needs urgent mental health treatment after being held in iran for five years. and, a piece of art that only exists digitally sells for a record breaking $70 million at auction. hello and welcome. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronovirus pandemic. in his first primetime televised address since his inauguration, mr biden said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with theirfamilies. but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who have died from covid to date. it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that s more deaths than in world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. here s the bbc s david willis. this was, as you m
home quickly because there are plenty of sharp showers around, some of them with some hail and this is what will happen to the garden and the decking, covered with hail as they showers continue to move in from the west. most of the showers today have been across scotland and northern ireland but some across parts of wales and southern england and many of us will escape them, particularly sheltered eastern areas but it it is going to be a messy story to tell over the next few days. you have got to be prepared for a little bit of everything, sunny spells, scattered showers, some heavy with hail and thunder and blown across at quite a pace by stiff winds gusting in excess of 30-40 stiff winds gusting in excess of 30 a0 mph in places. when the showers come, temperatures are likely to be more subdued but these are the maximums today, 6 12 at the best. through tonight, those blustery winds will continue to drive more showers and, more frequent if anything, merging togetherfor frequ
to the death of a man who died after being restrained by police in luton. and where there s a will there s a way. former royal marine mark ormrod, who lost his legs and arm in an ied attack in afghanistan, takes on and completes an extraordinary personal challenge. what do you think? are you confident dad can do it? 100%? more than 100%? one trillion zillion kazilion percent! in the last few minutes the metropolitan police have confirmed that a body found in kent woodland is that of sarah everard. it comes as the police watchdog investigates scotland yard s handling of an allegation of indecent exposure made against the officer suspected of murdering the 33 year old. it will consider if the metropolitan police responded appropriately to the alleged incident, which happened three days before ms everard was last seen in clapham, in south london. simonjones reports. the police investigation continues at pace. officers say they are determined to find answers for sarah everard