on this and our other top stories on twitter. lockdown rules will remain for at least another three weeks in wales, but younger children will return to school on monday, with all primary pupils potentially back by mid march government borrowing jumped to £8.8 billion last month, as the country s debt soared to another record high, new figures show and millions of texans are still without water and electricity in extreme sub zero weather conditions while their senator ted cruz flew to mexico for a family holiday and coming up this hour. the stables are staying bbc viewers help raise more than £1 million to keep young people with disabilities in the saddle. hello and a very good morning to you. nasa has successfully landed its most advanced spacecraft yet on mars where it will search for signs of ancient life. the rover called perseverance travelled nearly 300 million miles before navigating a risky landing phase dubbed the seven minutes of terror . here s our science
and borrowed, and what that means for all of us. on a night of european drama, rangers rally late on to edge a seven goal thriller at royal antwerp in belgium with a winner in the 90th minute. and the stables are staying. bbc breakfast viewers help raise more than £1 million pounds to keep young people with disabilities in the saddle. plus, an incredibly mild few days to come, one or two could hit 17 degrees but do not be fooled. plenty of rain around as well. the full forecast coming up. good morning, it s friday, february19th. nasa has successfully landed its most advanced spacecraft yet on mars where it will search for signs of ancient life. the rover called perseverance travelled nearly 300 million miles before navigating a risky landing phase dubbed the seven minutes of terror . here s our science correspondent rebecca morelle, whose report contains flashing images. perseverance is going about one kilometre per second. a nerve racking wait at mission control. persevera
sending a wall of water and rock downriver in northern india. at least nine people have died and over 100 are missing. heavy snow could bring significant disruption to the south east of england in the coming hours, with weather warnings issued by the met office for large parts of the uk. in the six nations, wales and ireland are about to get underway in cardiff at the millennium stadium. and coming up in half an hour, talking movies presents highlights of 2021 s sundance film festival. good afternoon. the scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying, despite the emerging south african variant. research has found that the jab offers only limited protection against mild cases of that variant although that study hasn t yet been checked by other experts. the government says it is looking at ways to deal with covid variants in the long term. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. surge t
sending a wall of water and rock downriver in northern india. at least nine people have died and over 100 are missing. heavy snow could bring significant disruption to the south east of england in the coming hours, with weather warnings issued by the met office for large parts of the uk. and coming up in half an hour captain sir tom: we salute you, which documents the story of the fundraising veteran. good afternoon. the scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying, despite the emerging south african variant. research has found that the jab offers only limited protection against mild cases of that variant although that study hasn t yet been checked by other experts. the government says it is looking at ways to deal with covid variants in the long term. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. surge testing in the midlands to try and stamp out the latest variant of coronavirus. aroun
heavy snow could bring significant disruption to the south east of england in the coming hours, with weather warnings issued by the met office for large parts of the uk. we will of course keep you up to date on all of the weather situation and any developments on the storms that are coming here on bbc news- now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. ill man ireland give everything, but wales cling on the opening weekend of the six nations comes to a dramatic close. has their crown slipped from their grip? champions liverpool, well beaten by manchester city in the day s big premier league game. and bess is best england have india right where they want them after day three of the first test. good evening, hope you re all warm and out of the icy blast. a fascinating day of sporting action for those of you who have chosen to spend the day on the sofa. starting with six nations and there was drama at the principality stadium. wales managed to c