continue to put them towards eastern parts of england. maybe producing a light shower. it will be cloudy a little on the dark side on heavy shower later in the day in the scottish highlands. notice the winds are strongest through england and wales. very dusty through the channel, channel islands and into southwest england for the overall it s a bit cooler. especially long that north sea coast but around 17 in the sunniest parts of the west. 0n through sunday night and into monday we do start to bring in more cloud. monday morning is looking cloudier. notjust cloudier but wetter. in northwest scotland as the weather system moves in. but still where there are some clear spells overnight and into my date you could still have a touch of frost. it is a different looking picture on monday. the high pressure being squeezed away as we see this area of low pressure begin a rather slowjourney southwards throughout monday and tuesday. bringing at least the chance for rain. there will be
although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. while at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world s poorest countries. and in half an hour on bbc news global questions talks to two formerfemale presidents, one from africa and one from europe, who ve both been trailblazers for women s rights for decades. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the government is to trial measures in england, including covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, major events and nightlife. they ll show if a person has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or has antibodies. the pilot will include the fa cup final, and will last until mid may. here s our political correspondentjessica parker. the fa cup final, 2019. it won t be so packed this year, but the final is being used to pilot how these kinds of mass events might work in future. the opportunity to get back to full capacity, i think, is something that is so prevalent at the
some wintry showers down the east coast into east anglia, some in northern ireland and some over the irish sea. in some inland areas, quite sunny in the afternoon, all areas windy, strong to gale force winds, up to 70mph in the north of scotland. temperatures will be lower, three degrees the low, but when you add the strength of the wind, probably feeling more like the middle of winter, despite the sunshine. with clearer skies overnight, a widespread frost early on tuesday, icy patches in the wintry showers, most of the snow sitting across the north of scotland still. a few more wintry showers around northern and western coasts but some wintry showers heading inland into scotland and northern england, later wales and the midlands too. temperatures on a par with monday, still windy and still feeling cold. it is april after all, so worth pointing out that any impact from snow is more likely to be felt across northern scotland, where we re more likely to have snow lying and bliz
for cambridge in both the men s and the women s boat race. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the government ofjordan has accused the country s prince hamzah bin hussein of a plot to destabilise the country. this comes after the former heir to thejordanian throne released a video to the bbc saying he had been placed under house arrest. jordan s deputy prime minister says the prince s wife had been in contact with foreign intelligence agencies. up to 16 people have arrested, including senior officials. ealier the deputy prime minister ofjordan said that the government had been monitoring calls from prince hamza. translation: the security agencies have looked into the long-term - activities and movements of prince hamza and others that target the stability and security of the country. the investigations monitored interference and calls, including calls with foreign parties regarding the suitable timing to start steps to shake the security of
it s easter monday, april the 5th. our top story. everyone in england will be offered two free rapid covid tests each week from this friday, under the government s plans to expand its testing programme. the health secretary, matt hancock, says the additional tests will play a crucial role in curbing future outbreaks of the virus as life returns to normal. our health correspondent jim reed reports. rapid lateral flow tests are already being used to test secondary school pupils, families with children and those who cannot work from home. from the end of the week, they will be offered to everyone in england. these devices give a result in 30 minutes. they can be picked up from a local testing centre or pharmacy or ordered online and delivered in the post. even when people have no symptoms, they may be infected and they may be infectious. and if we can catch those people early, then we can break transmission and that reduces the number of people who are infected, it reduces the l