Top temperature of 36 around the london area. But some of us are going to see some rain. Good morning. Capping the cost for millions. Therell be a new, lower limit on how much firms can charge for gas and electricity, and it could save households nearly £100 a year. But i will explain why you still might be better off by switching. Good morning. The London Marathon will have a very different feel this year as thousands of runners are told it will be race for elite athletes only. Good morning. Its friday, the seventh of august. Our top story. Today is expected to be one of the hottest days on record with large parts of the uk experiencing a heatwave this weekend. The met office is warning people not to underestimate the temperatures, while Public Health england has stressed the importance of looking after elderly relatives and neighbours. There are also concerns over social distancing at beaches and beauty spots. Charlotte gallagher has more. Bournemouth beach last friday, the hottest
Of tighter restrictions will be in bringing the number of cases down. On twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. The other headlines. The two us Vice President ial candidates clash over coronavirus, Climate Change and health care during a televised debate in salt lake city. Prince william and Sir David Attenborough join forces to launch what they hope will become the nobel prize for environmentalism. The bbc sees evidence that livestock from the uk is being shipped to the middle east for slaughter in abattoirs described as dreadful and terrifying. And the boeing 7a7 is noticeably absent from the British Airways fleet here at heathrow. We have just watched the last two planes fly off one last time. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Ministers are expected to tighten the coronavirus restrictions in parts of england on monday as they struggle to contain the surge in new infections. Pubs and restaurants could be forced to close in the worst affected areas in another blow to the hard p
To bring optimism and positivity to efforts to solve Climate Change as he launches a new environmental award with Sir David Attenborough. A further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in parts of england from early next week is being considered by the government is latest figures show an increase in infections. The bbc understands that pubs and restaurants could be closed in the worst affected areas, from monday. There could also be a ban on overnight stays away from home and a three tier system for local lockdowns could be brought in, where different parts of the country would be placed in different categories. Significant new measures are in place in central scotland, with pubs and restaurants closing for more than two weeks. Additional restrictions are in place in the derry city and strabane local authority area, which has one of the highest infection rates in the uk, and where theres been a big increase in cases. Latest figures show only 69 of people in england could be reached
Thats it for this special edition of your call on bbc radio 5 live and your questions answered on the bbc news channel. Thanks to all of you who called and to englands deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van Tam. I hope that was an informative question and answer session for you with professorjonathan question and answer session for you with professor Jonathan Van Tam, question and answer session for you with professorJonathan Van Tam, we cannot answer all the questions sent to us but hopefully we got through some of the key areas people wanted to know more information about. And took one of the other main stories today, students sitting gcse and a levels in england next year will be awarded more generous grades to compensate for the disruption to schooling in the pandemic. Pupils will get advanced notice of exam topics and be allowed to use memory aids. Measures will also be put in place to help students who miss exams because of self isolation. Heres more from our education editor
Than nine months away. Good morning. For england and wales today we are looking at rain or showers. In scotla nd looking at rain or showers. In scotland and Northern Ireland, sunshine and showers. Some of them will be wintry. It will feel cold. More in ten minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, the 3rd of december. Our top story. The first doses of the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine will arrive in britain within hours. A Mass Vaccination Programme will Begin Next Week, after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the jab yesterday. Andy moore has the details. The uk has become the first country in the western world to authorise the use of a vaccine. At a press conference, Vaccine Development was once again compared to a train coming down the track. The train has now slowed down safely. It has now stopped in the station, and the doors have opened. That was the authorisation by the mhra. What we need now is for people to get on that train and travel safely to their de