by april, rising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid? are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i m on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can email victoria@bbc.co.uk more temporary courts are being opened in england and wales, to tackle the record backlog of cases exacerbated by the pandemic. the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has left a legacy he could never have imagined . the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it s after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al makhtoum, of holding her hostage. foreign secretary dominic raab says the proper course of action is to follow the developments from the united nations closely . in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc, princess latifa describes how she fears for her life. the gover
hello this is bbc news with huw edwards. the headlines. ministers warn travellers and business people to expect bumpy moments in the months ahead as they get to grips with the uk s new relationship with the european union. the daily number of coronavirus cases in the uk has passed 40,000 for the first time. there were 41,385 new cases with 357 more deaths as the new variant puts pressure on hospitals. care providers are warning that the government s new immigration rules will make it more difficult to find staff for the care sector. a chinese journalist, zhang zhan, who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan has been sentenced to four years injail. she was convicted of ‘provoking trouble‘ with her reports that criticised the authorities‘ initial response to the pandemic. tonight s premier league fixture between everton now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a covid outbreak at manchester city.
quite a lot of rain and unseasonably windy for this time of year and the low pressure will stay with us into the weekend. gusts of wind across wales and south west england, 45 50 miles an hour, rough and dangerous seas there and also some very persistent rain sweeping across parts of england, wales and gradually into northern ireland. quite a lot of cloud across the country and showers in scotland. this afternoon, some heavy bursts across the isle of man, stretching into north wales and the midlands towards the isle of wight, pushing steadily north. what the showers in scotland it will stay grey through the afternoon, top temperatures here in round 15 18 , highest values in the south of 21 degrees. moving through the night the rain will sweep steadily north and pretty much grind to a halt on the far north of scotland which could have impacts. quite a lot of cloud through the night acting like a blanket, mild night acting like a blanket, mild night to come with temperatures of
at a zone of strong winds. the first batch could reach 50 miles an hour across parts of wales and south west england. it is unusually windy for this stage of the year. winds that strong could bring down one or two tree branches and perhaps the odd weak tree. so there is disruption from the strong winds and there will be heavy bursts around as well. temperature is a bit below average for the time of year. into the weekend, the zone of strong winds will push across from wales into southern and eastern areas of england. these winds will be strong enough to cause localised disruption, again bringing down one or two tree branches. saturday, as well as those blustery winds, it s very unsettled. a day of sunny spells and widespread showers with thunderstorms mixed in. one benefit of the strong winds is that any individual shower will not last long. temperatures are still below average and as i mentioned, there is no end in sight to the unsettled run of weather. there are loads of sh
i don t want to sound arrogant but of course i consider myself favourite. judging the results that i had in my career here and the previous four occasions of wimbledon that i have won, reaching another semifinal, so i do see myself favourite, yes. confident as ever. once that match is finished we will see carlos alcaraz against the neil medvedev. it is incredible to think for carlos alcaraz, this is his fourth senior tournament ever on grass. he has let up tournament ever on grass. he has let up these championships. he is such a dynamic, explosive player. he is exuberant and joyful. he is living his best life here. of course, the us open champion, the top seed, the world number one, but he has really embraced the pressure and expectation. here he finds himself in his first wimbledon semifinal, against daniel medvedev, the russian who hasn t been to this stage before, not having gone past the fourth round. he is less comfortable on grass than carlos alcaraz already is. we saw