so 5,000 doses in west wales initially and from the there there will be slowly more as they get disperseds bought and, of course, they will be slowly rolled out in due course. tomos, overall, how does this fit into the picture of the vaccine roll—out in wales and how that's going? wales is doing incredibly well when it comes to the vaccine roll—out, really. the welsh government saying that now everybody over 50 has had their first dose of the vaccine. that was somewhat disputed yesterday, some people claiming they haven't had a call from their gp or from the nhs to say they need to go in. but almost everyone over 50 now, so now moving into the last block of 1.5 million or so of people between the 16—50 years old that will get theirfirstjab. if you rememberjust before christmas, the situation in wales was far worse than other areas of the uk, the other uk nations, higher rates of covid, hospitals in worse positions. now we are in a position where wales is leading the way on vaccinations and the rates are now the lowest of the uk nations. so things are moving in the right direction, but as

on another doses now being administered in west wales. 0n anotherfront, more ace sentiment of testinging began in bridgend today aimed at people aged 11 and over who are not showing symptoms of the virus, designed to stop the unwitting spread of covid—19 between family members and work colleagues. vaccinating carers will help protect the most vulnerable. the arrival of the most vulnerable. the arrival of the magenta vaccine is another tool to tackle a pandemic that still has a tight grip on all of our lives. brazil has recorded more than 4,000 covid—related deaths in 2a hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant of the virus fuels a surge in cases. hospitals are overcrowded and the health system is on the brink of collapse in many areas. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. even at night, the graveyards in brazil are busy. so huge are the losses from covid. and although the rate of deaths, given the size of the population, is not quite as bad as in the uk or italy, things are getting worse and medical staff are desperate that even now the message still isn't getting t

we had 21 degrees celsius in porthmadog in north west wales during the day, and we had high levels of the south because we barely had a cloud in the sky and the sun at this time of year as strong as it is in late august. now, the dry weather's with us because of high pressure, but itjust subtly moves a little further north through the weekend, allowing more isobars, so more wind to develop in southern areas, and that will obviously accentuate the chill. that wind is with us in southern areas through the night, but there'll be a little bit of mist and fog elsewhere that'll be around the dawn period, and that breeze not enough to prevent a frost. although it won't be quite as widespread as it was last night, there'll still be patchy frost around, so farmers and growers beware. in fact, it's something that we'll have with us through the weekend as well. although staying fine by day, it's still chilly air and it's likely to result in some local frosts. there could be a bit more cloud around as well in eastern areas during the day on saturday. still some thicker cloud for the northern isle

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relatively warm one, especially across western areas, with coasts of north devon and cornwall, west walesst temperatures, 18, i9, possibly 20 degrees — but, for many of us, high levels of tree pollen, so do bear that in mind if you are a hay fever sufferer. through this evening and tonight it looks like long clear spells but generally we will see a bit more cloud developing across the eastern areas, maybe into mid wales, that even there, temperatures in many places staying just above freezing and we are most lik dry through the week but turning a bit colder. winds coming from the east and they will take temperatures down, highest values for parts of northern ireland, western scotland and north—west england, 17. if you are looking for rain and i know many people are, this frontal system pushing in from the north will bring some rain across scotland on monday. maybe the odd shower into northern ireland and northern england, some spells of sunshine in the south, temperatures between i! and i6. spells of sunshine in the south, temperatures between i! and 16. some of that rain in the north wil

a lot are clumped together across the midlands, into wales and the south—west. the weather. temperatures below average for the time of year. on thursday, overnight wednesday into thursday the rain will have moved towards the east, east anglia, the south—east, and eventually it will clear the far south—east during the course of the day. there will still be a few showers put thursday will be a drier day, still that keen wind coming from the north and north—east, coming from the arctic, making it feel cold once again and some of the showers across the tops of the pennines, the highlands and grampian is will actually be wintry and as we were saying at the top of this, there will be overnight frost, so as tony said it depends how brave you are aware that you are going to put your plants out, but mayjust cover them in case. very good advice. sound advice. it looks gorgeous — very good advice. sound advice. it looks gorgeous at _ very good advice. sound advice. it looks gorgeous at kew. _ very good advice. sound advice. it looks gorgeous at kew. we - very good advice.

west. that front is going to sink south and so the cloud and showers will move its way across england and wales, acting like a blanket, preventing the temperatures from falling too far and some of the shower is quite intense through the night but the clearest of the skies look likely to be further north, but even so, temperatures perhaps only into low single figures and that is not so far so far this month. showery rain will push its way south and west, so first thing tomorrow so —— central and south—west wales and there might be heavy showers with hail and the odd rumble of thunder and the south—east and eastern england staying dry with some sunshine and northern england and scotland and northern ireland, after a dry start, could see isolated and show moving showers, eight to 14 degrees. that warmer air across the southis degrees. that warmer air across the south is not going to last, i'm afraid. the north—easterly flow is once again pushing the blue tones across the country which will mean it stays on the chilly side to close out the month of april. early morning rain clears the kent coast, l

such is the strength of the april sunshine, we had 21 in north west wales during the day and we had high sun at this time of year is as strong as it is in late august. the dry weather is with us because of the high pressure but it moves further north through the weekend, allowing more isobars, so more wind to develop in southern areas and that will obviously accentuate the chill. the winter sweaters in southern areas through the night but there will be a little bit of mist and fog elsewhere around dawn and that breeze not enough to prevent a frost, although it would not be quite as widespread as it was last night, they will still be patchy programme so farmers and growers beware. it is something we will have with us through the weekend as well, others staying fine by day, it is still chilly air and likely to result in some local frosts. we have mcleod around in eastern areas during the day on saturday. still some thicker cloud for the northern isles, the odd light shower here. for most of us, lots of unbroken, strong sunshine. with the breeze starting to turn and come off the north sea a

very strong winds giving listed conditions, some wintry showers and parts of northern ireland, west walest will be all. the thermometer will read 3—9 but the many spots it will feel sub zero. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: england is to trial covid passports, in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events. the fa cup final will be among the pilots. royal crisis injordan — former crown prince hamzah says he's under house arrest. he's accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. a scaled back easter sunday, although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. and it's a double win for cambridge, in both the men's and the women's boat race. now on bbc news, panorama goes undercover inside a lab, analysing covid—19 tests, revealing a failing service with staff under pressure, equipment malfunctioning and tests wrongly discarded. equipment malfunctioning my name is jacqui wakefield. i'm secretly filming inside one of the largest laboratories

wales. highest temperatures in the west of england and wales, 16 degrees, turning chillier in the north—westif you are waiting for rain in the south, on tuesday, some of the wet weather will migrate southwards. it will break up into showers. quite hit and miss. some places will fall through the gaps and stay completely dry. warmer in the south—east, turning chillier in the north. the cooler air will spread southwards. one or two showers but still quite a lot of dry weather around. a similar story in the north. any showers on the high ground in scotland could start to turn wintry. this is bbc news. the headlines: india's prime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation — his comments come as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister's downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. answer need to —— the government need _ answer need to —— the government need to— answer need to —— the government

a donorjab, made by an american company, used in the uk for the first time today, rolled out in west wales roll—out today. what we have learnt in the last hour as there is going to be a briefing this afternoon. the uk's medicines regulator, the mhra, is to hold a news conference at 3pm, giving an update on their investigations into the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine. we think we will hear more on that. so it's the mhra i along with the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation. it's after concerns about potential links to rare blood clots. so that is all happening here at three. we also know that in continental europe, the european medicines agency is going to be outlining its recommendations at some point this afternoon as well because it has more to say about the distribution of that jab. because it has more to say about the distribution of thatjab. so all of that coming up. we will bring you that coming up. we will bring you that use briefing as soon as it gets under way. that use briefing as soon as it gets underway. it that use briefing as soon as it gets under way. it is due at thr

we had 21 degrees celsius in porthmadog in north west wales during the day, and we had high levels ofme of year as strong as it is in late august. now, the dry weather's with us because of high pressure, but itjust subtly moves a little further north through the weekend, allowing more isobars, so more wind to develop in southern areas, and that will obviously accentuate the chill. that wind is with us in southern areas through the night, but there'll be a little bit of mist and fog elsewhere that'll be around the dawn period, and that breeze not enough to prevent a frost. although it won't be quite as widespread as it was last night, there'll still be patchy frost around, so farmers and growers beware. in fact, it's something that we'll have with us through the weekend as well. although staying fine by day, it's still chilly air and it's likely to result in some local frosts. there could be a bit more cloud around as well in eastern areas during the day on saturday. still some thicker cloud for the northern isles, the odd light shower here, but for most of us once again, lots of unbro

relatively warm one, especially across western areas, with coasts of north devon and cornwall, west wales, high levels of tree pollen, so do bear that in mind if you are hay fever sufferer. through this evening and tonight it looks like long clear spells but generally we will see a bit more cloud developing across the eastern and pattering them, maybe into mid wales, that even there, temperatures in many places staying just above good spells of sunshine but there will be a bit more cloud developing especially across eastern england, some of that filtering into the midlands and east wales, quite windy once again down towards the south and that wind coming in from the east, coming in quite a chilly direction, actually, so that really will take the edge of the temperatures, just 10 degrees in norwich, maybe 13 in plymouth. highest values are parts of northern ireland, north—west scotland in western england, up to around 70 degrees. if you're looking for some rain as i know many people are the subtle frontal system will bring some rain across scotland on monday, maybe the odd shower into nort

some of those wintry showers head into west wales, the south west of england, so some icy conditions from the east coast of england but for many inland areas, it's going to be dry and clear and colder more widely than it was last night. so, widespread frost, —i to —3. and tomorrow is another cold day. more snow showers in the same sort of area — so, primarily, the northern part of scotland but some for northern ireland heading into wales. gradually through the day, the cloud will build up inland and almost anywhere in the afternoon could catch a passing snow shower. they're driven on by those strong northerly winds. strongest in northern scotland, again. gusts of 50 or 60 mph. temperatures on tuesday, similar to what we had this afternoon. so 3 to perhaps 9 if you're lucky but given the strong and gusty winds especially near those snow showers, it will feel a lot colder and it's more typical, really, of the middle of winter. by the time to get to wednesday, those colder stronger winds are out of the way. it's still another cold start, mind you. many places though will have a dry day.

some of those wintry showers head into west wales, the southwest of england, so some icy conditions wheredespread frosts, —1 to —3. tomorrow is another cold day, more snow showers in the same sort of areas, so primarily the northern parts of scotland, but some for northern ireland heading into wales. gradually through the day, the cloud will build up in land, and almost anywhere in the afternoon could catch a passing snow shower. they are driven on by those strong northerly winds. strongest in northern scotland again, gusts of 50—60 mph. temperatures on tuesday, similar to what we had this afternoon, so 3—9 celsius if you�*re lucky, but given the strong and gusty winds, especially near those snow showers, it will feel a lot colder and it�*s more typical, really, of the middle of winter. by the time we get to wednesday, those colder, stronger winds are out of the way. still another cold start, mind you. many places, though, will have a dry day. we�*ve still got some snow showers left over in the northeast of scotland, but most of them are now by this stage into the north sea, and instead,

showery rain will push its way south and west, so first thing tomorrow so —— central and south—west walesscotland and northern ireland, after a dry start, could see isolated and show moving showers, eight to 1a degrees. that warmer air across the southis degrees. that warmer air across the south is not going to last, i'm afraid. the north—easterly flow is once again pushing the blue tones across the country which will mean it stays on the

north devon and cornwall, west and wales, north—west england and western northern ireland most favoured that in mind if you are a hay fever sufferer. this evening and tonight it looks largely dry long and clear spells, generally speaking more cloud across eastern and central england and maybe eastern wales, the odd patch of mist heat and they are. temperatures in many places just above freezing, frost most likely in north—east scotland. tomorrow we stay dry, good spells of sunshine for most, more cloud developing especially for eastern england, some into the midlands and eastern wales, quite windy once again towards the south, that wind coming in from the east, quite a chilly direction, that will take the edge off the temperatures, 13 celsius in plymouth. highest values for northern ireland, western scotland, north—west england, up to 17 celsius. i know many people are looking for rain, this frontal system pushing in from the north will bring some rain for scotland on monday, maybe the odd shower for northern ireland and northern england but further south staying dry. some of that rain

and thicker cloud along west—facing coasts of wales and south—west england will always bring the riskltered eastern areas, the very best in terms of drier, brighter weather. but not that much in the way of sunshine. a breezy day, the strongest of the winds always going to be where the heaviest of the rain is. 6—8 degrees generally under the rain, but we will see temperatures widely into double digits, slightly less cold for thursday afternoon. now, our weatherfront continues to push its way steadily south, that's where we'll see the cloud across england and wales, so temperatures to start off on friday holding up above freezing, but behind the cold front, the wind direction changing once again and those temperatures falling away. we will see a frost returning in sheltered, rural areas, and, yes, with that northerly wind continuing to drive in more wintry showers across the far north of scotland. the frontal system sinks its way into central and southern england and wales, here we mightjust see double figures but behind it, drier, coldersunny spells and scattered wintry showers are set

some of those wintry showers head into west wales, the southwest of england, so some icy conditions whereidespread frosts, —1 to —3. tomorrow is another cold day, more snow showers in the same sort of areas, so primarily the northern parts of scotland, but some for northern ireland heading into wales. gradually through the day, the cloud will build up in land, and almost anywhere in the afternoon could catch a passing snow shower. they are driven on by those strong northerly winds. strongest in northern scotland again, gusts of 50—60 mph. temperatures on tuesday, similar to what we had this afternoon, so 3—9 celsius if you're lucky, but given the strong and gusty winds, especially near those snow showers, it will feel a lot colder and it's more typical, really, of the middle of winter. by the time we get to wednesday, those colder, stronger winds are out of the way. still another cold start, mind you. many places, though, will have a dry day. we've still got some snow showers left over in the northeast of scotland, but most of them are now by this stage into the north sea, and instead, we

more snow showers in scotland, northern ireland again, into wales, perhaps the south—west, and some just but inland areas will see cloud increasing through the day and almost anywhere could catch a passing snow shower in the afternoon. they're driven on by those strong and gusty winds again, the strongest winds still across northern scotland. gusts of 50 or 60mph and, like on monday, temperatures will range from 3 to 9 degrees, if you're lucky, but given the strength of the wind, it will feel quite a bit colder than that and probably feels more like the middle of winter. but those winds do ease down in time for wednesday and after a frosty start, much of the country will have a dry day on wednesday. we've still got some snow showers in the north—east of scotland, but most of those are snow showers out in the north sea. and instead, we look to the atlantic to see cloud increasing from the west, a bit of light rain or drizzle for northern ireland, perhaps into wales as well, but a but a lot of places will be dry. with the cloud coming in over that cold and frosty start, it is going to be a

i have come from one of the most beautiful parts of the uk, saint david's in west wales, and these arekfast places are seeing huge demand for bookings. once people can travel from england into wales and they can open up their restaurants again. there is a lot of advance bookings, prices have been put up but i'm just so glad in a way that our local businesses are getting a chance hopefully this summer to recover some of their profits and also that people willjust get to see these amazingly beautiful places that we have abandoned a little bit because we have been so spoiled with cheap foreign holidays. t am because we have been so spoiled with cheap foreign holidays.— cheap foreign holidays. i am sold, i will have to — cheap foreign holidays. i am sold, i will have to start _ cheap foreign holidays. i am sold, i will have to start googling - cheap foreign holidays. i am sold, i will have to start googling and - cheap foreign holidays. i am sold, i will have to start googling and find | will have to start googling and find out a little bit more, it sounds absolutely lovely. {30 out a litt

north devon and cornwall, west and wales, north—west england and western northern ireland most favouredvening and tonight it looks largely dry long and clear spells, generally speaking more cloud across eastern and central england and maybe eastern wales, the odd patch of mist heat and they are. temperatures in many places just above freezing, frost most likely in north—east scotland. tomorrow we stay dry, good spells of sunshine for most, more cloud developing especially for eastern england, some into the midlands and eastern wales, quite windy once again towards the south, that wind coming in from the east, quite a chilly direction, that will take the edge off the temperatures, 13 sources in plymouth. highest values for northern ireland, western scotland, north—west england, up to 17 celsius. i know many people are looking for a rain, this frontal system pushing in from the north will bring some rain for scotland on monday, may be the odd shower for northern ireland and northern england but further south staying dry. some of that rain in the north will push southwards but it tends to

some of those wintry showers head into west wales, the south west of england, so some icy conditionse dry and clear and colder more widely than it was last night. so, widespread frost, —1 to —3. and tomorrow is another cold day. more snow showers in the same sort of area — so, primarily, the northern part of scotland but some for northern ireland heading into wales. gradually through the day, the cloud will build up inland and almost anywhere in the afternoon could catch a passing snow shower. they're driven on by those strong northerly winds. strongest in northern scotland, again. gusts of 50 or 60 mph. temperatures on tuesday, similar to what we had this afternoon. so 3 to perhaps 9 if you're lucky but given the strong and gusty winds especially near those snow showers, it will feel a lot colder and it's more typical, really, of the middle of winter. by the time to get to wednesday, those colder stronger winds are out of the way. it's still another cold start, mind you. many places though will have a dry day. we still got some snow showers left over in the north—east of scotland bu

could get to 19 possibly across west wales, possibly 20 degrees, 20 in some spots in west wales yesterdayle lower across eastern and north—eastern parts, particular across the northern isles, will be more cloud and the odd shower. through this evening and tonight it stays predominantly dry. long clear spells. you can see more cloud lurking in the north sea. some of that will start to work its way in from the east. temperatures hovering close to freezing, could get below freezing for some showers what's in north—east scotland. for tomorrow we are expecting a bit more in the way of cloud. i don't think it will be completely grey, more cloud rolling into the eastern half of england particularly. further worst and further north—west we continue to see spells of sunshine. it will be quite windy down towards the south and south—west. with the wind starting to come in from the east we are going to start seeing temperatures coming down. maybe nine degrees in norwich tomorrow afternoon. perhaps getting up to 16 or 17 in glasgow. if you are looking for some rain and some people are, this should giv

west. that will allow that weather front to be sent to northern ireland and wales. d deal of sunshine. clouding overfrom the west into south—west england, wales and northern ireland seeing some outbreaks of sugary rain. those temperatures subdued, 7—10. as we move out of monday into tuesday, and for the rest of the week, there are indications that something a little less cold starts to develop. we could see temperatures returning back to where they should be for this time of year. it stays relatively dry across the country. hello. i'm shaun ley, welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk journalists, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who file their stories from the dateline london. this week, 70 years of soft power. how prince phillips utilised his status to project and protect. and empty chairs and absent chairs. how to interpret a week of diplomatic signals. with me to discuss all that, thomas kielinger, who's spent decades in this country explaining the uk to germans, including the monarchy, with his biographies of both queens called e

some showers flirting with wales and the south—west of england. — with wales and the south—west of englandouth so we are still below part for the — north to south so we are still below part for the time of year. through this evening and overnight, clear skies. _ this evening and overnight, clear skies. a — this evening and overnight, clear skies. a lot— this evening and overnight, clear skies, a lot of pad, early fast. in the west— skies, a lot of pad, early fast. in the west that will go because we have _ the west that will go because we have cloud coming in from the left, introducing — have cloud coming in from the left, introducing some rain preceded by some _ introducing some rain preceded by some snow in the highlands, southern uplands— some snow in the highlands, southern uplands and _ some snow in the highlands, southern uplands and also the pennines. these are overnight lows, where we have the cloud _ are overnight lows, where we have the cloud and rain temperatures will be held _ the cloud and rain temperatures will be held up — the cloud and rain temperatures will be held up. els

some cloud are spilling into western wales and south—west england as well. sunny with a light breeze and temperatures will respond. we could see into the middle of the afternoon highs of 15 or16 middle of the afternoon highs of 15 or 16 degrees. a bit cooler into the far north under the cloud, more of a breeze here. it stays quite murky as well over higher ground. that weather front will retreat a little further north and west overnight, but it still sitting out in the atlantic and is going to continue to bring a lot of cloud into the far north—west so here it will stay on the mall site through the night. we could draw in a bit more in the way of low cloud and fog. not as cold start as previous mornings. we keep those temperatures perhaps up just above freezing for many. so on monday largely dry story to begin with. that fog will burn its way back to the north sea, a good deal of sense in coming through. cloudy with light, patchy rain into the western isles and may be to the west of northern ireland. here are a bit of northern ireland. here are a bit of a nui

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for england and wales, some sunny spells, some patches of rain in north—west england, showers developinggland. the westerly wind is picking up all the while. particularly so after this whether frank moved through in scotland. just focusing here this evening we could see some potentially disruptive gusts in the northern isles of 60—70 mph, with northerly winds driving in snow showers to northern scotland, with some accumulations even to lower levels by morning, and i see in places too. this evening the renault clio northern ireland, pushes across northern england overnight into wales in the middle is by morning. to the south, temperatures staying above freezing but where are you are in the morning, northern england, ireland and scotland, it will be frosty again. but there will be morning sunshine. the chance of picking up a wintry showers tomorrow of sleet, hail and snow, especially in northern scotland. wales come across the midlands to east anglia and southern england, plenty of clout, some showers gradually working their way southwards, and the arctic are not quite and yet, so some of

more cloud into western fringes of wales and south—west england as well. ight breeze. temperatures will respond. we could see the highs of 15 or 16 degrees. a bit cooler into the far north under the cloud, one of a breeze here and it stays quite murky as well at higher ground. that weather front will retreat further north and west overnight but it still sitting out in the atlantic and it's still going to continue to bring quite a lot of cloud into the far north—west, so here it will stay on the mild side through the night. we could draw in a bit more low cloud and fog through the vale of york, into lincolnshire and perhaps into north norfolk as well. not as cold start as previous mornings. we keep those temperatures up mornings. we keep those temperatures up just above freezing for many. so on monday are largely dry story to begin with. that fog will be burning its way back to the north sea. good sunshine coming through. cloudy with light patchy rain into the western isles. maybe 17 degrees is the expected high. it looks like as we move out of monday into t

so, quite a lot of rain around, the wind strengthening here, thicker cloud along west—facing coasts of walesterms of drier, brighter weather but not that much in the way of sunshine. a breezy day, the strongest of the winds always going to be where the heaviest of the rain is. 6—8 celsius generally under the rain but we will see temperatures widely into double digits, slightly less cold for thursday afternoon. now, our weather front continues to push its way steadily south. that's where we'll see the cloud across england and wales. so, temperatures to start off on friday holding up above freezing but behind the cold front, the wind direction changing once again and those temperatures falling away. we will see a frost returning in sheltered rural areas — and, yes, with that northerly wind, continuing to drive in more wintry showers across the far north of scotland. the frontal system sinks its way into central and southern england and wales. here, we mightjust see double figures, but behind it, drier, colder sunny spells and scattered wintry showers are set to continue. now, as the cold front

wales. showers in the west. the problem with the showers is you cannot bang on exactly where we will see them, so there will be dry interludes between them and not all areas will pick up on the rain. that chance of rain extends its way further south across the uk as we move overnight into tuesday. more clout and a stronger breeze to the north and we lose the risk of frost. but gardeners in southern england, particularly the south—east and east anglia, the award again, the temperatures will drop below freezing. this area of low pressure will take a tour around the uk for the next few days and on tuesday it drifts further south, eventually trying to get towards the south—west of england. on tuesday onshore winds for eastern scotland and a lot of cloud and rain and feeling chilly and those conditions extend down the north sea coast into north—eastern england. towards the west it is still showers, so the rain is hit and miss. a chance for northern ireland northern england and wales on tuesday. a lower probability of

some 5,000 doses are being distributed across west wales, while another batch is being administered in 21t hours — a grim record for the country. the public health system has been overwhelmed by a surge in the number of cases since the beginning of the year — as paul adams reports. sobbing 0vercrowded hospitals, a health system on the brink of collapse, and a population living in fear. covid's spotlight has ranged across the globe and now has brazil locked in its harsh glare. for the first time, the country has recorded more than 4,000 covid—related deaths in just 21t hours. brazil's death toll now stands at around 337,000 — second only to the united states. still behind both the us and britain in terms of death per capita, but a contagious new variant is fuelling the latest surge — the death toll in march twice as high as the previous month. i think brazil now is not only the epicentre of the pandemic worldwide, it's a threat to the entire effort of the international community to control the pandemic on the planet. if brazil is not under control, the planet is not going to be under co

the frontal system will sink steadily thousands west, bringing cloud across northern england, wales andes further north, that is where we see the lowest values, but even by april standards these are pretty good, three to 7 degrees. tomorrow morning the frontal system are still dire, the isobars are opening so there will be less of a breeze across scotland that the showers may merge together for longer spells of rain across central and southern england and wales and along the south—west, so heavy at best here, probably welcome news for many. clearer skies, some sunshine for northern england, scotland and northern ireland. if you catch a shower it will be slow—moving. temperatures of eight to 12 degrees, maybe 1a in the 30s but not for long. the mild air moves into the continent again, and we are back into the cooler airfor us continent again, and we are back into the cooler air for us all. with lighter winds, into the cooler air for us all. with lighterwinds, i into the cooler air for us all. with lighter winds, i can't believe i am saying this for the end of april, it could mean a retur

a frost across parts of england and wales and eastern parts of scotland. a bit milder for north—westrn ireland, where we've got more of a breeze and some cloud for awhile. sunny start for many, any mist and fog soon lifting. some patchy cloud will bubble up here and there, but i think it will be a sunnier day on saturday through the midlands and eastern parts of england. and for much of the country temperatures will be a degree or two higher than they were doing yesterday, so making 14 to 15 degrees maybe a little bit more widely. into the evening and overnight, those temperatures will fall away quickly as skies start to clear, except in northern ireland and western scotland, where the weather fronts in the atlantic are moving in here to bring patchy rain and they keep the temperatures up. 0therwise some patchy frost, but not as cold as it has been that weather front, then, hanging around out in the north—west bringing a bit of a change in the weather for some spots of scotland and northern but for england and wales, it remains fine and dry. it looks like it'll be cloudy with patchy

coasts of north devon and cornwall, west wales, north—west england, perhaps western counties of northernthe temperatures, 10 degrees in norwich, 13 in plymouth. up degrees in norwich, 13 in plymouth. up to 17 degrees in north west scotland. this frontal system pushing in from the north will bring some rain across scotland on monday. maybe the odd shower into northern ireland and northern england but spots further south will stay dry, with some spells of sunshine. temperatures between 11 and 16 degrees. some of the rain in the north will push south but it will fizzle and petered out so southern areas not saying much in the way of wet weather, dry through the week for turning a bit colder. hello. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. hospitals in india struggle with overwhelming demand for beds, ventilators and oxygen as at to the world's highest ever dave i coronavirus infections for the third day in row. —— daily rise in coronavirus infections. third day in row. -- daily rise in coronavirus infections.- third day in row. -- daily rise in coronav

and thicker cloud along west—facing coasts of wales and south—west england will always bring the riskastern areas, the very best in terms of drier, brighter weather. but not that much in the way of sunshine. a breezy day, the strongest of the winds always going to be where the heaviest of the rain is. 6—8 degrees generally under the rain, but we will see temperatures widely into double digits, slightly less cold for thursday afternoon. now, our weatherfront continues to push its way steadily south, that's where we'll see the cloud across england and wales, so temperatures to start off on friday holding up above freezing, but behind the cold front, the wind direction changing once again and those temperatures falling away. we will see a frost returning in sheltered, rural areas, and, yes, with that northerly wind continuing to drive in more wintry showers across the far north of scotland. the frontal system sinks its way into central and southern england and wales, here we mightjust see double figures but behind it, drier, coldersunny spells and scattered wintry showers are set to cont

and thicker cloud along west—facing coasts of wales and south—west england will always bring the riskhter weather. but not that much in the way of sunshine. a breezy day, the strongest of the winds always going to be where the heaviest of the rain is. 6—8 degrees generally under the rain, but we will see temperatures widely into double digits, slightly less cold for thursday afternoon. now, our weatherfront continues to push its way steadily south, that's where we'll see the cloud across england and wales, so temperatures to start off on friday holding up above freezing, but behind the cold front, the wind direction changing once again and those temperatures falling away. we will see a frost returning in sheltered, rural areas, and, yes, with that northerly wind continuing to drive in more wintry showers across the far north of scotland. the frontal system sinks its way into central and southern england and wales, here we mightjust see double figures but behind it, drier, coldersunny spells and scattered wintry showers are set to continue. now, as the cold front eases away and we move

and thicker cloud along west—facing coasts of wales and south—west england will always bring the riskhat much in the way of sunshine. a breezy day, the strongest of the winds always going to be where the heaviest of the rain is. 6—8 degrees generally under the rain, but we will see temperatures widely into double digits, slightly less cold for thursday afternoon. now, our weatherfront continues to push its way steadily south, that's where we'll see the cloud across england and wales, so temperatures to start off on friday holding up above freezing, but behind the cold front, the wind direction changing once again and those temperatures falling away. we will see a frost returning in sheltered, rural areas, and, yes, with that northerly wind continuing to drive in more wintry showers across the far north of scotland. the frontal system sinks its way into central and southern england and wales, here we mightjust see double figures but behind it, drier, coldersunny spells and scattered wintry showers are set to continue. now, as the cold front eases away and we move into saturday, this li

wales. highest temperatures in the west of england and wales, 16 degrees, turning chillier in the north—west it will break up into showers. quite hit and miss. some places will fall through the gaps and stay completely dry. warmer in the south—east, turning chillier in the north. the cooler air will spread southwards. one or two showers but still quite a lot of dry weather around. a similar story in the north. any showers on the high ground in scotland could start to turn wintry.

west. that will allow that weather front to push in to northern ireland and wales. . it stays relatively dry across the country. good afternoon and welcome to this special bbc news coverage from windsor castle. i'm jane hill. gun salutes have taken place today to mark the death of the duke of edinburgh at the age of 99. they took place across the united kingdom to mark an extraordinary life of duty and service. prince philip was by the queen's side for more than 70 years — the royal family mourns the loss of a beloved husband and father. if you were having problems, you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. i think he would probably want to be remembered as an individual in his own right.

and thicker cloud along west—facing coasts of wales and south—west england will always bring the risk that much in the way of sunshine. a breezy day, the strongest of the winds always going to be where the heaviest of the rain is. 6—8 degrees generally under the rain, but we will see temperatures widely into double digits, slightly less cold for thursday afternoon. now, our weatherfront continues to push its way steadily south, that's where we'll see the cloud across england and wales, so temperatures to start off on friday holding up above freezing, but behind the cold front, the wind direction changing once again and those temperatures falling away. we will see a frost returning in sheltered, rural areas, and, yes, with that northerly wind continuing to drive in more wintry showers across the far north of scotland. the frontal system sinks its way into central and southern england and wales, here we mightjust see double figures but behind it, drier, coldersunny spells and scattered wintry showers are set to continue. now, as the cold front eases away and we move into saturday, this

for today, though, it is cooler and fresher for most areas, that is away from the south—west and south walesst holding on for one more day, but this area of high pressure with its chillier air starts to topple in from the north—west. that breeze will be noticeable across the north sea coast, feeding in quite a bit of cloud here. elsewhere, though, we should see the clouds breaking up to allow for plenty of sunshine. probably the best of the sunshine, again, we change the wind direction, though, that north—easterly, like i mentioned, cool down the east coast. it will be a different feeling wind from the warm southerlies which we've had over the last few days. so temperatures struggling to get above 7—9 celsius across the north sea coast. 16—20 celsius, though, in the south—west — that's where we will have the last of the warmth. but that warmth ebbs away through thursday night, and into friday morning. the cold air is with most of us, and we will actually see some frost, particularly for the far north of england and in toward scotland. low single digits for the rest of england and wales. 0ur