improve health and wellbeing, and for many people, gardens have been a real help during the pandemic. and it seems the uk is getting greener. the royal horticultural society says a0 square miles of new trees, flowers and grass has been created across the uk over the last five years. tim muffett reports. that garden has got me through what has been a really challenging three years. when camilla added plants to her front garden in sheffield, the effects were far reaching. four years ago, my front garden was in really bad shape, so it had been used pretty much as a builders yard. and at the same time, my mum was diagnosed with cancer, so we had a pretty rough time as a family. being able to go outside and just make everything a little bit better i think was one of the few things that i could do at that time. the uk s front gardens are getting greener, according to the royal horticultural society. its research suggests that plant cover has increased by almost a0 square miles ove
green spaces are known to improve health and wellbeing, and for many people gardens have been a real help during the pandemic. and it seems the uk is getting greener. the royal horticultural society says a0 square miles of new trees, flowers and grass has been created across the uk over the last five years. tim muffett reports. that garden has got me through what has been a really challenging three years. when camilla added plants to herfront garden in sheffield, the effects were far reaching. four years ago, my front garden was in really bad shape, so had been used pretty much as a builder s yard. and at the same time, my mum was diagnosed with cancer so we had a pretty rough time as a family. being able to go outside and just make everything a little bit better, i think was one of the few things i could do at that time. the uk s front gardens are getting greener, according to the royal horticultural society. its research suggests that plant cover has increased by almost a0
a new season is approaching, and for many, a new sense of optimism. there s a growing appreciation, it seems, for the power of nature. tim muffett, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. the weather over the next few days is going to be conducive to pottering around in the garden preparing it for deeper into spring. skies are pretty cloudy out there underneath his area of high pressure sitting on top of the uk. a lot of cold air wrapped in the system so it is going to be chilly and today and into the weekend. the winners here and there and the cloud thick enough on one or two places for the odd shower but most places will be dry until they were temperatures ranging from three to 7 degrees which is below par for the time of year. most places overnight will be dry. where we see clear skies temperatures will dip below freezing so some frost and fog but other areas will see patchy cloud but it is going to be colder than the last few nights and a bit more w
of people with coronavirus fell by about a third last week across the uk. cyprus says any britons who ve had both doses of a vaccine can travel there without quarantine, from 01 may, even though foreign holidays are still illegal. and pope francis has arrived in baghdad for the first ever papal visit to iraq. and coming up on bbc news: india seize control of the final test against england. a century from rishab pant means indian are closing in on a series win. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. unions are calling it a kick in the teeth. nhs staff in england have reacted angrily to the government proposal of a i% pay rise. the royal college of nursing says the increase should be 12.5%, and have set up a fund to prepare for any potential strikes. ministers say public finances are under pressure, and many other public sector workers are to have their pay frozen. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says health workers deserve better. our political correspondent i