covid infections are falling in england but the government says it s too soon to draw any firm conclusions. the raw sewage pumped into the sea for 49 hours straight and the government under pressure to stop it. and bowing out the princess who s quit the japanese royal family to marry her commoner fiance. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. tributes have been paid to walter smith, one of ranger s greatest managers, who has died at the age of 73. good evening and welcome the bbc news at six. millions of public sector workers will get a pay rise next year. the government says it will lift the pay freeze introduced last november and nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces are among those who will benefit. the increase won t be known until next spring and depends on recommendations from independent pay review bodies. the government won t confirm whether the pay rises will be above inflation. labour says tax and price rises mean families
cooler. it s wednesday the 14th of february. tributes are being paid to the legendary radio presenter steve wright, who died suddenly at the age of 69. millions of listeners tuned into the radio host who worked on bbc radio i and radio 2 for more than four decades. media and arts correspondent david sillito has taken a look back at his career. steve wright! # steve wright in the afternoon #. all right now, just after two o clock. now, today, have we got a lot of stuff for you! steve wright in the afternoon, a programme that spanned more than a0 years of radio history. stand by, studios, action! it was only over a year ago that it came to an end, but, this afternoon, radio 2 was the bearer of some sad news. it s really hard to know - what to say about the news of steve wright s passing, except we are all - absolutely devastated. it is a shock. it was only days ago listeners heard this sign off from his sunday love songs. and i m back for more love songs next sunday. is he real
legal challenges. a 21 year old member of the us air national guard has appeared in court in boston, over a huge leak of secret government documents, including details about western now on bbc news: the travel show. this week on the show, we re looking back at some of our favourite travel adventures so far this year, from taking the sting out of a dive with jellyfish in the philippines. gosh, these stingless jellyfish, they look like little mushrooms. we got it! ..to an uphill odyssey on france s mont saint michel. these are the last steps, ade. are you sure? yes. ..and jumping aboard a balloon with a view in switzerland. there s something quite magical about being up here. hello and welcome to the programme. and i am thrilled to report that spring has arrived in london at last after what seemed a very long, cold and wet winter. so it gives us a great excuse to start thinking about travel again and taking a look back at some of our favourite adventures from recent months here
protests are on everyone s minds. and a line up fit for a king the artists performing at the coronation concert are announced. some rain across some rain gci’oss eastern some rain across eastern england today, many, it is drier, brighter and milder, details on that and the full weekend forecast coming up here breakfast. it s saturday 15th april. japan s prime minister has been evacuated from a public event after an explosion was heard as he was about to give a speech. police in the city of wakayama have arrested a man on suspicion of throwing a smoke bomb. we re joined now by our tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil. very good morning to you. this incident happening in the last two hours or so, just take us through what happened. i will put the question again, can you hear us? it is charlie from the bbc breakfast studio. i think we can show you the pictures of the moment the drama happened? this is the immediate aftermath, the japanese prime minister at an event and there