Year in a row. But more than 4,200 people are still on the streets on a single night which is more than double the number from ten years ago. Its not about the rain, or any of that stuff. For me, the worst part about being out here is not being seen. Weve been out overnight meeting rough sleepers in london and well bring you that film in just a few minutes. And in the next few minutes the court of appeal is expected to rule on whether plans to expand Heathrow Airport are illegal, because they dont take Climate Change policies into account. Also on todays programme. This song, my last breath byjames newman, hasjust been revealed as this years uk entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Hi. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do you think that song is a winner . Let us know. Are you worried about coronavirus . The number of cases in this country has gone up to 15 this morning. Well be talking about how you can protect yourself. What measures are you taking . Do let u
The atlantic. Many have a much brighter afternoon to come with showers towards the north, but we have a brief ridge of High Pressure which brings drier weather, but it is only a window of six to 12 hours. The rest of the afternoon we will see the wintry showers in the north. It will feel chilly out and about but im sure the sunshine will be enjoyed and it will be an easier commute home for many others. Still under that ridge of High Pressure we will see temperatures falling away, so will see temperatures falling away, so there will be a frost in rural areas. Already by morning the rain is being ushered into the south and west, where temperatures recover quite quickly. That brings in milder air through the day tomorrow. Tomorrow is a transition day, but we do now have a named storm. Concern clearly is for the heavy rain with Flood Warnings enforced, and now numerous weather warnings. This is storm jorge which will bring in some places up to 2a hours of rain, and some areas look to be on
All the sport with austin. The organisers of the six nations say theyre monitoring the spread of coronavirus carefully, after it forced irelands games against italy to be postponed yesterday. England are due to travel to rome on the final weekend. Thanks, austin. And Sarah Keith Lucas has all the weather. We had some snow around this morning. But the main emphasis is on more rain over the next few days and strong winds. The next named storm is on the way, storm jorge, so i will bring you all the details and about half an hour. Also coming up and with more wet Weather Forecast, well be on the ground assessing how measures to keep back the floodwaters are faring. Hello, everyone. Legally fatal with those words, the appeal court may have killed off plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The court ruled the proposed expansion didnt take account of the Uks International commitments on Climate Change, made in the Paris Agreement. Campaigners against the third runway have hailed the ru
Bit of sunshine coming through, but in scotland and Northern Ireland staying quite cloudy today, and there will be a little bit of rain to come for some of us as well. I will have the full forecast coming up will have the full forecast coming upa will have the full forecast coming up a little bit later on. Its saturday, may the 16th. Our top story stick with the rules and dont take risks. Thats the message from the Health Secretary matt hancock, as we enter our first weekend since lockdown restrictions were eased in england. Local councils are warning us to stay away from beauty spots and beaches, fearing a surge of visitors will lead to an increase in infections. It comes after scientists revealed the infection rate across the uk has risen. John mcmanus has the latest. In southwold in suffolk, they are hoping for visitors this weekend, so long as they follow the distancing rules. They dont want to see a repeat of these scenes from march. With warm weather on the way, and a resumption
Hello, this is bbc news with tim willcox. The headlines as the uks daily figure for coronavirus deaths drops to 170, the government pledges £81; million of funding to help accelerate the work of vaccine programmes. This new money will help mass produce the oxford vaccine so that if current trials are successful, we have dosages to start vaccinating the uk population straightaway. The government defends plans to begin reopening primary schools in england from next month it says therell be measures to ensure the safety of children and teachers. And the italian Prime Minister admits his countrys taking a calculated risk by easing a number of lockdown measures from next week. We are back at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, newsbeat charts what happened following the cancellation of this years Eurovision Song Contest. Im james newman, and im the uk entry at the Eurovision Song Contest. Mrjames newman. Cheering and applause. Over the next three months, its going to be a whirlwind. I me