takes the showers away from the south west, but we have still got this quite chilly and gusty wind from the east. it feels particularly chilly with the cloud and we have more of that today in wales. temperatures here not quite as high as they were yesterday. but there one strongest in eastern england and wales, to northern ireland, perhaps into the south west of scotland for a while, otherwise a good deal of sunshine. temperatures stuck at around 12 to 15. it will feel chilly along north sea coasts. the cloud moves away from wales and the south west and northern ireland over night and later there could be a few bits of cloud into the pennines and the welsh hills, but it will be dry and clear and the winds will drop. temperatures will fall away quite a bit and it will be a chilly start to thursday morning and there might be frost in highland and grampian. a lot of sunshine tomorrow, a lovely day for many parts of the country. the only real change will be across east anglia and
but with a world cup looming, the start of this year s championship is a timely boost for a game in need of a lift. 2003, and england win the grand slam. sensational finish! before going on to claim their only global crown. 20 years on, new head coach steve borthwick is tasked with rediscovering such glory, starting against old rivals scotland. there s few fixtures in world rugby that have the ability to excite people more than this fixture. i m looking forward to the loud, packed twickenham this weekend. and england supporters are going to be cheering on this team. england have lost twice in a row against their opening opponents, scotland last year s defeat at murrayfield the start of a disappointing campaign that saw them finish in third place under the recently sacked eddiejones. but now there s added turmoil here in the community game amid mounting concern over head injuries, the rfu has apologised for its handling of a rule change lowering the tackle height. the memb
an emotional appeal to the public from the family of nicola bulley to help find her. and a warning that mammals such as foxes and otters are contracting avian flu after eating dead birds. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on to the six nations, as england s new coach steve borthwick goes for a more youthful side. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bank of england has rasied interest rates to 4%, their highest level for m years, as it continues its attempts to curb soaring inflation. the latest rise, the tenth in a row, will mean higher mortgage payments for homeowners with a typical tracker mortgage. but people with savings should benefit. the bank also said that the uk is set to enter recession this year though it could be shorter than was previously forecast. and it also predicted a significant fall in inflation by the end of this year. our economics editor, faisal islam, has all the details. sophie, rates have been raised consistentl
northern england with the rain moving southwards. it is already quite damp and drizzly across wales and western parts of england. a mild start tomorrow with some spots in double figures. the rain that moves south across scotland will lift back northwards across scotland tomorrow though the windiest weather will be easing and we are left with another day with a lot of cloud. wales, western parts of england seen the light rain and drizzle whereas in northern ireland it will brighten up a bit. temperatures rising to 14 degrees. a milder day tomorrow and a mild start to the weekend. clearly with a lot of cloud around, still a lot of light rain and drizzle and for northern ireland and scotland a band of heavy rain moving through and that is the leading edge of the weather change arriving by sunday. a cold front moving southwards with that rain weakening as it does so. behind it the cold moving in but with an area of high pressure centred right across the uk and that means bags of
bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set match at the australian open. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on you! an