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
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 sheltered east. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test since the pandemic began. lawyers for novak djokavic claim he was given a vaccine exemption to enter australia, because he d had a recent covid infection. thousands more flat owners will be spared the expense of replacing unsafe cladding under new government plans to make developers offer four billion pounds towards the costs. at least 21 people have died in north eastern pakistan after heavy snowfall trapped them in their
good evening and welcome to bbc news. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test. another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. the uk is the seventh country to pass this number of official deaths, afterthe us, brazil, india, russia, mexico and peru. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports how do you begin to imagine 150,000 people? it s almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. the first death within 28 days of a positive covid test was recorded in the uk on the 6th of march, 2020. five weeks later, more than 10,000 people had died. sabir hussain mirza was 0xford s first muslim councillor. mostly, though, he was a family man married with ten children. they relied on video calls when he went to hospital. we would be like, come on, dad, get better quickly and come back. but one day sabir stopped answering his phone. he d been put on a v
the golden primary mirror will allow the telescope to be properly focused helping scientists to better understand the universe. now on bbc news, it s time for some political thinking with nick robinson. i should ve been in prison, not in parliament, my guest on political thinking this week says. that is a reflection not just of the fact he was brought up in real poverty in london s east end, but that his grandfather was a convicted bank robber. wes streeting has been on quite a journey, not least this year when he had a diagnosis at the age ofjust 38 of cancer and was warned that his kidney would have to be removed. once he recovered, keir starmer told him he was the man that the labour leader wanted to be the next health secretary if labour win the election. already, he has shifted the party s approach to the covid pandemic, saying that this is the year in which the country has to learn to live well with the virus. wes streeting, welcome to political thinking. hi, nick.
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test. another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. the uk is the seventh country to pass this number of official deaths, afterthe us, brazil, india, russia, mexico and peru. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. how do you begin to imagine 150,000 people? it s almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. the first death within 28 days of a positive covid test was recorded in the uk on the 6th of march, 2020. five weeks later, more than 10,000 people had died. sabir hussain mirza was oxford s first muslim councillor. mostly, though, he was a family man married with ten children. they relied on video calls when he went to hospital. we would be like, come on, dad, get better quickly and come back. but one day sabir stopped answering