rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima. it really does. it's behind this band of rain, a cold weather front, so a late dip in our temperatures across western scotland. for most, temperatures and stay around the six or seven mark because we bought the cloud in the showery rain. the breeze, the wind strength through the night, or blustery showers following our band of rain. a few hours of quite heavy, steady rain moves eastwards. sunny spells follow, but the showers will be wintry compared as today. spells follow, but the showers will be wintry compar hail an today. spells follow, but the showers will be wintry compar hail and oday. spells follow, but the showers will be wintry compar hail and thunder so over the hills, hail and thunder as well as we seen today. temperatures will be lower by four or 5 degrees, so a different feeling day, chilly air with those showers. perhaps drier for most of us on saturday, but more unsettled saturday, but more unsettled saturday night into sunday. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in yagi, northern japan. let's get some of the day's other news.ountry's politics, with a strong condemnation of president bolsonaro's covid—19 policies. at a speech in sao paolo, the popular left leader declined to say whether he would run against bolsonaro next year, after a judge annulled his corruption convictions, reinstating his right to run for office. the us senate has confirmed merrick garland as president biden�*s attorney—general. twenty republicans sided with democrats, including mitch mcconnell, who as the senate majority leader in 2016, blocked judge garland as president obama's nominee to sit on the supreme court. the lower house of the mexican parliament has passed uk police searching for sarah everard have said they have found �*what appear to be human remains' in woodland in kent. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder following ms everard's disappearance last week in south london. ian maxwell, brother of ghislaine maxwell, who's in jail facing trial in new york has said his sister is being

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in yagi, northernjapan. incredible to think it's been ten years.to landing, well, that can be a different story. the albatross often has trouble coming back down to earth because of its narrow wings, which make it harder for the bird to fly slowly. so it may not have quite made the landing, but who among us gets it right all the time? let's be honest, it can fly, right? that's pretty awesome. from me and the team, thinks for watching. good night. hello. march may have come in like a lamb, but the lion has now arrived early. and, after a stormy night, we have a very windy thursday to come — yes, some sunshine, but also heavy, blustery showers. all around an area of low pressure that's sitting to the north of us, but the tightly—packed isobars right across us indicating that wherever you are, thursday will be a very windy day. but it's england and wales bearing the brunt of the strongest, most disruptive winds, particularly early in the day as we see this area of wet weather move across northern england, wales, the midlands, and on towards east angli

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in yagi, northern japan.festival and pilgrimage, celebrated in 12 year cycles. government officials have put a number of measures in place for this including testing to stop the spread of covid—19. and, before we go, a bit of bird news. for the northern royal albatross flying is an effortless act, but when it comes to landing, well, that can be a different story. the albatross often has trouble coming back down to earth because of its narrow wings, which make it harder for the bird to fly slowly. who amongst us get it right all the time? you can reach me on twitter — i'm @embleymike hello. march may have come in like a lamb, but the lion has now arrived early. and, after a stormy night, we have a very windy thursday to come — yes, some sunshine, but also heavy, blustery showers. all around an area of low pressure that's sitting to the north of us, but the tightly—packed isobars right across us indicating that wherever you are, thursday will be a very windy day. but it's england and wales bearing the brunt of

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima.sy brazil hospital, here's what they heard. violin plays the soothing sound of the violin. this violinist named cristiano has been volunteering and playing in the corridors of a rio dejaneiro hospital. as brazil battles with the coronavirus outbreak, he hopes his music can bring comfort to those who need it the most. this is bbc world news america. i'm laura trevelyan, thank you so much for watching. laura trevelyan, thank you so much forwatching. have laura trevelyan, thank you so much for watching. have a great night. good evening. it's felt pleasant when you've seen the sunshine today, but we've also had a real rash of showers and some quite hefty showers as well. i mean, it's not surprising. low pressure's driving the weather, it's sitting towards the north—west of us and throwing these bands of showers in off the atlantic. in fact tomorrow, we've got a cold weatherfront coming in — in fact tonight — and behind that, it will turn colder. so the evening will find the showers continu

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in yagi, northern japan. stay with us on bbc news.andemic. we'll examine the dramatic changes across the world and ask what's ahead. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours, the soviet union lost an elderly, sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots from the gym, then he came out and started firing at our hearts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41 — - sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90 — l travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. i paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what'll you do now? will it change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really, i've never married before. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... president biden has scored an important victory afterjust 50 days in office, with the house of representatives approving his covid stimulus package worth almo

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in yuriage, northern japan.. in a speech this morning, he emphasised his support for nhs workers — and called for people on the nhs front line to receive a pay rise above the rate of inflation. a vote for labour is a vote to support our nurses, our doctors, our nhs staff. and to reward our key workers. my mum was a nurse. my sister was a nurse. my wife works for the nhs. i know what it means to work in the nhs. when i clapped for our carers i meant it. the prime minister clapped for our carers, then he slammed the door on them. sir keir starmer. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has criticised china for approving new laws, paving the way for hong kong's electoral system to be overhauled. the move will reduce democratic representation and allow a pro—beijing panel to vet candidates. mr raab said it was the latest step by the mainland to "hollow out the space for democratic debate" in hong kong. myanmar�*s military rulers have accused the ousted civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, of accepting illegal payments w

rupert wingfield—hayes has been watching its progress.r later than planned, the runners got under way. the olympic torch relay has begun. this is really the point of no return. this is japan saying to the world, this games is going to go ahead this summer — regardless of the pandemic. for months, opinion polls have shown an overwhelming majority of japanese are against holding these games this year, but as the torch relay entered the city of iwaki today a lot of people turned out, ignoring government advice not to gather in crowds, although they did heed the advice to clap rather than to cheer. "when i watched the torch go by today it became more real for me," this lady says. "but i am glad they're not going to allow spectators from abroad." "i'm going to be an olympic volunteer," this student says, "so i really want them to go ahead. "when the whole world is down because of the pandemic i think "the olympics will cheer people up." so the torch relay has now arrived in the little town of futaba, and this town is one of them that was evacu

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima.by the end of the day tomorrow it will turn colder for all of us with more showers but we will see the temperatures seesaw in the coming days. this is the distribution of current showers, wintry over the front, hail and thunder with some of the heavier ones as well. also showers have been pestering southern and eastern areas. in between, we see that sunshine, and that continues this evening. lots of showers and eventually they merge into a longer speu eventually they merge into a longer spell of rain in the north and west and that is the cold weather front. behind it later in the night there will be a dip in temperatures but for most of us with the cloud, showers and wind temperatures will hold at 67 degrees. we start with some brighter weather, some sunshine in southern and eastern areas —— six or 7 degrees. then a significant band of rain, heavy bursts for some of us, a couple of hours as well, then behind it the sun comes back out. showers, but look. much more wintry looking tomorro

laura: rupert wingfield-hayes reporting from tokyo.e we go him of any of us have picked up new hobbies during lockdown including this goat. gizmo has learned to surf. with a little help from his owner who is actually a children's surf instructor. he now uses his petco, believe it or not, to actually help children overcome their fear of water. completely ingenious. there you go. i am laura trevelyan. thank you for watching "bbc narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. ♪ ♪ man: you're watching pbs. narrator: stream the best of pbs on any device with the pbs video app. all your favorite drama, history, science, news, and documentaries all in one place. watch your pbs station live or catch up on the shows you missed. support your pbs station and you n get "passport" giving your full seasons, early releases, special collection

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima. the headlines on bbc news...itain? an apology to parents after a teacher shows cartoons of the prophet mohammed at a west yorkshire school. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. a major report by the international union for the conservation of nature has revealed reveal that africa's elephants are far more threatened than previously thought. decades of decline caused by poaching and an ongoing loss of their habitat have driven forest elephants and savanna elephants into the two highest categories of extinction threat. victoria gill reports. the largest land animals on earth. but their size has not protected them from the impacts of poaching or from the continued destruction of the vast swathes of interconnected habitat they need. this latest red list of threatened species, considered to be the comprehensive report on how nature is faring on an increasingly crowded planet, puts afric

starting with members of the japanese national women's football team. 0ur correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes postponed and since then we have had months of speculation. going to really go ahead? well, you can see behind me here today in fukushima the start of the torch relay. this is really the point of no return. this is japan saint of the world, this game is going to go ahead this summer regardless of the pandemic. well, the torch is going to travel from here in fukushima for a 121 days right in japan from the farthest north to the father southern islands and then it is going to arrive at the olympic stadium in tokyo onjuly 23 to the grand opening ceremony. of course, because of pandemic, none of this happening here today is without problems. you can see there are no cheering crowd here in fukushima. there are only invited schoolchildren and the media and we have all had to add health checks in order to come in here. and on the route today and for the next few weeks people are being told not to gather men large crowds. not to cheer the flame. another is the games themselves. we now know th

rupert wingfield hayes has more from tokyo.herry blossom season. it is called sakura here. it is a symbol ofjapan and is also a symbol forjapanese people that it is the end of winter and it is time to go out and enjoy yourself in the spring sunshine. you can see all the people behind me here taking photographs, enjoying themselves. it is also this year particularly poignant because we're coming to the end of a third wave covid, we are just coming out of ten weeks of a state of emergency where people haven't really been able to go out and enjoy themselves. but you can see from these orange fences here that people have been told there must not be any cherry blossom parties. and normally on a day like this, beautiful, sunny afternoon, with the cherry blossom in full bloom, there will be thousands and thousands of people out under these trees with their friends enjoying themselves, and getting very, very drunk. the japanese government have said that must not happen. the second year in a row, sakura parties, as they are called here,

our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, joins us live.bly never be the same again.— lives will probably never be the same again. yes, sally, it is now the same again. yes, sally, it is new early — the same again. yes, sally, it is now early afternoon - the same again. yes, sally, it is now early afternoon in - is now early afternoon in tokyo. in about half—an—hour we will have the exact moment, ten years since the exact moment that that enormous 9—.0 earthquake the east coast of janat —— japan, earthquake the east coast of janat ——japan, unleashing earthquake the east coast of janat —— japan, unleashing the giant tsunami. in that moment in about half—an—hour people. up in about half—an—hour people. up and down the coast for a minute's silence to remember the 18,500 people who died. it is the biggest earthquake recorded injapanese history and it did in men's damage. over the last ten years there has been a massive, massive amount of reconstruction. the physical infrastructure has been restored along most of the coast. but as i've found on

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima.jailed last month for two and a half years on charges he said were politically motivated. russia�*s prison authority has described his condition as stable and satisfactory. last september, mr navalny was flown from russia to germany for medical treatment after being poisoned with the novichok nerve agent. let�*s ta ke let�*s take it back to the scenes in the white house. i understand that the white house. i understand that the white house press corps to have gone into lots for the chance to sit here today. they can�*t get everybody in with the social distancing in place at the moment. this is the first press conference like this that he has held since he took office 64 days, much longer, in fact, than other presidents had taken to give the full press conference. there are all sorts of things we need to know from joe biden this evening. foreign policy, what is going on at the border, and of course, what kind of political capital he is willing to spend on gun control. let�*s listen in. c

rupert wingfield—hayes has more from tokyo. time to go out and enjoy yourself in the spring sunshine. you can see all the people behind me here taking photographs, enjoying themselves. it's also this year particularly poignant because we're coming to the end of a third wave covid, we are just coming out of ten weeks of a state of emergency where people haven't really been able to go out and enjoy themselves. but you can see from these orange fences here that people have been told there must not be any cherry blossom parties. and normally on a day like this, beautiful, sunny afternoon, with the cherry blossom in full bloom, there will be thousands and thousands of people out under these trees with their friends enjoying themselves, and getting very, very drunk. the japanese government have said that must not happen. the second year in a row, sakura parties, as they are called here, have been banned. the reason is, although the covid rate has come down and has come down dramatically in the last few weeks, it is not low enough and

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news.on of murder. john lewis confirms another raft of store closures as it announces an annual pre—tax loss of £517m, thought to be the first annual loss in its history. it's exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. are so many people have stepped up during the pandemic, and our next story is about one of those. a restaurant owner who wanted to give back to the community during the coronavirus outbreak will today reach the milestone of delivering 100,000 meals to hospital staff, community centres, homeless projects and care homes. sujan katuwal had feared at the beginning of the pandemic that panas gurkha restaurant may have to close. however, after being inspired to help those in his local area, he has since gained incredible recognition for his work. he has been awarded a queen's award for voluntary service and had the backing and support from high profile names such asjoanna lumley. i'm pleased to say we can now spe

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in fukushima.se one of his legs. mr navalny has been a thorn in the side of the russian authorities for years through organising anti—government protests over corruption allegations. the nationwide building society is to allow 13,000 office staff to choose where they work under a new flexibility scheme. the company is closing three offices in swindon, with 3,000 staff either moving to the nearby hq, working from home, or mixing the two. managers say its "work anywhere" plan would allow employees more control of their lives. santander has announced plans to close 111 branches across the country due to the shift to mobile and online banking. the bank said it had taken the decision because fewer customers were choosing to bank in branch. about 840 staff will be affected by the closures, although santander promised to try to find them otherjobs within the business. johnny depp has lost a bid to overturn a damning high court ruling in london which concluded he assaulted his ex—wife amber heard and left

rupert wingfield—hayes reporting.y from home after the discovery of a bomb from the second world war. a controlled explosion was carried out at the weekend — after the device was found in an allotment. police say people living within100 metres of the site must continue to stay in temporary accommodation. properties in the area are being assessed for structural damage. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. we started off the day with a lot of cloud, some dense fog and some mist. some of that will stick around as we go through today, particularly across parts of central england and the east coast of england. we'll also see some haar lapping onshore from the north sea across eastern scotland. it will brighten up across southern areas, some sunshine for wales, northern ireland, north—west england and also scotland. in the sunshine and temperatures could get up to between 13 and 15 in the sunshine temperatures could get up to between 13 and 15 but if you are under that cloud, more likely

rupert wingfield—hayes reports. a major earthquake hitjapan on friday afternoon...tarted to tell my story. i had a fight with my wife that morning before the quake struck. so now i tell people, what would you do if tomorrow never comes? i tell them to live every single day as if you don't have tomorrow. down the coast, the tsunami triggered a second disaster at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. explosions ripped through the reactor buildings, releasing a huge radioactive cloud. today, the two towns closest to the fukushima plant remain deserted, frozen in time. the plant itself is now circled by vast waste dumps. underneath these green sheets are millions of tonnes of contaminated topsoil. unlike with chernobyl, the japanese government has set out to decontaminate the land here around the fukushima plant. vast areas of topsoil have been removed, creating millions and millions of tonnes of waste. and here behind me you can see new towns being built for the nuclear evacuees. in large part, it has been a success. the radiation levels here are very low. it is safe fo

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news.n, the trade body of the civil nuclear industry in the uk. thanks very much forjoining us. if you look back over the past decade since fukushima, what would you say has changed in the nuclear industry since that time? i has changed in the nuclear industry since that time?— since that time? i think 'ust seeing those pictures * since that time? i think 'ust seeing those pictures again, _ since that time? i thinkjust seeing | those pictures again, remembering your, ten years ago, it brings it home, the number of people, 19,000 that died as a result of the tsunami, and the effect of that tsunami, and the effect of that tsunami was absolutely huge and devastating for those communities. in terms of the nucleoside, it is important to remember there's only been one death associated with excess radiation but the disruption on the lives of the communities, and i visited it a couple of years ago, it is very eerie and is significant. you see a band in relation what that means for nuclear more wide

our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes, was there.ma for 121 days right around japan, from the farthest north to the farthest southern islands. then it's going to arrive at the olympic stadium in tokyo onjuly the 23rd, for the grand opening ceremony. of course, because of the pandemic, none of this happening here today is without problems. you can see, there are no cheering crowds here in fukushima. there are only invited schoolchildren and the media. we have all had to have health checks in order to come in here. on the route today, and for the next few weeks, people are being told not to gather in large crowds, not to cheer the flame. then there are the games themselves. we know the decision has been made that no international spectators are going to be allowed to come here to japan to watch the games. that is a huge disappointment for olympic fans and forjapan but it is the reality of holding an olympics during a global pandemic. we have seen some great shots of erupting volcanoes in iceland this week. how about this for getting ve

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news. the images in that report out so extraordinary, aren't they? confirmed that human remains have been found in the search for the 33—year—old. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of her murder and kidnap. londoners will want to know that, thankfully, it is incredibly rare for a woman to be abducted from our streets. but i completely understand that despite that, women in london and the wider public, perhaps particularly those in the area where sarah went missing will be worried, and may be feeling scared. extra covid testing will be carried out in wandsworth after cases of the south african variant were identified in the borough. the department of health are strongly advising those people who live in the sw11 and sw15 postcode areas to take a covid test whether they have symptoms or not. new figures reveal that thefts of catalytic converters from cars increased by 50% in london between 2019 and 2020. catalytic converters reduce toxic pollution by controlling the emissions from a car's exhaust. but they are often t

rupert wingfield—hayes was at the start of the journey.g crowd here in fukushima. there are only invited schoolchildren and the media and we have all had to add health checks in order to come in here. —— have health checks. and on the route today and for the next few weeks people are being told not to gather men large crowds. not to cheer the flame. and then the games themselves. we now know the decision has been made that no international spectators are going to be allowed to come here to japan to watch the games. that is a huge disappointment for olympic fans and forjapan. but it is the reality of holding the olympics during a global pandemic. this month marks 10 years since the uprising began in syria. protests quickly spread nationwide, and the crackdown unleashed civil war. one and a half million syrians fled to lebanon where they are now blamed for social and economic problems. carine torbey reports from beirut... this boy is from northern syria, but he has never been there. his father fled to lebanon before he was for or —— born. fl