i'm nicola sturgeon in scotla nd chatting.otla nd announced that a lockdown phrase scotland from tonight and she was saying it's a race between the vaccine and the virus. right now we had a vaccine we have pfizer and astrazeneca and in the correct return i will be approved and we have tools against this virus as well as having testing but it will ta ke well as having testing but it will take months to get out of the deep pits we are in. people can feed as a way out of this but it will take time. delaying infections make sense, why would somebody want to get infected now when actually they could survive in several months or in halfa could survive in several months or in half a year. that's the battle of time right now. thank goodness he had these vaccines and it gives people a lot of hope. there could be more variance, we're already seeing one that's in south africa that people are very worried about. how confident are you that the various vaccines will be able to deal with those variants? it is hard to say because we just do n

further north ledger wins for scotla nd further north ledger wins for scotland and ireland, and quiter winds for england and wales particularly in long with seacoast oi’ particularly in long with seacoast or feel pretty raw at these temperatures will struggle to get much above three to 6 degrees. in the blue colours are still with us as we had a edger next week and you guessed it yes is going to stay cold. it will be rather cloudy and places too. quite windy for a time and think that windsor could to ease towards the end of the week but by the end of the week because he's a rain, sleet and snow for some of us. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the united states has passed a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 20 million cases. research confirms the the new coronavirus variant discovered in the uk has a much quicker rate of transmission. if the new variant is not present, with this increase in the r number, all of a sudden instead of the decrease of 30%, we get a massive increase. all primary schools in lo

we have had quite a bit of snow across parts of scotla nd had quite a bit of snow across parts of scotland northern ireland overnight as this weatherfront pushed further south. it is now bringing outbreaks of snow across parts of northern england and parts of wales as well. some of that is falling as rain or sleet close to the coast, but come in london across the coast, but come in london across the pennines, there could be up to ten centimetres of snow for the rest of today and overnight. to the south of today and overnight. to the south of that, mostly dry, a few freezing fog patches lingering all day. where they do, temperature struggle to get above freezing. more wintry showers working in across scotland and into northern ireland. some rain and sleet here and further snow across the north of scotland. overnight, we still have that weatherfront bringing more snow to parts of northern england and flurries across the midlands into wales. there could bea the midlands into wales. there could be a fresh dusting of snow tomorrow morning. mostly dry to the south of that, but wherever you are,

but for scotla nd the mild side. 10 or 11.and north—east england, it still stays cold, three or four. some rang to clear away during thursday and then quite a bit cooler for all by friday. thanks. a reminder of our top story... queueing for the vaccine. so far 2.3 million people have received the first dose but the government warns us first dose but the government warns us not to get complacent and still comply with the rules. that's all from the bbc news at six. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. celtic‘s controversial training trip to dubai is not going away as 13 first team players are forced to self—isolate, but their game against hibs tonight is still due to go ahead. european cup rugby has been suspended after french authorities say the public health risk is too high to allow their clubs to continue to participate. golf severs its ties with donald trump as the us pga championship is taken away from him in 2022 and the r&a rule out turnberry for the o

the people of scotla nd clearly decided in 2014.ed that they wanted to remain part of the uk, and i think... like and they also wanted to remain in the eu, didn't they? that is the way that they voted, but that was a uk wide poll, but i do acknowledge and where i come from in wales, the politics of devolution do need to be addressed in the united kingdom government now has got a great challenge to ensure that every pa rt great challenge to ensure that every part of the united kingdom reaps the benefits of leaving the european union. 0k, david jones. thank you very much for your time today. deputy chair of the european research group. customs checks are being stepped up on goods crossing the channel between britain and france for the first time in decades as britain adjusts to life outside the european union. the channel crossing was reportedly quiet as the new year holiday weekend began. but the rupture with europe means more paperwork for hauliers, and significant changes to travel, security and migration. joining me now to get mor

north—western areas, rain becoming more persistent in northern ireland and heavy rain in western scotlang. the only place that is really cold overnight is shetland, where you could still see some frost and there will be some snow showers around as well. monday, milder air will be some snow showers around as well. monday, milderair pushes will be some snow showers around as well. monday, milder air pushes in off the atlantic. with it, we are going to have strengthening west—south—westerly winds. a mild but cloudy day for most of us, with a few breaks every now and then, the cloud thickest across north—western areas where we will have some rain, and persistent rain in scotland, with northerly winds feeding into this weather front, turning the rain to snow across the highlands and grampian is with accumulations above 200-300 grampian is with accumulations above 200—300 metres elevation, some pretty heavy snow, too. otherwise, mild, 8—10 celsius, for tuesday, high—pressure building to the north of the uk, sending colder north—north—westerly winds across scotla nd north—north—westerly winds

they have sunshine in scotla nd definitely!ngland and wales are misty and snowy, critical in northern england, north west midlands and wales, a dusting of snow this morning and afternoon, up to ten centimetres on higher ground. it could turn to rain and sleet at lower levels at times. further south and east, some snowfla kes further south and east, some snowflakes but only a slight dusting at most, grey and misty across much of and wales, sunny in scotland and northern ireland but cold, one or two celsius for most point of the snow fades away overnight, moving south and west would the clearing skies, where the snow is on the ground, a cold night in southern scotla nd ground, a cold night in southern scotland and northern england it could go down to —12 degrees. frost and ice about anywhere tomorrow morning fog in the south but a lot of dry and bright weather for england and wales, cloudy in scotla nd england and wales, cloudy in scotland and northern ireland, rain at times in western scotland. hello this is bbc news with annita

that is despite most of scotla nd variant.e toughest level for restrictions, which means already hospitality is closed, nonessential shops are closed, gyms and hairdressers are closed and yet the numbers keep coming up. we are likely to see a tightening of restrictions in order to suppress the virus, to give time for more vaccines to be rolled out. part of that may be moving towards that very restricting stay—at—home message whistle at the beginning of the pandemic. the prime minister warns of "tough, tough" weeks to come, as the government came under pressure to announce another national lockdown. and coming up, the queen congratulates woman's hour on its 75 years of broadcasting. coming up on bbc news: tense times for frank lampard as another loss drops chelsea to eighth in the premier league table. a 3—1 defeat to manchester city heaps more pressure on the manager. the founder of wikilea ks, julian assange, cannot be extradited to the united states to face spying charges. a judge at the old bailey ruled that while us prosec

might be colder, but loads more sun to go around, some wintry showers for northern scotla nd some wintryto parts of norfolk. it will be cold for many of us with temperatures between two or six celsius but in the south—west where it is cloudy and damp, relatively mild, around ten in cardiff and plymouth as well. we still have mild air in western areas on wednesday behind this next weather front and the front pushes in bringing heavy rain which turns to snow for a time across the higher ground in scotland and the pennines. big temperature contrast. ten or ii celsius towards western areas but still cold in the north—east with temperatures about three and we could see some of the snow getting down to lower levels through wednesday night but some uncertainty about that. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. indonesian authorities locate the flight recorders of the passenger plane that crashed into the sea on saturday, minutes after take—off from jakarta. a senior democrat lays out the possible timeline for impeaching donald trump after at least

the first minister of scotla nd change.d the new strain of coronavirus had driven everything often course. it is transmitting so much more quickly, you know, this whole thing has been a race with the virus, we now have the vaccines we hope can beat it so we have to up our game hope can beat it so we have to up ourgame again to hope can beat it so we have to up our game again to try to get ahead of it. the vaccines will help us do that but while that is happening we need to work harder to slow it down. of course, the question everyone wa nts of course, the question everyone wants an answer to, is when will restrictions come to an end? boris johnson has learned from some past m ista kes johnson has learned from some past mistakes and has been careful to promise not too much. there is a timetable of sorts talking about vaccinating the most vulnerable by the middle of february and on that timetable suggesting schools might re—open after the half—term in february. but i think what they are doing is preparing people that there is

inaudible they need to consider what the government will want to do in scotla nd government will wantb the spread of the coronavirus. as you say, it is rising rapidly... in a bowl. almost 2508 new cases reported in the past 24 arrows and that is 50% of those tested, almost. and that is a concern to ministers because scotla nd a concern to ministers because scotland has already placed... in tea rful scotland has already placed... in tearful restrictions, the toughest level of restrictions across mainland scotland, but if infections are rising rapidly in these circumstances, when most people are still on holiday, they are worried that it will spread further and faster if they don't take extra measures to try to control it. in terms of the options that are available for the government, how many are left? well, not that many, but i think the cabinet when it meets tomorrow will consider tightening these level for restrictions, so that the lockdown is something closer to what we had last spring, so that the stay at home message is firmed up and perhaps some people who might have been going

through saturday night, the weather front continues to bring green and hail snow across scotla nd to it sinks further southwards into northern england and wales and even here we can see when treatments over the high ground. central and southern areas it will stay dry will clear spells of a variable cloud and a cold frosty one here come a little less cold further north. part two of the weekend come area of high—pressure brinks dry weather to the southern half of the country and the weather front struggling, scotland will bring for the rainy times across the west, and it will be breezy too. snow again over the high ground and further this out the head after a bit of a cloudy start in the southeast it will brighten up. here are some good spells of rain and a chilly further north, cloudy breeze and a little less cold, temperatures seven or 8 degrees here for a five further south. heading into next week, high pressure begins to retreat away from the south although it will be close by enough to bring drier with a further north, and they will have a frontal system moving in off the atla nti

feeling chilly particularly around eastern scotla nd chilly particularly around eastern scotland andher and sunshine further west. deeper into the week ahead, you can see from the temperatures, it is going to stay on the chilly side, it won't be dry for everyone with wintry showers around, particularly later on in the week, we could see a bit of snow working on for some of us, particularly over the high ground but no sign of any warmer weather. time now for this week's travel show. let's be honest, it hasn't been the best year for travel. but we have seen places, albeit virtually, that will take your breath away. welcome to our look back at 2020. what a year it has been. and it all started so well. lucy took a trip to a simulated martian outpost in the caves of northern spain. in argentina, mike went to the world's second—biggest wetland and took a dunking. oh and we're away! laughs. and i went underwater to swim with sharks in the maldives. they're just so close! but then, disaster struck. lockdowns, border closures and holiday cancellations for the foreseeable future, leaving some

anglia and snow showers return to northern scotland in the northerly breeze later on but much of scotla of snow and ice conditions in the morning but snowed in today in the morning but snowed in today in the front of the family. that then all addresses way southwards with this leading weather front through the night and into friday. a few fla kes through the night and into friday. a few flakes of snow and a slight dusting here in their crossing window wells into the friday before that gradually declines away. and then through the rest of the week and it looks like most places will be dry and frosty by night and dry by day and turning milder but also better to the north and west into next week. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. people in the uk are once again being asked to stay at home as the uk has passed 60,000 daily new cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic... we have no choice. when the office of national statistics is telling us more than 2% of the population is now infected, that's over1 million people in england. and, the issue of schools has been

tonight, showers, particularly eastern scotla nd showers, particularly eastern scotland and england,ze. icy patches in the north—east. further south, brisk breeze. icy patches in the north—east. furthersouth, rain showers as these cloudy overnight. temperatures overnight a couple of degrees above freezing, colder the further north—west. —6 for the west of scotland. this feature here is bringing some rangers to east anglia and the south—east, prickly down towards the channel islands. it is bonein towards the channel islands. it is bone in on brisk north—easterly wind. away from the south and east for the rest of the uk, the day will be brightening up. one or two wintry flurries here, claudia —based further south across england and wales. 48 mph gusts around the coast of east anglia and the english channel. temperatures for — 6 degrees. giving colder, particularly where you are exposed to the brisk wind in the south and east. overnight into tuesday, more showers coming into the east of scotland, icy stretches likely. down in the south—east on tuesday, this area of rain is going to be r

the weather front clears out of scotla nd well.eather front clears out of scotland and northern ireland, pushing some snowfall into northern england but further south across england but further south across england and wales, largely dry with a bit of sunshine breaking through but in places, the freezing fog will linger all day and where it does, temperatures are struggling to get much above freezing. further north, a return to sunnier skies but with some wintry showers from the north. into friday, still slow moving weather front with us. not a particularly active feature but it brings more snowfall during friday, almost anywhere across england and wales, most likely through parts of the midlands and into wales as well. still a few flurries of snow further north. we won't all see them. some sunshine but another cold day with temperatures only 3—4 at their warmest. after all of the wintry weather, it continues over the weekend but things will turn gradually milder as we move into next week. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it

conditions overnight and in the east a chance of ice with wintry showers continuing and parts of eastern scotlad continuing and parts of eastern scotland and northern england with a dusting of snow over the higher ground. rain showers continue in east anglia, the south—east and channel islands and temperatures above freezing but it will feel cold in the wind, may be as low as —11 through the glens of scotland to start tomorrow but a crisp start for much of scotland and northern ireland, isolated from patches, the isa continues will slowly drift southwards and with a shift in wind direction inland away from the coast in east anglia and the south—east, things will turn dry and brighter but the showers continue in the channel islands. a chilly day where the fog lingers in parts of sheltered scotland and we finish with rain across the hebrides which will turn to snow as it works into the mainland and across northern ireland through the night and into thursday so they could be a covering of snow, quite icy but the coldest conditions tomorrow night into thursday will be across western parts of englan

fairly heavy snow in the north west of scotla nd fairly heavy snow in the north west of scotland laterhis is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8pm: parents in england should send their children to primary school tomorrow, the prime minister says, but warns restrictions may have to be tightened in the coming weeks in order to suppress the virus. president trump is recorded on tape asking an election official to find him extra votes in georgia. # walk on, walk on... gerry marsden, singer of you'll never walk alone, has died at the age of 78 after a short illness.

as it hits the hills across scotla nd parts. it could give a covering of snow. dry for much of scotland and northern ireland. brightening up in northern england later. the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. it will stay chilly. some spots struggling to get above freezing. showers down eastern counties of england overnight. some return to northern ireland. wintry ones across scotland. widespread fast —— or frosting to tomorrow morning. cold for the first few days of 2021. thank you. kat is jointly on the sofa to have a look at the inside pages for the sport as well. let's take a look at today's front pages. the guardian is among a number of papers to mark the end of the eu era on its front page, four years, 27 weeks and two days after a referendum that split the country almost down the middle. coronavirus also plays heavily in the first newspapers of the new year. the daily mail reports that a million people in england have now been given a covid—19 jab, but says serious questions remain about the race to vaccinate the rest of th

the southeast and channel islands, or what you showers in northern england into eastern parts of scotlamany tomorrow have a dry and bright date tomorrow have a dry and bright date to my best of the sunshine in the west, lighter winds in the northwest, still a stiff breeze from the south and east which will add to the south and east which will add to the windshield making it feel colder than three to five celsius with the just. see you soon. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. the uk's covid threat level is raised to its maximum, level 5 — meaning health services are at risk of being overwhelmed. in an hour's time boris johnson will announce new lockdown restrictions, after repeated calls for him to act urgently. why delay? have national restrictions and bring them into voice as soon as possible. as the uk begins rolling out the oxford astra zeneca vaccine, we'll look at vaccination programmes around the world. and donald trump is accused of abusing his power after he was recorded asking georgia's secretary of state — to ‘find' him enough votes to overturn the election result.

but noticeably chillier for scotla nd degrees.celsius will stop this week, you can see they are quite a bit higher so it will be milder over the weekend. are like that little patch of sunshine in edinburgh on tuesday. that's great. as we've sadly found out over the last year, covid—19 can affect anyone and it isn'tjust the elderly who can get seriously ill. last week, gary slade lost his brotherjamie to the virus. he was just 35. now gary is urging us all to take the disease seriously. hejoins us now. good morning, gary. first of all, desperately sorry for your loss, a heartbreaking thing to have injury for you and forjamie's family. how are you doing? yeah, it's been a real difficult time. we're holding up at the moment. i think the reality has set in now, but yeah, just a complete shock and out of the blue just it is just so difficult to comprehend what has happened. you say out of the blue because jamie appeared to be a fit and healthy young man. can you describe how quick his deterioration was? yes, so he had symptoms on the 2

perhaps the best of the dry and bright weather will be across scotla nd bright weather will be acrossrthern coasts, where we are likely to see further snow showers. another cold day to come. they be not as cold as it has been. still, four or 7 degrees is below the seasonal average. as we head through tonight, it looks like the cloud and showers push southwards. further showers will affect coastal areas, but many inland areas will see clear skies. lighter wind and it will be a very cold night. a widespread frost in places, also some icy stretches to watch out for. into the first part of the weekend, we hold onto high pressure to the west and lower pressure to the west and lower pressure to the east. we maintain this northerly air flow. pressure to the east. we maintain this northerly airflow. that pressure to the east. we maintain this northerly air flow. that will continue to feed showers into coastal areas. wintry showers, certainly over any higher ground. inland areas should tend to stay dry, with good spells of sunshine. but it's going to be another cold day on saturday, temperatur

scotland and scotla nd being cancelled.d and scotland and wales announced the cancellation of major schools. some exams including b—techs are going at all there is talk of cancelling those two. 0ur education correspondent has been talking to those who were due to sit exams in summer. a daunting walk into the exam room and for millions of stu d e nts room and for millions of students there has been confusion over whether they will take place. it is just nerve—racking because i have not sat the mocks so it brings back the memories of the exams. the exam is due to go ahead next week but the gcse exams have been cancelled. next week but the gcse exams have been cancelledlj next week but the gcse exams have been cancelled. i am really stressed and it has been ha rd to really stressed and it has been hard to get up in the morning. it has been remote learning and the disruption has been getting worse seeing as the disruption has been getting worse seeing as more the disruption has been getting worse seeing as more people are getti

overnight we have rain around, heaviest across west scotla nd around, heaviest across west scotland where will see a risk of some localised flooding building in and for most of us it is a knight that will be frost free, so mild compared to recent nights but the exception is shetland where it remains cold with a few wintry showers. for monday, the mild air will continue to slowly slop across the uk accompanied by south—westerly winds and a breezy day than we have seen over recent days under cloudy day with rain across north—western areas in the still heaviest in scotland with cold air feeding into the north so we with cold air feeding into the north so we might see the rain turned to snow for a time across the higher ground of scotland with some centimetres accumulating over at higher reaches of the highlands, but otherwise a mild day, temperatures eight to ten celsius and not something we've seen in recent days. for tuesday, the cold air comes back southwards across northern and eastern areas of the uk so for many parts of the uk tuesday will be a cold but sunny day and there will be a fe

increasingly northern scotla nd scotland., getting across northern england and also across northern england and also across north—west wales. —— southern opulence. across the pennines we could see as much as five centimetres. some could get down to low levels. they will be bright spells if you are not in an area that hangs on to the low cloud from the fog this morning. a cold day wherever you are. through the evening and overnight the weather becomes more complicated. what we think is going to happen is they will be a further spell of snow across the pennines. we could see another ten centimetres. that will push south, getting into north—west wales, into the north west midlands, a few wintry showers into the south—west. still snow showers in the far north of scotland and gusty winds. it will be told, the risk of ice, fog forming as well. a lot going on with the weather. if you wa nt to going on with the weather. if you want to know where that snow is heading, more details in half an hour. carol, thank you very much. let's go

now it will take place in 2021 in glasgow, scotla. will reveal how they intend to cut greenhouse emissions. it means that we will nd out if tre commitments are ambitious enough to stop the worst effects of climate change. scntists say that we will push for a greener future because the window to ask is closing fast. up in space, all eyes will be on mars. a trio of spacecraft wioon be arriving at the planet. the unitop arab emirates theake history by becomi first arab nation but a orspacecraft in t around mars. china will be enteng a new era innd space by attempting to six wheeled rover. nasa isr trying a first, as it tests a mini mars helicopter to see if it will fly and the thick martian air. >> left off. rrespondent: we should also see the lines of a new private spacecraft, following the lead the u.s. company scex. the arlight capsule that would take astronauts to the international space stion. the world will be watching to see if the company can get it spacecraft back on track. also i2021, the u.k.'s new polar research ship will be

the measures will be applying to mainland scotla nd will be applying to mainland scotland and skye atrrespondent james cook in glasgow. bring us up to date, with those who have not been watching, what is the position with the measures now in force overnight? yes, huw, scotland is already living, mainland scotland in particular, under some pretty tight restrictions, and we have learned they will be tightened even further. from midnight tonight, as you say, it will be illegal to leave your home unless you have an excuse, u nless home unless you have an excuse, unless your journey home unless you have an excuse, unless yourjourney is essential. 0ther unless yourjourney is essential. other measures are coming in here as well, on mainland scotland, they include churches being closed, gatherings for sport outdoors — not professional but amateur, will be stopped as well. you will only be able to meet one other person outdoors from now on as well, and as you say, schools, and this applies to the whole of scotland, including the islands, schools will be shut. they haven't gone back here, they

scotla nd scots are facing this morning?g, very similarto announcement this morning, very similar to the lockdown we had in march and there are quite tough restrictions yet again that people will have to live under a possibly what the first minister said will be until at least the end of the month, possibly even longer, because the number of cases have been increasing and the new variant is becoming more dominant in scotland. this means that most of scotland, all of mainland scotland plus arran and the isle of skye will be under a stay at home order and it will be illegal for people to leave their homes u nless for people to leave their homes unless for essential reasons. there are some exceptions, you can go and get groceries, you can care for someone get groceries, you can care for someone and visit your extended house helpers very, very tough restrictions. —— and visit your extended household, but very, very tough restrictions. you have to work from home unless absolutely necessary , from home unless absolutely necessary,

temperature is not as cold in scotla nd temperature is not as cold in scotland and northern ireland isf sunshine developing for many as we head towards friday. this is bbc news. it is a new year, but try telling that to the ghosts of 2020. england is returning to full lockdown as hospitalizations surge. and in america, it's election season — again. and president trump is creating chaos over his fraud claims — again. in the last hour, borisjohnson has raised the uk's coronavirus alert level from 4 to 5 — the highest level — for the first time. the weeks ahead he said will be the hardest yet. in england, we must therefore go into a national lockdown which is tough enough to contain this variant. that means the government is once again instructing you to stay at home. the restrictions come as vaccine roll—outs takes place on both sides of the atlantic.

around northern scotland is the breeze picks up and temperature start to rise in the northwest of scotlathwest of scotland which states: elsewhere with temperatures of three or 4 degrees. a week weather front and the scene which will be around cannot for the weekend, high—pressure strained invention and is to change in wind direction, picking up some milder air slowly but surely, it will come in from the atla ntic but surely, it will come in from the atlantic but that doesn't mean that the weather is going to turn more u nsettled the weather is going to turn more unsettled and mr to see the mother coming into its the northwestern areas, when picking up and removing an early next week and eventually that milder air moves moves further south and. this is bbc news — i'm laura trevelyan — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world... chaos on capitol hill — supporters of donald trump storm congress — as lawmakers try to confirm joe biden's election victory. business was halted, and the building evacuated. but nancy pelosi says they will continue. officers struggled

now, it means that all of mainland scotla nd now, it means that all of mainland scotland and some islandve their homes, they're under a strict stay at home order. it is illegal to leave your home u nless it is illegal to leave your home unless for essential purposes. everyone has to work from home and should not be travelling to work, u nless should not be travelling to work, unless they cannot possibly work from home. there are also further restrictions for meeting people outside. you can only meet one person from one household outside, although children aged 12 and under are exempt from this. schools are also closed. that is across the whole of scotland. and they're going to be closed until at least the ist february. wales has been in national lockdown since december 20th. for the last fortnight it has been a legal requirement for people to stay at home. unless their going out to exercise or to shop, or if they have to leave their home for work. of course, that means nonessential shops being closed, bars and restaurants are closed. the question is when will they open again? there is wh

rain, sleet and increasingly snow to high ground moves down into northern england, brightening up in scotlahern ireland, sunshine and wintry showers. more snow from northern scotland. further south, most of that fog will tend to lift, although, it could be quite great ina although, it could be quite great in a few places and feel particularly cold with some sunshine to come especially in wells in the southwest, but another cold day wherever you are. it will stay cold as we move into friday. the threat of more ice and also a frost as well. maybe somewhere wintry showers coming into eastern scotland, northeastern england, speu scotland, northeastern england, spell of light snow expected through the midlands and wales before that tends to peter out. still some damp weather in the southwest. the only —— away from here, places will see sunshine. cold, temperature struggling to one or 2 degrees for example in glasgow and also birmingham. now, let's head into the weekend. slow changes to come. widespread frost i think on saturday morning. sunshine for england and wales, a cold day here. turning mo

scotla nd traditional crystal ball drop.os, titled farewell. symbols of animals and have more stunning. you're watching bbc news. hello, good evening. there is no real sign of things warming up anytime soon. this cold weather certainly with us for the next few days but probably for the next week or more. there will be some wintry showers at times. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see speckled shower clouds being brought down on the northerly wind. some slightly more widespread cloudy weather that's been affecting parts of england and wales today, bringing some spots of rain, some bits and pieces of sleet and snow as well. that will tend to clear away southwards, although it will stay quite misty and murky, i think across parts of the south—east. and some showers still in that northerly wind, northern ireland, northern and eastern scotland. down the east coast of england, some of those showers will be wintry. where you see clear skies for much of the night, it's going to be very cold indeed, —7, maybe —8 in one or tw

wintry showers eating a bit in eastern scotla nd showers eating a bit in eastern scotland and northern but it continues to rain. it will be another cold day, especially in that breeze across the south. the breeze will ease down a bit tuesday night into wednesday. the isobars will start to open up. more widespread frost to take us into wednesday morning. the persistent shower banned from the south—east into the channel islands will start to break up. afew channel islands will start to break up. a few showers dotted around. late in the day will see rain arriving into the far north west of scotland. another chilly night will follow. a sharper frost for england and wales to take us into thursday. a bit of cloud, rain, sleet and hail snow for scotland on thursday. most will be dry on friday after a pretty chilly start. for the weekend and next week the wind will shift round toa next week the wind will shift round to a more westerly direction. looking now the next week. thank you for that. —— milder. a reminder of our top story. the prime minister warns of "tough, tough" weeks to come — as t

the worst might be behind us, but tonight we are on the brink yet again of tighter restrictions in scotlaof tighter restrictions in scotland and wales, and a situation so scotland and wales, and a situation so bad in some hospitals in england that boris johnson so bad in some hospitals in england that borisjohnson is expected to ditch his regional approach and put the whole country under tighter measures. that is likely to mean that schools will be closed for most pupils, and there will be a return toa pupils, and there will be a return to a very familiar message — stay—at—home. the restrictions on our lives continue. the bad news is, existing rules are no longer enough to control coronavirus. there is a new variant spreading more quickly, cases are up, more people needing hospital treatment, and across the uk, things are about to change. vaccines offer light at the end of the tunnel, but the prime minister knows he can't wait that long. we've got tough, tough weeks to come now, but i think, you know, if you look at the numbers, there is no question that we are going to have to take tough

places looking to write with a giant but there will be some wintry showers and parts of southern scotlahern ireland and wales. the south east of england once again could see rain showers for supper a good into sleet and snow over the high ground with any of the heavier bars. again temperatures only four to6 bars. again temperatures only four to 6 degrees. but feeling closer to freezing once again. when you add on the effect of that wind chill on monday for them a very similar day into tuesday. we still got eight northeasterly breathe some rain showers for the southeast oven on for that one or two wintry flurries elsewhere. a lot of dried butter on the cards for some sunshine still feeling cold with temperatures only about three to 5 degrees at that warmest on tuesday for top looking ahead through the remainder of the coming week it stays cold. temperature still below freezing. some sunshine and things looking like they are turning more unsettled later in the week. bye—bye. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. in t

the differences not specified in england, law in scotla nd specified in england, law in scotland says and finish in the same place, up to five miles from the local authority boundary. there is an advisory ten mile limit in northern ireland but it has not been legislated, and the law in wales says the exercise must start and finish at home. if we had got our messaging clear, correct and strong from the beginning, we would not be debating all of the things about whether seven miles is local not. what we should be discussing it stay indoors, stay away from people, stay indoors, stay away from people, stay away from crowded people and where your mask properly. scottish ministers will discuss today whether lockdown restrictions should be toughened. people know where they are. some might be tinkling on the edges on click and collect your garden centres, your examples, but we are in such a precarious position that the message is clear, stay at home. unless you had to go out, stay at home. the greatest protection against the virus is your front door. ministers agree that the rising covid rate

would the eu would like to see scotla nd would the eu would like to see scotland as an independent nationtland as an independent nation back in the eu fold? that is a domestic issue for the united kingdom and we will not interfere. but we will never forget that so many people in the uk were willing to remain in the european union. and we will focus on what we have to do, what is on our plate in the eu, reforming the eu, making it more attractive because there were reasons for the result of the 2016 vote. and one never knows, maybe one day british people will feel the need to come back to us or we will have an improved relationship because we have to face it, the current partnership agreement is better than a no deal but it is a thin agreement and there are many issues and many topics which are not covered. 0k, nathalie loiseau, thank you for your time today. nathalie loiseau, french mep and member of the european parliament. some hospitals in london and the south—east of england say they are now under "extreme pressure" because of rising coronavirus cases. they say some seriously ill pati

wales and scotla nd in the next two months.eir exams late last year, and the bbc understands that northern ireland is set to announce its exams will be cancelled as well. the government says it is doing everything in its power to provide clarity for english students as provide clarity for english students a5 cuddly a5 provide clarity for english students a5 cuddly as possible. in the meantime, despite lockdown, they say education remains a national priority. our political correspondence is in westminster. there is some pressure on the education secretary and we will be hearing from him shortly? ye5, will be hearing from him shortly? yes, that is the most pressing challenge the government faces as this lockdown in england begin5, because the shift was so swift. one day, the prime minister was saying that schools were safe, then he was announcing a lockdown in england which would involve the closure of school5 which would involve the closure of schools to most pupils, although tho5e deemed vulnerable i5 and the children of key wo

is a bad deal, offender deal, they are against brexit as such by their argument is this deal takes scotlaland out of the customs union, out of the single market and therefore it is a bad deal for scotland. 0ne and therefore it is a bad deal for scotland. one of the other things are concerned is the uk government internal market legislation which is designed to create a level playing field for business but the scottish government says it cuts across powers which should be repatriated to scotland as part of brexit but i think the big issueis of brexit but i think the big issue is how ordinary people feel about this deal stop does it affect businesses and jobs? does it affect people's ability to travel? does it affect food prices? and maybe all these everyday issues is the future of scotland, independent or not and that is the question that would be resolved over the next months or years, what difference brexit makes about how people in scotland feel about independence. to other news — the uk has recorded nearly 56 thousand daily cases of coronavirus in the past 2a hours — the highest number

last time, in the last lockdown in march and april, cases, deaths and hospital admissions did fall scotlaland that will happen. whether it can happen at the right trajectory by mid—february is a big question. because as we have been discussing, cases that come through now will result in admissions in a few weeks' time. hugh pym there. now we will go to leeds and talk to our correspondent there, danny savage. leeds in tier 3 level of restrictions and given what we have heard, take us through the state of play in leeds, notjust in terms of health service and in terms of local business and the concerns they will have. well, yorkshire and the humber isa have. well, yorkshire and the humber is a wide area is in tier level 3. so life was continuing not normally, but the restrictions were not as tough as in most other parts of england. but it is less than a week since places were cumbria were still in tier2, but since places were cumbria were still in tier 2, but cumbria is a place where infections have rocketed and two of the three main hospitals in that county are on the highest alert level. i

all of these measures covering most of scotla nd measures covering most of scotland apart from the islandsose in ourfinancial outlets, but the rest of scotland's farm have million population told by the first minister to stay—at—home. population told by the first minister to stay-at-home. is that population broadly supportive of these moves? yes, actually, since the first lockdown in scotland, and in other parts of the uk, in march of last year, public support has been widely supportive of government measures for people staying at home, not going to work, staying off public transport, and also the more difficult things like schools closing which presents quite a lot of logistical problems for pa rents lot of logistical problems for parents who have to somehow enforce online learning at home while also doing their own work as well as they can. broadly, the public remain supportive and in some polls over the past year, the public have actually been ahead of government effo rts been ahead of government efforts and have wanted the government to go further. we will look at england in a bit, but

the company which runs a major seafood distribution hubs in scotla nd seafood distribution hubs in scotlandgnments until monday when it tries to create a backlog. fish is not the only industry encountering hitches, parcel delivery service dpd uk has posted european road service until wednesday over what it called an increased burden of customs paperwork, it said around a fifth of parcels had incorrect data attached. one of the headlines of the trachea last month was tariff free trade, meaning no import taxes on trade between the uk and usa meet complex rules what they —— where they are made. marks & spencer says carrots could arise when companies use the uk as could arise when companies use the ukasa could arise when companies use the uk as a distribution hub for products redistributed to the eu. some easements can be used, curtains can transit goods but that does not work for everyone so it is clear there will be some structural change in how goods are distributed. government spokesperson said it was a lwa ys government spokesperson said it was always clear there would be some disruption a

the big question is whether the current restrictions in scotla nd whether the current restrictions in mainland scotland is currently at level four, the toughest level of restrictions which the scottish government currently has in place. nonessential retail and hospitality is closed. new year this year was very different to a normal new year in scotland. the question is whether moore restrictions will be necessary. perhaps the guidance of working from home will have to change. nicola sturgeon has asked for the scottish parliament to be recalled tomorrow over what is described as an urgent statement. she has made a series of tweets this morning setting out the situation, making the point that vaccines offer the way out of the crisis but that the period between then and now is the most serious since the start of the pandemic last year. she says the scottish government's responsibility must be to act quickly and decisively in the national interest. another big question, perhaps the biggest issue in many peoples minds today will consign schools in scotland. she explained the plan at the mo

there had been speculative and he might go to scotla nd speculative and he might go to scotland beforepeople to be because they want to play golf. very briefly, what might he end up doing when he is out of office? if he is not allowed to go to scotland and nicola sturgeon was that she wants to see him exit from the white house, he may play golf in one of his own golf courses in the states, probably in florida. maybe see him out on the greens in the coming weeks. anand? a lot of american newspapers are hinting at the fact that they expecting to declare his candidacy for 2024 from a plane on the day of the inauguration, i don't know where that story comes from. but i think what happens this evening in georgia will be key to president trump's strategy. if the democrats don't hold the senate, and it makes it easier for him over the next four years. if you feel like watching my pleas essay watching because in a few minutes' time in 11 minutes' time, the polls will close and we might have early projections although i suspect in both cases there will be a long count. that's it for the papers

mind you, we still have colder across the north—west of the country for west scotla nd north—west ofearlier in the highlands of scotland. it is more likely that you see rain mixed in with those temperatures. you can see the showers are widespread. eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, they will push westwards with time today. there will be a little bit of sleet mixed in with the showers at times. fog patches to start off with as well for east anglia and visibility down to 100 metres in places. the heaviest falls of snow around 300— a00m elevation across the pennines and the high ground in scotland, the southern uplands and the grampians as well. the showers will continue to feed in across the midlands, wales, southern parts of england. the best of the dry weather and sunshine for northern and western scotland and northern ireland. temperatures for— six celsius. it might be a smidge upon yesterday. it will not feel any warmer because we have stronger winds around. overnight we will drab cold airfrom winds around. overnight we will drab cold air from scandinavia. winds around. ov

restrictions in england announced by the prime minister yesterday and restrictions already in place in scotlans already in place in scotland and wales. we are told there will be more specific support for businesses that are forced to close, particularly in the hardest—hit sectors of retail, hospitality and leisure. we know those businesses are not able to open. they salvaged some of the christmas trading period but for many parts of the country, pubs, restau ra nts a nd bars many parts of the country, pubs, restaurants and bars were forced to close and lay off many staff, putting them on the does match—up support scheme, the furlough scheme, so support scheme, the furlough scheme, so the taxpayer propping up their salaries. we are told there will be gra nts salaries. we are told there will be grants up to £9,000 per property, depending on the value of the property itself, the chancellor says that should help safeguard some businesses until the spring when it is hoped some restrictions can be lifted. there will be additional help in the form of business rate relief, we know businesses are stru

scotla nd scotland has also imposed a lockdown, which means all four nations have similar restrictionsprime minister warned the weeks ahead would be "the hardest yet". our political correspondent, jessica parker, has the details. since the pandemic began last year, the whole united kingdom has been engaged in a great national effort to fight covid. the stay—at—home message — so familiarfrom back in march — is again being strongly invoked across the uk. last night borisjohnson said that hospitals were under more pressure now from covid than at any point in the pandemic. on the new rules for england, he urged people to follow them right away, although they won't become a law until the early hours of tomorrow morning. the government is once again instructing you to stay at home. you may only leave home for limited reasons permitted in law, such as to shop for essentials, to work if you absolutely cannot work from home, to exercise, to seek medical assistance — such as getting a covid test — or to escape domestic abuse. in england, you can meet one other person outside, but only to exercis

signs perhaps of snow developing over the hills of scotla nd snow developing over the hills of scotlanda contrast across the uk. those weather fronts are moving contrast across the uk. those weatherfronts are moving in, but not very far, they are not racing across the uk and they are not really pushing the way that colder airfrom northern really pushing the way that colder air from northern and really pushing the way that colder airfrom northern and eastern really pushing the way that colder air from northern and eastern areas so air from northern and eastern areas so there will be more sleet and snow falling overnight. mainly across the hills of scotland and into northern england by thursday. elsewhere, we are looking at rain which had clear away from on island and it should turn drier in western wales and the south—west of england, but strong winds here, but again mild with temperatures 11 degrees. much colder with that wintry weather in scotland and northern and eastern parts of england again. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow over the hills is going to side away during thursda

across that, we will see some snow falling, primarily over the health of scotla nd primarily over the those who break covid rules are now more likely to face fines, and says it‘s preposterous for anyone to claim they don‘t know the rules. where somebody is breaking, you know, breaking the law, breaking the regulations, and it is absolutely clear that they must have known or do know that they are, then we will move very swiftly to enforcement and fining people. 2020 saw the largest increase in uk deaths in a single year since the second world war. a warning that core staff could leave the nhs after the coronavirus crisis — because of workloads described as unsustainable. an investigation into cruelty and neglect at irish mother and baby homes finds some 9,000 children died in institutions run by the church. the taoiseach says it presents all of irish society with profound questions. we had a completely wiped attitude to sexuality and intimacy, and young mothers and their sons and daughters we re mothers and their sons and daughters were forced to pay a terrible price for that dysfuncti