fiona lamdin, bbc news. if you have got access to it, there is much more for you anytime on the bbc website and on our twitter feeds. thank you so much for watching. hello again. there were two very different types of weather across the uk during wednesday. it's a similar setup as we go into thursday. in the south, we've got lots of low cloud. this was borth on cardigan bay during wednesday afternoon. to the north of that, we've got a showery regime, much more sunshine around. and the divider is this area of low pressure. so keeping all parts unsettled, but it's been bringing in heavy and persistent rain during the course of wednesday night. and that heaviest rain — yes, it will be clearing out of the way, but it leaves a legacy of those weather fronts — some misty, low cloud. it's pretty humid, as well, with that weather front across the southern half of the country. a tad chilly under clearer skies further north. but lots of misty, low cloud, hill and coastal fog to clear first thing. 0r certainly the

fiona lamdin, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: one of the central figures in the impeachment proceedings against president trump is retiring from the army. lieutenant colonel alexander vindman was a white house national security official who testified about mr trump's phone call with ukraine's president. mr vindman's lawyer said his client had been the victim of a campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation by the president. the presidents of the united states and mexico have signed a joint declaration at the white house, just days after their new trade deal took effect. but that deal includes a third nation, canada, whose leader was not present. justin trudeau stayed home managing his country's coronavirus response. the prime minister of ivory coast, amadou gon coulibaly, has died at the age of 61. the country's president confirmed mr gon coulibaly was taken ill whilst chairing a cabinet meeting earlier this week and died in hospital. he was due to stand as the governing rdr party's

fiona lamdin, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has made a rare public appearance to carry out a uniquely socially distanced ceremony, handing over a military role to the duchess of cornwall. for 67 years, philip has been closely associated with the rifles and its earlier regiments, acting as colonel—in—chief of the infantry unit. but the 99—year—old, who retired from public duties in 2017, has now handed over his role to camilla, while she was almost 100 miles away at her highgrove home in gloucestershire. two photographs of his great—grandson, prince george, have been released to mark his seventh birthday. in the photos, taken by his mother, the duchess of cambridge, the future king is seen smiling at the camera. the images of the third in line to the throne were taken at the family's norfolk home. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. many parts of the uk after a bright start to the week to date have a lot of cloud. this is how it looked in the scottish borders and this is how it looks

fiona lamdin, bbc news. that's all from us on bbc one. we'll be here with the news and the nationwide commemoration to mark the 72nd anniversary of the nhs at two minutes to five. bye for now. good afternoon. the first formula one race of the season is set to get under way in austria. in just under an hour's time valtteri bottas will be on pole, despite crashing out of his final lap of qualifying — mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton will bejust behind him in second. ferrari have had a dismal start to the campaign with their drivers — charles le clarc and sebastian vettel starting seventh and 11th respectively red bull's max verstappen will start in third. sports will start in third. did a greatjob today. i have got sports did a greatjob today. i have got to do a betterjob, actually —— va ltteri bottas got to do a betterjob, actually —— valtteri bottas did a greatjob today. if you look at all the tracks across the year, there are tracks where sometimes i am stronger, sometimes he is stronger, and this is one of his. so to be t

fiona lamdin has been to see how one care home coped during the pandemic. when we last saw her it was cold, it was wet, we were all wrapped up in jumpers. and now we're all in our summer things and ijust hope we get to go and see her before we're back and our winter jumpers. dreaming of the reunion. they haven't seen their mum in person forfive months. you're not really there with them and giving them a hug. and while they can't visit her, they can, at least, bake her a cake. well, you don't... it's a little bit shorter around the back. anyway, mum, you're looking very well. so they're showing their lives like so many families right now, over the internet. this doorstep is the closest they can get to 100—year—old barbara. you're so close. her room is just round the corner. it's so frustrating. this care home has been in complete lockdown. visitors haven't been allowed in, the stuff haven't been out. but two weeks ago, after 84 days, most of the staff were finally reunited with their family and could go home. it was lovely because i had welcome home bann

fiona lamdin, bbc news. the charities and companies who've set up schemes to accept donations of old laptops, tablets and phones are now being recognised through the bbc local radio make a difference campaign. one of those charities is business2schools, and we're joined by its ceo lindsey pa rslow. and we're alsojoined by austen hindman, the headteacher of bishop luffa school, one of the headteachers that has been benefiting from the scheme. and i think, austen, most things in your office have been donated by businesses, is that right? that is right, my colleagues are very jealous of my office, it doesn't look like a normal school office, it looks like somebody‘s in london, which is fantastic. what kind of things have been donated? literally every bit of furniture in here, it isa every bit of furniture in here, it is a quality we couldn't afford. you couldn't spend taxpayer money on this kind of furniture. lindsay knows the names of all the different things i have got in here but they are not seen in norma

fiona lamdin, bbc news. just to bring you some more reaction to the labour party, which has issued an unreserved apology to seven former employees who sue the party in an anti—semitism row after a bbc panorama programme. we are just hearing that the deputy leader of the party, angela rayner, has described this as a prudent move. she has said it is part of that healing process that the labour party needs. she says today's ruling was about us acknowledging the pain and suffering people have felt within the jewish community with and suffering people have felt within thejewish community with the anti—semitism that was in the labour party. she was asked if members came forward to challenge today's decision. she said it is important the whole of the labour party about the whole of the labour party about the past and acknowledges that we did have a problem with anti—semitism within the labour party. that party, and myself and keir starmer, is a safe place and a place where everybody can be members of our part

fiona lamdin, bbc news. the department for education says the needs of the most disadvantaged children are "at the heart" of everything it does and it has put in place a range of measures to support them, including grants and extra tuition. let us catch up with what is happening in the world of sport. another spot makes its return. it is race day in formula 1 after four months away. there will be an all—mercedes front line later today when formula 1 finally returns in austria. valterri bottas will be on pole despite crashing out of his final lap of qualifying. lewis hamilton will be just behind him in second. both mercedes cars have been painted black this year to reflect the teams support for anti—racism. meanwhile, red bull's max verstappen will start in third. va ltteri bottas valtteri bottas did a greatjob today and have to do a betterjob naturally and it is a long race tomorrow so we will see what we can do. we are very, very close here. this is a very strong track for. —— va ltteri this is a ve

fiona lamdin, bbc news. we have been talking about that throughout the programme on bbc brea kfast throughout the programme on bbc breakfast this morning. we will be looking at the environmental impact of the pandemic this morning. this morning, wildlife charities are warning that the careless disposal of face masks could put animals at risk. earlier this week, a seagull had to be rescued after getting a surgical mask tangled around his feet. we're pleased to say the young bird made a full recovery, after being looked after by vets at the south essex wildlife hospital. our reporter ben bland is there for us now. good morning, ben. good morning. let me introduce you to some of my friends down here. we have about two dozen baby goals here at the south as it —— south essex wildlife hospital. one of them, at least, brought in because he got tangled up in one of these. a mask, which we are all used to carrying around but some people are disposing of rather carelessly. they will bring in sue and —— tom who

fiona lamdin reports. the holgate family from swindon, six children sharing mum's phone to homeschool. but six weeks ago, a viewer donated a tablet. what difference has it made having another device in the house? we have been able to do loads of home work and we have been sharing so it's made a big difference because now i can produce that work. when there wasjust a phone, they can produce that work. when there was just a phone, they were always arguing, its my turn next, its my turn. before they didn't know they we re turn. before they didn't know they were going to have their slot at the end of the day because there was not enough time, before bedtime, kind of thing will stop now there is too, it makes it a lot easier. the department of education has promised 200,000 laptops to children most in need and today glosses stuff fire service are out delivering some. —— gloucester fire service. takes a lot, it is appreciated. access to it is an issue for a number of our stu d e nts is an issue for a number

the victim was then racially abused as he lay injured on the ground. 0ur correspondent fiona lamdin has been following this shocking incident — and i should warn you that her report contains pictures of the victim's injuries and offensive racist language. this is k—dogg. it's his stage name. here, he's doing what he loves best. but we are about to show you some distressing images. his family want them shown, taken just hours after the attack. his family are too scared to speak on camera, but they have told me that their son was leaving his shift at southmead hospital last wednesday afternoon. he was walking up here towards the bus stop to catch the bus home. he was due to be playing football that evening. but when he got to this spot, a car mounted the pavement. it hit him side on and catapulted him into this garden. eyewitnesses said they then saw two menjump out of the car before rushing off. they hurled racial abuse at him. when the mother got to hospital, doctors told her that she was very lucky her son was alive. i heard a very loud bang and i ran to the window. this woman was

fiona lamdin, bbc news. thank you to everyone who has generously donated. as fiona and charlie were saying, it is making an enormous difference to literally thousands of families. thank you. it's the start of the summer holidays for most children in england and wales this week and you won't be surprised that many uk campsites have seen a surge in bookings. 0ne company, pitchup.com, says it's dealing with double the number of enquiries compared to last year. 0ur reporter adam mcclean is at a "glamping" site in wirral. morning adam. you were whispering earlier because nobody was quite awake, you can use a louder voice now it is almost nine o'clock, can't you ? a louder voice now it is almost nine o'clock, can't you? good morning. i certainly can. i whispered my way through that outside broadcast to be considerate, it turns out half of them were already awake listening to us, not just listening, them were already awake listening to us, notjust listening, they are watching breakfast live on their mobile phones. they give us some coffee and food so all is forgiv

fiona lamdin is there for us. fiona, what‘s happening there today? i see hunting and cake. this will be quite a day and a day of celebration ofan quite a day and a day of celebration of an amazing life. a day of celebration and remembrance. you can see her picture is everywhere here in the village because this is where she lived for 50 years. it was a very sad day but also a special day. and here in this tearoom she was a national treasure but for the people who lived here, she was here for 50 yea rs who lived here, she was here for 50 years and she was very much one of their own. let‘s come over to emmett. this is your tearoom and we are in the vera lynn room. show us around. we have pictures and picture in the corner. and before we went on air, her songs were playing here while people have tea and cake. we have this room is a vera lynn room because we sell the pictures for charity for her children's charity and we are good friends with jeannie who has been amazing to us. vera will be sadly missed. she is such a treasure and we're definitely to miss her. so you are close

fiona lamdin is at a beauty spa in somerset to tell us more. what is happening there? good morning. yes, as you say, it is open. clients are already in full. how early is that? let me talk you through, first of all you have to put on a mask, like this. and then the first thing you have to do, you can see this is cordoned you can't march straight in. the best thing you have to do is make sure you have hand sanitised like that. we are all very used to doing that now. and before you can pass this cordoned, you have your temperature taken... 36.1. i am good to go. and then you bring this apart and you are allowed inforyour bring this apart and you are allowed in for your treatment. 0ver bring this apart and you are allowed in for your treatment. over here, some clients already having their nails done. you can see behind the screens there. 0ver nails done. you can see behind the screens there. over to amanda, amanda, obviously you are wearing a visor. the salon is obviously looks very different to how it did pre— covert stop —— obviously the salon looks very different to how it did

fiona lamdin, bbc news. and if you have a device you'd like to donate, you can find out how by visiting bbc.co.uk/make a difference. time for a look at the weather, with ben rich. thank you very much and good evening to you. not all of us got to see skies as blue as these today. the best weather was reserved for northern parts of scotland. further south, it is multiple shades of grey, some cloud and mist and drizzle, this band of cloud and patchy rain, and actually now we have got some slightly heavier and more persistent rain coming in from the west, already touching parts of northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland and a good part of england

fiona lamdin reports. you want a pen as well? the holgate family from swindon.