liverpool move to plug a hole in their defence. the premier league champions bring in ben davies from preston, as well as a loan signing on a quiet transfer deadline day. it s not quite with the weather today, and weather warning for heavy snow across parts of northern england. valid until lunchtime. widely three to eight centimetres above 200 metres we can easily see 15 centimetres to sow destruction is likely. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 2nd of february. our top story. urgent tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new south african coronavirus variant were found, with no links to travel. people across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must come down hard on the variant. andy moore reports. 10,000 home testing kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. from today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. across eng
downing street party is - him to fight. another twist in the downing street party is a - downing street party is a controversy, the e mail from a pm s private secretary inviting people to drinks in the private garden while the uk was facing strict limits on social gatherings. the largest fossilised skeleton of its kind ever found in the uk, a sea dragon, 250 million years old. and to mark the queen s platinumjubilee, it is parade, parties and puddings. there is a competition to design a brand new pudding for the occasion and a royal chef tells us where to start. ., . ,, and a royal chef tells us where to start. ., ., ,, ., start. you have the queen on the throne for start. you have the queen on the throne for 70 start. you have the queen on the throne for 70 years start. you have the queen on the throne for 70 years now, - start. you have the queen on the throne for 70 years now, and - start. you have the queen on the throne for 70 years now, and we | start. you have th
hour. prime minister rishi sunak has said he s thankful that king charles cancer had been caught early . he told the bbc he was shocked and saddened by the news of the king s diagnosis and wished him a full recovery. as head of state, king charles has a number of constitutional duties. the uk s system of government allows for them to be taken on by others, if the monarch is unable to carry them out. joe pike has been looking at how the system works should it ever be needed. king and queen step. down from the airline. since 1937 and the reign of george vi, there are arrangements in place in law in case a monarch is incapacitated. the pressure for reform came from the fact the heir apparent, princess elizabeth, wasjust ten years old at the time. so the 1937 regency act was born and can apply when the monarch is under the age of 18 or is out of the country or is incapacitated. one provision is for the monarch to delegate certain functions to counsellors of state, as queen el