now, belfast doesn't have official feworks like edinburgh. this is usually a very, very lively city, b right now, northern island is in the first of six weeks of lockwn, and this first week has the tightest restriction yet. significantly, there is an 8:00 curfew, they mustn't go out at 8:00 at night a second -- at night except for essential workers. it iry bare in town centers around northern island, just a few buses here now, taking essential workers to and from their shifts. yocan see the city center is lit up just as beautifully as going to be very stale and very silent across northern ireland. there have been stark warnings telling people, don't even think about having any parties behind closed doors, super spreader events. he saidhat could actually cost lives. a lot of hospitals here are operating overcapacity, a lot of warning about the preures, and a northern ireland has seen record numbers of covid cases recorded over the last few days per that is why you have had the very stark warning -- the lastw days. that is why you have had the

edinburgh. but people from scotland are on the procurement _ edinburgh. but people from scotland are on the procurement teams - edinburgh. but people from scotland are on the procurement teams let's i are on the procurement teams let's look at _ are on the procurement teams let's look at the — are on the procurement teams let's look at the whole of this in the round — look at the whole of this in the round and _ look at the whole of this in the round and it was said that the reason — round and it was said that the reason why nicola sturgeon is threatening to release this weekly information is because she is being accused _ information is because she is being accused of— information is because she is being accused of rolling out the vaccine too slowly — accused of rolling out the vaccine too slowly. so she has taken a political — too slowly. so she has taken a political attack and she has responded in a political fashion. the big — responded in a political fashion. the big question is will it really be damaging to the uk national interest—

the queen and the duke of edinburgh. no public engagements, of course, in recent months and i'm sure that the precautions have been still more intensified given the variant, the more transmissible variant. certainly they have been at windsor castle now for some months, they didn't go to sandringham, of course, over christmas, and they are there in self—isolation and the prospects are that that will continue for weeks to come along with the rest of the country. no indication which of the vaccines was administered to them? no, i don't think we will get any more details. we have simply been told that the queen and the duke of edinburgh have today received the covid—19 vaccinations. i don't think they would wish to disclose which of the vaccines they have received. you know, this is the only detail they will make public, the fact they have, both of them, been vaccinated now. that was our bbc royal correspondent talking a little earlier. the head of the catholic church, pope francis, also is going to be immunised next wee

there won't be many finishes as dramatic as what followed, as eroni sau brought edinburgh to within a single point, so a kick, then, to win it... but a miss, point, so a kick, then, to win it... buta miss, and it is point, so a kick, then, to win it... but a miss, and it is glasgow's night in this oldest of royal rulers. —— oldest of rivalries. adam wild, bbc news. there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest on heather watson and almost 50 other tennis players being confined to their hotel rooms ahead of the australian open after a positive coronavirus case on their flights. thank you very much indeed. the duke of cambridge has praised those involved in the coronavirus vaccine rollout in a video call with nhs staff and volunteers — describing the effort as a monumental moment. he also said he was proud of the queen and duke of edinburgh for having their covid—19 vaccinations. here's andy moore. hello, your royal highness. good morning, everybody. prince william spoke to a number of medics from different parts of what he called the world leading nhs, all involved

edinburgh beat glasgow 10—7 in the pro 1a. a tight match remanied scoreless for over an hour before jaco van der walt got edinburgh's first points on the board. a few minutes later the home side extended their lead, when magnus bradbury crossed the line. glasgow got a late try but 10—7 to edinburgh it finished elsewhere in the pro 1a. ulster survived a late fightback by munster, to maintain their 100% win record in pool a. ulster with a 15—10 victory. and zebre beat bennetton by 24—15 earlier on. england's cricketers are heading to sri lanka, for their two—test series, which starts on the 14th . and there's been a really impressive performance from one player not involved in the tour. dawid malan, the world's best t20 batsman, steered hobart hurricanes to victory in australia's big bash league, he top—scored with 75, as they set melbourne stars a target of 165. and the visitors fell 21 runs short. the big race of the day, the unibet tolworth hurdle at sandown, was won by the 7—4 favourite metier ridden by sean bowe

queen elizabeth and the duke of edinburgh receive their covid vaccinations — buckingham palace have said. act like you have the virus. that's the advice in a new campaign in the uk urging people to abide by lockdown rules. a boeing 737, believed to be carrying around 60 people, has gone missing after take—off in indonesia. donald trump is banned permanently from twitter because of concerns his tweets could incite more violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump — the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection and endangering the security of the us. he has been an embarrassment to the country. embarrassed us around the world. not worthy to hold that office. at least three people are reported to have died in spain as a result of flooding and heavy snow. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour buckingham palace has confirmed that both the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been vaccinated against covid—19. royal sources say the jabs were administered by a household doctor at windsor castle, though we've have

the queen and the duke of edinburgh have received their first covid—19 vaccinations. the queen is 94 years old, and prince philip is 99. democrats in the us house of representatives say

the queen and duke of edinburgh there. they haven't been travelling or going out and have had a very limited number of co nta ct and have had a very limited number of contact which is a situation a lot of older people are in. some are not been vaccinated because they are not been vaccinated because they are not going out, their carers are being vaccinated. the queen and the duke of ed have been advised to receive the vaccine and they have done so. the government will hope that this news will encourage public confidence in the vaccination and hopefully that will encourage some people who have been sceptical about the vaccination and show them that this is important that they should do that. they are setting an example and they want that message out there but they don't want any further fuss or comment on it. scientists and senior public health officials are warning that tougher restrictions are needed in england to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths. their calls come as staff in one london h

the queen and the duke of edinburgh receive their first covid—19 vaccinations at windsor castle. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea, shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter, due to concerns his tweets could incite further violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump, as the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection. he has been an embarrassment to the country. embarrassed us around the world. not worthy, not worthy to hold that office. at least four people have died, as a storm hits spain, causing the heaviest snowfall for 50 years. and in half an hour here on bbc news, witness history takes a look back at a previous world—changing vaccine breakthrough to treat polio. good evening and welcome to bbc news. scientists and senior public health officials are warning that, despite the lockdown, even tougher restrictions are needed in england to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths. government figures show t

the queen and the duke of edinburgh receive their first covid—19 vaccinations at windsor castle. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea, shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter, due to concerns his tweets could incite further violence. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea, shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter, due to concerns his tweets could incite further violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump as the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection. he has been an embarrassment to the country. embarrassed us around the world. not worthy, not worthy to hold that office. at least four people have died, as a storm hits spain, causing the heaviest snowfall for 50 years. and in sport, chorley, who play in the sixth tier of english football, are through to the fourth round of the fa cup, for the first time in their history, after knocking out wayne rooney

there were no fireworks at edinburgh castle, no crowds. only this amazing drone show live stream at around the world, masterminded by ed. we have heard people saying they are watching it from alaska, uzbekistan, australia, america. all parts of europe, russia, china, hong kong. edinburgh's hogmanay has always been a global event, it's always brought people from all over the world. but what's great is that, in this unusual year, that audience are coming to see what edinburgh's doing at hogmanay online. that's a great thing for us. so we're really, really pleased. everyone's staying home and doing the right thing? absolutely, absolutely. and away from the virtual parties, this is what new year looked like in a care home in winchester. hurray. can't fill it, because i can't open it. cheers. with no family of her own, this is dorothy's family — her fellow residents in meadway. tonight, they say goodbye to a hard year in isolation, mostly without visitors. what are you guys doing tonight? 0h, partying, i think. yes. some of us are staying up

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the queen and the duke of edinburgh have received their first covid—19 vaccinations. the queen is 94 years old and prince philip is 99. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump has been permanently banned from twitter — because of concerns his tweets could incite more violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump — the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection and endangering the security of the us. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the times radio presenter, calum macdonald & sienna rodgers — editor of labourlist. tomorrow's front pages... the sunday telegraph reports that every police officer has been told to fine people in breach of covid rules £200 if they refuse to go home at the first time of asking, in new guidance issued to all chief constables. it also carries a picture of the queen and the duke of edinbugh — who both had their first covid v

edinburgh stay fifth in conference b, six points behind scarlets. and 14—1 shot first flow, under a brilliant ride from david bass, won the clarence house chase at ascot to give trainer kim bailey his biggest win in 26 years. it was bailey's first top—level grade 0ne triumph since master 0ats won the 1995 cheltenham gold cup 9,445 days ago. rory mcilroy leads going into tomorrow's final round of the abu dhabi championship. the northern irishman moved clear with a superb chip in for eagle at the tenth. he's now 13—under—par. tyrrell hatton is a shot further back, with fellow englishman tommy fleetwood on 11 under. elfyn evans suffered a frustrating day at the monte carlo rally, losing his lead to sebastien 0gier. the sport's most prestigious event hasn't been won by a briton since 1968, but history can still be rewritten, as nick parrott reports. the french alps are beautiful, but driving through them on the way to monte carlo is anything but serene. elfyn evans knows what it is like to leave this event only to then lose it. he did that last

today, the queen and duke of edinburgh received their first doses, but with new infections still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. well, let's take a look now at the latest government figures in detail. there were 59,937 new coronavirus cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period. and there were 1,035 deaths — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it takes the total number of deaths, so far, across the uk, to 80,868. buckingham palace has confirmed that both the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been vaccinated against covid—19. royal sources say the jabs were administered by a household doctor at windsor castle — though we've not been told which vaccination they received. it's being reported that the decision to release the news was made by the queen, so as to prevent any inaccuracies or further speculation. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell has more details. normally, of course, the queen and the royals are very sensitive about disclos

glasgow got a late try but edinburgh held on. there's more on all yesterday's games on the bbc sport website. british boxer luke campbell said he was "heartbroken" after his hopes of another world title shot suffered a severe blow. in the early hours of this morning, campbell was beaten on a technical knockout by the rising american star ryan garcia in a gripping lightweight fight in dallas. campell, the olympic champion from london 2012, —— campbell, the olympic champion from london 2012, landed a left hook in round two to floor garcia. but he recovered — and he was the first man to beat campbell by stoppage when the fight was halted in the seventh round. campbell told garcia afterwards that he punched harder than anyone he'd everfaced. so garcia moves towards a title challenge, but at 33, campbell is running out of time. england's cricketers have arrived in sri lanka, for their two—test tour. a charter flight landed in the south of the island, where all members of the party and their belongings were sprayed with disinfe

them, martine croxall spoke to professor linda bauld, a public health expert from the university of edinburgh, in your questions answered. you've been sending it lots of questions about the new lockdown rules. here's to try and answer some of them is professor linda bauld, a public health expert from the university of edinburgh. thank you very much forjoining us. people understandably are trying to make sense of the latest announcements, the first question is from vanessa jones. she asked, can my son return to his shared accommodation for university? i am conscious that different parts of the uk may have different answers to that question. it is a good question from vanessa and one that i am acutely aware of working in the university sector. i would say that not all universities have been very quick at communicating with their students. what we know generally across the uk is that students who are studying courses where some face—to—face teaching is essential, like medicine, veterinary medicine, allied health professions, social work, they are permitted to return to campus and there will

edinburgh's royal mile deserted under lockdown but with just a faint echo of events that have taken place here over the past decade marching for scottish independence before a referendum in which scots voted to remain part of the united kingdom and later voting for continued membership of the european union but breaks it has changed everything and independence is once more in the air what we were told at that was that if we stayed in the united kingdom it would be staying in the unit you know rights as e.u. citizens would be. that's been completely ignore the opportunity now is in it and some rest and a referendum on independence and i can see you know to realise that that is our destiny prime minister boris johnson treats calls for another referendum on independence with disdain he had a referendum on the issue in 2014 which senior members of your party perhaps were you said was a once in a generation event it was on that basis the people voted in the way that they did very substantially to keep our wonderful union together boris johnson is loathed by scottish nationalists who see him as

today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in their 90s, received their first doses at windsor castle. vaccinations will eventually help to relieve pressure on the health service, but with new infections still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. buckingham palace has confirmed that both the queen and her husband the duke of edinburgh, who is 99, receive theirjabs. they have both been vaccinated, royal sources see the jabs were administered by the household doctor. normally, of course, the queen and the royals are very sensitive about disclosing medical details, but in this instance, clearly, they want to set an example and encourage people to come forward and have the vaccinations. so buckingham palace has let it be known, and it is the queen's decision that both she and the duke of edinburgh had their covid—19 vaccinations earlier today. they were administered by a doctorfrom the medical household at windsor castle, and of course they are both, at their ages — the queen 94

the queen and the duke of edinburgh have received their first covid—19 vaccinations. the queen is 94 years old, and prince philip is 99. democrats in the us house of representatives say they will start impeachment proceedings against president trump on monday. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the times radio presenter calum macdonald and sienna rodgers, editor of labourlist. hello to you both. i will check to una hello to you both. i will check to un a moment but a quick look at the front pages. the sunday times carries a warning from the chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, that emergency patients will be turned away from hospitals, causing "avoidable deaths", unless the public starts obeying the lockdown. while the observer has senior nhs figures warning the number of doctors, nurses and other health care workers who are falling ill with covid—19 has reached crisis levels and is seriously hampering the fight against the rapidly escalating pandemic. the sunday people features an ominous warn

the queen and the duke of edinburgh have received their first covid—19 vaccinations.

and the sunday express says the queen and the duke of edinburgh have led by by example, joining more than 1.5 million other britons who've so far had the jab. so let's begin. james, the sunday telegraph and they're talking about police to issue fines after one warning, in other words they're notjust going to keep warning people, if they don't obey the rules after one warning they will get fined £200. absolutely, i would start by saying i feel for the police in absolutely, i would start by saying ifeel for the police in this situation, when they signed up, hoping to improve society, by becoming a police officer, i'm sure they never imagined they would have to impose fines during a pandemic. however, it has led to some potentially absurd situations, in derbyshire this week two women went to beauty spot with takeaway coffee and each were fined £200 hn, who said the coffee constituted an illegal picnic. you get into these laughable situations, because the police have to crackdown and the interesting thing in the sunday telegraph piece is the suggestion they're having to do that, becaus

the queen and the duke of edinburgh have received their first covid—19 vaccinations. the queen is 94 years old and prince philip is 99. he will turn 100 this summer. an indonesian passenger jet is suspected to have crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump has been permanently banned from twitter because of concerns his tweets could incite more violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump. the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection and endangering the security of the us. at least four people have died as a result of a storm that has covered spain with its heaviest snowfall for 50 years. more news from me at the top of the hour. and now, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the trump—inspired insurrection on capitol hill failed, but the wounds to america's body politic are now raw and deep. the president remains commander—in—chief, with his finger on the nuclear button, but is that tenable for the next two we

with her there was the duke of edinburgh, this image marked his 99th birthday in june. and then, a family wedding, smaller and more distant than the usual grand royal affairs. princess beatrice got married in july. the wedding dress was leant to her on the queen's archive of dresses and altered to fit her granddaughter. and from a new marriage to one that has endured over decades — a 73rd wedding anniversary for the queen and the duke in november, including a card from their great grandchildren, princes george, louis and princess charlotte. for the prince of wales, the run—up to lockdown had been busy. here in newquay on the sixth of march, he was still shaking hands. a few days later in london, the protocol had changed, but it was sometimes hard to remember for someone who's to remember for someone whose life is a constant round of meeting people. good afternoon, your royal highness. i'm sorry! in his 70s, his covid risk was high. and on the 25th of march, clarence house announced that the prince had tested positive and was isolating at birkhall, his home on the ba

the headlines: queen elizabeth and the duke of edinburgh receive their covid vaccinations — buckingham palace have said. act like you have the virus. that's the advice in a new campaign in the uk urging people to abide by lockdown rules. a boeing 737, believed to be carrying around 60 people, has gone missing after take—off in indonesia. donald trump is banned permanently from twitter because of concerns his tweets could incite more violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump — he's accused of inciting an insurrection and endangering the security of the us. at least three people are reported to have died in spain as a result of flooding and heavy snow. now on bbc news, amanda ruggeri explores the new technology that is allowing archaeologists to explore the hundreds of mayan structures that are still hidden beneath the amazon. this week, we are tearing into 2021 at full pelt, but what technology wonders may it hold 7 we'll ask the experts. and no, you are not having a bad dream, but an artificial intelligence is. hey, welcome to click.

me travelling from edinburgh to aberdeen to visit a vaccination centre right now is not essential and borisjohnson travelling from london to wherever in scotland he's going to do the same is not essential. i know in my capcity as prime minister of the whole country, to thank our working officials and public servants across the whole of britain who are doing fantastic work. scientists say they're disappointed that covid infections aren't falling quickly enough in england to ease pressure on hospitals. there has been a slight increase in cases. public health england defends the astrazeneca vaccine after germany says it will not recommend giving it to the over—65s. the government insists there will be no interruption to the uk's vaccine supplies from astrazeneca, in a continuing row with the eu about a supply shortage. singing. and, how singing classes can help people cope with the breathlessness and fatigue that comes with long covid. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. on a visit to scotland, the prime minister has thanked nhs staff and emphasised the importance of the uk working

let's speak to a neurologist at the university of edinburgh, whojoins us now. all viruses mutate, as we know, some more quickly than others. what is more quickly than others. what is more dangerous in terms of the south african variant compared to the ones we have had here, the current one? the south african variant and the brazilian variant as well have additional mutations in their spike protein, and the spike protein is the part of the virus that allows the part of the virus that allows the virus to enter the cells. there is changes in the spike particle appear to alter the propensity of the virus to enter cells, so it seems the virus can enter the cells more easily, or perhaps more rapidly, which enables this virus to spread more easily, but also means that it may be able to evade pre—existing antibody responses that may have been imparted by exposure to the original variant. fir may have been imparted by exposure to the original variant.— to the original variant. or the vaccine. that _ to the original variant. or the vaccine. that is _ to the original

again that is the 1st minister of scotland nicholas sturgeon speaking in edinburgh announcing the start of a new tougher knockdown for scotland met spring and andrew symonds who is live for us in london andrew given the numbers that we're seeing in the u.k. and in scotland of course was this expected. yes perhaps not quite so soon boris johnson the u.k. prime minister is saying that he will be announcing stricter tougher measures in england soon then we've heard this from nicholas sturgeon it isn't surprising there is a really huge search going on right the way across the country it isn't limited to london and the southeast it is as as she's pointed out it is not slowing down it's going way up and she's learned that in scotland the new variant accounts for almost half of all new cases so that there definitely it has spread well beyond what some people thought it had she says that it's it's going to be a similar lockdown to the one in march so that will be right across the board completely national in terms of scotland there's no grading as such it would seem people have to stay at home

at edinburgh castle, a single bagpiper welcomed in the new year. while the majority stayed away, some people were turned away by the police. instead of the usual fireworks for hogmanay, this was the replacement. a series of videos showing drones forming images over scotland's skies. many of us may have seen in the new yearfrom our homes, as the pandemic continues to restrict life in the uk. but, with 2020 now at an end, we'll be all hoping for a better 2021. greg mckenzie, bbc news. and, finally, let's take you to rome where some people have been marking the new year in a bracing way. take a look at these pictures. one of the city's most popular spectacles on the morning of new year's day is called the tuffo nel tevere. that was done rather elegantly, actually. but it looks a little bit more than bracing. that is one way to wa ke more than bracing. that is one way to wake yourself up on a chilly morning. that is how they do it in rome! please don't rush out to your local river to try to do this. don't! i am telling you! time now for a look at the w

to britain, the royal yacht brittania, bringing back queen elizabeth ii and her husband, the duke of edinburgh after a half of year at her territories. a voyage that circled the world. for the sea did not imprison britain. rather, it challenged her to roam across the world commercially in a hugely complex social adventure. from an empire of 600 million people, the british created new nations, three and seven. today, they are guiding still more to the goal of independent dignity. the days of colonization are done. what was the empire has been transformed by the belief and personal liberty and democratic self-government into an association both loose as freedom and strong as kinship over a quarter of the surface of the earth. of this, the queen is head. in seven member states, government is carried on in her name. the queen of england is also the queen of australia. she opens parliament in canberra the same way and with the same right as in westminster. and yet, britain still, as she always did, belongs to europe. among the nations of the atlantic alliance, she is set strategically upon the shou

me travelling from edinburgh to aberdeen to a vaccination centre right now is not essential and borisjohnson travelling from london to wherever in scotland he is going to do the same is not essential. 18 new vaccination centres that are opening in scotland as a result of the british army's efforts. it is only right that the prime minister goes to the front line, learns from those responsible for the vaccine rollout. the pm's visit comes amid talk of another independence referendum. we'll be live in glasgow. also this lunchtime: scientists say they're disappointed that covid infections aren't falling quickly enough in england to ease pressure on hospitals. the government insists there will be no interruption to the uk's vaccine supplies from astrazeneca, in a continuing row with the eu about a supply shortage. nearly one in three police officers in england and wales say they've been threatened by someone claiming to have covid—19. and how singing classes can help people cope with the breathlessness and fatigue that comes with long covid. and coming up in sport on bbc news: manchester united

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the prime minister visits a vaccine laboratory near edinburgh — he calls arguments about a scottish independence referendum "completely irrelevant" while the uk battles coronavirus. we'll be asking how worried the government is about the state of the union. also tonight... in prison afterflying home from medical treatment in germany — russia's opposition leader, alexei navalny, calls his detention illegal as a court rejects an appeal against his arrest. the cladding crisis — the woman who lost everything after buying a flat that turned out to be unsafe. and get your skates on — the new lockdown craze sweeping the globe. and coming up on bbc news... it's been the most thrilling finish in years — after 28,000 miles and 80 days of racing, frenchmen, yannick bestaven, wins the round—the—world solo yacht race, the vendee globe. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government says vaccine supplies won't be interrupted, despite a continuing row between astrazeneca and the european union over shortages. almost 7.5 million people have now had at least one dose of the vaccine i

the queen and the duke of edinburgh have received their first covid—i9 vaccinations. the queen is 94 years old and prince philip is 99. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump has been permanently banned from twitter because of concerns his tweets could incite more violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump — the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection and endangering the security of the us. at least four people have died as a result of a storm that has covered spain with its heaviest snowfall for 50 years. now it's time for the film review with anna smith. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's home releases. by the time wonder woman 1984 came out in mid—december, only a fraction of eu cinemas were actually open. but i have good news. everyone will be able to watch it at home from wednesday. cheering this sequel from pattyjenkins begins with

just four degrees in manchester, seven in edinburgh. but the weather is turning milder, and as we head into monday afternoon, we're looking at highs between 8—10 degrees celsius pretty widely across the country. that milder air is working in at the moment. with that, a lot of cloud, some damp weather around as well. persistent rain in scotland, and the rain here combining with snowmelt to bring a risk of some flooding. most areas will be frost—free as we head into the first part of monday morning. the exception, really, is shetland, where it's going to continue to be cold and frosty, and there'll be some snow showers here as well. monday's forecast, then, wet weather across northern and western areas of the country. the driest and brightest weather towards the south east. as these cold winds feed into the weather front, we'll see some of the rain turn to snow for a time across the high ground in the highlands and also into the grampians. but for most of us, it's mild. temperatures, 8—10 degrees. this is bbc news. i'm james reynold

edinburgh's royal mile deserted under lockdown but with just a faint echo of events that have taken place here over the past decade marching for scottish independence before a referendum in which scots voted to remain part of the united kingdom and later voting for continued membership of the european union but breaks it has changed everything and independence is once more in the air what we were told at that was that if we stayed in the united kingdom it would be staying in the unit union rights as e.u. citizens would be respected and that's been completely ignore the opportunity notice and rest and a referendum on independence and i can see you know to realize that that is our destiny and ask the people. of the scottish parliament in order to achieve that prime minister boris johnson treats calls for another referendum on independence with this day he had a referendum on the issue in 2014 which senior members of your party perhaps what you said was a once in a generation event it was on that basis that people voted in the way that they did very substantially to keep our wonderful union

that is among the contingency plans being discussed with games instead played edinburgh, london, cardiff, and dublin. and the worlds number one test batsmen, the new zealand captain kane williamson hit a double century against pakistan in christchurch. he batted for nine and a half hours in total with the black caps closing in on victory in the second test to take the series. the former leeds rhino's captain stevie ward has had to retire at the age of 27 because of the long—term affects of concussion. he made over 100 superleague appearances and won two grand finals and one challenge cup but after a concussion injury in the opening game of last season he is still feeling the effects” months on. he's been speaking to tanya arnold. ona daily on a daily basis and i struggle with migraines and every day practically business issues and light sensitivity and noise sensitivity andi sensitivity and noise sensitivity and i struggle with phone screens and i struggle with phone screens and laptop screens and the emotional side of it has been pretty tough as well especially in the first six mont

the queen and the duke of edinburgh receive their first covid—i9 vaccinations at windsor castle. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea, shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter, due to concerns his tweets could incite further violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution

they will not get a referendum so we may be headed toward some sort of political crisis between london edinburgh that and that but then of course we have the issue of northern ireland as well but i think the one thing we can say that is that the stability of the united kingdom as a political unit is a lot less safe than it did in the past where i gave a hint that there is talk about the question can the u.k. really successfully go it alone just very briefly could scotland successfully go it alone could scotland prosper on its own because it's a big it's a relevant question yeah i think one of the ironies about breaks it in the way is it on the one hand it gave the independence movement a wonderful new argument within togs out of the e.u. against our will the circumstances a change we deserve another referendum on the other hand the fact of brics it creates a massive new headache for the s.n.p. and the separatists in that if scotland were to secede from britain then to rejoin the e.u. then all the sudden you have another border problem to deal with just like we have to deal with the northern irel

the queen, who's 94, and the duke of edinburgh, who's 99, receive their first covid—19 vaccinations at windsor castle. buckingham palace have let it be known that the queen herself wanted the news made public to avoid further speculation. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter — due to concerns his tweets could incite more violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump — the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection. he says that is a matter of congress, but is not himself, he believes the president did inside an insurrection and endanger the security of the united states. at least four people have died as a storm hits spain causing the heaviest snowfall for 50 years. thanks so much for your company this saturday afternoon. my colleague will be here at 7pm, but now it's time tojoin the will be here at 7pm, but now it's time to join the team for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramja

front line experience in battling the coronavirus and his general practice and at a homeless clinic in edinburgh, scotland. he is critical of the slow government response. this is what he wrote. we've been like toddlers on the beach, fascinated by the waves edging ever closer up the stand, but who still squeal with shock when the water rolls over our toes. none of us could be persuaded to jump back until the disease was already on us. i want to bring in dr. francis. lovely to have you on the show. thank you very much. are you -- you heard the reporter from london. are you a supporter of the uk's borders being shut down? is this a case from lessons learned and the government is no longer squealing at the water rolling over its toes? >> absolutely. i personally would have wished that we had done this months and months and months ago. i've got friends that have been traveling in and out of china. we see how quickly china managed to control the spread of the virus. so, anyway, i wish we had had mandatory testing right from the outset, i wish we had a way of obliging people to quarantine leading up t

the prime minister visits a vaccine laboratory near edinburgh he calls arguments about a scottish independence referendum "completely irrelevant" during the pandemic. the cladding crisis — the woman who lost everything after buying a flat that turned out to be unsafe. and get your skates on the new lockdown craze sweeping the globe the government says vaccine supplies won't be interrupted, despite a continuing row between astrazeneca and the european union over shortages. almost seven and a half million people have now had at least one dose of the vaccine in the uk that's far higher than countries across the eu. the row was sparked when astrazeneca said it wouldn't be able to deliver all the doses promised to the eu by march. the eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be. diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. the uk's roll out has been one of the best in the world. israel leads the way, there have been almost 50 doses administered for every 100 people there. the uae is next, with more than 27 doses for every 100 people. the uk has 11 out of every hundred, ahe