the east, we have had some thunder storms in eastern scotland and north england and lincolnshire. on the whole the showers will move out into the nith sea tonight. it gets quite wet in the north tonight. a warm night and perhaps some drizzle around irish sea coasts. grey and misty first thing. some fog over the hills int misty first thing. some fog over the hills in t north. a soaking for parts of scotland, northern scotland. but for many areas, fewer shows, just fleeting in england and wales. more cloud and a breeze for northern ireland. still a few showers. temperatures on the the way down, freshening with that northerly wind. which then pushes our front south and it will weaken. it heads into the north of england. we have the great north run on sunday. for me running, this would be ideal conditions, but i m not rung. patchy cloud and rain, not a conditions, but i m not rung. patchy cloud and rain, nota bad conditions, but i m not rung. patchy cloud and rain, not a bad day.
the last british plane carrying troops and diplomats has now left kabul airport. it brings to an end nearly 20 years of operations in afghanistan. in the past two weeks more than 15 thousand people were evacuated from the country. an estimated 11 hundred eligible afghans and 150 uk nationals were unable to leave. here s our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. heading home. 1,000 british troops were sent into kabul to get people out. us troops provided security for an unprecedented international rescue mission. the last british plane carrying civilians flew out of kabul this morning. this evening, news that the last soldiers and british diplomats have now left. in all, there were over 100 raf flights. the end of a 20 year campaign that was not supposed to finish like this. we ve done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i m afraid it s absolutely that heartbreaking that we can t bring everybody out, and that point has been made very strongly, certain
prince charles has visited the king edward vii hospital in central london where his father the duke of edinburgh is being treated. a court in russia upholds a decision to jail opposition leader alexei navalny forjust over two and a half years, and finds him guilty of a further charge. president biden declares a major disaster in texas as he unlocks federal funds for a state paralysed by a severe freeze and a huge powerfailure. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the disability campaigner and comedy producer, simon minty, and also the broadcaster penny smith. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the observer s headline is that a ban on outside sport can end, according to a top scientist advising borisjohnson. the paper also reports on soaring household poverty during the pandemic. all adults will be offered a covid 19jab by the end ofjuly is the lead in the sunday express, as mps fear the prime minister s pla
about the country s finances the chancellor warns of the enormous strains, following the response to the coronavirus pandemic. speaking ahead of next week s budget, rishi sunak warned britain s finances were exposed and a bill would have to be paid. warmer weather tempts people to enjoy the outdoors, as a government advisor warns the public to still comply with current restrictions. military honours for captain sir tom moore, as his family bid him farewell. you may be gone, but your message and your spirit lives on. and wales catch england by surprise in cardiff, to stay unbeaten in the six nations. good evening. the chancellor, rishi sunak, says he will level with the british people that the response to the coronavirus pandemic has left public finances exposed when he unveils his budget next week. the government has borrowed £271 billion this financial year, and some are urging him to raise taxes. labour have said support programmes should be extended to give businesses