that it will rapidly turn back to rain and it will be a windy day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. if you test positive on a lateral flow and don t have symptoms, the government s finalising plans to drop the requirement in england that you need to get a pcr to confirm it. borisjohnson will ask his top team to back his decision not to impose any further covid restrictions in england. the nhs under strain from coronavirus more trusts in england declare critical incidents and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non urgent surgery on hold. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon is due to address parliament later today as covid cases continue to rise. there s a growing backlash in australia after tennis star novak djokovic is allowed to enter the country without a confirmed covid vaccination, to defend his australian open title. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here sjohn watson. good morning. we will discuss the developments emerg
to be constitutional by other cases. my to be constitutional by other cases. my sense is that he can appeal anything thisjudge my sense is that he can appeal anything this judge finds. the judges simply dealing with matters in preparation a trial. where the trial to go against him, then of course he has potential grounds for appeal, but i think again, one cannot be sure, but i think this is it, so were he to lose today s argument, we are looking at a trial in the autumn. argument, we are looking at a trial in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this with in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this with me - in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this with me today, i for discussing this with me today, former chief prosecutor for the north west of england. now it s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it has been a
a bright and frosty start for many, wet and windy in northern ireland, widespread gales in the west of the uk, snow blowing around the hills of scotland, and the pennines in the lake district fails, turning back to sunshine and showers in the west later. in pushing eastwards. i said there was a milder air, you will not feel it in the strength of the wind. the rain not reaching east anglia and the south east until the evening rush hour, but then back to clear spells and wintry showers, particularly in western areas, continuing into friday morning. a chilly or frosty continuing into friday morning. a chilly orfrosty stud, continuing into friday morning. a chilly or frosty stud, showers most frequent in the west of scotland, north west england, some eastern areas will stay dry. feeling colder than these temperatures in the strength of another blustery day. the weather is flip flopping, because back to cloud and rain for saturday. the rain will last longer, slightly milder air to
until the 17th of january. these changes are significant and we are not completely without risk. however, at the stage of the pandemic, we do strike an appropriate balance between the continued importance of self isolation and embracing the chance of transmission and self isolation in the economy. tennis star novak djokovic s entry into australia on a vaccine excemption has been delayed due to issues with the visa submitted on his behalf. and black lives matter protestors who toppled a statue of slave trader, edward colston, have been found not guilty of causing criminal damage. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has told mps that he plans to stick to plan b coronavirus measures in england for at least another three weeks. he said people should carry on working from home, wearing face coverings on public transport and in indoor public spaces and taking a test before going to high risk venues or meeting the elderly or vulnerable. it comes despite figures from th