phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. time for a look at the weather with chris. hello. when you consider that our recent weekends have been dominated by low this weekend, we've got off to a decent start. 0n this weekend, we've got off to a decent start. on sunday morning, bit of cloud built up during saturday afternoon but by saturday evening, the cloud began to fragment and we had clear spells that started to develop and they were continuing to develop and they were continuing to develop right now with those guys, continuing to clear underneath this area of high pressure. but the eagle eyed amongst you may notice its approaching weather front. will bring some rain to the far north—west as we head through sunday. still, over the next few hours, clear skies, sunday. still, over the next few hours, clearskies, northern ireland, scotland, england and wales, clear skies in the countryside, it is quite chilly. temperatures at 607 celsius. a bit more cloud for the far north of scotland, a few showers in shetland. the most of us, financed only start to the day, clear blue sk

phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. hello. after the last few weekends that have brought us strong winds and some quite heavy rain, thanks to low pressure, this weekend is a very different prospect. lighter winds, a lot of fine weather, thanks to high pressure, just a chance on sunday that these weather fronts will roll into the far north—west of the uk, bringing some more cloud later on in the day on sunday and some rain to finish the weekend for northern ireland in western scotland. this evening, we are set fair and overnight, out of the far north of the uk, a bit of a breeze will hold the overnight temperatures in double figures. elsewhere, with clear skies and light winds, it will get chilly in some rural spots. last night, we got down to four degrees in rural oxfordshire, it could be similar story first thing on sunday. lots of sunshine to be had through the day on england and wales but in comes that thicker cloud to northern ireland through the afternoon and there will be some evening rainfall. temperatures in the high

phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello, there. high pressure is dominating through this weekend, which is why it is staying dry in most areas through the rest of today. some build—up of cloud for england and wales, but some sunny spells, as well. a little more cloud on that westerly breeze into scotland and northern ireland, still a few showers mainly towards the north—west of scotland. but the winds are lighter today. 17 degrees for scotland and northern ireland, warmer through the midlands towards the south—east of england, where the cloud will break away during this evening to leave a lovely end to the day. more cloud overnight, though, further north. across northern scotland we are going to find a bit of rain for a while overnight. that should have gone by the end of the night. these are the temperatures come the morning, probably a little bit cooler i think in some rural areas. a bright and sunny start for much of the country and more sunshine to come across wales, the midlands and southern england. a bit

mackie, bbc news, leicester. yeah, man. our top story this lunchtime: judges ruled a woman who went to syria as a schoolgirl to join the islamic state group should be allowed to return to the uk to challenge the removal of her british citizenship. and coming up — scientists have revealed the closest images ever taken of the sun. coming up in sport on bbc news: british gymnastics says it's stepping aside to allow an independent review into allegations of bullying and abuse, to remove any doubt over the integrity of the process. a memorial service has been held to pay tribute to the victims of coronavirus in greater manchester. only 70 people were allowed to attend the inter—faith service at manchester cathedral and it was streamed online. the greater manchester mayor andy burnham said it was time to remember the lives lost but also to mark the special spirit of the people. luxmy gopal has more. let us pray to god, who alone makes us let us pray to god, who alone makes us dwell in safety. prayers, readings and

phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. america's biggest theme park, disney world in florida has reopened, despite a surge in coronavirus infections across the united states. the resort is following social distancing measures, with a reduced number of guests and a strict cleaning regime. wearing a face covering is mandatory and temperature readings are being taken on entry. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello, when you think our recent weekends have been dominated by low pressure bringing cloudy, wet and windy weather, it is quite a nice change to see skies like these. mind you, quite a few others ended up with quys quite a few others ended up with guys looking a little bit more like this as cloud bubbled up and spread across the sky. this is draft a cumulus and it came quite widespread during the course of afternoon. much of that will collapse and fade away leaving clear skies overnight. still some cloud across the north west, still a few showers running across the north of scotland where it w

phil mackie, bbc news, leicestershire. we will talk a bit more about that announcement in the comments from the prime minister about health being given from some people in hong kong to enter the uk. let's get details from james robbins, a diplomatic correspondent. what could this mean for some people? the foreign secretary followed the prime minister outlining to the house of commons the precise detail of the government intention to offer places in britain to hundreds of thousands and potentially millions of hong kong citizens who may want to leave the territory and resettle here. it has gone further than i think many expected. dominic raab said he had depressing but necessary duty to report to the commons that what beijing had done constituted a clear and serious breach of the joint declaration and in particular he went on to make clear what that would mean for the holders of so—called british national overseas passports, he said that those who held these passports would be entitled to five years limited leave to remain

phil mackie, bbc news, leicester. the deaths of young people involved in horse racing has prompted a renewed focus on the wellbeing of those working in the sport. a bbc investigation has found that, in the last three years, there's been a large rise in the number asking for help with their mental health. charlotte gallagher has been talking to some of those affected. liam treadwell winning the grand national atjust 23 years old. but last month he died suddenly at the age of 34. in recent years, he'd spoken frankly about his struggles with depression after suffering a severe head injury. the coping mechanism got knocked out of me that day. james banks, another talented jockey, died in february. an inquest found the 36—year—old had taken his own life. michael curran, a dedicated stable lad, died suddenly in may. well, it doesn't appear to me that we seem to have the same prevalence in other sports. it is young people, rural communities. it's loneliness, isolation, pressure, not great money. simon's son tim was an up

many thanks, phil mackie and leicester. the uk's largest tour operator tui is cancelling thousands more holidays to spain, because of the quarantine rules introduced last weekend. it comes as the owner of british airways says it will take until at least 2023 for passenger levels to recover from the impact of the pandemic. simon browning reports. another day, more holiday hopes dashed. tui, the uk's largest tour operator, has cancelled more breaks to spain because of the reimposed14—day quarantine on travellers arriving home. holidays to the mainland are cancelled until 17th august, to the spanish islands until the tenth. tui wants the government to remove the blanket quarantine policy and open up regional traffic corridors to safe areas. it's been really tough for us as an organisation to manage, but it's been incredibly confusing for customers. what we've seen is a huge search for greece and for turkey, so much so that we've put on an extra seven flights for this weekend. normally those flights would take several months

mackie, bbc news, leicester. yeah, man. we have just had the elite uk wide figures for deaths in coronavirus. they have gone up by 66 in the last 204i they have gone up by 66 in the last 2041 was, i now stands at 45,119. just to repeat, there have been a further 66 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24—hour period, putting the overall death total at 45,119. pupils in scotland will not have to physically distance when schools return in august, but teachers will — that‘s according to new scottish government guidance. ministers have set a target for schools to reopen in full from 11 august. our correspondent lorna gordon sent this update. the advisory papers state that the balance of evidence suggests that the two—metre requirement won‘t be necessary between school—age children when schools return here in scotland in less than four weeks‘ time. they point to the fact that 151 of the 18,000+ confirmed coronavirus cases here in scotland have been amongst children under 15. the advisory papers also state

phil mackie, bbc news, leicester. the time is 8:17am. thank you for joining us. when was the last time you saw a red squirrel? i genuinely can't remember. gray's girls all the time but i can't remember. when did you last see a beaver? white maggots probably been a while, if ever. 11 british mammals are now officially at risk of extinction. that's according to a new red list report. its authors are calling for urgent action to prevent their loss, as our science correspondent victoria gill reports. familiar characters that are becoming increasingly rare sights. while the uk is a natural home for dozens of mammals, including red squirrels, dormice and hedgehogs, many of those species are now in danger of disappearing. this first red list of threatened species put together by the conservation charity the mammal society has shown that a quarter of all of the uk's native mammals were under threat of extinction. so, what we've done is a really comprehensive review of all the evidence we have available on things like how big the populations are or how isolated those popu

our correspondent phil mackie is in the heart of the city for us this morning. where are you exactly? this is where the old wholesale market used to be. it's the old wholesale market used to be. it‘s recently been demolished. we are very it‘s recently been demolished. we are very close to the city centre, and this is where the beach volleyball and basketball courts will be and arenas. that‘s hope it is a little bit warmer than it was yesterday. this is basketball, three on three, these are the birmingham rockets being put through their places by tea m being put through their places by team england. you can see this empty site at the moment. in the back row, iconic buildings in birmingham. the rotunda and the church. you can‘t see left of the rotunda is the translation and the future hs2, kirsten street station behind there. and we have some of the team england volleyball players going through their paces. jake and jess, do you mind coming over so we can have a quick chat? exciting, is it, that you are thinking about the commonwealth games in two years? y