's happening. i've never done anything like this before. it's completely different to motorsport, my background in racing. and what an extraordinary background it is. billy lost both of his legs in a motor racing accident in 2017. we met him nine months later as he got back behind the wheel for the first time. you have your prosthetics here and you are still able to control the car and the pedals. many people will find that really extraordinary. when you control the pedal normally, you do it all through your ankle, that's how you control how much input you're putting into the pedals. but with me, because i haven't got ankles, the way i simply control it is just through my leg like this. this will be another enormous challenge. a mo—mile triathlon across england in four days. walking, cycling and kayaking.

it is also such a wonderful cause and i know you will be the inspiration that you were born to be. so good luck, billy. billy, you are such an inspiration, you're an extraordinary person i and i'm honoured to call you a friend. _ let's be honest, you're going - to absolutely beast this challenge. you could pretty much do the whole thing with me on your back. - but, failing that, l i am there in spirit. lots of love, good luck. it will be a pretty sensational and special feeling. really trying to challenge myself. the remarkable billy monger. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. nick... more spring showing up in a weather watcher pictures helped by another mild week to come, in fact earning very mild for some. this is the air coming up in the south and i want to show temperatures in the east of england. on wednesday from yorkshire,

lincolnshire, east anglia, the warmest weather of the year so far. dry, hazy sunshine. further west, dry, hazy sunshine. furtherwest, especially northwest, still mild but temperature is not as high because there is another part to the way the story this week. more heavy rain to come. look at the rain totals for the rest of the week. northern ireland, north—west england, cumbria and into scotland from this low pressure drawing the air from the south but bringing in this wriggling weather front sitting around many of the same areas tuesday into wednesday with the risk of flooding. in cumbria, but especially in these parts of scotland, where the met office has an amber warning and some areas may receive over 100 millimetres of rain. very windy as well. but not quite there yet. this is in fact the view from scotland so far today. is in fact the view from scotland so fartoday. plenty is in fact the view from scotland so far today. plenty of blue sky. just a few showers in the far north—west. barely a cloud in the sky this afternoon in northern ireland. and in wales. increasingly so in england, south east anglia —— east anglia in south—east england staying dull. the start of the week, temperatures quite widely into

double figures. tonight it will turn quite chilly for a while across eastern parts under clear skies. close to freezing in one or two nightspots, maybe some frost, fog patches, hoping temperatures come up later in the night. when picking up and clearly that system is bringing in the rain for a wet start in northern ireland across much of scotland and parts of wales and western areas of england, where is central and eastern england tomorrow will stay largely dry. some hazy sunshine around and all areas turning much windier, regardless of whether you are seeing the rain of the hazy sunshine, and maybe some ghost gusts close to 70 mph in northern ireland and scotland so the winds may be disrupted in some area -- 70 winds may be disrupted in some area —— 70 mph. more rain overnight on tuesday and into wednesday. from that same weather system. across parts of scotland and northern ireland for a time, with a big contrast on wednesday. there is that warmth across eastern parts of england. after that, though, where

it is so very wet it will turn dry, high pressure settling the weather for all the us into next weekend, so with temperatures still a bit above average it will feel more like spring, but until then keep across the latest flood and weather warnings for scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. nick, thank very much. a reminder of our top story... borisjohnson preparing boris johnson preparing to borisjohnson preparing to announce how and when england's lockdown will be lifted. that's all from the bbc news that one. we nowjoin the bbc news teams where good afternoon. here's your latest sports news. outdoor sports will return from the 29th march

as prime minister borisjohnson prepares to release details of his road map for the easing of lockdown restrictions in england. sports such as golf, tennis and football were halted back in earlyjanuary, but under proposals outlined later outdoor sports will return sooner than indoor activities such as swimming. tennis and basketball courts could reopen, while organised adult and children's sport — including grassroots football — could also return. in scotland non—contact outdoor sports are currently permitted. england bowlerjames anderson says he's frustrated at being rested for matches but understands why with a total of 17 tests this year. the 38 year old didn't feature in the defeat to india, after england's victory in the first test. the third of four matches is a day—night game in ahmedabad starting wednesday. there will be times when we are frustrated, when we want to play, at the thought process is to keep everyone as fit as possible. we can pick and choose who can play at certain times and hopefully that

will benefit those players, having a rest every now and then. new zealand beat austalia in the first of their five—match t20 series in front of nearly 10,000 fans in christchurch. a minute's silence was held before the game as the city marked ten years since 185 lives were lost in the earthquake of 2011. when the match got under way, devon conway was the star of the show — he just missed out on his century, scoring an unbeaten 99 as new zealand posted a target of 185. australia made a fast start in reply but were eventually bowled out for 131. the next game will be in dunedin on thursday. now, how about this for a story after a huge shock in snooker? jordan brown was working in a petrol station three years ago and on the brink of dropping off the professional circuit. but now the northern irishman has beaten six—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan by 9 frames to 8 to win the welsh open title.

the world number 81 was a 750—1 outsider and becomes the lowest ranked player to win a title in a over 25 years. i had some dark days but i never stopped believing in myself. i was working on a petrol station as well as playing snooker. five years ago, i decided to have a proper go, it is paying off now. novak djokovic says he will adjust his schedule as he looks to overhaul roger feder and rafa nadal�*s record haul of 20 grand slam titles. he beat russia's daniil medvedev to win his 18th yesterday, his ninth on the hard courts in melbourne, despite carrying a muscle injury through the tournament. the world number one says he was hurt by criticism after trying to improve the conditions for players

in quarantine at the start of the tournamnet. i accept the fact that i cannot please everyone or be someone�*s favourite tennis player. someone will always look for negatives in what i say. that is ok. does it frustrate me? yes, of course. i have feelings like everybody else and i do not enjoy when someone judges or criticises, or behaves unfairly, i think, before checking some things. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's get more on the prime

minister's plan to exit lockdown in england. he'll share his finalised plan with mps at 3.30 today — and then lead a news conference at seven tonight from downing street. let's look at the plans in more detail. from the 8th of march all schools will open and two people will be able to meet outdoors to socialise in a public place. from the 29 march outdoor gatherings of either six people or two households will be allowed — it's understood this will include gatherings in private gardens. outdoor sport facilities such as tennis or basketball will also reopen — and organised sport can restart. steps after that will be determined by the vaccine rollout, infections, hospitalisations, deaths and new variants. but with our old lives feeling more like a distant memory, how ready are we to get back to normal? graham satchell has been finding out. walk into almost any room in emily's house and there are children on their devices. online lessons all day, then chatting with friends and playing games. it is a life lived on a screen.

i do not think it is healthy for them. life is quite different for them. it has had an impact. we have had tears and we have had tricky times to manoeuvre around. emily says her children desperately need a return to normality. if i can say to the children here is the date when you will be back in school, then we have something to work towards. if they said they could reopen schools tomorrow morning, i would be there, the children would be at the door. the lifting of some restrictions like opening schools is being made possible by the remarkable vaccination programme. the government in westminster is saying the road out of lockdown this time will be based on evidence, data, not dates. it is important that a jab out there that we are all going to get soon, we are maybe struggling economically, but we can make it back up again. phil is a chef. he has been furloughed for most of the year. he has set up a go fund me page

and has been cooking for food banks and vulnerable residents. i want to go back to work but i want it to be safe. i am sick of covid. sometimes, people, because they do not see the deaths, theyjust see numbers on tv, it is not important. it is. they are dead people. it is horrible. businesses can start again. you can start again. you cannot start another life. in the east end of london annelise is showing us her wedding dresses with the help of her flatmate. annalise has really struggled to keep her business open. the last year has been traumatic in a lot of ways. there were some months where i thought maybe i should just cut my losses and close the business because there is no way to plan for the future.

rules changed at such short notice that it was impossible to plan anything. no weddings means lives on hold for thousands of people wanting to settle down and start families. annelise says what she needs today is some certainty. ijust need dates. i need a clear structure, on a certain date, this can happen. our customers need to know when weddings can happen. i understand you cannot gamble with a virus and things are going to change but we have to have something to work with. ~ ., .., ., ., lockdown before, twice, and gone back in. the government says this time, opening up will be cautious, phased, and, in its words, irreversible. earlier today scotland first minister,

nicola sturgeon, gave her daily press briefing. she said that she will update scotland on the roadmap out of lockdown tomorrow, something she says will be "cautious", but also celebrated the sacrifices made so far that have meant some pupils have returned to schools there today. in all of this there are hard choices to be made if we cannot do everything all at once. what we set out tomorrow will be very clear upon the priority we are placing upon the education of young people and getting young people back to school as quickly as possible. that priority is very evident and in action today. many children in early education, childcare, and primary is 1-3 education, childcare, and primary is 1—3 are going back to nurseries and school buildings today for the first time since before christmas. in addition, some, a limited number, of secondary school students, are able to return to school to carry out some work for their qualifications. i want to take this opportunity to

thank all childcare and education staff and the leadership teams for all the work that has been done and everything that all of them are continuing to do to support home learning for other children. today is undoubtedly an important milestone and a very welcome milestone. that first step to restoring greater normality to our lives. and i know it will be of particular release too many parents across the country. it is important that we remember it is possible because of the sacrifices we have all made to bring numbers down. our headroom and room for manoeuvre remains limited. we hope that more children will be able to go back to in school education next month but our ability to achieve that depends on our ability to continue to suppress the virus. some school children have started back in wales today — in a gradual return to the classrooms. here's the welsh education minister kirsty williams speaking a few moments ago. if conditions continue to improve,

over the next three weeks, we will be in a position to see all of our primary age children start to return to classrooms from march 15. at the same time we would also like to see those in years 11 and 13 in schools, and those doing similar qualifications in colleges, able to return to face—to—face learning in a safe and flexible way. where possible, we also want to give some flexibility around other learners, such as year 12, and those in year ten, who may also have been entered for qualifications this summer. unfortunately for those learners in secondary settings or colleges that will not necessarily be a return to full time on—site learning. however, we will do all that we can to support these learners, because i know how anxious this time can be, as they consider key decisions about their next steps in life.

last time i spoke to you at the press conference i announced how our education staff would be tested twice weekly as part of our testing strategy. today i am pleased to say that this will now be extended to older learners in years 11—13, and those in further education settings. this testing will be done through lateral flow devices, which means they can be done from the home of a learner, and which will assist with the planned return for older pupils from the 15th of march. i want to be clear once again, we are told time and time again, that because of the hard work of local education authorities, head teachers, and education staff of all kinds, our education premises are safe. but it is the added movement around them that contributes to the r number. i make a plea to all learners, parents and carers to follow the guidelines. by following the guidance and restricting contact with others we are ensuring that

children and young people are able to do what we all want, which is to be back learning with their friends. what you have done so far has allowed as to get children back into the classroom today. i know looking at how we can see the safe return of more minor thrusters and colleges. —— the safe return of more learners to schools and colleges. i want to thank you again for what you have done to keep wales learning and creating the headroom that we need to get children and young people back into the classroom. today i have seen lovely photos of learners returning to school. this has been made possible because of what you have done.

let's take you through what's happening today. at 3.30 the prime minister will set out his strategy to exit from lockdown to mps — you can see that on the bbc news channel. and then at 7 o'clock this evening — he will lead a briefing from downing street — which will be on bbc one. us plane manufacturer boeing has grounded all triple—seven aircraft with the same type of engine that suffered failure and shed debris over denver on saturday. it's after an engine on a united airlines flight carrying 241 people burst into flames shortly after take—off. pictures show debris from the plane scattered near houses and other buildings, but there were no reports of any injuries. the civil aviation authority has confirmed that no uk—registered boeing triple—sevens are fitted with the variant of engine involved in the denver incident. earlier i spoke to our business correspondent, theo leggett. boeing's recommendation is made on safety grounds. as a precautionary

principle it makes sense to ground the aircraft particularly as this is not the first time an aircraft of this type fitted with this variant of engine has suffered what appears to be a very similar engine failure. engine failures on aircraft are very rare. but they do happen. uncontained engine failure is for your shrapnel burst out from within the engine itself, is not confined, and can damage other parts of the aircraft, or get into other parts of the cabin, are very rare, but they do happen from time to time. experts say that appears to have happened in this case. the cowling of the engine fell off and came to ground. we have seen pictures of that in the media. parts of the engine were able to fly out with a lot of energy behind it, because parts of the engine aircraft are spinning very fast, 4000—10,000 rpm, this is a potential dangerous failure. investigators will want to

know why this has happened to see whether there are similarities with previous engine failures. if it does appear to have the same cause, and we do not know that, investigations are just beginning, we do not know that, investigations arejust beginning, questions we do not know that, investigations are just beginning, questions will be asked as to why that remedy is put in place after previous incidents have not prevented this incidents have not prevented this incident from happening. how much of a blow for boeing is this particularly after the grounding of the 737 for 18 months after accidents that left 346 people dead? it is not great optics for boeing but boeing does not make the engines. these edges are manufactured by another company. but boeing has stepped up. it made a recommendation to airlines using this to ground it for the moment while investigations are happening.

we can see boeing employing a precautionary principle. there has been an incident. it needs to be investigated. it is potentially dangerous, therefore let us keep their planes on the ground until such time as we know what caused this problem and how to prevent it happening in the future. the duke of cambridge has said that prince philip is ok, while visiting a coronavirus vaccine centre in norfolk this morning. william was asked about the health of his grandfather, who has spent six nights in hospital. he said, "yes he's ok, they're keeping an eye on him." the duke of edinburgh was admitted to the king edward vii hospital in london last week as a precaution. the exact reason for his admission has not been disclosed but his stay is not related to coronavirus. the annual commonwealth day service which was due to be held on march 8th will not take place due to the pandemic, westminster abbey has said. instead, the queen will share her annual message

in a bbc one programme, a celebration for commonwealth day, on sunday march 7th. it's the same day that meghan and harry's interview with oprah winfrey is expected to air. the funeral of captain sir tom moore, who captured the nation's hearts with his fundraising for the nhs, will be held on saturday. captain tom died three weeks ago at the age of 100. he'd raised more than £32 million for the health service by walking 100 laps of his garden. his family say his funeral will be a small event, and have urged people to stay at home. they've opened an online book of condolence. a national memorial service has been held in new zealand to mark ten years since an earthquake in the city of christchurch. 185 people lost their lives in the quake, which had a magnitude of 6.2. our correspondent phil mercer reports.

the christchurch earthquake was one of new zealand's darkest days. a five—week—old baby girl was among 185 people who died. new zealand's prime minister has praised the hope and optimism that was helping to rebuild the city. she also acknowledged the pain. the toll could not have been more significant and daily reminders made it harder. a fractured landscape, after—shocks, struggling friends and neighbours, and children with deep and unseen scars.

the earthquake struck at lunchtime. in an instant, one of new zealand's biggest cities was overcome by panic and terror. it remains very surreal to this day. it is something that will be etched in my memory and those of my colleagues all of my life. we have had an 80% turnover in staff. it has an impact. two thirds of the victims died in the canterbury television building. it was poorly built and no match for such a powerful tremor. more than half of the buildings

in christchurch were damaged. the famous cathedral was not spared. it became a symbol of a city in pain. lives and livelihoods were lost. so many homes. from the rubble ate greener and safer place is gradually emerging. —— from the rubble a safer place is gradually emerging. you never get over it. we did know people who died in the earthquake. it is just one of these things, you have to get on with your life and just look forward to the revival of the city, really. the disaster in christchurch was made worse by another big earthquake a few months earlier that had weakened many buildings. ten years on, a devastated city is slowly being reborn.

art experts in norway have solved the riddle of who might have written graffiti in the corner of one of the world's most famous paintings, the scream, by edvard munch. the picture, which dates back to 1893, has a barely visible message on it, which reads, "can only have been painted by a madman." its provenance has now been reliably established using infrared scans, which have confirmed they were made by the artist himself. munch had a history of mental health problems in his family, which experts believe may have prompted the inscription. now it's time for a look at the weather. the final week of meteorological winter, plenty of mild air. some places very mild. the air coming in from the south. wednesday, yorkshire, into south—east england, the warmer weather of the year so far. north and west, still mild, temperature is not as high. that is because we are about to get yet more

rain. an area of low pressure will bring in this weather front that will hang around from tuesday through wednesday. a prolonged period of heavy rain for some of us. the particular concern, the met office amber warning particular concern, the met office amberwarning in particular concern, the met office amber warning in place, particular concern, the met office amberwarning in place, and parts of scotland. fortoday, amberwarning in place, and parts of scotland. for today, we are in the sunshine, with the odd shower in the north—west. bright skies for northern ireland, wales. for northern england. tonight, it will be chilly for a time, especially in eastern parts. a touch of frost. temperatures rise later in the night as the breeze picks up. rain moves into northern ireland, western scotland, western parts of england.

tomorrow, this is where the rain will be at its heaviest, northern ireland, much of scotland, much better in cambria and parts of western england and the north of wales could see rain. windier in all areas, especially in scotland and northern ireland. through central and eastern england, mainly dry. temperatures are edging up. tuesday night and into wednesday, many of the same areas are seeing outbreaks of rain. east of that weather system, the warmest weather of the year so far. all these big whether contrasts are gone from thursday to the weekend. high—pressure building in for us all as weather settles down.

this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines... the prime minister is to unveil his plan for the lifting of lockdown, with school children in england returning to their desks on march 8th and more outdoor socialising. outdoor sports, including golf and tennis, are due to return at the end of march but there's been no comment on when gyms could reopen. pubs, hairdressers, and hospitality venues will have to wait — as the government urges caution at every step. we at every step. have to make sure we are able to protect we have to make sure we are able to protect the nhs by not allowing the reopening of the economy to allow for another spike that would then cause many more people to go into hospital. the first study of the uk vaccination programme suggests it's having a �*spectacular�* impact on preventing serious illness in scotland.

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