trial against coleen rooney. a portion of students in england really receiving first class degrees has doubled in a decade. the very first picture of the enormous black hole at the centre of our galaxy. also, before 9pm, we are off to the south coast of england, spotting dolphins. hello and welcome to the programme. police have issued more than 50 fines after parties in downing street and other government buildings breached coronavirus rules at the height of lockdown. the new fines are on top of 50 already issued, including to the prime minister and the chancellor. it s thought at least some of the latest fines relate to a christmas party which borisjohnson did not attend. the metropolitan police says their inquiries are continuing. labour say it s evidence of industrial scale partying at number 10. here s our political editor chris mason. it s long been suspected. today, further confirmation. covid lawbreaking was happening, involving loads of people, for months on end, ri
but he says even when the pandemic is over, he ll think twice before returning to the festival. fiona lamdin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. thanks a lot. for many of us the weather will stay bright and right through the rest of the day today, quite a bit of cloud around but some spells of sunshine poking through. the satellite picture shows a weather system looking to the north west ultimately bringing some rain, particularly tonight and tomorrow. but we also have rain stretching across parts of eastern england from this line of showers that have developed over the last couple of hours. those showers have formed due to a convergence zone, where the winds bash together, scraping all the moisture together to make this line of downpours and they will continue to affect these areas well over the next few hours. if you live across parts of west yorkshire, nottinghamshire, leicestershire and towards greater london and into parts of east sussex and k
you were pretty insistent, actually. this year s oscar nominations are announced with many brits, including carey mulligan, up for the top acting prizes. the grammy goes to beyonce. and beyonce makes grammys history breaking the record for the most awards ever won by a woman, and there s british success for harry styles and dua lipa. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said the country is united in shock and grief at the killing of sarah everard. borisjohnson said her death had unleashed a wave of feeling about the safety of women in britain, and insisted the government would work to ensure that women had confidence in the justice system. following strong criticism of the police s handling of saturday s vigil in london, mrjohnson said he continued to back the metropolitan police chief, cressida dick, and said there would be an investigation into what happened. here s our correspondent, richard galpin. the kidnap and murder of sarah everard has tri
us but, tomorrow, rain to start the day and clearing away quickly for scotland and northern ireland, a fine day here and a sunny skies chase outwards across much of england and wales. however, the rain could be quite reluctant to clear away from south india and south east england where it could still be damp in the afternoon. temperatures similar to today, 10 14 but feeling a little fresher. high pressure is to the west of the uk on wednesday, mostly fine with some sunshine but scotland turns cloudier. a week where the uk on wednesday, mostly fine with some sunshine but scotland turns cloudier. a weak weather front will bring some 11 14 but, later in the week, we will start to see some colder air arrive. otherwise, the weather will not change a great deal. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello, i m olly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday this evening. it s on! thejoshua and fury