story, and what it will mean for people heading to their gps. that will be coming up shortly. nominations for the snp leadership race will close later today, with three candidates expected to appear on the ballot papers. (tx health secretary humza yousaf, finance secretary kate forbes and former community safety minister ash regan have all put themselves forward to be the next party leader and first minister of scotland, replacing nicola sturgeon. the ballot will open on monday march 13th, with the winner announced on march 27th. in the past hour, the former minister ash regan has launched her campaign. ms regan, resigned from the front bench over scottish government plans to make it easierfor someone to change their legally recognised sex. speaking earlier, she admitted
and freedom for ukraine. thank you very much. hello. february might be the driest of the three winter months but some areas, reservoir levels have started to drop. across england, some of the driest conditions, 4% of normal rainfall in ipswich. wettest places have been in the north of scotland. the only party see above average rainfall. the forecast over the coming days shows many will continue the dry theme as we see february out and go into march. it is all down to and go into march. it is all down to an area of high pressure which is set to building across the uk and just sit there, keeping rain bearing areas of low pressure well away. wetter weather for some of you today across parts of england and wales,
please, don t sentence me to life in prison, he told the court, i don t deserve it. weinstein will be appealing, but he s 70 years old, so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news. nominations for the scottish national party leadership race will close later today, with three candidates expected to appear on the ballot papers. scottish health secretary humza yousaf, finance secretary kate forbes and former community safety minister ash regan have all put themselves forward to be the next party leader and first minister of scotland, replacing nicola sturgeon. the ballot will open on monday march 13th, with the winner announced on march 27th. the un s middle east envoy has held meetings in gaza as part of efforts to calm escalating tensions between palestine and israel.
on march 27th. the environment secretary therese coffey has suggested that people in the uk should eat turnips while other imported vegetables are in short supply. ms coffey told mps that british consumers should cherish home grown seasonal produce, as some supermarkets have limited sales of cucumbers and tomatoes. extreme weather in spain and north africa is partly to blame for the shortage. are you a fan of a turnip? i don t mind one. turnip soup, all good. you will be fine! i do not have a problem with turnips at all. not sure it goes as well in a salad. very true. things are turning more chilly in the uk in the next you days. a fairly cloudy start to the day with
ash regan have all put themselves forward to be the next party leader and first minister of scotland, replacing nicola sturgeon. the ballot will open on monday march 13th, with the winner announced on march 27th. a fierce winter storm has gripped northern parts of the united states, causing widespread disruption, with los angeles issuing a rare blizzard warning. around 75 million people across 28 states have been placed under winter weather alerts , with many losing access to power. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. an extreme spell of warm weather. from the midwest to the west coast, great swathes of america are paralysed by intense conditions. this is minnesota, where snowploughs are hard at work and the streets of minneapolis are almost deserted. they are used to snow here but this storm is unusual and widespread. the states of wisconsin,