degrees but for most of us, nowhere near that. the north east of scotland, much more fresh. 0n scotland, much more fresh. on sunday, showers will be widespread, especially across western and northern areas. again, the best weather on sunday will be reserved for east anglia, the south east and along the south coast of england but heavy showers possible in northern ireland, thunder and lightning are on the cards. bank holiday monday, we have high pressure towards the west but also a weather front is approaching scotland and that s going to introduce again cold air to the north but generally, not bad on the north but generally, not bad on the thermometer. i7 the north but generally, not bad on the thermometer. 17 in newcastle and up the thermometer. 17 in newcastle and up to 20 in the south. thanks, tomasz. and that s all from us. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. new guidance to tackle concussion, as experts tighten up how to handle head injuries for grassroot
with a two huge matches to get things under way an inspiring story of friendship and hope kevin sinfield has raised millions of pounds for mnd. people living with the disease tell us they can t thank him enough. good morning to you. it s a clear cut tale of two halves this weekend with today largely cloudy and mild and tomorrow chillier but dry with plenty of sunshine. it looks like it was a chilli into next week as well but i will have more of that and the weekend s weather details right later on. it s saturday the fourth of february. our main story us defence chiefs say they have identified a second suspected chinese surveillance balloon, this time above south america. the first balloon was seen yesterday above the state of montana, in the north of the united states. it prompted washington to cancel a high level visit to beijing and accuse the chinese authorities of being irresponsible. china has apologised but insisted it s simply a weather monitoring device which has
now return of the tigers. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour, you know, it s a privilege. it s a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species. military chanting private pinky adhikari has been newly stationed at bardiya national park in western nepal. herjob here is to protect the park s endangered elephants, rhinos and tigers. after morning exercise, her
and israel election officials confirm benjamin netanyahu and his far right allies as the winners in tuesday s vote he s set to return for a record sixth term as prime minister. the bank of england has warned that the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years. the 0.75% point rise the eighth consecutive hike takes uk rates to 3%, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of england s move matches the us federal reserve s rate hike on wednesday, as central banks around the world battle to combat inflation. here s the bank of england governor. these are big changes. they have a real impact on people s lives. so why are we doing it and why are we doing it now when so many people are struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? we are increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it is the bank sjob to bring it inflation is too high. it is the bank s job to bring it do
people to pay the bill. she s the fourth tory prime minister in six years. the face at the top may change, but the story remains the same. as liz truss s cabinet takes shape theresa may uses prime minister s questions to highlight diversity at the top of government. for the first time in british history, none of the offices are held by a white man. the question being asked in government is just how diverse is this government, a point raised by teresa may. i how diverse is this government, a point raised by teresa may. i asked m riaht point raised by teresa may. i asked my right honourable point raised by teresa may. i asked my right honourable friend, - point raised by teresa may. i asked my right honourable friend, why . point raised by teresa may. i asked l my right honourable friend, why does she think it is that all three female prime ministers been conservative? and i mjane hill in the studio our other headlines this afternoon. the former manchester united football