to go through what we did. i think the pandemic has showed us the sacrifices that they give. i think the pandemic has showed us the value and sacrifices that they give. before leaving, abbas s family gave karim a final, touching gift. a surgical textbook once belonging to abbas, now with a new generation of doctor. charlie haynes, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s nick miller. a hint ofjekyll and hyde in our weather at the start of this week, clear skies at times, and although temperatures are below average for this time of year it still feels warm in the sunshine but the other face of the weather is torrential downpours, already bouncing off the panto on the isle of wight today with reports from the met office some spots may have had over 100 millimetres of rain from some particularly heavy downpours that have moved through, on the railfor radar. a few showers developing elsewhere in england and wales so there is a risk of flooding from some of these. some rai
important that everybody sticks to the same rules. the afghan government withdraws its diplomatic staff from the pakistani capital islamabad following an attack on friday on the ambassador s daughter. two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. lewis hamilton wins the british grand prix in a dramatic and controversial race at silverstone. we will have all the latest on the story and many others from the bbc sport centre later in the hour. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m martine croxall. the german chancellor says the world must hurry in the battle against global warming and promised financial aid after the floods in germany and parts of western europe killed more than 180 people. angela merkel has expressed shock at what she called surreal destruction caused by flash flooding on a visit to one of the worst hit towns, schuld in the west of germany.
says were stolen 20 years ago. it s going to be all right! you are going to get home safely to your children. and coming up meet kuno, and i did, so you were right. the hero dog who s receiving that s the way to look the animal victoria cross for saving at it, isn t it? british soldiers fighting it has been lovelyjust in afghanistan despite to see you again, really. you know, we don t have to stay strangers, do we? being shot himself. not at all. for you to have these heroes that went in, he was one. ijust don t think he realises he actually is one, because he just did what he thought was hisjob. usman ahmed talking to sharon crawford there. details of organisations offering information and support with mental health are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded good afternoon, and information on 08000155 998. welcome to bbc news. it wasn t a concession and he certainly hasn t phoned joe biden to congratulate him, but don
england and manchester city footballer raheem sterling says society must never let its guard down over racism in the game. and it is a christmas tradition but many pantos and theatres have had to close their doors due to the pandemic but not this one in bromley. the scottish parliament will be recalled this afternoon as first minister nicola sturgeon delivers an update on rising coronavirus infections, as cases continue to spike across the uk, europe and in the us. in scotland, the festive period has seen daily cases rise to record levels. in response to the surge in cases, the scottish government has already introduced new measures, including one metre physical distancing at large events, with limited numbers. nicola sturgeon will address a virtual session of the scottish parliament later today. meanwhile, pressure is mounting on health authorities in the uk to look again at how long people should isolate after a covid infection. it follows the isolation period for those tes
will be frost central and eastern areas in england and in scotland it s down to 9 in the coldest areas so a cold night here in those chilly spots. tomorrow, the area of low pressure i showed you is this area of cloud and rain that will come in and associated with south westerly winds and they will be bringing a smile to airas winds and they will be bringing a smile to air as well as the day goes by. so for wednesday, smile to air as well as the day goes by. so forwednesday, rain smile to air as well as the day goes by. so for wednesday, rain moves on quickly to northern ireland with strengthening winds and the rain pushes north and east through the day and probably some sunny spells for a time across eastern england and the temperatures are coming up across western areas, 8 degrees in belfast and ten in plymouth but remember the frost in deeper scottish valleys, when the rain works in we might see a spell of freezing rain or rain falling onto frozen surfaces and either way i