what the numbers don t tell you later this morning we re expected to learn that unemployment s falling, and wages are rising but set against rocketing costs are we really any better off? i ll take a look. as england edge closer to world cup qualification. northern ireland stand in their way. still unbeaten in this campaign, a win for the lionesses in belfast tonight would all but secure their place at the tournament next year. good morning. yesterday temperatures at heathrow reached 19 degrees. today they could be higher. for all of us from tomorrow, you will notice the temperature is going up, mean it will net necessarily be dry all the time. i will have the details throughout this morning s programme. it s tuesday the 12th april. our main story. the us and uk governments are investigating reports that chemical weapons have been used by russia in the ukrainian port of mariupol. a ukrainian paramilitary group claimed russian troops used a drone to deploy an unknown substa
the israeli army has said it has operational control of their rafah crossing here, this is a fellow because mortars were fired from this area killing four other soldiers. we have not verified this ourselves but we have verified several videos circulating on social media of israeli armoured vehicles including this one, which appeared online this morning. it shows a tank ramming into two palestinian flags at the crossing on the gaza side. there is a long shadow stretching on the ground from west to east suggesting it was early in the morning. we have located it to hear by looking at pictures of satellite images of the crossing. overnight, there was continuous israeli bombardment on the border city. we verified this video which was sent to the bbc by someone in khan younis looking towards rafah. you can see some of the players in the sky. israel claims 20 hamas fighters have been killed but there are also reports of civilian casualties. israel says it has warned people of it str
and what s in store for his first few days in power. also ahead: four more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of an italian hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe s right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, a woman on a roll, and johanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going by knocking out a former world johanna konta breezes into the fourth round of the australian open by knocking out a former world number one in straight sets. and in from the cold: i ve been training with the british long track speed skating team, whose sport has been revived in the netherlands. and nick has the weather. the weekend is getting off to a frosty start. patchy fog around too. most places will see the sunshine today, with a dry day ahead. all your weather in half an hour. good morning. first, our main story: president donald trump
that s the warning from the president of the world anti doping agency to athletes as they begin training for next year s olympics. and in weather, while most of you will stay dry this weekend, it s getting cloudier, it s getting windier, and you are certainly going to notice it, it s going to feel colder, too. they will have all the details here on breakfast. good morning. it s saturday 28th march. our top story: borisjohnson has become the first world leader to test positive for coronavirus. health secretary matt hancock and chief medical officer chris whitty, have also gone into isolation. on breakfast this morning we ll look at boots the chemist, trialling the first drive through testing centre and how it will work. there are still many questions about the virus coming in from you we ll talk to experts. we re out getting exercise while we can. how are walkers, joggers, and cyclists managing social distancing? first, andy moore has the latest. there the three men spearh