A row over the governments plan to have Quarantine Hotels for travellers Industry Bosses say theyve not yet been consulted. A green and pleasant land now but this site in cumbria could soon have a coal mine like this. So how does that square with the governments promises to go green . Must be something in the water the Bristol Street where having a baby is becoming something of a trend. And coming up on bbc news. Can england stop the mighty india on home soil . Joe root s men begin their test series in chennai tomorrow. A tough challenge lies ahead. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The uks Vaccination Programme is not only helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus it could also give the economy a shot in the arm. That is the view from the Bank Of England. While were in lockdown, the bank expects the size of the economy the gdp to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this year. But it says a successful Vaccination Roll out should see a rapid recovery from spri
with almost 40,000 kilometres of track, germany s rail network is the longest in europe, which makes it the perfect place to explore by train. but from berlin s vast central station, train. but from berlin s vast centralstation, i m train. but from berlin s vast central station, i m taking an even cheaperform of central station, i m taking an even cheaper form of transport for a spot of sightseeing. all right, we re doing it. we are crossing the tramway. fabulous. 0h, crossing the tramway. fabulous. oh, it s beautiful. i can see the tower on my left. and it s so cloudy, the tip of it is just unseen. alexander platts is these days the touristic heart of the capital. until 1989, it was the main public square in communist east berlin. i was born in 1990, which is a year after the berlin wall came down, so for myself and i m sure for a generation younger, there is no recollection of those news events. so being able to be here and just get a sense of what it might have been like i
degrees. in the middle part of the week, another area of low pressure is with us, some strong winds with this as well. any overnight rain clears away and again we look at sunshine and showers. those showers will be heavy with some hail and thunder and be driven in by winds gusting at about 40 50 mph. mild again for england and wales, 13 or 14, again for england and wales, 13 or 1a, closerto again for england and wales, 13 or 1a, closer to average for scotland and northern ireland but with low pressure continuing to affect the uk through the rest of the week and at the weekend, we can expect further outbreaks of rain. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on monday the 20th of march. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome along to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. behaviour towards referees under the spotlight, after red cards for fulham in the fa cup. questions ove
flies to california to discuss defence and the potential threat from china with leaders of the us and australia. and hopes of a deal between gary lineker and the bbc in a row over impartiality which disrupted sports programmes over the weekend. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. some of hollywood s biggest stars are at the 95th oscars ceremony in los angeles. it s already been a good day for the hotly tipped everything everywhere all at once at the ceremony in hollywood. among its cast, jamie lee curtis won best supporting actress and ke huy quan won best supporting actor. amongst the latest winners is all quiet on the western front, which won for best international film. let s cross live to hollywood and our north america correspondent, peter bowes, whose at an oscars watch party at the legendary roosevelt hotel. bring us up to speed on some of the winners so far. the winners so far. more than halfway through the winners so far. more than halfway through and
the trade union congress says uk families are at breaking point, as the country experiences the longest squeeze on real wages since the 18005. squeeze on real wages since the 1800s. we will have the latest from the tuc conference in brighton and from westminster. ukraine s president says that nearly one third of his country was at power stations have now been destroyed after another round of russian air strikes on energy facilities. fears grow for a female iranian athlete who competed in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab. herfamily say climbing competition without wearing a hijab. her family say they have lost contact with her. and environment campaigner greta thunberg tells the bbc why she does not want to go into politics. just feels like that world is so toxic. but also, as it is now, the changes necessary will only come if there s enough public pressure from the outside. and coming up on the bbc news channel: we will hear from one of the men trying to find a