glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it s wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour s sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head to head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob keir starmer takes place tonight on the bbc. and it s worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on a date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it s an independent process with the gambling commissio
sunday service the royal mail says it will trial sunday deliveries for the first time, to cash in on the boom in online shopping as it plays catch up with rivals. two wins and two draws for british sides in the europa league. more magic from harry kane leaves tottenham with one foot in the quarterfinals. and ever changing skies across the uk today. thundery showers, bit of sunshine, the odd rainbow. iwill have yourfull sunshine, the odd rainbow. iwill have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday march the 12th. our top story. the family of sarah everard have paid tribute to her as a shining example to us all who brought so much joy to our lives . a serving metropolitan police officer is still being held on suspicion of murdering the 33 year old. the force has referred itself to the police watchdog over how it investigated a separate allegation that the same officer indecently exposed himselfjust three days before sarah went missing. charlotte wright has the lat
border. lockdown restrictions in wales will begin to be eased from tomorrow with outdoor socialising and golf and tennis able to resume. in scotland, four adults from two households are now allowed to meet outdoors, including in private gardens. what do you make of coronavirus restrictions starting to be lifted in scotland and wales? do you think now is the right time? what will you be doing first? get in touch on twitter at annita underscore mcveigh or with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. in his first primetime address since becoming president, joe biden urges all americans to get vaccinated and targets the 4th ofjuly as independence day from covid i9. if we do this together, byjuly the 4th, there s a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighbourhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate independence day. a global study shows more twins are being born than ever before with one in every 42 children bo
home quickly because there are plenty of sharp showers around, some of them with some hail and this is what will happen to the garden and the decking, covered with hail as they showers continue to move in from the west. most of the showers today have been across scotland and northern ireland but some across parts of wales and southern england and many of us will escape them, particularly sheltered eastern areas but it it is going to be a messy story to tell over the next few days. you have got to be prepared for a little bit of everything, sunny spells, scattered showers, some heavy with hail and thunder and blown across at quite a pace by stiff winds gusting in excess of 30-40 stiff winds gusting in excess of 30 a0 mph in places. when the showers come, temperatures are likely to be more subdued but these are the maximums today, 6 12 at the best. through tonight, those blustery winds will continue to drive more showers and, more frequent if anything, merging togetherfor frequ