somehow, i managed to stay up, which was great. i didn't think i was going to. but, yeah, i crossed the line and only... i didn't fall at all, i don't think, throughout the run. no, just on that very last lap. so, a good day! yeah, yeah. a good day. and you were joined by two of your children for the last lap. mason, what do you think of your dad? yeah, i think he's really cool because, like, we all have...well, not all, but most of us have normal legs, but he has prosthetic legs and it's really amazing what he can do. mark ormerod and his family talking tojohn maguire. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. good afternoon, everybody. well, if you are out taking some exercise ngc cloud like this, my advice is get

home quickly because there are plenty of sharp showers around, some of them with some hail and this is what will happen to the garden and the decking, covered with hail as they showers continue to move in from the west. most of the showers today have been across scotland and northern ireland but some across parts of wales and southern england and many of us will escape them, particularly sheltered eastern areas but it it is going to be a messy story to tell over the next few days. you have got to be prepared for a little bit of everything, sunny spells, scattered showers, some heavy with hail and thunder and blown across at quite a pace by stiff winds gusting in excess of 30-40 stiff winds gusting in excess of 30—a0 mph in places. when the showers come, temperatures are likely to be more subdued but these are the maximums today, 6—12 at the best. through tonight, those blustery winds will continue to drive more showers and, more frequent if anything, merging togetherfor frequent if anything, merging together for longer spells of rain for some of us. perhaps into the far north and east of scotland, some

clearing skies and temperatures into low single figures so they could be snow at lower levels in scotland and lower levels around the pennines but, generally speaking, a story, 3-5 but, generally speaking, a story, 3—5 first thing. into the weekend, weather fronts bringing showers. 3—5 first thing. into the weekend, weatherfronts bringing showers. on sunday, a spell of wet weather into the west primarily so, as we go into the west primarily so, as we go into the start of the weekend, it looks likely it will be another day of sunny spells and scattered showers, again heavy with hail and thunder. sheltered eastern areas may escape them altogether and stay largely dry and sunny, but temperatures are still going to be a little subdued for this time of year, 7—10. and moving out on saturday into sunday, more of that significant weather front. this will bring more significant rain potentially into northern ireland, western scotland and western areas of wales but, elsewhere, lighter winds, slightly drier and elsewhere, lighter winds, slightly drierand again we elsewhere, lighter winds, slightly drier and again we will see some sunshine, some of us will actually see some decent weather, 9—11 . what

we need is a large area of high pressure to quieten things down a little and, yes, we are going to get that into next week. building from the west, it starts to move in across the country. this high pressure potentially is going to stay with us throughout the week and what it will do is mean it will be largely fine and dry, quite a lot of cloud around but lighter winds just making it feel a little bit cooler. thank you very much. a reminder of our top story... the former chief doctor of british cycling and team sky has been found guilty of ordering performance—enhancing testosterone for an unnamed rider. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are.

let's go straight to scotland yard workplace are going to give an update on the sarah everard case shortly. the welsh government is relaxing lockdown rules. the first minister, mark drakeford has been outlining the changes to come in wales. outdoorfacilities for sport can reopen. they can be used locally by up to four people from those two households. indoor care visits will restart for a single designated visitor. from monday, the 15th, all primary aged pupils and those

sitting for qualifications in secondary school will return to face—to—face learning. schools will have flexibility beyond that to bring year ten and year 12 pupils back and more learners will return to college. there will also be flexibility for in—school check ins for all other pupils. all pupils will return in the third phase after the easter break immediately on the 12th of april. from monday the 15th, hairdressers and barbers will reopen for haircuts by appointments, and if the public health position remains positive, all close contact services will reopen from the 12th of april. from the 22nd of march, nonessential retail will begin to reopen. we will start by lifting the restrictions on what the shops which are currently open can sell.

garden centres will also reopen from the 22nd and, once again, if the public health position remains positive, all nonessential retail shops will be able to open from 12th april, the same date as in england. i want to try and give as much of an indication as i can of what will happen beyond the next three weeks. if the public health situation continues to improve, we will lift �*stay local�* on march 27th, and begin the process of opening up our tourism sector, starting with self—contained accommodation. organised children's outdoor activities will also be able to restart in time for the easter holidays, and libraries will reopen so that children will be able to use them, as well.

both slides you have just seen will be on our social media channels and our website, so that people can check the dates and information in slower time. to help all those businesses which are not yet able to open, we are making an extra £150 million available today to top up the nondomestic rates grants that we have been providing. this means that hospitality, tourism, leisure and nonessential retail businesses which must remain closed will be eligible for a third payment of between £4,000 and £5,000 to help them meet ongoing operating costs while they cannot trade. this is in addition to the announcement made earlier this week extending the business rate holiday for retail leisure and hospitality businesses for the whole of the next financial year.

as of 8:30am, as of8:30am, 1,844,000 as of8z30am, 1,844,000 636 as of 8:30am, 1,844,000 636 people have received the first dose of the vaccine. . , . . ., , have received the first dose of the vaccine. . , ., . ., , ., vaccine. that is an increase of 18800 and — vaccine. that is an increase of 18800 and 36 _ vaccine. that is an increase of 18800 and 36 cents _ vaccine. that is an increase of| 18800 and 36 cents yesterday. vaccine. that is an increase of. 18800 and 36 cents yesterday. in addition 1000 people have received the second dose of the vaccine which brings the total number two and increase in on yesterday of 7976. 97% of 65 adults have now received a further dose of the vaccine, so have

46%, 38% of 50-59 and 31% of 50- 54 46%, 38% of 50—59 and 31% of 50— 54 euros. as you 46%, 38% of 50-59 and 31% of 50- 54 euros. as you know our daily vaccination rates have been affected by a dip and supply over the last couple of weeks, however we expect that over the next two weeks vaccination levels will significantly increase. this is as always subject to supply but our expectation is that the next week we will deliver ended in 400,000 doses, first and second combined. we fully expect to be able to offer first doses to the remaining priority groups by mid april. based on the most recent advice from the jc vi we have a agony to these pirated groups will include rough sleepers, people in emergency accommodation and people and supported, accommodation, vaccinated alongside people and group six.

the latest estimate of the rate at which the coronavirus is spreading has just been released, the r number is now estimated to be between 0.6 and 0.8. that means the virus is shrinking by between four and seven per cent we will have a look at what that means in general terms later in the programme. joe biden says he is putting america on a war—footing in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, as he announced that the us would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. in his first prime—time televised address since becoming president, mr biden said he would instruct every state to make all adults eligible for the vaccination by may and urged everyone to get the jab. here's our north america correspondent david willis. so, thank you for being here... joe biden called it historic legislation that would rebuild the backbone of the country. it represents the biggest increase in federal assistance in generations. thank you all, appreciate it. journalists clamour.

he re—emerged against a backdrop of flags from all the states in the union to talk about ramping up this country's vaccination programme, and for the first time to hold out the hope of a world that once seemed almost unimaginable — a world post—covid—19. i want to talk about the next steps we're thinking about. first, tonight, i'm announcing that i will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults — people 18 and over — eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. let me say that again. all adult americans will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than may 1. the hope was to return to some semblance of normality by the 4th ofjuly — a day he suggested that could also mark america's independence from the coronavirus. roughly 10% of the population here has so far been vaccinated against the virus, but millions more doses

will soon be available, and the biden administration is looking to more mobile vaccination sites and thousands more active—duty troops to speed up the process. this vaccine means hope. it will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease... overcoming scepticism about the vaccine is still a challenge, though, and four of the president's predecessors — with the notable exception of donald trump — have now come together to spread the message. i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who have died from covid to date. it's on the back of my schedule. america has seen more deaths from covid—19 than any other country in the world — approaching 530,000. president biden said the suffering could soon start to come to an end, and the world's largest economy could start to rebuild, but there remain plenty of obstacles ahead. david willis, bbc news, los angeles.

a humanitarian emergency is developing in mozambique, where half—a—million people have been forced from their homes in the past year by an islamist insurgency. thousands of civilians are now trapped in the town of palma, which has been cut off by the insurgents, known as al sha bab. our africa correspondent andrew harding is the first foreign journalist to reach the besieged town. it looks alluring but below us, northern mozambique is now a place of terror. we are flying into palma, a small town under siege. all roads cut, the outskirts unnervingly empty. in town, we find traumatised families. these children have just fled the village on foot, seeking refuge here. "we have nothing left now," says sayeed. "the men who attacked our village told us �*we kill as we please. we are al—shabaab�*."

and here is al—shabaab, a local islamist group with a taste for abductions and butchery. its fighters have swept through this region with bewildering speed. no wonder people in palma are close to panic. food supplies are running low. the situation here in palma really is very grim. you can see the frustration and the desperation amongst local people because there is simply no food and what food there is is incredibly expensive. i am very angry. i have had three days without eating nothing. and i'm here but i don't get nothing. and palma is not the only place that's struggling. we are now heading to a camp for displaced families further south. in the past year, al—shabaab has forced 500,000 people in this remote region

to run for their lives. the conditions are bleak. so are the stories that people have carried with them. "many children from our village are here alone. their mothers were abducted," says amina. "they took my 14—year—old granddaughter," says alberto carlos. "i can only guess what's happened to her." against the militants, mozambique's army and police are struggling, to put it politely. they have hired private security companies — first russian, then south african — to help out, with mixed results and much controversy. and still the exodus of civilians continues. many have fled by boat, as a once tranquil corner of africa sinks into chaos and despair. andrew harding, bbc news in northern mozambique.

thailand has delayed its roll—out of the astrazeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots in a small number of people who've had the jab. denmark, norway and iceland have already suspended its use as a precaution for the same reason, but the european medicines agency insists the vaccine is safe. paul hawkins reports. the ema's message is clear. there is no link between blood clots and the astrazeneca vaccine. the manufacturer says the drug's safety has been studied extensively in clinical trials. nevertheless, denmark, norway and iceland have temporarily suspended the roll—out of the vaccine after two women in europe died after getting the jab, one of them in denmark itself. translation: in denmark, more than 140,000 have i received the vaccine, so that alone would mean that there may be random things that would otherwise also happen, even if people had not been vaccinated. the suspensions are precautionary.

the other death, also from the same batch, was in austria, one of six countries that have stopped using that specific batch as a precaution. the ema, meanwhile, say 30 people in total have developed clots out of five million europeans who have had the jab. because so many people have got it, just by chance, some of them will have different conditions happening soon after they got the vaccine, unfortunately. that does not mean the vaccine caused it. suspending vaccine roll—out is the last thing europe needs, delivery delays mean vaccination rates across the continent are still way behind the uk. and some people suggest the single—dosejohnson &johnson vaccine which was approved on thursday may not arrive until april. most of the countries with the highest infection rises are in central and eastern europe. the czech republic and slovakia have had to move covid hospital patients to other european countries.

parts of estonia ran out of hospital beds this week, triggering another partial lockdown. the vaccine can't come soon enough. paul hawkins, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the former team sky and british cycling medic dr richard freeman has been found guilty of ordering testosterone, "knowing or believing" it was to be given to a rider for the purposes of doping. scotland yard will be investigated over its handling of an allegation of indecent exposure against the officer suspected of murdering sarah everard. uk exports to the european union fell by more than 40% injanuary — the first month of trading under new, post—brexit arrangements.

we will take you to new scotland yard for me and expecting please to give you an update about the sarah everard case and they will also be investigated against an allegation against the officer suspected of murdering sarah everard. goad murdering sarah everard. good afternoon- _ murdering sarah everard. good afternoon. as _ murdering sarah everard. good afternoon. as you _ murdering sarah everard. good afternoon. as you know - murdering sarah everard. good afternoon. as you know on - murdering sarah everard. (emf. afternoon. as you know on wednesday evening detectives investigating the disappearance of sarah everard discovered a body secreted and would land in kent, this has now been recovered and a formal identification procedure undertaken. i can now confirm that it is the body of sarah everard. clearly sarah's family have been updated with this most distressing news and

i want to pause for a moment and say that my thoughts and prayers and those of the entire organisation remain with her and them at this awful time. specialist officers remain in constant contact with sarah's family and will continue to support them throughout the investigation and beyond. the investigation and beyond. the investigation continues a pace with hundreds of officers working round the clock to establish the. stances of sarah's disappearance and milder and a man remains in crisp today at and a man remains in crisp today at a london police station on suspicion of committing those crimes. i know the public feels hot and angry and i know my colleagues across the met share them as well i also share the concerns being raised about the

safety of women in public spaces in london and across the country from this organisation at the men and women in it remain committed to protecting londoners whenever they are in the city. that commitment is undiminished by these events and if anything is strengthened by these tragic circumstances. thank you. simonjones is in ashford, kent. the terrible confirmation that the human remains found at indeed that of sarah everard. yes, they were found on wednesday, the police said at that stage it would take some time to formally identify them and two days on we have had the news that sarah everard's family was dreading, that the body found was indeed hers. you get a sense from the police statement of the shock they are feeling and the sadness

they are feeling and the sadness they are feeling as well, obviously in this case they are questioning one of their own officers on suspicion of murder and the police acknowledging as well the concern of this has caused and the wider communityjust how this has caused and the wider community just how safe this has caused and the wider communityjust how safe and women on the streets, sarah everard was walking home alone after visiting a friend in clapham just over a week ago, she simply disappeared. the police say they are listening to those concerns, there is talk of a visual taking place and the met and reluctant to alo those to take place because of coronavirus restrictions butjust because of coronavirus restrictions but just to because of coronavirus restrictions butjust to reiterate investigation is continuing here but the domains that were found on this site on wednesday have been confirmed to be those of sarah everard. terrible confirmation for her family who have paid such glowing tributes to sarah.

the met police to be investigated over its handling around this case after this allegation of indecent exposure came to light. this is obviously a very difficult case for the metropolitan police because not only are they questioning one of their own officers on suspicion of their own officers on suspicion of the murder of sarah everard but also facing some big questions about the way they have handled this case, questions referred to the police watchdog, the independent office for police conduct. one of those allegations as i suspect they are questioning three days before sarah everard disappeared allegedly exposed himself at a fast—food restaurant. the police response to thatis restaurant. the police response to that is going to be looked at by the police watchdog, the police watchdog will also look at the fact that the suspect injured his head whilst in police custody and had to go to hospital. they will want to know the circumstances surrounding that. also

talk about the family tributes and we had a statement which gives you a real sense of the pain they have been suffering over the past week which is only going to be worse now because of the confirmation that the domains found were those of sarah everard. the family described her as kind and caring, said she was bright and beautiful. they were proud that she was their daughter and sister and they will remember the good times they had with her but for the family you can only imagine what they are going through but i suppose if anything at least now they have some degree of certainty with that news just breaking that the body discovered here was sarah everard. thank you. applications for the post brexit student exchange programme — the turing scheme — are now open. schools, colleges and universities can apply for government funding to allow students to study across the world. the scheme replaces erasmus, an eu programme. there's some criticism that the scheme — named after the mathemetician alan turing — doesn't provide reciprocal

arrangements forforeign students to study here. but universities minister michelle donelan says there is an incentive for overseas universities to get involved: it it isn't contingent on having to have that reciprocal, but it is part of the fabric that we appreciate, so we anticipate it will hold up. the scheme will run from september this year, for the whole of the academic year, and this government is totally committed to international mobility as a lever to assist with our levelling—up agenda. i can't stress enough just how life—chaging some of these opportunities are. we're talking about our students going to some of the world's best institutions overseas, and some of their students coming over here. and, you know, our pull factor is amazing. we are the second—most—attractive destination to international students across the world. we have more of the world's top 100 universities than the whole of the eu added up together. the eurovision song contest is set to return in may, but there's been

a hitch for belarus. their entry has been rejected by organisers for violating its rules political content and, without a replacement, they will be disqualified. azaday moshiri reports. singing, dancing and a healthy dose of kitsch. the eurovision song contest�*s return this year will signal another small step towards normality, and give its fans some light relief from the worst of the pandemic. but maybe "light" isn't the right word, because while eurovision insists it is committed to be, quote, "nonpolitical", it regularly comes with some controversy. and this year is no exception. the political situation in belarus is a sensitive one. last year, the country saw mass protests against its president, alexander lukashenko, after he won 80% of the vote in an election widely seen as rigged.

and yet the band belarus has put forward is a known critic of those same protests, and in its song includes lyrics like, "i'll teach you to toe the line." so, it isn't surprising the song has sparked a backlash from opposition figures and a wave of online criticism, with the song receiving 40,000 dislikes. so, how has eurovision responded? while the band's frontman denies they have broken any rules, contest organisers have rejected the entry and threatened the country with outright disqualification unless they change it. translation: they have to disqualify the band, i because it is disrespectful towards our people. translation: it looks like a mockery of belarussians in general, _ after all that has happened. translation: talking about music when all of russia will be _

applauding the representatives, basically of the propaganda - mouthpiece, isn't this just blasphemous? i this is not even politics. these are the questions of morality, conscience and humanity. _ it seems, almost 65 years after its first contest, eurovision is still grappling with how to keep politics out of its music. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello. it's a perfect afternoon for searching for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. there are going to be plenty of them, i suspect. beautiful when you get them, just like this one in loose in kent earlier on today. not so great if you get caught in those sharp showers. some of them so far have been really quite intense. this has been the story today. those showers are going to continue. in fact, they will become more widespread through the night, some of them merging together for longer spells of rain feeding their way through. clearer skies potentially up

in the far north—east of scotland. here, a touch of light frost in sheltered rural areas as temperatures dip close to freezing. but we start off tomorrow with a rash of showers from the word go, and it continues. sunny spells, scattered showers, blustery winds. now, as with the nature of those showers, some of us will escape them altogether, keep some sunshine, but it's not going to be very warm for this time of year — seven to ten degrees at the very best. into sunday, fewer showers around, lighterwinds. hopefully, a little bit quieter. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines... in the last few minutes scotland yard confirm the body found in woods in kent is that of sarah everard. sarah's family have been updated with this most distressing news and ijust with this most distressing news and i just want to pause for a moment and say that my thoughts and prayers and say that my thoughts and prayers and those of the entire organisation remain with her. and with them. at this awful time. the former chief doctor of british cycling and team sky has been found guilty of ordering performance—enhancing testosterone for an unnamed rider. exports of goods to the european union dropped by more than 40% injanuary — the largest monthly fall since records began. an inquest finds neglect contributed

to the death of a man — who died after being restrained by police in luton.