reached 16.2 degrees in stjames s park in central london. the previous record was set in bude, cornwall, in 1916, when it reached 15.6 celsius. they ve also confirmed that scotland has just recorded its hottest new year s day temperature. achnagart hit 15.9c this morning breaking the previous record of 1a.5c at inverurie from 1992. now it s time for a look at the weather, with ben rich. with matt taylor. hello, it s been an unusually warm start to the brand new year, not only the warmest start to a january morning on record, inch in devon, but we also picked up our warmest new year s day on record, above 15 degrees in london. it wasn tjust on record, above 15 degrees in london. it wasn t just the london. it wasn tjust the uk experiencing exceptional warmth. it s been across europe,
(oov)the met office say temperatures have reached 16.2 degrees the met office say temperatures have reached 16.2 degrees in stjames s park in central london. the previous record was set in bude, cornwall in 1916 when it reached 15.6c. they ve also confirmed that scotland has just recorded its hottest new year s day temperature. achnagart hit 15.9c this morning breaking the pervious record of 1a.5c at inverurie from 1992. let s get the lastest weather now with ben rich. good afternoon, the new year has started just as the old one ended, with some exceptionally mild air across the uk. through the rest of the afternoon, it stays very mild, stays very windy in places, and there ll be rain for some, but not for all. some rain pushing across the south east corner, some showery rain through northern ireland and scotland and for western scotland particularly, we ll see wind gusts of 60 to 70mph and maybe even a little stronger in the most exposed places.
for $1,000, so i had the money to go to america to have aeroplane fare. juan diego blossomed in america and quickly drew attention from europe. in 1997, still in his early 20s, he visited italy s top opera house, la scala, in milan, and vowed he d return as a soloist. i was still a student in philadelphia. and i visited la scala as a tourist. and i was there, enjoying the view of this magnificent theatre. and i said to the gods, i will sing here in ten years. and i was singing there in less than ten months. juan diego florez was a big hit with audiences. and, soon after la scala, he appeared here at the royal opera house, in london. i ve been lucky to see him perform here.
the hope that in 2022 will draw us closer to the end of the pandemic. but once again, january is likely to see soaring infection rates. last night restrictions in some places and advice in others meant more subdued celebrations, but some were determined to celebrate. we have our boosters we ve done our things, we followed the guidance. it is a funny one this year because we obviously want to stay safe but also in 15 years of living here i ve never been and done the london fireworks so boris had a cheese and wine party so why can t i come and see the fireworks? come in and take a seat. some had resolved to get protected for the new year and went for boosters today. this is a third shot, booster, want to make sure that i got all the protection we can get meeting friends and family and living a normal life. the main priority right now is to keep everyone safe, keep spreading the awareness, please get vaccinated,
it takes some doing, you know? you think, could i do something like that? n° he s amazing, what he has achieved over the last 365 days. we are super, super proud of him. there is still more to do because it is still happening in this city and other cities around the country, so there s still a lot of work to do. it s been four years since adam was killed, and all his family want for 2022 is to find those responsible. no one should be taking a knife out with them. it needs to stop. it has taken too many innocent lives and they are still out there. we need justice for adam. well done, daddy! what are you going to do after this? either rest on the couch, orjust keep going and try to get to 500 or 1000. i don t know where it will take us, to be honest. today is officially the hottest new year s day on record. the met office say temperatures have reached 16.2 degrees in stjames s park in central london. the previous record was set in bude, cornwall in 1916, when it reached 15.6 celsius.