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miles high into the air. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes on the caribbean island of st vincent after a volcano the islands prime minister said that no one had been hurt and evacuees were taken to cruise ships and safer parts of the island. now it s time for a look at the weather. hello, there. clear skies, early morning sunshine was quickly replaced today by shower cloud, and some of those showers turning quite wintry as the temperatures struggle, so some hail, some sleet and snow quite widely cropping up across the country. many of those showers will tend to fade away through this evening, and a little weak weather front across the south that s brought some stubborn cloud will ease into the near continent. that s going to allow the skies to clear once again and the temperatures to fall away, and a much colder night to follow across east anglia and the south east a touch of frost is likely here. now, it does mean that we start off tomorrow relativel
a two minute silence was observed before the start of the women s six nations game, too, between italy and england. it started as a day of reflection at aintree it ended with one of the great sporting stories of all time. today, rachael blackmore has made history after becoming the first female jockey to win the grand national. the irish rider rode the ii to i shot minella times to victory, as andy swiss reports. a day when racing paid its respects, the jockeys wearing black arm bands. the duke of edinburgh had been an honorary member of the jockey club, and before the first race aintree fell silent. the atmosphere here is understandably subdued, also because there are no spectators here. covid restrictions mean that for the first time in the national s history, it is behind closed doors. but for the a0 riders, there was a chance at one of racing s most prestigious prizes. they set out over aintree fences. what followed was a sporting milestone, as rachael blackmore on mine
rachael blackmore gallops into sporting history by winning the grand national on minella times the first female jockey to do so. good evening. buckingham palace has announced that the funeral of the duke of edinburgh will take place next saturday at 3pm, at st george s chapel in windsor. at the same time, a minute s silence will be held across the uk. the funeral will not be accessible to the public, with the congregation limited to 30, but it will be televised live. tributes have continue to pour in throughout the day, led by duke s eldest son, prince charles. in the last hour, he gave a statement, from his home in highgrove in gloucestershire from where our correspondent, jon kayjoins us. of of every thing moving moment? of every thing moving moment? yes, it is. of every thing moving moment? yes, it is- highgrove of every thing moving moment? yes, it is. highgrove estate of every thing moving moment? 133 it is. highgrove estate here in gloucestershire is the place whi
prince harry will attend. the prime minister will not attend. earlier today, there were gun salutes across the country and around the world, to mark the duke s death. a minute s silence was held for the duke at aintree ahead of this afternoon s grand national. rachael blackmore gallops into sporting history by winning the grand national on minella times the first female jockey to do so. good evening. buckingham palace has announced that the funeral of the duke of edinburgh will take place next saturday at 3pm, at st george s chapel in windsor. at the same time, a minute s silence will be held across the uk. the funeral will not be accessible to the public, with the congregation limited to 30, but it will be televised live. the prime minister has announced he will not go to the funeral to allow for the attendance of as many family members as possible during coronavirus restrictions. tributes have continue to pour in throughout the day, led by duke s eldest son, prince charle