that it will rapidly turn back to rain and it will be a windy day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. if you test positive on a lateral flow and don t have symptoms, the government s finalising plans to drop the requirement in england that you need to get a pcr to confirm it. borisjohnson will ask his top team to back his decision not to impose any further covid restrictions in england. the nhs under strain from coronavirus more trusts in england declare critical incidents and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non urgent surgery on hold. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon is due to address parliament later today as covid cases continue to rise. there s a growing backlash in australia after tennis star novak djokovic is allowed to enter the country without a confirmed covid vaccination, to defend his australian open title. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here sjohn watson. good morning. we will discuss the developments emerg
to be constitutional by other cases. my to be constitutional by other cases. my sense is that he can appeal anything thisjudge my sense is that he can appeal anything this judge finds. the judges simply dealing with matters in preparation a trial. where the trial to go against him, then of course he has potential grounds for appeal, but i think again, one cannot be sure, but i think this is it, so were he to lose today s argument, we are looking at a trial in the autumn. argument, we are looking at a trial in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this with in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this with me - in the autumn. thank you very much for discussing this with me today, i for discussing this with me today, former chief prosecutor for the north west of england. now it s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it has been a
Criminal contempt charges for two of trump s former aides for refusing to appear steve bannon, who is due in court later this year, and mark meadows, who thejustice department is considering charges against. an aide so close to the president, his text messages reveal trump s son sought his help in getting through to his dad on the day. donald trumer texted again and again, urging action by the president. quote, we need an oval office address. he has to lead now. it has gone too far and gotten out of hand. the committee is now seeking to speak to fox news host sean hannity, who is said to have texted trump s team onjanuary the 5th that he was very worried about the next a8 hours. the committee is under pressure to deliver before november s midterms, when they could be dissolved
Visitor numbers to our national parks have shot up during the pandemic, which means more work for mountain rescue teams when inexperienced walkers and climbers get into difficulty. last year, rescue teams in the lake district were called out 680 times. two of those were on christmas day and the new year has brought more of the same, as mark mcalindon reports. this is the wasdale team in action, bringing a casualty down from the fells. it s become all too frequent these last 12 months. 680 call outs in total 154 for the keswick team alone. over the christmas period, the last eight days, the wasdale team has actually been out for 43 hours. including last night. volunteers looking for two young men trying to climb scafell pike who were badly underprepared. the two lads from manchester,