the auction house says they've had interest in the letters from all over the world. the sale is expected to reach upwards of £30,000, with the proceeds going to organisations close to diana's heart. after reading these, i warmed to her enormously. i think she probably was a lovely person, and i sort of think, oh, she would have been a lovely person to go outwith, to go to one of these wonderful lunches, or something. i think, yeah, it has changed my opinion quite a lot. for the owner, it's not about the money, but the glimpse the letters give into the private world of a princess, who lived so much of her life in the spotlight. sarah ransome, bbc news, penzance. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon. very quiet on the

weather front at the moment and that's how it's going to stay, broadly speaking, across most of the uk. for many of us it's going to be chilly actually, that's not entirely true because in one or two spots across the country it has turned very mild, even warm, despite most of the uk being shrouded with cloud. what's happening is high pressure is located just to the west of ireland. it is influencing our weather. the winds are coming in from the north but the clouds have been breaking up across parts of eastern and south—eastern scotland, so this is where we've had the highest temperatures. in fact, around perth at the moment, it's around 17.8 celsius, making it the warmest day of the year so far for scotland. elsewhere you can see much thicker cloud, colder, temperaturesjust cloud, colder, temperatures just about cloud, colder, temperaturesjust about into double figures this afternoon and this evening the cloud will thicken and produce some rain, just like in the last 2a hours, fleeting bits and pieces of rain. but with the cloud it's going to be generally frost free, may be

touching a frost in some sheltered parts of scotland where the sky is clear but for many it's a frost free morning. tomorrow, it's going to be the opposite. the north of the country will become more cloudy. it's quite an overcast day but it's the south—east and east anglia get that gets the sunniest skies. it's only 8 degrees in norwich, quite a keen wind blowing out of the east north—east. it's turning quite cold across the continent. it's a high pressure but it does also mean some pretty chilly weather. saturday is the first day of astronomical spring, orthe the first day of astronomical spring, or the vernal equinox, so it's when the sun and the earth's equator are directly pointing at each other, so we had the first day of meteorological spring on the 1st of meteorological spring on the 1st of march, this is the proper one, as some would consider. so, saturday, it starts off with temperatures around 11—13 c. again, a lot of cloud. the hint of a weather front in the north perhaps bringing some

spots of rain to scotland but broadly speaking it's that area of high pressure over us, thejet stream is way to the north sending the unsettled weather in the direction of iceland and scandinavia. quite unsettled in the mediterranean too. but this summary really tells you the story. look at these weather icons, for example in cardiff, cloudy, cloudy, cloudy, and temperatures around 11—13 . so very little change on the horizon. that will be cloudy then! a reminder of our top story. the health secretary has insisted all adults in the uk will get their first covid jab by the end ofjuly despite a delay in some deliveries. that's it from the news that one team for today. let's take you to our news teams where ever you are. goodbye.

good afternoon. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we'll start with the six nations — lock adam beard is back in the side for wales�*s bid to complete a six nations grand slam on saturday when they face france in paris. he was rested for last weekend's win over italy, after starting in their three previous victories. he'll partner captain alun wynjones in the second row. that's coach wayne pivac�*s only change to the line—up. just one change for england too, for their match against ireland in dublin — elliot daly will start at outside—centre for the first time in almost five years, replacing the injured henry slade. daly returns after he was relegated to the bench for the win over france last weekend, with max malins starting at number 15. play has just got under way in ahmedabad in gujarat where england can win their t20 series against india today. looking to take an unassailable 3—1 lead, eoin morgan's named an unchanged 11. england won the toss and have,

as expected, chosen to bowl. so far in this series the team batting second has won the match, so india have it all to do if they're to draw level. they're currently 12 without loss after the first over. the icc�*s player of the decade, australia all—rounder ellyse perry, is the latest recuit for this summers hundred competition, which starts on the 21st ofjuly after a year—long delay because of covid—19. she's joined birmingham phoenix. perry's won five t20 world cups and says she's looking forward to the challenge of a brand new contest. it's always a special moment in time in a sport when something like this comes along. to have the opportunity to be a part of it and experience it when it first starts, i think it's a little bit similar to when the wbbl started in australia and i feel very chuffed

another country wanted me to play, it'll be great for all of us. moving to football and paddy mcnair has been included in the northern ireland squad for next week's world cup qualifiers, despite concerns over his fitness. he was forced off with a knee problem in middlesbrough's win over preston in the championship on tuesday night but he still makes the 26—strong international party. they're away to italy on the 25th, and at home to bulgaria six days later. there are four british clubs in europa league action later, including arsenal, who have a 3—1 first leg lead against 0lympiakos. manager mikel arteta says pierre—emerick aubameyang is in contention, after being dropped for sunday's league win over tottenham for what he calls a "breach of pre—match protocol". arteta also says he has no intention of resting players ahead of the international break. 0ur priority now is to win these next two games and then whatever happens with international. if anything, they will have to adapt to what we want. were not going to do at the opposite way around because we are the ones that have to look after our players

here every day. if anybody has to adapt as a national team, it's not us. there was a big shock in the first race on the penultimate day of the cheltenham festival — the novices�* chase. the odds on favourite envoi allen fell early on, leaving nico de boinville to ride the 8—1 shot chantry house to victory. that's an historic success for nick henderson — he's the first uk trainer to reach 70 winners at cheltenham. wimbledon is likely to go ahead this summer with reduced crowds, organisers have announced today. it's due to start on the 28th ofjune — a week after covid restrictions are set to end in england. there won't be any scenes like this, because there'll be no ticket resales within the grounds. and the traditional ballot won't take place — instead, all tickets will be sold on—line, although there's no word on how many will be available. there were over 500,000 fans at the all england club in 2019, the last time the championships were held. that's all the sport for now

but there's website more on the bbc sport website. you can follow england versus india. there is also news from dr richard freeman's tribunal — that panel has determined that his fitness to practise is impaired by reason of his misconduct. more sports to come over the course of the afternoon. good afternoon, you're watching bbc news. i'm jane hill to take you through the next few hours of our coronavirus coverage and other stories. there is lots of news around today about vaccines. the government insists it remains on target to give all adults their first covid vaccination by the end ofjuly, despite a warning from nhs england of a "significant reduction" in supplies next month.

a shipment of astrazeneca doses from india has been delayed. as a result, people in theirforties will not be offered a jab until may. speaking in the commons, the health secretary, matt hancock, said 500,000 people received a vaccine yesterday and 500,000 more will today. in april, supply is tighter than this month, and we have a huge number of second doses to deliver. during april, madam deputy speaker, around 12 million people, including many colleagues in this house, will receive their second dose. these second doses cannot be delayed, as they have to be delivered within 12 weeks of the first dose. in the last week, we've had a batch of 1.7 million doses delayed because of the need to retest its stability. events like this are to be expected in a manufacturing endeavour of this complexity, and this shows the rigour

of our safety checks. and we have a delay in the scheduled arrival from the serum institute of india. now, i want to put on the record my gratitude to the serum institute of india for the incredible work they are doing, producing vaccine notjust for us in the uk, but for the whole world. their technology and capability, which has been approved by the mhra, is remarkable. the serum institute of india are producing 1 billion doses of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine this year. it truly is a partnership that we can be proud of. i also want to put on the record my thanks to both astrazeneca and pfizer, who have been remarkable partners in this historic endeavour. we have committed to targets on which it is vital to say that those targets to offer the vaccine to everyone aged 50 and over by the 15th of april, and to all adults by the end ofjuly.

i can confirm that we are on track to meet both of these targets. i also want to clear up some rumours that have been circulating and give people reassurance. there will be no weeks in april with no first doses. there will be no cancelled appointments as a result of supply issues. second doses will go ahead as planned. most importantly, the vaccine data published yesterday show the life—saving impact of this vaccine. it is notjust that the vaccines are safe, it's that they make you say. —— safe. you are much safer having had one. there is a downing street briefing later this afternoon. borisjohnson is going to lead today's briefing and he'lljoined by the chief medical officer chris whitty and june raine from the medicines

regulatory agency, the mhra. we'll have full coverage on bbc one and the bbc news channel. special coverage begins at az30pm on bbc one and here on the bbc news channel. art classes, playing football or gardening are all perfectly good hobbies in their own right — but they could also be referred by gps as a valuable way to improve mental and physical health. fiona lamdin has been finding out more about this holistic approach in bristol. i'm at this medical centre in bristol and you might wonder why i'm pruning. that is because in the next month, these grounds could be full of patients who have been referred here to garden, to help with their mental and physical health. how will work? caitlin, how will it work? if you are struggling with any kind

of social issue that's affecting your health and well— being, you may be able to be referred to your social prescriber at your gp practice. if you're feeling anxious or low, struggling with social isolation or self—care. we help people to figure out what matters to them and link them up with community support. it's notjust gardening, there's a whole range of things you can offer people. huge range, anything from counselling, art groups, creative writing group, a range of activities. thank you. let's meet sarah who runs a walking group in bristol. you've got over 50 people you help at the moment. many people might be watching thinking, come on, how will a walk or gardening sort me out? the walk is more about coming i to the group, having a structure and purpose to your day, - somewhere to go, people waiting for you, looking forward i to seeing you and we enjoy being outside together. people who have been suffering with anxiety, panic attacks, what difference do you see when they come to your group? i see them feel more - confident about being out.

they know they are going to be safe when they come to us and i see - them feel more uplifted. it's about feeling - uplifted and motivated. you see an improvement? i do, in their demeanour and - outlook, and they can walk further, they build up their stamina over time, definitely. - brilliant, we'll let you get back to your gardening. you're doing a greatjob. unsurprisingly, during the pandemic injanuary, office for national statistics figures said 75% of men and women were feeling incredibly lonely. i'm wondering if there's going to be a huge rise in referrals, milly. do you expect a rise? yeah, so i've only worked as a social prescriber since september last year so i know the kind of pandemic numbers which are slightly different, but i know in north bristol alone we receive about 2,000 referrals a year for people to link up with groups and things like this. thank you very much. 2,000 referrals already and they're expecting a huge rise.

as you see, they've got all the gardening stuff ready, but in case it's gardening you don't fancy, in case you want to do some football or art, there's all things — just go to your gp. the bank of england has kept interest rates at 0.1%. the bank's monetary policy committee unanimously agreed to keep at the historically low level. the committee said a rise in rates to combat inflation anticipated by some economists was unlikely, with inflation expected to remain low. the operators of drayton manor theme park have been fined £1 million, for safety failings which led to the death of an 11—year—old girl in 2017. evha jannath from leicester, and who could not swim, died after she fell from the splash canyon water rapids ride while on a school trip. thejudge said her death was "an utterly tragic waste of a young life".

the debate about what to do with statues of slave traders is continuing, but what about schools with links to controversial historical figures? pupils at a primary school in bristol have helped to design a new logo because the old one was the family crest of edward colston, whose statue was toppled during the black lives matter protests last year. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, reports. one of the defining moments of last year's black lives matter protests was the statue of slave trader edward colston being torn down in bristol. it started a national debate about how the uk remembers the darker parts of its history. the dolphin school in bristol has been exploring its own links to edward colston. the logo is edward colston�*s, like, family crest. he was responsible for a lot of the slave trade. we discussed about how the school logo needed to be changed. -

post— the kind of colston statue in bristol being toppled, we looked at why the school was named the dolphin school, what the history behind the crest was. legend has it that a dolphin prevented one of colston�*s ships from sinking. the students have been working with a local artist to create a new school logo. when i understood the story of and the connection between colston and the dolphins, and i could the symbolism within that current emblem, so i took that idea back to the children and asked them what they would want to see the new emblem represent — and it was all around diversity, equality. they designed four potential emblems. they were mostly based around, like, our world and how diverse it is, and dolphins. and rather than being remembered as what edward colston founded, being remembered as a really diverse curriculum. changing the name of the school was also discussed.

the decision was to keep the name of the school but to change the emblem because that's where they felt that that was the closest links to the edward colstons and we were really proud of the way the children talked about this — so they could see the historical elements — but they were also saying, "but we really like the name "the dolphin school because it's a dolphin and we love dolphins as curious animals, and we think they represent the diversity in the oceans, as well." this design was finally chosen to be the new school logo. i don't believe in erasing history. i mean, what's happened has happened and we can acknowledge it and we can learn from it and we can move forward and hopefully not make the same mistakes again. and i felt that it was the right move to make by still incorporating a dolphin, by not changing the school's name — butjust by giving it a bit of a refresh. adina campbell, bbc news. every day this week we are sharing stories sourced and produced by people between the ages of 11

and 18 as part of the bbc young reporter competition. wilamena is from cornwall and was one of more than 2,500 young people who entered this year's competition. her desire to promote understanding about tourette syndrome made her one of the regional winning entries. this is her story. music plays five years ago, i woke up one day and i couldn't walk or even get out of bed due to disabling and violent full body ticks. eventually, i got diagnosed with tourette�*s syndrome at the age of nine. what age did you first get diagnosed with tourette syndrome? i was five years old when i first got diagnosed with tourette's.

i started my first symptoms when i was two. most people with tourette's have what's called a co—morbidity. that could be 0cd, adhd, anxiety or depression. the co—morbidity that i have is anxiety and 0cd. turns out i'm not the only one. adhd. 0cd as well. 0cd and adhd. what's really extraordinary is that you don't seem to tick very badly when you're having your cello lessons. bananas in pyjamas. i have a government—funded scholarship to attend a specialist music school where i board away from home and learn cello and percussion to an advanced level despite my disability. the moment my fingers touch the piano, the keyboard, - it completely disappears. they go away. my focus is for playing the drums, it almost overtakes the tourette's. even though tourette's can be hard, i try not to let it stop me from reaching my goals. even if myjourney getting there a slightly different from everyone else�*s. talk to us and treat us like anybody else.

we've created such - a stereotype in the media. how can we undo this? people don't understand the unknown and that's what is stressful for people who have tourette's. has your tourette's changed at all as you've got older? yeah. there are always kind of, even each day, can have its ups and downs. i started just making small grunting noises from my throat. _ as i got older, they became more physical in my legs _ you name it all, i had all the ticks. with tourette's, - expect the unexpected. how do you think your life would have been different or where would you be now if you hadn't discovered the world of music and how that helped you cope with your ticks? i honestly think i'd be either in one of two places. i'd be dead or injail. tourette's isn'tjust the swearing disease that the media portrays it to be. i want it to stop being the punch line of every comedian�*s jokes. i want people to learn

about what tourette's actually is. this is the real tourette's. that was wilamena. every day this week we're showing stories from some of the winners of the bbc young reporter competition. and tomorrow at 8:30pm, there will be a special programme here on the bbc news channel showcasing their work. with lockdown beginning to ease, a lot of us are looking forward to visiting our beaches, national parks and beauty spots in the coming months. as we saw last year, however, more visitors means more litter, damage and anti—social behaviour. landowners want to tackle those issues with a new "countryside code", but time is running out, as our environment and rural affairs correspondent claire marshall reports. this was the end of

last year's lockdown — people wanted to party — but from to the yorkshire dales to bournemouth beach and across britain it was often left to armies of volunteers to pick up the pieces. many were drawn to dartmoor national park. on one occasion we had up to 70 tents in just this small area of common land. they dug fire pits, there were burn marks where they had barbecues, there was litter left all over this area and they were using this area as a human toilet. and i came down one sunday and it almost brought me to tears. you may not know it, but there is actually a government code on how to behave. the thing i enjoy about the countryside the most is the peace... amongst the rules — don't have barbecues, keep dogs under control and leave no trace. i think you should treat the countryside as you would treat your home. but this was the last major publicity campaign — it's 17 years old.

this website doesn't exist any more. can i go now? author guy shrubsole discovered the government has only spent around £2,000 a year since 2010 promoting the code. i think the government have really neglected their duty to promote the countryside code and the principles of protecting the countryside. they really, really need to start developing a better culture of greater access to nature, but more responsible access to nature. if we don't have the government promoting the countryside code, i don't think we can have politicians turning around and going, "people shouldn't be accessing these places because they don't know how to behave," because the government aren't doing their part in promoting the right behaviours. we've all been cooped up for months, and this is just the kind of place you might want to come — durdle door on england's south coast — but last year after lockdown there was a real litter problem here. and it's notjust that it looks awful — it's the impact on the wildlife. the tide comes in, and it can

be washed out to sea and ingested by fish, and also birds come down and feed on it, and the owner is really worried. years ago we used to have this keep britain tidy campaign which banged on and on and on about it and we see nothing at the moment — absolutely nothing. and the impact and the damage — the impact it's having on the countryside and the damage it's causing to our environment is considerable, so...it must be worth doing something. the government says it does have plans to refresh and publicise the code, but in just a few weeks we will be given a lot more freedom. great for us — but it may not be so good for the natural world. claire marshall, bbc news, dorset. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. hello. there's very little happening on the weather front across the uk in the coming days. it's going to essentially stay more

or less the same from day today. there will be a little bit of sunshine developing, but on the whole, pretty cloudy. 0n the satellite picture, you can see where the clouds are coming from. they are drifting in from the norwegian sea, riding around this area of high pressure which is to the west, southwest of ireland and this is where the high pressure is more or less going to stay over the next few days. you can see the air currents, the wind blowing around the higher, hence the cloud is coming in from the north, but it tends to break up in a few areas. but in other areas, it is thick enough to produce rain. we've had rain in the last day or so. there could be more damp weather anywhere from eastern parts of england, through the east midlands and into the southeast as well, but frost—free for most of us, perhaps a touch of frost where the sky is clear in the coming days. notice tomorrow there is a very definitive edge between drier, sunnier weather coming in out of the continent and

this thicker cloud across the rest of the country. the thinking is from hull to london and southampton there will be sunshine developing on friday afternoon, somewhat drier air heading our way, evaporating the clouds. the high pressure�*s still with us on saturday, which is the first day of astronomical spring, the vernal equinox, so we well and truly are into spring, but the weather isn't changing much. the wind still blowing out of the north across scotland, perhaps a spot of rain for stornoway. for the rest of the country, it's a case of variable amounts of cloud and this high pressure is still with us through the weekend into next week. the jet stream is way to the north of us, sending the unsettled weather in the direction of iceland and also around the mediterranean, but we're closer to that high. so little change and take a look at this outlook for the next few days. the weather icons indicating clouds or variable amounts of cloud,

very difficult to actually indicate on a symbol — with temperatures hovering between 11—13 celsius. the weather will change, but not until later next week. that's it from me. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines... the health secretary says covid vaccination targets will still be met for the nine priority groups, despite a drop in vaccine supply in april. there will be no weeks in april with no first doses. there will be no cancelled appointments as a result of supply issues. second doses will go ahead as planned. the european medicines agency prepares to deliver its decision about the safety of the astrazeneca jab, after many eu countries paused its rollout. the care regulator says hundreds of patients had "do not resuscitate" notices placed on them at the start of the pandemic — without their knowledge. the bbc announces major plans to move large parts

of its programme—making out of london, over the next six years.