Tonight at ten, borisjohnson concedes that there are things his government could have done differently of the crisis over coronavirus. In an interview with the bbc he says there is much we need to learn about the handling of the pandemic. When you look back at this crisis, everybody can see that this was something that was new, but we didnt understand in the way that we would have liked in the first few weeks and months. The Prime Minister admitted there are very open questions on whether the lockdown came too late. Also tonight, three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc Andrew Harper, killed last year while responding to a robbery in berkshire. His wife says they should have been convicted of murder. The way in which andrew was robbed of his life we all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. Im immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. Face coverings are now compulsory for many entering shops and supermarkets in england. A sharp rise in coronavirus cases in ira
Heres stav da naos. Thanks, simon. Good afternoon. A much brighter day than yesterday. Pretty typical use of the skies gcioss pretty typical use of the skies across the country from this weather watcher in perry vale. Today, you will not is cooler and fresher than yesterday and quite breezy with a few showers around and that is because we still have yesterdays low pressure affecting our weather from the Norwegian Sea from this weather watcher in perivale. You will notice from the eyes of ours particularly in the northern half of the country, pressure building. The country, pressure building. The isobars. Wind gusts. Lots of showers, wet and windy for the Northern Isles and most of the showers affecting western parts of the country. A few getting in towards the east as well. But a better chance of staying dry through the afternoon. Mid to high teens celsius, so again it will be cool for this time of year. Through tonight, that cool air and winds a little lighter. It stays windy and quit
The Prime Minister has defended the governments decision to reimpose quarantine measures on people returning from spain, leaving the travel plans of many in chaos. Borisjohnson says there are signs of a second wave of infections in europe and the government has to take swift action. The prime minsiter was also asked about the governments plans to offer people vouchers worth £50 to get their old bikes repaired and new cycle lanes in towns. Cycling groups say what you have announced today is ambitious, but they say it could be more ambitious, you could spend a lot more on this, a lot more is needed. Yes, you could always spend more, and this is the most ambitious package ever. Its £2 billion, and what we will do is create thousands of miles of protected cycle lanes, i really believe protected cycle lanes are essential to give people the confidence that they need. Many people are not very brave or confident cyclists commit we need to get them on their bikes in a confident way. We will h
For you and your holiday. Please do get in touch im on twitter bbccarrie or you can use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Also this hour. The Foreign Offices response to repatriate 1. 3 million british nationals stuck abroad at the start of the pandemic was too slow, according to a report by a senior group of mps. China says it has extended its extradition rose to the uk. A £50 bike repair scheme begins in england as ministers push on with plans to help people become more active. The outgoing head of the uks equality watchdog says the government is dragging its feet over plans to tackle racial inequality. And, coming up this hour, we meet the six Year Old Girl who has launched her own magazine for black children and to teach others about black culture. Good morning. The government is facing growing criticism of its decision to include the balearic and Canary Islands in its advice to avoid all but essential travel to spain. Anyone arriving from the islands, orfrom mainland spain to the uk,
Degrees colder. These are current temperatures factor in the wind in disgusting up to 30 mi. Per hour with snow at this point we are already down to singledigit wind chills around the area. The thermometer will read in the teens during the day tomorrow look at what the wind chills will be doing tomorrow morning. We could have the coldest night of the winter and of the last two years. We will show you some big totals later up north of us. More than five years behind bars but tonight former gov. George ryan will sleep in his own bed at his own home tonight not as a halfwayat a Halfway House as expected. At almost 79 years of age former gov. George ryan left federal prison looking a bit thinner now looking to a day older than when he surrendered back in november of 2007 tonight he is here at home in kankakee a bit of a surprise ending when the general school of thought was that he would finish out his sentence and a chicago Halfway House it was 6 45 a. M. Dressed in a gray coat and accomp