she put granny lesley on.it was lovely to think i would eventually be meeting alina. yes, i wonder if she'll be excited. well, let's catch up with alina to find out. i'm looking forward to meeting her because she is always kind and she writes, and she replies a letter back to me. after 18 months, the moment of meeting for these pandemic pen pals has finally arrived. hello! how are you? i'm really good. oh, don't you look well! i bought you a little present. thank you. i like your wellies. it's amazing, it's wonderful! i thought we'd never meet up. it's been so long. was it a bit emotional? i was nearly in tears walking along the path, i was having to hold it in. it's really good seeing granny lesley. and their correspondence doesn't end here. i wouldn't stop now, no, never. i shall keep writing. i'm going to stay in touch with granny lesley and make every letter for her. is that for me? yes. thank you. from the dark times of the pandemic has emerged an unlikely friendship and a lasting bond. luxmy gopal, bbc n

she put granny lesley on.forward to meeting her because she is always kind and she writes and she replies a letter back to me. after 18 months, the moment of meeting for these pandemic pen pals has finally arrived. hello! how are you? i'm really good. don't you look well. i've brought you a little present. thank you! i like your wellies. it's amazing. it's wonderful. i thought we'd never meet up, it's been so long. is it a bit emotional? i was nearly in tears walking along the path. i was having to hold it in. it's really good seeing granny lesley. and their correspondence doesn't end here. i wouldn't stop now, no, never. i shall keep writing. i'm going to stay in touch with granny lesley and make every letter for her. is that for me? yes. thank you! from the dark times of the pandemic has emerged an unlikely friendship and a lasting bond. luxmy gopal, bbc news. i love that. now it's time for a look at the weather. thanks, good morning everyone, it's been a cold start to the day and will be a cold day generall

it's really good seeing granny lesley. and their correspondence doesn't end here. i wouldn't stop now, no, never. i shall keep writing. i'm going to stay in touch with granny lesley and make every letter for her. is that for me? yes. thank you. from the dark times of the pandemic has emerged an unlikely friendship and a lasting bond. luxmy gopal, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. nick miller. diwali celebrations and firework displays will be lighting up the next few days but the northern lights, i've seen pictures as far south as norfolk and to find out more about the northern lights, what they are and how to come about and see more of these amazing pictures head to our website. of course we are very interested to know if the same will happen again tonight. the chanceis same will happen again tonight. the chance is there but there is a big difference. instead of clear skies to see them there will be clouds spilling on across the northern half of the uk as we go through tonight. a lot of clear weather until then. it's nice to see some sunshine today in cumbr

with granny lesley and make every letter for her. ea of high pressure classes, win still coming in from cold northerly direction, still gusty, cost of about a0 or 50 mph and that will accentuate the cold feel and really be looking at houses and best, questionnaire is coming down the east coast, if you have them penetrating in london late that a new weather system coming and it was an office in scotland and will introduce the cloud and will introduce the cloud and will introduce thicker guidance on buying based in scotland has seen some sunshine. —— fiqh cloud and some rain. forwales sunshine. —— fiqh cloud and some rain. for wales mostly dry that we do have some showers in the west coast of wales, devon and cornwall and some coming down the north sea coast, if you're making in london to the channel islands. temperatures 9-12 but the channel islands. temperatures 9—12 but don't forget tempered by the wind. through this evening and overnight a weather front coming to the north—west by the end of the afternoon slid south as a weak featur

through letter—writing they became so close she started calling lesley "granny". d make every letter for her. is that for me? yes. thank you! from the dark times of the pandemic has emerged an unlikely friendship and a lasting bond. luxmy gopal, bbc news. what a lovely story. since the pandemic began we�*ve spoken about many different hobbies that have surged in popularity as we all spend more time at home — but here�*s a new one for you — making art from hair. this portrait of the prime minister was created by davinia fox. she�*s a hairdresserfrom somerset. it measures five feet by three feet — and davinia says she�*d love mrjohnson to come and admire her handiwork. maybe he could bring some of his hair with him because he has a good conscience apply it seems. hairas paint. nick, do hair as paint. nick, do you defensive portrait done that as you? it seems there are some things you just can�*t un—say! i want to just go straight to something nicer which is the sunshine we have seen today and that has been across many parts of the uk today. however, things are changi