there will continue to be a few showers into the evening and overnight in the far north and west. but as skies continue to clear, well, temperatures will fall away and we could see some icy stretches with a few showers lingering here and there. showers most chiefly to the far north and west and with any elevation they will be wintry as well. so it s going to be a chilly start to our sunday morning for many of us. but it will be a sunny one. we will keep some sunshine throughout much of the day into sheltered eastern areas, central and southern england. a few scattered showers moving through western scotland, maybe across the peaks and pennines and maybe some rain gathering down to the south west by the end of the day. blustery winds to begin with. slowly easing as the afternoon continues. temperatures, well, ranging generally between five to eight celsius. a little bit milder in the far south west. some rain arrives to the west for the start of monday. cloudier skies in the s
jess softley, bbc news. last season s beaten finalists chelsea are safely through after thrashing non league chesterfield 5 1 at stamford bridge. callum hudson odoi with a lovely finish for chelsea s second. romelu lukaku also got on the scoresheet for the first time since being dropped for giving a controversial interview. everton are being pushed all the way by championship side hull. the match is live now on bbc one hull went ahead. everton scored twice to go in front, then hull s ryan longman scored an equaliser so they re into extra time and everton have reclaimed the lead, thanks to this long range effort from andros townsend. he s got a history of producing goals of this quality. it s also live on the bbc sport website and app the games at birmingham, swansea, and yeovil are also into extra time. a big a5 a big 45 minutes to come for everton. crystal palace narrowly avoided a similar fate. playing away at millwall of the championship, an early goalkeeping error saw
the education secretary nadhim zahawi has sought to reassure parents that the government s priority is to keep schools open, despite the surge in coronavirus cases. speaking this morning, he said strategies are being put in place for pupils in england: there ll be onsite testing, more ventilation and the potential for merging classes if needed. yesterday, secondary school pupils were told they ll need to use face coverings in class again. but mr zahawi said he didn t want students to wear masks for a day longer than necessary. jon donnison reports. this time a year ago, schools across the country were forced to close to most pupils. 12 months on, the government says it wants to do everything it can to avoid a return to empty classrooms and home learning. in england, all secondary schools have been asked to provide on site covid tests for pupils before they return from the christmas break. the move has been cautiously welcomed by some head teachers. i think the requirements fo
all children over six now have to wear them in shops and on public transport. a legal document which prince andrew s lawyer believes will stop a civil case against him in the us, is expected to be made public today. the duke of york has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. and the kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. hello and welcome. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, says there is no reason for further coronavirus measures in england despite the surge of coronavirus cases caused by the 0micron variant. the government insists it s determined to keep schools open. speaking at a vaccination centre, mrjohnson said current measures, including mask wearing in secondary schools, working from home where possible, and covid passes for some venues, are enough for now. scotland has hit a record number of new cases. a further 20,217 people tested positive for covid 19 there, the highest daily fi
some snow flurries across northern parts. more likely to be mild with grey conditions further south. a reminder of our top story. uk has recorded more than 100,000 covid cases in one day. that s all from the bbc news at six , so it s goodbye from me , and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m jane dougall. liverpool captainjordan henderson speaks out on concerns for player s welfare as the fixtures stack up and so do the covid figures. this match is going ahead, we ll be at the tottenham hotspur stadium ahead of the fifth round of the league cup. and, it can still be turned around. a hopeful mark wood tells us what england need to do ahead of the third ashes test in melbourne. also coming up in the programme. empty gyms and pools could spell disaster for the leisure industry, and with no government grant, what could it mean for our health and fitness? plus, she s got hockey gold, but helen richardson walsh says it wasn t