North yorkshire, one of 27 newly designated Bathing Sites. Some brave souls are already in the water of the river nidd but how clean is it . Arsenal take the premier League Title Race to the final weekend. Even the heavy rain at old tafford couldnt stop them as they beat Manchester United. And were set for a thrilling finish to the season. Idid it i love you top boy, happy valley and the Sixth Commandment were some of the big winners at the Bafta Television awards but the crown left empty handed. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. In chertsey, the temperature reached 27. 5 celsius. Today, rain is coming in from the south west, affecting some western areas. Dry, sunny and warm further east. I will have all the details later. Its monday, 13th may. New evidence has been uncovered that the British Government was warned by its own Embassy Staff in the us about the risk of hiv from contaminated blood in the early 1980s. Its now thought more than 1,200 nhs patient
Them fly. Frustrations boil over at tottenham as two of their players are kept apart in their premier league win over everton. ManagerJose Mourinho said its what his team needs to grow up. Good morning. We got rain already Northern Ireland, its going to be pushing eastwards through the course of today. Something drier and brighter. I will have all the details later. Its tuesdayjuly the 7th. Our top story. Hundreds of thousands of households in england are to receive grants of up to £5,000 for Energy Saving Home Improvements such as insulation. Its part of a wider £3 billion Green Investment by the government, which aims to create thousands ofjobs across the uk in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. 0ur environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports. Insulating homes gives a triple benefit. It saves on peoples bills, it cuts Carbon Emissions from heating and crucially, as the uk heads toward recession, it creates thousands of jobs for tradespeople crawling in attics and measuring d raft
Civil servants in england are being urged by the government to return to work in their offices. In a letter seen by the bbc, the government wants 80 of Civil Servants to be at their workplace at least once a week by the end of the month. Unions have described the governments attitude as outdated. Our political correspondent, chris mason, has more. Usually vibrant, bustling, dynamic, and yet for much of the last six months many of our city centres have looked like this. Its time for that to change, says the government. The head of the civil service, sir mark sedwill, says the Prime Minister believes. This is whitehall, home to loads of government departments. Its actually relatively busy here today but still pretty quiet on weekdays. The government wants four in five Civil Servants in england to be back at their desks for at least some of the week by the end of this month with more and more people worrying that unless public and private Sector Workers return to the office there could be
Main differences High Pressure is building from the west, winds are lighter in the north. A view showers. More showers in england and wales. A slightly warmer day. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines a leading epidemiologist has warned the country is at a critical moment in the coronavirus pandemic, with many students preparing to travel to universities. Several more areas of england, including leeds and middlesbrough, have been added to the governments watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus theyll be closely monitored, and restrictions may be re imposed. Government departments in england are told to get Civil Servants back into offices as quickly as possible following the coronavirus lockdown but one union has described the governments attitude as outdated. France records its highest rise in Coronavirus Infections since the start of the pandemic. Extinction rebellion activists have delayed the distribution of several National Newspapers after blocking access to three Pr
Showers and some sunny spells. Its sunday, september 6. Our top story. Tougher coronavirus measures are being imposed in bolton, in Greater Manchester, because of a rising number of cases. The infection rate is now the highest in england. The increase is being driven by a spike among younger people. Our reporter simonjones has this report. Everyone in bolton must play their part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions are introduced. The infection rate has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week, the highest in england, with people aged between 18 49 accounting for 90 of cases. Residents are now being told to only use public transport for essential purposes and not to mix with other households in any setting, indoors and outdoors, in this part of a support bubble. Although, some restrictions are being lifted elsewhere, a ban on people from differen