but all parts of north—east scotland but all parts of north—east scotland but all parts of north—eastonger winds picking up affecting the channel islands. after a fine into the day for many, we will start to see that low cloud and fog rolling backin see that low cloud and fog rolling back in across parts of england and wales through the night. bit of fog and central belt of scotland, and ireland as well. clear spells for wales. here, temperatures below freezing, touch of frost around in chile where we have the clout. from monday, starting off on a chilly note. then slow the cloud will tend to burn away towards the east. good spells of sunshine developing and probably a sunny day in store for much of scotland and northern ireland. the theme is well you have the sunshine, temperatures will reach double figures otherwise quite chilly so we hold onto the cloud and mist and fog. repeat performance on tuesday, another grey, misty, chilly start but we should see sunshine developing across southern scotland and western areas, quite grey across the north—east coast and double figures with some

africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotlandwest on saturday, well, it's a wet and windy day coming up with the rain again very heavy and persistent at times. temperatures, well, around about 12—14 celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 spots. very mild indeed. 0ur weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of cloud with a few patches of rain left on it by this stage. so more in the way of bright weather for scotland and northern ireland, a bit more sunshine here, temperatures around 10—11 celsius. eastern england still having the highest temperatures, perhaps up to 15—16. welcome to bbc news, i'm lewis vaughanjones. our top stories... touchdown confirmed — perserverance is safely on the surface of mars. the moment the perseverance rover, nasa's most ambitious mission to mars, lands successfully on the red planet. to work through all the adversity that goes, and all the challenges that go

east scotland, central and eastern parts of england still on the cool side with temperature is aboutsee rain clearing eastwards through sunday night and into monday quite a bit of cloud around with showers particularly across western areas. some bright or sunny spells but it is very mild compared with the weather we've seen over recent days. temperatures, northern ireland, england and wales 11-13, northern ireland, england and wales 11—13, scotland 8—9. if anything in the week ahead it gets even milder. indeed this time next weekend in london we could see temperatures as high as 16. it will feel like spring has sprung. this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories... the us senate reconvenes for the fifth and potentially final day of donald trump's second impeachment trial. republicans are expected to acquit the former president on the charge of inciting insurrection. iam gary i am gary o'donoghue, live on capitol hill, where the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, has made it clear he will vote to acquit dahlstrom

east through sunday. scattered snow showers elsewhere, especially eastern scotland and eastern england, and dry and cloudyt anglia and south—east of england. do make sure that you check the forecast, the details could change. but the potential is there for some disruptive snow. on monday, it is a similar picture once again, some more heavy snow coming in across south—east england, east anglia, and across eastern and england and eastern scotland, also seeing some heavy snow showers. only a or two around freezing, but much colder than that when you add on the winds. all the warnings are on our website. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines: the uk r numberfalls to between 0.7 and 1, with case numbers also dropping throughout most of the uk, though doctors warn we mustn't be complacent. we would like to see levels at a really safe level before we take our foot off the gas. we don't want to be in this position again. and we want our hospitals in some sort of state that they can cope with what used to be normal if we are going to head back towards that. the government defends its scheme to qu

a time and many eastern areas will have a colder night tonight, even a touch of frost in north—east scotlandour eyes to the west and we will see more rain arrived to take us into the first part of tomorrow morning. that rain will be clearing away from northern ireland very quickly. at low pressure is still dominating to the north—west. that will keep the wind is strong across north—west scotland. 70 mph gusts here. it means the rain we have across many areas will clear through on the space of an hour or two in the morning. sunshine and a view showers in its wake. the exception being east anglia, southern counties of england. it's going to stay cloudy all day long. 0utbreaks of england. it's going to stay cloudy all day long. outbreaks of rain becoming more extensive in the second half of the day. 12 or 13, fresher further north, second half of the day. 12 or 13, fresherfurther north, but second half of the day. 12 or 13, fresher further north, but son trying to compensate. as we go through the evening on wednesday, cloud and rain will push northwards. a mild night wednesday night into thursd

there won't be much rain, though, across the north—east of scotland, and not a great deal of rain eitherreas further west, the rain pretty relentless. temperatures on the mild side, looking at highs of around 10—12 celsius fairly widely. and then into the weekend — more wet and windy weather to come across western areas. the eastern side of the country brighter and drier and, for some, it could turn very mild indeed for a time. the reason the weather gets a bit milder is the winds are going to start to come from a southerly direction, dragging the air up from north africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotland not doing badly in places. further west on saturday, well, it's a wet and windy day coming up with the rain again very heavy and persistent at times. temperatures, well, around about 12—1a celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 spots. very mild indeed. 0ur weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fi

there won't be much rain, though, across the north—east of scotland, and not a great deal of rain eitherven. whereas further west, the rain pretty relentless. temperatures on the mild side, looking at highs of around 10—12 celsius fairly widely. and then into the weekend — more wet and windy weather to come across western areas. the eastern side of the country brighter and drier and, for some, it could turn very mild indeed for a time. the reason the weather gets a bit milder is the winds are going to start to come from a southerly direction, dragging the air up from north africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotland not doing badly in places. further west on saturday, well, it's a wet and windy day coming up with the rain again very heavy and persistent at times. temperatures, well, around about 12—14 celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 spots. very mild indeed. 0ur weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tendi

a chilly night, and that's the case in aberdeenshire and north—east scotland with snow on the ground,ar skies and may be a touch of frost, heavy showers over eastern england and once they have departed a cooler night than last night but in the west, more wind and rain arrives and temperatures not much lower than six or 9 degrees. into wednesday we go, and early risers might get some brightness in the east but overall the spell of an hour or two of heavy rain working across many areas during the morning and followed by sunshine and showers. gusty winds in western scotland again but the weather front never really clears the southern counties of england and south wales and it will stay cloudy for much of the day with further outbreaks of rain, 12 or 13 is the height, a bit cooler further rain, 12 or 13 is the height, a bit coolerfurther north, but rain, 12 or 13 is the height, a bit cooler further north, but the milder air will work back north as we go into wednesday night and with it some heavy rain across some western areas but while we start thursday on areas but while we start thursd

there won't be much rain, though, across the north—east of scotland, and not a great deal of rain eitherin pretty relentless. temperatures on the mild side, looking at highs of around 10—12 celsius fairly widely. and then into the weekend — more wet and windy weather to come across western areas. the eastern side of the country brighter and drier and, for some, it could turn very mild indeed for a time. the reason the weather gets a bit milder is the winds are going to start to come from a southerly direction, dragging the air up from north africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotland not doing badly in places. further west on saturday, well, it's a wet and windy day coming up with the rain again very heavy and persistent at times. temperatures, well, around about 12—14 celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 spots. very mild indeed. our weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of clou

africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotlandl, around about 12—14 celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in one or a few spots. very mild indeed. our weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of cloud with a few patches of rain left on it by this stage. so more in the way of bright weather for scotland and northern ireland, a bit more sunshine here, temperatures around 10—11 celsius. eastern england still having the highest temperatures, perhaps up to 15—16. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. confirmed — perserverance is safely on the surface of mars. nasa's most ambitious mission to mars has just landed succesfully on the red planet. this was the moment when the rover called perseverence finally made it. to work through all the adversity that goes, and all the challenges that go with landing a rover on mars, plus the challenges of covid — and

there won't be much rain, though, across the north—east of scotland, and not a great deal of rain eitheress. temperatures on the mild side, looking at highs of around 10—12 celsius fairly widely. and then into the weekend — more wet and windy weather to come across western areas. the eastern side of the country brighter and drier and, for some, it could turn very mild indeed for a time. the reason the weather gets a bit milder is the winds are going to start to come from a southerly direction, dragging the air up from north africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotland not doing badly in places. further west on saturday, well, it's a wet and windy day coming up with the rain again very heavy and persistent at times. temperatures, well, around about 12—14 celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 spots. very mild indeed. our weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of cloud with a few patc

a bit of brightness in north—east scotland where you are sheltered by the wind.y strong and gusty out west, 50 to 60 miles an hour on exposed coasts. already it is pretty mild at there. this evening and overnight the rain continues, particularly in northern england and into wales and the south—west. northern ireland and scotland turning a bit drier, some clearer spells. might get a bit chilly across northern scotland. not unusualfor across northern scotland. not unusual for this time of year. the further south and exceptionally mild night and i'll start to tomorrow. but this frontal system is still setting in place and bringing further pulses of rain. hills in the south—west and the north west of england and south wales have the greatest risk of flooding. that rain returns to northern ireland and parts of scotland during the day. east anglia and the south east should stay predominantly dry with good spells of sunshine. it is another windy day. the strongest winds to be found on coasts in the west. temperature is pretty high for all. where you get the sunshine in

widespread frost takes us into sunday, further snow showers pushing in from the east across scotland and northern england, icejust about anywhere and we have some standing surface water. here comes that cold air from scandinavia from sunday, all the way south across the uk. this is storm darcy, named by the dutch met service, pulling off into the continent. this front doesn't pull out of the way very quickly. so the met office is now concerned enough about the threat that piling up the snow across parts of east anglia and kent that an amber warning for the risk of disruption has been issued here. we could see in some areas up to 20 centimetres of snow and blizzard conditions because those easterly winds will be particularly gusty. also, the likelihood of some of that snow drifting. this exact line of how far west snow pushes is a little bit subject to question, as we get closer to the time, we should be able to pinpoint that for you more. but that's the area most likely to be badly hit on sunday. further north, snow showers streaming across northern england and scotland. many shelter

scotland. the cold snap since the so—called beast from the east struck in 2018.ools and vaccination centres have had to close in some areas and police are warning people not to travel. in benfleet in essex, a bus driver struggled to keep control, such where the challenging conditions on the road. not stopping for no one. road. not sto an: for no one. not stopping for no one. in norfolk, motorists abandoned their cars as a snowdrifts stop them from getting through. emergency services were also impacted. the county of kent experienced some of the heaviest snowfall, up to 16 centimetres in some areas. this scene has been repeated across much of eastern england. due to storm darcy _ much of eastern england. due to storm darcy we _ much of eastern england. due to storm darcy we have _ much of eastern england. due to storm darcy we have strong - storm darcy we have strong blustery winds which has caused a lot of drifting in certain exposed areas and that has caused a lot of problems on the road. �* �* , , caused a lot of problems on the road. ~~ .,, road. the m says tr

those wins more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, the focuses, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up, signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west, and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the world health organization insists the astrazeneca vaccine is still a vital tool in the global fight against coronavirus after questions about its efficacy. 0n the eve of his second impeachment trial, lawyers for donald trump have asked the us senate to dismiss the charges against him as unconstitutional. scientists from the world health organization prepare to share the findings of the

saturday rain showers for parts of northern and eastern england, south—east scotland seeing a bit of this snow will fall to lower levels and there will be some snow over the higher ground of northern england later in the day. the driest of the weather to be found further south and west during saturday afternoon. saturday night and into sunday those temperatures are going to be dropping like a stone. code—mac easterly winds pushing a close and heavy persistent snowfall across east anglia, the south—east of england and snow flurries further north. an amber warning in force for that potentially disruptive snow. there could be more than ten centimetres in places. that's all from the bbc news at six — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, katherine downes. coming with me, katherine downes. up this friday evening a century on his century — joe root passes 100 on his 100th test as england take control in india. spring is on the way — the six nations starts tomorrow, we'll be looking forward as england

scotland. it's the coldest snap since the so—called beast from the east struck in 2018. forced to close in some areas, with police warning people not to travel, as helena wilkinson reports. a bus driver struggled to keep control. such were the challenging conditions on the road. in norfolk, some abandoned their cars as snow drifts stopped them from getting through. emergency vehicles were also affected. kent has had some of the heaviest snowfall, up to 16 centimetres in some areas. this scene has been repeated across much of eastern england. due to storm darcy, we had some strong winds, which has caused a lot of drifting in some areas, and that's caused a lot of problems on the roads. the aa says numerous accidents have been caused. in chartham in canterbury, local workers helped to keep village life ticking along. we don't want anyone snowed in, so why not help at the community? the weather forced some vaccination centres to close, including several in suffolk and essex, as well as surrey and norfolk. coastal towns like southend—on—sea in essex were amongst those to exp

sunshine through today, but there will be some snow showers — these continuing to affect the north—east of scotlandtowards the northern isles. and cloud further west will tend to break away as this drier air moves in from the south—east, so, many places should see the sunshine. now, another very cold day when you factor in the wind, which will be a feature throughout friday. it's going to feel much colder than these temperatures suggest, sub—zero for all areas. now, as we head through friday night, skies will be clear, so those temperatures will fall away again. we'll continue to see some snow showers grazing past eastern scotland and north—east england. the cloud and snow showers and strong winds push on into the northern isles, and then over to the west, a band of sleet and snow will start to make inroads into northern ireland, the very far south—west of england. so, here, less cold than it will be elsewhere. another widespread hard frost for many of us. now, as we move through the weekend, you'll notice the orange colours, the milder air will start to very slowly creep its way eastwards. and by

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, the more of you dry on wednesday, more of you see the sunshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. latest headlines. we report the military using water cannon on three cities in myanmar as a fourth day of protest begins. the demonstration is a response to last week's military coup and comes today after the commander—in—chief addressed the nation assisting are insisting it was justified. the nation assisting are insisting it wasjustified. the who has warned against me to

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, thee. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. welcome to bbc news, i'm mike embley. our top stories... a change in policy on yemen as the us calls for an end to the work. we get a rare access at any damage caused in six years of conflict. what used on that those last week's coup. the world health organization insists the astrazeneca vaccine is still a vital tool in the global fight against coronavirus, despite concerns in south africa about its efficacy. and the english photo

east. further scattered showers for northern ireland, scotland and northern england. ne breaking through. in the sunnier spells in the south—east, perhaps london reaching 14 celsius on monday — much warmer than recently. even 8—10 celsius for parts of scotland. through the week ahead — fairly unsettled, rain at times, some sunshine in between, but not as cold as it has been lately. goodbye for now. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. british prime minister borisjohnson comes under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. government ministers however urge caution. we are not going to be able to give certainty unless we are basing it on the evidence we have got that the vaccine is doing its job. so far the prognosis is pretty good but we have to keep monitoring it as the roll—out proceeds. president trump suggests he could make a political comeback after he's cleared of inciting insurrection in his impeachment trial. democrats are furious with the verdict despite the results of the

have seen 1a degrees in the south—east corner, even up to eight or nine celsius in parts of north—east scotlandacross england and wales initially, then to northern ireland and across parts of scotland. some heavy bursts of rain in the west later in the night, and the breeze will be picking up, especially to the west of scotland. it does mean that temperatures tonight well clear of frost levels, around five to around 10 celsius to start tomorrow. a windy day, though, across the western isles of scotland with outbreaks of rain at times. rain initially across central and eastern parts of england confined to east anglia, south—east of the channel islands clearing into the afternoon, and then sunshine and showers. showers in the west could be heavy and thundery. a breezy day across the board, but the strongest of the winds will remain across the far west of scotland. temperatures may be down a little bit on today's values, but still above the 7 or 8 degrees we normally expect at this stage in february. the mild run continues through tuesday night into wednesday. after a fine night, it looks like ano

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, theday, more of you see the sunshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. latest headlines. we had one's military than a gorilla has addressed good for the first time. the general tried to justify the coup, is civilian leaders had failed to hold a proper election last november but produced no evidence. he did promise fresh elections next year. the who has warned againstjumping to conclusions against jumping to conclusions about againstjumping to conclusions about the effi

africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotlandl, around about 12—14 celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 few spots. very mild indeed. 0ur weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of cloud with a few patches of rain left on it by this stage. so more in the way of bright weather for scotland and northern ireland, a bit more sunshine here, temperatures around 10—11 celsius. eastern england still having the highest temperatures, perhaps up to 15—16. this is bbc news, the headlines. the american space agency, nasa, has successfully landed a rover vehicle on mars. after a seven—month journey from earth, the craft survived a high—speed plunge through the martian atmosphere, and tweeted a picture of the surface of the red planet. the perseverance mission will search for ancient signs of life. facebook has been accused of using bullying tactics after its decision to ban news on its platform in au

africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotlanddy day coming up with the rain again very heavy and persistent at times. temperatures, well, around about 12—14 celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in one or a few spots. very mild indeed. 0ur weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of cloud with a few patches of rain left on it by this stage. so more in the way of bright weather for scotland and northern ireland, a bit more sunshine here, temperatures around 10—11 celsius. eastern england still having the highest temperatures, perhaps up to 15—16. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. touchdown confirmed — perserverance is safely on the surface of mars. this is the moment, the perseverance rover — nasa's most ambitious mission to mars — landed successfully on the red planet after a seven—monthjourney from earth. to work th

sunshine through today, but there will be some snow showers — these continuing to affect the north—east of scotlandloud further west will tend to break away as this drier air moves in from the south—east, so, many places should see the sunshine. now, another very cold day when you factor in the wind, which will be a feature throughout friday. it's going to feel much colder than these temperatures suggest, sub—zero for all areas. now, as we head through friday night, skies will be clear, so those temperatures will fall away again. we'll continue to see some snow showers grazing past eastern scotland and north—east england. the cloud and snow showers and strong winds push on into the northern isles, and then over to the west, a band of sleet and snow will start to make inroads into northern ireland, the very far south—west of england. so, here, less cold than it will be elsewhere. another widespread hard frost for many of us. now, as we move through the weekend, you'll notice the orange colours, the milder air will start to very slowly creep its way eastwards. and by sunday, many areas will be less c

to the south and at lower levels in the east of scotland, it is falling as rain full. things will be turning colder, and there will be turning colder, and there will be turning colder, and there will be further snowfall in places. as low pressure goes to the south, the snow will be falling to lower levels and falling across parts of northern england as well. southern england and wales saying some showers on saturday, drier in northern ireland. temperatures down in recent days, between two to 8 degrees on saturday. the second half of the weekend, you can see the colder air, and easterly wind will be blowing across all of the uk, moving on into sunday. so likely to be some snowfall particularly in the east and across southern and eastern england, east anglia sets to see some snowfall. the positions of the snow and the detail could change over the next few days. turning colder, potentialfor disruptive snow for many of us. this is bbc news. the headlines: the bank of england forecasts that the economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the success

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, the to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. razak, bbc news, tick—tock signs a global licensing deal there

east scotland, central and eastern parts of england still on the cool side with temperature is about quite a bit of cloud around with showers particularly across western areas. some bright or sunny spells but it is very mild compared with the weather we've seen over recent days. temperatures, northern ireland, england and wales 11—13, scotland 8—9. if anything in the week ahead it gets even milder. indeed this time next weekend in london we could see temperatures as high as 16. it will feel like spring has sprung. this is bbc news the headlines at five borisjohnson says he is "optimistic" ahead of announcing his plan for easing coronavirus restrictions in england — but warned he will have to be cautious people aged 70 or over who have not yet had a covid jab are being urged to come forward, as ministers aim to meet their vaccination target by monday. new developments in the impeachment trial of former president donald trump as the senate votes to allow witnesses some contraceptive pills could be sold over the counter in the uk for the first time, without the need for a gp appointment

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, thehe sunshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. all travellers entering the uk could face mandatory covid tests after they arrive to stop the spread of new variants. 0ver—70s in england who haven't been vaccinated are told to contact the nhs. donald trump on trial — again. the first ever impeachment of a former president begins today. the bulk of childcare, and less securejobs

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, theesday, more of you see the sunshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. welcome to bbc news, my name is mike embley. our top stories... a change in policy on yemen — as the us calls for an end to the war, we get rare access to see the damage inflicted in six years of conflict. myanmar�*s military flexes its muscles — water cannons are used on those protesting last week's coup, but the unrest does prompt promises of a fresh election. the world health organization insis

the amber warning from central and east scotland.s in western parts of the uk it's actually clear. needless to say it's going to be a freezing cold morning for it many of us. wednesday temperatures around —3 or 4 degrees in city centers. a similar day on wednesday with further snow showers. some of them with only flurries particularly across eastern areas of the uk but out towards the west even some sunshine looking out to sea. a very chilly day, freezing or below for some of us. the following night will be even colder. could be as low as minus eight degrees even in cities across the south of the country towards the end of the week that cold air is still very much dominating. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. donald trump's historic impeachment trial is underway in washington. we are bringing you live coverage of the start of donald trump's second impeachment trial. let us continue to listen. ,, ., ., , ., ., , impeachment trial. let us continue to listen. ,, ., ., , ., ., to listen. senator george edmonds of vermont is

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, thehe sunshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. the latest headlines from bbc news... the world health organization �*s warning against jumping to conclusions about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines. this is despite a south african study that suggests the astrazeneca jab mac is less effective against the virus. organisations say it is an important tool. former president donald trump's lawyers have asked to dismiss charges brought against him, claiming they are unco

africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotlandund about 12—1a celsius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 spots. very mild indeed. 0ur weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of cloud with a few patches of rain left on it by this stage. so more in the way of bright weather for scotland and northern ireland, a bit more sunshine here, temperatures around 10—11 celsius. eastern england still having the highest temperatures, perhaps up to 15—16. this is bbc news. the headlines: the american space agency nasa has successfully landed a rover vehicle on mars. after a 7—month journey from earth, the craft survived a high—speed plunge through the martian atmosphere, and tweeted a picture of the surface of the red planet. the perseverance mission will search for ancient signs of life. millions of people in the us state of texas remain without power after gas pipelines and wind turbines froze in a winter

another three people have tested positive in north east scotland.going to contact the passengers just as fast as we can, we're going to check they haven't had symptoms. some of them may have had, randomly or connected. we're going to check if any have had tests and we'll do genetics on those tests. authorities are also trying to identify a sixth case. someone who took a test on february 12 or 13 did not register it properly. this isn't the first variant of concern we've had to deal with. and, in fact, this one is pretty similar to the one first found in south africa. now, surge testing for that did pick up a small number of cases, but less than 0.2% of all the people they tested had that variant. and in fact, since they first started looking for the south africa variant, they've only found 250 cases of it across the uk. this makes the vaccine roll—out ever more important. and today, a new milestone — more than 20 million people have now had theirfirst dose. the first steps back to normality will be taken in schools, and testing will be a key part of

sunshine through today, but there will be some snow showers — these continuing to affect the north—east of scotlandud as well in towards the northern isles. and cloud further west will tend to break away as this drier air moves in from the south—east, so, many places should see the sunshine. now, another very cold day when you factor in the wind, which will be a feature throughout friday. it's going to feel much colder than these temperatures now, as we head through friday night, skies will be clear, so those temperatures will fall away again. we'll continue to see some snow showers grazing past eastern scotland and north—east england. the cloud and snow showers and strong winds push on into the northern isles, and then over to the west, a band of sleet and snow will start to make inroads into northern ireland, the very far south—west of england. so, here, less cold than it will be elsewhere. another widespread hard frost for many of us. now, as we move through the weekend, you'll notice the orange colours, the milder air will start to very slowly creep its way eastwards. and by sunday, many areas

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, theo much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west, and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. this is bbc world news. the headlines... the world health organization has cautioned against dismissing the adams ridge vaccine after setbacks over the disease —— astrazeneca vaccine. donald trump asked the us senate to dismiss charges against him and his impeachment trial. he's been charge for inciting insurrection in january. the head of the burmese military has set to justify last week's coup. he declared there would be nude collections, but did no

scotland as well. reason being mild tonight as we had through friday, particularly across england, wales and northern ireland, but some showers in the west. north east with just three celsius in aberdeen. as we head into the weekend, things are going to be turning colderfor all of us and there will be further snowfall in places as well. moving through friday night and into saturday, as low pressure starts to drift away to as the south, that snow will fall down to lower levels across much of scotland and it will start to full across parts of northern england as well. to the south of that, in the southern half of england and wales, they will see some showers, dry on saturday for northern ireland, but temperatures are down on recent days but down but from between 2—8 and as you move through on the second half of the week, we can see the blue, colours, this is the easterly wind coming through. moving on into sunday. so, there is likely to be some snowfall, and into the east and is in england, east anglia to season is over, but the positions of the snow and the detail could change over the next few days, turning much colder with potential disruptors over

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, thes not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. my name is mike embley. the world health organization insists the astrazeneca vaccine is still a vital tool in the global fight against coronavirus, after concerns in south africa about its efficacy. on the eve of his second impeachment trial, lawyers for donald trump ask the us senate to dismiss the charges against him as unconstitutional. myanmar�*s

those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, theshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now. hello. bbc news. i am sally bundled with the latest headlines for this is bbc news i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world... as new zealand becomes the first country to suspend political and miliatry ties with myanmar, fresh reports of water cannon use on protestors in the capital. trump on trial again. washington prepares for the first ever impeachment of a former president. eur

sunshine through today, but there will be some snow showers — these continuing to affect the north—east of scotlandmany places should see the sunshine. now, another very cold day when you factor in the wind, which will be a feature throughout friday. it's going to feel much colder than these temperatures suggest, sub—zero for all areas. now, as we head through friday night, skies will be clear, so those temperatures will fall away again. we'll continue to see some snow showers grazing past eastern scotland and north—east england. the cloud and snow showers and strong winds push on into the northern isles, and then over to the west, a band of sleet and snow will start to make inroads into northern ireland, the very far south—west of england. so, here, less cold than it will be elsewhere. another widespread hard frost for many of us. now, as we move through the weekend, you'll notice the orange colours, the milder air will start to very slowly creep its way eastwards. and by sunday, many areas will be less cold, certainly away from the east and south—east. so, through saturday, it's a cold, frosty st

africa, spain, france, and on into central and eastern parts of england in particular, though east scotlandius across western areas — which is still mild, but across the east of england we could see temperatures go as high as 17 celsius in 1—2 few spots. very mild indeed. 0ur weather front is still with us on sunday, but it is tending to fizzle, just a lump of cloud with a few patches of rain left on it by this stage. so more in the way of bright weather for scotland and northern ireland, a bit more sunshine here, temperatures around 10—11 celsius. eastern england still having the highest temperatures, perhaps up to 15—16. hello there. this is bbc news, the headlines. a nasa rover which left earth seven months ago has successfully landed on mars, completing a journey of nearly half a billion kilometres. it's the most ambitious search for life on the planet since the 1970s. australia's prime minister — scott morrison — has said his government will not be �*intimidated' by facebook blocking news feeds to users. facebook is responding to a proposed law, which would make tech giants, pay for ne

a chilly night, and that's the case in aberdeenshire and north—east scotland with snow on the ground,rives and temperatures not much lower than six or 9 degrees. into wednesday we go, and early risers might get some brightness in the east but overall the spell of an hour or two of heavy rain working across many areas during the morning and followed by

staying windy if not when you're still in through tonight will stop snow flurries in north—east scotlanduk economy shrank by nearly 10% last year — the biggest drop ever recorded. whilst there were some signs of resilience overwinter, what's clear is right now, many families and businesses are experiencing hardship. are you still working? have you been furloughed? or have you lost yourjob? how has the pandemic affected your life over the past year economically? please do get in touch with your stories. on twitter, i'm @annita—mcveigh. the other headlines this morning. the australian state of victoria announces a deadlocked and because a cluster of cases linked