Temperatures are probably in south wales, 18 degrees. This evening and overnight, the wind continues to drop in east anglia and the south east. It stays cloudy. We have cloud coming to Northern Ireland, so it will be much milder than overnight. Ahead had a better, clearer skies down to the west country. The risk of a touch of frost, short lived mist and fog patches and some sunshine. We have patchy rain coming across Northern Ireland, heading its way into scotla nd ireland, heading its way into scotland and western parts of england and wales on monday afternoon. Not much rain ahead of it, some sunshine and eastern parts of england, the club raking in the south east. It is going to be warmer tomorrow, highs possibly of 18 or 19 celsius. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines as thousands of students across the uk are forced to self isolate due to coronavirus outbreaks, the labour party calls on the government to promise students will be able to go home for christmas. As senior political
Now on bbc news, the travel show looks back at some of its most memorable Animal Encounters from the last decade. From endangered jaguars. 0h thats a predator, ladies and gentlemen. To easy riding canines. At this point in time, he has now got almost 3000 hours on a motorcycle. Hello and the beluga whales that got a second chance. There we go. This week, we look back at some of our favourite Animal Encounters. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A quarter of the uk population is under extra lockdown rules with new measures coming into force in parts of Northern England and wales from today. It comes as 1,700 students in manchester are put into lockdown at their halls of residence for two weeks after a spike hello, and welcome to the travel show in coronavirus cases. With me, mike corey. Coming to you from romania. In france, protests from hospitality workers during my time on a new programme, as new covid restrictions come ive come acr
No one the number of credit deaths in spain has risen above 31,400, according to new official figures. Daily deaths from covid 19 are now at their highest level since may, and that has forced the authorities to introduce even tougher measures in the spanish capital. Another monday in madrid and another set of restrictions comes into place. Today, limits on movements on social activity that were introduced in many parts of the city and its surrounding region a week ago have been extended to eight new areas. In total, around 1 Million People are now affected. This district that this is among the latest to join this partial lockdown. My family has been infected. My whole family. So i think that all the measures and all the political laws that have been implanted here in madrid are great. Translation it is better to have a total lockdown for several months and completely control the pandemic instead of having this situation for years and years. Translation i know a of people in this area a
Remains the main strategy. That means taking cases who are diagnosed positive straight to hospital to isolation facilities and then tracing their contacts. And Health Officials still feel its possible that will bring this virus under control. But theres a recognition that things could change very rapidly, globally and in the uk, in terms of the number of cases. And, to that end, the governments about to ramp up its response with a series of announcements over the next week, starting tomorrow with the health secretary, matt hancock, whos appearing on the marr programme. It will require a lot more Co Ordination of Government Departments to focus on the virus as a priority, working with the devolved administrations. There will be an action plan announced during the week. One of the measures being considered is something that will allow a rapid redeployment of retired health staff, bringing them back into the nhs, getting them reregistered quickly. Thats being considered. And youve only go
Down to the jet stream. We had a powerful jet stream across the down to the jet stream. We had a powerfuljet stream across the uk right across the atlantic over the last three or four weeks which has been driving these deep low pressure systems across the uk. We are looking at rainfall totals for the month of february well above average, record breaking in places, so average, record breaking in places, so all of this frame for coming in from the west over the recent weeks has added to the Flooding Issues across the uk. Is it possible to look ahead further . I know precision is difficult but when youre looking over the next few weeks because people are facing a horrifically difficult time. It does stay unsettled into next week, there are hints we may start to see it winding down in the way towards the middle of march. But for the next week or so, it does stay on the next week or so, it does stay on the unsettled side. Many thanks indeed for that update on the weather. Again, that is mor