Here s tomasz schafernaker. The weather should be playing ball this weekend. It is looking largely dry which means there could be one or two showers around and it will be worn in the sunshine so the fine warm weather continues but today you can see how that motion of the cloud has brought a blip toward south eastern areas. In the west it stays sunny but not great news on the south east at lord s, you can see the rain spreading northwards, just missing birmingham, but it was quite heavy across some parts of the south east and through the course of this afternoon it will remain at pretty wet across this corner of the country. Out towards the west it is fine all the way towards south western scotland and not a bad day in northern ireland as well. Still wet in the south east this evening. That rain across east anglia may linger into the early hours but for the vast majority of the uk it is going to be a dry night. If you leave the washing out it will be fine. Here is the weather map for to
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: as plans to ease lockdown in england start to be revealed residents in care homes will be allowed indoor visits by a member of their family or a friend, from next month. a court in russia has upheld an earlier decision to jail the opposition activist, alexei navalny, for nearly three years. president biden is set to declare a major disaster in texas as he unlocks federal funds for a state paralysed by a severe freeze and a huge powerfailure. the duke of edinburgh is expected to stay in hospital over the weekend and into next week for observation and rest. and, reality star kim kardashian files for divorce from her husband kanye west, after seven years of marriage. now on bbc news, lucy hedges takes a look back at some of the show s bestjourneys to south asia, including when henry golding tried to collect coconuts in kerala, in the travel show. this week on the travel show. taking on the tuk tuks in sri lanka. the best thing about dr
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. downing street has given details of prime minister borisjohnson s strategy for easing the lockdown in england, ahead of his long awaited announcement on monday. number ten says a key ambition will be to reunite families and last night, the government announced that, from next month, residents in care homes will be allowed indoor visits by a member of their family or a friend and to hold hands. our health correspondent laura foster reports. when england went back into lockdown at the beginning ofjanuary, the doors to care homes were closed to visitors unless circumstances were exceptional. the way of protecting residents from the rising number of cases and the added threat of the new variant. but now nearly 17 million people have had their first covid jab, including 95% of people living in care homes in england. from the eighth of march, they will each get to choose one person who can visit them indoors. but
the increasing number of people desperate for help with their mental health. and scotland s cricketers struggle in their first appearance in the main draw of the t20 world cup. and coming up on the bbc news channel: ben stokes is back in the england squad for the upcoming ashes series, after recovering from injury, and says he s ready to take on australia. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. how desperate would you have to be to sell your child? that s what some families in afghanistan are resorting to, as the country faces the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, according to the united nations. since the taliban seized power in august, a record 22.8 million people over half the population face a dangerous lack of food. that s a rise of nearly 40% since april this year. international aid, which propped up the country s fragile economy, has been stopped, as the world debates how to deal with the taliban regime. yogita limaye s report from herat contains