and coming up on bbc news. keeley hodgkinson cruises into tomorrow night s 800m final in rome as she hopes to defend her european championship title. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. rishi sunak has promised to scrap the main rate of national insurance for the self employed over five years, end stamp duty payments for most first time buyers, and recruit thousands more police officers if the conservatives are re elected to power next month. the prime minister launched the party s manifesto this morning at silverstone home of the british grand prix hoping to pull voters minds back to policies after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. he needs this to be the moment his campaign motored ahead. rishi sunak knows that after a series of missteps, he now needs to get on the front foot. today, his chance to set out what five further years of conservative government would bring. but amid the promises of the future, a nod
good morning from north yorkshire. millions of us go on coach trips every year but they are under really big financial pressure and hoping for a big summer to their losses. it s a huge day forjockey rachael blackmore. she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival and today aims to become the first woman to win the gold cup. raising a laugh, but at a safe distance. red nose day goes ahead in the face of covid restrictions. a spring equinox this weekend but the weather stays fairly cloudy for most of you, but most should stay dry. the full forecast coming up. it s friday the 19th of march. our top story. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be rolled out in some european countries today after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the prime minister borisjohnson will receive the vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe after more than a dozen countries paused their delivery of the jab. here s our health correspondent katherine da costa. the oxford astr
the court heard that lulu lakatos, who is 60 and was born in romania, swapped the gems for pebbles. prosecutors said it was the highest value theft of its kind in the uk. dusty hill, the bass playerfor zz top, has died at the age of 72, according to a statement from his bandmates. they say he passed away in his sleep at his home in houston, texas. hill was one of the long bearded musicians behind such hits as sharp dressed man. the band toured for nearly half a century, and was inducted to the rock and roll hall of fame in 200a. a report by the meteorological office says the impact of climate change is already being felt across the uk, with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures. last year was the third warmest, the fifth wettest and the eighth sunniest on record. it s the only year to score in the top ten,
that s according to a statement from his bandmates. they say he passed away in his sleep at his home in houston texas. hill was one of the long bearded musicians behind such hits as sharp dressed man. the band toured for nearly half a century, and was inducted to the rock and roll hall of fame in 20011. a report by the met office says the impact of climate change is already being felt across britain, with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures. last year was the third warmest, the fifth wettest and the eighth sunniest on record. it s the only year to score in the top ten, for all three categories. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. dramatic changes in our skies. in 2020, the uk experienced
weather is drifting towards the north and north east and we have another area of low pressure developing in the south west which will be more of a player through thursday and friday. for much of northern ireland, scotland and northern england, cloudy start with showery rain but across england and wales, largely dry wood sunshine around and there will be more brightness developing in the north in the afternoon but down towards the south west, expect rain to arrive and the breeze will be picking up and it will be a lustily day and not particularly warm for the time of year with temperatures between 18 or 22 degrees for most of us. not too bad in the south east. a dry day. into thursday night, the showers in the north are going to gradually ease away but attention turns to the south west of england where this area of heavy rain will move in and look at the gusts of wind, around 110 or 50 move in and look at the gusts of wind, around 110 or50 mph, unseasonably strong through the english ch