Of nature helped to save his life. Before that, its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Before that, a happynew year, its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Hello, its a cold and wintry end to 2020. We have had some sunshine and also some wintry showers. Some of the showers have been bringing snow. Some of the showers have been bringing snow, even to quite low levels in parts of wales and the southwest. This more general area of cloudiness across scotland will be sinking southwards across parts of northern ireland. A mix of rain and snow. Most of the snow over high ground. Slightly less cold air working in with the weather system, very chilly, especially across the south this evening. Overnight, as we end the old year and start the new one, we keep this band of rain, sleet and hill snow moving across parts of north england into wales. Mist and fog will reform. Freezing fog, temperatures as low as minus four or minus five degrees. Quite chilly further north as well,
An illegal warehouse rave that began on new years eve in france has been shut down by police after clashes. 2,500 people, some from the uk and spain, attended the event at a disused building in the village of lieuron in brittany. Heres our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. While the rest of france spent new years eve under a nightly curfew, 2500 people danced for two nights and a day in abandoned warehouses in a village south of rien. Theyd come from places all over france and, indeed, abroad. The possibility that they might be putting themselves and others at risk from covid, they said, was exaggerated. Translation everythings reopened. The shops have reopened because they wanted to make money over christmas, but that must have caused big gatherings of people everywhere, so is it any worse here than on the paris metro . I dont think so. Police decided not to intervene because they feared a riot. Instead, they surrounded the premises, and when, 36 hours after the party started, the
A doctors union. People will receive the two doses of the oxford and Pfizer Vaccines 12 weeks apart, although initially the plan was to leave 21 days between the pfizerjabs. The British Medical Association said cancelling patients booked in for their second doses was grossly unfair. The government says its delivered a million doses of the vaccine but some are concerned about the speed of the roll out. Our Health Correspondent jim reed has more. Sara nathans mother, mary, is in a nursing home. She is due the second dose of her Covid Vaccination next week. That is now in doubt. We were hoping that we could actually relax with her. Shes 89, she may have that much longer. Shes 89, she may not have that much longer. We want to notjust have to see her in the park, to be able to see her inside as well, its cold. If she had had both vaccines, then we would be able to think, yeah, 0k, mum, we can get on with looking after you in the way you ought to be looked after and not worrying that you are
Here in the uk, for the second day in a row more than 50,000 tested positive for coronavirus. The surge in the virus has prompted the government to move more parts of england into the highest level of restrictions. Another 20 Million People will be hit by the change, with all areas shown in dark red here now in tier 4, it means the closure of non essential retail, food venues moving to takeaway only and the closure of gyms and hairdressers. Dominic hughes reports. In birmingham, just time for a last trim before tier 4 restrictions come in at midnight. After a tough year, its another bitter setback for owner dale sampey. Absolutely devastated again that weve just got going after reopening on 2 december. Were just getting back on ourfeet again. How many more times can we be locked down . The bills keep rolling. It is really difficult to keep coming back. In england, more than three quarters of the population will be in tier 4, the highest level of restrictions. Health secretary matt hanc
With some schools re opening on monday occasionally. After the christmas break, we are getting near the top there are concerns there what we are doing is to now and all my training wont be enough staff, because of worries over examine the rainforest, is being taxed to the limit now. The new variant of coronavirus. Which is a vital and very but i think i will make it. The biggest teaching union, the neu, is advising members only to hold classes for the children of key little understood environment. Workers, or those from vulnerable backgrounds. With more, heres our education correspondent, danjohnson. Robin and his family have now probably the richest passed the Halfway Point environment in the world and one which is disappearing and have reached the steepest part of the climb. With terrifying speed. Robins training so far has can the virus be never been further than a few controlled if these robin has chronicled his life classrooms fill up again . Of adventure through a series miles at