from the east coast, but scattered skies rattling in on that wind from the east coast, particularly heavy for scotland and northern ireland, wintry over the high ground, and most of the same temperatures between 4 7, to a largely frost free start to your wednesday morning. wednesday sees low pressure sitting to the north of the uk. the proximity of the isobars shows us it will be another blustery sort of day, those wins really picking up for the english channel and those irish sea coasts as heavy downpours, mainly in the west during the morning. there could be some thunderstorms drifting their way further eastwards by the afternoon. early sunshine in the east, but we will all see rain at times through the day. winds gusting 50 60 mph close to the coast. temperatures a little bit down on what we have had today, between 7 11 and feeling cold where you are exposed to those brisk winds, and with heavy downpours around too. as we head through the night, more rain to come into the
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in china where authorities have stopped issuing short term visas to individuals from south korea and japan, in retaliation for covid restrictions imposed on chinese travellers. inside the country, state media are downplaying risks from the virus. officials from several major cities and provinces have said the infection rates are past their peak and officials in beijing say it s discriminatory to single out chinese travellers. translation: regrettably, some countries disregard science and their own covid situation, they are bent on imposing restrictions on china. china firmly reject this and will take reciprocal measures, we called the relevant countries to base their measures on facts and science and take proportionate measures and not use this to engage in political manipulations. we can now speak to the travel writer and blogger, steve rohan, who worked in china for six years. he joins
this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. i am michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world and in that time i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i m in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it is also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer. and those building turkey s rown bears a safe to roam. this is extreme conservation turkey. turkey is huge, a vast and varied country stretching over 1500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides, the mediterranean sea, the black sea and the aegean sea and in the east its mountainous and r
fierce fighting in the eastern ukrainian town of soledar. ukranian forces battle to keep the russian mercenary wagner group back. cardinal george pell, the australian former vatican treasurer, who was found guilty of sexual abuse before his conviction was quoshed, has died. the stars are returning to the golden globes, but what will the hollywood awards show look like after the row over racism in its membership? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in california where at least 17 people are now known to have died from heavy flooding in the state. nearly 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate amid fears of landslides. 10,000 people, living in the coastal town of montecito near santa barbara, have been ordered to leave. warnings of flooding and high winds are in place, across much of california, with more cyclones expected. jon donnison reports. not a river but a road. but in much of california, rather than a
in prison after a jury found him guilty, but the verdict was quashed on appeal. those are the bbc news headlines. in scotland, primary schools were closed today as teachers took action in their dispute over pay. the teaching unions have asked for a 10% pay rise, but the scottish government has offered 5%. teachers in scotland s secondary schools will go on strike tomorrow, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. we wa nt we want 10% so we can pay the rent! out on strike again, these teachers are clear about what they want. they said they would neither be in the classroom but they have no choice but to pick up they have no choice but to pick up placards and stuff was very strongly about it, i want to be teaching, i want the kids to be learning but it has been lifted this, we can t do anything else. i have taught for 32 years and this is the first time i have ever been out on struck it is not easy, not easy for the teachers of the parents. i am a parent myself. fami