This tonight we have this weather front which is linked to storm alex which is bringing wet weather to a good deal of england and wales and eastern scotland and north east england by the end of the night. For scotla nd england by the end of the night. For scotland and Northern Ireland, clear and cool. For such a deal that looks extremely wet for a good portion of england and wales and also eastern scotla nd england and wales and also eastern scotland turning much wetter. A little bit of dry weather for Northern Ireland but the winds will be strong around irish sea coasts. We could see some brightness into the afternoon for the south east of england. Elsewhere it is going to feel cool. The met office have amber warnings for the rain particularly for wales into south west england, heavy rainfall could see in excess of 50 millimetres, maybe up to 100 millimetres across higher ground. North east scotland could also see the risk of some flooding so disruption likely. The new area of
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Tonight at six deadlock continues in the post brexit trade talks, with fundamental differences remaining between the uk and the eu. Downing street has made clear that the uk is ready to walk away from the talks, but, for now, negotiations continue in brussels. Can you tell us about any progress, if a deals still possible . Were still working very hard. Id like to be giving more positive news, but, at the moment, these negotiations seem stalled and the barriers to progress are still very much in place. Well have the latest from our correspondents in brussels and westminster. Also tonight. Ready to roll out the vaccine tomorrow the firstjabs will be administered in hospitals around the uk. Hashem abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber,
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what they re after. that attracts a high price on the dark web, as people will pay many times the value of the handsetjust for the data that is on there. police forces say they are doing what they can to find those responsible, but we can all better protect our phones and data. experts advise to avoid using them on the street, be aware of who is looking as you enter your pin, and enable stolen device protection in settings, so if the worst does happen, it will help the authorities track and block the device. ben boulos, bbc news. the medical team who cared for rob burrow have been sharing their memories of his positivity and resilience, after the former rugby league player s death on sunday. after the former rugby league player s death on sunday. in the years after his diagnosis in 2019, he became an advocate for the motor neurone disease community, and made it his mission to raise awareness of the disease around the country and the world as graham satchell reports. rob burrow with
that this is an issue he feels very strongly about. anna miller, thank ou. strongly about. anna miller, thank you- hannah strongly about. anna miller, thank you. hannah miller. the liberal democrats are promising new protections for rivers and coastlines if they get into power. the party says it will expand marine protected areas, and introduce a new blue flag status for rivers, to end what they call environmental vandalism . leader sir ed davey says families should be free to swim safely in the knowledge that our waters are not polluted with sewage. the leaders of four of scotland s parties will take part in a televised debate tonight. the snp sjohn swinney, labour s anas sarwar, the liberal democrat s alex cole hamilton, and the scottish conservative leader douglas ross willjoin the 90 minute debate, which starts at nine o clock on stv. the scottish green party has described its omission as out rageous work has begun this morning on the rob burrow centre for motor neuro
rob burrow, who has died at the age of a1. let s take you to headingley stadium in leeds to show you the floral tributes that have been left by fans and well wishers for rob burrow. you can see the a small sea of flowers. 0ur reporterjohn maguire is at the stadium now. i know that you have been talking to team mates or rob burrow throughout the morning. give us a sense of what he meant to the club and to headingley. figs he meant to the club and to headingley- he meant to the club and to headinule . a , headingley. as sally was saying in her report. headingley. as sally was saying in her report. rob headingley. as sally was saying in her report, rob was headingley. as sally was saying in her report, rob was 5 5 headingley. as sally was saying in her report, rob was 5 5 tall- headingley. as sally was saying in her report, rob was 5 5 tall and l her report, rob was 5 5 tall and there is no way that that, on a cv, that those are an appropriate size for a rugby league player,