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socially distanced congregations and online, prayers were said for the duke and for the queen and the royal family as they mourn his loss. at canterbury cathedral, a special service of remembrance was led by the archbishop, justin welby. for his ro al the archbishop, justin welby. fr? his royal highness the duke of edinburgh, there was a remarkable willingness to take the hand he was dealt in life and straightforwardly to follow its core, to search its meaning, to go out and on a scent, to enquire and think, to trust and to enquire and think, to trust and to pray. to enquire and think, to trust and to ra . . , to enquire and think, to trust and tora. . , ., to pray. britain s former prime minister sir to pray. britain s former prime minister sirjohn to pray. britain s former prime minister sirjohn major - to pray. britain s former prime minister sirjohn major came l to pray. britain s former prime | minister sirjohn major came to to pray. britain s former pri ....
the northern half of the country today pushing north, where it will be less windy than yesterday. the southern half of the country has a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers but very mild for the time of year. it s thursday the 14th of march. our main story. the government is setting out a new definition of extremism, as part of its pledge to tackle what it calls the increased threat to the uk. the new terminology will be used to assess whether groups are eligible to receive public funding or support. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. the aftermath of the october 7th attacks on israel, the government says, has been increasing concern about radicalisation here in this country. so it s come up with this new definition of extremism, saying it means the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others, undermine the uk s system of democrac ....
from the last few minutes. the government has said it will bring forward a change in the law to prevent the ownership of uk newspapers and magazines by foreign states. the move follows concern about the potential takeover of the daily telegraph and spectator by a group backed by the united arab emirates. minister say they will try to amend the digital markets, competition and consumers bill currently going through parliament. labour has indicated it is likely to back the move. so, that developmentjust coming into the last little while. more on that in the six o clock news here in the next little while. now, though, as promised, let s round up all the sport of the day. gavin is in the bbc sport centre. yes, mathew, good evening to you. let s start at cheltenham, where trainer willie mullins is still waiting for his 100th winner, which could come in the weatherby s champion bumper, the final race of the day. it is now under way. el fabiolo was the favourite for the champi ....
in decades, jeremy hunt wants get millions of those seen as economically inactive back working. how? i ll have the details. and former england rugby player tom youngs speaks to bbc breakfast for the first time since his wife died from blood cancer lastjune. the loneliness probably the one which really gets you. and which really gets you. and which really -ets you. you think, i will rin- someo but and you think, i will ring someone, but it s and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still not the same as having but it s still not the same as having someone there to talk to. we are having someone there to talk to. are gearing having someone there to talk to. - are gearing up for the opening day of the chelsea festival mac cheltenham festival, the highlight of the british jump cheltenham festival, the highlight of the britishjump racing calendar. it is a cold start to the day, a risk of ice on untreated surfa ....
argyll and bute in the last hour with the snow coming down heavily, we have seen snow in worcestershire, big chunky flakes, temperatures were a bit above freezing which helps the snowflakes stick together. through this afternoon, wintry showers for scotland, northern ireland, north wales and north midlands, some heavy enough to bring snow to sea level but there could be some accumulations of snow, a centimetre or two across and higher hills but it will feel cold wherever you are. showers move across the midlands, east anglia and south east england overnight before clearing skies follow. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities 22 6 but colder in the countryside and there is a risk of icy showers as we start the day 2, 2 6. tomorrow the frost melts away, then figure cloud in outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, snow mixed in for a time before milder air pushes in. temperatures in belfast eventually climbing to about seve ....