And it may have been named by the Irish Weather Service good could go either way. Morning. For the impacts there the heart and soul of the team but storm aiden could cause travel could go either way. And weather disruption here today. Just one of the many tributes ill have all of the details flooding in for nobby stiles. Right here on breakfast. The england world cup winner has died at the age of 78. Former team mate sir geoff hurst said he would be sorely missed. Sir lenny henry tells us about his new book deal and what he enjoys about being good morning. A childrens author. Its saturday october 31st. Our top story he tells us more diversity is needed a new nationwide lockdown for england is being considered in literature. I love sitting in my by ministers and could be announced within days. The rethink away from the regional tiered system comes as government pa nts in literature. I love sitting in my documents, seen by the bbc, pants writing. It is my favourite thing. And i think tha
Some rain, but very mild, whereas in the north, drier, clearer, some sunshine, but also some showers in the north west. All the details in ten minutes. Its monday, 21st december. Our top story a growing number of countries have shut their borders to britons in response to the spread of the new variant of coronavirus. France said it would not accept any passengers from the uk for 48 hours. The government said it expects severe disruption at ports in kent. The Prime Minister will discuss the growing crisis at an emergency cobra meeting later today. Jon donnison has this report. After queues of up to 20 miles into dover last week amid brexit uncertainty, things could be about to get worse. The port is now shut to all outbound freight and passengers after France Closed its border with the uk for 48 hours, amid fears about the spread of the new strain of coronavirus. This is an absolute hammer blow after all the queues we have had at ports in the last week caused by brexit stockpiling, and
This is bbc news, im ben brown. The headlines at 5pm. The uk records a further 1,610 daily covid deaths the highest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began. New figures show the scale of coronavirus in the uk. The number of people in the uk with covid 19 antibodies doubled between october and december to one in ten people. Nicola sturgeon says scotlands current lockdown restrictions are beginning to make a difference, but will stay in place until at least the middle of february, with most School Pupils continuing to work from home. The pressure on the National Health service continues to be very severe. In short, we are still in a very
precarious position. Tight security in washington as donald trump spends his last full day in office, america prepares for the inauguration of his successorjoe biden. A new regulator will be set up to ensure the safety of Building Materials after evidence of malpractice is heard at the Grenfell Tower inquiry. And ahead of the premiere of
Extends his countrys lockdown to mid may and admits his government has made mistakes. Good morning questions over the governments economic support schemes. Labour wants daily updates on take up as its revealed less than 2 of businesses have successfully received loans. A turnaround at tottenham as they reverse their decision to use their governments Job Retention scheme and agree to pay all their staff their full salaries. Good morning. Its a cold and frosty start to the day today but for many hours we are looking at a dry day some sunshine. There are areas of cloud around though, and i will tell you where they are at 6 27am. A very good morning. Its tuesday the 14th of april. Our top story for you there have been outbreaks of covid i9 at more than 2,000 care homes in england, the department of health has confirmed. The news comes as scientific advisers for the government are due to meet later to review the impact of the uks lockdown measures. Ministers have already said its unlikely t
Best of the sunshine will certainly be across scotland and Northern Ireland. Some sharp showers through england and wales will slowly fade as we go through the day, but its going to stay rather cloudy. All the details coming up shortly. Youll never walk alone. Aiming for the top of the charts. Captain tom teams up with michael ball as his fundraising effort passes £21 million. Its saturday, april the 18th. Our top story doctors and nurses in england could be asked to re use personal protective equipment when treating coronavirus patients. Public Health England has changed its guidance on the use of ppe amid warnings that some hospitals will run out of special gowns this weekend. John mcmanus reports. In this workplace, the machinists are more used to making jackets designed to withstand the british weather. But now the staff at this barber factory in southfields have turned their hands to personal protective equipment, ppe, vital to repel not rain but the coronavirus. The company says