a two minute silence was observed before the start of the women s six nations game, too, between italy and england. it started as a day of reflection at aintree it ended with one of the great sporting stories of all time. today, rachael blackmore has made history after becoming the first female jockey to win the grand national. the irish rider rode the ii to i shot minella times to victory, as andy swiss reports. a day when racing paid its respects, the jockeys wearing black arm bands. the duke of edinburgh had been an honorary member of the jockey club, and before the first race aintree fell silent. the atmosphere here is understandably subdued, also because there are no spectators here. covid restrictions mean that for the first time in the national s history, it is behind closed doors. but for the a0 riders, there was a chance at one of racing s most prestigious prizes. they set out over aintree fences. what followed was a sporting milestone, as rachael blackmore on mine
scotland take on israel, while england take on albania, looking to make it two wins from two. iceland s hottest attraction: how an erupting volcano has become a popular alternative to cinemas and theatres. hello there, good morning. it is a windy, warm day we have some rain moving its way northwards. now next week, you will need a pair of shorts and a warm coat. and and i will explain why later on. it s sunday the 28th march and don t forget, the clocks have gone forward an hour. it gone forward an hour. is one minute past six o clo( our top story: gone forward an hour. the nhs in england is urging the over 50s to book a coronavirus vaccination before an expected shortage of supply next month. a quarter of those aged between 50 and 5a haven t been vaccinated. the nhs will concentrate on delivering second doses in april, meaning there ll be fewer first appointments available. charlotte wright reports. this is progress. every needle in each arm, one step closer in the figh
some disruption to play across headingley but across england, skies like these, pretty grey and threatening, some patches of rain coming through from time to time. today, an awkward focus. in wales, a little rain which will weaken with time. across northern england and northern ireland, a wiggling waving weather front that will continue to threaten pulses of rain. quite a wet afternoon for northern ireland and north west england and some of the rain from time to time will continue to push across the pennines. we could see some featherlight patches of rain affected play at headingley from time to time but there will be some play. the best of the weather in the south east, where we will see the highest temperatures, up to 25 celsius later today. overnight, the highest temperatures, up to 25 celsius latertoday. overnight, more convincingly the rain will move from northern england to scotland, where it could be heavy at times across western areas. otherwise, a dry night and milde
top grades have nudged up slightly despite concerns opening day of the third test but about the difficulty of exams. the rain is playing havoc at ryanair‘s uk pilots have walked out in a 48 hour strike, headingley. thanks. but so far there s been little disruption for passengers. record numbers of fires also coming up are burning in the amazon, the microscope that s sparking brazil s president claims opponents a biology revolution as it captures images at previously of his government are unseen levels of detail. lighting them deliberately. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. hello. an early wicket for england and after rain delays, the third hello everyone test at headingley has just got back this is afternoon live. borisjohnson is in paris under way. thanks. where his efforts to try and break the brexit impasse have met plus all the weather. opposition from the french president, emmanuel macron. mr macron has insisted and it is warming up. good news for that
no river in the uk is currently safe to swim in that s the stark warning from scientists about the levels of sewage in our waterways. a record number of fires in the amazon rainforest data shows an 85 percent increase this year. mps warn the uk will not meet its climate change targets unless people ditch their cars. good afternoon. our main story at five is borisjohnson has been in paris for talks with emmanuel macron, the latest stage in his attempts to try and break the brexit impasse. the french president insisted that the controversial irish backstop is indispensable to the integrity of the eu single market. the measure aims to prevent physical border checks if there was no post brexit trade agreement. mr macron didn t point blank refuse to re negotiate the brexit deal though, asking for further explanation from the uk on what its alternative propsals might be. both sides have agreed that they will keep talking. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas sent this