around 10am this morning, but it is those extremely high winds that are causing those concerns. great the first named storm of this year. goodness, many apologies, i think like david is perhaps already affected by the weather. the met office issuing a red weather warning and we will have a full weather forecast at the end of the programme. our top story this lunchtime... the health secretary says a new, heavily—mutated covid variant could pose substantial risk to public health, and is of international concern. also on the programme, back to the drawing board. the success of the sportsman who turned to art during the pandemic. coming up on the bbc news channel... more than two weeks sincejoining, eddie howe will finally be in the dugout as head coach for newcastle for the first time when they face arsenal