indeed it is. good afternoon. once we clear the rain affecting northern areas it looks like things will be much quieterfor the areas it looks like things will be much quieter for the rest of the week, we should see lots of settled weather thanks to higher pressure, one or two showers but it will turn warmer. it is pretty warm across the south east today, but the oranges and yellows will spread to all areas over the next few days. you can see this band of rain which has been spreading northwards across parts of england and wales, pushing into northern ireland and southern scotland, things are improving in the south through the afternoon and it is quite a lovely day with good sunny spells in the south east quadrant, warmest year with maybe just one or two showers. eight to around 11 or 12 in the north, 16 to maybe 20 in the capital thanks to those sunny spells. the pollen levels are moderate in england and wales, lower in the north with the cloud and the rain so much more comfo
trees during storm malik. in the us a fierce snowstorm hits the northeast of the us bringing high winds and flooding in some areas. the australian open men s tennis final is under way, with rafael nadal hoping to win an unprecedented 21st grand slam title. we can catch up with all the latest sport withjohn. we can catch up with all the latest sport with john. hello. many sport withjohn. hello. many thanks indeed. that is where we are going to begin, in milburn, melbourne where rafa nadal is bidding to win a record 21st grand slam title. taking on the world number two and reigning us open champion danill medvedev. and already nadal is battling hard to stay in the match. this was one of the best points in melbourne so far. nadal taking that one to hold serve, however it s medvedev who got the first break and he s just followed that up with the first too. the russian convincingly taking it 6 2. despite producing some good stuff so far, nadal is up against it in that openi
northern half of the uk, very strong winds especially across parts of scotland, where there is an amber warning for gusts as high as 90 miles an hour. more disruption likely tonight into tomorrow morning and i will bring you all of the details, coming up shortly. good morning, in sport, will it be history for nuttall rafa nadal awkward medvedev upset a party? they meet in the australian open final. upset the party. hello good morning, it is sunday the 30th of january and our main story, boris johnson and the chancellor rishi sunak have pledged to push ahead with a rise to national insurance, tax rise in april, despite growing conservative backbench pressure to delay or abandon it. they have written a joint article in the sunday times and say every penny raised will go towards boosting the nhs and also to social care, jonathan blake reports. a show of unity from borisjohnson and rishi sunak over a policy that is becoming increasingly tricky for a party that prides itself
white to make with the problems with automation and pictures. we start with breaking news in gaza with more details emerging of an explosion at a un relief agency warehouse, in rafah in southern gaza. the hamas run health ministry says, five people have been killed, with more wounded. these are pictures verified by the bbc filmed at a nearby hospital, where casualties were taken. israel has not commented so far on the incident. it comes as the us and others continue to urge israel not to launch a full scale assault on rafah where over a million palestinians have taken shelter in recent weeks. let me show you pictures of the warehouse itself that we re talking about. these taken in the immediate aftermath. this the scene inside, a lot of the images are too graphic to broadcast. unrwa s director of communications isjuliette touma. welcome to the programme. tell me what you know. welcome to the programme. tell me what you know welcome to the programme. tell me what you know-