From the last few minutes. The government has said it will bring forward a change in the law to prevent the ownership of uk newspapers and magazines by foreign states. The move follows concern about the potential takeover of the Daily Telegraph and spectator by a group backed by the united arab emirates. Minister say they will try to amend the digital markets, competition and consumers bill currently going through parliament. Labour has indicated it is likely to back the move. So, that developmentjust coming into the last little while. More on that in the six oclock news here in the next little while. Now, though, as promised, lets round up all the sport of the day. Gavin is in the bbc sport centre. Yes, mathew, good evening to you. Lets start at cheltenham, where trainer Willie Mullins is still waiting for his 100th winner, which could come in the weatherby s champion bumper, the final race of the day. It is now under way. El fabiolo was the favourite for the champions chase earlier,
in decades, jeremy hunt wants get millions of those seen as economically inactive back working. how? i ll have the details. and former england rugby player tom youngs speaks to bbc breakfast for the first time since his wife died from blood cancer lastjune. the loneliness probably the one which really gets you. and which really gets you. and which really -ets you. you think, i will rin- someo but and you think, i will ring someone, but it s and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still not the same as having but it s still not the same as having someone there to talk to. we are having someone there to talk to. are gearing having someone there to talk to. - are gearing up for the opening day of the chelsea festival mac cheltenham festival, the highlight of the british jump cheltenham festival, the highlight of the britishjump racing calendar. it is a cold start to the day, a risk of ice on untreated surfaces, a
argyll and bute in the last hour with the snow coming down heavily, we have seen snow in worcestershire, big chunky flakes, temperatures were a bit above freezing which helps the snowflakes stick together. through this afternoon, wintry showers for scotland, northern ireland, north wales and north midlands, some heavy enough to bring snow to sea level but there could be some accumulations of snow, a centimetre or two across and higher hills but it will feel cold wherever you are. showers move across the midlands, east anglia and south east england overnight before clearing skies follow. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities 22 6 but colder in the countryside and there is a risk of icy showers as we start the day 2, 2 6. tomorrow the frost melts away, then figure cloud in outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, snow mixed in for a time before milder air pushes in. temperatures in belfast eventually climbing to about seven cels
a lesson in primate parenting bonobos have been seen for the first time adopting babies outside their family groups. we ll hear from the scientists behind the research later this afternoon. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe and millions of people in france being placed under lockdown at midnight tonight there s been a stark warning from germany s health minister who said there isn t enough vaccine supply in europe to prevent a third wave. our europe correspondent nick beake reports. paris in the spring, a city where the mood is darkening. the french capital is descending into another lockdown, part of the effort to stop a third wave of the virus taking hold across