but a reminder of the way that opinion has split between the public and the baftas. it's nominated in four technical categories but not best film or best actor. let's try not to get fired on the first day. and while the original avatar had thejoint most bafta nominations back in 2010, its massively successful sequel is only up for best sound and best effects. in other areas where awards shows are striving to stay relevant, bafta will be pleased. mandy walker is only the second woman ever to be nominated for cinematography, for elvis. and ten of the 2a acting nominees belong to ethnic minorities including black panther wakanda forever�*s angela bassett

and triangle of sadness�*s dolly dillion. this is really, really bad. lizo mzimba, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. some wintry scenes in the north of england, there was some disruption at manchester airport, some of the travel problems too but over the next few days the snow will ease and gradually, it will be a gradual process, things are set to turn milder. we had this stream of snow showers affecting northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england, wales, parts of the midlands, this morning and now we have this area of sleet and snow that's pushing southwards across scotland, some of that getting into north—east england as we go through the afternoon but the broad theme is for the wintry showers to become fewer and further between. many others seeing crisp blue skies and sunshine overhead. temperatures 3—7, for most not quite as windy as yesterday but it does stay blustery

through northern scotland and parts of north—east england where we will continue to see some wintry showers overnight. ice will become a concern for some northern and western parts. we will also see some fog patches, freezing fog patches, because temperatures were once again be dropping well below freezing, —5, a little colder than that in some places. but we do start the day on a cold and calm note because we have this little ridge of high pressure. it's a window of fine weather. it means for most of us after any early fog has cleared, tomorrow should bring beautiful blue skies and sunshine, just a few of these showers grazing the east coast but it will remain quite breezy. temperatures are still struggling, 4 degrees for aberdeen, temperatures are still struggling, 4 degrees foraberdeen, eight temperatures are still struggling, 4 degrees for aberdeen, eight for cardiff and plymouth, so spot signs of things turning a little milder towards the far south—west and as we head into the weekend we have this big wedge of mild air that we'll be trying to slump its way in from the atlantic but it takes its time to do so. it gets into scotland and northern ireland but the further

south and east you are across wales and england, it's going to take a wild for the cold air to get pushed out of the way so a split fortune on saturday, cold but bright ones any early fog has cleared towards the south—east of the uk. further north and west some cloud, some rain, some strong winds but 9 degrees for belfast, 10 degrees for stornoway and as we head into sunday, more and more of us will very slowly get into that cloudy but damp breezy and milder weather. brightest conditions towards the south—east corner where it will remain chilly, 4 degrees for norwich, but double digits for parts of northern ireland and western scotland. slowly it will turn milder. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are.

good afternoon. it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. i'm holly hamilton. we start in melbourne where andy muray is digging deep once again. after losing the opening set to thanassi kokinakis, he fought back in the second. meanwhile, earlier, novak djokovic battled through an injury to make it through to the third round. he beat french qualifier enzo couacaud despite losing the second set and struggling with an existing hamstring injury. he came through 6—1, 6—7, 6—2, 6—0. he'll face grigor dmitrov next. earlier, britain's dan evans raced through to the third round — in part, helped by a bizarre point that left his opponent jeremy chardy furious. it all got a bit heated between the frenchman and the umpire at one point after she didn't call let on a break point

in the first set when a ball fell out of his pocket, as rules dictate she should. evans won that point and the first set before taking it in three sets and perhaps more importantly kept his pockets in check, the incident being the big talking point after the match. i think the rule should be if the balkans are your pocket, you lose the point. i don't know why we give them... you're giving people the chance. he missed the ball. i'm not using, i'm using this as an example because it obviously happened today, but if you serve and the ball comes out of your pocket, why and is the worst rule ever. more than half of the world's richest football clubs by revenue are from the premier league, that's according to analysis published today. eleven of the top 20 teams on deloittes money league study play in the english top flight. manchester city again are top, with liverpool rising to third from seventh, while manchester united, chelsea, tottenham and arsenal

also make the top 10. ireland have named their squad for the upcoming six nations with munster fly—half joey carbery a notable absentee. ulster�*s jacob stockdale is back in the squad. he was six nations player of the tournament in 2018, but has not featured for ireland since the summer test againstjapan back in 2021, having been ruled out for nearly all last season because of injury. meanwhile, eddiejones has confirmed he did hold talks with australia about becoming their head coach whilst still under contract with england. jones became australia head coach last week after being sacked by the rugby football union. but, speaking to the bbc, jones says he doesn't see a problem with that. we had discussions about the job, post the world cup, which is quite normal, i don't know of anyone who doesn't think about their future, so that happens, it is not being disloyal or whatever people want to try to say.

at the men's hockey world cup, england are back in action — as they take on spain, looking to secure in pool d. the won 4—0. it's their second comprehesive win of te tournament after thrashing wales 5—0 in their opener. and australia's steve smith will warm up for this summer's ashes by playing for sussex in the county championship. the world number two—ranked batsman and former test captain has on a short term deal which will see him play three games for the county ahead of the first ashes test which begins at edgbaston onjune 16th. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. particularly from the australian open, is ongoing. i will bring you all the latest throughout the afternoon. come on, andy, you never

know, he might turn it round! thank you, holly. more now on the government's "levelling up fund" — which distributes billions of pounds for projects up and down the country in order to spread economic growth. in all, £2.1 billion will be spent on regeneration projects in more than a hundred areas, but there's already controversy about where some of the funding is going. the prime ministerfaced questions from journalists in morecambe, lancashire, where he went to talk about the levelling up project. he was asked why so much money was allocated to projects in the south and whether the term levelling up has lost its meaning. you and whether the term levelling up has lost its meaning.— has lost its meaning. you look at the funding. _ has lost its meaning. you look at the funding, where _ has lost its meaning. you look at the funding, where it _ has lost its meaning. you look at the funding, where it is - has lost its meaning. you look at the funding, where it is going, i the funding, where it is going, where is getting the most per person, the north—west, the second, the north—east, getting the least, london and the south—east. that is what the numbers say. there will always be places that miss out. i wish we could say yes to everybody,

my life would be enormously easier if we could do that but there will always be people who feel upset about that. what i would say is there is another round of this bond, and some of the people who benefited this time around didn't the first time round then improved their bids or tweak things, so people should realise this is not the end of this, we have had one round, we have another round to come. i'm with you today in morecambe. i was in accrington this morning, next i'm going to hartlepool. i could reel off place across the north, but the north—west specifically has benefit from the investment we have put in. whether it is berry blackburn, we have got it, southport, warrington, workington, all over the place. across the north—west. i could keep going, oldham, preston. dozens of communities across the north—west that have benefited from the

investment being put in. we said we would do this and we are doing it. this is a good example. a lot of these projects, people have talked about them for years. in this case david has been for almost a decade. people have been talking about these things for years but this government is delivering the things people have been talking about for a long time, and that is how we start to change people's views about what is going on and make them feel positive about the future. next we have someone from the sun newspaper here. prime minister, from the sun newspaper here. prime minister. you — from the sun newspaper here. prime minister, you vowed _ from the sun newspaper here. prime minister, you vowed to _ from the sun newspaper here. prime minister, you vowed to cut _ from the sun newspaper here. prime minister, you vowed to cut income tax as_ minister, you vowed to cut income tax as chancellor, as running for tory— tax as chancellor, as running for tory leader_ tax as chancellor, as running for tory leader you vowed to top —— cut taxes _ tory leader you vowed to top —— cut taxes weather, and now many tory mps are asking _ taxes weather, and now many tory mps are asking where has this rishi sunak— are asking where has this rishi sunak gun, so can you vow that you will not _ sunak gun, so can you vow that you will not put — sunak gun, so can you vow that you will not put taxes up by a penny, income _ will not put taxes up by a penny, income taxes, before the next election? _ income taxes, before the next election? | income taxes, before the next election? , election? i preferred it when the prime minister _ election? i preferred it when the prime minister did _ election? i preferred it when the prime minister did not _ election? i preferred it when the prime minister did not commentj election? i preferred it when the - prime minister did not comment about

tax policy. especially as the chancellor has been so generous today in finding all these things. the last thing i will do is make his life difficult and comment on tax policy but i will say something about it. i'm a conservative. i want to cut your taxes. of course i do. you work incredibly hard and they want you to keep more of your money to spend it on the things you want. i wish i could do that tomorrow quite rightly. but the reason we cannot is because of all the reasons you know. not idiots, you know what has happened. we had a massive pandemic for two years, we had to shut the country down, that didn't come cheap, then we have this war going on having an enormous impact on inflation and interest rates. that has met the public finances, how much we borrow every year and the trajectory of our debt is not where it needs to be. the worst thing i could do is promise you a bunch of things that sound great but ultimatelyjust bunch of things that sound great but ultimately just worsen the situation and for all of you guys in the front couple of rows, ijust have to pick up couple of rows, ijust have to pick

up the tab, and i don't want to do that, myjob is to make sure that we can get all the fantastic jobs that, myjob is to make sure that we can get all the fantasticjobs we were talking about, that i have left you a really strong economy where we can find the nhs and schools and all the other things, road projects we talked about, but at that point, interest rates are coming back down, people can afford to buy a house because mortgages are not expensive, that we have a grip of inflation, and we can cut taxes and you can keep more of what you earn, but it takes a bit of work to get there. as you soar over the summer, the easiest thing is for me to just promise you there but i would not be being straight with you. trust me, thatis being straight with you. trust me, that is what i'm going to do for you this year. that is what we are going to do while i am prime minister. if we do those things, we will be able to cut your taxes. that is what i want to deliver. i will get there and that is what you want me to focus on right there. that's what i'm going to do and if we do those things we will start cutting your taxes. i know that you work hard and i want you to keep your cash. next,

someone from the mail, i think. lord i son, someone from the mail, i think. lord dyson. leading _ someone from the mail, i think. lord dyson, leading brexiteer and entrepreneur says your economic policy— entrepreneur says your economic policy is _ entrepreneur says your economic policy is stupid and short—sighted, he's a _ policy is stupid and short—sighted, he's a taxes are too high and there is too _ he's a taxes are too high and there is too much — he's a taxes are too high and there is too much red tape. is growth now a dirty— is too much red tape. is growth now a dirty word — is too much red tape. is growth now a dirty word for your government and do you _ a dirty word for your government and do you no— a dirty word for your government and do you no longer believe that tax cuts for _ do you no longer believe that tax cuts for businesses are needed to deliver— cuts for businesses are needed to deliver investment growth? when cuts for businesses are needed to deliver investment growth? when it comes to growth. — deliver investment growth? when it comes to growth, that _ deliver investment growth? when it comes to growth, that is _ deliver investment growth? when it comes to growth, that is what - deliver investment growth? when itj comes to growth, that is what we're talking about. of course growing the economy is important but what does it mean in practice? it means more jobs that pay well. that is the simplest way for everyone here to think about it. to make sure that you guys all have greatjobs to go to. making sure those jobs pay really well. and it is about cutting taxes for businesses. we are cutting some taxes for businesses. for all of those high street shops, restaurants, cafes, though small businesses that are so important to local communities like yours, we are cutting their business rates, now and again starting in the spring to

help them. also cutting other taxes for businesses investing so anybody who runs a small businesses, you will benefit from the annual investment allowance which means that whenever you invest in expanding your business, buying new machinery, plant or equipment, you can write the entire thing of against your tax bill. that is a very generous thing we are doing. no other country, you can do it up to £1 million, £1 million of investment to write off against your tax bill. no other country in the world does something like that. i'm very happy forjames dyson to tell me i'm wrong. no other country in the role that i know of does anything like that i know of does anything like that for small and medium—sized businesses. 99% of businesses don't spend more than that on investment and you want to make it easy for businesses to invest because that is how we will grow the economy. because all of the small and big name size businesses think about driving productivity, creating new jobs, we will grow the economy that way and that annual investment

allowance the time were put in place is so, so generous and very important —— the chancellor put in place. and you guys will drive the ingenuity we need and grow the economy and ultimately cut taxes more for everyone as well. there was someone here from lancashire live. prime minister, i saw that you've moved _ prime minister, ! saw that you've moved to— prime minister, i saw that you've moved to blackpool airport today on a private _ moved to blackpool airport today on a private jet instead of travelling liy a private jet instead of travelling by train — a private jet instead of travelling by train. there is a climate emergency. using taxpayers money. i was wondering since you found blackpool airport so useful to arrive — blackpool airport so useful to arrive here today to access this part _ arrive here today to access this part of — arrive here today to access this part of the _ arrive here today to access this part of the north—west, why can't we have the _ part of the north—west, why can't we have the money for it to be open for commercial— have the money for it to be open for commercial use? i travel around sol can do— commercial use? i travel around sol can do lots— commercial use? i travel around sol can do lots of— commercial use? i travel around sol can do lots of things in one day. notjust— can do lots of things in one day. notjust for— can do lots of things in one day. notjust for my can do lots of things in one day. not just for my own enjoyment. i am notjust for my own en'oyment. i am travellin: notjust for my own en'oyment. i am travelling around — notjust for my own en'oyment. i am travelling around so _ not just for my own enjoyment, u.” travelling around so that not just for my own enjoyment, u.w travelling around so that i not just for my own enjoyment, u1w travelling around so that i can talk to people in accrington this morning, then get over to hartlepool because i am working on all of your behalf, and trust me i'm working as

hard as i can to deliver for you. behalf, and trust me i'm working as hard as i can to deliverfor you. i travel to make myself as effective as possible on everyone's behalf. in blackpool we have announced did a £40 million of investment in blackpool. he took about climate change, i think what they are getting in blackpool, from memory, a new university campus that is focused on net zero. someone should correct me if i'm wrong but i think thatis correct me if i'm wrong but i think that is what today's announcement in blackpool was about, £40 million for a net zero campus to help solve the challenges of climate change in blackpool, and that comes on top of blackpool, and that comes on top of blackpool already receiving £40 million in the towns fund which was a previous iteration of what we're doing today because black too obviously is a place where deprivation is high, and we want to transform —— blackpool is a place where deprivation is high. we want to transform people's quality of life. they are one of the first place as well be said, we want to regenerate a talent like blackpool

and they got £40 million and it was described, it highlights the issue, it was described as a king's cross london style regeneration in blackpool. forthose london style regeneration in blackpool. for those of you have visited london and seen that it has been extraordinary over the last ten years. that is what money is going blackpool to do and in blackpool they have been excited and happy about that, and i'm not going there to see them today but i'm sure they are excited about the money they are getting today for that campus because it will create jobs and opportunity for people there and help solve net zero which you are right to point out is something we need to tackle. one, sam? that you prime minister. _ need to tackle. one, sam? that you prime minister. your _ need to tackle. one, sam? that you prime minister. your predecessor. prime minister. your predecessor boris _ prime minister. your predecessor borisjohnson launch the prime minister. your predecessor boris johnson launch the levelling up boris johnson launch the levelling up project because, he said, he wanted — up project because, he said, he wanted to— up project because, he said, he wanted to help specifically deprived communities out of london and the south-east— communities out of london and the south—east because he said that they were overheating. it isjust a fact in absolute —

were overheating. it isjust a fact in absolute terms, london and the south-east— in absolute terms, london and the south—east got more than much of the country _ south—east got more than much of the country you _ south—east got more than much of the country. you are concentrating on her head _ country. you are concentrating on her head but that is a long—term justification for spending less on the north, — justification for spending less on the north, as we have seen across many— the north, as we have seen across many decades. are we getting the kind of— many decades. are we getting the kind of levelling up that we were promised — kind of levelling up that we were promised in the 2019 general election— promised in the 2019 general election by boris johnson and promised in the 2019 general election by borisjohnson and is promised in the 2019 general election by boris johnson and is the thing _ election by boris johnson and is the thing that— election by boris johnson and is the thing that has really changed that you are _ thing that has really changed that you are worried about losing southern _ you are worried about losing southern seats and one link question. _ southern seats and one link question, are you 100% committed to the current— question, are you 100% committed to the current plans for hsz? question, are you 100% committed to the current plans for h52?_ the current plans for h52? virtually the current plans for h52? virtually the same question, _ the current plans for h52? virtually the same question, sam. _ the current plans for h52? virtually the same question, sam. we - the current plans for h52? virtually the same question, sam. we are l the same question, sam. we are completely committed to levelling up across the united kingdom. we have been through a couple of ways of seeing the same thing. if you look at how we are spending this money it is disproportionately benefiting people in the north—east and north—west and that is great, right? part of what the previous prime and as i said is one of the criteria of this fund, it looks at the previous investment and airy has received. there are some places that seemed

not to get the investment others got and we want to try and correct that where we can, and that is one of the criteria for what we're doing today and we remain committed to doing it. you talk the politics of it. at around half of the funding that we announced over the course of today are both fans has gone to places not controlled by conservative mps or councils, around half, so i don't think anyone can say that it is being done on that basis. there is an objective, transparent criteria. it talks about the things i talked about with you before. we look at the project and wonder how can it be delivered, there is no point in doing things that cannot delivered, is it a good fit for the local area? and what is the need of the local area is one of the specific criteria is, and we talk about value for money. if we spend £1 here, will be £2 of value back? if we spend it here and we only get 50p, that is

less good. ultimately i'm spending this money on behalf of you and those will be things you want me to look at to make sure that we are putting it in the right places. that is how we have gone about it and i'm confident it will make a big difference.— confident it will make a big difference. , ,, .,~ difference. rishi sunak, prime minister, talking _ difference. rishi sunak, prime minister, talking about - difference. rishi sunak, prime minister, talking about the - difference. rishi sunak, prime. minister, talking about the detail of his levelling up announcements made today, some £2 billion worth of projects across the uk. i want to bring you some breaking news. we have heard the british defence secretary has announced, ben wallace, has announced the uk is sending 600 brimstone missiles to ukraine, to support ukraine in its fight against russia. brimstone missiles are ground or air launched ground attack missiles. that follows britain's commitment a few days ago to send about a dozen challenger ii tanks to ukraine, with ukraine

hoping that is the first of several donations of tanks from different countries including the us and germany but this is the latest promise from britain to ukraine of military aid, 600 brimstone missiles, just announced by defence secretary ben wallace, who is in estonia at the moment. time to take a look at what is making the news across the united kingdom. we are going to talk more about levelling up now. 15 projects in the north west have been given the go—ahead, with £355 million in the government's levelling—up funding. one of them is the eden project, which marks a new chapter for morecambe. dave guest reports. it was an age of simple pleasures. a time when children amused

themselves without a smartphone. this was morecambe at the height of its powers in the 1960s. the morecambe of my childhood. viewed with 21st century eyes of course, this looks so wrong. but back then, the so called bathing beauties brought huge crowds to morecambe's superswimming stadium. that swimming stadium stood on this very site. i spent many a happy, long summer holiday with my mates splashing about in that olympic sized pool. so many of us shed a tear the day that they decided to demolish it to make way for a new—fangled bubbles leisure pool. that eventually also met its end. and now eden is due to rise on this site. mike wall has seeing many exciting new dawns for morecambe turned to disappointing dusks. he edited the morecambe visitor four years and masterminded the campaign to immortalize the resort�*s most famous son in bronze. it's still a major draw

for tourists, but does he think eden will be the same? the greatest asset morecambe always had, even when it was a fishing village, the bay itself. the eden project will make the most of that, and i think it can only be good for notjust morecambe, but the north of england, really. this is weston primary school, my old school. so what does the next generation hope eden will mean for their futures? i hope the eden will bring more people and the morecambe will get more popular. time and tide never stand still. morecambe can but hope that eden creates an exciting new chapter in its history. dave guest bbc north west today, morecambe. let's say that the loss of children's centres could jeopardise children's centres could jeopardise child development but the government says it is spending more than £300 million creating a series of new family hubs to replace them. here is

our political editor, elizabeth glinker. ., ~ , our political editor, elizabeth glinker. w , . �*, glinker. the lakeside children's centre in erdington _ glinker. the lakeside children's centre in erdington served - glinker. the lakeside children'sl centre in erdington served some glinker. the lakeside children's - centre in erdington served some of burning on's most deprived communities. we burning on's most deprived communities.— burning on's most deprived communities. ~ . ., ., communities. we feature language worksho -s communities. we feature language workshous as _ communities. we feature language workshops as well. _ communities. we feature language workshops as well. centres - communities. we feature language workshops as well. centres like - communities. we feature language | workshops as well. centres like this were designed _ workshops as well. centres like this were designed to _ workshops as well. centres like this were designed to support _ workshops as well. centres like this were designed to support new - were designed to support new parents. were designed to support new arents. ., , were designed to support new arents. . , , ., , ., parents. the early years of the most im ortant parents. the early years of the most important time. _ parents. the early years of the most important time, under _ parents. the early years of the most important time, under fire, - parents. the early years of the most important time, under fire, so - parents. the early years of the most important time, under fire, so it - parents. the early years of the most important time, under fire, so it is l important time, underfire, so it is getting them in as early as possible to save it from escalating to anything worse.— to save it from escalating to anything worse. to save it from escalating to an hint worse. ~ ., ., anything worse. when mum of four, sina came to — anything worse. when mum of four, sina came to the _ anything worse. when mum of four, sina came to the uk, _ anything worse. when mum of four, sina came to the uk, she _ anything worse. when mum of four, sina came to the uk, she was - anything worse. when mum of four, sina came to the uk, she was new. anything worse. when mum of four, i sina came to the uk, she was new and needed support. i sina came to the uk, she was new and needed support-— needed support. i didn't know an bod needed support. i didn't know anybody but _ needed support. i didn't know anybody but i _ needed support. i didn't know anybody but i see _ needed support. i didn't know anybody but i see different. needed support. i didn't know - anybody but i see different people here, like, from different families. they tell me about some classes for mothers so i took some classes and now i can read and i can, like,

speak, and that is from these centres. , . centres. there is much political consensus _ centres. there is much political consensus that _ centres. there is much political consensus that early _ centres. there is much political i consensus that early intervention makes a huge difference to families and communities like this one in birmingham. overthe and communities like this one in birmingham. over the last decade, hundreds of children centres are closed. figures for birmingham, the black country and coventry reveal that there were 189 centres in 2010 put up by 2021, just 75 remain. the government's political opponents believe that is already having an impact. believe that is already having an im act. , . ., impact. very well evidenced that issues like _ impact. very well evidenced that issues like domestic _ impact. very well evidenced that issues like domestic abuse, - impact. very well evidenced that i issues like domestic abuse, mental ill—health, and poverty in the home can result in issues with child development and risk falling into crime therefore a loss of these children centres that support people with those problems has increased at risk. in with those problems has increased at risk. :: ' ., ., risk. in 2021 a review of the earlier support _ risk. in 2021 a review of the earlier support included - risk. in 2021 a review of the l earlier support included there risk. in 2021 a review of the - earlier support included there could be no greater contribution to levelling up. the government promised 300 million, over three years, for a network of new family hubs, to help prevent children and

parents reaching crisis point. i am absolutel parents reaching crisis point. l:n absolutely determined that we will continue to fund this fantastic investment, and in particular, iam talking to other political parties who have been enthusiastic about this agenda right from the start. so, yes, itruly this agenda right from the start. so, yes, i truly believe that this is an agenda whose time has come. promise that will hopefully insure more support and more smiles in years to come. elizabeth glinka, the bbc midlands political editor. now the weather prospects, which come from alex humphreys. the good news for many is that the wintry showers will be easing. more dry weather for the rest of the day. sunny spells as well but it will stay cold. we are in an arctic air flow

at the moment with winds coming from the north. but as you can see things are changing over the next few days. it is getting milder with this yellow colour sweeping across the uk but it is slow to move across the whole country. for the rest of the day sunny spells, that wintry weather continues for parts of scotland. elsewhere across the uk, the winter weather will start to look like sleet and rain for lower levels with snow possible across the north york moors. the winds, strong in scotland and across the east coast, but as elsewhere, will be easing. temperatures between 3—7 celsius. still cold out there. this evening the focus shifts from snow, to ice. we will have icy areas in the north and the west. there will be plenty of dry, clear weather overnight which means temperatures will drop to below freezing. minus 5 celsius in some parts of scotland. the winds will continue to ease although the fresh winds will continue across north sea coast. easing for the rest of us. some mist and fog first

thing to the west. it will clear, as will the frost. a widespread frost what is all but that will lift to leave a dry, bright day with sunny spells for many of us, with the wind is still easing and temperatures between 5—7 celsius. high pressure is in control for much of the country but we have this system of low pressure moving into the north, affecting us slowly over the next few days. you can see this affecting us on saturday. this milder air is bringing cloud and rain to parts of the north and west. further south, a bit of mist and fog first thing that will clear to leave a dry, cold day. plenty of sunshine for the south—west, south—east. top temperatures between 4—8 celsius. temperatures are creeping up, with milder air moving in from the atlantic and it is sweeping in across much of the uk although the very far south—east will hold on to that colder weather for longer. the north—west over the next few days will be more unsettled and cloudy, but for the south—east,

it is cold and dry.

this is bbc news. the headlines: towns and cities are set to receive more than £2 billion worth of funding to reduce regional inequality. rishi sunak insists it's the north of england and wales who will benefit the most. if you look at the funding and you compare it to the number of people that live in each region, the region that has done the best in the amount of funding per person is the north. this is not the right way to allocate money, creating winners and losers around the country, and ministers playing favourites with the projects that they like the look of. another ambulance strike — this time in wales — as nurses in england also stage more industrial action.

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