and their families began to ease last month as restrictions were gradually lifted. hello, mum. how are you? now more family members will be reunited as residents will be allowed a second, regular, indoorvisitor from the 12th of april. they will include babies and very young children, with those under the age of two not included in visitor numbers. visiting is one of the things that makes life worth living if you live in a care home. it s so important, both for the resident in the care home and also their family members and loved ones who want to visit them. we know that in care homes there may be grandparents or great grandparents who haven t had a chance to see new arrivals to their family during the pandemic and this will be the chance for that to happen. the enforced family separations caused by covid restrictions in care homes has been agonising for so many. these slow, cautious changes are significant for everyone involved. it is time for people to be let back in and the
the women s six nations gets underway today. it was delayed by the pandemic but is now taking centre stage. can england retain their title? they face scotland in the opening game this afternoon. good morning. a dry day ahead with some sunshine, particularly in the north and west. cooler and cloudier in eastern england. all the details coming up on breakfast. it s saturday 3rd april. our top story: care home residents in england will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation visitors will also be able to bring babies and young children with them, meaning some residents could meet grandchildren for the first time. charlotte wright has this report. it has been an agonising year for those with relatives locked down in care homes. but last month, as restrictions started to ease, some were able to hold their loved ones hands for the first time since the start of the pandemic. now from the 12th of april, more family members will be reuni
care home residents in england will soon be allowed a second regular visitor indoors in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. for residents like alan it means being able to see more of his family, as young children can come along too. he will actually get to meet his new granddaughter, see how the other ones have grown and be laughing and joking with us all again. more than five million people have now had their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. police in london clash with protesters after nationwide demonstrations against a new law. and an historic and lavish parade through the streets of cairo for egypt s ancient rulers. good evening. care home residents in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won t be counted in the limit, meaning some residents will be able to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. dan
polo sandoval in pittsburgh, pete muntean at reagan international airport and jennifer gray with the forecast. polo, how is it now? reporter: we ve seen it come down since yesterday. couple of pauses overnight but continues to come down. the national weather service snow totals around the area of western pennsylvania, parts of ohio, some communities that received perhaps half a foot of snow and the forecast calls for still a couple more inches on top of that. when it comes to the municipalities and various cities, they have working through the night to make sure the roads remain clear and this morning on a monday it s really not the typical monday morning rush hour that you might expect and roads and highways obviously the holiday has something to do with that. some folks are out and about but officials are hoping that is kept to a minimum. when it comes to pittsburgh, city officials received criticism about the way they responded to a recent winter storm and the mayor sayi
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