the rain pushes its way eastwards, pushes into western scotland, western england, wales. for a time, there will be some quite hefty downpours and some quite gusty winds as well. temperatures will not be any great shape, 13 or 1a at best because of all the cloud. it turns showery for northern ireland later and is certainly a day of heavy showers on monday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. former bbc director general lord hall resigns as national gallery chairman, saying continuing in the role would be a distraction , following the inquiry into panorama s interview with princess diana. wider surge testing has been rolled out in parts of london and the north east due to a rise in coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant. the first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in gaza, hours after a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants came into effect. whipsnade zoo launches an investigation after two brown bears escape from their enclosure and are shot by
yet again? well, they had the perfect chance to put it beyond hibernian later on, a foul and a penalty given. a good save but he is there! and what about this a double save from the goalkeeper? the saints stood firm at the other end, the oldest trophy in association football back in the hands of the men from perth. very special, for a club like stjohnstone to do the double win. not many teams outside the old firm managed to do it, so a small club like st johnstone doing it. delighted for them. the whole team, the manager, it is an amazing achievement. i saw on twitter it was 10,000 1. you always take that. until 2014, stjohnstone had never won a major honour. now today, it is a cup double for the club who regularly play in front of crowds of around 4000. a phenomenal achievement and once again in scottish football it is the saints who go marching on. it is stjohnstone s cup! it is stjohnstone s season! chris mclaughlin, bbc news at hampden park. what a season it has been for
equipment on the russian side of its border with ukraine. we meetjimmy lai, the hong kong billionaire risking all by speaking out. he s facing court later. yes, ido yes, i do have fear. you re right. and scientists claim they ve created the whitest white paint of all time. they say it could help save energy and even fight climate change. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. let s welcome to the programme. start with china becal of new let s start with china because of new figures have been released showing china s economy group byjust over 80% of the first three months of this year. it s a record rebound compared to the same time last year. the numbers, released by beijing, show the biggest increase since 1992 and suggest the recovery is accelerating. let s get some analysis from our correspondent robin brant, who s in shanghai. robin, does it feel like a country with 18% growth? it feels like a country where things are pretty much back to normal. we now know that
roll out and falling case numbers. are you in scotland? what do you think about the easing being brought forward? are you planning to take advantage, or are you holding back for a little longer. do get in touch with me with your comments, on twitter @annita mcveigh and use #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour.. caravans, tents and glamping with the ongoing uncertainty around foreign travel, uk holiday destinations are seeing huge demand for staycations this summer. good morning, welcome to bbc news. final preparations are being made ahead of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, which will take place at st george s chapel in windsor tomorrow afternoon. the service for prince philip, who died last week at the age of 99, will be attended by 30 guests, including all his children and grandchildren, alongside personnel from the armed forces. buckingham palace said the plans very much reflected the duke s wishes. charlotte wright reports. it s a funeral that will, in many way
good morning from the lake district. more of us are holidaying close to home this year and destinations like this are gearing up for the first weekend of the season. we could be set for an all premier league final in the europa league as both manchester united and arsenal reach the last four, with the londoners dominating in prague. plus, 125 years since the national trust bought their first property, in east sussex. i will be taking a look around and bringing you the forecast. a cold start but the most it will be a dry day. it s friday, 16th april. our top story. final preparations are being made ahead of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, which will take place at st george s chapel in windsor tomorrow afternoon. the service for prince philip, who died last week at the age of 99, will be attended by 30 guests, including all his children and grandchildren, alongside personnel from the armed forces. buckingham palace said the plans very much reflected the duke s wishes. charlo