Swathe of the hIghlands, heavy and persIstent raIn brIngIng the rIsk of FloodIng And Travel dIsruptIon. And as you can see from the earlIer radar, There has been some really very wet weather across thIs part of scotland so far today. And elsewhere, plenty of these bIg downpours and thunderstorms, some partIcularly heavy ones across parts of Northern Ireland, Southern Scotland come Into Northern England, and persIstent raIn contInues throughout the afternoon across parts of Northern Scotland. It Is quIte wIndy out There, the showers could well see gusts of A0 Mph or more, but generally these strong wInds wIll help to brIdge those showers along. So hopefully If you get a Shower It should not be wIth you for quIte such a long tIme as we have had at tImes over the last few days. And quIte a Cool Feel as well, 17 to 20 celsIus. Through thIs evenIng, across england and wales, we keep some of those showers for a tIme, they should fade through the nIght. The RaIn PIvots South across scotland,
system a new four week lockdown will begin across france from saturday with nonessential shops and schools closing and a 7pm curfew being imposed. travel between wales and the rest of the uk will be allowed from the twelfth of april, with plans to reopen outdoor pubs and restaurants later in the month. piles of litter in parks as people make the most of warm weather and new found freedoms in england. and the environment agency has revealed that raw sewage was tipped into england s rivers and seas more than 400,000 times last year. a major study of race relations in the uk commissioned by the government that concludes that the system is no longer rigged against people from ethnic minorities has been called divisive and insulting. the review, led by the black educationalist dr tony sewell, acknowledged the existence of overt racism, particularly online. but it said that family structure and social class has a bigger impact on how people s lives turn out, than race. but cr
were killed in all. u.s. forces surrounding him early thursday morning in the syrian village not too far from the turkish border. witnesses describe a standoff pun khau waited by a blast. john kirby briefed the press on the raid a short time ago. we have no doubt that his death will have a blow on isis and their potential to conduct future operations. i do want to remind that they are still a threat, and we re not nobody is taking a victory lap here. we re going to stay at this. they still remain a threat and they still espouse this extreme ideology and intent to kill, to maim and terrorize. he was named the top leader of isis in 2019 after his predecessor was killed in a u.s. raid. the president addressed the special forces operation from the white house earlier this morning. this operation is testament on america s ability to reach out and take out a terrorists no matter where they hide around the world. a strong message to terrorists around the world. we will come an
money and give us the opportunity to qualify for the next euros, which is what we did. i work in progress, where qualified at least all the odds for the world cup. again, it s stepping stones for that going forward to and back one from our performances in the world cup, we ve learned from that. luxembourg are looking to qualify for a major tournament for the first time. they re tournament for the first time. they re currently tournament for the first time. they re currently playing george a couple goalless. george also try to make the euros for the first time. the winner of that will play either kazakhstan or greece. poland or estonia await the winner of that game. eisen and israel, eisen rather waiting for the positive either ukraine. this weekends women six nation opener against italy on sunday. showing her 100 for the side. the a0 230 forty road flagler made her debut in 2008 and becomes only the seventh woman to reach the masters for that waning does slam last year for t
and pay compensation to women affected by the increase in their retirement age. that s the recommendation from the parliamentary ombudsman, which has been been looking at the impact of raising women s retirement age to bring it in line with men s. the report says the department for work and pensions hasn t acknowledged its failings, or put things right for those affected. campaigners say millions of women born in the 1950s have suffered financially because they weren t properly warned in advance about the changes. sanchia berg has the story. # it s off the court we go. after years of protesting, a victory for women born in the 1950s. the government changed the age they would get their state pension, and didn t let them know in time to plan. didn t let them know in time to ian. ~ , didn t let them know in time to ian, ~ , ., . ., didn t let them know in time to ian, ~y ., , didn t let them know in time to plan. my reaction is today is glad the re ort plan. my reaction is today