Afternoon thank you very much, ben, good afternoon thank you very much, ben, good afternoon. , , ,. , ,. , afternoon. High pressure has brought warm and sunny afternoon. High pressure has brought warm and sunny weather afternoon. High pressure has brought warm and sunny weather recently, i warm and sunny weather recently, particularly across the north of the uk. Yesterday we saw 27. 2 celsius in the highlands in scotland making at the highlands in scotland making at the warmest day of this august so far but it s not going to be as warm for the next few days, this weak cold front has been spreading south across the country introducing fresh air and quite a bit of cloud around, staying quite cloudy as you can see across the eastern side of the country. This area of cloud for wales, south west and northern ireland will thin and break through the day. Plenty of sunshine across many northern and western areas through this afternoon. We hold onto this cloud in the east. It looks cloud
the uk s biggest airport, heathrow, records losses of nearly £2.11 billion and passenger numbers down 90% due to the pandemic. more medical aid is due to arrive in india as the country reports nearly 380,000 new covid cases, the world s highest single day total. we ll take a look at how helpless the british indian community are feeling. let me know your thoughts on any of today s stories on twitter, it s @annita?mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour. a return for parkrun, the volunteer led initiative is hoping to restart its weekly 5k runs onjune the 5th. good morning. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. president biden has set out plans for a vast expansion of government and said it s time for the wealthiest americans to begin paying theirfair share. in his first speech to congress marking 100 days in office, the us president unveiled a sweeping investment plan forjobs, education and social care. 0n the coronavirus pandemic, he hailed the success of
it took more than 300 people to rescue him we hear from the man trapped in a welsh cave for sa hours. kind of feeling that, you know, one second i was caving, the next minute the world went mad, and then it all went black. heating bills for thousands of families in rural areas are soaring because they rely on oil, which isn t covered by the energy price cap. and coming up on the bbc news channel: watford look set to appoint 74 year old former crystal palace boss roy hodgson after the club sacked claudio ranieri yesterday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the metropolitan police is investigating multiple events at downing street and across government, to see if breaches of covid restrictions took place. up until now the met has taken no action, and has been criticised by some because of that. the commisioner of britain s biggest force, cressida dick, confirmed this morning that her officers are now looking into potential rule breaking as a result of informa
police investigate so what do tory mps do next? we ll be getting analysis and reaction throughout the afternoon. i m martine croxall the other main news. foreign secretary liz truss says she will be visiting ukraine as tensions with russia grow there. she warns an invasion from russia would be a massive strategic mistake. the president of cameroon orders an inquiry into a deadly crush at a stadium hosting the africa cup of nations at least eight people have been killed. and it took upto 300 people to rescue him we ll hear from the man trapped in a welsh cave for sa hours. hello and welcome to bbc news live from downing street. the metropolitan police is investigating gatherings at number ten and across government, to see if breaches of covid restrictions took place. the commisioner of britain s biggest force, cressida dick, confirmed that her officers are now looking into potential rule breaking, as a result of information provided by civil servants, who are also comp
using racist language against his former yorkshire team mate azeem rafiq. good morning and welcome to bbc news. scientists researching the effectiveness of the hpv vaccine have produced the first major study which they say shows that it s reducing rates of cervical cancer by almost 90% in some age groups. one of the lead researchers has described the impact of the uk vaccination programme as huge . the charity, cancer research uk, says the findings are historic . here s more from our health correspondent dominic hughes. almost all cases of cervical cancer are linked to the human papillomavirus. the hpv vaccine programme targeting the virus itself was introduced in the uk in 2008, when girls aged between 11 and 13 were first offered the jab. and since september 2019, boys of the same age have also been eligible. now, the first real world study of the vaccine shows it s had a dramatic effect. cervical cancer rates were 87% lower in girls who were offered the vaccine when aged