on this and our other top stories on twitter. lockdown rules will remain for at least another three weeks in wales, but younger children will return to school on monday, with all primary pupils potentially back by mid march government borrowing jumped to £8.8 billion last month, as the country s debt soared to another record high, new figures show and millions of texans are still without water and electricity in extreme sub zero weather conditions while their senator ted cruz flew to mexico for a family holiday and coming up this hour. the stables are staying bbc viewers help raise more than £1 million to keep young people with disabilities in the saddle. hello and a very good morning to you. nasa has successfully landed its most advanced spacecraft yet on mars where it will search for signs of ancient life. the rover called perseverance travelled nearly 300 million miles before navigating a risky landing phase dubbed the seven minutes of terror . here s our science
and borrowed, and what that means for all of us. on a night of european drama, rangers rally late on to edge a seven goal thriller at royal antwerp in belgium with a winner in the 90th minute. and the stables are staying. bbc breakfast viewers help raise more than £1 million pounds to keep young people with disabilities in the saddle. plus, an incredibly mild few days to come, one or two could hit 17 degrees but do not be fooled. plenty of rain around as well. the full forecast coming up. good morning, it s friday, february19th. nasa has successfully landed its most advanced spacecraft yet on mars where it will search for signs of ancient life. the rover called perseverance travelled nearly 300 million miles before navigating a risky landing phase dubbed the seven minutes of terror . here s our science correspondent rebecca morelle, whose report contains flashing images. perseverance is going about one kilometre per second. a nerve racking wait at mission control. persevera
not third party contractors, in a decision with wide implications for the gig economy. and why max the springer spaniel is getting an award after helping thousands of people cope with lockdown. max helped me from recovering from depression and if he can help others now, and our other dogs, if they make people smile, then i say, bring it on. and coming up bbc news, has taking the knee had its moment? the chair of football s anti discrimination body agrees with crystal palace striker wilfried zaha saying the gesture has lost its meaning. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the duke and duchess of sussex have confirmed to the queen that they will not be returning as working members of the royal family. as a result the couple will now no longer hold the honorary military appointments and royal patronages given to them by the queen. in a statement buckingham palace said that in stepping away from the work of the royal family it would not be possible to continue wi
of thousands of people right across the world. four year old evelyn is one of them. # happy birthday to max.#. kerry and max s videos have been an absolute godsend to us in lockdown and helped us to be stress free at the end of the day and made every day during lockdown a fresh start. evelyn suffers from febrile convulsions, seizures that can happen at any time. her mum hannah believes max has had a profoundly positive impact. do you want to see max s videos? how does max make you feel? happy. the impact that dogs have both on mental well being and on general well being is fantastic. the animal equivalent of an obe, richly deserved. tim muffet, bbc news. gorgeous. time for a look at the weather. which doesn t look so gorgeous for us this weekend. there are two sides to the way the story. it will be very mild, but for some very wet and very mild, but for some very wet and very windy, particularly in the west. this shows the rainfall accumulations through the weekend and you c
of ancient life on mars, as it sends back its first pictures of the planet s surface after a successful landing uber loses its case at the uk supreme court, which ruled that drivers should be classed as workers and not independent third party contractors a 20 year old woman becomes the first protester to die in the anti coup demonstrations in myanmar, after she was shot in the head and millions of texans are still without water and electricity in extreme sub zero weather conditions while their senator ted cruz flew to mexico for a family holiday hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson will pledge today to donate the majority of the uk s surplus covid vaccines to developing countries. the british prime minister is chairing a virtual summit of the g7 nations where he ll encourage other leaders, including us presidentjoe biden, to follow suit. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley reports. more and more britons are getting th