persistent rain in south wales and south—west england, affecting the channel island for a time.stery wind, feeling chilly. temperatures typical for this stage injanuary. tonight, the sky is clear, is sharp but temporary frost which will lift as we start to see cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing across most areas by dawn on saturday. snow in the scottish mountains. still cold in eastern areas to begin with, could be some ice, sunshine and showers after a wet start. many places will finish with a bit of sunshine. temperatures on saturday 4—8. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... nhs hospital staff covid—related absences in england are up by more than a0 percent in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent 200 personnel into hospitals across london to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest — saying protesters who don't give themselves up will be destroyed — and thanks the russian president for sending troops. the australian government deny claims they're holding tennis st

be wintry on the hills is welcome and tomorrow top temperatures for— 8 degrees but ten in the channel islandsure across us. through the day the wind will start to ease and there will be a few showers in the north and also the east, and look at the temperatures now, four in the north, up to about nine in the south, but things start to change once again. we have this clutch of fronts coming in from the atlantic and you can see from just looking at the isobars it is going to be windy. as the weather fronts engage with the colder the rain will readily turn to snow on the leading edge. most of this will be on higher ground, but it's going to be a windy day as well on thursday, accenture entering the cold feel. these are our temperatures, 6—9, entering the cold feel. these are ourtemperatures, 6—9 , may be 11 in plymouth. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. regular testing and masks in secondary schools in england — the education secretary outlines measures to keep schools open in the face of rising covid infections. i don't want masks in the classroom

another front towards the south that could feed some outbreaks of rain certainly towards the channel islandsally into southern parts of england as well and that could cause the wind to pick up and we will have to keep an eye on that one and here is the other when the moving south out of scotland into northern england, northern ireland and behind that, noticed a drop in temperatures as the northerly wind kicks in. into tuesday, the frontal system across the front of the uk brings the potential for wet and windy weather in places and our second run continues its journey south and behind that we all get into the cold northerly wind, so a different feel to the weather on tuesday although there will be spells of sunshine around, some wintry showers getting going around the coasts in the north with some drifting across northern ireland and maybe the west of cornwall and the temperatures are down into single digits, feeling very, very different. and as we get into wednesday morning it could be a frost starting the day but more on the way of dry weather and spells of sunshine and potentially one or

tomorrow, top temperatures 4 to 8 degrees. 10 in the channel islands. the north and east, temperatures now, 4 in the north to about 9 degrees as we push down to the south. things change once again, we have this clutch of fronts coming from the atlantic. you see from looking at the isobars, it is going to be windy. as the weather fronts engage with this cold air, the rain readily turns to snow on the leading edge, most of this will be on higher ground. it will be a windy day on thursday, accentuating the cold feel. these are the temperatures, 6 degrees, up to 9 degrees, maybe an 11 in plymouth. hello, this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines: regular testing and masks in secondary schools in england — the education secretary outlines measures to keep schools open in the face of rising covid infections. i don't want masks in the classroom a day longer than necessary, it's really to deal with a highly infectious aerosol transmitted variant of the virus. a critical incident is declared at hospitals in lincolnshire because of covid—related staff sh

tomorrow, top temperatures 4 to 8 degrees. 10 in the channel islands.ressure across us, through the day, the wind easing. some showers in the north and east, temperatures now, 4 in the north to about 9 degrees as we push down to the south. things change once again, we have this clutch of fronts coming from the atlantic. you can see from looking at the isobars, it is going to be windy. as the weather fronts engage with the cold air, the rain readily turns to snow on the leading edge, most of this will be on higher ground. it will be a windy day on thursday, accentuating the cold feel. these are the temperatures, 6 degrees, up to 9 degrees, maybe an 11 in plymouth. this is bbc news, these are the headlines. regular testing and masks in secondary schools in england — the education secretary outlines measures to keep schools open in the face of rising covid infections. i don't want masks in the classroom a day longer than necessary, it's really to deal with a highly infectious aerosol transmitted variant of the virus. a critical incident is declared at hosp

something a little bit milder in the channel islands.o 9 degrees. after that, this ridge will be pushed away by a clutch of fronts coming through on thursday, it is going to be windy, but as that rain bumps into the cold air, we will see snow ahead of it. some of that could get down to lower levels. it is one to keep an eye on, especially if you are travelling. thank you very much, it is all changing. it thank you very much, it is all changing-— thank you very much, it is all changing-_ a i thank you very much, it is allj changing._ a bit thank you very much, it is all. changing._ a bit of changing. it certainly is. a bit of everything _ changing. it certainly is. a bit of everything in — changing. it certainly is. a bit of everything in that _ changing. it certainly is. a bit of everything in that forecast, - changing. it certainly is. a bit of. everything in that forecast, snow, sleet, drifts, everything. but the weather has been lovely. it is 'ust caettin weather has been lovely. it is 'ust getting back �* weather has been lovely. it

still some cloud drifting around was the channel islands in particular.urther north the rain moving in and the wind strengthening up to around 50 miles an hour across northern scotland this afternoon, even stronger overnight. temperatures still mild for this time of year, eight, i! still mild for this time of year, eight, 11 degrees. then this evening the rain slowly clears from scotland and northern ireland arriving across parts of england and overnight but severe gales developing for the likes of orkney so that could be quite disruptive in the north of scotland. most of us forcefully tonight. we could see temperatures down to two or three degrees. so on thursday we have a cold front draped across central and southern parts of england and wales. behind that a north—westerly breeze developing. still quite cloudy first thing to southern england and south wales tomorrow. that gradually clears away and then we are all in the clearer skies tomorrow so more sunshine around and just a few showers working in. seven, 13 degrees. but feeling colder up towards the

threatens to bring some outbreaks of rain and potentially some quite strong winds towards the channel islandsds northern island into northern england and behind us we start to see a more significant change in the feel of the weather. just five or six degrees in northern scotland on monday afternoon. 11 or 12 further south. as we move out of monday into tuesday, we all get into this northerly wind and some much, much colder air. low pressure still close by and it is likely that that will feed some wintry showers into northern parts especially on quite a brisk wind. the forecast for the coming week is a significantly colder one, although temperatures are only going back to where they should be for this of year. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk as england reports another record number of daily coronavirus cases — health officials warn the days ahead will be crucial as hospitalisations continue to rise. the government needs to make a difficult decision if it's going to introduce those restrictions, but if the number of hospitalisations keep going up at the rate they are

threatens to bring some outbreaks of rain to potentially some quite strong winds towards the channel islandsrontal will bring southwards northern island into northern england and behind us we start to see a more significant change in the feel of the weather. just five or six degrees in northern scotland on monday afternoon. ii or 12 further south. as we move out of monday into tuesday we all get into this northerly wind and some much, much colder air. low pressure still close by and it is likely that that will feed some wintry showers into northern parts especially on quite a brisk wind. the forecast for the coming week is a significantly colder won, although temperatures are only going back to where they should be for this time of year. this is bbc news — these are the headlines. as england reports another record number of daily coronavirus cases — health officials warn the days ahead will be crucial as hospitalisations continue to rise. the government needs to make a difficult decision if it's can introduce restrictions. but if the number of hospitalisations keep going up at the rate that

one frontal system moves close to the south of the uk, certainly bringing some rain across the channel islandscoming southwards across scotland and northern ireland, and behind that weather front, northern ireland, and behind that weatherfront, quite northern ireland, and behind that weather front, quite a significant change because the wind starts to come down from the north, so it will start feel quite a lot cooler, especially in another scandal because can see some wintry showers developing later in the day. that's set up for some chillier weather, into tuesday, these northerly winds rush southwards across all parts of the uk, a very different feel to think it will feel significantly colder, wintry showers in places, and we stick with that somewhat cooler feel as we head through the coming week. this is bbc news — these are the headlines. as england reports another record number of daily coronavirus cases — health officials warn the days ahead will be crucial as hospitalisations continue to rise. the government needs to make a difficult decision if it's can introduce restrictions. but if th

for front down to the south and that could feed some outbreaks of rain certainly towards the channel islandshe that�*s what will have to keep an eye on that one. here�*s our other weather front moving eastward into scotland, northern england and northern ireland and beyond that noticed a drop of the temperatures as that northerly wind kicks in. through monday night into tuesday our frontal system running across the south of the uk brings the potential for some wet and windy weather in places. our second front continues its journey southward and behind that we all get into this cold northerly wind. a very, very different feel to the weather by tuesday. although there will be spells of sunshine around some wintry showers getting going. especially around the coast in the north, some drifting around northern island parts of wales, be the west of cornwall as well. those temperatures down into single digits feeling very, very different. as we get into wednesday morning it could well be a frost to start the day but more in the way of dry weather. some spells of sunshine still potentially wanted to

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandsore in the way of sunshine, a few showers into the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. this is bbc news. our top stories: the us puts thousands of troops on standby for deployment as russia's military activity continues near ukraine's border. at least eight people die in a crush outside a football stadium in cameroon as thousands gathered to watch an african cup of nations match. the incident took place at a perimeter gate where spectators were pushed against the fences by the sheer numbers of those trying to get in. another party hangover for borisjohnson — downing street admits holding birthday events for the pm during lockdown, but denies breaking any rules. so exciting! really? yeah! and taking the temperature in beijing: what's it like to host the winter olympics amid some of the world's toughest covid restrictions

one frontal system moving close to the south of the uk, certainly bringing some rain across the channel islandsringing some rain southwards across scotland and into northern ireland. and behind that weather front quite a significant change because the winds start to come down from the north. so it will start to feel quite a lot colder, especially in northern scotland, where we could well see some wintry showers developing later in the day. and that does set us up for a chillier spell of weather as we move on into tuesday. these northerly winds rush southwards across all parts of the uk, a very different feel to things. it will feel significantly colder, some wintry showers in places. and we stick with that somewhat cooler feel as we head through the coming week. this is bbc news — these are the headlines. new year honours for leading figures in the battle against covid. professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam are knighted. drjenny harries and drjune raine are both made dames. no, darling, you don't need those. how do i look?— it's absolutely fabulous forjoanna lumley who is made a dame. wh

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islands of sunshine, a few showers into the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west, but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it seems there is no room for political opposition or dissent in today's hong kong. legislative elections at the end of last year saw pro—beijing candidates sweep the board. pro—democracy activists have either been arrested, forced into exile, or cowed into silence. my guest is dominic lee, a legislatorfrom the pro—beijing new people's party.

a good deal of sunshine, but cloud increasingly towards channel islands, devon, cornwall and south—westinging outbreaks of rain later in the afternoon and something a bit milder. chilly end to the day, though, in eastern areas, where we could see a widespread frost for the first half of the night. —6 may be in eastern scotland. but as this cloud spills its way eastwards through the night, temperatures will gradually rise, ten quite misty and murky in the west with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle, but we could be up to around eight to ten degrees a restart monday morning through some western areas. rather grey here, though, with some drizzle around, the heaviest burst of rain in northern and western scotland. gales starting to develop later in the day. patchy rain or drizzle pushing its way eastwards across england, though some in the far east of the country will stay dry with some hazy sunshine. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... england's education secretary backs reducing covid isolation down from seven days to five. the australian government say they did not give novak dj

on california's coast, some of the best seafood in the world, santa barbara sea urchin off the channel islands. like, you know where you taste something for the first time, like when you tte an oyster for the first time or you taste, yoknow, a piece of fish or a vegetable or an apple directly from the tree or a peach directly from the tree, it's, like, surreal. it's, like, weird. it's almost, like, dreamlike when you taste something so good when it's the first of the season. i focus on my surroundings, los angeles. like, if we have all these things available year round, use them year round. my mom was supermom. she would take us to melrose to go shopping for records. she would drive us around wherever we wanted. she was super proud of me for playing football and being good at it and very supportive of whatever i wanted to do. she passed away when i was 15. i'm sure if she was alive now she'd have, like, every newspaper clipping, every video thing saved. i just wish she was around to be able to see, like, all the stuff that we've done with the restaurant and how far, like, her son has gotten. y

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandsf sunshine, a few showers into the north of scotland. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello and welcome to political thinking. this week coming from self isolation. be back in the studio soon. if borisjohnson does fall, if he is forced out of office by his own mps, people will say, history will no doubt recall that he had to go because he broke the rules which he had set. the truth will be a little more complicated, as my guest

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandsne, a few showers into the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west, but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines... as russia continues to mass troops on the ukraine border, the pentagon has said 8,500 us—based troops are at a heightened readiness to deploy. president biden has spoken with european leaders to discuss a common response to the standoff. downing street admits that staff gathered inside number ten during the first lockdown in june 2020 to wish borisjohnson a happy birthday. the rules at the time banned most indoor gatherings of more than two people. the army in burkina faso has announced on television that it's removed the country's president from office and suspended the constitution. the governing party said the president and a government minister had survived assassination attempts. bob dylan has sold the ma

channel islands down to the far south—west of england and south—west wales will see cloud increase andengland push through the east midlands and east anglia and are called middle part of the night across middle parts of eastern uk and —6 in eastern scotland for a time and is still a bit of frost for one or two into the morning but actually, temperatures rise for the second half of the night and by the start of tomorrow, 8-10 in night and by the start of tomorrow, 8—10 in the west and that's because you will be in this little slice of milder air sandwiched between these two weather fronts and the first one bringing increased amounts of cloud and patchy drizzle and a second bringing heavy bursts of rain in northern scotland and strengthening winds. hazy sunshine will continue through monday in eastern areas but you can just see how the cloud thickens with some light rain and drizzle on it and pushing its way eastwards and lying in yorkshire and the midlands and isle of wight to the midlands and isle of wight to the afternoon and west of that we will see extensive mist, low cloud round bu

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islands, a few showers into the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us has placed more than 8,000 troops on a heightened state of alert as part of its readiness to respond if russia invades ukraine. a pentagon spokesman said that if deployed, the troops would bolster nato's presence in eastern europe. at least eight people have been killed in a crush at a stadium in cameroon hosting an africa cup of nations football match. dozens of others were injured when fans tried to push through the gates of the olembe stadium to see the host nation play comoros. the army in burkina faso's announced on tv that they've seized power in the west african country following a mutiny over islamist insurgency. the us has called upon them to respect the civilian leadership and to release the president and other

unsettled, with one frontal system moving close to the south of the uk, bringing some rain across the channel islandss rain samples across scotland and northern ireland, and behind that, quite a significant change, the wind starts to come down from the north, so it will start to feel quite a lot colder, especially in a northern scotland where we could see some wintry showers developing later in the day. that doesn't set us up for a chillier spell of weather as we move into tuesday, these northerly winds rushed southwards across all parts of the uk, a very different feel to things, it will feel significantly colder, some wintry showers in places, and we stick with that somewhat cooler feel as we head through the coming week. ok this is bbc news — these are the headlines: new year honours for leading figures in the battle against covid. professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam are knighted. drjenny harries and drjune raine are both made dames. no, darling, you don't need those. how do i look? fabulous. it's absolutely fabulous forjoanna lumley who is made a dame, whilst the outgoing james bond — da

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandshine, a few showers into the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko 0i. the headlines: as more russian forces make their way towards the ukraine border, the us puts thousands of troops on standby for potential deployment to eastern europe. new party problems for borisjohnson, downing street admits holding birthday events for the pm during lockdown, but denies breaking any rules. announcing a coup on state tv. burkina faso�*s military detains the president, closes the borders and suspends the constitution. and taking the temperature in beijing, what's it like to host the winter olympics amid some of the world's toughest covid restrictions?

anglia and the south—east dry with sunny spells, any showers very few and far between, but the channel islandsin, but with it some rain or drizzle, and that will continue through this evening and overnight, pushing into western areas. showers in northern england push through the east midlands, east anglia and fade. cold middle part of the night across parts of eastern uk, maybe —6 in eastern scotland for a time, and there is still a little bit of frost for one or two into the morning, but actually temperatures rise through the second half of the night, and by the start of tomorrow, 8—10 degrees in the west, that's because you will be in this little slice of milder air sandwiched between these two weather fronts. the first one just bringing increased amounts of cloud, patchy drizzle, the second one bringing some heavier bursts of rain in northern scotland and strengthening winds. that will touch gale force later in the day. hazy sunshine, though, will continue through monday across some eastern areas, but you can just see how the cloud thickens up. there's some light rain or drizzle on it pushi

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandsshowers into the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us puts thousands of troops on standby for deployment, as russia's military activity continues near ukraine's border. another party hangover for borisjohnson, downing street admits holding birthday events for the pm during lockdown. at least eight people die in a crush outside a football stadium in cameroon, as thousands gathered to watch an african cup of nations match. the incident took place at a perimeter gate where spectators were pushed against the fences by the sheer number of those trying to

anglia and the south—east dry with sunny spells, any showers very few and far between, but the channel islands. milder air trying to push in, but with it some rain or drizzle, and that will continue through this evening and overnight, pushing into western areas. showers in northern england push through the east midlands, east anglia and fade. cold middle part of the night across parts of eastern uk, maybe —6 in eastern scotland for a time, and there is still a little bit of frost for one or two into the morning, but actually temperatures rise through the second half of the night, and by the start of tomorrow, 8—10 degrees in the west, that's because you will be in this little slice of milder air sandwiched between these two weather fronts. the first one just bringing increased amounts of cloud, patchy drizzle, the second one bringing some heavier bursts of rain in northern scotland and strengthening winds. that will touch gale force later in the day. hazy sunshine, though, will continue through monday across some eastern areas, but you can just see how the cloud thickens up. there's some light

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandsinto the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. piers edwards, bbc news, 0lembe stadium, yaounde. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. european gas prices spike and global markets go on a roller—coaster ride as russia—ukraine tensions ratchet up. a few hours ago president biden held talks with key european allies as western leaders weigh up sanctions and energy security. 0ne former american defense secretary gave bbc world news his thoughts on mr biden's approch. he has taken a number of steps to send an important signal to the russians about the price they are going to pay. 0n sanctions, i would give him the same opportunity to make that judgement. unilever — the maker of everything from marmite to dove soap will cut thousands ofjobs in over 100 countries

threatens to bring some outbreaks of rain and potentially some quite strong winds towards the channel islandso see a more significant change in the feel of the weather. just five or six degrees in northern scotland on monday afternoon. 11 or 12 further south. as we move into tuesday we all get into this northerly wind and some much, much colder air. low pressure still close by and it is likely that that will feed some wintry showers into northern parts, especially on quite a brisk wind. the forecast for the coming week is a significantly colder one, although temperatures are only going back to where they should be for this of year. —— for this time of year. this is bbc news, the headlines. the funeral mass for archbishop desmond tutu has taken place at the anglican cathedral in cape town. in his eulogy, the south african president cyril ramaphosa described tutu as "the spiritual father of our new nation". covid is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,300 flights on saturday — more than half of them were services into, out of, or within

it moves away to the channel islands with sunshine following on behind. than of late in parts of scotland, it is not particularly chilly out there. high pressure builds in behind that weather front so it will turn chilly overnight, then we have this weather system rattling in from the atlantic which will bring rain in the north and introduce some milder south—westerly winds as well. we start chilly on friday, some sunshine around. we will cloud over more from the west with light rain and drizzle here and there. temperatures eight or 9 degrees. milderfurther north in temperatures eight or 9 degrees. milder further north in the cloud and in scotland 11 degrees, that is where we have most of the rain in northern parts of the country. a quick look at the weekend and it is still quite windy on saturday, very mild once again. most places will be dry. cooler on sunday but it will turn wet and windy in the north later on. thank you, darren. a reminder of our top story... westminster awaits the report that could determine the prime minister's future amid calls for

heavy rain moving into south wales and south—western england, also affecting the channel islands.he breeze coming in from the west will make it feel chilly today across most parts of the country, feeling colder. into this evening and overnight, temperatures will drop briefly very quickly. widespread frost but that will disappear later on. cloud and rain spells giving us a wet start to saturday, slowly turning drier and brighter across western areas through the day. on sunday looking bright but showery. bye—bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. 200 armed forces personnel are being sent to london hospitals to help with covid—related staff shortages. the australian government deny claims they're holding tennis star novak djokovic captive after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements. they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so, and border force will actually facilitate that. labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of

you work, it�*s dry, cloudy, murky for some but some sunshine through the english channel, the channel islandsst but it will be hit and miss, patchy fog to go with it but tomorrow, we do it again, rain in scotland, not as wet in the highlands as it has been so far today but for most places, it�*s dry, fairly cloudy, the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland, north—eastern england, and through the english channel. goodbye for now. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines — borisjohnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by a conservative mp that she was sacked as a minister — in part — because of concerns about her muslim faith. the uk is withdrawing half the staff of its embassy in ukraine, with growing fears of an imminent russian invasion. covid restrictions in scotland ease today — nightclubs can reopen, and limits on indoor socialising are being dropped. an australian man pleads guilty to abducting four—year—old cleo smith and holding her at his home for 18 days. also coming — the first british woman to swim the channel. mercedes gleitze set a series of records for endurance

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandsatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: the us puts thousands of troops on standby for deployment as russia's military activity continues near ukraine's border. at least eight people die in a crush outside a football stadium in cameroon as thousands gathered to watch an african cup of nations match. another party hangover for borisjohnson: downing street admits holding birthday events for the pm during lockdown, but denies breaking any rules. so exciting! really? yeah! and taking the temperature in beijing: what's it like to host the winter

southern counties, confined to the channel islands, west cornwall, isles of scilly, showers and north—west. tonight with light winds and clear skies and mist and fog patches, southern counties of england and wales, clouding over towards the west later, that stops the temperature dropping too much. scotland england and wales away from the city centres, a frosty but sunny start friday morning. mist and fog patches slowly clearing. after that bright start, cloud increases from the north and west which could produce light rain and drizzle across western areas, the bulk of the rain and strongest winds in the northern half of scotland, particularly in the morning, and temperatures rising through the day to take us into a pretty mild night well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... covid rules on care homes in england have been eased by the government, allowing unlimited visits from monday. resident campaign groups say they welcome the move. i could actually cry with relief. we've actually been asking our members to write to their mps asking for all visiting restrictions to be lifted because

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandseratures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. our headlines today. # happy birthday to you... fresh calls for the prime minister to resign, as downing streets admits to a gathering for borisjohnson's birthday during the first lockdown. quite honestly, i think no—one's ever misunderstood the job description of party leader any more than borisjohnson. the us puts more than 8,000 troops on high alert, amid rising tensions with russia over ukraine. eight people are killed and many more are injured in a stampede at the africa cup of nations in cameroon. a massive relaxation of the covid travel rules. no more tests when you get home if you're fully vaccinated.

anglia and the south—east dry with sunny spells, any showers very few and far between, but the channel islandss, will see cloud increase. milder air trying to push in, but with it some rain or drizzle, and that will continue through this evening and overnight, pushing into western areas. showers in northern england push through the east midlands, east anglia and fade. cold middle part of the night across parts of eastern uk, maybe —6 in eastern scotland for a time, and there is still a little bit of frost for one or two into the morning, but actually temperatures rise through the second half of the night, and by the start of tomorrow, 8—10 degrees in the west, that's because you will be in this little slice of milder air sandwiched between these two weather fronts. the first one just bringing increased amounts of cloud, patchy drizzle, the second one bringing some heavier bursts of rain in northern scotland and strengthening winds. that will touch gale force later in the day. hazy sunshine, though, will continue through monday across some eastern areas, but you can just see how the cloud thick

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandsinto the north of scotland. temperatures not doing too badly, actually, 7—12 celsius. friday will bring the return of the cloud, pushing in from the west — but it will be quite mild, quite breezy and dry for most. welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: the us puts thousands of troops on standby for deployment, as russia's military activity continues near ukraine's border. at least eight people die in a crush outside a football stadium in cameroon, as thousands gathered to watch an african cup of nations match. another party hangover for borisjohnson, downing street admits holding birthday events for the pm during lockdown, but denies breaking any rules. and taking the temperature in beijing — what's it like to host the winter olympics amid some of the world's toughest covid restrictions?

scotland, and watch how it moves southwards through tonight and into tomorrow covering all but the channel islandse will see snow showers at lower levels in scotland. ahead of that, some showers, some thundery across wales, brisk winds in england and wales but a lot of dry weather and across the english channel, looking at some rain on and off in areas adjacent to the english channel. but mild in the south, cold in the north and that cold air filters further south behind the weather front as we go through the night so increasingly in the hills of the pennines, the lake district, peak district and north west wales and we will see snow but more substantial snow falling especially on higher ground across scotland. couple that with gale force winds and we are looking at a combination of blizzards and also drifting on higher ground. that will be the scenario tomorrow as well, the met office has yellow warnings out for this. 5—15 centimetres of fresh snow falling, 15 centimetres on higher ground and gusts potentially on the summits of 70 mph also around the coasts. away from scotland there is lots of dr

the channel islands towards the very far south west of england and devon and cornwall will see some raincold middle night for eastern parts of the uk and maybe —6 in eastern scotland for a time. still a little bit of frost in two the morning. temperatures rise by the morning. temperatures rise by the second half of the night and by tomorrow morning 8 degrees to 10 degrees in the west. the first weather front bringing increasing amounts of cloud and patchy drizzle and the second one bringing patchy rain to northern scotland and strengthening winds will touch gale force later in the day. you could just see how the cloud thickens and there is light rain and drizzle pushing through lying somewhere from yorkshire and the midlands to the isle of wight in the afternoon. west of that extensive mist and low cloud around and i2 of that extensive mist and low cloud around and 12 or 13 degrees before that weather front arrives and eight or nine and the east. the weather front pushes south into tuesday and a milder start in the south but rain and occasional drizzle and much brighter conditions for th

heavy rain moving into south wales and south—western england, also affecting the channel islands.nto this evening and overnight, temperatures will drop briefly very quickly. widespread frost but that will disappear later on. cloud and rain spells giving us a wet start to saturday, slowly turning drier and brighter across western areas through the

we have got more cloud across some parts of england and particularly done towards the channel islands

england and that slowly clearing away but it's going to be lingering for longest towards the channel islandsthe isles of scilly as well, the odd spot of drizzle there but for most of us clearer skies for the rest of the day, just the odd shower filtering in towards the odd shower filtering in towards the north and the west. temperature is only about three degrees in lowick but we are looking at highs of 10-11 lowick but we are looking at highs of 10—11 further south and the winds will ease out for the rest of the day and overnight, so with clear skies and light are winds tonight is going to be colder than last night. some pockets of mist and fog had quite a sharp frost in a few places. even some of our towns and cities temperatures down to freezing. it will be a touch colder than that in rural spots. starting the day tomorrow, high pressure in charge towards the south, but you can see this front pushing into the north. that's a warm front bringing milder air, rotating around the area of high pressure and pushing in from the south—west will stop things are turning milder but cloudier, breezy

maybe across the coast of kent later. —— sunny conditions across the channel islands. f the temperatures, nine, 10 celsius. if you changes towards the middle of the week. high pressure hose on in the week. high pressure hose on in the south, this area of low pressure will come in from the north atlantic. after a dry start, heavy rain at times, blustery winds, getting as far as glasgow and edinburgh at the end of the day, and parts of northern ireland. more breeze on wednesday, a greater chance of some cloud breaks. temperatures above where they should be for the stage in the year. through the night, patchy rain will push southwards into the start of thursday. not a huge amount of rain. that clears away from the south coast during thursday. what's more sunshine to end the week. it will be largely mild. this is bbc news. the headlines... borisjohnson orders an inquiry into claims by a conservative mp that she was sacked as a minister — in part — because of concerns about her muslim faith. it comes as the prime minister faces a crucial few days for his premiership, ahead o

left on it, but maybe a legacy of cloud and drizzle for a time across southwest england and the channel islandss on standby for potential deployment to eastern europe. new party problems for borisjohnson — downing street admits holding birthday events for the pm during lockdown but denies breaking any rules. announcing a coup on state tv, burkina faso's military detains the president, closes the borders and suspends the constitution. so exciting! really? and taking the temperature in beijing — what's it like to host the winter olympics amid some of the world's toughest covid restrictions?

anglia and the south—east dry with sunny spells, any showers very few and far between, but the channel islandsastern uk, maybe —6 in eastern scotland for a time, and there is still a little bit of frost for one or two into the morning, but a chilly temperatures rise through the second half of the night, and by the start of tomorrow, 8—10 degrees in the west, that's because you will be in this little slice of milder air sandwiched between these two weather fronts. the first one just bringing increased amounts of cloud, patchy drizzle, the second one bringing some heavier bursts of rain in northern scotland and strengthening winds. that will touch gale force later in the day. hazy sunshine, though, will continue through monday across some eastern areas, but you can just see how the cloud thickens up. there's some light rain or drizzle on it pushing its way eastwards, lying somewhere from yorkshire through the midlands towards the isle of wight during the afternoon. west of that we will see extensive mist, low cloud around some of the coast, but 12 or 13 degrees. before that where the front arriv

for front down to the south and that could feed some outbreaks of rain certainly towards the channel islandsthat one. here's our other weather front moving eastward into scotland, northern england and northern ireland and beyond that noticed a drop of the temperatures as that northerly wind kicks in. through monday night into tuesday our frontal system running across the south of the uk brings the potential for some wet and windy weather in places. our second front continues its journey southward and behind that we all get into this cold northerly wind. a very, very different feel to the weather by tuesday. although there will be spells of sunshine around some wintry showers getting going. especially around the coast in the north, some drifting around northern ireland parts of wales, be the west of cornwall as well. those temperatures down into single digits feeling very, very different. as we get into wednesday morning it could well be a frost to start the day but more in the way of dry weather. some spells of sunshine, still potentially wanted to wintry showers around and those temperature

bob: it will be moved to the channel islands. >> one point, maybe two. if you have commissions that do not include political, it gives more power to the staff. holding up california, a very blue state, is an example of something that would play elsewhere in the country. what a staff can do to a commission next. >> mike braun but iowa is the gold standard of a lot less purple or swing state than they used to be? they are willing around? if i'm wrong, tell me, but what is another state that is a swing state with coat -- both parties fighting it out so redistricting as a process is safer partisan success or failure? the commission polices that will. >> i'm interested to see how colorado goes. they have a commission for the first time inserted michigan. i'm not saying they're the best practices but they are to states to watch and see how it goes. ben: all of this is a data point, not a turn. bob: the first michigan map confused me so maybe it was a citizen's because it looked like west michigan was getting lagged. bob: the first california commission map in

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