it s wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotland s former first minister, nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence about the decisions she took during the pandemic, when she appears before the covid inquiry today. ms sturgeon, who led the scottish response to the coronavirus outbreak is expected to face questions surrounding lockdowns, and missing whatsapp messages as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 1,044 positive cases were reported yesterday. nicola sturgeon was at the helm throughout scotland s pandemic response. as head of the scottish government, she was the key decision maker and first in the firing line when things went wrong. we will have made mistakes on all aspects of the handling. now about to be questioned on that handling and how decisions the truth, the whole truth. the former first minister s closest political ally amongst those who admitted texts between the pair no longer exist. are those t
towards the channel islands and hug the channel coast. it may linger for a time first thing in the morning across essex and kent, clearing by dawn and with a blanket of cloud around, temperatures will hold up, double figures first thing tomorrow, a milder start, further north, chilly and a touch of frost likely. early morning rain clears quite quickly, the cloud will break up and the sunshine come through and lovely autumn sunshine for many, even across eastern scotland. we have worked and 20 weather pushing into the far north west and temperatures more subdued we have wet and windy weather. temperatures likely to be in the mid to high teens. by friday low pressure dominates, brisk winds gust, they will drive plenty of showers into the far north and west. fewer showers across england and wales, not a bad day on the whole and temperatures quite widely peaking at around to 17. into the weekend, don t forget that low, it looks like sunny spells, plenty of frequent showers and