Dave prowse the british actor who Found International fame as the man behind the mask of darth vader in the original Star Wars Trilogy has died. He was 85. Now on bbc news, finland has a Coalition Government led by five women. The bbc has had world First Exclusive access behind the scenes to explore how the coalition works in practice and its impact. When i was younger, my perception of politicians was also that they are men in suits who talk on the 8 30pm news. Sanna marin is the worlds youngest serving female Prime Minister and heads the coalition of five parties, all led by women. From being the first country in europe to give equal voting rights, finland has been praised for its historic approach to gender equality. But is all as good as it seems to be . Five white educated females is not very representative in the end. And is this really a country for every woman . Of course, our background still affects the possibilities that we have in life and this should not be the case but of
Now its time for a look at the weather with darren bett. Hello there. Most places are going to remain cloudy overnight. The cloud lowering to bring some misty weather and some fog over the hills. A lot of that rain that we are seeing in england will move away. We will see some patchy cloud moving into scotland, but a frost is developing here with clear skies for longer, it could be down to 5 by the morning in the north east. With the cloud elsewhere, it is milder with temperatures of 5 7. Quite a grey start to sunday and many places will cloudy. The cloud tending to lift a little, it may brighten up in west wales, northumberland, looks cloudy in Northern Ireland. More cloud for western scotland but some sunny spells for the eastern side of the country. 7 11, more likely to make double figures in the west. Probably a bit cooler for the eastern side of the uk. Quick look at monday and we have some pet patchy rain moving down from the north. Most of it affecting scotland, some for Norther
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. A warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases if mps dont back new restrictions. Irans president rouhani blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country wont be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. The retail empire arcadia, which owns topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. More than 2. 5 million Vulnerable People in england will be offered free vitamin d this winter. New figures reveal a million more americans caught covid in less than a week 1,500 people are now dying every day and Health Workers are feeling the strain. The eus chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, and his uk counterpart are holding more talks in london in a bid to agree a post brexit trade deal. Finland has a Coalition Government led by five women. And as part of this years 100 women season, the bbc has been given exclusive, behind the scenes acces
To some people during the pandemic. Vitamin d helps to keep bones, teeth and muscle healthy and a new Clinical Trial has just started looking at whether it can also protect against coronavirus. Our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. A dose of sunshine, helping us to make vitamin d, which is essential for our health. But at this time of year, the suns in short supply, and with lockdowns weve been getting out less. From october to march, people in the uk are advised to take vitamin d, and now in england people in care homes and those classed as clinically extremely vulnerable will get a free supply too. But can vitamin d also help with covid . This lab is trying to find out. Theres some evidence the vitamin helps with other respiratory infections. Now a Clinical Trial involving more more than 5,000 people is looking at its impact on coronavirus. Its not going to be as powerful as a vaccine, but it might reduce the risk of covid i9 or the severity of the disease significantly.
Now on bbc news, behind the scenes to explore how finlands Coalition Government led by five women works in practice and its impact. Women run the world finlands female leaders coming up as part of our 100 women series. When i was younger, my perception of politicians was also that they are men in suits who talk on the 8 30pm news. Sanna marin is the worlds youngest serving female Prime Minister and heads the coalition of five parties, all led by women. From being the first country in europe to give equal voting rights, finland has been praised for its historic approach to gender equality. But is all as good as it seems to be . Five white educated females is not very representative in the end. And is this really a country for every woman . Of course, our background still affects the possibilities that we have in life and this should not be the case but of course we have problems. For the first time, finlands all female leaders open their doors exclusively for the bbc. To show the inner