they say people are buying suvs for all the space inside and because they are good to drive. roger harrabin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.here s nick miller. the spring warmth of last week now a distant memory. frosted this morning especially in england. 7.5 degrees at this weather station in oxfordshire. you would have to go back 25 years to find a colder eight might add that weather station but spare a thought for the people of slovenia at 21 this morning, a new national record in that country. things about briefly a little less cold. temperatures below for the time of year but that becomes less blue for the next couple of days and then blue again into the weekend. we are losing at briefly because low pressure is turning the wind to a less cold direction for the next couple of days but connected to the low pressure of this cold front moving south at the end of the week without a gap following behind and further wintry showers in northern scotland. the moment s
good morning from north yorkshire. millions of us go on coach trips every year but they are under really big financial pressure and hoping for a big summer to their losses. it s a huge day forjockey rachael blackmore. she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival and today aims to become the first woman to win the gold cup. raising a laugh, but at a safe distance. red nose day goes ahead in the face of covid restrictions. a spring equinox this weekend but the weather stays fairly cloudy for most of you, but most should stay dry. the full forecast coming up. it s friday the 19th of march. our top story. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be rolled out in some european countries today after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the prime minister borisjohnson will receive the vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe after more than a dozen countries paused their delivery of the jab. here s our health correspondent katherine da costa. the oxford astr
the prime minister asked people to start working from home where they could we look at the impact on the climate. coming up, an independent review into the historical sexual abuse of aspiring young football players by paedophile coaches will be published this lunchtime. we ll ask one survivor what he hopes will come out of it. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a big impact on the gig economy for freelance workers. the ride hailing app giant said all drivers would earn at least the national living wage, which rises to £8.91 next month. uber has told the bbc it did not expect the change in drivers conditions to mean higherfares. union leaders and employment experts say the move will have far reaching consequences for the gig economy. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company