now the eu says it wants astrazeneca to hand over doses made in the uk. the difficulties of training for the olympics in lockdown — as athletes are assured the tokyo summer games are still very much on course. and the chelsea flower show turns autumnal as it's postponed for the first time in its history. and coming up on bbc news — a week out from the start of the men's six nations, organisers are confident the competition will go ahead as planned despite french on travel. good evening and welcome to the news at six. the prime minister has extended the current lockdown restrictions in england until at least march eighth. borisjohnson said an early unlocking could result in another spike in cases. he said data on hospital admissions, the vaccines and how effective they are would need to be assessed before any loosening of the rules. but getting children back to school remains the national priority. by the end of february, the government aims to publish its plan for the gradual relaxation of restrictions. schools could start opening from the 8th of march, and once schools are back, there will be a gradual unlocking across england — as long as the data supports it. northern ireland has already extended its lockdown into march and plans in wales and scotland are set to be reviewed in the coming days. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. a sofa will still be part of the crowded classroom. for alexa's 60, four—year—old and her twins. they didn't make much of the prime minister on their curriculum today. it will not be possible to open schools — it will not be possible to open schools immediately after the february half term —— alexa's six—year—old, four—year—old and her twins _ six—year—old, four—year—old and her twins |_ six-year-old, four-year-old and her twins. . ., , six-year-old, four-year-old and her twins. . , twins. i am tired. it has been almost a _ twins. i am tired. it has been almost a year _ twins. i am tired. it has been almost a year of _ twins. i am tired. it has been almost a year of my - twins. i am tired. it has been almost a year of my kids - twins. i am tired. it has been. almost a year of my kids being twins. i am tired. it has been - almost a year of my kids being home, almost a year of my kids being home, a lot, and you are not only being their teacher but you have to envy their teacher but you have to envy the lunch lady, clean the toilets. you have to make sure everything is printed off. i don't have a teaching to make sure the work is done right or to make sure the toddlers are happy over there while i work with the older ones. you happy over there while i work with the older ones.— the older ones. you need it official- _ the older ones. you need it official. english _ the older ones. you need it official. english schools - the older ones. you need iti official. english schools will the older ones. you need it - official. english schools will still be closed to most and the lockdown will go on. we be closed to most and the lockdown will no on. ~ .,, will go on. we hope it will therefore _ will go on. we hope it will therefore be _ will go on. we hope it will therefore be safe - will go on. we hope it will therefore be safe to - will go on. we hope it will therefore be safe to begin will go on. we hope it will. therefore be safe to begin the reopening of schools from monday the 8th of _ reopening of schools from monday the 8th of march. i know how frustrating that will_ 8th of march. i know how frustrating that will be — 8th of march. i know how frustrating that will be for pupils and teachers who want— that will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to _ who want nothing more than to get back to the — who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. the who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom.— back to the classroom. the labour leader, himself _ back to the classroom. the labour leader, himself isolating - back to the classroom. the labour leader, himself isolating at - back to the classroom. the labour leader, himself isolating at home, once teachers at the front of the queue for vaccines, and is disappointed with more delay. the truth is this war is not inevitable. it wasn't — truth is this war is not inevitable. it wasn't just _ truth is this war is not inevitable. it wasn't just bad _ truth is this war is not inevitable. it wasn'tjust bad luck. _ truth is this war is not inevitable. it wasn'tjust bad luck. it's- truth is this war is not inevitable. it wasn't just bad luck. it's the i it wasn'tjust bad luck. it's the result— it wasn'tjust bad luck. it's the result of— it wasn'tjust bad luck. it's the result of a _ it wasn'tjust bad luck. it's the result of a huge _ it wasn'tjust bad luck. it's the result of a huge number- it wasn'tjust bad luck. it's the result of a huge number of- it wasn't just bad luck. it's the - result of a huge number of mistakes by the _ result of a huge number of mistakes by the prime — result of a huge number of mistakes by the prime minister— result of a huge number of mistakes by the prime minister during - result of a huge number of mistakes by the prime minister during the - by the prime minister during the course _ by the prime minister during the course of— by the prime minister during the course of this _ by the prime minister during the course of this pandemic. - by the prime minister during the course of this pandemic. otter. by the prime minister during the course of this pandemic. over the next few weeks, _ course of this pandemic. over the next few weeks, the _ course of this pandemic. over the next few weeks, the government | course of this pandemic. over the . next few weeks, the government will track how the virus is moving among us and the effect the vaccine has come and only then, at the end of february, will the decisions be made. how do you rate the chances of being able to stick to the 8th of march for the beginning of the end of this lockdown?— march for the beginning of the end of this lockdown? laura, the date of the 8th of march _ of this lockdown? laura, the date of the 8th of march is _ of this lockdown? laura, the date of the 8th of march is the _ of this lockdown? laura, the date of the 8th of march is the earliest - the 8th of march is the earliest that we — the 8th of march is the earliest that we think it is sensible to set for schools— that we think it is sensible to set for schools to go back, and obviously we hope that all schools will go _ obviously we hope that all schools will go back. i'm hopeful, but that's— will go back. i'm hopeful, but that's the— will go back. i'm hopeful, but that's the earliest that we can do it, that's the earliest that we can do it. and _ that's the earliest that we can do it. and it — that's the earliest that we can do it, and it depends on lots of things going _ it, and it depends on lots of things going right. it, and it depends on lots of things auoin riuht. . , it, and it depends on lots of things auoin riuht. ., , ., it, and it depends on lots of things going right-— going right. plans for northern ireland going right. plans for northern lreland are _ going right. plans for northern ireland are being _ going right. plans for northern ireland are being reviewed - going right. plans for northern - ireland are being reviewed tomorrow, wales on friday, and next tuesday in scotland as well, but without dramatic falls in cases don't expect much to change. with cases so high and hospitals so full, in theory it's not really a surprise, but it will still be at least a month before it gets open again to all and restrictions could even start to be eased off. but, in practice, it feels like a big admission that we are heading towards i2 feels like a big admission that we are heading towards 12 months of coronavirus restrictions, in one way or another. a whole year of families and firms coping with life in and out of lockdown, a year when coronavirus has dominated so much, with such heavy costs. we coronavirus has dominated so much, with such heavy costs.— coronavirus has dominated so much, with such heavy costs. we are now in lockdown, with such heavy costs. we are now in lockdown. due _ with such heavy costs. we are now in lockdown, due to _ with such heavy costs. we are now in lockdown, due to national— lockdown, due to national lockdownm _ lockdown, due to national lockdown. . ._ lockdown, due to national lockdown... . . , , , lockdown, due to national lockdown... ,, ., , , , , lockdown. .. sean built up his gym business and _ lockdown. .. sean built up his gym business and even _ lockdown. .. sean built up his gym business and even with _ lockdown. .. sean built up his gym business and even with some - business and even with some financial support from the government it has proved hard to hold on. he is desperately hoping this extended lockdown will be the last. it this extended lockdown will be the last. . , , this extended lockdown will 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more funds of my own, that - pay. i have had to pick up more funds of my own, that the - pay. i have had to pick up more - funds of my own, that the business has accrued — funds of my own, that the business has accrued over— funds of my own, that the business has accrued over the _ funds of my own, that the business has accrued over the years, - funds of my own, that the business has accrued over the years, back i has accrued over the years, back into the — has accrued over the years, back into the business. _ has accrued over the years, back into the business. so _ has accrued over the years, back into the business. so the - has accrued over the years, back| into the business. so the backing has accrued over the years, back i into the business. so the backing is financially— into the business. so the backing is financially unstable. _ into the business. so the backing is financially unstable. the _ into the business. so the backing is financially unstable.— financially unstable. the risk from the disease _ financially unstable. the risk from the disease means _ financially unstable. the risk from the disease means the _ financially unstable. the risk from the disease means the weight - financially unstable. the risk from i the disease means the weight largely indoors goes on. for much of the country, a glimpse of the end, but that tonight is marked in pencil, not in ink. so a bit of a pattern tonight but perhaps one that none of us really want to get used to. lockdown being extended again for five weeks oi’ or $0 orso in or so in england. in northern ireland lockdown is already in place until the 5th of march but they haven't made a decision on schools yet. in scotland and wales there will be reviews over the next few days but it would be surprising if one part of the uk broke away and started opening up anytime soon, because right round the country that approach is very much one of caution. leaders will be extremely thoughtful before they make any dramatic moves this time, and listening to the prime minister tonight it was clear that the 8th of march is very a hope, certainly not a guarantee. studio: laura kuenssberg in westminster, thank you. so parents and children in england have at least six more weeks of home schooling ahead, with all the problems that that brings for both parents trying to juggle work and online lessons, and for children stuck at home for months. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been getting reaction to the news. they move the sea creatures inland... only a third of pupils were in today, leaving year 6 spread out in class. their classmates not back for at least a month. we're not really used to having so many people in because of how long it's really been like this. i'm looking forward to having - everyone back in school because i i miss all my friends and at leastl i've got some of my friends here. everyone will definitely be happier because working from home is a lot harder than working in school, which i do know because last week i think i worked from home for two days. to help kids catch up, a promise today of more money. but for those running schools, some questions are more urgent. two weeks' warning isn't long to plan for reopening. is it going to be a staggered return? similar to what they expected us to do in september? are we expecting a certain year groups to come in? are we starting from day one with everybody in? we need to know those kinds of things. so when will classrooms fill again? well, march 8th is a tentative date, an ambition. so much depends on the pressures on the nhs, the infection rates, the vaccination programme. all that is certain for parents and for children is they're going to have to manage at home for a good few more weeks. the biggest education union said the prime minister couldn't guarantee school return in early march. at the moment over a million people in the uk are infected with covid and he can't know what the death rate will be, so i think this is premature and i think it will give parents and children some false hope, and that's the last thing that they need. schools will be the first to open, says that the government. no one, including parents, thinks these decisions are easy. i am quite lucky because i am a key worker, the girls are at school, but i think, for the kids' mental health, it is very important for them to be at school. i understand the prime minister has a lot of pressure. i would hate to be in his position to make that decision. it's difficult for the government but, again, like i said, there isjust no light at the end of the tunnel, and we should be a lot further down the road now than we are. i've got some really close friends that are at home with three children of three different ages, and it's not doing very much for their mental health, to be honest. families and schools will have to go on coping, with the promise of a plan by late february. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, warrington. so the latest government figures show new cases continuing to fall, with 25,308 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — a significant drop when you consider new cases were almost at 70,000 less than three weeks ago. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 29,900. hospital numbers remain very high — there were more than 37,500 people in hospital with coronavirus in the past 2a hours. and another very high daily death toll — 1,725 deaths were reported. that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test — the second highest figure so far. on average in the past week, 1,228 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 101,887 the uk's vaccination programme continues apace. 311,060 people have had theirfirst dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24—hour period, taking the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to more than 7.1 million. we can talk to our health editor now hugh pym. it is all about how the vaccine works and the impact it has on numbers in next few weeks. they number in hospitals and a number of deaths.— they number in hospitals and a number of deaths. yes, we have learned more _ number of deaths. yes, we have learned more clearly _ number of deaths. yes, we have learned more clearly today - number of deaths. yes, we have learned more clearly today at. learned more clearly today at exactly what the prime minister and officials will be looking at in mid february when they carry out this review that could then trigger the series of decisions about schools in england and maybe other restrictions as well and that is how effective has the vaccine become in the middle of that month? remember, that is the target to get the four priority groups, 15 million people, having been vaccinated with their first dose by then. experts say it is the earliest you will be able to tell how effective it has been amongst those who have their firstjab a few weeks before and the prime minister made it clear it would depend on the number of cases coming down and a number of cases coming down and a number of cases coming down and a number of hospital admissions particularly to see to what extent the vaccine had actually worked. cases right now, as we have been hearing, are falling pretty sharply. that is daily reported cases, down 30% nearly, we can week. those are only people who have come forward to be tested, presumably because they had symptoms. you have a wider group who have the virus out there who don't have symptoms, and that is what sir patrick vallance was talking about when he mentioned this 1 million people who had the virus right now according to other surveys. he was pretty cautious about it. he said cases are beginning to plateau and come down but it will take a few weeks yet to see any further fall they are or on hospital admissions.— see any further fall they are or on hospital admissions. hugh pym, thank ou. meanwhile, the european union is demanding that the coronavirus vaccine manufacturer astrazeneca ensures it provides enough doses from the company's two british production sites for the firm to meet its contract to deliver its vaccine across europe. it follows a row between the eu and the drugs company over the speed with which vaccines are being supplied. our europe correspondent nick beake is in brussels for us. a big escalation of this row. could the eu forced astrazeneca to hand over supplies made in the uk? that is not on the _ over supplies made in the uk? that is not on the cards _ over supplies made in the uk? that is not on the cards for now, sophie, but certainly — is not on the cards for now, sophie, but certainly what was simmering yesterday — but certainly what was simmering yesterday has now exploded into a very public— yesterday has now exploded into a very public row, and at the heart of it that _ very public row, and at the heart of it that you — very public row, and at the heart of it that you believe the makers of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine are favouring _ the oxford astrazeneca vaccine are favouring the uk over other european nations _ favouring the uk over other european nations. astrazeneca says it is keeping — nations. astrazeneca says it is keeping its side of the deal and points— keeping its side of the deal and points out that the eu signed its contract — points out that the eu signed its contract three months after the uk did, but— contract three months after the uk did, but still a senior european commission figure has said today that i_ commission figure has said today that i do— commission figure has said today that i do a — commission figure has said today that i do a first come, first serve, is all— that i do a first come, first serve, is all well— that i do a first come, first serve, is all well and good if you're popping _ is all well and good if you're popping down to the local butcher's but if _ popping down to the local butcher's but if it _ popping down to the local butcher's but if it comes to signing a contract, _ but if it comes to signing a contract, which they did do, for a vaccine _ contract, which they did do, for a vaccine that — contract, which they did do, for a vaccine that is life—saving in the millions. — vaccine that is life—saving in the millions. it— vaccine that is life—saving in the millions, it is a completely different matter. as a result of this, _ different matter. as a result of this, there _ different matter. as a result of this, there has been some speculation that some vaccines made in the _ speculation that some vaccines made in the eu _ speculation that some vaccines made in the eu destined for other countries including the uk may be blocked _ countries including the uk may be blocked or— countries including the uk may be blocked or restricted in some way. the eu _ blocked or restricted in some way. the eu is— blocked or restricted in some way. the eu is downplaying that idea tonight, — the eu is downplaying that idea tonight, sophie. nick the eu is downplaying that idea tonight, sophie.— the eu is downplaying that idea tonight, sophie. nick in brussels, thank you- _ anyone arriving in the uk from coronavirus hot spots like southern africa, portugal and much of south america will have to quaratine in hotels for ten days. the move is to try to protect the uk from coronavirus variants. the home secretary also said it was illegal to leave the country for a holiday and people will now have to explain why they are travelling abroad. our transport correspondent caroline davies has this report. the uk's borders are not closed. this was heathrow airport last friday. travellers are still permitted for some reasons, like essential work, education and medical treatment. after weeks of increasing travel restrictions the government has announced it will introduce quarantining in hotels for some. brute introduce quarantining in hotels for some. ~ ., . ., some. we will introduce a new managed _ some. we will introduce a new managed isolation _ some. we will introduce a new managed isolation process - some. we will introduce a new managed isolation process in l some. we will introduce a new- managed isolation process in hotels for those _ managed isolation process in hotels for those who cannot be refused entry. _ for those who cannot be refused entry, including those arriving home from countries where we have already imposed _ from countries where we have already imposed international travel bans. there _ imposed international travel bans. there will— imposed international travel bans. there will be required to isolate for ten — there will be required to isolate for ten days —— they will be required _ for ten days —— they will be required. without exception. the oli will required. without exception. tie: policy will include required. without exception. tte: policy will include those required. without exception. t“t2 policy will include those travelling from high—risk countries including portugal, all of south america and many countries in africa. existing restrictions mean that only uk and irish nationals and those with residency in the uk can travel from those countries at the moment. they will be taken directly from the airport to government provided accommodation and the quarantine will last ten days. it's not certain if the passenger will have to pay for it. scotland and wales have already said they follow it but they want the government to go further. while the scottish government will initially emulate the uk government's steps on enhancing quarantine arrangements we will be seeking urgently to persuade them to go much further, and indeed to move to a comprehensive system of supervised quarantine. in man living in the future will need to provide a declaration. hotel quarantine is a logistical challenge. thousands of people are still coming into the country every day and airport hotels like this one imagine they will be some of the first to offer quarantine measures but they still have plenty of questions for the government about how it will work. these aurora hotels have thousands of rooms next at major uk airports.— at ma'or uk airports. we've looked at major uk airports. we've looked at the guidance _ at major uk airports. we've looked at the guidance and _ at major uk airports. we've looked at the guidance and new— at major uk airports. we've looked at the guidance and new zealand, | at the guidance and new zealand, australia and hong kong and they have different nuances and levels of government involvement, so we need to get the detail. in terms of availability of rooms we have them straightaway. abs, availability of rooms we have them straightaway-— availability of rooms we have them straightaway. a country still on the list it is worrying. _ straightaway. a country still on the list it is worrying. carolyn - straightaway. a country still on the list it is worrying. carolyn atwood i list it is worrying. carolyn atwood to visit her family in december and she is worrying about getting home. —— caroline visited herfamily in december. t -- caroline visited her family in december-— -- caroline visited her family in december. ., ., , ., , ., december. i would not be able to afford a hotel— december. i would not be able to afford a hotel so _ december. i would not be able to afford a hotel so i _ december. i would not be able to afford a hotel so i am _ december. i would not be able to afford a hotel so i am still- december. i would not be able to afford a hotel so i am still very i afford a hotel so i am still very lost. . . afford a hotel so i am still very lost. ., , ., ., , lost. there are still no date but when this _ lost. there are still no date but when this policy _ lost. there are still no date but when this policy could - lost. there are still no date but when this policy could come . lost. there are still no date but when this policy could come in | lost. there are still no date but i when this policy could come in or how long it would last, leaving the travel industry and potential travellers weighing up the cost and wondering about being shot in a hotel room. —— worrying about being shut in a hotel room. our top story this evening: the lockdown in england is being extended — the prime minister says children will not return to school until march the 8th at the earliest. and tightening the uk's borders — anyone arriving from southern africa, portugal and much of south america will be taken to a hotel to quarantine for ten days coming up on sports day on bbc news, non—league football clubs have been given a cash injection by the government as £10 million from the winter survival package will be spread across 850 clubs. events are being held around the uk and the world to mark holocaust memorial day. it's 76 years since the liberation of the auschwitz—birkenau death camp, and at a time when survivors are unable to come together due to lockdown, this year's theme asks people to "be the light in the darkness". fergal keane reports. auschwitz today. no rituals of remembrance in the time of the pandemic. violin plays. but for the survivors, a dwindling generation, commemoration is taking place in small groups. here, at a london retirement home run by the charityjewish care. behold god of abraham, god of mercy, open your eyes, as you have opened mine. open your eyes and see what i've seen. singing. memory does not live within the boundaries of a single day. my father, who was not a religious man, he took me by the hands — i'll neverforget this, what he said to me. "god will protect you." so then i kissed my brother and they were already there with their bayonets trying to push us apart, and i saw them leaving. and you never saw your brother again? that was it. yeah. holocaust memorial day remembers the dead, but it's also a warning for all times about the price of extremism, the bloody cost of promises built on hatred. after auschwitz, when we came back, people said, "we've learned our lesson. never again, auschwitz." that was the motto. but look around. i think there is more discrimination, more hatred than ever before. this is a day of great absences. it took me 50 years, 5—0. i kept on and on, "i want to see a photograph of my mother." i don't know what emotions i have, really. sad. especially on days like holocaust memorial day, when families are together, and i sit there alone. genocide begins with the plans of powerful men. but always ends in the ruin of individual lives. millions upon millions of them. fergal keane, bbc news. an inquest into the death of a woman who took her own life after failures in the benefit system has found a catalogue of errors and how she was treated. philip up from a mother with mental health problems are applied for a new benefit but saw her payments cut from £200 down to £60. the coroner found 20 problems in the way her claim had been handled and concluded that the errors were the predominant factor in causing her to take an overdose. so at least six more weeks of lockdown restrictions in england — it'll come as tough news for everyone — particularly those with limited space at home. alex forsyth has been talking to people in birmingham and coventry living in high rise flats, about their experience of lockdown. living above a city has brought highs and lows to life in lockdown. neighbours nearby but close quarters means tight spaces, precious little outdoors and, forsome, isolation. in birmingham, this tower has been home to mark for more than two decades. but even a familiar four walls can feel lonely when going out is so limited. i've enjoyed living in a tower block but this in particular has been, you know, vile. he fears the virus will spread in shared spaces he says aren't always clean. despite council assurances, he is nervous. living in a tower block when you are, like, 70 feet, 80 feet in the air, six other flats on the floor, very small spaces to work in, to go out in, you can't really act whether your neighbour could be infected. not the biggest hallway, but you've got to make the most of the space that you've got. in coventry, susie lives in a two—bedroom maisonette with her husband and two sons, jackson and his older brother. they are learning for school and uni from home. in that door there is another little bedroom for my 21—year—old. and this is the bedroom for my six—year—old. it might not be huge but for them it's a happy home. their balcony ready for summer, with grass and fairy lights. it is kind of like having your own little space, but i can imagine for those who live in flats without even this small bit of space, it must be even harder. here, proximity has meant community. a chance for neighbours to chat, while their children play water pistols across the balconies. i've got good neighbours. we get along together very well. michelle does always ring me, don't you, once or twice a week, just to see how i am. so it's good. but for some, lockdown in a tower block has compounded their isolation. high above coventry, karen's bedsit seems smaller now she's so often in. struggling for money and work, she feels unsupported and trapped. the walls are very thin so you can hear people a lot. i kind of feel we are living on top of each other. i don't want to be in the inner city. and i don't want to be in a high rise. i would love to have walks from the door, not to have to take the dogs everywhere, to be able to just let them off the lead. the fear of being stuck here forever is terrifying. home has rarley mattered so much, now that we are restricted to it. the plan for a way out might be coming, but for many it still feels some way off. alex forsyth, bbc news. the international olympics committee insisits the games set to take place in tokyo this summer will finally go ahead. the ioc�*s president said speculation over the event — delayed from last year — was hurting the athletes and they were working on coronavirus precautions for every possible scenario. our sports editor dan roan reports. in the world's biggest city, a state of emergency continues, and the pressure is building. despite growing public unease, tokyo is preparing to host sport's showpiece event in midst of a pandemic. after last yea r�*s postponement, organisers have dismissed claims that the games will be cancelled, and today, after a crunch ioc meeting, came more reassurances from the man in charge. we are not speculating on whether the games are taking place, we are working on how the games will take place. that means we have to put covid countermeasures together for every possible scenario. with billions of pounds having been spent on preparations, organisers are set to reveal the rules they hope will make the athletes' village and the venues safe. despite the arrival of tens of thousands of competitors and officials. whether spectators can be present remains unclear. already qualified, a top british climber is set to make history in tokyo in the sport's first ever appearance at an olympics. with preparations disrupted, she has adapted her home to continue training, telling me she is unsure if she will get to realise herdream. my honest answer is i have no idea. i don't know if the games will or will not go ahead. it's an impossible situation because there are so many decision to be made, still so much time before the games and i've got to do myjob and get my head down and work hard to be ready. hopes have been raised by the prospect which will be encouraged but not mandatory. olympic triple jump legend cristian taylor, who represents athletes around the world, says opinions remain mixed. it has really been almost split down the middle, whether it's my team—mates, whether friends abroad, if i am saying, how do you feel about going into the summer, some are saying i am going, no question, and others say i don't know if the risk is worth it. we just want to give the athletes a voice and for them to be able to say we are comfortable and willing to do or we are not, and this is why. four and fourand a four and a half years ago the message from the next host was clear but now tokyo remain shrouded in uncertainty with much at stake for japan, athletes and the olympic movement. the chelsea flower show has been postponed for the first time in its history and will now take place in september. it was cancelled altogether last year. i asked gardening guru joe swift what he thought about an autumn show. it will be a completely different palette of plants we will see, some spicy daisies and asters and fruit and vegetables as well which are not normally seen at chelsea and hopefully we will have an indian summer, where we see so many purple flowers at chelsea normally, this might be the year to change it completely. i'm really excited and i am so glad it's going ahead. something to look forward to, so many people have started gardening through the lockdown and the show must go on. you know, it can't be may, it's going to be september. i'm looking forward to it already. in fact, i've got my fat ready, just for you, fact, i've got my fat ready, just foryou, sophie. —— i've got my fact, i've got my fat ready, just for you, sophie. —— i've got my hat ready. time for a look at the weather here's tomasz schafernaker — a little earlier to ask foran indian summer! lucky if i get the forecast rate for the weekend! way too early. your optimism is great. tonight, rain and hill snow, the cold air that has beenin hill snow, the cold air that has been in place is giving away to milder air, the is change the wind direction across the uk, whether system moving sweeping across the country the night. it has been raining in the south and south—west. cold air in place across scotland tonight. with the weather front moving north we expect snow from around about the north pennines northwards we could have sleet and snow. for most it really is a rain. an overcast morning, unpleasant for many areas, snowing across parts of highland scotland, the pennines and by the time of this was the fun is through the could be as much as 15— to 30 centimetres on the north—west, multiple weather front moving through we could have around 50 millimetres of rain. very unsettled picture over the coming days. with that comes lots of mild air and temperatures could be in the 13 or 14 temperatures could be in the 13 or 1a celsius. here is friday, weather fronts that was us, when trueness and at the north. possibility the wind will shift direction this weekend and turning cold, temporarily after a quiet friday, saturday and into sunday the winds and temperatures will drop and the wind will pick up. that will be temporary because by next week it looks as though temperatures will be going up again. 1a in london, double figures pretty much across the board apart from scotland.— figures pretty much across the board apart from scotland. thank you. that is it from us- — apart from scotland. thank you. that is it from us. and _ apart from scotland. thank you. that is it from us. and now _ apart from scotland. thank you. that is it from us. and now the _ apart from scotland. thank you. that is it from us. and now the bbc's - is it from us. and now the bbc�*s news teams are where you are.

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