the government says it will examine any recommendation made by the inquiry, into the lobbying row, involving david cameron. nasa is attempting to make history with the first powered flight on another planet with a helicopter mission on mars. and coming up at 6.30 a round up of all the day s top sporting action in sportsday. hello, welcome to bbc news. on the first weekend since the government eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions in england, millions have taken the opportunity to get outdoors, and enjoy the sunny weather. but there are concerns over new variants of the coronavirus, with 77 cases discovered in england and scotland, of an indian mutation of covid i9. it comes as deaths from coronavirus continue to fall, with 10 in the latest 2a hour period, though the figures are usually lower at the weekend. here s our health correspondent, catherine burns. i steps along the road map go, this one has made a big difference to streets up and down england. it s been the first
also tonight. nearly a week after the typhoon in the philippines we report from one of the worst affected areas. you can see up there on the roof, it has been completely torn off like a can of sardines. 90% of the buildings here have been damaged. and is comedy in danger of being cancelled because of sensitivity over controversial subjects? we have a special report. coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, three all premier league ties in the quarterfinals of the efl cup tonight, with tottenham and west ham looking to reach the last four. good evening. for the first time since the start of the pandemic nearly two years ago the uk has recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus in a 2k hour period. despite that high figure the latest evidence from several studies suggests that fewer people are having to go to hospital with the new variant 0micron. but experts say they need more evidence before they can be certain. during the day the health secretary sajid javid an
is breezy out there too but still very mild for this time of year. we have got an area of low pressure with us at the moment. it is going to edge further eastwards but still bringing outbreaks of rain and over the next few hours it will be heaviest in the pennines. further south the rain light and patchy. one or two sharper showers moving through on the breeze. bit of brightness here and there, but the gusts of wind between 40, 45mph round coast and hills in the north an west. temperatures round 10, 15 degrees so several above average. as we move into the evening hours most of the rain eases away to the east. it becomes light and patchy in the south. clearer sky also be for western scotland, into north west england so temperatures here just about into singlify yours but for most a frost free mild night. double figures to kick off the weekend. we start saturday, a bit of cloud. a breeze close though the east coast, bringing showers for east anglia, the sett too. the cloud incr
taking for five wickets for 52. there are always going to be thoughts in your head and noises around so that was still very. it was a tough night sleep but that s how it is and it s something you also enjoy the same time. you want to live for those days so i was really happy. carlos sainz will miss the saudi arabian grand prix injeddah on saturday the ferrari driver s pulled out with appendicitis and is replaced by 18 year old british driver ollie bearman. the reserve driver, will take sainz s place for third practice and for the rest of the weekend including qualifying later. he becomes the youngest ever british f1 he becomes the youngest ever british fi driver and the youngest driver in ferrari s history. the moto gp kicks off this weekend. one man to keep an eye on is the six time champion marc marquez. he is hungry to move second in the all time champion ship stakes level with valentino rossi come the end of the season. his last title coming backin the season. his l
get an odd millimetre. clouding over with light rain and drizzle working in. the second front where we have some humid air that will continue to work in from the west. so most of the rain today not heavy. you might see a few spots arriving in south east england late afternoon. but no great amounts of rain. temperatures, a humid 18 to 21 for many of us. now tonight that humid air will push many of us. now tonight that humid airwill push in many of us. now tonight that humid air will push in and the rain turning heavier in scotland. but most of the rain light and patchy. some low cloud over the hills and some mist and fog patches are expected. and it will feel muggy. temperatures not falling before 16 or cardiff and london. into the weekend, low pressure stays to the north of the uk. we have brisk north westerly wind and a risk of showers in the north. we start off with rain moving across scotland. some could be heavy. a bit of cloud in eastern england and some rain. in the aft