us politicians hold a vigil on the steps of the capitol building to mark one year since the attack, asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. #a # a kiss is still a kiss. and the award-winning # a kiss is still a kiss. and the award winning american director of the last picture show and paper moon, peter bogged down burch, has died at the age of 82. peter bogdanovic. hello, and welcome. we begin with some breaking news from the main city in kazakhstan, al marty, there has been further violence security forces try to quell an uprising. almaty. local officials say troops have regained control of the municipal building but were facing fierce resistance around the main square. the president is due to address the nation later on friday. meanwhile, russia says its first military units and to support because our authorities have now arrived in the country. to support kazakh authorities. this is the aftermath of the mass unrest violent clashes between riot police and
western areas through the day. on sunday looking bright but showery. bye bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. 200 armed forces personnel are being sent to london hospitals to help with covid related staff shortages. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements. they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so, and border force will actually facilitate that. labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s austin halewood. england are trying to salvage a
at the weather with matt taylor. some eastern areas will stay dry but snow in some places. persistent rain in south wales and south west england, affecting the channel island for a time. a blustery wind, feeling chilly. temperatures typical for this stage injanuary. tonight, the sky is clear, is sharp but temporary frost which will lift as we start to see cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing across most areas by dawn on saturday. snow in the scottish mountains. still cold in eastern areas to begin with, could be some ice, sunshine and showers after a wet start. many places will finish with a bit of sunshine. temperatures on saturday 4 8. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than a0 percent in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent 200 personnel into hospitals across london to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after
of western scotland, northern ireland, some in north west england and we have this band of wet weather in wales, the south west of england, some snow mixing in over higher ground and that is likely to push further north than these graphics suggest this afternoon to parts of the midlands, london, even into parts of essex in the afternoon. really chilly, 4 7 , but showers further north will become fewer and further north will become fewer and further between but as things get cold this evening, ice could be a significant problem. however, things will then change again in the early hours because we have cloud and outbreaks of rain, briefly some snow on the leading edge but cloud and rain ushers in some milder air. belfast at 8 degrees, plymouth at 10 degrees by the end of the night, a much milder start to saturday morning as this system works through with the milder air tied in with cloud and our bags of heavy rain. noticed this wedge of milder air between those two fronts. a di