through the afternoon and the weather system is diving south across the north sea which will bring showers to the eastern half of england and some of those could become extensive. the northerly winds are blowing across the cold north sea where the temperatures are only six celsius and the change in the wind direction will bring lower temperatures to central and eastern england and northern and eastern scotland with typically ten or 12 degrees but still very mild in southern wales on the south west of england. they will be the warm spots. more generally dry weather on thursday, some cloud around but the exception is eastern england where there is the threat of rain coming off the north sea and although it s cloudy for most, there will be breaks in the cloud across the western side of the country. temperatures again around 11 to 14 celsius, something like that and this quiet spell continues on friday and into the weekend beyond. however, there will be chilly winds blowing acros
a plan for more, cheaper and greener buses in england to encourage us out of our cars. after almost a year of coronavirus, senior government figures tell the bbc how the government should have locked down earlier in the autumn. i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, i like it here. no you don t. no i don t. but i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, but i i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, but i like i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, but i like you. and a host of british talent is among this year s oscar nominations. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news we will head to cheltenham. can jump racing s world famous four day festival save a sport in crisis? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. germany, italy and france are among several european countries that have suspended the use of the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine. it follows cases of blood clotting reported in some people after having the jab. so, is the astra
us but, tomorrow, rain to start the day and clearing away quickly for scotland and northern ireland, a fine day here and a sunny skies chase outwards across much of england and wales. however, the rain could be quite reluctant to clear away from south india and south east england where it could still be damp in the afternoon. temperatures similar to today, 10 14 but feeling a little fresher. high pressure is to the west of the uk on wednesday, mostly fine with some sunshine but scotland turns cloudier. a week where the uk on wednesday, mostly fine with some sunshine but scotland turns cloudier. a weak weather front will bring some 11 14 but, later in the week, we will start to see some colder air arrive. otherwise, the weather will not change a great deal. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello, i m olly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday this evening. it s on! thejoshua and fury
and woke up 1,000 miles from home. hello, i m katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the domino effect is in full flow, first norway and denmark, then germany, france, and italy, and now spain. all of them suspending the use of the astrazeneca vaccine today until the european medicines agency has issued new guidance, which should come tomorrow. 17 million people have had the astrazeneca jab in the uk and europe and there have been 37 reports of blood clots. but scientists say you would expect that number in that many people even without the vaccine. halting a vaccine roll out during a pandemic has consequences particularly when most of the countries in europe are seeing a steady rise in new cases. there were already issues surrounding the astrazeneca jab with some in europe refusing to take it. this will further complicate the roll out. tonight, the ema says it believes the benefits of the astrazensca jab in stopping deaths and hospitalisations outweigh a
and let s remember, this virus kills people, it kills people my age, younger people and older people. also tonight. more tributes following the death of sarah everard as an independent inquiry is promised into the police handling of saturday s vigil. there should have been an earlier lockdown in england, last autumn according to government ministers and officials. i like it here. no, you don t. and there s plenty of british talent among those nominated for this year s oscars. and coming up in sport on bbc news. we ll see how liverpool fared away to wolves in the premier league. good evening. the biggest member states of the european union have now denmark and norway. the world health organization, along with the eu s very own medicines regulator, say there is no justification for the temporary ban and leading british scientists insist the vaccine is safe. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from no