ellie costello, bbc news. that's it from us, now it's time for the news where you are.is is bbc news with ben brown. let's get more on the government's decision to make available two lateral flow tests to everyone in england from this friday. oksana pyzik is a global health adviser and senior teaching fellow at university college london school of pharmacy. she believes the lateral flow tests should just be one of the tools used to combat the spread of the virus. certainly not a perfect tool, but it is fast, it works within 30 minutes, and it is cheap. so if we look at it on a mass level, this sweep across society may help identify cases that we otherwise would not find. so, one in three people are asymptomatic or show no symptoms at all. but the problem is that this particular rapid lateral flow test is actually best used in people who have a very high viral load, who are very infectious, and that tends to correlate with people who actually are symptomatic. so i think it does have a place, it can be one of the tools that we use, but it does not make sense to separate it

ellie costello, bbc news.ange in wind direction brought snow in parts of scotland, northern england and even a few flurries in london. the met office says temperatures could reach as low as —7 overnight. darren bett will explain all. hello there. a lot colder today, obviously. for many parts of england and wales though it has been dry with some sunshine. more snow showers though overnight for the northern half of scotland, but also for northern ireland, heading over the irish sea and parts of wales and the south—west, so some icy conditions where we are seeing those showers. for many other areas it will be dry and clear. we have a frost more widely and temperatures will be down to —1 to —3 typically. it is going to be another cold day on tuesday. more snow showers for the northern half of scotland, northern ireland, heading into parts of wales and snow showers not far away from the east coast and elsewhere the cloud will actually build through the day and almost anywhere in the afternoon could catch a passing

ellie costello, bbc news.his corruption trial. he's accused of misusing his power in seeking to trade favours with media bosses. mr netanyahu denies wrongdoing. the hearing comes as wrangling continues over who should be given the mandate to form the next coalition government. 0ur correspondent injerusalem yolande knell sent this report. it has been called israel's split screen moment. at thisjerusalem court, benjamin netanyahu beginning his corruption trial in earnest. the prosecution accuses him of accepting expensive gifts from businessmen and offering favours for more positive news coverage. charges he denies. meanwhile, across the city at the president's office, talks start on who should be given the first chance to form a new coalition government after last month's election, israel's fourth in two years. he is known as the great survivor, but this is another day when benjamin netanyahu's personal and politicalfate lies in the balance. —— hangs in the balance. simply put, israel is divided into two camps

ellie costello, bbc news.rfor 90 days after struggling with alcohol addiction. welcome to you both and thank you for being with us. louise, how difficult has it been for you, and congratulations on 90 days sober. a great achievement. how difficult has it been to achieve that? filter? great achievement. how difficult has it been to achieve that?— it been to achieve that? very hard. what were — it been to achieve that? very hard. what were the _ it been to achieve that? very hard. what were the challenges - it been to achieve that? very hard. what were the challenges for - it been to achieve that? very hard. what were the challenges for you | it been to achieve that? very hard. | what were the challenges for you in trying to be sober during lockdown? how difficult was that? i was missin: how difficult was that? i was missing my _ how difficult was that? i was missing my friends, - how difficult was that? i was missing my friends, i- how difficult was that? i was missing my friends, i was i how difficult was that

ellie costello, bbc news.n able to support our overseas territories so that gibraltar has become the first place in the world, one of the first places, to offer vaccination to its entire adult population. and the net result of your efforts and of course of the vaccine roll—out is that today i can confirm that from monday the 12th of april we will move to the second step of our roadmap. reopening shops, gyms, zoos, holiday campsites, hairdressers and of course beer gardens and outdoor hospitality of all kinds. and on monday the 12th, i will be going to the pub myself and cautiously but irreversibly raising a pint of beer to my lips. we're also increasing the number of visitors to care homes from one visitor to two visitors to allow residents to see more of their loved ones. we think these changes are fully justified by the data. that shows we're meeting our tests for easing lockdown, as chris will shortly explain. but i will say this, we cannot be complacent. we can see the waves of sickness afflicting other co

ellie costello, bbc news. that there is any reason people are wanting to drink more, it isjust the opportunity has been there. we have been led to believe that we need it in so many different areas of our lives. just the idea of iugghng of our lives. just the idea of juggling home and family life, and home—schooling, we are pushing it on each other really. for a long time, we have used it in every situation. to socialise, when we are stressed, to have fun, to relax. this i to socialise, when we are stressed, to have fun, to relax.— to have fun, to relax. as i said, ou to have fun, to relax. as i said, you coach _ to have fun, to relax. as i said, you coach a _ to have fun, to relax. as i said, you coach a lot _ to have fun, to relax. as i said, you coach a lot of _ to have fun, to relax. as i said, you coach a lot of people - to have fun, to relax. as i said, you coach a lot of people on - you coach a lot of people on facebook, what sort of advice are you giving to people? it is facebook, what sort of advice a

ellie costello, bbc news. years ago. she had flu that turned into sepsis. heather lives in applecross. it's about as remote as it gets in the highlands of scotland. everything is a long way away, including the nearest hospital. it's 85 miles and it's mainly single—track roads and they are very busy in the summer. an air ambulance was called for bethany, but it had to land in a pub car park. by the time she arrived at inverness hospital, it was too late. bethany�*s death had a profound impact on the community, and heather decided to do something. together with a retired local gp, chris ward, she started raising money for a helicopter landing pad. they spoke to experts, found the land, and work started a couple of months ago. in such a remote location, in an emergency, every minute counts. the golden hour is vital for somebody who is desperately ill or critically injured. and if you can start treating people during that golden hour, then you give them a much better chance of surviving whatever the problem is. in