One like her. She was brilliant for the british public and morale and everything else like that. She was the most beautiful woman. While the marriage between charles and diana is remembered for its discord and divorce, this car is a sign of happier times, a gift from a prince for a future princess in the early days of their romance. Lakshmi gopal, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather here s nick miller there is a chance of seeing some showers moving through wembley, and wimbledon. We have to wait before we get something drier, brighter, and warmer arriving here. South east of the uk, still an area of low pressure seeing some rain, high pressure seeing some rain, high pressure for northern ireland and scotland where most of the sunshine is so far today. Across western scotland and parts of north west england, temperatures rising towards the mid 20s. Western counties of northern ireland, the far north and east of scotland with cloud, and may be around 15 degrees. A shower possible
from former yorkshire player azeem rafeeq. we will be speaking to him after 7.00. a shorter self isolation period in england. businesses hope going from seven to five full days will ease staffing pressures. some companies are also changing their sick pay rules for the unvaccinated. i ll have all the details. and i ll tell you about the weather. good morning. it s friday 14th january. our main story staff at downing street have been accused of holding two leaving parties inside number ten on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s funeral last april. restrictions in england at the time banned indoor mixing between different households. it comes as the prime minister continues to face calls for his resignation from his own mps, and at least one letter of no confidence has already been submitted. our political correspondent ione wells reports. a stark image of the queen sat alone to mourn her husband, prince philip, at his funeral on april 17th last year. at the time, indoor mixing
the game kicks off in the next couple of hours. the winner takes on. the coastal towns. with only days until the general election, the bbc is visiting communities across the country to find out what people are most concerned about. the coastal towns of dover and deal are often at the centre of conversations about immigration but that s not the only issue on voters minds, as charlotte wright reports. it s the gateway to britain, so often at the centre of the story, whether it s the arrival of small boats or delays at the port. but while there is much talk about this town, we ve come to hear from those who live, work and play here. at this boxing gym, the cost of living is having a big impact. the prices have gone up, and the wages people are getting paid ain t really changed, so, yeah, it sjust hard. it s hard for everyone, really. housing is an issue, you know? i think people are really struggling. do you notice, people that come here, do they talk to you about it as well?
hello. i m olly foster. these are our sportsday headlines. big sam is back. crystal palace bank on allardyce to get them out of trouble. aberdeen stay third in the table but they are still along way behind rangers and celtic. and after a difficult weeks for saints, they beat sale to move up to sixth in the premiership. good evening. sam allardyce is the new maanger at crystal palce. he s signed a two and half year deal. in a statement that club say this. they are fortunate someone of sam s calibre and experience was available. they sacked alan pardew yesterday with the club one point above the relegation zone. allardyce lost his job with england after one game in charge for conduct deemed innapropriate. but as a club manager, he has never been relegated. his task is to beat the drop again and also rebuild his reputation. patrick gearey reports. and i must warn you, there s flash photography coming up. sam alla rdyce sam allardyce will be used to these photocalls. not even