a cold front on the pressure chart is slipping southwards and is behind where we are seeing the colder air moves southwards on that cold air is in place across parts of scotland, may be a few glimmers of brightness but noticeably colder and the cold front bringing a line of light rain for northern england and north wales and northern ireland as it slowly pushes southwards. we could see the odd flake of snow across the higher ground of northern england. a chilly day for all but you could still see nine or 10 degrees for the far south—west and the channel islands but that cold front and the band of cloud mainly will spread its way southwards this evening and overnight and behind it will be dry. there could be the odd shower dotted around, mainly northern and eastern areas and the odd snowflake over the higher ground. a cold and like to come particularly where skies are clear, we are likely to see a frost, western and northern areas favoured for that frost. the high pressure is slap bang on top of the uk on friday, a new area of high from the north and there is some cold air wrapped in it and that will be noticeable. we'll start friday on a chilly note but with some sunshine around, in the afternoon fair weather cloud tending to build so some areas could turn greyer than how the day starts but a chilly day for all, across northern areas low single digits and we've lost the double—figure values, seven or eight will be the high further south. friday night looks cold with clearer skies. we could see a more widespread frost and more mist and fog to greet a saturday morning but with high pressure still with his it's going to be largely dry and settled, like winds, good spells of sunshine, the cloud tending to build up sunshine, the cloud tending to build up through the afternoon so someplace places turning grey. if a few showers in the far north—west of scotland but that's about it, everywhere will be settled and chilly, 5—7 . some subtle changes on sunday. start to see more unsettled weather pushing into the north—west of the country, more of a breeze here but for the rest of the country as a chilly start, mist and fog around but sunshine and a chilly day to come but slowly temperatures recovering across the north—west as we head into next week are very different story, the jet stream invigorates, we start to the low pressure moving off the atlantic to bring west or south—west winds, we could see spells of rain and gale at times and it will be turning less cold. all change into next week after a week of what's been relatively fine unsettled thanks to high pressure. a reminder of our top story. buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has undergone a procedure for a pre—existing heart condition and will remain in hospitalfor a number of days. they say it was successful and prince philip will remain in hospitalfor a number of prince philip will remain in hospital for a number of days. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon, bye—bye. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm, and here's your latest sports news. it's been another difficult day for england's batsmen, who've not performed well on the first day of the fourth and final test against india. they were bowled out for 205 after winning the toss in ahmedabad. india were 24—1 at the close. only ben stokes made it past 50, saying they were some of the toughest conditions he'd ever had to bat in. i have played 70 odd games now, this is the hardest... these are the hardest conditions that i have faced as a batsman. obviously i have played all around the world. yeah, i do not think it is necessarily... it is a case of finding your own way. it is not about coming to gather as a group, this is what we need to do better as a group. let's get the thoughts now of our cricket reporter henry moeran. and, henry, no excuses for england this time? fewer excuses than they had in the last test match. the pitch they are playing on is last test match. the pitch they are -la in: o , , last test match. the pitch they are .la in. o , , , ., playing on is infinitely better for battina. playing on is infinitely better for batting- we _ playing on is infinitely better for batting. we have _ playing on is infinitely better for batting. we have not _ playing on is infinitely better for batting. we have not seen - playing on is infinitely better for batting. we have not seen thatl playing on is infinitely better for - batting. we have not seen that early turn, the variable bounce that made things so difficult for batsmen in that first test match. interesting what ben stokes has said there, he has never faced what ben stokes has said there, he has neverfaced harder conditions. perhaps in the last match, but england have far fewer excuses for a performance that is well under par in this game. winning the toss, the third time it has happened in the series, to only score 205. this was a big opportunity for england. ben stokes's 55, the only ray of light in an otherwise disappointing batting display once again. is there any way their bowlers can rescue them? the hope is james anderson early breakthrough to get rid of shubman gill will perhapsjust breakthrough to get rid of shubman gill will perhaps just cause some concern for india's batsmen early on in the morning session tomorrow. the challenging england have got is the squad selection. they have picked spinners over seam bowlers, last time i did not work. this time, on a pitch that is much better suited to the seam attack, they have gone for a spin heavy attack. whether the pitch deteriorate enough for the likes of the spinners to make a bit more of an impact than we saw in the limited time on the first day, we will wait and see. the suggestion from what we have seen of the pitch as it will be a lot harder work than it was last time out for the spinners. it was last time out for the spinners-— it was last time out for the sinners. ., ~ i. ,., . wales scrum—half kieran hardy has been ruled out of the rest of the six nations after damaging a hamstring in the triple crown win against england. hardy scored a try before limping off at the principality stadium in the second half of the 40—24 victory. wales have three wins from three so far and are next away at italy on the 13th march. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he won't automatically release players for international duty if they have to quarantine on their return to the uk. liverpool's brazilian players alisson becker, fabinho and roberto firmino, plus portugalforward diogojota could face ten days in quarantine on their return to the united kingdom from covid—i9 "red—list" countries. klopp said he had the backing of fifa. we cannot let the boys just go and then see the situation when they come back. all players in a ten—day quarantine in a hotel just not possible. i understand the need for these different fas but this is not a time we can make everybody happy, and we have to admit that the players are paid by the clubs so that means we have to be first priority. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you, jane. hello, a very good afternoon, you're watching bbc news. i will take you through the next few hours of our news coverage. plenty of coronavirus, plenty of reaction to yesterday's budget as well. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has promised another £65 billion of economic support in his budget, which he says will help businesses and people through the pandemic. he also explained how he plans to start paying the bill, which will push britain's tax burden to its highest level since the 1960s. nina warhurst has been getting reaction from people in newcastle. every town and every city has thousands of stories of what should happen now. bailey deserves a break. he trained for three years as a rail engineer before cancer treatment cut off his career before it even had a chance to start. i was trying to get a job with amazon but 700 people applied for the same job that i applied for. so that is probably going to be a no—go. he sings. kobe dreams of being a singer. but times are tough for his mum. she used to be a special needs nurse but stopped to look after her daughter who has complex disabilities. they just about get by on universal credit and her husband's income. it has been a bit of a struggle, definitely. during the first lockdown people are quite happy to get takeaways and things. my husband is a takeaway driver. then obviously, that's not there. so his hours have been up and down in bits. but yeah, we get by. so things are ok at the moment but do you worry about what comes next and what things will be like for the kids? yeah, absolutely. kids are the future, aren't they? it is notjust about education, it is about mentally. you ask all the time about covid and about when he is going to see his friends, when he can hug people. joanne runs three pubs. she is desperate to get customers back through the doors but she is worried about what happens if tax goes up and punters can't splash out. she is glad vat has come down and thinks it should stay down. one thing i would like to see is something they do in europe and that is a fixed vat percentage for the hospitality trade. a country like spain and france that does rely heavily on tourism and hospitality, we are in that boat now here in the uk. a fixed rate that is lower than the standard rate that everybody else pays is what they do in spain. i think it is around about ii%. something like that to be brought over here in the uk, that would be a great asset. but gary's hair salon isn't farfrom joanne's pub. he was hoping he might have had a surprise vat cut from the chancellor. we pay 20% vat where hospitality pays 5%. we are not a service you can put online or a takeaway service. when we are closed, we are closed. the theory is that once things are back to normal then everyone will want a haircut so you will be able to bounce back quickly. there is no doubt we are going to be really, really busy. i worry for salons because they will have taken out extra debt, extra loans, they will have deferred payments. they will have to be paid back eventually so it is added pressure on businesses. who are the real winners? who will be the long—term losers? we won't truly know how successful the chancellor's support has been for months, even years. for now, everyone is just trying to make it to tomorrow. let mejust let me just tell you that in the next hour we will be putting as many of your questions as we possibly can about the budget to two of our experts. i'll bejoined byjasmine birtles, founder of the website moneymagpie and by iona bain, creator of young money blog. if you have any questions or queries about yesterday's announcements and what it means for you and your finances, do send them through. by emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. you can also use twitter. that's coming up at 2.30 here on bbc news. for the second day running, brazil has posted a record death toll from covid—i9. after the us, brazil is the worst—hit country in the world with more than a quarter of a million fatalities to date — and it's a situation that experts warn is going to get worse. katy watson reports from sao paulo. brazil's grave—diggers are on the front line in this deepening crisis. witnesses to the growing numbers of dead with no sign of any let up. hospitals right across the country are struggling to contain the virus. some patients are being transferred to different states to get treatment. up and down brazil, intensive care units are full. most experts agree that brazil never really came out of its first wave. but the numbers are spiking again. and much of the blame has been put on the new variant, so called pi, originally found in the amazon. a variant that since spread beyond brazil's borders. president bolsonaro has remained largely silent. only speaking out to criticise the media for creating panic. he's shunned lockdown measures and says people would die of hunger or depression if they were made to stay at home. it's a view that many people here share. translation: i'm worried | but we have a lot of physical and psychological needs. we need to work, we need to go out on the street and make our money and earn our bread. with no leadership from the top, local politicians are taking measures to protect their people. from this weekend, sao paulo, the country's biggest and wealthiest state, will partially shut down for two weeks. only essential services will remain open. sao paulo's governor made clear his disdain for the way the president is handling the pandemic. translation: it's not the media's fault, president bolsonaro, - just as it isn't the fault of governors, of your opponents, it's yourfault. not only are you incompetent, a denier but a pariah in brazil and in the world so have the humility to recognise your failures, your errors. there are brazilians who have been buried because you weren't able to do your duty, leading brazil through the pandemic, defending the lives and health are brazilians. this pandemic has become deeply political. not only that, but the combination of the new variant, a slow vaccination programme and no plan to steer the country out of crisis, means experts are warning the coming weeks are set to be even worse. katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo. a study has found that 90% of deaths from covid—i9 have happened in countries with high obesity rates. research from the world obesity federation found 2.2 million of the 2.5 million global deaths from covid occurred in countries where more then half the population is overweight. covid death rates in these countries were, in almost all cases, ten times higher than in those countries where less than 40% of the population is overweight. there has been much speculation about the difference in covid death rates between asian and western nations, as well as those with low and high per—capita incomes. dr olivia cavalcanti is one of the scientists involved in the study. here she is explaining the figures and why there is a difference between asian and western countries. so, countries with a high obesity prevalence within their population are seeing really serious complications of covid—i9, especially mortality. as we are seeing here in the uk and other countries in europe. whereas, in asia, where obesity rates are much lower, we are seeing much less complications and much less mortality. it is important, though, to notice that some of those countries have no obesity prevalence rates now, but they are increasing rapidly. —— low obesity prevalence rates now. so, although it is not a problem at the moment, if we were to have another pandemic in a decade or so, they would have a big problem as well. obesity is a kind of inflammatory disease, and we think that the interaction with the respiratory disease just creates more complications. we are still studying to understand exactly the mechanisms, but it is something we have seen with hini, as well. people with obesity tend to die more from influenza, as well, so it is not exactly news to us. that was one of the reports authors they are talking to bbc news just a little earlier this morning. the headlines on bbc news: the duke of edinburgh has undergone a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition and will remain in hospital for a number of days. the duchess of sussex has accused the royal family of "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and prince harry. the chancellor defends his plans to raise overall taxation to the highest level since the 1960s — as he faces criticism for doing too little to tackle inequality. the irish foreign minister has criticised britain as a partner the eu simply can't trust. simon coveney�*s comments came after the government said it would unilaterally extend the period during which food supplies to northern ireland — which are governed by an agreement between britain and the eu — are exempt from certain types of paperwork. strong words, as you say, from the irish foreign minister, simon coveney, in the last hour. he said the eu, he believes, has come to see the uk as a negotiating partner it simply cannot trust. this is all about the new brexit arrangements for northern ireland. basically, in order to avoid checks on the land border between northern ireland and the irish republic, there is an arrangement known as the northern ireland protocol, which means there are some checks on goods arriving here from the rest of the uk because northern ireland's, in effect, staying in the eu single market for goods, while england, scotland and wales have left. now, there has been some discontent about this in northern ireland. some disruption to business supply chains, and there were fears that could get worse, the 1st of april when there was due to be a tighter enforcement of rules, particularly for food deliveries going to supermarkets and other large retailers. so now the uk government has moved unilaterally to move back that enforcement on the 1st of april to the 1st of october. according to the eu, that would be a breach of international law, and they say they are going to try to use legal means to deal with the situation. now, the uk believes it is on safe ground seemingly legally, but it is no doubt politically and diplomatically the relations between london and brussels have soured. fishermen on lake victoria in kenya have begun using some of africa's first electric fishing boats. a local start—up is offering battery powered engines to some of the tens of thousands of boats who go out onto the water each night, as a cheaper and greener alternative to petrol ones. our africa correspondent leila nathoo reports. sunrise and these fishermen are making their way back to shore after a night out on the water. ready to sell their catch at the market. these slippery piles are the fruits of hours spent scouring the lake. some have been trying out a new way of getting around, using electric motors. translation: there is a difference because with these motors - there are fewer fumes while driving and the petrol engine vibrates a lot and the fumes get into your lungs. this is good and works well. a new kenya—based business is winning support here by leasing electric engines designed to be cleaner and more affordable than petrol ones. you can see just how busy it is this morning. fishing is the main source of income for people living here. their livelihoods depend on it. so they will welcome anything that make it a cheaper and more reliable activity. the company delivers fully charged batteries to fishermen in the early evening. two will power the boat for the entire night. there is no worry about wasted fuel on occasions when fish is scarce. translation: i had a petrol engine but the problem - was it kept breaking down. with this one, they repair it themselves so we can focus on preparing our fishing trips while the rest is covered by them. even if we don't get any fish, it is not a problem, it is just unlucky. so far the electric engines are powering just a handful of boats like this but it is thought that around 60,000 make similarjourneys onto the lake each night, attracting the fish using lamps. but pollution from petrol engines threatens the water they depend on and their emissions are harmful as well. technological progress could now offer the chance for change. battery technology, storage, it is becoming more affordable by the day. appliances such as a motor like this are becoming better and more reliable by the day, higher performing. we think all of these parts come together now and this is a really good spot to start. it is a risky and labour—intensive business to try to earn a living from these waters but electric engines could help to ease the burden in fishing community like this one on the banks of africa's largest lake. leila nathoo, bbc news, lake victoria. two �*exceptional�* pieces of armour — dating back to the 16th century — have been returned to the louvre in paris. they were stolen in the early 1980s. the helmet and breast—plate — thought to be worth around 500,000 euros — were found by an auctioneer in bordeaux. tim allman has the story. back where they belong nearly a0 years after the first vanished. exquisitely on it, inlaid with gold and silver, some of the finest examples of the renaissance. translation: today, the central office for cultural property - is presenting the louvre with two pieces of italian renaissance armament — a helmet and a breastplate. these are quite exceptional pieces that date back to the 16th century. objects of pomp and circumstance. the two pieces of armour were donated to the louvre in 1922. part of a collection owned by the baroness de rothschild. how they went missing still remains something of a mystery. how they were recovered, not so much. translation: an expert in military antiquities in bordeaux has been - asked to examine these two objects. he has doubts about them and contacted the authorities. they checked and found out that these objects have been stolen in 1983. the louvre is still closed, of course, as the pandemic continues. but eventually restrictions will ease, the museum will reopen, and after nearly four decades, these exceptional objects will be back on display. tim allman, bbc news. the latest test flight of a spacex rocket has ended in an explosion, although there was no one on board. it followed what had appeared to be a successful ta ke—off in the southern united states. video showed the rocket engulfed in flames and crashing to the ground. russell trott reports. three, two, one... ignition... ..we have liftoff. it was all running so smoothly. the starship prototype rocket launched from boca chica, in cameron county, texas. five minutes in and the space—x craft begins its tricky descent back to the landing zone, ten kilometres — or 30,000 feet below. a near—perfect landing, or at least that's how it looked and despite some flames needing to be put out, it was all systems go for a second flight. this time, not so good. thankfully, no one was on board and there were no injuries among the safety crews on the ground. two previous tests also had failed. thousands of miles away in tokyo, japan, this billionaire launches a search for the trip of a lifetime. he wants eight artistically minded adventurers tojoin him he wants eight artistically minded adventurers to join him as the first private passengers on a week—long voyage around the moon on the starship in two years time. to boldly go further than anyone has gone before, as it were. and he is even picking up the bill. he is hoping his crew will see the starship's failed launch as merely a glitch. space—x, founded by the tesla electric car entrepreneur, elon musk, hopes to eventually send a reusable rocket to mars. it may need more testing. russell trott, bbc news. one more story to bring you before we take a look at the weather. a railway bridge in oxfordshire was this morning hit by a massive load of... ..irony. an articulated lorry got stuck under the bridge on the a41 between bicester and aylesbury. seemingly missing the many low bridge warning signs for miles around. despite the slogan for the well—known diy chain — sadly for this driver, he couldn't. iam sure i am sure we are only reporting that because there were no injuries. probably quite embarrassing. let's have a look at the weather. much of this week has been fine and settled thanks to high pressure. that is how we will end the week, high pressure dominating the scene once again, but bringing some cool air to all areas. it will be chilly for the end of the week and into the weekend. a lot of dry weather around, variable cloud, perhaps a little sunshine too. this cold front spreading southwards across the country through today. high pressure building on from the north. mind that, the colder air moving its way southwards. there will be a little bit of patchy rain on that front, affecting northern england, northern ireland, that is the midlands as we move towards the end of the day. behind it, perhaps some glimmers of brightness, but for most it is going to be rather grey and pretty damp. those temperatures, single figures, low single figures in the north, turning chilly here and each chilly feel two things further south as well. this evening and overnight, that cold front spreads its way southwards, taking patchy rain with it. behind it, skies will tend to clear. variable cloud and clear skies. where the skies are clear, it will turn cold with some frost, mainly across northern and western areas. an onshore breeze continuing to keep things a little less frosty across the north sea coast. friday, we end the week with a big area of high pressure on top of the uk. some cold air wrapped into it so it will feel quite chilly. we start off on a cold note, perhaps some sunshine around. more than what we have seen over the last few days. but over the afternoon, that cloud may build up, so some areas turning grey. just a slight chance of a shower affecting the north sea coast. a chilly day for all, temperatures ranging from around 5—8. it means friday night will be called, as well, particularly where we have clear skies. i think we'll see more of a widespread frost to greet us for saturday morning. that said, high—pressure still with us for the start of the weekend. it will be a cold start, but bright with some sunshine, again, through the day, could see some cloud building up, so it could turn a little grey for many others. a chilly day to come, temperatures generally 6—8. it is a similar story on sunday, a chilly start, some sunshine around, mainly dry. changes start to take place across the north and west, slightly more unsettled conditions here, weather fronts pitching more unsettled conditions here, weatherfronts pitching in. more of a breeze, if you show us, perhaps a little less code than what it will be further south. this is bbc news. the headlines... the duke of edinburgh will stay in hospitalfor a number of days, after having what's been described as a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition. it comes as the duchess of sussex tells american television the royal family has been "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and prince harry. i don't know how they could expect that after all of this time we would still be just silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. more tax rises may be needed, says the insititue for fiscal studies — as it warns the chancellor's spending plans don't look deliverable.