blizzards on some of our mountains but with storm eunice at the track has yet to be sat down because it hasn t even formed in the mid atlantic yet and expect that to happen sometime tomorrow night. we will keep you posted on exactly where that track is likely to be but with both storms, again, could lead to travel disruption, also damage to property, and uprooting possibly bringing down some trees. am bringing down some trees. an important warning. thank you, carol. carol keeping a keen eye on that over the next couple of days and we ll be talking up the after effects of storm are one because after that storm in november december, there still people living with the consequences of that. absolutely. anyone who s filled up at the pump in the past few days will have noticed there s been another big rise in petrol prices. ben s looking at this one for us. i guess some of this is related to ukraine, isn t it? yes, you re absolutely right. it s real problem.
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let s look at some of the other stories making headlines today. all remaining covid restrictions in northern ireland have been lifted. ministers at stormont say the spread of the omicron variant isn t putting significant pressure on hospitals. but there is a warning that covid, has not gone away. wales has become the first uk nation to announce it will offer all five to 11 year olds covid vaccinations. the senedd says it s following a yet to be published recommendation, from the uk sjoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. an inquest into the death of the footballer, emiliano sala, has opened in bournemouth. the argentinian player died in 2019 when a plane carrying him from nantes in france to cardiff crashed in the english channel. a man who was sexually assaulted by three monks at a catholic boarding school in fife, has been awarded nearly 1.4 million pounds in damages. the man referred to in court by the letters ab, attended st ninian s school in the 1980s.
in northern ireland, all the remaining legal covid regulations are being lifted from today they become guidance only. stormont ministers say the omicron variant isn t putting significant pressure on hospitals though they ve warned that covid hasn t gone away. our ireland correspondent, chris page, joins me from stormont. yes, this is something of a landmark day in northern ireland after almost two years of legal regulations while the covid rules are gone from the law. the political leaders at stormont and medics have warned it does not mean coronavirus has gone away and that people should still take sensible precautions. let me talk you through what has changed. from today, it is no longer a legal requirement for people to wear face coverings. previously it had been
compulsory in most indoor public places such as shops. also in the past weeks, if you have been to a nightclub or concert indoors with a standing audience, you have been asked to produce proof of vaccination and a negative test result or proof you have had the virus in the past six months. from today, it is no longer mandatory for venues to carry out those checks for so called covid passports. hospitality might still carry out those checks on customers because these regulations are being put into guidance, in other words they are not legally enforceable but it is recommended people should follow the public health measures where they can. the health minister robin swann said he made the decision because in particular the omicron variant is not putting pressure on hospital intensive care units. he said if something happens in the future that means it would be a good idea to re impose restrictions, he is not