now it s time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. hello, shorts and t shirts weather once again today pretty much across the board as those temperatures sky rocket. the sun is strong, and here s another reminder ofjust how strong it is. very high uv levels across many parts of england and wales. not quite so high in scotland a bit more cloud here. actually, temperatures across the northern half of the uk will be a somewhat lower today. that s because we have slightly cooler air coming off the atlantic. so 20 in glasgow, for example. in london and the south east, we ll probably hit around 30 31 celsius. balmy evening, balmy night on the way. across the northern half of the uk, we keep the cloud it ll also remain fresher around 11 12 celsius. but the south, look how warm it is! 17 in cardiff, 17 in london. mid teens in liverpool. tomorrow, another hot day. not quite as hot, but i m sure you ll agree, hot enough. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. bo
scotland, wales and northern ireland to look at the restrictions in the rest of the united kingdom. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, building up to the latest coronavirus briefing from the government, today led by the prime minister borisjohnson. it s been confirmed that the planned easing of restrictions in england will go ahead next monday on the 19th ofjuly. in the house of commons a short time ago, the health secretary sajid javid said that while cases could rise to as many as 100,000 a day, it isn t expected that infection rates will put unsustainable pressure on the nhs. so let s take a look at the restrictions which will end a week today. the rule of six rule for meeting indoors will be scrapped. pubs and restaurants will be able to let people queue at the barfor drinks. theatres and cinemas can return to a full capacity audience. sport and entertainment venues can also welcome back capacity crowds, but businesses and large events will be encouraged to use so ca
this is bbc news. the latest headlines. the german leader angela merkel visits the region worst affected by devastating floods. she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming. she pledges aid for rebuilding the area quickly. it all suggests that it has something to do with climate change. we have to hurry, we have to get a move on in the fight against climate change. the uk prime minister and chancellor have made a rapid u turn and announced they will now self isolate, after being identified as contacts of the health secretary, who s tested positive for coronavirus. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it s far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. now on bbc news, the travel show. you ve got to love it! proper british co
and a hero s welcome for polar preet challenging stereotypes after her solo expedition across antarctica. hello. we start in australia and the latest in the case of tennis world number one novak djokovic. the tennis star s lawyers are appealing to the federal court, to try to overturn a government decision to cancel his visa for a second time over covid rules. the matter will be heard on sunday morning local time. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has been following the story. this is 9 news. live from sydney. just moments ago, the immigration minister has cancelled novak djokovic s visa. it s a story that made headlines here in australia and around the world. for days, novak djokovic has been on the court training and the government has announced its decision. the tennis star s visa has been cancelled again and, for the second time, he faces deportation from australia. in his statement, the country s immigration minister alex hawke said. the prime minister, scott morrison,
on sunday morning local time. djokovic is still scheduled to play in the australian open in melbourne on monday. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil is there. voice over: this is 9 news, live from sydney. just moments ago, the immigration minister has cancelled novak djokovic s visa. it s a story that made headlines here in australia and around the world. for days, novak djokovic has been on the court training, and now, the government has announced its decision. the tennis star s visa has been cancelled again and, for the second time, he faces deportation from australia. in his statement, the country s immigration minister alex hawke said: the prime minister, scott morrison, said the sacrifices australians made throughout the pandemic should be protected. mr morrison s government has faced heavy criticism for allowing the unvaccinated player into australia in the first place while the country struggled with a spike in covid i9 case numbers. i think it was a pretty mess up that