work continues to refloat the giant container ship blocking egypt s suez canal 1a tug boats are now involved in the operation. and at 8 30, talking movies looks ahead to this year s oscars which, due to the pandemic, will be unlike any previous academy awards ceremony you ve seen. that evening and welcome to bbc news. good evening. wales has become the first nation in the uk to relax the lockdown measures, which have been in place since december. the stay local rule has been scrapped, in favour of unlimited travel within wales, and alowing groups of six people from two households to meet up outdoors in private gardens. next week, will see some rules change in england and scotland too. our wales correspondent, tomas morgan has this report. things are beginning to look a little brighter in wales today. as beaches across the nation are open once again. travel is allowed, much to the delight of these visitors to barry island. breath of fresh air. the kids love being out h
to reduce your carbon footprint? let me know on twitter at @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the president of the european commission accuses poland of undermining the eu in a growing row between brussels and warsaw over the rule of law. the daughters of two men who died following covid outbreaks in their care homes begin a legal case against the government today. a month after it first erupted, the la palma volcano continues to spew lover. to spew lava. the prime minister has said the government s plan to phase out from next april, households in england and wales will be offered grants of £5,000 to install air source heat pumps or other green heating. £450 million will be spent on the boiler upgrade scheme which will run for three years. around 20% of uk emissions are from heating buildings according to official figures, so there is pressure on the heat and buildings strategy to deliver effective reductions. but as the grants amount to just 90,000 r