could he be the one to stand alone with the most grand slams wins? victory in melbourne would do it. good morning. we have a weak weather front singing south, taking its cloud and patchy rain with it. behind it, brighterskies, lots of sunshine and a few showers, some of which will be wintry. all the detail throughout the programme. it s wednesday 19th january. our main story. the prime minister is expected to set out plans for easing england s coronavirus restrictions when he addresses parliament later today. the health secretary, sajid javid, has said he s cautiously optimistic that the so called plan b measures due to expire next week can be substantially reduced . gareth barlow reports. hi, there, good morning. how are you doing? very good morning. against the backdrop of allegations of lockdown parties in downing street, and rumours of a vote of no confidence, the prime minister still has big decisions to make as england s plan b restrictions are due to end in a week s time.
research in earnest has begun into the various conditions they face, both in australia and over here. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello. as we go through the next few days, when will be a feature in the weather but it will not be as windy as it has been the last couple of days. you see from the isobars across scotland, we have gusty winds here today but also this with singing south, taking cloud and its patchy light rain with it but where we have the yellow and amber it is telling you it will be mild. here we have the cloud and rain across northern ireland, parts of england and wales, sinking south and towards the south west are so behind that, it will brighten up, the sun will