and nigeria will be added to the red list of countries because of the growing number of omicron cases. also tonight. thousands of homes in scotland and northern england begin a second weekend without power after storm arwen. the parents of a teenager suspected of a deadly school shooting have pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter after they were found hiding in a basement. and could pole position at the first saudi arabian grand prix be decisive for lewis hamilton? good evening. the government has announced the return of pre departure coronavirus tests for passengers travelling to the uk. from tuesday, people must take a test within 48 hours of travelling from any country that s not on the red list, regardless of whether they ve been vaccinated. and on monday, nigeria will be added to the travel red list. only british and irish nationals will be allowed to enter the uk from there and will have to isolate in a quarantine hotel at their own expense. the changes follo
new music from an unmistakable voice adele is back. good morning. racing to the top of the tennis charts cameron norrie will be the new british number one, after reaching the semi finals, in indian wells. he has now won more matches this year than novak djokovic. it isa it is a cold and in places frosty start for the northern half of the uk. things get milder and cloudier this weekend. good morning. it s friday, 15th october. our main story. foreign lorry drivers will be allowed to make more deliveries in the uk, under new government measures to ease the pressure on supply chains. currently, overseas workers can only make two trips to britain a week. under the new rules they will be allowed to make unlimited journeys in a two week period. meanwhile, 800 temporary visas for butchers and abattoir workers will also be granted to help with the backlog at pig farms. our political correspondent jonathan blake has more. thousands of extra visas have been offered to hgv drivers f
there are many women of colour coming through the pipeline. the question is, is the door open? and we hear from the woman who s been named the most influential black person in the uk, in the 2022 powerlist. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the chinese grand prix is expected to be dropped from next year s formula 1 calendar. the shanghai race hasn t been held since the pandemic began. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. tens of thousands of people may have incorrectly been given negative pcr covid 19 test results. testing has been suspended at a private laboratory in wolverhampton, while possible technical problems are investigated. about 43,000 people are affected, and were given a negative result between september 8th and october 12th. most of the affected cases are in the south west of england, with some in the south east and wales. people who ve been affected are being contacted by test and trace. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has the latest
to combat shortages in the pig industry. fighting for the environment prince william tells the bbc why the focus should be on fixing earth, not getting tourists into space. and coming up on the bbc news channel. can arsenal women come back from a heavy defeat to barcelona as they count down to their next match in the champions league against hoffenheim? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has told gps in england to see more patients face to face, amid a sharp rise in the number of people going to accident & emergency departments. ministers say they ll provide extra funding to more temporary staff in surgeries and have said they will intervene if gp practices don t increase access to care. doctors leaders have reacted angrily, saying the attack is demoralising and indefensible. it comes as new figures show the nhs treatment backlog in england is at record levels, with more than 5.7 million people waiting for routine treatment. more and more peopl