in colchester.r. what is firstsite? a public contemporary art gallery i public contemporary art gallery which really showcases world—class artists but in a way that takes into consideration the community and gives them a kind of real sense of ownership of that space and allows a space where they can exchange ideas and also support emerging artists also. than and also support emerging artists also. �* . . , and also support emerging artists also. ~ . . , ., , and also support emerging artists also. ~ . . , . , a also. an amazing building as well. a fantastic building _ also. an amazing building as well. a fantastic building celebrating - also. an amazing building as well. a fantastic building celebrating its - fantastic building celebrating its tenth anniversary.— fantastic building celebrating its tenth anniversary. whoops from colchester- _ tenth anniversary. whoops from colchester. let's _ tenth anniversary. whoops from colchester. let's pay _ tenth anniversary. whoops from colchester. let's pay a

this year's finalists include experience barnsley, firstsite in colchester and thackray museum of medicinef museums throughout the pandemic. the announcement will be made during a special programme on the bbc news channel tonight at 7.15pm. a bbc documentary has shed new light on what the duke of edinburgh was like as a father and grandfather. all of the duke's children and grandchildren took part in the programme, to be broadcast tomorrow on bbc one. they portray prince philip as firm but with a fondness for practicaljokes — as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. as well as assisting - the queen, he has a separate and independentjob of his own. he ran his public life from this office in buckingham palace. he loved the latest technology. and, of course, he was famously forthright. he would always make everyone very clear where you stand. i think people find that refreshing, that they know that there's nothing else going on or there's no games played. he's very upfront. he's very honest and he's very matter of fact. and he brought that same no—nonsense approach to most things

our education editor branwen jeffreys reports from colchester. circle five times on each side.cle five times on each side. the first test is the hardest. for these year sevens, the first time in secondary school, too. the parents told me it is worth it, as a step back towards normality. me told me it is worth it, as a step back towards normality. we were ha - to back towards normality. we were happy to comply _ back towards normality. we were happy to comply with _ back towards normality. we were happy to comply with what - back towards normality. we were happy to comply with what we . back towards normality. we were i happy to comply with what we need back towards normality. we were - happy to comply with what we need to do. i think it is the best for everyone. t do. i think it is the best for everyone-— do. i think it is the best for everyone. do. i think it is the best for eve one. , ., everyone. i think because of the last ear everyone. i think because of the last year we _ everyone. i think because of the last year we have _ everyone. i think because of the last year we ha

different kinds of places, in northern ireland, the north—east of scotland come up in the highlands, in colchesterdoors, but digitaljigsaws and pub visits online. one of them, the thackray museum of medicine, became the first vaccination centre amongst museums in the uk. timespan created recipes for a disaster online for their community. cca looked at what they could do with artists in kabul, londonderry. so there are all being imaginative and creative, punching far above their weight —— artists in derry, londonderry. find far above their weight -- artists in derry, londonderry.— derry, londonderry. and because artists were _ derry, londonderry. and because artists were home _ derry, londonderry. and because artists were home for _ derry, londonderry. and because artists were home for so - derry, londonderry. and because artists were home for so much i derry, londonderry. and because artists were home for so much of| derry, londonderry. and because i artists were home for so much of the time, do you think they connected with people who perhaps had not been through their doors physically before? i t

this year's finalists include experience barnsley, firstsite in colchester and thackray museum of medicinel follow him and we'll bring you that speech when it starts. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. the days of september are passing by. the nights are drawing in. in certain ways, it is feeling a bit autumnal. but as far as the weather goes, there's still some warmth in the forecast for the next few days, especially across the south of the uk. further north, a little bit of rain, not an awful lot, but it will be windy and briefly a bit cooler. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see a lot of cloud piling in from the west, but much of this is just wispy, high cloud turning the sunshine quite hazy through the rest of the day. northern ireland and western scotland will see thicker cloud. the odd spot of rain in the western highlands. pretty windy in the far north as well. those are the steady wind speeds, the average wind speeds. the gusts could get to around 50 mph in exposed places in the far north. but temperatures in eastern scotland, up to 21 o

this year's finalists include experience barnsley, firstsite in colchester and thackray museum of medicineand northern ireland into northern england and they can get the odd spot of drizzle and more cloud coming from the far northwest with outbreaks of rain. still quite windy here for the night as well but mild where we have the cloud and outbreaks of rain. for the south with clear skies who will see the odd miss pageant temperatures as low as seven or 8 degrees but it does mean that across a good part of england and was we see sunny spells again tomorrow albeit with a bit more in the way of cloud and maybe the odd spot of rain from northwest england and north wales. for scotland and northern ireland it was to disband a cloud and increasingly light rain staggering southward to the mix of 20 spells and showers following into the far north. still quite blustery across open areas and especially wendy to the east of the pen nines in the eastern side of scotland. temperatures in the far north struggling a little bit at 13 or 14 morris for the south highs of 20—22. three wednesday evening disban

our education editor branwen jeffreys reports from colchester. circle five times on each side.ink it is the best for everyone. i think because of the last year we have had has been so unsettling, just to be normal, get back to it. certain things coming into day for our first ever day. - she is coming in and having to do a lateral flow test. _ the sooner we move away from that stuff, the - better. i appreciate they have got to do it at the moment. . i hope corona doesn�*t spread any more like how it did last year, how itjust happened so quickly and largely. school staff have been vaccinated. precautions today where to get accurate results. after this, teenagers will be asked to test at home. testing is now the main precaution in england�*s schools. masks have gone for pupils and so have big year group bubbles. but both of those could be back on a local basis if cases rise. it is now much more up to schools to decide what precautions to put in place. there is a lot less signage up. no one—way signs any more. for head teachers, more leeway to make decisions. what we do know now is

we have had a very comprehensive decompression programme in barracks at colchester for the last fivetion like this, particularly when the media is filled with the images that have been all over the world, of the devastation that was caused at abbey gate and the horrific scenes of, as was described in the piece earlier, that sea of humanity squeezing into the airport, rushing onto the airfield, falling off aeroplanes. our wives and families have been through it, as much if not more than we have. �* ., . through it, as much if not more than we have. . ., ., ., through it, as much if not more than we have. �* ., . ., , ., we have. and on a human level, you talked about — we have. and on a human level, you talked about that _ we have. and on a human level, you talked about that relief _ we have. and on a human level, you talked about that relief of _ we have. and on a human level, you talked about that relief of being - talked about that relief of being able to take that baby and place it in a better place, a safer future. it's not possible for every afghan he wanted to get out and he wa