victoria gill, bbc news. beautiful spring sunshine and feeling quite pleasant out there now. it looks as though the beginning of this week will be a bit warmer than last week because of the wind direction, but the wind changes once again, noticeably cooler from midweek. we could see a return to more significant showers. there is some rain over western scotland, northern ireland and the isle of man. more cloud into western fringes of wales and south—west england as well. forthe of wales and south—west england as well. for the remainder of the day, dry and settled with a light breeze. temperatures will respond. we could see the highs of 15 or 16 degrees. a bit cooler into the far north under the cloud, one of a breeze here and it stays quite murky as well at higher ground. that weather front will retreat further north and west overnight but it still sitting out in the atlantic and it's still going to continue to bring quite a lot of cloud into the far north—west, so here it will stay on the mild side through th

victoria gill, bbc news.nt legs. so his owner taught him to walk on two legs like a human. with his new skills, dexter can still enjoy walks around his home town in colarado. ok, let�*s pause for a moment and take a look at the weather with susan powell. we have seen a lot of sunshine across the uk across the weekends but more cloud around in scotland and northern ireland. for northern ireland there was some rain around but that could be the most significant rain we see for the uk as a whole when the next ten days or so. so through the evening some late sunshine and temperatures will fall with quite a widespread frost. saved from the cold will be northern island in western scotland where there is a bit of cloud. some patchy fog in eastern england but the sun should make short work of that on monday. after a chilly start, lots of sunshine. it also becomes largely confined to the very west of northern ireland so eastern counties should enjoy some decent brightness come up to 14 in belfast with a little bit of r

victoria gill, bbc news.er latest exhibition is a felt pharmacy. alex stanger has been to visit the national felt service this is a chemist like no other. all 15,000 items stocked on these shelves are made of felt, created to raise a smile rather than curing illness. since herfirst uk exhibition in 2014, lucy sparrrow�*s felt—made shops have popped up in the states and china. all the items on the shelves here are for sale, but it will probably cost you a little bit more than your usual trip to the chemist as they are all art collecta bles. they were made at lucy�*s new headquarters in suffolk. welcome to felt hq. lucy and her team have been working from this old ambulance station for the last year on this exhibition, which will be her first in the uk in five years. actually, i�*m nervous about doing a show back in the uk because us brits are so reserved. you do a show in america and i�*m not evenjoking, people start screaming, crying, laughing. the original opening of the show had to be postponed because of l

victoria gill, bbc news. show a 13—year—old boy was not armed at the moment which he was shot and killed by an officer last month. for the moment, it is time for sport. hello, i'm austin halewood with your latest sports news. we start with football because manchester united are through to the last four of the europa league. they beat spanish side granada 2—0 in the second leg of the quarterfinal on thursday to go through as 4—0 winners on aggregate. united, who last won the competition four years ago, will face italian side roma in the semifinals in two weeks' time. when you get to a semi—final, thatis when you get to a semi—final, that is the nature of the game, you are playing against good teams. we have played against some good teams, but we relish the chance again to get to the final. i have seen the determination, the attitude in every player that we want to go one further because the disappointment of the defeats that we have had, they give us the motivation to go one step further and hopefully end the

here�*s victoria gill. a1 billion tonne block of ice.llow the massive iceberg�*s journey as it inched its way north. at one point, it was on a direct collision course with the antarctic island of south georgia, potentially threatening to cut off vast populations of penguins and seals. but it was off that coast in the open ocean swell that the world�*s largest iceberg broke apart. it lasted for years like that, as it moved around, but eventually broke in two, four, five pieces and then those broke up again. but the end point for some of these fragments was quite interesting because just very suddenly overnight, theyjust fragmented into millions of little tiny pieces. and you could see that on the satellite data. and that process, i think, is something that needs studying a little bit more because it might tell us a little bit about how ice shelves break up in the future. a68 being the size of a small country made it the focus of global media attention. but the breaking away, or calving, of these giant icebergs is a natural part of the ebb

victoria gill, bbc news.quiries into the former uk prime minister david cameron's communications with cabinet ministers while he was working for the collapsed finance firm, greensill capital. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins me. we have had various politicians talking about this again this morning. talking about this again this morninu. ~ . ., ., talking about this again this mornin_ . ., ., ., morning. what are labour saying? the bi ruestion morning. what are labour saying? the big question now _ morning. what are labour saying? the big question now is _ morning. what are labour saying? the big question now is whether _ morning. what are labour saying? the big question now is whether the - big question now is whether the rules around lobbying are tight enough. we have heard a stream of stories of the last few weeks about david cameron lobbying ministers on behalf of his company about potential conflict—of—interest in the civil service and in the cabinet as well, but in a lot of these it seems li

victoria gill, bbc news.pter, called ingenuity, from the surface of mars. on board is a small piece of history from earth — a tiny square of material from the wright brothers plane that first flew over a century ago. as our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports, it�*s a trial of technology that could transform how we explore distant worlds the parachute has deployed... this mission has already revealed mars as never seen before with the first—ever footage of a thrilling dissent as the rover is lowered down to the martian surface. now nasa is ready to make history again. this time, it will try to launch a helicopter. the first attempt at powered flight on another planet, this animation reveals how it might look. but with the extreme conditions on mars and the fact that there�*s barely any atmosphere, it won�*t be easy. it feels absolutely nuts, of course. i mean, we�*ve been flying on earth forjust over a hundred years and now, yeah, we�*re going to go to another planet. it�*s crazy, right? but that�*s

victoria gill reports.e world. in new york, more than ten million square feet of roofs have been coated with white, heat—reflecting paint. but these scientists say their ultra—white paint could make these roofs even cooler. while the whitest currently available paints reflect between 80—90% of sunlight, these researchers say theirs reflects more than 98%. covering a 1,000 square foot roof with this paint, they estimate, would provide more cooling power than a typical central air—conditioner. every 1% of reflectants you get will translate to ten watts per metre square less heating from the sun. so basically it provides the equivalent 18 kilowatts, and that is a big deal. that is more than a typical air—conditioner does for a house, with that same kind of space. the secret to its formulation also makes it relatively cheap to produce. the scientists used high concentrations of a compound called barium sulphate that's already used to make paper. painting buildings white to keep them cool in hot climates is some

victoria gill, bbc news. but he�*s learned to adapt and thrive, as russell trott reports. putting his best feet forward, dexter the dog has amazed medical experts. his owner kentee was faced with having to put him to sleep when he was just a—year—old, after he had injured his front legs in a car accident. but although he was feeling a little "ruff", she recognised something in dexter — that he was a fighter, and so she put him through surgery and therapy sessions, and effectively taught him to run on his hind legs. we didn�*t think he�*d make it. his front legs got caught underneath the wheel. i couldn�*t put another dog down without giving him a chance. he�*s become something of a celebrity in his hometown of ouray, colorado, and he�*s put a smile on the faces of his family and the locals. kentee describes dexter as goofy, sweet and smart, and she credits the dog�*s upbeat demeanour of helping them all paw through the pandemic, especially after she lost herjob. dexter, for his part, seems to be taking it all

victoria gill, bbc news. let's look at some of the day's other news.e fleeing from a city in north—eastern nigeria, after a series of attacks by islamist militants. fighters claiming to be loyal to the self—styled islamic state have conducted a series of hit and run attacks on damasak in borno province at least 12 people were killed. the world health organization says that coronavirus cases globally are approaching the previous highest total on record. the number of new cases each week has nearly doubled since february, and the who says the rate of increase is worrying. final preparations are being made for the duke of edinburgh's funeral which will take place at windsor castle tomorrow afternoon. the ceremony is reported to have been carefully planned by the duke and will reflect his life and interests. from windsor, here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. 0utside st george's chapel within windsor castle, some of the flowers left by members of the public have been laid out on the lawns. close by, a wreath from the prime minister with a card

victoria gill reports. scientists say their ultra—white paint could make these roofs even cooler. while the whitest currently available paints reflect between 80—90% of sunlight, these researchers say theirs reflects more than 98%. covering a 1,000—square—foot roof with this paint, they estimate, would provide more cooling power than a typical central air—conditioner. every 1% of reflectants you get will translate to ten watts per metre square less heating from the sun. so basically it provides the equivalent 18 kilowatts, and that is a big deal. that is more than a typical air—conditioner does for a house, with that same kind of space. the secret to its formulation also makes it relatively cheap to produce. the scientists use high concentrations of a compound called barium sulphate that's already used to make paper. painting buildings white to keep them cool in hot climates is something people have been doing for centuries. but sustainable designers and architects point out that, as a modern, energy saving

victoria gill, bbc news.an alley last month. eight people have been shot dead at a fedex warehouse in the us city of indianapolis. police say the motive for the killings is unclear. final preparations are being made ahead of the duke of edinburgh's funeral, which takes place at st george's chapel in windsor tomorrow afternoon. after accusations of cronyism, the uk government defends health secretary matt hancock after it emerged he is part owner of a firm, along with his sister, which won contracts from nhs wales. hong kong media tycoonjimmy lai has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, fortaking part in an unauthorised assembly during the 2019 mass pro—democracy protests. president biden is urging russia to work with him to ease tensions after announcing a raft of sanctions against moscow. the us leader said the latest measures were a response to russian cyber attacks and attempts to interfere in elections but said he could have gone further. mr biden said he wanted to meet president putin, because personal

victoria gill, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. dults from six different households so if people come to beautiful parts of the countryside like this they are being urged not gather in large numbers and if a beach is busy to go elsewhere. all right lorna, thank you. lorna gordon there. . do we have much need in this country for that bright white paint? it is still a little bit too cool for that, we want the warmth but it is going to be a very bright weekend, so it is good news i think on the weather front for most of us. the mornings will be on the chilly side but i think the temperatures will rise by a few degrees during the afternoons. the settled weather is thanks to high pressure which has extended from scandinavia. it is stopping the weather fronts from moving in. this is the satellite picture with a weather frontjust to the west of us, i have added the wind speeds, the average wind speeds, we are only talking about s—iomph worth of wind which is a slow wind overall. and despite the temperatures being say round 10 degrees it f

here's our science correspondent victoria gill. a1 million ton block of ice.a back in 2017, it measures more than 2300 square miles. a quarter the size of wales. it was only by imaging it from space that scientists can actually follow the massive iceberg's journey as scientists can actually follow the massive iceberg'sjourney as it inched its way north. at one point it was on a direct collision course with the antarctic island of south georgia, potentially threatening to cut off vast populations of penguins and seals. but it was off that coast in the open ocean swell that the world's largest iceberg broke apart and now that it has officially been declared deceased the scientists who have been following itsjourney declared deceased the scientists who have been following its journey so they are surprised it survived as long as it did. they are surprised it survived as long as it did-— long as it did. this thing is incredibly _ long as it did. this thing is incredibly fragile _ long as it did. this thing is incredibly fragile and - long as it did. this thing is i