and a bit of history in the snow, as charlotte bankes becomes britain s, first ever snowboarding world champion. i m enthusiastic and i m keen. there must be someone. must be someone. there must be someone- looking for love in lockdown the search for a soulmate moves online for a virtual valentine s day. and if you have fallen out of love with the cold, i ve got your perfect weather partner. next week, still a few days of chilly weather to come. good morning. it s friday, 12th february. our top story. concerns have been raised over the government s hotel quarantine plan for travellers arriving in england from covid hotspots, after new details emerged over how it will work. the scheme s due to begin on monday, and follows those adopted in countries like australia. a union representing hotel staff says it s worried that the uk s rules will be less strict. it comes as the government anounces that police patrols will be stepped up at airports and ports to ensure travellers c
confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused. five men have been arrested following a disturbance at a former military barracks in kent, being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. a four year old girl has discovered a rare dinosaur footprint on a beach in south wales. well, we just literally were walking along the beach doing the usual thing, looking for shells, and what have you, and lily said, daddy, look at this, and there it was. and newcastle united pick up their first premier league points of 2021, after winning 2 0 at everton. that and the rest of the day s sport in sportsday at 6.30. good evening. the government says the european commission recognises it made a mistake threatening to impose controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines from the eu into northern ireland. it was a decision that could have seen checks on its border with the republic of ireland. the move which was reversed
whether it is republican or democrat or liberal or conservative, it would be so nice if we could come together and straighten out the world, and straighten out the problems and straighten out all of the death and destruction that we are witnessing. it s practically never been like this. it s just so important. and i want to make that a very big part of my message. we are going to come together, it s going to happen soon. it s going to happen soon. let s take a look at the results in detail. donald trump scored a landslide victory to kick off the republican primary race securing a 51.1% share of votes. ron desantis is projected to finish in second place atjust over 21%, edging out rival nikki haley, who s sitting at 19%. this map of iowa counties show the scale of trump s victory. he is on track to win nearly all 99 of iowa s counties, with nikki haley defeating him by a single vote in one county in purple here. let s put all of that into context now, with this report from
his mental well being but will still play for saracens. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. now, this is the youngest hostage taken on october 7th, and his four year old brother and mother. they re the bibas family and, today, hamas claimed that they had all been killed in an israeli airstrike. the israeli defense forces say they re investigating the claim from hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. it s thought there are still 161 israeli hostages in gaza, and the six day temporary truce is due to end today, though there are hopes that it could be extended. our senior international correspondent orla guerin is in tel aviv. well, tonight, the people of israel are waiting for more news about this hamas claim, which is unconfirmed. we had a statement from the extended natalie metcalf family saying they are waiting for the information to be confirmed are hopefully refuted by military members and thanking people here for their warm