morning. they will transfer into northern england and north wales and the second half of the day. but for many it will stay dry and sunny. mandy, some weatherfronts but for many it will stay dry and sunny. mandy, some weather fronts on the charts, nowhere near as active. on monday. south will stay largely dry. temperatures starting to creep up, back to double figures across some southern and western areas. later in the week, some showers in england and wales. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: tennis star novak djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter australia because he had covid in december, according to court documents. the us questions kazakhstan s decision. flat owners in the uk won t have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower height buildings under new government plans, the bbc understands. three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery in the us state of georgia are given life sentences his family say they never lost faith in justice. now on bbc news i
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three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery in the us state of georgia are given life sentences his family say they never lost faith in justice. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. lawyers acting for tennis star novak djokovic have released documents that say he had a vaccine exemption to enter australia, due to a recent covid infection. in the early hours of thursday morning djokovic was denied entry to australia after landing in melbourne this week to play in the australian open. he is currently in an immigration detention with a court challenge due on monday. but documents released by his legal team today claim that his first positive pcr test was recorded on 16th december. djokovic, who has said he is opposed to vaccination, had been granted a medical exemption to play in the tournament in a decision that infuriated many australians. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has the latest from melbourne, outside the hotel where djokovic is being
of showers across central and southern scotland through the morning, northern ireland, too. they will transfer into northern england, north midlands and north wales for the second half of the day, and a weather front pushing towards the south west will bring cloud, patchy rain, but for a fair few of you, many will stay dry and sunny. as we go through into monday, high pressure starting to build up from iberia, but some weather fronts on the chart here, another weather system, but nowhere near as active as the one we have got today. it will bring some heavier rain to the north of scotland. elsewhere, patchy rain or drizzle, extensive low cloud in the west, some hazy sunshine in eastern areas after a bit of a chilly start, but many to the south and east will stay largely dry, just a few spots of light rain possible. the biggest thing, i think, to notice, are the temperatures starting to creep back to double figures across southern and western areas. they will creep up a little
To the north of scotland. elsewhere, patchy rain or drizzle, extensive low cloud in the west, some hazy sunshine in eastern areas after a bit of a chilly start, but many to the south and east will stay largely dry, just a few spots of light rain possible. the biggest thing, i think, to notice, other temperature starting to creep back to double figures across southern and western areas. it will creep up a little bit further into this coming week. some showers around on england and wales on tuesday, but for much of the time away from the far north it will be a dry week but with some overnight frost and fog. see you soon.