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most places are looking like this, this is the picture in gloucestershire right now. mostly cloudy during today, some rain around particulate for the west but further east some dry and fine weather lasting through the rest of the day which is down to the fact there is high pressure setting out toward the east. we have met with front end been trying to move in from the west and that has brought some outbreaks of rain for south west england and wales. that becomes more extensive and moves into north west england into the evening and south west scotland as well. for many central and eastern areas of scotland it remains dry with sunshine and towards the south east of england as well, some glimpses of blue sky with temperatures 20 celsius or so in the warmest spots. this evening and overnight, the rain becomes more widespread, particularly across england and wales. a pretty damp night, some showers as well for scotland and one or two for northern ireland. staying mild under ....
can t seem to agree on what is and isn t advisable. also tonight. an unsolved murder from 1987 involving allegations of police corruption now the home office delays publication of an independent report. a special report from france, where police forces are routinely accused of brutality and racist behaviour. and we look at the future of sport, in a world where climate change could transform conditions. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. it s a busy night of premier league football. could it be farewell for tottenham s harry kane, in front of the home fans, after his side s loss to aston villa? good evening. there s increasing confidence that the existing vaccines for coronavirus are effective against the so called indian variant of the virus, according to borisjohnson. the prime minister s words have raised hopes that the plans for lifting restrictions in england won t be delayed. almost 3,000 cases of the indian strain have now been identified acro ....
millions of voters in england, scotland and wales are preparing to head to the polls tomorrow for the biggest set of elections in nearly 50 years. many have been postponed from last year, due to the pandemic. on the final day of campaigning, lets take a look at what s at stake. in england, 4,650 council seats are being contested across 143 local authorities. 13 directly elected mayors are being sought, including in the capital, where 25 seats are also up for grabs in the london assembly. elsewhere, all eyes will be on hartlepool, where there s also a parliamentary by election to choose a new mp for the town. meanwhile, voters in scotland will elect 129 members of the scottish parliament. 60 members of the senedd will be elected by voters in wales. people there will also have the chance to select new police and crime commissioners. a total of 39 will be elected across england and wales. clive myrie is at holyrood for us this morning. i think there are going to be some fa ....
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the indian foreign minister has confirmed that its delegation at the meeting of the g7 group here in london is self isolating after two members tested positive for covid 19. the news comes on the day the pandemic is being discussed at the meeting with the focus on the global distribution of coronavirus vaccines. there s growing pressure to share stockpiles and know how with poor nations trailing far behind in fighting the pandemic. the world trade organistion is also meeting to look at one solution: waiving vaccine patent rights. courtney bembridge has the details. are wealthy nations doing enough to help poorer countries tackle covid 19? that s the question being put to g7 foreign ministers, who are meeting to consider new ways to ensure fairer access to vaccine stockpiles. the g7 countries are the world s economic and political leaders. they re also home to many of the world s vaccine producers. we ....
million people have received their firstjabs in the uk. and well wishers around the world send messages of support to captain sir tom moore, who remains in hospital with covid 19 and pneumonia. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. urgent testing is underway in parts of england after the south african strain of coronavirus was detected in 11 people not thought to have travelled from the country. there are fears this variant is now being transmitted within the community, with the possibility of further new cases. health officials are aiming to test some 80,000 people in eight affected areas including those who live in the w7, n17 and cr4 postcodes in london, ws2 in walsall, me15 in maidstone in kent, pr9 in southport, en10 in broxbourne, hertfordshire, and gu21 in woking. there s no evidence the south african variant causes more severe disease but it may be more transmissible. meanwhile, data to be published later this afternoon is expected to show that the government ....