the government sends more doses of the coronavirus vaccine to one of the areas of england hit by the indian variant — bolton. people in those regions may also be given their second vaccination sooner — it's feared the indian variant may be more transmissible. we've sent more doses to bolton and, of course, we will obviously follow the clinical advice if they think that it would help if we shortened the interval period. the government hasn't ruled out local lockdowns in england, as they closely monitor the indian variant. also this lunchtime... portugal says british holiday—makers can visit the country, despite extending its state of emergency. meanwhile, people in wales

are being told to holiday at home this year and not travel abroad unless they really need to. a night of heavy israeli attacks on the gaze strip, fracking gaza strip from air, land and sea. and prince harry says he wants to break the cycle of pain suffered in the royal family. if i've experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, i'm going to make sure that i break that cycle. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: the lions tour has been tweaked to reduce the risk of covid. only three cities will stage the eight matches in south africa and all will be played behind closed doors.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government is sending extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine to bolton — one of the areas of england hit by a rising number of cases of the indian variant. second doses of the vaccine could also be offered sooner than planned to some vulnerable and elderly people. the government hasn't ruled out local lockdowns in england, as they closely monitor the indian variant, which it's feared could be more transmissible. our health correspondent, katharine da costa, reports. queueing up for jabs queueing up forjabs in bolton, an area currently with the highest covid rate in the country. it is one of 15 areas receiving surge testing and enhance contact tracing. nationally, over4000 and enhance contact tracing. nationally, over 4000 cases are more than 14,000 close contacts have been traced and told to isolate. now, there's an extra push to vaccinate

here, to try to stop the spread of the virus. ,., ., the virus. the important thing i think is the _ the virus. the important thing i think is the combination - the virus. the important thing i think is the combination of - the virus. the important thing i i think is the combination of seeing whether we can flex the vaccination programme to help further, so we have sent more doses to bolton. and, of course, we will obviously follow the clinical advice if they think that it would help if we shortened the interval period. the that it would help if we shortened the interval period.— the interval period. the variant of concern, the interval period. the variant of concern. first _ the interval period. the variant of concern, first identified _ the interval period. the variant of concern, first identified in - the interval period. the variant of concern, first identified in india, | concern, first identified in india, has more than doubled in the last week from 520 cases to more than 1300 but a lag in sequencing samples mean the figures could be much higher. most cases are in the north—west and in london. and while there is no firm evidence the variant causes more severe illness or makes the vaccine is less effective, the speed of growth is concerning. effective, the speed of growth is concerning-— concerning. there have been documented _ concerning. there have been documented cases _ concerning. there have been documented cases in - concerning. there have been i documented cases in vaccinated people in india for example but none

became ill, they had mild symptoms and that is a thing we are worried about here because there will be some people in the community who have not responded so well to the vaccines and are vulnerable. we want to limit the spread of new variants because they may have mutations. that is a concern in bolton where cases of the variant are spreading in areas with low vaccine uptake, although there has not been a big increase in hospital admissions are spread over 60s, the mayor of greater manchester wants to speed up the vaccine roll—out .we . we want to vaccinate supplies to be used in — . we want to vaccinate supplies to be used in vaccinating _ . we want to vaccinate supplies to be used in vaccinating the - . we want to vaccinate supplies to | be used in vaccinating the younger working age population, the student population. that is what is needed if we are to make the most decisive and effective intervention into the situation that we can right now. vaccinations will help but it takes around three weeks for the protection to build. the government has not ruled out fresh local or regional restrictions to help slow

the spread and there is still a question over whether all restrictions can be lifted onjune the 21st. if restrictions can be lifted on june the 21st. , ., , the 21st. if we were seeing a big increase in _ the 21st. if we were seeing a big increase in hospitalisations - the 21st. if we were seeing a big increase in hospitalisations by l increase in hospitalisations by earlyjune and deaths rising rapidly, then i doubt that we would have that relaxation. but if we can avoid that and if that does not happen, then we may well still be able to keep to target.— able to keep to target. england's ubs, able to keep to target. england's pubs, restaurants _ able to keep to target. england's pubs, restaurants and _ able to keep to target. england's pubs, restaurants and museums| able to keep to target. england's - pubs, restaurants and museums will welcome guests back inside from monday but there is still so much uncertainty around this new variant and we've seen just how quickly the virus can take off again. katharine da costa, bbc news. let's speak to our correspondent, andy gill, in bolton. what's happening there? the infection rate in bolton over the autumn and winter followed the pattern of much of the rest of the country but infection rates in the

last week of april doubled and doubled again in the first week of may. the problem with the indian variant is centred on three areas to the south of the town centre. there are areas of some deprivation. there is a high asian population, also quite a lot of students and dense housing. that is where local health officials think the problem is. they think there was initially some connection of this indian variant with international travel but now they think it is down to household transmission. initially, the increase in transmission was among younger people. now, though, they are seeing increases in age groups right up to the age of 60. so they are really hoping they can get on top of this. the local authorities have already targeted these areas with more testing, as we have heard the government is sending more doses of vaccine to bolton as well, to try and get on top of this. we have been speaking to people in bolton here about what they think about it.

there is some concern that the vaccine, the new variant might affect the town. there is also concern about the possibility of either not coming down out of the lockdown or going into a new one. greater manchester has been in lockdown over the past year or so for longer than many other places in the uk. ., ~ _, for longer than many other places in the uk. ., ~ y., , for longer than many other places in the uk. ., ~ _, y a for longer than many other places in theuk. ., y . ~ , 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, is here. we heard concerning bolton about the indian variant and concern also in the government about it. how worried should we be about the variant? there are some elements of concern and a lot of uncertainty about this indian variant. we do not really know yet if it's more transmissible than the dominant variant in the uk, the kent variant. the indian variant has gone from no where to now being about 10% of cases in the uk and obviously the concern is the trajectory of that. but there is no

evidence as yet that vaccines don't work against it. you have to set that against a picture where hospitalisations have continued to fall. deaths are low and to some extent, the link between cases of coronavirus and deaths is now being broken because of the success of the vaccination campaign. the latest data from the office for national statistics suggests around 47,000 people up to the end of last week had coronavirus infection. 47,000. at the peak injanuary, it was 1.25 million. now it is around one in 1400 people in general. —— margaret january it was one in 50. so we are going back to levels that we saw last summer. so we have to set that in context and the key thing is, 16 million people have yet to have their first dose of vaccine and that is the key thing, to get vaccinations rolled out. so it is still a race between the virus anti

vaccine. , ., ~ , ., , . vaccine. fergus, thank you very much indeed. vaccine. fergus, thank you very much indeed- just — vaccine. fergus, thank you very much indeed- just to _ vaccine. fergus, thank you very much indeed. just to say, _ vaccine. fergus, thank you very much indeed. just to say, the _ vaccine. fergus, thank you very much indeed. just to say, the prime - indeed. just to say, the prime minister will be leading a news conference later on today at downing street. you can get coverage of that on bbc one and on the bbc news channel from 4:30 this afternoon. in the last few minutes, the portuguese tourist authorities have said british tourists can travel to portugal from british tourists can travel to portugalfrom monday, despite the government they are announcing an extension of the country's lockdown until at least the end of may. portugal is on the uk government's green list for travel from next week but its state of emergency does remain in place. we can speak to alison. what is the government saying? alison. what is the government sa in: ? ,., ., , alison. what is the government sa in? saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will— saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take — saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take a _ saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take a decision - saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take a decision to - to the bbc will take a decision to take —— today to open the country up

to british tourists from midnight on monday. as of monday, people can come to the country on holiday. of course, taking a test within the 72 hours before they embark. that is a very important part of it. no quarantine here or on the way back but confirmed people can come to portugal on holiday. so but confirmed people can come to portugal on holiday.— but confirmed people can come to portugal on holiday. so they can go b the portugal on holiday. so they can go by the government _ portugal on holiday. so they can go by the government there _ portugal on holiday. so they can go by the government there has - portugal on holiday. so they can go - by the government there has extended its state of calamity, it's by the government there has extended its state of calamity, its state of emergency so what sort of holiday would people have if they do go? that is right. the state of calamity has been extended until the rest of the month but it's the highest alert, not an indication of lockdown restrictions. most of the lockdown restrictions. most of the lockdown restrictions imposed in mid—january have been lifted in almost all of the country. just four movie men in the country. just four movie men in the palette is under some restrictions, about a dozen on a watch list. 0ne restrictions, about a dozen on a watch list. one in the algarve is on a watch list. but the situation has been good and it is actually improving as the government said

yesterday after their cabinet meeting and so things are looking good for people to come. facemasks are still mandatory in the streets and there are capacity limits in places like restaurants and so forth. but people should be able to enjoy their holidays quite happily. alison, thank you very much indeed. alison, thank you very much indeed. alison roberts for us in lisbon. the welsh government is advising people not to go on a foreign holiday, even after rules on international travel are relaxed next week. 0ther lockdown restrictions in wales are also being eased. 0ur correspondent, tomos morgan, is in cardiff. what are the welsh government saying exactly? the what are the welsh government saying exactl ? , ~ , ., , what are the welsh government saying exactl ? , ~ , exactly? the first minister has said that he would _ exactly? the first minister has said that he would rather— exactly? the first minister has said that he would rather that _ exactly? the first minister has said that he would rather that people i exactly? the first minister has said that he would rather that people in| that he would rather that people in wales do not go on holiday for the rest of the year. he is concerned mostly about bringing new variants into wales, just as we saw in the summer of last year, really. i think for that reason and because of the news on the indian variant overnight, there has not been any

more suggestions of what will be eased further down the line until they know conclusively from sage how bad this indian variant could be two coronavirus levels. what we do know is on monday, in dot hospitality will reopen in wales, just as it will reopen in wales, just as it will do in england and groups of six can meet indoors. but if there are six people from different households are not the same extended household, they will still have to socially distance. that rules out hugging people you have not seen for a while. the only big change is group activities of 30 can restart on monday. but looking further down the line, we still don't have any detail here on when other sectors of the economy can reopen, such as nightclubs and the night industry and any relaxing on social distancing to stop the first mint did say however if things continue in the right direction, if vaccination levels remain the best they are in the uk and wales at the moment, that potentially buy the

next review in three weeks' time, wales could be lowered into alert level one. ., ~ , ., , wales could be lowered into alert level one. ., ~' , . level one. thank you very much, tomos morgan. _ israel has attacked gaza with its heaviest bombardment so far this week, saying it's targeting tunnels used by palestinian militants. palestinians living in the border area have fled, fearing ground assaults by the israeli army. 119 palestinians have been killed in the latest wave of middle east violence, as well as nine israelis. paul adams reports from jerusalem. explosions another ferocious barrage on gaza overnight. israeli jets and artillery pounding what the army said was a network of hamas tunnels. the attack caused panic. palestinians fleeing areas close to the border with israel, terrified a ground assault was imminent. at one point, the army tweeted it was already happening, only to row back later. translation: there is a lot of shelling. i and the children are all afraid. even us adults, who have been in war

i since our childhood, we are afraid. i and we cannot bear it any more. but, with troops and armour massing on the border, the threat of an escalation is still there. the military says this operation is not over. rescue workers in gaza are struggling to keep pace. looking for the dead and the wounded, while the assault goes on all around them. some of those who fled their homes are sheltering in un schools, they have done it before, and know it may not be safe to return for some time. hamas seems undaunted. fresh volleys of rockets were launched overnight. israel says most were intercepted. but the rockets, more than 1800 so far, are causing fear and sometimes death. but the government has other concerns too. last night saw more violence on the streets of cities where israel'sjewish and arab populations live side by side.

translation: the people of israel are dealing - with a campaign on two fronts. firstly, gaza. i have said that we will exact a very heavy - price from hamas and the other terrorist organisations. - the second front, israel's cities, we give 100% - backing to the police and to the soldiers l to restore law and order. we will not tolerate anarchy. the scenes are ugly. gangs of young jews and arabs picking on bystanders, attacking homes, and places of worship. in the city of lod, there was even gunfire. paramilitary border guards have been drafted in to help the police restore order. there have been hundreds of arrests. the un security council is due to discuss the situation on sunday but, as usual, seems deadlocked over what to do about it. an american envoy is due to come here and efforts to broker a ceasefire between israel and hamas are going on, so far, to no avail. israel says it still has plenty to do in gaza, and the resources to inflict much more damage, but going in on the ground would be a major escalation fraught with danger.

and we can speak to paul now injerusalem. we saw in your report to palestinian fears of an israeli ground offensive. how likely is that? i think it is still possible. i'm sure the israeli military is perfectly happy for the people of gaza to believe that such a thing is happening, even if the information overnight was the result of a genuine error. but, it takes time to amass the forces that you need for such an operation and i don't think they are quite there, yet. the thing to remember is, a ground operation is so different from what has been going on over the past few days, because it involves the use of far less precision weaponry, it involves sometimes indiscriminate use of artillery to cover troops as they move forward and, judging by the experience of the last time this

happened in 2014, the death toll among civilians absolutely skyrockets, then omit such an operation begins. 2000 or more people were killed during that operation in 2014, and i think the israeli military would like to avoid that situation if it can be avoided this time. they feel that they are making a lot of progress. they feel that they have a lot of hamas targets that they still want to deal with, and it may be that they decide that they have to go in on the ground, but i'm not sure that they have reached that decision yet. thank you, paul adams, have reached that decision yet. thank you, pauladams, reporting from jerusalem. the time is 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. the government is sending extra doses of colour and the voice acting to bolton, one of the areas of england hit by a rising number of cases of the indian variant. and the meteorite that came down to earth in gloucestershire, carrying secrets about the formation of the solar

system. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel, there is another managerial vacancy in the women's super league, because after keeping birmingham city up, carla ward has resigned from her position. prince harry says he wants to "break the cycle" of pain and suffering he experienced growing up, so he doesn't pass it on to his own children. the duke of sussex was speaking on a podcast, in which he said his life as a royal was like a mixture of the truman show and being in a zoo. harry suggested his own pain may have come in part from his parents — but said he wasn't "pointing the finger" at anyone. james reynolds reports. a month ago, at the funeral of the duke of edinburgh, prince harry briefly took the same path as the rest of his family. but, back in the states, on a podcast, he has again made his own tracks.

isn't life about breaking the cycle, right? yeah. there is no blame, i mean we shouldn't be pointing the finger or blaming anybody, but certainly, when it comes to parenting, if i have experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, i'm going to make sure that i break that cycle, so that i don't pass it on, basically. there's a lot of genetic pain and suffering that gets passed on anyway. as parents, we should be doing the most we can to say, well, that happened to me, i'm gonna make sure that it doesn't happen to you. this morning prince charles, the subject of so many of harry's reflections, visited south wales and gave nothing away. so, do you agree with prince harry about the suffering and pain in the family. in the podcast harry examined his father's upbringing. suddenly i started to piece it all together and go, ok,

this is where he went to school, this is what happened, i know this bit about his life. i also know that's connected to his parents. yeah. so that means that he's treating me the way that he treated.— which means, how can i change that for my own kids and, well, here i am. i am moving my whole family to the us. that wasn't the plan! harry talked about his wife meghan�*s decision to help him seek therapy, and he revealed that his desire to leave royal duties went right back to his early 20s, and was notjust the result of his marriage. you can only be what you can see... from their new home, harry and meghan now regularly speak out. buckingham palace hasn't commented on the duke's latest interview. never complain" — policy that harry himself no longer feels any need to obey. james reynolds, bbc news. the business empire of liberty steel owner sanjeev gupta is under investigation by the serious fraud

office. the probe is over suspected fraudulent trading and money laundering, including its financing arrangements with greensill capital, where the former prime minister david cameron was an adviser. let's speak to our business correspondent theo legget. theo, what's prompted this sfo investigation? the sfo would not say precisely. it tells us it is investigating suspected fraud, fraudulent trading and money laundering in relation to financing and conduct of the businesses of the gupta family group lies. there have been lots of speculation around the gupta group in recent weeks. it is a loose conglomerate of metals companies around the world, with 35,000 employees, 5000 of which are in the uk, including liberty steel, and they've had a close financing relationship with greensill capital. one of the allegations made in the

financial times recently concerned invoices that were being presented by the gupta group companies to greensill in exchange for loans so this was evidence of money owed to them so according to the financial times there are questions over the authenticity of some of these invoices, but companies named on them said they had no dealings with them said they had no dealings with the gupta group at all, and the gupta group said it was expected to do business with those companies. there have been allegations about the gupta family group restructuring its business in order to improve access to covid related loans. gupta family group says it hasn't done anything wrong, but in this pall of doubt over the finances of this company which the sfo thinks there is enough evidence, in order to launch formal investigations.

it's being claimed laws brought in by the indian government are hampering the battle against covid, by preventing aid teams from supplying vital oxygen equipment. rules designed to stop the misuse of foreign funds mean nonprofit organisations aren't free to distribute donations from abroad, as sima kotecha reports. the horror continues to unfold in india, asker and batters every corner of the country. story after story of losing loved ones. now, those trying to help are saying that they are paralysed by government legislation. the they are paralysed by government le . islation. ., they are paralysed by government leaislation. . , they are paralysed by government leaislation. ., , ., ., ~ they are paralysed by government leaislation. ., , ., .,~ , legislation. the aim is to make sure that ou legislation. the aim is to make sure that you are — legislation. the aim is to make sure that you are not _ legislation. the aim is to make sure that you are not caught _ legislation. the aim is to make sure that you are not caught up - legislation. the aim is to make sure that you are not caught up in - legislation. the aim is to make sure that you are not caught up in so - that you are not caught up in so much paperwork that you're not able to work, or that you have to shut up your operation. to work, or that you have to shut up your operation-— your operation. legislation was amended at — your operation. legislation was amended at the _ your operation. legislation was amended at the height - your operation. legislation was amended at the height of - your operation. legislation was amended at the height of the l your operation. legislation was i amended at the height of the first wave of the coronavirus last year. the rules mean that ngos and charities must register under the fcra before they can function. any funding coming from abroad must be put into specific branches of the

state bank in india in new delhi as notified by the government. ngos can notified by the government. ngos can no longer distribute foreign contributions to other charities, so subcontracting is forbidden. however, we have spoken to several indians who say that they are preventing key supplies from getting to those who need them the most. fiur to those who need them the most. our ca aci to to those who need them the most. oi" capacity to do what we to those who need them the most. iii" capacity to do what we have to those who need them the most. iii r' capacity to do what we have to do, and fight covid has been severely compromised because of this legislation. compromised because of this legislation-— compromised because of this leaislation. �* ., legislation. are you saying that it is potentially _ legislation. are you saying that it is potentially causing _ legislation. are you saying that it is potentially causing deaths? - legislation. are you saying that it i is potentially causing deaths? well, that is the damage, _ is potentially causing deaths? well, that is the damage, a _ is potentially causing deaths? well, that is the damage, a lot _ is potentially causing deaths? well, that is the damage, a lot of- is potentially causing deaths? well, that is the damage, a lot of it. - is potentially causing deaths? well, that is the damage, a lot of it. the | that is the damage, a lot of it. the government _ that is the damage, a lot of it. the government of _ that is the damage, a lot of it. the government of narendra modi is suspicious of foreign funded activity and in the past has accused mainstream charities of holding economic development. his critics have said that they are implementing legislation to silence those speaking out against him. the indian

government says that it is about greater transparency, and stopping the misuse of foreign funds. these the misuse of foreign funds. these are wron: the misuse of foreign funds. these are wrong and _ the misuse of foreign funds. these are wrong and malicious _ are wrong and malicious interpretations.- are wrong and malicious interpretations. these are big names, interpretations. these are big names. we — interpretations. these are big names, we have _ interpretations. these are big names, we have spoken - interpretations. these are big names, we have spoken to i interpretations. these are big - names, we have spoken to amnesty international, are those that i don't want to name. luke the point is that we have laws in this country, if you want to look at india with different eyes, that it is some small banana republic, i am sorry, we can help back. we make up our own laws, we are a sovereign country. as the covid crisis deepens, some indians are worried about even more deaths because of what they call unnecessary bureaucracy, and restrictions. sima kotecha, bbc news. amazon is creating more than 10,000 jobs in the uk. the online giant will open a parcel centre in doncaster and four new warehouses. here's our business correspondent, emma simpson.

amazon, the online giant. it already has 24 fulfilment centres across the uk. and they are adding more stock this is one of their new sites in gateshead. the business secretary dropping in for a tour. as amazon announced its latest plans for expansion. announced its latest plans for exoansion-— announced its latest plans for exansion. ., ., ., ., . expansion. today we are announcing 10,000 new — expansion. today we are announcing 10.000 new jobs _ expansion. today we are announcing 10,000 new jobs across _ expansion. today we are announcing 10,000 new jobs across the - expansion. today we are announcing 10,000 new jobs across the uk - expansion. today we are announcing 10,000 new jobs across the uk this | 10,000 newjobs across the uk this year, we are here at gateshead, building here, 1300 newjobs, that we are creating this year. last year we are creating this year. last year we opened in durham last september, and that will mean we will have 4000 jobs in the north—east in the last 18 months. jobs in the north-east in the last 18 months-— jobs in the north-east in the last 18months. , , , ,, , ., 18 months. this business is growing at breakneck _ 18 months. this business is growing at breakneck speed, _ 18 months. this business is growing at breakneck speed, to _ 18 months. this business is growing at breakneck speed, to meet - 18 months. this business is growing at breakneck speed, to meet the i 18 months. this business is growing i at breakneck speed, to meet the huge demand for online shopping. amazon created 10,000 jobs last year. now it is adding another 10,000 permanent roles across the business, meaning that its uk workforce will reach 55,000 by the end of this

year. how powerful is amazon becoming?— year. how powerful is amazon becominu? �* ., ., , , , becoming? amazon is seemingly invincible at _ becoming? amazon is seemingly invincible at the _ becoming? amazon is seemingly invincible at the moment, - becoming? amazon is seemingly invincible at the moment, firing l becoming? amazon is seemingly l invincible at the moment, firing on all cylinders. their retail division has been strengthened due to the ubiquity of its offering and the fact that, during the pandemic, many shoppers made amazon the first port of call. it is important to remember it isn'tjust a retailer, they are a technology company, and so if you look at cloud computing, advertising, check out free shopping, digital content, every single aspect of its business has been strengthened, due to the fact that covid has accelerated a ship towards a more digital world. it has also speeded _ towards a more digital world. it has also speeded up — towards a more digital world. it has also speeded up changes _ towards a more digital world. it has also speeded up changes on - towards a more digital world. it has also speeded up changes on our high streets, where thousands ofjobs have been lost. debenhams, one of the biggest casualties. tomorrow, the biggest casualties. tomorrow, the shutters come down for the last time after more than 200 years of trading. emma simpson, bbc news.

a meteorite that crashed in gloucestershire in february is going on display at the natural history museum in london. scientists are busy studying the rock, which contains chemical elements that existed at the formation of our solar system more than 4.5 billion years ago. rebecca morelle reports. blazing across the night sky at 50,000 kilometres an hour, the dramatic arrival of the uk space rock, and some of it ended up here, burnt into the wilcock family's driveway in winchcombe, gloucestershire. look at the incredible dent in that. yeah. i mean, this is tarmac so its solid, it's a solid drive isn't it? yeah, it's the kind of thing, if that had hit you or hit the car... it would hurt! it would really hurt, wouldn't it?! now, though, the family has a chance to see a piece of the meteorite again. it has a new home alongside the natural history museum's most prized minerals. it's mind—blowing! that was on hour drive and now it's in

the natural history museum in london. i can't describe it, i can't describe it. and now we've got lots of people i who'll be able to come and see it, so it'sjust wonderful. why did it land on our drive? you know, it could've landed a few metres away and landed in the hedge and we would never have seen it. you know, there are so many unbelievable coincidences. these two meteorites, in conjunction, allow us to look inside a planet... there are thousands of space rocks in museum collections but the fragments of the winchcombe meteorite are exceptionally rare. they're from something called a carbonaceous chondrite — the first one that's been found in the uk. winchcombe is very special because it is one of the most pristine materials that we have available on earth to study. the thing that's really good about this particular case is that we saw it fall, and so we can use that fireball to kind of track back the trajectory, work out where in the solar system it came from. these little fragments of rock might not look like much but they contain some of the oldest material in our solar system, dating to more than 4.5 billion years ago,

before the planets even formed. it's like holding a pristine time capsule that could shed light on our very beginnings. pieces of the meteorite are being sent to scientists all around the world. x—ray studies here will reveal exactly what it's made of. the materials that are in there are basically the ingredients, the building blocks of our solar system. so, it contains things like organic, really simple organic materials. it contains minerals that contain water and so it's a really important tool for understanding how we ended up with an earth like we have. so, why do we have oceans here on the earth and why do we end up with life here? scientists hope this space rock could answer these fundamental questions, thanks to the flash of luck that brought it down in the uk. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's tomasz.