Quite harsh again in the north, perhaps a little lighter, the frost, further south, but nevertheless a frost, a cold start. Slightly changing the distribution of the showers for tomorrow because we are picking up more of a north easterly compared with the northerly today, and a bracing north easterly as well, which will accentuate the chill. More showers in central and eastern areas. But cold wherever you are. The warnings are on the website. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines pressure grows to shut more schools. Unions are demanding an immediate two week closure of all primaries and secondaries in england. A new warning over hospitals in parts of the uk. The president of the Royal College of physicians says some are now facing a worse situation than at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic. The government is to open ten additional covid testing centres across england for hauliers heading to france, to speed up processing at ports. India begins a nationwide mock drill to test i
At least four people have been killed in flash floods in the bolivian city of sucre. The flooding was made worse by blocked drains. A number of vehicles including buses were swept away. The president offered his condolences to the victims. We have covered the story of the disappearing glaziers in the disappearing glaziers in the bolivian amount is which are an important source of water for populated cities and for crops and agriculture generally. Scientists are now saying that these glaziers are disappearing much faster than thought. They are one of the wonders of bolivias majestic mountains but rising temperatures are eating away at them. This glacier, predicted to last until 2025, is melting so quickly it could disappear at any time. Scientists who monitor the glacier say it has been reduced to just a square kilometre. Where once there was an icy field, now there are rocks, some exposed for the first time. Translation the glacier has been shrinking by between 25 and 30 metres each ye
Its a title given to up and coming musicians, and in the past has identified future superstars. Adele, sam smith and celeste have all won it. This years bbc sound of 2021 has been named as 23 year old rapper, pa salieu, his hard hitting lyrics about life and death in his home city of coventry impressed thejudges, as lizo mzimba reports. Never let them draw out the energy theyjust want you fall cos theirjealousy protect your energy the 23 year old dubbed the uks most inventive rapper in years was given the news on radio one by annie mac. You are the winner of the bbc sound of 2021. You won you serious . He laughs that is crazy. So much gratitude, man. They dont know about the block life still doing mazza inna front line his music reflects his experiences. He himself once survived a shotgun attack. His growing success means things are now very different to a year ago. A yearago, surviving, man. People round me caged, people around me turned crack fiend, you know . I come from real life,
Are you antisemitic . She needs to be careful of her language. We have to be very, very careful with antisemitism. The words of any Committee Member makes headlines in other countries, even if they dont hear. Representative omar elm bodies a vile, hatefilled antisemitic, antiisrael bigotry. This is not a time for politics. This is a time for the Democratic Leaders in this institution to do the right thing. We have Fox Team Coverage former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich joins us in a moment. But we begin with ellison barber live in washington. Ellison, where are we at this hour . Hey, sandra, for now its delayed indefinitely. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters yesterday its possible that this might not come up for any sort of vote this week. It is not on the docket for today and when or if it will get there is really anyones guess on wednesday the House Democratic caucus met and that meeting seemed to further divisions within the party when it comes to this resolution or at l
Dennis Dechaine was convicted in the horrific 1988 slaying of the 12-year-old Bowdoin girl but has been granted a chance to test evidence with modern DNA techniques. Some believe the profile of the late Richard Evonitz might emerge.