From the last few minutes. The government has said it will bring forward a change in the law to prevent the ownership of uk newspapers and magazines by foreign states. The move follows concern about the potential takeover of the Daily Telegraph and spectator by a group backed by the united arab emirates. Minister say they will try to amend the digital markets, competition and consumers bill currently going through parliament. Labour has indicated it is likely to back the move. So, that developmentjust coming into the last little while. More on that in the six oclock news here in the next little while. Now, though, as promised, lets round up all the sport of the day. Gavin is in the bbc sport centre. Yes, mathew, good evening to you. Lets start at cheltenham, where trainer Willie Mullins is still waiting for his 100th winner, which could come in the weatherby s champion bumper, the final race of the day. It is now under way. El fabiolo was the favourite for the champions chase earlier,
Have been so wet, already months worth of rainfall and we are not even through the first half of the month. So Rain Bearing Clouds over us might know particularly what today across parts of wales, the north west of england. For example snowdonia could see 100 millimetres of rain in the next couple of days but it is a narrow band. So here we have cloudy conditions but further north it is brighter but cooler. Across england and wales team is so quite mild. The forecast than for tonight shows a band of rain continuing across this North Western portion of england and were but then coming back to reach Northern Ireland and southern parts of scotland. To the south it is very mild might commit10 scotland. To the south it is very mild might commit 10 degrees in some spots. Calder across scotland at around three or 4 degrees. So an area of low pressure here, but the centre at somewhere around here. But Weather Front spreading north tomorrow and showery rain across this part of the country. If t
hello and welcome. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has given his first tv interview of the year to the bbc s laura kuennsberg. mr sunak addressed concerns over nurses strikes and said he will talk to the royal college of nursing union about pay but does not commit to increasing wages now to end their strike action. we want to have a reasonable, honest two way conversation about pay and everything else that is relevant. you do want to have a conversation about pay? because up until now. well, that s different. that s always been the case. the door has always been open to talk about things that the nurses want to talk about and the unions want to talk about more generally, which is why actually we just wrote to all the unions from across the public sector inviting them into the talks. inviting them in for talks. and those talks are happening in many sectors on monday, which is great. and when it comes to pay, we have always said we want to talk about things that are reason
for the country. hundreds of protesters have beeen gathering in central london to show their solidarity with anti government demonstrations in iran. president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. in his latest television interview, prince harry talks of the death of his mother princess diana, and the strain as a child of showing no emotion in public. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s border with hong kong. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country s busiest travel season marking the lunar new year. our correspondent martin
particular turning more cloudy with spots of rain ahead of the main rain band that arrives after dark. another mild day though tomorrow, south westerly breezes and temperatures reaching 12 degrees. into the weekend, staying very windy, strong winds to come this weekend, pushing in some rain from time to time. that rain sweeping eastwards during friday night into saturday, struggling to clear away from the wind is wind is picking up through the irish sea into scotland, lots of showers coming into western areas and some sunshine as well. those temperatures up to 12 degrees. we looked at low pressure heading toward scotland right now. into the weekend in some rain from time to time. that rain sweeping eastwards during friday night into saturday, struggling to clear away from the south east. the wind is picking up through the irish sea into scotland, lots of showers coming into western areas and some sunshine as well. those temperatures up to 12 degrees. we looked at low pressure