the m6,the manchester orbital ring road, some disruption there, and problems at the airports, these are top gusts from storm pia. gusts into the 70s in parts of scotland and also over the tops of the pennines, so some very strong disruptive gusts of wind. the centre of storm pia is actually quite away from our shores and it will be bringing some damaging winds into denmark as we go through the next 12 hours or so. we ve got these north westerly winds which will continue to feeding, continue to be very blustery through the rest of this afternoon, gusts in the rest of this afternoon, gusts in the range of around 50 60 miles an hour, strong enough to cause some localised disruption and as well as those strong winds macro plenty of showers packing and across north western areas. temperatures for many others reaching double figures today, so on the mild side, but cold air looking across northern scotland where overnight tonight the show is pushing into shetland will turn increasin
good evening. at least 15 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a university in the heart of prague. police say the gunman was a student there himself. he opened fire this afternoon, injuring dozens of others. before police say he was eliminated himself. the gunman s father had been found dead at his home earlier in the day. gun crime is relatively rare in the czech republic. tonight, the country s president said he was shocked by the mass shooting. helena wilkinson has the latest. panic and confusion in the streets of central prague this afternoon. dozens fleeing after a gunman opened fire just days before christmas, in one of the most popular cities in europe. eyewitnesses filmed this dramatic video showing people jumping out of the university window to safety. four british tourists described the moment they first heard the gunshots. i described the moment they first heard the gunshots. i remember the first one, i heard the gunshots. i remember the first one. i sort
england towards past of east anglia. still very mild and temperatures could reach 16 or 17 celsius which could reach 16 or 17 celsius which could make it one of the warmest days we have seen so far this year. the unsettled weather continues on friday and the rain particularly heavy across england and wales but even into the weekend as we leave marks behind and start april, more rain on the way. leave march behind. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday the 28th of march you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. after a strong start to euro qualifying, we ll get the latest from scotland and wales ahead of their matches this evening. beth mead lit up the euros with the lionesses last year but will she be fit for the world cup? hf but will she be fit for the world cu - ? . but will she be fit for the world cu . ? ., ., . but will she be fit for the world cu? . , but will she be fit for th
Hello, im ben thompson. Youre watching the context on bbc news. A tense Stand Off In Tbilisi Hundreds Of Protesters clash with security forces, as georgia votes through a divisive law that critics say pushes the country closer to russia. Obesityjabs like wegovy and ozempic could cut the risk of Heart Attacks and strokes in people, even if they fail to lose much weight. Thats according to new analysis of a study, funded by drug manufacturer novo nordisk. The drug, semaglutide, suppresses appetite and has been used to aid weight loss. But researchers now say the weekly jabs could also benefit the heart health of millions of adults. Professorjohn deanfield led the work. It hasnt yet been published in a medicaljournal, but was presented at the European Congress on obesity. I think its a really important discovery. Its an important change because its the sort of thing we got with statins, when we, in the 90s when statins came in, we finally figured out that there was a drug class that woul
in and distribute aid due to lack of fuel. the world health organization says disease is spreading in the territory more rapidly than expected, with people living so close together in shelters and because of a lack of clean water. meanwhile, israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says there were strong indications that hamas was holding hostages at al shifa hospital in gaza, but that they d been removed by the time troops raided the complex. israel says its troops have found the body of a second woman held hostage by hamas, during a search close to the hospital complex. noa marciano, a 19 year old soldier, was one of about 240 people kidnapped by hamas on the 7th of october. on thursday, the military also discovered the body of 65 year old yehudit weiss. and in the occupied west bank, the israel defense forces says its troops have killed at least five gunmen during clashes in jenin overnight. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest on the situa