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We still have weather fronts around but they do look a little bit weaker. a few heavy showers following in behind, not certainly a dry picture but probably fewer of those intense downpours, and therefore temperatures will creep up — 16, 17 in the sunshine. thats because we have that little ridge of high pressure potentiallyjust keeping these weather fronts at bay, or even if they do come in later in the week, theyre likely to be weaker. that is, they will not give as much rainfall as we have s...

Doses have now been administered across the uk, there are concerns that, in some areas, take—up is still too low. blackburn with darwen has one of the highest covid rates in england, so this week a vaccine bus — like this one in bolton — will visit venues including mosques, colleges and leisure centres there to make getting the jab more convenient. at the moment, infection levels across the uk are still relatively low — but the authorities are urging the public to remain cautious, to avo...

Returning to normal. but with concerns that the new covid variant from india spreads more quickly, experts say theres a greater chance that infections will rise as restrictions ease. so the government is trialling new schemes to encourage people to get tested — and self—isolate if necessary — to help curb the spread. nine areas with high infection rates in england will receive a share of £11.9 million — including parts of london, the north west, yorkshire, peterborough and somerset. the...

She thought the independent adviser on ministers�* interests should investigate their involvement in ppe contracts. when the home secretary lobbied on behalf of a former adviser flogging substandard facemasks, who lands a £100 million contract without tender and double the going rate, who cannot perceive this as a conflict of interest? penny mordaunt said priti patel had been perfectly entitled to forward an offer of help from her local chamber of commerce. the charge she makes is that the pe...

A little bit weaker. a few heavy showers following in behind, not certainly a dry picture but probably fewer of those intense downpours and therefore temperatures will creep up — 16, 17 in the sunshine. thats because we have that little ridge of high pressure potentiallyjust keeping these weather fronts at bay, or even if they do come in later in the week, they are likely to be weaker. that is, they will not give as much rainfall as we have seen of late in may. just the signs things are starti...

This is bbc news, im lukwesa burak. the headlines at eight... eu leaders consider sanctions against belarus for hijacking an aircraft to detain a journalist. ursula von der leyen says there will be severe consequences. there there will be severe consequences. will be a very s because there will be a very strong answer because it is out rangers behaviour and the lukashenko regime has to understand that this will have severe consequences. here, british flights are told to avoid belarussian air—s...

He is seen leaning over. he categorically denies taking drugs and insists he was clearing up some broken glass. he will take a drug test to prove it. we told the ebu we were totally available to do the test but they told us there was no need because they trusted us. but again, to shut down the rumours, im going to do that tomorrow morning. in a statement, the european broadcasting union said they had found broken glass on site and were looking carefully at the footage. as for the band, they insi...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. im lukwesa burak. a belarussian journalist arrested in minsk following the forced diversion of his flight has appeared in a video, apparently under duress. european union leaders have banned belarussian airlines from eu airspace and are drawing up targeted sanctions against officials. the head of the world health organization condemns what he says is the scandalous inequity of access to covid vaccinations arou...

To approach from the west. some uncertainty about how far its going to get in during daylight hours, but it could well bring some cloud and rain into at least parts of northern ireland. but where you stay dry, with sunny spells, itll be a touch warmer still. that weather front to the west willjust die a death and were left with building high pressure going into the weekend, and that is going to bring rather more settled weather than weve had of late. not completely dry. there may be a weather sy...

Maneskins frontman damiano david will take the test after arriving home. he strongly denies any wrongdoing. lets get the latest now from our correspondent anna holligan. morning to you. i suppose not in some ways the headlines that eurovision would not like to see? precisely. these are the glam rockers — precisely. these are the glam rockers rocking eurovision. just as the event — rockers rocking eurovision. just as the event was celebrated for being excess _ the event was celebrated for bei...