helen mulroy, bbc news. following on from that — we have a statement from the nhs: "we are continuing to support people with a learning disability requiring hospital care for covidi9, including alternatives for those who struggle with oxygen masks. supporting people with a learning disability is a priority for the nhs — during the pandemic we have made sure that learning disability experts can continue to ?provide quality care." experts can continue to ?provide here's the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. it's been another mild day across the country but not as ridiculous as the temperatures we had yesterday. indeed, yesterday in santon downham, we got up to 18 celsius. well, today it was 12 — still quite a way above average but just not as ridiculously warm as it was yesterday. the extreme heat for february is now more concentrated over into europe. now, looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, high pressure's building in. so the winds will fall lighter, and we'll have clear skies devel

helen mulroy, bbc news. senior ministers are downplaying reports of infighting at downing street, after the resignation of one of borisjohnson's key aides. the upheaval comes as ministers grapple with the pandemic and concerns over a post—brexit trade deal. and with 50 days to go until the end of the transition period, there's a warning from the irish taoiseach that the uk must "knuckle down" to agree a deal with the eu. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. borisjohnson is in charge because of brexit. he wants to change how we deal with the rest of the world but there has been melt down among his band of brexiteers and if there is no trade deal there could be economic turmoil too, so michael gove is warning business to be prepared agreement or not. by choosing to leave the european union we became a sovereign equal, and it is important the eu recognise that. think the penny i: it is rather extraordinary that only a matter of a few weeks ago you cannot tell businesses, particularly in northern irel

helen mulroy has more. the stark reality of the coronavirus pandemic. with the increase of death across the country, temporary mortuaries are being created out of necessity. locally, we know we have the capacity of around 230 spaces to store deceased bodies across the hospitals in northampton and so we are seeing around 100% increase in terms of the recorded deaths over the last week or so and we have to see this facility and placed a mixture of the capacity to treat people in the most dignified way as he moved through this process. undertakers and funeral homes are under immense pressure at this time. for them, facilities like these are key to ensure that they can offer people and their families the dignified sendoff is that they deserve. it has been very difficult. i think the good thing that this facility is going to bring us is that we're going to be able to offer those vital services that we do every day. we are able to come here, we are able to make sure we are treating loved ones with respect they need, bring them into this facility and help them

helen mulroy reports. the endangered sumatran tigers were to meet as part and eight europe allied breeding programme despite being housed in neighbouring enclosures for ten days in an effort to get them accustomed to each other, the press meeting did not go well. a long—time resident, which you may be able to see behind my shoulder was killed yesterday after being introduced to a male mate. 0ne charity said the incident was a result of trying to artificially create a bond between animals. but the lindens he disagrees. it's important that we move them around as part of a diversity we need to ensure the population is healthy, we are not trying to create an artificial bond were trying to make the best environment for our trike —— tigers to have a future. let not busy could not confirm about the specific investigation, but with only 300 tigers left in the wild, many question the viability and attempting to breed these critically endangered. animals in captivity. the british horseracing authority says the

helen mulroy, bbc news. good to see she is making a full recovery and following on from that — we have a statement from the nhs... "we are continuing to support people with a learning disability requiring "hospital care for covid—19, including alternatives for those "who struggle with oxygen masks. "supporting people with a learning disability "is a priority for the nhs — during the pandemic we have made "sure that learning disability experts can continue "to provide quality care". zookeepers have compiled the world's largest collection of thermal images of elephants — which show the animals as they play, eat and hang out in their enclosure at whipsnade zoo. the 30,000 photographs are part of a conservation project to help save the lives of both endangered elephants and humans. helen briggs reports. elephants posing for photos at whipsnade zoo. but they look very different through a thermal camera. 30,000 selfies that are notjust incredible to look at, but a vital conservation tool. it is truly an el