temperatures are likely to fall close to orjust below freezing, blue tones denoting where we see frost first thing in rural areas. chilly start to sunday, patchy mist easing away to sunny spells and scattered showers, once again these could be heavy with hail and thunder. all change for bank holiday monday, low pressure expected to come in off the atlantic, wet and windy weather arrives through northern ireland, gradually moving into southern scotland, north west england and wales, perhaps staying showery in the far north, and south east england should stay dry until the end of the afternoon. top temperatures 7 12 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. a change in guidance on care homes from tuesday, residents in england will be able to visit relatives without having to self isolate when they return. india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. five people are arrested on suspicion of terror offences, including a 16 yea
also this lunchtime. tighter covid restrictions will be brought in after boxing day in wales, as the first minister warns of an oncoming storm of omicron . four young children die in a house fire in south london a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. some christmas cheer on the high street there were better than expected retail sales in november, as people started their festive shopping early. inspired by strictly dance schools across the country say they re seeing more same sex couples signing up. edged, taken. and it was australia s day again in adelaide as england continue to struggle in the ashes. and coming up on the bbc news channel premier league clubs will meet on monday to discuss the impact of covid 19 on football, with newcastle boss eddie howe saying the game is on a knife edge. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the liberal democrats have called their victory in the north shropshire by election a watershed m
on the united states joint exercises in the region. and this time next week the programme will be in new delhi for the 620 summit. what can we expect from india, who are hosting it for the first time? welcome back. grant shapps has had a very busy year. this is his fifth cabinet appointment. today, he was reassigned again this time, to the ministry of defence. he replaces the outgoing ben wallace, who had previously served in the scots guards. the role of defence secretary has never been more important. just this morning, the royal navy said its warships and raf patrol aircraft were tracking russian vessels in waters close to the uk. here s our political editor chris mason. the wheels of politics are turning with a bit of zip again. before mps return next week, downing street has a spot of housekeeping to attend to finding a new defence secretary. enter then grant shapps the government s utility man has another newjob. it s his fifth yes, fifth cabinetjob in a year.
crashes off a bridge. also on the programme, scotland could become the first part of the uk to legalise assisted dying. we ll look at how different countries around the world approach these sensitive decisions. and we ll have the latest from the world of artificial intelligence. ai therapy, genital scans and perfect pints all explained in al decoded. we ll we ll start we ll start this hour with this breaking news out of south africa. 45 people at least are believed to have been killed after a bus crashed in the south african province of limpopo. these are the latest pictures we have here. just on in the ravine there the remains of the crash as the bus seemingly crashed through the barriers there and came off that road come off the bridge. into that ravine below. at least 45 people killed, another person seriously injured, bus travelling from botswana, it s belief. it exploded on the floor there of the ravine. let s speak now to heidi, ourjournalist based in our journalist ba